Seeking haughty heroines who look down on the newcomer hero until they see his true power

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I really don't know how to write concise but accurate titles. Basically, I'm looking for stories with a significant heroine who is extremely haughty and shows extreme contempt from the moment she meets the hero, and is then shocked or even terrified when she sees what he can really do. The best example is probably Angelica from Ossan Newbie Adventurer. She's so full of pride over her social status, her upbringing, her general ability and can't look at the 30-year-old F-rank Rick with anything but mirthful contempt... then they face each other and she quickly realizes that the best she has is nothing to him. Another great example is Maria from "From Overshadowed to Overpowered". Maria is an elf from the Althena academy that only accepts elves and demons and views humans, who normally can't achieve a fraction of their magical capacity, as inherently inferior and unworthy. Like the majority of students, she thinks he must be cheating, getting favors from the dean who dotes on him, or just got in on account of his abilities outside the magic that is normally the focus. When he easily shows her up on the tests, she decides he must be cheating somehow and sneaks around to catch him, only to see him dueling his ancient master with the sort of level-10 spells that no one in the modern age is supposed to be even capable of, unleashing so much power with ease that when he spots and approaches her she clearly starts crawling away in terror.
In both of these cases, and in the sort of setup I'm looking for in general, you have a girl with a lot of pride, and maybe a lot to prove, who has such a high opinion of herself and a low opinion of the main character from the moment she meets him that she seems almost insulted that he'd be able to face her. Then she gets a glimpse of his power and exhibits a mix of terror and admiration. If the two above are anything to go by, the likely outcome is the girl becoming the guy's apprentice or something to that effect, recognizing how much such a person could help her in her own struggles to grow.
 

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