"What is this!?"
Seeing Shirou show how to use the Black Keys, and that just by putting in magic, a sharp blade appeared on the end of the black metal,
Everyone there showed shocked expressions.
"Did you make this, Shirou?"
The first to speak was Philip. He clearly didn't know Shirou was good at making things. He'd heard Shirou went to the smithy often, but thought it was just for fun.
No one thought Shirou could make special things at such a young age.
But they never expected to see something so amazing today.
"Black Keys..."
Sauros went quiet after seeing the gift Shirou gave.
He seemed to be thinking about what the tool did, and what it meant.
But he didn't think too hard about it, since Shirou was only giving the weapon to Eris for her birthday.
While the Boreas family didn't think much of it, Princess Ariel and her two friends couldn't help but think about it in a complicated way.
"He can actually make something like this?"
Derrick quickly showed respect for Shirou. "It looks like I underestimated Shirou. He really does have amazing skills. He might not be as good as the blacksmith Muramasa, but he's still a very talented person!"
"Tch..."
Luke didn't say anything about it.
But you could tell from his attitude that he no longer looked down on Shirou like before. He realized Shirou wasn't just some normal person.
"Hehe."
Princess Ariel didn't say anything. She just looked at Shirou with a smile, wondering what other surprises he would bring.
Let's not talk about the others' reactions for now.
Eris's face lit up when she saw the birthday gift Shirou gave her.
It was clearly the first time she'd gotten something so interesting. She immediately took the Black Keys from Shirou and tried to put magic into them.
But she failed right away.
"Why?!"
Seeing Eris's confusion, Shirou hesitated, then explained, "To use this weapon, you need to know basic magic thinking. You need to learn how to put magic into it. You've never learned basic magic, Eris. If you don't know how magic flows, you can't make the weapon work."
"How could this be..."
Eris was shocked that she had to learn magic to use the Black Keys. She wasn't interested in anything other than swordsmanship.
She clearly didn't want to learn magic.
But if she couldn't use the Black Keys without learning magic, Eris thought she might try learning a little magic.
Seeing that Eris seemed motivated to learn magic, Shirou was happy that there was a good surprise, and also watched the reactions of the people around him.
After they found out you had to learn magic to use the Black Keys, most people lost interest in the weapon.
Magic isn't something everyone can learn.
In this world, there are far fewer magicians than knights.
And normal knights can use normal weapons. There's no need to learn magic just to use the Black Keys.
As for magicians, they would never fight up close, and would have no reason to use a sword as their weapon.
This meant the Black Keys weren't very useful, and were like a useless thing.
That's what Shirou thought too. After he made the Black Keys, he didn't think they were anything amazing. It was more like just showing off his skills.
That's why he gave the weapon as a gift in front of everyone. It wouldn't embarrass the Boreas family, and wouldn't make other groups jealous.
But that's just what normal people thought.
After seeing what the Black Keys could do, Princess Ariel went into deep thought, as if she had a different idea than everyone else.
The party then came to an end.
After Eris's birthday party ended, Eris came to Shirou and said she wanted to learn magic so she could use the Black Keys.
Shirou agreed. He had wanted Eris to learn more things a long time ago, instead of just focusing on swordsmanship.
Now that the Black Keys had made that happen, it was a great thing.
To Shirou's surprise, Ghislaine acted shy and came to Shirou, wanting to learn magic too.
She had wanted to learn Sword Magic from Shirou before, but she didn't have the talent to learn such a complicated skill.
Now that she saw the Black Keys, she really wanted this weapon that was easy to carry, wouldn't get lost, and could be used in any situation.
Shirou thought about it and agreed to Ghislaine's request.
Ghislaine had taught him swordsmanship, teaching him the Light Sword skill himself. Now, he would do anything for her, even make her a few Black Keys.
Yes, for Shirou, the Black Keys were different from the treasures he had made before. They could be made in large numbers.
Making the Black Keys was more like making magic tools than making weapons.
As long as you know how to make magic tools, you can make them easily in large numbers. You just need enough materials and people to make them forever.
On the other hand, it might be hard to even find the rare materials needed to make the three treasure-level weapons Shirou had made before. So of course you couldn't make them in large numbers.
After making his decision, Shirou went to the smithy to make more Black Keys for Ghislaine and for himself.
Shirou could use Sword Magic to copy weapons, but using magic manually is never as fast as using a magic tool.
If he was ever in an emergency, the Black Keys could save his life.
Shirou stayed in the smithy all night. He didn't go to the party or go back to his room to rest.
He spent the whole night making Black Keys in the smithy, improving his smithing skills through practice. He finally made three new Black Keys before sunrise.
Shirou planned to keep one of the three Black Keys for himself.
He would give one to Ghislaine as a thank you for teaching him swordsmanship.
He hadn't decided what to do with the last one yet, but thought it might be useful in the future.
The Black Keys Shirou made weren't the same as the Black Keys from the original world. The parts and how they were made were different. But because he had the power to make unlimited swords, his weapons would always have some features of the original.
That's how the three Holy Swords he made before were.
He made the weapons in a different way, but they ended up having a surprising similarity to the original weapons.
Shirou thought this was because of the power to make unlimited swords. The copies of those swords were sleeping in his body, so he unknowingly gave the weapons their features when he made them.
Anyway, the Black Keys were the same way.
Even though Shirou made them using Sword Magic, they still had features of the original Black Keys.
The Black Keys were originally used by the Holy Church, who believed in God.
As a sword, it wasn't very refined, but it could be used as a throwing weapon because of its length.
Also, the Church's enemies were usually devils, mostly spirits or things that didn't have a body. So the Church's Black Keys were more focused on interfering with spirits than on physical attack power.
The Black Keys Shirou made weren't completely meant to destroy spirits. They were still physical weapons, but because of the power to make unlimited swords, the Black Keys he made were also effective against spirits, which was a good surprise.
After making the Black Keys, Shirou immediately found Ghislaine, gave her the Black Keys, and said he would teach her how to use them.
Ghislaine was very touched and hugged Shirou warmly, and taught Shirou Light Sword with more passion than ever before.
Shirou couldn't handle Ghislaine's passion.
He felt like he was going to die after practicing for a little while.
Seeing this, Ghislaine eased up a bit and said, "You're not making fast progress, but you're still close to becoming a Sword Saint... When you're strong enough to become a Sword Saint, maybe I can take you to the Sword Holy Ground to take the promotion test."
"Holy Land of Swords? Promotion test?"
Shirou was surprised to hear Ghislaine say this for the first time.
Ghislaine realized she had never explained the Holy Land of Swords, and quickly said, "Sorry, I forgot to explain before. All the sword styles have their own main base, and if you want to get a title above Saint level, you need to be recognized by the strongest person in the style. If you want to become a Saint in the Sword God Style, you need to pass the promotion test at the Holy Land of Swords and be recognized by the current Sword God. The same is true for the Water God Style. The situation for the North God Style is different; they have their own standards."
"So, if I want to become a Sword Saint, I need to go to the Holy Land of Swords and be tested by the Sword God?"
"That's right."
Shirou never expected there to be such a rule. He hesitated, but regained his confidence. "I understand. If that day comes, I will do everything I can to be recognized by the Sword God!"
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