In the Greyrat family's yard, Shirou, still recovering slightly, picked up a training longsword and started his daily rehabilitation training.
Ever since the battle with the red dragon, his body had been affected by the full activation of his magic circuits, with strange, sharp pains coming from time to time, and he hadn't fully recovered.
But it wasn't all bad. Shirou felt his magic flowing much more smoothly than before, and even his height had inexplicably increased.
Although the Greyrat family thought it was just a normal aftereffect of the red dragon battle, and that the height increase was just a growth spurt...
But that's what outsiders thought.
In Shirou's opinion, it's all because Servant Emiya's soul is influencing him, making him lean closer to Servant identity from the human form.
If Shirou doesn't put any limits in the future and uses Servant Emiya's power without restraint, he's afraid that he will become more and more like Servant Emiya.
Although that's not unacceptable thing, Shirou still hopes that he can break free from Servant Emiya's control, not be Servant Emiya's shadow, but walk his own path.
"Sword God Style, Soundless Sword..."
Shirou held the training longsword, his eyes following the blade to the distance.
He had used Sword God Style techniques when fighting monsters before, and confirmed that this technique is indeed very powerful. Fast sword skills allow him to easily destroy a large number of opponents.
However, when facing the red dragon later, facing this monster whose strength completely overwhelmed him, the weaknesses of Sword God Style also became apparent.
That is, serious lack of striking power.
After all, Sword God Style is a technique that purely pursues speed. It pursues swinging the blade faster and more naturally to achieve the act of killing the enemy.
This leads to Sword God Style's attack being more reflected in killing fragile creatures, that is, killing people.
When it comes to killing people, Sword God Style is probably the most convenient skill in the world.
Because when the speed is fast enough, humans with a large number of weak spots are like targets all over their bodies, and it's impossible to protect all the weak spots.
However, the situation with the red dragon is different. The red dragon's body is extremely hard, and even its eyes have special magic membranes for defense, making it impossible to easily pierce them.
Therefore, even if Sword God Style is fast, it is impossible to defeat an opponent without weaknesses head-on and must rely on more powerful attacks, such as the battle technique of shooting one hundred heads, to eliminate the enemy.
Thinking of shooting one hundred heads, Shirou couldn't help but have a special idea.
That is, whether he can combine shooting one hundred heads with the Sword God Style swordsmanship of this world.
Although shooting one hundred heads is a skill possessed by Servant Heracles, and is the culmination of his martial arts after reaching the peak, Shirou is able to copy the essence of its technique with the use of projection, and can even release swordsmanship that is no less than the original by using strengthening magic.
In this way, even if the technique of shooting one hundred heads is not used through projection weapons, it may be possible to imitate it in ordinary swordsmanship training.
If Shirou can use Sword God Style swordsmanship to perform shooting one hundred heads without relying on projection, it will undoubtedly add an extremely powerful trump card to his normal combat ability!
The most important thing is that this way Shirou doesn't need to rely on Servant Emiya's power, which would cause him to be further corroded by Servant Emiya's soul.
Easy said than done.
Shirou soon began to add shooting one hundred heads practice to his Sword God Style swordsmanship training, but he soon discovered that imitating shooting one hundred heads is not an easy task.
After all, that is an ability possessed by Heracles, a top Servant. It is the ultimate martial art of that demigod hero in his lifetime. It is too difficult for Shirou, a mortal, to forcibly replicate its essence without relying on cheating-like abilities like projection loading.
Moreover, in addition to technical problems, Shirou's own weapons are also different from Heracles' nameless axe-sword.
Without creating similar weapons, even if the same technique is used, the swordsmanship will fail due to various subtle differences.
"Maybe I should forge a weapon similar to Heracles' weapon..."
Shirou had this idea in his mind.
However, this idea cannot be easily realized. After all, forging weapons is a complex task. Heracles' weapon is too unique, and even ordinary blacksmiths would refuse to make it.
Unless Shirou forges the weapon himself, it is almost impossible to replicate something similar to Heracles' weapon.
"Speaking of which, isn't the essence of my sword magic forging? If I can learn some knowledge about forging and gain some experience, maybe I can rely on magic to create more powerful weapons!"
Shirou had this idea in his mind, but he also knew that forging weapons is not something that can be learned casually.
It requires years of persistence and a large amount of money to be invested in order to make progress in this skill.
Shirou doesn't have the corresponding technology or that much money now. Becoming a blacksmith can only exist in his imagination at most.
Shirou therefore quickly ended his daily swordsmanship training and returned to the Greyrat house to cook.
Although he has now taught Sylphy how to cook, Sylphy doesn't come to the Greyrat house every day after all. Shirou still has to cook for himself most of the time.
At dinner time, Shirou had just brought out the dishes he had cooked, when Paul walked in from outside wearing a coat.
"Paul, you're back? Has the red dragon's body been disposed of?"
As an epic-level magical beast, the red dragon can be said to be full of treasure. Not to mention selling it, even trading it on the black market can be exchanged for an extremely exaggerated price.
As a former adventurer, Paul naturally has channels in this area, so he has been constantly running around these days, processing and selling red dragon-related materials.
"Basically, it's almost sold."
Paul said with a smile, obviously with plenty of gains. "This time, the red dragon you killed, Shirou, is almost worth a year's tax revenue for many territories. Originally, magical beasts of this level require several adventurer teams to solve together. If the income is shared, it won't be too exaggerated, but now you are the one who killed the red dragon alone. This money is enough for you, Shirou, to become a big rich man."
"I don't have much obsession with money. If there is a need, why not use it to build a new house for the family."
Shirou said silently, without any intention of accepting reward.
Paul said seriously: "That won't work. This time, killing the red dragon is almost entirely thanks to you, Shirou. I will never allow anyone else to touch this money."
Saying that, Paul took out a dark card from his pocket. The card had magic patterns on it.
"This is a special VIP card from the Asura Kingdom Chamber of Commerce. It can verify your identity through magic and withdraw money from any branch of the Chamber of Commerce. I have deposited all the money from selling the red dragon into this magic crystal card. If you need it in the future, Shirou, just take it directly from it."
"This…"
Faced with Paul's attitude, Shirou couldn't even refuse. The magic crystal card was directly stuffed into his arms.
Feeling the warmth coming from the card, Shirou realized that this was Paul's gratitude to him. He probably couldn't accept such a windfall.
Helpless, Shirou could only put the card away.
Seeing that he had accepted the thing, Paul immediately grinned. He put his arm around Shirou's shoulder and said with a loud laugh, "I never thought, Shirou, that you kid has become a dragon-slaying existence... I went to Roa Town, and almost everywhere there are rumors related to you."
"This... is it that famous?"
Shirou was surprised. He didn't expect that he would spread his name just by killing a red dragon.
Paul said seriously: "Otherwise? That's a red dragon. Generally, only several S-class adventurer teams can eliminate it together. You eliminated it alone. Not to mention that you are only twelve years old. Now many big figures in the Asura Kingdom are eyeing you and want to win you over."
"Isn't that an exaggeration?"
"It's that exaggerated. After all, Shirou, your strength is already so terrifying. The future potential is simply limitless. Many people suspect that you may become the new Sword God, or even create a new school."
When it came to praising Shirou, Paul spared no effort. "Of course, there are also many people who don't believe this. They think that this is just a rumor exaggerating your strength. After all, only the villagers of Buena Village saw your performance at the time. Although there are many witnesses, there are limitations, and it is reasonable to cause people to wonder. The most important thing is that are too young. You have created great achievements so early. You can simply compared with legendary figures."
"I hope more people think so."
Shirou made it clear that he didn't want to attract too much attention.
Even if he defeated the red dragon, he only relied on Servant Emiya's ability, not his own power.
If someone in the future thinks that he can defeat the red dragon, so they think too highly of him, then Shirou may disappoint those people.
After Shirou and Paul finished talking, everyone in the Greyrat family gathered at the dinner table.
No one in the Greyrat family could miss Shirou's carefully prepared dishes. Even the newborns Aisha and Norn couldn't resist the aroma and were brought to the table by Lilia and Zenith.
"Father..."
At the dinner table, after eating, Rudeus suddenly spoke, "Can I make a willful request?"
"Oh?"
If it were before, Paul would definitely not care about Rudeus's words, let alone accept his willful suggestions.
But now, he is willing to talk to his son more, after all, no one knows whether there will be a sudden eternal parting between father and son.
"Actually, I want to go to Ranoa Magic Academy to study."
Rudeus put forward his own ideas, "My magic hasn't improved for a long time. No one in Buena Village can teach me this knowledge, so I want to go to a more powerful place and find someone to learn magic from."
Rudeus was obviously stimulated by the red dragon battle.
In that battle, although he tried hard to help and overcome his fear, he found that he had no ability to solve the crisis and instead became a burden.
For this reason, he desperately wanted to change the status quo, at least to make himself stronger and better protect his family, so he proposed to go to Magic University to study magic.
"Magic Academy..."
Regarding Rudeus's proposal, Paul pondered slightly, "Although from all angles, there is no problem. Rudy, your strength is very strong, and you won't be bullied. As for tuition fees, our family has not been short of money recently, and there should be no problem."
"Then…"
"But, you are still too young. You are only seven years old now. Although you are a smart child, you don't understand many things, and your experience is overwhelmingly insufficient. We cannot abandon our responsibilities as parents and throw you out of the house. Moreover, your swordsmanship is only halfway learned. You have not completely mastered a school like Shirou. If you give up now, you will become a half-baked and unable to study swordsmanship again. As your swordsmanship teacher, I cannot abandon you now."
"This... I understand."
Rudeus made it clear that he was somewhat mentally prepared. He nodded, "Then, Father, I will continue to stay at home. Please continue to train me in swordsmanship as usual. As for the age issue, how old do I have to endure?"
"Well... fifteen... no, you have to stay at home until you are twelve."
"Twelve years old?"
Hearing Paul's standard, Rudeus instinctively looked at Shirou next to him, who happened to meet Paul's standard.
Paul said to himself, "After all, I ran away from home when I was twelve years old. In fact, this is indeed a suitable age. It is the best time to gain experience."
Saying that, Paul glanced at Shirou, his eyes vaguely revealing a hint of loneliness.
Shirou felt Paul's attitude. Before he could ask, the door of the Greyrat family was suddenly knocked from the outside.
Lilia immediately put down Aisha and went to open the door to welcome them. It turned out to be a beast-human woman appeared outside.
"Excuse me, are Paul and Zenith here?"
The woman's voice was deep and powerful. She opened her mouth without hesitation, "I am Ghislaine, who came here to meet him after receiving his letter. I heard that he has a son who wants to learn Sword God Style from me. Can I meet him?"
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