Pirates: The first partner is Tom Cat

"Let's start by learning how to hold a sword. Your feet must be steady, and your fingers should be... when holding the hilt of the sword..."

In the small yard behind the tavern, Artoria was teaching Zhang Daye and Tom swordsmanship step by step.

That's right, Tom also needs to learn. His previous use of a sword couldn't even be called a swordsmanship. He relied entirely on his cat's reflexes.

Zhang Da also didn't want Tom to eat and sleep every day, and now that he didn't have Jerry to accompany him around, he was afraid that he would become a ball of fat if he didn't exercise much.

So when I bought the bamboo sword, I also bought a children's sword for Tom. Fortunately, he was still interested in learning new things and learned well. Maybe it was the cat's curiosity.

As for Zhang Daye, he found that the process was different from what he imagined.

Take a break and a beautiful girl like Artoria helps you correct your standing posture and the posture of holding the sword. Even if there is no magical unfolding in the love drama, when the two people's hands come into contact, it should be a bit of a heart-beating scene.

?

However, the actual situation is that due to incorrect posture, Zhang Tatsuya's hands were pinched red, and Artoria's hand strength was really a bit strong...

Zhang Da also gritted his teeth and tried not to make a sound. Thinking about these miscellaneous things can only mean that he is not serious about studying.

"The next step is the key points of the thrusting action..."

"The key points of the slashing action..."

"When you exert your strength, you must..."

Arturia explained and demonstrated the basic movements while Zhang Da followed Tom's lead and adjusted his movements at any time according to her prompts.

After mastering the key points, it's time for boring practice. Swinging the sword a hundred times can only be considered a warm-up, and a thousand times can be considered practice. Teacher Artoria is very strict when teaching, and there can be no mistakes or slacking off.

Zhang Da was okay, he had been exercising non-stop during this period, but Tom couldn't stand it.

As an unscientific cat, his physical strength is very limited. Whether he is holding a piano concert or conducting a symphony, he will be exhausted and sweating profusely - although Jerry was there both times.

That's what causes trouble.

At the beginning of learning, it was okay to show all kinds of handsome moves. Tom was very interested and had fun learning. But after swinging the sword a thousand times, Tom thought it would be better to kill him.

After a while, the whole cat almost turned into a puddle of liquid from exhaustion, but when he saw Arturia standing in a row with them with a serious face and wielding a sword, Tom pitifully wanted to stop but did not dare to.

After peeking at the two people's movements for a while, a small light bulb lit up in Tom's head.

The reason why Arturia followed her to practice together was because after a duel with Shanks, she realized that her strength might still be insufficient. She is now in a different state than when she came through the power of the Holy Grail. Her existence does not require the Master's provision.

He relies entirely on his own power for magic and combat.

Moreover, she can continue to become stronger through exercise, but it is not that easy.

One sword, another sword.

Zhang Da also repeated the same movements like a machine, practicing until his arms were sore and weak, and practicing until he would deform if he didn't pay attention to the movements. The energy on the back of his left hand rose from time to time, which gave him a little motivation to persevere.

When he felt that neither of his arms belonged to him, he finally heard Artoria's voice shouting to stop.

"Let's take a rest and take this time to recall the essentials of the action. Then... have you seen Tom?"

"Tom? Isn't he right next to me?" Zhang Da also remembered seeing Tom waving his sword out of the corner of his eye.

However, when he turned around, there was no Tom anywhere. There was only a wooden board standing there, cut exactly like Tom's profile, and painted with the same color paint as his body.

Two arm-shaped boards that can move up and down are fixed on the front end of the board, and the bamboo sword is tied to it. At first glance, it looks like Tom is holding the sword with his hand. There is also a rope tied to the hilt of the sword, which goes all the way into the house.

As long as the rope is pulled, the bamboo sword will swing, and then bounce back to its original position by small mechanisms such as springs, and then the rope is pulled again...

Zhang Da was also dumbfounded. After all, Tom was a craftsman. It was not surprising that he could make such a mechanism. The question was how could Tom replace himself under his and Artoria's noses?

It was easy to find Tom along the rope. The guy pulled out a beach chair from somewhere and placed a small table next to it. He was reading the newspaper and drinking iced juice through a long straw.

Tom hadn't noticed that the two people were looking at him, crossing their legs comfortably. As long as they shook their legs, the string would be pulled, and the wooden board outside would be swung with a sword...

Arturia opened her mouth and didn't know what to say. Zhang Da also twitched the corners of his mouth and walked over with gritted teeth. I am tired like a dog outside, but you are like a cat inside?

Tom took a sip of juice and suddenly found himself shrouded in shadow. He put down the newspaper and saw Zhang Daye's kind smile.

Tom was stunned for a moment, bared his teeth and showed an awkward smile, and quickly moved his legs to make the stand-in outside swing the sword faster, indicating that he was working hard.

"Tom!" Zhang Da also looked back at the wooden stand-in outside. He didn't know if he was angry or amused. Is this cat stupid?

Tom was frightened by his shout, and hurriedly tried to untie the rope around his feet, but when he got up, he bumped into something, and the beach chairs snapped together, trapping him completely. Only his hands and feet were left outside to ask for help.

Like waving randomly.

"Ha..." Zhang Daye really laughed out loud this time.

Even Artoria couldn't help laughing.

What can you do to such a stupid and cute cat? Of course, you should choose to forgive him.

Tom, who was rescued, served drinks to the two of them in a flattering manner, gave Artoria extra snacks, and received a pat on the head from the king.

Zhang Da would not envy a cat. After replenishing some water, he ran out to fill up the energy to activate the summons, and then started the lottery with great expectation.

[Congratulations on getting: Emiya's frying spoon, little mouse Teffy's diaper]

[Saved in inventory.]

Do you want me to collect all the kitchen utensils from the Emiya family? Can you change the family to cause trouble? The hyena is crying!

And what the hell are diapers... After opening a new prize pool, is the prize pool in Tom and Jerry World still there? The probability of drawing a Noble Phantasm is much smaller...

However, as your physical strength increases, the number of recharging times per day will also increase. There will always be a chance when the number of draws increases.

Even if you put aside the need of lottery, physical strength is really important. Those top experts can fight for five days and five nights, ten days and ten nights. Although I don’t know if I can reach that level, my dream is always to

Yes.