The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

“Because Andariel is not a monster that can be defeated by the power of adventurers alone.”

The group walked out of the room and onto the high platform of Babel.

Riveria asked softly.

“Yes.”

Hedin glanced at him: “Andariel needs the power of that gun to be killed, so the battle with it requires you to deliver the final blow.”

Shirou: “... What does this mean?”

Hedin translated: “What he means is, ‘Young hero, we will open the path to victory for you.’”

Shirou thanked Hogni, but the dark elf coldly avoided his gaze.

She walked behind Shirou, reaching out to rub the young man's red hair: “Don't take this as a heavy responsibility, just think of it as a normal adventurer's request.”

Ryuu, young and lacking common sense, was unaware of the identity of the [Thousand-Year Holy Staff]. She also didn't notice the deep magic power of a mature elf that the other party was deliberately controlling, and instead mistook her for a younger member of her own race.

As she spoke, she cast a warning glance at Hermes, making the traveler god laugh awkwardly.

Shirou: “Speaking of which, how are we going to get to the [Great Tree Sea]? Why aren't we going to Orario's city gate, but instead here… ”

Accompanied by hearty laughter, the god descended from the sky, landing precisely on the high platform, followed by several wyverns.

Hedin: “Six in total? Not enough for one each.”

Ganesha: “Sorry, for now, I can only dispatch this many. Two of them are very strong, and two people riding together won't affect the speed.”

“I will ride with ‘Orion’… with ‘Shirou-kun’.”

The goddess and the elven girl spoke at the same time.

Artemis said.

“If we ride the same wyvern, I can protect Shirou.”

The useless elf showed an astonishing aura.

Obviously, the goddess Artemis was not good at lying, and her body's reaction was so great that even the useless elf could see it.

“Um… but, I… ”

Freyja said: “As for the boy… Lady Riveria, you are the strongest among us, you should ride with him.”

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“No, of course.”

At the same time, Hedin had already stepped forward and proactively said: “No problem, I will protect him well.”

“Let me do it.”

As for the reason for doing so, it was very simple. Maintaining a good relationship with [Sword King] Shirou Emiya, who could forge the “Sword of Mythology,” was a strategic matter of great importance for the Loki Familia right now.

It was hard to imagine what kind of terrifying existence the monsters of the Freya Familia would become if they got the sword he forged.

That's right, that's it, everything is for the Loki Familia—Riveria told herself this.

With the team divided, Hermes called out: “Let's go, target [Great Tree Sea]!”

“Asfi and the others must be getting impatient, we need to hurry.”

Shirou Emiya sat in the front of the wyvern, holding the reins with both hands, his body slightly leaning forward, feeling the powerful flapping of the wyvern's wings. Judging from his steady posture, this height and speed did not bring him too much discomfort.

“Are you used to wyvern riding?”

Riveria nodded, feeling slightly relieved.

She was worried that a young man of this age would be afraid of wyverns, but Shirou's composure calmed Riveria down a lot.

Riveria said.

The wyvern drew a rapid arc in the sky, and sunlight shone on them through the clouds. Riveria felt the wind gently brushing past her ears and couldn't help but lean forward slightly.

Shirou's answer was very frank: “I like it, I have many important friends who are elves.”

Shirou listened very carefully, occasionally asking questions at some key points. Unconsciously, the distance between the two seemed to have naturally narrowed in the conversation.

However, even so, it would still take at least half a month to reach the [Great Tree Sea], which was almost on the other side of the horizon.

This town belonged to a small country with an obscure reputation. Because of its remote location, it had practically become a territory ruled by several local families.

When they landed here, some insignificant episodes occurred. Simply put, a member of a certain local family became covetous of the group's wealth and the goddess's beauty, and after unsuccessfully attempting to coerce them, they colluded with the inn to poison the food at night.

After cleanly resolving the culprits, the town chief quickly stepped forward to apologize to the adventurers. Freyja accepted the apology on behalf of everyone, and the matter ended satisfactorily.

However, the goddess Artemis had a conflict with Freyja, who dominated the elves' discourse. The goddess believed that problems could be solved without killing people, but Freyja had a completely different view.

“If you are so lenient, it will only embolden them. If these people incite and collude to make trouble, in the end, I may need to use magic to erase the entire town to end the matter.”

“Kindness without understanding will only lead to painful consequences.”

The pure goodwill of the gods may instead cause profound disasters for the creatures of the lower world.

And what made the goddess Artemis most unacceptable was that no one present stood on her side.

The goddess and the adventurers did not get along well on the first night.

Shirou looked at the lonely and heartbroken figure of the goddess Artemis, feeling some ripples in his heart, but at this moment, an event occurred that quickly left him with no room to consider these things.

Hermes: “Ahem, [Update Potion] is a prohibited item explicitly forbidden by the Guild… ”

Freyja said: “Starting tonight, we will conduct special training for the boy every day when we are not traveling… Hedin, Hogni, this matter is entrusted to you. Time is tight, so conduct live combat training directly.”

The [Thousand-Year Holy Staff] patted Shirou on the shoulder: “Just go all out, with our magic power, we can save you even if you only have one breath left.”

Hermes said softly, "The key to defeating it lies in a divine weapon, the Artemis Gun."

"So in the end, you were the one who pulled out that gun, Shirou?"

Wei Gong nodded, reaching out to gently grasp the silver-white spear hanging behind him.

The dark elf Hogni walked past him: "Warrior bearing the Flame of Fate, the destiny of chaos has gathered in your palm. We shall tear through the black clouds of nothingness and open the eternal gate to the sanctuary for you!"

"Oh… well, thank you anyway."

"Don't be nervous, young man."

Freya said, "If you can't control that gun when the time comes, we'll use our magic to forcefully fire it."

However, while making such reliable adult pronouncements, Freya, who was quite a bit shorter than Wei Gong, still had to quietly stand on tiptoe to properly ruffle Wei Gong's hair. Ryu couldn't help but smile when seeing this from behind.

This laid the groundwork for the intense special training that Miss Ryu would receive in the days to come.

Riveria also nodded: "In the end, a mission like this shouldn't be shouldered by a child like you from the start. These thorny matters should originally be the work of us adults."

Hermes: "Because there's a faster means of transportation… It's here!"

"I am… Ganesha!"

"These flying dragons have been raised by the Ganesha Familia from the egg stage to the present. Anyone can easily control them."

Ganesha gave a thumbs up: "Use them to your heart's content."

Wei Gong and the five elves, plus the gods Hermes and Artemis, made a party of eight.

Indeed, two of the flying dragons were noticeably larger than the others, and the saddles on them were for two people.

"I will ride with Shirou."

"It should be me who teaches Wei Gong how to use the Goddess's Gun."

Ryu didn't budge.

"Goddess, when you said that just now, your body flinched a little, and you subconsciously avoided my gaze… That's a lie, isn't it? The method of using that gun doesn't require any teaching at all."

"Alright, stop arguing. The little elf girl will ride with me."

Riveria, who was watching Ryu and the goddess argue: "Ah? Me?"

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"Is that not allowed… Then, Hedin, you come and ride with the young man."

Riveria said subconsciously.

Whether out of personal will or the goddess's wishes, Hedin didn't mind having more contact with the young man.

Riveria gently moved one step to the left, blocking Hedin.

【Gale】 took the sword he forged and easily instantly killed the veteran first-class adventurer 【Man-Killer】; 【Garden of Purity】 directly transformed from a magic swordsman with weak durability into one of the strongest Lv.5 defenses in the Familia because of the power of a sword.

"In any case, he can't be pushed in the direction of the Freya Familia."

Seeing that he was blocked by the Elven Princess, Hedin no longer insisted. He just calmly looked at Wei Gong, his gaze deep, not knowing what he was thinking.

The flying dragons soared in the high sky, the wind whistling, and the cool air brushed against his face.

Riveria sat behind him, her right hand gently resting on the young man's shoulder, to prevent him from losing his balance due to the sudden movements of the flying dragon. Her gaze occasionally swept across Wei Gong's back, pondering how to start a conversation.

Riveria asked.

Shirou's voice was very calm: "It's okay. Although it's the first time, it's not difficult to control."

She gently patted Wei Gong's shoulder, signaling him to relax a little.

"Aisha likes the sword you forged very much."

"I'm honored."

Wei Gong replied softly, his tone earnest and sincere: "Sister Aisha has fought alongside me. I'm very happy to be able to help her."

"Do you like… elves?"

Riveria asked softly.

"I see, right—"

Riveria changed the subject, she began to share her past adventure stories and her experience as an adventurer with Wei Gong.

The flying dragon's progress was very fast. Although the pure speed could not surpass a Lv.6 adventurer, it could save a lot of time by flying over various terrains.

On the first night, after flying all day, the adventurers temporarily settled down in a small town on a mountain.

It was a closed town that was completely different from the labyrinth city Orario, and had very little contact with gods, familias, graces, and adventurers.

In response, the adventurers' handling method was particularly simple—to take action.

With a command from Hedin, Hogni's ferocious beast was unleashed, and with an irresistible force of thunder, he swept away everything like a whirlwind.

Not many people were actually killed, but the way they died was very shocking, with instant steps and slashes hundreds of meters away, so fast that the black sword in his hand could not be seen clearly.

The veteran adventurers handled these matters very efficiently. Obviously, after a long period of combat, they were more than just good at dealing with monsters.

"If we act now, we can solve the problem by only killing a few culprits. The longer we drag it out, the more people will die in the end."

For some reason, Freya's attitude towards the goddess Artemis was particularly harsh.

Hermes saw this, and could only click his tongue secretly.

This magus, who was revered as the 【Thousand-Year Holy Staff】, should have discovered something.

"Life is precious. Precisely because of this, please don't be so arrogant as to think that you can bear all lives on your shoulders."

The 【Thousand-Year Holy Staff】 refuted the goddess to the point of speechlessness, and even heartbroken, as if she had been stabbed in her deepest pain.

Whether it was the few first-class adventurers, or Hermes, who was also a god, or even Wei Gong, who was the youngest, they all agreed more with the 【Thousand-Year Holy Staff】 than with her.

Freya first looked at the male god: "Lord Hermes, you didn't forget to bring the 【Unlock Potion】 and 【Update Potion】, did you?"

"So, did you bring them?"

Hermes: "I brought them ~"

"Very good, we'll travel during the day, and don't be idle at night."

Hedin gently pushed his glasses: "No problem."

Hogni: "… As you command."

Wei Gong: "Ah?"

Am I fighting the 【Black and White Knights】, really?

"Don't worry, young man, both Her Highness Riveria and I know healing magic."