In the afternoon, Rudeus was going to train with Shirou and Paul in sword fighting.
Even though Paul had agreed to let Rudeus learn magic, he still talked to Zenith and hoped Rudeus could learn sword fighting from him.
After all, Paul had always wanted his son to inherit his skills.
Rudeus himself also admired Shirou, so he agreed with the idea of learning sword fighting.
Therefore, today there were two extra people on the sword fighting training ground that used to only have two people. Not only was Rudeus there, but Roxy also came along to see how the Greyrat family trained in swordsmanship.
For Roxy, her purpose in watching the sword fighting training was twofold. First, she wanted to see what Paul's sword fighting instruction was like and whether it would conflict with her magic lessons.
After all, if the sword fighting training was too tiring and Rudeus didn't have the energy to learn magic the next day, that would be too bad for her.
Of course, Roxy didn't think Paul would go that far.
The reason she wanted to watch was to learn more about Shirou.
Even after eating the food, Roxy still couldn't understand why Rudeus admired and worshipped Shirou so much. She couldn't understand what was so special about this boy.
After all, in Roxy's opinion, Rudeus's admiration couldn't be influenced by mere food. There must be something deeper about Shirou that would make a child sincerely admire him unconditionally.
Since Shirou couldn't use magic, maybe he had a talent in sword fighting that was beyond her imagination. If she could see that, Roxy would be able to accept it more or less.
The sword fighting training soon began under Paul's guidance.
Since Rudeus was participating in training for the first time and was too young, Paul didn't give him a training sword at all. The training was mainly focused on physical exercise.
Such as running, push-ups, sit-ups, and so on.
Paul himself was practicing sword fighting with Shirou on another open space.
"Come on, Shirou, let me see how much you've improved in Sword God Style!"
"Okay."
Shirou didn't show any emotion towards Paul's arrogant attitude. He just slowly held the wooden sword in his hand and entered a state of flow.
After practicing Sword God Style for so long, Shirou had gradually realized the basics and main fighting methods of this style.
Simply put, the main point of Sword God Style is speed!
In the world of martial arts, speed is key.
As long as you are fast enough, and your blade reaches the vital point before your opponent, you can easily defeat all powerful enemies.
Currently, Shirou's Sword God Style is only at the lower level. He can't swing the fastest sword with instinct like a true Sword God Style Swordsman, so he can only rely on skills and constant practice to improve his sword speed.
"!!!"
As the air froze for a moment, Shirou suddenly started running forward. Although his body was moving, the wooden sword in his hand remained in a still position.
This is the most basic stance of Sword God Style, ensuring the absolute neutrality of the blade, which can be used to meet enemies and strikes from any angle!
"Very solid foundation..."
Roxy couldn't help but comment when she saw Shirou's movements.
Her comment was average, not giving Shirou too high of a rating.
In fact, it was true.
"Clang!"
As Shirou clashed with Paul, his wooden sword was easily knocked away by Paul after only a few rounds of sparring.
"Still not good enough, Shirou." Paul looked at Shirou, whose sword had been knocked away, with a disappointed expression. "You're still thinking too much. The foundation of Sword God Style is focus, but focus doesn't mean you should think too much. On the contrary, the focus of Sword God Style is to give up thinking and swing the sword with instinct, instead of thinking about how to win the fight. That's what North God Style would do."
"I understand..."
Although Shirou said so, he couldn't do it easily himself.
After all, Servant Emiya's combat skills were to figure out ways to restrain his opponents through thinking, and to gain an advantage and win in combat by changing different fighting methods.
Shirou was heavily influenced by Servant Emiya. During combat, he would almost instinctively think about how to defeat the opponent, making it difficult to give up thinking and completely entrust the battle to instinct.
Paul also saw this and couldn't help but say, "Shirou, you may not be suitable for Sword God Style. Why not choose North God Style or Water God Style? I can also teach you the skills of these two styles."
"No, it's alright."
Shirou shook his head.
His will was very firm.
After all, in his opinion, whether it was Water God Style or North God Style, they were both paths that Servant Emiya had already taken. Perhaps with the help of Servant Emiya's soul, he could easily show extraordinary strength in these two styles, and even quickly surpass Paul and become a Water Saint or a North Saint, but that would only further limit his potential and trap him within Servant Emiya's limits.
Only Sword God Style, a power that is completely opposite to Servant Emiya's power, and even goes against it, is the only way for Emiya Shirou to surpass Servant Emiya and walk his own path!
"..."
Seeing Shirou quickly take up a Sword God Style stance again, and using a sword that, apart from having a solid foundation, had almost no other merits, to fight against Paul.
He fought again and again, fell again and again, but never gave up, as if he was trying his best to challenge his own limits until the end of his life.
A glimmer gradually appeared in Roxy's eyes. She finally realized why she had always felt that Shirou was different.
This boy may not have as much talent as Rudeus, and he may not have any talent beyond imagination, but his will is enough to bridge all gaps.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Many people consider this to be a meaningless consolation like chicken soup.
But in fact, those who think it's chicken soup have simply not made enough effort to reach their limits, let alone surpass them.
People have limits. Truly powerful people are not those who reach the limits they can reach, but those who can surpass their limits and reach beyond them.
In a sense, being able to surpass one's own limits, surpass one's own upper limits, and bring out the best in human existence to an unimaginable degree can already be said to be a most terrifying talent.
Shirou will become an extremely outstanding person
Roxy felt this conviction in her heart.
But she also realized what a thorny path such a Shirou would be walking on.
Ordinary people couldn't even keep up with Shirou's pace. Perhaps only those who could also surpass fate and break through their limits could walk with him and witness the realm that only those extraordinary people could reach.
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