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

"Good, good."

Seeing Shirou's gentle smile, which could make any girl's heart flutter, Lillia, though not the kind of young girl who would easily be aroused, felt her fear vanish.

It's amazing.

Why did I think this child was scary before?

Deceived by Shirou, Lillia no longer harbored any suspicion towards him and gradually remembered her original purpose, beginning to teach Shirou how to cook little by little.

Shirou listened attentively and tried out every kitchen utensil. After basically learning the medieval way of life and cooking methods, he tried to make his first meal in the world.

……

At dinner time, Shirou brought his carefully prepared meal to the living room.

"Although it's just the simplest fried rice, it contains my heartfelt wishes. Everyone, please try it."

Although it's called fried rice, Shirou's fried rice is clearly different from ordinary fried rice. Its color and aroma alone are extremely tempting, not to mention that every grain of fried rice is golden in color. Combined with a little bit of minced meat, which is extremely precious in this era, it directly enhances the taste of the Grellard family's dining table.

"This is actually fried rice with eggs..." Paul took a bite in disbelief, then was so surprised he almost broke his chair. "This is the first time in my life I've ever eaten such delicious fried rice with eggs! It even reminds me of my first love!"

Unexpectedly, Paul, the head of the family, gave such a high evaluation. The others at the table did not dare to be negligent. Even Rudeus, whose teeth had not fully grown in, and Lilia, who was a maid, were invited by Shirou to eat this dish and were immediately captivated.

Chapter 5 Cooking and Life

"Wow, Shirou's cooking is so delicious!!"

Senis took a bite of Shirou's fried rice, and the blonde woman's face lit up with immense happiness; she had never tasted anything so delicious.

If this were an anime, they might even add some scenes of clothes ripping off to depict the shock felt by the person eating the food.

"Hamhamm!!"

Although Rudeus was only six months old, babies can eat some ordinary food after six months of development. In addition, this child was born different from others. Therefore, after tasting a bite of Shirou's fried rice, he became obsessed and kept stuffing fried rice into his mouth.

As he ate, a strange glint of tears appeared in the corner of his eye, as if he were recalling something from the distant past...

“Young Master Shirou… I’m sorry for my presumptuousness in trying to teach you how to cook.”

Lilia lowered her head in shame. After taking a bite of Shirou's fried rice, she was completely impressed by the boy's culinary skills.

Although she can make fried rice herself, compared to Shirou's cooking, what she makes is nothing more than tasteless and unappetizing food.

In contrast, Shirou's dishes seem to contain the soul of the chef, something that can only be created by incorporating a higher level of concept into the dish.

While eating Shirou's fried rice, Lillia even instinctively recalled her childhood days practicing swordsmanship in the dojo at home.

Compared to life afterward, those days were so pure and blissful. There was no need to worry about the troubles of adulthood or contemplate the future. All I had to do was live an ordinary life, constantly practicing swordsmanship, and then, in my spare time, lie in the courtyard to rest, watching people come and go in the dojo...

Thinking of this, Lilia couldn't help but burst into tears, feeling not only moved by the food but also by the emotions it contained.

"Oh...it's not that serious."

Shirou never expected that simply making a plate of fried rice would elicit such varied reactions from everyone present, which was completely beyond his expectations.

His previous dishes were delicious, but none of them were as magical as this.

Yes, Shirou felt that his cooking could be described as magical; ordinary dishes could never evoke this level of emotional resonance.

Is this also your fault, Heroic Spirit Emiya...?

Shirou clenched his fist. He was almost certain that the reason his cooking possessed such special power was because of the fusion between the Heroic Spirit Emiya and himself.

Compared to his human self, the Heroic Spirit Emiya far surpassed his imagination in terms of both rank and experience. Having merged with the other's soul, even his simplest actions possessed talents and influence that ordinary people could not have.

Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is hard to say, but it made Shirou realize even more that he is very different from ordinary people.

The members of the Grellard family enjoyed Shirou's fried rice with immense happiness, and in the end, they were so satisfied that not a single grain of rice was left.

Shirou intended to take the cutlery to tidy up as usual, but Lillia beat him to it.

After Shirou made such an amazing dish, Lillia, as a maid, felt a deep sense of crisis. Naturally, she could no longer let Shirou interfere with her maid duties and asked him to stay in the living room to rest.

"Oh my, Shirou's cooking is so delicious!" Paul murmured excitedly, clutching his stomach. "This is the first time I've ever eaten such emotionally charged food. Honestly, if I wasn't afraid of being embarrassed, I would have cried."

"Yes, after all, you were reminded of your first love."

"Uh……"

Upon hearing Senis's subtly terrifying words, Paul's smile froze, turning into a stiff expression.

His first instinct was to run away, but Senis grabbed him mercilessly.

The woman's face showed obvious indifference as she scoffed, "About your first love? Paul, don't you think you need to explain this to me?!"

You could clearly sense the coldness in Senis's tone.

Paul immediately broke out in a cold sweat in a panic.

As a wife, Senis was gentle, but not unconditionally obedient; on the contrary, she held a higher position within the family.

"Ah this..."

Paul scratched his head awkwardly, realizing he had made a slip of the tongue because of Shirou's cooking, and looked pained.

He was then forcibly taken back to his room by Senis, and it was unknown what kind of torture he would have to endure.

In the living room, Shirou glanced at the arguing couple with a wry smile, but didn't pay much attention. After all, the couple would argue occasionally, it wasn't a big deal, and they would always make up in the end.

He then turned his attention to his younger brother, Rudius, who was standing beside him.

The complex expression Rudeus showed while eating the food, though unnoticed by most, naturally did not escape Shirou's notice.

Shirou had long suspected that Rudeus might not be an ordinary child.

The other person seemed more like someone who, like themselves, had been forced to revert to being a child than a child.

However, Shirou did not sense any adult composure or conviction from Rudeus; rather, Rudeus seemed to be somewhere between a child and an adult.

Shirou was once in this state, drifting through his life aimlessly, unsure how to fulfill his ideal of being a champion of justice.

However, after fighting the Eindsworth family to protect his sister Miyu, and even sacrificing the salvation of the entire world and killing all the Heroic Spirits without regard for anything else, Shirou has already changed. He has grown through painful trials and tribulations and become a mature person.

Shirou didn't know what kind of person Rudeus was in the past, but he could sense that Rudeus was still in a state of immaturity and had not yet grown up. His spirit and his body were both still confused and unable to understand the meaning and value of life.

Therefore, he would not care about Rudius's past, but would treat him as a younger brother to be cared for.

Of course, while he claimed to be taking care of Rudius, Rudius's fear of him remained unchanged.

Seeing the obvious confusion and fear in the baby's eyes as he approached, Shirou sighed silently, realizing that maintaining a good relationship between the brothers was still a long and arduous task.

However, perhaps due to the influence of the meal, Rudius's fear of him had significantly lessened, replaced by a sense of respect and awe.

Although there are still obvious gaps, this can be considered progress, or at least...

Chapter 6 Sword Bones

Shirou spent more and more time integrating into the Grellard family, and soon another half a year passed, and Rudeus was already over a year old.

For the past six months, Shirou has been taking care of Rudeus's daily life in place of Lillia, while also strictly controlling his younger brother's strange behavior.

No matter where Rudeus went, Shirou was always able to find his location perfectly, preventing him from wandering around the house.

At the same time, Shirou often chatted with Rudeus in his spare time.

Although the other child was just a baby who couldn't speak much, Shirou knew very well that Rudeus was no ordinary child. He treated this younger brother, who was obviously different from others, in the same way he had treated his own sister Miyu, and communicated with him as if he were an adult.

Although Rudeus still harbors a clear sense of distance and fear towards Shirou, Shirou never shows any unusual attitude, facing this new family member with pure gentleness.

I don’t remember when it started, but Rudius’s distance from him gradually lessened, and the fear and panic in the other’s eyes were gradually replaced by respect and reverence.

Although this is still not the brotherly relationship that Shirou hoped for, since it cannot be changed, there is no need to force anything.

Just let things take their natural course.

……

Another year has passed. Rudeus is now two years old, and Shirou's body is approaching seven years old, reaching the developmental stage of a typical child.

Rudius was becoming more and more like an ordinary baby. He no longer exhibited those strange behaviors, and his previously unpredictable actions began to follow a fixed pattern.

He no longer appeared out of nowhere, but instead would hide in Paul's study in the corner of the second floor.

Although it's called a study, it's actually a simple room with only a few books.

Rudius always stayed in that room and didn't come out. When the other family members went to check on him, they only found him sitting obediently on the floor reading a book.

The rest of the family thought it was unlikely that a two-year-old could understand a book written in words, and that he was just using it as a toy to pass the time. But Shirou could clearly sense that Rudeus was reading the book, and that he was reading it without anyone teaching him to read.

Such a miraculous phenomenon further proves that Rudeus is extraordinary. Even if he is not as special as his former sister Miyu, he is definitely not ordinary.

Ordinary people might be afraid of such a child; for example, the maid Lilia often appears nervous and uneasy about Rudeus's talent. However, Shirou does not show any different attitude towards his family because of his special talent.

Moreover, if we have to say, the truly unique and eccentric person is not Rudeus, but Rudeus himself.

……

"Swish, swish, swish."

Shirou took the water from the wooden tub to wash his face and got up before sunrise, arriving at the Greirat family's yard.

The Grellard family's yard is quite large. Although it's not as huge as the Emiya residence in my previous life, it's still a very spacious environment.

Shirou steadied himself in the center of the courtyard, picked up the wooden sword that was placed aside for his training, and began his normal swordsmanship training.

During that year and a half, he never stopped practicing swordsmanship for a single day, devoting almost all his time to physical training.

In his previous life, Shirou did not pursue his own strength too much. He always regarded training as a means to improve his health and never thought of using his physical body to achieve any goal. He would even relax his training occasionally and waste time on some meaningless things.

However, ever since that snowy night and that frantic battle with Eindsworth, Shirou has come to realize the importance of power.

While great power cannot bring true happiness, without great power, one is destined to be unable to attain happiness!

Whenever he recalls the scene of helplessly watching the girl named Sakura die on that snowy night, Shirou can't help but increase his intensity, treating himself with even more severe discipline, striving to undergo more difficult training, and making himself stronger.

Under such circumstances of almost pushing his own abilities to the limit, his physical body began to improve at an almost abnormal speed.

Although he still hasn't exceeded the limits of what a seven-year-old child can achieve, he is completely beyond what the word "child" can describe in every aspect.

Of course, Shirou doesn't think there's anything special about his current power.

Because after Paul first taught him how to wield a sword, he basically didn't pay much attention to him anymore, nor did he teach him swordsmanship any further.

The reason wasn't that Paul neglected his adopted son, but rather that, according to the conventions of this world, children could only formally begin swordsmanship training at the age of seven, and be continuously cultivated as knights.

While this wasn't an absolute restriction, Paul, as a knightly lord, still had some rigid rules to follow.

Therefore, for more than a year, Shirou was training aimlessly all by himself, unable to compare his strength with that of others.

Therefore, he could only constantly recall the former Heroic Spirit Emiya, remembering the fighting style and memories he gained after using Emiya's cards, and try to apply the same standards he had at that time to himself.

Thus, after a long period of time, he felt that a certain bottleneck had been broken.

So Shirou gripped his wooden sword and went to a large rock in the yard of the Grellard family.

Paul brought the stone from afar specifically for Shirou and Rudeus to use for swordsmanship training.

Although Paul was a nobleman, his swordsmanship was self-taught. He became skilled through his own efforts as an adventurer, drawing on the strengths of various schools of swordsmanship. Therefore, his requirements for swordsmanship were very simple: to be able to destroy such a huge stone with a single blow.

Shirou had previously suspected that he, in his Heroic Spirit Emiya form, could easily cut through such a stone, but he was no longer the same person he was when he had the card.

Moreover, he's not only no longer a card, but he's even reverted to his childhood appearance...

No matter how he thought about it, there was no way he could cut that big rock in half.

However, after a long period of training, Shirou vaguely sensed something—a strong intuition that wasn't very intense but couldn't be ignored.

You can do it yourself!

"I am the bone of my sword!"

He muttered a strange incantation, his gaze fixed on the stone before him.

The wooden sword in his hand emitted a strange light for some reason, and gradually revealed a sharpness that did not belong to this fragile training weapon.

"what!"

Without any unnecessary techniques or movements, Shirou simply followed his memories of the Heroic Spirit Emiya and swung his weapon!

"boom!"

A storm that should not have been unleashed by a child of this age erupted with astonishing turbulence in the peaceful courtyard!

Thick smoke and the sounds of commotion erupted from the Grellatt residence.

Shirou stared blankly at the huge rock in front of him, which was about the size of an adult, and noticed that the rock was split in two, revealing a clear cross-section.

Without a doubt, he had cleaved the huge rock in two with a single sword strike!