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

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As time passed, even he noticed that Sarah was acting strangely, sensing that the girl's mind wasn't on learning skills from him.

In fact, Sarah quickly revealed her purpose, muttering, "What you said is indeed very good, but it's difficult for me to learn it by practicing alone..."

"This……"

Although Sarah's words were cryptic, anyone could understand their underlying meaning.

The other party wanted Shirou to stay and teach her swordsmanship.

But this is something Shirou certainly cannot do.

He was to depart for the Magic University of the Kingdom of Lanoa the next day.

"Why don't you leave a couple more days later, just one day, no, just a little longer. I'll do anything if you're willing to stay!"

Sarah saw through Shirou's thoughts and gave him a pleading look.

Shirou was at a loss for words and felt quite helpless.

He had encountered this situation before. In his own life, and even in the life of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, Shirou had certainly experienced similar feelings from others.

But for Shirou, this was undoubtedly an unacceptable feeling.

"Feel sorry."

"Why...do I really have no chance at all?"

Sarah bit her lip.

The petite blonde girl revealed a seductive attitude and unconsciously leaned closer to Shirou. Shirou could even clearly feel Sarah's body temperature through her clothes.

Shirou looked troubled at Sarah's desperate attempt to keep him, but his trouble wasn't because he was conflicted; rather, he didn't know how to refuse her without hurting her feelings.

Shirou is not particularly oblivious to emotions; he can sometimes sense the good intentions of those around him.

But he knew even more clearly that he was not capable of accepting such a thing right now.

So, to avoid any further misunderstanding from Sarah, he went straight to the point: "I have other things I need to do, so..."

Before Shirou could finish speaking, Sarah had already stood up from her seat.

Tears streamed from the girl's eyes, but she seemed oblivious, stubbornly saying, "Is that so? I... I didn't mean... I like you or anything... I just wanted to thank you... Yes, I just wanted to repay the favor I owed you before. So, please don't misunderstand."

After saying what sounded like self-comforting words, Sarah turned and left abruptly.

Shirou sat there and couldn't help but sigh.

Susanna, Timothy, and the others walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said nothing.

Shirou wasn't used to this kind of thing either, and couldn't help but take the wine glass that the adventurer handed him.

Looking at the liquid in his glass, what he saw reflected in his eyes was not his own face, but Senis's face.

Thus, all his emotions were sealed in the wine glass and swallowed by Shirou. Shirou's heart became as hard as steel once again, no longer swayed by anything external.

Chapter 291 Arrival at the Magic University! Has the God's favor towards the Human God increased?

Early the next morning, Shirou set off for the Magic University.

Before leaving, the adventurers of CounterArrow bid him farewell.

But Sarah did not appear.

Understanding Sarah's thoughts, Shirou didn't take it too seriously. He simply asked Susanna to convey his apology before heading towards the Kingdom of Lanoa.

The town the caravan arrived at was still some distance from the Kingdom of Lanoa.

Having experienced this story with Sarah, Shirou began to worry that his interactions with others would cause a repeat of the tragedy.

Therefore, he no longer chose to team up with other adventurers and instead began to act alone.

Throughout the process, Shirou did not use the swordsmanship of the Kenshin-ryu school, but instead fought using the Hokami-ryu, Suishin-ryu, and other techniques.

To further hone his skills, Shirou basically only takes on challenging adventurer requests.

Although the Adventurers' Guild was uneasy about him taking on quests alone, Shirou consistently delivered excellent results, and gradually, the Adventurers' Guilds of the Northern Lands began to trust him and were willing to assign him quests of A rank or higher.

Shirou even once took on an S-rank mission on his own: to hunt down a thousand-year-old demon tree in the forest, a terrifying monster that occupied the entire forest.

Shirou couldn't harm the demon tree at all with his swords alone, and finally had to draw the Revolving Victory Sword he was carrying to kill it with a single strike.

It was precisely because of these extraordinary achievements that Shirou gradually became famous throughout the northern lands.

His adventurer rank was also raised to S-rank once again.

This brought not only benefits, but also caused Shirou a lot of trouble.

For example, many powerful adventurer parties are very unhappy with him because he accepts high-level quests everywhere. They feel that he has taken away their jobs, and some adventurers have even put a bounty on him to kill him and get rid of him completely.

Now that his rank has reached S-rank again, he can no longer accept ordinary adventurer requests. Even though he has to put up with the dissatisfaction of other adventurers, Shirou still aims for high-ranking requests.

As a result, Shirou did indeed encounter an attack by an adventurer's party.

Shirou had no interest in indiscriminately killing ordinary people, so he used Avalon and the Dragon Blood Armor to withstand all the damage and counterattack his opponent before leaving.

To prevent similar incidents from happening again, Shirou had no choice but to stop revealing his real name and instead choose to conceal his identity when accepting adventurers' requests.

That's how they avoided getting into all sorts of trouble.

As a condition for concealing his identity, Shirou no longer reveals his real name, but instead refers to himself as Emiya.

Although this name was once used for his Heroic Spirit form, Shirou has now grown to be much taller than he was in his youth. Even compared to the Heroic Spirit Emiya, his height is not much different. So even if he were to impersonate Emiya, probably no one would doubt him.

In short, S-rank adventurer Shirou disappeared from people's sight without anyone noticing.

Instead, there is the ordinary adventurer Emiya.

He made a living by accepting low-level adventurer commissions, and traveled all the way from the northern lands to the Kingdom of Lanoa, finally arriving at his destination—Lanoa Magic University.

……

On the night he arrived in the Kingdom of Lanoa, Shirou dreamt that he once again came to that white space and met a being who called himself a god.

Because the other party appeared at long intervals, Shirou sometimes almost forgot about this annoying guy.

But now the other party has reappeared.

"Oh, it's been a long time."

The god and the human greeted each other with great enthusiasm upon meeting.

Because of what happened with the Dragon God, Shirou was no longer as averse to gods and humans as before. He just asked with a slight unease, "You suddenly appeared. Is there something you want to see me about?"

"Can't I just chat with you?"

"If you're so bored, just let me go back."

Shirou had no interest in listening to this mosaic-covered guy's nonsense and showed an annoyed expression.

"Alright, alright, I just wanted to express my appreciation for the effort you put into defeating the Dragon God."

The god of man spoke with a face full of approval, "Although the distance between you and the dragon god is like that between the ocean and a grain of sand, as long as you keep working hard, you will eventually be able to evolve into a pebble."

"Although I know the gap between myself and the Dragon God, it's still hard to swallow when you say it so directly."

Shirou wore a complicated expression.

He knew, of course, how vast the gap was between him and the Dragon God Orsteed. Even though he had now reached the Saint level in all three styles, compared to Orsteed, who was at the God level in all three styles and also possessed many abilities that had not yet been revealed, Shirou was as fragile as an insect.

Even if he dedicates his entire life to becoming stronger, he might not be able to even touch the edge of the Dragon God.

But once he has made up his mind, he will never give up halfway.

"Hehe, your determination really touches me."

The god smiled and said, "To thank you for your efforts in defeating the evil dragon god, how about I tell you some good news for free?"

"Free things are often the most expensive."

Shirou didn't want to hear anything from the gods; he remained resistant to them as always.

"You're still as stubborn as ever."

The god seemed used to Shirou's reaction. He didn't continue and instead said, "Let's get back to the topic of defeating the Dragon God. Simply learning swordsmanship from the Sword God and the Northern God won't be enough to surpass Orsteed."

"I know."

"So I think it's the right decision for you to go to the magic university. If you can learn some forbidden spells there, it might give you a tiny bit more chance of winning."

"I wish I could learn it."

Shirou lacked confidence in his ability to learn magic.

Because he didn't show any talent in magic when he was young, and most importantly, because he had his younger brother Rudeus, a magical genius, as a comparison, he never had much enthusiasm for learning magic.

However, the god-like figure didn't seem to think so. He spoke very seriously: "I have a lot of confidence in you. As long as you go to the magic university, you will definitely be able to master an ability that will be extremely valuable to you. Ah, this isn't exactly advice, it's just my personal feeling..."

"I know what you mean."

Shirou spoke silently; he and the god had now reached a strange tacit understanding.

The god-human didn't offer Shirou any advice, but on the matter of fighting the dragon god Orsteed, the two were temporarily on the same side, so they could have some communication.

Moreover, whether or not to heed the words of gods and men is Shirou's own decision.

He will think for himself and then come up with the answer.

Therefore, Shirou had a rare normal conversation with the god. The two talked a lot about the dragon god and becoming stronger. Even as Shirou's consciousness was about to gradually awaken from his sleep, the god still looked reluctant to part with him, as if he did not want to say goodbye to Shirou.

It was so cheesy that Shirou even got goosebumps.

……

The Kingdom of Lanoa is the largest country in the northern part of the central continent.

The nation's strength is only equivalent to that of the Kingdom of Xilong, but due to the alliance between the Kingdom of Lanoa, the Duchy of Basheland, and the Duchy of Neris, as well as their close relationship with the Magic Guild, as long as the strength of the three nations is combined, this alliance is still considered to possess the fourth strongest power in the world, even though it is located in the barren north.

Having started their power through magic, the three countries are very dedicated to its development, investing a great deal of human and material resources. They recruit outstanding talents from all over the world, generously provide funding, and are committed to advancing magic research.

This ultimately created the magical city of Sharia, a metropolis located in a corner of the Kingdom of Lanoa, very close to the border.

Not only the Mage Guild and the World-Class Magic Item Workshop, but even the Lanoa Magic University is located in the heart of the magic capital, Sharia.

This place can be said to be the center of the three major magical countries and the most prosperous city.

If you look down on the magical city of Sharia from above, you can see the Magic Guild in the center of the town, built with the latest anti-magic bricks; the student area centered around the Magic University to the east; the workshop area centered around the Magic Item Workshop to the west; the commercial area centered around the Commerce Guild to the north; and the inn area to the south, welcoming travelers and adventurers.

Upon arriving in Charia, Shirou went straight to La Noa Magic University without any hesitation.

However, because his identity as an adventurer was too famous, and he was afraid of disturbing the others in his group, Shirou had to abandon his real name and choose to contact the university under the identity of Emiya.

Because Lanoa Magic University is extremely open and often admits ordinary people from outside the university, it naturally does not overlook the adventurer groups, which have the largest number of powerful individuals in the community.

As long as you identify yourself as an adventurer, you can participate in the university entrance exam.

By passing the entrance exam, one can officially enroll in the magic university.

Of course, there is a fee for taking the entrance exam, and the price is not reasonable; in fact, it is quite expensive.

This is to prevent ordinary people without talent from enrolling in school casually and wasting school resources.

But this was not a problem for Shirou. He had made a fortune during this time as an adventurer, enough for an ordinary person to live on for a lifetime.

As long as weapons aren't forged, this money probably won't all be spent.

In short, Shirou successfully registered for the entrance exam for La Noa Magic University and received a specific time to take the exam the following morning.

Although he was very curious about what the entrance exam would be like, Shirou couldn't bring himself to cheat and would only find out the next day when he arrived at the exam hall.

He immediately returned to his rented hotel and, as if reviewing a lesson, went through all the magical knowledge that Loki had taught him before.

Unfortunately, because so much time had passed, most of the knowledge had slipped from his mind.

Shirou even couldn't help but doubt whether he would pass the exam, and he recalled the pain he had only experienced in his school days in his previous life...

Chapter 292 Magic University Entrance Exam: Shirou Demonstrates Sword Magic!

The night passed quickly.

After reviewing his magical knowledge all night and recalling the basic magic that Loki had taught him, Shirou set off the next morning to take the entrance exam for La Noa Magic University.

As a higher education institution strongly supported by the three magical kingdoms, Lanoa Magic University has an extremely vast area. Not only do several rows of brick buildings stand there, but there is also a castle-like building in the center. From a military perspective, one might even think that this place could be used as a fortress.

In modern times, this place could be used as an airport without any sense of incongruity.

Shirou had already witnessed the sheer size of La Noa Magic University when he came to register yesterday, so he wasn't too surprised. He simply handed his admission ticket to the person who looked like a guard at the school gate.

The name on the admission ticket reads Emiya, which is undoubtedly a way for Shirou to conceal his identity in order to avoid trouble.