In this world, the essence of magic is the adjustment of elements, using understanding and usage of various elements to create incredible changes.
However, because of the limits of elements, magic doesn't have the kind of miracle-like imagination that goes beyond belief.
At least, something like reinforcement magic doesn't exist in this world.
Shirou noticed this a long time ago, so he has been carefully hiding his magic. Even with projection magic, he uses a copied sword magic to replace it.
After all, nobody knows what strange changes his magic, which doesn't exist in this world, will cause.
If it attracts the attention of some important people, it would definitely be a very bad result.
Because of this, Shirou only uses magic in rare cases.
Like right now.
Facing the Milius Holy Sword, which has been almost completely worn down by the winds of time, it would be impossible to repair it using ordinary forging skills. It might even cause more damage.
Therefore, he will use reinforcement magic to strengthen the material first, then use excellent forging skills to continuously modify it, making sure the mixture of materials doesn't change after the reinforcement magic fades. Finally, he will complete the repair and forging in one go, making the weapon brand new.
With the above ideas, Shirou tries to start forging.
But he has to stop right away after making a start.
Because he runs into a problem: the material of the Milius Holy Sword is too rare. Even if he uses reinforcement magic to strengthen it and make sure it doesn't break, there will still be unpredictable accidents in the subsequent material fusion and mixing strength stages.
Simply put, the Milius Holy Sword is a weapon from a thousand years ago, and there's no similar material to repair it with.
And the strength of the Milius Holy Sword is beyond imagination.
Forcing other materials to mix and fill it will cause uneven strength, leading to incompatibility problems.
If he wants to solve this problem, he needs to find a material that matches the Milius Holy Sword very well, making sure there are no conflicts or problems after the materials are mixed. Or, he can give up the original framework of the Milius Holy Sword and remake a brand new weapon based on the original Holy Sword.
Shirou thinks about these two ideas and realizes that the first idea is almost impossible.
The material of the Milius Holy Sword isn't ordinary. After scanning it carefully with reinforcement magic, he finds that the material of this Holy Sword is almost unprecedented.
The strange materials mixed in the material even make Shirou feel a pressure similar to that of a red dragon.
It seems that the body material of some giant dragon or magical beast comparable to a giant dragon was used to make it.
Unless Shirou can kill a magical beast of the same level and use its body as material to refine it, he might be able to make a weapon of the same level.
Otherwise, with the current conditions, giving up the original framework of the Milius Holy Sword and redesigning it to create a brand new weapon is the only way.
Shirou then finds the Pope and tells him his ideas.
He thought that this rebellious idea would be rejected by the other person.
Unexpectedly, the Pope said very generously: "If the existing Holy Sword must be destroyed, then destroy it. Just make sure the new Holy Sword has the material from the old Holy Sword."
"Why? Isn't the Holy Sword the national treasure of the Milius Holy Nation?"
"It's said to be a national treasure, but it's actually an old thing from a thousand years ago. The role of the Holy Sword is to gather faith, not really to fight. And faith won't disappear. As long as the content of the weapon still exists, even if the external image changes, the people won't abandon their faith."
"..."
Shirou is once again impressed by the wisdom of the old Pope after listening to his statement.
So he decisively starts the Holy Sword's reset work.
Of course, this is definitely not a simple thing.
Not to mention the manufacturing problem, a certain Cardinal ran over to cause trouble as soon as he heard about the situation, saying that the Holy Sword must not be destroyed.
Fortunately, the Pope was prepared and temporarily suppressed the Cardinal.
Shirou is able to have valuable time to make the weapon.
Before destroying the original Holy Sword, Shirou carefully examines the Milius Holy Sword and discovers many valuable forging skills.
For example, mixing this high-level magical beast material into the weapon can greatly lower the threshold for making a divine weapon.
After seeing this technology, Shirou even suspects that if he has enough materials, he might be able to forge a divine weapon, or even restore Excalibur's divine creation weapon.
He is very excited about this idea.
But he knows that now isn't the time to do this.
Resetting the Milius Holy Sword isn't a simple act. Even if he has permission to destroy the original Holy Sword, Shirou must be careful to ensure that the newly made Holy Sword isn't too different from the original Milius Holy Sword. At least, its shape and power must be far beyond the original Holy Sword.
Under these circumstances, Shirou has to think hard.
Thinking about all the possibilities of forging weapons.
Finally, he really thinks of a very suitable idea.
He plans to fuse his broken Sword of Promised Victory with the Milius Holy Sword. By supplementing the materials of the two broken Holy Swords with each other, he can complete a true strengthening.
At that time, he might be able to create a stronger Holy Sword that far surpasses the two Holy Swords.
After having this idea, Shirou immediately takes action.
When destroying the Milius Holy Sword, Shirou doesn't feel anything. He can even feel some kind of cheerful, happy sound produced after the Holy Sword is melted.
But when he has to destroy the Sword of Promised Victory, Shirou's heart can't help but beat faster, and he understands the feelings of the people of the Milius Church when they learned that the Holy Sword was going to be destroyed.
This feeling is extremely complex and reluctant.
The Sword of Promised Victory, which has been with him for so long, is going to be completely melted and turned into nothingness.
Shirou's heart has intense waves, and even a strong reluctance, almost making him want to give up.
But he still makes up his mind.
If you don't give up something, how can you get something more important?
People always have to move forward after letting go of the past.
After reorganizing his beliefs, Shirou melts the Milius Holy Sword and the Sword of Promised Victory in one go. The two weapons turn into boiling liquid in the hot flames, and then merge and mix with each other, until a special beat suddenly sounds.
Shirou's body acts instinctively.
At this moment, he is like a dancer on a stage, a speaker in front of the public, or a painter locked in a room alone.
He is creating a brand new work.
This work mixes himself and all the hard work of another unknown blacksmith from thousands of years ago. He overthrows these hard works one by one, then carefully collects and mixes them again.
From the basic shape of the sword, to solidification, to polishing, and forging...
During many processes.
Shirou even gradually forgets time, only feeling that he is one with the forging workshop in front of him. The forging tools become his hands and feet, and the forging time never passes.
But time is still gradually passing.
When the sun rises from the east and sets from the west for who knows how many times.
Shirou finally looks up.
He silently looks at the extremely dim room. Only the forging flames are constantly jumping and rising, creating dirty smoke.
He is the only one in the forging workshop.
And the weapon that he has finished forging without knowing when.
That is a sword.
The shape of the sword is like the representative of the word "sword", without any extra parts. It is a pure sword.
The shape of the sword is similar to the Sword of Promised Victory. It is a golden Holy Sword.
But it is completely different from the Sword of Promised Victory.
Every part of this sword reveals strong features. It is a unique detail created by the collision of two different craftsmen across eras.
Of course, the most important thing, the biggest difference between this sword and the Sword of Promised Victory - this is a divine weapon.
In the original world, this would be a divine creation weapon.
However, with Shirou's strength, it is impossible for him to create a divine creation weapon.
The biggest reason he is able to do this is because he uses the Milius Holy Sword as the base, and a weapon on the level of a divine weapon as the foundation to complete the forging.
The final result is this.
It can be said that this forging gave Shirou a huge experience boost, making him deeply aware of the forging methods of divine creation weapons, and the possibility of forging divine creation weapons with his own hands.
He is very excited about this. After the forging is completed, even his hands are trembling slightly.
Of course, he hasn't forgotten his original purpose. After completing the forging of this divine weapon-level Holy Sword, he presents it to the Pope.
"So..."
Seeing the Holy Sword that Shirou made, the Pope's eyes widen slightly.
He obviously didn't expect the final product to be so perfect.
More perfect than he expected the Holy Sword to be.
After learning about the specific forging process, he is even more surprised and says, "I didn't expect that you would use your original Holy Sword, Mr. Muramasa. Your passion for forging is really admirable. I will definitely give you enough reward on behalf of the Church."
"Okay."
Shirou doesn't say anything polite at this time.
He came to repair the Milius Holy Sword in order to get the help of the Milius Church. Otherwise, he wouldn't have directly melted his Sword of Promised Victory into it.
After carefully examining the Holy Sword that Shirou forged, the Pope is once again surprised and says, "This sword is so perfect. I even think this is what the Milius Holy Sword originally looked like. In that case, I hope Mr. Muramasa can name this sword."
"Name it? Don't you want the Milius Holy Sword?"
"The past Holy Sword has been integrated into the new Holy Sword, creating a more perfect future. I think the meaning represented by this is more suitable for the current church."
The Pope says with a smile, but the attitude clearly makes people realize that he is planning something.
Shirou doesn't care too much about this. He doesn't care about the internal struggles of the Church, and just follows the other person's request. After thinking for a while, he says, "In that case, let's call it the Ever Distant Golden Sword."
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