The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

In short, underground organizations are "villains" in the traditional sense, while the Dark Faction are completely irrational "maniacs."

Now, the Guild's tacit approval of some of their actions is, to some extent, a reward for their firm stance back then.

Because of this ambiguous relationship between "Five Fingers" and the Guild, as well as the Ganesha Familia, those more extreme underground forces, who are irreconcilable with the city's administrators, despise them and call them "Shakti's dogs."

The list in their hands almost covers all the high-level adventurers in the entire Labyrinth City, including all the publicly known Lv.4 and above adventurers, as well as some Lv.3 and Lv.2 adventurers.

This is a "Danger Level" list, marking the danger level of these high-level adventurers.

Operating a gang in a place like Labyrinth City, the most troublesome thing is often not committing some major crime, but those seemingly insignificant little things that can be enough to destroy the gang.

Or, a member unknowingly tries to drug and force himself on a seemingly flirtatious Amazon, only to find out that she is the [Wrathful Serpent]...

The danger level of the adventurers on this "Forbidden List" is marked with colors, with red representing "Extremely Dangerous," and all First-Class Adventurers automatically receive this mark.

The danger level of these individuals is not only based on strength but also depends on their identity and style of conduct.

For example, [Hero] Finn, despite his great strength, is only listed as "Red" for Extremely Dangerous because of his tolerant attitude towards matters that do not involve the interests of the Loki Familia.

As for [Gale], the lethality of this adventurer is beyond doubt.

Not only that, the leaders of the five major underground gangs also presented him with an unofficial title—[Sword Demon].

For example, Aiz's "War Princess", Runoa's "Black Fist", Kuroe's "Black Cat", and Alicia's "Disciplinary Committee".

"The Adventurers Guild's public information shows that Emiya Shirou advanced from Lv.1 to Lv.2 in just three months. His talent is beyond doubt, but what is even more chilling is his character and style of conduct."

As the saying goes, proximity to vermilion turns you red, and proximity to ink turns you black. Although Emiya is still young and only Lv.2, the people he usually comes into contact with are all frightening.

[Black Fist] and [Black Cat]—how can someone who can get along happily with these two legends of the underworld be a good person?!

He is completely the same kind of terrifying madman as the Dark Faction, and even [Gale] can kill almost all the madmen of the Dark Faction, which means she is even crazier.

Emiya chats and laughs with [Black Fist] and [Black Cat], and has a close relationship with [Gale], which is enough to show that he is by no means an ordinary person.

"The trigger for the destruction of the Soma Familia was that their members were hired to participate in the siege of [Gale] and others, thus angering the [Demon King], and the result was…"

And they relied on their respective logic and cognition to piece together the whole picture from fragmented and limited information—

"Not only that, but what's even more terrifying is that Emiya Shirou, who wantonly used violence to break through the Soma Familia, did not receive the slightest punishment. On the contrary, the Soma Familia was disbanded, all assets were confiscated, the god was placed in confinement, the captain was also imprisoned, and the attackers even received part of the Soma Familia's assets as compensation…"

"[Wine Guardian] Charnis, everyone here knows what kind of person he is. He is a guy who values himself more than anything else. There's no way he would 'commit suicide out of guilt'."

In response, these gang leaders came to a unanimous conclusion:

The one who spoke was the leader of the "Little Finger," an Amazon who runs several brothels and casinos. She described the following scenario:

At this moment, Shakti, the [Ganesha Staff], wearing a cheongsam, came gracefully, her skirt silently brushing the ground as she walked. She quietly walked to Emiya's side, lowered her head and smiled softly, her voice gentle and obedient: "Everything has been taken care of. I will make the Soma Familia case ironclad, ensuring that they cannot turn over…"

Shakti bowed slightly, her voice soft: "Understood."

She slowly knelt beside Emiya and filled his sake cup. The sake flowed from the bottle like a ribbon, swirling at the bottom of the cup, making a faint sound.

"When confiscating those assets of the Soma Familia this time, restrain yourself a little and leave some for the Guild."

"Yes."

Shakti nodded a little embarrassedly and asked, "That [Wine Guardian], how should I deal with him?"

"I'll arrange it tonight."

Shakti said with her head lowered. At this moment, Emiya's hand pressed down on the back of her head.

"Good girl, I'll give you some reward…"

"Wait!"

The others stopped the Amazon's delusion: "What are you writing here? Is this still Labyrinth City?"

"You Amazonians really have too much imagination."

"Isn't Shakti's character too OOC? Did you add personal bias because your store was fined by the Ganesha Familia?"

The werewolf woman slammed the table, telling everyone not to get off topic. She looked at the Amazon speechlessly: "You're just making up such an outrageous story."

"What understanding?"

"Heh, I have some connections with the Ishtar Familia."

The brothels directly under the Ishtar Familia operate on the principle of valuing quality over quantity. Their strategy is to carefully cultivate those "courtesans" who can make men willingly offer large sums of money, and they disdain exploiting the meager income of low-level prostitutes.

This Amazon, who runs her own brothel, has become a "liaison" between many brothels and familias because of her friendship with the combat prostitutes of the Ishtar Familia.

However, although she has some connections with the Ishtar Familia, her status is not high. She is not qualified to know important news such as [Million Hammer] and [Killing Stone].

Werewolf woman: "Of course I know, the Ishtar Familia's Lv.3, still a top-tier courtesan, somehow left the Ishtar Familia, and now many familias are trying to contact her."

"[Sword Demon] played with Aisha for a week, didn't give her a single valis, and on the last day, Aisha beat him up!"

"Not only that, but afterwards, Aisha's sisters came to help her seek justice and were all beaten to death."

"Hiss… As expected of the [Demon King], so vicious."

Someone asked: "What about [Man Killer]? She is a Lv.5 First-Class Adventurer!"

The Amazon's eyes were blurred: "…In order to support men in enjoying themselves in the pleasure quarters, she can actually go to such lengths. [Gale] has been completely trained."

The Amazon shook her head.

"What's even more outrageous is that even after being treated like this by the [Sword Demon], [Lije] still misses him and is willing to leave her familia to follow him, but the result… that man abandoned her like an old shoe and even didn't allow her to convert to the Hephaestus Familia."

"…Now that you mention it, it seems to make some sense."

The gnome man said.

"What 'Elf Killer'?"

"This is what the goddess Loki said, [Sword Demon] Emiya Shirou may have a skill that forcibly makes Elven women infatuated with him…"

"Demon King" and "Evil Female Executive"—in the imagination of these dark-hearted gang leaders, Emiya and Ryu are such images.

"Hiss, now that you mention it, I also remembered something."

"Tell me in detail."

The goal of "Five Fingers" is to acquire money and power, while "Dark Faction" wants to destroy the world, dragging everyone down with them.

Therefore, when the power of the Dark Faction was at its peak, these five underground gangs with clear minds were not easily lured, drawn in, or absorbed like many other gangs. Instead, they firmly stood on the side of the city, providing valuable intelligence and even direct material support to the Ganesha Familia and other righteous groups.

Now, the leaders of these gangs are gathered together, conducting their most important routine activity—sharing information and updating the list.

Of course, this is not a so-called "hit list" or "wanted list." Even if they had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to get involved in that kind of thing.

In other words, this "danger level" actually reflects the level of adventurers that these gangs cannot afford to provoke.

For example, if a gang member didn't recognize someone and tried to spit on the 【Fierce Warrior's】 new clothes (a birthday gift from the goddess)...

In this case, the entire gang should quickly surrender to the Ganesha Familia, which might result in a relatively better outcome.

Above red, there is an even more terrifying level—black, symbolizing "extreme danger."

Without exception, those who receive a black mark are all heavyweight figures in the labyrinth city, such as the 【Fierce Warrior】, 【Goddess's Chariot】, 【Nine Hells】, 【Gale】, and others.

Although 【Nine Hells】 Liliruca is gentle, her identity can easily trigger high alert and excessive reactions from the Elven race, so she is marked as "black" for extreme danger.

And today, one more person has been added to the black "extreme danger" list: Shirou Emiya from the Hephaestus Familia.

The so-called "unofficial title," as the name suggests, refers to nicknames that are not formally granted by the Divine Assembly but circulate privately.

The nickname 【Demon King of Swords】 is a conclusion reached by the underground gang members after analyzing intelligence about Shirou Emiya.

A strong dwarven man said in a low voice:

"I would call him a born 'Demon King'!"

"First of all, according to intelligence, Shirou Emiya lives with the legendary bounty hunter 【Black Fist】, the top assassin 【Black Cat】, and 【Gale】, who is known for killing countless people, and they have extremely close relationships. This alone is enough to prove that he is also an extremely dangerous person!"

And then there's 【Gale】, who is even more of a heavyweight.

In the eyes of these gang leaders, 【Gale】 has nothing to do with justice. Someone like 【Ganesha's Staff】 Shakti could barely be called just, but 【Gale】 is generally referred to as a "maniac."

"Based on this, there are also some incidents led by the 【Demon King of Swords】, the first of which is the destruction of the Soma Familia."

A small-statured man said in a low voice: "The Soma Familia has been directly removed from the list!"

Because the Guild has not publicly disclosed the specific information about the Soma Familia's "God's Sake" and their transactions with the Dark Faction, the gang leaders are now making "reasonable" guesses about what happened to the Soma Familia.

"Within a day, the Soma Familia's base was breached, and all the adventurers were defeated by Shirou Emiya. According to survivors, his combat power is extremely strong, and he acts decisively..."

Everyone present, the heads of the underground gangs, thought of one word—well-connected!

"Heh heh, what's even more terrifying is that the captain of the Soma Familia, Carius Lustra, died inexplicably in prison that night, said to have 'committed suicide out of guilt.'"

"But he just died, and his body was never found."

"More likely, he died without a complete corpse."

"I'm afraid someone from the Ganesha Familia took action, maybe even 【Ganesha's Staff】 Shakti, to solve Carius for that man."

【Demon King of Swords】 Shirou Emiya, wearing a black haori, sat by the window, the night breeze gently blowing, the candlelight flickering. He casually swayed a sake cup in his left hand, the crystal liquid rippling slightly, while his right hand played with the treasure sword that once belonged to Carius, his fingertips gently stroking the blade.

Emiya raised his eyelids, his gaze slightly indifferent, interrupting her: "Don't bother me with these trivial matters. Handle it yourself."

Emiya reached out, his palm touching Shakti's smooth, fair back, gently stroking her exposed skin. Shakti's breathing couldn't help but quicken for a moment, and she couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

Emiya said: "Don't take this little money so seriously. There will be opportunities in the future."

"【Keeper of Wine】? Oh, that who..."

Emiya shook his wine glass, his tone indifferent: "He is actually a talent, but I don't like his attitude when he speaks to me. Let him kill himself."

The Amazon leader cupped her face, her eyes glazed, her voice teasing the listeners like silk threads: "Shakti's face flushed slightly, and she obediently lowered her body. Then, the 【Demon King of Swords】 Shirou grabbed Shakti's hair hard, forcing her to kneel in front of him..."

"To be honest, this plot is really fake, but I still like it."

"So there's nothing after that..."

"I'm not making this up randomly. It's based on evidence."

The Amazon said: "I know more about 【Demon King of Swords】 Shirou Emiya than you do."

This Amazon, who runs a brothel, was talking about well-known things.

In the Pleasure Quarter, there are also a large number of pleasure houses that do not belong to the Ishtar Familia but depend on it for survival.

Although these brothels must also abide by the rules set by the Ishtar Familia, they are, after all, in the sex industry, and there are inevitably some gray operations, and their hands are not completely clean.

On the one hand, she works for the Ishtar Familia, monitoring and managing those affiliated brothels; on the other hand, she also collects benefits to conceal or mediate for those colleagues who have made mistakes or even violated the law.

Therefore, she can only make some "reasonable" guesses based on the information she has.

The Amazon paused and said in a low voice: "【Lesser Jewel】 Aesha Belka, you know her, right?"

"That Aesha was booked by the 【Demon King of Swords】 for a week, and it seems that she also included a virgin fox girl as a gift."

"Fox girl? That's rare in Orario. Then what happened?"

"Ah? This... This is too bad."

Several gang leaders couldn't help but exclaim.

The Amazon said:

"They were beaten so badly, not only were they beaten, but they were also humiliated. The 【Demon King】 stepped on their heads and forced them to kneel and apologize before letting them go... Alas, I'm so envious... No, it's too miserable."

"It just so happened that 【Gale】 beat them down that day, isn't that a coincidence?"

"Then, that little fox girl was also snatched away by the 【Demon King of Swords】 and is now his little maid."

Everyone clicked their tongues: "This is too much..."

The Amazon sighed.

The gang leaders were filled with righteous indignation: "Damn 【Demon King of Swords】!"

"So, think about it, 【Lesser Jewel's】 experience is so rich. The 【Demon King of Swords】 can train her to this extent, let alone someone like Shakti who is just pretending to be proper."

"I've heard that the 【Demon King of Swords】 is an 'Elf Killer.' I didn't expect that even Amazons can't escape."

Hypnosis, mind control, forced increase in favorability, personality modification... something like that.

【Gale】 is an elf who has been completely trained by the 【Demon King of Swords】. In normal times, she is a cold, ruthless, and obsessive warrior, but in front of the Demon King, she is as docile as a pet.

The dwarven man suddenly opened his mouth.

"What?"

"This matter comes from my mouth and goes to your ears. After today, I won't admit a word of it."