DanMachi: The Epic of the Heroic Spirits of Emiya Shirou

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Nilan charged forward alone and challenged the three orcs.

Orcs are monsters strong enough to harm some Lv.2 adventurers, but the tough girl bravely blocked their attacks with her shield.

Her endurance and strength are quite high, and combat power is not entirely determined by ability values.

With the same level and ability values, the strength of the dwarves can never compare to that of the minotaurs or pigmen; with the same ability values, the magic power of the elves is simply greater.

This is the innate violence of race and bloodline.

Watching the powerful young woman wrestling with the orcs, the dwarf Connie looked on with envy.

The dwarves have the worst basic abilities of all races. They are lacking in strength, agility, stamina, and magic. Their only redeeming quality is dexterity, which is only comparable to that of humans. Moreover, they do not have the blacksmithing talent of dwarves.

Although humans do not have any particularly superior abilities, they are still able to produce many heroes due to their numerical advantage.

Even if the dwarfs wanted to achieve the same things as humans, they would need to put in several times the effort.

"The great deeds of adventurers..." Emiya murmured to himself.

He drew his bowstring taut, and the arrow struck the thick wooden club in the orc's hand, the sudden impact interrupting one of the orcs' attacks.

Nilan's shield was no ordinary weapon, but it still couldn't deflect all the impact. She was injured by the orc's heavy blow, but instead let out a deafening roar.

The attack on one side was once again neutralized by Shirou Emiya's shooting. On the other side, she gave up using her greatsword to parry and instead used her shoulder armor to withstand the orc's attack. Then, to the orc's astonishment, she raised her greatsword.

When the skill [Wild Fury] is activated, attack power increases after being injured, with the increase being greater for more severe injuries, but judgment decreases accordingly.

Suddenly, the greatsword in his hand accelerated, unexpectedly smashing into the skull of an orc with a roar.

Blood splattered everywhere, and the deep red blood seemed to further enrage the bull-woman. She threw her shield as a projectile, breaking the nose of another orc. Then, she leaped up and slashed, smashing half of the orc's bones from its shoulder.

"Roar!!!" The Minotaur girl let out a wild roar that was even more terrifying than that of a monster.

The last orc seemed to be frightened as well, dropping his weapon and turning to run away.

Emiya raised his hand to nock an arrow, which pierced the monster's knee. The orc fell to the ground in a sorry state. Nilan, who had caught up with him, did not use his sword to cut him down. Instead, he threw his sword aside and wrapped his arms around the orc's neck from behind.

"what!!!"

She twisted the orc's head off alive.

Then, covered in blood, Nilan turned around with a smile and gave Lefia and the others a thumbs up.

Chapter 18 The Possibility of Cooperation with the Loki Familia

"Your shoulder bone must be broken. It's amazing that you were able to lift the sword and slash down in that situation."

"I didn't feel any pain at the time... Ah, ouch, ouch, be gentle, Lefia-chan."

"Should we use a panacea?"

"A panacea?! Five hundred thousand fali per vial... I think I'll just have to wait..."

"Bear with it for a moment, I'll cast a healing spell on you."

"Lefia can even use healing magic? That's amazing!"

Nilan has succeeded in her challenge. The next time they meet, she will likely have already leveled up and become a Level 2 adventurer.

Rafia, also a girl, helped her up, but due to the height difference, it seemed a bit difficult.

“Nilan, thank you,” Rafia said.

"Huh? What's wrong, Lefia?"

"Just as you said, Emiya's fighting spirit inspired you, and Nyran's fighting style also touched me..."

"No, actually it should be said that I was more influenced by Lefia."

"Eh?"

“I joined the school district a year earlier than Lefia, but Lefia moved up a grade first, so I can’t help but feel pressured.”

......

What was supposed to be an ordinary adventure ended up with a slightly unusual outcome, leaving Raul to marvel at how remarkable these newcomers were.

Also, mentoring new people is really tiring, the mental pressure is immense. He almost rushed out several times just now, thankfully he was alright in the end.

The group did not venture any further and returned to the surface without any major incidents. They encountered monsters several times, but Emiya easily defeated them all.

The first thing to do upon returning to the ground was to exchange the spoils for Fali.

Magic stones and other drops are directly recycled by the guild. However, high-value items like Blue Swallowtail Butterfly Powder are sold at very low prices by the guild and are better sold directly to healing-type Familias, such as the Deankat Familia.

After discussion, everyone decided to sell it to Raul at 90% of the market price, and Raul would then resell it to the Deankat family. The 10% difference would be considered a thank-you gift. As for whether he could sell it at a higher price to make a profit, that would depend on Mr. Raul's skills.

"I never expected to earn so much money."

“Normally this wouldn’t happen, because Emiya’s killing efficiency is too high. Of course, it’s also because he was lucky enough to encounter Blue Butterfly.”

When it came time to divide the money, Emiya wanted it to be divided equally, but everyone else objected. In the end, Emiya received 40% of the money, and the others each received 20%.

"Hey, those people, they actually made so much money."

"Isn't one of them a child? Should we...?"

"Are you crazy? That's a team of [Superhumans]..."

Raul noticed the voices of these ruffians and adventurers, and stared at them with a cold gaze, silencing everyone within his sight.

"Get out of the way," he said coldly.

"Yes!"

The man who had previously shown greed actually ran away in a panic.

Although within the Loki Familia, [Superhuman] Raul is the target of "oppression" by adventurers of Lv.4, LV.5, and Lv.6, and he presents a kind and gentle image to newcomers, in the eyes of ordinary adventurers, Lv.4 is as powerful and terrifying as a demon god.

This is the diversity of the world.

"Mr. Emiya," Lefia called out to Shirou, who was about to leave, "Thank you so much for your help!"

"If I could, I would like to repay you!"

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"OK~ The ability update is complete." Goddess Hephaestus said, "For an adventure, this is a considerable improvement, especially in dexterity and magic power."

Emiya Shirou

Lv.1

Strength: H120-H131

Endurance: G203-G205

Dexterity: F332-F364

Agility: H104-H112

Magic: G248-G283

Development capabilities:

magic

Unlimited Blade Works

skill

【Oath Under the Snow】

【? ? ? ? ? ? (Roadless Valhalla)]

"It seems like the improvement isn't as fast as it was at the beginning," Shirou Emiya said.

“Of course, the fastest growth in stats starts from i0, then slows down to normal at G200, and continues to decrease after D500, especially as you approach a bottleneck.” Hephaestus said, “Your growth rate is already incredibly fast. At this rate, it’s quite possible that you’ll break the record set by the Sword Maiden.”

The current record for Orario going from Lv.1 to Lv.2 is held by Ais Wallenstein of the Loki Familia, who took one year.

"Did anything interesting happen during the adventure?" the Supreme God asked.

For them, the interesting stories that happen to the children are the most important thing, and it could even be said to be their main purpose in descending to the mortal world.

Emiya recounts the entire adventure, including the talents of Lefia and others, and Nylan's challenges.

“Oh~ The Loki Familia and the Ganesha Familia have also gained some good new recruits. That’s a good thing.” Hephaestus nodded.

The three top-ranking Familias in the labyrinth city of Orario are the Freya Familia, the Loki Familia, and the Ganesha Familia. Considering their strong economic power, the Hephaestus Familia can barely be considered the fourth largest.

Of the four major clans, only the Freya clan is somewhat distant due to their reluctance to interact with other clans; otherwise, their overall relationship is quite close. At most, they might feel a little jealousy upon learning that another clan has acquired a promising new member.

These Familias, along with the now-extinct Astrea Familia, were comrades-in-arms fighting against the Dark Faction during the Dark Ages of the labyrinth city of Orario. Even though the Dark Ages have now passed, the possibility of an even greater crisis in the future cannot be ruled out, requiring the combined strength of everyone.

The more high-level powerhouses and promising children your side has, the better. Even the Freya Familia, who may seem a bit neurotic to outsiders, can be considered part of your side.

“Speaking of which, our clan does not conduct deep expeditions independently,” Hephaestus said. “Although we do train adventurers, their numbers and strength are not enough to organize deep expeditions.”

"Adventurers of our clan at level 2 and above usually embark on expeditions with other clans as 'supporters'."

However, this supporter is a different concept from the supporter who picks up magic stones. The supporter is mainly responsible for maintaining equipment and is the one who needs preferential treatment and protection from the team.

“The Loki Familia is our most frequent partner, so it’s good that you’re cooperating with the children of the Loki Familia. But…” Hephaestus looked at Shirou and said with a smile, “we can’t accept a marriage alliance or him marrying into our family, but we would welcome him if he married into our family.”

"My Lord God..." Shirou was quite helpless at the Lord God's strange remarks again, while Hephaestus just chuckled.

Chapter Nineteen: The Bad Girl Ais Wallenstein (Two-part series)

"Shirou wants to deliberately train his dexterity, meow?" Anya asked.

“That’s right.” Crossing his arms, barely managing to block Anya’s heavy straight punch, Shirou said, “Captain Tsubaki said that to become a powerful adventurer, one must develop all basic abilities as comprehensively as possible, while having at least one outstanding ability, and my ‘Dexterity’ ability is the highest.”

“That’s right, meow. Those guys who only have one or two stats that have just reached D (500), and then rush to level up after being lucky enough to accomplish a great feat, that’s all they’ll ever be. Anya, on the other hand, always levels up Agility to A or higher before leveling up!” the cat girl said proudly.

“No wonder…” Shirou dodged Anya’s attack and said, “Anya seems much stronger than Mr. Raul.”

“Raul? [Superhuman]?” Anya said, “In his case, he should be the epitome of someone without outstanding abilities. In the Loki Familia, one can accumulate achievements and level up by participating in expeditions, but each time it is estimated that the abilities are too average, and all of them are barely qualified, so he has never been able to obtain skills and magic.”

"I see." Shirou pulled away, now slightly out of breath.

“Shirou’s stamina still needs some work, meow.” Anya’s lips curled up: “Watch out, Anya needs to get a little serious.”

Shirou stood ready, and then Anya opened her mouth and began to chant rapidly.

"Oh no!" Seele, who was watching from the sidelines, looked at Ryu and said, "Quick, cover your ears!"

"Huh?" Ryu subconsciously did as instructed, and then—

"Meow~~~"

Magic: The Lost Kitten (Remiste Felis)

"Well--"

By the time Shirou realized he needed to cover his ears, it was too late.

The sharp, piercing, and extremely unpleasant cat song echoed in my ears, feeling like I had been hit on the head with a giant hammer, instantly losing my ability to think and my balance, and being sent flying.

【Lost Kitten (Remiste Felis)】, a super-wide-range sonic spell that weakens the status of those who hear it. While it doesn't lower a person's level by that much, it is still one of the most powerful debuffs, capable of hindering the development of abilities, skills, and magic in those affected.

"Listen to cats' songs more often, and the chance of gaining the [Magic Defense] development ability will increase!" Anya said proudly, although it didn't seem like something to be proud of.

"Stupid cat! What are you howling about in the middle of the night?!"

A slipper flew out of the tavern window with a roar, hitting the cat squarely on the head and knocking Anya to the ground.

"Anya always does things without thinking. Let's get out of here before Mia's anger reaches us." Seele decisively grabbed Ryu and the still dizzy Shirou and ran away without any sense of loyalty.

"Speaking of which, Shirou~" Seele changed the subject, seemingly casually saying, "Today, Shirou-kun had a very pleasant time with a certain fairy mage~"

The girl narrowed her eyes slightly and spoke calmly.

"Oh, you mean Lefia? She is indeed a good girl," Shirou said frankly after thinking for a moment.

Seele opened her mouth, but was speechless: "...She admitted it so calmly, because she had no selfish motives, so she had no flaws? This child is really difficult to deal with."

"By the way, how did Seele find out?" Shirou asked.

"Ah, that? A Mr. [Superhuman] came to dinner. He said a few flattering words and then talked about a lot of things. Shirou hadn't returned yet at the time." Seele smiled, while giving Ryu a disappointed look.

Ryu thought for a moment, then said earnestly, "Shirou, I'm happy that you're willing to protect others!"