The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

With a gentle voice that sent shivers down Lefiya's spine, Alisha said, "I can be lenient with you on other matters, but I can't pretend I didn't hear Lefiya's presumptuous comments about Princess Riviera."

From a young age, Lefiya had many opportunities to interact with other races, so she had no prejudice against different races and even yearned for the outside world.

Lefiya also had open-minded parents who not only encouraged her exploration of the outside world but also supported her in going to the [Academy District] for further studies. So, Lefiya left the forest where the elves lived at a young age and followed the [Academy District] on its travels and adventures around the world.

Alisha, on the other hand, was more like most elves, and her loyalty to the royal family was rare even among the elves. At the same time, as a master archer, she had a special obsession with "bows and arrows." In Alisha's view, "bows and arrows" were an important tradition and way of life for the elves, something that represented the elves even more than "magic."

Alisha wouldn't be prejudiced against other races like some of her ignorant kinsmen who stayed in the Elven Forest. She respected all races as companions and friends. However, she would never back down on the issues of "Riviera" and "Elven pride."

At this moment, there was also a huge gap in their status. Alisha was a senior adventurer assisting Riviera in managing the Familia and a member of the Loki Familia's magic division, while Lefiya was just a newcomer who had joined the Familia not long ago.

Emiya nodded. An elven princess, huh? Then it's nothing. The "Riviera" he knew wasn't the same person. It seemed to be just a coincidence that they had the same name.

On the other side, Alisha took a deep breath and regained her elegant posture.

"Excuse me, Shirou-kun. I didn't mean to look down on you, nor did Syl. I'm sorry for making you see such a spectacle." Alisha's tone was polite and indifferent.

Syl folded her hands in front of her, revealing a pleading expression. Looking into the girl's eyes, Alisha had a moment of absent-mindedness. For some reason, she felt that she couldn't refuse the girl.

No matter what request the other party made, Alisha felt that she should agree immediately.

As expected, being with Shirou always leads to interesting things~

"There's not much space for adventurers to move around freely in the city, and high-level adventurers aren't allowed to enter and leave the city at will," Lefiya replied.

It wasn't a good idea to use the Familia's training ground for her own personal affairs, so she simply crossed the large hole at the bottom of Babel and came to the dungeon.

Although the dungeon was dangerous, for adventurers above Lv.3, it was almost impossible to encounter anything that could threaten them, as long as they stayed in the upper levels.

This was because there were two Lv.4 upper-level adventurers in their team: [Gale] Ryu Lion and [Garden of Purity] Alisha Forestlight.

As for humans, there was only Emiya. Syl wasn't an adventurer, so she wasn't allowed to enter the dungeon, although she wanted to sneak in, but Ryu sternly refused.

Syl could only return to the tavern in a huff, and then, because she had instigated Ryu to skip work, she had to continue working even on her precious day off.

In the dungeon, Emiya, who was sandwiched between the three elves, also felt a little strange.

"No, I haven't used a bow before." Ryu replied. Although they looked about the same age, Ryu and Alisha were actually quite different in age. She and Lefiya were similar in that they had both left their hometown forest early.

The key words "a long time" unintentionally spoken by the girl drew Alisha's death glare: Little sister, what are you implying?

Alisha snorted unhappily, thinking, "I only lived in my hometown for a few decades. Even now, I'm still a maiden of eighteen years and three hundred months!"

Clearly, from the outside, elves who are twenty, fifty, or two hundred years old all look the same, and you can't tell their age at all.

"Shirou-kun, although you are not an elf, I am also very gratified to see a child who is interested in archery. I will teach you my archery skills without reservation," Alisha said, "First, let me see your archery level."

As for Lefiya's statement, Alisha didn't take it to heart at all, and just assumed that Lefiya had seen too little of the world.

However, when Emiya followed Alisha's advice, picked up the longbow, and drew the bowstring towards the distant stone wall, Alisha's mentality began to change.

Emiya's movements were reflected in Alisha's eyes: smooth and flowing movements, hard and tight muscles, and instantly sharp eagle eyes... Seeing all this, the girl's archer soul began to stir restlessly.

"I have no problem with this rule, but are you sure you want to do this?" he said.

Alisha nodded, "Of course, no need to 'shoot to kill', just 'shoot to hit' is fine, because it's a comparison of archery, not strength, but even so, I still have the advantage of higher basic stats."

"Then let's do that." Emiya took the quiver with only ten arrows from Alisha. Alisha also had the same one hanging on her waist.

"Shirou-kun, do your best!" Because she wanted to prove her judgment to Alisha, the elf girl cheered for Emiya instead.

The moment she was sure that Emiya's arrow had left the bowstring, Alisha made her move.

The boar-orc, known for its size and stamina, which could cause a lot of trouble for a Lv.1 adventurer team, was directly pierced by this arrow, its body was blasted with a large hole, and even the magic stone shattered on the spot.

As for Emiya's attack, it naturally missed. Not to mention the wind pressure of Alisha's arrow, he was aiming for the orc's eyes, but where was the orc's head now?

"S-Shut up." Alisha's face was very red. She felt ashamed of herself for using such a method against a child, but compared to that, she didn't want to lose!

Alisha, who had a strong desire to win, didn't want to lose no matter what!

Ryu, who was watching from behind, was so embarrassed that she was scratching the floor with her thumb. Having a deep understanding of the elves' awkward personality, she actually felt a sense of empathy with Alisha at this moment.

The boy's attitude made Alisha even more ashamed, and she deeply felt that she was "disqualified as a senior", but even if she was ashamed, the female elf's arrow-shooting hand was still very steady.

In this case, there was no way Emiya could win, because he had already lost an arrow first, unless he could shoot through multiple targets with one arrow, but with his level and strength stats, it was impossible to do so.

However, Emiya didn't seem to give up: "Then, it's my turn next."

"The rule is, 'The person who hits more monsters before the arrows in the quiver run out wins,' right?" Emiya said. Lefiya was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

She was like a fan watching her supported team win, and became excited on the spot. Ryu, who had seen through everything from the beginning, remained silent, but Alisha began to feel a strong sense of unease.

Shirou drew his bow, and the first arrow hit a silverback ape's knee. Because there was a qualitative difference in strength and attack power, he and Alisha were not competing in the number of monsters killed, but in the number of hits.

He drew his bow and shot arrows at a speed exceeding Alisha's, and his shooting efficiency was so high that Alisha was dumbfounded. The boy seemed to be unleashing a rain of arrows all by himself.

Her gaze quickly shifted from the silverback ape to Shirou, and then Alisha saw that the boy didn't even take an arrow. He just pressed his hand on the bow, and arrows would automatically appear, and then he would draw the bowstring and shoot them out.

Two silverback apes were directly killed. First, their knees were destroyed, losing their ability to move, then their chests were pierced, but relying on the monsters' vitality, they could still withstand it without dying, and finally their heads were blown off.

"The current score is 34 to 11, Alisha-neechan, you've lost." Lefiya said triumphantly, as if she was the one who had won against Alisha.

"Thank you, but actually, I also cheated." Emiya said.

"No, you used 'magic' to win, which is the same as me using my stats to gain an advantage." Alisha said seriously, "Losing is losing, I won't be ugly and deny it."

Alisha had only practiced archery in her hometown for twenty years, shooting some rabbits, wolves, and silly roe deer, while Heroic Spirit Emiya's arrows were often aimed at other Heroic Spirits.

"Attention, someone is approaching." Ryu suddenly reminded, while pressing her hand on the hilt of her katana.

Ahead, the first thing that appeared in their sight was a man covered in mud. Behind him was a cloud of dust, and two men with similar clothes were chasing after him. Behind them were a large number of enraged monsters.

Chapter 34 Aricia: You're the Challenger

Even among elves, there can be vast differences in beliefs.

Lefiya hails from the Visienne Forest, whose inhabitants possess exceptional [Magic] even among elves.

Additionally, Lefiya's hometown is located midway within the deep forest, having been opened as a travel destination before her birth.

Therefore, aside from her monstrous magic, Lefiya is actually an un-elf-like elf; she is unfamiliar with refined elven etiquette, doesn't mind physical contact with other races, and holds no particular reverence for royalty.

Lefiya's respect for royalty is limited to Riveria, partly because Riveria herself is a respected senior.

Lefiya has no deep faith in royalty itself; she has never touched a bow and doesn't believe that "bows" have any special significance for elves.

She has spent more time hunting with a bow in her hometown than Wei Gong's age doubled, so how could she allow a fellow elf like Lefiya to place a human's archery skills above her own, let alone Lady Riveria? Even comparing them is presumptuous!

It can only be said that Lefiya, who was taught "pragmatism" in the [Academy District], and Aricia, who grew up in the Elven Forest, have fundamental differences in their views.

"Sylphie, who is Riveria?" Wei Gong asked softly.

"She is the vice-captain of the Loki Familia, the Elven Princess, Her Highness the Lv.6 [Nine Magic Princess]." Sylphie explained quietly.

"By the way, your elven friend seems to be in trouble because of you." Sylphie reminded Wei Gong, as Lefiya's "speaking her mind" had improved Sylphie's impression of the little elf girl.

"Aricia-chan is also very skilled in archery, right?" Sylphie suddenly said, using a cute tone that would be forgiven even for making excessive demands:

"Aricia-chan, don't listen to Lefiya-chan's nonsense. Shirou-kun is actually a newcomer who hasn't been an adventurer for long, so if it's convenient, I hope you can help guide Shirou-kun, okay?"

"As you wish, Miss Sylphie." Aricia raised her right hand to her chest, responding like a gentleman, Sylphie's smile becoming even brighter.

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"In the end, we still came to the dungeon." Wei Gong said to himself.

Although Orario can compete with the largest cities in the world in terms of scale, it also has the largest number of citizens.

The entire city can be described as extremely expensive, with no extra space to build facilities such as "archery halls".

This is not a special matter; the upper-level adventurers of large familias often use the labyrinth as a "stadium" or "gym".

Therefore, although Wei Gong and the others have arrived at the twelfth floor, which is close to the middle level area, this trip cannot be called an adventure at all.

Moreover, both are elves, and with Lefiya, there are three elven beauties in the team.

The proportion of elves seems too high.

Even using the forbidden "flattery" skill is useless; Ryu will never back down at such times.

Ryu was entrusted by Sylphie with the important task of "protecting Shirou", but Sylphie's intention was to have Ryu be careful of the two Loki Familia elves, but Ryu seemed to completely understand it as paying attention to monsters.

"Miss Ryu, are you good at archery?" Lefiya seemed very curious about Ryu, a fellow elf she met for the first time.

"I thought I was the only elf who couldn't use archery." Lefiya seemed relieved: "Fortunately, not every fellow elf has practiced archery for a 'long time' in their hometown."

"Eek!" Lefiya was frightened and hid behind Wei Gong.

There is an interesting phenomenon among female elves: older elves, generally over two hundred years old, don't mind mentioning topics of youth and aging.

On the contrary, female elves with a physiological age of over thirty or forty to around one hundred years old are more likely to care about their age.

Aricia glared at Lefiya, then turned her gaze to Wei Gong.

Although she looked down on the archery skills of outsiders in her heart, Aricia's magnanimity was far stronger than that of ordinary elves.

She was proud of her superb archery skills, but she would not be stingy with them.

After all, bows and arrows are already a rather unpopular weapon among adventurers.

As one of the few archers in Orario, Aricia was quite happy to see a child interested in archery, and she really had the intention of guiding the boy at this time.

"How is this possible, this boy... just from his stance, you can tell he's incredibly strong!"

"Wei Gong-kun, why not just try competing with me?"

Chapter 35 Don't Say I'm Base, This is How Adventurers Do Things

"I understand, whoever hits more monsters before the arrows in the quiver run out wins." Wei Gong Shirou repeated the rules, looking at Aricia with a somewhat subtle gaze.

The [Dexterity] ability value will increase the adventurer's weapon control and hit rate, but Wei Gong is not concerned about this, nor is it a question of whether to shoot to kill or not.

They began to advance in the labyrinth, Ryu falling behind, guarding the rear of the team, while Lefiya in the center of the formation happily watched the excitement.

Soon, they encountered the first monster, a lone beastman.

Wei Gong immediately raised his longbow and fired an arrow, but at that moment, a "storm" swept past him from the side.

An arrow carrying a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air swept past, arriving at its destination faster than Wei Gong's arrow, even though it was fired later.

If only ordinary arrows were used, unless directly piercing the eye and entering the brain, Wei Gong would not be able to instantly kill the beastman no matter what, while a Lv.4 adventurer could kill the beastman with a single ordinary attack, leaving no corpse behind.

"Aricia-neechan, you're cheating!" Lefiya shouted.

Seeing Wei Gong's shooting action, Aricia judged that he would definitely hit, and then her hand moved faster than her brain, acting without thinking.

"D-don't say I'm base, after all, you're also an adventurer, using any means to win, that's how adventurers do things!" Although that's what she said, the red face completely reflected the female elf's inner struggle.

"It's okay." Shirou smiled softly: "Then please, Senior Aricia, go first."

A perfect ten out of ten shots, killing monsters including beastmen, labyrinth goblins, and silverback apes, even piercing two goblins with one shot.

"What am I doing, getting angry in this place, so childish..." At this time, Aricia felt even more flushed, completely without the joy of victory.

"Is there any need, because Aricia-neechan cheated, Shirou can't possibly win anymore." Lefiya said, puffing out her cheeks.

"— Ah!" The girl couldn't help but cheer, finally realizing that Wei Gong couldn't possibly lose because of this rule Aricia herself had set.

"Right here, let's end the battle." Wei Gong said calmly, this time they encountered two silverback apes.

This is a type of monster whose entire body is covered in white fur, with silver hard hair on its back.

Its status is comparable to that of a beastman, and it is a top monster in the upper levels, with strength comparable to that of a boarsoldier, slightly inferior in stamina, but stronger in agility and defense.

So as long as it hits before the monster dies, it all counts.

One arrow, two arrows, three arrows... nine arrows, ten arrows, eleven arrows...

Wait? Eleven arrows?

Only then did Aricia realize something was wrong, where did the eleven arrows come from?

In the quiver behind her, there were still nine arrows lying there.

No wonder his shooting movements were so fast!

[Don't say I'm base, after all, you're an upper-level adventurer, Senior Aricia.]

This is also the reason why Wei Gong has to limit himself to a certain extent when adventuring in the upper levels; his arrows are too effective against monsters with low defense in the upper levels, causing his strength and agility ability values to not be effectively trained.

"I lost." Although Aricia had a strong desire to win, she was surprisingly free and easy at this time.

"Even if you're only Lv.1, with just this skill, you can aspire to be the strongest archer in the city, and your archery skills are completely qualified." Aricia said seriously: "In terms of archery, I, Aricia, am willing to call you the strongest!"

The cheating she mentioned was not referring to the magic [Unlimited Blade Works], but to the fact that he had inherited the archery skills of a Heroic Spirit.

However, in fact, Wei Gong would not have lost to Aricia with his own archery skills alone, but the gap would not have been as large as it is now.

"Hahaha, we finally met people, leave these monsters to you!!!"

This is one of the specialties of the dungeon, [Monster Handout]. 6

Chapter 36 Monster Handout and Soma Familia

[Monster Handout], a specialty of the dungeon, as the name suggests, is the act of giving "gifts", but the gifts are monsters.