'I want to be strong!'
'I want to be strong and have a lot of people around smiling and happy around me.'
"I want to be strong even though it doesn't have to be the same as the others, and I shouldn't be in a hurry so that the results of this exercise won't fall apart."
Neon this time raised his sword with confidence, he remained focused on seeing the small details of Yae's attack. He thought he couldn't lose this time. He continuously fended off yae's attacks. With so formidable he tried to launch a counterattack full of variants, it was a skill he had all along when he had experience joining missions.
In Yae's heart had said, "Apparently great also this kid!" he was increasingly interested in continuing the fight in this exercise. The neon he's been underestimate is actually much more powerful than he seems.