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

However, the swordsmen soon regretted their choice.

Although Gino is only fourteen years old, his light katana is faster and more agile than that of ordinary sword saints. Apart from his age, which leads to a lack of experience, his strength is still among the top of the sword saints.

The swordsmen who tried to challenge Gino were quickly defeated, none of them even lasting three moves before falling into defeat.

In the end, most of the swordsmen even gave up challenging Gino and went to find other opponents to challenge instead.

For example, Nina, the daughter of the Sword God, and the other Sword Saints.

Of course, in reality, Gino is considered relatively weak among all the sword saints. He is only skilled enough with the Blade of Light and has outstanding talent, but he is inferior to the other sword saints in terms of combat experience.

This resulted in almost none of the challengers present being able to complete the challenge, defeat the active Sword Saint, and pass the Sword Saint's test...

"Is it enough to just beat him?"

When the situation reached a stalemate, Alice stepped forward.

She pointed in Gino's direction and asked a question.

"Yes."

The Sword God responded to her words personally, with a faint smile on his face.

Alice then went straight up to Gino and said, "Come on, let's fight. You're so young, don't cry if you lose."

"..."

Gino was still a boy and couldn't help but feel a little angry because he hadn't expected Alice to underestimate him like that.

He gripped his sword and stepped forward, intending to teach this arrogant girl a lesson.

"So, let's get started..."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Before Gino could finish speaking, Alice had already swung her sword!

Her movements were as fierce as a vicious dog and as fast as lightning. Although she couldn't reach the level of the Light Blade, her aura was far more ferocious than that of an ordinary Light Blade.

This was undoubtedly the killing intent that Alice had honed during her journey of the Great Transfer.

For a swordsman, killing intent is the most important, and also the most difficult to cultivate.

Only through prolonged bloody battles and carnage can a true killing spirit be forged.

Through long battles with monsters and even with the human demon race, Alice developed a killing intent as vast as mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Combined with her already violent nature, it erupted completely, like a vicious dog pouncing on its prey!

Gino, an elite swordsman trained in the Holy Land of Swords since childhood, was an ignorant junior who grew up in an ivory tower. He had never experienced such terrifying killing intent.

The mere sight of Alice charging towards him was enough to make him so flustered that he couldn't even get into the stance of the Blade of Light.

If he could create the Blade of Light in time, he could probably defeat Alice easily.

But Gino was in such a rush that he couldn't swing his sword properly.

Alice seized the opportunity, rushing directly in front of him and delivering a powerful first strike, knocking the sword from Gino's hand.

Immediately afterward, before Gino even had a chance to admit defeat, Alice struck him directly with her wooden sword and delivered a series of blows.

After a brutal beating, Alice's perfect killing intent even gave Gino the illusion of being killed by a real sword, causing him to faint on the spot.

"what!"

Seeing Gino lose, everyone present was speechless.

Ordinary swordsmen couldn't even comprehend what was happening.

After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, Gino seemed to have suddenly panicked and become like a headless fly, completely unable to defend himself against Alice's sword.

However, Alice did not use the Blade of Light at all.

If Gino were to use the Blade of Light, he should be able to win easily, right?

Some of the swordsmen who came to participate in the Sword Saint assessment showed suspicious expressions, and even began to suspect that Alice had cheated in some way.

Even the sword saints of the Holy Land of Swords mostly think so.

They all acknowledged Gino's strength; even if Yi wasn't as skilled as a seasoned swordsman, he wasn't far behind.

Nina felt the same way; she couldn't sense the murderous aura that Alice couldn't release, so she believed that her cousin had been defeated by his opponent using some kind of malicious means, taking him by surprise.

Only those at the Sword King level or above realized the reason and all showed expressions of appreciation towards Alice.

"Gino is still not good enough. He has talent, but he still needs more experience."

The Sword God spoke thus.

"Yeah, this guy is completely useless."

Alice responded.

Alice's words directly enraged the sword saints present.

They thought the Sword God was just being polite, but Alice, having gained an advantage, actually belittled Kino, which was simply outrageous.

Nina, in particular, as Gino's cousin, couldn't bear to see her brother suffer such humiliation. She stepped forward and said to Alice, "I'm not convinced! Something must have gone wrong in the match just now. If you're so capable, then you should have a match with me!"

Chapter 269 Shirou VS Nina Farion!

Nina's sudden statement startled everyone.

None of the swordsmen present expected that the other party would stand up for Gino, and most importantly, Gino himself was already unconscious and had no idea what was going on.

Therefore, those present could only rely on their own judgment to determine whether Nina's actions were correct.

The swordsmen present at the trial undoubtedly approved of Nina. They felt that Alice's victory over Gino was too strange. She hadn't even mastered the Blade of Light, yet she was able to defeat Gino, who had mastered the Blade of Light. It was truly hard to understand.

The sword saints of the Holy Land of Swords shared a similar attitude, disapproving of Alice's victory over Gino and supporting Nina's actions.

However, those above the Sword Saint, such as the Sword King, Sword Emperor, and even the Sword God, hold different views on this.

However, they did not express their opinions, but simply watched the riot unfold with indifference, or even with great interest.

You said you want to fight me?

Alice tossed her neatly styled hair and looked in Nina's direction with the sharp gaze of a hawk.

Seeing Alice's gaze, Nina felt a sudden fear, but she was stronger than Gino and withstood Alice's killing intent, saying, "That's right, I don't think your victory over my cousin Gino was honorable. If it were a normal duel with Gino, he wouldn't have lost!"

"Really? Then how do you explain that the kid is already lying on the ground?"

Ellie paid no attention to Nina's words.

She believed that she had won fair and square. Although Gino, who lost, might indeed be better at swordsmanship than her, there was nothing more to say since she had already lost; he was simply the weaker one.

This cannot be described by swordsmanship or any other technique.

Having experienced so much during the Great Transfer and even received guidance from Rijrud, Alice now clearly understands one thing: battles are not simply about who is stronger. Many factors can influence the outcome of a battle, and it is not something that can be judged solely by the difference in strength.

If done properly, even the weak can defeat the strong.

After all, on a real battlefield, your opponent will never let you be fully prepared, let alone compete with you fair and square using pure skill.

Gino lost to Alice, and that's a loss.

There is no other reason to it.

However, Nina clearly did not accept Alice's ideas. She and Gino had both grown up in the Holy Land of Swords and had a very limited understanding of the world, so they could not comprehend Alice's beliefs.

She didn't think Alice's victory deserved recognition, so she decided to have a fight with Alice to determine the real winner.

With both sides sticking to their own versions of events, and it seemed inevitable that a battle would determine the outcome, the Sword God, watching from afar, appeared to grow weary and spoke up:

"Stop arguing, Nina. I set the rules for the assessment. As long as you defeat the Sword Saint, no matter what the method, I will bestow upon Alice the title of Sword Saint."

"But……"

Nina still seemed unwilling to accept it, but the Sword God's attitude was already clear.

The Sword God simply waved his hand and said coldly, "Alright, Alice is the first person to pass the test and become a Sword Saint today. The rest of you, don't waste your time, hurry up and continue."

"..."

Since the Sword God had already made his judgment, Nina and even the many Sword Saints present had no way to retaliate.

They could only watch with resentment as Alice earned the title of Sword Saint, gaining the same rank and status as them.

Iris didn't care at all about the Sword Saints' dissatisfaction. She didn't even walk towards the Sword Saints. Instead, she turned around and went back to Shirou's side.

"What are you doing back?"

Shirou was quite surprised. "Now that you've become a Sword Saint, you could have stood over there."

"I don't want to. They're just a bunch of weaklings who have no ability but still want to save face. I don't even bother standing with them."

Ellie did not hesitate to express her sarcasm towards the sword saints in the holy land.

Her words were not concealed at all, and they almost immediately reached the ears of others.

Leaving aside the swordsmen who participated in the assessment, the sword saints who were not far away were practically green with envy. They never expected to be mocked by a little girl who had just become a sword saint.

They all immediately revealed indifferent expressions, and their attitude towards Alice and Shirou became very cold.

The Sword God noticed all of this, but didn't pay much attention. Instead, a bright smile appeared on his face as he silently watched the assessment continue.

"It's my turn."

After everyone lined up in order, it was finally Shirou's turn to be tested.

He had intended to randomly choose a sword saint to duel, but unexpectedly, Nina, who had just clashed with Alice, suddenly appeared in front of him.

The girl said coldly, "I want to duel with you."

"..."

Shirou realized from Nina's attitude that she intended to take revenge on him for what happened to Gino.

But that incident was essentially a problem caused by Alice; I had no involvement whatsoever and was completely innocently caught in the crossfire.

Judging from Nina's attitude and the reactions of the sword saints around her, they probably all thought that Shirou and Alice were in cahoots, so even if they couldn't target Alice, they could take their anger out on Shirou.

Shirou couldn't help but smile wryly, but he didn't mind and simply nodded silently, accepting Nina's challenge.

Since it's just an assessment, neither side will use real swords, which could easily lead to accidental deaths.

Shirou then took a wooden sword from the nearby testing area.

On the other side, Nina did not take the wooden sword from the assessment site, but instead took a seemingly ordinary wooden sword from a sword saint in the distance.

The wooden sword looks normal, but once you hold it, you can feel its extremely heavy weight.

Nina couldn't help but glance at the swordsman in front of her, realizing that the wooden sword he had given her was special, containing metal.

With this weapon, if combined with the Blade of Light, it's possible to accidentally kill someone.

Nina couldn't help but frown. Although she was angry about Gino's situation and wanted to get revenge, she never thought of killing anyone.

But the swordsman who gave her the wooden sword gave her a cold look, signaling her to make her move.

Nina remained silent for a moment before finally nodding in agreement to the Sword Saint's attitude.

The swordsman who gave her the wooden sword was her former swordsmanship teacher, so Nina was naturally willing to listen to his advice, even though using a wooden sword with lead blocks inside was somewhat unfair... But who could blame her for being so rude, not only winning by cheating but also with such a terrible attitude.

Thinking about how she had just watched Gino suffer humiliation, Nina felt that Alice should experience the same feeling as she had.

After getting ready, Nina and Shirou arrived at the duel arena and got into fighting stances.

"start!"

As soon as the voice of a sword saint fell, Nina suddenly raised the wooden sword in her hand, assumed the sword god style stance that she had practiced tens of thousands of times, and swung the sword at Shirou.

Nina's movements were clean and crisp, demonstrating an exceptionally skillful upper stance of the Sword God style.

Ordinary people couldn't even see her movements clearly; they could only sense a sword aura flashing like a lightning bolt as it pounced directly in front of Shirou.

Sensing Nina's astonishing slash, Shirou immediately raised his wooden sword to defend himself.

Due to the pressure from his armor, his movements were much slower than Nina's, and he could only barely block her attacks.

At the same time, a crisp sound rang out the instant the swords clashed.

The wooden sword in Shirou's hand developed some cracks.

Only Shirou noticed this strange situation, and he immediately realized that Nina's weapon was somewhat unusual.

That wooden sword might contain metal.