Finally! I've been wanting to see this for so long now, some honest to goodness competent magic-less humans! Before this, I was getting a Legend of Korra vibe, where the regular people with no powers were pretty much at the mercy of regular humans.
It's arguable that they're not actually strong because it's their weapons that give them power, but a mage's weapon is magic, so it's all good, plus both take skill and time to properly master.
Last but not least, are we going down Loli lane this week? Is the author thinking "Oh shit, I've exceeded my titty limits for this manga! I better do something =o"? We'll have to wait and see!