Shirou successfully forged the legendary Sword in the Stone, the sword of assured victory that King Arthur used in his youth.
Even though it was just a copy made from memory, he could feel that this weapon contained power no less than the original.
That's because Shirou had spent a lot of money to forge this weapon, buying enough rare magic stones on the market, and the materials used for the blade were enough to make the best weapons and armor.
He himself personally spent weeks designing it, plus a long time preparing and polishing, making sure every detail was perfect, before he completely created this near-original sword of assured victory.
Shirou even used up most of the reward he had received for killing the red dragon before.
Most of the money was spent on buying those magic stones.
Although he paid a huge price, the reward was also extremely rich.
At this moment, Shirou held the sword of assured victory in his hand, and could even faintly feel a huge amount of magical power flowing within it.
If he put in enough power to drive it, he might be able to directly release a huge flood of magical power to attack his opponent, just like Saber used to do.
However, Shirou didn't dare to use this method to activate the sword of assured victory casually.
Because although this sword was very close to the original, it was still a fake copy. And not to mention a copy, even the original Sword in the Stone had the characteristic of being fragile and unable to withstand too much magic power output, otherwise it would shatter directly.
It was far inferior to Saber's real weapon, the Noble Phantasm given by the Lady of the Lake, the Sword of Promised Victory.
Shirou just planned to use the sword of assured victory as his usual weapon.
Only in extreme situations where he had no other choice would he use this weapon to unleash a Noble Phantasm-level fighting style by releasing magic power.
Because when he activated the magic power inside the Sword in the Stone, it often meant that the weapon would have a very high chance of shattering completely.
Shirou then wrapped the sword of assured victory with cloth strips.
The materials he had bought with so much money were only enough to make this weapon, and there was no extra money to make a scabbard.
This made Shirou realize the value of money for the first time.
At least if he wanted to continue forging other weapons and copy the Noble Phantasms in his memory in the future, he would need an unimaginable amount of wealth.
"But how exactly can I earn so much money?"
Shirou was now working as a tutor in the Boreas family, and his monthly salary was only two Asura silver coins.
This price might only be enough to buy the most basic forging stones for blacksmithing, and it might not even be enough to forge a complete weapon.
If he wanted to make another sword of assured victory, Shirou might not be able to afford it even if he worked his whole life.
Therefore, if Shirou wanted to continue forging Noble Phantasm-level weapons, he needed to earn wealth far exceeding his current salary, at least enough to get the materials from another red dragon-level monster.
But now his time was very tight every day, and he simply didn't have time to go out as an adventurer. There was also no possibility that the Boreas family would provide him with extra money.
In this way, the ways for Shirou to earn money were very limited.
His only idea at the moment was to sell the weapons he forged and earn wealth through blacksmithing itself.
With this idea, Shirou quickly went to find the blacksmith who had guided him on the path of blacksmithing.
The blacksmith was an old man with some gray in his beard. It was said that he was a top blacksmith famous throughout the Asura Kingdom when he was young, but because he was young and full of energy, he offended a big shot in the royal capital, so he had to leave there and come to the Fitowa territory to seek the protection of the Boreas family.
His life was basically coming to an end, so for him, passing on his blacksmithing skills was his top priority.
Unfortunately, the apprentices under him were all mediocre talents who were only diligent but lacked talent. They could help him with tasks, but they were completely unable to inherit his skills.
So after seeing the talent Shirou showed and confirming that Shirou's character was also quite good, he insisted on having Shirou learn blacksmithing, and even taught him everything he knew.
"Don't worry, Shirou, the weapons you forge are worth selling at a high price."
The old blacksmith gave his approval without hesitation when he heard Shirou's idea of selling weapons to make money. "Blacksmithing itself is not just about improving oneself, but also about interacting with the people who use the weapons. Only by circulating the forged weapons can you reach the peak on this path."
"Is that so?"
He didn't expect the old blacksmith to approve of his blacksmithing skills so much.
You should know that Shirou currently didn't have any decent works other than that sword of assured victory.
And he didn't plan to tell anyone about the sword of assured victory because of its special nature.
The old blacksmith was more confident than he was, and said with a smile: "Next, you just need to find a way to forge a weapon that you think is excellent. I will pay for all the material costs and the cost of selling the weapon, and I will only take 10% of the revenue from the weapon sold as a handling fee. So do it as much as you can."
"This... okay."
Shirou was really a little overwhelmed by the fact that the old blacksmith approved of him so much and was even willing to cover all the expenses.
But he also knew that the other party valued him, so what he had to do at this time was not to feign modesty, but to do his best to respond to the other party's expectations.
So in the next few days, Shirou followed the devil, and devoted all his energy to making weapons, except for practicing swordsmanship, cooking, and resting.
After thinking about it, he quickly decided on the weapon he wanted to make.
Shirou decided to make the unbreakable holy sword, Durandal, which he had projected before, once again.
The reason why he still chose this weapon was because the unbreakable holy sword itself had a Western style, which was easy for swordsmen in the Asura Kingdom to accept. Secondly, Shirou himself had experience in projecting the unbreakable holy sword, so now that he was forging it, he could be more skilled.
Of course, even if it was said to be more skilled.
But in reality, forging a Noble Phantasm-level weapon could still be said to be very difficult and full of challenges.
Whether it was the selection of weapon materials, the making of the forging process, or even the design of the weapon itself, every step was full of difficulty.
However, Shirou didn't feel any hardship or distress from this, but instead felt the joy and happiness that he would only experience when challenging his limits.
He felt like he was born to be a blacksmith. Every time the blueprint of the weapon was projected from his mind to reality, every time the hammer struck the anvil, it would make him feel a burst of joy.
In this state, Shirou completed the progress of forging the weapon at an extremely exaggerated speed.
From design to forging, it only took him two weeks to basically complete the making of the unbreakable holy sword weapon.
"Crack!"
When the bright silver long sword appeared in front of him again, emitting a gentle light like the arrival of an angel, Shirou felt satisfied from the bottom of his heart.
He felt that he was born to forge weapons.
Whether it was projection or blacksmithing, it was the embodiment of Emiya Shirou's essence, and it was a reflection of him projecting his soul into reality!
Because of this, the unbreakable holy sword he created was almost infinitely close to the original. It not only had the exaggerated characteristic of being "unbreakable" to the extreme, but also gave the holder special blessings, similar to characteristics such as "immunity to curses" and "accelerated recovery."
When Shirou forged the weapon and took it to the old blacksmith to see, the old blacksmith, who was already full of expectations, almost had his eyes pop out.
He carefully observed all aspects of the weapon Shirou had forged, and then couldn't help but let out a long sigh:
"I thought Shirou you were a blacksmithing genius, but I found that I was wrong. You are not a genius, but a being on another level. Words cannot describe someone like you, but I have seen people in another field who are as outstanding as you."
"Outstanding in another field?"
"Yes, that is the head of the current Sword God Style, the current Sword God. When he was young, he swept the royal capital with his swordsmanship. Countless blacksmiths flocked to him, trying to forge weapons for him, but they were all rejected by him, because he didn't like weapons made by ordinary people."
The old blacksmith recalled silently, "There is such a thing in this world that genius is just the threshold to see that kind of person, because fake geniuses only show their talents, while real geniuses make people forget about talent. When talent itself can no longer be described in words, the ultimate thing that is born can be described as a miracle. Shirou, your talent in blacksmithing is like the Sword God's talent in swordsmanship. They are both the kind of extreme thing that even geniuses can only look up to."
"This..."
Shirou never expected that the old blacksmith would give him such a high evaluation.
The problem was that he didn't think he had anything too outstanding.
And the old blacksmith obviously didn't have any intention of explaining in detail. He was now happy for Shirou, a talented disciple, and as a blacksmith, he deeply realized a certain insurmountable gap, and felt deeply desperate for it.
He finally understood now why all the swordsmen at that time, whether they were old or young, felt such deep pain when the Sword God appeared.
He felt a similar pain when he saw Shirou's talent.
That was the despair from the bottom of his heart caused by something insurmountable...
However, the old blacksmith quickly ignored this thought, because he was already very old, and Shirou was also his disciple, so he didn't need to care too much.
It was the blacksmiths in the royal capital who should really feel the pain.
The old blacksmith was now even looking forward to the expressions of those blacksmiths when they saw Shirou's work. Just the unbreakable holy sword in his hand was enough to cause an unimaginable sensation in the blacksmithing world of the royal capital.
For a moment, a mischievous idea arose in the old blacksmith's mind. He looked at Shirou and said with a good mood: "I think Shirou, you'd better hide your identity first and don't let outsiders know that you forged the weapon yourself."
"Huh? Why?"
"Excellent blacksmiths are always the object of competition from all forces, and a blacksmith of your level is likely to cause a sensation in the whole world. Even the top swordsmanship dojos will flock to your sword, not to mention that there are so many big shots and big forces in the kingdom. Do you want to have your life disturbed by those people in the future?"
"This... that's true."
Shirou nodded, agreeing with the old blacksmith's words.
So the old blacksmith continued: "Therefore, I will use my channels to hide your true identity and take your weapon to auction. Moreover, you'd better think of a name like a code name to let the world know that there is such a person who forged weapons."
"So you want me to create another blacksmithing identity?"
Hearing the old blacksmith's words, Shirou also thought it was a good idea.
He thought about all the code names in his mind, but he couldn't think of any particularly good names.
Just then, he suddenly recalled an ancient story he had read before, about a blacksmith named Muramasa, who created various swords, and because the swords were too sharp, the weapons he created were called demon swords.
Although there was nothing wrong with Muramasa's weapons themselves, swords could bring disaster to people. Even swords created for justice might fall into the hands of evil people and become tools for doing evil.
As a existence who pursued justice, Shirou didn't want his sword to fall into the hands of villains no matter what, and he had to ensure that the weapon was used for the right things.
Therefore, he wanted to use this name to remind himself not to indulge in forging and ignore things that were more important than forging weapons themselves.
"Let's call it Muramasa."
Shirou made a decision, "From today on, my name in the blacksmithing world will be Muramasa."
"Okay."
The old blacksmith didn't know the story behind the name Muramasa, so he just calmly chose to accept it and immediately went to prepare to help Shirou auction the weapon.
"Moreover, I hope that the people who buy the sword are people with clean backgrounds. I don't want this sword to fall into the hands of people who do many evil things."
Shirou added a condition.
The old blacksmith hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, "No problem. Although adding conditions to the sale of weapons will affect the final price, it doesn't matter since Shirou you want it so much."
"Well, rather than the money it sells for in the end, I hope this sword will not be used by people who do many evil things."
Shirou said slowly.
And in the old blacksmith's opinion, even with the conditions attached, the unbreakable holy sword, Durandal, would still be an unimaginable weapon.
Even if he was just holding this weapon, he was already able to feel the bloody storm that this sword would cause in the royal capital next.
The name of the blacksmith Muramasa would start from today and shock the whole world!
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