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Mirohoshi watched the proceedings of the class with interest, especially the first one. He followed the Sensei's movements eagerly, pleased to discover that the older man was certainly as good as he'd heard. He was equally pleased to realize that Sanyu was quite clearly as the top of her class. While she wasn't nearly as smooth in her movements as her Sensei, she was quite good, though Mirohoshi planned on giving her a lesson or two. Then, he had the advantage of multiple styles of martial arts under his belt. Though one could almost swear she did too. There was something in her style that, though it was clearly her Sensei's, very much gave the impression that her style was somehow her own and no one else's.

A slight smile lifted his lips as he watched the children. Sometimes, he'd kill to be that age again, unaware of the dangers in the world, still innocent and untarnished by the harsh realities of life. They were eager, still slightly undisciplined, though showing signs of learning. He was pleasantly surprised at their maturity when a mistake was made. There was none of the joking and poking fun so often found amongst children. Instead, they would do their best to assist whoever had missed a step, or turned into a kick wrong.

He said nothing as the Sensei joined him, having expected it. He did his best to hide his surprise, however, when the older man brought up Sanyu's arm. Mirohoshi certainly hadn't expected her master to be quite that astute, though he was grateful for it.

He shook his head mildly. "I was not aware it is injured. I do know that she is having problems with it that extend beyond the physical, but my own spiritual senses are not so keen as to notice flaws in another. I was not certain if the problems were the result of injury or inability to control her inherent energy, which seems to me to be exceedingly high, much like my own, something I'm guessing you have already noticed, both in her and in me."

So it was a lack of control. Somehow, Mirohoshi felt significantly better just having his theory confirmed. Of course, the confirmation of said theory didn't technically assist in solving the problem, but it was a start. It did, however, mean that Mirohoshi could ask some questions that might mean something later on.

Right now, the biggest concern wasn't Sanyu's lack of control at all. It was the damage it could do. Sanyu was honestly worried that her arm might be permanently damaged, and while Mirohoshi doubted it, he couldn't be certain.

"To me, it seems that Sanyu has a problem with an overflow of energy, and for some reason, it seems to focus in that arm. Have you ever heard of anyone permanently damaging themselves in such a fashion?"

Mirohoshi shook his head as the Sensei walked away. He wasn't so certain she's tried to use her ki at all. More like it had tried to use itself, and blew through her physical barriers to such a possibility. To top that, the Sensei had never heard of such injuries before. That was not necessarily promising in any way.

A smirk lifted the right side of his mouth as she walked out and tossed her comment at him. Now he was going to piss her off, and he knew it. "That is not entirely true. Your Sensei commented that you were holding back with that arm, and asked me if I'd known it was injured."

He stepped forward. "He also granted me permission to engage you in a sparring session, should you be up for it. Of course, what with you holding back and all, I'd understand if you don't feel strong enough to fight me right now."

Mirohoshi was well aware of what he was doing. Sanyu was going to get angry, very, very angry. She was proud of her abilities, and taking shots like that at her would wound that pride severely. But she would not attack him now, in the open, not with her Sensei and her students in such close proximity. But she would not turn down the chance to spar, and she was not likely to hold back either.

Due to personal experience, Mirohoshi found himself disagreeing with her statement about being stubborn and an idiot, but he choice not to voice his opinion on that particular subject. He wasn't looking to insult her, just annoy her. As she fixed her hair again, the thought once again crossed his mind that it looked better up for some reason.

Mirohoshi merely raised an eyebrow at the dirty look. He had no plans on returning the look. After all, he wasn't pissed at her or anything like that. Although he found himself chuckling at her final shot.

"I would advise you avoid the same mistake with me, or you'll find me walking all over you."

Mirohoshi slid his pack from his shoulders and leaned against the wall, crossing his arms over his expansive chest, allowing the pack to dangle from his arm by one strap. He said nothing until the children had all left with their parents, figuring that it would be bad to instill the idea of fighting challenges in their yet impressionable heads.

As the children left, he stood, letting his pack settle to the floor where the pile of children's shoes had been. "I don't believe I'll be doing that at all, though I may need to pay another hospital bill when I'm done."

Mirohoshi allowed his eyes to wander a little when she stretched. Hell, it was only natural to do so anyway. He didn't even bother to respond to her complaining, though he smiled slightly. He knew well that she was strong, but knew that her lack of control on the energy he could harness so well put her at a disadvantage that she simply could not overcome.

While he was not particularly likely to use his full abilities in front of the Sensei, Mirohoshi had no plans on holding back from using abilities the Sensei would likely expect as a way of using 'ki', even if the Sensei himself couldn't use it as such a powerful level.

"That sounds good to me. I am eager to engage Sanyu in combat."

The problem with mischievious smiles is that they don't always convey the message they are meant to. Of course, that problem only partially applied in this situation simply due to Mirohoshi's relative naivety. While he didn't actually get the meaning of her smile at all, he also wasn't taking any other meaning from it, unlike others.

He quickly followed Sanyu into the classroom, bowing to the Sensei as he entered. "I appreciate this opportunity."

He then turned to Sanyu and also bowed. "I am ready when you are." His stance was loose, relaxed, obscenely calm. He seemed to have no sense of urgency about him, as though he was confident that this would not be a problem of any sort for him.