DanMachi: Unlimited Blade Works

Early in the morning, before the sun had risen, the sounds of weapons clashing echoed continuously on the walls of Orario. With a fleshy scrape against the ground, Bell, who was training with Ais, was instantly kicked away.

"Whew, that's rough, Bell!"

"Don't make fun of me, Mr. Emiya."

"But you really are rough!" Shirou couldn't help but laugh, looking at Bell's bruised and battered face.

It was now the second day after that battle. Shirou and Ais had kept their promise, coming here without any rest today. Not only them, but Lefiya also came along, not resting either. However, given that Lefiya was too exhausted to even stand yesterday, her combat training was canceled today, allowing her to focus on swordsmanship practice. This left Shirou with nothing to do but enjoy watching Bell's various ways of getting beaten up.

"Alright, that's enough for today. Next up is the breakfast you've all been looking forward to."

"Yay! Thank you, Mr. Emiya!"

"Yeah, yeah, thank you, Big Brother!"

Seeing that training was finally over, Bell and Lefiya were so excited they almost jumped. After an exhausting training session, any food would become incredibly delicious. Not to mention, this was breakfast made by Shirou.

Watching the two gobble down their food, Shirou smiled, took out a pancake, and walked to the side to admire the gradually rising sun. Just as Shirou was immersed in this beautiful scene, footsteps gradually approached from a distance, growing clearer and clearer.

"Is that Ais?"

"Mm."

"Is there something you want to tell me?"

"...Compensation!"

"Compensation? What compensation?" Confused, Shirou turned his head and looked at Ais. Seeing his expression, Ais said somewhat shyly, "Tenth floor... I intended to go on the mission alone back then."

"Ah, that?" Shirou instantly understood. Yesterday, Shirou and Ais had originally planned to train in the Dungeon, but it had been fraught with complications. First, they went to rescue Bell, and then they took on the Black-Clad Man's mission. At the time before Shirou had arrived, Ais had intended to leave him behind and go on the mission alone. When Shirou caught her, he had jokingly said that when they returned, he'd make Ais compensate him. He hadn't expected Ais to take it seriously and bring it up now.

"I was just joking then. How about we forget about it?"

Staring at Shirou, Ais said unmovably, "No, I will compensate you!"

"Are you sure you can't just let it go?"

"No!"

Seeing Ais's stubbornness, Shirou was extremely helpless. Compensation... he couldn't think of anything at the moment. Under Ais's urging gaze, Shirou began to look around for inspiration for compensation. And when he saw Bell, an unforgettable scene suddenly appeared in his mind. The next moment, this image seemed to be branded into his mind, unable to be shaken off.

After a moment of silence, Shirou, with hesitation, whispered his request into Ais's ear. As his words fell, Ais's face instantly flushed.

"C-can I?"

"Mm." Ais nodded slightly, then slowly knelt on the ground, and blushing, patted her lap. Seeing this, Shirou, with trepidation, lay down and rested his head on Ais's lap.

A lap pillow! This soft feeling, it was the taste of happiness. Inspired by Bell in the original story, Shirou thought of this compensation and received Ais's consent. Resting on Ais's lap, feeling the warmth from her lower abdomen, Shirou comfortably closed his eyes, immersed in this wonderful moment.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Lefiya and Bell, having finished competing for the delicious breakfast, calmly held the clear soup prepared by Shirou, enjoying the afterglow of their meal. Looking up, Lefiya, who was about to drink her soup, suddenly caught sight of the two intimately close people opposite her. She gasped in surprise, instantly spilling the clear soup she held. Moreover, her expression suddenly turned extremely horrified.

Startled by Lefiya, Bell almost spilled his soup too. "Good heavens, did you see something terrifying?" Driven by curiosity, Bell also looked back. The next moment, his cup fell freely to the ground. Then, with an extremely horrified expression, he stared at the scene behind him.

The two, whose faces were contorted with shock, were now filled with questions.

"Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"

...

On the way back, both Bell and Lefiya had listless expressions. Ais, seeing this, was filled with confusion. What was wrong with these two? They were fine a moment ago! Shirou, of course, knew the reason, but he didn't care; after all, he was the beneficiary. After enjoying Ais's lap pillow, Shirou's heart was now ablaze.

After returning to the Familia, Lefiya was the first to leave. She needed to go find her good sister to confide in, and ask what to do when her wings were tangled.

"Big Brother, do you have any plans next? Or are you going back to the forging room to continue researching forging techniques?"

"Me? I plan to go explore the Dungeon again in a bit, for some training."

"The Dungeon? I'll go too!" Seeing Shirou's intention to go to the Dungeon, Ais's eyes filled with excitement. They could explore the Dungeon together again.

"Alright, then we'll go back and get ready, and leave soon."

"Mm!" With that, the two, having reached a consensus, walked towards the dormitories.

...

In the following days, Shirou and Ais would team up to explore the Dungeon every day after finishing their lessons with Bell and Lefiya. Due to their close proximity and the rare opportunity to explore together, the relationship between Shirou and Ais grew increasingly passionate. What was initially just a lap pillow as compensation gradually became a necessary part of their rest during the following days. This made both of their hearts swell with emotion. Of course, this also caused Bell and Lefiya, who had to witness their public display of affection every morning after breakfast, to live in torment every day.

As time passed, Fels, the sage in black, finally concluded his mission. After hearing Lulune's report, he remained silent for a long time, then handed two keys to Lulune. Then, at the storage center Fels mentioned, Shirou and the others found the lockers corresponding to the keys. Upon opening them, they were all shocked to see them filled with jewels and various precious items. Besides a large number of precious gems, there were also various gold and silver rings, and decorated unicorn horns. Among them, there were even a few grimoires. Looking at the sky-high assets, both Ais and Shirou were startled.

Ultimately, except for one grimoire kept by Shirou, the rest of the rewards were donated by Ais to the Familia, whose funds were running low due to preparations for the expedition. After all, having grown up in the Familia since childhood, and with no other pursuits besides combat, Ais truly had no desire for money. All she wanted now was the expedition. As for Shirou, as a blacksmith, he certainly wasn't short on money.

The subsequent developments also went as he wished. With the help of these funds, the financial problems caused by the expedition were easily resolved. Then, that very evening, Loki announced in the dining hall: eight days later, their Loki Familia would embark on another expedition.

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