Shhh—
Zelretch kept moving through space and launching magic missiles, seeing that his magic missiles and other attacks could not even break Haruto's defense. He involuntarily cursed.
In this way, the two attacked and dodged, fighting for many rounds.
Haruto kept attacking and getting familiar with his body. His combat skills were rapidly improving.
Zelretch became more and more frightened because Haruto's speed was getting faster and faster. Several times, Haruto's fists rubbed against his clothes. Now, his clothes were tattered, making him look like a beggar.
Meanwhile, Haruto's shirt was long gone, revealing his strong muscles.
It could also be seen from his connection to the Root that Haruto had been practicing with the gem, so he didn't worry too much. Anyway, the old man's attacks could not even break Haruto's defense.
That is to say, at the beginning, the Gem Sword slashed a wound, but now, there was no trace of the sword on Haruto's body, let alone a wound. The Gem Sword was almost shattered.
Zelretch was very depressed, watching Haruto grow more and more excited. He felt that this person truly wasn't human—wouldn't he get tired? Although Zelretch could draw magic power from parallel worlds infinitely, his physical body still suffered from fatigue.
As for Haruto, the more he fought, the more excited he became, and he had no intention of stopping at all.
Zelretch suddenly felt that he shouldn't have run over to provoke him. Thinking about his age, he shouldn't have to fight this young man physically.
"Fight fast," he thought. Immediately, he secretly used magic to prepare an Infinite Cannon.
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Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was far away, seemed to sense the magic fluctuations in Haruto's direction.
"Who is fighting?" He felt tired; the battle had broken out right after the magic appeared. It was all happening in Fuyuki, yet he, the manager, didn't even know what kind of magi they were.
He felt very aggrieved. Why didn't they report to him when they arrived? They should have at least said hello.
According to the feedback from his familiar, he saw that a bounded field had been set up in the area of Haruto's battlefield, but the sound of the battle was still deafening.
Buildings collapsed one by one, and Tokiomi Tohsaka was about to cry without tears.
This could no longer be excused as a mere "gas explosion."
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The screen returns to the battlefield.
Haruto was now more and more familiar with this power. Although his speed had not yet reached supersonic levels, it was almost there.
Swish—
Bang! Bang!—
Haruto directly used his fists to shatter several magic missiles released by Zelretch and lunged a punch toward him.
Zelretch hurriedly moved out of the way. But this time, he failed.
Although he successfully moved to the other side, it was exactly where Haruto anticipated.
Brake, change direction—all in one go.
It was as if he knew in advance that Zelretch would hide in that direction.
Then, Zelretch was punched by Haruto.
Pfft— Zelretch spat scarlet blood from his mouth.
Several of his bones were broken. He was smashed directly into a house.
"Hey, it really hurts," Zelretch stood up, trembling slightly. "You don't respect your elders at all."
Haruto rolled his eyes and said, "Old man, I already held back; otherwise, you wouldn't have just broken a few bones."
"Then I really thank you," Zelretch complained. Then he asked, "Did you know that I would move in that way?" Zelretch was very curious; Haruto's change of direction at that moment seemed premeditated.
"It can't be said that it was known in advance; I was just sensing the fluctuations of your spatial movement," Haruto said lightly.
That's right—this was the effect of the perfectly enhanced version of the Doomsday gene: the ability to gradually become familiar with and understand the opponent during battle.
"It's so strong! It's really interesting," Zelretch nodded from the edge of the battlefield.
What a terrible fighting consciousness! Zelretch thought to himself.
"Alright, your Infinite Ether Cannon is ready. Come on, I'll continue," Haruto said with a smile.
"Ho-ho, did you notice it?" Zelretch asked.
"Yes, I can sense that you are condensing a lot of magic power; you must be preparing your ultimate move," Haruto nodded and said.
"Come on, let me see the Second Magician's strongest move!" Haruto opened his arms in an inviting gesture.
Seeing this, Zelretch didn't waste words and released it directly.
A massive amount of magic power condensed into energy, which was then fired. A dazzling ray of light formed, rushing straight at Haruto.
BOOM—
Haruto resisted it head-on. As expected of the Second Magician's ultimate move, it directly injured Haruto.
Haruto was covered in blood.
『Shiki』 was a little anxious, looking at Haruto nervously, wanting to take him for treatment.
Zelretch was amazed. Was he only seriously injured after being hit by such a move? You must know that even the Crimson Moon has to shy away from this attack.
Haruto smiled happily at this time because a voice sounded in his mind:
[Ding! Attacked by Infinite Ether Cannon. Evolved immunity to Infinite Ether Cannons of the same level. Attack power and defense power increased. Evolved attacking method: Ether Energy Ray.]
Not only had his defense increased, but he had also evolved a similar attack method.
This was a devastating day, and Haruto's heart burst into flames. It was truly great to improve his defense by being hit and to evolve the same attack method.
The only issue was his clothes. At this point, even his pants were torn.
The next moment, all the injuries on Haruto's body vanished, and he immediately returned to full health.
Zelretch's eyes went wide. Although he knew the boy's recovery was powerful, he was dumbfounded that Haruto could recover so quickly and completely after such a massive blow.
This was beyond his understanding.
『Shiki』 looked at Haruto with a fiery gaze. With such a powerful recovery ability, Haruto's victory in this battle was beyond doubt.
Suddenly, her eyes drifted down, and her face flushed.
Zelretch sighed and said, "Okay, you won. I admit defeat."
How could they keep fighting? He couldn't kill Haruto, and if he took another punch, he might actually die.
"Okay, since you admit defeat, old man, then I will put forward my conditions," Haruto said lightly.
Apparently, he didn't realize the state of his clothes.
In the end, 『Shiki』 found a suit nearby and put it on Haruto with a blushing face.
After discussing for a few minutes, Haruto proposed to live in the Clock Tower and learn magic. Haruto thought to himself that since he had come to the Type-Moon world, he had to learn magecraft.
He asked Zelretch, and found the Holy Grail War still had more than a year to start.
Zelretch readily accepted. After all, he wanted to keep Haruto close to monitor whether he would take any actions that endangered the world.
Of course, simply stating that Haruto was a disciple of Zelretch would save a lot of trouble at the Clock Tower. At this moment, Zelretch did not realize that in the following days, the Clock Tower would become very lively.
Haruto looked at 『Ryougi Shiki』 and said, "『Shiki』, do you want to come along?" He sent out an invitation to go to the Clock Tower together.
『Shiki』 accepted the invitation happily, obviously not taking into account the feelings of her other two personalities.
Inexplicably, she was holding hands with a man she had known for less than a day. Although the two other personalities within her found him attractive, they were not as captivated as the Root Shiki.
But now that the body was under the control of the Root, they couldn't do anything about it—they were just a little depressed.