@Rizzy it literally bc she's a kid. They already said she can cast a spell that's hard for an 15 so her skills are around ages 15-18 likely. The mcs shown skills have already been stated to be comparable to an 18 yr Olds. All that combined with 1, he has actual field knowledge and 2, he's mentally an adult of course he's gonna beat her. I think ppl are skating past the fact that she's 8 bc the mc is 8 as well when in reality he's 40yrs old. Skills don't matter if you don't know how to apply them correctly and she's likely so much stronger than her peers that she's never actually been challenged.