[The confirmation does help Mitsuru relax a little; it's precious little, as her turn is coming up quickly, but she is able to relax her hands instead of bunching them into fists. This shouldn't be too difficult, after all. Now, if only Penthesilea would accept that fact as well.

The cadet ahead of her performs well enough; there's that pause between junctioning and summoning, just as the instructor said during the lecture, but not long enough to let the monster herded out close the distance. And then-

There's a flash of bright light, too bright to look at, and the faint smell of ozone in the air as Mitsuru blinks to try and clear her eyes. When the spots vanish from her vision, the insect is gone, and there's only a small pile of ashes left.

Mitsuru's hands go back to being fists as that pressure in her head starts up again, and she glances away from the summoning area. That would be when she notices another instructor standing off to the side, and tries to look her in the eye. There's a clear flash of confusion in Mitsuru's expression for a moment, but quickly gets smoothed over into a more composed look...With a hint of irritation as that headache continues to grow.]