The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

What Shirou Emiya thought of was an event from Theseus: In Greek mythology, he was the one who used a sharp sword to slay the Minotaur.

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At this very moment, the sword that gathers fantasies is completed ─ ─ ─ ─]

A greatsword shimmering with metallic luster, like a sledgehammer, appeared in the boy's hand.

Theseus of the Saber class, the true form of his Noble Phantasm is not actually a sword, but Ariadne's thread, which allowed Theseus to reach the Minotaur's location and successfully escape the labyrinth.

Therefore, what he projected at this moment, strictly speaking, cannot even be considered a Noble Phantasm. It is a fake whose name is borrowed, and its essence can only be considered a slightly sharper sword at best.

It is precisely because of this that he can project it with Lv.1 magic power.

However, even if it is an empty shell, it is still connected to the karma of "Theseus (Bull Killer)".

「Temporarily gain development ability [Hunter] I」

The Minotaur broke free from the frost that had stagnated its movements and roared forward, but it only took one step before its movements stopped.

However, it could no longer move forward, as if the distance of a few meters was an abyss without a bottom, and the Sword of Damocles hung above it, destined to nail the rebellious thief who tried to cross it to the bottom of the abyss.

And what the Minotaur is feeling at this moment is something deeper and more essential than instinct—[Destiny].

Shirou Emiya took a step forward, raised the blade in his hand high, and then slashed down simply.

Hot, dark red blood splattered, and the greatsword severed the Minotaur's arm. The tough skin of the bull-headed monster, known for its durability, was like solidified butter in front of that sword, easily cut open by a heated table knife.

The red-haired boy's face was cold, and he swung the "Sword of Theseus / Bull-Slaying Sword" as if he were wielding fate itself.

Chapter 27: Shirou is targeted by a bad woman from the Loki Familia?

After seeing that sword, Ais seemed to enter a soulless state, staring blankly with her mouth open, and even adding the narration "These stupid children all look the same" would not be out of place.

The Minotaur, who should have had a level suppression against him, felt that he could easily kill him at that time, and even felt that he was not slashing in battle, but simply beheading the Minotaur's head like judging a criminal waiting to be slaughtered.

This was the first time he had tried to project a "Noble Phantasm" since coming to this world.

In fact, Shirou did not truly project Theseus's Noble Phantasm—although Theseus has the adaptability of the "Saber" class, his sword is just an ordinary "Heroic Spirit weapon", and the true form of Theseus's Noble Phantasm is the "thread" that helped him find the Minotaur in mythology.

And the [Sword of Theseus] is just one of the thousands of swords recorded in his [Unlimited Blade Works].

"Are the monsters in the dungeon related to the myths I know? Could it be that their weaknesses are also..."

It's just that he was too immersed in his own world and didn't realize that the adventurers seemed to be avoiding him too far, and the expressions on everyone's faces were curious, puzzled, troubled, confused, and even horrified. He also didn't hear everyone's whispers.

"There is a Hestia Familia emblem on his cloak!"

"Could it be that the Loki Familia and the Hestia Familia have merged!"

"It must be the [Sword Princess]. She kidnapped the beautiful boy. Maybe she forced the beautiful boy to go back with her to do XXX!"

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The setting sun sank behind the towering city walls, and the city was shrouded in the vast night.

Orario, welcoming the night, seemed even more lively.

Various lights illuminated the avenue, blooming with dazzling brilliance that was not inferior to the starry sky. The entire row of shops on the bustling street were tall and large, with extravagant and ostentatious appearances. Not only that, but many high-end taverns, casinos, and grand theaters catering to nobles were also built, which were entertainment facilities not seen in other parts of the city. In line with its name as a "bustling area", South Street presented a lively and bustling scene.

This is "Flame Bee Pavilion", a tavern located in the back alley of the bustling street.

Because it is a store in the back alley, the scale of the tavern is smaller than [The Benevolent Mistress], and the food and dishes are not as high-quality and large as [The Benevolent Mistress], but "Flame Bee Pavilion" provides spirits with a higher alcohol content, so it is very popular among some adventurers and blacksmiths.

This is a woman with a dignified and beautiful appearance and a tall figure, completely worthy of the title of beauty. She has beautiful short blue hair, and her hairstyle and expression give people a clean and neat feeling, exuding the aura of a strong woman.

The entire night, only Tsubaki dared to come up and talk, and sat down next to the blue-haired beauty.

Because Shakti is a first-class adventurer with Lv.5 strength like Tsubaki, and also the captain of the city's top faction [Ganesha Familia].

However, this dignified and capable beauty will also show another side when night falls—Shakti often comes to this tavern and gets drunk on strong mead.

Tsubaki also loves the mead of "Flame Bee Pavilion", but she simply likes to drink, while Shakti uses alcohol to relieve her sorrows, occasionally because of trivial matters of the Familia, often because of the city's security problems, and even more often because of the whims of the deity.

Tsubaki said, her lips hooked up, with a teasing expression of "If you have something unhappy, tell me and make me happy."

"Ah, is that so." Tsubaki became slightly serious. Although there were several layers in between, the matter of [Gale] was not completely unrelated to her.

Without any awareness of being a first-class wanted criminal, she completely regarded the Guild and the enforcer [Ganesha Familia] as air.

However, the Guild and [Ganesha Familia] did not have the motivation to arrest [Gale]. In Shakti's opinion, Ryu's action to wipe out the Dark Familia actually helped them a lot. It's just that Ryu's private trial was a bit too much.

Therefore, out of maintenance of the "law", the Guild and [Ganesha Familia] issued a reward for Ryu, but they were simply unwilling to seriously arrest her. Even all the information related to [Gale] was directly thrown into the trash can by Shakti and not announced to the public.

It was actually many chambers of commerce in Orario who were really concerned about arresting [Gale]. These organizations were once involved with the Dark Familia, either overtly or covertly, but their crimes were not punishable by death. For example, they helped transport goods under the coercion of the Dark Familia, and they have now been punished by the Guild.

Even if [Gale] has restrained herself now, who can guarantee that she won't come back to settle old scores one day?

"Not to mention that I don't have the idea of catching [Gale] at all, even if I want to catch her, what can I do? Go rush into [The Benevolent Mistress]? What's the difference between that and rushing into Babel?" Shakti took a hard sip of wine.

Shakti turned her head and stared at Tsubaki, as if thinking about the feasibility of this approach.

"Today I saw your Familia's boy walking hand in hand with a first-class adventurer from the Loki Familia, affectionately on the street."

Shakti's lips curled up: "That one, the gaze secretly staring at your boy from behind... tsk tsk, it's simply so enthusiastic that she wants to eat him. It feels a bit scary, but that red-haired child of yours is indeed very cute..."

"However, that child and [Sword Princess] seem to be a good match, like childhood sweethearts, that's great, youthful... hey, where's the person?" While Shakti was drinking with her head down, Tsubaki disappeared. The speed of a first-class adventurer is evident.

Orario is a city that never sleeps. The neon colors of the entertainment district can be seen even on the other side of the city, and at this moment, the street they were stepping on, even if the shops on the side were closed, the magic stone lamps along the street still provided light.

"Miss Riveria." Shirou called out the other party's name.

Ais was stunned for a moment, and then she realized, her pretty face slightly flushed.

It is also because of this that Theseus possesses adaptability to the Saber class.

Shirou Emiya didn't take out the high-grade magic sword borrowed from Tsubaki, and directly blasted the Minotaur to pieces. Instead, he used an ice magic sword to freeze the enemy, and then concentrated his mind to begin chanting.

Surpassing, completing numerous projects ─ ─ ─

“Projection, start (Trace, on).”

「False・Ariadne Apólito Adis Ⅱ」

The thread will open up a path to glory and victory, but at the same time, it is also a cursed ritual dress that can lead to hell with one wrong step.

Shirou Emiya doesn't need the thread to guide him, because the Minotaur is right in front of him. What he needs is just the blade that can kill the bull monster.

The original "Ariadne Apólito Adis" is a C++ level anti-personnel Noble Phantasm, while the sword in Emiya's hand is at most a C-level empty shell.

「Skill 【？？？？？？ (Roadless Valhalla)】's effect is activated.」

「Temporarily gain the skill 【False・Ox Slayer Ⅱ】」

It was standing only three steps away from the boy. If it took another step forward, the other party would enter its attack range. With a mere Lv.1 adventurer's endurance, the Minotaur only needed to wave its arm gently to tear apart that fragile body.

The monsters in the dungeon have no intelligence. They follow their instincts to hunt humans who enter the dungeon, and also follow their instincts to escape from strong people they cannot contend with.

From Ais's perspective, time seemed to be stretched. Emiya and the Minotaur's movements both became exceptionally slow. Facing the boy's ordinary sword, the Minotaur could only raise its arm in a flustered manner to block.

The Minotaur wailed and retreated. Every time it retreated a step, Emiya stepped forward, until the Minotaur's body pressed against the labyrinth's rock wall, with no way to retreat.

Ais's eyes reflected Emiya's figure of wielding his sword to slay the monster, like the bright sun, delivering judgment to the demons in the darkness.

Shirou Emiya, pulling a bewildered Ais, returned to the surface.

Shirou could only hold the girl's hand, pulling her forward. Fortunately, they didn't encounter any monsters on the way back.

At the same time, Emiya was constantly recalling the strange state he entered when he projected the 【Sword of Theseus】just now.

It was just like, personally holding 【Fate】in his hands.

But afterwards, even if he tried to project the 【Sword of Theseus】again, he never had that feeling again.

The so-called Noble Phantasms are armaments praised in the legends of heroes.

As the ultimate armament of heroes, Noble Phantasms are materialized miracles, proof of the hero held by the hero, and "armaments made with human fantasy as the skeleton", that is, the result of the sublimation of the hero's deeds.

But even so, with just a sword that doesn't even count as a Noble Phantasm, only related to the myth of Theseus, Emiya easily completed what could be called a great achievement — easily slaying the powerful Lv.2 monster Minotaur at Lv.1.

Because he was constantly thinking about things, Shirou Emiya was holding "Miss Riveria's" hand, walking along on his own. The crowded people automatically dispersed in front of him, like Moses parting the sea.

“That's 【Sword Princess】, Loki Familia's princess, Lv.5 【Sword Princess】!”

“My God, 【Sword Princess】is a supporter, who is that young man in front... no, who is that big brother in front?”

“What, Loki Familia and Hephaestus Familia are going to challenge Freya Familia together!”

“Damn it, Amazons, what's the point of having such a good imagination!”

“Kero, 【Sword Princess】 and a beautiful boy, even if I die, it would be worth it to see such a 'battle of the strong'!”

Cheerful songs and instrumental music flowed out from the taverns and squares. Magic stone lamps shone with light everywhere on the streets, and adventurers who had just returned from the labyrinth joined in, making the scene extremely crowded. In particular, the downtown area located on South Street was even more noisy.

Turning a corner on the street and entering a corner of the back alley, Tsubaki skillfully pushed open the door of a tavern.

“Yo, Shakti, long time no see.” Accidentally encountering a familiar person, she greeted and sat down next to the other person without being invited.

In particular, the store's signature product—honey wine, brewed into a ruby-like crimson color—was well-known throughout Orario, and many people would patronize it every day for this.

“Tsubaki, long time no see.” A female adventurer named 'Shakti' glanced sideways: “You're finally willing to come out of the workshop.”

However, several empty wine glasses scattered on the wooden table in front of her, giving this blue-haired beauty an unexpectedly "female drunkard" impression.

However, no one in the entire tavern thought about flirting with her under the influence of alcohol, or taking advantage of the beauty's drunken state to take advantage of her. Instead, they all stayed away from this wine table, forming a vacuum zone centered on Shakti.

【Ganesha Familia】is responsible for managing the city's security, and Shakti is known for being serious, calm, and emphasizing rules. If Orario had a "number of people sent to prison" ranking, Shakti would definitely be at the top of the list, far ahead of everyone else.

“Clang — —”

The two beauties' wine glasses clinked together. As drinking buddies who often meet here, they have developed a tacit understanding.

“What's wrong? You have an expression like someone owes you 100 million valis. I originally wanted to share with you the joy of forging a new weapon, but wouldn't I be embarrassed to open my mouth like this?”

“Many chambers of commerce are urging the Guild and our Ganesha Familia to arrest 【Gale】 as soon as possible.” Shakti showed an annoyed expression: “They keep crying and yelling there every day, it's so annoying!”

The fact that 【Gale】 Ryu Lion is now at 【Hostess of Fertility】 is no secret at all, because she never thought about hiding her identity. She openly shows her face every day and works as a waitress in the tavern.

Her scale of operations is extremely large. She has killed many people and destroyed many strongholds, and she doesn't even bother to hide her identity.

She even assassinated Dark Faction insiders who were Guild employees on the surface several times without saying hello, making it difficult for the Guild to openly protect her.

After all, 【Astraea Familia】 was the Guild's and the city's current great familias' comrade-in-arms during the dark era, and Ryu is the last "orphan" of 【Astraea Familia】.

These people, and some guys who have not been discovered to have colluded with the Dark Faction, are the most afraid of 【Gale】. After all, the Guild and 【Ganesha Familia】 still have to talk about evidence and the law. 【Gale】 doesn't care about these things at all. She is just a pure madwoman and a star of slaughter.

It is also with the addition of those chambers of commerce that Ryu's bounty can be increased to the exaggerated figure of 80 million valis.

“Those stupid merchants, I really want to use a magic sword to send them all to heaven one by one!”

Tsubaki offered a reasonable suggestion: “I have a channel here that can contact Gale, why don't you hire her to take action.”

“By the way.” Shakti's cheeks were already flushed at this time, and she spoke in a slight drunkenness.

“Ah?” Tsubaki was stunned. The first thing she thought of was Shirou Emiya, but how could it be possible? How could Shirou have anything to do with Loki Familia's first-tier adventurer.

Tsubaki immediately stood up. Something big was happening. I'm afraid some bad woman had her eyes on Shirou!

The image that subconsciously appeared in her mind was that of two thirsty Amazons reaching out their sinful hands to the boy.

With her drinking buddy gone, Shakti could only continue to pour and drink on her own, using alcohol to relieve her worries.

Chapter 28: Reputation Damaged

Shirou Emiya was holding "Miss Riveria's" hand, walking along the side of the street.

Today, they went all the way to the twelfth floor of the dungeon, and spent a long time in the labyrinth. Before they knew it, it was already dark.

Unknowingly, Ais began to feel a little nervous.

She felt her hand was wrapped in a ball of warm flame. The boy's fingers were slender and strong. Although he was holding the girl's hand, it felt like he was holding a sword blade.