CHAPTER 215: CHAPTER 215: SWAYING STARS AND MOON, ELVEN NIGHT DANCE

"Please hand this over to Wiene, Felis," Shirou said, handing a heavy black greatsword to the girl.

Standing in front of him was a girl clad in a white robe.

She had a tall figure, even overly tall, and the robe bulged due to her curvaceous body.

Her face was extraordinarily delicate, almost unreal in beauty, her skin pale with a cold white hue not belonging to humans.

Her black hair flowed like a waterfall from under her hood, forming a stark contrast with her pale skin.

This girl was once Filvis, and now, she had a new name, Felis.

Thanks to Shirou and the others’ efforts, the heterogeneous matter composed of filth within Filvis was completely stripped away, and the core multicolored magic stone was also replaced.

In its place was a regular magic stone, taken from a [Power Bull], a rare monster from the deep dungeon.

It resembled a Minotaur but was far stronger, with latent abilities ranging between Lv.5 and Lv.6, possessing high combat power and magic stone quality.

After numerous experiments and tests, the magic stone of this monster was found to be the most compatible with Filvis.

The replacement process was extremely complex, but with Riveria’s [Oath of Time] support, they finally succeeded.

With the new magic stone implanted, Filvis’s body also underwent significant changes.

First, her height increased from the original 160 cm to nearly 180 cm, her figure becoming more tall and slender. At the same time, her body developed dramatically, with curves becoming exceptionally full, and her bust size even surpassing Alicia’s.

"Mm... I will follow your command," Felis said as she took the black heavy sword from Shirou. Her voice was soft, but her tone carried admiration and reverence.

The greatsword was heavy and majestic, entirely pitch-black. The sword’s surface bore patterns like ripples surging from the abyss, and just gazing at it induced a suffocating sense of pressure.

It was a weapon forged using the black sword dropped by Udaeus and the wooden spikes of an Grand Treant, combining both sharpness and toughness, an extremely domineering greatsword.

Udaeus, the lone king of the lower dungeon floor, had an extremely special battle mechanism. When facing a single opponent, it would enter a unique state, drawing its massive black sword and launching ferociously powerful attacks.

The black sword was Udaeus’s weapon and its drop after defeat.

Before this, no one had discovered this mechanic. Wiene was the first to challenge and successfully slay Udaeus in a solo fight, unveiling this secret and allowing Shirou to obtain the precious material.

Felis held the heavy sword with both hands, movements gentle, her head slightly bowed, and her black hair cascaded down her shoulders.

Shirou gently reached out and stroked the girl’s hair.

Filvis’s situation was extremely complex and sensitive. As a member of Dionysus’s Familia, Dionysus, the City Destroyer • Enyo, she was undoubtedly a victim, forcibly dragged into that cruel conspiracy, suffering distortions in both body and spirit.

However, she also committed many wrongs during those dark days, staining her hands with innocent blood, which couldn’t be simply overlooked.

Thus, in a way, becoming an Xenos was a good thing for Filvis. After all, she was no longer suitable or willing to walk openly on the streets of Orario.

And such a change could be seen as a brand-new beginning.

Following the will of her new master, to atone for the mistakes of the past, that was Felis’s deepest resolve.

"Aura plans to leave the city. Do you want to go see her?", Shirou asked.

Aura had decided to leave Orario and return to the Elven Forest of her birth, to reclaim the throne that originally belonged to her or her deceased brother from the current king.

Filvis remained silent for a long time, then finally whispered, "I... won’t go."

She clearly knew that Aura was one of the people most deeply hurt because of her.

Shirou: "I’m going to see her off. Do you want to come? You don’t have to get close, just watch from afar."

Filvis slightly raised her head, a flicker of struggle in her eyes, then gently nodded.

———

Aura only informed a few people about her departure, so almost no one was at the city gate to see her off. She chose to leave quietly, as if there was nothing in this city left for her to be attached to.

When she saw Shirou, Aura ran over quickly.

In the end, she only wanted to see one person, "Sorry, Lord Shirou, I made this decision... now, I probably can’t be an adventurer anymore."

Whether the Knossos, the dungeon, or the bustling city, all had become places of sorrow for Aura. For this girl, she could hardly find any reason to stay anymore.

Except—

"Do you want me to stay?", Aura asked softly.

Shirou gently shook his head. He understood that if he spoke, Aura would surely abandon her departure and stay in the city.

However, that choice would only bring her deeper suffering.

Leaving the dungeon city and starting a new life was her true liberation.

The reason for her departure wasn’t entirely an escape: according to information from the Hermes Familia, the Elven Forest where Aura was born was currently in chaos.

The current king’s incompetence and greed led to an outbreak of rebellion, and Aura, as a Lv.4 powerhouse and a legitimate heir by blood, was enough to suppress both the rebels and the king on her own.

Moreover, as a member of the Freya Familia, she could request powerful external assistance.

The Freya Familia could easily send a few Lv.4 or even Lv.6 elven warriors to aid her.

("Seizing the throne sounds interesting,") When Goddess Freya heard this news, she casually waved her hand, ("Hedin, you arrange it.")

Under Hedin’s meticulous planning, several elite warriors had already set off in advance to integrate the "rebels", no, now they should be called "righteous forces," awaiting the queen’s return.

And so, the future fate of the Elven Forest was decided with such casual ease.

"I’ll come find you in the future," Shirou said, pulling out a finely forged weapon, its blade white as snow and glimmering with magical light. An advanced first-tier armament imbued with powerful magic.

"Next time we meet, you’ll be Her Majesty the Queen, right?", he said, handing the sword to her.

"Don’t joke, Lord Shirou," Aura chuckled, "Calling it a throne, it’s really just a few towns in some forests. It’s not like it’s Alfheim..."

’Besides, whether I become a queen or not, I’ll always belong to you...’, Aura looked into Shirou’s eyes, making a silent vow in her heart.

"At first, I approached you because of Dionysus’s divine wine," After a pause, her voice grew softer, "But later, my feelings for you... were absolutely not fake."

She rose on her toes and gently left a kiss on Shirou’s cheek.

"You promised to come find me," She said softly, her lips forming a playful smile, "I’ll leave a seat for you in the palace."

"And, Filvis... I no longer blame her. We probably will never be friends, but...", Aura continued, smiling, "I can let it go now."

After ending Dionysus’s life with her own hands, no shadows of the past could entangle her anymore.

Aura waved her hand, bidding farewell to Shirou and the dungeon city that once held her glory and pain. Her figure gradually faded into the mist.

Standing in the distance, Filvis quietly watched, seeing off the girl with whom she had a deep bond.

Filvis lowered her eyes, her slender fingers gripping the cloak on her chest. She murmured, "I’m sorry, Aura..."

Her voice was as light as smoke, drifting with the wind.

There was no more Filvis, only Felis.

The rest of her life would be entirely devoted to her master, becoming his vanguard and blade in conquering the dungeon.

———

[Hostess of Fertility]

"Congratulations," Goddess Demeter smiled and applauded.

The [Knossos] battle not only brought great rewards to the Loki Familia, but also brought generous returns to everyone from the tavern who participated.

Ryuu, Lunoire, and Haruhime all met the conditions to level up.

Ryuu felt a bit incredulous. It had been less than a year since her last level-up to Lv.5, yet she was about to level again.

But considering all that had happened in the past year, it also seemed reasonable.

"Now, I can finally negotiate with the Guild to lift my wanted status!", After leveling up, Lunoire excitedly clenched her fists.

Lunoire leveled up with final stats of Strength S, Endurance A, Dexterity B, Agility C, Magic I0, gaining a development ability [Magic Defense] and a magic, [Void Shock Strike].

With this magic, Lunoire could condense magic power and fighting spirit into a punch-shaped shockwave and release it through a swing.

It could be fired rapidly in succession or charged for a powerful blast.

The unique trait of this magic was that it primarily consumed physical strength rather than mental energy.

Meanwhile, Haruhime shyly lowered her head, holding the hem of her clothes, seemingly still in disbelief that she also qualified to level up.

Anya and Chloe were a bit disappointed, they were just a step away from leveling after the [Knossos] battle.

These two catgirls didn’t train as hard as Lunoire, so their accumulated stats naturally lagged behind.

After all, being lazy was part of their race’s nature. A self-disciplined and driven catgirl like Anakitty was rare.

However, despite that, Anya and Chloe still made great progress in the war, significantly increasing their stats and accumulating plenty of great deeds.

After the [Knossos] battle, they continued adventuring with Lv.5 Shirou a few times and finally met the conditions to level up.

Ryuu and Lunoire qualified for leveling right after the battle, but didn’t immediately perform the ritual.

Goddess Demeter left them to Shirou to temper them for a while before performing the level-up.

Because Ryuu still had leftover experience from reaching Lv.5, her stat growth was fast.

Especially in sparring with Shirou, her dexterity improved significantly. She eventually leveled with stats of Strength D, Endurance D, Dexterity S, Agility A, Magic A.

Though not as exceptional as the triple-S she had at Lv.5, it was still an outstanding result.

Ryuu also gained the development ability [Combo Attack] and a new skill, [Inheritance of Justice].

On the other hand, being surpassed by Lunoire, Anya and Chloe felt pressured. Lately, they gave their all in expeditions and finally managed to level up.

Now, a month after the [Knossos] battle, the [Hostess of Fertility] tavern had two Lv.6, four Lv.5, and one Lv.2 [Uchide no Kozuchi] sorcerer.

"Now it’s totally flipped, nya, Shirou is the one teaching the catgirls," Anya sighed.

She clearly remembered how Shirou looked when he first came to the tavern. Back then, he was just a Lv.1 rookie, while Anya was already a veteran Lv.4 adventurer.

At that time, she even had to hold back to spar with him.

Now, things had completely reversed. Thanks to his talent and relentless effort, Shirou had reached Lv.5, and far surpassed ordinary adventurers of the same level.

As for Anya, though she finally reached Lv.5 recently, it was with Shirou’s help.

He could now fight Lv.6 Ryuu, Lv.5 Anya, Lunoire, and Chloe simultaneously on his own.

In fact, Shirou had to hold back. Because of some reason, his attacks were particularly effective on Anya and the others, especially Ryuu. [T/N: Dominion, I guess or HAREM PROTAG EX]

Beyond stat growth, Shirou’s physical changes were more dramatic. With [Divine Grace], the once sub-160 cm, slender youth had grown into a tall, muscular man over 180 cm.

Anya’s sigh made Shirou pause, then realize something.

He had already been in this world for a year.

During that time, he went through countless life-and-death battles, fought side by side with his companions, and grew from a green rookie to a first-tier adventurer.

In this land, he had found direction and belonging.

Ryuu noticed the change in Shirou’s expression and softly asked, "Shirou, is something wrong?"

Shirou came back to his senses, looking at her gently, shaking his head, "It’s nothing. I just suddenly realized how lucky I am."

He paused, "To have met everyone, to fight and live together with you all, it’s really wonderful."

He gently held Ryuu’s hand. The warmth from his fingers made her pause, and a faint blush rose on her cheeks.

In her heart, Ryuu made a silent vow.

Watching secretly nearby, Syr narrowed her eyes slightly.

After the banquet, the girl quietly left the tavern alone.

———

Ryuu drank a few more cups of alcohol today, her cheeks dyed with a faint blush, tipsy with alcohol.

In the deep of night, Emiya’s room door was gently pushed open.

"Shirou~", Ryuu’s voice was drawn out, carrying drunkenness and a few indescribable emotions.

Emiya looked up at her, Ryuu was leaning against the door, her expression somewhat dazed, her face reddish.

She lightly walked over and leaned against his shoulder.

"Crown, I want one too...", Ryuu softly murmured, her tone carrying a hint of coquettishness.

"Crown... huh?", Emiya thought for a moment, flipped his right hand, and a golden light emerged, projecting a [Crown of the Queen of Heaven].

He handed the crown to Ryuu, and her eyes slightly lit up.

The girl received the crown, placed it on her head, then stepped back a few steps, standing in front of Emiya. Ryuu’s figure was like a queen under the moon, slender and graceful, her eyes clear like water.

The elf girl, wearing the golden crown, gently spun in a circle before Emiya, the hem of her dress slightly swaying with her motion.

"Does it look good?", Ryuu tilted her head, looking at Emiya, her eyes carrying a hint of expectation.

Emiya was silent for a moment, then stood up, walked toward the door, and gently closed it.

Ka-cha—

The door was locked.

Then began...

———

[Folkvanger]

BANG!

Freyja kicked over a chair, her silver hair flying with the motion, her pupils flashing with excitement.

At the moment Ryuu quietly pushed open Emiya’s room door, she suddenly stood up from her seat, her movement so intense that even the collar of her chest slightly slipped, revealing a piece of jade-like white skin.

At this moment, Freyja stood in the topmost room of a high tower, floating in midair before a round window, eyes fixed on the "Divine Mirror."

She hugged her slender and beautiful figure, her fingers sliding along her smooth collarbone, eyes blazing as she stared at the mirror surface ahead, her chest heaving slightly from her rapid breathing.

[Divine Power] is a taboo in the lower realm, however, there is a kind of [Divine Power] that is allowed to be used in the lower realm, called [Divine Mirror.]

This is a one-way ability similar to clairvoyance. To let the gods enjoy entertainment activities held in the lower realm, this ability is recognized as the only exception.

Of course, privately using it for purposes other than entertainment viewing is strictly prohibited. Once discovered, the violator will be forcibly sent back to the heavenly realm.

The various channel modes of the [Divine Mirror] emit specific wavelengths, and all nearby gods can easily detect them. So normally, no god would do such a self-destructive and foolish act.

However, this beautiful goddess Freyja, used her beauty and her familia’s power to deceive and coerce the surrounding gods.

Under conditions like "only today," "only this once," "won’t bring harm to any [Familia]," "only viewing certain urban areas," and "if you disagree, Freyja Familia won’t participate in the fight against the City Destroyer," Freyja bore tremendous risk to carve out this loophole for herself.

All of it, just to witness this battle with her own eyes.

In response, Freyja’s most loyal servant, Miss Heith, felt, ’Lady Goddess, you are kind of a pervert...’

"Ah! Ah!", Freyja screamed, her voice sweet like honey, carrying a trace of tremble.

Her fingers clenched tightly at her collar, then suddenly loosened, inadvertently revealing more of her flawless curves, breathtakingly beautiful.

At this time, the goddess, too excited, her legs went soft, almost unable to stand. She held the window frame beside her, her chest violently heaving, silver pupils flashing with unbelievable light.

"Ryuu, Ryuu was one-shot—", Freyja softly murmured, her voice lightly trembling.

"One round"? No, such a phrasing is too euphemistic, it should be called "one blow."

Yet, this time, Freyja couldn’t describe Ryuu with words like "useless elf."

This wasn’t Ryuu’s problem, but rather, her opponent was unbelievably strong, inducing despair.

Ryuu’s level was one rank higher than Emiya’s, but in terms of actual abilities, the gap was like heaven and earth, insurmountable.

Emiya’s strength, endurance, agility, Freyja could infer, his potential abilities in every stat were at least S-rank. In contrast, Ryuu, as an agile-type magic swordsman, had only D-rank strength and endurance.

However, that wasn’t even the most despair-inducing part.

Beyond his above-spec stats, Emiya also had skills, [Innocent Monster] and [Golden Physique].

Even more, because tonight was a full moon night, [Moon Knight] also activated.

"How, how can it be... this strong...", Freyja’s voice trembled faintly.

Her legs grew increasingly limp, no longer able to support her body, she knelt to the ground.

Looking at Ryuu, crowned with a golden tiara, utterly "defeated" in real combat, in a miserable and helpless state, Freyja let out a light sigh.

And at that moment, Emiya lightly waved his right hand, a beam of silver light condensed in his palm.

["O’ Humans, Let Us Restrain the Gods (Enuma Elish)" skill effect activated.]

As the light gradually dispersed, a silver ring appeared in Emiya’s palm.

The ring was entirely silver-white, emitting a soft radiance, and the band was engraved with elegant and intricate runes.

[Valkyrie’s Ring], one of its effects was to enhance the stats of a "Valkyrie."

"W-wait~", Freyja froze.

Of course, Emiya had no idea about Freyja’s shock; he simply placed the [Valkyrie’s Ring] on Ryuu’s finger.

The ring emitted a burst of silver light, and Ryuu slowly woke up.

"W-wait, this...", The goddess subconsciously took a step forward, reaching toward the "Divine Mirror" as if to stop something, but was completely frozen by the scene before her.

Her beautiful face gradually dyed with crimson.

"AHHHHHH—", The goddess covered her face, letting out an uncontrollable scream, her voice filled with shyness, panic, and an unexplained excitement.

At this moment, Goddess Freyja’s sense of participation and immersion surged to the peak.

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