Sorry for the wait! i was quite busy these days.
As an apology I'm happy to announce a double relase and a new Fanfiction!
Danmachi - Emiya becomes the protagonist
Shirou Emiya awakens on the 18th floor of the Dungeon and is brought back to Orario by the Loki Familia.
Can Shirou becomes a Hero in this World? (No Bell)
Chapter 116: Could it be... the Betrothal Gift??!
"I'm going to get stronger... and I will surpass you again very soon."
Fushiguro Megumi wasn't angry at Itadori Yuji's nonsense; instead, he had seriously taken to heart Emiya's pointers and declared his determination to Itadori Yuji.
It's just a change in mindset, what's so hard about that?
He wasn't afraid of death to begin with, and he was capable of doing things like 'winning through death.' Changing that to 'winning by fighting for his life' was merely a shift in perspective.
As for the will to survive, he certainly possessed it.
Even for the sake of his comatose sister, he had to keep living until the moment he could truly save her.
"That's more like you, Fushiguro!"
"You two, don't just forget about me!"
The three first-year students had quite a good relationship.
Emiya felt nothing but relief as he watched their somewhat antagonistic scene.
When cooperation and competition exist simultaneously, the squad gains more motivation to improve, and their subsequent teamwork will be even better.
Although Kugisaki Nobara seemed a little weaker than the other two right now, didn't she still have him?
Emiya had already thought about what kind of tools he should forge to effectively enhance the trio's strength.
"Now that's my best friend's friend!"
Just then, a Todo Aoi wearing a short-sleeved shirt inexplicably appeared in the room. He was sitting there, continuously nodding his head in approval of Fushiguro Megumi and Kugisaki Nobara's performance.
Within 0.3 seconds of seeing this guy, Itadori Yuji immediately executed a hundred-meter sprint, yanked open the door and window, and jumped out, not even having time to greet the people in the room.
"Where are you going, my brother!!!"
Close behind him was Todo Aoi, who had affectionately spread his arms.
"I appreciate you, but please let me go! I wasn't normal back then!"
Itadori Yuji was referring to the time during the Exchange Event invasion when they fought the enemy together with unspoken understanding.
"What are you talking about? You've been like that since junior high!"
"I wasn't in the same junior high as you!!!"
The two figures, continuously leaping across the rooftops, went farther and farther until they completely disappeared from everyone's sight.
"..."
"What's the deal with those two guys?"
Emiya pointed at the distant Itadori Yuji and asked. The answer he received was, naturally, the two people left in the room shaking their heads in unison.
He had long known that Todo Aoi was not very bright, but who could have expected it to be so frighteningly severe?
Emiya could probably imagine what the situation was like back then.
Todo Aoi routinely asked Itadori Yuji about his type of girl, and Itadori answered with a concept that was completely identical to Todo's preference.
Just like that, Todo Aoi naturally took Itadori Yuji as his intimate, soulmate friend.
As for the extra memories, how did they come about? Let's just assume his hysteria was too serious.
Should Emiya be a little grateful that his own preferences weren't perfectly aligned with the other party's back then, or else the one being pursued might have been himself?
Sigh, forget it.
Even though they belonged to the Tokyo School and the Kyoto School, these two were both Sorcerers of the same generation who fought against Curses together. It was a good thing for them to have a deep exchange of feelings.
Emiya supported this kind of friendly relationship with both hands and feet—it was certainly better than Principal Gakuganji.
"You two should first recuperate properly here. The Exchange Event might still continue, you know.
I still have some things to do, so I won't stay with you."
After briefly greeting the two remaining students, Emiya left the infirmary first.
For the students of this generation, suddenly encountering a large-scale enemy invasion was not necessarily a bad thing.
This, of course, does not refer to the fact that the students didn't suffer any casualties, but rather that after they experienced a collective battle and shared life and death together, their relationships would naturally and sharply improve.
Old generations like Yaga Masamichi and Gakuganji Yoshinobu, even if their ideals were similar, often drifted apart due to the limitations of their era and various underlying factors. However, the new generation of students is different.
The biggest advantage of modern social development is that it allowed them to break away from ancient and corrupt ways of thinking, and their minds gradually became more open.
If countries and peoples who were once ancient enemies in the world can communicate and integrate with each other, why can't the new generation of Sorcerers?
The pressure from the conservative elders certainly remains, but the children have the potential to brave this pressure and rise to the challenge. They are no longer like the Sorcerers of ancient times; they have infinite possibilities.
If the new generation begins to shed their prejudices and merge, the opposition of the conservative faction will be meaningless, no matter how much they object.
Because they will eventually grow old, and the world ultimately belongs to these children.
...Emiya really wanted to use these grand theories as Gojo Satoru's reason for insisting on holding the Exchange Event, although the truth is that the latter probably didn't think this much and just wanted to see a bigger spectacle.
After leaving the place where everyone was resting, Emiya rushed non-stop back to the forging room, which was almost exclusively his.
Anyway, within the College, hardly anyone else would use this place besides him.
Fortunately, the College had accumulated a lot of special materials over the years, and Emiya, with Yaga Masamichi's support, could mobilize some resources at any time. Otherwise, no amount of reserves would be enough for Emiya to forge weapons at this speed.
However, Emiya had almost accumulated enough in terms of basic techniques and experience. He was ready to start adding some characteristics to the weapons he forged, which meant they would truly begin to transition towards being Noble Phantasms.
Emiya had only developed one extended Cursed Technique for [Forging] so far, and it still held great potential.
In the Jujutsu world, the main reason why a [Cursed Tool] is a [Cursed Tool] and can exert special effects is because a 'Curse' is attached to it.
Emiya couldn't create a 'Curse' out of thin air, but he could try to use [Forging] to inscribe his Cursed Technique onto it.
[Cursed Tools] become contaminated with 'Curse' through continuous use by a Sorcerer, an effect that is originally gradual. But this Cursed Technique for re-forging a weapon could directly engrave Emiya's Cursed Energy into it in a certain way, leading to...
The forging of a genuine [Cursed Tool] that could be called Special Grade.
It took Emiya about a full day to successfully forge a blade perfectly infused with the Cursed Technique, after destroying several embryo blades.
Emiya, holding it in his hand, tried to channel Cursed Energy into it. The [Forging] Cursed Technique inscribed within was activated, and the blade began to change according to Emiya's will.
Lengthening the blade, twisting the cutting edge, or completely transforming the blade into the shape of a hammer—all these could be done.
Emiya even added the concept of a slight reinforcement spell to it, allowing the blade to be reinforced in specific directions as Cursed Energy was continuously infused—such as toughness and sharpness, all of which were possible.
Its effectiveness was already very strong, but its true power would be revealed in the hands of different people.
Imagine this: you're fighting someone, and you've barely managed to figure out their fighting style, when suddenly their blade extends during the fight.
How many people wouldn't be affected by that?
Furthermore, this reinforcement of sharpness could fully enhance it to the point of being indestructible... though the blade itself might not be able to withstand it.
Overall, while this blade didn't possess the inherent Cursed Energy and Cursed Technique effect of a true Special Grade Cursed Tool, it was definitely a powerful weapon for Sorcerers.
"What kind of name should I give it... or should I let its owner decide?"
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And so, in the infirmary on the other side, Miwa Kasumi, who had just woken up not long ago, saw Emiya approach her with a brand-new blade.
"This... Is this for me?!"
Miwa Kasumi was completely stunned as she looked at the blade, whose appearance and length were almost identical to her original katana.
No one had ever been so kind to her since she was a child, let alone so thoughtful, not even changing the appearance of the blade...
"That's right, and I also incorporated your original weapon as a material into it, so it will immediately be imbued with some of your Cursed Energy characteristics, making it easier to use... Is that alright?"
Emiya, handing the blade to her, didn't forget to ask a little.
"No problem, absolutely no problem! In fact, it's too wonderful, I completely don't know how to describe this feeling...
In short, in short... Thank you very much!!!"
Miwa Kasumi, overcome with emotion, immediately scrambled out of the covers and performed a textbook dogeza towards Emiya.
After doing all this, she cautiously accepted the blade from Emiya's hand. Then, upon trying to inject Cursed Energy into it, she instantly sensed something was amiss.
"This... this Cursed Tool?!"
"Yes, by the grading standards of the Jujutsu world, it should be considered Special Grade, right?"
This grading standard is not entirely based on the Cursed Tool's sheer power but rather that any Cursed Tool that fully inherits a certain Cursed Technique effect can be considered Special Grade.
"Eh?! Are you sure you can give me something like this?!"
Miwa Kasumi was self-aware.
She was absolutely not qualified to apply for a Cursed Tool of this grade, and buying it was even more out of the question; she would have to sell herself, or something close to it.
Why would he give her something so valuable?!
Could... Could it be?
Is it that... the Betrothal Gift??!
W-What should I do, should I accept?
No, no, why is she immediately starting to think about whether to accept such a thing? What is all this about!
Just as Miwa Kasumi's thoughts were so chaotic that she was about to confuse herself, Emiya suddenly spoke—
"That's right, saying that isn't appropriate. How about you settle the forging costs? Excluding labor, it comes to 80 million Japanese Yen."
"EH???????!"
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