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Although it was a familiar projection, Shirou was not projecting a Noble Phantasm at the moment, but simply projecting a bow and arrow.
However, every arrow he shot hit Rasta Bear's vital points with exaggerated accuracy!
"Ouch!!"
Although the Rasta bear's fur is tough, its body still has vulnerable parts. Shirou's arrows hit those vulnerable spots with unparalleled accuracy, causing the bear pack to dwindle in number.
However, Shirou didn't keep using arrows to kill monsters.
Although arrows could continuously reduce the number of monsters, the number of Rasta bears was still ridiculously large, and they quickly caught up with him and surrounded him from all sides.
Faced with a situation that would be considered a dead end for most people, and one that would be difficult for even a Saint-level opponent to escape easily, Shirou did not hesitate any longer and chose to draw the Phoenix Dragon Sword from his waist.
Shirou never carried a sword because of the teachings of the Second King of the North, which made him realize that he could not rely too much on swordsmanship.
However, Kitakami-ryu did not force Shirou to stop using a sword from then on.
In extremely critical situations, drawing one's sword is always a swordsman's last resort!
"Kacha!"
Shirou drew his dragon sword from his waist.
Despite the fact that the snowfield was completely empty, everyone felt a strange wind pressure suddenly sweep out, even leaving a clear trail on the white snowfield.
"Ouch!!!"
The Rasta bear, being a creature with low intelligence, failed to notice the changes in the boy before it and continued to pounce on him like a madman.
Without any hesitation, Shirou raised his hand and swung his longsword.
"Pfft!"
The Blade of Light, which had not been used for a long time, was once again wielded by Shirou.
For some reason, perhaps due to the effects of his recent training, Shirou clearly felt that he could swing the Blade of Light faster than before.
Although it was not enough to bring about a qualitative change, it did accumulate and a significant quantitative change occurred.
Before Rasta Bear, and even before the adventurers could react to what was happening, Shirou tore the monster in front of him apart with a single sword strike!
He didn't stop there, and unleashed his swordsmanship at the level of a sword saint!
"Snapped!"
"Crack!" "Crack!"
On the snow-covered plains, with each strike of Shirou's sword, a monster met its end.
Blood unknowingly stained the earth red.
The pristine white snow could not conceal its crimson hue.
Before he could even react, hundreds of Rasta bears had already died under Shirou's sword.
After doing all this, Shirou did not immerse himself in the feeling of killing. He restrained himself and put away the blood-stained Phoenix Dragon Sword, then put the longsword back into his bag.
At the same time, he quickly discovered an unconscious figure in the snow, with two or three monsters lying around him whose heads had been pierced by arrows.
"Sarah...!"
Sarah apparently didn't have time to evacuate during the attack, resulting in her being surrounded by the bears.
But she did not give up and continued to fight desperately.
Thanks to Shirou's previous guidance, Sarah managed to hold on until Shirou's rescue arrived, but she collapsed from exhaustion before that.
Without hesitation, Shirou immediately carried Sarah back to the group of adventurers.
"I...I'll treat the patient..."
The healer Mimir in the adventurer's party immediately cast a healing spell on Sarah.
After everyone saw that Sarah's breathing had stabilized, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and then couldn't help but look at Shirou, showing an attitude of not knowing what to say.
After that battle, everyone could see Shirou's true strength.
At such a young age, he has mastered all three sword styles—Water God Style, Northern God Style, and Sword God Style—at the Saint level...
This is simply not something a human could do.
Chapter 290 Sarah: I'll do anything if you stay!
About an hour passed after Shirou rescued Sarah.
Patrick, acting as a healing sorcerer, healed Sarah's wounds.
Bruno, the caravan owner, breathed a sigh of relief after rushing back to the carriage.
Rasta Bear had no interest in the caravan's goods, so even though everyone had just abandoned the vehicles and fled, the goods on the vehicles were almost undamaged. Only a few carriages were damaged after being hit, but it was nothing serious.
However, the caravan did not set off immediately, because Bruno, the shrewd merchant, after discovering the corpses of many Rasta bears killed by Shirou, keenly discovered the secret to wealth.
He ordered numerous adventurers to immediately cut off the pelts and claws of the Rasta bears, taking away these most valuable parts, intending to bring them back to the Kingdom of Asra for resale.
Of course, he did not keep this fortune for himself. After discussing it with Shirou and many other adventurers, they split it equally, one to eight.
Bruno, as the subsequent seller, takes a 10% commission, the adventurers, as contributors, also take a 10% commission, and the remaining 80% of the reward will be given to Shirou after the sale.
Shirou didn't want to accept the reward, since he wasn't that obsessed with wealth, but Bruno and many other adventurers insisted that he take it.
After all, if Shirou hadn't intervened, they would probably have died at the hands of the monsters just now.
Shirou had no choice but to agree.
So the adventurers then began skinning the Rasta Bear.
After Shirou put his heavy armor back on, he also stepped forward to help, working with the others to deal with the corpse of Rasta Bear.
Most adventurers work in pairs.
Shirou's partner is Susanna.
Susanna wore a complicated expression, as if the event had happened so suddenly that she didn't know what to say.
This is also normal.
What Susanna had initially thought was a junior with no adventure experience turned out to be a super genius who had mastered all three sword styles to the Saint level. This was a huge shock to her, but she did not have any negative emotions because of it. Instead, she kept her respect and gratitude for Shirou in her heart.
"..."
By the time the adventurers finished skinning the animals, gathered the pelts and tails, and then cremated the corpses, the sky had already begun to darken.
The adventurers didn't waste the opportunity and made the Rasta bear's carcass their dinner.
However, bear meat is not very good and doesn't taste very good.
Faced with this situation, Shirou naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to showcase his culinary skills.
He decisively took on the task of processing the bear meat, using special methods to process the tough and dry meat, creating a unique monster dish in the absence of a proper cooking environment.
The campsite was filled with the smell of barbecue at night.
Upon smelling this aroma, all the adventurers breathed a sigh of relief, truly feeling that the crisis was over.
At this moment, Susanna and the other members of the CounterArrow squad came to Shirou's side one after another, expressing their gratitude for his earlier help.
Shirou did not take credit for this, but he accepted everyone's gratitude.
The adventurers hadn't expected the bear meat dish to be so delicious that evening, but the moment the food hit their mouths, they realized just how unique Shirou's cooking truly was.
The banquet that night was more lively than ever before, with every adventurer immersed in the joy of life and the pleasure of tasting delicious food.
Shirou smiled as he watched the others enjoy their food. He was about to go and have a few bites himself when he noticed a girl walking towards him from a distance.
"...Well, thank you this time."
Sarah finished speaking under the cover of night, her face flushed, and then shyly turned her face away.
"Are you okay?"
"No, it's all fine now."
Sarah responded immediately to Shirou's change of topic, but then fell silent.
"..."
The air between the two then became inexplicably awkward.
The silence lasted for quite a while.
Shirou, feeling helpless, said, "Well, I just made some food, Sarah, would you like some?"
"Shirou, did you make this?"
Sarah had been resting, so she didn't expect Shirou to cook.
Shirou expected Sarah to be reluctant, but to his surprise, she immediately exclaimed happily, "Really? Can I eat it too?"
"Of course, it's made for everyone."
"Ah."
Sarah nodded vigorously.
"Delicious!"
After tasting Shirou's cooking, Sarah didn't act arrogantly as before. Instead, she praised Shirou's cooking very earnestly.
Because the difference from before was so great, Shirou felt a sense of unreality.
……
The caravan set off again the following day.
Because of the previous monster attack, the adventurers in the caravan were on high alert this time, constantly vigilant about their surroundings.
Under such extremely serious circumstances, the caravan finally avoided such terrible events and successfully reached its destination town.
Previously, CounterArrow had mentioned holding a victory celebration after everything was over, so Shirou did not go to the Kingdom of Lanoa immediately and stayed in the town for the time being.
At night.
"Everyone has worked hard."
"Thank you for your hard work!"
"Thanks for your hard work!"
The adventurers raised their glasses in celebration.
Shirou joined the adventurers in the celebration.
Originally, this was just a celebration of victory and a farewell ceremony, and Shirou was quite calm. However, it is worth mentioning that Sarah stayed by his side throughout the entire celebration banquet and actively talked to him.
Shirou didn't pay too much attention and chatted normally with Sarah. At first, it was just casual conversation, but later they talked about their backgrounds.
Shirou also learned that Sarah hated nobles so much because her hometown was completely destroyed by their actions, which led her to become an adventurer.
Besides sharing their backgrounds, Sarah also sought Shirou's guidance in various skills, including archery and swordsmanship.
It seems that the scene of Shirou drawing his sword and killing all the monsters was so shocking that Sarah also had the idea of learning some swordsmanship.
If an ordinary person asked him for swordsmanship advice, Shirou definitely wouldn't teach them.
Sarah is very talented in archery. If she were to learn some swordsmanship for self-defense, she could further enhance the opponent's combat capabilities.
Shirou therefore taught Sarah the basics of swordsmanship very seriously, especially the Water God Style and the Northern God Style, which are techniques that are very easy to use in the adventurer's industry.
However, Shirou didn't notice that although he was teaching Sarah very seriously, Sarah's attention didn't seem to be focused on the swordsmanship he was teaching, but rather on Shirou, especially on Shirou's face.
The adventurers around them were also very observant and never came to interfere with the two of them from beginning to end.
The conversation continued in this way.
"Swordsmanship and archery have something in common."
Shirou explained to Sarah how to learn swordsmanship: "As long as you master how to use the weapon, you can apply the experience you gained from learning archery to further movements."
"Is that so? Then Shirou, what weapon do you think would be best for me?"
"For girls, considering their physical strength, weapons like daggers and short swords are best. Combined with the skills of the Kitakami-ryu school, they can still be effective."
"Huh? Can't I learn your kind of swordsmanship?"
"You mean the Sword God Style? That's not suitable for you, because the Sword God Style requires countless hours of training and skill to master."
Shirou described Sarah very carefully.