Blacksmithing and Celebration Banquet

"Well then, Shirou, I'll leave these to you!"

"Don't worry, Commander!"

Watching Finn, Ais, and the others leave the Familia, Shirou Emiya let out a light sigh.

"Today is bound to be a busy one."

The Loki Familia seemed quite empty at the moment. To deal with the Magic Stones and materials from their expedition, the entire Loki Familia had gone out to compete for prices at various shops in Orario.

As for him, he was left behind in the Familia to repair and maintain equipment.

He might as well forge some new equipment while he was at it, for use on their next expedition, though that could wait.

And actually, there wasn't as much other work as one might think.

After all, Shirou Emiya wasn't responsible for repairing and maintaining the equipment of the entire Familia.

In Orario, most high-level Adventurers had exclusive Blacksmiths they had signed contracts with, who would specifically craft equipment for these Adventurers.

For example, Bell and Welf were in a relationship as Blacksmiths who had signed exclusive contracts.

And the strongest was Ais, whose exclusive Blacksmith was the Sovereign of the Goberniu Familia, Goberniu.

But it was a shame that Goberniu hadn't used Divine Techniques when forging weapons for Ais. Otherwise, Shirou Emiya wouldn't have had to wait for Bell's Hestia's Blade.

This was also why Shirou Emiya valued Hestia's Blade so highly.

After all, it concerned his own strength.

As everyone knew, for Shirou Emiya to Project a weapon, he first had to analyze its structure, and then Project it.

After receiving the Divine Blessings, Shirou Emiya's Unlimited Blade Works had been continuously strengthening with the rise in the level of his Divine Blessings, especially the analysis ability that was described separately.

"Unlimited Blade Works"

· Projection Magic

· Reality Marble

· Structural Analysis

Projection Magic, Reality Marble, and Structural Analysis.

These three abilities directly designated by the Magic [Unlimited Blade Works] were the three major branches that constituted this Magic.

It was more comprehensive than Unlimited Blade Works before Shirou Emiya had received Divine Blessings.

Under its enhancement, Shirou Emiya felt that he would eventually be able to analyze even Gilgamesh's Garisong.

But analyzing it was one thing, whether he could Project it was another.

After all, in his battle with the female Archer Angelica, Shirou Emiya had also Projected the Divine Armaments Verdant Horizon That Cleaves a Thousand Mountains and Dawn Horizon That Burns Ten Thousand Seas.

But what he Projected were merely empty shells, lacking the corresponding abilities.

Something was missing in between. Shirou Emiya felt that it might be the skill of Deities in forging weapons.

That was precisely what he was lacking.

And that thing could be obtained in this world.

That was Hestia's Blade, forged by Hephaestus at Hestia's request.

That blade contained Divine Techniques.

Moreover, although that blade was divinely crafted, it did not contain Divine Power. It was a creation of a Deity in the human world. Such a weapon was something Shirou Emiya could analyze.

Once he obtained the Divine Techniques contained within that weapon, not only would the skills Shirou Emiya lacked be supplemented, but his own blacksmithing skills would also improve drastically.

His Blacksmithing Trait would probably improve too!

Then his own strength would also improve, as his Blacksmithing Trait ascended, the performance of the weapons he forged would also increase.

And then, thinking about how Bell would attract Goddess Freya's attention for him in the future.

"This child Bell is truly my lucky star!"

Shirou Emiya thought to himself.

In a secluded house in a corner of the Loki Familia, the sound of hammering iron could be heard continuously.

This was Shirou Emiya's forge.

As the only Blacksmith in the Loki Familia, and a high-level Blacksmith with infinite potential, Loki had generously allocated a space within the Familia for him to use as a forge.

This way, it would be more convenient for Familia members to place requests with Shirou Emiya.

As time passed, the sky gradually darkened. Shirou Emiya, engrossed in his hammering, suddenly heard a voice from outside the forge.

"Hey, you hammering away, watch the time, it's almost time for the celebration!"

"Thank you for the reminder, Bete!"

"Hmph! Who's reminding you? I'm just passing by!"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Afterward, Shirou Emiya heard Bete's grumbling voice as he left. Shirou Emiya could only shake his head helplessly at this.

Shirou Emiya knew Bete wasn't the type of person to be arrogant.

Although he was harsh towards the weak verbally, it was because he wanted to constantly motivate them.

In the original story, Bell's ability to become a true hero was also related to Bete's goading.

It could be said that Bell's change perfectly matched Bete's inner expectations.

This was exactly what he wanted to do.

Even though it was done while he was drunk and unaware.

At the same time, Lefia was also stimulated by him in the original story.

Truly worthy of being the Forger of Heroes!

After Bete left, Shirou Emiya didn't leave immediately. Instead, he continued working on the item in his hands.

It was a beautiful necklace, a congratulatory gift Shirou Emiya planned to give to Lefia.

Since Lefia had already reached Level 4, this celebration party was also Lefia's celebration banquet.

"Finally done! Thankfully, I didn't delay the banquet time because of this!"

Looking at the beautiful necklace in his hands, Shirou Emiya put it away and returned to his room to wash up.

After a day of work, he couldn't possibly attend the celebration banquet like this!

After a simple cleanup, Shirou Emiya changed into casual clothes and left the Familia.

Walking on the bustling main street, feeling the evening breeze, Shirou Emiya couldn't help but sigh, "I don't think I've ever really taken the time to appreciate Orario's night view."

"Indeed, my life is quite routine. Three points of contact every day: the Dungeon, the forge, and the underground library! What a fulfilling life!"

Shirou Emiya loved his current life. With his persistent efforts, his strength was slowly increasing.

And this was exactly what he hoped for.

Arriving at The Hostess of Fertility, Shirou Emiya saw that almost all the Familia members were already there. He apologized, "Sorry, sorry, I'm late!"

"It's alright, the celebration banquet hasn't started yet!"

Hearing Riveria's words, Shirou Emiya smiled, sat in the empty seat next to her, and then took out the gift he had prepared and handed it to Lefia.

"Lefia, congratulations on reaching Level 4!"

"Thank you, Brother!"

Taking the gift from Shirou Emiya and gently opening it, Lefia's eyes seemed to sparkle as she looked at the exquisite and beautiful necklace inside.

"I love it, thank you, Brother!"

"This is something I made myself, so you must treasure it, understand!"

"Yes!"

Looking at the beautiful necklace in Lefia's hands, the other girls in the Familia also had stars in their eyes.

Envy filled their gazes.

Sensing their looks, Shirou Emiya could only say helplessly, "When everyone levels up, I'll give you all gifts too."

Upon receiving Shirou Emiya's promise, the girls in the Familia cheered.

Only Loki's eyes were filled with resentment. This guy is stealing my thunder right in front of me?

But unfortunately, no one was paying attention to Loki anymore.

With Shirou Emiya's arrival, the celebration banquet finally began, and everyone started celebrating with laughter and joy.

In this lively atmosphere, Shirou Emiya casually glanced and saw him.

That white-haired youth.