Shirou Emiya doesn't want to work overtime

If the Holy Grail War really happened, it would be a great advantage to be able to know the enemy's true name.

In this world, it may be a coincidence that there is a corresponding god, but if they are all corresponding gods, Emiya Shirou will still think that there is a certain connection.

Just like the world where I became a butei, Sherlock Holmes, Yassen Robin, and the vampire Dracula who transformed into a werewolf are all in the story.

But these stories became real history in that world.

He only lamented why he didn't read more history, otherwise he could understand these gods better.

"As for the bookstore——"

Eina put an index finger on her chin and started thinking.

"Do you have any free time these days?"

"There must be some. As an adventurer, isn't it very free to allocate your time?"

Naturally, Shirou Emiya couldn't spend time in Hephaestus's workshop every day. Even if Shirou Emiya didn't have anything to do, Hephaestus, as the goddess of forging, also had a lot to do.

Although for her, the thing that seems to consume the most time is the frequent divine meetings.

"Then I'll take you there tomorrow."

Eina nodded firmly.

"I can also————"

Before Emiya Shirou finished speaking, Eina interrupted him.

"Emiya, I remember you can't read. Can you really find the books you want?"

"There seems to be such a thing————"

After talking in Japanese here for so long, Emiya Shirou even forgot that this was a different world, and he couldn't understand the words he used.

Chapter 437: Helpful

"Welcome."

With such a sound, a girl holding a tray walked out of the store.

After bidding farewell to Eina and leaving the guild, Shirou Emiya headed towards the tavern.

After exploring the dungeon for almost a day, Emiya Shirou only ate a few pieces of dry food. Although he could still continue to fight, he certainly could not continue to resist like this.

Although the time has not reached late at night, it is not early either. For most people, it is already past dinner time.

However, I didn’t feel that it was past dinner time in the tavern.

The noise and noise continued to echo in the tavern, and the adventurers could have eaten in the tavern for several hours, if it weren't for Mia who kicked out all the customers when it was almost midnight in order to operate normally tomorrow.

Adventurers who don't have much to do tomorrow may actually stay inside this tavern until the next morning.

Adventurers basically arrange their work by themselves and are very flexible in terms of time, but the employees in the [Hostess of Plenty] tavern do not have such relaxed working hours.

This is why, when Shirou Emiya came to the tavern late at night, he was scolded by Mia.

But I still plan to make delicious food for Emiya Shirou.

After staying in the dungeon for such a long time, you will definitely be exhausted both physically and mentally.

Mia was just worried that Emiya Shirou would be too obsessed with the dungeon and forget to come back.

At that time, when I wanted to come back, I could no longer leave the dungeon due to physical and mental reasons.

This was a big no-no, especially since Shirou Emiya was still exploring the dungeon alone.

He is not one of those adventurers on the front line now. Every time he enters the dungeon, it is basically an expedition, and it takes several days to return from the dungeon.

The staff at the tavern are also very familiar with Emiya Shirou, who has been patronizing their store.

Naturally, he didn't want Shirou Emiya to die in the dungeon like this.

Although Shirou Emiya didn't understand that Mia was scolding him so much because he was worried about something happening to him in the dungeon.

But he kept what Mia said in mind, and basically returned to Orario during this period of time.

As if out of apology, Emiya Shirou did not choose to trouble them, but chose to go to the stove alone and use the ingredients to make his own.

At first, they were very doubtful about Emiya Shirou's cooking skills.

After all, there are only a few adventurers who can cook skillfully, especially those who are still exploring dungeons and have almost no time to spend on other things.

However, the aroma that hit their nostrils not only dispelled their doubts about Emiya Shirou's cooking skills, but also dispelled some of their sleepiness.

Before Shirou Emiya could eat, half of the food he cooked had already been divided among them.

After all, this was the cooking skill agreed upon by Hephaestus and a certain Kitchen God who did not want to be named and could not cook.

"I didn't come that late today."

A cold and slightly soft voice came from Emiya Shirou's side.

At some point, Lyu came to Emiya Shirou with a steaming meal.

"Don't always tease me about what happened that day. I'll never come back to Orario that late again, right?"

Emiya Shirou took the chopsticks handed over by Lyu and responded.

And when Shirou Emiya finished eating, Lyu spoke again.

"No one has teamed up with you until now?"

"Well, without forming a team and collecting materials and magic crystals on the way, I can only break into the sixteenth floor now."

Emiya Shirou answered Lyu's question honestly. After all, this was a fact.

Unless he chooses to give up those materials and magic crystals and choose to go all the way directly, he should be able to directly break into the deep position.

However, at this stage, he still needs these things to maintain the huge consumption caused by his forging.

Shirou Emiya was not in a hurry about this matter. If no one teamed up with him, Shirou Emiya thought that he would stop collecting magic crystals and materials half a month before leaving this world and go directly underground. Go deep into the city.

And now, he can feel that he should still have a long time.

During these times, for Shirou Emiya, he was more willing to accept the teachings of Hephaestus than to explore the dungeon.

Under the guidance of the gods, his forging skills can be said to have improved rapidly.

Even Hephaestus couldn't help but admire it.

Of course, it refers to sword making, if it is gun making, armor making, etc., the level of Shirou Emiya's work can basically only reach the point of barely passing.

It's not just barely passing in the eyes of Hephaestus, but it's just barely passing for someone who has been studying blacksmithing normally for several years.

Even if such spears and armor were given to the adventurers for free, they would not necessarily want them.

"Yeah?"

Lyu looked at Shirou Emiya who was putting away the bowls and chopsticks, seeming to be thinking about something, and nodded.

"Emiya, don't you still understand what Lyu means?"

At this time, a clear and loud voice came from beside Lyu.

It was a girl with light gray hair hanging in a ponytail.

She has eyes that match the color of her hair and a face as white and delicate as milk.

Her cute face and crisp voice give people a girl-next-door feel.

"Hill——"

Runa's cold yet gentle voice sounded.

"Yes, team up?"

Emiya Shirou looked at the girl named Ciel with some suspicion.

Almost every day, Shirou Emiya would come to [The Rich Hostess] for dinner, so naturally he was very familiar with the waiters there.

"Of course, Luku is a LV4 adventurer!"

Hill proudly introduced Shirou Emiya as if the LV4 adventurer was himself.

"Won't it delay your work in the tavern?"

Emiya Shirou did not ask about Lyu's strength, what skills he knew, and how much help he could bring to him.

Instead, the first thing that came to his mind was what kind of trouble it would bring to the tavern's work if Lyu followed him to the dungeon.

After all, the [Hospital Lady]'s business is extremely hot every day, and she is often extremely busy.

Emiya Shirou would also help out when things were busier at night.

Whether it's giving them ingredients or helping to make delicious food.

These things are easy for Emiya Shirou, who often works part-time. If he is busy late at night, Emiya Shirou will help clean up the tavern.

If some adventurers got excited and accidentally smashed the tables and chairs.

Emiya Shirou was even able to repair the table and chairs almost intact.

It can be said that he is a very enthusiastic person.

It is precisely because of Emiya Shirou's enthusiastic help that their work has become much easier, and the smile on Mia's face has become more.

Although Shirou Emiya is not an employee of "Housemistress of Harvest", in a sense, he is one of the employees of "Mistress of Harvest".

It's just that there is no formal position and no salary is paid to Shirou Emiya.

Some people also asked Emiya Shirou why he was willing to waste time helping them do these things.

After all, for those adventurers who are constantly exploring dungeons, this kind of thing can neither relax their tired body and mind, nor improve their proficiency in skills. It may even make themselves more tired by helping.

It can be said to be a completely thankless task.

"I just saw that you needed help, so I helped. It won't affect anything, right?"

This was his answer.

What they were thinking was that there was no benefit at all from Emiya Shirou doing this.

But Emiya Shirou was worried about whether his behavior would affect them.

Emiya Shirou never thought about himself from the beginning.

They could really feel from Emiya Shirou that he had no other purpose in doing these things. He just saw that they were in need of help, so he took action.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that they were so worried about Emiya Shirou's safety in the dungeon.

To them, Shirou Emiya was more than just a customer who frequented their store.

He is also a trustworthy friend,

Chapter 438 Meeting

"What's the matter? Emiya, you don't even know how much you have helped us, not to mention you have improved a lot of delicious dishes and won praises from the guests, so we will naturally do our best!"

Hill quickly waved his hand in response to Emiya Shirou.

"What's more, it's Lyu's own intention to help."

Listening to Ciel's words, Emiya Shirou turned to look at Lyu standing aside.

"I haven't been to the dungeon for a while. I still need to maintain my fighting skills occasionally."

Lyu nodded and confirmed Emiya Shirou's question.

But she never relaxed herself.

"Arigado—!"

Emiya Shirou also put his hands together to express his gratitude to Ryu.

The reason why he did not hold Ryu's hand to express his gratitude was because Emiya Shirou knew that Ryu was an elf.