[Maria seems to recognise the aim of the movement, and remains in motion, shifting her stance and twisting her blade to let the parry skim off it where it's no longer in danger of touching her. By this point, she's rather close to Hibiki, and rather than keep herself in a position vulnerable to a potential recovery strike when she hadn't deflected the sword particularly powerfully, she flips sideways, bounces off the recoil, and charges towards Hibiki's side, sword held in a position that allows for a quick shift to offensive or defensive depending on which she needs.
Hibiki is good, Maria will give her that, but she has a suspicion that she hasn't been in true combat before. Flipping over her, for example, could have ended much worse if this hadn't been a fight with rules.]
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Hibiki is good, Maria will give her that, but she has a suspicion that she hasn't been in true combat before. Flipping over her, for example, could have ended much worse if this hadn't been a fight with rules.]