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

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"No, no, I've already reflected on my actions. You know it's the rainy season now, and there's no way to escape, so I won't do anything reckless."

Does that mean you can do whatever you want during the rainy season?

"This……"

Seeing Keith's reaction, Shirou frowned slightly, thinking that the other person's personality was indeed awful, but he couldn't be considered a bad person.

He was also curious about Paul's situation, so he asked Keith about it.

Shiro learned that Paul had been searching for his family members ever since the Great Migration, and he had been doing his best to search not only for his own family members, but also for the villagers of Bouyena.

However, Paul was just an ordinary knight with very limited abilities and skills.

The Boreas family is mired in political turmoil and unable to provide support.

In the end, he could only rely on his own efforts to assemble a search and rescue team, centered around the Holy Kingdom of Milis, to search for the villagers of Buyena and his family.

“Paul is working hard too, and he's even in the Holy Kingdom of Milis…”

Recalling the brief glimpse of Paul he had witnessed through his clairvoyance, Shirou couldn't help but reveal a complex mix of emotions.

After all, Paul's current condition was clearly not right; his dejected appearance reminded him of his father from his previous life, Kiritsugu Emiya.

Especially in the memories of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, Kiritsugu Emiya's appearance is almost infinitely similar to that of the current Paul, both of them are the kind of people who, after losing everything, can no longer feel happiness.

Shiro then became anxious and wanted to see Paul as soon as possible.

However, due to the rainy season, he was ultimately unable to travel such a long distance directly to the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

Time continues to pass.

The toxins in Shirou's body showed no signs of diminishing over time, making him realize that he needed to get to the Holy Kingdom of Milis as soon as possible.

Not only does he need to meet with Paul, but he also needs to detoxify himself, and even consider reforging the invincible golden sword and replenishing Avalon's magic stones.

There's just so much to do.

Another month passed.

Shirou and the others were already quite familiar with the beastmen.

In particular, the large white dog named Sacred Beast often hovers around Shirou ever since he saved him.

But because it was a sacred beast, the beastmen cared about it so much that Shirou didn't even have the chance to touch it.

In short, three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Shirou and his companions finally survived the rainy season and were able to continue their journey to the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

Chapter 216 The Stone Tablet of the Seven Great Powers, the Mine Clan's Hostility Towards Muramasa?

After leaving the settlement of the Beastmen, Shirou and the others set off again, following the road in the center of the great forest, heading straight towards the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

Incidentally, the man named Keith was not traveling with them.

After informing Paul that he was in the Holy Kingdom of Milis, the other party decisively left, saying that he was going to fulfill Paul's request to find the whereabouts of the other party's other family members.

Faced with Keith's attitude, Shirou began to acknowledge him to some extent. After all, someone willing to help Paul in such a critical moment could not be a bad person.

After parting ways, Shirou, Alice, and Rigellud set off on the Holy Sword Road in the center of the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

The so-called Holy Sword Avenue is a straight road that runs through the great forest.

The road was not only very wide, but also magical.

Despite the surrounding area being flooded, the main road itself was quite dry.

Furthermore, it is said that no monsters or even magical beasts will appear on this road.

According to legend, this road did not originally exist in the Holy Kingdom of Milis. It was created a thousand years ago during the first war between humans and demons, when Saint Milis, the founder of the Holy Kingdom of Milis and the Milis Church, unleashed the strongest holy sword to defeat the invading demons.

As a result, the excessively powerful sword energy not only cleaved through mountains and forests, splitting the great forest itself in two, but also severed the Demon King on the Demon Continent in two.

The part exposed in the middle is now the Holy Sword Avenue.

After Shirou stepped onto the Holy Sword Road, he personally experienced the grandeur and magnificence of this road.

This avenue is truly a straight line.

Moreover, this straight line leads to the other side of the horizon, to the capital of the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

If, as legend has it, the sword that created this power was created by Saint Milis, then the power of that sword is unimaginable and far beyond human capability.

It is probably even more than the Excalibur, the Noble Phantasm once wielded by King Arthur Artoria, which was summoned by the Heroic Spirit Emiya.

Furthermore, Shirou felt that the legend was probably not a hoax.

Because the Holy Sword Road was indeed shrouded in an exaggerated magical power that had not dissipated for thousands of years, and they really did not encounter any monsters along the way.

This was something Shirou truly couldn't imagine; the highest level of combat power in this world was simply too exaggerated.

Even someone like Leda, the water goddess he faced back then, would likely be far from being able to reach the highest peaks and summits in the world.

As they were filled with such emotions, Shirou and the others continued forward, and before they knew it, a peculiar stone tablet appeared before them.

The stone tablet is not tall, less than a meter high, and its surface is engraved with strange patterns.

There are seven shapes surrounding a word.

The text in the very center is the language of the God of War. Although it is a language that no one recognizes, anyone can understand it.

What is this stone tablet?

Shirou and Alice were both puzzled by this.

Rachel Luther, however, was quite familiar with it and quietly explained, "That's the stone tablet of the Seven Great Powers."

"The Seven Great Powers?"

"It refers to the seven strongest warriors in the world."

Rachel Rudd offered a silent explanation.

It is said that this list was selected by a person known as the "God of Skills" at the end of the Second Human-Demon War.

The God of Skill was the strongest person in the world at that time.

Therefore, he is qualified to create a stone tablet that ranks the world's strongest individuals, and the tablet will be updated regularly to ensure that the number of rankings changes constantly and that the information is timely.

Thus, the concept of the Seven Great Powers was formally born.

"It's really nostalgic. When I was young, I trained really hard, hoping that one day I could be one of the seven great powers."

Rachel Rudd spoke words of nostalgia for the past.

It was only then that Shirou and Alice truly realized how exaggerated the concept of the so-called Seven Great Powers was.

It is truly the pinnacle of the world.

Who exactly were the Seven Great Powers?

Alice asked the question first, her face showing great anticipation.

Rachel Rudd then explained each point in detail.

The number of the seven major powers to date is as follows:

Ranked number one: [Master of Skill]

Second on the list is the Dragon God, Orsteed.

Ranked third: [God of War]

Ranked fourth: [Demon God] Laplace.

Ranked fifth: Randolph Marian, the Grim Reaper.

Ranked sixth: [Sword God] Garfalion.

Ranked seventh [Beishen]

Three of them are unknown, while the other four are world-renowned top experts.

Incidentally, the fourth-ranked demon god Laplace was sealed away during the war between humans and demons hundreds of years ago, but because he has not completely died, he is still on the list.

"The Sword God and the Northern God are above it, but the Water God is not."

Shirou noticed a feature of the list.

"Because the current water god is not strong enough."

Rijerud explained quietly, "Historically, the capitals of the three major sword styles were once among the seven great powers, but they all experienced periods of decline, which prevented them from being listed among the great powers. The current Water God is inferior to both the Sword God and the Northern God, which is why he failed to make the list."

"Even that water god..."

Shirou clicked his tongue slightly.

He had once faced the water goddess Leda in his heroic spirit form and knew that the old woman's terrifying explosive power was not to be underestimated.

Even so, the opponent was still inferior to the current Sword God and the Northern God.

It's truly unbelievable.

Shirou thus realized the vastness of the world.

While marveling at the existence of the seven great powers, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Rigid, you just said that the name on the stone tablet keeps changing, right? So, this stone tablet is a kind of magical artifact?"

"That's right, the principle behind the stone tablet must be magic."

"Then where does the magic come from?"

"This……"

As a warrior, Rijrud naturally didn't know much about magic.

Shirou realized he had asked the wrong person, so he tried to study the stone tablet himself. He discovered that the tablet was incredibly solid and had strange patterns engraved on it, which seemed to be magic circles.

This delighted Shirou, who realized that the stone tablet was a true self-charging magic circle.

He finally found something that was closest to what he had been looking for.

Unfortunately, Shirou couldn't disassemble the stone tablet to study what was inside. He couldn't figure out the internal structure just by looking at the outside, so he had to give up in the end.

Next, Shirou and the others continued their journey along the Holy Sword Road.

The road is a straight line from beginning to end, and there are no monsters to be seen, so you can focus on moving.

During the process, Shirou often had to stop and rest because the toxins in his body had not yet been eliminated, which slowed down the pace of their journey. So Alice and Rigdl simply took turns carrying him on their backs.

This made Shirou very embarrassed.

As they progressed along the Holy Sword Road, the group also came to the area inhabited by the Mining Clan.

As the only town open to outsiders among the Miners, this Blacksmith City is world-renowned, with weapon and armor shops everywhere.

Shirou was undoubtedly fascinated by everything here, and even wanted to stay for a while to repair the Invincible Golden Sword and learn the forging techniques of the Miner Tribe.

When he arrived, he discovered an unexpected event.

That's what the local miners are talking about regarding the blacksmith Muramasa.

Shirou then learned that the weapons he forged under the guise of Muramasa had already caused a sensation throughout the world, especially among the mining tribes who specialized in forging, who regarded him as their biggest rival.

As the saying goes, those in the same trade are often enemies. Now, everyone in the mining clan aims to surpass the blacksmith Muramasa, and they all look furious, determined not to allow anyone to praise Muramasa.

Shirou was worried that if he exposed his identity as the blacksmith Muramasa, it might directly provoke an attack from the mining tribe, so he didn't dare to stay any longer and ran away.

I walked along the Holy Sword Avenue for almost a month.

The group finally escaped the great forest and returned to human territory.

Shirou and Alice both breathed a sigh of relief, but Rigellud showed an inexplicable stiffness and wariness.

It is only natural that the Holy Kingdom of Milis is known for its hatred of demons. If Rijerud's identity as a Spelud is exposed, it may even attract the pursuit of the Holy Knights of Milis.

He naturally had to be extremely careful.

……

The Holy Kingdom of Milis, with its capital Milisien.

From the Holy Sword Street, you can get a panoramic view of the city.

The Nicholas River, originating from the Azure Dragon Mountains, flows into the shimmering blue Grand Lake. In the center of Grand Lake stands the magnificent White Palace. The Nicholas River continues its flow, with the golden cathedral and the silver-reflecting Adventurers' Guild headquarters visible along its banks. The surrounding area features a grid-like, orderly streetscape and seven majestic towers seemingly positioned to encircle the entire city. Beyond these towers lies a vast grassland...

Dignity and harmony coexist in this most beautiful city in the world.

Even Shirou was moved by it.