Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

The blunt question caused the elegant-looking man with brown hair and a black cloak standing behind the man to suddenly change his expression, placing his hand on his waist and preparing to draw his sword.

This also caused a person with bluish-green hair who had been secretly following Shirou Emiya since he was attacked to lose his footing.

"How dare you treat a god like this?!"

Filled with indescribable rage, Shirou Emiya's face contorted into a ferocious expression, his eyes blazing with an intense hatred for himself—a hatred so intense it seemed he wanted to tear him to pieces.

"Yacintos, there's no need to be so agitated. I haven't seen such a lovely and unique child in a very long time, especially one I cherish. What's wrong with him being a little special?"

The red-haired man waved his hand slightly, signaling the man named Hyacintos to step back.

"I am Apollo, the sun god known as 'Love'!"

"Apollo—"

Emiya Shirou murmured to himself, referring to the Greek god of light and prophecy, one of the twelve Olympian gods.

Of course, this was what Shirou Emiya knew; as for whether Apollo in this world was such a being, he did not know.

"Hey! Hey! Emiya Shirou, you did beat up a member of our clan in public the other day, didn't you?!"

Before Shirou Emiya could even ponder why Apollo had summoned him, he spoke first.

"If you're talking about social scum who bully the weak, then that's certainly true!"

Emiya Shirou did not back down and answered Apollo's question head-on.

During his many days in the dungeon, Shirou Emiya had no idea how many adventurers he had beaten up or how many familias he had offended.

Eina had also warned Shirou Emiya that if he punished the adventurers in this way, he would soon suffer retaliation from the Familias.

Although the gods don't care about what's happening under their command, the leaders of those clans are unlikely to let Shirou Emiya off easily.

The fact that he hasn't retaliated for so long means he must be looking for an opportunity.

"Since my family members have been severely injured, I will naturally seek the appropriate punishment for my family!"

With an extremely disgusting smile, Apollo stated his purpose to Shirou Emiya in an extremely high-profile tone, as if stating a fact.

"Before I pay the price, you should manage your own clan properly, instead of bullying the weak like this!"

Even when confronting the gods head-on, Shirou Emiya did not back down at all.

Standing behind Apollo, Hyacinthus's face and hands were bulging with veins as he listened to Shirou Emiya's conversation with Apollo, frantically suppressing his anger.

The other members of the clan also looked at Emiya Shirou with great surprise, who showed no sign of backing down.

This was the first time they had ever seen humans communicating with the gods in this way.

Even the leader of the Soma Familia, who looked down on Soma, was extremely respectful before the gods.

Chapter 444 Partners of Justice

"Is that so? But my clan was just playing around with that adventurer. It's just that you didn't understand the facts and started fighting like this!"

As Apollo waved his hand, a raggedly dressed boy stepped out from the crowd behind him.

"That's right, that's right, it's him! It's him! That day, that day, I was just fooling around with the Apollo Familia members, and he rushed over and beat them up without saying a word!"

A trembling voice came from the boy's mouth as he pointed a finger at Shirou Emiya and continued to accuse him.

"The witnesses are right here, and besides, you were the one who struck first."

As Apollo finished speaking, the person hiding in the corner felt a chill in their heart, and the hand gripping their cloak trembled slightly.

"That's disgusting!"

The red-haired girl, who had slowly risen from the corridor due to the fighting outside, also looked angrily at Apollo standing at the door.

Almost anyone with eyes could see what Apollo had done.

He did it on purpose, so that Shirou Emiya would confess to the crime.

Of course, another reason is to make his attack on Shirou Emiya legitimate and justifiable, so that the guild or other familias would not interfere.

Emiya Shirou merely glanced at the boy in the Apollo Familia without saying a word. He wouldn't let that boy admit to anything under the pressure of those people.

This kind of thing is completely meaningless; right and wrong are just a matter of a single sentence in the eyes of these people.

"Give up, this is what Orario has already tacitly agreed to—"

It was a girl with long, dark blue hair that covered half of her left eye, holding a staff in her hand, and whose voice sounded innocent. She stepped out from the side of the group and spoke to Shirou Emiya with utmost sincerity.

"We do not wish to harm our future comrades. Those surrounding this place are not only our clan and the Soma clan."

She was a woman who looked extremely assertive, wore a military-style uniform, and had an incredibly heroic voice.

“You have already incurred the wrath of the people. If you admit your mistakes and join our clan, then I will take full responsibility for everything you have done before—”

At that moment, Apollo also extended his hand to Shirou Emiya.

"Shh—! Shh—! Shh—!"

The sound of a gentle breeze rustling through the trees echoed continuously in this area.

Everyone was waiting for Shirou Emiya's answer, including the other members of his familia who had come to surround him, the gods who were watching this momentous scene from the shadows, and those who were worried about Shirou.

"Are you finished?"

The words came out softly from Emiya Shirou's lips.

Upon hearing this, Apollo's outstretched hand began to stiffen.

Emiya Shirou's gaze remained unchanged from beginning to end, as he faced Apollo's distortion of the truth and the boy who stood opposite him, accusing him despite being someone he had helped.

He never wavered in the slightest from beginning to end.

"Why! Can't you see that you have become the enemy of all adventurers in Orario? You are not even a human being with any grace, and you have no god to rely on!"

The seemingly innocent girl excitedly asked Shirou Emiya a question.

This was not only her question, but also the question of everyone present at that moment.

Isn't the situation clear enough?

He needs to be punished no matter what, and even if he survives here, the guild will still deal with Shirou Emiya.

A god and a human without any gifts, even with such talent, Shirou Emiya is just a human.

Everyone understands how to make the choice.

But Shirou Emiya seemed completely oblivious to all of this.

“Bullying the weak, no matter how you try to whitewash it, whether it involves hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of people, or even more, is still wrong. No matter how you distort it, evil is still evil!”

Even if everyone turns a blind eye to this evil, even if this wickedness has become part of the world!

"As long as I live, I will stand up and do everything in my power to do what I can! I will become a [partner of justice]!"

This was the answer given by Shirou Emiya.

In this dog-eat-dog world, almost everyone has accepted this fact.

The weak deserve to be bullied. Being able to take care of oneself is already a remarkable achievement, let alone helping others.

Even those who were bullied at LV1 become the very people they used to hate after reaching LV2.

"A partner of justice?"

The person who had been hiding in the corner and following behind Shirou Emiya muttered to himself.

Magic power gathered within her; she was ready to provide Shirou Emiya with assistance when the battle began.

"How can there be such a childish person!"

The red-haired girl, standing in the corridor watching what was happening below, couldn't help but mutter to herself, "How ridiculous it is to want to be a 'partner of justice' in such a twisted world."

You should know that the last person who represented justice, or more accurately, the god of justice, had his entire clan die in the dungeon, and even the god himself left Orario.

This is the result of upholding justice in this city.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!”

As if he had heard something hilarious, Apollo held his forehead and laughed loudly.

"I'm really liking you more and more!"

His eyes were filled with greed; how long had it been since he had seen such an outstanding young man?

"Partners of justice? What kind of child would use that phrase?!"

"Let me, a god, tell you that only those with strength can achieve justice!"

The next second, the eyes of everyone behind Apollo sharpened.

A tremendous fighting spirit coalesced at that moment.

Countless adventurers emerged from the surrounding jungle.

The gates of the Soma Familia behind Shirou Emiya were pushed open with great force, and a large number of adventurers filed out.

These people were all members of the kin that Emiya Shirou had beaten up in order to help those who were being bullied.

They were all eager to fight, staring intently at Shirou Emiya standing in the middle of the courtyard.

Those surrounding Shirou Emiya were not like the adventurers who had come before, who were only after the divine sake.

Among this group, almost half had reached LV2 level, and dozens of them were even higher level.

Compared to the previous adventurers, the pressure was immense.

It's important to know that if there's a Level 2 member in the team, and the team works together well, it's possible to directly enter the eighteenth safe level from the first level.

Their relationship is not simply one plus one equals two.

For adventurers venturing into dungeons, teamwork is naturally more important than individual strength.

Even the highest-ranking being in Orario would be easily defeated in the dungeon if alone.

"Charge!!!!!"

The shouts resounded throughout the entire Soma clan at that moment.