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

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Where is Lilia?

When Shirou arrived, he didn't say much and went straight to asking about Lillia's whereabouts.

Pakus simply clapped his hands, and soon his servants brought over Lilia, who was bound and gagged.

Faced with this scene, Aisha showed a flustered and uneasy expression.

Shirou first comforted his sister, then looked coldly at Pakus, about to take direct action to save her.

But before he could act, the surrounding floor tiles suddenly felt cold.

Before Shirou could react, the earth cracked open, and an invisible magic circle suddenly activated, binding him completely.

"Barrier magic?"

Shirou immediately identified the magic circle and tried to break through the barrier, but he didn't expect that even a swordsman of the Sword Saint level couldn't destroy it.

"Hahahaha! Useless! Useless! That magic circle is a king-level barrier that I had made to capture Loki! Even if you are a sword saint, you can't break it!"

Parkus laughed heartily on the high platform.

He seemed to have set this trap long ago, just waiting for Shirou to fall into it.

Shirou had to admit that Prince Pakus was not a reckless and impulsive man; he possessed a intelligence that was completely different from his appearance.

However, the other party's personality is undoubtedly evil, otherwise they wouldn't have persecuted Lilia and Aisha to this extent.

While Shirou was deep in thought, considering the situation, Pakus arrogantly spoke up: "Hmph, what a satisfying expression. Shirou Grellard, someone whom Loki values ​​so highly, even considering someone she greatly respects. If someone like you were killed by this prince, Loki would surely look at this prince with new respect."

"You want to kill me?"

"Well, there's no rush. Before killing you, I'll use you as bait to lure Loki here. Lilia seems unattractive as bait, but if it's you, whom she's praised so highly, Loki will come! Then, when Loki appears, it will be the end of her life as a woman! I will raise her as a slave for the rest of her life and make her bear five heirs!"

Pakus spoke with complete confidence, even starting to fantasize, "Oh, right! I'll violate her in front of you the first time! Then I'll chop off your head, and then do it a second time with a desperate Lokishi!"

"..."

Upon hearing what the other person said, Shirou was truly speechless.

Such a person, so compliant with desire, even suspected that the other person might actually be named Greirat, and then be Paul's illegitimate son or something like that.

He bears a striking resemblance to Paulo Rudius, the father and son.

Of course, upon hearing Pacus's words, Shirou was undoubtedly filled with anger.

Although it is absolutely impossible for the other party to do such a thing, if such a filthy desire is ignored, Shirou would be utterly unworthy of the name of a righteous hero.

Do you think this barrier can trap me?

"Hmph, I know you're some kind of damned Sword Saint, but even if you are a Sword Saint, you can't defeat this prince's power!"

"Really? Then it seems I need to prove myself."

Shirou stared at Pakus, silently raised his right hand, and infused it with magic.

"Projection, start!"

"Pseudo-Spiral Sword!"

Chapter 246 An arrow pierces the barrier! Saving the mother and daughter!

Prince Pacus seemed to have released some kind of special barrier that imprisoned those within, rendering ordinary magic unusable and effectively controlling the bound powerful beings.

In addition, the barrier seemed to suppress the power of battle aura to a certain extent. Shirou briefly sensed it and realized that it was impossible to tear apart a barrier of this level with sword aura at the level of a sword saint.

Even ordinary king-level experts would probably find it difficult to do.

The only one capable of doing this would probably be a top-tier king-level powerhouse like Kyrie Il-sama, who could possibly destroy such a highly targeted barrier.

Shirou's current apparent strength is only at the Saint level. Although he is the most offensive Sword Saint, he has no chance of breaking through this King-level barrier.

That's why Parkus displayed such an arrogant attitude.

"Heh, you're still so confident even now. You really like to surprise me, Shirou Grellard."

Pakus chuckled at Shirou's expression. "Not bad, this feels really good, it's making me incredibly itchy. Remember to hold out until the end! Hmm, I'm really looking forward to it! Loki, hurry up and come on..."

Pakus laughed loudly, as if he thought Shirou's resistance was completely futile.

At the same time, he deliberately provoked Shirou, ordering his servants to wake up Lilia and remove the gag from her.

Upon regaining her senses and seeing Shirou and Aisha's predicament, Lilia immediately showed a look of panic. She pleaded with Pacus, "No, please don't! Please, Your Highness! I'll do anything, just for Master Shirou..."

"Enough with the nonsense! This prince has no need for old women!"

After laughing loudly, Parkus clapped his hands arrogantly.

In response, the female knight Jin Jie couldn't help but speak up, "Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with Aisha. How about releasing Aisha?"

"Are you kidding me? What if we let him out and he runs off to write letters again?"

Pakus seemed very uneasy about Aisha's letter, and said coldly, "I've heard that the Grerat family is a noble family in the Kingdom of Asura, and there is even a higher-ranking noble family called Boreas behind them. If we were to make an enemy of such a being, even I, the prince, would lose my life."

"But Aisha's letter has already been torn up."

"You can write a letter as many times as you want!"

"The higher-ranking nobles won't take action based on a letter written by a child. What's the point of ignoring it?"

"No, we absolutely cannot do that!"

Parkus seemed to be annoyed by Jin Jie's question, and said angrily, "Are you trying to rebel against me? Have you forgotten about your family members who were arrested?"

"...Woo!"

Jin Jie's face showed a pained expression.

It seems from the conversation that she was so obedient to Parkus because her family members had been taken hostage by him.

Shirou watched everything unfold; the projection was almost fully charged.

Due to the limitations of this barrier, Shirou's projection magic was also slightly affected, making him realize that magic and sorcery might not be completely unrelated.

But in any case, he had finally made all the preparations.

"Brother, brother..."

Aisha clutched Shirou's clothes in fear, her face filled with unease and despair.

"It's fine."

Seeing this, Shirou comforted Aysa by patting her head, "I will always protect you, both Aysa and Lilia, I will protect you!"

"Really?"

"Of course, as the older brother, I would never tell a lie."

As Shirou spoke, he took out the jade bow from his bag with his right hand. Due to the special circumstances, Shirou usually carried a bow and arrow with him at all times.

Now it has finally come in handy.

Then, Shirou raised the Emerald Bow, and with his other hand, he slowly placed the projection of the magic power that was about to be fully condensed on the bowstring.

"IAmTheBoneOfMySword!"

A faint blue light slowly appeared in Shirou's hand.

A short sword with a unique overall structure and details resembling spiral patterns slowly emerged.

This is undoubtedly one of the projection Noble Phantasms possessed by the Heroic Spirit Emiya—the Pseudo-Spiral Sword!

Shirou once projected a pseudo-spiral sword.

That was a long, long time ago, during his duel with Gilead. At that time, the arrow he shot even surprised Gilead, who was awestruck by his power.

Later, Shirou realized that projection magic was not something that could be shown casually, and that every time he used the magic circuit, he could clearly feel the soul of the Heroic Spirit Emiya being eroded.

As a result, he gradually stopped using projection technology.

Now, in a completely hopeless situation where he cannot break the deadlock without using projection techniques, he has no choice but to once again employ the technique from the Heroic Spirit Emiya.

"Projection complete!"

"Pseudo-Spiral Sword (Caladbolg)!"

The moment he finished speaking, all twenty-seven magic circuits on Shirou's right hand lit up, meaning he had poured all his magic power into this attack.

After all, he was facing a King-level barrier, and he had to fight against it at his peak!

"Boom!"

The immense magical power could be clearly felt even through the barrier.

Prince Pakus, who had been so confident that he even wanted to fool Lilia and Shirou again, suddenly showed a confused expression.

His face was filled with horror, and he asked anxiously, "What happened? Hey, someone tell this prince what happened!?"

The soldiers standing nearby were also confused, unable to understand Shirou's actions.

After all, projection magic is completely different from any other art in this world; it is an art that should not exist in this world.

Ordinary people simply cannot understand what is happening.

But there is one thing: anyone can feel an unprecedented destructive force gathering from the bow and arrow that Shirou has just completed.

"Hmph, hmph, stop struggling! Shirou Greirat, this is a King-level barrier, not something a Sword Saint like you can destroy!"

As if trying to regain his confidence, Parkus spoke up immediately, attempting to accept reality.

Shirou didn't seem to care at all when he saw his appearance.

He simply and silently released the fully constructed arrow—

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound, like a thunderclap from a clear sky, exploded out.

"Boom!"

The pseudo-spiral sword collided with the king-level barrier.

There was a brief stalemate between the two sides.

Then a look of confusion appeared on Parkus's face.

Because he witnessed with his own eyes that the king-level barrier he had carefully prepared developed spiderweb-like patterns in the next few seconds, and these patterns continued to spread.

till the end--

"Kacha!"

A crisp sound rang out.

Pakus watched helplessly as a streak of light passed right before his eyes, and the next second, it pierced through the air and stabbed into his shoulder. This was only because Pakus instinctively dodged to the side after seeing the barrier destroyed; otherwise, that arrow would have definitely pierced straight into his heart.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

The prince's screams echoed throughout the palace.

To Pakus' horror, he discovered a large, clearly visible hole in his right shoulder, which had swallowed all the flesh and blood, exposing the bare bones.

Because everything happened so suddenly, there wasn't even time for blood to flow.

Or rather, the blood was evaporated by the force of the arrow the moment it flowed out!

"Your Majesty! Your Highness!!"

The soldiers nearby panicked completely. A group of them hurriedly stood in front of Pakus to shield him, while simultaneously casting healing magic as much as possible to keep Pakus alive.

At the same time, most people were completely unable to understand what had just happened.

Because behind Pacus, the entire palace had been smashed open by Shirou's arrow, leaving a huge hole. The pseudo-spiral sword that was flying out still did not stop, as if it was about to shoot through the sky.

"..."

In an instant, only the faint glow of healing magic remained on the scene, along with complete silence.

Everyone in the Kingdom of Xilong was plunged into extreme chaos and unease by the arrow that flew like a meteor.

"call……"

Shirou retrieved the jade bow.

Each time he fully unleashed all his magic circuits and projected his Noble Phantasm, he felt an intense sense of suffocation, as if pressure was coming from the soul level.

But he was helpless, because he was still far from being as good as the Heroic Spirit Emiya.

This is the result of forcibly using abilities beyond one's limits.