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

By the way, since Aisha has shown such intelligence and wit since she was little, and doesn't seem to dislike Shirou, why not let Aisha serve Shirou wholeheartedly? After all, to Aisha, Shirou is our savior and a person we must respect.

It just so happens that young master Shirou is not a biological child of the Grellard family, and there is no blood relation between him and Aisha. If young master Shirou is so inclined in the future, it wouldn't be impossible to take her as a concubine...

Lilia pondered the future and silently made a decision.

Shirou, unaware of Lillia's thoughts at that moment, simply looked at Aisha, who was clinging to him with a slightly troubled expression, a smile of both helplessness and warmth on his face.

……

Winter has arrived in full force, and white snow once again blankets the entire village of Buena.

Because of the approaching winter, the monsters in the forest might become active again, so Roltz once again had Silphie stay at the Grerat family's house.

Sylphie was undoubtedly very happy about this, but she also had something to be unhappy about, which was that she noticed that Rudeus and Shirou had both been clearly preoccupied lately.

"Rudy, brother, is something bothering you?"

Finally, one day, while the three of them were studying magic together, Hilfi raised her question.

"Huh? I, I don't have any worries..."

Rudius instinctively denied it, but he then realized that his reaction was too clumsy and he would be exposed almost instantly, so he could only helplessly say, "Well, I've been thinking about the magic university lately."

"Magic...university?"

"Simply put, it's a school that teaches magic."

"School?"

Faced with Hilfi's clueless response, Rudeus had to spend a lot of effort to first help Hilfi understand the concept of school.

The world's overall productivity is still very low, so there is naturally no private school in Buena Village to teach people to read. The nearest school can only be found in Roya, the central city of the Fituia territory.

"Does Rudy want to go to that school?"

"Pretty much. I want to delve deeper into magic."

Rudius stated his goal directly.

"This, this is it..."

Hilfi showed an understanding expression. She had realized long ago that Rudeus was unlikely to be confined to such a small village. His outstanding abilities deserved a wider stage to be displayed.

Hilfi then looked at Shirou beside her.

Shirou couldn't hide his feelings either, and could only say silently, "I'm thinking about the reply from that Sword King teacher. Almost a year has passed, and he should be able to reply soon. No matter what he thinks, I hope to become his apprentice and learn an even more powerful Sword God Style."

"..."

Since it was a topic that had been brought up before, Silphi wasn't surprised.

But the thought that Rudeus and Shirou would soon leave the Grellard family to pursue their own distant and great goals filled Sylphie with boundless loneliness and solitude.

The girl tilted her head slightly, and her emerald green hair swayed accordingly.

"I think both Rudy and his brother are very good, and they are good enough."

She mustered up her courage and spoke.

"Perhaps, but that alone is not enough."

"We must become stronger."

The two brothers had no doubt about becoming stronger, and their attitude was very firm.

Seeing their appearance, for some reason, tears welled up in Hilfi's eyes, and the tears flowed more and more until she could no longer hold them back.

"Silphie?!"

Shirou and Rudeus were startled by what they saw. The two brothers looked at each other anxiously, but they had no idea what to do in this situation.

Hilfi kept wiping the corners of her eyes with her hands, trying to stop the tears, but this not only did not reduce the tears, but her shoulders trembled more and more, and sobs could be heard.

Shirou and Rudeus then realized that if they both chose to leave the Grellard family to pursue higher goals, they would leave Sylphie alone in the house, and her green hair would prevent her from making any friends, leaving her only to fall into boundless loneliness.

However, they couldn't really solve the problem, since they couldn't give up their own goals, nor did they want the other party to embark on the same difficult path as themselves.

"Boom!"

Amidst the chaos at the scene, there was a sudden knock on the door of the Grerat family's house. Lilia rushed to open the door, only to find Roltz braving the wind and snow to greet her.

The moment Hilfi's father saw her crying uncontrollably, his expression froze.

Shirou and Rudeus were caught off guard by Roltz's unexpected arrival, and were both speechless with frustration.

Chapter 78: Slaying the demon, his fame spread far and wide.

Roltz was not an unreasonable person, or rather, he understood Shirou and Rudeus's personalities better than anyone else.

So he quickly figured out the situation and realized that his daughter's crying was not because Shirou and Rudeus were bullying her, but because Sylphie was worried that Shirou and Rudeus would leave Buena Village in the future, leaving her alone in this place.

As for Roltz, he was naturally very concerned about Sylphie's situation. If he could, he would like to ask Shirou and Rudeus not to abandon their daughter, but he also knew that Shirou and Rudeus' talents would not be limited by a small place like Buena Village.

Hilfi is destined to part ways with these two brothers in the future; it's only a matter of time. She might as well start accepting reality now.

Therefore, he did not take excessive care of his daughter, and could even be described as indifferent to the incessantly crying Sylphie, before turning his gaze to Shirou and Rudeus.

"Roltz, what are you doing here?"

Shirou looked at the blond half-elf, "Didn't you let Sylphie stay with us temporarily? Is there something you need to call Sylphie back?"

"No, I didn't come here to see Sylphie today."

Roltz shook his head at this. "In fact, it was Mr. Paul who sent me to find you."

"Paul?"

"Father?"

Shirou and Rudius exchanged a glance, never expecting to hear Paul's name here.

Senis and Lilia, who were originally taking care of the children, couldn't help but look over, very interested in the news about Paul that Roltz brought.

Seeing that the Grerat family members were all looking at him, Roltz quickly said, "Didn't Mr. Paul move to the forest to guard it alone? He has been very dedicated this past year. Even the village of Buena didn't need to hold regular hunts. He cleared out all the monsters in the forest all by himself."

"That guy is actually quite hardworking..."

Upon hearing about Paul's actions, Senis couldn't help but smile slightly.

She still hoped to see Paul genuinely repent and become a more reliable man than his previous carefree self.

Roltz was clearly not there to praise Paul's achievements. He quickly changed the subject and said seriously, "Originally, thanks to his efforts, the monsters in the forest were basically wiped out quickly. But after winter came, the situation changed. There were many more monsters in the forest in winter, even more than last winter. In addition, the winter environment affected visibility, making it difficult for ordinary people to eliminate the monsters. As a result, the task of eliminating the monsters was forced to be handed over to Mr. Paul alone."

"You mean, Paul went into the forest alone to hunt down the monsters?"

"That's right, it was his own choice."

"..."

Unexpectedly, Paul did something so impulsive in order to atone for his sins, and strange expressions immediately appeared on the faces of the Grellatt family members.

They have clearly realized that Paul genuinely wants to repent for his mistakes and become a more reliable person than before.

"If that's the case, why did you come to our house, Uncle Roltz?"

Rudius noticed the inconsistency in Roltz's behavior and couldn't help but ask, "Since Father went into the forest alone, he probably couldn't have sent you any messages, could he?"

“Indeed, Mr. Paul has been out of contact since he entered the forest, but he came to me before he entered the forest and said that if I did not hear from him within three days, I should come to Shirou and ask you to lead the villagers to build a defensive line at the edge of the forest to defend against the monsters’ attack.”

"Is the situation really that serious?"

Shirou's expression suddenly became extremely serious.

Since Paul gave such instructions, it means that the other party has already noticed something extraordinary in the forest. The fact that the other party is willing to risk entering the forest alone rather than return to seek help suggests that he hopes to solve the problem on his own and does not want to implicate the rest of the Greirat family.

"That fool!"

Now, Senis finally showed a worried look on her face, complaining about Paul's self-righteous approach.

Lilia comforted Senis, but her own face also showed unease.

In this situation, Shirou immediately put on a serious expression, realizing that he now had to stand up and protect everyone in this family.

He immediately made arrangements, telling Senis and Lilia to stay home and take care of the children, while he got dressed and went to the village to gather the adults to deal with the monsters.

"Shirou-nii, I'll go with you too!"

Rudeus volunteered, unwilling to sit idly by and wait for death at this critical moment, and wanted to fight alongside Shirou.

"……All right."

Shirou nodded. As a Water Saint-level mage, Rudeus could not be regarded as an ordinary seven-year-old child. At this time, he naturally needed to rely on the other party's strength.

Seeing the two brothers about to leave, Hilfi stopped crying. She watched them put on their heavy coats and leave the house with a complicated expression, but she didn't have the courage to go with them.

"..."

In an instant, Hilfi finally realized what she lacked and where she fell short compared to the two Grerat brothers, and her expression immediately turned extremely gloomy.

"Sylphy..."

Roltz noticed his daughter's expression and couldn't help but pat her head.

Being around geniuses is always a painful experience, because geniuses are like a whirlpool, unconsciously swallowing everything around them, like a storm, using their talents to overturn peaceful daily life.

Only geniuses of the same caliber can accompany each other, either walking together or clashing with one another.

Meeting geniuses like Shirou and Rudeus, who are far from ordinary, is both Sylphie's good fortune and her misfortune.

As for where all of this will lead in the future, no one knows...

……

After leaving the Grerat family, Shirou and Rudeus immediately went to the village of Buena.

The villagers had obviously been warned by Roltz in advance, so they had already organized a team to resist the monsters around the forest long before Shirou and Rudeus arrived.

"This is……"

Upon reaching the edge of the familiar forest, Shirou immediately sensed that something was amiss.

The concentration of magic energy in the entire forest is extraordinary, which means that there is probably an extremely terrifying monster lurking in it, causing the concentration of magic energy in the entire forest to rise sharply. This has resulted in a greater number of monsters around the forest than usual.

Fortunately, the villagers had prepared in advance for the winter monster hordes by building protective nets around the forest. In short, they used wooden stakes and vines to construct a defensive line, and even dug trenches in some places to prevent the monsters in the forest from spreading out and attacking the village of Buena.

However, even so, the waves of monsters continued to assault the protective network.

Among them are not only common monsters such as demon wolves, forest snakes, and sawtooth demon rats, but also some monsters that look strange and are clearly not from the village of Buyena.

Thanks to the protective netting, the villagers were able to attack the monsters from a safe place using weapons such as pitchforks, but this still could not solve the problem of an astonishing number of monsters constantly spreading out of the forest.

After all, the villagers are generally ordinary people who have not undergone combat training. The thing they do most on a daily basis is to farm in the fields, not to hunt monsters on the battlefield.

Previously, with Paul leading the way and them assisting from behind, there was no problem. But now that Paul has ventured into the depths of the forest alone, it's clear that they are no match for the monsters' tide.

"careful!"

Just then, a huge, jet-black monster, which could even be described as having B-rank strength, emerged from the forest. It was a giant boar, a boar-type monster that walked on two legs but had four arms—the Terminator Boar.

Its enormous size even surpassed the protective netting built by the villagers, and it looked poised to breach the netting, causing immense damage to the villagers.

"Kacha!"

Just as confusion and bewilderment appeared on the faces of all the villagers, the red-haired boy suddenly burst out from the crowd.

Faced with such a terrifying monster, Shirou rushed out of the protective net, drew his longsword from his back at lightning speed, and stood straight in front of the monster!

The boar monster seemed unfazed by the human boy and continued its charge.

But what it found incredible was that, despite being just a human child, the other party was so fast that it almost left afterimages on the ground!

"Silent Slash!"

Before the sound even faded, the sword light had already slashed through the air.

"Kacha!"

Before the enormous monster even realized what was happening, its massive body was cleaved in two by the longsword. The slash was so fast that even the sound couldn't keep up with it, and it was cut in two!

"Rudy!!"

After defeating the monster, Shirou wasted no time and immediately sent a signal to Rudeus.

Without hesitation, Rudeus, having received the signal, leaped onto a high ground, raised his wand, and unleashed a powerful spell—Fire Tornado—high into the horde of monsters before him!

"boom!"

The fire magic, which had been skipped from its incantation, suddenly appeared in the boy's hand and, like a giant fire dragon, descended from the sky and charged forward fiercely.