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

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Shirou and Alice were both surprised by the Magic Stone.

Alice simply found it interesting.

Shirou, on the other hand, thought that the Demonic Stone could be used for forging.

For example, if he had known about the existence of the Magic Illumination Stone when he forged the Sword of Victory, he might have been able to add some directly to the blade, allowing the holy sword to glow at night and solving the problem that the Sword of Victory could only perform at its best during the day.

Shirou then inquired about how to obtain the Demonic Stone.

Upon learning that this item was extremely rare, a precious material that could only be used in the Demon King's City on the Demon Continent, he had no choice but to give up.

"But, the Demon King's Castle... was the old Kishirika Castle originally the Demon King's Castle?"

"Yes, the strongest demon king in the Demon Continent today, the immortal demon king Atofi, lives there."

"The Undying Demon King Atofi?"

"Yes, she is the daughter of Necros Lacrosse, the immortal demon king among the original eight demon kings of the demon world. After the war between humans and demons ended, she is now the strongest remaining demon king. Although her strength is not as great as that of the demon god Laplace or the demon emperor Chisilica, she is still a nearly invincible being."

Based on his knowledge, Rijerud explained, "However, the old city of Kisilica was not Atofi's castle, but originally belonged to the Demon Emperor Kisilica. The Demon Stone was also collected by Kisilica, but the Demon Emperor is now nowhere to be found and is most likely dead, so Atofi occupied that castle."

"Why can't we just steal the Magic Stone directly?"

Alice couldn't help but speak up.

“Atofi’s personal guard is nearby. If we get too close, we will be attacked directly. Moreover, those guards are extremely powerful. Even I don’t dare to confront them head-on.”

Rachel Rudd spoke in a complex tone, describing her fear of the Undying Demon King.

Even Rigellud was so hesitant, Shirou and Alice could almost immediately imagine the terror of the Undying Demon King.

While chatting, the three of them quickly found a hotel and arranged two rooms.

Shirou and Alice share a room, while Rigdell shares a room.

The reason for this arrangement was undoubtedly because Shirou was worried about Alice's safety; otherwise, he would definitely have slept in the same room as two grown men, Rigel and Rude.

There's not much to say about the evening.

Although Shirou slept in the same room as Alice, no special heartbeat event occurred.

Firstly, the two were already extremely familiar with each other, and their intimate relationship meant they didn't care about sleeping in the same room. Secondly, they were both exhausted these days, and Alice practically fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow, snoring loudly.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, Shirou and the others set off to complete the adventurers' requests.

The first job was to find a lost pet.

Shirou and the others first went to find the person who posted the request, and discovered that she was a little girl from the demon race, who tearfully told Shirou and the others about her situation.

It turns out that the demon girl lost her pet named Xiaomi, so she rushed to the Adventurers' Guild and used all her pocket money to post a request.

However, although its name is Xiaomi, it is actually a black leopard.

It can only be said that the people of the Demon Continent are fierce and tough, which is reflected in their pets.

Although it was just a request to find a pet, Rigd Rudd took it very seriously because it involved a child.

Using his Eagle Eyes in conjunction with Rigel's special detection abilities, Shirou quickly launched a search throughout the city and eventually found a cave where many lost pets were being held.

Most pets wear collars around their necks.

After a quick search of the scene, Shirou immediately realized that some shady characters were smuggling pets, capturing them and selling them.

Shirou would naturally not stand idly by in the face of such a heinous act.

He and Rijkaard and others hid in the cave, and when the prisoners returned, they immediately appeared and captured them all in an instant.

The result was quite unexpected; the perpetrators were actually three demon adventurers who had previously appeared at the Adventurers' Guild.

After some interrogation, Shirou learned of even more bizarre things.

These adventurers didn't capture the pets to sell them, but rather to wait for the owners to post requests to find their pets, then return them to the owners and pretend they were the ones who found them, thus easily obtaining a large reward.

Such entrapment tactics are common among adventurers in the Demon Continent. Many adventurers like to create trouble on their own initiative, then resolve it, in order to earn rewards.

This can be described as extremely egregious behavior.

Faced with this heinous act, Shirou showed no mercy. He immediately took the three adventurers to the town's guard post and reported the matter to the Adventurers' Guild.

Immediately, the Adventurers' Guild throughout the town of Licaris began a purge to ensure that nothing like this would ever happen again.

Shirou and his companions' righteous act was recognized by the Adventurers' Guild and they were even rewarded.

Although such behavior was superficially approved, in reality, Shirou and his companions instantly became the thorn in the side of all the adventurers in the town of Ricaris.

When the demon adventurers saw him, they practically glared at him with murderous intent.

After all, Shirou's actions were tantamount to cutting off their source of income.

But Shirou remained unconcerned. He didn't care about other people's opinions; he only cared whether everything he did conformed to the justice in his heart.

As long as it's a just act, there's no need to worry about any harm.

Because this is what the partners of justice have to face.

Chapter 188 Do you really want to be an enemy of the entire city?

Putting aside the matter of the report, Shirou and the others returned the pet Mimi to the client and then went back to the Adventurers' Guild.

After they reported the completed commission, they received the payment from the client and successfully completed their first commission.

This was supposed to be a very happy thing.

However, when most people within the Adventurers' Guild are looking at them with hostility, any normal person would undoubtedly be thrown into chaos.

However, Shirou showed no dissatisfaction, calmly accepting the gazes of the demon adventurers, and led Rijerud and Alice to accept the next quest.

"You guys are really eye-catching."

Upon arriving at the notice board, Shirou discovered that the horse-headed man he had met before had reappeared.

I always feel like he's always in the guild. Does he spend all day in the Adventurers' Guild?

While Shimajiro was pondering, he silently said, "You helped us quell the riot before, right? Thank you so much back then."

"Haha, you're welcome."

The horse-headed man accepted Shirou's gratitude without hesitation, but then spoke in a sinister tone, "However, I think your gratitude is a bit premature. Do you really think I'm a good person?"

"Whether you are a good person or a bad person, it is right to express gratitude to those who help you."

"Correct... You're quite an interesting guy."

The horse-headed man revealed a complicated expression, seemingly not expecting Shirou to be so straightforward. However, he quickly revealed a wicked sneer and said quietly, "So, you reported those pet-catching guys to the guild because of your own belief in what is right."

“That’s right. Profiting through unethical means is wrong, and it should be corrected.”

Shirou spoke calmly, having just witnessed the tears his client shed upon seeing his pet return, which further confirmed that his actions were not wrong.

Many people like to use the idea that the world is gray to cover up their sins, but Shirou is unwilling to follow the crowd. He firmly believes that absolute justice must exist.

"...You idiot, haven't you ever heard the saying 'the rigid is easily broken'?"

The horse-headed man looked at Shirou with a cold gaze, as if he were looking at a foolish idiot.

"The reason why people who are too rigid are easily broken is because they are not strong enough, and I will become stronger than everyone else."

Shirou simply responded frankly. He had heard the horse-headed man's words before, but he had already decided to follow his own heart's desires.

His sense of justice will not be swayed by external factors.

"Kid... do you really think you can go against the world?"

The horse-headed man was speechless at Shirou's antics. He had never seen such a straightforward guy who wouldn't listen to any advice. In the end, he could only speak directly: "Alright, alright, I'll be blunt. I'm here to talk to you on behalf of the adventurers of Ricaris Town. Kid, your previous actions have seriously infringed upon the interests of the adventurers in our town. Now you only have two choices: either leave here now and we'll pretend nothing happened, or don't go too far. We adventurers are just trying to make a living; don't ruin everyone's livelihood!"

"If a job is made through sinful acts, then smash it."

Shirou spoke in a cold tone, "Besides, we haven't collected enough money to travel to the next town yet, so we won't be leaving anytime soon."

"..."

Shirou's reaction made the horse-headed man's expression turn completely serious.

He completely abandoned his previous nonchalant demeanor, looking at Shirou with the eyes of someone looking at an enemy, and said coldly, "So, you're prepared to be an enemy of all of us, is that right?"

“It’s not that I want to be your enemy. As long as you give up doing those evil things, there will be no conflict between us.”

"This world isn't as simple as you think, you brat!!!"

The horse-headed man was completely enraged. He spoke in a rough tone, then added in a forceful one, "Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Nokbara, and I'm a C-rank adventurer. You F-rank guys, don't forget to call me 'senior' when you see me in the future!"

"Sure, as long as you don't cause any trouble in the future, senior!"

Shirou's reaction made the horse-headed man even more annoyed. He spat into the air and then yelled as he left.

After that, Shirou and the others took on some new quests and then left the Adventurers' Guild, returning to the inn.

After entering the hotel, Alice called out to Shirou.

"Is this good?"

"what?"

Alice was somewhat helpless at Shirou's reaction and quietly said, "What we did before must have angered those adventurers. What if they come after us next?"

“It’s alright. I’m the one who’s attracting hatred, so their main target will only be me. If you’re scared, Alice, let Rigd protect you.”

"...Shirou, aren't you afraid?"

"Why be afraid?"

"Because there are more of them..."

"The number of people is not a reason for fear, and I am only doing this because of the justice I believe in."

"The justice in my heart..."

Alice was unaware of Shirou's sense of justice, which is why she couldn't understand it.

Rachel Rudd, however, spoke quite frankly: "Don't worry, they're just a bunch of thugs. Even if we kill them all, it won't take much time."

Rachel Rudd really liked children.

Therefore, he cared a lot about the child of the previous client.

The adventurers in Licaris Town deliberately kidnapped the pets and caused their clients great anxiety, which undoubtedly stepped on Rijrud's landmine.

His anger was no less than Shirou's.

"No, it wouldn't amount to murder."

Shirou looked at Rijerud and said seriously, "Even if this is the Demon Continent, there are still laws to follow. We can definitely put criminals in prison."

“Prison can’t stop them from doing bad things. They might even become worse after they get out. Only killing them can put an end to it all.”

"That... seems to be true."

Shirou was somewhat persuaded by Rijkaard.

Alice, witnessing the conversation between two overly fanatical righteous individuals, found herself unable to join the conversation and could only express a helpless expression.

……

After dinner.

Shirou and Alice returned to their room.

Alice was exhausted and even a little depressed because of what had happened during the day. She fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed.

Shirou didn't do much; he was just thinking about his plans to make money, and gradually fell asleep.

He actually really wanted to find a place in the Demon Continent to forge weapons.

If one could forge weapons and sell them, one could probably earn enough in a short time to make the equivalent of several years' worth of adventurer quests, or even a lifetime's worth of money.

However, Shirou did not want to reveal his identity as Muramasa.

The forged weapons may also attract the attention of a dangerous individual.

Shirou must ensure safety as much as possible before attempting to forge the weapon.

Thinking about these things, Shirou unknowingly drifted off to sleep.

He had only just fallen asleep when the white, empty space reappeared before his eyes, and he transformed into the appearance of the Heroic Spirit Emiya.

"Here we go again..."