"U-um…"
Shirayuki-sensei stood in front of the neatly sliced apples, clearly bewildered. After a moment, she found her words and spoke tentatively.
"T-to be honest, I didn't expect you to pick this up so quickly, Itsuki-kun."
"…Neither did I."
It wasn't just that Resonance was easier than expected; more so, I hadn't anticipated that the same techniques from Elementis Recomposition would apply here.
I'm just as surprised as Shirayuki-sensei is.
"P-please wait for a moment!"
Shirayuki-sensei hurriedly flipped through her notebook, searching for the next step. She seemed to be looking for the next thing to teach based on the lesson plan.
She's a pretty diligent teacher, I thought as I glanced outside the window.
Out on the training ground, a group of middle school-aged exorcists-in-training were doing warm-up exercises under my father's watch. From the looks of it, they were starting with basic stretches.