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It was incredibly thrilling and exciting, and many of the gods regretted not being on that street at that time.

Otherwise, one could observe that exciting battle up close.

"Isn't the idea of ​​Apollo, the chief god, a bit too dangerous and alarmist—"

At that moment, Hephaestus frowned and remained silent.

She knew very well what kind of person Shirou Emiya was, and she also knew very well what kind of person Apollo was.

To be honest, Hephaestus was still somewhat shocked when she heard that Shirou Emiya had actually attacked Apollo.

If Shirou Emiya had simply defeated all the members of the Familia, the guild would not have held him accountable in any way.

Even Apollo could only swallow this bitter herb.

However, Shirou Emiya attacked Apollo, which forced the entire incident to escalate to a higher level.

If Shirou Emiya had a god behind him, it would be fine; it could be said that the god wanted to teach Apollo a lesson, which is why Shirou Emiya took action.

In that case, the problem is only a conflict between gods, not a conflict between gods and humans.

The problem is that Emiya Shirou has no divine favor and no divine support.

No god would be willing to bear the cost of opposing Apollo to take on this responsibility for Shirou Emiya, someone who would not join a clan.

"Oh? Does the Goddess of Forging have something to say?"

Apollo changed the subject and looked at Hephaestus.

“I have seen everything Shirou Emiya has done. Isn’t it because you want to force Shirou Emiya to join your familia through oppression?”

"Hephaestus, you must understand that it was Shirou Emiya who first attacked my familia, which is why I went to cause him trouble. As the god of my familia, do I not even have the right to seek justice for my familia?"

Hephaestus's expression turned cold at that moment.

Indeed, if we add the testimony of that LV1 adventurer, it can be said that Shirou Emiya was wrong from beginning to end.

This is why, when Shirou Emiya was confronting Apollo's Familia, Apollo was so confident that Shirou would join his own Familia.

Because he cannot escape this incriminating evidence unless he joins his own clan.

Hephaestus wanted to say something for Shirou Emiya, but she didn't know what to say.

She didn't know much about this matter.

I only have a general understanding of the whole story.

She wasn't that interested in anything other than forging.

Hephaestus wouldn't pry into what Shirou Emiya's life was like outside of forging.

She only learned of this when her fellow Familias told her at night that Shirou Emiya was fighting against the Apollo Familias.

Moreover, it took her some time to process this news.

What does it mean for the Soma Familia to fight the Apollo Familia? Isn't that a bit too fantastical?

She could only learn from the words of her own clan that Shirou Emiya was targeted by other clans because he kept rescuing lower-ranking adventurers.

She wasn't given time to investigate further details.

The gods present then began to ponder the matter carefully. They felt that Apollo was absolutely right; no matter what Apollo did, he remained a god.

Even if in the end, justice must be served for those LV1 adventurers, and Apollo must be punished.

Whether the punishment is banishment to Orario or repatriation to Celestial Realm.

These are punishments that only gods can administer, not things that a human can do to gods.

Opinions against it decreased rapidly at this moment.

A smile immediately spread across Apollo's face.

"But why do I hear that your familia bullies those lower-ranking adventurers, and that Shirou Emiya only intervened to save them?"

Just when Apollo thought everything was settled, some gentle voices came from above.

Hermes adjusted his hat slightly, refuting Apollo's words.

Chapter 455 Final Verdict

“Hermes”

Apollo glared through gritted teeth at Hermes, who was speaking up for Shirou Emiya.

He could understand why Hephaestus spoke up for Shirou Emiya, since everyone knew that Shirou Emiya was learning forging techniques from Hephaestus.

Many times they believed that Shirou Emiya had joined Hephaestus's familia.

However, Hephaestus personally taught Shirou Emiya forging skills, and Shirou Emiya did not join Hephaestus's Familia.

That is why the gods gave up trying to persuade Shirou Emiya to join their clan.

Even Hephaestus, who personally stepped in to become Shirou Emiya's teacher, was rejected by him, so the other gods felt they had even less of a chance.

However, Hermes has absolutely no relation to Shirou Emiya.

"I am neutral; I am merely stating a fact—"

Hermes seemed to sense the anger in Apollo's eyes and spoke up to explain.

“I found the boy again after that day, and his answer was completely different from the evidence you provided!”

"Hmph! No one witnessed this, so who knows if you threatened that lower-level adventurer!"

"Then how can you prove that you didn't threaten the boy at the time?"

The situation reached a stalemate in an instant.

Everyone knows that evidence is something that can be easily fabricated. Apollo just needs a reason to deal with Shirou Emiya.

But since a deity has spoken out on this matter, the evidence is extremely important.

However, the atmosphere didn't cool down for long.

Hermes adjusted his hat slightly and spoke softly with a smile.

“I can prove that I did not threaten that boy—”

"I'm sure everyone is aware of what happened last night!"

"It wasn't just the Apollo Familia; many other Familias attacked Shirou Emiya as well."

"However, only the Soma Familia and the Apollo Familia were fully involved in this incident."

"Like the Apollo Familia, the Soma Familia was almost completely wiped out, with only three members escaping Shirou Emiya's attack at the end."

"When I went to investigate the truth of the matter, I did not go alone."

"In order to maintain my neutrality, I invited two gods to accompany me."

“Loki—!”

"it's me!"

Loki responded to Hermes.

"And there's also Soma, the chief god of the Soma Familia, who was almost defeated by Shirou Emiya!"

Soma, who had been sitting silently in his seat, nodded, indicating that Hermes' words were correct.

One is the chief deity of the Loki Familia, the largest and strongest faction in Orario.

The other is the chief deity of the Soma Familia, who has an almost irreconcilable conflict with Shirou Emiya.

With the corroboration of two chief gods, Hermes' words can be considered highly credible.

"Hundreds of adventurers besieging one person, especially one who doesn't even have any special abilities, shouldn't happen in Orario."

"Moreover, among the hundreds of adventurers, there are more than twenty LV2 adventurers and one LV3 adventurer."

"And Shirou Emiya is merely an ordinary person who broke into the sixteenth floor without any special abilities—"

As Hermes spoke, the gods below began to whisper among themselves.

"It's really pitiful that someone who doesn't even have a blessing has to face so many adventurers."

"He's just a novice adventurer who's only made it to the sixteenth floor."

After all, Shirou Emiya only made it to the sixteenth floor, which was far too misleading for everyone.

Without any special favors, the gods could only judge Shirou Emiya's strength by the deepest level he could explore.

The sixteenth floor is the middle floor, and it is also the area where LV2 adventurers are more active.

In fact, the lower levels of the entire dungeon are accessible to level 2 adventurers.

Some level 2 adventurers are even able to enter the lower levels of the dungeon.

To be honest, the sixteenth floor that Shirou Emiya reached is nothing special in LV2.

Most LV2 adventurers can do this, and some can even go to lower levels.

Of course, this applies when playing in a team.

This is why Apollo judged that Shirou Emiya's strength should be at the peak of LV2.

Because he knew that Shirou Emiya had defeated some Lv3 adventurers who bullied the weak in Orario.

Emiya Shirou defeated those Level 3 enemies with remarkable speed. Rather than a direct attack, it seemed as if the Level 3 enemies were unaware of Emiya Shirou's special power-generating techniques and were thus knocked to the ground.

Therefore, Apollo judged that Shirou Emiya's strength should be at the peak of Lv2, and he should be able to reach the sixteenth floor by himself.

The fact that Shirou Emiya explored the dungeon alone was known only to a select group of gods who were watching him.

Most gods would judge Shirou Emiya based on the standards of an ordinary adventurer.

This means that Shirou Emiya reached the sixteenth floor by default when he was in a party.

So their actual strength is just so-so, not very strong.

Even if they knew, they would only assume that Shirou Emiya's strength was at the peak of LV2.

"Under such circumstances, Shirou Emiya relied on his own will to defeat an army of several hundred men with great difficulty. It is understandable that he regarded Apollo, who was still wandering on the battlefield, as an enemy at the last moment of the battle."