The next day, Training Ground Eight.
Standing on the stage of the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival representative selection tournament, Shirou surveyed the surrounding audience, his heart swelling with emotion. His Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival was finally about to begin.
"Today, at our Training Ground Eight, we are about to witness the first match of our school's strongest first-year newcomer, Shirou, also known as the Copy Swordsman."
"His opponent is senior Nishiomiya Tatsuya, a top-ranking third-year student. Because he possesses the same lightning attribute as the student council president and excels in swordsmanship, he is known as the Little Raikiri!"
"Now, let us enjoy watching whether the strongest newcomer, the Copy Swordsman, will win decisively, or if the Little Raikiri can uphold the senior's glory!"
Upon hearing the announcer's introduction, the audience in the surrounding stands immediately erupted in cheers.
Especially behind Shirou's position, a dense crowd of
female fans were shouting loudly for him. In this world that revered strength, Shirou's charm had been fully displayed in previous battles, sweeping through Hagun Academy. The sheer number of people influenced by this display of charm was immeasurable. In short, Shirou now undoubtedly had the largest fan base in Hagun Academy.
This could be seen from the packed audience in Training Ground Eight.
"Copy Swordsman, Copy Swordsman, Copy Swordsman!"
"Shirou, Shirou, Shirou!"
"Strongest in the academy, strongest in the academy, strongest in the academy!"
Listening to the chants continuously coming from behind him, Shirou felt a bit of embarrassment, but more than that, his eyes held a smile. The support of so many people invigorated Shirou. Now, he only wanted to repay his fans with a perfect victory.
"Nishiomiya-senpai, I'm already a bit impatient!"
"Is that so? Emiya-kohai, honestly, facing an opponent like you also makes my blood boil!" As a top-ranking Blazer in his third year, Nishiomiya Tatsuya's reputation wasn't particularly well-known. Firstly, his style was too similar to Raikiri Toudou Touka. Whether it was about lightning, swordsmanship, or Iaijutsu, or even mentioning the third year, the first person people thought of was Toudou Touka. Under Toudou Touka's influence, Nishiomiya Tatsuya, who was almost identical in style to her, naturally did not have a prominent reputation.
Furthermore, and more importantly, he was, in a sense, a martial arts fanatic. Therefore, he usually practiced his skills silently alone, instead of flaunting his strength everywhere to enhance his reputation. In short, Nishiomiya Tatsuya was the type of opponent who had strength but remained unknown.
"What a low-key opponent, even I almost overlooked him, though the result wouldn't be any different!" Shirou couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the man before him, who had no distinctive features and even a plain appearance. When he first learned of his opponent, because he had no knowledge of Nishiomiya Tatsuya's existence, Shirou didn't pay it any mind. It wasn't until he spoke with Kusakabe Kagami yesterday that he learned Nishiomiya Tatsuya was also a top-ranking third-year student.
This surprised Shirou. Although Shirou was confident in his own strength and didn't believe he would lose on the Seven Stars Sword Dance Festival stage, he would never underestimate any opponent.
In his previous life, the lessons learned from various anime constantly reminded him: countless strong individuals had died at the hands of nameless nobodies they once looked down upon. For him, these were valuable experiences. After all, the anime world he had transmigrated into now truly existed, so why wouldn't other worlds exist?
He glanced at Nishiomiya Tatsuya's Noble Phantasm, and Shirou had already completed its analysis and projected it into Unlimited Blade Works. Nishiomiya Tatsuya's Noble Phantasm was a long sword, a very long sword! It was called "Yin Thunder." From its appearance, it somewhat resembled Sasaki Kojiro's weapon. His Noble Art was also called "Yin Thunder."
It was a lightning-based Noble Art that primarily affected his own body. Through the stimulation of lightning, he could continuously draw out his body's potential, greatly enhancing his physical abilities.
Among them, the most significant improvement was his sword swinging speed. With the blessing of Yin Thunder, his sword swinging speed was no less than Toudou Touka's. If his Yin Thunder's main methods weren't primarily self-affecting, he might not have become another renowned lightning-attribute contestant in Hagun Academy.
However, against Shirou, he would have no chance of winning. Because Shirou could replicate his opponent's abilities, any Blazers who focused on enhancing their strength through their Noble Arts could not defeat Shirou. Those who over-rely on their abilities, when their abilities are acquired by the opponent, will lose everything. Just like now.
"Clang!"
After the match began, Nishiomiya Tatsuya, who swiftly charged at Shirou, was struck down by Shirou at an even faster speed. His proud speed was useless in front of Shirou, because Shirou was even faster than him.
The Yin Thunder in his left hand continuously flickered with black lightning. Feeling the enhancement ability that was different from magic reinforcement and reinforcement magic, Shirou couldn't help but clench his fist, experiencing this peculiar sensation.
"So this is what it means to stimulate one's own cells with lightning?"
"How interesting!"
"What's interesting about it?!" Getting back up from his fall, Nishiomiya Tatsuya, wrapped in black lightning, roared and charged forward. "Do you know how much suffering I endured to master it?"
"How could someone like you, who only knows how to steal others' experiences, ever understand!"
"Of course I know!" Through the experience attached to the sword, he naturally saw Nishiomiya Tatsuya's efforts. But in the face of an absolute disparity in strength, no amount of effort was in vain, because this was no longer something that effort alone could overcome. After all, in this world, if effort alone could surpass others, then why would there be so many unfair things?
Facing Nishiomiya Tatsuya, who was charging towards him, Shirou tightly gripped the Yin Thunder in his hand, concentrating magic on the sword. Guided by the sword in his hand, Shirou's internal magic also began to flow continuously, then transforming into pitch-black lightning. At this moment, he was enveloped by the pitch-black magic flowing from his body. From afar, it looked as if he was covered in black mist.
But in the next instant, the pitch-black sword in his hand instantly turned white, then slashed out towards Nishiomiya Tatsuya, who was charging rapidly.
"Hakuteiken (White Emperor Sword)!"
Facing this magic that transformed from pitch-black to pure white, Nishiomiya Tatsuya in mid-air was instantly knocked to the ground. Without any ability to resist, he was brutally pressed to the ground and continuously ravaged by the pure white magic. Feeling the lightning constantly flowing within his body, destroying his bodily tissues, tears instantly streamed from the corners of Nishiomiya Tatsuya's eyes.
"In less than a minute, he did what I could never do in a lifetime."
"Pitch-black lightning, pure white lightning!"
"Internal reinforcement lightning, external destructive lightning!"
"The conversion of two different types of lightning, this problem that I had no clue about, was solved instantly?"
Looking at Shirou's calm expression, and recalling his own words from just now, Nishiomiya Tatsuya couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh, "I truly was a clown!"
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