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

She then realized that there were such unique things in the world, and that Shirou and Rudeus were such extraordinary people.

Sylphie understood that the reason Shirou and Rudeus could treat her normally was because they were both extremely outstanding people, different from ordinary people, and possessed special talents.

Such a person will not use their power to bully those around them, but will instead strive for something greater.

Hilfi wanted to be like that too; she wanted to keep up with the two brothers.

So she came to watch Shirou's sword training for several days in a row, wanting to learn how to wield a sword like Shirou. However, she soon discovered that she had no talent for swordsmanship and could not even lift the wooden sword used for training.

Fortunately, she learned magic from Rudeus, and her magical talent was quite good.

Hilfi felt passion and meaning in life.

If things continue this way, she should be able to emerge from her past trauma and demonstrate exceptional talent in magic.

However, accidents always happen unexpectedly, and happiness often turns around and is shattered at the last minute.

One day, news that Hilfi was staying at Grerat's house inadvertently spread throughout the village...

Chapter 60 Shirou, who transforms into a demon!

The incident began when Sylvie went to the village to help Shirou return something he had forgotten.

She knew, of course, that doing this might cause her trouble, but firstly, Lilia's legs were weak, and only she in the Grerat family could do such a thing; secondly, Hilfi had also specially put on a hat to cover her hair, thinking that this way she wouldn't be discovered by the other children in the village.

Yes, Hilfi no longer worries about her hair color or being ostracized by other children her age.

Knowing that Shirou and Rudeus would treat her normally and wouldn't discriminate against her because of her hair color, Sylphie let go of her obsession and began to face her life with a more positive attitude.

Even if everyone else hates her, as long as Shirou and Rudeus don't hate her and are willing to be her friends, Sylphie will no longer have any fear or confusion.

With this in mind, Silphi took Shirou's bundle and went to the village.

The process went very smoothly. Sylphie quickly found Shirou on patrol and delivered the package and lunchbox he had left behind to him.

Shirou patted her head and praised Sylphie, which made her very happy.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, and in fact, nothing unexpected happened.

But because things went so smoothly, Silphi relaxed a little on her way back, completely unaware that a sudden gust of wind blew her hat off.

As luck would have it, the children from the village of Buena, who were passing by, saw Hilfi and discovered this Spelud tribeswoman who hadn't been seen for a long time.

Amid the children's jeers, Hilfi was so frightened that she hurriedly ran back to the Grellat's house, thinking that this would solve all the problems.

However, perhaps because they hadn't found anything interesting in a long time, or perhaps because they were obsessed with defeating the Spelud tribe, the children in the village did not let Silphi go. Instead, they began to spread various rumors in the village, claiming that a demon was hiding in the knight's house and that she had already colluded with evil demons.

These words, when heard by adults, naturally wouldn't cause any ripples; they would think it was just children's jokes.

Most of the villagers respected Paul as their lord and trusted Shirou, who often helped them, so they didn't have much doubt about him.

But Hilfi felt increasingly uneasy, believing that she had brought trouble to the Grerat family.

What she found even more unacceptable was that after spreading the rumors, the children seemed to think it wasn't interesting enough and soon began to gather around the Greirat house.

The Grerat family no longer has the large yard they used to have, so other children in the village can easily see inside.

When Paul, Rudius, Shirou, and others were at home, they didn't do anything.

But often, once everyone else has gone out and only Lilia and Silphie are left, the village children suddenly become unrestrained.

They didn't dare to barge into the Grerat family home, but they were certainly capable of making a ruckus and mocking Hilfi outside.

Hilfi didn't want to care and didn't want to cause any more trouble for the rest of the Grellat family.

However, when she heard the older children begin to slander Rudeus and Shirou, calling them the children of two knights nothing more than accomplices of the demons and unworthy to be the successors of the knights, Sylphie finally lost control of her emotions and decided to put an end to it all herself.

When the children came to bully her again one day, surrounding the house and making all sorts of sarcastic remarks, Hilfi no longer tried to escape.

Despite being overwhelmed by fear, panic, dread, and unease, she mustered her courage and left the Grerat house.

"I am not a Spelud, nor am I a demon! Stop slandering me!"

Faced with the children who had been bullying her, Silphi finally stopped running away and chose to confront these children who had brought her pain and trouble.

Her reaction surprised the children of Buyena Village, and they even instinctively flinched, never expecting that this originally timid and cowardly demon would become so resolute.

However, as the saying goes, people always want to see beautiful things broken; it is human nature to want to smash good things to pieces.

The more determined and unwavering Hilfi appeared, the more she fueled the children's desire to commit violence.

"You say you're not a demon, so you're not a demon? If you're not a demon, why do you have green hair!"

"This...I..."

Faced with the children's accusations, Hilfi didn't know how to respond. She wasn't good at reasoning with people, and the courage she finally mustered only allowed her to confront these older children.

Seeing her speechless expression, the other children, no longer intimidated, began to laugh and jeer:

"Demons are demons! The Spelud race should just die!"

"The knights must have been bewitched by you, you evil demon, to take in such a wicked Spelud!"

"Perhaps the knight family themselves are demons, and are colluding with this Spelud clan!"

"Yes, yes, that knight's child named Shirou must also be a demon, otherwise why would the adults praise him so much every day? Demons must have some kind of bewitching magic!"

"May all the evil demons die!"

"..."

Various kinds of laughter and noise rang out. At first, everyone was attacking Sylphie, but later, some of them started to attack the Grellard family and Shirou, which were inexplicably tinged with personal emotions.

Because of Shirou's outstanding performance over the years, he has often become the "other people's child" that the adults in the village talk about.

This is perfectly understandable.

After all, Shirou was too sensible and reliable. Despite being a child, he acted like a real knight, often solving problems for the villagers and hunting monsters.

Even the most unkind villagers would speak highly of Shirou and encourage their children to learn from his virtues.

This was naturally unacceptable to the children, and the more the adults praised Shirou, the more dissatisfied they became.

This accumulated resentment and jealousy finally erupted with the incident involving Silphi.

They finally found a way to attack Shirou, accusing him of being an evil being who colluded with demons and used their methods to bewitch people.

Hearing the children's words, Hilfi was undoubtedly unable to accept it.

She couldn't bear the thought that the Grellatt family would be attacked because of her.

"Shirou, Shirou-nii is a good person...you can't say that about him..."

"How can you believe what a Speylud like you says!"

Hilfi's small act of resistance made no difference.

The children's malice completely enveloped her.

The children of Buyena Village seemed to have quickly grown tired of this mere verbal mockery, and some of them were already itching to inflict violence on Sylphie.

However, since this is the Grellat family home, it might not only attract the attention of the adults, but also cause Paul and Shirou to return, so the children naturally cannot make a move here.

One of the children then egged them on, saying, "If you want to prove you're not a demon, come with us. Do you dare to come?"

"This...I..."

Hilfi hesitated at these words, which were clearly a trap.

She initially intended not to accept it and planned to wait for the adults and Shirou to return, but when she thought of what the children had just said, she couldn't help but feel emotional and wanted to end all of this herself, so that they could no longer slander the Grellard family and Shirou.

"I'll go with you! I'm really not a demon!"

Hilfi's attitude was unwavering, and her expression remained steadfast.

But this did not change the children's attitude. A large group of children swarmed around Silphi and took her to an open space outside the village, surrounding her completely.

"What's next? Attack this Spelud tribe with mud?"

"A hit to the head scores ten points!"

"I'm actually quite curious about what makes the Speluds different from us humans. Let's just strip this guy naked!"

"Good idea, good idea!"

"..."

With the Grellat family gone, the children finally showed their malice without any restraint.

Hilfi stared in disbelief as the children surrounded her, only then realizing how reckless and foolish her actions had been.

"You...don't..."

"Demons have no right to resist!"

The children rushed forward laughing, raising their hands to hold down Hilfi.

Sylphie's frail body was no match for her, and she could only try to fight back using the rudimentary magic she had just learned.

"Snapped!"

The water bomb hit several children.

Instead of stopping them, it made the children even more excited.

"She really is a demon! She can use magic!"

"Finally, you've stopped hiding your true colors, haven't you, you evil Speluds!"

"The demons must be punished!"

The children laughed and pinned Silphie to the ground.

Having not yet received education, nor understood what justice and morality are, human nature is fully manifested in these children.

Hilfi was at a loss for what to do; her disheveled hair could not hide her overflowing tears.

"Hey, what are you doing!?"

Suddenly, a cold voice rang out from not far away.

Hilfi and the children turned around in surprise and saw a red-haired boy being led by a blond boy, walking slowly towards them from a distance.

For some reason, even though he was just a child who looked a few years older than them, the expression on his face was terrifying, like a demon that had crawled out of hell.

To the children, that cold, aloof appearance was even more terrifying than the Spelud tribe described in the book—

Chapter 61 I'm going to beat you so badly you can't get out of bed!

Shirou learned from Rudeus that Sylphie had been taken away by the children of the village.

Rudeus usually goes out every day to study plant illustrations, searching for actual plants in the wild and comparing them with the knowledge in the books. However, today he thought of a brand new spell, so he didn't go out but stayed in the attic to practice the spell.

As he was practicing magic, he heard a great commotion outside the door.

The children of Buena Village deliberately chose to come and harass Silphi when Paul and Shirou were not at home, and they also belittled Shirou in various ways.

Rudius was filled with uncontrollable anger upon hearing these harsh words.

However, he did not go out directly to confront the children.

The reason is not that he is incapable of doing such a thing. As a water saint-level mage, Rudeus's strength is enough to easily defeat even an adult, so a group of children would naturally be no match for him.

However, upon seeing so many children gathered together, forming a wall of people like a human tide, Rudeus couldn't help but recall those unpleasant memories from the past.

In his previous life, Rudyus had also experienced this kind of group bullying when he was in high school.

Because of his arrogant personality, he accidentally provoked the school's gang leader. He was not only severely beaten, but also stripped naked and hung at the school gate, where he was watched and ridiculed by everyone in the school. He was even given the extremely insulting nickname "phimosis man".

That was truly a nightmarish experience...

It was because of this past that Rudeus constantly escaped reality in his previous life, eventually becoming a shut-in who completely isolated himself.

What Hilfi is going through right now reminds Rudius of his own experiences.

In fact, the tone of voice these children made was very similar to the tone of voice those people used to mock him with nicknames; it was the sound of bullying the weak when there were many of them.

Rudius loathed this sound so much that he wished he could tear the person making it to pieces, beat them up, and torture them by any means necessary.

He fantasized about this countless times during his days of isolating himself at home.

However, fantasy is fantasy precisely because it is something that cannot actually happen.

Because of overwhelming fear, I fantasize that I can overcome my past fears; because the shadows keep accumulating, I hope that I can get rid of them...

However, the more this happens, the deeper the shadows become, and the nightmares will continue to haunt you until they completely engulf you, turning you into an inescapable nightmare where even breathing is filled with fear.

Rudius was still gripped by fear. He knew he should overcome it, but his body just wouldn't move.