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

"It really didn't take Lili long to turn bad… Before I knew it, Lili was stealing from adventurers—and even started thinking about how to kill them."

Liliruca couldn't help but curl her lips into a bitter smile. How ironic.

She had fought so hard just to survive, and in the end, she was left with no other choice but to kill.

Even someone like her, an adventurer without much power, could still deal a fatal blow to someone in danger within the Dungeon.

She had given up so much to stay alive.

But now, survival alone wasn't enough—she wanted to live by her own will.

That's why she couldn't forget the things she'd done. She had to keep moving forward, even with bloodstained hands.

"Braver-sama may not know this, but we Pallums are naturally weaker than ordinary adventurers."

"Lili wants to try her best, but she doesn't have the talent or ability that Braver-sama has."

"And Lili was born into the Soma Familia, so she never had a choice from the beginning."

"Lili didn't always think the Soma Familia was that terrible, but after growing up, the whole place feels like a den of monsters."

"Even Lili's parents..."

Liliruca shut her eyes in pain. She didn't want to think about it.

Deep down, she still felt that the Soma Familia had raised her—but the more she felt that way, the more she wanted to escape.

If she could have just one chance, Liliruca truly wouldn't want to have been born into the Soma Familia. But that wasn't something she could decide.

The Soma Familia was the source of all her suffering.

If she hadn't been born into it, if she hadn't become a supporter, maybe she could've found a job somewhere and lived a better life than she had now. But she knew she never had the power to choose her own path—so it remained just a wish in her heart.

"You really think your Familia is hell?"

"What happened to the Soma Familia?"

Finn didn't believe the girl in front of him was lying. The determination and resolve in her eyes said it all—'She's not lying.'

So the problem lay with the Soma Familia.

Liliruca let out a faint sigh.

"Every adventurer and supporter who joins the Soma Familia is given a small amount of divine wine. Once they drink it, they feel like they're floating, completely intoxicated. Lili was the same at first."

"When they reach a certain age and become supporters, they're tricked into drinking the divine wine, and some even become addicted to it."

"That's just a way to force us adventurers and supporters to work harder to make money. The divine wine is meant to enslave the newcomers."

Finn's expression darkened. He never imagined the Soma Familia would use such a method to control adventurers.

Liliruca remembered the taste vividly. Deep down, she now felt only fear and revulsion toward the divine wine."

"It's a taste that completely shatters a person's body and soul. Just a little is enough to get someone hooked."

"The divine wine is extremely addictive. Every adventurer who joins the Soma Familia is already dependent on it before fully joining, and they'll do anything just to drink it again."

"Each month, the supply of divine wine is limited. Only those with more money can get some. Because of this rule, adventurers in the Familia often fight over money—and sometimes, even kill."

Just thinking about the bloody struggles that constantly broke out in the Familia still filled Liliruca with fear.

For the sake of divine wine, even people who had known each other for years wouldn't hesitate to kill.

Liliruca was certain: except for a rare few, most of the Soma Familia had become madmen who would do anything to get their hands on the divine wine.

"Was it really just for the Divine Wine brewed by Soma?"

"Yes, it was all for that Divine Wine."

Finn took a deep breath. This time, he truly understood just how dire things were within the Soma Familia.

If even the Familia's adventurers were willing to fight and kill each other over money, then he could easily imagine all the other filthy things happening behind the scenes.

"Soma actually let it get this bad?"

The severity of it wasn't something to take lightly.

"Braver-sama, I think you've misunderstood."

Finn snapped out of his thoughts. Had he really gotten it wrong?

"The god doesn't care about his Familia. He's never even tried to control us."

"God Soma has always been obsessed with brewing. He doesn't care who gets the ingredients, and he couldn't care less about the state of the Familia. He just buries himself in his brewing."

Liliruca had once believed their god wanted to control them, but the longer she stayed in the Soma Familia, the more she realized he didn't even have that much interest.

"He doesn't care about the process—just the result."

"He never asks about our capabilities. Even when we update our status, he shows no interest in what kind of power we've awakened."

This…

Finn's eyelid twitched. In a way, Soma wasn't doing anything—but that was the problem. His complete indifference toward his Familia was painfully obvious, and it made Finn shake his head.

"No wonder things are such a mess."

With no leadership, no order...

Even when internal fighting broke out, Soma just stood by, watching with cold detachment. It was no surprise the Soma Familia had fallen into such disarray.

Finn looked at the girl in front of him, a fellow Pallum. If this was the environment she'd grown up in, then the way she had turned out wasn't her fault at all.

"If Soma had stepped in, it wouldn't have gotten this bad."

"Yes... If the god had been willing to intervene, things wouldn't have become such a disaster."

Liliruca let out a sigh. She'd once held such naive hopes. But over time, she'd let go of that innocence.

"Our god's always been like this—completely indifferent to everything."

"He probably never cared about whether we lived or died."

"That's why I worked so hard to save money."

"It wasn't for the Divine Wine?"

Faced with the Braver's question, Liliruca only shook her head slightly.

"I realized something was wrong with the Divine Wine after a while. That's why I tried to avoid drinking it... and managed to control my addiction."

"I saved money not for the wine, but to get out of the Soma Familia."

'I see.'

Now Finn finally understood why this girl had been so desperate to save money—even if it meant dirtying her hands.

"But today, in the Dungeon, I came to a realization—they never intended to keep their promise."

"The whole thing about letting me leave the Familia if I paid up... it was just a way to keep me chasing money."

Liliruca gave a bitter, self-mocking laugh. She hated herself for not seeing through such a simple trick.

In the end, she'd been toyed with like a fool for all these years.