The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

Unexpectedly, Hestia wasn't worried about Shirou. With the eyes of a goddess, she had already seen that this child was special.

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Firstly, to make Ryu's subsequent level-ups more reasonable. In the original work, leveling up twice after working as a waitress in a bar for five years felt somewhat forced. Her debut was only a year later than Ryu's, and even with the designated top-tier talent of "Sword Princess" training intensely during the same period, she had only just reached Lv.6.

The current time in this story is about two years and six months before the start of the original work.

Chapter 12: Lefiya and the Newbie Squad

"Shirou-kun, are you preparing to enter the dungeon, nya?" Anya asked while eating grilled fish.

"Yes, for the first time, it's just to familiarize myself with the environment of the dungeon," Shirou said while grilling small fish. "In the beginning, there will be experienced adventurers leading the way."

"Shirou, be careful."

After spending half a month together, Ryu's condition has clearly improved a lot. She's not as fixated as before, and her psychological trauma seems to have healed quite a bit.

However, currently, only Shirou and Syr don't face Ryu's instinctive rejection when interacting with her. Anya is very dissatisfied with this, feeling isolated, and tries to touch Ryu's hand by any means possible, but Ryu still can't completely suppress her instinctive reflexes.

This is Shirou's own judgment. During this time, he also occasionally helped out at Hestia's equipment shop and had met several Lv.4 adventurers.

"By the way, Ryu, Anya, and Syr, please accept this."

Shirou took out a small box.

"This is a gift for everyone," Shirou said.

"Eh? This couldn't be made of Mithril, could it? It feels like it would be very expensive, nya!"

"I made it myself, using leftover scraps from Tsubaki-nee's forging."

"You idiot cat, don't say such unlucky things!"

"Useless elf, it's because Anya said it that the flag was broken. How dare you knock Anya's head..."

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"Haven't the Loki Familia people arrived yet?"

On his first day as an adventurer, Shirou had completed the registration of his adventurer status under the guidance of a Familia senior, but it was only now that he was coming to the entrance of the dungeon for the first time.

And for some reason, he vaguely felt like someone was watching him from the tower... Must be his imagination?

What appeared before Shirou can be described as an unremarkable man.

"Oh~ It's Raul Nord, the 'All-Rounder'," Tsubaki recognized him.

"Although I don't really like that title... but yes, it's me, Raul Nord, the 'All-Rounder', at your service."

More than fifty percent of the adventurers in Orario are only at Lv.1. Worldwide, that percentage is probably closer to seventy percent. The requirements for leveling up are:

Therefore, any adventurer who reaches Lv.2 at least means that they have accomplished a great feat. Even in Orario, the center of the world, they can be considered someone.

Tsubaki's title is "Cyclops", while the man in front of him is called "All-Rounder."

Lv.4 adventurer, Raul Nord, the "All-Rounder", belongs to the Loki Familia as an upper-level adventurer.

He has already reached the height of Lv.4, but his magic count is 0, his skill count is 0, and none of his basic ability values stand out. He is too ordinary, ordinary to the point of being unique.

"Lefiya Viridis, nice to meet you!" The elven girl bowed hastily, somehow giving off a clumsy feeling.

Her appearance lives up to the reputation of the elven race, being proper and beautiful. Slender ears peeked out from her hair. Unlike Ryu, who is also an elf, Lefiya doesn't make people feel aloof or unapproachable; instead, she is very lovable.

"Nielan Murs, Lv.1, warrior, nice to meet you."

Nielan is a Minotaur woman with a very tall stature and exaggeratedly voluptuous figure. Not only Raul and Konoe, but also Lefiya and Tsubaki couldn't help but stare and then quietly compare themselves. It can only be said that she lives up to the Minotaur race; her racial talent is too strong. Raul-senpai's gaze can't be moved away.

"Emiya Shirou, Lv.1, more skilled with swords, also knows a little about bows, nice to meet you."

His highest basic ability is Dexterity. This attribute doesn't directly improve combat power like Strength, Endurance, and Agility, but rather some slightly indirect areas.

It is also the most important ability for production-type adventurers. Blacksmiths may need to use Strength, Endurance, and Dexterity together, while pharmacists mainly pursue Technique ability.

In addition, Shirou's magic, "Unlimited Blade Works", is also incomparably suitable for archery—as long as there is enough magic power, his arrows can be endlessly supplied.

Everyone had no objections; Konoe's proposed formation was the most reasonable.

Tsubaki patted Raul on the shoulder: "Then, I'll leave my child to you. Be sure to bring the children up well."

"Leave it to me!" Raul replied, putting on a brave face and raising a thumb.

Front: Nielan, Lv.1

Middle: Konoe, Lv.1

Rear: Emiya Shirou, Lv.1; Lefiya, Lv.2

Supporter: Raul, Lv.4

Thus, this adventurer team, composed of newbie members from various Familias—or rather, a newbie training team—was established and set off for the dungeon.

As Emiya and the others entered the dungeon, a rumor spread.

"Ah? That's so scary? What level are these people?"

"I don't know what level they are, but the Lv.4 'All-Rounder' Raul is supporting them!"

"Unless there is an unsolvable danger, I will not intervene. Except for Lefiya, you are all entering the dungeon for the first time. This adventure activity will focus on training and teaching you dungeon-related knowledge."

Having a Lv.4 adventurer act as a supporter for the first adventure activity is no longer the treatment of a "top Familia," but rather the treatment of a "super newbie" of a "top Familia." In fact, Emiya should also be benefiting from someone else's light.

It was just that Finn, the captain of the Loki Familia, the "Hero" known for his wisdom, thought that he could take this opportunity to establish a good relationship between the Familia's next generation core and the newbies of friendly allied Familias, so he planned this event.

Emiya Shirou estimated that the two newbies from the Ganesha Familia should also have special skills.

Thinking this way, isn't it a little cruel to have Raul Nord lead this newbie team, for the "All-Rounder?"

"Although it sounds a little strange coming from me now... supporters are an important member of an adventurer team. Some scum adventurers will take advantage of their strength to bully the supporters in the team... This kind of behavior is absolutely suicidal," Raul said.

"Then, you can further introduce yourselves to each other. Understanding each other is very important for companions who are exploring the dungeon together. Of course, you also need to judge whether some information should be disclosed."

"Um, since you admire Finn-dancho so much, why didn't you join the Loki Familia?" Lefiya of the Loki Familia asked a question that everyone was curious about.

He spread his hands: "As a result, after receiving God's Grace, I obtained skills and magic that can only be activated in sunlight and in the city. So, on Finn-danna's advice, I transferred to the Ganesha Familia."

Konoe has skills and magic, but they can't be used in the dungeon at all, so he is indeed not suitable for the Loki Familia, which focuses on dungeon adventures, but is more suitable for the Ganesha Familia, which guards the city.

However, Konoe is indeed honest enough, directly telling them that he has a skill and the conditions for the skill to be activated. This is because of the reputation brought by their respective Familias.

"Ah?"

So you are the real cheat character, a Lv.2 mage with Lv.4 output... No wonder the Loki Familia treasures you so much.

Most people have at most three magics. Orario's strongest mage, Riviera Ljos Alf, a Lv.6 elven adventurer also from the Loki Familia, has developed three stages of usage for each of her three magics, equivalent to having nine magics. Therefore, she has the title of "Nine Hells."

He had a pair of clear and determined eyes, knowing what he wanted.

“Shirou, next, are you going to try dungeon adventures?”

To clarify the timeline, in the original work, the annihilation of the Astrea Familia and Ryuu being taken back to the tavern by Syr were both five years before the start of the main story. That is, Ryuu only used a very short time to clean up the Evilus. This article adjusts this time to two to three years later.

And the main reason is that two to three years before the start of the original work, there were some important plots (such as the addition of Yamabuki-iro Fairy to the Loki Familia).

This cat-person girl was exceptionally elegant only when eating fish. She was fast and skilled. A small fish was reduced to bones in a flash, and not a drop of oil touched the cat-person girl's mouth.

When the topic of the dungeon was brought up, Ryuu's mood was obviously somewhat gloomy, but after hesitating for a long time, she could only say:

Also, Ryuu and Syr's relationship has improved a lot. Syr seems to have put a lot of effort into enlightening the elf girl.

In the end, it often evolved into a battle between Lv.4s. In a hand-to-hand fight, the cat-person girl, with her racial advantage, had the upper hand, but as long as Ryuu got a weapon, even a spoon, she could immediately turn the tables.

Considering that Ryuu is an elf, and high-level elf adventurers basically have magic, Ryuu's overall strength should be above Anya.

How should I put it, I always have a feeling that those adventurers would be knocked to the ground by Anya's few full-force cat punches...

Inside the box were three bracelets, one with a green knot and a leaf pendant, one with an orange knot and a cat paw pendant, and one with a silver knot and a gardenia pendant.

“I see... but Shirou, giving a girl a gift before entering the dungeon for the first time feels like a flag, meow... Ah, ouch...”

“Don't worry, I will definitely come back.” Shirou Emiya smiled and said.

“It’s a promise, Shirou.”

Babel Tower, the entrance to the dungeon, Tsubaki was waiting with Shirou.

Although he had seen Babel Tower from a distance before, this was the first time he was so close. Shirou couldn't help but be shocked by this towering giant tower.

“Sorry, Captain Tsubaki, we're not late, are we?”

“No, we just arrived early. My child is a little excited about entering the dungeon for the first time.” Tsubaki said.

Wearing seemingly ordinary full body armor, with a plain hairstyle, and unremarkable features, he was the type that would be difficult to spot in a crowd of adventurers.

【Title】 is something that every adventurer above Lv.2 will have.

1. One ability value reaches the minimum D level, which is 500.

2. Achieve a great feat.

The former is not difficult. Even a stupid person can slowly reach it with enough effort. At least, after being beaten a lot, endurance can always go up. The latter is more difficult and abstract, and is the reason why many adventurers are stuck.

At this time, the gods will hold a 【God Meeting】, as the name suggests, a banquet of gods, and through collective decision, they will create a 【Title】 for them.

But the meaning of this title is not "extraordinary man", but "super ordinary man". That's right, Raul is not only ordinary in appearance, but also very ordinary in ability as an adventurer.

“Ahem, this is our Loki Familia's newcomer, the elf mage, Lefiya, her level is Lv.2.” Raul coughed lightly, he turned sideways, revealing the child hidden behind him.

The girl had a head of rich golden hair, tied back in a ponytail. Her hair color was very eye-catching, reminding people of the beautiful Yamabuki flower.

“And then there are two newcomers from the Ganesha Familia, we happened to meet them on the road, so we came together.”

“Koni Saltling, Lv.1, lancer, nice to meet you.”

This is probably the law of universal gravitation.

In addition to the exaggerated "pectoral muscles", Nilan also had strong abdominal muscles and a height and shoulder width that exceeded those of ordinary men. Carrying a huge shield and greatsword on his back, this kind of physique gave people a strong sense of security as a warrior.

On the other hand, Koni was a small-statured person, strikingly different from Nilan, with golden hair, carrying a spear that exceeded his height.

At the suggestion of Captain Tsubaki and the goddess Hephaestus, Shirou used the bow and arrow again.

For example, the degree of mastery of weapons, the hit rate of attacks, the probability of discovering and hitting the enemy's weaknesses, etc...

For high-skilled adventurers, the weapon with the greatest improvement is the bow and arrow, because the greatest effect of skill ability is to improve the hit rate that the bow and arrow needs most.

Coincidentally, Shirou had experience in archery in his previous life, so he got started after a little learning.

“Looking at it this way, our team's configuration is very balanced.” The small-statured Koni said: “The warrior Nilan will be the vanguard, I, the lancer, will be the mid-guard, and Shirou will be the rearguard, using the bow and arrow to support us while protecting the mage Lefiya, who is also in the rearguard, how about it?”

“Anyway, this guy only knows how to squander his time in Pleasure Quarter, why not let him take the newcomers.” Being said so by his companions, and then being assigned work, Raul was unwilling, but as long as it was a task assigned by the captain, he would definitely complete it with 100% effort.

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These two newcomers are original passerby characters and will not team up with them in the future.

Chapter 13 Raul: Please stop showing off

“If you see a team composed of a human archer, a minotaur warrior, a small-statured lancer, and an elf mage, be sure to walk around them if you don't want to die.”

Entering the relatively safe first floor of the dungeon from the entrance, Raul said:

Raul superficially carried a large bag, following behind everyone as a supporter, but in reality, he was positioned as both a supporter and a guide.

A supporter is a permanent member of the adventurer team, usually the weakest person in the team - often a small-statured person - whose job is to carry equipment, medicine, and drops obtained in the dungeon.

This adventure was organized and led by the Loki Familia. The real core protagonist was the Lv.2 elf girl. She probably had some special magic or skills and was recognized as a super rookie with unlimited potential, so she was assigned a Lv.4 high-level adventurer to guide and protect her.

Excluding Raul, four newcomers came from the Loki Familia, two from the Ganesha Familia, and one from the Hephaestus Familia. All three Familia have first-class adventurers above Lv.5, with a total of nearly twenty top adventurers (seven from the Loki Familia, eleven from the Ganesha Familia, and one from the Hephaestus Familia).

These newcomers will not always have Lv.4 supporters to use. First of all, they must understand the importance of supporters. The most important thing in the dungeon is logistics, and they must not underestimate the seemingly low-level, weak supporters.

“Let's start with me.” The small-statured Koni was very enthusiastic: “I came to the Labyrinth City Orario because I admired Finn-sama. My dream is to become a great adventurer like Finn-sama.”

The Loki Familia's captain 【Brave】 Finn's race is a small-statured person. As the most powerful adventurer of the small-statured people, he is also the pride of the entire race.

Koni scratched his head: “Actually, I initially joined the Loki Familia... well, since everyone is a partner of friendly Familia, I think it's worth trusting, so I'll just say it straight, I used to be a deliveryman in a city. Although it's a bit of self-praise, I was the best-performing deliveryman in the entire city.”

“That's how it is, so in the dungeon, I won't be able to exert my full strength, but I'm quite confident in my spearmanship.”

Lefiya glanced at Raul, hesitated for a moment, and then said: “My magic has very high firepower, and can reach... Lv.4 level at most?”

In fact, Lefiya was still hiding a lot. She also had a more terrifying magic that she didn't reveal, that is, under the premise that all adventurers have a maximum of only three magic slots, she has a special magic that allows her to learn all elf magic.

And Lefiya, in theory, she can use hundreds of thousands of magics.