Chapter 5: Training

"Even so, it's still quite impressive.",Tsubaki rubbed Emiya's hair as she praised him.

The boy thought it was probably due to his height and age that the women in this world always liked to pat his head, which made him somewhat wish to grow taller quickly.

"Shirou, you should first follow Tsubaki to learn forging, starting from the basics."

"No problem, just follow me and assist for now. Speaking of which, it seems we both have some Eastern ancestry~"

Emiya nodded,"Yes, then I'll be in your care, Captain!"

"Mm! Not rushing to the dungeon immediately after receiving a blessing, such steady behavior deserves praise.",Tsubaki nodded,"However, calling me Captain is too formal, just call me Tsubaki."

Tsubaki raised her hand high,"Shirou, let's go, working with a handsome boy, oh ho!"

"Ah, are we starting already, oh!" Shirou was forced to cheer along with the enthusiastic blacksmith sister.

———

"Waiter, this isn't the dish I ordered.",A male adventurer banged on the table and shouted.

"Wh-a-t i-s th-e m-a-t-t-e-r, th-i-s g-u-e-s-t.",Ryuu mechanically turned around, staring at the other party, the innate arrogance and cold aura of the elf unconsciously spreading out.

"Eek! N-nothing, I, I'll eat it, no, I'll just leave."

The man, intimidated by the elf, immediately went weak in the knees and fled in a panic.

A Lv.1 adventurer trying to stand up to Ryuu's presence was still too much.

"...*Gulp*, I messed up again."

Because her expression was too serious and her mood too heavy, Ryuu once again scared a customer, messing up once more.

The whole day, the elf girl was repeating failures.

The elf's nature of valuing relationships became her burden, making her unable to ignore the kindness that Syr and the others had shown her. Turning to flee would tarnish the honor of the noble forest clan.

But not fleeing meant she couldn't resist Mama Mia's violence, and in the end, she had to accept the unreasonable work.

First, peeling vegetables and fruits, Anya kindly wanted to teach her, but ended up touching Ryuu's hand. Unable to suppress her instinct for cleanliness, Ryuu directly knocked Anya flying, crashing into a pile of melons and fruits.

Then, going out for shopping, because her expressionless demand for a discount was too scary, she was mistaken for a protection fee collector, nearly giving the shopkeeper a heart attack.

After that, there was a series of failures, and the final result was—

"You really are a failure beyond my imagination...",Mama Mia felt helpless.

"*Gulp*..."

Ryuu, who was being "insulted" to her face, could only grit her teeth and endure.

Something similar seemed to have happened before, being called by her former companions as "an elf who is completely useless except in battle.",though Ryuu completely denied it.

"At this rate, not only can't you repay, but your debt has increased quite a bit."

"*Gulp*..."

Ryuu seemed to have lost her ability to speak, only able to emit meaningless syllables from her mouth.

"Speaking of which, Shirou probably won't come back tonight."

"Shirou?",Ryuu looked up,"Where did he go?"

"He went to join the Hephaestus Familia, he should have succeeded by now."

Ryuu slightly opened her mouth, somewhat at a loss,'I see, that child has also become an adventurer...'

However, the Hephaestus Familia is quite good, becoming a blacksmith, he probably won't encounter any danger.

'It's just, it feels a bit lonely...'

Holding complex emotions in her heart, Ryuu's trials continued.

Then, at night, when Ryuu was alone, cleaning the floor stained with sauce because she didn't hold the plate steady—

"Miss Ryuu?"

"Shirou? You, you're back!"

"Yeah, I specifically explained to the main god, and after understanding my situation, the deity allowed me to stay here for now.",Shirou scratched his head.

Syr, who was beside them, smiled and said,"The way Ryuu spoke just now, it was like a newlywed wife."

'Wi-wife—', Steam seemed to rise from Ryuu's head, and she instinctively wanted to flee.

"Miss Ryuu!",Shirou suddenly grabbed her hand, the elf girl's slender hand was somewhat cold, like a delicate snowflake falling into the warm palm of the boy.

Once again, she didn't avoid it, her body still didn't resist Shirou.

"Miss Ryuu, please help me with my training!"

———

BANG!

BOOM!

The elf girl's wooden sword flashed, and Emiya Shirou was unable to get up again.

"Ahhh, stupid useless elf, what are you doing nya~ Shirou is going to die Nya~"

The cause of the incident was when Shirou explained to the goddess and the captain that he was saved by the Hostess of Fertility tavern, the Hephaestus god suddenly suggested that Shirou could now train at the Hostess of Fertility.

"Finding high-level adventurers to spar with is one of the best ways for newcomers to improve, but in our Familia, everyone is quite busy."

Factions focused on adventuring might have members who are quite idle when not on expeditions, but for a commercial Familia like Hephaestus, high-level members are almost always busy.

This is also why members of the Loki and Freya Familia level up quickly; being severely beaten by Lv.5, Lv.6 first-class adventurers, at least endurance would probably increase by dozens or hundreds of points, as long as one can survive.

"At the Hostess of Fertility tavern, there is an opportunity for training.",The goddess said so.

Coincidentally, Shirou still missed the people at the tavern, the warm-hearted Mama Mia, the beautiful Syr, the cute Anya, and, Miss Ryuu...

Thus, Shirou, who had been learning blacksmithing with Tsubaki all afternoon, quickly returned to the tavern and proposed a training request to Ryuu.

Then, the first second the sparring started, Shirou was directly sent flying by a sword strike.

In the face of Lv.4 top-tier speed and strength, any technique was meaningless, and obviously, Ryuu, besides not being good at being a waitress, was also not good at being a teacher, completely unaware of controlling her strength.

The useless elf added another mark to her record.

Shirou: 'It seems, I saw the light of my life flashing before my eyes...'

"I knew Ryuu was useless, good thing I came to watch Nya~",Anya mercilessly stabbed Ryuu with another comment.

At this moment, Ryuu seemed to have lost all color, squatting in a corner drawing circles,"Useless elf, I am a useless elf..."

"Anya, you're just here to skip work and laze around, right."

"Syr is also skipping work."

The girls were chattering noisily, and at this moment, Anya had a flash of inspiration.

"Shirou, let me help you train, and as a reward, you have to treat me to some delicious grilled fish Nya~"

"Eh?" Shirou was stunned.

"Anya is Lv.4, you know.",The cat girl said something incredible as if it were the most natural thing.

Shirou, Ryuu: "What?"

Th-this cat is actually Lv.4, outside the Labyrinth City, an adventurer of this level could single-handedly overthrow the king of a small country.

Then what level is Mama Mia, who can casually press the stupid cat into the wall?

"From today on, Shirou is my little brother nya~",Anya was overjoyed,"Grilled fish, I want to eat grilled fish!"

"Understood, after the training, I will do my best to prepare a fish dish for Anya."

"Come, Shirou.",Anya's expression became serious, a strong aura burst from her body, truly revealing the dignity of a high-level adventurer.

———

"I heard from Syr that Shirou-kun is very good at cooking."

"Yes, it's a pity he didn't stay to work."

"Shirou wants to become an adventurer, he's a boy with dreams."

Upstairs, a group of girls wearing waitress outfits were leaning on the window, peeking at the two training in the courtyard.

The Hostess of Fertility is a large tavern, and naturally, it has more employees than just Syr and the others. Shirou had some contact with them during his days at the tavern, but they were merely nodding acquaintances.

Anya's strength is among the upper ranks of Lv.4, and she is indeed a good teacher, proceeding step by step, focusing on training Shirou's combat skills, maintaining strength and speed at levels slightly higher than Shirou's but still within acceptable limits.

Such a challenging but not overwhelming opponent is just right to help Shirou train, or rather, get used to combat. Under pressure, the combat skills from his past life are slowly reviving, integrating with his new body.

"Shirou-kun is really amazing, even though he just became an adventurer."

"It feels like he will become a great figure in the future."

"Doesn't that mean now is a good opportunity to invest..."

The girls were chattering away, and at this moment, a girl brought up a dangerous topic.

"By the way, I feel like Shirou-kun and Ryuu-chan are a good match."

A murderous atmosphere filled the quiet air, and soon, the volcano erupted.

"Right, right, the combination of a cold elf and a warm-hearted young butler is the best, that's called complementary. Complementary attributes are the most important!"

"What are you talking about, a stupid cat and a smart young butler is called complementary."

"Anya is a stupid cat, isn't Ryuu a useless elf, but now Anya has become Shirou-kun's teacher, the teacher-student relationship is dangerous."

"Ryuu and Shirou-kun came to the tavern together, their bond is clearly deeper."

"Ryuu is just a newcomer, of course, we should support Anya."

"This is a battle of ideals, it has nothing to do with the quality of the relationship."

"You heretics!"

"You heterodox!"

The girls all turned to look at an Amazon waitress who had been lying on the window without saying a word.

"Hey, which side are you on?"

"Hehe, handsome boy, handsome boy is the best, I really want Shirou-kun to kick me hard."

'Ah, right, she's an Amazon, this race is really hopeless.'

"Eh, by the way, if we're all here, who's working downstairs?",A girl asked in a natural tone.

"I'd like to ask that too.",A low voice came from behind, as if from the depths of hell, the giant shadow of Mama Mia covered the girls who began to tremble.

The girls: "Ma-Mama Mia..."

"GET YOUR ASSES BACK TO WORK NOW!"

"Yes!",The girls were in chaos, scattering in panic.

"Really, a bunch of idiots.",Mama Mia looked at the messy attic, the window glass still had the Amazon's saliva on it, and she couldn't help but shake her head.

She looked downstairs at the boy who was barely blocking Anya's punches.

"...The speed of growth is astonishing, with such talent, I feel a bit of regret."

Due to personality issues, Emiya Shirou is absolutely not suitable for the Freya Familia, and after talking with the goddess, she accepted this.

"That child's soul is indeed dazzling to the point of being tempting, but it's not the pure and flawless soul I was hoping for, not something I would go to any lengths to obtain. Since it's really not suitable, let's just forget it."

Seeing the combat talent Shirou displayed, it's not exactly regret, but there is some disappointment.

"Kid, don't die in the dungeon.",Mama Mia said softly.

As for Syr and the others who skipped work, let them off for now, they'll have to make up for the lost work time later.

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