Bai felt as though she were standing at the center of a storm.
She struggled to maintain her stance, each block seeming barely manageable.
Yet before Artoria, it was an entirely different picture.
"When we first switched to bamboo swords, she was still very awkward, but Bai adapted quickly..."
Bai could master her own techniques, but she was not merely mastering them—she had her own understanding as well.
[Origin: Sword]
[Mind's Eye: True]
[You guys: Enough]
[Isn't this practically the rhythm of an Origin awakening?]
[For most people, an Origin awakening actually isn't a good thing—just like Rio Shirazumi in The Garden of Sinners.]
[Viviane forged holy swords, Shirou's Origin is Sword—fuck, that fits way too perfectly.]
[Who wouldn't be completely confused watching this?]
[She really is the biological descendant of the ahoge, despite having no blood relation, lol.]
The audience's guesses were indeed correct.
The duty of "Viviane, Lady of the Lake" was to forge holy swords, and Morgan, the King of the Lostbelt who came from a Lostbelt, bore the same mission.
And "Emiya Shirou" herself was "Sword" itself.
Forget the audience—even Bai herself was a little confused.
Bai's body was gradually adapting.
The instinct that originated from "Sword" was being awakened bit by bit.
The element known as "Morgan" had, in turn, stimulated Bai's "essence."
Of course, this was still nowhere near a so-called "Origin awakening," but it was already enough for Bai to keep up with King Arthur's rhythm.
"..."
As the two continued fighting, someone else had gotten up as well.
The purple-haired girl stood outside the dojo, looking at the space wrapped in magecraft, not knowing what she was thinking...
Author's Note:
The title was actually a reference to an FGO Craft Essence, lol.
"Pant... pant..."
"Let's stop here. Bai, your performance was