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

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The only problem is that Shirou's original adventurer rank was too high, reaching S-rank, and there were almost no quests he could accept in the Central Continent.

The Central Continent is not as good as the Demon Continent; it is full of dangerous monsters.

Therefore, Shirou had no choice but to ask the Adventurers' Guild for help to lower his Adventurer Rank to C and gradually increase it from a low level.

As a consequence, Shirou personally disbanded the Black Wolf II squad.

Considering that Rijkaard and Alice have now gone their separate ways, the existence of the team is indeed meaningless.

In short, everything Shirou did was based on the premise that he wasn't too worried about Rudeus.

After all, Shirou was well aware of Rudeus's astonishing strength, and it was hard to imagine what kind of life-threatening threat the other party would encounter at the Magic University.

The reason why I haven't contacted my family for so long is probably due to some other reason.

With this in mind, Shirou did not rush to La Noa Magic University. Instead, as a C-rank adventurer, he hitched a ride with the merchant Bruno, honing his skills through combat while heading towards the Magic Three Kingdoms.

Shirou's original plan was excellent and its execution was not a problem.

While traveling with Bruno's caravan, he took the opportunity to fight alongside the adventurers, often using various weapons that he wasn't comfortable with in order to try and defeat enemies and improve his proficiency.

To his utter surprise, his actions actually attracted the attention of his fellow adventurers.

The adventurer named Susanna is a very caring person. She seems to really not want such an excellent young man as Shirou to go astray, so she repeatedly persuades Shirou not to spread his energy across so many skills, but to concentrate on one skill instead.

The other party even recommended the Water God School's dojo to Shirou, offering to recommend Shirou, the current Water Saint, to receive guidance from a Water Saint.

It was so outrageous that Shirou didn't know how to respond.

It was only at this moment that he realized that his practice of traveling with adventurers would unintentionally produce such a flaw, which he truly didn't know how to explain.

After all, he had made an agreement with the Second Northern God that he would not use swordsmanship again until he mastered the true Northern God Style.

Of course, Susanna didn't cause him too much trouble.

The other party is an experienced adventurer who knows how to handle things with a good sense of proportion.

Therefore, she simply advised Shirou without forcing him to do anything.

However, Sarah, a girl in the same squad as Susanna, has a completely different personality from Susanna; she is explosive.

Sarah also particularly admired Susanna.

So when Sarah saw that Shirou rejected Susanna's suggestions in various ways, she went berserk and directly criticized Shirou.

Shirou wouldn't care about Sarah's words, but he wouldn't let her words change his mind and choose to ignore her.

This attitude undoubtedly provoked Sarah's dissatisfaction.

This incident created a grudge between the two.

As the caravan traveled, Sarah consistently harbored hostility towards Shirou, intentionally or unintentionally, and never gave him a friendly look.

This undoubtedly bothered Susanna greatly. She tried to mediate the conflict between the two young people many times, attempting to make Sarah stop hating Shirou so much, but to no avail.

"Sarah, don't hate Shirou so much. He just doesn't want to listen to me, but this kind of stubbornness is common among young people."

"But Susanna, you were worried about this guy before, weren't you? You were even willing to find a suitable teacher for him, but he had no idea of ​​your good intentions..."

"This……"

Susanna didn't know how to respond to Sarah's words.

In particular, Sarah deliberately spoke very loudly in order to provoke Shirou.

Since there were only a few carriages in the caravan, Shirou and the others were riding in the same carriage and heard Sarah's words perfectly.

Faced with Sarah's attitude, Shirou couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but explain, "I appreciate your concern, but this is a suggestion made by one of my mentors. He thinks I am more suited to this path of mastering all skills and learning various martial arts."

Since Shirou couldn't reveal the identity of the Second Prince of the North, he could only try to speak in a cryptic manner.

He thought that since he had explained it this way, the other party should be able to understand the situation.

Susanna did understand.

She had heard that the Northern God School had some peculiar schools of thought that learned all sorts of techniques and gained a unique kind of power through a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none approach.

Although Susanna didn't quite approve of this approach, she respected Shirou's choice.

Sarah, however, still couldn't accept it. Frowning, she said, "Do you really think your instructor is any competent person? Look at you, you've learned archery, swordsmanship, and guns... How could one person possibly master so many skills! You've been completely deceived!"

Sarah's words were anything but polite; she even directly called Shirou's mentor a fraud.

Shirou really didn't know what to say about this. He was more curious to see how the Second Prince of the North would react after learning what Sarah had said.

He probably felt just as helpless as he did.

As the conflict between Sarah and Shirou escalated, an even heavier and more oppressive atmosphere spread through the carriage, and the other adventurers traveling with Sarah and Susanna couldn't help but awkwardly avert their gazes.

"Cough cough."

In this situation, Susanna couldn't help but speak up, "Sarah's words were very impolite, but she was also expressing concern in a different way. After all, even for the Northern God Stream, I don't think it's necessary to master the use of so many weapons. It's simply not something an ordinary person can do."

Instead of resolving the conflict, Susanna continued to suggest to Shirou that he stop practicing that incorrect method.

Shirou didn't know what to say about this, because he had absolutely no way to prove himself.

Unless we can directly bring the Second Northern God to these people.

But who knows where Shandel has gone now?

"Alright, it seems you're quite determined, Shirou. Let time prove everything."

Susanna didn't continue trying to persuade him. She believed that once Shirou realized the principle of not trying to do too much at once, he would naturally understand the reality.

But Susanna was also worried that such a young boy might encounter difficulties and dangers, so she said with concern, "By the way, Shirou, you're also planning to go north to become an adventurer, right? Would you like me to tell you some information about the northern lands along the way? It's better to know a little something than to know nothing at all, isn't it?"

"...Yes, thank you."

Although he felt that Susanna's concern was unnecessary, Shirou did not dislike her kindness, and he was indeed very unfamiliar with the environment in the northern part of the continent and needed some information.

Susanna then told Shirou about the general environment of the northern part of the continent.

—The northern land.

This is what people refer to as the northern part of the central continent.

It was a desolate land. Although not as extreme as the Demon Continent, the northern land was covered in ice and snow for a third of the year, making it difficult to harvest crops and thus lacking food.

Most of the countries here are extremely poor, and people struggle to survive by fighting over scarce resources. There are also many monsters, including powerful monsters that the Kingdom of Asura could not even compare to.

However, even in such a land, there are countries that are still quite prosperous.

Those are the three countries known as the "Three Great Magic Nations": the Kingdom of Lanoa, which excels in magic education; the Duchy of Nellis, which excels in creating magical items; and the Duchy of Basheland, which excels in magic-related research.

These three countries formed an alliance and worked together to develop magic, establishing a foothold in the northern lands.

Susanna and her party had reached rank B in the Kingdom of Asura, but had no more commissions to accept, so they decided to head north to take on higher-level adventure commissions.

Shirou is heading to Lanoa Magic University, which is located in the Kingdom of Lanoa, so he will naturally be traveling with Susanna and the others for a while.

This was supposed to be a journey that could be glossed over, but seeing Sarah sitting in the distance, occasionally glancing at him coldly, Shirou realized with a sigh that the trip might not be as smooth as he had imagined.

Chapter 283 Sarah Wants to Have an Archery Contest with Shirou?!

The caravan continued on its journey and soon arrived at the Duchy of Basheland.

This country is located at the northern border of the central continent, and can be said to be the entrance to the northern land. To reach the Kingdom of Lanoa and other northern kingdoms, one must pass through the Duchy of Basilante.

As a region in the northern part of the central continent, the Duchy of Basheland is undoubtedly home to many monsters.

Compared to the Kingdom of Asura, which regularly sends out knightly orders to hunt monsters, the Duchy of Basheland obviously doesn't have as much spare capacity to clear the roads.

Therefore, the caravan encountered far more monsters than they had encountered near the Kingdom of Asura before, and the monsters' strength also increased rapidly.

The monsters that the [CounterArrow] adventurer team could originally handle are now becoming increasingly difficult to defeat due to the challenging combat environment.

However, thanks to the merchant Bruno's wisdom, Shirou and some other passengers who were skilled in combat were brought onto the carriage. When it came time for battle, the passengers would spontaneously lend a hand, thus holding back the waves of monsters.

This went on for a while, and all the adventurers and passengers couldn't help but feel exhausted.

But Shirou was quite satisfied with this situation.

Because his various martial arts skills were improved through actual combat with monsters, his skills in all areas except swordsmanship made a huge leap after experiencing real combat.

If it weren't for concerns about the caravan's safety, Shirou would have even wanted to venture alone into the boundless forest during the journey, to become stronger through endless battles.

……

Snowflakes drifted across the sky.

Shirou was wearing thick clothes, but not for warmth; rather, he was wearing the armor that the Sword God had given him.

In order to fulfill the Sword God's requirement of wielding the Blade of Light while wearing armor, Shirou's best idea was to wear the armor every day, even while sleeping, in order to adapt to the armor's weight and its ability to absorb magical energy.

He believed that one day he would be able to fully adapt to the armor and wield the Blade of Light while wearing the heavy armor.

Of course, Shirou isn't ready yet.

Now, once he puts on the armor, his strength is limited by the armor, and the strength he displays is no different from that of an ordinary C-rank adventurer.

Besides using armor to hone his skills, Shirou had another reason for not wearing thick clothing: he planned to use the unique environment of the northern continent to hone his ability to withstand the cold and fight in frigid conditions.

The Sword God's requirement for him was not simply to have Shirou master all sword techniques.

What the other party wanted Shirou to achieve was to adapt to any environment and hone a physique and adaptability comparable to that of a dragon.

Shirou also agreed with this.

Since he aims to rival the Dragon God, his task is not to surpass and defeat the Dragon God in any one aspect, but to bring himself to catch up with the Dragon God in all areas and reach the Dragon God's level.

Therefore, Shirou must excel in everything from the use of various weapons to the ability to adapt to various environments and to on-the-spot responses in actual combat.

As a fragile human, he could only catch up with the Dragon God's footsteps by devoting everything to becoming stronger.

Therefore, even when he arrived in the northern lands, Shirou did not buy any items to keep warm, relying entirely on his own body to adapt to the cold environment.

This was undoubtedly a difficult task, and he could fall ill at any moment, but Shirou didn't care. He forced himself to ignore the biting cold wind and used his human body to withstand the cruel nature.

However, while the human body can withstand scorching heat and freezing cold, there is one thing it cannot withstand.

That is hunger.

Even the most resilient adventurer would starve to death if they didn't eat for a few days.

This is why caravans like Bruno's attract powerful individuals to join them.

After all, as long as they stayed in the caravan, even in the icy and snowy north, they wouldn't starve to death because they couldn't find anything to eat.

Shirou was also very grateful for the caravan's existence, and if possible, he would like to personally demonstrate his culinary skills to repay them.

Unfortunately, the caravan did not prepare any cooking tools, and the food consisted mainly of dry rations and dried fruits that could be stored for a long time.

While it's understandable that this was preparation for a long trip, it also deprived Shirou of the opportunity to showcase his culinary skills.

Since he can't cook, Shirou usually focuses his energy on maintaining his weapons.

He now carries many weapons, all of which he took with him when he left the Holy Land of Swords.

Because King Kitakami II forbade him from using swordsmanship, Shirou naturally chose to carry as many weapons as possible, specifically a bow and arrow, a spear, a longsword, a dagger, and a shield.

Although Shirou could use projection to create weapons during battle, he also needed to train regularly, so it would be inconvenient to project them every time. Therefore, before leaving the Sword Sanctuary, he prepared all the weapons he needed.

By now, he has become somewhat accustomed to using different weapons, but because there are so many and so varied types, he actually acts like a beginner.

This led to Shirou often being looked down upon by others, and also caused Susanna and Sarah to have that kind of attitude towards him.

Although Shirou really wanted to change those two people's opinions, he didn't know how to do it, so he often showed a helpless expression.

"What's wrong? You don't look well, Shirou."

While Shirou was maintaining his weapons, a voice came from behind him.

Shirou turned around and found a female warrior with light brown skin and dreadlocks tied all the way back of her head, who was none other than Susanna, whom he had mentioned before.

Susanna has a very caring personality. Although she is a good person, her excessive concern can sometimes make those she cares about feel helpless.

"No, it's nothing."

Although Shirou refused, Susanna still asked with concern, "Are you alright? But you seem to have something on your mind."

"This……"

Upon hearing Susanna's words, Shirou couldn't help but glance at her side.

Standing next to Susanna was Sarah, a blonde girl.

Sarah is about sixteen or seventeen years old, and looks to be about the same age as Shirou. She has a somewhat assertive expression on her face and is dressed in a light leather outfit, similar to a swordsman. However, she does not carry a sword at her waist, but instead carries a bow on her back.