There were still some shortcomings: the fight scenes weren't satisfying enough.
It wasn't that the fight scenes were bad. There just hadn't been enough of them.
At the docks, every battle was interrupted by one thing or another just as it reached a crucial moment.
Lancer wounded Saber's left hand, and just when he should have pressed his advantage, Rider made a forceful entrance and interrupted the fight.
Archer and Berserker's battle had just started getting intense when Tokiomi Tohsaka used a Command Spell to forcibly stop it.
Then Lancer and Berserker ganged up on Saber, putting King Arthur in grave danger. Just as the story reached its most tense moment, Rider charged Berserker with his chariot and interrupted the fight again.
It was like a girl had already cuddled up to you, kissed you, and let you touch her, only to shove you away right as you were about to make your final move, saying, "The cabinet moved. I'm not playing anymore."
This half-finished, half-hearted, sloppy approach left the audience feeling as if a cat were scratching at their insides.
"Can't they just have one proper fight and let us enjoy it?!"
Aoko slapped the armrest and voiced her dissatisfaction.
Beside her, Azu took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
[Take it easy, Azu. Take it easy. You can't start a fight here. There are too many Mages nearby. It'd be so embarrassing.]
Whether physically or through Magecraft, Azu was certain that if she dared lay a hand on Aoko, word would spread through the Mage community within two days.
Azu didn't particularly care what other people thought of her, but she still had to maintain the Kuzunoha family's reputation to some extent.
Fortunately, Aoko's outburst didn't last long. She was soon distracted by something else.