The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

That night, he hurried back home and knelt before his elven foster mother, surrendering without hesitation.

Now, with the Minister of Finance's grandfather and even his parents having passed away, this still youthful-looking elven woman had transformed into the esteemed Empress Dowager of the household.

The Minister of Finance hugged his foster mother's smooth legs, weeping and sniveling amidst her disgusted gaze.

The plans and intelligence of the Rakia Kingdom were thus unreservedly handed over to the Elven Princess Livilia.

Afterward, it was precisely because of the active cooperation of these two that the cities throughout the Rakia Kingdom bowed their heads one by one, offering no further resistance.

Therefore, whenever they arrived at a city, they merely requested the necessary food and clean water, ensuring that the slaves following behind them could rest briefly, replenish their strength, and then continue onward.

However, outside the royal capital, the number of slaves was relatively small, especially elves, who were almost non-existent.

Livilia and her companions did not force anyone to join, but rather gave them the opportunity to choose. For those who chose to stay, they respected their wishes and did not interfere.

As the outline of Orario came into view, the Minister of Finance in the group sighed deeply. Along the way, his mood had been extremely complex.

However, just as he lowered his head to sigh, the Prime Minister beside him stepped forward and gently patted him on the shoulder. This seasoned and responsible man showed no trace of blame in his eyes, but rather a look of relief and encouragement.

As the Prime Minister spoke, a hint of lingering fear arose in his heart.

The king's original plan was to gather the elven slaves in the royal capital in order to threaten Livilia into submission, or else he would kill all these elves...

Minister of Finance: "...I am clearly just greedy and afraid of death, so why would His Highness Marius value me so much?"

That is, how to deal with those liberated slaves, especially the elves among them.

The elves even suggested that Princess Livilia no longer walk on foot, but instead sit in a palanquin carried by strong orcs, as if she were a deity worshiped by the ancient nobles.

Sitting in a sturdy palanquin carried by strong demi-humans, surrounded by six elven beauties serving her: two fanning her, one feeding her grapes, one pouring wine, and two massaging her legs—the scene looked like some fatuous monarch indulging in extreme extravagance and debauchery.

There were nearly eight hundred slaves who had been liberated, most of whom were humans, followed by orcs, amazons, and Lilliputians, with the fewest being elves.

And under Hestia's arrangement, Emiya, as the one who directly rescued these elven slaves, naturally won their favor, trust, and even worship.

Seeing all of this, Livilia couldn't help but feel "fear". She knew that the elven race was a very independent and highly self-respecting group, and it was difficult for outsiders to win their respect and trust.

"Could it be that he wants to marry the elven princess...?"

"This time, the Rakia Kingdom's attack ended so quickly."

"Even if the kingdom didn't exert its full strength, only dispatching one legion, they were defeated a little too quickly."

Because the scale of the kingdom's attack on Orario this time was not large, both the Loki Familia and the Freya Familia were not interested in participating in the battle, and the Ganesha Familia became the main force on Orario's side.

And even if only limited combat power was mobilized, these adventurers were still holding back their strength, because they wanted to extend the war with the Rakia Kingdom for a few more days, and enjoy this hard-won opportunity to rest as much as possible.

That's right, rest. Apart from Commander Shakti needing to work extra hard, for the other participating adventurers, this so-called war was completely a "paid vacation."

Moreover, those Lv.2 and Lv.3 adventurers who had been promoted through decades of training and competition in the kingdom's barracks were not of the same caliber as the adventurers who had fought monsters in the dungeon.

Even more speechless was that during the breaks between battles each day, the non-combat personnel in the labyrinth city went directly to the kingdom army's camp and started doing business with the enemies.

The war with the Rakia Kingdom was like a carnival for Orario. The so-called battle was more like a large-scale performance for the leisurely city residents to enjoy.

In the end, only a single-digit number of soldiers died in the Rakia Kingdom's attacking force.

Moreover, the vast majority of them were trampled to death by their own people in the chaos of the battlefield.

The [Crimson War Panther] Irta chuckled, retracting her gaze from the distant routed remnants of the kingdom army, and turned to joke with Shakti beside her: "This war ended much earlier than expected. It seems that your command ability, Sister, is even stronger than [Hero] Finn's."

"Maybe."

Shakti nodded, looking into the distance.

Even Hestia, who had originally been prepared, didn't end up killing a single person himself.

However, the anger of those slaves they released was another matter.

For these people, it was their natural and unquestionable right to take revenge on the kingdom's army in whatever way they chose.

Before invading the royal capital, Livilia and the others didn't even know that the Rakia Kingdom dared to imprison so many elven slaves in the royal capital—a full sixty people.

To be precise, it was a letter of surrender stamped with the emblem of the god Ares and the signature of Crown Prince Marius.

In addition, during the pursuit of the kingdom army, the adventurers of Orario also captured some high-ranking generals of the kingdom army, and obtained more information about the internal chaos of the kingdom from them.

"I originally thought that Asfi and I were already at the limit of being miserably overworked due to our gods' whims, but I didn't expect that there would be even more tragic people than us."

But who would have thought that the adventurers from these three familias returning from outside could cause such a big thing.

"So, does this count as our Ganesha Familia working so hard for so long, only to hand over the fruits of victory to those three familias?"

The king, prime minister, and many high-ranking officials of the Rakia Kingdom had fallen into their hands. The Freya, Loki, and Hephaestus Familias would surely reap the greatest benefits from the kingdom's war reparations.

At this moment, she wished more than anything that she wasn't staying in the Orario allied camp, but was instead escorting that "foolish king" with Livilia and the others.

As a result, their efforts would probably only earn them the leftovers behind the Freya, Loki, and Hephaestus Familias.

166

Chapter 166: Orario's Carnival.

Especially those familias that ran medicine and weapon equipment businesses, who had originally hoped that the war would last longer, so that they could earn a fortune from the kingdom army's wounded soldiers and the adventurers who needed supplies.

Although everyone was talking about the adventurers' heroic deeds, one of their true achievements—the information about the subjugation of the ancient monster Antares—was strictly kept secret by the Guild.

In particular, the fact that Antares had devoured the goddess Artemis was considered top secret, and was only known within a very small circle of people.

People celebrated the heroes' triumphant return, celebrating yet another display of Orario's power.

Many residents who had lived in the city for a long time couldn't help but recall the feats of the Zeus Familia and the Hera Familia back then, especially the two great familias' subjugation of Behemoth and Leviathan.

As the Elven Princess, Livilia enjoys a high status among the elven race, and her every action is watched by countless elves.

What made the elves even more excited was another extraordinary achievement of the adventurers: Livilia had not only successfully thwarted the conspiracy of the elven race's nemesis, the Rakia Familia, but had also captured a group of kingdom officials, including the king.

Now, they were both in awe and fear of Emiya, both afraid and curious.

As for the various familias in Orario, the hundreds of liberated slaves that Emiya and the others brought back sparked another frenzy.

Among the remaining two hundred people, there were strong dwarves and amazons, as well as some outstanding members of the beastmen race, such as bullmen, tigermen, and lionmen.

Most notably, there were actually sixty elves in this group.

When the gods of the various familias learned of this news, their eyes seemed to sparkle with green light due to greed.

Strength, magic, agility… these innate traits give different races different starting points on the path of adventurers.

His adoptive mother was originally an elf woman bought home by his grandfather as a servant. However, with the most outstanding intelligence in the family, the female elf later manipulated the Minister of Finance's grandfather and father, becoming the actual person in power in this family.

“Mother, save me…,”

He didn't hide his fear, directly revealing the king's plan and details, completely selling out the king.

With this detailed information, the adventurers controlled the palace and armory with almost no effort, quickly subduing the guards stationed there.

Riveria and her companions' purpose was not to attack or occupy these cities, but to ensure the team's smooth journey, needing only basic supplies and a place to rest.

During these brief stays, Riveria and her companions would conveniently rescue slaves in the cities who were willing to follow them.

The slave system in these cities was not as rampant as in the royal capital. Most of the slaves were humans from various places who had become slaves due to war or other reasons in the past, but they did not form a large scale in terms of numbers.

At this time, they finally stepped out of the territory of the Razia Kingdom and returned to Orario.

He knew he had betrayed the Razia Kingdom, betrayed the country that was once his foothold.

Perhaps he could never return to Razia again, but at least, he was still alive.

Prime Minister: “Well done, you saved the kingdom.”

The Minister of Finance was stunned for a moment, his face full of doubt: “Huh?”

“Your approach was correct and decisive. Stop following that foolish king. His Highness Marius knows your abilities and awareness, and he will value you.”

If such a thing really happened, everything would be completely out of control, and the kingdom would be pushed into the abyss of destruction.

The days hadn't been easy for Emiya and the others either during this time. To be honest, the difficulties they faced were a hundred times more difficult than the battles in the royal capital—

These elves were grateful, but their gratitude was too eager.

This special treatment was not only prepared for Her Highness Riveria, but Emiya and others were also required to receive the same courtesy.

Emiya was initially forcibly placed on a palanquin by the elves, blankly watching the scene around him, feeling that he was about to be mentally polluted by this strange atmosphere.

Riveria smiled wryly, repeatedly refusing their eager requests, and Heding and the others were even more reluctant, but they couldn't say anything harsh to these compatriots who had suffered so much.

However, because of Riveria's sake, these elves had become the core of the team.

As these elves gained complete freedom, their admiration for Emiya grew day by day. This emotion would eventually be transformed into Emiya's great prestige among the elves.

However, Emiya easily accomplished this, and this influence continued to expand.

She subconsciously thought a little more: This child, what does he want to do by gaining such great prestige among the elves?

165

Chapter 165: Shakti's Depression.

On a hillside in the eastern wilderness of Orario, a tall Amazonian warrior looked out at the remnants of the kingdom's army in the distance.

Ilta Farna, the vice-captain of the Ganesha Familia, a Level 5 adventurer, the "Crimson War Panther," participated in the war against the Razia Kingdom as the commander of the Orario Familia Allied Forces.

The Ganesha Familia dispatched five first-class adventurers, plus the Level 2 combat courtesans of the Ishtar Familia who came for the strong soldiers of the kingdom's army (most of the Level 3 Amazons were on expeditions in the dungeon), and many mainstay familias who actively participated in the war. Dealing with a legion of the kingdom's army was more than enough.

Because the kingdom's army was too weak. Although almost all of them possessed God's Grace, most of the soldiers were only Level 1, and only a few unit commanders were Level 2. Above that, there were only a few Level 3 generals.

The adventurers fought with the kingdom's soldiers every day, easily defeating them. They could even avoid killing people, only capturing the kingdom's soldiers in order to exchange them for ransom after the war.

These merchants sold healing potions to the soldiers who had been beaten black and blue by the adventurers, or sold ordinary weapons and equipment made in Orario to the kingdom's army.

The gods of the major familias had long anticipated this. They did not want their children to stain their hands in this level of combat. Therefore, the gods reached a tacit understanding before the war, not encouraging adventurers to take lives in battle.

Shakti shook her head: “This has nothing to do with my command. There is obviously internal strife in the kingdom's army, or rather, there is a problem with the Razia Kingdom itself.”

Ilta raised her eyebrows and showed a hint of curiosity after hearing her answer: “Internal strife? So, we are just here to clean up the mess?”

It is worth mentioning that Emiya and others, who carried out operations within the Razia Kingdom, did not shed blood either. With their superb strength, they easily controlled the palace simply by knocking down all the soldiers.

And all Riveria and others could do was to restrain these slaves as much as possible, directing their anger towards the army, not the civilians of the royal capital.

This number may not seem like much, but considering the base number of elves and the character of this race, it is definitely a major event.

Shakti waited quietly in the Orario Familia Allied Forces' camp. Before long, a messenger hurried over and handed her a letter from the Razia Kingdom.

“The king took the initiative to attack Riveria and others, the royal capital was captured by adventurers, slave riots…”

Looking at this information, Shakti was speechless. Thousands of words turned into a long sigh: “His Highness Marius is so pitiful.”

Shakti's tone was subtle, obviously a little helpless about what to deal with next: “We also have to send someone to notify the goddesses Freya, Loki, and Hestia, inviting them to participate in the negotiations with the Razia Kingdom… even though the familias of these three goddesses didn't come to participate in the war this time.”

Ilta was also extremely speechless, her heart full of depression.

Shakti: “Don't mention it, my heart is already aching. That 'foolish king,' why didn't he think about capturing me back then? I am at least the commander of the Familia Allied Forces, am I not worth capturing?!”

The Ganesha Familia participated so actively in the war with the kingdom this time, originally with the intention of taking the opportunity to make a fortune, striving to repay the huge debt that their main god Ganesha signed for building the spectacle building.

Because of the Razia Kingdom's actions, their Ganesha Familia lost terribly. Who can they complain to?

The battle with the Razia Kingdom ended too quickly, so quickly that the residents of the Labyrinth City were a little unsatisfied.

The days of being able to make easy money had temporarily ended, which made them quite regretful.

However, soon, the news of the triumphant return of the adventurers led by Riveria caused a second carnival in Orario. The streets were filled with residents who came to greet them, cheers rising and falling, and the whole city seemed to be boiling.

In the eyes of the city residents, the adventurers went to conquer powerful monsters outside the city that were harming one side, and then returned triumphantly.

For these people, this was another typical adventurer story: heroes going on an expedition, defeating powerful enemies, and protecting the peace of the city.

That was an era full of heroes and legends, and now, they seemed to see the shadow of that era again.

In addition, Riveria's identity was also an important reason for the enthusiastic response from the residents of Orario this time.

This victory made all the elves of Orario feel honored. Her Highness the Princess's achievements once again proved the elves' great strength and noble character.

More importantly, she liberated the elf compatriots who were secretly imprisoned by the Razia Kingdom.

Heding, Hegni, and Ryu also shared this glory, while Emiya Shirou, because of the legend of the "Elf Hunter," had always had a great reputation among the elves, feared by many elf women.

Of these eight hundred people, about six hundred were ordinary humans and hobbits, as well as beastmen races with weaker individuals such as rabbit people, cat people, and dog people, not to mention this part for now.

Even if only half of them were willing to become adventurers, that would mean thirty elves.

Although the Adventurers Guild vigorously promotes "racial equality" in the city, the talent gap between the various races is obvious.