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Emiya waited a long time inside the Adventurers' Guild before the person he was waiting for finally appeared.
A blonde, blue-eyed female knight entered from outside.
She wore sturdy metal armor. About 170 centimeters tall. Her figure was hidden by the armor, yet she still carried a clear feminine presence.
Her face was especially striking.
Cold. Severe.
And somehow, unmistakably masochistic.
More than that, she was beautiful.
The moment Emiya saw her, he knew.
This was the knight he had been waiting for. Darkness.
After she sat down, Emiya nodded to Kazuma Sato, stood up, and took the seat beside her.
"Do you mind if I sit here?"
Darkness glanced at him with an icy look, then nodded.
Kazuma Sato's eyes nearly popped out.
He never expected Emiya to casually approach a beautiful female knight. Or rather-casually ask her to teach him a skill.
Right.
Why learn from a man if a beautiful woman was an option?
Unfortunately, Kazuma had been a shut-in for too long. In front of a beautiful woman, he would freeze, stutter, and lose all courage.
As he mentally berated himself, his gaze toward Emiya filled with envy and jealousy.
On the other side-
"What do you need?"
Darkness looked at Emiya, puzzled.
Emiya already understood her personality.
She was straightforward. Blunt.
A normal noble lady-even a masochist-would hide such tendencies at all costs.
Darkness hid nothing.
Of course, that might have something to do with her current identity. "Darkness" was only the name she used as an adventurer.
In truth, she was a genuine noble.
A daughter of the Dustiness family. One of the great noble houses, known as the "Kingdom's Whetstone."
"I'm an adventurer," Emiya said calmly. "I want to learn the Iron Wall skill from you."
Because he understood her, he didn't waste words.
And he wasn't worried about refusal.
"Iron Wall?"
Darkness paused briefly, then nodded without hesitation.
"I can."
"Thank you."
Despite being a masochist, Darkness was still an excellent noble and a true knight.
She carried a strong sense of responsibility toward the common people.
She would never refuse such a request.
Darkness taught Emiya the Iron Wall skill.
He spent two skill points.
The change was immediate.
His loose muscles tightened. His body felt more flexible. More durable. Even his strength rose slightly.
A moment ago, Emiya looked like an ordinary shut-in.
Now, he looked like someone who trained regularly.
That was the effect of the skill.
Darkness noticed the change, but didn't dwell on it.
Anyone who learned Iron Wall experienced something similar.
Compared to her own body, Emiya's change wasn't worth mentioning.
"By the way," Darkness said, taking the initiative, "there's another skill I can teach you, if you want."
Before Emiya could refuse, she explained.
It was another Crusader skill. Body Growth.
As long as you trained every day, your defense would continue to increase.
However, it had a flaw.
The effect was strong at first, then gradually weakened.
Still, as long as you never stopped training, the growth would never stop.
Even if the increase became minimal, it would still increase.
It was a skill with no upper limit. Most Crusaders learned it.
Darkness's powerful defense was closely tied to this skill.
But the deeper you went, the worse the efficiency became.
Ten times the effort. Sometimes a hundred times. For very little gain.
That was why it was only a basic skill.
Emiya considered it carefully.
Then he refused.
Darkness didn't think much of it. Instead, she asked about his party.
"If I'm not mistaken, your adventuring party was just formed, right?"
Emiya nodded.
"And your party only has one top-tier class," Darkness continued, "while the other two are basic adventurers."
Emiya nodded again.
Darkness fell into thought. Slowly, her expression grew excited.
"Then... your adventures must be very difficult, right?"
"No," Emiya replied. "They've been pretty ordinary. No major dangers so far."
He had already seen through her thoughts.
"Oh... is that so?"
Darkness looked disappointed.
Emiya sighed.
He had just accepted her help. Turning her away now felt wrong.
"Miss Darkness," he said, "if you're willing, I hope you can join our party. We're lacking a Crusader."
Darkness almost agreed instantly.
Then she hesitated.
"Although I'm a Crusader, and I'm confident in my strength and endurance... my hands and feet aren't very flexible. My attacks... they can't hit enemies at all..."
"That's fine," Emiya said. "What we need right now is a meat shield."
"Please!"
Darkness grabbed Emiya's hands, her voice urgent.
"Let me join your party!"
"Then please take care of us, Miss Darkness."
"Since we're teammates," she said seriously, "just call me Darkness."
Emiya hummed. "Our party isn't complete yet. I'll introduce you to the others tomorrow morning. Welcome to the party."
"I'm so grateful!"
Darkness held onto his hands, refusing to let go.
Emiya had to use considerable effort to pull free.
He told her to meet here again tomorrow morning.
Darkness nodded.
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