DanMachi: Starting with a Sword Soul Template

Chapter 140: Look, This is a Gambling Addict

Liam Moon

Lv3

Strength: I0 → A860 | Endurance: I0 → A801 | Dexterity: I0 → A880 | Agility: I0 → A844 | Magic: I0 → A875

Development Ability: Sword Soul

Magic: Warlord's Fervor

Skills: Sword Soul Power, Homicidal Intent Perception

Great Feat: During a Dungeon expedition, single-handedly and easily killed the 27th-floor lord—the two-headed dragon Amphisbaena.

Taking the cowhide paper, Liam glanced at it roughly and saw the all-A ability score ratings.

His eyes lit up, and he began to study the data on the paper carefully.

In terms of ability score improvement, the second-highest increase was in Magic, which was linked to Warlord's Fervor.

This was the only magic Liam currently knew. With such an obvious bonus effect, he would naturally use it as much as possible.

Next was Dexterity. After reaching level forty, Liam gained the ability to levitate.

Later, he even derived abilities like walking on water.

During this Dungeon expedition, because of the abilities derived from Raging Dragon Slash.

Liam also practiced abilities like levitation extensively.

Levitation, walking on water, dragon-shaped sword aura, stasis sword aura, Raging Dragon Slash, Thrusting Dragon-Slaying Slash, Illusion Sword Dance.

These new skills and abilities were comprehensively strengthening Liam's overall power.

Dexterity becoming the highest among these ability scores was a very normal thing.

After the ability score update, Liam could clearly feel his own improvement.

Every bit of strength gained, every battle in the Dungeon, would ultimately become the nourishment for his strength improvement.

A stepping stone on his path to becoming a powerhouse, to becoming the supreme and strongest.

A feeling called pleasure spread in Liam's heart.

Hestia had now grown accustomed to Liam's every improvement. After his return, his ability scores would always be greatly enhanced.

It was just that, seeing Liam's ability scores improve so significantly every time.

Hestia, just by looking at such obvious data, could roughly imagine what kind of battles Liam had gone through.

It must have been a vast number of astonishingly strong monsters, all of which were annihilated by Liam.

Only in this way, by efficiently slaying a large number of monsters, would his ability scores improve so significantly.

But, wasn't this pushing himself too hard?

Thinking of this, Hestia looked at Liam, her face full of worry.

She really didn't want Liam to push himself so desperately.

Even if nothing went wrong this time, what about the next time?

And the time after that?

Always engaging in such extreme battles, the probability of an accident was really too high.

"Liam, our Familia's development has already gotten on the right track. You really don't need to be so tired.

Keeping your spirit tense for a long time will have a great impact on your body and future development.

You really need to have a good rest."

A good rest?

Liam didn't feel he was very tired right now. Since it was a kind reminder from his own Lady Goddess, he naturally wouldn't spoil her mood.

"No problem, Lady Hestia. For these two days, I'll relax properly."

To be honest, after coming to the surface.

He really didn't need to have the mindset of fighting desperately every day, especially when fighting on the surface.

Fighting or killing on the surface wouldn't increase his Sword Soul template's experience anyway.

Liam thought for a moment about his upcoming plans. Then, relaxing a bit was also acceptable.

For example, having a few good meals, and seeing if there were more suitable weapons?

On this Dungeon expedition, their side had a bountiful harvest.

The biggest harvest among them was naturally the dropped materials from the floor lord, the two-headed dragon.

Just the dropped materials from the two-headed dragon alone made them completely rich this time.

For example, the two pieces of metal condensed from the two-headed dragon's blood and its entire essence.

Just those two pieces of metal should be priceless.

Therefore, Liam should have a large amount of Valis that could be used to purchase armaments.

Of course, the best was naturally to seek a custom weapon from the Goibniu Familia.

Currently, Liam's weapon types were still mainly blades.

The type was either a short sword or a tachi.

However, he was a Sword Soul, which meant a weapon master.

So, blunt weapons, greatswords, and even light sabers, if possible, he also wanted to try them out.

A two-handed greatsword, with its exaggerated size and weight, brought a slash as heavy as a mountain, unstoppable.

A blunt weapon, inconspicuous. But it was ubiquitous.

Especially against monsters where sharp weapons were ineffective, blunt weapons could often achieve unexpected effects.

For example, a mace?

Of course, a proper mace.

As for a light saber?

That was a characteristic weapon exclusively for a Sword Soul.

Abnormally light, extremely swift, it was the blade of light that tore through darkness, the sword of thunder that erased the abyss.

It was just that, currently, Liam had not yet found materials that could forge a light saber.

And in the weapon shops, he hadn't seen any armaments that released a light blade either.

Now, Liam was preparing to relax a bit. On the next Familia expedition, he would charge directly to level 50.

Get stronger, become even stronger!

These psychological activities all occurred in a very short period of time.

With a thought, Liam looked down at Hestia in the distance.

"Lady Hestia, since we're relaxing, shall we go to The Hostess of Fertility restaurant together for a celebration banquet?"

"Okay, okay! Let's celebrate well there!"

A brilliant smile appeared on Hestia's face.

The Hostess of Fertility restaurant, they were already very familiar with it.

The food in the restaurant was truly very delicious, and it was the kind of top-tier delicacy that one would never get tired of even if eaten all year round.

Liam then also relayed this news to Mikoto and the others.

Without a doubt, this proposal from Liam received everyone's unanimous approval.

...

The Hostess of Fertility Restaurant.

Ryuu Lion was working here. The sudden noisy curses in the restaurant made her frown.

What's going on?

"You actually sold that thing?"

In the restaurant, a middle-aged couple sat together.

The overweight woman among them had tears in her eyes, looking at the other party with extreme agitation.

The middle-aged man beside her had one hand on his forehead, his aura somewhat lacking.

"I didn't sell it! It was just taken away!"

"It's all the same! I told you not to gamble! You useless man!

What kind of parents use their own daughter as collateral?"

The situation here also attracted the attention of other customers in the restaurant, as well as the waitstaff.

And Ryuu Lion's attention was also attracted. She listened carefully to what the other party was saying.

Ryuu Lion had no right to proclaim herself a champion of justice. After all, her past was not glorious.

But, she still wanted to help others within her ability.

Ryuu Lion looked at the short-haired middle-aged man.

This kind of gambler, Ryuu Lion detested.

"Using your daughter as collateral, isn't that too irrational?"

"What's it to you? A guy like you is just a lowly waiter!

You people only deserve to eat this disgusting food!"

The middle-aged man directly threw water and the food on the table towards the surrounding waitstaff.

Liam and the others were eating here. They hadn't expected to encounter such a mess. Because these waiters themselves had considerable strength, they weren't splashed by the food and water at all.

Especially among them, Lunor Faust, who was herself a Lv4 adventurer.

This was the same adventurer level as Ryuu Lion.

Lunor's expression turned very sour. She grabbed the middle-aged man's wrist, and with just a slight squeeze, made the other party cry out in pain.

"If you're being annoying, can you pay the bill and hurry back?"

As a Lv4 adventurer, not tailing this weakling to a secluded corner and killing him was already her greatest restraint.

She was once a bounty hunter. Assassinating someone was no problem at all.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

The middle-aged man cried in pain, tears streaming down his face. Just enduring this little bit of pain, and he started crying.

What a useless fellow!

After Lunor let go of him, the other waitresses also approached, looking at him with smiling faces.

"Hey, hey, hey, who do you think cleans this floor?"

"A guy who wastes others' food and water should just be cursed by the gods and fall into hell, meow~"

At this time, the owner of The Hostess of Fertility, Mia, walked over angrily.

Grabbing the other party by the back of his collar with one hand, she lifted him up.

Like lifting a small dog, "You've got some nerve, daring to cause trouble for other guests, you idiot!"

This middle-aged man felt as if he had encountered a Tyrannosaurus rex. The anger in his heart completely disappeared, leaving only extreme fear.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Please, please spare me. I'll never dare to do it again."

But Mia didn't let him go. This kind of guy had to be taught a harsh lesson.

With just a casual toss, she threw this middle-aged man directly from inside the restaurant to the outside.

The throwing distance exceeded ten meters.

And she controlled her strength, just enough to make the other party feel pain, but not to the point of killing him.

Ryuu Lion's expression became a bit grave. Based on the conversation between the couple just now, she had heard some very important information.

First, the middle-aged man and woman were most likely husband and wife.

And, according to her understanding, they should be working in the magic stone manufacturing industry and as shop assistants to make a living.

But the husband was a gambler, and their daughter seemed to be Anna.

Because of Anna's father, she had even lost her home.

Although everyone has their own difficulties, generally speaking, the responsibility still lies mostly with the gambler father.

That gambler of a middle-aged man finally shuffled back into the restaurant to eat.

He was just an ordinary person, rarely coming here for a meal.

He brazenly asked the waitresses to remake a portion, then seriously apologized to these waitresses.

"I'm really sorry. I didn't control my emotions just now."

Subsequently, the middle-aged man told everyone his situation.

"Actually, it's absolutely impossible for me to use my lovely daughter for gambling.

But, the other party were all sorts of ruffians gathered from a Familia. If I didn't play, I couldn't leave.

At the beginning, they just said they were playing casually.

But who knew, when I started playing, the Valis lost in one round was so exaggerated..."

The situation was thus, simply put.

This gambler had fallen into the other party's trap and had reached a point where he couldn't extricate himself at all.

The other waitresses, hearing this, could not help.

But Ryuu Lion was different. She already had some ideas in her heart.

Before confirming her course of action, she still needed more detailed information about their daughter.

Ryuu Lion sat down beside the couple, "Can you tell me in detail about your daughter?"

Having experienced the turmoil just now, the middle-aged man's aura was clearly lacking and he was in the wrong.

The couple looked at each other and finally decided to talk about it in this place.

The闹事 (trouble-making/disturbance) finally subsided...

After seeing the waitresses of The Hostess of Fertility directly subdue the middle-aged man with violence, Liam continued to eat with Hestia and the others.

As for this middle-aged man and the words he said to these waitresses, he completely ignored them.

There was no need to listen.

In the current situation, Liam just needed to eat quietly.

It was just that Liam inexplicably felt this scene was somewhat familiar.

Had he encountered a similar situation somewhere before?

There had been too many things recently, and his main energy was focused on improving his own strength.

Therefore, some less important things had already been selectively ignored by him.

Since he couldn't remember it anymore, it should be a completely unimportant matter.

The celebration banquet for Liam and the others ended in the joyful laughter of the crowd.

When they got up and were preparing to leave.

Hestia called out to Liam, "Liam, the flowers in the bedroom have wilted."

This one sentence directly made the gazes of all the women in the Familia, except for Hestia, focus.

What did Hestia's words mean?

Why would she bring it up now?

Girls pay special attention to some details.

Especially when it comes to flowers, such an emotional matter.

So, were these flowers Liam gave to Lady Hestia?

Liam's expression was a bit strange, but he didn't say anything else.

"No problem, then I'll go buy flowers later."

After saying goodbye to Hestia, Liam walked towards the flower shop where Anna was.

After Liam left, Daphne immediately showed a gossipy expression.

"Lady Hestia, may I ask what the relationship is between these flowers and Liam-kun?"

Daphne's question made Mikoto, Lili, and the others' gazes gather.

Hestia crossed her arms, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that the flowers were bought by Liam from the flower shop where Anna is."

"Anna? Another female friend of Liam-kun?"

Hestia's words directly made the mood of the women subtle.

They all sized each other up, hoping to see something in the other's expression.

But now everyone seemed to be trying their best to hide their true emotions.

And so, the women became abnormally silent on the way back to the Familia home.

Although the goddess asked him to buy flowers, which made Liam a little strange.

But Liam was originally very grateful to Hestia, so this small matter, he naturally would not refuse.

Subsequently, Liam went directly to the familiar flower shop.

The flower shop was still the same, filled with all sorts of fresh flowers.

It was just that in this flower shop, Liam didn't see that familiar figure.

Where's Anna?

Under normal circumstances, Anna should be working diligently in the flower shop.

But now...

He came to the front of the flower shop, and now it was a merchant couple running it.

"Excuse me, would you like to buy flowers? Come in and have a seat? We have many suitable flowers in our shop. You can choose as you please."

Hearing the other party's polite inquiry, Liam immediately responded.

"Yes, but I have something more important to ask about now."

Liam first bought a bouquet of flowers for Hestia, then looked at the couple.

"By the way, was there a shop assistant named Anna here before?"

(End of this chapter)

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