DanMachi: The Epic of the Heroic Spirits of Emiya Shirou

"Oh~ Alicia Tan, I was so worried about you. By the way, Alicia Tan, have you grown again?"

The red-haired goddess revealed a drooling expression.

Loki, the goddess of the Loki Familia, is clearly a stunningly beautiful woman, but she always acts like a lecherous old man, enjoying verbally teasing the girls in her family and occasionally even "touching them inappropriately."

As the trusted "older sister" of the Loki Familia girls, Alicia naturally wouldn't tolerate the god's improper behavior.

"Oh dear, I was wrong, Alicia Tan."

Seeing the female elf raise her sword, Loki decisively raised his hands in surrender and sincerely admitted his mistake.

"Alicia and Riveria are both too serious. Lefia is much more fun..."

Loki grumbled and complained.

"Lord Loki, you mustn't bully the newcomer."

"Yes, yes, our disciplinary committee member!"

Alicia and Loki entered the room of the chief god together. The elven girl took off her top, revealing her smooth back.

"Let me see what's ahead, you're so stingy."

Loki complained as he pierced his finger with a needle and smeared divine blood on the girl's back.

"Alysia, your magic power and agility have broken through, rising from B799 to A rank."

Loki's voice became serious.

"Is that so? Your stats, which have been stuck for so long, have finally improved?"

"Alysia said softly."

Alicia is a seasoned adventurer with a long-established reputation. She joined the Loki Familia much earlier than Ais and the others, and was among the first newcomers after the three giants, Finn, Riveria, and Grace.

However, newcomers like Ais reached the high level of Lv.5 in just a few years, while Alicia, let alone leveling up, has had her highest magic and agility stats stuck for several years.

The acquisition of great achievements is even slower than the improvement of attributes, especially after she transferred to the second army of the Loki Familia, she rarely had the opportunity to fight against powerful enemies.

Alicia felt that she, with her limited talent, had reached her limit. She even began to think that stopping here wouldn't be so bad, and there was no need to go any further...

"You can level up now, Alicia."

Loki said softly, "Want to upgrade?"

"Yes, upgrade."

Having anticipated this situation, Alicia spoke decisively.

Black Goliath is a dungeon boss with a potential ability of Lv.5 and a difficulty level of Lv.6. At the same level, the dungeon boss is much more difficult to defeat than ordinary monsters, and the quality and quantity of experience points gained are also completely different.

Alicia and Ryu, both Lv.4, were the main force in the fight against Black Goliath, sharing most of the experience points—Ryu contributed more in terms of damage output, while Alicia provided a lot of control and support, and was also the team's commander.

Moreover, this was the first time Black Goliath had been sighted and defeated, and the concept of "first kill" further enhanced the legendary status of this battle.

Therefore, Alicia finally achieved the great feat required for an upgrade.

Alicia.

Lv.4-Lv.5.

Power: D581-i0.

Durability: D517-i0.

Dexterity: B766-i0.

Agile: A801-i0.

Magic: A802-i0.

Development capability.

Abnormal Resistance H, Magic I, Swordsman I (New)

magic.

【Dust Storm】

Attack magic.

Manipulate the cold air to create a ball of light, from which magical ice bullets can be launched.

Lyrics: [Freeze, lock of winter]

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skill.

[Elf chanting]

Increases spell casting speed and control over magic.

【Elf Bonds】

When fighting alongside a "specific target" or a teammate with "bond" skills, all abilities are slightly enhanced.

Skills are influenced by the owner's cognition.

Loki gasped as he looked at the power levels recorded in sacred script on the elf girl's back.

"Hiss, Alicia, something's not right with your new skill..."

1

Chapter 1: Emiya and "Rivieria's" Day.

This was an ordinary day, a common day before Emiya's chance encounter with the two female elves.

He trained in the underground city as usual.

Following his usual rhythm, he first stayed on the fourth level, focusing on deliberately improving his archery and dexterity. After receiving divine blessings, especially a significant boost to his "dexterity" stat, Emiya's control over the bow and arrow became increasingly proficient.

In actual combat, this improvement is particularly evident. He is increasingly able to accurately seize fleeting opportunities, piercing through two monsters with a single shot to achieve a kill streak.

On the fourth level of the dungeon, he practiced his shooting skills by aiming at the eyes of goblins and kobolds. After warming up, he continued to venture deeper into the dungeon.

Starting from the fifth floor, truly threatening monsters gradually appear. Adventurers who are not strong enough may be in mortal danger if they are attacked by these monsters. Therefore, many low-level adventurers who lack courage never make it past the first four floors.

The monsters beyond the fifth floor finally provided some challenges for Emiya.

The Frog Archer is a frog monster with a giant eye that can attack with its long tongue. While its attack and defense aren't particularly outstanding, its attack speed is extremely fast, making it an ideal opponent for training reflexes.

The Shadow Warrior, a pitch-black humanoid monster with long arms and three sharp, blade-like claws, is the strongest monster on the sixth level. Its long arms and claws are like six sharp swords, making them extremely efficient for honing sword skills.

Needle Rabbit, a small rabbit monster with horns on its head, is small in size and extremely fast, making it a perfect moving target. It is very suitable for practicing shooting skills or throwing knife techniques.

The Purple Moth is a monster that spreads poisonous powder; repeated poisoning can be fatal to adventurers. Fighting it not only hones the precision of using flying items but also helps adventurers learn dodging techniques and timing for retreat.

Killer ants, red ant monsters, possess four legs and two arms, a hard exoskeleton, and extremely high attack power. In times of crisis, they release pheromones to summon their companions to fight alongside them. Many adventurers begin their first encounter with swarms of killer ants.

The area between floors 5 and 10 is like a transition zone. The monsters here have one thing in common: they are highly specialized in a certain ability or attribute, but no monster is strong in all aspects.

On floors 10-12, the monsters that truly stand at the pinnacle of Lv.1—orcs, silverbacks, and hard-shelled armadillos—begin to appear. These monsters are often well-rounded in both offense and defense, and excel in a particular area. Fighting them is a comprehensive test of an adventurer's combat abilities.

Today was like any other day. Emiya killed many monsters on the 12th floor. No baby dragons appeared, and no Lv.2 monsters from deeper levels came up. After a thorough training session, he began his return journey.

The only difference was that Emiya encountered that girl again.

“Miss Riveria, we meet again.”

Emiya greeted the other person.

The blonde girl paused for a moment, then looked over with surprise. Her round face still had an adorable childlike quality, and with a ball of fried potato stuffed in her mouth, her cheeks were bulging, making her look like a greedy golden hamster.

Ais swallowed the potato ball in one gulp, almost choking because she was in such a hurry, and started patting her flat chest.

Emiya couldn't help but smile and handed over the water bottle.

Ais quickly drank some water and then calmed down.

"Shirou, we meet again."

Ais said.

"Hmm, are you here to explore the dungeon, Miss Riveria?"

Emiya asked.

Today, Ais didn't carry the huge supporter backpack; instead, she wore a medium-sized backpack.

They met on the fourth floor of the dungeon, an area suitable for novice adventurers.

"Ah."

Ais nodded.

Having witnessed Emiya's method of shooting goblin and kobold eyes when returning to the surface from the dungeon, Ais wanted to imitate it and deliberately train her dexterity in this way.

Her method was to put herself into a state of super-fast movement, pass by the monster, and then, in the extremely short window of time when her body was in close proximity to the monster, attempt to make a precise strike on a small, specific area of ​​the monster.

However, Ais used a sword, and because her attack power was so high, the wind pressure generated by the longsword was enough to blow the monster's head off, so it looked more like a headshot than a blinding slap.

The Lv.5 [Fiora] was running around in the newbie area of ​​the fourth floor, stabbing weak monsters like goblins, and occasionally crashing into the walls because she was running too fast.

Those who saw it thought the girl had suffered some kind of trauma and was venting her emotions there, which scared everyone away from her.

If Fiora goes berserk in this area, no one can hold her down.

Little Ais also discovered that this training method was really effective, because even for her, aiming accurately at maximum speed was not so easy.

Using this method, even the weakest monster can be used for training, because Ais is not actually challenging the monster, but rather using her dexterity to challenge her own agility.

Lv.5 Dexterity versus Lv.5 Agility: a perfect match, evenly matched.

"As expected of Master, he came up with such a good idea!"

Little Ais was greatly encouraged and stuffed the potato balls she carried with her into her mouth. Just as she was about to continue, she heard Emiya's voice.

"Master!"

—Although that's what she thought in her heart, since the other party hadn't acknowledged her as a disciple, Ais could only address the other party by their name.

"Let's just complete the apprenticeship today. Even though I'm still using the name Riveria, as long as I can become my master's disciple, there won't be any problems."

Little Ais was thinking, just about to gather her strength for a somersault and a ground squat.

"Rivia."

Emiya said that since "Rivieria" had always been called by her name, Emiya also chose a more intimate way of addressing her.

However, Emiya's slightly serious voice made Ais instinctively tense up.

She immediately stood at attention: "Yes, sir!"

“There’s no need to be so nervous… I just wanted to say, Riveria, it seems like every time we meet you you’re eating potato balls.”

Emiya spoke in a gentle tone, but the content made Ais feel uneasy.

"This... was just a coincidence."

Ais whispered.

Can I see the food you brought?

Emiya asked gently.

Ais: "Hmm..."

Emiya: "Is that alright?"

Ais reluctantly took a lunchbox out of her backpack, opened it in front of Emiya, and Emiya saw: potato balls, potato balls, potato balls, and potato balls.

Tomato, barbecue, strawberry, and cream flavors.

In terms of flavor, it takes into account dietary balance, with vegetables, meat, fruit, and even desserts.

Emiya looked at Ais, who hesitated for a long time before taking out one of the items. After thinking for a while, she took out another one, struggled for a long time, and then took out yet another.

"Give."

Ais, though reluctant, resolutely handed the three potato balls to Emiya, keeping only one cream-flavored one for herself.

"No, I don't want your potato balls..."