[ Blush intensifies, oh no, and after a moment she gently pulls her hand away from Rinku's so she can fidget. ]

I, um, I spend a lot of time studying and training. Something like … anywhere between three to nine hours a day on average? [ It depends on what else is going on. ] Some of that's on my own, and there's a lot of … playing around, sparring with the others, practicing while I'm doing other stuff. But having a real, dedicated teacher has been amazing! 'cuz we can talk about my goals, what I want and need to learn, and how to get there.

[ Planning and consistency! Instead of constantly scrambling around, reacting in the moment or otherwise having to make it up as she went without guidance! Truly living the dream. ]

Maybe we could train together sometime? If you wanted?

[ She follows after Rinku, looking around curiously. ]

Thank you, Rinku-chan.