In fact, Shinji didn't need to ask the last question. When the "Hermit" publicly stated the shocking fact that the new captain was evenly matched with Loreleija, no one dared to question Shinji's strength anymore.
The army values strength. Every member of the E-Team had been defeated by Lorelaya before joining the team. Lorelaya's powerful image was deeply rooted in everyone's heart. Now a monster who can rival the eldest lady has appeared, and the eldest lady herself has admitted it. How can anyone not accept it? Are you looking for a fight
Some people even began to think that the new captain might be stronger than the eldest lady. In the irregular team confrontation drills, Lorelaia also competed with the "Star Coin" team. Although she won in the end, it was not as easy as Shinji.
This result is mainly due to Shinji's C-level magic resistance. This skill is not very useful when facing masters like Loreleija, but it can play a huge role when facing relatively low-level opponents. Most of the direct attack magic of the "Star Coin" team, such as magic bullets and curses, are within the range of Shinji's magic resistance. The small part that exceeds the magic resistance range is also weakened by the defense rune to the extent that it can be resisted, which is equivalent to directly abolishing "Star Coin One" and "Star Coin Two".
Without the long-range and auxiliary restraint, how could the "Three of Coins" whose skills were obviously not up to par be a match for Shinji
As for the "Four of Pentacles", he really deserved his bad luck. His concealment magic was shadow magic, and his level was quite high. But no matter how high his level was, it was still child's play compared to Scathach, the queen who ruled the "Land of Shadows". As a closed disciple who was beaten by Scathach all the way, Shinji did not need to prepare special detection magic, he could easily lock the enemy's position.
It is no exaggeration to say that the entire "Star Coin" team was completely restrained by Shinji, and they could win even with their eyes closed.
However, only Shinji himself knows the reason. In the eyes of all members of the E-Team, the new captain easily suppresses the "Star Coin" team and his strength is unfathomable. It is not shameful to be led by such a person.
Shinji did not point out this misunderstanding, but established his own prestige and started working as the captain.
The first order Shinji issued was: "To celebrate the young lady's succession to the lordship, and to celebrate my appointment as the new captain, let's chop off the heads of two dead apostles as a gift."
This was no joke, but a serious order. Of course, the main purpose was not to celebrate, but to train the troops.
In Shinji's eyes, the current E-Team is far from reaching the heights in "The Dark Six", and its combat effectiveness is not worthy of the title of a team. Of course, there are reasons for this, but the current members are not mature enough, which is also an important factor.
This newly formed team has not yet experienced enough running-in and lacks sufficient actual combat experience. They are not ignorant new recruits, but they are not veterans either.
If they want to become the legendary choir that will inspire awe in the Magic Association, terrify the Dead Apostles, and dominate the entire mysterious world, they still have a long way to go and need enough blood, fire, and smoke to grow.
Be loyal to the people who trust you.
Do your job when you are in your position.
Since he has accepted Lorelaia's commission, he must do his best, this is Shinji's principle. So he will try every means to improve the combat effectiveness of the E-Team. Hunting dead apostles is the most efficient method, and efficiency is another principle of the post-Team, which is "strength first".
Maybe some members will die in the battle of hunting down the Dead Apostles, but this is not the comfortable Clock Tower Academy. Before joining, Loreleija has already informed everyone of the dangers of the E-Team. Since you are here, you must be prepared to die in battle. As the captain, Shinji is no exception. As early as when he decided to kill Zouken, he had such a psychological preparation.
Either die or survive - just as Scathach had asked Shinji in the past, Shinji had to ask the team that Loreleija had high hopes for.
Under the leadership of Shinji, Squadron E was like a fully fueled chariot, running at full speed and rushing into the battlefield recklessly.
In Romania, they killed a certain dead man who claimed to be a descendant of Count Dracula.
In Norway, they defeated the group of followers of the "Dead Apostle of the Lake" Lubare who were sent to collect blood.
In Denmark, they found the notorious "Bloody Mary" in the Dead Apostles world and succeeded in killing her after a fierce battle. In this battle, the E-Team suffered its first casualty. "Three of Swords" from the "Sword" team, a handsome guy who loved to laugh, died from the dying curse of "Bloody Mary".
His death brought great grief to the E-Team and made everyone realize the cruelty of the battlefield. Under the leadership of Shinji, all members of the E-Team escorted their comrade's coffin home. At the funeral, Shinji set his first rule - for the death of a comrade, five enemy heads should be used to commemorate the death.
Afterwards, Team E returned to the front line of the crusade against the Dead Apostles with a more frenzied and mature attitude. Following the clues found from "Bloody Mary", they followed the clues and killed all the Dead Apostles' relatives belonging to "Bloody Mary".
It was during this battle that the Choir E-Brigade officially stepped onto the big stage of the mysterious world, and even the Holy Church, which specialized in fighting heresy, heard of it.
Just when the Magic Association (mainly the Wandering Sea and Atlas Academy, which the Clock Tower had been paying attention to for a long time), the Templar Church, the Twenty-Seventh Ancestor of the Dead Apostles and other forces began to pay attention to this newly emerged magician combat unit and were looking forward to their next move, this unit withdrew to its castle base on the outskirts of London and remained silent for half a month.
After defeating many Dead Apostles in a row, the entire team has been pushed to the limit. It is time to take a good rest for a while, relax and adjust their state of mind, calm down and digest the gains during this period.
The members of Team E are all magicians. Although they are outliers in the eyes of mainstream magicians, they also need to practice or study behind closed doors to improve themselves. It is almost impossible for magicians to upgrade during battle.
Shinji also needed time to deal with another job - to eliminate dissidents and fight hostile forces for Kenneth. This was his most fundamental purpose for coming to London. Even though he was fighting against the Dead Apostles during this period, he did not forget the priorities. As long as Kenneth had a commission, he would take the time to complete it.
Even if he can't spare the time, he will find a reason to let a few of his good subordinates do it. For example, "Two of Pentacles" and "Four of Pentacles" became his fans after being defeated by Shinji once. Their magic characteristics are also suitable for him to do dirty work (curse, assassination). Shinji is not the kind of selfless person, and it's harmless to use his power for personal gain occasionally.
He juggled two jobs for three months. On a sunny morning, Shinji received a message from the Far East.
"Ryougi Shiki is living with a strange man."
PS: Shirou was cheating, not upgrading. His self in another world line was passing on skills and experience to himself. If that's not cheating, then what is it