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

Chapter 7 Paul's Mixed Feelings

Strengthen magic.

One of the magic tricks that Shirou Emiya learned from a young age. Because his father, Kiritsugu Emiya, was a magician, he taught Shirou some basic magic techniques.

However, since Shirou doesn't seem to have any particularly outstanding magical talent, he has only ever been able to use the most basic magic, enhancement magic.

The so-called enhancement magic is magic that involves understanding the material and composition of an object and injecting magical power to enhance it for a short period of time.

It can act not only on external objects, but also on the human body, and even directly on a single organ to reinforce a concept.

As a type of magic that is easy to learn but extremely difficult to master, Shirou had a very low success rate when he first started learning enhancement magic. He often failed, which caused damage to the objects he was enhancing. Therefore, he rarely enhanced his own body and mostly used it on external objects.

Through various attempts, he discovered that he had a remarkably high success rate in enhancing weapons, especially swords, far surpassing the success rate of enhancing other items. Therefore, his subsequent enhancement magic practice was primarily focused on weapons.

However, even when Shirou Emiya was almost an adult, he couldn't possibly split such a large rock in two with the weapon enhanced by enhancement magic.

There can only be one reason for all of this: the influence that the Heroic Spirit Emiya had on himself.

On that snowy night, Shirou used a blank Servant card to summon his parallel world self. He merged with the existence of the Servant Emiya and killed all the other Servants created by the cards in one night, winning the Holy Grail War.

In that battle, he was so close to being in sync with the existence of the Heroic Spirit Emiya that his own soul merged with Emiya's.

This resulted in him still retaining the power of the Heroic Spirit Emiya in his body, even though he has lost the card!

"I am the bone of my sword!"

This chant, originally belonging to the Heroic Spirit Emiya, now resounded from Emiya Shirou's lips, carries just as much weight, giving his enhancement magic an unimaginable boost.

Unfortunately, his current body, being that of a child, didn't allow him to recite the remaining incantations.

Otherwise, he could have simply recited the entire incantation and once again demonstrated the technique he used that night in his battle against Angelica, who had used a Gilgamesh card: Unlimited Blade Works.

As Shirou's memories of the past flooded back, his mind was stirred, while the members of the Grellard family rushed over because of the commotion in the yard.

"What happened!"

Paul was the first to arrive. He thought it was a monster attack, so he put on his armor and put on his weapons.

However, when he saw the stone that had been split in two in the yard, he couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise.

"Huh... what... what happened... Shirou, are you alright?" Although surprised by the broken stone, Paul was more worried about Shirou's safety. He looked around suspiciously and muttered to himself, "Was it a monster? Did a monster do this? But there are no monster lairs around here."

"Oops..."

Then, Senis arrived carrying Rudeus.

She was much calmer than her husband. After observing the surroundings and finding only Shirou and the huge rock that had been split in two in the yard, she murmured to herself, "Could this be... something you did, Shirou?"

"That's it."

Knowing that this matter could not be hidden, Shirou had no intention of concealing his strength.

Although magic and his past are secrets that cannot be told, Shirou has no need to hide anything else from the Grellard family.

"Huh? Shirou, did you make this?!"

Paul only belatedly looked over after hearing what Shilang said.

He had already suspected that Shirou was behind it all, but he couldn't accept that a child could do something so outrageous, so he tried to deny the possibility and instead looked for other clues.

But now, Shirou's reality forces him to admit that all of this was accomplished by this boy who looks no more than seven years old.

"Shirou, did you really do this?" Paul seemed somewhat unwilling and asked again to confirm.

“Yes, after all, Paul, didn’t you tell me to train my swordsmanship by cutting this rock? You even said that only by doing that would I be qualified to receive real training.” Shirou said calmly, “Now that I have done it, you can formally teach me swordsmanship, right?”

"Ah this..."

Paul never expected that his careless words from back then would actually be taken to heart by this boy, and that the boy would actually do it.

He blankly recalled his childhood, remembering how he was seven years old and playing in the mud at home, never even thinking about knight training.

For a moment, the intense sense of disparity even made Paul feel regretful, regretting that he hadn't been more serious back then, and that he had now been surpassed by a child.

Regret, jealousy, embarrassment, bitterness and other complex emotions gathered in his heart, making this middle-aged knight, who is now a father, feel the same sense of urgency he had in his youth.

“Darling, don’t overthink it.” Senis noticed Paul’s emotions and comforted him. “Shirou is our child. Shouldn’t we be happy that he has such great talent?”

"No, but I'm saying... to be able to cut such a large rock in half with one sword strike, one would have to be at least a mid-level swordsman..."

"Intermediate swordsman? Wow, Shirou, you're amazing! Our kid is truly a genius!"

Senis's shouts drowned out Paul's speech.

She hugged Shirou's shoulders and jumped around happily. She looked more like an ordinary young girl than a married woman.

This couple definitely has a problem...

Shirou thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

Meanwhile, besides Paul and Senis, Shirou also noticed Rudeus's gaze.

Although the other party acted very gloomy and tried not to do anything eye-catching, Shirou still noticed that Rudeus was staring seriously at the stone he had cut, with a kind of unwillingness or a strong fighting spirit in his eyes.

Although this fighting spirit was fleeting and quickly replaced by an increasingly strong sense of awe, it still did not escape Shirou's notice.

"There's no time to lose, Paul, you should quickly teach Sir Lang swordsmanship!"

"No, I mean, wife... Shirou is only seven years old this year, isn't that a bit too early?"

"What? He can already do what an intermediate swordsman can do! Why don't we hurry up and teach him more sword techniques? Maybe our family can produce a sword king!"

"Sword King... I'm only a high-level Sword Master, not even a Sword Saint yet, and my son is already aiming to become a Sword King?"

"Hehe, that just means you're not good enough as a father."

"Damn it! From today onwards, I'm doubling my training time!! Shirou, I absolutely won't lose to you!!!"

Unexpectedly, Paul, an adult, was competing with him, a child, and Shirou couldn't help but show a helpless expression.

I should probably try to be more considerate of Paul's feelings in the future, so as not to cause him too much of a blow.

Chapter 8 The Growing Relationship Between Brothers

Shirou's formidable talent troubled Paul, but Senis was overjoyed.

This is partly because Senis is not a swordsman and lacks understanding of the specific abilities of swordsmen, and partly because she genuinely regards Shirou as her own child and hopes that he can possess extraordinary talent.

For parents, the possibility that their child may surpass them is not something to worry about, but rather something to be happy about, like the continuation of life.

Shirou noticed Senis's attitude and couldn't help but sigh—

Ah, this is a woman who has truly become her own mother.

In his previous life, Shirou was raised by Kiritsugu Emiya from a young age. Although Kiritsugu took good care of him and tried his best to show the gentleness of a parent, Shirou never felt the warmth of a mother.

He didn't understand the concept of a mother, and he never imagined that a mother's gentleness could be such a comforting thing.

The only memory that gave him a similar gentle feeling came from the memories of the child named Illya in Emiya's life.

Although she looks like a little girl who is not yet an adult, in Emiya's memories, she has always played the role of an older sister.

The Heroic Spirit Emiya also genuinely considered that girl as family, and was willing to give up everything to save her...

From Senis, Shirou felt the same warmth and excitement that Emiya had felt back then, which made him feel a long-lost itch to cook, and he immediately went to the kitchen to prepare a meal.

When Shirou feels a certain emotion, he can't help but want to create something.

In the past, he would habitually use magic to enhance or create certain weapons, but now his body is still young and he doesn't have that much magic power to squander. So for him now, cooking is the only thing he can use to express his emotions.

"Wow, Shirou's cooking has gotten even better!!"

Senis took a bite of Shirou's salmon and mushroom dish, and her eyes widened immediately.

During this year, Shirou's dishes were served on the Grellard family's table from time to time. Although the conditions for food in the Middle Ages were limited and many dishes could not be reproduced, Shirou relied on his talent and perseverance to recreate most of the dishes he had made in his previous life.

Especially fish, a dish that is difficult to prepare in this era.

Although there were many fish in the river, the people of Buena Village hardly knew how to remove the fishy smell, so they were wasted. After Shirou discovered this, he took the initiative to bring the fish to the Grellard family's dining table, which opened the eyes of Paul and Senis.

Rudeus, however, did not seem particularly surprised by Shirou's cooking. Instead, after eating Shirou's food, he showed a more serious attitude, as if he felt some kind of pressure.

Now, Shirou has once again made a salmon and mushroom dish, and in order to express his emotions, he has also incorporated his feelings into the dish.

Paul and Senis were greatly impressed after eating it, with the former even remarking that Shirou's culinary skills might be even more terrifying than his swordsmanship.

Lillia, on the other hand, was completely impressed by Shirou's cooking.

At first, she still had some of the pride and competitiveness of a maid, hoping to surpass Shirou in cooking. But now she only has admiration for him, and she even occasionally asks Shirou for advice on how to make delicious food.

"What's wrong, Rudy? Aren't you going to eat?"

Shirou glanced at his younger brother beside him.

Ever since the swordsmanship practice ended, he had been observing Rudeus and noticed that his younger brother displayed extremely complex emotions after seeing him split the stone with his sword.

It was less a feeling of jealousy towards one's own talent and more a feeling of fear.

Shirou doesn't understand why Rudeus is afraid of him, but he realizes that this might create further distance between them.

This is, in a sense, the reason he suddenly started cooking, hoping to alleviate the pressure his younger brother was feeling and to build a more harmonious brotherly relationship with him.

However, Rudius did not seem to understand his good intentions. He simply lowered his head and silently replied, "I am not very hungry."

After saying that, he climbed off the stool and crawled into the attic on the second floor of the house.

Since Rudius is only about two years old, neither Paul nor Senis cares about the other's attitude.

After all, it's hard for a normal person to imagine what kind of psychological problems an infant might have, or rather, an infant shouldn't have so many thoughts at all.

But Shirou couldn't think that way. Looking at Rudeus's back, he vaguely saw a shadow that couldn't be described in words.

He longed to alleviate Rudius's inner pain, but didn't know how.

Or rather, he had no idea what Rudius was suffering from.

Left with no other choice, Shirou could only tidy up the untouched food on the table and go back to the courtyard to continue practicing his swordsmanship.

……

The next day, at Paul's request, Shiro began formal sword training.

It mainly focuses on sword swings and practicing standardized movements.

Although Shirou previously demonstrated the ability to cut through rocks, this does not mean that he can skip all the basic training and learn more advanced techniques.

In any endeavor, the foundation is the most important thing.

Shirou understands this better than anyone else.

Sword training methods are simple. For example, you can use the wooden dummy set up in the yard as an opponent to confirm the standard movements and the situation of attacking, or you can spar with Paul to train your footwork and center of gravity, etc. That's the feeling.

At the same time, Shirou also discovered that the swordsmanship in this world is very advanced, and most of the strong people seem to be masters of swordsmanship.

The reason seems to be a power called fighting spirit.

With continuous sword training, one can imbue their sword with fighting spirit, cleave rocks in two with a single strike, or unleash sword energy to attack distant opponents.

Although Shirou could create similar methods using enhancement magic, he naturally couldn't ignore the existence of fighting spirit and longed to obtain this power, so he trained hard regardless of everything.

It took Shirou about a week to finally experience what is called fighting spirit.

Similar to the concept of enhancing magic, so-called battle aura is the process of condensing the magical power and life force contained in the body onto a sword, and further enhancing the weapon's attack power by swirling battle aura around it.

Of course, swordsmen can also wrap their fighting spirit around their bodies to enhance their physical attributes and combat abilities.

Shirou learned about the fighting spirit of this world and vaguely realized that if he used the power of fighting spirit together with enhancement magic, he might be able to further increase the destructive power of his weapons.

In this way, he could not only reproduce the fighting skills of the former Heroic Spirit Emiya, but he might even surpass himself who had fused with the Heroic Spirit Emiya card!

Chapter 9 Sword God Style

Whether it was due to the influence of the spirit of the Heroic Spirit Emiya or Shirou's own talent, his speed in learning fighting spirit far exceeded Paul's expectations.

"You felt the fighting spirit after just one week?"

Paul was slightly taken aback when he heard about Shiro's progress.

Although he had been mentally prepared for Shirou's talent and thought that his son would definitely be an unimaginable swordsmanship genius, Paul still felt immense pressure when Shirou actually showed his extraordinary talent.

Before becoming a father, Paul was a swordsman, and his pride as a swordsman would never allow him to be easily surpassed by a child. So he felt obvious pressure for a while, and could even feel that he was obviously competing with Shirou.

Of course, Paul's competitive spirit did not affect the quality of his instruction of Shirou's swordsmanship.

After all, he treated Shirou as his own child, so he wouldn't do anything that was unbecoming of a father.

So, following the proper order, after Shirou had a basic grasp of sword energy, Paul had him begin his basic swordsmanship training.