Kat PoV
Leone's fight against Professor Liako had been decent enough.
Our resident Vampire was, and would likely always be, more of a mage than a close quarters combat fighter; while her freakish reaction times up close was, again, freakish, she simply wasn't that fast or strong anywhere else.
All the potential talent she could have had for the blade and footwork instead went to her magic and control, which, honestly, was more important my my opinion.
More people would die to a skilled mage than a skilled martial artist.
After all, in order to use that blade you're so proud of, you need to first reach me.
Which would be extremely difficult; for me, I could create an expanding domain of ice, which I could control at will, as well as an entire blizzard of insanely sharp icicles.