Eris Boreas Greyrat.
This young lady of the Boreas family was completely different from what Shirou expected. She wasn't like the young ladies he had imagined at all; in fact, there was no similarity whatsoever.
Although Shirou himself didn't have much experience with young ladies in his own memories, Servant Emiya's memories had plenty of contact with people of that status.
Among the most memorable were Tohsaka Rin and Luviagelita Edelfelt, those two quarreling rivals.
Tohsaka Rin went without saying. As the rightful heir to the Tohsaka family, she inherited not only the family's magic crest but also the family's position. Her status as a young lady of the Tohsaka family was undeniable.
Unfortunately, the Tohsaka family had been in decline since her generation. Their finances and wealth were steadily decreasing. Although she was nominally a young lady, her position was no longer as noble as it once was, and she often had to take on odd jobs to supplement the family income.
Perhaps because of this reality, Tohsaka Rin didn't have the usual arrogance of a young lady, nor was she someone with a sharp personality. On the contrary, Servant Emiya's memory of Tohsaka Rin was of someone very gentle, even kind, who always thought of others, only occasionally saying spoiled or willful things.
As for Luviagelita, as the daughter of the famous Finnish magic family, the Edelfelts, and one of its future heads, her status was many levels higher than Tohsaka Rin's. Because of this, she had the air of a young lady in every way. She not only wore her hair in drill-shaped French curls but also spoke with the polite demeanor of an aristocrat.
The only slightly odd thing was that, like Tohsaka Rin, she was particularly skilled in physical combat, a young lady who could do backflips with acrobatic flair!
In short, Eris, this young lady of the Boreas family, was completely different from what Shirou expected, and he never imagined things would be like this.
The main thing was that this child was obviously stubborn to the extreme.
Even after Shirou had exhausted her stamina to that extent, she was still able to set traps for him using almost animal-like instincts.
It was easy to imagine that even if Shirou got really angry and beat her up, this girl was unlikely to suddenly become obedient.
She might even become more hostile because she was angry, and might even kick him out of the Boreas family.
That would undoubtedly be the worst possible outcome.
"Maybe I made the wrong choice."
Shirou sighed, feeling that his resistance this time might not have been a good idea. Maybe Eris didn't really hate him that much. If he had just let her beat him up obediently, she might have accepted him readily.
But now, there was no point in regretting it.
Shirou's choice had obviously completely angered her, and he didn't know how the girl would react to his actions after she woke up.
Moreover, if Eris's heart remained unwilling to accept him, Shirou wouldn't be able to complete the task Sauros had given him, and he wouldn't be able to learn the Sword God Style from Ghislaine.
Without a doubt, Shirou was in a tight spot.
"Should I use force to make her submit?"
Shirou clenched his fist. His strength was far above Eris's. If he wanted to, he could completely suppress the girl with force and ignore her wishes, making her obey his every command.
But if he made that choice, the consequences would be uncontrollable.
Eris might become completely estranged from him.
Even if she obeyed his orders on the surface, she would harbor resentment towards him in her heart, and might even hate him for life.
Moreover, would Sauros and the rest of the Boreas family be willing to see him use force to suppress Eris?
Even if Philip supported him on the surface, he probably wouldn't want to see his daughter get hurt.
"Sigh..."
Realizing that he had unknowingly reached a dead end, Shirou sighed deeply.
He first took Eris, who was exhausted and unconscious like a worn-out kitten, back to her room and handed her over to the maid. Then he went back to Philip with a wry smile on his face.
"How do you feel?"
"To be honest, more tired than when I killed the Red Dragon."
Shirou said helplessly.
He had completely realized what kind of person the young lady of the Boreas family was, no, not a person, but a monster in human skin.
Philip seemed to have expected this result and said with a smile, "So, are you going to give up?"
"It's not time to give up yet."
Shirou shook his head. It wasn't as if things had reached a point where there was no solution. Even if they did, Shirou would never shirk his responsibility. He would try his best to face reality, even if it seemed impossible, and try to resolve the crisis.
That was his belief.
So, Shirou took a deep breath and said slowly, "Can you leave Eris's matter completely to me? I don't know how long it will take, but I will try my best to make her accept me."
"Hmm."
Seeing Shirou's attitude, Philip nodded slightly.
He didn't say much more and directly said to the butler beside him, "In that case, take Shirou to his room, Thomas."
"Yes, sir."
The butler named Thomas nodded and led Shirou deeper into the Boreas family estate.
The room Philip assigned to Shirou was not an ordinary guest room.
Every piece of furniture in the room looked very high-end. There was a large bed, as well as finely decorated furniture, beautiful curtains, and a brand-new bookshelf.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was one of the Boreas family's own private rooms.
Was it because he was Paul's son, a member of the Greyrat family?
Or was it because he killed the Red Dragon, so they wanted to recruit him?
Questions arose in Shirou's mind, but he felt that both possibilities were likely.
As Shirou was thinking, he noticed that maids soon came in to tidy up the room, and for some reason, many of the maids had beast ears and tails.
Speaking of which, Ghislaine seemed to be a beast race too?
Did this family have a particular fondness for beast races?
Shirou instinctively wondered, but he didn't think too much about it, assuming it was just a preference of the Boreas family when hiring maids.
He slowly sat down on the bed in the room and placed his luggage on the floor.
Although he hadn't suffered any damage during the fight with Eris, the physical exertion was real, making him feel quite sore.
Thinking that he would have to continue dealing with that wild young lady, Shirou couldn't help but feel troubled.
However, the trouble only lasted for a moment.
He wasn't the kind of person who was easily worried.
Since he had made a decision, he would carry it through to the end.
That was the kind of man he was!
Therefore, after resting for a day, Shirou went to see Eris at the mansion the next day without the slightest hint of discouragement.
However, to his astonishment, Eris wouldn't even let him see her this time, and simply slammed the door in his face.
No matter how much Shirou knocked on the door, there was no response from inside, as if she was treating his calls as air.
Although he had expected this, Shirou still felt a sense of helplessness from the bottom of his heart when it actually happened.
If he couldn't even meet her, let alone teach her swordsmanship, it would be impossible to even get Eris to accept him further.
Helpless, Shirou could only go to the Boreas family's training grounds to practice swordsmanship.
Because he couldn't practice with Ghislaine, he could only repeat the Sword God Style he had already learned.
A Swordsman of the Sword God Style who was so young naturally quickly attracted the attention of the knights of the Boreas family. They had never seen Shirou before, and they never expected that such a young boy would have such a solid foundation. After seeing his performance, they applauded him.
The captain of the knights' squad even personally invited Shirou, hoping that this young man with such excellent strength could join the Boreas guard.
But this was obviously not something Shirou could decide.
As Shirou was struggling, Ghislaine happened to run into him.
"Shirou is my disciple. Don't bother him in the future."
"So you're Master Ghislaine's disciple, no wonder you're so extraordinary!"
Hearing Ghislaine's words, the knights nodded and looked at Shirou with respect.
This showed how respected the Sword King was in this world, the pinnacle of personal martial strength.
After resolving the knights' harassment, Ghislaine took Shirou to a quiet clearing.
"Thank you, Ghislaine."
"It's nothing, it's just a small matter."
Ghislaine shook her head. "The problem is still with you. If you can't get Miss Eris's approval, I can't directly teach you the Sword God Style."
Getting Eris's approval was the condition for learning the Sword God Style from Ghislaine.
At least, that was what Sauros had demanded.
Ghislaine obviously couldn't disobey Sauros's orders either.
Shirou fell into distress, because Eris didn't even want to see him now. Even if he had more skills, he wouldn't be able to use them.
Seeing Shirou so helpless, Ghislaine also fell into thought and couldn't help but offer a suggestion, "Speaking of which, I remember that Miss Eris admires adventurers very much, especially those legendary powerful adventurers. It started because I once told her about my experiences as an adventurer."
"So?"
Shirou didn't know why she brought this up, and looked confused.
Ghislaine said quietly, "Because she admires adventurers, Miss Eris often pays attention to news and rumors related to them, especially about the Dragon Slayer in the Fittoa Territory, the young hero who killed the Red Dragon. Miss Eris admires him very much."
"Huh?"
Shirou never expected this. "Then why does she hate me so much?"
"Well, rumors always like to exaggerate. In the spread of various taverns and bards, the young man who killed the Red Dragon has evolved into a burly man who is young, wise, and mighty, with an aura as turbulent as a tsunami and a momentum as powerful as thunder."
Ghislaine said with a complicated expression, "Miss Eris believes in such rumors, so naturally she can't believe that a simple-looking person like you is the real Dragon Slayer who killed the Red Dragon..."
"Is it my fault that I look plain?"
He never expected that this young lady was also someone who judged by appearance.
Shirou sighed. He even began to envy Servant Emiya. If he had that tall and burly figure, he would definitely meet Eris's conditions.
Wait a minute?
If it only required a change in appearance, he wasn't without the ability...
Recalling that snowy night in Fuyuki City, the fleeting but incredible state he had shown in the moment he fused with Servant Emiya's Servant Card, Shirou thought of a possible method.
If that method could be realized as he imagined, it might help him win over this overly spoiled and willful Miss Eris.
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