The teacher of the Water God Style training hall agreed to the fight between Shirou and Isolte. This event definitely caused a reaction from many people present.
After all, unlike Eris, Shirou had not fought other Water God Style disciples in the Water God Style training hall.
This led to most people being unable to judge Shirou's strength at all.
And if Shirou was simply a weak person with no skill, giving him a chance to fight Isolte out of nowhere would definitely not be very reasonable.
For a while, all kinds of voices rose up on the scene. Whether they were Water God Style disciples or foreign adventurers, they all questioned the Water God Style teacher's decision.
"This..."
Feeling the voices of doubt coming from all directions, the Water God Style teacher suddenly hesitated. He realized that his hasty decision seemed a bit too ill-considered.
There was no way around this, after all, the Water God Style teacher was a real person who has experienced the Ghislaine tragedy, and been tortured by the shadow Ghislaine brought for so many years.
Now that he finally had a chance to get revenge, he naturally wanted to do everything he could to achieve it.
When he saw Isolte instantly defeat Eris just now, he was so happy that he couldn't wait to open champagne to celebrate, feeling overjoyed, but he didn't show any of this on the surface, but tried his best to maintain a restrained state.
In fact, he couldn't wait for Isolte to defeat Shirou as soon as possible, to prove that his disciple was stronger than Ghislaine's disciple.
It was because of this thought in his heart that the Water God Style teacher made a hasty decision, but because he didn't consider the situation, it caused everyone to question him.
"It seems I should challenge some Water God Style disciples first."
Shirou saw the situation on the scene, and also felt the Water God Style teacher's trouble. So he chose to give him a way out, saying that he was willing to fight the Water God Style disciples first.
"Shirou, with your strength, you don't need to..."
Isolte tried to say no when she saw this.
She knew very well how strong Shirou was. His performance when he caught the criminals before was enough to prove that his superior Sword God Style skill was beyond doubt.
But Shirou shook his head first, showing a firm attitude.
"Strength needs to be proven. Since everyone wants to see me prove myself, I'll prove it to them."
Shirou said frankly.
Then, completely ignoring the reactions of others, he picked up a wooden sword and walked onto the training ground alone.
"..."
The person with the most complex emotions toward Shirou's attitude was undoubtedly the Water God Style teacher. He never expected that Shirou would take the initiative to take responsibility for his mistake, giving him a chance to solve the problem.
Such a gentle attitude made the middle-aged man couldn't help but feel a bit of approval.
He never expected that such an honest young man would be Ghislaine's disciple. If he had the chance, he would even want to recruit him to join the Water God Style.
Of course, before thinking about these things, he still needed to arrange the fight with Shirou.
So, the Water God Style teacher quickly found a swordsman with a skill level around intermediate Water God Style. It was a woman who looked stronger than Isolte. Her wide arms undoubtedly made her Water God Style skill even more powerful.
"Please teach me."
Shirou didn't act like Eris, rushing to attack as soon as he got on stage. Instead, he made a humble gesture, letting the other person attack first.
The Water God Style woman looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and finally made an attacking stance.
Although Water God Style is a sword style that leans towards defense, it still has attacking moves. Otherwise, if it only focuses on defense, it will inevitably encounter opponents it cannot deal with.
So, while Water God Style's defensive moves are powerful, its attacking moves are also impressive!
"Bang!"
As the woman gripped her longsword, she closed the distance with extremely fast movements.
The longsword in her hand came at Shirou in a standard, almost horizontal position.
This is the Water God Style sword style. It is a proper sword style that makes sure the sword is never out of hand in any environment or condition, while being able to reach all areas around it.
As long as there is a Water God Style swordsman present, weak mages don't even have to worry about being attacked. Because the Water God Style swordsman's sword will definitely appear where it is needed at the most critical moment!
"Impressive."
Seeing the woman's movements, Shirou nodded.
He could feel the unwavering will that had been honed in this sword style. The other person was undoubtedly the type who worked extremely hard, doing their best to fully understand every move and technique.
Shirou didn't dislike this kind of hard-earned sword style. In fact, he respected it very much.
However, Shirou also knew very well that, between swords, hard work is often the easiest gap to cross.
Moreover, there is also a world of difference between one person's hard work and another's!
"Clap!"
As the Water God Style woman's sword was about to hit Shirou.
The latter's sword finally moved.
Although he moved a step slower, Shirou's sword didn't slow down too much at all. Instead, it suddenly reached his opponent at an even more amazing speed!
"!!!"
The Water God Style swordsman never expected Shirou's movements to be so fast. She quickly moved her weapon to parry.
Shirou had already guessed this step.
Because through his observation just now, he had determined that the Water God Style's moves were basically based on defense and counterattack. Even when attacking head-on, they would still insist on absolute defense.
Under normal circumstances, there was no way his sword could touch her at all.
However, that was only under normal circumstances.
Shirou's sword style had long broken away from the mortal realm. Even if the Water God Style's sword style was absolute defense, he was completely capable of breaking through the defense line and inserting his sword into that one weak spot!
"Crack!"
In the Water God Style woman's surprised eyes, Shirou's sword suddenly changed direction as it moved.
His sword style was like a flip that happened out of the blue. As it moved straight ahead, it suddenly changed direction and swung out from a completely unexpected angle!
"!!!"
Seeing that she was about to be hit by the longsword, the Water God Style woman instinctively closed her eyes.
But what puzzled her was that the pain didn't come as a result.
Shirou's sword stopped just as it was about to touch her body, at an extremely close distance. It then slowly withdrew like a gentle breeze.
"You are too kind."
Shirou slowly said, indicating that he had won this fight.
But the whole crowd was completely silent.
Everything just now seemed slow to describe, but it actually happened almost in an instant.
Shirou easily secured victory.
Moreover, in addition to winning, Shirou even stopped the attack at the last moment. This was enough to prove that everything in the whole fight was within his expectations.
There was a gap between the two sides that could not be described as a gap at all.
"This..."
When the Water God Style teacher saw the fight just now end, his confident mood suddenly became tense.
He never expected that this disciple of Ghislaine would be so strong. It even gave him an indescribable pressure.
Such strength made it clear that he had broken away from the level of an ordinary swordsman. Even Isolte probably wouldn't be able to defeat him easily.
At the same time, Isolte was now showing unprecedented excitement.
Although she knew that Shirou was very strong, she never expected him to be this strong, even making her feel a kind of unprecedented throbbing.
Because in sword fights with people of the same age, she had never encountered an opponent as strong as Shirou.
For a time, Isolte didn't hesitate at all. She directly took the wooden sword from the Water God Style disciple next to her and rushed up.
"Aren't we supposed to have three rounds?"
Seeing Isolte arrive, Shirou responded with some confusion.
"..."
To this, the Water God Style teacher hadn't even opened his mouth, while the Water God Style disciples and many adventurers were now unable to say a word.
Because Shirou had just used action to prove his strength. It was simply not on the same level as others.
It was probably true that only Isolte had the chance to fight him!
Therefore, Isolte excitedly picked up the sword in her hand and made a fighting stance: "No need. Shirou, you've already proven your strength. I'm looking forward to fighting you!"
"Okay."
Shirou slowly nodded. He was also looking forward to fighting Isolte, eager to understand a higher level of swordsmanship from the fight with this Water God Style swordsman, and even figure out the question Ghislaine had given him.
Seeing this scene, all the adventurers and Water God Style disciples showed concerned expressions.
Everyone paid close attention to the fight, and yearned to see an exciting fighting process and the victory of the person they supported.
The adventurers were undoubtedly more supportive of Shirou, who had also come to challenge the training hall.
Needless to say, the people of Water God Style all hoped that Isolte would win.
Even Eris couldn't help but look at Shirou, hoping that Shirou could help her defeat Isolte and prove that Sword God Style was not weaker than Water God Style.
Shirou and Isolte stood at one end of the training ground each.
After a brief silence, they seemed to be communicating telepathically. They launched attacking movements at the same time, and appeared within touching distance in the blink of an eye!
"!!"
As a Sword God Style swordsman, Shirou undoubtedly had the advantage in speed and could attack first.
But he soon found that there were no weak spots on Isolte's body at all. The few weak spots that did exist seemed more like bait. Once he attacked, it would definitely cause the other person to parry and deflect.
However, in a swordsman's fight, if you don't dare to attack, it means you will never be able to win.
He had to swing this sword!
"Clap!"
As Shirou took the initiative to swing a sword.
Everyone around them had their hearts in their throats.
After all, the scene of Isolte instantly killing Eris was still vivid in their minds. Many people suspected that Shirou would follow in Eris's footsteps.
But unexpectedly, Shirou's sword did hit Isolte, and it didn't cause a counterattack!
The Water God Style disciples were very confused by this, not understanding why Isolte didn't counterattack.
But only Isolte herself knew that it wasn't that she didn't counterattack, but that she couldn't counterattack.
Shirou's swordsmanship was too tricky. He had managed to find the only angle where she couldn't make an effective counterattack, so much so that she took the attack for nothing, but couldn't make any movements!
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