The moment Shirou walked into the hall, a huge round of applause erupted.
Everyone in the Boreas family was gathered there, including the maids and butlers Shirou usually saw, and even the old blacksmith who had guided him on the path of forging.
Because it was a Boreas family party, Sauros generously said that everyone within the Boreas family, regardless of status, was allowed to attend.
And because of Shirou's good reputation, the public attitude towards him was also quite approving.
Everyone in the Boreas family remembered Shirou's kindness and attended the party, each preparing a gift.
The party venue itself was also prepared by the Boreas family members.
From the beautiful decorations to the luxurious dishes they usually wouldn't see, and even the tables and chairs at the party were handmade by carpenters, showing a great deal of effort to celebrate Shirou's birthday.
Shirou's efforts for everyone in the Boreas family had now received corresponding, even greater, rewards.
Even so, the quality of this party was clearly not as good as Eris's birthday party, which had invited various famous people, but the atmosphere was warmer and more comfortable, giving at least Shirou a heartfelt sense of peace.
"..."
Completely unprepared for such a scene, Shirou was momentarily stunned and didn't know what to do.
As he stood there, Ghislaine and Eris walked over from a distance.
"Ghislaine? Eris?"
Shirou didn't understand what they wanted to do and was a little confused.
Eris, holding a large bouquet of flowers, handed them to him and said loudly, "Shirou, happy birthday."
"Ah... oh."
Although he knew they would celebrate his birthday, Shirou hadn't expected such a scene and nervously accepted the flowers.
To be honest, he had never formally celebrated his birthday.
When Emiya Kiritsugu celebrated his birthday in the past, they would usually go to McDonald's or KFC for unhealthy fried food.
Although it was new, it didn't really feel like a birthday celebration.
After being transported to this world, the Greyrat family had treated him very well and celebrated his birthday, but because it was celebrated together with Rudeus, Shirou always felt like he was just tagging along, and he didn't really feel like it was his own birthday.
Now that he was in the Boreas family, most people didn't mention it in the past few years, so he didn't think it was anything to worry about.
He never expected such a surprise, which caused his brain to short-circuit for a moment, and he was even speechless.
But Shirou knew he had to say something.
With so many people celebrating for him, he couldn't act too badly.
"Th-thank you all."
Shirou said stiffly, using clumsy and awkward words, "I... I didn't expect you to care about me so much. I never thought I would be considered a member of this family. In fact, I am an outsider, and I've only done small things that aren't worth mentioning, so thank you again."
Shirou's words were simple but sincere.
This was the best response he could give.
Most people smiled warmly at his stuttering, yet earnest response.
The people in the mansion applauded.
Eris, however, seemed surprised that Shirou would express his gratitude so directly, and turned her head away in a proud way, but then looked back, blushing, and said, "It's nothing, Shirou, you've done a great job. You saved me once, and you also saved that idiot princess, helping our family a lot. Now you're definitely our... family member! As fellow Greyrat family members, celebrating your birthday is nothing! Right? Father! Grandfather!"
Usually, Eris would probably mock him mercilessly in this situation, saying that gratitude was only natural.
But now she obviously couldn't say such cold words, and her speech became hesitant.
Shirou smiled, patted her head, and shook his head, "I didn't expect you to really consider me a member of this family. Yeah, maybe I was too fragile, and I didn't feel everyone's care, but don't worry, from today on, I'm willing to stand with you and become your family."
Shirou spoke from the bottom of his heart.
His pure words, without any ulterior motives, moved many people present.
Sauros, seeing this, suddenly roared, "Good, good!! Let's start a war! A war with Notos! Kill that Pilemon guy and let Shirou become the head of Notos! Philip! Alphonse! Ghislaine! Follow me! First, we need to gather the troops!"
"F-Father! Please restrain yourself! Please!"
"Philip--! Are you trying to stop me! You should also think that Shirou becoming the head would be better than that stupid idiot!"
"Although I do think so, please calm down! Today is a day of celebration! And we can't start a war, the Zephyros and Eurus families will also become our enemies!"
"Fool! I can win alone! Let me go! Let me go!"
In the end, the crazed Sauros was dragged away by Philip.
The old man's reaction was obviously too scary, after all, both Boreas and Notos were lords of the Four Great Powers, and a war between them could even involve the other two Greyrat families, plunging the Asura Kingdom into a long history of internal strife.
This was naturally not allowed.
"Um... ahem!"
As if to ease the atmosphere, Eris deliberately coughed, "L-let's ignore Grandfather for now... I've prepared a gift for Shirou that will surprise you!"
Eris said, her face red, proudly puffing out her chest, which had recently grown a bit.
"A gift?"
"Yeah, you gave me such an interesting thing like the Black Key, so I naturally have to return the favor."
Shirou was surprised by Eris's reaction.
Although he had also received gifts from Paul and Zenith, those gifts were obviously not very valuable.
If Eris was going to give him something, it would definitely be worth a lot.
But Shirou never liked such material things.
Or rather, by selling forged weapons, he was already a famous super-rich person on the Asura Kingdom's business list, with savings comparable to lord-level nobles.
He didn't lack wealth.
So Shirou was already considering, if the gift was too valuable later, he would try to return it afterward.
The thought was enough.
As Shirou was thinking this, Eris had already struck her signature arrogant pose, and clapped her hands, "Hmph, hmph, hmph! Alphonse! Bring that out!"
Eris originally wanted to snap her fingers, but she failed.
She was embarrassed and flushed, but the butler Alphonse didn't mind and took out a long object covered with fancy decorations.
After removing the cloth cover.
A sword appeared.
It wasn't a treasure that Shirou had forged before, but a weapon forged using this world's forging techniques.
And it wasn't an ordinary weapon, it was a weapon that was clearly extraordinary and possessed special properties.
Although it might not be as good as the weapons Shirou forged himself, it was definitely a very rare Holy Sword or Magic Sword in this world.
Even without holding the sword, Shirou could feel a certain special property emanating from the sword, as if the sword itself possessed a soul.
"This is a gift for me?"
Shirou asked in surprise.
Alphonse then said quietly, "Yes, this is a famous sword that the young lady specifically purchased from the Millis Continent. It is a replica of one of the forty-eight Holy Sword Magic Swords forged by the legendary demon blacksmith Yurian Halisko."
"A replica..."
"Yes, it is just a replica. If it were the real thing, it would be impossible to buy with money."
The butler showed a look of regret as he said, "Weapons of that level cannot be bought with money. Although the strongest blacksmith of this era, Master Muramasa, has been selling weapons, all the weapons he sells end up in the hands of top-level bigwigs. Ordinary people can't buy them, even with a lot of wealth."
"That's true."
Shirou nodded. As Muramasa himself, he naturally knew who bought his weapons.
Most of them were either the rulers of countries or super bigwigs like Sword Gods.
It was only because Ariel was lucky at the beginning, and invested in buying when he was not yet famous, that she picked up a bargain and bought [Durandal].
Otherwise, if she participated in the current Muramasa auction, Ariel, as a mere Second Princess, could not compete with the top magnates from all over the world, no matter how much money she had.
The status of famous swords is so incredible.
After learning that this was a replica of a legendary Holy Sword Magic Sword, Shirou relaxed a little. He picked up the sword in front of him and recalled the legends about the Holy Sword Magic Swords.
According to rumors, the world's strongest demon blacksmith Yurian Halisko once issued a request, sending adventurers to hunt the King Dragon King of the King Dragon Mountains, and used the King Dragon King's corpse to forge forty-eight Holy Swords and Magic Swords.
Each of these weapons possessed overwhelming magical power. Their sharpness and the toughness of their blades were extraordinary. They were the supreme existence among weapons, and some even said that they were just a little bit away from reaching the realm of divine swords.
Since their creation, these forty-eight Holy Sword Magic Swords have caused countless people to fight over them. In the end, with the appearance of the Sword God Style, most of the famous swords were taken away by the Sword God and distributed to the disciples of the Sword God Style who showed promise. Only a few were scattered to other places and continuously changed hands.
The one that Eris bought was just a replica, and its quality was far inferior to the original weapon.
But even so, an unimaginable spirit still came from the sword in front of him.
Shirou seemed to be able to feel Yurian Halisko's vigor and uninhibitedness when forging the weapon through this replica.
That was definitely an unimaginable blacksmith.
Just by looking at a replica, Shirou couldn't help but make such a judgment.
Considering that Yurian Halisko was a demon, and might still be alive in the world, Shirou couldn't help but feel a desire to talk and learn from a blacksmith of that level.
But that kind of thing was obviously too far away.
Shirou was more concerned about the weapon in front of him.
"This is just a replica?"
"Yes, this is a replica of the magic sword [Finger Breaker] made by Yurian Halisko. The effect of the real magic sword [Finger Breaker] is absolute Fighting Spirit Concentration. It is said that the sharp Fighting Spirit can even pierce the skin of the Dragon God. Of course, this is just a legend. In short, because it is a replica, the effect of this sword is naturally a weakened version. It is impossible to pierce the skin of the Dragon God. At most, it can only further concentrate Fighting Spirit."
The butler introduced.
Shirou nodded slightly. As a seasoned blacksmith, he could already see the effect of this weapon just by observing the many patterns on the surface.
By injecting Fighting Spirit into it, the patterns spread across the surface, then flow to an edge, and lastly, focus at one point. It burst out Fighting Spirit sharper than normal.
He admired this design idea.
Worthy of being the strongest blacksmith in history.
For this reason, Shirou was reluctant to give up such a famous sword, and even had the urge to accept it.
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