In the small courtyard of the Fushiguro household, Toji Fushiguro and Eiji stood facing each other. Eiji, with nothing better to do, decided to spar with Toji, who, equally bored, agreed.
"Alright kid, let me see if you've improved lately."
Toji waved a hand at Eiji.
This wasn't the first time they had sparred, and they both knew each other's skill level.
Although he had his close friend Suguru Geto to practice close combat with, their relationship was good, and they were the type to be considerate of their best friends, so they never went all out.
Later, Eiji remembered Toji Fushiguro, an early ceiling in close combat, and came to him for guidance.
As it turned out, Toji Fushiguro's strength was truly formidable, and he didn't hold back at all.
But that was in the past. After a long period of sparring, Toji Fushiguro could no longer defeat Eiji so easily.
Seeing Toji Fushiguro let him make the first move, Eiji didn't hold back. He sprinted, accelerated, and then launched an aerial kick towards Toji Fushiguro's head.
Since he had the chance for a first strike, he naturally wanted to press the advantage with an aggressive assault. As the saying goes, prolonged defense inevitably leads to a lapse, and if he could suppress the opponent with his initial attack and force them to reveal an opening, victory would be half won.
Toji Fushiguro raised both arms, his right arm protecting his head and his left arm slightly lower, guarding his chest, completely blocking Eiji's attack route.
After blocking Eiji's flying kick, Toji Fushiguro moved with the force of the impact towards Eiji's rear flank.
Eiji turned his head to keep Toji Fushiguro in sight, to avoid a surprise attack from behind.
Landing on his feet, Eiji had intended to follow up with a spinning back fist, but seeing the smirk on Toji Fushiguro's lips, he prepared his defense. His right hand abandoned the punch, and he instead crouched down and kicked backward with force.
Crack.
Because his defensive stance was held quite high, Toji Fushiguro wasn't able to completely block this kick.
Glancing down at his abdomen, which had been struck, Toji Fushiguro dropped his previously casual demeanor and began to get serious.
The two separated and stood facing each other again.
Eiji attacked first once more, throwing a straight right punch towards Toji Fushiguro's head. Toji Fushiguro slapped Eiji's forearm with his left hand, deflecting the punch.
Eiji threw a flurry of punches, and Toji Fushiguro swayed left and right, occasionally using his arms to block and his palms to parry, neutralizing Eiji's offense.
Seeing that his attacks couldn't break through Toji Fushiguro's defense, Eiji began to change his attack method, using his legs, which carried more power.
He threw a right punch, and just as Eiji expected, Toji Fushiguro sidestepped to dodge. Eiji then followed the momentum, spinning into a back kick.
Because Toji Fushiguro had maintained a distance with Eiji that allowed him to attack or retreat, this strike missed.
Eiji's continuous high roundhouse kicks made Toji Fushiguro lose his composure, and he began to dodge somewhat awkwardly.
The continuous barrage of attacks also made Toji Fushiguro somewhat annoyed.
"Kid, did that feel good? Now it's my turn."
Seizing an opportune moment, Toji Fushiguro grabbed Eiji's ankle and revealed a cruel smile.
Toji Fushiguro flipped Eiji's ankle upward with his right hand, which was gripping it, and then fiercely kicked towards Eiji's head with his right leg.
Eiji's pupils instantly contracted, and he tilted his head back with all his might to dodge.
Toji Fushiguro's attack swept past Eiji's face, leaving a graze mark.
After dodging the attack, Eiji jumped up and kicked fiercely at Toji Fushiguro with his left foot, which wasn't caught.
Toji Fushiguro released Eiji's right foot and took a step back, while Eiji supported himself with one hand on the ground to adjust his posture.
That kick was pretty brutal. If it had landed, I probably would have lost consciousness.
But I didn't hold back on my kicks earlier either.
Wiping the scratch on his face, Eiji showed a slight smile.
"Oh, so you're starting to enjoy the fight too, huh?"
This time, Toji Fushiguro initiated the offense.
He threw a roundhouse kick at Eiji, who sidestepped to dodge.
Toji Fushiguro's roundhouse kick carried immense power, the air itself cracking with the force of the blow.
Unlike Eiji's rapid kicks earlier, a powerful roundhouse kick meant a longer wind-up time.
Eiji quickly found an opportunity to counter.
While dodging Toji Fushiguro's attack, he spun and lashed out with his left arm like a whip towards Toji Fushiguro. The instant this blow was dodged, he seamlessly transitioned into a rear cross punch.
Toji Fushiguro crossed his arms to block.
Seeing that his attack was ineffective, Eiji immediately retracted his right hand and adjusted his stance.
The next moment, Toji Fushiguro's attack rained down like a storm.
The two continued to fight for a long time, only stopping when the commotion grew too loud and Minako Fushiguro discovered them.
"Kid, you've improved quite quickly."
Toji Fushiguro said, still eager for more.
Although it wasn't a life-or-death struggle where they went all out, Toji Fushiguro had rarely been so serious in this fight.
"What, afraid I'll surpass you?"
"You? Go back and train for another 100 years."
After brushing off the dust, the two entered the house.
Eiji tidied his appearance, bid farewell to Minako Fushiguro, and left the Fushiguro residence.
As he was leaving, he could faintly hear Minako Fushiguro complaining to Toji Fushiguro.
"Eiji is still a child, and you, Toji, didn't go easy on him at all, hitting him so hard..."
Toji scratched his head helplessly. That kid hadn't held back either.
Upon returning home, Eiji went into the bathroom, changed his clothes, and took a refreshing shower.
After everything was done, Eiji began his Jujutsu training for the day.
Whether it was Jujutsu or other power systems like Dou Qi and magic, a solid foundation was incredibly important.
That's why Eiji trained for a period every evening to solidify his fundamentals.
After his Jujutsu training, it was time for the main event: research on Heroic Spirit Summoning.
"The progress lately has been quite good. At this rate, I should be able to summon a Heroic Spirit before I go to Jujutsu High."
The Heroic Spirit Pictures were progressing quickly. On the anime front, the second part of the Sakura route from Fate/stay night was about to finish airing, and the revised version of Fate/Zero had already been released.
Eiji's focus in Fate/Zero was mainly on Artoria. Compared to Artoria as depicted by Nasu, the original Artoria was less mature. Eiji had made some modifications to strengthen her.
On the game front, the Fate/stay night game had sold many copies and had a significant impact. Riding on the fame of Fate/stay night, Fate/Extra had also achieved good sales.
Overall, the Heroic Spirit Pictures project was progressing well.
He walked into the basement specifically prepared for Heroic Spirit Summoning.
Raising his right hand, the Command Spell on the back of his hand emitted a crimson light. Cursed Energy continuously poured into the Holy Grail, and a phantom figure slowly materialized before Eiji.
The person before him was petite, with golden, shoulder-length hair tied up. She wore a blue dress, and over it, a set of white armor. Due to the clever design, the armor and the blue dress seemed to be a single entity, forming a blue and white dress armor.
Eiji began to increase his Cursed Energy output. The girl's previously vacant pupils gradually regained their natural radiance.
A golden longsword appeared in front of the girl, who naturally rested her hands upon it.
"3 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, success."
The summoning of the Shadow of the Spirit Foundation had finally stabilized. The fusion of the second Chimera Beast was also completed a few days ago. Now, all that remained was
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