But in the end, whether they are strong or not, they still are pawns towards a higher status person.With Kotarou's skill level, I'm surprised he didn't contribute much in this chapter towards the end. Maybe next chapter he might. The entrance of the ships was pretty spectacular with the machine guns and all. Also, whether Negi accepted the terms of Godel or not, didn't Godel promise not to harm the students and release a public pardon if they even turned up to the ball. Well...knowing what kind of personality Godel has shown, it's a lie i suppose.