Gasping for breath, Shirou Emiya put down the hammer in his hand with difficulty and quickly apologized to Hephaestus.
For the entire morning, he hadn't forged a work that would satisfy Hephaestus.
Shirou Emiya was also extremely apologetic about this.
"No, if you can really forge a piece that satisfies me within a morning, then I can only describe you as a monster. It can be said that you have a talent that surpasses that of a god."
Even though Shirou Emiya is very talented, he is still human.
However, looking at Shirou Emiya who was immersed in forging, Hephaestus also believed that even without her teachings, Shirou Emiya would be able to forge a weapon comparable to that of a god after decades or even longer of exploration.
The fact that he could understand the forging skills of the gods was enough to prove his extraordinaryness.
Even just a little bit.
Although Shirou Emiya relied on his superhuman talent and terrifying learning speed to absorb knowledge like a sponge.
But Hephaestus's knowledge of forging was like the ocean. Even if Shirou Emiya studied like this, he only learned less than one thousandth of Hephaestus's knowledge.
Looking at the already breathless Shirou Emiya, Hephaestus couldn't help but praise how strong Shirou Emiya's perseverance was.
The hammer that Shirou Emiya wielded while forging was extraordinary.
That was the hammer she had always used for forging.
Every swing is not only a forging of the weapon, but also a tempering of the user's own body and spirit.
With her mental strength decreasing and her power draining away, she was able to hold out for almost a whole morning, and Hephaestus' attitude towards Shirou Emiya also changed slightly.
At such a young age, he has a consciousness as strong as steel, or even harder than steel.
Even if he hadn't accepted the gift, Hephaestus believed that Shirou Emiya would definitely become a hero.
I wonder how many people in this world can have such perseverance.
At least in all the years that Hephaestus had lived, she had only seen a handful of people with such perseverance.
"Take a break. Will you eat here directly or go back——"
Hephaestus looked at the almost exhausted Emiya Shirou with a smile.
Chapter 432 Hestia
"Hephaestus!"
"Hephaestus!"
Accompanied by the screams of a 13 or 14-year-old girl, the wooden door of Hephaestus's workshop was heavily pushed open.
A girl with long, shiny black hair tied into two ponytails hanging on both sides, but still reaching her waist, a round face and a childish appearance, came in.
She walked around the front desk with great skill and headed towards the workshop in the back.
"not here?"
"I brought meatballs!"
The girl shouted into the workshop, seemingly not worried at all that she would affect Hephaestus who was forging weapons.
"Hestia! What's the matter?"
Just as she was about to push open the wooden door of the forging room, a heroic voice came from behind her.
"Ah! Hephaestus, how come you suddenly appeared behind me!?"
The girl named Hestia seemed to be frightened. Her twin ponytails stood up as if against gravity, and she quickly jumped up and turned around.
"You are guilty of something, so you didn't notice me!"
Hephaestus seemed to be extremely familiar with Hestia, and she knew at a glance what she wanted to do by coming here.
"What? Don't talk nonsense. We are friends in Wujian. I just came to see you and bring you some meatballs!"
Hestia pouted, seeming very dissatisfied with what Hephaestus said.
"Thanks. I'll go up first!"
The corners of Hephaestus' mouth twitched slightly. She took the bag from Hestia and walked upstairs without any nostalgia in her eyes.
"Wait a moment!!"
Hestia called out to Hephaestus.
"Anything else?"
"You, shouldn't you return the gift or something? Like treat me to a meal."
"You've revealed your true intentions!"
"No, it's just normal to return the gift!"
Hestia turned her head and argued.
"Ha! Hestia! You've been eating and drinking here for days. When will you return Wallis that I lent you?"
"Well--!"
Hestia immediately burst into tears after listening to what Hephaestus said.
"I have no money, no home, and even no job. I am just a goddess who can be abandoned in an alley at will!"
Hestia seemed to have suffered a great blow. She sat down on the ground and looked at Hephaestus with an extremely pitiful look.
It was as if, as if he had been abandoned by Hephaestus.
"Ah! I am so annoyed. Just for the last time, the last time. If you can't find any adventurers and come to my place to eat, I will kick you out!"
Looking at Hestia pretending to be pitiful, Hephaestus scratched her head in despair and walked upstairs.
"Great! I knew Hephaestus was the best!"
Hestia, who originally looked extremely miserable and charming, instantly changed her expression and followed Hephaestus's steps.
"It seems that the last time was also the last time I said it—"
"Shut up!"
Hephaestus looked at Hestia, who was smiling beside her, with some annoyance.
"What does this meat taste like?"
Emiya Shirou asked the maid who was preparing the food beside him.
Regarding the choice proposed by Hephaestus.
Naturally, Emiya Shirou chose the second option without hesitation and went out to eat by himself.
It was just that the intense fatigue made it almost impossible for him to move his body after he relaxed.
Both mentally and physically, a strong sense of weakness surrounded Emiya Shirou.
He hadn't expected that he would become so weak in an instant after relaxing like this.
However, this is also related to Shirou Emiya's strong perseverance when forging it.
His physical and mental strength had been running out long ago.
But Shirou Emiya kept gritting his teeth, telling himself to hold on for just one more second, just one more second.
It was because of this accumulation of second after second that Emiya Shirou was able to hold on for so long.
Even Hephaestus was shocked.
The result was that after relaxing, Shirou Emiya didn't even have the strength to move his arms.
Then Shirou Emiya was forced by Hephaestus to choose the first option.
After more than half an hour of regulating his breathing and the slow healing of the Holy Relics and Avalon, Shirou Emiya finally walked down from the bed tremblingly.
After all, Avalon doesn't run at full power all the time.
As for the person who carried Shirou Emiya to the bed, it was certainly not Hephaestus, but Hephaestus's maid.
Hephaestus is not Hestia, who has to live a hard life every day.
Since he was staying to eat, Shirou Emiya also went to the kitchen to get to know some of the ingredients in this world.
Although he probably won't stay in this world for long, he is still very interested in the food in this world.
Rather than eating out at a tavern, Shirou Emiya prefers to cook his own food.
And it is also a challenge to turn unknown ingredients into delicious food.
Shirou Emiya was also very interested in this.
So he was now in the kitchen observing the steps and methods used by the maids to prepare delicious food.
Just by looking at the way many ingredients are processed, Shirou Emiya can roughly infer that they are similar to the ingredients in his own world.
“Emiya——!”
Shouting came from the restaurant.
That was Hephaestus' voice.
"Let me introduce you to this god, Hestia, who has nothing to do every day and often comes to me to eat and drink in a shameless and pitiful way!"
Hephaestus waved her hands, as if to show Hestia's grand entrance!
"Hephaestus!!!!"
Hestia blushed and shouted at Hephaestus, asking how could she introduce herself to others like that.
"Hello! My name is Emiya Shirou!"
Shirou Emiya could only look at the two people who had an extremely good relationship, scratching his head and responding to Hestia with a smirk.
"Emiya? Emiya Shirou!"
Hestia seemed to remember something, and suddenly golden light flashed in her eyes.
"Are you the adventurer who entered the tenth floor of the dungeon without any gift?!"
Just like prey, Hestia stared at Shirou Emiya and couldn't help drooling.
"Uh, yeah, what's the problem?"
Shirou Emiya was frightened by Hestia's reaction and couldn't help but take a step back.
"Oh? Is that true?"
Hephaestus pinched her chin and looked at Emiya Shirou in surprise.
"I told you not to stay in your workshop all the time. I heard it this morning when I went to the guild to see if there was anyone who could become one of my followers. This has been confirmed by the guild. Now almost all the gods are looking for him, hoping to have him join the family. I didn't expect that he would be right here with you!"
Hestia explained as she complained about Hephaestus.
In order to find her own family, Hestia has to go to various places to look for them every day in addition to her normal work.
Naturally, she was the first to receive this news that would instantly become popular throughout Orario.
I also look forward to meeting such a talent and making him a member of my family.
only----
"Emiya's appearance here, does that mean she has become one of your followers?"
Hestia thought about it carefully. Since Shirou Emiya appeared on Hephaestus' side, didn't it mean one thing?
Shirou Emiya has become a member of Hephaestus's family.
However, Hephaestus's answer surprised Hestia greatly.
"No, Emiya is not a member of my family—"
Chapter 433: The Secret That Cannot Be Told
"Eh!!!! Why?"
Hestia was very surprised. She looked at Hephaestus with confusion, and then looked at Shirou Emiya beside her.
Suddenly, tears burst out from the corners of her eyes!
