"So, this is Ghislaine's follower? Her sword skills are exactly like that guy's."
The middle-aged Water God Style teacher's eyes were deep, and when he looked at Eris, he even showed a hint of complicated feelings and fear.
There was no way around it; Ghislaine had left too strong a shadow on the Water God Style dojo back then.
Unlike now, with Isolte as their star, the younger generation of Water God Style at the time were mostly mediocre with average skills.
And because Water God Style was located in the royal capital, the students often interacted with nobles, and their horizons and pride were much higher than average.
So, when faced with Ghislaine, who came to challenge them, they were generally united against her, and some even looked down on her.
But they soon paid the price for their contempt.
Although Ghislaine's basic sword skills were average, that girl's beast-like movements made it impossible for the Water God Style students to defend.
Even the strongest of the younger generation were nothing more than toys in the face of Ghislaine's terrifying sword skills.
In the end, because none of the disciples could defeat her, the current Water God, Lilia, had to personally step in and use the Water God Style's secret techniques, giving Ghislaine a thorough beating.
However, this was essentially Ghislaine's victory, because among her peers, there was almost no one stronger than her.
Because of that battle, the Sword God Style faction firmly established itself as the world's top school.
Before leaving, the Sword God left a sword mark filled with sword intent at the Water God Style dojo to mock their incompetence.
This event happened a long time ago, but it was only a little over ten years ago. Although Ghislaine no longer stayed in the Sword God Style and joined the Black Wolf's Fang as an adventurer, she still left an indelible shadow on every Water God Style student of that era.
So, after learning that Shirou was Ghislaine's disciple, the Water God Style dojo's teacher didn't hesitate to let him and Eris cut in line and challenge the dojo first.
Because as someone who was defeated by Ghislaine back then, he hoped that his disciple could defeat Ghislaine's disciple in a student battle.
However, the Water God Style teacher had originally planned to defeat Shirou, because Shirou was clearly the one who couldn't be underestimated, the true disciple of Ghislaine.
But he didn't expect that Shirou would let Eris go first, and that Eris would actually win.
"Are you also Ghislaine's disciple?"
The Water God Style dojo's teacher looked at the victorious Eris with a complicated expression.
The battle between Eris and the Water God Style disciple was quite quick, and Eris showed almost the same ferocity as Ghislaine back then.
Like Eris, Ghislaine also used a similar fighting style, a beast-like sword skill and way of moving, making it impossible for the Water God Style disciples, who generally followed the rules when learning swordsmanship, to defend.
The Water God Style Swordsmen couldn't even block or parry the opponent's sword, and were completely defeated.
Because Ghislaine's and Eris's sword skills were less like swordsmanship and more like using weapons based on beast-like instincts.
There were no obvious routines or techniques, and it was not only impossible to break down, but it was also easy for obvious changes to occur during the process.
For Water God Style, which needed to see through the opponent's sword to counterattack and achieve victory, this was the most difficult opponent to overcome.
Because of this similarity, the Water God Style dojo's teacher even suspected that Eris might be Ghislaine's real disciple.
"I'm not Ghislaine's disciple; he is her disciple."
Eris said, pointing to Shirou.
Now, everyone in Water God Style was dumbfounded.
They originally thought that Eris, like Shirou, was Ghislaine's disciple, and they generally knew everything Ghislaine had done at the Water God Style dojo, so they planned to wash away the shame of the previous generation and show the power of Water God Style by defeating Ghislaine's disciple.
But they never expected that Ghislaine's disciple hadn't even made a move, and the disciple of Ghislaine's disciple had already shown extremely strong strength.
Although Eris looked like an ordinary beginner Swordsman, she was only labeled as a beginner because her foundation was too weak and her sword skills were not fully developed. In terms of actual combat ability, Eris was now definitely a complete intermediate, or even a higher-level Swordsman.
For a moment, all the Water God Style Swordsmen showed serious expressions. They no longer dared to underestimate Shirou and Eris, and decided to send out stronger opponents to fight them.
So, Water God Style directly sent out one of the best Intermediate Rank Swordsmen.
This was a young man who looked outstanding, with an extremely tall stature that didn't match his age, like a wall.
The wooden sword in his hand was also larger than that of ordinary Swordsmen, allowing him to reach further.
Generally speaking, a longer weapon is stronger.
Because the larger the range of attack, the easier it is to hit the target.
And Water God Style is a school that advocates defense, so if the weapon can cover everything in a larger area, it can deflect all attacks.
In fact, the current Water God seems to have a special skill that can extend the distance of her sword indefinitely, creating a powerful swordsmanship that can reach the enemy in any environment. The distance of that swordsmanship is so far that it can even be called a barrier.
Because she has such an exaggerated skill, the current Water God is also known as the best of the Water Gods of all generations. It's just a pity that the current Sword God of the Sword Sanctuary is an existence whose strength cannot be underestimated. Or rather, the current Sword God can completely suppress the Water God.
That's why the Sword God Style is still the strongest swordsmanship school today.
In short, although the current Water God is weaker than the current Sword God, this does not mean that Water God Style is necessarily weaker than Sword God Style.
In fact, the relationship between the two is not obviously one of counters, and Sword Gods and Water Gods of all generations have had their own victories and defeats; all swordsmanship still depends on the user.
At this moment, Eris was facing a Water God Style disciple whose strength was obviously strong, and she couldn't help but show a serious expression, no longer daring to face him lightly.
"Begin."
With the Water God Style dojo's teacher's order,
Eris and the Water God Style opponent moved at the same time.
The Water God Style Swordsman had a body like a wall, and at the same time, his movements were flawless. His wall-like body firmly defended all the vital points, and his eyes kept moving along with Eris's movements, so as to see through Eris's actions and react accordingly.
Faced with such an opponent, Eris was no longer as impulsive as before. Her fighting instinct made her deeply realize that if she easily attacked such a Swordsman, she might be at a disadvantage.
So Eris simply didn't take the initiative to attack. Instead, with beast-like agile movements, she began to circle the battle arena, trying to attack from all directions and find the enemy's weaknesses.
Unfortunately, although the opponent had weaknesses, Water God Style's techniques were enough to make up for all the flaws.
Eris searched for a long time but couldn't find a suitable opportunity to attack.
And most people would probably try to continue to patiently explore and find a good way to attack in this situation, preferring not to win than to put themselves at a disadvantage.
But Eris didn't have such patience.
Or rather, she didn't even know how to write the word "patience."
Therefore, after discovering that she couldn't find a weakness, Eris was too lazy to think and directly chose to charge forward, trying to break through from the front.
And this was undoubtedly exactly what the Water God Style Swordsman wanted. He had already prepared to deal with Eris's swordsmanship. The parry moves had been prepared from the beginning, ready to launch a counterattack at any time!
"Clang!"
The fact was as the Water God Style Swordsman thought.
As soon as the two swords collided, the Water God Style Swordsman's sword easily locked down Eris's movements, and was even capable of using special techniques to make the opponent's weapon fall off.
However, the Water God Style Swordsman never expected that before he could make his move, Eris would take the initiative to drop the weapon in her hand. After dodging the opponent's sword with incredible agility, she directly threw a set of combination punches at the Water God Style Swordsman.
And every punch was aimed at vital points, even hitting his face!
"Bang!"
"Bang!" "Bang!"
After the attack that made outsiders close their eyes and turn away, the Water God Style Swordsman was directly knocked unconscious by Eris, and finally fell to the ground with a bruised and swollen face.
"This…"
Let's not talk about the Swordsmen from other places.
The Water God Style Swordsmen were all angry.
They never expected that someone would take such a terrible method. That kind of despicable fighting style should not be used by Swordsmen at all.
However, before they could open their mouths and scold Eris for not having martial ethics,
The Water God Style teacher stopped them and looked at these stupid disciples who hadn't even understood what swordsmanship was without saying a word, even with extreme disappointment.
This scene made him instinctively recall when Ghislaine came to challenge the dojo more than ten years ago. At that time, the Water God Style disciples were also very unconvinced.
But the current Water God said in an extremely cold voice that any means that could win was swordsmanship. If they were not convinced, they should try their best to defeat her.
He didn't understand the Water God's words at the time, but now, the Water God Style teacher has deeply realized how naive he was at the time.
So, the middle-aged man quickly stopped the disciples' embarrassing behavior, not letting them mock Eris.
At the same time, he no longer sent these naive disciples to fight Eris. Although the third battle had not yet begun, he knew that it was already meaningless.
"Go to the Knights and bring Isolte here."
The Water God Style teacher opened his mouth to a disciple.
The disciple quickly realized the situation and didn't dare to be negligent. He left the dojo as quickly as possible to find Isolte, the strongest of the younger generation of Water God Style.
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