Shirou went back to the inn to rest for a night. The next day, he started his journey back to Roa City in the Fittoa Territory.
The news about Darius being attacked at night had already spread throughout the royal capital of Ars, and even throughout the Asura Kingdom, before Shirou even started his journey.
Because Darius himself had such a bad reputation, people generally agreed with the person who tried to kill Darius, even to the point of fighting the Water God.
It was a pity that he didn't actually kill Darius.
However, according to rumors from the court's magicians, Darius suffered severe damage to his lower body from the assassin and has lost his function. Even if he recovers, he will most likely only be half disabled in the future.
Unfortunately, while healing magic can cure most diseases, it is basically useless for physical defects.
The power of healing magic can only heal wounds, but for certain delicate organs, even if they appear to be healed on the surface, the nerves within them will still be damaged, leading to functional disorders.
In short, Darius was castrated.
This matter may have had a greater impact on the entire palace than the assassination itself. Many nobles couldn't help but laugh at Darius, but they couldn't say it openly because of appearances.
Darius himself, faced with this situation, fell into complete madness and chaos. However, due to the shadows left by the assassination attempt, he stayed in his mansion, brought in more guards, and dared not take another step outside.
It can be said that although Shirou's actions this time did not truly eliminate Darius, they basically put him in a state of social death.
"Hahaha, Darius has been cut off at the root!"
After returning to the Boreas family, Sauros's loud laughter immediately spread throughout the castle.
Because they are located in the Fittoa Territory and have nothing to do with the nobles in the royal capital, Sauros would not give Darius any face and immediately started laughing loudly. He even wanted to hold a banquet to celebrate this good thing.
The reason for this was not only because Darius himself had done many evil deeds and was generally hated by everyone.
At the same time, it was also because of Darius's previous kidnapping of Eris.
Although the Boreas family dared not directly seek revenge on him due to Darius's status, they had never forgotten the hatred itself.
Therefore, even knowing that such a celebration would reach Darius's ears and invite his retaliation, Sauros did not hesitate to throw a big banquet to celebrate wildly.
Shirou even participated in the process of making the banquet dishes.
At the same time, regarding the assassin who attacked Darius, Darius himself, angered and humiliated after being attacked, forcibly had someone record Shirou's appearance and characteristics in his Servant form and drew a wanted poster, which he posted throughout the Asura Kingdom.
The reward amount was comparable to killing several red dragons, and there was still more left over.
Such an exaggerated reward made many adventurers and assassins who sold their lives for money eager to find the murderer who attacked Darius, capture him, and get a huge reward.
But more rational people realized that the Assassin was able to survive the Water God.
Even if he wasn't a God-rank, he had to be at least an Emperor-rank or peak King-rank.
Such a person would be impossible for ordinary people to deal with. Perhaps only a true God-rank powerhouse could completely capture him.
The Boreas Territory was originally just in a state of admiration for the dark night hero who attacked Darius and didn't think too much about it.
But when Eris saw the wanted notice and the characteristics personally described by Darius, she immediately showed an extremely excited expression.
Because she quickly recognized that the person was Emiya, who saved her when she was kidnapped that day!
After so long, she thought she would never hear from him again. She didn't expect him to actually kill his way to the royal capital and directly seriously injure the culprit Darius, which immediately made Eris feel very admiration.
After the Boreas family learned about this, they immediately had thoughts about the dark night hero Emiya and immediately sent people to secretly look for him, trying to provide him with protection and support.
Due to Sauros's influence, the Boreas family has always been clear about their gratitude and grudges, being fierce to their enemies and friendly to their friends.
Since the dark night hero had saved Eris and now seriously injured Darius, an enemy of the Boreas family, he was undoubtedly a companion of the Boreas family!
Sauros couldn't wait to drink and make merry with the dark night hero and thank him for his righteous actions.
As for the attitude of the Boreas family, the real dark night hero himself, Shirou, showed considerable helplessness.
He really couldn't bear the Boreas family's overly exaggerated enthusiasm, so he didn't have any intention of jumping out and admitting his identity.
He merely helped the Boreas family host the banquet, added many of his own original dishes to the banquet, and then found Ghislaine.
"Ghislaine, can I learn the Longsword of Light Style now?"
The first thing Shirou did when he saw Ghislaine was to say this.
Ghislaine was slightly surprised by Shirou's attitude.
But she didn't question anything. She just brought two wooden swords from the training ground.
"Fight me."
"This..."
Shirou didn't expect Ghislaine to make such a straightforward statement. First, he was surprised that she didn't question whether he could learn the Longsword of Light Style. Second, he was surprised why she wanted to fight him.
"Fighting is the best way to test, and it's the only way the Sword God Style examines its disciples."
Ghislaine said silently, "My master, the current Sword God, is how he examines us disciples. If you want to prove your ability, there is only one way: speak with your sword."
"I understand."
Shirou didn't hesitate at Ghislaine's attitude.
So the two of them quickly went to the training ground and started fighting each other.
"!!"
Ghislaine attacked first.
She made it clear that she was not holding back at all and directly showed her full strength.
The wooden sword in her hand almost showed an arc that the naked eye couldn't see and rushed straight at Shirou.
However, Ghislaine still didn't use the Longsword of Light Style, because that was beyond Shirou's ability limit and couldn't be used as an assessment.
So at this moment, she was only using the Soundless Sword to attack Shirou!
Shirou also used the Soundless Sword, and the two sides clashed!
"Clang!"
The wooden sword made a crisp explosion.
The moment the force of the collision unfolded, Ghislaine's expression changed slightly, as if she had noticed Shirou's change.
But she didn't stop moving.
After about a few rounds, Ghislaine suddenly jumped back and then threw the wooden sword in her hand directly at Shirou!
"Clang!"
The wooden sword contained a huge amount of fighting energy, which caused the sword to shatter directly.
At the same time, an amazing sword energy contained in the sword also directly exploded and attacked Shirou with extremely amazing intensity!
Faced with such an attack that had completely deviated from the realm of swordsmanship, Shirou was not surprised at all, nor did he escape at all. He directly raised the wooden sword in his hand and went straight up to meet it!
"Bang!"
Ghislaine's exaggerated fighting energy directly destroyed the wooden sword in Shirou's hand.
But even if the sword itself was broken.
The wooden sword in Shirou's hand also released a considerable amount of sword energy, which canceled each other out with Ghislaine's fighting energy.
Although the intensity was certainly inferior to Ghislaine's sword, after such power, with the momentum gradually weakening, Shirou still successfully withstood this blow.
"You did it."
When everything was over, Ghislaine looked at Shirou with admiration and even a slightly shocked attitude. "When I was taught by my master to understand what a true sword is, it took me more than two years. I stayed in the upper level for a long time for this. I once complained about my master, thinking that it was my master's fault that caused my limit to be stuck at the King-rank. If I had learned the Longsword of Light Style a few years earlier, maybe I could have reached a higher level."
"But now I understand that my master's approach was correct. If I hadn't understood the essence of the sword in advance, I might have been stuck at the Saint-rank for the rest of my life, because if you can't understand what a true sword is, you will be affected by the form of the Longsword of Light Style, and the sword will become sluggish and even cool down. The reason why I stayed at the King-rank was just because of my own limit."
"Shirou, you are much stronger than me. You understood the essence of the sword so quickly. In this way, you should be able to go further in the Sword God Style than me. I didn't understand why my master hoped that someone could surpass him and had been waiting for a strong person to appear who could surpass him, but now, I can completely understand his thoughts. Shirou, I look forward to the day you surpass me."
"..."
Shirou didn't expect Ghislaine to say such a thing, and he instinctively thought of the Water God Reida before.
As seniors in swordsmanship, they both hoped that their juniors could surpass them and even take their place.
This is how human inheritance is, leaving technology to future generations and letting experience bless the world.
Shirou had some understanding in an instant. He also showed a serious expression and slowly said: "I will work hard, Ghislaine."
Although he didn't say it, he still called out "master" to Ghislaine in his heart.
Ghislaine silently nodded and suddenly looked at Shirou with extremely sharp eyes: "Then, you will follow me to learn the real Longsword of Light Style next. To be honest, the training difficulty of the Longsword of Light Style is far beyond imagination. Don't regret taking this path!"
"Of course, I won't regret it."
Shirou and Ghislaine smiled at each other.
Ghislaine officially began to teach Shirou the real Longsword of Light Style.
That was Shirou's first step towards becoming a Sword Saint!
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