[Honestly, he was used to being underestimated. Invited it on purpose, even. When one saw a frail-looking scholar, the natural response was not to waste their best magecraft--that left them open to all kinds of unconventional tricks and comparatively weak magic.]
[...Being overestimated was a new and exciting challenge requiring a change in strategy. Press the attack, invite the best she had, and see which of them tired out first.]
You're really something, aren't you? [Praising her skill wholeheartedly, his mind was quickly racing with how to respond. Dealing with the vines would take a second, but mobility wouldn't be necessary if he could keep her occupied. The wireframe bird darted and weaved again, the thin trail behind it seeking to ensnare Frieren to hold her in place similarly.]
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[...Being overestimated was a new and exciting challenge requiring a change in strategy. Press the attack, invite the best she had, and see which of them tired out first.]
You're really something, aren't you? [Praising her skill wholeheartedly, his mind was quickly racing with how to respond. Dealing with the vines would take a second, but mobility wouldn't be necessary if he could keep her occupied. The wireframe bird darted and weaved again, the thin trail behind it seeking to ensnare Frieren to hold her in place similarly.]