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

[Name: Bell Cranel

Lv.2

Development Abilities:

• Stealth: H

Attributes:

Strength: G274 → D589

Endurance: G294 → C631

Dexterity: F330 → C612

Agility: F384 → C627

Magic: B721 → ???1345

Magic:

"Four-Dimensional Space":

· Storage

"Lightning Command":

• Quick-Cast Magic

• Controls Lightning

Skills:

"Personal Training":

• Early Bloomer

"Heaven's Luck":

· High Luck

"The Poor Man's Desire":

• Accumulate Power]

"Bell-kun, aside from your strength still being at D, your endurance, dexterity, and agility have all reached C, and your magic has even gone beyond 1300."

Even though she had grown used to Bell's rapid development, Hestia still found herself secretly astonished every time she saw this unbelievable progress.

Bell had only recently reached Lv.2, and yet his Status had already risen to such a degree. Any Familia God who saw this would probably lose their mind. His potential seemed endless, and his growth was practically soaring. 'As expected of my Bell,' Hestia couldn't help but think.

"At this rate, it won't be long before you hit the limit of Lv.2. When that happens, you'll have to start thinking about promotion again."

"Yeah, I'm actually planning to take care of that during this expedition with the Loki Familia to the Dungeon."

There wasn't much issue with accumulating Status anymore.

Even if the rate of growth had slowed down recently, that was only because he'd been focusing heavily on refining his techniques. If he cut back on that, his abilities would grow even faster.

The "Early Bloomer" skill was incredibly advantageous during this phase. Bell was now racing toward becoming a high-rank adventurer at top speed.

As for the Excelia needed for promotion, Bell wasn't particularly worried.

To go from Lv.2 to Lv.3 didn't require a solo battle against a Floor Boss. As long as he fought enough high-level monsters in the deeper levels of the Dungeon, he'd gather the necessary Excelia for promotion.

Only at Lv.4 would he need to challenge a Floor Boss to advance.

Which is why joining the right Familia truly mattered.

If someone had enough talent and went into the Dungeon with their Familia, they would absolutely have a chance to accumulate the Excelia needed to rank up.

"Think that'll be alright?"

"Yeah, it's fine. I'll bring the recording device with me, so Goddess-sama can see me from within the Familia."

"Oh! Right, that thing!"

Hestia had nearly forgotten it existed.

"The one you recommended to Loki earlier."

What stuck with Hestia was the fact that Bell hadn't charged Loki a single valis for it—he'd given it to her entirely for free.

That alone made Hestia a little curious.

"Bell-kun, why didn't you squeeze some payment out of Loki for that thing?"

A sharp question—and one Bell immediately understood. From that single remark, it was clear just how badly Goddess-sama had been bullied by Loki-sama in the past. No wonder she wanted to hit her where it hurt every chance she got.

"Goddess-sama, Loki-sama is an important partner. There's no need to push her too hard."

"1.6 billion Valis is already more than enough to make her wince."

"That's true."

Hestia pouted. That amount really was a huge sum. She believed that even a large Familia like Loki's would feel the pain from such a loss.

Seeing that Hestia had calmed down, Bell continued with the rest of what he wanted to say.

"Also, that 'recording device' can record the surrounding area and project it elsewhere. If the other gods find out about it..."

Bell trailed off.

No! The other gods must never find out!

Hestia, always keenly aware of the Dungeon's sensitivities, immediately understood the danger.

The gods' divine power can't reach into the Dungeon, which makes observing anything happening underground from the surface extremely difficult. It's said that only tools not powered by divine energy can reach the lower levels of the Dungeon.

If the other gods find out Bell can create such a special device, things would become very dangerous. They might even attract the attention of Evilus.

"We definitely shouldn't sell it. But doesn't that mean it's even worse to give it to Loki?"

"Goddess-sama, giving it to Loki-sama isn't just about building friendship. It's also a way to pull her into this with us. If this ever comes to light, it won't benefit anyone. But as long as Loki-sama is involved, she won't let it be exposed."

Of course, that wasn't the most critical point.

"The real key is that I made some modifications to what we gave Loki-sama."

A faint smile appeared on Bell's face as he said this.

"To prevent Loki-sama from using it as evidence against us, I set up a self-destruct mechanism on both the 'screen capture device' and the 'projector' after handing them over."

"At the same time, I also made a duplicate of the projector within those two devices."

Hestia caught on instantly.

"Does that mean we can now see what's going on over at Loki's side?"

"Yes. But I don't recommend watching it constantly—Goddess-sama, you're way too easy for Loki-sama to trip up."

Faced with that truth, Hestia could only groan softly while lying on Bell's back.

Even though she felt like she was being seriously underestimated, she couldn't deny that she had made a total fool of herself in front of Loki earlier. Begrudgingly, she accepted that she might get played again.

"Goddess-sama, you don't have to be so down. Loki-sama really is incredibly skilled in this kind of thing. If she gets serious, I doubt even the other gods could handle her. But I believe there's at least one god in Orario who could still keep up with her—and that's you, Goddess-sama."

"Ugh... What kind of compliment is that supposed to be?"

Though she grumbled, Hestia happily took the compliment anyway.

Loki was known among the gods for her keen perception. She had once stirred up all of Tenkai on her own. Hestia knew well how wild Loki could be up there, so being compared to her... wasn't too much of an embarrassment.