Shirou met a girl named Eris Boreas Greyrat. She was clearly the beloved little princess of the Boreas family, the family's young lady.
However, this young lady didn't give Shirou the kind of gentle and innocent attitude you'd expect from a noble's daughter.
On the contrary, Shirou's first impression of Eris was – she's a beast!
Yes, even though she looked very pretty and beautiful, someone who could instantly capture the attention of many men, even as a young girl you could imagine how gorgeous she would be when she grew up.
However, she had a certain quality that was very different from her appearance. This huge contrast made Eris feel like a thorny rose, with thorns all over.
Some men with a keen sense of danger, upon seeing a girl like this, no matter how beautiful she was, would probably instantly feel fear and stay far away from her.
And some perverted guys with special tastes might actually get excited, but after getting to know her well, they might find her impossible to handle.
That's the level she was at.
Shirou intuitively made this judgment.
Normally, Shirou would definitely stay away from such a strange girl, and would prefer not to have any contact with such a dangerous person.
After all, he didn't have any masochistic tendencies himself.
However, the current situation didn't allow him to escape like that. At least until he gained Sauros's approval and could practice Sword God Style under Ghislaine, he had to try to get along with the girl in front of him.
After thinking about it, Shirou could only sigh silently and walk forward with as calm an attitude as possible, and said to the red-haired girl, "Hello, Miss Eris, it's nice to meet you. My name is Shirou Greyrat."
"Hmph!"
Seemingly not expecting Shirou to speak to her, Eris simply turned her head away.
This attitude, as if he were talking to thin air, caused Shirou to be completely ignored.
And he felt that her attitude was very familiar. Thinking back, old man Sauros seemed to be the type who would just hmph at people for no reason.
So, was Eris completely spoiled by that old man?
Shirou realized the reason for Eris's lack of manners.
At the same time, Eris herself completely ignored Shirou's thoughts. She stood with her arms crossed and her legs wide apart, showing a clear attitude of looking down on people, and looked at Shirou sideways.
After briefly sizing him up, the girl didn't hide anything. She said with open disgust, "Letting such a weak guy be my sword instructor? There's no way this guy is stronger than Ghislaine! Having someone like this teach me, what a joke!"
She immediately started belittling him.
Shirou wasn't too surprised, since he had already prepared himself mentally.
Ghislaine, who was standing next to them, couldn't help but say, "Miss, please don't say that. Shirou's strength is..."
Before Ghislaine could finish speaking, Shirou stopped her.
He had already figured out Eris's personality, and he also knew how to deal with a girl who was practically the embodiment of willfulness. Although he himself didn't have experience in this area, Servant Emiya's memories showed that he had to deal with similar girls all the time, and had accumulated a lot of experience.
Whether it was Tohsaka Rin, Illya, or later the Caster girl named Luvia, they all had personalities that normal people couldn't tolerate.
But Servant Emiya overcame all of it.
So, Shirou reviewed Servant Emiya's memories and learned from his experience, realizing that when dealing with girls like this, you shouldn't let outsiders build your image for you.
He had to personally establish his own image in front of her, and earn her approval through actions.
Even if Ghislaine praised his strength to the skies, he wouldn't gain her trust. Instead, it would only make her dislike him.
It would be better to let actions speak for themselves...
Thinking this, Shirou said as calmly as possible, "Well, Miss Eris, I don't think judging a person's strength by their appearance is a good idea."
"What! Do you have a problem with me!"
Eris's voice was super loud, bursting out at such close range that Shirou felt like his ears were ringing.
But Shirou couldn't back down because of this. He continued, "I'm just saying what I think, and this is also something that a qualified Swordsman should be aware of."
As soon as Shirou said these words, which were like a taunt, Eris didn't accept reality. On the contrary, her hair seemed to stand on end all at once.
If this were an anime, it could even be said that an exaggerated form of anger was being shown.
However, Shirou wasn't afraid. He wasn't intimidated by Eris's aura. If he wanted to become her sword instructor, he had to establish authority in front of her.
"You...!"
Eris didn't seem to expect Shirou to dare to act so arrogant in front of her. She was so angry that she shouted, "Damn it, you white-haired guy are too cocky! Do you know who I am!?"
"White-haired guy?"
Even though he only had a small tuft of white hair on his head, she directly used it to make a personal attack.
Shirou couldn't help but feel a little annoyed all of a sudden.
But he controlled his anger as much as possible and said calmly, "Of course I know who you are, Miss Eris Boreas Greyrat, but your high status doesn't mean your swordsmanship is strong enough. On the contrary, if you continue to hold such an arrogant attitude, your sword won't truly hit the mark, and you won't achieve true strength."
"You... you..."
Not expecting Shirou to be so eloquent, able to say so many things that she couldn't understand but couldn't find fault with, Eris was immediately stunned.
Philip and Ghislaine, who were nearby, smiled wryly at each other.
They obviously didn't expect Shirou to be so articulate. Especially for Ghislaine, she usually admired people with high levels of education, unlike her, who couldn't read at all.
Unknowingly, Shirou gained more and more of Ghislaine's approval.
Of course, it didn't matter that Shirou gained Philip and Ghislaine's approval. He was still facing the torment of Miss Eris.
The red-haired young lady seemed to be driven crazy by Shirou, and shouted, "Damn it, I don't understand what you're saying! Don't be so clever!"
"I think I've made myself very clear."
"Damn it, are you looking down on me!"
Shirou's words seemed to make Eris think that he was looking down on her.
The red-haired girl was finally pushed to the limit. She angrily raised her hand and swung it at Shirou's face.
But her hand didn't hit Shirou's face.
Because before that, Shirou had already grabbed her hand as a reflex.
"It's not right to hit someone while you're talking..."
Shirou wanted to continue educating the girl, but he didn't expect her to suddenly raise her right leg and, without worrying about wearing a skirt, send a flying kick straight to Shirou's face.
"!!!"
Shirou's Mind's Eye skill activated. He could dodge the Red Dragon's attacks, so naturally he couldn't be hit by a nine-year-old girl like Eris.
But he still underestimated the girl in front of him.
At this moment, the young lady exploded with a burst of power comparable to that of a beast, rushing towards Shirou at a speed comparable to a carriage, and launching a series of attacks against Shirou without any pretense.
"Slap!"
"Bang!"
"Slap!"
However, the girl's fists hit nothing every time.
This was only natural.
Shirou, as an Advanced Sword God Style user with Servant Emiya's soul, could easily dodge her attacks.
He wanted to wear her down like this, so that after she was too tired to swing her fists, he could patiently teach her.
However, Shirou still underestimated Eris.
After nearly two hours of continuous fighting, although Shirou was still unharmed, the entire room had been almost completely overturned by Eris. The bookshelves, bed, table, and chairs were all destroyed by the beast-like girl.
Was this really a human girl, or a monster wearing human skin?
Shirou really began to have such doubts.
Otherwise, why would she have such seemingly endless stamina?
However, no matter how talented Eris was, she was still just a nine-year-old girl. With such a high level of energy expenditure, she was finally reaching her limit.
In contrast, although Shirou wasn't much older than Eris, he had learned Sword God Style and clearly understood how to maintain stamina during a battle, and even recover stamina when he had the chance.
He could have kept going with Eris for several more hours without any problems.
"Huff..."
Seeing the red-haired girl lying tiredly on the ground, he couldn't help but let out a breath, feeling as if he had fought a shocking battle with a monster.
After the fight was over, he came to Eris and wanted to help her up and end this farce.
He never expected that Eris was pretending. She still had one last bit of stamina left. The moment Shirou got close, she grabbed his wrist and suddenly pushed Shirou to the ground.
"!!!"
He didn't expect to fall for a girl's trick, mainly because he didn't expect her to still have any stamina left at this point.
Shirou didn't have time to react and could only try to use reinforcement magic.
Although doing so was very unfair, Shirou didn't want to experience being beaten up by such a beast.
However, Shirou soon found that he didn't need to use magic.
Eris overestimated her own energy. The moment she knocked Shirou over, the red-haired girl was completely exhausted. Although she was still straddling Shirou, her knees locking him in place, her fists no longer had the ability to swing. They just tiredly fell back down as soon as they were raised.
"Thud."
The girl fainted and fell down.
Shirou quickly hugged her and helped her up.
For a moment, even with a nice guy personality like his, he couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.
"Isn't this job a little too hard!"
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