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

Shirou then taught the two how to use chopsticks.

Alice and Rijerud both showed curiosity about this special tool and soon discovered the allure of rice.

Shirou also collected some rice, thinking that he could make it for the people around him in the future.

After several more months of travel.

They finally arrived at the Kingdom of Xilong.

……

Although the Kingdom of Xilong is a small country, it is an ancient country with a history of about two hundred years.

In a world where history changes in millennia, two hundred years might not seem very old, but that's because in the war four hundred years ago, all human nations except for the Kingdom of Asra and the Holy Kingdom of Milis had been destroyed.

After the war between humans and demons ended, the only major power that rose to prominence was the Kingdom of Wanglong; the others were all small countries that couldn't even be considered significant.

The Kingdom of Xilong was one of many small kingdoms.

However, what makes it stronger than many small countries is that in the early stages after its founding, it formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Wanglong and became a vassal state of the Kingdom of Wanglong, thus gaining a foothold in the turbulent southern part of the central continent.

For Shirou, there is another special place in the Kingdom of Shiron.

That's the country where Loki once lived.

Although Shirou had already confirmed through his clairvoyance that Loki had gone to the Demon Continent, he was still concerned about the place where Loki had stayed.

Because wherever someone has lived, traces of that life will be left behind.

Shirou was curious about what impression the people here had of Rocchi.

Of course, more important to him now than all of that is the whereabouts of Lilia and Aisha.

Although his clairvoyance could observe a very large area, the area of ​​a country is too vast, and even with his clairvoyance, it was almost impossible for him to find the two people immediately; a long search was required.

Shirou told Alice and Rigel about it, and both of them said they didn't mind and were willing to spend a long time searching with Shirou.

……

A few days later.

Shirou and his companions officially arrived in Latakia, the capital of the Kingdom of Shilon.

In this world, almost all major cities are surrounded by city walls.

For example, this was the case with Ars, the capital of the Kingdom of Asra, and Milishion, the capital of the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

Latakia, the capital of the Kingdom of Xilong, is no exception. It is surrounded by a sturdy city wall that looks very fantastical. Although it can never be as large as the capitals of the two great powers, it does not look outdated.

After Shirou and the others entered Latakia, they found a suitable inn.

Since Shirou has acquired a large sum of money after completing Pope Milis's commission, they no longer need to worry about money and can find a more comfortable hotel.

However, Alice insisted on sharing a room with Shirou, who, though reluctant, was willing to accept it.

After all, to Shirou, Alice was just a younger sister.

Sleeping in the same room as my sister isn't a big problem.

At least that's what he thought.

After checking into the inn, Shirou quickly began to think about what to do next.

First, based on what he saw with his clairvoyance, he knew that Lilia and Aisha were working as maids in what appeared to be a palace, and that their situation was precarious.

Shirou naturally wanted to get the mother and daughter out of danger as soon as possible.

But he also knew that many things couldn't be rushed.

The first thing to determine is the location of that palace.

While when people talk about palaces, they usually mean royal palaces, but there might be a mistake where the palace is just a private residence of a high-ranking nobleman.

Shirou must first consider the worst-case scenario.

In addition, taking people from the palace would inevitably cause dissatisfaction in the Kingdom of Silon, just as Paul's forceful seizure of slaves caused dissatisfaction among the nobles of Milis.

There is a high probability that a conflict will break out between the two sides.

Shirou therefore decided to handle this matter himself and not involve Alice and Rigel.

Of course, even if he says it, the two people wouldn't listen to his ideas even if they forcefully intervened.

So Shirou deliberately provided false information, sending Alice and Rigel to search other areas of the capital of the Kingdom of Shilon, while he himself focused on the royal palace area of ​​the country!

……

Early the next morning.

Shirou, Alice, and Rigel split up and acted separately.

Alice and Rigdell were thrilled and said they would do their best to help Shirou find his family.

Shirou appeared grateful on the surface, but in reality he was apologizing inwardly. However, he genuinely did not want to involve the two of them in this unnecessary conflict.

After his conversation with Paul, he realized that protecting his family was a mission he had to fulfill personally.

This is something he cannot escape under any circumstances, and it is best not to rely on the help of others; it is a task that he must complete himself.

After leaving the inn, Shirou traveled to the vicinity of the royal palace of the Kingdom of Shiron.

Although it looks quite large, Shirou has been to the capitals of the three major powers—the Kingdom of Asura, the Holy Kingdom of Milis, and the Kingdom of Wanglong—so he actually finds the royal palace of the Kingdom of Shilon rather stingy.

This castle is only of the standard of the Boreas family.

This demonstrates the strength of the Kingdom of Xilong.

Shirou even suspected that his strength as a mere sword saint was enough to overthrow the entire country.

Of course, he shouldn't be too arrogant; he still needs to remain vigilant.

After arriving near the palace, Shirou first checked his equipment.

To ensure that nothing went wrong during this operation, he brought all the Noble Phantasms he could carry.

Whether it's the Sword of Victory, Avalon, Muramasa, the Blood Armor of the Evil Dragon, or even the cards from the Dream Summoning event, he carried them all with him.

The Sword of Victory, which rotates, is sheathed in Avalon and carried on his back.

The Demon Sword Muramasa was hanging on his waist.

The Evil Dragon Blood Armor was already worn under his inner clothing, which was enough to make him ignore all sword and knife wounds.

Having gained confidence in his abilities, Shirou earnestly used his Clairvoyance to cover the entire Xilong Palace with his search.

I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky.

He immediately found Lilia and Aisha.

However, in his view, the mother and daughter were not in a safe situation.

Lilia seems to have broken some rules and has been imprisoned by the royal family. Although Aisha wants to rescue her mother, she is blocked by the knights.

With his clairvoyance, Shirou can clearly see Aisha's appearance.

The girl's facial features were somewhat similar to Lilia's, while her brown hair tied in a ponytail was very similar to Paul's. She was wearing an overly loose mini maid outfit.

Normally, her face would give people a lively and carefree impression, but now it was completely distorted and covered with tears and snot.

Shirou noticed the pain of Lilia and her daughter. Without thinking too much, he flipped over and leaped into the interior of the Shiron Palace.

Although the Sword God Style is not a school that excels at stealth, Shirou's Clairvoyance is like having a cheat code that covers the entire map. He can easily evade all the patrolling knights and successfully sneak into the royal palace!

Chapter 244 One Man, One Sword, Fights a Nation!

"No, stop!"

In the palace of Xilong, Aisha struggled and tried to resist the knights in front of her.

But at only five years old, she was no match for the well-trained knights of the Kingdom of Xilong and was quickly subdued by them.

"Give it back to me quickly!"

Faced with Aisha's cries, the kingdom's soldiers showed complicated expressions. They clearly didn't really want to bully a little girl; they were simply following orders.

"I'm sorry, Lord Pakus has ordered that you are not allowed to write letters to outsiders in private."

As the soldiers spoke, one grabbed Aisha's hand, while another tore up the papers he had snatched from her.

"Don't tear up the letter I'm going to send to Dad!"

Seeing this, Aisha burst into tears.

She and her mother, Lilia, originally lived together in the royal palace of the Kingdom of Xilong, relying on each other for survival. Although life was hard, there weren't too many problems.

But then one day, a prince named Pacus suddenly came to visit.

After hearing that Lilia and Aisha knew Loki, the other party went crazy and demanded that they reveal Loki's whereabouts.

Lilia and Aisha found it unacceptable to make such an unreasonable demand.

Since Loki had already left the Grerat family, how could they possibly know the whereabouts of that demon mage?

But Parkus found this completely unacceptable.

It turns out that Pakus was a student taught by Lokishi when he lived in the Kingdom of Siron.

During that time, Pakus developed an extremely strong desire for Loki, but unfortunately, as a mere brat, he could never resist Loki, a king-level mage, and could only suffer repeated setbacks.

But he still refused to give up. Even when Lokishi left the Kingdom of Xilong to search for the Grerat family, he never forgot Lokishi.

When Lilia, someone who knew Lokishi before, appeared, Prince Pacus naturally wouldn't let go of this only clue and was determined to force her to reveal Lokishi's whereabouts.

Unable to extract any information from her, Pakus even imprisoned Lilia and spread rumors in hopes of luring Loki back to the Kingdom of Xilong.

One can only imagine how crazy this prince is.

Despite being in such dire straits, Aisha did not give up. She remembered her mother mentioning her father's name and unexpectedly learned that Paul had apparently formed an investigation team in the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

So she secretly wrote a letter, hoping to send it out and seek Paul's help.

Unfortunately, before she could carry out her plan, Pakus saw through her scheme and ordered his soldiers to take her into custody.

"Aisha, stop resisting. You have no power to resist the prince of Xilong."

A blonde female knight looked at Aisha with a helpless expression.

She herself seemed to be dissatisfied with Pakus's wicked behavior, but she had to obey the prince's orders and could not disobey.

The other soldiers were mostly the same; they didn't have much respect for Prince Pakus, but they had to obey him because of his status.

"You bastards..."

Aisha was impatient; her only hope was to write a letter to Paul, and now that the letter was gone, she felt as if she had fallen into an abyss.

The soldiers were also helpless about this.

But they will not resist orders.

One of the soldiers stepped forward and tried to grab Aisha's arm to take the young girl back to the locked room.

But at that very moment, the window was suddenly smashed open.

A red-haired boy with a strand of white hair burst in through the window and easily took down the guarding knight with a speed that almost no one present could keep up with, and then shielded Aisha behind him.

"who!?"

"How dare you invade the royal palace!"

"Who are you! State your name!"

"..."

The soldiers were at a loss for what to do and all showed surprise.

Upon arriving at the scene, Shirou was not confused at all, because he had already used his clairvoyance to see everything and knew about Aishin and her daughter's situation.

So he directly shielded Aisha and said, "I am her brother, Shirou Grellard. Today I am taking Aisha and Lilia home. If you don't want to die, get out of my way!"

Having made up his mind to fight against the Kingdom of Shiron, Shirou will not back down in the slightest.

By stating their identities directly, they also intimidated all enemies.

That was his only goal.

"Shirou Grellard? Could it be the one Miss Lokishi mentioned before?"

Upon hearing this, the blonde female knight's expression became extremely complicated, but she still did not allow Shirou to take Aisha away. She immediately said, "I'm sorry, I am Prince Pacus's guard. Kingjeok, Lilia and Aisha are now members of the Kingdom of Shilon. If you want to take them away, you need to have formal negotiations with the kingdom."