"Why are you trying to cover up for that murderer?!" Mario was yelled at by the man who must remain nameless in the midst of their struggle as well as during the breathless intervals when they were halting for a bit. Mario continued to evade the man's assaults while giving him slight strung from his swords in an effort to distract him and gain time before the onslaught.

Mario responded to the question with a sneer that was directed towards the rear of his mask after he had leaped from an elevated dump of soil. He asked, clarifying, "I would have asked you who you were talking about, but obviously...