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The whole interaction lasted a few seconds at best and at someone yelling "BEGIN!" The fight began and two charged at each other, the two fighters had the same plan: a swift strike and a fast win. In such a situation the victory goes to the faster one and that was Setsuna.
However Shirou changed his position to a more relaxed and defensive one because the one with purple eyes showed her preference on her stance while the redhead prefered a more defensive approach and once he saw that his opponent was faster then him he managed to reroute his sword to block.
The parry made a loud noise and it was too close for comfort in Shirou's case. On Setsuna's side she wasn't disappointed anymore, his opponent managed to parry, the first one of the whole day. 'He really isn't normal.' Still on the human limits and she didn't feel any magic on his defense but he was fast enough to block her strike.
The thing is that neither of them could go all out, more than they already did anyway. Most of her stunts can be explained by just technique and precision. If they go beyond that they would expose magic and that could be horrible for everyone, especially with the photos and videos being recorded.
Shirou pushed Setsuna back, making a point to show he was exerting force. This fight, this spar was also a 'play', both having to pretend going all out and she also knew he wasn't going all out either, there was not enough sweat and there was no sign of magic of any kind.
But that made her smile, finally she had someone in front of her who could fight back.
What followed next was something that some would call choreographed and in a way it was in the sense that both sides were doing their best to not reveal all they had. But the audience couldn't believe it anyway, for normal people and even the weaker of many species there was a word for what happened next: insanity
Once Shirou managed to push the woman away, both started to trade blows, it was not slow at first and building up, the two swords just clashed again and again at speeds that most people had trouble keeping up. In a sword fight pushing the sword aside and hitting after was the path to victory, the struggle comes when both sides try and fail to push away their opponents weapons.
What followed after a while was a parry and a push. Setsuna tried to get some distance while Shirou pursued, she raised her sword to block another blow, the wood of the swords trembling but not breaking.
Both hold their swords in a vice while pushing each other, they separate again, just for Setsuna to get back faster since Shirou jumped to the side, she realized the dodge fast enough to turn and use her sword to stop his side attack by using both hands for the first time.
But her position was still precarious and Shirou capitalized, the crowd's cheers being ignored by both combatants while Setsuna managed to parry his sword away and a stab to the side of his face.
Shirou moves his head to avoid the attack and tries to retreat in a panic but Setsuna had no intent of allowing that, with him being forced to stop a rain of attacks until he manages to lock her sword again forcing a standstill where both tried and failed to move their opponent.
Suddenly Setsuna moves her left leg forward but it stops in mid motion, Shirou realizes this and takes a chance to push her now that her balance was compromised. While he succeeded she did a backflip, recovering faster than he could pursue and placing both hands on her sword again with a small smile.
Shirou couldn't help himself but smiled a bit as he attacked, it has been so long since he had a challenge. It was not perfect, he could tell by the woman's habits that a sword was not her main weapon and that she wanted to use her legs in the fight, something completely forbidden in a kendo match.
He wouldn't mind, this was not a kendo match after all. On the other hand if she escalates he will too and that could turn ugly, it was better if they had some rules if only for the audience's sake.
The attack was once again blocked and the girl started a haste retreat in a circle to try to destabilize Shirou's offense but his balance was born of constant practice. Liz was a cruel sparring partner, not out of animosity but in their early days she didn't know her own strength in relation to him but that taught him how to run during a fight.
The audience was shocked from what they were witnessing. "Is that really Shirou-san?" Asked Kaori Murayama, a pretty girl with brown hair tied in two braids. To the question her best friend Yui Katase, who had pink hair and was once considered the best of Homurahara's kendo club just nods.
"GET HER SHIROU!" Their teacher, Fujimura Taiga keeps wiping the crowd into a frenzy.
"YOU CAN DO IT! SETSUNA-SAMA!" The new girl on campus already had the makings of a fan club with many cheering for her.
The two fighters didn't care, they were focused entirely on each other. Setsuna moves her leg again and Shirou tries to capitalize on it, only for the young woman to keep her balance and turn his sword to the side. It was a feint and the redhead fell for it.
Reacting quickly Shirou bends his back and attacks from below. Setsuna jumps back again, the crowd making way as she approaches but gets back in position when she charges back to a crouching Shirou who had to block the overhead attack on his knees, one hand on the handle while the other on the 'blade'.
Shirou almost fell into his instincts of using his magic to reinforce his arms to counter the pressure but he holded back and the tip of her shinai almost got to his forehead. For her part Setsuna was making an active effort to not use too much strength, if she used too much she would lose.
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