@strcysouls continued from here!
Aiha had been listening intently to the younger Shinki's story, nodding along to his excitement. Admittedly? It was cute to listen to him go on and on about how he and Kuraha had been able to take down the phantom-- And it was impressive that he was starting to gain better control over his abilities. If there was one word that could have been used to describe how Aiha felt about him... It was that she was proud of him.
“Size doesn’t mean too much, even a small phantom can be a pain to take care of” she commented, a note that she had been paying attention to every word that had exited the young boy’s mouth. “And I’m certain that it was; you’ve been taking my advice, yes? To put yourself above whatever it is you are trying to separate yourself from; that way it cannot come near you. That is one of the most important things, when it comes to defensive borderlines.” Then again, that was really all that Aiha could help with on that subject; that’s what her lines had served for in combat. To protect not only herself, but the other members of the team. “... As for when you’re on the offensive... Well, I suppose that Kuraha-san and Ane-sama’s other weapons are the ones to go to for advice on that. But if Kuraha-san said you did well, then I’m certain you did.”