In retrospect, Kanako should've seen it coming.

It would make sense for the seniors to have an air elementalist with them. And it would make even more sense for said air elementalist to be better at her on the whole controlling wind thing.

Tried as she might, Kanako's wind never reached their target. Instead, her own wind ended up being used against her. And so she could only watch wide-eyed as the gale rebounded at her and her surroundings. Thanks to the shock, she ended up losing consciousness, even though she wasn't hurt that badly. Her opponent must have intentionally controlled their wind to avoid her.
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"Uuuurrgghh..."

When she woke up, she woke up with a terrible headache. Thankfully, it soon abated as she slowly rose up to her feet.

She groggily looked around, searching for any signs for her partner. Hmm, he wasn't anywhere nearby? Perhaps he had been thrown off by the wind?

Speaking of the wind, she just noticed how there was now a huge circular trench around her. So that was created by the gale? Her heart leaped for a second. She never imagined her power could ever become that powerful.

And when she graduated from this academy, she would be just as powerful, if not more.

As she walked near the trench, she finally found her partner. The boy was lying down face-up on the ground. She thought he had gone unconscious but when she arrived, it turned out that he was merely resting.

"Y-you alright? L-let me help you get up," Kanako said, offering her hand as she crouched, once again unknowingly showing her panties to the boy.

[@Kalleth]