The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

Wei Gong's fingers stroked the cold collar.

"So, what kind of person was this Miss Haruhime when she was in the Far East?"

It wasn't Takemikazuchi, but Sakura Kashima, the captain of the Takemikazuchi Familia, a Level 2 upper-level adventurer who had recently leveled up, a man with the heroic title of [Martial God's Son].

—In the eyes of the humans of the Lower World, this is a particularly handsome title. It's just that a mere Level 2 using such a title seems a bit too arrogant.

"Haruhime-sama… She is dignified and refined, but a little out of touch with the world. Even the smallest things can surprise her, as if she finds them very novel."

Yamato Mikoto lowered her head, recounting the information she knew little by little.

For Haruhime, who lived a monotonous life in the mansion, with no shortage of food or clothing, the fact that a group of children and gods were shabbily dressed, gathering wild vegetables in the deep mountains to barely make a living seemed to give her a great shock.

However, in front of Lunoire, who was wearing a waitress uniform, both Yamato Mikoto and the upper-level adventurer Sakura Kashima were very restrained.

The legendary bounty hunter had only just retired a few days ago, and stories about her were still circulating everywhere, including rumors that she had transitioned from [Black Fist] to become a waitress…

This was Lunoire's opening remark when she met Yamato Mikoto and the others. This sentence alone was enough to make them feel uneasy. Later, Lunoire mentioned Haruhime, which made them even more anxious.

Yamato Mikoto recounted the beginning and end of their encounter with Haruhime: "Someone sent food to support the shrine, which made us ecstatic, and then we became curious about the adults who distributed the food to us. Hearing that these grains were sent from the mansion at the foot of the mountain, we later secretly went down the mountain and peeked into the mansion over the walls…"

"Just as Goddess Astrea said, the upright God Takemikazuchi and his Familia can help us with our actions, although not on the combat power level…"

Lunoire replied, "Yes, I know."

Yamato Mikoto: "I'm sorry, I was impulsive… Wait, what did you say?"

Lunoire said: "I happen to know about this girl. She is a 'valuable commodity' that the Ishtar Familia's pleasure district bought at a high price from a thief organization."

Even in the [Far East Country], "human trafficking" is not allowed, at least that's the rule on the surface.

"Does the Takemikazuchi Familia have the courage to do this?"

97

Chapter 97 Star Sword Casket.

"—Become larger,"

The fox girl knelt on the bedding, chanting as if in prayer.

Her hands were clasped in front of her, her voice was soft, and her tone was still a little shaky due to the fear in her heart.

Haruhime's voice paused for a moment, but at the last moment, she became firm.

Haruhime's magic [Uchide no Kozuchi] was activated.

The light brought him invigorating vitality and pure power.

Raising the target by one level within a limited time, greatly increasing all abilities. This is the trump card that Goddess Ishtar has kept secret for a long time—[Level Ascend].

Haruhime said nervously: "Please don't do anything foolish."

Haruhime knew that Wei Gong was strong, but the captain of the Ishtar Familia, [Man Killer] Phryne Jamil, was a Level 5 first-class adventurer.

Wei Gong said: "I will come and see you again tomorrow, Haruhime."

The next morning, Wei Gong came to the [Hostess of Fertility] tavern.

What was different from before was that Lunoire was also in a corner of the courtyard, kicking and punching a metal training dummy.

Anya and Chloe were still sleeping in, after all, they were naturally lazy cat people, and it was too difficult to expect cat girls to get up early.

In short, due to the impact of Ryu's level up, these girls in the tavern were no longer as comfortable as usual. They were stimulated by the "catfish effect" and began to become active, or rather, to compete among themselves.

"First-class adventurer", each of them had a shadow in their hearts about the [apex] of adventurers in this city—Lunoire was almost killed by [Ganesha's Staff] Shakti, Chloe had narrowly escaped the siege of the [Inferno Gold Four Warriors], and Anya also had an unknown past.

Moreover, seeing that even the "useless elf" could level up to Lv.5, they suddenly felt that first-class adventurers didn't seem so great?

"If I go, it seems like I can do it too?"

When Wei Gong entered the courtyard, he saw Lunoire violently hammering the metal dummy into scrap with a series of "Ora Ora Ora".

"The dummy is still too fragile…"

"I'm going to take a shower first, you guys chat."

Lunoire said, and she turned and left, leaving the courtyard space to Wei Gong and Ryu.

"Ryu, I brought you this."

He took off the sword casket and placed it in front of Ryu.

"This is the weapon I forged for you."

She knew that Wei Gong had been busy in the workshop during this time, but Ryu didn't expect that he was actually making a weapon for her.

"Wait a minute, Goddess Astrea… Could it be that taking away [Futaba] before was also for…"

[Futaba] are two small katanas, which are particularly outstanding blades in second-class armaments.

Moreover, Ryu thought that Goddess Astrea was reminiscing about the past, so she didn't think much about it and handed [Futaba] over to her.

"That's right, I incorporated [Futaba] into the new weapon according to the goddess's request, and the other materials were also provided by the goddess."

She had prepared many high-value materials in advance, and for the missing parts, the goddess purchased them through the Hephaestus Familia's channels and then handed them over to Wei Gong—this was a gift from Goddess Astrea to Ryu, so the goddess insisted on bearing all the expenses herself.

Ryu gently stroked the sword casket and asked, "What is the name of this weapon?"

"These are a pair of swords, their names are [Higanbana] and [Yanguilai]"

98

Chapter 98 [Arios's Sword], [Kaguya's Sword]

The back of the sword casket bears the symbol of the Hephaestus Familia, while the front bears the Wings of Justice emblem of the Astrea Familia.

Ryu was very shocked: "Shirou, is this… did you forge it…"

"The sword casket is a work of Hephaestus-sama."

There is a long sword on each side of the sword casket, the scabbard on the left is red, and the one on the right is pure black.

"This is… first-class armament, no, it seems more than that…"

The blacksmith's forging skills are not related to level. In theory, as long as you have the [Forging] development ability, you have the possibility of creating first-class armament.

Wei Gong, who leveled up to Lv.2, will one day become a top blacksmith capable of forging first-class armament. Ryu never doubted this, but she didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

“The Goddess Ishtar will agree.”

He said.

Lunoire asked.

At the 【Fertile Mistress】 tavern, Yamato Mikoto, who had returned here, seemed a little uneasy, with a strong man beside her.

Regardless of what her Familia's god Takemikazuchi thought, Kashima Sakura was very proud of his title. Now, he was also somewhat famous in Orario for his tall stature, rare among humans, and his "handsome" title of 【Martial God's Son】.

However, considering that there was also a more arrogant 【Sword King】 during the same period, the titles like 【Martial God's Son】, 【Star Dragon Knight】, and 【Jet Black Warrior】 were not as envied in comparison.

Kashima Sakura also spoke, saying:

“Moreover, Haruhime-sama is very kind. Even before we met, Haruhime-sama had heard about the shrine on the back mountain of our mansion... so she requested Father to distribute food to us.”

Kashima Sakura recounted their brief but beautiful past with Haruhime.

He was 1.90 meters tall, a height that was practically a giant in the Far East.

In the past few days, they had gathered some information and had a fragmented understanding of the 【Fertile Mistress】 tavern. In particular, they happened to know some news about 【Black Market Fights】.

“I am Lunoire, I used to have the title of 【Black Market Fight】. Recently, Shirou-kun and the idiot Ryu are very busy, so I will be the one to receive you.”

However, amidst the tension, they couldn't help but feel anticipation upon suddenly hearing information about their old friend.

Lunoire already knew the story that followed. Mikoto-san and the others became Haruhime's playmates, and then, before long, Haruhime was abandoned by her Familia, and then came to Orario after many twists and turns.

Lunoire recorded the information with a pen and paper, thinking in her heart: “Looking at it this way, that 'Sanjou Haruhime's' character is trustworthy, and her relationship with the Takemikazuchi Familia is deep enough.”

Yamato Mikoto mustered her courage and asked: “Excuse me, do you know any news about Haruhime?”

“Sanjou Haruhime, there is a fox-kin prostitute in the Ishtar Familia with that name.”

“Purchase? Merchandise?”

Yamato Mikoto stood up, her tone shocked: “Does Orario allow 'human trafficking' to exist?”

“The city's laws, of course, do not allow 'human trafficking'.”

Lunoire said calmly: “But, if the other party is that Ishtar Familia, what if they break the rules? Do you intend to become enemies with the Ishtar Familia for this?”

“Its power, its action, countless treasures, countless wishes. When the bell tolls, pray for glory and fantasy.”

However, the chanting did not stop.

“—Grow larger.

Devour this body of divine offerings, bestow the golden light of the gods. Return the hammer to the earth, bestow blessings.”

“—Grow larger.”

The dazzling light hammer fell, enveloping Shirou's entire body.

A flash of light streaked past, and a large number of light particles attached to his body.

After all the light particles dissipated, Shirou opened the tightly closed curtains.

“Thank you, Haruhime, I will make good use of this power.”

“Y-You promised, Master, you were only going to borrow the power of 【Level Boost】 to forge a sword.”

She felt that even if Shirou temporarily ascended to Lv.3 because of the 【Uchide's Hammer】, he would not be a match for Furee.

“Don't worry, today I only intend to complete the forging.”

He stood by the window and lightly poked Haruhime's forehead.

As usual, Ryu woke up early and began her morning training in the courtyard. Even after leveling up to Lv.5, her habits remained unchanged.

However, this does not mean that they are really slacking off. Now, Anya and Chloe stay up at least an hour and a half later than before, conducting high-intensity training late at night—due to their racial nature, cat people are often more energetic at night.

And last night, Ryu sparred with 【Sword Princess】 Aiz Wallenstein and won, which once again shocked Anya and the others.

However, now, Ryu, who was in the same stratum as them not long ago, suddenly became a first-class adventurer and defeated the 【Sword Princess】 who had leveled up to Lv.5 earlier. This fact shook their worldviews violently.

Especially Lunoire, who was evenly matched with Ryu not long ago, even losing by only a slight margin. After a few days, the gap between them suddenly widened, and the difference was too great.

As for the source of the change, 【Gale】 Ryu Lion, she is not yet clear about all of this. She is just happy that someone is finally getting up early to train with her.

Lunoire muttered to herself, and seeing Shirou arrive, she waved her hand.

The elf girl lowered her head a little shyly and said softly: “Shirou, you've come.”

Shirou carried a heavy black sword box on his back.

Shirou said.

Ryu visibly froze for a moment: “...Me? So, it was for me?”

“This is a request from the Goddess Astrea.”

Shirou said: “Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission.”

Ryu was a little stunned.

She remembered that on the first day she reunited with the Goddess Astrea, the goddess took away 【Futaba】, the keepsake of Itsuyo Kaguya, which she had kept.

However, Second Class Armaments are ultimately only suitable for Lv.3 and Lv.4 Second Class Adventurers. After Ryu leveled up to Lv.5, 【Futaba】 was of little help to her.

The Goddess Astrea had been planning to forge a suitable new weapon for Ryu for a long time. For this reason, she specially went to the Sword City, but now, the goddess has found a more suitable swordsmith.

And with the blessing of the 【Uchide's Hammer】, Shirou completed the final forging of the weapon ahead of schedule—the 【Uchide's Hammer】's Level Boost could not improve his sword forging skills, but the Lv.3 stamina and magic power greatly increased Shirou's forging progress.

Shirou opened the sword box, and a burst of cold light shone into Ryu's eyes.

Pure black, the sword box engraved with the volcano and forging hammer crest slowly opened, accompanied by a crisp mechanical sound, and two sheathed longswords rotated out from the middle, one on the left and one on the right.

The fully opened sword box had ten positions, but now only two swords were placed in it, with eight empty slots.

Shirou said: “The longswords inside are forged by me.”

One black and one red, the longswords cut off the morning light, leaving long shadows on the earth. The two swords gave people the feeling of two lurking mad dragons, now temporarily sleeping in the sword box.

Most of the dwarf blacksmiths of the Goibniu Familia are Lv.2 Upper Class Adventurers, and they have created nearly half of the First Class Armaments in the Labyrinth City.