Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

If he dares to beat up even the gods, then what is there that Shirou Emiya wouldn't dare to do?

Even after beating up a deity, the final verdict, after being judged by the divine council, was that it was justified self-defense.

After the outcome of this matter, those restless adventurers immediately calmed down.

It's now extremely rare to see lower-level adventurers being extorted in the alleys of Orario.

Shirou Emiya beat up a god in front of everyone, and nothing happened to him, not even compensation.

So those adventurers who were hospitalized or stayed at home for more than a week because of extortion could only swallow their anger.

Even many adventurers who make a living by extortion have no choice but to go to the dungeons they least want to go to.

They resent Shirou Emiya.

They were blaming Shirou Emiya.

Because of Shirou Emiya, they could not live peacefully in Orario and had to go to the dungeon where they could lose their lives at any moment.

These people, who have received the blessings of the gods, are doing things that chill everyone's hearts.

Adventurers' lives are not just about exploring dungeons. They are blessed by the gods and are superior to ordinary people in terms of physical strength and other aspects.

Even if they go to work, they earn more than the average person.

There's no such thing as being unable to survive in Orario without exploring dungeons.

There's no reason why becoming an adventurer and taking on odd jobs will make you look down on by others.

The owner of the bountiful lady was even a level 6 adventurer. She did not choose to continue exploring the dungeon, but she still lived a good life.

Moreover, apart from gods, neither ordinary people nor adventurers have any way of knowing whether they have received divine blessings.

Only the gods can tell at a glance who has received a blessing.

Having become an adventurer, received divine blessings, and gained more resources, he was still not as good as a diligent worker.

These people are parasites on society, and parasites on the entire Orario.

In the past two days, those lower-level adventurers have felt an unprecedented sense of ease.

Because of this, even when exploring dungeons as a supporter, the magic crystals allocated to me were much more normal.

They didn't ask the adventurers to give them any more magic crystals.

After all, the main force fighting monsters is those high-level adventurers, and what I do is just some minor assistance.

But all they wanted was to receive their due reward, not to have it withheld, or to be refused payment of magic crystals by adventurers for not participating in the battle after a long day of work.

Of course, there are still those who despise and ridicule Shirou Emiya's actions.

Bullying will not be completely eliminated because of this incident.

But it has indeed reduced the occurrence of a large number of bullying incidents.

Hephaestus stretched slightly, as if she had thought of something, and looked at Shirou Emiya, who had already forged dozens of swords.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Although yesterday's meeting of the gods was a judgment on your beating of Apollo, given your strength, after careful discussion, we believe that you should have your own title, just like other LV2 adventurers."

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Emiya Shirou suddenly realized that he couldn't quite keep up with the god's thought process.

Leaving aside why such a seemingly solemn trial meeting ultimately turned into giving oneself a title.

Now that the verdict has been delivered, shouldn't we inform ourselves first?

Moreover, beating up a deity is probably a more serious offense than giving oneself a title.

Emiya Shirou silently complained to himself.

Although he already knew the outcome of his trial, Eina had already told him the result of the matter when he returned to Orario from the dungeon last night.

But when Hephaestus recounted the contents of their meeting yesterday, Shirou Emiya still struggled to keep up with the goddess's thought process.

However, seeing Hephaestus's amused and eager expression, Shirou Emiya could only go along with her words.

"What is it?"

"【mortal】"

Chapter 460 The Imminent Expedition

After Apollo, he seemed to have fallen into a slump, or perhaps he was brewing an even bigger plan against Shirou Emiya.

In short, they remained silent for the rest of the time, seemingly engrossed in exploring the dungeon and leveling up their fellow adventurers.

The Soma clan also prospered after Soma sealed the divine wine.

Although most adventurers are still at Lv1, they have gradually begun to break away from the Divine Wine due to Somo's coercive measures.

You may choose to explore the dungeons or do other work.

Careful observers have also noticed that Hephaestus seems to have recently forged many weapons worth hundreds of millions.

Although the weapons she forges are mostly worth hundreds of millions.

But she hasn't forged anything herself in a long time.

Even setting aside everything else, the fact that she personally forged it suggests either a very close relationship or that she is indeed very wealthy.

Forging dozens of weapons in just half a month was something they never even dared to dream of.

Of course, not many people bought those weapons.

After all, not all clans have such terrifying wealth, able to casually purchase several weapons worth hundreds of millions.

Moreover, those weapons are not the kind that can be bought for a mere one or two hundred million.

It can autonomously change its form, transforming into various types of firearms such as pistols, machine guns, sniper rifles, turrets, laser cannons, and rocket launchers.

Shirou Emiya only provided Hephaestus with a pistol that she could project herself; the other gun variants, and even the guns that could be called futuristic technology, were all researched and developed by Hephaestus herself.

Armor that can cover the entire body in a short time not only provides defense, but can even enhance various abilities.

A weapon capable of unleashing immense power, soaring into the sky, easily sweeping across an area and annihilating even thousands of monsters.

Although Shirou Emiya possessed many weapons, given the power of a god, he gave Hephaestus almost everything he had in a very short time.

No matter how superb the forging techniques or how unique the weapons are, they can never match the forging skills of the gods.

Hephaestus understood firearms, as well as those weapons that represented the soul, almost instantly, and forged them.

Of course, Shirou Emiya is still able to study at Hephaestus's workshop, partly because Hephaestus and Shirou Emiya are very familiar with each other.

On another note, Hephaestus also encountered a challenge.

That is, a divinely forged weapon crafted from a planet. The Noble Phantasm standing at the pinnacle of holy swords—the Sword of Contract Victory.

What she studies is a replica of nature projected by Shirou Emiya.

But as a god, Hephaestus could tell at a glance just how powerful the original sword was.

This one sword is almost equivalent to all the weapons that Shirou Emiya had previously provided her with.

It was at this moment that Hephaestus seemed to acknowledge Shirou Emiya's potential to learn divine craftsmanship.

In the time that followed, Shirou Emiya once again entered into a very regular life of exploring dungeons and forging iron.

However, Shirou Emiya did not reach the 38th floor again.

It wasn't because of a lack of strength, but because after that exploration, Ryu never teamed up with Emiya Shirou again to go to the dungeon.

Shirou Emiya has no Gift Rank, and his strength has always been shrouded in mystery; no one can be certain of his true power.

Judging from his performance, Shirou Emiya has always held back.

Ryu was naturally unaware of Shirou Emiya's strength and worried that since he had offended so many adventurers, he might fall into danger due to their schemes.

Ryu had seen Shirou Emiya provoke those members of the Familia for the sake of lower-ranking adventurers a long time ago.

This is why she rushed to Shirou Emiya's battlefield immediately after learning that he was besieged by his clan.

They followed them all the way to the stronghold of the Soma Familia.

Be ready to rescue Shirou Emiya at any time.

She knew that this day would come sooner or later.

I just didn't expect it to happen in this form.

Although it's like when the goddess of justice was still around, the whole of Orario has become a little better because of her.

But who knows what those adventurers who harbor resentment towards Shirou Emiya might do one day?

She worried that Shirou Emiya would follow the same path as his own familia, be tricked by other adventurers, fall into danger, and ultimately lose his life.

Originally, she only wanted to be Shirou Emiya's supporter, to watch from the sidelines to see just how far Shirou's fighting power had reached, and to be there to cover for him if anything happened.

She shared the same judgment as the original adventurers.

That means Shirou Emiya's strength should only be at the level of a Lv2 adventurer.

Ryu would never even consider someone who has never received a blessing and yet possesses strength at level 3 or even level 4.

Of course, the most important thing is to understand the extent of Shirou Emiya's strength and his attitude towards exploring dungeons.

Although Shirou Emiya appears very calm and has a strong sense of justice.

But he ignored Eina's advice and even ventured into the dungeon before becoming an adventurer.

Afterwards, he remained a maverick and refused to join any clan.

It can be said that Ryu believed Shirou Emiya still had many immature aspects.

These shortcomings may be magnified a thousandfold in the dungeon, potentially plunging an adventurer into a perilous situation from which they cannot escape.

But after seeing Shirou Emiya fight that adventurer that day, Ryu began to doubt the rumors that Shirou Emiya's strength was only LV2.

Coincidentally, the next day another adventurer named Lily wanted to become a supporter, so Ryu gave up becoming Shirou Emiya's supporter and instead joined the battle.

Then----

It's not that she can cover for Shirou Emiya; it's more accurate to say that Shirou Emiya can cover for her.