"It's a miracle."

As the god of craftsmen, Hephaestus's views on forging are naturally extremely authoritative.

Although Hephaestus was in mythology, he once made the metal giant Talos and also kneaded Pandora out of clay.

But it wasn't a weapon that could be transformed into a human form.

It was a miracle that even he could not achieve.

Therefore, the existence of little Rimuru seemed to him to be a miracle.

"Thanks for the compliment!"

Although the birth of little Rimuru was not the work of Emiya Shirou alone, he accepted Hephaestus's praise calmly.

After all, for craftsmen.

The recognition of the god of craftsmen is the best honor.

"I didn't expect there to be a craftsman like you in the world, so you came to me to continue to improve your forging skills?"

"That's right!"

Hearing Hephaestus' inquiry, Emiya Shirou did not hide it in the slightest.

"With human technology alone, no matter how proficient you are, you can't forge a divine tool, and the gap between humans and gods is an abyss that cannot be crossed."

"So, I need to gain your power to complete the transformation of technology."

"From human technology to god's skill! That's exactly what I'm here for. ”

Looking at Emiya Shirou's serious expression, Hephaestus suddenly laughed heartily.

"Hahaha! I didn't expect that among the enemies we were waiting for, there would still be such an existence as you. ”

"I've been on this land before, but in the eyes of those godslayers, I see nothing but power."

"It's really the first existence like you to kill gods for the sake of the god's forging technique!"

After laughing heartily, Hephaestus looked at Emiya Shirou passionately.

"I approve of you, Godslayer!"

"Although we need to fight each other because of each other's identities."

"But if I fail, I will give you a gift beyond my power."

"I'm looking forward to your gift!"

Staring at Hephaestus closely, Emiya withdrew the club from his hand and replaced it with the bow of Rimuru, which he carried behind him.

Obviously, in the face of this disobedient god who recognized his forging skills, Emiya Shirou planned to let him appreciate his forging skills.

"Keep your eyes open, O God of Craftsmen!"

"These are all my works, although they are all imitations, but these weapons are all made by me."

"Welcome to the world of Equipment, an inherent enchantment, an infinite sword system."

Holding the Bow of Rimuru in his hand high, a huge amount of mana instantly poured out of Emiya Shirou's body, constantly eroding the world.

In this regard, Hephaestus did not stand in the slightest.

In this way, he and Emiya Shirou entered the world of weapons.

"It's!"

Looking at the weapons in this world, all over his eyes, even Hephaestus gasped.

"Imitating the weapons of the heroes of history and forging them one by one in the form of projections?"

"No wonder there are craftsmen like you in the world."

"In terms of the experience of forging armor, there is no 'person' who can surpass you!"

"That's right!"

In the white snow, he pulled out a long sword and walked out slowly.

"These weapons are all works that I have accumulated step by step from when I was weak. And the process of collecting these weapons materials is the process of my continuous growth. ”

"But now, as I become a god killer, their power is gradually unable to keep up with me."

"I'm not happy with the results."

Standing the sword straight in front of his eyes, Emiya Shirou continued earnestly.

"That's why I'm constantly looking for your traces."

"I need your strength and skill, only then can I accomplish my purpose."

"That is, forge them all into artifacts!"

Wielding the sword in his hand, he manipulated all the weapons to fly slowly.

Emiya Shirou's eyes were full of war.

"Even if it is called a fake, I will continue to forge these fakes, and finally forge the strongest weapon beyond the prototype and beyond the limit."

"This is my path!"

"It's dazzling, your fighting spirit!"

After listening to Emiya Shirou's words, Hephaestus's eyes were full of appreciation.

"You are not a fake!"

"Thank you for this recognition!"

As soon as the words fell, the two of them, who had already been ready to attack, quickly rushed towards each other, brandishing their weapons.

The heavy hammer and the holy sword in Emiya's hand collided together, setting off an endless wave of fire.

Just in the first encounter, Hephaestus discovered that Emiya Shirou's martial arts were extremely strong, and he was not even below the god of war, Ares.

At the same time, he also found that the opponent seemed to be immune to his fire attacks.

"Oh no, this guy is very restrained from me!"

"He's very good at hand-to-hand combat, and my flames don't work against him!?"

"Although death at his hands will not disgust me, I can't be defeated so quickly!"

Thinking of this, Hephaestus leapt backwards and came into mid-air.

The next moment, a magnificent chariot of the sun appeared at his feet.

This chariot is the legendary chariot of the sun built by Hephaestus for the sun god Helios.

As the god of craftsmen in Greek mythology, Hephaestus naturally had access to the gods forged by him in mythology.

"Chariots?"

Looking at Hephaestus, who was driving the chariot of the sun, Emiya Shirou immediately manipulated the equipment in the Infinite Sword System and shot at Hephaestus.

Faced with the constant shooting of weapons from all directions, Hephaestus stretched out his hand, and a shield appeared in his hand.

That is the shield he built for Zeus in mythology, Aegis.

As the origin of 'protection'.

After the liberation, Aegis protected Hephaestus's side tightly.

Even a weapon attached to the severed concept could not penetrate that shield, leaving only traces on it.

On the other side of Hephaestus, he is constantly carrying out covering attacks with flames.

As the god of craftsmen, Hephaestus naturally saw through the weaknesses of these weapons at a glance.

That's their quality.

Therefore, Hephaestus' aim was to destroy them before they could hit him.

In this way, no matter how sharp these weapons are, they are useless.

Looking at Hephaestus' response in mid-air, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but smack his lips.

The fragility of quality is indeed his weakness now.

It's like the scene when Ace first encountered the man-eating flower monster in the wrong world.

Because Ace's additional magic is extremely powerful, the weapon in Ace's hand will be constantly worn out.

So Ace usually uses weapons with incorruptible attributes attached.

But at that time, Ace, who had temporarily replaced herself with a sharper weapon in order to maintain her weapon, quickly broke her sword.

So much so that as a swordsman, she quickly lost her combat effectiveness.

And Emiya Shirou is now facing the same problem.