Ei vs. Nozomi [Idle No More]

Ruling: Ei's usage of her Precog has been deemed valid due to the fact that Ei did not directly harm Nozomi and only used her Precog to predict the use of Chidori Current and to jar Nozomi with wind release to prevent the AoE nature of Chidori Current from causing harm to Ei or the environment. It is important to note that trapping opponents using Precogs conventially is considered illegal due to its offensive use. However, in exenuating circumstances when the opponent uses an AoE attack, containing the AoE attack is the only method to ensure the safety of the Precogger.

Ruling: The use of Ei's Temporary Paralysis is considered legitimate. The use of Temporary Paralysis only restraining the user's body and not their head/eyes - This argument is partially true. Temporary Paralysis does not restraint the victim's eyes as I believe Temporary Paralysis only affects the victim's muscles as it almost exclusively requires the user to target their opponent's central nervous system.

" In order to use this technique the user must place their middle and index finger against the spine, eyes, or head of their opponent."

The optic nerve is not a muscle and should not be affected by Temporary Paralysis. In addition I feel a complete shutdown on all parts of the body is too powerful for a D-rank technique. However, the victim's head will still be restrained since it does use the muscle in the neck to move and rotate. Not to mention the metaphor used in the technique's description regarding steel ropes can still very much restrain a head from moving.

Ruling: Ei's use of Lion Closing Roar is considered valid. The argument that Chidori Current caused enough structural was not upheld due to the fact that Chidori Current is not only expressed to be used along surfaces in the technique description, but the user explicitly stated the technique only scored the environment with electricity instead of causing further destruction. Examples in the Canon have been shown in addition to not cause any significant damage to the environment.

In addition, Lion Closing Roar has been shown in the Canon to be usable on rough surfaces. Due to its advanced nature as an A-rank technique and having field applications it is safe to assume the technique is capable of fault tolerances and does not require a completely unscathed surface to function.

Appeals Decision

I agree with Xur's ruling but with an additional caveat.

When precogs are used to create entrapment/enclosure defense in response to an AoE attack, that defense will only last as long as is necessary to nullify the threat. After that point it automatically dissipates. I agree with the rest of the ruling with its entirety and would highlight that while it is possible for Chidori Current to do environmental damage such damage isn't an necessary and automatic consequence of the technique's use. Here, the total destruction of the floor was not described by Nozomi and thus the floor will be in good enough shape to allow for Ei's successful execution of Closing Lion's Roar.

This ruling is final and players may proceed with the thread in a manner consistent with it.