The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

What Aiz couldn't accept was that, even without considering the difference in skills and experience, [Gale]'s swordsmanship had already reached the same level as hers. Moreover, both being newly promoted to Lv.5, the other party had obviously accumulated more potential ability points.

“Using [Despair's Sword], is there really a chance to kill the Black Dragon?”

Aiz felt she couldn't imagine such a future.

“Should I go to the Goibniu Familia to order a new weapon? But, weapons without the 'unbreakable' attribute are difficult to maximize attack power, and besides, I don't have any money…”

Alicia stood among them, holding an ice-blue longsword.

120

Chapter 120: The Ice Giant's First Battle.

Under the beautiful name of helping her with "weapon testing," it was obvious from the girl's eyes, which seemed to be burning with fiery flames, that Tiona's Amazonian warmongering genes had been activated.

Tiona and Tione, the Amazonian sisters, were completely the opposite; they preferred to hone their combat skills through duels with adventurers—or rather, it was usually the sisters sparring with each other, with the training ground often seeing them unleash a storm of violence, a battle akin to a natural disaster.

Today, Tiona was particularly enthusiastic, giving Alicia no chance to refuse. Alicia, having just acquired her new weapon, also wanted to test her current level, so she reluctantly came to the training ground.

The werewolf youth with messy silver-white hair had just finished training in the Dungeon and happened to see Alicia and the others when he returned to the Familia. The [Fierce Wolf] unsurprisingly started his usual trash talk.

On the other hand, Alicia's reaction was not so calm.

Although she and Bete were both high-level adventurers of the Loki Familia, they hadn't had much interaction in the past. [Fierce Wolf] Bete had been in the main force since joining the Loki Familia, while Alicia had always been the commander of the second-string magic unit.

“Bete, Alicia is already forty years old, but she's still very young for an elf!”

Tiona bluntly spoke up for Alicia.

Alicia: “…Thank you, Tiona, but you don't have to emphasize the number.”

“…Tiona, I won't spar with you today.”

Alicia smiled at the Amazonian girl. For a moment, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop, and Tiona shivered unconsciously.

“Bete, come over, let's have a match.”

“Oh? You and me?”

Bete laughed, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

Bete said, shaking his head.

He said mockingly, “That idiotic Amazon is a more suitable opponent for you, elf…”

The moment Alicia drew her ice-blue longsword, the beastman's keen instinct made the [Fierce Wolf] subconsciously make a defensive move, stepping back with his right foot, his shoulders slightly raised, and his eyes instantly sharpened.

However, due to certain reasons, Bete didn't actually like using this magic unless absolutely necessary.

But now, seeing that sword, Bete's fighting spirit was unexpectedly ignited.

“I know you have a magic-canceling magic.”

Arriving at the training ground, Alicia said, “I might as well do as you wish. I will use magic instead of swordsmanship to deal with you. Take one of my moves and see whose magic is stronger.”

Alicia's tone was calm.

Bete took a deep breath: “I'll just stand here, I won't dodge. Come on, chant your magic!”

“Alright.”

Alicia raised an eyebrow. She said, “Just one circle?”

That sword was no ordinary object. It must be a masterpiece among first-class armaments. Bete could almost "smell" the heavy magical power within it. It most likely possessed characteristics such as high-level amplification magic.

This battle was "magic cancellation" versus "magic"!

“Come on, let me see your full power.”

Bete said in a low voice.

The Loki Familia's training ground was now surrounded by spectators. Almost all of the Familia members at headquarters had come here.

“Amazing, did Alicia summon that!”

121

Chapter 121: The Possibility of Growth.

Bete stood ready, chanting the special magic [Hati] in a low voice, preparing to meet Alicia's magic. Alicia, on the other hand, completed the chanting without interference.

Normally, with Bete's speed, the Ice Skeleton's relatively slow attack would be difficult to hit. However, on the one hand, he was completely stunned by the impact on his worldview, and on the other hand, Bete himself said that he would stand still and take Alicia's magic.

Riveria also quickly arrived at the scene, and as the strongest mage in the city, the [Nine Magic Princess] quickly understood the essence of this magic.

Moreover, the core material for forging this sword was the magic stone fragments and drops from the [Black Goliath] that Alicia and Ryu had jointly killed—the bones of the Black Goliath.

When rescuing Alicia and the others, the Loki Familia did not forget to pick up these things along with the shattered magic stones. Later, Alicia gave them to Emiya.

This was the source of this weapon's power, and the inherent logic of the concept of [Noble Phantasm]—the materialization of miracles, the testament to a hero's achievements, the crystallized thoughts of humanity's prayers for legends, an armament created with human experience and achievements as its framework.

Only one person present could discern this—the Goddess Loki, as the "Eternal and Transcendent One."

Loki walked to Alicia's side. The [Ice Scathach]'s magic had been dispelled, and the Ice Skeleton slowly melted away.

Bete, who had been crushed to the ground by the giant's arm, also stood up. However, he didn't say anything, just bit his teeth angrily, and then turned and left under everyone's gaze.

Riveria raised an eyebrow slightly. She realized that Loki had immediately determined that this sword must have been personally appraised by Hephaestus, the Goddess of Forging.

This price was equivalent to half of the Loki Familia's earnings from one expedition. It could be used to create five to ten first-class armaments, and could purchase one thousand two hundred sets of panacea priced at five hundred thousand valis per set, more than the entire Familia could use in a year of expeditions.

Six hundred million valis… so it was still a friendship price?

Loki said, “This is an unattainable miracle… Alicia, you and the creator of this sword have created something incredible.”

Loki shook her head: “You'll understand later.”

“Alicia, that ice giant you summoned just now.”

Loki opened her arms and gestured: “It shouldn't be its limit yet, right.”

She vaguely realized that the ice giant, with only its spine, ribs, and right arm, should not be its complete form, but only the first stage.

Alicia even began to regret that when she leveled up, she hadn't trained her magic stat a little more. Each time, she leveled up when her magic was only at A or B rank. She should have trained it to S rank.

“I still need more practice… Also, I need a more powerful sword…”

Ais lowered her head, glancing at the [Sword of Despair] that had been with her for so long.

She undoubtedly had feelings for this sword that she had been using for several years, but through comparison with [Elf Stream], Ais also realized the absolute shortcoming of the [Sword of Despair]'s insufficient attack power.

Little Ais, troubled by the weapon issue, returned to the Familia and then witnessed a shocking scene.

The Loki Familia's training ground was packed with people, almost all of the Familia's adventurers were present, surrounding a giant ice skeleton.

Time rewinds to an hour earlier, after Aaliyah left Riveria's room, she was immediately dragged to the training ground by an excited Tiona.

Besides Aaliyah, among the Loki Familia's new generation of four Lv.5 first-class adventurers, [Sword Princess] Ais and [Fierce Wolf] Bete both harbored deep-seated hatred for "monsters" for some reason, and the two often fought monsters in the dungeon labyrinth to hone themselves.

Also, because of the typical Amazonian, "berserker"-like fighting style of the Shirut sisters, others avoided their sparring invitations.

“What's wrong with the elf hag and the stupid Amazon today? This combination is rare.”

As soon as they arrived at the training ground, they heard remarks that made their blood pressure soar.

“Idiot Bete, shut up.”

Tiona immediately retorted. As adventurers who joined the Loki Familia at the same time, their mutual verbal attacks had become a habit.

“Elf… hag?”

The elf beauty's lips twitched slightly.

It wasn't until she leveled up to Lv.5 that Riveria transferred Aaliyah to the first team—this was her first exchange with Bete after joining the first team.

“…Meaningless provocation, don't be angry, don't be angry.”

The elven beauty Aaliyah, who was 18 years and 300 months old, was originally a little anxious because of Ryu, Lefiya and other young girls of the same race, and the werewolf's outburst directly stepped on a landmine.

Bete casually put his hands behind his head and said indifferently: "It's a little younger than Riveria, that old hundred-year-old hag, but at this age, she's already an old aunt, right?"

The Amazon's war-loving instinct was suppressed in an instant, Tiona: “Um, please go ahead…”

Aaliyah beckoned to the werewolf boy.

“I don’t think you are a weakling—but, you should know that I am the worst match for ‘Mages’ and ‘Magic Swordsmen’.”

However, the next moment, Bete's words stopped: “This sword, ha—”

“I take back what I said.”

Bete grinned, his fists clashing in front of him: “Let me see what you can do.”

[Fierce Wolf] Bete possesses the special magic [Hati], which absorbs magic and damage and reflects it back, a move that can be called a "magic nemesis".

He wanted to test, or rather witness, the true power of that sword, and was even willing to use his magic for it.

Bete's tone was cold: "Courting death, in close combat, you can still bring me some trouble, magic? All your magic will only make you suffer!"

“Don’t dare?”

“Heh, then as you wish.”

“The loser has to frog-jump around the Familia headquarters once, and shout 'I'm an idiot', how about it?”

Tiona suddenly said.

Bete: “Then three laps, no, five laps.”

Listening to Bete's words, Tiona had to cover her mouth to stop herself from laughing, while Bete didn't pay attention to her at all, just staring at the sword in Aaliyah's hand.

However, Bete was not afraid of this. As long as Aaliyah's magic did not reach the firepower of Lv.6 upper level, then the stronger the magic, the stronger his magic return move [Hati] would be.

The reason is very simple: an ice giant skeleton that is nearly three meters high is too conspicuous.

“I was taken aback when I first saw this.”

“Speaking of which, is Bete being crushed under that ice bone arm?”

The first battle of the Ice Giant was very simple.

Then, the ice skeleton was summoned, still with the spine, ribs, and right arm, the right arm skeleton smashed down, slapping Bete into the ground.

At least, he kept his promise, but the result may not have been what Bete expected.

“This is the magic engraved in [Ice Skadi]… No, it’s because of the resonance with this sword that Aaliyah's own magic [Ice Storm] has changed!”

This sword was designed specifically for Aaliyah from the beginning, its essence is to add the property of [Plasticity] to Aaliyah's ice magic in addition to the characteristics of [Cold] and [Condensation].

Generally speaking, the Goliath's drop is "Goliath's Fangs", while that special black Goliath dropped two special items: "Black Goliath's Hide" and "Black Goliath's Bones".

Weimiya used the magic stones and hard bones in the forging of [Ice Skadi]… This drop, which represents their shared adventure experience, seems to have also contributed to the sublimation of the weapon.

However, even with Riveria's vision, even if she could analyze the magic configuration of [Ice Skadi], she still couldn't understand the essence of this sword as a "prototype Noble Phantasm".

Loki, who always had a carefree appearance, changed her usual laziness and showed an unprecedentedly serious attitude. The transcendent aura of the god unconsciously emanated, and the members of the group in front of her unconsciously made way.

“Aaliyah, let me see this sword.”

Loki said, “No, you don’t need to give it to me, just raise it a little.”

“I see, the materialization of miracles and great deeds… Riveria, how much did Hephaestus offer for this sword?”

“600 million Valis.”

Riveria said a number that caused an uproar.

The adventurers looked at the weapon in Aaliyah's hand as if it was not a sword but a gold mine.

“Well, not expensive, at this price, we made a profit.”

Loki said something incomprehensible.

“This type of weapon cannot be replicated. Even the blacksmith who forged it cannot create the same sword even with the same materials.”

Aaliyah: “No, I didn’t participate in the forging, Shirou made it…”

The goddess spoke in riddles, Aaliyah was a little ignorant, but Riveria seemed thoughtful.

Aaliyah thought for a while and nodded slightly: “It shouldn’t be.”

Now Aaliyah's magic power quality and scale are limited, so she can only do this step.

That's right, even though she is already a Lv.5 first-class adventurer, her magic power is still not enough to complete the subsequent stages of this magic.