Shirou Emiya Stands on Terra Chapter 36

"So, is that it?"

Shirou Emiya, jumping around inside the blue dot during the transition, was worried he hadn't completed the test.

He had just assessed that the structure here should be sufficient to withstand a few small-scale reality collapses, so he threw Gan Jiang Mo Ye out and detonated them.

The effect was naturally very significant. Shirou concealed himself in the smoke and smoothly reached the blue light dot.

It was so smooth that Shirou almost couldn't believe it. However, after reaching the blue light dot, there were no further instructions, which made him a little worried.

After jumping around a few times, a broadcast finally came through, Isv's voice.

"Follow the drone out."

Following the broadcast, Shirou also saw the drone flying towards him, finally confirming that the test was over.

"Hoo..."

Shirou breathed a sigh of relief. He had gone all out during the test while ensuring the basement structure wasn't damaged, so his results should be quite good.

After all, with clear data, the Penguin Logistics crew and he could better undertake missions, rather than having no idea what to have him do and leaving him to stare blankly.

Therefore, he took the test quite seriously, treating it like an important exam.

Following the drone out of the room, Shirou saw Isv sitting in front of the computer, looking very anxious.

"What's wrong? Was my score not good?"

Seeing that her foot was shaking so fast it was creating afterimages, Shirou asked softly.

"No, quite the opposite. Your score is very good, so good it's a little frightening."

Isv stopped shaking her foot and started typing on the keyboard with both hands.

Then, at Isv's signal, Shirou saw the text on the screen.

"Three standards, one excellent, one outstanding?"

This time, Shirou wasn't looking at dense data, but at six lines of text, each followed by what should be an evaluation.

Comprehensive Physical Examination Test:

[Physical Strength] Standard

[Battlefield Mobility] Standard

[Physiological Tolerance] Standard

[Tactical Planning] Excellent

[Combat Skill] Outstanding

[Originium Arts Adaptability] (Not yet tested)

"Does this mean... I'm average?"

Looking at the results, Shirou felt he had received quite a few "Standard" ratings, so he should be considered average?

"In terms of physical fitness alone, you are indeed average. But Shirou, your combat awareness and that unknown Originium Arts are too overpowered. Overall, you are quite strong on this continent."

Seeing Shirou call himself ordinary, Isv suppressed the urge to slam her keyboard into his face and explained.

"The rating scale from highest to lowest is Outstanding, Excellent, Standard, Average, and Deficient. Most people's scores will be between Excellent and Average, with only a few extremes reaching Outstanding or Deficient."

After briefly explaining the evaluation standards to Shirou, Isv took out a somewhat strange-looking... stave?

"This is a stave?"

It was the first time Shirou had seen a stave in a tangible sense. Its appearance was similar to the long staff in Caster's hand, and it perfectly matched Shirou's idea of a stave.

He was completely bewildered when he learned that the gun in Exusiai's hand was also considered a stave.

"Yes, what we're testing now is Originium Arts adaptability. Please hold the stave, Shirou, and activate it in the way that feels most natural to you."

Isv described it simply. After all, with the few moves Shirou had just displayed, Isv felt that if Shirou wasn't Outstanding in Originium Arts, he should at least be Excellent.

"The most natural way?"

Holding the stave, Shirou thought for a moment and began to wield it like a sword.

"...Focus your attention on the stave."

Looking at the flat data and Shirou, who was swinging it with great effort, Isv reminded him.

"I'm trying something else."

Stopping his movements, Shirou switched to holding the stave with both hands, imitating Saber's stance when releasing her Noble Phantasm.

"..."

Looking at the completely unaffected data, Isv began to wonder if Shirou was messing with her. He had been having so much fun in the testing room, and now he couldn't even make the data fluctuate?

50 Unspeakable Penguin Shriek

Finally, after Shirou's various attempts, his Originium Arts adaptability was rated as Deficient.

Isv was helpless. Even when she switched to other types of Originium weapons, Shirou couldn't activate them, although he could still smoothly produce twin swords and a bow.

This left Isv confused, and she could only attribute Shirou's Originium Arts to being rather special, giving him a Deficient rating based on the actual data.

Originium Arts adaptability can only be judged by data; even Isv can't make a judgment call on it.

"I have some questions about your Originium Arts, is that okay?"

With the testing work concluded, Isv could finally ask Shirou his questions.

This was part of the post-test summary, but more importantly, it could satisfy his curiosity.

"Sure, what do you want to ask?"

Shirou could probably guess that the other party was curious about Projection Magic. After all, he had noticed Isv's attention on Gan Jiang Mo Ye since the first projection.

"It might be a bit presumptuous to ask directly, but I'm very curious about your abilities, Shirou. It's fine if you can't say, but it would be wonderful if you could."

Isv politely prefaced his request to Shirou, handing him a wet towel at the same time.

"There's no problem with that."

Shirou took the towel and wiped the dust from his face.

"That's great. Please have a seat, I might have quite a few questions."

Having Shirou sit on a nearby chair, Isv began his barrage of questions.

From the principles of use to the effects of each weapon, Isv meticulously recorded everything Shirou said.

Shirou did his best to describe them, even projecting them directly into his hand for Isv to study closely.

Finally, with Isv looking thoroughly satisfied, Shirou concluded the test and left the stronghold.

Isv would organize the results and evaluation and send him a message later, so Shirou only knew his approximate score and not the subsequent evaluation.

However, from Isv's simple feedback, even someone as dense as Shirou could understand that he had some strength on this continent.

But it was only a little strength. When faced with factors like terrain, numbers, and other influences, he was still powerless to deal with them. Shirou was clear about this.

Magic Power was Shirou's main source of combat strength. Without Magic Power, Shirou was just an ordinary person.

As for the Magic Power he consumed during the test, he had used about twenty percent.

However, this was also an extreme example. In the disadvantageous underground basement, Shirou had fewer options available.

If it were an open field, directly creating distance and sweeping with Pseudo. Spiral Sword or a large number of arrows would be more efficient choices.

But there was no helping it, as one couldn't challenge combat arenas every time.

Ring ring ring...

His phone rang, and Shirou answered it immediately.

"Hello? Shirou, are you done over there yet?"

Exusiai's voice came from the phone.

"Just finished, what's up?"

Shirou glanced at the time; it was already late afternoon, approaching evening. However, Shirou didn't need to worry about dinner today. The dinner arrangements were likely handled by the Penguin Logistics crew.

So, when he received this call, Shirou was a little confused.

"Ah... it's just that... you know today is Thursday, right?"

Exusiai stammered for a long time before finally saying it.

"What about Thursday?"

Shirou couldn't think of what was special about today.

"It's just that, KFC has a super promotion today. How about we have that for dinner?"

Exusiai took a deep breath and blurted it all out.

This feeling of a child pestering their parents for junk food... it's so nostalgic!

Exusiai thought to herself.

"...That's it?"

Shirou felt utterly speechless at Exusiai's words.

He thought it was something important, but it was just this?

"Ahem, it's mainly because you rarely eat fried food, Shirou, so I was a little worried you might not like it."

"Eating it occasionally is fine, but eating it too often is bad for your health."

Thinking about how many times they had eaten fried food this month, Shirou felt it was acceptable.

"That's great! We'll be home soon!"

Exusiai hung up the phone after saying that.

"..."

Looking at the phone that had been hung up, Shirou could only silently put his phone back into his pocket and head back towards the dormitory.

Meanwhile, Isv, having finished organizing all of Shirou's data, brought the files to the Emperor.

The Emperor was leisurely lounging in his chair, enjoying the music with a glass of red wine in hand. The gold chain around his neck exuded an air of flashy wealth.

"Yo, Isv, why are you delivering this yourself? Don't you usually avoid going out unless absolutely necessary?"

Seeing Isv approach, the Emperor sat up from his chair.

"Shirou's profile is very interesting, and I believe some of it needs to be kept confidential, so I came over personally."

Only half of what Isv said was true. Shirou's detailed profile and evaluation did require confidentiality, but the main reason he delivered it himself was to witness his boss's reaction firsthand.

"Confidential? Interesting."

Hearing that Shirou's profile needed to be kept secret, the Emperor's interest was immediately piqued.

Taking the paper documents from Isv's hand, the Emperor began to flip through them.

"Standard, Standard, Standard... Excellent, Outstanding? Flaws?"

After seeing that Physical Strength, Battlefield Mobility, and Physiological Tolerance were all listed as Standard, the Emperor initially thought Isv was overreacting. However, as he continued to Tactical Planning, Combat Skills, and Originium Arts Adaptability, the Emperor became bewildered.

He had considered that Shirou might be quite capable in a fight, but he hadn't expected "Outstanding"? These were rare stats indeed.

As for the "Flaws," he dismissed them; their rarity was nothing compared to "Outstanding."

"Can this kid really fight that well?"

The Emperor trusted Isv quite a bit, but these stats still left him puzzled.

"Boss, you'll understand if you look at these."

Isv handed the tablet in his hand to the Emperor. The video on it was the one he had just edited.

After all, it wasn't realistic to expect his boss to view it across a dozen screens like he did. A thoughtful employee should be considerate of their boss.

"What's with all the secrecy..."