Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

A childish voice rang out from beside Emiya Shirou.

Looking back, Finn was already standing beside him.

The guards would never allow Shirou Emiya to enter while everyone was still asleep.

"Are you... Commander Finn?"

Looking at the petite Finn in front of him, Shirou Emiya politely asked a question.

He wouldn't treat the other person differently just because they were a dwarf.

Moreover, although the blond-haired boy in front of him looked very young, Shirou Emiya knew that he was older than him.

As for why Shirou Emiya knew this information...

He couldn't possibly go to the Loki Familia and join the expedition without knowing anything about it.

As the strongest familia in Orario, Shirou Emiya did indeed consult with Eina beforehand.

Then, the character that Shirou Emiya was most familiar with was Finn McCool, one of the most famous legendary heroes of Ireland in Celtic mythology.

Although he may not be the same person as the Finn I read about in the book.

However, in the original Celtic mythology, Finn was depicted as a magical, benevolent giant.

In this world, however, he is a dwarf.

To some extent, they are also corresponding to each other.

"It's me, Ais. She tried her best, didn't she?"

Finn smiled and extended his hand to Shirou Emiya.

"Fiora?"

Emiya Shirou grasped Finn's hand and nodded.

The girl in front of me is a female adventurer known as one of the strongest warriors in the labyrinth city of Orario, and is a household name.

At the same time, when she was only 8 years old and still a little girl, she leveled up to Lv.2 in just one year, making her the fastest leveling-up character in the entire Orario series.

Chapter 466 People from Another World

That was on the top floor of a luxury mansion, on the balcony.

Hermes, wearing a hat adorned with feathers, stood on the edge of the window, gazing into the distance.

"It is indeed because of Shirou Emiya that the number of monsters in the dungeon has surged, but what exactly is the reason?"

He lowered the brim of his hat, closed his eyes slightly, and felt the gentle breeze, as if he were pondering something.

"Lord Hermes!"

This sound awakened Hermes from his reverie.

So Hermes turned around and looked behind him.

The door was gently pushed open.

It was a woman whose appearance perfectly matched her voice. She wore glasses, had short, bluish-green hair, and was dressed in a cloak that completely covered her body; she looked extremely mature and reliable.

She gave Hermes a slight bow of respect before entering.

"Has the investigation revealed anything, Asfi—"

Asfi El Andromeda, the leader of the Hermes Familia, is capable of creating many items and is also responsible for managing her family's intelligence gathering efforts throughout Orario.

Of course, it's not limited to Orario.

The Hermes Familia also has the right to freely enter and leave Orario, a right not available to other Familias.

In terms of intelligence, they have even investigated adventurers outside of Orario.

"It can be said that there is none. All traces of Shirou Emiya have been found in the last two months. There is no information about Shirou Emiya outside of Orario. It's as if he suddenly appeared in Hephaestus's workshop."

Asfi shook his head. A month ago, there was virtually no trace left by Shirou Emiya in the entire world.

"Nothing born into this world, whether human or of any other race, can exist without leaving any trace of activity—"

Hermes pinched his chin, deep in thought.

He had been traveling before, but had never heard of anyone named Emiya Shirou.

Although this world is not like the 21st century where Shirou Emiya lives, everyone's information is registered.

But as long as a person has lived in this world, there will always be clues that can be traced.

Hermes did not believe that anyone could live in the deep mountains and forests for more than ten years without any contact with people, and still be able to communicate with people as skillfully as Shirou Emiya.

We can rule out the possibility that Shirou Emiya is not a person living in Orario, and we can also rule out the possibility that Shirou Emiya has never lived outside of Orario.

In addition, there's a unique way of using magic that's not typical of adventurers.

Even if it seems impossible, this is the only judgment we can make.

"People from another world?"

Hermes's gaze deepened.

It wasn't that Hermes harbored ill will towards Shirou Emiya from another world, but rather that he was a hedonist who championed "amusing himself to death."

He wished there were more people like Shirou Emiya who could turn Orario upside down.

As a god, he doesn't care at all whether someone comes from another world.

Moreover, Shirou Emiya possesses all the admirable qualities of a hero.

Unlike some old man who entrusted his son to him, that boy only had the potential to become a hero.

Shirou Emiya can say without hesitation that he is a hero right now.

But Hermes was still troubled.

Because this only solved one problem, namely, the issue of Shirou Emiya's identity.

But there is still one question: why is the dungeon so resistant to Shirou Emiya?

Simply because he did not accept the gift of becoming an adventurer.

Or perhaps it was because he was not from this world that he was resisted by the dungeon?

Although Hermes knew that the dungeon was alive, it did not possess great intelligence.

Otherwise, those adventurers who venture deep into the dungeons would not be facing both danger and opportunity.

Just like a thousand years ago, those terrifying monsters could come directly from the underground city to the surface.

The monsters in the dungeon have the ability to cross floors.

If they possessed intelligence, dungeons could easily devour countless adventurers.

Although countless adventurers have died in dungeons.

If Hermes hadn't been investigating Shirou Emiya's background, he wouldn't have deduced that Shirou Emiya didn't belong to this world.

As for the dungeon without intelligence, it would be even less possible to determine Shirou Emiya's identity.

After all, from any perspective, Shirou Emiya is no different from a normal person.

"Hermes? What are you doing here? Do you want a new weapon forged? Let me make it clear, my weapons don't come cheap!"

Pushing open the door, you are greeted by Hephaestus, who is sitting at the workshop counter wearing an eye patch and studying the [Golden Sword of Inevitable Victory].

She understood the forging process of this weapon to some extent, but if she needed to make a replica, she could probably only forge a replica like Shirou Emiya.

Aside from forging skills, Hephaestus had no way of obtaining the materials for that weapon that stood at the pinnacle of holy swords.

"No, I just wanted to ask about Shirou Emiya—"

Hermes didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point, stating his purpose to Hephaestus.

"Eh? You don't mean to try and recruit Shirou Emiya into your familia, do you? I advise you to give up on that idea. If he agreed, I would have already recruited him into my familia. How could I possibly entrust a child with such forging skills to you!"

Hephaestus waved his hand, signaling Hermes not to ask any more questions, because it was impossible for Shirou Emiya to join someone else's familia.

However, Hermes shook his head and asked Hephaestus with a tone of certainty.

"No, is it that Shirou Emiya is unable to accept the gift?"

"How did you know!? Did Hestia tell you?"

Upon hearing Hermes' words, Hephaestus immediately stood up.

This matter is known only to Hestia and Shirou Emiya.

It couldn't have been Hestia who revealed it to Hermes, could it?

However, given Hestia and Hermes' intelligence, Hermes might actually be able to pry information about Shirou Emiya out of Hestia.

"Hestia? It has nothing to do with her; it's just my own guess."

Given Shirou Emiya's personality, if a god were to bestow a gift upon him, he would likely not refuse it.

Hermes also did not see any malice toward the gods in Shirou Emiya's expression.

Rather, in Shirou Emiya's eyes, there is no difference between gods and humans.

He also really liked Shirou Emiya's impartial gaze.

Chapter 467 Speculation

"Yes--"

Now that it has been guessed, Hephaestus no longer needs to hide it.

"Has the cause been determined?"

"I didn't investigate in detail, but there should be some kind of contract within Shirou Emiya's body. It seems that because of this contract, the blood of the gods cannot play its proper role."

"contract?"