In the original work. The reason Ikki used Ittou Shura right from the start, besides wanting to directly crush Toudou Touka's Raikiri, was more importantly that his stamina was not enough for him to continue fighting.
Otherwise, their battle would never have been so quick.
Their duel would be a swordsman's duel; there's no way to start such a duel by immediately unleashing a big move. There should always be some probing! In fact, both Ikki and Toudou Touka wanted to test each other's depths with their swords. After all, no matter how many matches you watch, nothing beats a real, live fight.
"Since you've said so, then you'd better make sure to drag it out until my match is over, understood?" Patting Ikki's shoulder, Shirou said with a threatening smile.
"Huh? How could you say that!" Seeing Shirou arrange things this way, Ikki was instantly a bit dumbfounded.
"Exactly, exactly! You have to hold on!" Stella, seeing this, also stepped forward and patted Ikki's shoulder, threatening him. Seeing that even Stella joined in the fun, Ikki became even more speechless. Did these two siblings want to kill him? How could he possibly arrange such a thing!
"Who told you to say it so coolly, Ikki? Since you boasted
so much, you'd better do it well!" Looking at the bullied Ikki, Arisu Nagi also stepped in.
"Hmph hmph, even without you saying so, Brother will do it!"
"Shizuku, why are you like this too!" Looking at his smiling sister, Ikki could only say helplessly, "I'll do my best!"
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After lunch, Shirou and his group of five split into four paths, heading to different training grounds. Shirou's match venue was the third training ground, where he would face his final showdown. His opponent was Momotani Takeshi, Stella's initial opponent. His Noble Art was the armor-type Noble Art, Goliath, and this familiar name evoked endless emotions in Shirou.
Goliath, the Floor Boss of the eighteenth floor of the Dungeon. He had once challenged it single-handedly to level up, and he had many memories tied to Goliath.
"Orario, the Dungeon, the Loki Familia... I wonder when
I'll be able to go back!" Recalling everything from before, Shirou couldn't help but feel a rush of emotions.
"Good afternoon, Master!"
"Huh?" Hearing the familiar voice, Shirou quickly turned around and saw Edelweiss's figure appear before him.
"Why are you here, Edelweiss?"
"It's Master's final battle, so of course, I have to come watch!" Edelweiss said calmly with a grin, looking at the somewhat surprised Shirou.
"To watch the match? You're quite prepared!" Looking at Edelweiss's attire, Shirou couldn't help but smile. Edelweiss was surprisingly wearing a long dress with a top hat, concealing her face. In terms of attire alone, Edelweiss at this moment was like an all-around enhanced version of Kidoin Kanata. The reason for the comparison was simply because their attire was very similar at this time.
"You seem to have changed a lot recently, Edelweiss. I remember when I first met you, you were so cool, like a Valkyrie." Until she ate that cake personally made by Shirou, everything changed.
"Has anything changed?"
"You feel more approachable!" That's right, more
approachable. The former Edelweiss, though kind and gentle, had an aura that seemed to place her far beyond the world. That made her seem like an inviolable peak flower. But now, she seemed to have integrated into this
world, becoming more approachable.
"Isn't all of this due to you, Master?" Looking at Shirou,
Edelweiss said with a smiling gaze. Since meeting Shirou, Edelweiss felt that her life had undergone tremendous changes. Originally, she was supposed to live a lonely life on that mountaintop. But now, that has changed. In Shirou's presence, she felt a long-lost warmth. Truly incredible!
"Hahaha! Looks like I'm quite capable after all, to be able to change the personality of the world's strongest swordsman!" Saying with a grin, Shirou suddenly said, "I forgot to mention, you look exceptionally beautiful today!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Master!" After replying happily, the two walked together to the third training ground.
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"Today, at this final moment, our Shirou-kun will face Momotani Takeshi-kun, to earn the right to represent us at the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival!"
"Of course, we all know that Momotani Takeshi-kun has already lost several matches and is no longer a candidate for the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival representative, but his opponent is the pride of our school!"
"Nineteen consecutive wins to this day, undefeated, and no one has been able to force out his full strength. This is the Copy Swordsman, Shirou!"
"Let's welcome both contestants!" Amidst the cheers of
the announcer and all the students, Shirou calmly walked out of the waiting room. After surveying the surrounding audience, Shirou focused his gaze on Momotani Takeshi in front of him.
"I'm really sorry, Senior, but I'm going to end this match quickly!"
"Manifest your divine power, Muramasa!" As Shirou called out, a golden longsword appeared in Shirou's hand.
"I am well aware of the difference in our strength! But this time, I will not surrender again!" Momotani Takeshi, who had already summoned his Noble Art on the field, said earnestly. After his last duel with Stella, he was subjected to much ridicule. All of this was because he feared her flames and surrendered! This made him extremely regretful. During this time, amidst much ridicule, he had come this far, just to prove his courage.
Now he finally had this opportunity. Facing an opponent even stronger than Stella, Momotani Takeshi swore inwardly that even if the opponent projected Stella's Princess Dragon Killer and ignited flames, he would absolutely not give up. And if the opponent didn't use flames and planned to use swordsmanship, then he would let him see the power of his armor!
"Come on, Emiya-junior!" Looking at Shirou, Momotani Takeshi's eyes burned with endless fighting spirit. But his intentions could not be conveyed to Shirou at all. At this moment, Shirou looked at Edelweiss in the stands
and was thinking about other things.
"It's the last match; should I make it flashy?" Speaking of flashy, a golden figure appeared in Shirou's mind.
"Match start!" With the referee's command, Shirou directly plunged the longsword in his hand into the ground, resting his hands on the sword hilt.
"This is?" Momotani Takeshi, who was about to charge, immediately stopped after seeing Shirou's posture, wanting to see what trick the opponent had up his sleeve.
But the next moment, behind Shirou, sixteen magic energy clusters, like flames, continuously burned. Then, a blade slowly materialized from the magical light. The tip of the blade, the blade itself, the hilt. In an instant, sixteen weapons were projected, facing Momotani Takeshi directly in front of Shirou. At this moment, Shirou greatly resembled that golden king.
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