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

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“Growth? No, I should have already wiped him out by then…”

Shirou spoke in surprise and doubt. He still clearly remembered the Excalibur he had swung back then, the power of which almost smashed the entire Transfer Labyrinth to pieces, leaving no trace of Alexander the Great III.

He didn't think Alexander could have survived under those circumstances, let alone grown as North God II had claimed.

"Heh, Shirou, don't forget that my son is an undead like me."

The Second Northern God spoke quietly, “The Undead are unique beings. Even if their physical bodies are reduced to ashes, as long as their core remains intact, they can still be resurrected. Therefore, in history, humans have generally used special sealing techniques to seal away the Undead Demon Kings, rather than completely eliminating them.”

"Even the Holy Sword couldn't destroy it?"

Shirou was dumbfounded.

But he quickly recalled his battle with the immortal demon king Atofi long ago, when he used the invincible golden sword, but still failed to kill Atofi completely.

If Alexander III and Atofi had possessed the same regenerative abilities, they might indeed have been able to survive in that situation.

"Well, your holy sword is indeed too powerful."

The Second Prince of the Northern Gods spoke with a subtle expression, “Even with the resurrection ability of the undead, it would take decades to recover without external assistance. However, this is also a punishment for that child, since he has been indulging in that powerful force since he obtained the King Dragon Sword, forgetting his original intention as a swordsman.”

"No, Alexander did not forget his original intention; it was I who betrayed him."

Shirou shook his head.

He still remembers Alexander's roar at him, cursing him for betraying justice.

But Shirou had no choice; he had already chosen a path contrary to justice, and he would inevitably reach the end of that path no matter what.

However, during his battle with the Heroic Spirit Emiya, Shirou fully realized that everything he had done was not a betrayal of justice, but rather that he had chosen a justice that belonged only to him.

Now that things have come to this, he is no longer confused.

Shirou then spoke with King Kitakami II about several things, particularly the situation of the Kingdom of Asura.

King Kitakami II seemed very interested in the current Kingdom of Asura, saying that after teaching Shirou swordsmanship here, he would go to the royal capital to take a look.

Shirou didn't understand why the other person wanted to go to the royal capital, but he was also grateful that the other person was willing to provide him with assistance.

After all, Shirou has only been accepting help from Kitakami II without giving anything in return.

Kitakami II, on the other hand, stated magnanimously that his goal was to complete the true Kitakami-ryu style. The more skills Shirou mastered, the closer he would get to the Kitakami-ryu style he envisioned, and he was naturally willing to put in the effort for it.

"Is it my turn yet?"

Throughout Shirou's conversation with the Northern God II, the Sword God never interrupted until Shirou and the Northern God II finished their dialogue, at which point he interjected at the perfect moment.

"Yes, I have fulfilled your request, Sword God, so I have returned to accept your trial."

Shirou spoke slowly, his hand instinctively resting on the longsword at his waist.

The sword god himself didn't react to Shirou's actions, but his movements became noticeably more serious than usual, and his posture resembled that of a lion ready to move at any moment, displaying astonishing explosive power and oppressive force.

However, the Sword God still possessed some common sense, and he did not attack Shirou at this moment, but instead silently watched him.

"You say you've fulfilled the requirements I gave you, but it seems you don't even know where you put the armor I gave you back then."

The Sword God spoke slowly, his expression exuding a kind of oppressive aura, as if a sharp sword were pointed at his throat.

"The armor was destroyed in the battle."

Shirou responded earnestly, explaining that since leaving the Holy Land of Swords, he had experienced more than one life-or-death battle, from the Demon King to the Northern God, from the Heroic Spirit Emiya to the Water God.

With so many powerful enemies, the armor the Sword God gave him was already tattered and unwearable.

But Shirou remained calm and composed, because he firmly believed that even in his heavy armor, he could still wield the Blade of Light.

"I see, so you have that kind of confidence."

Sword God Galfarion saw through Shirou's thoughts. He paused for a few seconds, then waved his hand towards the distance, calling over Nina Farion, who had been waiting by the side of the hall.

Today, Nina has also acquired the strength of a Sword King. She has continuously improved and enhanced herself in her competition with Alice, and has now become a true genius of the Sword Sanctuary.

The Sword God called her over and silently said, "Go and give this kid a blow."

"what?"

Nina was still immersed in the joy of reuniting with Shirou, but she had no chance to speak up. So she never expected that the Sword God would suddenly tell her to swing her sword at Shirou.

It wasn't until her father, the Sword God, stared at her with sharp eyes that Nina finally realized he was serious, and could only hesitantly approach Shirou.

"This... Shirou, draw your sword."

Nina spoke quietly.

But what puzzled her was that neither Shirou nor the Sword God seemed to have any intention of getting Shirou to draw his sword.

The Sword God spoke bluntly: "Just cut when I tell you to. I didn't teach you to be so effeminate and hesitant when you're swinging your sword."

“Sissy… I am a girl, Father.”

Nina was about to cry.

What frustrated her even more was that Shirou himself didn't doubt anything and calmly said, "Just do as the Sword God says, Nina. Don't worry, this is just a test for me."

"...What kind of assessment is this?"

For a moment, not only Nina, but also Izuru, the Water God, and the Northern God were confused, not understanding what kind of test the Sword God had given Shirou.

Under the pressure of the Sword God, Nina finally could not resist and hesitated before drawing her sword from her waist.

"Swing the Blade of Light with all your might, Nina!"

The Sword God shouted from afar.

In this situation, Nina naturally had no way out, so she simply closed her eyes and swung her weapon with all her might.

That was undoubtedly a true katana of light, wielded with the strength of a sword king, an attack that no normal person could possibly block head-on.

"Snapped!"

However, what happened next was surprising.

When Nina's sword struck Shirou's body, it failed to penetrate him. It didn't even manage to pierce his skin, let alone tear his body apart.

Even a full-force sword strike from a Sword King-level being couldn't break through Shirou's defense!

Upon seeing this, everyone present was undoubtedly surprised, including the Sword God himself, who had taken the initiative to propose this trial.

"You actually did it? Did Nina go easy on you?"

"I didn't hold back at all!"

Nina quickly responded.

"Well, she certainly didn't hold back, but the fact that I was able to stop her means that I did cheat a bit."

As Shirou spoke, he lifted his clothes, revealing the Evil Dragon Blood Armor underneath.

Now, Shirou wears the Evil Dragon Blood Armor almost all the time, relying on the defensive power of this special armor to protect his body.

Of course, even the Evil Dragon Blood Armor would have a hard time remaining unscathed in front of the Sword King-level Light Blade.

What truly enabled Shirou to block the Blade of Light was the fighting spirit that enveloped his body.

Yes, when wearing the armor given to him by the Sword God, Shirou's fighting spirit and magic power were suppressed. He had to further compress his fighting spirit and magic power in order to fight as normally as he would in normal circumstances.

Under these circumstances, Shirou almost unconsciously further condensed his fighting spirit and magical power, and the fighting spirit he could release in an instant became more exaggerated than that of an ordinary person.

Although the total amount of battle qi remained unchanged, this precise manipulation of battle qi allowed him to constantly form a defensive capability on his body that was no less than that of heavy armor.

Most importantly, Shirou's way of using fighting spirit is almost identical to the Dragon Saint Fighting Spirit of the Dragon God Orsteed.

He not only followed in the footsteps of the Dragon God in the techniques of the three schools of Sword God Style, Northern God Style, and Water God Style, but he also imitated the Dragon Saint Battle Qi!

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Shirou displayed a protective aura comparable to that of the Dragon Saint, which was undoubtedly what he was showing to the Sword God in order to meet the test the other party had set for him.

When the Sword God left the Sacred Land of Swords last time, he revealed to Shirou the reason why he made him wear that armor.

The Sword God's reasoning was that the biggest difference between humans and dragons lies in the strength of their physique.

The strength of this physique is not only a difference in physical strength, but also a difference in the strength of battle aura. The Dragon Saint Battle Aura possessed by the Dragon God Orsteed is enough to block most attacks in this world. Ordinary people who fight against the Dragon God, even if they are lucky enough to hit him, will not be able to break through his defenses at all.

Conversely, a casual strike from the Dragon God is enough to severely damage the body of an ordinary human, or even kill them instantly.

Therefore, the most important factor that the Sword God considered in defeating the Dragon God was that he needed to catch up with the Dragon God in terms of physical strength.

He gave Shirou a test, which was to force him to wear the armor that restricted his fighting spirit and magic power, so that Shirou could gradually adapt to the situation with his strength restricted, until he could wield the Sword Saint-level Blade of Light while wearing the armor.

The reason the Sword God made this request was not only that he hoped Shirou could use external objects to enhance his defense when fighting the Dragon God, and try to catch up with the Dragon God's Dragon Saint Aura in this way, but also that by restricting the Aura, he would further enhance the way people use the Aura, forcing humans with extremely strong adaptability to continuously compress the Aura, so that the quality of the Aura would be further improved.

The design of the Sword God is undoubtedly quite successful. Shirou's current fighting spirit strength is already considered to be the limit of the human race. Combined with the Evil Dragon Blood Armor, he can easily block the light katana of the Sword King level.

This undoubtedly fully satisfies the Sword God's requirements.

However, the Sword God Galfarion still looked dissatisfied with Shirou.

"Even so, it's still not enough. Even if your battle aura has been raised to its current level, it's still some distance from the Dragon God Auersted's Dragon Saint Battle Aura. Moreover, the Dragon God's Light Blade is not as gentle as Nina's. Even compared to me, it's definitely not much inferior."

"indeed."

Shirou nodded. As someone who had personally fought against Orsteed, he knew very well just how exaggerated the Dragon God's strength was.

It is a kind of all-around, flawless power. If you cannot catch up with the Dragon God's strength in every field and maximize your strength to the extreme, making yourself a bucket with every plank the same length, you will definitely be defeated in battle because of the appearance of some flaw.

"Since we can't take this a step further with just battle aura and armor, why don't we try the power of magic?"

At this moment, the Second Prince of the North suddenly spoke up, "For example, the gravity magic of the King Dragon Sword can apply a gravity shield to the wielder, giving ordinary people defensive capabilities comparable to those of a Demon King."

"Magic is indeed a good idea."

The water goddess Leda nodded, but she quickly offered her opinion, "However, the activation of magic is far too slow. In battles of that level, there is simply no time to unleash magic. Most permanent spells are of questionable strength and difficult to use."

"That's true. Even with the Dragon King Sword, the speed at which magic is activated is somewhat slow. It's nothing to ordinary people, but for someone of Orstide's level, their weakness will be immediately exploited."

The second king of the North Gods looked thoughtful, as if he was also thinking about what other ways he could improve Shirou's defensive capabilities, so that he could at least be on par with the Dragon God.

"I'd better leave this to you."

Seeing that no one present had any clue, the Water God smiled and said, "The Water God Style is the best swordsmanship for defense. Although my swordsmanship is really not good enough compared to the Dragon God Orsteed, if I teach my skills to Shirou, I believe it can further improve his defensive ability, and he may be able to rival the Dragon God."

"Yes, this is exactly what your Water God School excels at."

The Sword God nodded. It was precisely because of this idea that he introduced Shirou to the Water God in the first place, hoping that Shirou would learn the Water God Style.

"Then, the next thing to do is clear."

The Water Goddess, Lieda, slowly spoke, "I will teach Shirou the Water God Style to improve his defensive abilities. You, Gar, will continue to teach him the Sword God Style, at least raising his strength to a level no less than that of the Sword God. As for you, North Goddess, you will also devise your own training plan. Defeating the Dragon God Orsteed is our wish, and now that we have placed all our hopes on Shirou, we naturally cannot slack off. We must do our best in the shortest amount of time."

"That's natural."

"I will do my utmost."

Both the Sword God and the Northern God II nodded, clearly indicating that they attached great importance to the battle between Shirou and Orsteed, and would do everything possible to improve Shirou's strength before that.

Shirou was deeply moved to see that several of the world's top experts cared so much about him, but he said nothing. He kept his gratitude to himself, hoping that one day he could repay them.

……

The magical city of Shalia.

When Shirou arrived at the Holy Land of Swords, the members of the Grellat family also arrived at the Magic University.

Like Shirou, the members of the Grellard family were well aware of the mission they bore, so they wasted no time and began to prepare for the powerful enemy as Shirou instructed.

Rudius was the first to take action.

When he was in the capital, he received a letter from Shirou, which Shirou had written specifically for Nanaboshi.

Shirou described many of his thoughts in the letter; once Shichihoshi reads it, he will understand everything.

Rudius then quickly went to deliver the letter to the Seven Stars.

Seven Stars was originally slacking off in Shirou's forge while researching summoning magic.

The sudden arrival of the letter surprised her, but she quickly became serious, carefully opening Shirou's letter and reading it thoroughly.

"Time magic? A duel against the Dragon God Orsteed and the Ankylosaurus King Percius? Is he insane, or am I?"

Qi Xing's first reaction after reading the letter was undoubtedly bewilderment.

But she was ultimately a rational woman. After calming down, she chose to believe Shirou's words and talked with Rudeus to learn the details of what had happened.

She finally agreed to help Shirou fight against Orsteed and Percius. After all, according to the Future Diary, if Shirou died, her chance of returning home would be completely gone, which would be unacceptable to Seven Stars.

However, when Shirou described the specific tasks he needed her to do in his letter, Nanase's expression immediately fell, and she could even be described as dumbfounded.