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

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On the day Kitakami II left, the Sword God, who had been silent all along, suddenly summoned Shirou up the mountain again and asked bluntly, "Have you finished learning Kitakami-ryu?"

"I only learned the basics."

Shirou spoke the truth.

It's impossible for Shandel to teach him any particularly exaggerated moves in such a short time; he'll only teach him some of the most basic skills, but these are exactly what Shirou needs most.

After all, a tall building starts from the ground up, and a solid foundation is always more important than any skill.

The Sword God obviously knew this as well, so he didn't care and nodded silently: "I originally wanted to call the Water God over to teach you the Water God Style, but I heard that there is serious internal strife in the Kingdom of Asura, and Leda is temporarily unable to get away, so I can only let you go and see her in person later."

"Leda, the water goddess?"

Upon hearing the Sword God's words, Shirou's expression immediately became complicated.

The Sword God was unaware of the feud between Shirou and the Water God. He simply pointed to the Phoenix Dragon Sword at Shirou's waist and said, "As long as you meet the Water God and show her this weapon, one of the Seven Swords of the Sword God, she will understand. Then, whatever trials you face, just accept them."

"This……"

Knowing that the Sword God was paving the way for him, Shirou couldn't help but show a grateful expression.

But the Sword God was clearly not the type to fuss over things. After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and said coldly, "Alright, alright, get out of here. Those who don't want to learn the Sword God style shouldn't stay in this Holy Land of Swords. Go wherever you want. If you ever want to come back, be prepared to accept the Sword King's test. If you can't wield the Blade of Light while wearing that armor, then forget about it!"

"Yes."

Shirou could only nod silently at the words of the Sword God, keeping his gratitude hidden in his heart.

After he stepped down, Gilead emerged from the side.

She looked at the Sword God with a complicated expression and couldn't help but ask, "Master, do you really think Shirou can challenge the Dragon God? Even if he completely masters the Sword God Style, the Northern God Style, and the Water God Style, he's still far inferior to even a fraction of the Dragon God's skill..."

Kyrie Irvine's words were quite apt.

Anyone familiar with the existence of the Dragon God Orsteed can understand the hellish experience that comes with challenging the word "Dragon God."

The Sword God naturally understood this, so he curled his lip in displeasure and replied, "Of course I know, but this is the only chance I can see. With my sword, I'll never even get close to the Dragon God. But if I create a monster that learns all the skills of the human race, and even masters all the technology and martial arts in the world, maybe I can touch the monster among monsters, Orsteed. This is a huge gamble. If that kid loses, I'll personally take action. At worst, I'll just die!"

The Sword God's words were full of power, and they made Kyrie Il completely realize his master's obsession and belief in challenging Orsteed.

No one can change the other party's determination to challenge the Dragon God.

After finishing speaking, the Sword God silently rose, went to the highest point of the Holy Land of Swords, and looked at the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword, the Fallen Demon, stuck in front of him.

When he bought the sword from Muramasa, he felt a moment of heroic ambition to challenge the supreme dragon god.

But the moment he grasped the sword, his boundless pride vanished in an instant.

Because he saw the boundless cliff in front of him.

He felt like a fragile human being, leaping off the cliff's edge. Even with the protection of his fighting spirit, he would most likely be shattered to pieces.

This is the difference between humans and dragons.

To defeat the Dragon God, you need more than just weapons; you need to be fully armed from head to toe.

Fortunately, humans not only have fragile bodies, but also flexible minds.

If you lack strength, find a way to increase it; if you're not fast enough, find a way to increase it; if your body is too fragile, wear heavy armor; if your magic power is insufficient, carry magical items to replenish it...

If we do everything to the extreme, can we even get a glimpse of the Dragon God?

The Sword God pondered this thought and silently walked to the front of the Fallen Heavenly Demon.

He slowly grasped the Dragon Slayer Greatsword, then timidly released it and turned to leave.

He himself is not qualified to slay the dragon. This sword should be left to future generations, waiting for the one who truly has the ability to reach the strongest in the world to wield it.

Chapter 281 Sarah: If you try to learn everything like this, you'll never become a superior in this lifetime!

Shirou is leaving the Sacred Land of Swords.

Before leaving, he said goodbye to Alice and Kyrie. The conversation was very uneventful. Alice didn't even say much before saying goodbye to him.

Shirou could somewhat understand Alice's attitude, since that was just her personality; she wouldn't show much sadness at times like this.

The other person will most likely channel all their emotions into their sword, and release them through daily sword practice.

It's worth mentioning that before Shirou left, Nina and Gino came to say goodbye to him.

The two people had different attitudes.

Gino appeared very sad, seemingly reluctant to see Shirou leave, and expressed his hope that Shirou would return to the Sacred Land of Swords soon.

Nina remained as arrogant as ever, but her words subtly probed Shirou's destination.

Shirou hadn't planned to say anything at first, but he couldn't stand the other person's nagging any longer, so he had no choice but to reveal that his destination was La Noah Magic University.

The reason for going there is that Shirou feels his younger brother Rudeus is most likely in that place, but he doesn't know why there has been no news of him.

After hearing that Shirou was going to La Noa Magic University, Nina finally nodded in approval and left without saying anything.

Shirou and Gino were puzzled, but they didn't pay too much attention to it.

After taking one last look at the scenery of the Sword Sanctuary, Shirou officially left this land and headed to his next destination.

……

The northern region of the Central Continent is divided by the Crimson Dragon Mountains, resulting in a perpetually frigid climate where thick snow can easily accumulate.

Such an environment cannot support a superpower with a large national strength, so most of them are small, scattered countries with decentralized political power.

Only in the far north did they finally find an alliance with a fairly strong nation – the Magic Three Kingdoms.

The so-called Magic Three Kingdoms are the Duchy of Nellis, the Duchy of Bashelan, and the Kingdom of Lanoa.

These three countries, led by the Kingdom of Lanoa, vigorously developed magic, taking magical invention as the source of national development. As a result, they created a stable and prosperous productive force in the snow-covered far north, and became famous by attracting magicians from all over the world with the excellent Lanoa Magic University.

At the same time, thanks to the continuous cultivation of a wealth of excellent magicians, the adventurer profession in Magic Three Kingdoms is one of the best-developed in the world.

Compared to adventure groups in other countries that are generally centered around warriors, adventurers in the Magic Three Kingdoms are generally centered around mages, regarding outstanding mages as the main force of the team.

A powerful mage means stable firepower and abundant turret attacks. As long as the warriors hold the line, no matter how many monsters you encounter, you can wipe them all out.

Therefore, no matter how harsh the environment in the North is, the lives of the people are safe enough because they can rely on adventurers to eliminate all the monsters.

Besides eliminating monsters, another common quest for adventurers is to escort caravans.

In this world, forests are always a haven for monsters, and the abundance of magical energy sources in forests means that the number of monsters far exceeds that of ordinary creatures.

Any caravan wishing to pass through the forest needs a professional team of adventurers for escort.

The merchant named Bruno hired adventurers to escort him for this reason.

He was a rising star in the business world who had grown rapidly within the past year and had just joined a merchant guild in the Kingdom of Asura.

Bruno was transporting goods from the Kingdom of Asra to the north, enough for two wagons. If anything went wrong with these goods, the losses he would suffer might force him to hang himself.

To ensure everything went perfectly, Bruno undoubtedly spent a fortune hiring guards and adventurers.

Since adventurers generally need a full team to unleash their full combat potential, Bruno chose to hire the B-rank team [CounterArrow], which had previously performed well in the Kingdom of Asura.

This team consists of five people, led by a senior captain. All members are intermediate-level warriors and mages, capable of handling A-level monsters. It is Bruno's most trusted team.

In addition to them, for safety reasons, Bruno also recruited some swordsmen and mages who wanted to travel north to accompany him.

This hitchhiking-like behavior not only allows these swordsmen and mages to obtain ample supplies while traveling, but also increases the safety of Bruno's caravan, undoubtedly a win-win situation.

To ensure safety, Bruno also conducted a thorough investigation of each of his fellow passengers.

Among them were a wandering swordsman of the Sword God School, a swordsman of the Water God School who originally served as a guard for the Knights in the capital of Asura, a magician who was returning to Lanoa Magic University to graduate, and a red-haired boy who seemed to be of the Northern God School, carrying a bow and arrows and a gun, with a sword hanging at his waist.

Although they are not guards, if the caravan were in danger and they themselves were to be affected, these people would probably take the initiative to join the fight.

While Bruno was optimistic about his meticulously planned journey and did not expect any problems, conflicts arose within the team.

The conflict arose between the boy from Kitakami Ryu and the girl who was a member of the CounterArrow squad.

Most of the caravan members didn't care much about this young man from the Northern Divine Stream.

Because they could clearly see the youthfulness in the other person's age; compared to most of the caravan, he could be considered one of the youngest.

The girl who was just as young as him was Sarah, a member of the CounterArrow squad.

There was no conflict or interaction between the two, but one day, during a battle with monsters, the boy stepped forward to help the adventurer team and together they defeated the monsters.

This was originally a good thing, and it was also the reason why the businessman Bruno recruited strong people to accompany him, but he never expected that it would go wrong.

The cause appears to have been a simple verbal argument.

When the young man from the Northern God School first helped, he chose to use a sword as his weapon, which most people didn't pay much attention to. However, they didn't expect that he would use a variety of weapons in actual combat, from swords to guns, from guns to bows, and even magic.

Faced with such a multi-talented individual, the adventurers all had strange expressions.

They didn't admire him; instead, they looked at him with pity.

Because everyone could see that the boy had gone down the wrong path.

Despite being so young, instead of focusing on mastering a particular skill or path, he scatters his energy across so many different techniques, which dooms him to little future achievement.

Paul was a prime example.

Even in middle age, he had not broken through to the Saint level in any skill.

A member of the CounterArrow squad, a woman with light brown skin and her dreadlocks tied back, couldn't stand by and watch this and warned the boy.

Her name was Susanna. She was the vanguard of the adventurer's party and a high-ranking Water God Swordsman. As one of the few high-ranking experts among the adventurers, she was very worried about the boy's future. So she subtly reminded him not to waste his energy learning so many useless skills, but to focus his attention on one path.

She also specifically mentioned that if the boy wanted to learn the Water God Style, she could introduce him to a professional Water God Style dojo. Although it was not as good as the dojo personally opened by the Water Goddess Leda in the capital, it was still personally opened by a Water Saint. Susanna herself was taught by that Water Saint.

The young man from Kitagawa showed a very strange expression at Susanna's kindness. In the end, because he really didn't know how to explain his situation, he could only refuse directly.

He thought that would end the conversation, but he didn't expect Susanna to be so caring, even overly so.

The other party would come to chat with the boy from time to time, hoping to bring this boy who had gone astray back to the right path.

However, the young man from the Northern God Stream was not easily swayed by him, and he tried his best to refuse each time, but to no avail.

Although this caused a conflict between the two, because both of them were mild-mannered and straightforward, it did not cause too many problems.

If left unattended, as time goes by, Susanna will eventually give up and abandon her efforts to persuade the boy from Kitakami-ryu.

At least once this journey is over and they reach their destination town, they will part ways completely.

However, seemingly unable to bear seeing Susanna's kindness being wasted, Sarah, a blonde girl of similar age to the boy and a member of the same squad, couldn't stand it anymore and sharply said to the boy, "Susanna was so kind to remind you, how come you didn't understand what she meant at all!"

"This……"

The boy and Susanna were both taken aback by Sarah's emotional outburst.

The reason for this is that Sarah is the youngest member of the adventurer's party and is often taken care of by Susanna. At the same time, due to family reasons, she regards Susanna as her mother and cannot accept that Susanna's kindness is being ignored.

So she chose a different approach from Susanna's veiled suggestion, directly exposing the truth and angrily scolding the boy: "With your dabbling in this and that, learning a little bit of everything but mastering nothing, you'll never become a superior in this lifetime!"

"..."

Unexpectedly, the young man from the Northern Divine Stream revealed a complicated expression and remained silent for a moment.

Sarah thought she had won and was still feeling smug, but to her surprise, the other party said helplessly, "Whether I can become a superior or not has nothing to do with you."

"What did you say?!"

The boy's simple rebuttal seemed to completely break Sarah's defenses, thus beginning a feud between them.

The protagonist of this incident, the young boy from Kitakami-ryu, is undoubtedly Shirou. He truly did not expect that on the very first day after giving up swordsmanship, he would encounter such inexplicable trouble and be told that he would never reach a higher rank in his life. This really made him completely lose his composure.

Chapter 282 That Second Prince of the Northern Gods is a fraud! You've been fooled!

After leaving the sacred land of swords, Shirou embarked on his journey to the magic university.

Lanoa Magic University is extremely famous in the Magic Kingdom of the northern part of the Central Continent. It is a holy land for magicians known to all.

Basically, any human mage with a reputation will go to study at Lanoa Magic University to acquire enough magical knowledge before starting their own career.

Of course, since most countries have not yet realized the importance of mages and generally still mainly employ swordsmen, the career path for mages after graduation is basically to become adventurers, join powerful adventure groups, and fight monsters.

Shirou went to the magic academy not only to find his younger brother Rudeus, but also to learn magic.

After all, after graduating from the Second Prince of the North, Shirou had realized that he had learned too few skills. If he wanted to be on par with or even surpass the Dragon God, he needed to master more techniques and skills, and he could not be limited to swordsmanship but also had to master magic.

Based on this idea, Shirou quickly set off, but instead of heading straight for La Noa Magic University, he chose to take on some adventurers' requests along the way.

The reason he took this roundabout approach was because Shirou still remembered the teachings of the Second King of the North and realized that he needed to master other skills besides swordsmanship as soon as possible.

Putting aside his existing skills in archery, spear, axe, knife, and other weapons, he also needed to master them as soon as possible.

The fastest way to master a weapon is through ample real combat experience.

In this way, the adventurer profession becomes an excellent training method.