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

She then looked at Shirou and found that even with the aid of chanting, Shirou was unable to cast magic smoothly.

While this is to be expected, and most children are like this, compared to Rudeus's comparison, Shirou's level of talent seems quite poor.

Did I make a mistake?

Luo Qixi began to have doubts.

She clearly felt that Shirou had more magical talent than Rudeus, and could clearly sense that this boy was different from others.

In reality, Shirou didn't have that ability; he even spent a long time figuring out the most basic water bullet before he was able to release it.

Shirou might really not have any talent for magic...

Chapter 30 Magic Notes

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

After trying more than ten times, Shirou finally managed to release water magic with difficulty.

A water ball the size of a fist appeared in Shirou's hand, but unfortunately it didn't last long before it quickly dissipated, falling to the ground and turning into water droplets.

"How about it?"

Shirou looked at Loki.

As expected, disappointment appeared on the latter's face.

"Your talent is very average. Your precision in magic is even worse than that of an average person. Shirou, you may really not have any talent for magic."

Luo Qixi was helpless, but based on her identity as a magician, she still made a judgment.

Not to mention compared to Rudeus, Shirou's talent is quite poor even compared to that of an average human mage; he can be said to have no talent at all.

This undoubtedly proved that Lokishi's previous judgment was wrong; she misjudged Shirou's talent, and he did not have the aptitude to be a magician.

This made Luo Qixi lose face to some extent.

She had just confidently promised to let Shirou come and learn magic, but it turned out that her judgment was wrong, and Shirou ended up having an unpleasant experience for no reason...

Luo Qixi showed a clear expression of guilt.

On the other side, seeing the rather helpless and sad look on Loki's face, Shirou comforted her instead: "There's nothing we can do. People have different talents. It's okay that I'm not good at magic. On the contrary, I can devote all my energy to swordsmanship."

"That's...indeed true."

Hearing Shirou's words of comfort, Loki nodded.

Shirou then helped Loki and Rudeus tidy up the scene before heading back to the house to prepare lunch.

"Your older brother is quite special."

As Loki watched Shirou's departing figure, she never imagined that a child could act so carefree.

When most people find out they don't have a talent for magic, they will feel disappointed to some extent, or even develop a sense of inferiority.

However, Shirou never showed any such reaction from beginning to end, and quite naturally accepted the fact that he was not good at magic.

This young child looks as mature as a reliable adult, unmoved by any external influences.

"Yes, Shirou-nii is the most amazing one!"

Upon hearing Loki praise Shirou, Rudeus immediately smiled happily.

After the previous fire incident, Rudeus had come to admire Shirou greatly, regarding him as a true older brother and a role model for him to learn from.

For Shirou, receiving praise from others was just as good as receiving compliments himself.

"This……"

Seeing Rudeus's high regard for Shirou, Loki suddenly became somewhat doubtful.

After all, she herself didn't feel that Shirou had anything outstanding about him.

If my feeling just now was just an illusion, and Shirou didn't have any magical talent, then the other person was just a boy who looked a little more mature than his peers.

Rudeus, as a child who was able to unleash magic without chanting from a young age, is clearly far more talented than Shirou.

Shirou's maturity and composure may just be a facade; he may appear that way on the surface, but in reality, he may be experiencing inner turmoil and uncertainty.

The more Loki analyzed it, the more convinced she became that it was true, so she completely lost interest in Shirou and began to focus her attention on teaching Rudeus magic.

……

Although today is Shirou's cooking day, there's still some time before lunchtime, so he doesn't need to start preparing so early.

If you cook food too early, it will not only cool down easily, but it will also lose its freshness.

As a professional chef, Shirou would naturally not make such a mistake.

"So what should we do now?"

Shirou glanced at the wooden sword placed next to the living room.

Since that fire, his sword training has slowed down considerably, not only because the injuries he sustained in the fire have not fully healed and are constantly affecting his movements, but also because Shirou was overly affected by the soul synchronization with the Heroic Spirit Emiya during the fire.

If he were to attempt to use swordsmanship now, he would almost instinctively veer towards the swordsmanship of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, thus disrupting the foundation of the Sword God Style.

This is, in a sense, the reason why Shirou was so cold to Rocci just now.

If he studies magic excessively in front of Loki, he might unconsciously use the power of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, and no one knows what might happen.

Therefore, in order to resolve the issue of the Servant Emiya's excessive influence on him, Shirou has been researching Emiya's abilities as much as possible recently.

He believed that only when he fully mastered all of the Heroic Spirit Emiya's power and made it his own could he control it, instead of being influenced by the Heroic Spirit Emiya and ultimately becoming a copy of him.

"It seems I should continue studying magic."

Shirou quickly returned to his room and took out a thick notebook from his drawer.

This is a notebook that he asked Senis to buy some time ago, along with a fountain pen, which is rare in this era, for him to use for copying.

After preparing paper and pen, Shirou began to write down all the techniques that the Heroic Spirit Emiya had mastered in his notebook.

"Projection magic—a magic trick that uses magic to materialize mirror images or replicas of real-world objects. Because it is formed by magic, it cannot be materialized for a long time."

"Emiya possesses the ability to bring projected creations to life, but this is limited to weapons related to swords."

"List of projectable weapons: Gan Jiang & Mo Xie, Pseudo-Spiral Sword, Crimson Plains Hound, Indestructible Supreme Saint, Blazing Sky Sevenfold Rings..."

"Unlimited Blade Works - the Reality Marble held by the Heroic Spirit Emiya. The marble contains the elements that form all swords. For a certain period of time, it rewrites reality into a mental world. All weapons that the caster has seen and can recognize so far, as well as weapons that have been used in this place, can be instantly copied and preserved. However, there is an upper limit to the number of weapons that can be copied. If the weapon is too powerful, it cannot be copied."

"Note: Once a weapon is projected, the Heroic Spirit Emiya can also replicate the abilities and martial arts skills of the weapon's original owner."

"Unlimited Blade Works chant:..."

Looking at the techniques he had recorded about the Heroic Spirit Emiya, Shirou slowly exhaled.

During the time he couldn't practice his swordsmanship, he spent almost every day organizing the magic possessed by the Heroic Spirit Emiya and trying to replicate it.

The result was not very encouraging. It might be because Shirou's body was too young, or it might be because there was a decisive difference between his nature and that of the Heroic Spirit Emiya. Shirou always had some problems using projection magic, and he could not use it just by relying on instinct, unlike enhancement magic. Not to mention the Heroic Spirit Emiya's strongest ability - Unlimited Blade Works.

Therefore, Shirou felt that he should indeed study the magic of this world and use the power of magic to make up for his lack of magical talent.

Chapter 31 The Allure of Cooking

Shirou finished his research on magic and, as always, practiced his enhancement magic and projection magic.

As always, the enhancement magic could be used with ease. Not only were there no problems, but the intensity of the enhancement also increased due to the increase in proficiency. The wooden sword after enhancement even had strength and destructive power comparable to a real sword.

However, the projection magic ultimately made no progress; it could only project the outer shell of the Noble Phantasm, not the actual weapon.

On that snowy night, when he used the Heroic Spirit Emiya card and merged with Heroic Spirit Emiya, he was able to easily project all of Heroic Spirit Emiya's Noble Phantasms, and even project weapons that were close to divine creations.

But now, Shirou can't even complete the most basic projection, as if the power of the Heroic Spirit Emiya is instinctively rejecting him.

"why?"

What exactly is the difference between myself and the person I was that night?

Shirou sighed, ultimately having to abandon his research into magic and instead focus on preparing lunch.

The lunch was a carefully prepared meal, featuring a variety of meat and vegetables, as well as a special stir-fried pork with green peppers that he had put a lot of effort into making.

While the flavor of stir-fried green peppers with meat is generally just about using green peppers to remove the gamey smell of the meat and enhance its aroma, Shirou uses a special method to cook the green peppers, making them crispy and delicious, and infusing them with the aroma of the meat. Even people who dislike green peppers will be completely won over by this flavor.

He quickly served his cooking and just then met Loki and Rudeus walking in from outside the room.

It's worth mentioning that Senis also came in from outside with the two of them, and her expression was clearly not good; in fact, one could say she was somewhat angry.

“Miss Loki! While I allowed you to teach my child magic, I did not allow you to teach Rudy to use magic to destroy someone’s barn!”

"I...I didn't know it was a barn..."

"Even if you don't know it's a barn, using magic on a seemingly abandoned, empty house is not something to be encouraged!"

After Senis's scolding rang out, Loki felt as if she had been struck by lightning, rolling her eyes and hanging her head dejectedly.

Although the other person gave off an unexpected sense of maturity when they first met, after getting to know them better, they actually acted more like a child than Shirou and Rudeus.

"Yes...you're right."

Luo Qixi lowered her head and apologized.

I hope this kind of thing never happens again!

"Yes, I'm so sorry, Madam..."

Senis clearly didn't really want to blame Loki, she was just giving her a reminder to prevent her from making the same mistake again.

Although the village of Buyena has abundant grain production, it is also susceptible to sudden droughts and torrential rains. If this leads to the destruction of crops, the grain in the barn will be the last source of life.

No wonder Senis was so angry.

"To make a mistake so quickly..." Luo Qixi sighed in despair, "Haha... I'll probably be fired tomorrow..."

The blue-haired girl sat down on the ground, looking so dejected that she seemed to want to draw circles on the ground with her finger.

Seeing the other person so dejected, Shirou couldn't help but show a subtle expression. Although he wanted to comfort her, he was still not very familiar with Rocchi.

After thinking it over, Shirou clapped his hands lightly and said slowly, "Alright, it's time to eat. Miss Rocchi, please join us for dinner."

"Huh? Shall I eat with you too?"

"There shouldn't be any problem with this, right?"

Shirou hadn't asked Paul and Senis whether Loki could have dinner with her family, but he figured it shouldn't be a problem. After all, Paul and Senis weren't particularly awful, and Loki was definitely not someone anyone would dislike.

So he quickly approached Paul and Senis, hoping that Loki could have lunch with her family, and they readily agreed.

"Can I really come with you?"

"Of course, after all, you are the tutor we hired."

Senis seemed to have no ill feelings towards Loki because of what had just happened, and extended a very gentle and warm invitation to her.

Luo Qixi immediately showed a relieved expression, and her previous low mood dissipated.

"Thank you, Shirou."

"Eh? Why?"

Shirou didn't understand why Loki was grateful to him, but he didn't care. Instead, he smiled and asked Loki to sit down. "I made a special meal for you today, Miss Loki. You must try it."

"Huh? Did you make this, Shirou?"

"Yes."

Loki was surprised that Shirou, a little kid, was cooking for the whole family. Loki's expression immediately showed confusion.

What puzzled her even more was that neither Paulines, Rudius, nor even the maid Lilia beside her seemed to have any objections to this; on the contrary, they looked somewhat expectant.

Unable to understand the situation, Lokishi ultimately refrained from asking her questions without considering the atmosphere, and sat down at the Greirat family's dining table.

After glancing at the dishes in front of her, she was immediately captivated by their abundance and vibrant colors.

"Did you make all of these, Shirou?"

"Pretty much, but Lilia prepared all the ingredients."

Shirou smiled and looked at Lillia, while the maid calmly said, "It's my duty."

"..."

Unexpectedly, Shirou, a child, was so good at cooking. Loki's initial negative opinion of Shirou gradually dissipated, but she still couldn't understand why Rudeus admired Shirou so much.

After all, she couldn't see anything special about Shirou.

While she was thinking, the Grerat family had already begun their dinner after performing the basic pre-dinner etiquette.