DanMachi: The Epic of the Heroic Spirits of Emiya Shirou

Emiya said casually.

The elves are often seen wearing green clothes. When Ryu conceals her identity, she also dyes her hair green. They also deliberately spread green jam on their favorite desserts.

"Because elves are a forest race known as 'friends of nature,' and the color that best represents nature and forests is green. Moreover, the characteristic of elven royalty is their emerald-like hair..."

"That's what the goddess Demeter said."

"Wait a minute, the doorbell is ringing. Who could it be at this hour?"

The flower shop's main entrance is on the street, but the doorbell that rang was for the mansion at the back. Normally, customers wouldn't go around to this side.

"Oh my, what a rare guest, Miss Riveria, hello there."

While eating cake in the kitchen, Emiya heard the voice of the goddess Demeter and subconsciously thought of the blonde little girl.

The girl introduced herself as "Rivieria of the Demeter Familia"... Emiya never saw her again after they parted that day.

"Excuse me, Goddess Demeter."

Rivera, the elven princess and vice-captain of the Loki Familia, politely asked, "Excuse me, is Mr. Emiya here?"

"Shirou, it's someone looking for you~"

Emiya met Riveria in the garden of the goddess Demeter.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have bothered you during your break time."

Riveria said, "However, the Loki Familia now has a time-sensitive request and wants to ask you, Shirou."

"Is this a forging commission?"

Shirou asked.

It seems that the only commission I can receive from the Loki Familia is to build weapons and equipment.

"You guys chat first, I'll go make some tea."

As the goddess Demeter spoke, she left the space to Emiya and Riveria.

"Thank you, Goddess Demeter."

After Riveria finished speaking, she looked at Emiya and nodded slightly: "We hope that our clan's next expedition can begin before next week, mainly considering the rebirth time of the Labyrinth King..."

Currently, the Lone King of the Dungeon Labyrinth on the 37th floor, Udeos, has been defeated by the expeditionary force of the Ganesha Familia. The Loki Familia hopes to complete the expedition before it is reborn.

Because the Loki Familia's expedition plan was to defeat the Labyrinth King [Baror] on the 49th floor, they hoped to avoid wasting expedition supplies and the stamina of the first-level adventurers on [Udeos].

"Shirou, I'd like to ask you first, are you capable of forging a 'Level 1 Weapon' right now?"

Riveria asked.

Emiya answered directly, "Yes."

"...Did you forge the new weapon for [Gale]?"

Riveria continued to ask.

Before finding this place, Riveria went to Hephaestus's Familia's residence and the "Abundant Mistress" tavern. It was because of the Fire Goddess's evaluation and the weapon in Ryu's hand that she made up her mind.

Emiya nodded: "That's right, I forged Ryu's sword."

“In that case, I would like to represent the Loki Familia and ask you to forge a weapon for Alicia that reaches the level of ‘Level 1 Armament’.”

"No problem, I'm honored that the Loki Familia trusts me."

Emiya agreed without hesitation.

He and Alicia of the Garden of Purity had a bond forged through life and death; Alicia's fierce battle was indispensable in their victory over Black Goliath.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Shirou."

Riveria said, "The Loki Familia will pay the full amount of the weapon-making fee on time."

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Riveria's tone seemed a bit heavy when she got to this point.

"Ah."

Emiya nodded: "By the way, Riveria, I just finished making a cake. Would you like to try some?"

"Cake? No need..."

Riveria politely declined.

Emiya: "It's the 'Forest Cake' that Goddess Demeter and I made together."

Riveria: "..."

Forest cake, made by the goddess Demeter, who was most skilled in cooking... Riveria was a little hesitant.

Aside from the members of Demeter's clan, tasting the creations of the Goddess of Abundance is no easy feat.

And... he called me "sister"...

"What a coincidence!"

Emiya casually remarked, "I happen to know a girl with the same name as you, Riveria. She's a member of the Demeter Familia."

Riveria: "...What?"

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Chapter 114 The Bones of Black Goliath.

Riveria tasted Emiya's "Forest Cake" and praised its flavor highly. Emiya then gave Riveria half of the cake and asked her to pass it on to Alicia and Lefia.

Emiya also realized that the proportion of elves among the people he knew was quite large, so it seemed he would have to ask Goddess Demeter for more information on the dishes that elves liked.

Riveria also asked Emiya about another "Riveria," and quickly identified her target due to the highly suggestive character profile.

A beautiful girl, twelve or thirteen years old, with blonde hair, who wields a sword...

Riveria knew perfectly well who it was—[Sword Princess] Ais Wallenstein!

After all, Little Ais's features were too distinctive; Emiya's inability to recognize her was simply because he had never seen the [Sword Princess] before.

On the contrary, because of the great reputation of the "Sword Princess", Emiya subconsciously thought that the other party should be an adventurer of Ryu's age or even more experienced, thus causing a misunderstanding.

After Riveria left Demeter's residence carrying the cake, her face gradually darkened.

"After this expedition, I need to bring Ais to apologize in person... Honestly, if only she were half as sensible as Shirou."

Riveria flexed her wrists: "Just bear with it for a bit. We'll teach Ais a lesson after the expedition."

The reason is simple—if she were to "educate" Ais before the expedition, she could hardly guarantee that Ais would still be able to stand up and participate in the expedition.

Before leaving, Riveria bought a bunch of jasmine flowers from the Demeter family's flower shop to support the shop's business and express her apologies for disturbing the goddess.

As for Emiya, after resting for two days, he returned to his life as an adventurer and blacksmith.

First, we need to forge Alicia's weapon.

Before designing and forging Alicia's weapon, Emiya first forged another sword, completing an order he had been waiting for for a long time.

After their first dungeon adventure, he made a promise with Lefia that he would forge a piece of equipment for her.

Because Emiya had not yet reached a higher level and lacked the ability to develop [Forging] or [Mysticism], he was unable to create high-level weapons at that time.

Therefore, the agreement with Lefia became a long-term commitment.

Now, although it's limited to swords, Emiya does have the ability to forge first-level weapons, so completing Lefia's request is naturally a piece of cake.

Furthermore, Lefia doesn't need Level 1 weaponry. [Thousand Fairy] is only at Lv.2 at the moment, so Level 1 weaponry is a bit too early for her.

Using overly advanced weaponry too early is not conducive to an adventurer's growth; at the current stage, Lefia is using level two weaponry.

A high-quality Tier 2 weapon is enough for her to use until at least Lv.4, at which point it will be time to switch to a Tier 1 weapon.

Alicia possessed a level 2 armed staff and a level 2 armed elven sword, both of which she used until level 5 before gloriously retiring.

"The wand that Lefia is currently using is called the Forest Teardrop. It was a gift from Riveria, a second-level weapon that has a high degree of fusion with elven magic."

Similar to Ryu's previous weapon, [Elf Radiance], it is also a weapon made from the spiritual trees of the Elf Forest, only the level of the materials is different. Ryu's [Elf Radiance] is a level one weapon.

"Lefia can use this staff for a long time, and I would have a hard time making a better staff than this... So, it would be better to make her a melee weapon for self-defense."

Making staffs wasn't Emiya's forte; he was far more skilled at sword forging. Taking Lefia's situation into account, Emiya quickly finalized the design.

Although both are elves, the rapier used by Alicia and the katana used by Ryu are not suitable for Lefia. Their weapons require a certain level of dexterity and swordsmanship from the user, and Lefia obviously cannot handle such weapons.

Lefia is not a magic swordsman, but a pure firepower-oriented turret mage. Her need for melee weapons is not to kill enemies, but to defend herself.

No swordsmanship is required; a simple thrust or slash is enough when a monster charges in front of you.

Therefore, Emiya chose a straight-bladed one-handed sword, the most basic and simplest type of sword, suitable for a beginner like Lefia.

She doesn't need to deliberately practice swordsmanship; she only needs to cultivate some courage when facing monsters, and such a weapon can play its minimum role.

Furthermore, due to the blessing of "mystery" during the forging process, Emiya ultimately imbued this sword with a simple "magic," or rather, a special application method of magic.

Simple and unadorned, literally "releasing magic," it uses the consumption of magic to create a magical impact and wind pressure that blows away nearby enemies.

It consumes a lot of magic power and has little offensive power, but it is practical, especially against Lefia, who has an alarmingly high level of both the quality and quantity of magic power, making her a "magic idiot".

She has no shortage of magic, only fear of monsters getting close.

It's fair to say that Emiya put a lot of thought into creating such a secondary weapon for Lefia.

Since it wasn't a primary weapon, and it didn't use precious materials like spirit trees, it simply used some mithril and a drop from a mid-level dungeon bird monster.

Considering the sword's effects, Emiya simply named it "Guardian of the Wind".

However, the weapons forging Lefia were just an "appetizer"; the real key was the "Level 1 Armament" that Alicia had planned.

Theoretically, a blacksmith at level Lv.2 with the [Forging] skill can forge first-level weapons. However, in reality, there are not many blacksmiths who can independently forge first-level weapons. There are only a handful in the entire labyrinth city, including the [One-Eyed Master Craftsman], who are undoubtedly all grandmasters.

Emiya is a natural master only in the field of "swords," and Alicia happens to be a magic swordsman just like Ryu, and the weapon she needs is also a sword.

"Alisia's fighting style is based on 'parallel chanting,' combining high-speed rapier attacks with frequent magical control and attacks in a fast-paced offensive style... Her magic [Ice Dust Storm] is a rare ultra-short chant spell."

For every spell Ryu chants, Alicia can complete at least five. 【Ice Storm】, while slightly weak in power, is an extremely useful spell and the core of 【Garden of Purity】's combat strength.

“Right now, Sister Alicia is still using both a rapier and a wand, which is actually a bit out of place. She needs a sword with the properties of a ‘wand’ as her main weapon.”

"Or, create weapons with [transformation] structures... No, that's not suitable. Alicia's main offensive power comes from melee combat, and her magic is mostly used for control and support... It's more appropriate to use a sword as a weapon."

"【Ice Dust Storm】, Alicia has mastered this magic to a high degree. Can we make it even more powerful...?"

Emiya quickly fell into deep thought, muttering to himself, "Ice... the core characteristics of ice are coldness, and—"

He looked at the prepared sword-making materials, which included some special items such as black Goliath bone and black Goliath hide.

These are the drops from the black Goliath that Ryu and Alicia killed. Its magic stone was destroyed by Lefia's magic, but it left behind two drops, which the adventurers did not forget to collect.

Looking at the giant's bones, Emiya had an idea.

"Shaping".

He whispered another crucial characteristic of the ice element.

【Skadi the Ice】The name unconsciously came to Emiya's mind.

Skadi, the Norse goddess of winter, is not in Orario in this world, but rather a goddess of the northern lands.

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Chapter 115 There is a traitor within the Loki Familia.

"Skadi, when you first meet her, you might think she's a cold, aloof beauty, but actually, she's quite absent-minded... she's essentially a natural airhead."

The goddess Hephaestus described Skadi, who was also a goddess, in this way.

"Naturally naive?"

Emiya was somewhat unsure how to respond.

"Skadi is an absolute beauty, even more so than those goddesses."

The goddess Hephaestus suddenly brought up an unrelated topic.

Emiya: "That doesn't matter..."

The goddess Skadi resides in the far north, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, Emiya will likely never encounter her in his lifetime.

"Well... in short, given Skadi's personality, she won't be angry because you named a weapon after her."