Danmachi: Is It Wrong to Be the Main Character in Orario?

After three hours of sword meditation, the turbulent emotions in Bell's heart finally began to settle.

'At last... I've calmed down.'

The kisses from Goddess-sama and Hephaestus-sama had left a deep impression on him.

Now that he'd regained his composure, Bell finally turned his attention to the updates in the Type-Moon System.

Ever since he'd advanced to Lv. 2, the Type-Moon System had undergone further unsealing and a full update.

Bell had known this was coming.

[Type-Moon System fully unsealed. Full update completed.]

He'd already seen this notification back when he leveled up.

But at the time, having absorbed a large number of Craft Essences, continuing to draw more would've thrown his body out of balance. So he'd put off dealing with the system's unsealing and update.

Now that things outside were mostly settled, and his newly gained strength had stabilized, it was time to think about drawing again.

No matter what kind of Craft Essence he pulled, it would help him improve—and the higher the star rating, the greater the effect.

Of course, that only applied to genuinely useful Craft Essences.

'Let's check the Type-Moon System's updates and unsealing first.'

As Bell focused his mind on the Type-Moon System, the long-dormant update and unlock notifications echoed through his consciousness.

[System Phase One Unsealing Complete.]

[All 1-star and 2-star Craft Essences confirmed collected. Proceeding with full update.]

[System upgraded to Version 2.0.]

[Rules Updated:

1. Except for consumables, any Craft Essence drawn five times will be removed from the pool.

2. 4-star and 5-star Craft Essences now unlocked.

3. Heroic Spirit Pool unlocked—1-star, 2-star, and 3-star Heroic Spirits now available.

4. Heroic Spirits drawn from the Heroic Spirit Pool may have their Spirit Origin Concept selected.

5. Cost for Craft Essence Pool increased (10,000 Valis per draw).

6. Cost for Heroic Spirit Pool increased (100,000 Valis per draw).]

The update summary was clear and straightforward—easy enough to read. But as Bell went through it, one line screamed at him: the Heroic Spirit Pool was clearly a trap.

The price of a single draw from the Craft Essence Pool had shot up from 1,000 to 10,000 Valis—a tenfold increase. Still steep, but manageable.

But 100,000 Valis for a single draw from the Heroic Spirit Pool? That was daylight robbery.

It was obvious why it was so expensive—the Heroic Spirits likely had "UP" rates, meaning increased chances to appear.

Still, it would only be marginally better than the Craft Essence Pool.

The real appeal of the Heroic Spirit Pool was the ability to select which Spirit Origin Concept to extract.

Previously, Heroic Spirits pulled from the Craft Essence Pool had random concepts. But those from the Heroic Spirit Pool could be targeted for specific extractions.

That shift—from randomness to precision—was huge.

Just adding that one feature sent the cost skyrocketing by ten times.

No doubt about it—the Heroic Spirit Pool was a massive money sink.

But Bell knew he'd fall into that trap eventually. Being able to choose the concept to extract was just too good to pass up.

If luck was on his side and he managed to pull a Heroic Spirit, he'd be able to pick exactly which concept to remove.

'Well then, let's try a single draw from the Heroic Spirit Pool to start things off.'

A ten-pull was just a test run for Bell.

Even though the Heroic Spirit Pool was extremely tempting, he was well aware that a ten-pull cost a million Valis. He couldn't afford to do this too many times.

[Kuji Kanesada ×3, Elixir of Rejuvenation ×1, Armless Shinji-kun ×1, Extra Spicy Mapo Tofu ×4]

'What the hell!?'

Bell could accept getting Kuji Kanesada again, but the rest of the pulls? That was just brutal.

'Extra Spicy Mapo Tofu' was clearly a consumable—no matter how many times it's drawn, it'll keep showing up. Same with the Elixir of Rejuvenation—it's a Craft Essence that repeats.

Which meant... 5 out of these 9 pulls were total duds.

Bell took a deep breath and forced himself to keep going.

He'd already reviewed nine of them, but hadn't checked the final card. There was still a chance... however slim.

Looking over with zero expectations, he spotted it—one last unopened card, gleaming gold.

' ! ? '

'It actually dropped!'

Bell knew better than anyone what that gold glow meant—it was the sign of a Heroic Spirit.

He quickly steadied his focus and carefully flipped over the golden card.

A single star appeared—marking the Heroic Spirit's rarity.

But Bell wasn't disappointed. In FGO, one-star Heroic Spirits were generally weaker, but what mattered wasn't their strength—it was their skills.

That was the real value.

Bell turned his full attention to the card.

As the golden glow faded, the image of the Heroic Spirit came into view—and Bell's pupils instantly narrowed.

'A great hero...'

On the card was a man wielding a red longbow, black-haired, with a light cavalry's presence under the daytime sun.

This Heroic Spirit was Arash—also known as the Great Hero.

[Please select the concept to remove.]

The System prompt echoed in Bell's ears, snapping him back to the moment.

As he scanned the card, he noticed even the Noble Phantasm was listed among the removable concepts.

'Even the Noble Phantasm can be extracted?'

It was surprising, but not entirely shocking. Noble Phantasms were powerful, yes—but Bell wasn't looking to blow himself up.

Arash's Noble Phantasm, "Stella," was devastating—but also suicidal. Bell wasn't crazy enough to pick that.

Not unless he had a few spare lives lying around. Its power was incredible, but so was the cost.

So, Bell skipped the Noble Phantasm outright.

He quickly locked onto one of Arash's skills: 'Robust Health'.

Though 'Clairvoyance' was a tempting option, it wouldn't help much at his current stage—not compared to what 'Robust Health' could offer.

As an adventurer, Bell needed to withstand more damage.

Aside from boosting his armor, Arash's 'Robust Health' would greatly enhance his defense and resistance to injury.

'Select Robust Health.'

[Concept removal confirmed.]

A sphere of white light began to rise from Arash's card, and moments later, the card crumbled to ash.

As it vanished, the glowing orb flew directly into Bell's body.

[Fusion initiating.]

And with that message came a searing, body-wracking pain.