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

Alice has clearly learned her lesson from what happened before.

If it were the old her, she would probably be arrogantly ordering Shirou to teach her swordsmanship by now.

But because of what she had just experienced, Alice realized that she wasn't always the young lady of the Boreas family who could do whatever she wanted without paying any price. When asking for favors, she needed to adopt an acceptable attitude, otherwise she would incur the dislike of others.

Moreover, she now felt a certain awe and respect for Shirou and dared not speak casually.

Shirou turned to look at her, and for a moment he really couldn't hold back.

Because he never expected that the goal he had been working so hard for would be achieved so easily.

However, to say that it was achieved is actually to say that it was a matter of being far off by a hair's breadth.

Since Alice admires and yearns for herself in the form of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, it's hard to say whether she would still admire and respect me as much if I revealed my true identity to her.

The other person might even become more furious and colder than before because they were deceived, and completely refuse to accept them anymore.

After much deliberation, Shirou decided that, for the sake of safety, he should not reveal his true identity to others for the time being.

Because the matter of Heroic Spirit Cards is very special and quite troublesome to explain, it might even expose one's identity as a transmigrator. Unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to let others know.

As for Alice, she must not reveal her identity to the other party until she has established a close enough relationship with them and is certain that they will not betray her.

Of course, he still needs to solve the problem of getting the young lady to practice swordsmanship with him personally, otherwise he won't be able to stay in the Boreas family, let alone learn the Sword God Style from Kyrie Irwin.

With this in mind, Shirou had an idea.

He glanced at Alice silently and slowly said, "You want to learn swordsmanship from me?"

"Yes, it is."

Alice looked at Shirou with fear, nervousness and anticipation. "If possible, I'd like to learn archery too. Would you be willing to teach me? I can ask my grandfather to give you lots and lots of money, or anything else you want."

Although Alice is young, she understands basic common sense and knows that a powerful being like Shirou can only be recruited by offering enough benefits.

She felt that as the eldest daughter of the Boreas family, she should have the ability to offer the other party a reasonable price.

When his grandfather, Sholos, sees the other party's strength, he will likely be willing to accept it.

Moreover, this would also get rid of that annoying tutor named Shirou, so it's a win-win situation, and there couldn't be a better ending.

However, Alice clearly did not expect that the man in front of her was Shirou, whom she hated.

Shirou himself was unaware of Alice's thoughts, and he could not possibly accept her proposal. However, he also could not simply refuse. He had to find a way to arouse the young lady's interest in sword practice, or at least make her willing to practice swordsmanship with him.

He then slowly said, "No, I will not teach you swordsmanship, nor will I teach you any other skills."

"why?"

Alice was stunned. She never expected Shirou to refuse her. "You think my offer isn't enough? My grandfather is the lord of the entire Fituia territory. He can definitely pay for anything you want!"

"That's not the reason."

Shirou shook his head and looked at Alice with regret. "The reason I don't want to teach you is not because of any reward, but because it has no meaning or value whatsoever."

"It has no meaning? It has no value?"

"Yes."

Seeing Alice's confusion, Shirou silently explained, "Because you are too weak right now, there is no need for me to teach you anything. You are not even a mid-level swordsman, and your beginner level is not even stable enough. Do you think you can learn what I teach you?"

"This...I..."

Alice was stunned when Shirou said such a thing. Her face turned red, and she wanted to refute him, but she couldn't say a word.

Because what Shirou said was true; she was indeed a weak being.

Not to mention receiving instruction from Shirou, she could barely keep up with even Kyrielight's teaching.

That's why her grandfather, Sauros, considered finding her a new swordsmanship teacher so she could start learning from the basics.

However, due to her personality, she ruined Sauros's preparations and was even kidnapped.

Now that things have come to this, Alice is finally beginning to regret her foolishness.

"It seems you already understand."

Shirou was pleased that Alice understood everything on her own without needing further explanation from him. In fact, what he said was true; Alice's current abilities were simply insufficient to accept the teachings of him in his Heroic Spirit form or Kyrie Illya.

It's like an elephant not teaching an ant how to throw a punch.

The two sides were never on the same level from the beginning.

What Alice needs to do now is start by learning the more basic things.

"I understand. I will study swordsmanship diligently when I get back. If, if I become stronger, please be sure to teach me swordsmanship!"

A fiery glint flashed in Alice's eyes, but her tone remained respectful.

Shirou didn't bother to pay attention to the other person, but simply smiled slightly and nodded: "If you can gain my approval, I can indeed consider it."

"Ok!"

Alice spoke excitedly; Shirou's approval made her completely forget the torment she had suffered that day, and she revealed a joyful attitude.

On the other side, Shirou first dealt with the situation at the scene, tying up all the kidnappers with ropes to ensure they wouldn't escape. Then he went to Alice's side, gently picked up the girl, and planned to take her back to the castle in Boreas.

Before setting off, Alice suddenly looked up and gazed intently at him:

"By the way, I'd like to know your name! Could you tell me your name?"

Shirou could actually fulfill Alice's request.

He simply couldn't reveal his real name.

After a brief hesitation, Shirou slowly said, "Emiya, that's my name. You can call me that if you want."

"Emiya...Emiya! One day, I will earn your approval and have you teach me swordsmanship!"

"If you can do that."

Shirou smiled and shook his head. He didn't care about the promise he made with Alice, because it was something that was unlikely to be fulfilled anyway.

Even if it comes true, it might be a very, very long time from now.

So, until then, we'll see if Alice, after returning, will be able to obediently follow her true self and learn the basics of swordsmanship as she wishes.

If he can do that, Shirou will truly gain the approval of the Boreas family and learn an even more advanced Sword God Style from Kyrie Illusion.

Chapter 108: Revisiting Sword Hill and Conversing with the Heroic Spirit Emiya.

Under the moonlight, Shirou, in the form of a heroic spirit, carried Alice and ran all the way back to the Boreas family's castle.

In the state of dream summoning, his speed and stamina are greatly enhanced. As long as his magic power is not exhausted, he can continue to run at high speed forever. Moreover, it is not only his speed and stamina that are enhanced, but almost all of his physical attributes are comprehensively improved in the heroic spirit form.

Of course, all of this came at a price.

Once his magical energy is depleted to an excessive degree, Shirou will find it difficult to maintain his Heroic Spirit form and return to his normal state. Furthermore, due to the depletion of his magical energy, he will be unable to use even ordinary projection magic and will become extremely weak.

This time, since the opponents were just ordinary kidnappers, Shirou was able to eliminate them easily and without much effort.

However, if the enemy is too powerful, or even a red dragon like before, Shirou might have difficulty defeating the enemy before his magic power runs out.

Therefore, based on this battle, Shirou should no longer use Dream Summoning casually in the future.

At the very least, before using Dream Summoning in the future, you must ensure that your condition can keep up with the amount of magic used, and that you will not be disconnected from Dream Summoning during battles against powerful enemies.

Otherwise, instead of using the enormously energy-consuming ability of Dream Summoning, it would be better to forcibly activate the magic circuits within the body, just like when fighting the Red Dragon, and use the abilities of the Heroic Spirit Emiya with one's own body. Although that would further cause one's body to be eroded by the power of the Heroic Spirit, at least one would not have to worry about the consumption of magic power and could fight to the very last moment.

"boom!"

While Shirou was pondering this, he had already carried Alice back to Roa, the capital of the Fituia territory, and was moving freely among the roof beams of the city.

Finally, he leaped to the highest point in the city and jumped vertically into the distance, falling to the ground at an unimaginable height, arriving at the gates of the Boreas family's castle.

"Wow, that's so exciting!"

As Alice saw her familiar front door appear before her, she felt a sense of relief mixed with an instinctive sense of awe.

She will probably never forget everything she experienced tonight, never forget this dramatic turn of events, and may never experience such a thrilling development again in her life.

Moreover, she became increasingly determined that she would one day gain Emiya's approval and be willing to teach her swordsmanship!

Such thoughts arose in Alice's mind.

After bringing the other party to the Boreas family, Shirou did not go directly into the castle, but stopped at a distance from the castle.

"what?"

Alice was initially confused by Shirou's actions, but she soon discovered a familiar figure in front of her and Shirou.

It was a broad and strong figure.

Looking up, you can see the outline of animal ears.

Alice quickly recognized the other person as her true bodyguard, Kyrie Idris.

"Gilead, great! You've finally arrived!"

Alice spoke excitedly.

Shirou then gently put her down from his arms, letting her run to Kyrie's side.

Kyrie Irvine was first surprised, then excited. After confirming that it was the real Alice who had returned, he immediately said with a face full of apology, "I'm sorry, young lady, I failed to protect you. It was my dereliction of duty."

"It's alright, Gilead, it's alright."

Alice slowly shook her head.

After what happened tonight, she has grown to some extent. At least she will no longer take other people's kindness for granted like before.

In fact, the kindness others show you always comes at a price. These prices are not immediately visible and do not seem to disappear easily. However, if you do not cherish them, sooner or later everything you have will vanish completely and you will never be able to get it back.

Alice had this realization.

After confirming that Alice was comforted and being surprised by the changes in the young lady, Kyrie Irvine instinctively turned his gaze to the red-haired man in front of him.

The moment she saw Shirou, her instincts as a beastman made her sense a certain familiarity.

However, the stark difference between Shirou's appearance in Heroic Spirit form and his usual appearance made it impossible for her to confirm the sense of familiarity she felt.

Moreover, Girenu's instincts as a swordsman made her inexplicably wary, and her hand instinctively moved towards the sword at her waist, even showing a willingness to draw it.

"!!!"

Upon seeing Kyrie Ian's actions, Shirou instinctively assumed a defensive stance.

Although he was still far from Gilead, recalling the spatial-crossing slash Gilead used in their previous match, he believed that even at such a distance, Gilead's sword could instantly reach him and sever his head.

"Gilead!"

However, before Kyrie could act, Alice stopped her immediately, saying, "Emiya is my benefactor, I won't allow you to hurt him!"

"Miss?"

Hearing Alice's words, Kyrie Irvine snapped out of his dazed fighting spirit.

She quickly apologized and was surprised that she had instinctively felt hostility towards Shirou.

She didn't know why, even though common sense told her that the other person was definitely protecting the young lady, when she saw that figure, her beastman instincts gave her a bad feeling, and she even had an instinct to eliminate this dangerous person directly.

But this is undoubtedly a wrong idea.

Since this man named Emiya saved Alice, she should be grateful to him and trust him, and absolutely must not harm the benefactor who saved the young lady.

Gilead then completely lowered his sword.

Shirou instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was in Heroic Spirit form, he had just experienced such a long period of exhaustion, and to be honest, he was not confident that he could defeat Kyrie Illidan before his mana was depleted.

Considering the extreme speed of the Sword God style, he might not even have a chance to escape. Either his identity would be exposed, or he would face death directly, neither of which would be a good outcome.

Therefore, it is actually a good thing for Gilead to give up the fight.

"Thank you for saving the young lady..."

Kyrie Ian had also come to her senses. She looked at Shirou with great interest and said gratefully, "My lady has been missing for a whole day. Although the butler Thomas sent a report, we couldn't find her anywhere. We were already preparing to launch a city-wide search. Fortunately, Lord Emiya, you saved my lady."

"It's nothing, I just happened to be passing by and acted on a whim."

"You are unwilling to accept Boreas's reward?"

Kyrie was quite surprised. She had thought that Shirou had saved Alice in order to receive a reward from the Boreas clan, but in fact, Sauros would definitely pay a great price to reward him.

Shirou shook his head; he indeed had no intention of accepting the reward.

Or rather, as long as Alice can change and be willing to learn swordsmanship from him, that would be the best thing for him.