[Hm, she doesn't know how to feel about that laughter, but it makes her heartbeat with the knowledge that he's taking this way, way too seriously, and she has to win, if only so neither of them get too hurt in the process. She changes tack and snaps the butt of the naginata into his outstretched knee instead, catching some of the force of the kick against the unforgiving metal, but it's still enough to send her stumbling backward with a shriek as she slips against the dirt and lands hard on the ground.]
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