Nowhere, Middleof [Kaito, Ajora]

My my, spry wasn't he? She smiled just a bit wider as the man seemed to awe at the things she was accomplishing. A sigh escaping her as she lightly flexed her fingers. "Oh I've seen that look before. You're selling yourself short. I suppose I can't lie. I've always been able to do things like this." She hummed, a dull static crackle sounding as she was suddenly beside him. Her spiritual pressure and presence seeming to vanish entirely, as if merely materializing beside him before she reached in and grabbed his wrist, intent on keeping him close as she smiled in his face.

"But aren't you selling yourself a little short? Can't you feel it? Your soul stirring in response to danger?" She asked as that smile widened, and she PRESSED down on him with her spiritual pressure. A sudden spike of spiritual energy. It was nothing close to say, a third seat or something. But the spiritual pressure she WAS able to exert was certainly something beyond even some unseated officers. Reaching up, and pointing at the center of his chin, as spiritual energy suddenly crackled at her fingertip. The electric hum of a byakurai as she stared him in the eyes.

"I don't need a friend who will just gawp at me in awe. I expect you to keep up." She chimed, as that crackling grew louder, and she fired. Of course, she had toned it down. Even if he just stood there and took it, it would be like getting shot with a stun gun. A sudden shock of electricity, but nothing more than just a light singe to his jaw and the smell of ozone. But well, hopefully the threat of danger would stir something inside him~

Alright. She expected a lot of responses. But the sudden slam of a fist up and into her stomach wasn't one of them. Her eyes widening slightly as the breath was driven out of her, and in that instant, her hand CLAMPED down, potentially cracking the man's wrist as she was struck! She had a lot of talents, but being hit wasn't actually one of them. And in that instant, a look of absolute shock and pain wracked across her face, as she doubled over! Only for that sheath to strike up toward her face.

CRACK.

"GAH!" She hissed as she was promptly knocked onto her back, clutching at her face as she promptly landed on her back, a grown rolling out from her throat as she writhed! Certainly it would appear that his little underhanded tactic had paid off!

Oh it had hurt. But perhaps not as much as she let on. Nor was she really all that bothered. The air had been driven clean out of her chest. And when he had struck at her face. She'd managed to block the hit with her palm, but had feigned being struck. He had actually surprised her. But Ajora's sheer will and focus had been plenty to simply power through the hit. Rarely did anyone ever land a hit on her, so Kaito certainly got props for that. But as KAito leapt in to try and point his sword at her throat. That meant leaning over her. And as a result, Ajora's foot rocketed up at top speed to collide between Kaito's legs.

Were he not one of Hiroe's friends, she'd have simply cracked his pelvis with the sheer force of the kick. But he was, and so she held back for the sake of her friend. But all the same, she delivered a swift and hefty kick to the man's groin the instant he was close enough. her own sword flashing to knock his blade to the side. Leap to her feet. And then aim another spin kick to the man's head all in quick, rabid succession. Of course her whole body burned. She'd done all of this while still sucking air back into her chest. But it would still send a message. One she intended to verbalize as soon as she could suck enough air back into her lungs to form a sentence.

Once he was on the ground, she held a hand out over his downed form. "Shitotsu Sansen." She hissed, Flicking her wrist A bright triangle forming in the air before three fangs SANK down aiming to pin him to the ground by his shoulders and navel suddenly and rapidly. Certainly not the exaggerated gestures the spell had used in the days of old. these days thanks to it being a fairly low level kido, it was something Ajora had learned to execute much more quickly.

All the same, she finally sucked in a breath of air after croaking out the spell, and would slowly crick her neck as she straightened herself up. Whew.... ow. "Well well. Not usually the kind of tactics I see in a sparring ring. A little below the belt for use on comrades don't you think?" She chided him, narrowing her good eye for a moment before she smiled and gave a little shrug. "But I certainly admire your moxie. Just know that if I ever catch you pulling a move like that when training with Hiroe, I'll make sure to excise a suitable punishment for such insolence." She threatened him casually. But not with any sincere aggression.

He'd done well, truth be told. And if nothing else, he showed the capacity to adapt. "Were I you, I'd adopt a few low level spells. Perhaps Sho or something. Or some of the newer ones. I might even design a spell for you if you like. But you really should learn to use more than just your little...sword tricks. Don't you think?" She advised causally enough.

Ajora smirked just a little at his comeback. "Turn-about is fair play. You earned that shot with your little stomach punch." She stated simply enough. Certainly not at all concerned with her own dirty shots. All the same. She did peer a little at him. What? "Aren't you a senior student? You have to at least be ...what....a year or two ahead of me and Hiroe? " She murmured with sheer incredulity. Not only that but she'd noticed how abyssmal the man's shunpo had been. And she peered for a moment.

No, no that wouldn't do in the slightest. "Well it's your lucky day." She hummed, turning her back on the man and sheathing her zanpaku'to. Rolling her shoulders before curling a finger toward him without even turning around. "Come on, we're going back to the academy. And then I'm going to drag you to the firing range and make you cast Kido until something half decent comes out. We'll even pick up some food on the way so you won't run out of energy." She stated with a little hum. Certainly the way she phrased it, she was more informing him than asking. If there was nothing else, she had a PASSION for Kido. She was a sheer and simple natural when it came to Hoho. And sure, she was good at using her reiryoku in general. But it was more her DESIRE and fascination with Kido that made her get as good as she was with the demon arts. And well, hearing Kaito's explanation of his own competence was simply something she found unacceptable, and had every intention of remedying.