Jobless Reincarnation: Emiya the Great Hero Must Show His True Skills

To resolve these conflicts, the family convened its first family council meeting.

……

In the living room, which was smaller than the old house, Paul sat in the main seat, Senis sat on the right, Shirou and Rudeus sat on the left, and Lillia stood to the side, silently bowing her head.

“I refuse the plan to hire a tutor,” Paul said immediately. “We’re already short of money, and building a new house will require some time to accumulate our salary. How can we spend money on something like this? Besides, even if Rudeus has magical talent, didn’t we agree that if he were a boy, we would teach him swordsmanship and have him become a swordsman with me?”

The boy was taught swordsmanship, and the girl was taught magic.

The two seem to have made this agreement before the child was born.

"But Rudy is only three years old and he can already cast intermediate-level spells! With proper training, he can definitely become an amazing mage!"

Senis, of course, would not easily give up her decision and decisively refuted it.

"But a promise should be kept!"

"What's with all this talk about keeping promises! You always break promises too!"

"My situation is irrelevant to what I'm going through!"

"Who cares about you? Besides, Shirou is already learning swordsmanship from you. There's no need to force Rudy to learn swordsmanship too! Don't you think Shirou is our child?!"

"That's a bit much! Even I treat Shirou like my own child..."

The couple started their usual argument, creating chaos at the scene.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Shirou couldn't help but say, "Paul, Senis, I think we should ask Rudy for his opinion?"

Although to most people Rudeus is just a three-year-old child who couldn't possibly have any opinions of his own, Shirou is well aware of Rudeus's uniqueness and naturally feels that the decision-making power should be given to him.

"That's...indeed true."

Paul and Senis stopped arguing and agreed with the idea.

"Huh? Can I choose myself?"

Rudius hadn't expected to be presented with such an option, and he immediately fell into hesitation.

If it were the old him, he would definitely choose to learn magic without hesitation at this time, since he loved magic more and had little interest in barbaric things like swordsmanship.

However, after experiencing the previous fire, Shirou's image was completely imprinted in his heart, making him inexplicably want to become a reliable swordsman like Shirou.

Suddenly, the overwhelming decision left Rudius speechless.

Shirou thought Rudeus would need some time to think.

Unexpectedly, after a moment of hesitation, the boy suddenly spoke up: "I... I think I should learn magic instead."

"Huh? You've made a decision so quickly?"

Rudeus himself was taken aback by everyone's confusion, and then quietly said, "I don't know why, but I always feel like I should learn magic."

Paul and Senis didn't pay much attention to Rudius's words, taking it as a child's intuition.

Shirou, however, noticed that Rudeus was acting strangely.

The other person was clearly hesitant at first, but suddenly made a decision to learn magic. Their strange behavior made it seem as if they had been influenced by something.

However, Shirou didn't think Rudeus was cursed, since the other party almost never left his home and had no reason to be cursed.

Perhaps Rudeus simply prefers magic...

Shirou shook his head, ceasing his unnecessary imaginings.

……

After Rudeus made the decision to learn magic, Senis immediately went to town to recruit magicians to be her tutors.

Everyone initially thought this would be a time-consuming process.

After all, Buena Village is located in the countryside, and it's practically impossible to find any reliable mages. Even if you submit a request to the Mage's Guild or the Adventurers' Guild, you don't know if anyone will even apply...

Even if a suitable partner is finally found, it's unlikely that a typical magician would be willing to travel to the countryside to teach magic to children.

Unexpectedly, Senis found a tutor almost that very day.

It was as if they were guided by some kind of destiny.

The coincidence was so striking that Shirou's eyelids twitched involuntarily, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, since no one could explain fate.

So, after finding a tutor, the family waited for him to arrive early in the morning.

"What kind of person could it be?"

Rudeus looked on with anticipation; he seemed more interested in the magician's appearance than his strength.

Shirou's mind then instinctively recalled the magicians he had met in his previous life, such as his father, Kiritsugu Emiya, and the Einzworth family...

At the same time, the Heroic Spirit Emiya has more information about mages in his memories, after all, he even went to the mages' headquarters - the Clock Tower - after he came of age.

Magicians can look in almost anything. The magician named Rin Tohsaka, who is close to the Heroic Spirit Emiya, is even a girl the same age as Shirou.

But that's the world Shirou lives in. Because of the inheritance of the Magic Crest, even the youngest person can become an excellent magician as soon as they inherit the Magic Crest.

Since there are no magic crests in this world, any excellent and powerful magician is most likely an adult, or even more likely an elderly person.

"My name is Luo Qixi, nice to meet you."

However, when the magician arrived, Shirou was still dumbfounded.

Contrary to his prediction, the person who appeared was not an old man, but a very young-looking girl who looked no older than Shirou.

Her long, light blue hair cascaded over her shoulders, and she wore a brown robe in the style of a magician. Her appearance could be described as petite and dignified.

Her skin was fair and not tanned by the sun; her eyes were slightly squinted as if she were about to fall asleep; her lips were tightly closed and she looked rather indifferent; she carried only a leather bag and a staff that was taller than the person in front of her.

Is this what a magician is?

Are all the magicians in this world this young?

Chapter 29 The Talent of Magic

"..."

The magician they hired was a very young and incredibly cute girl.

This fact left everyone in the Grellatt family stunned and speechless with surprise.

Senis, in particular, had heard that the person who came this time was a water saint-level mage, so she immediately imagined a person who had lived through many years.

But to everyone's surprise, the Water Saint-level mage looked so petite.

Rudius was also taken aback by the unexpected beauty of the girl, but his surprise only lasted a moment before a lecherous expression appeared on his face.

He looked like he was having delusions.

"Uh...you're...the one who's going to be a tutor?"

Paul and Senis were so surprised that they didn't know how to greet each other.

Seeing this, Shirou couldn't help but sigh. He could only take the initiative to contact the young female magician in front of him on behalf of his useless parents.

"Hello, I'm Shirou. Are you here to apply for the tutor position?"

"Yes."

When the blue-haired girl saw Shirou, a boy who was only a little over ten years old, come over to talk to her, she showed a rather peculiar expression.

"Um, are you sure?" Shirou asked somewhat awkwardly. "Well, your age is quite surprising to us; you're a bit too young."

"It's not small at all!"

Luo Qixi suddenly retorted loudly.

I felt like the other person's reaction wasn't a response to the topic of age...

Shirou sighed and quickly said, "I know my words might be a bit offensive, but could you prove your strength? After all, when you registered, you said you were a Water Saint, right?"

Shirou was aware of the power levels in this world; a Water Saint-level mage had even surpassed Paul, a high-level swordsman.

The fact that the object of her affections was such a petite and adorable girl made it impossible not to have suspicions.

"So that's how it is. You were doubting my abilities."

Luo Qixi looked troubled; she seemed to be at a loss as to how to prove herself.

After all, the magic of a Saint-level mage is generally very powerful, not the kind of power that can be used casually in a village, as it would cause a huge disaster.

While Loki was troubled, Shirou offered his opinion:

"How about we have a trial period first, so you can prove your abilities in a few days? If we're satisfied, then we can hire you formally, what do you think?"

"Probation period? Hmm, no problem."

Although this was the first time Luo Qixi had heard of the concept of a probationary period, she felt that this approach was indeed very reasonable. It gave her the opportunity to demonstrate her abilities and also put the person hiring her at ease.

Loki then looked at Shirou with newfound respect and said with great anticipation, "What a clever child, Shirou. Are you the one who will learn magic from me?"

“No, it is my younger brother who will learn magic from you. His name is Rudeus.”

Shirou shook his head and had Rudeus come to Loki.

Upon seeing Rudeus, Loki's face immediately showed disappointment.

After all, compared to Shirou, Rudeus was far too inferior. Not only did he seem to lack spirituality, but he was also just a three-year-old child. Although it is better to start learning magic as early as possible, this was far too young.

So, Luo Qixi couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh... there are always people like this... just stupid parents who assume their children are incredibly talented because they've matured a little faster..."

"Ah this..."

Although Loki's voice was very soft, it still reached Shirou's ears.

Shirou never expected that this seemingly capable young mage would have such a颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of listlessness, decadence, or dispirit) personality; it was truly quite a surprise.

Of course, Shirou didn't care about Rocchi's personality.

In comparison, the other party's ability as a mage is the more crucial factor.

"Shirou, would you like to learn magic with me?"

Loki suddenly extended an invitation to Shirou, seemingly valuing his magical talent more than Rudeus.

"Uh, but I've already been learning swordsmanship from my father."

Shirou politely declined. It wasn't that he was unwilling to learn magic, but he didn't want his energy to be scattered. After all, people can only achieve results by focusing on one thing. If you learn too many things, you will only end up being a jack of all trades and master of none.

There are countless examples from past lives that prove this...

"That's it."

Seeing that Loki looked dejected and lacked motivation, Shirou quickly said, "How about I take a look around? Maybe I'll become interested."

"Yes, that's something to look forward to. I'll definitely do my best!"

"..."

Shirou never expected that Loki would get aroused by his presence. He gave a wry smile and didn't know what to say for a moment.

In order not to discourage his only tutor, he had no choice but to accompany him in teaching magic.

……

Loki seemed very confident in her abilities. She confidently led Rudeus and Shirou to the village and demonstrated her magic to them.

"May the protection of the great water descend upon the place you seek, and may the cool, shallow stream appear there—waterball!"

As Lokishi began chanting, the girl suddenly raised her staff, and a water bullet the size of a basketball appeared from the tip of the staff.

The water bullet then flew out at an extremely high speed and accurately hit a haystack not far away.

"Come on, Shirou, Rudy, you two give it a try."

"it is good."

Shirou and Rudeus each mimicked Rocchi's movements, raising their hands.

Because Rudeus already had experience using magic, he completed the construction of the spell almost quickly, even omitting the incantation during the process.

"Hey, Rudy, did you omit the incantation?"

"Is this...is this not right?"

Rudeus had never cast spells without chanting before, and only now did he realize that this seemed somewhat unusual.

"No, it's nothing."

Loki immediately took an interest in Rudeus, realizing that he might be a formidable genius worth nurturing.