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

Page 113

The higher you go, the more extreme the scenery becomes, and the few fellow travelers you'll encounter.

For a moment, Shirou felt a chill run down his spine.

He could even sense the loneliness and desolation of the Sword God standing alone on the mountaintop, with no one to accompany him.

This is probably why figures at the god-like level value the inheritance of swordsmanship and hope that someone can inherit their skills.

Furthermore, Shirou never expected that one of the weapons he forged would end up in the Kingdom of Shilon.

Although he has forged far too many weapons to date, no less than ten, he clearly remembers where each one belongs.

I don't recall any weapon being sold to the Kingdom of Xilong.

Could someone have lost the weapon?

There were too many reasons, so Shirou didn't bother to think about it anymore.

Yes, Shirou still doesn't know how much of a commotion and upheaval his forged evil sword is causing in the world, and how it is even bringing about a huge change in the world's weapon industry.

He indeed had no way of knowing about this.

So after reading the letter written by Loki, he began to study the information about magic that she had sent him.

"This is amazing."

After reading the contents, Shirou couldn't hide his surprise.

While compiling the general outline, Loki even added handwritten annotations to every document, explaining every detail to Shirou in the simplest and most understandable way.

With Loki's explanation, even though Shirou was just a novice with only a superficial understanding of magic, he grasped the relevant knowledge about defensive barrier magic.

It's too early to be surprised.

Loki also included all the information she knew about the demons who might possess defensive barrier magic in the document.

It includes descriptions of each tribe, as well as Loki's subjective interpretations.

Taboos related to different races, which races are more friendly, and which races are too dangerous...

Although the drawing is terrible, it does include illustrations, and even arrows with the caption "This is a feature!"

The section on Lokishi's own race, the Migrud, was particularly detailed, taking up five pages.

[Basically, the Migrud people all have a sweet tooth.]

The other party even enlarged the sentence in a huge circle.

Shirou silently made a mental note of this and resolved to learn more about sweet dishes so that he could cook them for her when they met in the future.

It can be said that with Loki's help, it was much more efficient than Shirou studying defensive barrier magic for ten years on his own.

Shirou didn't know how to describe his gratitude to Rocchi. He only hoped to see his master as soon as possible and do his best to express his gratitude.

However, even with Loki's help, Shirou would find it difficult to immediately create the distant utopia (Avalon).

This is not only because his magical skill level is far from sufficient to learn advanced defensive barrier magic immediately, but also because he cannot yet imagine how to inscribe defensive barrier magic on the sword sheath.

Of course, these are just basic questions.

Once you have a clear idea, as long as you keep moving towards your goal, you'll eventually be able to solve everything.

Shirou immediately threw himself into forging the scabbard, once again falling into the state of forging weapons day and night, and becoming deeply engrossed in it.

So engrossed in his own world, Shirou even forgot the exact time of his birthday.

The Boreas family, intending to surprise Shirou, did not inform him beforehand.

While Shirou was fast asleep in the forge, the entire Boreas family waited anxiously and searched for his whereabouts.

Finally, a maid accidentally stumbled into the blacksmith's workshop and found Shirou fast asleep in a corner, bringing everything to an end.

"Sorry, I think I overslept."

Shirou hurried back to the castle, only to find the hall completely different, or rather, drastically changed.

The entire hall had been decorated to resemble a birthday party, even more luxurious than Alice's birthday party.

It's just that because of Shirou's special status, no outsiders were invited this time.

"This……"

Faced with such a grand scene, Shirou was momentarily speechless, only feeling a warm current gradually flowing from his chest.

Chapter 167 Birthday Gift and Forty-Eight Holy Demon Swords.

The moment Shirou walked into the hall, a great deal of applause erupted.

Everyone in the entire Boreas family had gathered here, including the maids and butlers that Shirou usually met, and even the old blacksmith who had led him onto the path of forging.

Since it was an internal banquet for the Boreas family, Sauros generously declared that everyone in the Boreas family, regardless of status or wealth, was allowed to attend.

And because of Shirow's good reputation, the public generally approves of him.

Everyone in the Boreas family remembered Shirou's kindness and attended the banquet, each bringing a gift.

The venue for this banquet was also prepared by the Boreas family themselves.

From the beautiful decorations to the luxurious dishes that are not usually seen, even the tables and chairs at the banquet were all handmade by the carpenter, who put a lot of thought into it to celebrate Shirou's birthday.

Shirou's usual efforts for everyone in the Boreas family are now being rewarded accordingly, or even more than he has given.

Even so, the quality of this banquet was clearly inferior to Alice's birthday party, and it was far from the occasion of inviting various celebrities. However, the atmosphere was much warmer and more comfortable, and Shirou himself could feel a sense of peace from the bottom of his heart.

"..."

Completely unprepared to witness such a scene, Shirou was momentarily stunned and bewildered, unable to comprehend anything.

While he was at a loss, Gilead accompanied Alice as they walked from a distance.

"Gilead? Alice?"

Shirou didn't understand what the two were trying to do and was slightly confused.

Alice, holding a large bouquet of flowers, handed it to him and said loudly, "Shirou, happy birthday!"

"Ah... oh."

Although he knew he would be celebrating his birthday, Shirou never expected it to be like this, and for a moment he was even a little flustered as he accepted the gifts.

To be honest, he has never officially celebrated his so-called birthday.

In the past, when Kiritsugu Emiya celebrated his birthday, he would usually go to a nearby McDonald's or KFC to eat a fried meal that had little nutritional value.

Although it was quite novel, there really wasn't much of a birthday atmosphere.

After being transported to this world, the Grellat family treated him very well and celebrated his birthday. However, since he celebrated his birthday with Rudeus, Shirou always felt like he was just there as an extra, and he didn't really feel like he was celebrating his own birthday.

Now that it's the Boreas family, most people didn't mention this matter a few years ago, so he originally thought it wasn't worth caring about.

He never expected such a surprise at the end, which left him momentarily speechless and his mind blank.

But Shirou knew he still had to do something.

With so many people here to celebrate, I can't possibly act too badly.

"Thank you, thank you."

Shirou spoke stiffly, his words slow and awkward: "I... I didn't expect you to care about me so much. I never even thought I would be considered a member of this family. In fact, I am an outsider, and what I have done is just some insignificant things that are not worth mentioning. So, thank you again."

Shirou's words were simple yet sincere.

This was the best response he could give.

Most people couldn't help but smile gently when they saw his hesitant yet earnest response.

The people in the mansion burst into applause.

Alice, however, seemed surprised by Shirou's straightforward expression of gratitude. She couldn't help but turn her head away haughtily, but then blushed and looked back, saying, "No, Shirou, you did a great job! You saved me once, and you also saved that idiot princess. You've done our family a huge favor. You're definitely family now! As a fellow member of the Grellat family, celebrating your birthday is nothing! Right, Father! Grandfather!"

Normally, Alice would probably have mocked him mercilessly in this situation, saying things like "thank you is a given."

But now she clearly couldn't say such cold words, and her speech became hesitant and stammering.

Shirou smiled and patted her head, shaking his head as he said, "I didn't expect you to actually consider me a member of this family. Yes, maybe I'm too fragile. I haven't felt your concern for me. But don't worry, from today onwards, I'm willing to stand with you and become your family."

Shirou spoke from the bottom of his heart.

His words, pure and unadulterated, moved many in the audience.

Seeing this, Sauros suddenly roared, "Good! Good! Good!! War has begun! We must wage war against Notos! Kill that bastard Pelemon and let Shirou take the throne of Notos! Philip! Alphonse! Kyrianu! Follow me! First, we must gather the army!"

"Father...Father! Please restrain yourself! Please restrain yourself!"

"Philip—! Are you trying to get in my way?! You probably think Shirou would be a better head than that idiot!"

"While I do think that way, please calm down! Today is a day of celebration! And war is not an option; the Zeferos and Aiuros families will become our enemies!"

"Idiot! I can win by myself! Let me go! Let me go!"

Despite his frenzy, Salos was eventually dragged away from the scene by Philip.

The old man's reaction was clearly too frightening. After all, Boreas and Nottos were both nobles of the four lord-level rank, and the war between them could even involve the other two Grerat families, plunging the Kingdom of Asra into a long period of internal strife.

This is naturally impossible to allow.

"Hmm... Hmm!"

As if to ease the tension, Alice coughed deliberately, "Let's not worry about Grandfather for now... I've prepared a gift that will really surprise you, Shirou!"

Alice blushed and spoke, proudly puffing out her recently developed chest.

"Gift?"

"Yes, you gave me something as interesting as the black keys before, so naturally I have to return the favor."

Shirou was somewhat surprised by Alice's reaction.

Although he had received gifts from Paul and Senis before, those gifts were clearly not anything valuable.

If Alice were to give herself something, it would surely be of considerable value.

But Shirou has never liked such material possessions.

Or rather, by selling forged weapons, he is now a super-rich man on the Asura Kingdom's merchant list, with savings comparable to those of a lord-level noble.

He is not lacking in wealth.

So Shirou has decided that if the gift is too valuable, he should find a way to return it later.

The sentiment is enough.

As Shirou Kan was thinking this, Alice struck her signature arrogant pose, clapped her hands, and said, "Hmph! Alphonse! Bring out that!"

Alice was about to snap her fingers, but she failed.

She blushed deeply, but the butler, Alphonse, didn't seem to mind taking out a long, delicately decorated object.

After lifting the cloth strip on top.

A precious sword appeared.

That was not a Noble Phantasm that Shirou had forged before, but a weapon forged using the forging techniques of this world.

Moreover, it is not an ordinary weapon; it is clearly extraordinary and possesses unique properties.

Although it may not be as good as the weapon Shirou forged himself, it is definitely an extremely rare item in this world, belonging to the quality of a holy sword or a demonic sword.

Even without holding the sword, Shirou could feel a special quality emanating from it, as if the sword itself possessed a soul.

"Is this a gift for me?"

Shirou spoke in surprise.

Seeing this, Alphonse quietly spoke up: "Yes, this is a famous sword that the young lady specially purchased from the continent of Milis. It is a replica of one of the forty-eight holy swords and demonic swords forged by the legendary demon blacksmith Julian Jalisco."

"Counterfeit..."

"Yes, it's just a counterfeit. If it were genuine, you couldn't buy it with money."

The butler said with a regretful expression, "Weapons of that level cannot be bought with money. Although the world's strongest blacksmith, Master Muramasa, has been selling weapons, none of them have fallen into the hands of the most powerful figures. No matter how much wealth an ordinary person has, they cannot buy them."

That's true.

Shirou nodded. As Muramasa himself, he naturally knew very well who had bought his weapons.

Most of them were either rulers of a country or super figures like sword gods.

In other words, Ariel was lucky at the beginning, investing in the purchase before she became famous and getting a bargain by buying the [Indestructible Supreme Saint].