"Sword God Style, huh? I see..."
Even though he knew Shirou's style, Ruijerd was still surprised by the strength Shirou showed.
After all, Shirou had clearly noticed the monster hidden in the dark faster than him and reacted with great speed and response.
This was clearly not something an ordinary Sword God Style swordsman could explain.
Also, when he heard Shirou call himself an advanced swordsman of Sword God Style, he felt like something was off.
After all, he had met some Sword God Style swordsmen in the past, and even some Sword Saints didn't give him the same feeling as Shirou's actions just now.
It really shocked him.
At the same time, Shirou was also surprised by Ruijerd's strength.
Although Shirou had realized that Ruijerd, as a Superd, was probably very strong, he never expected him to be this strong.
Ruijerd's actions were at least faster than his just now.
However, Ruijerd clearly didn't practice the Sword God Style known for its speed, and he couldn't possibly master the Longsword of Light technique.
This meant that Ruijerd possessed the strength to suppress a Sword Saint with pure physical ability alone.
In that case, his true strength was at least King-level, or even higher.
Shirou really didn't expect to randomly encounter a near-Emperor level existence, deeply realizing the unfathomable depths and numerous dangers of the Demon Continent.
"There might be more than one of those monsters. Wait here for a bit, I'll take care of it."
Although Ruijerd knew Shirou was strong, he still chose to deal with the remaining monsters himself.
Shirou wanted to help, but when he thought about how that would leave Eris alone, possibly encountering danger, he chose to let Ruijerd act alone.
After speaking, Ruijerd left and ran forward along the path.
His speed wasn't fast, but every action was solid and powerful, and he nimbly leaped over the rocky mountains, disappearing in a few steps.
Just by looking at Ruijerd's actions, Shirou realized that his strength was at least above Ghislaine, further confirming that he was at least a near-Emperor level.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, let's go."
After about five minutes, Ruijerd quickly returned.
Even without saying anything, they could smell a faint bloody smell from the tip of his trident.
Those monsters that had been hiding in the dark to attack had all become victims of Ruijerd's spear.
And this meant that Ruijerd's detection abilities were beyond imagination.
Shirou vaguely remembered that Roxy had said that the red gem on a Superd's forehead had a radar-like function and could detect the surrounding environment.
This special function allowed Ruijerd to detect enemies even without the Mind's Eye that Shirou possessed.
"Hey, why do you guys know there are monsters when you can't even see them!"
While Shirou and Ruijerd tacitly eliminated the surrounding monsters, Eris followed behind with a depressed look, full of annoyance.
Eris was clearly not the type to simply be protected.
Her personality made her prefer to fight monsters rather than be protected behind someone.
So, she was curious why Shirou and Ruijerd could detect the presence of monsters even when they couldn't see them.
"This..."
Shirou and Ruijerd were a bit hesitant about Eris's reaction.
Their monster detection came from special abilities that Eris, as an ordinary human, couldn't learn.
Seeing Shirou and Ruijerd's reaction, Eris realized that she might have said the wrong thing.
So, she changed her approach and said, "Next time there are monsters, tell me in advance so I can fight with you!"
"But the monsters on the Demon Continent are very strong."
Ruijerd hesitated. "Human children can't handle them easily."
"But Shirou can take down monsters, right?"
"His situation is a bit different..."
Ruijerd clearly didn't understand Shirou's situation. He didn't expect him to be so strong, so he didn't know what to say.
But he could sense that Eris's strength was clearly not enough to fight the monsters on the Demon Continent.
She needed more practice.
Seeing that Eris seemed a little upset, Shirou took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Ruijerd, are you really okay dealing with the monsters by yourself?"
"No problem, I'm taking them all down with one hit."
"I see, but if you can't handle it, just let us know and we can help you."
"No need, kids don't need to worry about unnecessary things."
As he spoke, Ruijerd hesitated and put his hand on Shirou's head, touching it a few times with some uncertainty.
Shirou didn't think he was a kid, but he could understand Ruijerd's thoughts.
And he was even more certain that Ruijerd probably really liked kids.
"Shirou, I know you might be strong, but don't think too much, just protect your sister."
Ruijerd said to Shirou.
"I, I'm not his sister."
Eris suddenly spoke in a tsundere way.
"Oh, I see, sorry."
After speaking, Ruijerd reached out to touch the head of the upset Eris, but she slapped his hand away.
Shirou then saw a clear look of sadness on Ruijerd's face, like some people he had seen in his past life who liked cats but couldn't touch them.
…
"We're here."
After about a few hours of travel.
Shirou and the others arrived at a village in the wilderness.
Although it was called a village, it looked more like a smaller settlement.
Only about a dozen houses were gathered together, surrounded by a simple fence.
Inside the fence was a small field. Although they didn't know what was planted there, the harvest didn't look good.
After all, there were no rivers or forests around, it was just a desolate place with nothing. Surviving in such a place must be difficult.
"A village!"
Eris had been almost endlessly energetic along the way, showing extreme excitement when she saw anything new.
Shirou had to try his best to hold her back, preventing her from doing anything careless.
"Stop!"
Eris was stopped by a young man before she could rush into the village.
The young man looked young and had blue hair that Shirou recognized very well.
"Ruijerd, who are those two people!"
The blue-haired young man spoke in the Demon race's language. Eris looked blank, but Shirou naturally understood what he meant.
This made Shirou even more certain that he could really translate all the languages in the world.
"They are humans I rescued."
"Humans? Suspicious, they can't be allowed into the village!"
"Why? Where's the suspicion? They're just two children who were in trouble. Are you really going to heartlessly abandon children?"
Ruijerd suddenly released an amazing amount of killing intent.
Seeing that killing intent, not to mention the blue-haired young man, even Eris shrank behind Shirou, scared.
And Shirou was able to confirm that Ruijerd was definitely not a simple person. The terrifying reputation of the Superd race was definitely not fake.
"Ruijerd, don't worry."
Shirou spoke immediately, trying to calm everyone down.
But his words suddenly turned into the Demon race's language, surprising the blue-haired young man, who didn't expect a human to speak the Demon language.
Shirou then quietly said, "Since he suspects me and Eris, we just need to hand over our weapons to put him at ease, right?"
"This... is that really necessary?"
Ruijerd was dissatisfied.
Shirou didn't care.
After all, he could actually create weapons with Projection Magic at any time, but there was no need to say that.
"Hand over your weapons?"
The blue-haired young man heard Shirou's words, thought about it and felt it made sense, so he asked Shirou and Eris to take out the swords they were carrying.
Shirou handed over Wind Break wrapped in cloth, and Eris also took out the sword she carried.
It's worth mentioning that Eris didn't hand over the Black Key.
After all, most people wouldn't consider a black iron block like the Black Key to be a harmful weapon.
During the process of Shirou and Eris handing over their weapons, they also learned the identity of the blue-haired young man in front of them. His name was Rowin, and he was a member of the Migurd race.
"Migurd race? Speaking of this race, could it be..."
At the same time that Shirou suddenly realized something.
The Rowin in front of him also discovered a certain charm in Shirou's bundle while searching him for any hidden weapons.
It was a charm that Roxy had given Shirou and that Shirou had always carried with him.
"Where did you get that necklace?"
The moment Rowin saw the charm, he exclaimed.
"My teacher gave it to me."
"Teacher? Your teacher is Roxy?"
"That's right."
Shirou's premonition had come true.
And Rowin suddenly cried out, shocked, "You know Roxy? How is she? Where is she now?"
The blue-haired young man's series of questions stunned Shirou, who suspected that he was Roxy's younger or older brother.
But his next words directly confused him.
"Roxy is my daughter! Is she still alive!"
"Daughter?!"
Shirou was completely dumbfounded.
He couldn't imagine that such a young man was Roxy's father.
Is that true?
"Tell me! She left this village more than twenty years ago, and we haven't heard from her since!"
Seeing that Shirou didn't respond, Rowin said anxiously.
Shirou realized that he might have been too quick to judge.
The age of the Demon race is completely different from that of humans. Even if such a young man, who looks about his age, is Roxy's father, it's not unacceptable.
Maybe.
Anyway, Shirou then told Rowin roughly about Roxy, and also heard a lot of news about Roxy from Rowin.
It turned out that Roxy was about forty-four years old. Twenty years ago, she left the Migurd race alone, hiding it from her parents, and went to the human world, and had never returned home since.
He didn't expect Roxy to be such a runaway rebel.
Shirou thought that if his own daughter or sister ran away from home, he would probably be as worried and anxious as Rowin.
And after learning from Shirou that Roxy was safe and sound, Rowin let out a sigh of relief, with tears in his eyes.
"Is that so... she's okay... is she really safe... haha... that's great..."
Seeing Rowin's concern for his daughter, Shirou recognized him a little and stopped doubting the demon's intentions.
After all, someone who cares so much about his family must be a good person!
"So, can we enter the village now?"
"Of course, how can we be rude to someone who tells us that Roxy is doing well."
Rowin said with a smile.
A mess was easily resolved thanks to Roxy.
Shirou also got to know Roxy's father, even though this father looked a little younger than Shirou, making him feel strange.
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