I am the protagonist

Because it's harder to be too harsh on yourself?

This reason immediately made Saber think that Shirou had underestimated her strength.

However, Shirou clearly did not want to dwell on the Saber issue for too long.

Shirou had already decided who he would learn swordsmanship from long ago.

“Caster, we usually begin our research on magic in the evenings.”

“I will go to Ryudong Temple for a walk on weekend mornings.”

"I understand."

Medea didn't have much of an opinion.

She and Shirou spent the evenings together, which she was naturally very happy about.

"Shirou, if you want to use runes as the foundation of your magic, you need to understand the function of runes more."

"You are using a more complex combination of multiple runes."

"But sometimes magicians don't have time to prepare so many runes."

"You also need to start practicing using individual runes more."

As a magician, Medea also offered her opinion.

Shirou also knew that he actually needed to work harder on runes.

Shirou noticed this during the rune attachment stage.

Caster enchantments are often simpler, but enchanting your own will take longer.

He may even need to improve the quality of the item before he can attach the runes he wants.

This phenomenon is actually caused by not mastering the runes.

Simply put, the runes that Shirou wrote himself were just too troublesome and consumed too many rune slots.

"Yes, runes are an important tool for me now."

"The rune combinations I create take too long, and when I really run into trouble, I don't have that much time to prepare so many runes."

Shirou gets a headache just thinking about runes.

"Caster, it looks like I'll have to trouble you with something again."

"No, I think I'd be happy to be bothered by you."

Medea knew that there was actually quite a limited amount she could do for Shirou.

Magic is one of the few things she can do to help Shirou, and Medea will not hold back in any way.

At that moment, Medea was very glad that she was an excellent magician.

If she weren't an excellent mage from the Age of Gods, she wouldn't have any way to help Shirou right now.

Chapter 102 The Realm of Sword Heart Clarity

Since deciding to hide his abilities, Shirou has been living a life that consists of going back and forth between school and home.

Shirou spent both days of the weekend at Ryudouji Temple.

I practiced knife skills with Assassin over the weekend to hone my technique.

However, Assassin's swordsmanship was truly superhuman.

By overlapping one's sword techniques in an instant, one can perform the second technique that only a mage can do.

However, the effort required to reach the second level of skill using one's own technique is extraordinary.

Even though Shirou has a good understanding of Assassin's swordsmanship.

Even though Shirou possesses the "Super Growth" ability, which allows him to accelerate his growth and quickly learn and accept other powers and techniques, he still cannot achieve success overnight.

To master such superhuman skills requires tireless effort day and night.

Fortunately, Shirou only needs to study magic at home now, apart from coming to Ryudouji Temple to learn those inhuman skills.

In summary, Shirou had time to study Assassin swordsmanship.

They also have enough resources to learn the inhuman skills of Assassin.

He spent his weekends learning swordsmanship, while his weekdays were spent studying magic and concocting elixirs of immortality.

The study of magic is essentially the accumulation and application of knowledge.

This is a relatively tedious phase.

As a novice magician, Shirou needs to be exposed to a lot of things, and the theories behind these magic tricks are something he needs to study in depth.

Shirou may not be an expert in everything, but he needs to have a certain understanding of these things.

You could say that studying magic is the same as learning magic.

This process of accumulating knowledge is quite tedious.

Moreover, in addition to the theoretical knowledge that Shirou needs to acquire, he also has practical lessons in magic.

The exploration of runes is the elective course that Shirou has chosen.

To become a melee magician named Shirou, who is physically weak but incredibly fast, one must fully master the runes.

The magician's greatest enemy is actually spells.

The lengthy spells are the biggest problem for magicians; if those spells could be eliminated, the magician's power would be greatly enhanced.

Rune magic is different from other types of magic.

Rune magic itself doesn't require chanting those long incantations.

However, to use them better, one needs a deeper understanding and knowledge of each rune.

The ability to easily combine runes to create the desired effects tests a magician's understanding of runes.

A skilled magician can achieve the most effects with the fewest runes.

In this respect, Medea was truly an excellent magician.

He has had very little contact with other magicians, but his understanding of runes is improving day by day.

This fulfilling life lasted for four months.

Summer has arrived.

The sweltering heat soaked Shirou in sweat, but it did not deter him from his current stance.

The knife in his hand slowly descended.

"Secret Sword——"

"Yan Hui!"

The knife in his hand was swung out quickly.

Space and time overlapped in three layers at this moment.

The three beams of light appeared in an unusual way, yet vanished in that very instant.

“It’s really astonishing.”

"The level I reached after a lifetime of hard work has been easily achieved by you."

The samurai was extremely surprised that Saber's Master could do such a thing.

He was already surprised when he first heard that the other party wanted to learn his swordsmanship.

Now that the other party has actually reached a level he has spent his entire life trying to achieve, the samurai's current feelings cannot be simply described as astonishment.

"I only entered that state partially."

Shirou raised his right hand with a pained expression; his hand holding the sword was still twitching uncontrollably.

"Although I have personally understood this level, it is not easy for my body to adapt to it."

"The relentless training day and night only brought me understanding."

"But to be able to wield that kind of magic sword in any state like you... I still need a considerable amount of time to train and practice."

Inhuman skills are not something that normal people can easily learn.

Four months was only enough time for Shirou to understand this realm, not to master it.

"Inhuman skill."

"Samurai, your skill level has improved once again, hasn't it?"

"...Did I give myself away?"

"I still think it's well hidden."

That's what he said, but the samurai's face didn't betray any surprise.

"My swordsmanship has yet to reach its full potential."

"My swordsmanship had reached the current level of 'Sword Heart Clarity' before because of the limitations of life."

"Although I have reached this level, I have also limited myself."

"Now that I have seen the path forward, I naturally have something to do."

It was as if they were talking about something very ordinary.

He did not feel happy because his level of understanding had improved once again.

Instead, he found it very interesting to do so, and perhaps he could achieve things beyond his imagination.

This is the original intention of the samurai's actions, and also the reason why the samurai can reach this level.

Because his life consisted only of the knife that was always by his side.

"I have now swung my fourth sword."

"...As expected of you."

"The three strikes have exhausted all my strength, and I still haven't fully mastered them."

"And now you've actually advanced to the fourth level."

The triple and quadruple overlaps of the Swallow Return are completely different concepts.

This is the difference between dimensions.

Shirou can now swing his sword three times despite the pain in his arm, but it requires a certain stance and a certain amount of time.

The conditions for its use are quite demanding.

However, it also allowed Shirou to reach the state of "Sword Heart Clarity".

This also gave Shirou enough to understand this realm.

Perhaps they cannot use the superhuman technique of Swallow Return at will now, but they are already qualified to master it.

But the samurai reached an even higher level.

The proof of transcending this realm is that the Samurai's Swallow Return has increased from three layers to four layers.

Heroic Spirits are indeed extraordinary beings.

Heroes from different eras certainly possess the qualities that make them worthy of being called heroes.

Shirou understood that this was the difference between him and these Heroic Spirits.

Even though he has already gained considerable strength.

However, it still falls short compared to heroes from different eras.

Because while he was progressing, the heroes of these different eras were also progressing.

He even said that these heroes made more progress than him.

Chapter 103 Saber Wearing a Swimsuit at Home

"The soreness lasted for almost a minute."

"As expected, unfamiliar moves shouldn't be used too often."

It's understandable that such an inhuman skill would be so difficult to master, since this inhuman skill has already reached the level of the second law as a [skill].