Harem Spirits but with whom!!? (Date a live fanfic)

Omake Fgo: A certain Lancer

"Man, it's been quite a while," the man in front of her remarked, arching his back and stretching his arms above his head, his face breaking into a broad smile.

She just stood there, watching, seemingly lost in her own thoughts.

"Shirou-chan, aren't you going to get ready for the fight?" The voice of the magical wand in her hand abruptly pulled her back to reality.

"Right, the fight," Shirou murmured, her focus abruptly returning. She glanced down at the magical wand in her hand; it was, after all, the reason she had accepted Lancer's challenge for a spar.

"I didn't think you'd actually accept my offer, especially at such an hour. Honestly, I doubted you'd consider it at all. Most of those I've asked either ignore me, treating me like some stray dog, or the ones who do accept turn out to be, well, let's just say they have something wrong with their heads."

Shirou tilted her head a little. "Is that so? Well, Master might need my help at any given time, so I need to be ready...especially with this body..."

"So you did agree with what I told you, Shirou-chan~?"

"..."

Shirou's voice trailed off as Ruby teased the young magical girl, successfully nudging Shirou to accept Lancer's offer.

"Well, anyway," Lancer interrupted, snapping Shirou back to reality. He pointed his red lance toward her, assuming his position with a confident smile. "Take your pose, we're starting."

"..."

Shirou took another moment to contemplate, glancing at Ruby nestled between her hands.

"You're a magical girl now, Shirou. Your full potential is stored within me. You have to learn to wield this power if you want to be useful for Master in the future," Ruby's voice echoed through Shirou's mind, utilizing telepathy, one of the magical girls' abilities with their magical wands.

"Hey, aren't we going to start already?" Lancer prompted, breaking the silence.

Shirou simply closed her eyes and then tossed Ruby aside.

"Huh?"

"Eh?!"

Lancer and Ruby exclaimed simultaneously, caught off guard.

"She threw her main weapon?"

Lancer was puzzled as he watched Shirou toss aside her magical wand.

"Aren't she, just like her other alternate version, using that talking wand to fight?"

A faint glimmer of blue light began to emanate from Shirou's palms, gradually coalescing into two shimmering swords. The air crackled with energy as the blades took shape, their edges gleaming with an otherworldly glow.

Lancer's eyes widened in surprise as he beheld the sight before him. "Dual swords... Just like those of that Bastard..." he murmured to himself, his mind flashing back to past battles.

Before he could utter his thoughts to Shirou, the girl suddenly disappeared from his sight in a blur of movement.

"!!"

Reacting swiftly, Lancer raised his lance, instinctively parrying the shimmering blades as they slashed through the air with deadly precision.

A shockwave rippled through the training area, with the ground beneath Lancer's feet cracking, stirring up a whirlwind of dust around them.

"Fast... but not fast enough!" Lancer taunted, pushing back with a powerful thrust aimed to catch her off balance.

Shirou, anticipating the thrust, twisted her body in a fluid motion, evading the spear's tip by a hair's breadth.