The blacksmith Muramasa fixed the old Holy Sword of the Millis Church and made it into a new Holy Sword, the Everdistant Golden Sword.
This caused a stir in the Millis Holy Kingdom, and even the entire world.
Both the blacksmith Muramasa and the Millis Holy Sword were very eye-catching.
Now that this new Holy Sword was born, it naturally attracted the attention of important figures all over the world, even those on the level of great powers.
However, the Millis Church was obviously very serious about keeping the Holy Sword safe.
Although they showed off the Everdistant Golden Sword's appearance, they almost never let outsiders touch it.
But even so, just looking at it from a distance, the power of the god-made weapon was enough to shock everyone.
So, after many years, the name of the blacksmith Muramasa once again echoed throughout the world.
Everyone believed that the blacksmith Muramasa must have achieved as much as the legendary demon blacksmith, Yurian Halisko.
However, Muramasa himself soon cleared things up.
Through the Pope, he announced that he was able to forge the Everdistant Golden Sword, a god-level weapon, purely because the Millis Holy Sword already had a good base. He was creating while standing on the shoulders of giants, so he was able to break through the limits of ordinary people and create an extraordinary weapon.
People understood Muramasa's response and admired him even more.
People realized that Muramasa was indeed a legendary blacksmith, worthy of the name of master in both his forging skills and his character.
Even the Dwarf race didn't show any dissatisfaction with this.
After sending people to admire the Everdistant Golden Sword, they praised the reforged Holy Sword without holding back at all, and said that Muramasa's forging level had reached a divine level.
Although the Dwarf race still saw Muramasa as their biggest enemy, they obviously wanted to surpass Muramasa in forging skills fairly, rather than forcefully and maliciously slandering him.
With the Dwarf race's approval, the world's recognition of the blacksmith Muramasa rose to a new level.
Countless important figures immediately sent people to the Millis Holy Kingdom, trying to meet the blacksmith Muramasa. Even if they couldn't win him over, having him forge a legendary weapon for them would be a good thing.
The various forces within the Millis Holy Kingdom were also eager to act, and very interested in Master Muramasa, who was staying in their country.
However, the Pope ultimately suppressed the actions of the various domestic forces, giving Shirou a safe environment.
Now, as the Pope, Haligrimore has an almost unquestionable position within the Millis Holy Kingdom. The two great achievements of making the church thrive and reforging the Holy Sword have made him a true Pope that no one questions, and even the Cardinal who has the divine child cannot easily shake him.
With the Pope's help, Shirou also had an absolutely peaceful environment, and he also received the other party's full support, allowing him to freely forge any weapon he wanted in the Millis Holy Kingdom.
With such an environment, Shirou finally calmed down and began to think about what kind of weapon he should forge next, something that would be best for him to use in battle.
The first thing he thought of was undoubtedly Excalibur, the treasure that once belonged to Saber Artoria.
For Shirou, that sword was extremely important, both in terms of its value and its meaning to him.
If he could, he would undoubtedly want to recreate Excalibur in his own hands.
However, Shirou also quickly realized that this would not be easy to do.
Excalibur is a god-made weapon in the truest sense, and its content and value far exceed ordinary weapons. It is completely impossible to easily replicate.
Even if Shirou created the Everdistant Golden Sword, a Holy Sword that was infinitely close to a god-made weapon, it would still be quite difficult to truly copy Excalibur.
Forging Excalibur is destined to be very difficult, and it will take a very long time to achieve.
Therefore, Shirou naturally wouldn't aim too high, and planned to start with the weapons he could forge, step by step, and steadily reach the realm of god-made weapons.
With this in mind, Shirou began to think about what kind of weapon would be best for him.
He thought for a long time, constantly searching through the memories of Servant Emiya, but still couldn't find a suitable answer.
Just then, he looked at the demon sword Wind Break in his hand, the replica of the demon sword Finger Break, which had actually been with him for a long time, and suddenly had an idea.
He had always been copying the swords in Servant Emiya's memory.
So why couldn't he create his own sword, one that had never been born in the world?
With his current skills, this might be possible.
Shirou initially only had a flash of inspiration, suddenly thinking of this possibility, but the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.
He stayed in the forging workshop specially provided to him by the Millis Church, constantly thinking, constantly studying, and conceiving of that new weapon.
For some reason, even though he had never had any clear images of it, the shape of a sword did indeed appear in Shirou's mind.
It was a sword that was completely different from any weapon he had ever seen. Even though it was just the strongest sword he had imagined in his mind, when he actually started forging it, it was as if such a sword had always existed.
Unlike the Sword of Assured Victory, the sword in Shirou's imagination was a katana similar to Wind Break. So he simply imitated his previous method, reforging Wind Break directly, and incorporating its materials into the newly constructed weapon.
The sword was completed without him even realizing it.
When it was actually born, Shirou didn't even realize that he had already forged the weapon.
This was a pure katana, its blade as red as fire. On the outside, it didn't have any special features, and you couldn't feel any pressure from it.
From anyone's point of view, it was just an ordinary weapon with only its appearance to recommend it.
Shirou thought so too.
But Shirou also immediately realized that this sword's existence didn't stop there.
Just like his forging skills hadn't stopped improving, this sword, which had been sublimated from his forging experience, forging knowledge, and forging accumulation, was just like his forging itself.
It was the physical form of Shirou's current forging skills.
So, its current strength was average, simply because Shirou's current forging skills hadn't reached their peak, hadn't been able to touch the divine realm.
If he further strengthens his forging abilities in the future, and goes further on the path of forging, this weapon, which was born at the same time as his forging skills, would naturally be able to reach higher dimensions.
After realizing this, Shirou almost immediately realized what kind of existence this sword was, and what kind of name he should give it.
"...Sword of Muramasa, I'll call you Muramasa."
Shirou held the Sword of Muramasa, his heart slightly moved, and he became more and more aware of the path he would walk in the future, the direction he would reach.
Even if that road was full of thorns and confusion, he would still try his best to reach the end.
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After completing the demon sword Muramasa, Shirou didn't leave the forging workshop, but continued to devote himself to forging.
The reason for this was that in addition to forging a weapon for himself, he also planned to forge a spear for Ruijerd as a reward for guarding him and Eris during this time.
This was also something Shirou had planned for a long time, preparing to forge a weapon called Gae Bolg.
Compared to the Everdistant Golden Sword and the Sword of Muramasa, Gae Bolg was not difficult to forge.
With Shirou's current forging skills, he could easily complete this anti-magic spear as long as he had enough materials.
The entire spear shaft was red, and the tip was filled with enough anti-magic stones.
Whether it was a defense made of magic, or an unfinished spell, it could be easily destroyed by touching it with this spear tip.
It was such a sharp anti-magic spear.
After achieving his goals, Shirou went to say goodbye to the Pope of the Millis Holy Kingdom.
He didn't think there would be any extra issues.
But unexpectedly, when he met the Pope, he received an unexpected gift from him.
"Lord Muramasa, please accept this."
The Pope handed Shirou a silver-white Holy Sword, along with a special badge bearing the symbol of the Millis Holy Kingdom. "This is Galatine, which I bought from you before. I once tried to use this sword as a new Holy Sword to gather faith, but failed. Now that we have obtained a Holy Sword that can gather faith, this Holy Sword that has lost its meaning should be returned to you."
"This..."
Shirou naturally wouldn't easily accept the Pope's actions.
But the Pope's attitude was very firm, and he wanted him to accept it no matter what.
Shirou could only obey helplessly.
Moreover, for him, this Holy Sword of Servant Gawain also had a certain significance, that is, it could provide a home for the scabbard Avalon, which he had just finished repairing.
After all, the Sword of Assured Victory had already been merged into the Everdistant Golden Sword, and his scabbard still needed a Holy Sword to match it for the time being.
After that, the Pope also explained the meaning of the badge to Shirou.
"This is a special badge that my Millis Holy Kingdom gives to allies with permanent friendly relations. If Lord Muramasa needs anything in the future, we will do our best to complete it, as long as we can."
"...Thank you."
Realizing that this was the old Pope's way of expressing his gratitude to him, Shirou naturally didn't stand on ceremony, nodded decisively, and accepted it.
At this point, in the eyes of the world, Muramasa officially left the Millis Church, and no one knew where he went.
But in reality, Shirou simply changed his identity with Paul's help and returned to the tavern.
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