Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

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Hermes could only nod slightly, for the information available was far too scarce.

What kind of world does Shirou Emiya come from? Does that world have gods?

Or perhaps it's a parallel world to my own.

Hermes was unaware of any of these things.

This kind of question can only be asked to Shirou Emiya alone.

Furthermore, whether the unusual relationship in the dungeon is related to Shirou Emiya coming from another world requires further investigation.

Thinking of this, Hermes couldn't help but smile.

"What are you doing! Don't reveal that child's situation, otherwise countless people will want to harm Shirou Emiya!"

Hephaestus felt a chill run down her spine when she saw Hermes suddenly smile. Fortunately, she and Hermes were quite familiar with each other, otherwise she would have thought that Hermes was plotting some evil scheme.

"No, I just think things have become more interesting. It's been so many years since I've encountered something this interesting. You could say it's made my long-dormant heart start beating again!"

Hermes shook his head and explained to Hephaestus that he was just a god of fun, not an evil god, and would not have any wicked plans.

"So, do you know what you plan to do next?"

Hearing Hermes say this, Hephaestus did not pursue the matter further, but simply asked in a low voice.

"do not know"

"do not know?"

"Because this message is supposed to be very important, it seems very important, but it's not that important, and it even makes things more complicated."

Hermes explained, shrugging his shoulders.

There are too many problems to solve. Knowing that Shirou Emiya couldn't accept the gift and therefore didn't become a member of the Familia only created more new problems.

Who made the contract with Emiya Shirou?

It can even suppress the blessings bestowed by the gods, and in any case, it is at least on the same level as the gods.

"In short, thank you!"

Hermes waved goodbye to Hephaestus and headed towards the Soma Familia's stronghold.

After Ryu and Shirou Emiya explored the dungeon, he naturally asked Ryu about the situation and confirmed that Shirou Emiya was the one who caused the anomaly in the dungeon.

However, as for more details, Ryu, who only went to the dungeon with Shirou Emiya once, certainly doesn't know as much as Lily, who has been exploring the dungeon with Shirou Emiya all the time.

His trip to the Soma Familia was naturally to gain a better understanding of what happened when Shirou Emiya explored the dungeon.

Gods are forbidden from going to the dungeon.

This rule has been in place from the very beginning.

The reason given was that as a god who cannot use divine power, going to the dungeon would be dangerous, and if one involuntarily used divine power, one would be sent back to the heavens.

But Hermes couldn't figure out the real reason either.

However, for him, this matter was not a secret that he needed to know, and he had not violated this taboo over the years.

"Lord Hermes is looking for me!"

When Lily, who was with the Soma Familia, heard Lord Soma tell her that Lord Hermes specifically wanted to see her, she was clearly taken aback.

Because Shirou Emiya always acquires a large amount of magic crystals, Lily is now quite wealthy, at least she no longer lives such a simple life as before.

Many times, Lily was even able to go to the street alone to buy the snacks she had wanted to eat.

And no one with ill intentions will take her money away.

These are all things that Shirou Emiya brought for her, and for the entire Orario.

However, in her memory, she had never had any contact with Hermes.

No, she had never even met Hermes, let alone seen him.

"What business does Lord Hermes have with me?"

Looking at the refined and easy-going man in front of her, Lily felt somewhat reserved, and even a little scared.

Regardless, Hermes was a god, and moreover, a god he had never seen before.

"Don't be so formal. I'm just here to find out something about what happened when Shirou Emiya was exploring the dungeon—"

Hermes shook his head with a wry smile, even though he seemed to be full of goodwill.

"Lord Emiya?"

Although Shirou Emiya is only one year older than Lily, and Shirou Emiya has told Lily that she can just call him Emiya, she still uses the honorific title Shirou Emiya.

"Actually, I just want to know how Shirou Emiya, who has never received a blessing, managed to explore the 38th floor of that terrifying dungeon. You know, that's a deep floor, full of level 4 monsters!"

As he spoke, Hermes pulled out a notebook and a pen from somewhere, seemingly to record something.

Actually, before arriving at the Soma Familia, Hermes had already gone to the guild to find out about Shirou Emiya's situation.

However, just like his own clan was able to falsely report the strength of more than ten level 3 members and the guild leader Asfi as level 2 in the guild's declaration, including underreporting the number of dungeon explorations by more than 20 floors.

The information obtained from the guild may not be accurate, and there isn't much of it.

It's mostly about how many magic crystals Shirou Emiya has exchanged and which level he's reached.

For more detailed information, it would be better to consult Shirou Emiya's teammates.

"Lord Emiya is incredibly strong!"

Lily immediately perked up at the mention of Shirou Emiya.

At the very beginning, she was filled with anxiety as she went up to that level. Even with Shirou Emiya by her side, she was still afraid that she would be killed by a monster if she wasn't careful.

Because there were simply too many monsters, and they were far too powerful.

She might have a slight ability to protect herself when facing level 2 monsters.

At least they won't die at the hands of the monster in one hit.

But when facing those higher-level monsters, Lily would be completely powerless to resist.

At least Shirou Emiya gave her an overwhelming sense of security.

All the adventure parties she had ever joined were not even a fraction of the sense of security that Shirou Emiya gave her.

Almost no monster could get within a meter of her.

She could completely ignore the monsters around her and just focus on following Shirou Emiya and picking up the magic crystals on the ground.

Of course, if Ryu were there, her safety would be further enhanced.

Taking Lily into the dungeon, Shirou Emiya naturally prioritized Lily's safety over exploring its deeper parts.

So he basically focuses on Lily when he fights monsters.

Listening to Lily's description, it was as if she had done it herself, and she described it with great pride.

Hermes also recorded these messages steadily.

"Even with the power to create swords, it's not enough to cause any changes in the dungeon—"

As Hermes listened to Lily's description, his mind raced with thought.

He had a guess, a guess about the dungeon targeting Shirou Emiya.

That is, Shirou Emiya possesses something that can threaten the dungeon, or Shirou Emiya himself can directly threaten the dungeon.

Although the dungeon has no intelligence, it is alive, and living things can naturally sense threats.

But even now, Hermes has not discovered what Shirou Emiya possesses that could pose a threat to the dungeon.

Of course, this is not the only possibility.

Hermes didn't know much about the dungeon either. Maybe the dungeon rejected Shirou Emiya because he didn't belong to this world?

"It seems Shirou Emiya is going to join the Loki Familia on the expedition. Perhaps I can find an opportunity to sneak in—"

A person who doesn't belong to this world at all, an underground city that has not been fully explored even now.

Hermes could no longer contain his curiosity.

He desperately wanted to know why all of this was happening.

Chapter 468 1V2

"morning!"

Accompanied by a calm female voice, a girl with long orange hair, rubbing her sleepy eyes, walked out of her room in what appeared to be an extremely luxurious corridor.

"Good morning, Rivera! What's going on outside? It's so noisy!"

With a yawn, the orange-haired girl went to the corridor window and looked out at the courtyard.

"Qiang!"

The crisp sound of steel clashing echoed continuously in the courtyard.

That was the sound of swords clashing together.

In the courtyard, which resembled an arena, two, no, three figures wielding swords clashed repeatedly, appearing as phantoms.

"choke--!"

The melodious sound of swords echoed continuously.

"clang--!"

Swords clashed once more, the sounds of their impact ringing out continuously.

The swords clashed.

Sparks were flying everywhere.