DanMachi: Heroic Epic of Emiya the Great Hero

"Congratulations to everyone for making it here," said the white fairy, Dina.

"Defeating the monsters and Spirit Soldiers, how impressive, clap! clap!", the black fairy Vena showed a sweet smile.

The voices of the two sisters overlapped, "But from here on, it's true hell~"

The adventurers who had fought their way through the first six floors of the artificial dungeon stared at the Dis sisters with killing intent.

At this moment, their conditions were still decent, but many were panting heavily, and not a few were injured or wounded.

The monsters on the first three floors hadn't posed a threat, it was the traps in the artificial dungeon that had delayed them greatly.

From the fourth floor onward, on top of monster attacks, the addition of [Spirit Soldiers] had brought considerable trouble to the adventurers.

The [Spirit Soldiers] were originally supposed to be equivalent in strength to the weakest Lv.5 adventurers, however, the controller of the Spirit Soldiers had somehow acquired a batch of extremely powerful magical weapons, causing the adventurer coalition to suffer.

Ottar and others had managed to destroy four of the Spirit Soldiers after a hard fight. Now, [Small Giant] and [Four Warriors of Burning Gold] were tangled with the remaining eight, while the others had pushed ahead to the seventh floor.

Unexpectedly, after arriving on the seventh floor, they weren't attacked by monsters again. It wasn't until they reached the end of the floor that they encountered just two individuals.

"The White and Black Knights will remain; the others may proceed," said Dina.

"Hogni, long time no see~", Vena greeted her fellow dark elf, her eerily sweet smile making the intensely socially anxious Hogni extremely tense.

"No need to be afraid, I'm no longer interested in you. Blocking you here is merely our master's task."

"What nonsense!", While Vena greeted Hogni, the hot-blooded catman Allen had already charged forward.

Then, in just an instant, the moment the white fairy and the [Goddess' Chariot] crossed paths, the city's fastest catman flew back even faster, crashing into the wall behind him before coming to a stop.

"How could this be?"

"You all—"

Exclamations of shock rang out from the adventurer formation.

Being able to easily repel the peak of Lv.5, the [Goddess's Chariot], meant that these two…

"That's right. After receiving salvation, we've fully ascended."

"So, better behave, this is your chance."

The elf sisters spoke one after the other.

"You can leave the [White and Black Knights] behind and hurry forward~"

"Or you can try to gang up on us and see how long it takes you to break through."

"The choice is yours."

Hedin didn't hesitate in the slightest and made a decision immediately, "Time is short. We'll stay. Ottar, you move ahead."

"You must rescue Goddess Freya."

"…I understand," Ottar nodded heavily.

The adventurers quickly entered the passage to the next floor.

The black-and-white elf sisters turned their gazes to the [White and Black Knights].

"By the way, once we finish dealing with you, we'll pursue them down below."

"So please do your best, hold on for as long as possible~"

The [Adamantite] gate closed behind the elf sisters. In front of the cold-faced Hedin and Hogni, the elf sisters exchanged smiles, touching their index fingers together, winding around each other.

"Well then~"

"By our master's command~"

"The trial begins."

———

[Eighth Floor]

[Gluttony] stood at the exit, speaking in a lazy tone, "Anyone will do. Anyone at all. Beat me here, or I'll kill you and head down to slaughter those goddesses."

"Impossible… why are you here?", Ottar roared, "You were once a member of the most glorious and powerful faction, protector of the city! Why are you now siding with the dark faction and bringing harm to Orario?"

"You little boaz, when did you get so chatty," Zald said, "I've already drawn my sword. Do you need to understand the enemy's motive before you can fight?"

The warrior, who spoke the truth of battle, rendered Ottar momentarily speechless.

Zald spoke like a curse, condemning the half-heartedness of the past, "How slothful. How weak."

Just that one line threw Ottar's heartbeat into disarray.

"Even though we were from different factions, I used to admire your 'recklessness', was I wrong?", After a brief silence, Ottar spoke.

"Allen, you go save Goddess Freya… If you still have the slightest thought of recognizing me as your captain, please go. Not for me, but for the goddess… Run, at the fastest speed."

"The only thing I can guarantee is that I won't let him pass, at least not until I'm dead," The city's "strongest" Lv.6 [King] blocked [Gluttony]'s path.

"…Heh. At least you've got some guts," Zald smiled rarely.

———

[Ninth Floor]

Just like the floor before, only one person waited here.

A woman wearing a saint's outfit, her eyes covered by golden ribbons, stood with her back to them, in prayer.



As for why she still wore a blindfold even after her vision had been restored, though it slightly obstructed her sight, Lord Heracles had said she looked great wearing the saint's robe with a black blindfold.

Finn raised his spear, blocking his companion who was about to attack.

He smiled bitterly, his tone a little despairing, "[Sword Saint], so you're alive?"

"The second greatest genius of the Hera Familia after [Silence], the woman most loved by 'sword' since the age of gods…"

Melvette stopped her prayer, "Do I look like a ghost? Or has your only decent attribute, 'eyesight', degenerated too? Have you already reached the age of presbyopia, you little pallum? Oh, right. Because of your ability, I often forget, your actual age is even older, isn't it, hahaha."

The [Sword Saint], who was always gentle and soft before her companions in the Hera Familia and Emiya, now showed her wicked side when facing weak opponents.

"And also, don't use that title again. Compared to the real [Saber], I'm at best just a [Sword Princess] who serves at their side."

"[Sword Princess] is my title…", Ais, standing behind Riveria, muttered softly.

Melvette noticed the girl. Her "gaze" locked onto her. Little Ais instantly felt a chill, the fuzz on her round cheeks standing on end.

"I see. Uranus entrusted her to you… [Sword Princess], huh. Fine, then. Loki Familia stays. The others may leave."

———

[Tenth Floor]

The blonde female swordswoman [Achilles] had been waiting for a while.

She ignored everyone else, locking her "killing intent" onto the girls from the Astraea Familia.

"I have one question to ask you. If you can give me an answer that satisfies me, I'll leave immediately."

"What is 'justice'?"

———

[Eleventh Floor]

The guardians of this area were two people, [Celestial Fox] Ichijou Mashiro and [Stellar Bow] Luna.



The latter carefully nocked her bow, while the former smiled warmly at the adventurers who had arrived through the efforts, or sacrifices, of many heroes.

"Regrettably, we cannot let you pass," said Ichijou Mashiro, lightly lifting the hem of her dress, "Now then, please enjoy this dance, [Kojiki]."

"Today's performance is: [Volume I · Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto · Yamata no Orochi]."

———

[Twelfth Floor]

Gatekeeper Emiya (Heracles) was preparing tonight's banquet for his companions and the captured goddesses.

"Everyone worked hard today, let's prepare a few extra dishes."

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