The Epic Story of the Heroic Spirit of Emiya Giant Warrior

This question is not a secret. The entire Familia is now in full-capacity production of equipment and magic swords. Anyone can see that something big is about to happen.

Goddess Hephaestus nodded solemnly, "That's right."

Welf, whose level is only Lv.1, spoke these seemingly overconfident words, yet Hephaestus and Shirou's expressions turned serious.

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"Welf, I'm curious."

Shirou opened his mouth and asked, "Why have you always resisted forging Crozzo magic swords?"

Clearly possessing a heaven-sent talent, yet refusing to use it, Welf's actions are largely incomprehensible to his companions in the Hephaestus Familia.

"I don't want to forge weapons that will leave their master."

As a descendant of the Crozzo family, a family of forging nobles, and also the only one in the Crozzo family currently capable of forging fairy magic swords, Welf was once highly regarded by the Rakia Kingdom.

In order to escape this heavy burden, Welf resolutely left the kingdom.

And within the Hephaestus Familia, Welf's behavior also filled some fellow blacksmiths with hostility—in their eyes, Welf possessing such a gifted forging talent, yet choosing to refuse to use it, was simply ungrateful.

Shirou nodded, "I understand, Welf."

Welf released his clenched hands, a wry smile appearing on his face, "My thoughts, don't they sound strange, especially to you?"

He lowered his head, a complex emotion flowing in his eyes.

Moreover, in Welf's view, Shirou's projection magic essentially creates weapons that disappear in battle—to him, this is no different from those disposable Crozzo magic swords.

In his view, weapons are meant to be used. Whether it's a magic sword or a holy sword, as long as it can kill the enemy before breaking, it's worth it.

However, Shirou's tone held no criticism, but rather sincere praise: "But, I respect your choices and persistence, and now, you are willing to forge magic swords to protect the city. I am very grateful for that."

Shirou looked at Welf's slightly shy appearance, smiled, and said, "With Crozzo magic swords, our chances of winning will be greater… Welf, I'm counting on you."

Goddess Hephaestus slowly opened her mouth, inquiring.

Currently, the blacksmiths in the Hestia Familia are generally influenced by Shirou, tending to forge sword-type weapons, and many blacksmiths are researching techniques to sacrifice durability in order to increase weapon sharpness.

Hephaestus could clearly sense that Welf still resisted forging Crozzo magic swords, but at this time, his hope for justice and peace outweighed his emotional inclinations.

"And, if you find a more suitable place in the future, and you are determined, I will agree to you leaving the Hephaestus Familia."

Welf was stunned for a long time, and finally nodded lightly: "Yes."

"Filvis, Aiz, long time no see."

Shirou smiled and greeted them.

Aiz's face showed a happy smile, she took a step forward, her tone revealing a firm determination: "Shirou-sama, I have already heard about the upcoming plan. I will also join this operation to the dungeon entrance, please let me fight alongside you!"

Shirou looked at the two elf girls with some surprise, one with firm eyes and clear desires, the other with a nervous expression, unwilling to let him take risks.

Right now, Aiz seems to no longer hate Filvis, but she can't be said to like her either. The relationship between the two is still full of awkwardness and disharmony.

The air between them is always filled with a subtle sense of estrangement.

Filvis seemed to notice Aiz's dissatisfaction, she chose to lower her head, avoiding the other's scrutinizing gaze, her hands tightly grasping the hem of her clothes, appearing somewhat helpless.

Filvis's shoulders trembled suddenly, she raised her head and shouted subconsciously: "No!"

Aiz frowned, her voice carrying obvious dissatisfaction: "Why? This is Shirou-sama's request, do you want to disobey his orders?"

However, this time, Shirou's attitude seemed unprecedentedly firm, brooking no refusal.

His voice was firm, without a trace of hesitation.

"Otherwise, I will directly propose to Finn to prohibit you from participating in this operation."

The core of their Familia alliance is Shirou and the Loki Familia, while the Hermes Familia, Apollo Familia, and Dionysus Familia are merely assistants.

"… I understand."

Standing to the side, Aiz saw this scene, the corners of her mouth raised, she gently placed her hands on Filvis's shoulders, and said softly: "That's right, just obediently listen to Shirou-sama's words, Filvis."

During this time, Finn specifically sent people to guard this place, constantly monitoring it closely, but no one entered or exited from it.

This gate is indeed made of the hardest metal [Orichalcum], which can be said to be indestructible.

However, it's not that they are the only ones who can use the hardest metal. The Hephaestus Familia also stores a large amount of [Orichalcum] and is skilled at using this metal to make equipment.

The drill slowly and steadily pressed and drilled into the door, making a dull rubbing sound, constantly eroding the solid door.

Looking at the metal door, someone couldn't help but sigh.

These words caused several adventurers next to him to nod secretly. This is the top-level metal, a precious material dreamed of by countless blacksmiths.

Aiz and the others widened their eyes and looked towards the back of the collapsed gate—a dim, spreading passage came into their eyes.

"Shirou…"

Riveria called out in a low voice.

Shirou's gaze was locked on the depths of the passage: "Yeah, I see it."

He slightly tilted his head and said in a low voice: "There's a masked person… it should be the one that Wiene mentioned."

That person was wearing a hooded robe of blue and purple, and wore a mask covered with strange patterns.

This mysterious masked person should be the masked person who once hunted Wiene.

He ordered the first-class adventurer Bete and the second-stringer Cauth to serve as scouts. Bete is a LV.5 werewolf, and Cauth is a LV.4 dog-man, usually not talkative, and is a well-trained and calm adventurer.

A few minutes later, the two returned.

"There are no figures or monsters near the internal entrance."

After hearing the report, the group looked at each other, imagining the scene inside the passage, as if it were a fortress guarded by soldiers.

Finn repeated in a low voice, his brow furrowed, lost in thought.

Shirou shook his head: "It shouldn't be."

Having said that, he walked into the passage, projected a battle axe in his hand, and slammed it into the wall of the passage.

"This is… could it be [Adamantite]?"

Looking at the hard metal under the stone slab, Tiona said her guess in surprise.

Shirou looked at the exposed part of the wall and said.

“And then, I heard… this time the enemy is a villain who is trying to destroy the entire city.”

Welf's voice sounded a little heavy.

Welf was silent for a moment, as if thinking, and then he said, “I am willing to contribute.”

“You mean…”

“If, if it is for the safety of the city, I am willing to make a Crozzo magic sword.”

Chapter 280: Goodbye, Dionysus Familia.

The power of the Crozzo magic sword far exceeds that of the magic swords forged by ordinary high-level blacksmiths. Among all the blacksmiths in the city, only Wemiya and Tsubaki can make magic swords stronger than Welf's works.

Welf lowered his head slightly, and was silent for a moment, as if recalling something from the past.

He said in a low voice.

In the kingdom, everyone hoped that he would inherit the family tradition and continue to create those powerful Crozzo magic swords.

But Welf resisted this expectation from the bottom of his heart. He was unwilling to serve the kingdom, and unwilling to see the weapons he made with his own hands being used as disposable tools, constantly consumed on meaningless battlefields.

“I really don’t like this kind of magic sword, those weapons that are destined to be broken… What I want to forge is not like this.”

Welf clenched his fists: “I hope to forge truly indestructible weapons—weapons that will not be easily defeated no matter how many battles they experience on the battlefield, or how many storms they endure, instead of those magic swords that can only be used a few times before breaking.”

Wemiya does not reject making magic swords, and has also forged some weapons with low durability that are easily damaged.

From a blacksmith's point of view, Wemiya's philosophy seems to be completely opposite to his persistence.

Wemiya thought for a while, and then said bluntly: "To be honest, I really don't understand your thinking."

When on the battlefield, even those who hold swords need to be prepared to lose their lives, let alone the sword itself?

Welf's eyes wavered slightly. Hearing Wemiya's approval, he subconsciously tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Strangely enough, although he and Wemiya had completely different forging philosophies, when he heard the affirmation from this strongest blacksmith in the city, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Welf nodded seriously: "Yes!"

"…Welf, you can't accept everyone's (the blacksmiths') philosophy after all?"

Welf shook his head decisively.

【Adventurers need sturdy and durable main weapons, and they also need magical weapons that can reverse the situation at critical moments.】 This is the slogan in the Familia weapon store.

And Welf cannot accept such a philosophy.

“I understand.”

The goddess sighed: "As a reward for you breaking the rules this time, from today on, you can enjoy the treatment of a [High-Level Blacksmith] in the Familia."

"My only requirement is that the transfer target cannot be an enemy of the Hestia Familia, or a force that acts improperly."

In the evening, in the noisy [Hostess of Fertility] tavern, Wemiya saw the two elves from the Dionysus Familia—Filvis and Aura—after a long time.

However, Filvis showed completely opposite emotions. Her eyes were full of worry and anxiety, and she looked at Wemiya cautiously, whispering:

"Shirou... that place feels very dangerous. I really don't think you should go. Can you... can you not participate in this operation?"

Aura glanced at Filvis with some dissatisfaction, and said lightly: "Captain Filvis, as adventurers, our mission is to eliminate monsters and evil forces that threaten the city. Now is the time when Master Wemiya needs us, we cannot retreat!"

In particular, what Aura was a little concerned about was that this [Banshee] also seemed to have some inappropriate thoughts about Master Wemiya.

Wemiya stared at them, as if thinking seriously about something. He was silent for a moment, and then finally said: "Filvis, Aura, let's act together then."

Filvis was flustered by her question, her voice full of pain and struggle: "If you are with me... nothing good will happen..."

"Filvis, I understand your concerns and thoughts, but this operation is very dangerous. If you really want to join, you must follow me, this is an order."

Wemiya's words made Filvis's heart sink suddenly. She looked at the young man in front of her, and her spirit wavered for a moment.

Wemiya's attitude was very firm, as if he was determined to have Filvis follow him.

Filvis lowered her head and said softly.

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Chapter 281: Artificial Labyrinth.

Five days later, the adventurers once again came to the depths of Orario's underground waterway, in front of the Mithril Gate.

The metal door was still as it was. The gap that Wemiya had created with an axe last time was clearly visible. Other than that, there were no changes.

The Loki Familia adventurers gathered here. Raul led the Level 2 adventurers, bringing the special equipment prepared in advance.

The Level 2 adventurers were using drilling equipment jointly built by Wemiya, Tsubaki, and other blacksmiths.

This equipment was made of the hardest metal [Mithril] and the materials dropped by the deep-level monster [Black Rhinoceros] on the fifty-first floor—the horns of the Black Rhinoceros.

"Such a large piece of Mithril, if it were used to forge weapons, how many top-level equipment could be made…"

However, they soon had no time to sigh, because with a heavy cracking sound, the door finally could not withstand the pressure and collapsed with a bang, making a deafening noise.

Magic stone lamps emitting blue phosphorescence extended along the passage. The faint light swayed in the air, like eerie ghost fire, shrouding the entire passage in a strange atmosphere.

At the moment when the door completely collapsed, Wemiya's keen eyes caught a figure quickly retreating into the depths of the darkness.

Her blurry figure flashed by and disappeared into the thick darkness.

While they were discussing in low voices, Finn had already calmly issued instructions: "Bert, Kaus, you two go in and scout the situation, but don't go too deep, come back as soon as possible."

Bert and Kaus didn't say much, nodded immediately, and then quickly entered the dark passage. Their figures soon disappeared into the blue light.

Kaus calmly reported: "But if you go further, the path starts to become complicated and bifurcated, it's like a labyrinth... No, it's just like the Dungeon."

“Like the Dungeon…”

Raul couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that this is part of the Dungeon? However, it doesn't look like the upper levels."

Accompanied by the huge sound of an axe hitting, rocks splashed. The sudden movement startled Lefiya and Liliruca, causing their shoulders to jump slightly.

"The exterior is covered with stone slabs, but I'm afraid the entire interior of the passage is built of this rare metal."