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

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The arrow is on the string and must be fired!

Even if we lose, we must show our full strength!

“IAmTheBoneOfMySword”.

Shirou uttered a familiar chant, and in that instant, his magical power was completely concentrated on the arrow in his hand. Without the slightest hesitation, he released the bowstring towards Kyrie Illya!

"Snapped!"

Space seemed to shrink into a line in an instant!

There was a great distance between Shirou and Giren.

But that distance was crossed in an instant by a beam of light!

"boom!"

To those around him, the arrow Shirou shot was like a stream of light tearing through space, slicing through the air and creating a clear rift!

And with an absolute speed that made escape impossible, it arrived in front of Kyrie Il in the blink of an eye!

However, Gilead never intended to dodge from the beginning.

As the Sword King of the Sword God Style, the opponent had planned from the beginning to block Shirou's attack head-on.

"Pfft——!"

Gilead moved.

In everyone's eyes, Gilead's actions were less about creating afterimages and more about freezing time in an instant.

It is said that when an observer moves at near the speed of light, a noticeable Doppler shift phenomenon can be observed.

When the speed is too fast, the colors received by the eyes will show a special phenomenon of blue shift or red shift. This is not just a visual illusion, but a ripple and string vibration generated by the space itself.

The swordsmanship of the Sword God School is like this.

The so-called "Light Blade" refers to a sword that can produce Doppler displacement when swung at speeds approaching the speed of light, or even with just the movement of a person.

Such incredible speed—that's the Sword God Style!

"Kacha!"

Shirou's pseudo-spiral sword was directly attacked by Kyrie's black longsword; the weapon created by the fragile sword magic was no match for the lightning-fast strike.

Furthermore, Kyrie Irwin's movements did not cease as a result. Once the Blade of Light was swung out and hit its opponent, it would never stop!

"boom!"

To everyone else, the long distance between Gilead and Shirou seemed to be compressed into a single point in an instant.

The sword in the former's hand did not pause at all, but tore through space straight and reached Shirou's throat in the blink of an eye!

"Clap!"

The sword was stopped at the crucial final moment.

It seems that Kyrie Il managed to maintain his rationality at the last moment, and was not consumed by his bestiality. He stopped in time and thus did not harm Shirou in the slightest.

Even so, Shirou felt as if he had experienced death nearly a thousand times in that instant, and realized just how terrifying a Sword King-level expert truly was!

Chapter 90: Passing the test, becoming an apprentice of the Sword King!

"Feel sorry."

Kyrie I stopped wielding his sword.

She had just been under too much pressure from the pseudo-spiral sword Shirou had unleashed, and her entire being had instinctively entered a state of boiling killing intent.

As an orc, she is not always able to control her rationality. When the enemy is too powerful, she loses her rationality and is consumed by her own killing instinct.

Fortunately, at the last moment, Gilead recovered and did not do anything to harm Shirou.

This undoubtedly proves just how powerful Shirou's pseudo-spiral sword was, forcing even a Sword King-level expert to take it seriously.

"Miss Kyrie Irvine won just now, didn't she?"

The members of the Grerat family, who were in the distance, witnessed this astonishing battle.

Rudius didn't speak until the battle was completely over. The movements of both sides were so fast that he couldn't even keep up with them with his eyes, so in the end he could only make a vague final conclusion.

"Gilead won."

Paul nodded, sealing Rudius's words.

As a master of three different sword styles, he understood better than anyone just how extraordinary that fleeting battle had been.

Whether it was Shirou's unique archery technique or Kyrie Illusion's use of the ultimate technique of the Sword God Style, the Light Blade.

Both sides' strengths exceeded the expectations of this former S-class adventurer.

At least, Paul himself no longer believed he could withstand Shirou's pseudo-spiral sword or block Kyrie Il's light katana.

That was a realm he could no longer reach.

Now, Paul has fully realized that he has been surpassed by Shirow, but he no longer feels jealous or finds it hard to accept.

Now, all that remained in his heart was a sense of relief, and a slight regret for neglecting his swordsmanship for so many years and not even reaching the level of a Saint-level swordsmanship.

If Gilead were willing to take Shillaf as his disciple, Paul would also decide to spend more time on his spiritual practice and strive to become stronger.

Similar to Paul's thoughts, the members of the Grellat family were all looking nervously in Girenau's direction.

Regardless of how intense the battle was, whether or not Kyrie Irwin would accept Shirou as his apprentice ultimately depends on Kyrie's own decision.

"Your name is Shirou, right?"

"Yes."

Upon hearing Kyrie Il's sudden question, Shirou immediately responded nervously.

Kyrie Il's Blade of Light made him fully realize the gap between himself and a Sword King-level expert, and it also made him yearn to take another step forward in the Sword God style.

If possible, he would naturally very much like to have Gilead take him as his apprentice, but he also knew that it all depended on the other party's thoughts.

Instead of giving a direct answer, Kyrie Irvine asked a strange question: "How old are you?"

"Twelve years old, I guess."

Shirou didn't know the exact age of his body, since he had already maintained the appearance of a five-year-old when he transmigrated.

Even her birthday is calculated based on the day she traveled through time.

"At twelve years old, he's already a superior swordsman. That's truly remarkable."

Kyrie Irgen showed a praising attitude, "But do you really want to learn the Sword God Style from me? In the battle just now, your archery and magic showed quite superior talent. Although it may have been a trick, such skills would undoubtedly be more perfectly utilized in the Northern God Style."

Gilead made a similar attitude to Paul had done back then.

They all felt that Shirou's talent was clearly more suited to the Hokushin-ryu style. Both sword magic and archery were styles that the Hokushin-ryu, which were not bound by rigid forms, could better utilize.

In response, Shirou showed a firm attitude, saying without wavering, "No, my goal is not Hokushin-ryu. Although Hokushin-ryu may be more suitable for me, I do not want to take an easy path, which would only make me immersed in my own talent and restrict my future."

"Oh? You want to transcend your talent?"

"It's not exactly a case of surpassing one's talent, but I genuinely want to learn the Sword God Style. Only by taking the Sword God Style a step further can I become a true powerhouse."

"..."

Upon hearing Shirou's words, Kyrie Irwin fell silent.

She glanced at Shirou, then at Paul in the distance, as if looking at a negative example that was too distinctive.

Kyrie Ionian finally came to his senses and looked at the red-haired boy in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips: "I believe it was you who defeated the Red Dragon, young Shirou."

"Uh... ah?"

Shirou was bewildered by Kyrie's words.

Weren't we talking about taking on apprentices? Why did we bring up the Crimson Dragon again?

Gilead, however, continued speaking on his own:

"Regarding Paul writing to me and asking me to take you as my disciple, I was initially only half-believing. After all, no matter how outstanding someone is, you have to see them in person to confirm their actual performance. So I didn't pay much attention to your matter before, and it took me more than half a year to come to Buena village."

"On the way here, I heard about your feat of killing the Crimson Dragon. To be honest, I didn't believe these rumors at all at the time. Not only was the Crimson Dragon's power obvious to all, but more importantly, I found it hard to imagine that a twelve-year-old boy would have the courage and determination to fight against the Crimson Dragon."

"When faced with a truly insurmountable enemy, most people hesitate and are indecisive. At the very least, they cannot resolutely do something that is impossible. Therefore, even with excellent talent and solid skills, the upper limit that one can reach is still limited. This is evident in some of my fellow disciples. They are all more skilled users of the Sword God style than me, but in the end, only I became the Sword King."

"The reason they can't go any further, in the words of my master, the current Sword God of the Sword God School, is that they are too self-aware. Because they recognize their own limits, they tie their own hands and dare not go any further, because they are facing an opponent they cannot defeat and an insurmountable obstacle they cannot overcome, so they simply sit and wait for death. But this is undoubtedly wrong. A true swordsman must dare to face insurmountable dangers and challenge unreachable peaks. Only in this way can he go further on the path of the sword."

"Shirou, your performance makes me believe that you really killed the Red Dragon, and I also believe that you can surpass the limits set by humans under so-called extreme conditions. To be honest, I am not even confident enough to take someone like you as my disciple, because I may not even have the confidence to surpass you in terms of willpower alone."

Girenou's series of words silenced the Grellat family.

To everyone's utter surprise, the Sword King would give Shirou such high praise.

As for Shirou himself, upon hearing Kyrie Irving's words, he was first taken aback, and then his whole body became excited, and his body began to tremble slightly.

"Miss Kyrie Irwin, do you mean... you'd like to take me as your apprentice?"

"Of course, Shirou, your performance in the assessment just now completely met my requirements, and even exceeded my expectations in some ways, so I have no objections and am willing to take you as my disciple. And to be honest, I don't think I have the ability to be your master. I can only teach you the techniques of the Sword God Style, so you don't need to be too respectful to me. We can just address each other as equals."

"This……"

Shirou truly hadn't expected Gilead to be so casual.

But no matter what, the thought of being able to follow a Sword King to cultivate the Sword God Style filled him with unprecedented excitement and exhilaration.

After all, ever since he mastered the advanced Sword God Style Silent Katana, his Sword God Style had not seen any further improvement for a long time.

This is undoubtedly unacceptable to Shirou Emiya, whose goal is to surpass the limits of the Heroic Spirit Emiya.

Now that a sword king is willing to teach him swordsmanship, this is undoubtedly the best outcome. He thinks he finally has hope of breaking through his original bottleneck!

While Shirou was happy, the members of the Grellard family each displayed complex expressions.

After all, Shirou was going to follow Giren to train in swordsmanship, so it was impossible for him to stay at the Grellard's house. Giren, the Sword King, could not be bound by a small place like the Grellard's house.

Shirou is destined to follow Gilead to a wider stage and witness a grander world.

But none of that could be witnessed by the Grellat family.

"Ah, my beloved Shirou is leaving."

Senis spoke with a forlorn expression.

"Madam, this is what Master Shirou wishes for."

Lilia comforted her from the side.

"Of course, I understand, I understand, Lilia."

Senis sighed, "Ah...ah...Shirou, how sad it will be if we can't eat Shirou's cooking at home anymore."

"So that's what you were worried about..."

Lilia couldn't help but complain.

Senis shook her head: "Of course I'm worried about Shirou, but he'll definitely be fine. He's such a strong and capable person; no matter what difficulties he encounters, he'll surely overcome them. It's us who are more worried..."

As she spoke, Senis glanced at Rudeus, who looked lonely beside her.

"Don't worry, no matter how far away he is, Shirou is our family. He will definitely come back one day."

"Well, I know."

Rudeus nodded.

He wasn't actually upset about Shirou's departure, but rather felt resentful seeing Shirou leave alone, clearly determined to become stronger.

However, due to Paul's requirement that he could not leave home until he was twelve years old, Rudius had no choice but to accept this condition.

Unlike Shirou, Rudeus hasn't even reached the intermediate level in any sword technique yet; receiving training from Paul is already his limit.

To receive training from the Sword King is something that only someone as strong as Shirou could do.

It wasn't just Rudeus; the thought of Shirou leaving with Kyrielight stirred complex emotions in everyone in the Grellard family, making it difficult for them to calm down.

Chapter 91 Kiritsugu and Paul, Shirow's two fathers.

Shirou is leaving Buena Village.

Although this decision was made only on short notice, and he himself had only just confirmed the news with Girenu, the people of Buena had already heard the news and rushed to Grerat's house to say goodbye.

Clearly, the villagers of Buyena had long been prepared, realizing that someone as capable as Shirou couldn't stay in such a remote place as Buyena forever, and that sooner or later he would go to a bigger stage to hone his skills, so they didn't feel any regret about it.

Of course, there were also some people who felt regret, such as Mrs. Somar.