Early morning, just as dawn was breaking.
Lefiya stood at the Familia's entrance, bidding farewell to her comrades.
"We're heading off then."
"Mm, you go ahead!"
Watching her comrades' backs gradually disappear, Lefiya, still standing there, kept complaining, "Why isn't Emiya-san here yet?"
The girl at the gate had already seen several groups of comrades depart.
"Sorry, Lefiya, I'm late."
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. As if hearing Lefiya's complaint, Shirou's slightly hurried voice reached her ear.
"It's nothing, I haven't been here long anyway."
The girl, who had actually been waiting for a long time, told a white lie to prevent him from feeling bad.
However, what was a bit strange was why Emiya-san returned from outside the Loki Familia's residence?
Looking at the fully armed Shirou in front of her, Lefiya thought with some confusion.
"My apologies, apologies. It took a bit longer to prepare the weapons."
Walking up to Lefiya, Shirou smiled and said, "Shall we go then?"
With that, the two walked towards the Dungeon.
"Did Emiya-san wake up early to prepare weapons?"
Walking down the quiet street, Lefiya asked Shirou, who was walking ahead of her.
"That's right. Although I hadn't prepared beforehand, it's finished now, at least."
Gently stroking the newly forged weapon on his back, Shirou couldn't help but recall his conversation with Riveria last night.
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"You hope I can help Lefiya change?"
Looking at Riveria in front of him, Shirou, who had just finished bathing and was about to rest, asked confusedly.
"That's right. Although Lefiya is LV.3, she has almost never fought monsters before. She was already LV.3 before coming to Orario. Therefore, in terms of both mindset and experience, she is far behind adventurers of the same level."
"However, her talent is astonishing. In terms of attack power alone, she can already rival a LV.5. That's why I've been focusing on her."
"Although we also want to help her, due to the difference in levels, we can't take her with us to learn through experience. And among the Familia members at her level, there isn't a suitable candidate. But I think you can."
Hearing Riveria's request, Shirou agreed after a moment of thought.
Shirou, knowing the future trajectory, naturally understood how strong a reliable Lefiya could be. If he could train her up earlier, it would be a great asset to both the Familia and himself.
What's more, she was a comrade of the same Familia.
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After entering the Dungeon, Shirou led Lefiya forward until they stopped at the Tenth Floor.
Looking at the misty terrain around them, Lefiya was somewhat confused.
"Emiya-san, are we going to explore from the Tenth Floor?"
With one of them at LV.2 and the other at LV.3, wouldn't exploring the Tenth Floor be a bit overkill?
"That's right, we're starting from the Tenth Floor. However, you won't be acting as a sorceress, but as a warrior."
"A warrior?"
Lefiya, who was already completely bewildered, looked at Shirou with confusion.
She then saw Shirou draw the long polearm from his back, the one she had noticed all along.
As he unwrapped the cloth around it, Lefiya discovered that it was actually a spear.
"Lefiya, I've already heard about your problem from Riveria. Your main issue is trust. As the sorceress in the party, everyone will protect your safety, and you only need to chant, ending all enemies with your magic."
Saying this, Shirou threw the spear to Lefiya. The nervous and hurried Lefiya, in an attempt to catch the spear, even dropped her staff.
After Lefiya caught the spear, Shirou continued, "But trust issues need to be slowly worked through. For your problem, I have other ideas."
"What should I do?"
Staring intently at Shirou, Lefiya, who had always been protected, desperately wanted to change.
"Start as a warrior!"
"A warrior?"
Looking at the spear in her hand, Lefiya kept muttering the word.
"Your inability to chant due to fear of monsters is ultimately a manifestation of timidity and lack of confidence. Facing approaching monsters, you lack the confidence to delay them in close combat while waiting for teammates' rescue, or even to dodge their attacks."
"This is because you fundamentally lack close-quarters combat ability. Many elves, you know, are excellent in magical combat. They fight in melee while chanting magic. Therefore, I think it's absolutely necessary for you to train in close combat. This can boost your confidence."
As a magus from the Nasuverse, Shirou deeply understood the essence of a magus. Not only could he engage in close combat with Heroic Spirits, but even Rin Tohsaka was a master of Bajiquan.
She wasn't called 'Devil Muscle Rin' for nothing.
In the UBW route, Rin Tohsaka used Bajiquan to teach Medea, a magus from the Age of Gods, a lesson.
In the Nasuverse, self-defense techniques are standard for modern magi.
Putting down his backpack, Shirou took out a set of light armor from it.
"This is a modified version of my previous experimental piece. It's better if you wear it since you don't have any combat experience."
With that, Shirou helped Lefiya put on the light armor.
Looking at the light armor on her body and the spear in her hand, Lefiya instantly understood the reason for Shirou's earlier delay; he had gone to prepare equipment for her.
For a moment, her heart swelled with gratitude.
"Thank you, Emiya-san!"
"Since you're thanking me, don't be so formal. Just call me Shirou."
Shirou, standing by and admiring Lefiya's heroic stance after putting on the armor, responded with a smile.
He had to admit, beautiful people look good in anything. Truly worthy of being an elf renowned for her beauty and magic.
"Tha... Thank you, Shi... Shi... Shirou-san!"
"Still going to add -san, huh?"
Looking at the blushing Lefiya, Shirou couldn't help but tease.
She's really cute!
"Alright, Lefiya, enemies are coming."
Looking at the Orcs and Imps walking towards them in the distance, Shirou quickly warned her.
"Eh?"
Looking at the gradually approaching monsters, Lefiya's hands and legs involuntarily trembled.
Although she had almost no problems when fighting in the upper and middle levels before, at that time she was a sorceress, the backline of the party, in a safe position.
But now, she was a warrior!
Lefiya, who had never been in such close proximity to monsters, instantly became nervous.
Her hands and feet simply wouldn't obey.
"What should I do?"
Just as Lefiya was so nervous she could barely breathe, a flash of silver light split the Orc in front of her in two.
"Shirou-san!"
The rescued Lefiya cried out excitedly. Then, she saw Shirou's figure move left and right among the monsters. The once numerous monsters were instantly reduced to just one.
"Raise your weapon, Lefiya!"
"The enemy is only LV.1. You are a LV.3 of the Loki Familia! Believe in your abilities. Even if you don't have any combat experience, the attribute overwhelming is undeniable. Victory is inevitable."
Hearing Shirou's encouragement, Lefiya's resolve gradually solidified.
Lifting the spear in her hand, Lefiya charged towards the remaining Orc.
"Ah!!!"
Using her own yell to bolster her courage, when Lefiya rushed in front of the monster, she was so nervous that she even closed her eyes.
A sensation of piercing something came, and hearing the wailing beside her, the nervous Lefiya finally opened her eyes.
She then saw the Orc, which she had pierced with her spear, gradually turning into dust.
"I did it, Shirou-san, I did it!"
The excited Lefiya dropped the spear in her hand and jumped repeatedly in place.
"Mm, well done."
Shirou gently stroked her head, under Lefiya's blushing gaze.
Looking at her, Shirou always felt like he was looking at his own younger sister.
How nice!
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