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

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Shirou then quickly reached a cooperation agreement with Principal Genius.

Principal Genus will establish a forging workshop for Shirou, and the entire design and construction of the workshop will be designed by Shirou himself, with the costs covered by the Magic University.

Shirou was undoubtedly very grateful for the principal's kindness.

He decided to forge a suitable weapon later and donate it to La Noah Magic University in return.

As for the selection of weapons, he also had some ideas.

What he wanted to forge was the weapon used by Caster Medea in the Holy Grail War experienced by the Heroic Spirit Emiya—the Mandala of Victory.

As Medea's Noble Phantasm from the Age of Gods, that weapon has a rather unique effect, and it will surely attract the attention of the Magic University.

……

Soon, in a corner unnoticed by anyone, a forging workshop was gradually built from the foundation.

Although Shirou participated in the design of the forging workshop, he had no say in the actual construction of the workshop.

In his spare time, Shirou often went to the Magic University library to increase his understanding of magic through its rich collection of books.

Yes, because Shirou is a disciple personally accepted by Principal Genus, he does not need to attend classes like ordinary students and can arrange his magical studies freely.

This is undoubtedly a very good thing for Shirou.

He hasn't been a student for many years.

To this day, he simply cannot imagine himself sitting in a classroom listening to a lecture.

Besides studying magic, there's another matter that Shirou has finally put on his agenda.

That is to find Rudius.

Although he hadn't heard much about Rudeus since arriving at the academy, and even Principal Genus was unfamiliar with the name, Shirou always felt that Rudeus should be at this magic university.

The images seen by the clairvoyant eye back then also confirmed this.

So Shirou asked Principal Genus for the admission lists of the Magic University over the years. Since human memory is unreliable, he would look for clues in the records.

As expected, he soon saw the name Rudius Greratter in the files from four years ago.

According to the description in the file, the other party was a special recruit from the Kingdom of Asura. Upon entering the school, he demonstrated magic without chanting, which showed that he was quite talented.

The magic university was very interested in such a person, so it directly admitted him to the special student class.

Special students are those who are specially assigned to classes because of their special status or special talents.

Even among the special students, Rudius was a figure who received special attention.

Yet, four years after enrolling in the university, this very person has fallen into a state of complete obscurity and neglect.

Shirou was undoubtedly very puzzled by this, and realized that if he went to the special student class, he might be able to find out some information about Rudeus.

Chapter 295 An attack from Rudeus?

After learning that Rudeus was a special student, Shirou went directly to the special students' classroom.

According to Principal Genius, the number of special students is currently quite small, with only six in total, and some of them are problematic individuals.

The principal specifically told Shirou to be careful and not to get into any conflicts with them.

Shirou would naturally not cause any conflict, but only if these special students didn't provoke him.

Shirou arrived at the corner of the three side-by-side school buildings, in a classroom located at the deepest part of the third floor of the Magic University teaching building. A line was drawn on the ground in front of the classroom, indicating that it was a special student classroom.

It was almost like being quarantined.

Shirou thus gained a clearer understanding of his special circumstances at this school.

Upon arriving at the door of the special student classroom, Shirou knocked but received no response. Left with no other option, he opened the door and saw the scene inside the classroom.

The classroom environment presented a scene that Shirou found familiar. Apart from some decorations that were unique to this world, the entire classroom was just like the school classroom Shirou had attended in his previous life. It had a brand-new blackboard, equipment similar to a podium and lectern, and wooden desks and chairs.

In contrast to the spacious interior, there were only four people in the seats.

First, in the very front row, there was a boy who was reading and writing at the same time. He was probably studying on his own, and his dark brown hair, which was long enough to cover his eyes, was very impressive.

After Shirou opened the classroom door, he glanced over, then immediately looked back at his book as if he had lost interest.

Deep inside the classroom, in the innermost seat by the window, sat two girls, both of whom were beastmen.

One of the girls with dog ears was gnawing on a seemingly chewy piece of meat with bone in it, while looking at Shirou with a suspicious gaze.

Another girl with cat ears propped her feet up on the table, clasped her hands behind her head, leaned back in a swagger, and glared at him without any politeness.

Upon seeing this scene, Shirou recalled the beastman village of Deldia that he had passed through on the continent of Milis.

Looking back, the village chief of the orc village, Justaf, said that his daughter was studying at a magic university.

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

As Shirou was thinking this, he noticed that the cat-eared beast girl in the distance glared at him. Although her deliberately provocative look did not frighten Shirou, he could still sense her hostility.

Shirou hesitated for a moment, but thanks to the principal's reminder, he didn't want to directly confront the other party and tried his best to ignore him.

Then, there was the last special student.

Shirou paused for a moment after seeing the other person, and then showed a surprised expression.

If his impression was correct, the other party should be a prince and divine child of the Kingdom of Xilong, a boy named Zanova.

When Zanopa saw Shirou, he was quite surprised and said, "Eh, you're that swordsman from our kingdom before... You, are you here to fight me?"

Seeing Zanaba trembling as if he were immediately recalling the scene of that battle, Shirou decisively shook his head and denied it, saying, "Of course not, I just came here to find someone."

"Find someone?"

Upon hearing that Shirou wasn't there to fight, Zanova breathed a sigh of relief.

He then gave a friendly smile and said, "Although I don't know if I can be of any help, I will try my best to help."

"Thank you."

Zanova was very cooperative, but it's hard to say whether she was friendly because of her personality or simply because she was afraid of Shirou's strength.

In short, Shirou quickly made contact with Zanova.

Shirou first learned why Zanova was there: it was because he had been exiled to La Noa Magic University by the King of the Kingdom of Shilon.

On the surface, they came here under the guise of studying abroad.

Originally, someone like Zanova, who had absolutely no magical abilities, was not qualified to enroll. However, because the Magic Guild had an institution that researched curses and blessings, the Divine Child naturally became a precious existence and the best sample. Based on this reason, the Magic University accepted Zanova as a special student.

Shirou was about to ask Zanova if she knew Rudeus when she suddenly heard something fall heavily to the ground.

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, Shirou saw the cat-eared beast girl in the distance, as if she was deliberately making noise, and put one of her feet down from the table.

"I really don't like it, meow."

The girl used a peculiar verbal tic, which made Shirou not sense any delinquent vibes. However, she did indeed reveal a fierce look, coldly asking, "Hey, Zanova, what are you babbling about?"

Upon hearing the cat-eared girl's words, Zanaba seemed quite frightened.

As a divine prince, he addressed the cat-eared girl with great reverence: "Miss Linia, this is someone I knew before I came to the academy..."

"I'm not asking you that kind of thing, meow."

The cat-eared girl seemed very annoyed and slammed her heel on the table. "Hey, Zanaba, do you even understand what's going on? Can you even hear what I'm saying? Speak up!"

"..."

Zha Nuoba's expression stiffened.

Shirou had seen a similar expression before; it was the look he had when he was in school before he transmigrated and saw students being bullied in his class.

Although Shirou was always willing to step in and stop the bullies, he did not save the bullied people; instead, they remained in a terrible situation.

Shirou later discovered that whenever he helped someone, the bullied person would end up in an even worse situation and suffer even stronger retaliation from the bully.

It wasn't until much later that Shirou realized the best way to solve this problem was to teach the bullied people how to fight back.

Only when the victim develops the will to resist can the phenomenon of bullying be resolved.

Of course, those were things that happened in Shirou's past.

He never expected that he would encounter bullying at a magic university in this world, let alone that the person being bullied would be the divine child, Zanoba.

Even with Zanoba's power, is he no match for this beast girl?

While Shirou was pondering, Zanova had already walked timidly to the beast girl, only to be scolded in front of her, and then waved her away.

When Zanova returned, he said to Shirou with a bitter expression, "Well, Miss Linia asked me to call you over."

"Zanaba, are you alright?"

"No, it's nothing..."

Although Zanaba responded verbally, his expression didn't suggest that he was alright.

Shirou, considering that Principal Genius did not want him to have any conflict with the special production, did not ask too many questions for the time being, but simply obeyed silently.

Shirou approached the beast girl named Linia.

One had cat ears, the other dog ears; both beast-girls glared at Shirou with fierce eyes—the kind of gaze that would make an ordinary student tremble.

But this naturally won't have any impact on Shirou.

He spoke naturally, "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Emiya."

After arriving at the magic academy, Shirou has been using the name Emiya and has not revealed his true identity.

The two beast-girls clearly showed their dissatisfaction with his attitude.

But the other party did not get angry directly.

The cat-eared girl, Linia, arrogantly declared, "My name is Linia Tedrodia, and I'm a fifth-grader, meow. Don't let my appearance fool you; I'm the daughter of Captain Justaf, the warrior captain of the Great Forest Tedrodia Village. If you dare offend me, you'll regret it, meow."

Although the words are quite fierce, the addition of a cat's catchphrase at the end of each sentence makes them less tense.

Shirou also confirmed that Lynya was indeed Justaf's daughter.

He then said familiarly, "I see. I once passed through the village of Deludhiah and met your father. During the rainy season, I was fortunate enough to have him provide me with a house to stay in."

"Ah...oh...really...you...you know my dad?"

Linia looked like she was showing off in public, but ended up getting her parents called in, and her whole demeanor was very stiff.

Seeing this, the dog-eared girl immediately stepped forward to defend him, saying, "Just because you've been to the village, you think you can get close to me... Fuck."

"..."

Another strange verbal tic.

Shirou, now gradually getting used to it, quietly asked, "May I ask your name?"

"My name is Prusena, and everything else is similar to Linia's."

"I see."

"Don't try to get close to me, you smelly human, get out of my way!"

Prusena exuded an aura that was even more unapproachable than Lynya's.

Shirou then remained silent, looking at Linia and asking, "So, what brings you two here?"

"Hmph, we are the leaders of this class. It's not proper for an outsider like you to come here without greeting us, meow."

Linia snapped out of her daze and resumed her aloof demeanor.

"Ok."

Shirou understood that these two girls were typical class delinquents, so he simply asked, "I came to the special class classroom because I wanted to find someone."

"Find someone?"

"Yes, he is my younger brother, named Rudius Grerat."

"..."

Linia and Prusena initially seemed uninterested in Shirou's request to find someone, but upon hearing Rudeus's name, they inexplicably stiffened.

Although it was a very subtle reaction, Shirou still noticed it.

He then asked directly, "Do you know Rudius?"

No, I don't know him.

Linia immediately refuted it, but because her performance was so incongruous, her flaws were immediately obvious.