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74.64.52.26 wrote: I just think Weiss will handle it. I don't know how she's going to fight in that space though. Maybe she's going to lock its limbs with her gylphs?

Don't forget that Weiss is unarmed; none of them have their weapons with them. Port might give her a sword or something to use but she's not going to have access to any of her usual combat abilities.

I suspect that this is the point of the lesson: You don't need fancy dust or aura tricks if you have good enough knowledge of the Creatures' strengths and vulnerabilities and how to exploit them. Then, all you need is a simple weapon, your skill and your tenacity.

Of course, Weiss is going to be bounced off of the floor and ceiling a few times in teaching that lesson. However, I agree with those who suggest that, at least in part, breaking her overconfident pride (and that of the other students) is partly the point of this demonstration.