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

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Shirou didn't know what sword the Sword God had given him, but Kyrie Irving recognized it at a glance as the [Phoenix Dragon Sword], one of the Seven Swords of the Sword God.

The Sword Gods of all ages have collected famous swords from all over the world, among which the Dragon Sword and the Demon Sword are the most outstanding. Including Kyrie's own Demon Sword [Hiramune], there are a total of seven swords, all of which are top-grade.

The Phoenix Dragon Sword is one of them.

Normally, the Seven Swords of the Sword God are only granted to powerhouses at the Sword King level or above.

Only by reaching the Sword King level can one gain the right to use the Seven Swords of the Sword God.

Therefore, Kyrie Irwin cannot understand why the Sword God, who clearly looks down on Shirou, is willing to bestow the Phoenix Dragon Sword upon him; this is a completely contradictory act.

While Kyrie Ian couldn't comprehend it, Shirou was also astonished by the dragon sword in his hand.

Unlike any weapon I've ever seen before, this Phoenix Dragon Sword has extremely special properties. It can absorb the user's magic power and battle aura infinitely, just like a high-powered water gun that can release the magic power and battle aura within the wielder to the maximum extent.

This property is similar to the Excalibur that Shirou has always longed to create.

This demonstrates the special nature of the Dragon Sword.

Shirou had never seen the Dragon Sword before, only heard that it was made by one of the legendary Five Dragon Generals and that it was a sword that remained as sharp as ever even after countless years.

For thousands of years, only the demon sword forged by the demon blacksmith Julian has been able to compare with it.

Although he didn't expect the Sword God to bestow such a weapon upon him, Shirou didn't think too much about it. He felt that the Sword God had just given him this weapon casually.

More important than weapons now is how to pass the Sword God's test.

Judging from the Sword God's attitude just now, the other party seems to be very disappointed in him, and even refused to give him a chance to take the test from the very beginning.

Shirou couldn't understand what the Sword God looked down on about him.

After all, even Alice passed the test smoothly.

Although it's not that I look down on Alice, logically speaking, my strength is definitely above Alice's, there's no doubt about that.

In other words, the Sword God saw something that Alice possessed, but he did not.

If you want to gain the Sword God's approval, you need to show him something you don't possess.

"..."

Shirou couldn't figure out what it was, and he realized he didn't have any more time to think. When he came to his senses, his body instinctively gripped the Phoenix Dragon Sword in his hand, standing at opposite ends of the Sword God.

Right now, the Sword God is still standing there nonchalantly, just like when he faced Alice before.

Just like Alice, Shirou instantly saw the many flaws in the sword god.

He immediately began to think about this, trying to find the most suitable angle to attack and look for a sword strike that might hit the Sword God. However, he couldn't find the most suitable place. Or rather, because the gap between him and the Sword God was too big, many places that seemed like weaknesses actually gave people the illusion of being traps.

This undoubtedly put Shirou in a very difficult situation.

After all, Shirou always prefers to think things through before attempting to wield his sword, and he likes to use his intellect to compensate for his shortcomings in swordsmanship and combat ability.

Therefore, for Shirou, an enemy full of weaknesses is far more difficult to defeat than an impenetrable fortress.

Because no matter how airtight a fortress is, as long as one keeps thinking and looking for loopholes and gaps, sooner or later one will still be able to find its flaws and destroy it. At the very least, one can use the many means at one's disposal to forcibly create weaknesses and create a certain advantage for oneself in advance.

However, the Sword God's current attitude is arguably the one he is least comfortable with. Although he appears to be full of flaws, he exudes a formidable pressure that makes it impossible to see through his true nature.

Shirou was unable to move for a long time, let alone wield his sword, and became sluggish.

"What, kid? You don't even have the courage to swing your sword at me?"

The Sword God uttered words of mockery.

He knew perfectly well that Shirou was unable to swing his weapon because he couldn't find the right opening, yet he still mocked him for lacking courage.

Although Shirou wouldn't fall for such a simple provocation, he knew that at this point, he had no choice but to fight with all his might to defeat his opponent.

"Wow!"

Shirou swung his longsword with the motion of a katana of light.

His movements were extremely sharp, with the posture repeated thousands of times, and he swung his sword at the Sword God with an absolutely reasonable and correct posture.

Because of the amplification provided by the Dragon Sword in his hand, Shirou's movements were even faster than before, with explosive energy concentrated in his arm and then transmitted from his hand to his weapon.

"Snapped!!"

Without a doubt, the most perfect sword of light was swung from Shirou's hand, descending with an upper stance and unstoppable force.

That was a perfect shot.

Anyone who sees it will be captivated; it is truly a perfect katana of light.

however--

"Snapped!"

The Sword God merely yawned, glanced at Shirou with an extremely indifferent attitude, then raised his right hand and easily caught the sword in Shirou's hand with his fingertips.

"boom!"

Despite the simplicity of the movement, Shirou was thrown off balance as if by a tremendous force. The Phoenix Dragon Sword was forced out of his hand, and he was sent flying as if he had been hit by a train.

Shirou rolled on the ground before finally stopping with difficulty, his face full of confusion, clearly unable to understand what had just happened.

Kyrie Illya also didn't understand it.

Even though the Sword God didn't make any counterattack move, he simply pinched Shirou's weapon between his fingertips, yet Shirou was sent flying as if he had been violently smashed.

This is simply illogical.

"The outcome is already decided."

The Sword God looked at Shirou lying on the ground and said calmly, "Although your disguise is very impressive, or you may actually have the talent to deceive, deception is not the truth, and a fake will never become the real thing. Someone like Kyrie Irving might be fooled by you, but I won't. My eyes can see through the truth of swordsmanship, and I can naturally distinguish between real swordsmanship and fake swordsmanship."

"Master, what are you saying?"

Kyrie Irwin stared at the Sword God in shock, his face filled with confusion.

The Sword God, without turning his head, said, "I only have one thing to say: the kid you brought is not a swordsmanship genius, but a mere mortal, an utterly ordinary mortal! Such a piece of trash could never learn my swordsmanship, much less become the next Sword God! Take him away. Rather than practicing swordsmanship in this sacred land of swords, he'd be better off farming in any random town!"

"No, Master, you must have made a mistake somewhere!"

Kyrie Irvine could not accept the words of the Sword God and tried his best to plead for Shirou.

However, her actions were stopped by Shirou.

"No need for that, Gilead."

Shirou calmed Kyrie Irwin down and looked at the Sword God, “You are right, I am indeed a mortal, not some genius.”

"Oh? It seems you do have some self-awareness..."

The Sword God's tone was full of sarcasm.

Shirou took a deep breath and said, "However, even if it's a mortal's sword, even if it's a fake, I have my bottom line. I will prove that a mortal's sword is not incapable of touching the realm of the gods!"

"Oh? What do you mean?"

The Sword God seemed to have finally seen something interesting, and looked at Shirou with a serious gaze.

"I challenge you, Sword God!"

Shirou took a deep breath and made up his mind, "With my mortal sword, I challenge you to a duel!"

Chapter 264 Pseudo-Spiral Sword! Facing the Pinnacle of Swordsmanship!

"You said you want to duel me?"

Upon hearing Shirou's words, a hint of interest finally appeared on the face of the Sword God Galfarion, and a trace of interest emerged from his originally indifferent expression.

But instead of agreeing immediately, he questioned, "Why should I agree? Do you think you have the right to make me draw my sword?"

In response to the Sword God's question, Shirou did not respond directly, but instead took the initiative to speak: "I don't know if I am qualified to make you draw your sword, but I do know that your strength is probably not as good as that of the Dragon God Orsteed."

"Oh? You mean you fought the Dragon God?"

"That's right..."

Shirou didn't describe the details of his fight with Orsteed, since it involved his Heroic Spirit form. Although many people already knew about his Heroic Spirit form, Shirou hoped that the news wouldn't spread further if possible.

The Sword God clearly didn't care how he fought the Dragon God.

The strongest swordsman of the current human race merely glanced at him silently, then became slightly more serious and said, "Alright, if you are capable of fighting that Orstid, then I can give you a chance. Use all your moves, swordsmanship or any other technique, try everything you can to defeat me!"

"..."

Shirou's expression changed slightly upon hearing the Sword God's words.

He wasn't nervous because the Sword God agreed to the duel, but because the Sword God had actually seen through his ability to use things other than swordsmanship.

This also explains why the Sword God was so indifferent to him just now.

From the perspective of this sword god, he probably judged from the beginning that Shirou was not a qualified swordsman, and that Shirou's swordsmanship was not actually that good.

The sword god saw through all of this, but he didn't say it outright. Instead, he used various words to try to make Shirou back down.

But Shirou's personality has always been to face challenges head-on.

The more difficult the situation, the more he will disregard everything and do his best.

Even if the price is utter destruction and the loss of everything!!

"I'm going to fuck."

Shirou took a deep breath and stepped onto the battlefield against the sword god Galfarion once again.

Seeing this, Kyrie couldn't help but want to stop him. She didn't think Shirou was capable of engaging in a real battle with the Sword God, but her actions were stopped by Alice.

"My brother can do it!"

Alice looked completely confident. "Even if the opponent is the Sword God, I believe he will never lose!"

"This……"

Gilead was undoubtedly baffled by Alice's unfounded confidence.

However, because of this brief development, she missed the opportunity to stop the battle from starting.

In the distance, Shirou and the Sword God stood at opposite ends of the meeting place, ready to fight each other.

"Kid, I won't bully the weak. I'll fight you with the strength of the Sword King."

The Sword God spoke with great magnanimity, "However, don't let your guard down because of this. I am the Sword God, and even if I only use the battle aura of the Sword King level, I am still the Sword God!"

"Of course, I understand."

Shirou did not show any urgency in response to the Sword God's attitude.

He simply observed his opponent silently, as if he were dealing with an ordinary adversary, and in the next instant, he took out the jade bow from the package on his back.

During the battle just now, he realized that it was difficult to contend with the Sword God with swordsmanship alone.

If you want to win, you have to use all your means.

"Wow!"

The moment Shirou touched the bowstring, his heart suddenly fell into a deep silence. In this state of tranquility, his eyes saw many things he couldn't see normally.

Especially the invisible threads that exist around the Sword God!

The threads seemed to be made of pure air. There weren't many of them, but each one was in a crucial position, like a protective barrier for the sword god, sealing everything.

However, Shirou soon realized that the threads were not there to protect him. He could feel an unprecedentedly terrifying aura emanating from each thread. If those threads were released, they would probably unleash unprecedented destructive power!

"..."

Upon seeing the silk threads, Shirou was instantly tense, his hands even trembling slightly, making it impossible for him to draw his bow and fire immediately.

"Huh? You actually saw it..."

The swordsman Galfarion, who had previously mocked and even ridiculed Shirou for his reluctance to attack, now showed an expression of approval and said with a strange tone, "It seems that although you are extremely mediocre in swordsmanship, you are quite talented in archery... Oh, I see, it's your eyes, isn't it? I noticed your eyes were different before, so they are eagle eyes."

"You know Hawkeye?"

Shirou was somewhat surprised by the Sword God's words. He had thought the other party would say that his eyes were far-seeing, something that Orstide had also been able to determine before. However, Orstide did not say that his eyes were eagle eyes. Instead, the Sword God directly stated the fact that his eyes were eagle eyes.

The Sword God calmly smiled and said, "Because I also have similar eyes. As long as one reaches the realm of gods in a certain technology, it is easy to have such eyes that can see through the real eyes."

"So that's it..."

Shirou then realized why the Sword God had been able to see through his true nature at a glance, and even see that he actually had no swordsmanship talent.

It turns out that the Sword God also possesses something similar to the Eagle Eye.

This type of eye is different from the eyes of Clairvoyance and Kyrie Il-saurus. It is not some kind of special magical eye, but rather a superhuman vision forged purely by skill and talent, which can only be obtained after reaching the pinnacle in a certain field.