Hokuto laughed and shook her head. "Wow. That's kind of scary."

And then he asked the question she really didn't know how to answer... oh boy. "Nothing special," she said. "Until recently I was a normal high-school girl who knew a little magic. Here, I'm just another Arts & Crafts recruit. I have a black belt in karate and I'm still just a clueless newbie." She grinned, but it was a little less sincere than before. "I'm not the only one who's drastically out of my league, but that doesn't make me feel any better when I'm humiliating myself in front of my commander again."