"Congrats, Shirou. Didn't think you'd make a move on my daughter so fast. Should you be calling me father-in-law now?"
The next day, at Boreas' breakfast, Philip spoke with a smile.
"Pfft!"
"Cough cough!!"
Hearing his words, Shirou and Eris choked on their food and stared wide-eyed at the actual boss of the Boreas family.
When Shirou and Eris woke up that morning, they noticed the strange situation in the Boreas castle.
Most people in the castle were giving them weird looks. Some maids even secretly gave Eris tips on how to avoid getting pregnant.
Even though Eris was innocent, those open comments made her realize what everyone was thinking about what might have happened between her and Shirou last night.
Eris and Shirou quickly explained and cleared up the misunderstanding.
After seeing how honest they were, people believed that nothing had happened last night.
At least, they wanted to believe that.
So, when Philip brought it up at breakfast, he was clearly joking and teasing them.
"Haha, just kidding, just kidding."
Philip quickly stopped smiling. He knew Shirou pretty well and knew he wouldn't do anything with Eris last night. But he said calmly, "I think you two match well. Even if you can't do anything now, you can do anything with Eris in a few years. I give you permission in advance."
"Father!!"
Eris couldn't help but burst out after hearing Philip's words.
But she wasn't angry at what he said, just embarrassed like a typical girl.
On the other hand, Shirou looked serious and said to Philip, "I won't do that. To me, Eris is like a sister. I'll protect her as long as I live, I'll do everything I can."
"Brother..."
Shirou's words made Eris' face flush.
After what happened last night, Eris had started calling Shirou "brother" directly.
Philip already knew this and didn't say much, just smiled at Shirou, as if everything was understood.
The only one with mixed feelings was Hilda.
She had lost her mind and tried to get Eris to seduce Shirou, hoping they would end up together and Shirou would become a Boreas family member.
After thinking about it, she thought her actions were too extreme and crazy. So, she apologized to Shirou and Eris first thing in the morning.
Shirou and Eris understood Hilda's desire for a son.
When Shirou said he would be Eris' brother, Hilda was genuinely happy and hugged him tightly.
Well...
Shirou felt that Hilda was a good mother in every way, but her chest was too big. The hug made him feel like he was suffocating.
Shirou missed Zenith as his mother. At least Zenith's hugs weren't so overwhelming.
Unlike Philip and Hilda, Sauros was the most confused. The old man had gotten drunk at the party and didn't know what happened before falling asleep.
Now, he suddenly found out that Shirou was his grandson. He was confused and happy. He got drunk again in the morning and was taken back to his room by a maid.
In short, breakfast at the Boreas family ended like that.
After Shirou helped the maids clear the table as usual, he didn't start his morning training. Instead, he went to find Ghislaine.
Shirou gave Ghislaine the breakfast he had prepared and said, "Ghislaine, I've mastered the real Longsword of Light."
"Oh?"
Ghislaine was happily eating Shirou's cooking.
As a beast person, she was greedy. Her appetite was often stronger than her desire for other things. Shirou's cooking was the greatest pleasure to her. In other words, it was a hundred times better than sex.
Ghislaine was eating intently and didn't expect to hear that. She dropped her meat roll on the ground.
But Ghislaine didn't care that the food was dirty. Based on the three-second rule, she quickly picked it up and ate it without wiping it off.
"You've mastered the Longsword of Light?"
Ghislaine finished her delicious food and looked at Shirou in surprise.
She didn't expect Shirou to master it so quickly.
Although Shirou had talent, the Longsword of Light was the most basic part of the Sword God Style. It required a lot of time and practice.
It usually took experienced Sword God Style swordsmen five to ten years to master the real Longsword of Light.
Even the most talented people needed at least two years.
Shirou had been an experienced Sword God Style user for several years, but he had only been learning the Longsword of Light for about two years.
So, Shirou's progress surprised Ghislaine.
"I guess. At least, I think I did it."
Shirou didn't want to be too sure.
He had seen Ghislaine's Longsword of Light, and it was much faster than his.
Of course, that was because Ghislaine was a Sword King. Her Longsword of Light was faster than most.
After Ghislaine confirmed that Shirou wasn't lying, she took him to the Boreas family training ground.
The knights and mercenaries were doing their morning training. When they saw the Sword King, they showed respect and admiration. They also respected Shirou.
Although Shirou wasn't as strong as Ghislaine, he had done a lot for the Boreas family. He had saved Eris and Princess Ariel, and he had saved the entire Boreas family. He was a hero who could be written about in songs.
Now, Shirou and Ghislaine were at the training ground together. Everyone in the Boreas family noticed this unusual event.
Eris was in etiquette class, but she skipped it to see what was happening.
With everyone watching, Ghislaine said calmly, "Let me see if you've mastered the real Longsword of Light, Shirou."
"Okay, Ghislaine."
There was no extra talk.
Shirou and Ghislaine drew their weapons. They weren't using wooden swords for training.
Ghislaine followed the Sword God Style tradition. When testing each other's skills, they used real swords.
Ghislaine's weapon was one of the Sword God Style's Seven Swords, "Hiramune." It was one of the forty-eight holy demon swords forged by Yurian Halisko. Only Sword Kings and higher could get this weapon, and it was a symbol of a Sword King's power.
The Sword God Style was the strongest sword style in the world, and they liked to collect weapons. They had holy demon swords forged by Yurian Halisko, dragon swords forged by the legendary Dragon King, and weapons made by famous craftsmen. They even had Muramasa's weapons.
Shirou's weapon was the magic sword "Finger Break" replica, "Wind Break," which the Boreas family had given him through Eris.
As a replica, Wind Break didn't have the same power as the real magic sword Heizong.
But when Shirou held it, his movements and presence were just as powerful.
"..."
Ghislaine looked serious when she saw Shirou's appearance.
They seemed to be some distance apart, but it felt like they were face to face, fighting at close range.
With the Sword God Style's speed, the distance was actually very small.
The distance looked long, but it could be crossed in an instant.
Everyone held their breath.
They watched Shirou and Ghislaine closely, wanting to see how amazing the fight would be.
But then—
"Crack!"
Everything flashed.
Everyone felt like their vision had been interrupted.
Their eyes had captured the continuous images.
But what they saw was clearly interrupted.
Eris rubbed her eyes and realized that something incredible had happened.
In the blink of an eye, Shirou and Ghislaine's positions had switched.
"Pfft—!"
Suddenly, reality couldn't keep up with what had happened.
A long sword mark appeared between them, stretching for tens of meters. The powerful sword energy began to burst out after the swords stopped colliding.
"Cough cough..."
Shirou leaned on his sword, standing on the ground.
He looked at Ghislaine and said, "I'm still far from your level. You were holding back, right?"
Ghislaine shook her head and said, "No, I wasn't holding back. I was going to fight you with Sword Saint level power. But your sword energy was too strong, and I almost lost control and used Sword King level power. I barely managed to hold it back."
"..."
Ghislaine and Shirou's words amazed everyone.
They didn't expect so much to happen in that short moment.
Ghislaine said, "Congrats, Shirou. You've mastered the real Longsword of Light. You're qualified to go to the Holy Land of Swords and take the Sword Saint test."
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