[Kairi raises her shield again anyway.]

Borderline!

[Then she holds up both hands to focus herself while talking to him.]

I don't think so either.

[It's still a brief reprieve, so she's able to give Sora a sunny smile.]

Well now I'm glad to have you as my teacher! But how long can you keep something like that up?

[Immediately after asking, she turns halfway back to the water, ready for the shield to get banged again.]