Shirou's Grand Heroic Saga Chapter 49

"How do you feel about a strange aura above your head?" Lancer touched his chin, no longer teasing Shirou and Sakura. "Could this be the prelude to you being cut down from your horse?"

"You're thinking too much!" As an Archer, I am indeed at a disadvantage against Lancer, but do you think I'm just an Archer? In reality, I am... Saber! Lancer! Caster! Rider!

Any of them would do.

However, that's not what's important. The real question is how did Lancer figure it out?

"I just used Rune Magic to test you. Your lucky stars seem completely incompatible with you; your fortune is extremely poor," Lancer said, secretly reaching his chopsticks towards the roast duck.

"Using the unexpected to attack, and using the orthodox to win." To eat the food, one must rely on wisdom and skill to achieve their goal!

Clack!

With a crisp sound, two pairs of chopsticks collided.

Lancer's chopsticks stopped, and his gaze shifted to Shirou.

Shirou smiled. Did he think he could just eat without finishing his words? Even though this was the last supper, Shirou was the one who cooked it. Lancer, the weak one, couldn't eat his cooking without paying a price!

"Is that so?" Lancer saw through Shirou's thoughts, but he didn't want to admit defeat. It wasn't in his nature to give up so easily!

But how could Shirou just let Lancer take the food? That was too naive!

After all, both of his souls originated from the East, so he was already very familiar with using chopsticks.

What kind of chopstick technique hadn't he seen? His skill was nowhere near Lancer's level!

"Um, um..." Sakura watched the two of them spar, feeling that anything she said would be inappropriate.

The two pairs of chopsticks clashed, their near-Heroic Spirit level strength intermingling. Even the hardest chopsticks would be easily snapped.

But how was Lancer using his chopsticks so skillfully! How many times had he done this! If this continued, he would lose without applying more force, but if he applied more force, the chopsticks would break.

No matter!

Basic structure deciphered, material composition deciphered, basic structure replacement.

Reinforce!

"What is this?" Lancer felt a completely different force than before.

Previously, they had engaged in a cautious exchange, maintaining the maximum level of restraint. Otherwise, under the force of a Heroic Spirit, the chopsticks would have long ago become like the mantis trying to stop a chariot.

But now, the restraint was gone? If either pair of chopsticks broke, it would mean defeat!

Lancer didn't believe Shirou would give up, nor did he think he was that foolish. Therefore, there could only be one explanation: reinforcement.

If this continued, he was doomed to lose!

But how could Lancer be willing to fail like this? Rune Magic, come to me!

"Are you two going to eat or not!"

Five minutes later...

"I'm sorry!" Shirou prostrated himself, begging Sakura for forgiveness. "I was so foolish to have done such a thing."

"Me too. Archer prepared a lavish dinner for me, yet I sparred with him like this," Lancer said, kneeling and lowering his head. But inwardly, he chuckled—Kid, didn't I win in the end? Your bow was much lower than mine.