Shirou's words surprised everyone.
To use the Soundless Sword, he had chosen to give up his sight and hearing, focusing all his power on one point to unleash abilities that ordinary people couldn't.
Just imagining it was full of unbelievable parts, let alone that Shirou had actually accomplished this unbelievable thing.
"Speaking of which, who won the fight just now?"
As the scene fell silent in surprise, Rudeus's voice broke the stillness, prompting everyone to think.
"Winning or losing doesn't matter anymore."
Paul shook his head with a slightly bitter expression. "No matter how you did it, Shirou, you really did use the Silent Sword, and that's enough to prove that you've reached the advanced level of the Sword God Style."
"Advanced Sword God Style..."
Shirou hadn't expected that he would truly reach the goal he had been pursuing all along, and he didn't even really feel it was real.
After all, what he had been doing all along was very simple and pure: to keep swinging his sword, swinging his sword, and in constantly repeating the same movements, to understand faster speed and sharper sword intent.
And the Sword God Style did not let his efforts down. After he gave up everything and focused on one point to reach the extreme, it really allowed him to reach the height he should have reached.
While Shirou was feeling complicated, not knowing whether to be happy or excited, or even a little bit lost, Paul had already sorted out his emotions and slowly began to speak:
"Unfortunately, now that you've become an advanced Sword God Style Swordsman, Shirou, I have nothing more to teach you, because I myself have not reached the saint level in the Sword God Style."
"I see."
Hearing Paul's words, Shirou nodded in understanding.
He realized this himself, and became aware that Paul could no longer give him any guidance or improvement in swordsmanship.
If that was the case, then how should he practice the Sword God Style next?
Could he break through further on this path by relying solely on his own research?
Shirou felt instinctively confused, and didn't know how to explore the path ahead for a while.
Paul seemed to see what he was thinking and said quietly, "Next, I can only give you three choices. The first is to temporarily give up the Sword God Style and learn from the Water God Style and North God Style like me. I've reached the advanced level in both of these styles, and I can give you corresponding guidance. The second is that you continue to study the Sword God Style yourself, and when you feel that your strength is mature, you can go to the Sword Sanctuary and accept the tests of the sanctuary. As long as you can get the approval of the Sword Sanctuary, you can become a true Sword Saint and have strength and status beyond ordinary people."
"Sword Sanctuary..."
Hearing the words from Paul, Shirou felt a strange feeling.
Just hearing the name was enough to imagine what an amazing place the so-called Sword Sanctuary was. It probably held everything related to the peak of swordsmanship, and was a gathering place for strong people.
Could a mortal like himself, lacking talent and gift, really get the approval of the sanctuary?
Shirou's heart wavered.
Seeing this, Paul slowly spoke up:
"Of course, the first two choices actually have their own shortcomings, and I don't really recommend you choose them."
"I don't want you to follow me to learn the Water God Style and North God Style, because according to my own experience, it is best to study swordsmanship to the extreme on one path, instead of like me, scattering your time and energy in different places. I now regret that I was too greedy and distracted in learning different swordsmanships, which has led to the fact that although I have reached the advanced level in all three styles, I cannot go any further."
"As for the second path, the Sword Sanctuary is certainly the peak of swordsmanship, and it is where the current Sword God opened his school and accepted disciples, but one is that the standards for accepting disciples in the Sword Sanctuary are extremely strict, and ordinary people simply cannot pass the test, and the second is that the Sword Sanctuary is isolated from the world, and after going there, if you cannot develop a certain reputation, you are almost not allowed to leave at will, and you will be isolated from the outside world for a long time, so I think you probably don't want this either."
"That's right."
Hearing Paul's words, Shirou nodded slowly.
He really didn't want to waste time learning the Water God Style and North God Style, not only because he understood the principle of not biting off more than he could chew, but also because these two styles were Servant Emiya's strengths.
Shirou might easily surpass Paul with a little bit of learning, and it wouldn't be good if Paul looked bad.
As for the Sword Sanctuary, Shirou certainly yearned for that place and wanted to witness the peak of swordsmanship there, but if he really had to practice in complete isolation from the world, it was really unacceptable for Shirou, who valued his family above all else.
"Then, what is the third choice?"
Shirou knew that the reason Paul was analyzing the pros and cons of the first two choices in such detail was to introduce the last choice.
He thought that that choice was the one that Paul recommended the most.
Paul didn't beat around the bush about this and said, "The third choice is to find one of my old friends, a colleague from when I was an adventurer, named Ghislaine. She is a real Sword King who has reached the king level in the Sword God Style. If you can get her guidance, you will surely be able to go further in the Sword God Style."
"Sword King?"
He didn't expect that Paul actually had such connections.
Shirou was now an advanced Sword God Style user, and he was still two levels away from the king level. He had to break through to the saint level before he could reach the king level.
If he could really get guidance from a Sword King, it would definitely be much faster than randomly studying on his own!
"I choose the third one."
Shirou spoke without hesitation, accepting this choice.
Paul opened his mouth in surprise and said, "You haven't even heard me say the conditions, are you not worried that the other person is not a good person?"
"Since that's Paul's old partner, she must be a good person."
Shirou spoke as a matter of course, placing high trust in Paul. "And even if the other person doesn't approve of me, it doesn't matter. I will try to work hard to get her approval and let her teach me swordsmanship."
Shirou never had too many worries when it came to choices.
For him, as long as he made a decision, no matter how many hardships and twists he encountered in the process, he would desperately achieve his goal.
Sword King Ghislaine, if the other party didn't approve of him, Shirou would even kneel and beg her to take him as a disciple, and he would definitely do everything he could to achieve it.
"Kneeling is not necessary."
Paul already knew a lot about Shirou, and he saw Shirou's thoughts at a glance, and sighed. "Well, it seems that there is really nothing that can trouble you. I will write a letter to Ghislaine now, and whether or not she is willing to take you as a disciple depends on her thoughts."
"Okay, thanks."
"But there is one thing I need to tell you in advance."
Paul suddenly spoke up, "Ghislaine used to be an adventurer, and her code of conduct is basically the style of an adventurer, following the principles of transaction or equivalent exchange. Don't think that you can get her guidance for free, you must at least pay a certain reward to get her to take action."
"A reward..."
"Yes, and just imagining a Sword King teaching you swordsmanship would cost an unknown amount of money, so it's best to start working now."
Paul spread his hands helplessly. "Anyway, don't expect your old man to give you the money. I'm just a poor little knight now, and I'm no longer the old S-rank adventurer."
"I understand."
Shirou understood the situation and didn't mind that he needed to work to earn money.
For him, as long as he had a goal and then desperately tried to achieve it, that was enough.
And Shirou wasn't without ways to make money.
As a user of reinforcement magic, Shirou often helped the student union repair broken equipment in his previous life. His ability could help him clearly identify the damaged parts of the equipment and use reinforcement magic to strengthen those weak structures and increase the durability of the item.
Now, coming to this world, Shirou found that his ability could still be used to repair various tools in the village, such as repairing and strengthening the structure of waterwheels, repairing farm tools or carriages...
He used to use his abilities to help the people in the village unconditionally, but now that he needed money, he could consider charging some fees when he did these things, and he didn't think anyone would say anything.
While Shirou was starting to prepare to make money, Rudeus and Sylphy had sad expressions on their faces.
"Is big brother leaving?"
"Since he's going to find a Sword King to teach him swordsmanship, brother Shirou probably won't stay at home, right?"
Rudeus waved his hand. He was also very reluctant to part with Shirou, but he also knew that some things couldn't be changed, and the day of separation would definitely come.
Sylphy didn't seem to be able to accept this, and her little face was full of sadness.
At the same time, Shirou, after confirming that Paul would write a letter to Ghislaine to inquire about the relevant matters of teaching swordsmanship, also paid attention to the attitudes of his two younger siblings.
Especially Sylphy, the sadness on the girl's face was almost visible to the naked eye.
He thought for a while, walked to Sylphy's side, and touched her head.
"Sylphy, how about learning cooking from me next?"
"Eh? Me, me? Learn to cook?"
Sylphy was stunned.
She had stayed in the Greyrat family for so long, and naturally tasted Shirou's cooking, and was deeply intoxicated by his cooking, unable to imagine that there was such delicious food in the world.
"That's right, although I also taught Lilia, she is very old after all, and some thinking can't be changed, so it's better for you to start from scratch. I think you will definitely have a lot of talent, and you will be able to make delicious dishes for everyone in the future."
Shirou was planning to have Sylphy replace him in the future to cook for the family, so he took the initiative to ask her to learn cooking from him.
After all, Shirou himself felt that if he followed a Sword King to learn swordsmanship, he definitely wouldn't be back for three to five years.
By that time, it would be too uncomfortable for the Greyrat family to not be able to eat his cooking all the time.
At this time, taking a disciple in cooking and passing on excellent skills to the other party was the best thing a brother in a family should do.
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