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

Genus was very interested in this and rushed to meet Shirou. After confirming his unique sword magic, he was very happy to take him as his disciple.

During this process, Shirou unexpectedly learns that Genus was once Rocci's teacher, and Genus also learns that Shirou is Rocci's student.

This led to both sides recognizing each other more.

Genus said he would do his best to design courses for Shirou and to study and develop sword magic.

As a result, Shirou's training at the magic university went very smoothly. He did not encounter the situation of being targeted or even harassed by the sword god in the Sword Sanctuary. However, this made Shirou feel somewhat uncomfortable, and for a moment he even missed the atmosphere of the Sword Sanctuary.

This absurd feeling made Shirou wonder if he had some kind of masochistic tendency.

On the other hand, Genus was also very interested in Shirou's sword magic. Perhaps he thought highly of Shirou as a junior, or perhaps it was because Shirou was Rocchi's disciple, or even his grand-disciple. So he immediately began to teach and train him in magic.

Principal Genius was an elderly man in his middle age. He simply had Shirou demonstrate all the magic he knew and assessed Shirou's magical level.

"Could you demonstrate that sword magic for me again?"

"Ok."

Shirou readily agreed to Genus's request.

Without the slightest hesitation, he once again demonstrated his sword magic, creating countless swords that were planted in the surrounding ground.

After witnessing Shirou's magic, Principal Genius pondered briefly before finally asking, "Are all the swords you created weapons you've seen before?"

"This……"

Shirou hesitated, surprised that Genus would ask him such a question.

After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "No, these swords were created by my instinct and intuition, without much imagination."

Why not imagine the weapons you've seen?

"..."

Principal Genus's words stunned Shirou. He then realized that his sword magic was not limited to creating fake weapons; creating real weapons was also an option.

He then quickly began experimenting, hoping to create real weapons using sword magic.

Shirou's first choice was Gan Jiang and Mo Xie, which he was most familiar with. As the weapon that the Heroic Spirit Emiya was best at, Shirou also used it as his main weapon in battle.

To his surprise, he was unable to successfully create Gan Jiang and Mo Xie using sword magic.

He told Principal Genius about his questions.

The latter also hesitated for a moment, and silently explained:

"So-called magic is the technology of turning imagination into reality. Only by first generating the principles in one's mind can one then turn them into reality. The reason why humans are the only race after dragons to have fully mastered a set of magical theories is because humans' creativity is second only to dragons. They can understand reality and transform reality on this basis."

"Shirou, the biggest reason why you can't create the weapons you envision is probably that you don't understand the principles behind the creation of weapons, nor do you understand the origin of weapons. You just create weapons based on instinct, but those weapons only have an outer shell that matches your imagination. The inside may be something completely different. Things that don't exist can't be born in this world, and magic can't be born as a result."

Upon hearing the old magician's words, Shirou suddenly understood.

He finally understood why his sword magic had improved over the years despite not actively honing it.

It turns out that compared to his past self, he now has a deeper understanding of the essence of weapons and has mastered many of the principles of sword creation through forging.

That's why swords created by sword magic become more and more realistic.

However, even if Shirou does all that, there are still limits to the reality he can comprehend.

The simplest example is that he has not yet mastered the principles of the Gan Jiang and Mo Xie weapons, which is why he cannot project them through sword magic.

Conversely, Shirou also understood many of the weapons.

He tried to recall the weapons he had forged himself and to recreate them using sword magic—

"Wow!"

As blazing flames appeared in Shirou's hand, a crimson spear, like a bolt of lightning piercing the night sky, materialized in his grasp.

The Red Rose that Breaks the Demon.

The weapon that Shirou once forged for Rigel was one that Shirou fully understood because he was involved in the forging process.

Now, without using projection magic, he has created the prototype in his own hands using only sword magic!

"This gun... seems to have a tip made of anti-magic stone."

Principal Genius had a keen eye and immediately discerned the true nature of the Demon-Slaying Spear.

Shirou nodded and said, "This is a weapon that I forged myself. Because it was the smoothest forging I ever did, there shouldn't be any major problems in replicating it."

"As expected, Shirou, since you are skilled in such magic, your forging skills must also be extraordinary."

Genus was unfamiliar with the profession of blacksmith, so he did not associate it with Muramasa. "Magic is like a person's personality. Different people have different personalities and are good at different kinds of magic. As the principal of the magic university, my hope is to develop the magic that everyone is good at, and thereby raise the level of human magic skills to a higher level."

"A great idea."

Shirou spoke from the bottom of his heart.

Although the actions taken by the other party and the Sword God were completely different, they were both extremely excellent educators. The reason why the human race was able to survive in such a dangerous world and even defeat the demon race was probably due to the efforts of such a group of people.

This feeling of reflection didn't last long, as Shirou soon continued to study his magic with Principal Genius.

In front of Principal Genus, Shirou used sword magic to replicate many of the weapons he had forged in the past.

However, the success rate is quite subtle.

Moreover, compared to projection magic, sword magic is not only slow to activate, but the quality of the weapons created is also quite unstable.

What was ultimately created was essentially a inferior substitute for pure projection magic.

For someone other than Shirou, this might be an extremely unique and priceless magic, but for Shirou, who already possesses projection magic, the significance of sword magic seems to be less.

Was everything I did just in vain?

Is it simply impossible to surpass Emiya's projection magic?

Shirou even had such doubts in his heart.

Although the projection magic was his own secret, Shirou was so troubled that he told Principal Genius about his thoughts.

He did not directly mention the existence of projection magic, but only pointed out the many flaws of sword magic, indicating that this level of magic was not valuable enough for actual combat.

Especially for swordsmen of the Sword God style, no matter how many weapons they create with magic, it is not enough to stop that unsolvable light katana.

Principal Genius was also very concerned about this issue. After pondering for a while, he couldn't help but speak up: "The weakness of magic lies in its slow activation speed and unstable effectiveness. Since the establishment of the magic university, predecessors have been constantly researching this problem, but they have never been able to find a solution. Because of this, mages have always been overshadowed by swordsmen among humans. No matter how powerful a mage's magic is, it can't compare to a swordsman's casual swing of a sword. Apart from the three major magic nations, most countries in this world also advocate swordsmanship, but not magic."

"In that case..."

"But that doesn't mean magic is necessarily weaker than swordsmanship."

Principal Genius suddenly became extremely excited, as if he had been concerned about this issue for a long time. "The reason why the three great magical nations can dominate the north with magic is because people have gradually discovered that magic often has an advantage over swordsmen when fighting monsters and in national wars. This is because the advantage of magic lies in fighting groups, its wide range of application, and the existence of some extremely powerful spells that can instantly kill god-level powerhouses. Although its disadvantages are obvious, as long as the advantages of magic are utilized, it is not impossible to fight against swordsmen."

"advantage……"

"Yes, of course I'm just offering an idea, providing a line of thought. How you actually study it is up to you, Shirou."

Genus looked at Shirou with gentle eyes. “The progress of magic often requires deciding on a direction first, and then moving forward in that direction. Do you intend to start from the breadth of space and create magic with a vast range and wide coverage, or do you intend to concentrate on a single point and unleash a huge destructive force in an instant? After deciding on this, come to me, Shirou.”

Chapter 294 Muramasa Returns to the Mountain, Forging Ten Thousand Talismans Will Surely Break the Rules?

Principal Genius gave Shirou advice: to create more powerful magic, he needed to first determine the type of magic he wanted to create before conducting research and exploration.

These words enlightened Shirou.

As expected of the principal of the magic university and Loki's teacher, the other party made Shirou realize his shortcomings in the theoretical aspects of magic with just one sentence.

In the past, his learning of magic was based solely on instinct, without any concrete planning. As a result, his sword magic made almost no further progress after its creation.

The root of all this is that Shirou himself lacks any imagination about taking sword magic to a higher level. He doesn't understand what would happen if this magic were to be taken to the next level.

At the same time, magic and swordsmanship are different.

Swordsmanship emphasizes the fundamentals and stresses repeated practice. Through countless identical swings, a swordsman becomes stronger.

Magic, however, emphasizes not the basics, but imagination.

With enough imagination, even the most fantastical things can be brought to life through the power of magic.

This is why magic places great emphasis on talent; there is a world of difference between a talented magician and one without talent.

This has led to most countries today placing more emphasis on swordsmanship and neglecting magic.

Although anyone can see the potential of magic, considering the cost of training a magician and the randomness of the emergence of a powerful magician, most countries still believe that as long as they invest, they can immediately obtain the swordsmanship of a powerful warrior.

Of course, there are also countries and organizations in the world that recognize magic more.

Magical Three Kingdoms is a prime example.

In conclusion, after receiving Principal Genus's explanation, Shirou realized that if he wanted to take his magic to the next level, he had to figure out what kind of magic he wanted to create.

Shirou's first thought upon hearing this was undoubtedly battle.

The magic he wanted to acquire was one that could provide him with immense power and enhance his combat abilities.

To this day, Shirou has only two battles that left the deepest impression on him: the battle against Angelica who used Gilgamesh cards, and the previous battle against the Dragon God Orsteed.

In those two battles, he suffered crushing defeats, and despite his best efforts, he was unable to win.

Leaving aside the question of which side was stronger in those two battles.

For Shirou, what he needs to do is to address the shortcomings he has made in those two battles and prevent himself from facing the same defeats again.

Shirou has thought about this countless times.

He realized long ago that he lacked sufficiently disruptive attack methods.

Whether it's Angelica or Orstide, when that pure power becomes so strong that it's impossible to overthrow them simply by sheer numbers, Shirou will be utterly powerless to resist.

While the power of Unlimited Blade Works is indeed formidable, it ultimately lacks the ability to defeat an enemy with a single blow.

The reason for this is that Unlimited Blade Works is a pirated technique.

It can only borrow other people's attack methods to imitate powerful moves, but the imitated things will be weakened and their power can never be as good as the original.

Therefore, when faced with the strongest forces at the individual level, such as the Ea and Orsteed's dragon clan secret techniques, Shirou is completely helpless.

Shirou then wanted to create a kind of magic that was not like Unlimited Blade Works, which relied on quantity to gain an advantage, nor was it a technique imitated from others. Instead, he wanted to create a magic that could rival Ea and defeat Alsteed head-on, created by Shirou himself.

Although this sounds impossible, as Principal Genius said, the premise of magic is imagination.

As long as you believe that your imagination can become reality, and then take practical steps to create everything in reality, you may be able to create entirely new magic.

……

Shirou has an idea for improving his sword magic, but ideas alone are not enough to turn them into reality.

He told Principal Genius about his problems, and the principal patiently answered many of his questions about magic. Finally, he suggested to Shirou that the best way to create magic is to understand the principles of magic, which is a common approach used by many magicians.

For example, when a Saint-level mage wants to create magic that changes the weather, they will actively study weather phenomena, understand the many reasons for weather changes, and the changes between elemental attributes.

Once the fundamental principles of how things work are understood, magic can be born.

After a moment's thought, Shirou understood that the principal meant for him to further his research into forging techniques.

In that case, he might have to start working again as a blacksmith, just like during his time with the Boreas family.

However, because he is too famous as the village head, problems can easily arise if no one cooperates with him in this regard.

Shirou eventually had to tell Principal Genus that he was actually the blacksmith Muramasa and asked him to help him build a blacksmith workshop in the academy.

"Blacksmith Muramasa? I think I've heard of him... So that's you, Shirou?"

Principal Genius was quite surprised, but not exactly shocked.

Because there has always been a lack of connection between blacksmiths and mages.

Blacksmiths usually forge swords and armor for swordsmen and warriors, and rarely recommend them to mages. Therefore, veteran mages like Genus know very little about Muramasa.

The reason Genus knew this was because the Ankylosaurus King Percius had purchased weapons forged by Muramasa, which caused a sensation in the magic world.

After all, Percyus the Ankylosaurus is the only god-level mage in the world today. As one of the three heroes who defeated the demon god, he enjoys extremely high prestige among humans.

The magicians never expected that the mighty Ankylosaurus King would buy a short sword forged by a human blacksmith. They assumed the short sword was some kind of powerful magical artifact, but it was later confirmed that Muramasa himself was a blacksmith, not a magical artifact maker, so there was no further discussion about it afterward.

Now that Jinas knows Shirou is Muramasa, he has some doubts, but these doubts are immediately dispelled when Shirou shows him the badge given to him by the Pope of the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

Genus was greatly impressed by Shirou's identity and allowed him to set up a forging workshop at the Magic University.

However, Principal Genius had one condition: he hoped that the weapons Shirou forged in his capacity as Muramasa could be sold under the name of the Magic University.

Shirou could understand Principal Genus's idea; the other party undoubtedly hoped to leverage Muramasa's reputation to further expand the Magic University's fame.

This is naturally a good thing for Shirou.

Muramasa's status and influence are too great. If he could have a powerful organization like the Magic University to support him, he wouldn't have to worry about certain powerful figures targeting him.