"Since neither of us is ordinary people, if we fight with ordinary bamboo knives, I guess we won't be able to break the knife after a few rounds. So this time, I'll use my special "wooden knife" instead. Need to check it out?"

Inside the dojo, dressed in a robe to protect against the cold, and changing into a moon-white kimono that can be said to be almost a symbol, Emiya Shirou projected two "wooden knives" and threw one of them at Saber.

"There is no need for this. I'm sure Shirou isn't the one to play such a trick. ”

Gently taking the "wooden knife", Saber shook his head without thinking about it, and rejected Emiya Shirou's offer.

To be honest, the impression of Emiya Shirou in Saber's heart in this life can be said to be too good to be terrible.

For her, in addition to being the son of an old man, Emiya Shirou also has a straightforward and bright personality, and a calm attitude when and where, if it is not for the mother-in-law, there is no doubt that he will be the most perfect owner.

In addition, it was now a battle of faith, and in her opinion, since Emiya Shirou was familiar with her person, he should know that if he really tried to make a small move, even if he won, it would not be possible to impress her.

Therefore, she did not think that there was a need to doubt Emiya Shirou at all.

In addition to the trust in Emiya Shirou, the emerald green pupils are also extremely confident.

"Before I begin, I'll give you a piece of advice."

Seeing that the other party was still so upright, Emiya Shirou didn't know whether to be happy or worried for a while.

Happily, even though the world has been reset, Saber is still so upright, and he is still the Saber he knows.

It is worth worrying that although upright people generally do not break their promises, they are also typical of eating soft rather than hard.

Of course, Emiya Shirou can't lose, but even if he wins, Saber still won't agree with his idea, and in the end he has to rely on other methods to persuade the other party.

In other words, for Emiya Shirou, this fight is a thankless fight even if he wins, and it is simply a veritable thankless effort.

"If you fight here, it will be overwhelmingly disadvantageous for you. Is there really no problem?"

But even so, now that the other party proposes a duel, I'm afraid there is no turning back.

The only thing he can do now is just take one step at a time

This may seem provocative, but in fact it is an objective question that points to the facts, and it is precisely his last attempt to avoid the fight

"Shirou, are you trying to provoke me?"

It's a pity that just like Emiya Shirou didn't expect to succeed at all, this attempt can only have the opposite effect.

At this moment, he couldn't even keep his calm, and was enraged by Emiya Shirou's question, and Saber's voice was already shaking with anger starting to grow.

"If I say that the situation is equivalent to me challenging you in England, you should be understandable, right? In Japan, I get a lot more strength bonuses than you. ”

After all, as one of the highest-ranking three nobles in the Shinto system of Japan's state religion, the level of popularity is not at all the same level as King Arthur of England. Not to mention that he still has the power of faith.

Originally, even if you don't count the Fourth Law, the King's Treasure and the inherent enchantment and other messy things, Emiya Shirou's strength is on par with Saber. At this moment, coupled with the bonus of popularity and faith, even if it may not be a one-sided defeat, it is also true that Saber is in a very disadvantageous position.

"Oh? I see, in other words, Shirou, are you a hero now?"

I realized that I had misunderstood the other party's meaning just now, so the anger that appeared was naturally swept away. For the first time, Saber looked at Shirou Enomiya in front of him with a very surprised look.

"That's it, anyway, now that our memories are connected, you'll see it one day."

Although there are still many differences between gods and heroes, there is no difference between explaining and not explaining the situation in front of us.

As a result, Emiya Shirou simply interrupted the conversation. As he spoke, he flung the outer hug draped over his body forward, and with a burst of blue light, when the robe fell to the ground, his appearance had changed back to his adult state.

"Oh?! It's not like a trick, but it's really an adult, is this Shirou's ability?"

Again, Saber let out a voice of admiration at Emiya Shirou.

If Emiya Shirou, who has not turned into an adult, exudes a calm and unhurried momentum anytime and anywhere, then now he adds a sense of impeccable feeling, which makes people fully feel the fact that he is also experienced in a hundred battles.

At this moment, Saber finally put away his contempt, and Saber was full of fighting intent all over his body. Obviously, instead of seeing Emiya Shirou as a weak deed, she put him on the same level as herself, and saw him as an opponent worth fighting.

"One of them, I want to make a rule before the war starts - no matter what the battle is, you and I can't use Noble Phantasms or any special abilities, and we can only use our own basic strength to fight, okay?"

"Yes, yes, but why is that? It's not good for Shirou, isn't it?" After a pause, Saber looked at Emiya Shirou with a puzzled gaze: "Special abilities are forbidden, that is, even magic is forbidden, after all, Shirou, you are a magician, even if you become a hero, it will be very bad for you to ban magic, right?" Is that really possible?"

"Yes. Think of it as a correction to make up for the popularity" Projecting a blue ribbon, Emiya Shirou silently tied his long hair into a ponytail and hung down on the back of his head, "And I've never been a pure magician." How much I've grown over the years, please judge my only swordsmanship teacher with your eyes. ”

P.S.1: I'm sorry, but I had a distant relative's funeral this morning, so I had to wait until this time to finish the letter.

P.S.2: I didn't really want to break here, but since there was no reason to cut it after the fight, and at this time (and even before dinner) I would never be able to get to the next suitable position (at least half?), so that's all I have to say.