The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

Emiya's voice was cold.

No, that's not accurate, because his left leg, specifically the part below the knee, was still standing upright on the ground.

[Oath Under the Snow]

Skill effect activated.

When acting to protect others, attack power and durability are increased, and magic and skill effects are enhanced.

“Trace on.”

Black sword Kanshou, white sword Bakuya, from the Spring and Autumn period, the paired swords created by the famous swordsmith Kanshou of the Wu kingdom. Emiya had not seen the actual [Kanshou and Bakuya], but obtained relevant information from some source. The [Kanshou and Bakuya] he projected were not perfect replicas of the originals, but rather things supplemented with imagination.

You can't discuss ice with a summer insect, nor can you talk about the sea with a well frog.

They stubbornly clung to traditional war logic, believing that the violence of numbers could overwhelm everything, thinking that even the strongest adventurer after leveling up couldn't withstand the siege of dozens or hundreds of people.

And although Ryu and the others were "only" Lv.4, it was completely wishful thinking to try to deal with them with a mere hundred or so ordinary people and lower-level adventurers.

Even this time, they didn't even need to take action. Just a newly upgraded Lv.2 easily ended everything.

Even among the same level, there are differences. In front of Emiya, who had activated [Oath Under the Snow], these Lv.2 and Lv.1 fighters, who weren't particularly outstanding in combat power, weren't much different.

In just one encounter, the three adventurers at the front were struck in the neck with the back of his swords and knocked unconscious.

If it had been the edge of the swords, three heads would have flown high.

Therefore, in Emiya's hands, this pair of swords was like an extension of his arms, easy to handle, wielded freely, and even the consumption of magic power was almost negligible.

Accompanying his figure as he entered the flock of sheep was a series of screams.

Echoing under the starry sky, the cries, like those from Avici Hell, were endless, and all the thugs who had been beaten up lay down in the inner courtyard.

“Hee, can we reconcile?”

The only one who could block Emiya's blade was a Lv.2 adventurer. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and the steel sword in his hand had cracked in the collision.

It was simply a crushing battle.

The mastermind who caused a series of disturbances was so easily annihilated.

Ryu and Anya quickly stood in front of Emiya.

“Do you still want to continue fighting?”

“Just what the cat wanted, meow.”

“Is it three against two now? The other side has one more Lv.3, should be Lv.3, right? Whatever, I'll beat them up anyway.”

However, Emiya was the first to let go, canceling the projection, and the black and white swords disappeared.

The girls, who were all ready to fight, heard a sound that shook the earth.

Soon after, the source of the anger that was enough to shake the earth appeared before Ryu and the others.

The branch building with the windows and corridors blown up, the warehouse and wine cellar with a large hole blasted in the wall, causing all the ingredients and wine to be destroyed, and the courtyard where the second branch building was planned to be built were all completely destroyed.

Mia lowered her head, her face shrouded in shadow, making it impossible to see her expression at this moment.

Syr, who hurried over, threw out this sentence, the first half to Mia, and the second half to Ryu and the others, then let out a dry laugh alone, and retreated from the scene in three steps.

“Mom, Mama! Mia Mama!! Please listen to the cat's explanation, meow!! There are very complicated reasons ─ ─”

Anya couldn't hold back any longer and ran towards Mia.

To be precise, she punched the girl into the ground.

Ryu, Lunu, and Chloe were all stunned to see Anya, with steam rising from her head, lying on the ground.

Ryu's voice was full of fear: “M-Mia Mama…”

“Mia… Mia Grand?”

“Lv.6… [Demi Ymir]”

Some past memories flooded into the girls' minds.

And from then on, the girls who were lucky enough to survive understood: there was a group of unparalleled monsters in Orario.

“You guys ─ ─”

The dwarf, who had been lowering her head, raised her head with a ferocious look, releasing the rage in her heart at the same time.

Emiya habitually woke up early, and his mental state was good, even though a lot had happened last night.

“Good morning, Ryu, Syr, Anya.”

“Shirou, good morning.”

Syr yawned, while Ryu and Anya seemed very awake. With the added bonus of "Ability Values", high-level adventurers only need a short period of sleep to ensure their energy.

On such a peaceful morning, there were two poor people who had been working hard with tears in their eyes all night.

Both of them were dressed as waitresses, wearing the uniform of [The Hostess of Fertility].

And now, breakfast time was one of the few opportunities they had to rest.

This was also the pitiful end of the [Black Cat] and [Black Fist], who were feared in the underground industry.

Ryu and Anya couldn't escape either, but they only needed to work during the day, at least retaining the right to sleep.

“It's all your fault for causing trouble in the store, meow…”

“Stop shirking responsibility over there! Stupid cat!”

“The cat will definitely escape from here! I will absolutely escape from here, meow!”

“The worst thing is that the cats destroyed Mama's carefully brewed fruit wine, along with the warehouse…”

Because Chloe and Lunu had extensively damaged Mia's property, both were required to pay off their debts with labor. As for the amount owed, it was a total of 100 million valis, which was 1.25 Ryu.

“So delicious!”

The cat girl's eyes lit up and she immediately began to gobble it down.

The dwarf's line of sight suddenly dropped. He lost his balance in an instant, and the whole person fell to the ground—

“Ah, ah, ah, my leg!”

Stepping on the dwarf's wretched and ugly face, knocking him unconscious, Shirou breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to face the large group of thugs and hooligans in the tavern courtyard, and the longbow he casually projected dissipated into particles of light.

A terrifying aura erupted from Shirou's body.

His pale golden eyes coldly swept across the crowd. Shirou began to chant, and then, accompanied by the burst of magic power, black and white twin swords appeared in his hands.

Holding the twin swords, his heart calmed down instead.

“You people who attempt to take the lives of others should also be prepared to be miserably cut down.”

64

Chapter 64: Lv.6, The Little Giant.

Those “mortals” who had never entered the dungeon could not understand the power of high-level adventurers.

A Lv.7, or even Lv.6, when not restrained by an opponent of equal level, could destroy the entire military force of an empire single-handedly. They would never believe such a fact.

Even if that number were multiplied tenfold or twentyfold, they would still be easily dealt with, cut down like vegetables.

Even if among the adventurers brought by the Bruno Trading Company, there were a few Lv.2s who had also undergone level ascension.

Holding the black and white twin swords, Shirou charged into the crowd, like a tiger pouncing on weak lambs.

The last time he faced such a large number of enemies alone, he killed hundreds of mid-level monsters in the dungeon. But this time, Shirou's level had risen to Lv.2, and his enemies were far weaker.

The Noble Phantasm level of 【Kanshou and Bakuya】 was not as high as 【Hounds of Culann】 and 【Nine Lives Blade Works】, but these twin swords were among the weapons Shirou was most familiar with. Strictly speaking, they were not even “Pseudo Noble Phantasms,” because Shirou had not analyzed the real 【Kanshou and Bakuya】. These twin swords were projected based on his own understanding and imagination of the concept of “sword forging.”

Since this was still in the city, Shirou suppressed his killing intent and did not directly start a massacre. However, apart from that, he did not restrain himself much further.

Shirou unhesitatingly swung his sword again.

The first strike cracked the blade, the second strike broke the weapon completely, and the third strike heavily struck the adventurer's face with the side of Kanshou, knocking him unconscious.

Currently, the only people still standing on the field, exactly as before, were the four girls.

“That's right, as the saying goes, reciprocity is key.”

Lunoire, Ryu, Anya, and Chloe exchanged sharp glances.

The girls, already bloodthirsty, prepared to ignite the flames of war again.

He sighed softly, “You've finally returned.”

Rumble… Rumble…

Anya's face was already bloodless, and Ryu was constantly breaking out in cold sweat.

“Hey, you bunch of silly girls.”

The one who came was Mia.

“What's with this mess?”

Faced with the 【Hostess of Fertility】's owner who had finally returned, Ryu was so terrified that she couldn't stop sweating.

Lunoire and Chloe, sensing that the other party was extraordinary through intuition, also stood frozen in place.

As for Anya, her eyes were already filled with tears, and she kept choking back sobs.

“Mama! The employees took the shop's wine to drink, and they all got drunk… Ahahaha, it doesn't seem like I should be mentioning this now…”

Shirou decisively followed Syr, discreetly moving away from the center of the storm that was brewing.

His fighting style tonight was very restrained. He didn't use magic swords, nor did he project large-scale Noble Phantasms like 【Caladbolg】. The destruction of the tavern building had nothing to do with him.

Facing the catgirl who ran up to desperately defend herself—the burly dwarf waved his arm, causing an earth-shattering roar to erupt on the scene.

Another earth-shaking sound came again, and the huge dwarf stood in front of the girls, who were completely stiff.

“Cat remembers, that person is the former captain of the 【Freya Familia】.”

Lunoire and Chloe paled and spoke one after another.

That was when they had just arrived in Orario. At that time, the two girls, who were still ignorant of the immensity of the world, had tried to challenge the true apex of this city—the first-class adventurer whose level had reached Lv.5.

“You damn fools, ahhhhh!”

65

Chapter 65: The Information of Divine Wine

Early in the morning, the warm dawn that brings light to the world had not yet risen, and a trace of the night's chill still lingered in the air, with thin dewdrops hanging on the verdant grass.

He greeted the familiar girls.

“Good morning… Lunoire, Chloe.”

After a moment's pause, Shirou turned to the human and cat-person women.

“Ugh~ Why does Cat have to do this kind of thing.”

“Shut up, just shut your mouth and work properly, you stupid cat…”

They were Chloe and Lunoire.

They were holding wooden planks and iron nails, repairing the damaged outbuildings and warehouses.

This was the second day after the attack.

Because the girls had touched Mia's sensitive spot, they were now forced to be responsible for repairing all the damaged parts of the shop. And as can be seen from Chloe and Lunoire's attire, they had become new laborers in the 【Hostess of Fertility】, that is, shop assistants.

“It wasn't Cat who destroyed the building! It was that muscle-brained bounty hunter, and the rampaging elf next to him, meow!!”

“It's useless, I advise you to just give up on that idea…”

Compared to Chloe, who had tears in her eyes and vowed to escape from here, Ryu and Anya both showed enlightened expressions.

“Let's eat first, Shirou personally made today's breakfast, you know.”

A cook walked out of the kitchen with a plate.

“Finally, there's food to eat, Cat's starving.”

Chloe picked up the fried rice and shoveled it into her mouth without any grace.