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

Although the Grerat family believed this was just a normal occurrence, a consequence of the Red Dragon Battle, and that the increased height was simply due to the growth cycle...

But those are all outsiders' opinions.

In Shirou's view, all of this was due to the influence of Emiya's soul, which was causing him to begin to move from a human form towards the identity of a Heroic Spirit.

If Shirou uses Emiya's power without any restrictions in the future, he will probably become more and more like Emiya.

Although it wasn't something unacceptable, Shirou still hoped to break free from the constraints of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, not to become Emiya's shadow, but to forge his own path.

"Sword God Style, Silent Katana..."

Shirou gripped his training sword, his gaze following the blade as he looked further into the distance.

He had previously used the Sword God Style technique when fighting monsters and confirmed that this technique was indeed a very powerful ability; his extremely fast swordsmanship allowed him to easily eliminate a large number of opponents.

However, when facing the Crimson Dragon, a monster whose strength completely overwhelmed them, the disadvantages of the Sword God style did indeed become apparent.

That means it has a serious lack of lethality.

After all, the Sword God style is a technique that purely pursues speed. It aims to swing the sword in the hand faster and more naturally in order to kill the enemy.

This means that the offensive nature of the Sword God style is primarily manifested in killing vulnerable creatures, that is, killing people.

When it comes to killing humans, the Sword God style is probably the most convenient skill in the world.

Because when the speed is fast enough, a human with many vital organs is practically a target all over, making it impossible to protect all of them.

However, the situation with the Crimson Dragon is different. The Crimson Dragon's body is incredibly hard, and even its eyes are protected by a special magical membrane, making it impossible to pierce through easily.

Therefore, no matter how fast the Sword God Style is, it is impossible to defeat an opponent without any weaknesses head-on. It is necessary to rely on more powerful attacks, such as combat techniques with absolute destructive power like shooting a hundred heads, in order to eliminate the enemy.

Thinking about shooting down a hundred heads, Shirou couldn't help but have a peculiar idea.

That is, whether he can integrate the ability to shoot down a hundred heads with the swordsmanship of the Sword God style of this world.

Although the ability to shoot down a hundred heads is a skill possessed by the Heroic Spirit Hercules, representing the ultimate sublimation of his martial arts after reaching its peak, Shirou, relying on his projection ability, has already been able to replicate the essence of his technique, and can even unleash swordsmanship no less powerful than the original through enhancement magic.

In this way, the technique of shooting down a hundred heads might be able to be imitated in regular sword training, even without using projection weapons.

If Shirou could execute the "Shoot Down a Hundred Heads" technique using the Sword God Style swordsmanship without relying on projection, it would undoubtedly add an extremely powerful trump card to his normal combat ability!

Most importantly, this way Shirou wouldn't need to rely on the power of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, which would cause him to be further corrupted by Emiya's soul.

Just do it if you think of it.

Shirou quickly began to incorporate the practice of shooting a hundred heads into his swordsmanship training with the Kenshin-ryu style, but he soon discovered that imitating the shooting of a hundred heads was not an easy task.

That's an ability that only a top-tier Heroic Spirit like Hercules possesses, the pinnacle of that demigod hero's martial arts in his lifetime. For Shirou, a mere mortal, to forcibly replicate its essence without relying on cheat-like abilities like Projection Loading is an extremely difficult task.

Moreover, aside from technical issues, Shirou's own weapon is different from Hercules's Nameless Axe-Sword.

Even if the same technique is used, swordsmanship will fail if a similar weapon cannot be created.

"Perhaps I should forge a weapon similar to Hercules's..."

This thought came to Shirou's mind.

However, this idea could not be easily realized. After all, forging weapons is a complex task, and Hercules' weapons were too unique. Even if ordinary blacksmiths were asked to make them, they would usually be refused.

Unless Shirou forges the weapon himself, it is almost impossible to replicate something similar to Hercules' weapon.

"Speaking of which, isn't my sword magic essentially forging? If I could learn some knowledge about forging and gain some experience, I might be able to create even more powerful weapons using magic!"

Shirou had this thought in his mind, but he also knew very well that forging weapons was not something that could be learned casually.

It requires years of dedication and a significant financial investment to make progress in such a skill.

Shirou currently lacks both the necessary skills and the necessary funds, so becoming a blacksmith remains merely a dream.

Shirou thus quickly ended his daily sword practice and returned to the Grellard's house to cook.

Although he has now taught Sylphie how to cook, Sylphie doesn't come to the Grellard's house every day, so Shirou still has to cook for himself most of the time.

Just as Shiro brought out the dishes he had prepared for dinner, Paul walked in from outside, wearing a coat.

"Paul, you're back? Has the Red Dragon's body been disposed of?"

As an epic-level magical beast, the Crimson Dragon is a treasure from head to toe. Not to mention selling it, even trading it on the black market can fetch an extremely high price.

As a former adventurer, Paul naturally had access to such resources, so he had been constantly on the go these days, processing and selling materials related to the Red Dragon.

"They're basically all sold out."

Paul smiled and said, clearly pleased with his achievement, "The red dragon you killed this time, Shirou, is almost equivalent to a year's tax revenue for many territories. Normally, a monster of this level would require several adventurer teams to deal with it, so the income wouldn't be too outrageous when divided. But you killed the red dragon all by yourself. This amount of money is enough for you to become a tycoon."

"I don't have a strong attachment to money. If I need it, I might as well use it to build a new house for my family."

Shirou spoke silently, showing no intention of accepting payment.

Paul, however, spoke seriously: "How can that be? This time, the killing of the Red Dragon was almost entirely due to Shirou's efforts. I will absolutely not allow anyone else to touch this money."

As he spoke, Paul took out a jet-black card from his pocket, the card having magical patterns on it.

"This is a special VIP card from the Asura Kingdom's Chamber of Commerce. It can be used to verify your identity with magic and withdraw money from any branch of the Chamber of Commerce. I have already deposited all the money from the Red Dragon's sales into this magic crystal card. If you need anything in the future, Shirou, just take it directly from it."

"This……"

Faced with Paul's attitude, Shirou couldn't even refuse, and the Magic Crystal Card was directly stuffed into his arms.

Feeling the warmth emanating from the card, Shirou realized that it was Paul's way of thanking him, and that the other party was unlikely to accept such a windfall.

Left with no other choice, Shirou had to put the card away.

Upon seeing him accept the gifts, Paul immediately beamed with joy. He put his arm around Shirou's shoulder and laughed as he said, "I never expected that you, Shirou, would become a dragon-slaying level being... I went to Roa Town, and there were rumors about you everywhere."

"Is...it really that famous?"

Shirou was surprised; he hadn't expected that simply killing a red dragon would spread his fame.

Paul then spoke seriously: "Otherwise what? That was a Crimson Dragon. Generally speaking, it takes several S-rank adventurer teams to work together to eliminate a magical beast. You eliminated it all by yourself, not to mention you are only twelve years old. Now many important figures in the Kingdom of Asura have their eyes on you and want to win you over."

"It's not that exaggerated, is it?"

"It's really that exaggerated. After all, Shirou, your strength is already so terrifying. Your future potential is simply limitless. Many people suspect that you may become the new Sword God, or even create a new style."

When it came to praising Shirou, Paul didn't hold back, saying, "Of course, there are also many people who don't believe it. They think it's just a rumor that exaggerates your strength. After all, only the villagers of Buena Village saw you perform at the time. Although there were many witnesses, there are still limitations. It's only natural that people would have doubts. Most importantly, you are too young to have achieved such great things at such a young age. You are practically on par with legendary figures."

"I hope more people will think this way."

Shirou made it clear that he didn't want to attract too much attention.

Even if he defeated the Red Dragon, it was only by relying on the abilities of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, not by his own strength.

If someone in the future thinks they can defeat the Red Dragon and therefore overestimates themselves, then Shirou might disappoint those people.

After Shiro and Paul finished their conversation, the rest of the Greirat family gathered at the dining table.

Faced with Shirou's meticulously prepared dish, no one in the Grellard family could resist it. Even the newborn Aisha and Norn couldn't resist the aroma and were carried to the table by Lilia and Senis.

"Father..."

At the dinner table, after finishing the meal, Rudius suddenly spoke up, "May I make a selfish request?"

"Oh?"

In the past, Paul certainly wouldn't have paid any attention to Rudius's words, let alone accepted his capricious suggestion.

But now he is willing to talk to his son more, after all, no one knows if the father and son will suddenly be separated forever.

"Actually, I want to go to La Noah Magic University."

Rudius put forward his idea: "My magic hasn't improved in a long time, and there's no one in Buena Village who can teach me this kind of knowledge, so I want to go to a more powerful place and find someone to learn magic from."

Rudeus was clearly provoked by the battle of the Red Dragon.

In that battle, although he tried his best to help and overcame his fear, he found that he was not capable of solving the crisis at all, and instead became a burden.

Therefore, he was determined to change the status quo, or at least become stronger so that he could better protect his family. So he proposed to go to a magic university to study magic.

"A magic university, huh..."

Paul pondered Rudius's suggestion for a moment, "Although from all angles, there is no problem. Rudius, you are very strong and I don't think you will be bullied. As for tuition, our family is no longer short of money, so there should be no problem."

"So……"

“However, you are still too young. You are only seven years old. Although you are a smart child, there are still many things you don’t understand, and you lack experience. We cannot abandon our responsibilities as parents and leave you at home. Moreover, you have only learned half of your swordsmanship. You have not fully mastered a style like Shirou. If you give up now, you will become a half-baked swordsman who will never be able to learn swordsmanship again. As your swordsmanship teacher, I cannot abandon you now.”

"I understand..."

Rudius was clearly somewhat prepared. He nodded and said, "Then, Father, I will continue to stay at home. Please continue to train me in swordsmanship as before. As for the age issue, how old should I wait until?"

"Well...you have to stay at home until you're fifteen...no, until you're twelve."

"Twelve years old?"

Upon hearing Paul's standard, Rudius instinctively glanced at Shirou beside him, who currently perfectly met Paul's criteria.

Paul then spoke up on his own: "After all, I ran away from home when I was twelve. In fact, that is a suitable age, the most suitable time for experience."

As he spoke, Paul glanced at Shirou, a hint of loneliness in his eyes.

Shirou sensed Paul's attitude, but before he could ask any questions, there was a sudden knock on the front door of the Greirat family's house.

Lilia immediately put Aisha down and went to open the door to greet her, but what appeared outside the door was an orc woman.

"Excuse me, are Paul and Senis here?"

The woman's voice was deep and powerful, and she spoke without any hesitation: "I am Kyrie I came here to meet him after receiving his letter. I heard that he has a son who wants to learn the Sword God Style from me. May I meet him?"

Chapter 88 The Sword King's Test.

A woman who called herself Girenius came to the Grerat family.

She was a woman who appeared to be very mature, with chocolate-colored skin, wearing a very revealing leather outfit, and a strong, muscular physique covered in scars. She wore an eye patch, had regular features, and exuded the aura of a boss.

She's exactly like a female warrior from a fantasy story.

In addition, she has animal-like ears and a beast-like tail, and her fur is also very thick.

This is an orc.

The moment Gilead arrived, Shirou instinctively sensed that the other was looking at him, but he couldn't understand why the other was paying so much attention to him when it was clearly their first meeting.

Meanwhile, Paul and Senis were both overjoyed at the arrival of their old friend and warmly welcomed Gilead.

The three of them were all members of the S-rank adventurer team Black Wolf Fang, and were close companions, so naturally they had endless topics to talk about.

But Girenouil hadn't forgotten the important matter. After exchanging pleasantries with Paul and Senis for a while, she took the initiative to speak: "So, that red-haired boy over there, is he the son you mentioned who wanted to learn swordsmanship from me, Shirou Grellard?"

"Yes."

Paul nodded.

Shirou stepped forward at just the right moment and said, "Nice to meet you, Miss Kyrie, I am Shirou Grellard."

Shirou gave a brief self-introduction and noticed that the orc lady in front of him was staring at him with an extremely sharp, even suspicious, expression.

Before he could even ask, Kyrie Irgen spoke first: "On my way here, I heard that this village was attacked by a red dragon, and that the lone red dragon was defeated by a twelve-year-old boy. And through his features and identity, it seems that the boy is you, Shirou."

"This……"

Shirou finally realized why Kyrielight was paying so much attention to him.

It turned out that the other party had heard about his defeat of the Crimson Dragon.

However, that matter is so famous that it has recently spread throughout the entire territory of Fituia, so it would be strange if the other party didn't know about it.

Shirou seemed helpless about this inexplicable reputation. He tried to remain calm and slowly said, "I'm sorry, although I did do that, there were many reasons and coincidences involved, and it wasn't due to my personal ability."

Shirou had already explained the matter of activating the magic circuits to Paul and the others.

After all, his appearance when using magic circuits was so peculiar, clearly not a normal situation, not to mention that some of his hair turned gray-white afterwards.

Shirou's explanation is that he possesses the ability to burn his life force. With the support of that ability, his strength in all aspects will be enhanced. However, this is not a long-term solution; it can only temporarily boost his strength. Moreover, if he overuses the power, he will face mortal danger.

The Grellard family generally accepted Shirou's explanation.

After all, Shirou was only five years old when he was picked up by the Grellard family. No one knows what he went through before he was five.

Even if Shirou has some secrets, it's perfectly reasonable.

Now that things have come to this, everyone in the Grellard family considers Shirou an important member of the family, and they won't force him to reveal the whole truth unless he wants to.

However, it was clear that Girenou was not a member of the Grellat family, and she did not have that level of recognition or closeness to Shirou.

Therefore, upon hearing Shirou's vague answer, Kyrie Irwin frowned and said, "Reason and coincidence? What kind of coincidence could allow a twelve-year-old child to defeat the Red Dragon? Even I, facing a Red Dragon at its peak, might not be able to kill it; I would need the assistance of my teammates..."

"This... is it because that red dragon wasn't in its full form?"