At noon, Shirou and Ghislaine, ready to go, left Buena Village.
Everyone in Buena Village came to say goodbye to Shirou, especially Mrs. Somar, who was crying so hard that she seemed more upset than when her husband died, which made little Somar feel really awkward and speechless.
Besides Mrs. Somar, Laws and his daughter Sylphy also came to say goodbye to Shirou.
Laws and Shirou had a very friendly relationship. They had been talking about monsters for years and were like close friends despite their age difference.
Before Shirou left, Laws came specially and prepared two gifts for Shirou.
"This is my usual emerald bow, and these are the monster movement patterns I've recorded in Buena Forest over the years. They're for you, Shirou. They'll definitely come in handy someday."
"This..."
Shirou didn't expect Laws to be so kind to him, and he didn't know if he should accept such valuable things.
But Laws didn't seem to care at all. He handed the exquisite emerald bow and the handwritten notes to Shirou and patted him on the back forcefully: "Don't forget about us when you leave the village and go to the big city. We're still counting on you to make Buena Village more prosperous in the future."
"I'll try my best."
Shirou smiled wryly and nodded. Of course, he knew Laws was just joking. One person can't change the prosperity of a village.
But Shirou wouldn't give up so easily. He really had the idea of making the village better in the future.
After talking with Laws, Sylphy also came to say goodbye.
The little girl seemed to have been crying alone for a long time, and her eyes were still red. She tried hard to control herself and not cry, and opened her small mouth to say: "Brother, I'll study magic with Rudy, and someday, if I become strong enough, can I come find you?"
"Of course."
Shirou couldn't refuse Sylphy at this time. He nodded and pressed his hand on the girl's head, which made her smile happily.
Then he noticed the strange expression on Laws' face and quickly withdrew his hand and took a step back, keeping a certain distance from Sylphy.
"You don't have to mind me."
Laws saw Shirou's actions and added with a smile.
"Be serious, Sylphy is just a child."
Shirou understood Laws' hidden meaning and quickly stopped this foolish father from trying to force his daughter on him.
After saying goodbye to Sylphy, Laws, and many villagers, he came to the Greyrat family.
Since they had said goodbye beforehand, the Greyrat family's reaction was calmer, but you could still feel the loneliness and sadness.
Especially when they thought about not being able to eat Shirou's cooking for a long time, the Greyrat family couldn't help but shed sad tears.
"Ahem..."
Shirou saw what they were thinking. Although he felt that these guys seemed to care more about the food than him, which was very heartless, he had prepared in advance. He took out the cooking notes he had taken from his room and handed them to Zenith.
Faced with Zenith's confusion, Shirou smiled and said, "These are the cooking notes I've put together over the years. They have a lot of recipes written in them. Although they may not be as good as what I make, it's not too difficult to recreate them. Zenith, you can study them with Lilia."
"Shirou..."
Zenith looked touched. She couldn't help but hug Shirou again, and said sadly, "I really don't want you to leave. I want you to stay home forever!!"
"Don't say such selfish things."
Shirou sighed in annoyance, but he didn't push Zenith away, enjoying the unprecedented warmth that this mother brought him.
But he quickly felt a strange gaze from around him.
Paul's sharp gaze seemed to say, "Let go, that's my wife!" Shirou felt really awkward and could only gently let go of Zenith and take a step back.
He then looked at everyone in the Greyrat family, from Paul, Zenith, Rudeus, to Lilia, Norn, and Aisha.
Shirou remembered the appearance of each family member firmly in his heart, vowing that he would definitely return one day and protect everyone in the family.
Having made up his mind, Shirou looked at Rudeus.
At this time, Rudeus was trying his best to stay calm, but in reality, sadness and regret were obvious in his eyes.
So Shirou reached out to Rudeus: "From today on, it's up to you to protect the family."
"Okay."
Rudeus forced back his tears.
But tears still flowed uncontrollably from his eyes.
In fact, Rudeus wasn't the only one crying. Everyone in the Greyrat family, except for the two babies, Norn and Aisha, had tears in their eyes.
Seeing this scene, Shirou's heart couldn't help but tremble, and a fiery emotion surged from his heart.
In order to prevent others from seeing his embarrassing appearance, Shirou quickly turned around and stepped onto the carriage that had been prepared in advance.
He didn't bring too many things, only a regular long sword from Paul, an emerald bow from Laws, magic notes and monster notes, and some travel money.
With almost nothing, Shirou boarded the carriage to Roa, and was about to start his new journey.
In the carriage, he leaned against the seat, with Ghislaine, who hadn't said a word from beginning to end, sitting opposite him, silently watching the farewell.
And behind Ghislaine was an endless golden wheat field.
Clear spring sunlight shone in through the window.
Giving people a feeling of peace and satisfaction.
A feeling of happiness emerged from the heart.
Neither in his own life nor in Servant Emiya's life had Shirou ever had such a feeling, so he felt very happy.
Even on an uncertain journey, he was filled with strength like never before.
"I will come back, someday."
Leaning against the carriage, the boy murmured to himself.
...
Buena Village was several days away from Roa City.
Even traveling by carriage, it was not a place that could be reached easily.
Shirou and Ghislaine stayed together in the cramped space, listening to the clatter and feeling the passage of time.
After a long time, Shirou felt a little awkward.
He tried to start a conversation: "Ghislaine, are you working as a guard for a big shot in Roa?"
"Something like that. I'm currently working as a guard for Lord Philip of the Boreas family."
Ghislaine was very formal and answered Shirou's question very directly, "Also, I don't think you need to call me master. Although I will teach you Sword God Style, I don't think I'm qualified to be your teacher."
"Is that so? But if I don't call you that, what should I call you?"
"Just call me Ghislaine."
"This..."
Shirou was a little overwhelmed by Ghislaine's too casual attitude, and he could only hesitate and say: "Okay, then about the tuition for learning swordsmanship from you?"
"Two Asura gold coins a month. I heard you killed a red dragon, so you should be able to afford that."
"Of course."
Since Paul gave him all the money he got from killing the red dragon, Shirou was now a small rich man. Although he hadn't specifically checked how much money was in the magic crystal card, he estimated that it was at least a thousand gold coins.
Of course, Shirou wasn't the kind of person who would spend money carelessly. Gold coins were external possessions, but for Shirou, who had been managing the entire family account since he was a child, every penny couldn't be wasted.
"By the way, Miss Ghislaine, after I get to Roa City, can you also arrange some work for me?"
Shirou couldn't help but say, "Although I killed the red dragon, I don't plan to do nothing but practice swordsmanship. It would be best if you could arrange some work for me."
"Okay, I can ask the Boreas family to arrange work for you. With your strength, I'm sure you'll easily gain their approval."
Ghislaine obviously had a lot of confidence in Shirou.
After the previous test, she was almost certain that Shirou had the ability to kill the red dragon, which meant that he was definitely a top-level adventurer.
But Shirou himself was still a little nervous, because he knew that he was able to kill the red dragon because of Servant Emiya's power, but he didn't usually use that ability easily.
Suddenly, the conversation came to a standstill again.
The carriage continued to sway forward, passing through a meadow.
"Speaking of which, Shirou, you used that strange magic during the battle before, right?"
Ghislaine suddenly started a conversation, "The kind of magic that creates weapons out of thin air."
"Yeah."
"Can you teach me that magic? If I could learn such magic, even if I don't have a weapon on hand, I wouldn't get into trouble."
As an adventurer, Ghislaine had obviously experienced situations where weapons were taken away. If she knew Shirou's sword magic at those times, she could create weapons out of thin air and not be at a disadvantage.
"This... I can try to teach you, but I don't know if you'll be able to learn it."
"It's enough that you're willing."
Ghislaine nodded. She obviously didn't have high expectations, but simply started a conversation to break the awkward situation between the two.
Shirou then realized that Ghislaine was actually a kind person, she just didn't know how to talk to people, but in essence, she would actually care about the people around her.
So, with Ghislaine taking the initiative to speak, Shirou was able to have a smooth conversation with her.
Shirou learned a lot about Roa from Ghislaine, knowing that it was the most prosperous city in the Fitoia Territory, and the Boreas family was in control of that city.
The Boreas family also had a young lady who was also learning swordsmanship with Ghislaine, but her personality seemed to be very irritable, so her progress in Sword God Style was quite slow.
After Ghislaine arrived in Roa, she would try to find work for Shirou in the Boreas family, and would try to choose easy and well-paid work.
Although Shirou didn't think it was necessary, Ghislaine seemed to care a lot about money.
The two gradually became familiar with each other through conversation.
And as time passed, the carriage gradually left Buena Village completely, heading in the direction of Roa City.
A new story was about to unfold!
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