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

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He instantly realized where he was and, sure enough, saw the sleazy white figure in front of him.

Shirou couldn't help but sigh.

"Do you have some kind of voyeuristic tendency, God?"

"Oh, don't say that. I just wanted to give you some advice and point out the risks."

"There's no need. I've already said I won't listen to any of your advice."

"Why? You trust Rijrud so much, and he's also a newcomer. Why can't you trust me too?"

"No one will believe a guy of unknown origin."

"Waaaaah, I'm so sad, Shirou-kun..."

"..."

Shirou really didn't want to respond to this blatant fake crying; he even wanted to punch the other person in the face.

The god seemed to have noticed Shirou's reaction and quietly said, "Alright, alright, since you're not willing to listen to my advice, don't come to me for help no matter what trouble you encounter next."

"Of course, no matter what trouble I encounter, I can solve it on my own."

"Hehe, you're so confident."

"Projection, begin..."

"Wait! Let's talk this out, don't resort to violence!"

The god immediately backed down, not wanting to fight Shirou.

Without hesitation, Shirou said, "Let me leave, and never let me see you again."

"I'm so sad, so heartbroken, sob sob..."

"projection!!"

"Okay, okay, goodbye, goodbye."

The god and man approached the dream with a helpless expression.

Shirou was able to return from the white space and found that he woke up in the middle of the night.

He couldn't help but let out a heartfelt sigh. His fear of gods and men was genuine, and the Heroic Spirit Emiya's resistance to the Counter Force was also influencing him.

Shirou then decided to go to the toilet first, but unexpectedly, he heard a soft sobbing sound coming from the bed next to him.

"Father... Mother... Grandfather..."

Alice seemed to be reminiscing about Bereas Castle in her sleep.

Although the other person was well-behaved during the day and never did anything willful, their normal attitude clearly showed that Alice lacked a sense of security.

Shirou couldn't help but look guilty, realizing he hadn't even considered this point.

But Shirou knew there was nothing he could do about it.

When he needs to do something righteous, he often instinctively ignores the people around him.

Justice and family.

Whether it's Kiritsugu Emiya, the Heroic Spirit Emiya, or Shirou Emiya himself, they have never escaped the difficult choice between these two options...

Different Emiya characters made different choices.

However, now that Shirou has come to this world, under the influence of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, he still doesn't know what choice he has to make.

Shirou then silently came to Alice's side, gently put his arm around the girl's shoulder, and comforted Alice in the same way he had cared for Miyu.

Even in her dream, the girl instinctively rested her head in his arms.

“I will take you home, Alice.”

Shirou issued a declaration.

He also tried to calm himself down and not let his obsession with justice lead him astray.

At least this time, he will protect justice and his family!

Chapter 189: A Class C Commission and a Conspiracy in the Forest.

Silent all night.

On the second day.

Shirou and his companions returned to the Adventurers' Guild and accepted a new quest.

The clerk at the Adventurers' Guild's counter stopped them and gave them the reward and compensation for their previous report, roughly equivalent to ten E-rank adventurer quests.

That's a pretty big bonus.

This incident undoubtedly aroused the envy and attention of the surrounding adventurers, and the hostility of the demon adventurers towards Shirou was practically written on their faces.

But Shirou didn't care at all. He simply put away the reward and went back to the notice board for accepting requests.

Upon arriving here, the horse-faced man Nocbara reappeared and approached.

"Oh, you guys actually dare to come here."

"Why don't you dare?"

"..."

Shirou's overly calm words made Nokbara choke for a moment. He couldn't finish his sentence and could only mutter, "Hmph, so you guys are taking on a new request today?"

"if not?"

"Hehe, I'm just warning you not to take on any more jobs you shouldn't. If you cause any more trouble, we won't allow you to act freely, and you'll have to bear the consequences."

I don't understand what you mean.

Shirou silently waved his hand. "Besides, I don't think there's any request I shouldn't take. Since someone is in trouble and wants a solution, I should go and help."

"You think you can be a hero?"

Nocbara looked at Shirou with incomprehension, completely baffled as to why this boy was getting involved in so much trouble.

Shirou did not respond.

His sense of justice is something only he can understand, and it's something he only needs to know; there's no need to tell outsiders.

Nocbara saw that Shirou didn't react, and didn't bother to try and win him over.

He merely glanced at Shirou with an arrogant and threatening look, as if warning him not to do anything rash, before leaving.

Shirou then proceeded to select his own commissions, as their team's level was limited, preventing them from accepting commissions of rank E or higher.

Requests below level E are mostly simple tasks like finding cats and dogs or collecting materials.

Shirou didn't think there was anything wrong with these missions, but he also needed to consider his teammates' opinions.

Needless to say, Ridge Rudd obeys Shirou in everything.

Although Alice would prefer to participate in more exciting activities, she will accept reality if there is no other way.

Shirou then accepted these E-rank and F-rank requests and carried them out with great enthusiasm.

For the next few days, Shirou and the others behaved very calmly.

Every day, they would search for cats and dogs in the city, deliver things for people, look for rare materials, and even clear clogged ditches.

Since Shirou and Rigel are both quite capable, they are very good at even doing odd jobs.

Shirou's Eagle Eye, Projection, and Mind's Eye skills can all be used in various situations, and the gem on Rigel's forehead is also very suitable for finding missing people and objects.

After some time, Shirou and his team, the "Black Wolf II" squad, became a well-known team throughout the city, and the ordinary people of Ricaris Town were very grateful to and respected them.

The demon adventurers, who were initially at odds with each other, gradually stopped paying attention to Shirou and the others after seeing their peaceful situation.

After all, to adventurers, a group of guys who spend all day dealing with odd jobs are no threat at all.

The two sides then lived in this state of mutual non-interference for several days.

However, Shirou and his companions completed their missions at an exceptionally high speed and efficiency.

In just a few days.

Their team successfully advanced from F-level to E-level, and then from E-level to D-level.

This means that Shirou and his team can now accept the highest-ranking C-level requests, and these requests naturally involve combat.

Indeed, that is true.

Shirou soon discovered a monster-slaying request—to investigate a mysterious monster in the petrified forest south of the town.

The commission is Rank C. The task is to investigate the forest south of Licaris Town, to find a restless shadow deep within the forest, and for the adventurer to uncover the true nature of the shadow and eliminate any potential danger.

Shirou hesitated when faced with this request because the details were too vague. Even if the monsters in the forest did exist, the client might renege on the deal if he managed to defeat them.

Because there is no evidence to prove that Shirou and his team actually completed the commission.

However, Shirou eventually accepted the request.

After all, their team's combat strength is high enough that they can easily deal with any trouble they encounter.

If the client defaults on the payment, then consider it a wasted effort, and it's not a significant loss.

Shirou then accepted the mission and learned more about the situation from the clerk. He learned that the mission had been going on for a long time, and almost every now and then, passing merchants would ask him to do it, but in the end, it would usually just fizzle out.

Shirou was undoubtedly very curious about such a bizarre mission, which strengthened his resolve to carry it out.

……

Shirou and the others immediately set off for the Petrified Forest.

It takes a whole day to get here from the town of Licaris. It's a forest located beside the road, with a lot of trees that look like sharp bones, so it looks like the whole forest has been petrified.

The route through the forest was a quick way to reach the neighboring town, so all the caravans wanted to ensure the safety of the forest passage.

Every year, a large number of adventurers are sent to the forest to hunt monsters to ensure the safety of the forest passages.

However, even so, the monsters in the forest were still impossible to kill completely, causing the merchants to suffer heavy losses every time, and in the end they had to hire powerful adventurers to protect them in order to pass through.

Shirou honestly felt a strange sensation about this situation.

Having grown up in Buena Village and discussed many things about forest monsters with Roltz, the forest ranger of Buena Forest, Shirou knows very well that the monsters in the forest are not impossible to completely eliminate.

After all, the birth of monsters usually has a source.

Once the original monster that was the source of magic is eliminated, the other monsters in the forest will hardly cause any trouble and will quickly disperse.

For some reason, the monsters that serve as the source of magic in the petrified forest have never been eliminated.

It could be that the monster was too powerful, or it could be for some other reason.

In short, Shirou and the others arrived at the entrance to the forest and found that three adventurer parties, including themselves, had gathered there.

Besides Shirou and his D-rank team, "Black Wolf II," there is also a D-rank team called "Dokurabu Village Guren Team," and a B-rank squad called "SuperBlaze."

Because their assignments overlap, the team leaders can only communicate with each other first.

"Hey... what's wrong with you guys?"

The person who said those words with an angry expression right from the start was Blaze, the leader of SuperBlaze.

This is a demon with a pig's head, and he has five powerful demons under his command.

Since he's a B-rank, he's naturally the strongest person present, and his words are naturally very arrogant.

"We're here to make a request."

Kurt, the captain of the "Dokulabu Village Fools' Team," replied with a displeased expression.

This is a demon boy who looks very young, but because he is a demon, his age cannot be judged by his appearance, yet he still looks very young.

"..."

Shirou didn't speak, but silently observed the two adventurer teams. He discovered that both teams, including his own, had one thing in common: they didn't seem to be adventurers from the town of Ricaris.

After Shirou asked his question, he received confirmation.

None of the three teams are local to Licaris Town. [SuperBlaze] comes from a major demon city and are very skilled adventurers who are here on a business trip and doing some quests along the way.

The 【Dokulab Village Fools】 team was a group of newcomers, much like themselves, with all three members having just come from the countryside to become adventurers in Licaris Town.

Shirou secretly kept this commonality in mind.

Meanwhile, Blaze, the captain of SuperBlaze, said with a helpless expression, "I didn't expect that the requests would overlap. Different clients submitted the same request at the same time, which resulted in this outcome."