Crossover Anime: I, Shirou Kotomine, King of Uruk

Chapter 88 Breakthroughs at the Limits

"Bang!"

A cracking sound suddenly rang out.

Kotomine Shirou's expression changed slightly.

With his extensive experience, Shirou Kotomine successfully predicted Ushiwakamaru's aggressive intent and even prepared a defensive stance in advance.

But Ushiwakamaru was just too fast.

That's a speed that a normal human body absolutely cannot withstand.

Although Shirou Kotomine is often able to run at speeds far exceeding the limits of ordinary people, that is under the enhancement of magic, and with the strengthening and protection of magical power.

However, Ushiwakamaru achieved this supersonic speed by relying on his own physical body.

And that is what heroic spirits are!

"So fast!"

Kotomine Shirou had a bad feeling.

The enhancement magic immediately took effect on his eyes, strengthening his dynamic vision to the point that he could keep up with Ushiwakamaru.

This allowed him to catch a glimpse of Ushiwakamaru at the critical moment.

"Bang!"

Kotomine Shirou blocked Ushiwakamaru's straight punch with his arm across his chest.

But the collision of their bodies produced a unique sound of clanging metal.

That is the physical strength of a Heroic Spirit.

It is strong enough to go head-to-head with steel.

If it weren't for the enhancement magic, this collision would have broken Shirou Kotomine's arm.

But there are no "what ifs" in life.

Kotomine Shirou successfully blocked the attack.

"Good timing!"

Seeing that his attack had been blocked, Ushiwakamaru's expression became excited instead.

As a military commander, she desired an opponent of equal strength.

Rather than a crushing victory.

Through this clash between the two, she was also able to judge Kotomine Shirou's approximate strength and realize that he was stronger than she had imagined.

This undoubtedly surprised her.

"I'm sorry, I was too arrogant before and underestimated you, Shirou!"

"From now on, I will truly give it my all!"

"Let's have a good fight!"

Ushiwakamaru said happily.

"What? You're holding back?"

"Where exactly did they hold back? Speed? Power? Or technique?"

"Please, since you're holding back, why don't you just not say it? Isn't it better to leave it as it is?"

Shocked by Ushiwakamaru's words, Kotomine Shirou kept making sarcastic remarks in his mind.

But outwardly, facing the smiling Ushiwakamaru, Kotomine Shirou nodded calmly, unperturbed by the situation.

"I'd also love to see Ushiwakamaru go all out."

So please give it your all!

To maintain his persona, Shirou Kotomine said in a slightly pretentious manner.

Seeing this, everyone around him held Kotomine Shirou in high esteem.

In their hearts, Shirou Kotomine's image grew ever more lofty.

The same applies to Ushiwakamaru.

"Here I come!"

Without holding back in the slightest, and unwilling to disappoint Shirou Kotomine's expectations, her attacks became even faster and more fierce.

"Can it really go even faster?"

Kotomine Shirou couldn't help but feel a little toothache.

After hearing Ushiwakamaru say that he hadn't gone all out yet, he began to wonder what kind of secret Ushiwakamaru was hiding.

power?

That shouldn't be the case. In Kotomine Shirou's impression, Ushiwakamaru wasn't good at strength.

Skill?

The skills that Ushiwakamaru was displaying at this moment were already very much in line with her status.

After all, he was just a military officer.

Rather than a sword saint who pursues the pinnacle of skill.

After a moment's thought, Kotomine Shirou was certain that Ushiwakamaru was hiding his speed.

In Shirou Kotomine's memory, her speed was so fast that even the monster goddess Gorgon could hardly catch her.

This shows how fast she is.

Therefore, when showing off in front of everyone, Shirou Kotomine had already activated his enhancement magic to the maximum extent.

The key element is Shirou Kotomine's eyes.

After all, unlike the eyes of Heroic Spirits, Shirou Kotomine's eyes are merely those of a mortal body.

If his eyes can't keep up with Ushiwakamaru's speed.

Even if his body could keep up, he couldn't cope.

In short, in order to keep up with Ushiwakamaru's speed, Kotomine Shirou had pushed himself to the limit.

After all, if he can't even handle Ushiwakamaru, how will he fight against Kingu, the Three Goddesses, or Tiamat?

Furthermore, those who have real ability are the ones who show off; those who lack ability are just idiots.

Shirou Kotomine doesn't want to be an idiot.

Therefore, he had to push himself to the limit.

Although close-quarters high-speed combat is not his forte at the moment.

With ample magical power and numerous magical techniques, Shirou Kotomine is more adept at positional warfare.

Or, using bows and arrows for long-range sniping.

Under normal circumstances, he would not allow a close-range, high-speed combat expert like Ushiwakamaru to get close.

But this is a training ground, and there is no suitable environment for Kotomine Shirou.

Therefore, he could only try every possible way to deal with it.

With the continuous enhancement of the enhancement magic, the world that Shirou Kotomine sees becomes clearer and clearer.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

In the blink of an eye, Kotomine Shirou and Ushiwakamaru had clashed dozens or even hundreds of times.

Each time, it was Ushiwakamaru who initiated the attack.

As for Mine Shirou, he only played defense.

At this point, Kotomine Shirou is unable to utilize his own strengths, which is to get used to Ushiwakamaru's martial arts in defense, then find weaknesses in her skills, and finally launch a counterattack.

He even needs to get used to fighting Ushiwakamaru now.

There was nothing I could do; Ushiwakamaru was just too fast.

This was the first time Kotomine Shirou had fought against such a fast opponent.

He was not used to this style of fighting.

Furthermore, because it was a sparring session, Shirou Kotomine could not use certain spells or magical items.

In a sense, this can be said to have weakened Shirou Kotomine to the extreme.

"Damn, I shouldn't have shown off! It would have been so much better to just obediently get beaten up!"

"Anyway, Ushiwakamaru and the others are Heroic Spirits. Everyone knows she's very strong, so no one will care if she beats them up. At most, it'll just be a bit of a pity."

"As expected, showing off will get you struck by lightning!"

Feeling the pain coursing through his body, Shirou Kotomine felt immense remorse for his previous boastful behavior.

Although he barely managed to parry Ushiwakamaru's dangerous attacks thanks to his profound theoretical knowledge, Kotomine Shirou managed to avoid being knocked down.

However, Shirou Kotomine withstood all sorts of feints or less dangerous attacks.

Because the two moved so quickly, the surrounding soldiers did not notice the secret behind their actions.

They thought that Shirou Kotomine and Ushiwakamaru had fought to a draw.

Tomoe Gozen and the other two, who could see through this, naturally didn't say anything more.

They knew very well that close-quarters combat was not Kotomine Shirou's forte.

Just like the Assassin class, in the Holy Grail War, the best thing for this class to do is to assassinate the Master, but if you force him to fight head-on, isn't that just courting death?

That's how Shirou Kotomine is right now.

So they didn't care that Shirou Kotomine had been beaten up quite a bit.

On the contrary, they were all extremely satisfied that Mine Shirou was able to withstand Ushiwakamaru's fierce and swift attacks and did not retreat quickly.

This shows that even if the enemy were to suddenly attack him, Kotomine Shirou would still be able to put up a fight, aside from magical battles.

This would be perfect for a magician.

However, they never expected that Shirou Kotomine, who had already submitted a perfect answer in their eyes, was not willing to stop there.

He wanted more.

Thus, under the influence of his own powerful desires and will.

The brilliant light in his left eye grew even brighter.

The world as seen through Shirou Kotomine's eyes begins to change.