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

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"It's so unreasonable!"

Alice finally couldn't hold back any longer and burst out, "Why should Grandfather be forced to bear this responsibility? The Great Transfer wasn't Grandfather's fault!"

"Alice..."

Shirou pressed down on the girl's shoulder.

He had anticipated this step and had taken precautions in advance.

He originally intended to comfort Alice and try to explain things to her so that she could understand, but he did not expect that Alice's emotions would recover faster than he had imagined. After experiencing the great transfer, she had become much more mature than before and quickly eliminated her negative emotions.

"I understand, I understand... This world is always unreasonable."

Alice let out a sigh of relief.

Her seemingly mature appearance only brought a bitter look to Shirou's face, because he knew that Alice hadn't matured, but was being forced to accept reality.

A harsh reality will always teach people to grow, even if it's not the right thing to do...

It's all because he, as the older brother, lacks the ability to act.

"...So, what should we do next?"

After Alice calmed down, she asked a question.

After a moment of silence, Gigliotti spoke up: "I secretly met with Lord Philip, and he told me that if you, young lady, were to return, the best course of action would be to marry into the Notos family. Whether it's Pilmon, his eldest son, or anyone else, as long as you can gain the Notos family's protection, you won't be persecuted by James."

"Are you serious, Kyrie Irvine?"

Before Alice could respond, Shirou couldn't help but speak up, "That Philip guy's head is full of political power. Have you been influenced by him too?"

“I am merely repeating Lord Philip’s words, which indicated that this is the best option.”

"That guy is deliberately trying to provoke me..."

Shirou took a deep breath, as if he could see Philip's sinister and cunning face, and resolutely declared, "I will not allow Alice to be forced into marriage, and I don't need the Notos family; I can protect her on my own!!"

Shirou understood Philip's unspoken meaning: he hoped Shirou could return to the capital and, using his status as Paul's son, reclaim the inheritance of the Nottos family in order to protect Alice.

But Shirou did not accept this proposal. He did not feel that he needed to make such a compromise in order to protect the people around him.

Even without his status or position, he would be able to protect those around him with just the sword in his hand.

“You are right, Shirou.”

Kyrie Irwin seemed to approve of Shirou's performance; her words just now were, in a sense, merely speaking on behalf of Philip. "But all of this still requires the young lady to answer personally."

Kyrie Iris looked at her, and without the slightest hesitation, she decisively said, "I will not marry anyone from the Notos family. I will use my own abilities to rescue my father, mother, and grandfather!"

"Ok."

Gilead breathed a sigh of relief, a look of satisfaction on his face.

She then smiled at Shirou and praised him, "You've worked hard all these years, Shirou. Thanks to you, Miss Alice seems to have grown into a very good person."

"This is Alice's own effort."

"No, it's all thanks to you, I can be so sure of that."

Kyrie Irvine spoke calmly, then said with a serious expression, "I have made everything clear to you about the Boreas family. If the young lady is unwilling to marry into the Notos family, there is only one option left."

"any solution?"

"Leave the Kingdom of Asura, become stronger, and one day when you are strong enough, return to settle everything."

"no problem."

"Just to my liking."

Shirou and Alice nodded, agreeing with Kyrie Irwin's idea.

Gilead didn't keep them in suspense and quickly said, "Very well, then let's set off immediately before James's men react."

"Set off? Where to?"

Alice asked, puzzled.

With a nostalgic expression, Kyrie Irvine murmured, "It is the place that nurtured and trained me, the place that all swordsmen dream of, known as the Holy Land of the Sword!"

Chapter 261 Arrival at the Holy Land of Swords! The Trial to Become a Sword Saint!

Upon learning that they were going to the Holy Land of Swords, Shirou and Alice were both inexplicably excited.

After all, as the pinnacle of swordsmanship in this world, the altar that countless swordsmen yearn for, anyone who studies swordsmanship will instinctively yearn for the holy land of swords.

However, Kyrie I did not rush them to the Holy Land of Swords, but instead had them stay in the slums of the Fituia territory for a while.

The reason is that James has already found out about Shirou and Alice's entry into the country. If they rush to the Holy Land of Swords now, they may be ambushed by James's men on the way.

Alice wasn't initially concerned about this, thinking that with Shirou and Gilead, a sword saint and a sword king respectively, there was no need to fear any enemy. However, Gilead couldn't be so optimistic. She said that James had used this opportunity to curry favor with Darius's superior minister and was very likely to send a figure of the level of the Northern Emperor, the water god.

If such a being truly existed, even if Shirou and Kyrie Irwin combined, they might not be a match for it.

After learning this news, Alice was unable to be optimistic.

Because of the dragon god she had encountered on the road, all her confidence had been shattered, making Alice realize that there are always people more powerful than you.

Before assessing their opponent's strength, they should proceed with caution.

Shirou and Alice then temporarily settled down in the refugee slum.

On the surface, the two disguised themselves as ordinary refugees, but in secret they were gathering intelligence about the current state of the Asura Kingdom.

Shirou thus learned of the many changes that had taken place in the kingdom over the past two years.

The biggest change was the escape of the Second Princess Ariel from the Kingdom of Asura. She had originally competed for the throne with the First Prince, Gravel, but after an assassination attempt, she realized that she was not strong enough to survive in the Kingdom of Asura. Therefore, she had no choice but to leave the country and go to the Magic University to seek support from external forces.

But she heard that the prince of the opposing side had sent a powerful assassin to kill Ariel, so Ariel was attacked and killed when she left the border.

There are currently many rumors circulating that Princess Ariel has died.

Shirou believed this news to be a rumor, because according to what he had seen with his clairvoyance, Ariel had already successfully left the Kingdom of Asura.

The other party is most likely still alive in this world.

As for Ariel's current situation, Shirou is unable to help her, since he can't even handle his own affairs right now.

Not all of the Grellat family members have been found yet; he must find Senis and Rudius as soon as possible.

Therefore, Shirou quickly made a plan and decided to take Alice to the Holy Land of Swords first.

After officially receiving the title of Sword Saint in the Holy Land of Swords and learning the subsequent skills of the Light Blade, he will set off to search for the whereabouts of his family.

This process was destined to be very difficult, so he naturally wouldn't bring Alice along and planned to leave her in the Holy Land of Swords first.

With the current Sword God's protection, the Holy Land of Swords will not be in much danger, making it an excellent place to entrust Alice with her duties.

Aside from the power struggles within the Boreas family and the royal family of the Asura Kingdom, he currently has no intention of getting involved; he plans to make further plans after finding his family.

……

After spending several days in the territory of Fituia, Shirou inquired about his family while also helping with some basic reconstruction work in the territory.

As always, Shirou always finds himself wanting to help others when he sees them in trouble.

Due to James's inaction, the reconstruction of the Fetoa territory is progressing very slowly. Shirou tries his best to help, using enhancement magic and projection magic to provide assistance to the ordinary people in the territory, such as repairing tools and replenishing supplies.

During this process, he encountered some people who had once lived in the village of Bouyena, but most of them were scattered members, and not a single complete family could be found.

At the same time, he confirmed that Roltz was dead.

Upon hearing this devastating news, Shirou was at a loss for words and could only sigh silently in his heart.

As for Roulz's daughter, Hilfi, Shirou hoped she was alright, but given the circumstances of the Great Transfer, her chances of survival were virtually zero.

Most importantly, during his rampage, Clairvoyance saw almost everyone Shirou knew, but Sylphie was not among them.

There's almost only one possibility: Sylphie is dead...

Shirou felt very sad about this, but there was nothing he could do to change reality. He could only silently return to Buena Village, collect any possible relics, and erect a monument for the father and daughter.

After he had done everything, he returned to the refugee camp and happened to run into Gilead.

Girenouil still serves the Boreas family, even though she knows that the people above her are no longer Sauros and Philip, whom she serves, but James. However, for the safety of Sauros and Philip, she still has to obey James's orders and do what she is supposed to do as a guard.

"Alice, Shirou, I have received permission to go to the Sacred Land of Swords."

Kyrie Irvine looked nervous. "James seems to believe me, but who knows if he has other ideas? We must be careful on this trip and protect Alice."

"I see."

"Then let's go."

Kyrie Irwin, along with Shirou and Alice, immediately set off for the Sacred Land of Swords, clearly not wanting to linger for even a second longer.

The three quickly boarded the carriage that left the Kingdom of Asura and headed towards the Holy Land of Swords.

The journey to the Holy Land of Swords is quite long.

However, compared to the journey from the Demon Continent across most of the world back to the Kingdom of Asura after the Great Transfer, it was really not a difficult task.

The only problem is the possibility of attackers on the road.

However, it's possible that Gilead was disguised well enough, or perhaps James didn't see Alice as worth attacking.

In short, the three of them left the Kingdom of Asura very smoothly and quickly passed through the Red Dragon's upper jaw, arriving at the northern lands of the Kingdom of Asura.

……

The journey through the Central Continent is always very safe.

In this land inhabited by humans, only the eastern part has some conflict zones that have not yet been restored to order. Apart from these, there are sufficiently powerful governments that can maintain peace in their respective areas.

However, when all the kingdoms divided their territories, they deliberately omitted the northernmost part of the central continent.

Because that place is a territory known as the Holy Land of Swords.

The Holy Land of Swords is the dojo of the Sword God School and the place where each generation of Sword Saints is selected.

Even disregarding the existence of the Sword God himself, the Holy Land of Swords has a large number of disciples of the Sword God School, including many Sword Emperors and Sword Kings.

No nation with a brain would ever entertain the idea of ​​attacking the Holy Land of Swords.

The only school of thought among humans capable of rivaling the Sword God School is the Water God School, but this generation of Water Gods lacks the strength to challenge the Sword God, making the Sword God School the undisputed master of the Holy Land of Swords.

Shirou arrived at the sacred land of swords and found it to be a place covered in snow, with a very harsh environment, rugged mountain roads and harsh conditions everywhere, and occasionally even monsters.

Such a harsh environment would be impossible for an ordinary person to survive in, but for a swordsman, it is the perfect place to hone and temper himself.

Shirou and Alice followed Kyrie, advancing through rugged mountains for an unknown distance, until they came to a huge canyon.

The canyon has winding paths and mountain roads that spiral upwards.

At the end of that mountain path lies the true territory of the Holy Land of Swords.

Kyrie Illuminati seemed a little stiff, as if she hadn't been back for several years, but she quickly composed herself and strode into the Holy Land.

When she, a sword king, appeared, the disciples of the Sword God School who knew Kyrie Ion all showed nervous expressions and ran to inform the higher-ranking swordsmen without hesitation.

Soon, a high-ranking swordsman appeared on the scene, and after speaking with Kyrie Il, led the group into the interior of the Sword Sanctuary.

"Hey, you're finally back after all this time, Kyrie Irvine."

After arriving at the meeting hall of the Holy Land of Swords, a white-haired old man appeared before them in a huge and spacious environment.

Although the other party did not reveal their identity, both their location and their seemingly simple yet flawless movements instantly made it clear who they were—the current Sword God, Galfarion.

He didn't look at Shirou and Alice, as if deliberately ignoring them, but stared in the direction of Kyrie Illusion, and said with a cold smile: "Now that you've returned, it means you've seen through the bottleneck between the Sword King and the Sword Emperor, and you're planning to take the promotion test, right?"

"This……"

Upon hearing the Sword God's words, Kyrie Irvine appeared quite flustered and quickly replied, "I apologize, but I am foolish and have not seen any hope of breaking through to Sword Emperor, nor am I capable of undergoing the promotion assessment."

"Oh? So you came back all this way in such a sorry state? Are you planning to give up on your travels and complete the test I gave you?"

"No, that's not it either..."

When facing the Sword God, Kyrie Irwin seemed to show unprecedented awe and fear. She lowered her head and said nervously, "Master, I have returned this time to introduce two swordsmen to you, hoping that they can participate in the Sword Saint promotion assessment."

"Two of you? Are they your disciples?"

The Sword God had clearly noticed Shirou and Alice long ago, but deliberately ignored them, showing an indifferent attitude.

Right now, he looked at Shirou and Alice.

The two of them immediately felt an unprecedented pressure.

Putting aside Alice, who was completely overwhelmed by the aura of the Sword God, Shirou also sensed an aura from her that surpassed that of the Water Goddess Reda.