The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

“Well, I tried it on at the beginning, but Mia's mother said that a kimono suits me better…”

However, at that moment, Haruhime naturally opened the door to his room.

Emiya felt like something was off.

Haruhime closed the door and said softly.

“Wait… Haruhime, what do you mean by serving?”

Haruhime blushed and said, “First, let’s start with a bath, Master. I’ll help you undress…”

“Master's collarbone and muscles, oh, oh my…”

A large amount of steam came out of Haruhime's head, and she spun around, swaying and fainting.

Chapter 112: Cooking Exchange Meeting.

In the early morning, Emiya woke up in the faint sunlight and the chirping of birds, and went downstairs after a simple wash.

As usual, Ryu and Lunoire had already started their morning training. Under Ryu's influence, Lunoire, who was originally a bit of a slacker, had also developed the habit of getting up early to practice boxing.

Her body was like a light swan, her fists like bee stings, her gauntlets repeatedly striking the mithril dummy's body, making dull sounds.

“After leveling up to Lv.5 like that good-for-nothing elf, I’ll just lie down and slack off…”

That's what Lunoire is thinking now.

Ryu, on the other hand, was still maintaining her training rhythm, steadily swinging her wooden sword, again and again—after obtaining [Amaryllis] and [Swallow Return], [Wooden Sword Elf Stream] became her training-specific weapon.

Goddess Demeter was holding a blue watering can, watering the plants in the courtyard.

The main business of the Demeter Familia is crop cultivation, and in addition to agricultural products such as wheat, vegetables, and fruits, silk, flowers, and tobacco are also important industrial pillars of the Demeter Familia.

Most of their agricultural products are supplied to the city, but other products are sold overseas, making them an important source of surplus for the Labyrinth City.

The nominal “headquarters” of the Demeter Familia is the [Wheat Hall] on the north side of Orario, but in fact, their main bases are outside of Orario, and there are also a large number of industries outside of the headquarters in the city—various shops.

The tavern and the flower shop have adjacent courtyards, and after watering her own garden, Demeter came over to this side.

Just right, besides Ryu, Demeter's other important friend at the [Hostess of Fertility] tavern was also there.

Demeter looked at the human girl's sweating figure and said in a somewhat proud tone.

Emiya was a little surprised, and Ryu's ears twitched.

Demeter is indeed Lunoire's god, but Lunoire is not a member of the Demeter Familia.

The slow and kind Demeter, even Lunoire could tell at a glance that she was a proper god, and also very easy to talk to.

Demeter agreed to Lunoire's request and imprinted her divine blood on her back, but the two were only in a relationship of updating [Ability Values]—the contract Lunoire concluded was that she could convert at any time.

But today, Lunoire saw the mischievous side of Goddess Demeter.

The goddess said, “Then, Lunoire said—”

A warning bell rang in Lunoire's heart, and she stopped her movements: “Wait, wait! Lady Demeter?! ? !”

The goddess repeated what Lunoire had said.

Goddess Demeter imitated Lunoire's expression at the time, revealing a firm gaze:

“Ugh ah…”

Lunoire hugged her head and squatted on the ground, so ashamed that she wanted to roll around.

But now, the person present is [Gale].

Whether it's the number of kills, the battles experienced, or the darkness she has set foot in, Lunoire is completely child's play compared to [Gale].

Ryu: “Oh, twenty, huh? What about yesterday?”

And what's more embarrassing than embarrassment is that Lunoire, who initially spoke those words in the guise of "a person stained with darkness and blood," is now peacefully washing dishes in the tavern…

Today is a rest day, and the tavern is even busier than usual, with Mia herself working hard in the kitchen.

Just like the vast majority of gods in this Labyrinth City.

“Shirou, I heard from Lunoire that you are very good at making food.”

Demeter said, “Are you interested in holding a cooking exchange meeting with me? My Familia has many unique recipes…”

The “cooking exchange meeting” proposed by Demeter directly hit his heart. Emiya's personal hobbies are not many, and cooking is one of them.

Emiya taught the other party various methods of making Eastern cuisine, and also learned some characteristic dishes of the Cat People tribe.

After all, the [Goddess of the Hearth] Hestia has not yet descended—of course, Emiya is not sure whether the Goddess of the Hearth is good at cooking.

“These are vegetable pie and biscuits for pre-dinner snacks, the only pity is that I ate the leftovers last night.”

The two desserts are tomato pie, which replaces apples with vegetables, and biscuits made of wheat.

The tomatoes in the sweet pie taste as sweet as strawberries, and the wheat biscuits are mixed with chopped herbs, which further highlights the aroma.

Goddess Demeter has a special pursuit of cooking. She does not deliberately make exquisite, beautiful, delicious, and standard dishes like those in taverns and restaurants, but loves more “ordinary” home-cooked dishes.

“Just like the biscuits made by Goddess Demeter, if you want to sell them, you must bake them drier so that they can last longer; you need to reduce the herbs and add sugar directly, so that the process is simpler and the cost will be reduced; the appearance of the biscuits will become rougher, but the nutritious coarse wheat kernels must be removed; the shape must be standardized, and molds should be used…”

“Shirou, you really understand me, are you in the same mood as me when you make dishes?”

Goddess Demeter clapped her hands gently, thinking of that lovely elf girl, she looked at Emiya and blinked.

Using glutinous rice instead of ordinary bread to make the main body of the cake, reducing the use of white sugar and adding Demeter's homemade sweet osmanthus wine to the cake, spreading only a thin layer of cream, and then adding a large amount of fruit.

“Everyone has their own different tastes, and there will also be elves who like high-calorie meat, fried food, and even spicy flavors. But overall, elves still prefer light food, especially the taste of ‘sweetness’.”

For Emiya, this level of sweetness is a bit too subtle, but for people who like this gentle taste, especially most elves, such a “forest cake” is a rare treasure.

“Well… speaking of which, elves really like green.”

Unknowingly, they walked upstairs while chatting.

Wei Gong's room was next to Chun Ji's. He walked to his door, intending to say goodbye to Chun Ji.

"Master, please come in."

"Hmm, ah, oh..."

"N-Next, please allow me to serve you, Master..."

Wei Gong's expression was a bit strange.

"I am now your maid, Master."

Before he could stop her, the fox-girl leaned forward, gently leaning against Wei Gong. She reached out and unbuttoned the buttons on the boy's shirt, and then—

At least, the goddess's blessing wouldn't take effect directly today.

112

"Good morning, Shirou."

"Good morning, Ryu, Runo, and Goddess Demeter."

He heard the girls' morning practice and came to the courtyard behind the tavern.

He saw Runo circling a training dummy, leaping and bouncing lightly, constantly throwing punches as she moved. Being ambidextrous, both of her fists were deadly weapons.

Sweat dripped on her fair skin, and her chestnut hair danced with the rhythm of her breathing. Runo's training intensity far exceeded Ryu's. Clearly, Runo believed that as a pursuer, she should put in more effort.

Old-fashioned weapons and magic [Wind of Light] together began a long period of being shelved.

Ryu and Runo were doing their daily morning exercises, but this morning's courtyard was a little different from usual, in that there was a goddess.

Behind [The Benevolent Mistress] was a flower shop, and Wei Gong only learned yesterday that the shop was originally an asset of the Demeter Familia.

Because of the guidance of Goddess Demeter, the "Goddess of Harvest," the Demeter Familia's planting techniques were the most advanced in the world.

Unlike ordinary combat or production-based familias, the Demeter Familia's head and members did not always live together.

Because [Gale] was unwilling to leave [The Benevolent Mistress] tavern (and the guild staff didn't dare to actively make requests to Mama Mia), Demeter took the initiative to move here for convenience.

It just so happened that it was the harvest season, and most of the Demeter Familia members were busy in the fields outside the city. The [Wheat Hall] was empty, and the tavern was even more lively.

"Shirou, did you know that Runo is one of 'my family's' children?"

Runo paused for a moment, and said in a slightly dissatisfied, yet somewhat coquettish tone: "It's just an affiliation."

Runo only formed a contract with Demeter due to a chance encounter—to work as a bounty hunter in Orario, it was necessary to regularly update [Ability Values]. When Runo was searching for a suitable faction, she happened to meet Demeter on the road, so she directly recommended herself.

Although she intended to listen to Demeter's every request in return, the Goddess of Abundance always treated Runo with a smile and never made any demands.

"Just recently, I formally invited Runo, hoping she would join the Demeter Familia."

"'I am engaged in some restless work. Fighting people all day, bathing in blood...'"

"Gu," the girl instantly made such a sound.

"'My hands are already completely dirty.'"

At the time, Runo didn't feel anything wrong when she said such words in front of Goddess Demeter, who had always lived a peaceful and tranquil life.

It was just like a rookie gangster pretending in front of a yakuza boss.

Runo: "I killed twenty people, my hands are covered in blood."

Looking at the defeated Runo, Goddess Demeter playfully stuck out her tongue: "Just a little revenge. I was very sad when Runo rejected me back then."

The only idle people were Wei Gong and Goddess Demeter—the flower shop didn't have much foot traffic during normal times, and there were also Demeter Familia members looking after the shop, so the goddess was doing nothing.

Because Wei Gong was off today and could help take care of the goddess, Ryu was also pulled by Mama Mia to help out in the store.

113

Chapter 113: Wei Gong Family's Meal Today, Part Two.

Wei Gong had no intention of refusing Goddess Demeter's invitation.

Because of this, in the [Benevolent Mistress] tavern, besides Ryu, Sheer, Anya, Runo, and Chloe, the cat-person chef Miss Mei was the closest to him.

And Demeter was the Goddess of Harvest, so it could be said that in the current Orario, she was the deity most closely related to the concept of "cooking."

However, Goddess Demeter was indeed very good at cooking, which Wei Gong quickly confirmed.

Even if they didn't exercise much, and eating sweets before dinner wouldn't make them fat, this was also something that mortal women deeply envied.

"Very delicious."

Wei Gong said, "It's excellent 'home cooking.'"

Hearing the boy's evaluation, Goddess Demeter's eyes lit up slightly: "Shirou, you can indeed taste this."

"Because I live in a tavern, I am more sensitive to this."

Wei Gong said:

"Even with the exact same recipe, the taste is often different when made in a tavern, a food store, or at home."

"If you do it that way, you can also bake delicious cookies, but they will be completely different from what it is now."

"Most importantly, the feeling is completely different when the dish is made as a commodity versus when it is made for one's own family."

Demeter smiled and brewed a cup of black tea. Wei Gong accepted the black tea and relaxed because of the warmth.

Demeter smiled gently.

"That's right."

"Let me teach you a dish that elves love~"

Under the guidance and assistance of Goddess Demeter, Wei Gong completed the creation of "Forest Cake."

Finally, he spread a special jam with a fragrant herbal scent and sprinkled some sweet herb crumbs.

This was the "Forest Cake" that elves loved. Demeter's method came from an elf girl in her Familia who loved desserts.

Goddess Demeter said so.

Wei Gong tasted a bite of the cake: "To my taste, it's a little bland."

As a dessert, the "Forest Cake" seemed to have too little sugar. The taste mainly came from the fragrance of glutinous rice, the slight sweetness of osmanthus wine, and the light and elegant special jam.

"Take half of this back to the tavern and let Ryu-chan try it. She will definitely be very happy."

Demeter said.