Is It Wrong For Me To Start With Three Skills In Danmachi ?!

But Bors and Billy both jumped up in shock, shouting "Impossible!"

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"What did you say!?"

"A Level 4, Second-Rank Adventurer?"

"Hey, hey, don't joke with me like that. A Level 4 being killed without a noise?"

The thought that a murderer strong enough to rival a First-Rank Adventurer might still be hiding in the town alone made the two of them feel a faint chill of terror.

In an instant, Bors and Billy both broke into a cold sweat, staring in horror at the corpse on the ground. Just the thought that there was an enemy capable of killing a Level 4 Adventurer made their scalps go numb.

Seeking security when afraid is instinctive for humans, and their thoughts naturally turned to someone for reassurance.

'Yeah, isn't the Loki Familia still here? As long as we stick with them, our lives will be safe!'

The heart-thumping terror was slightly eased, and when they looked again at the members of Loki Familia, they all seemed a little more reassuring than before.

In silence, no one knew what to think.

Fron stood up, looking down at the battered corpse, casually covering it with a white cloth, but deep inside, an inexplicable feeling of familiarity lingered.

As he searched his memories, fragments of the past surfaced...

The very first day he came to Orario, waiting in line at the city gate for inspection, standing beside a Beast-human from the Guild, and that Adventurer…

…

"It's him!"

"Him?" Everyone turned to the astonished Fron, equally confused.

He nodded, his eyes firm and resolute.

"Hashana Dorlia, Level 4! Nicknamed [Hard Fist Fighter]. On the first day I came to Orario, he was the one in charge of security at the city gate. Since he was the first high-level Adventurer I had ever seen, he left a deep impression on me."

Tiona raised her hand and added:

"I know him too. Supposedly, he often used his position to sneak off to the [Golden Casino] to play. Rumor has it he lost quite a lot of money recently."

"So… it can be understood that he must have accepted some high-paying commission, which is why he went into the Dungeon alone?"

Finn licked his thumb, his eyes glinting faintly.

"Did he kill someone in order to find something?" Riveria also pondered deeply.

"It must be something important, related to Hashana's mission. I heard it was a secret commission. Didn't that beastman just say they were returning from the lower floors…?"

"An item from below? Is that what the murderer was after?"

Finn and Riveria exchanged glances, then firmly said:

"We can be sure the murderer hasn't found the target item yet. Which means, until she finds it, she's still here. Bors, gather all the Adventurers in town. We need to investigate one by one. Otherwise, a murderer capable of killing a Level 4 will spell disaster for you all!"

"Alright, alright! I'll gather people right away!"

Saying that, Bors hurried out in a panic. The innkeeper did the same, he certainly didn't dare stay in this nerve-wracking place.

…

Meanwhile, as Fron and the others were in trouble,

[Twilight Manor], reception room.

A bored Bete was snoring away on the sofa, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"Bete? Why are you the only one here? Where are the others?"

"Huh? Hmph."

Half-asleep, Bete wiped away his drool, opening his amber eyes. His throat moved twice, gray wolf ears twitching, before he abruptly sat up from the sofa. He then glanced irritably at Loki, who pushed the door open and walked in with a displeased face.

"They went to the Dungeon."

"Oh? Were you abandoned then!"

"What do you mean abandoned? I just couldn't be bothered to move, that's all!"

"Ohohoho, so tsundere again!"

"Shut up, what do you want."

"Hehehehehe, I'm a little suspicious about the Monster Pheria incident, and yesterday I also got some interesting news."

"Monster Pheria? What a load of crap. Only small fry would join in on that boring stuff!"

"Aiya, too troublesome to explain. You'll see later!"

"Ah!!!!!?"

"Bete~~ you're not going to let me wander off alone, right? It'd be so dangerous."

"Ugh… fine, I'll go with you, just stop clinging to me. Such a damn pain."

"Hehe, I knew Bete would agree! After all, Bete is super kind, you know!"

"Quit disgusting me!!!"

Dragging Bete along, Loki boldly ventured into the city's underground waterways.

Bete stood to the side with hands in his pockets, eyes filled with doubt.

"What are we doing here?"

Loki half-opened her divine eyes, gazing at the underground waterway ahead, her lips curling into a sinister smile.

"Well, I got some interesting news from someone. Since I was already investigating the Monster Pheria, I felt something was off."

Walking ahead, Bete led the way while Loki followed behind, holding up a portable magic stone lamp, chatting as they went.

"Hmph, wasn't it just a monster rampage? Ais handled it, right?"

"But you know, Lefiya suffered a lot. She almost lost her life. I can't just let that slide!"

As she spoke, Loki's expression turned grim, nothing like the playful goddess she showed her children.

"This matter, aside from me and that lovestruck girl, there was a third party. That bastard was the real culprit behind Lefiya's suffering. They'd better not let me catch them… otherwise, they'll regret ever being born!"

Her divine intent surged like a raging storm, the ferocious goddess revealing her true nature.

"A new species? That 'Faceless Snake'? That's what gave that idiot trouble, wasn't it?"

"Ah, but I heard there's something interesting here. Your nose is sharp, isn't it, Bete? Can you pick up anything?"

Just as Loki finished speaking, Bete's steps suddenly halted.

"There's someone's scent…"

"Oh?"

Loki narrowed her divine eyes, contemplating.

'Is it Fron? No, it shouldn't be. If it were him, Bete wouldn't have failed to recognize it. Then… someone else?'

"You've revealed yourself, got you."

...

[Rivira Town]

The noisy town had already been completely sealed off by Bors' men, and all the Adventurers were gathered in the small plaza.

On a temporary platform stood Finn, Riveria, Bors, and others, while Fron, Ais, and the younger members stood to the side.

Looking down from the platform, the dense crowd below numbered four to five hundred.

"All of these are Level 2 or higher Adventurers."

Tiona clasped her hands behind her head, looking unconcerned.

"Not just that. The guild advisor once told me, the Adventurers here in Rivira Town are mostly those who violated some law on the surface and ended up here instead. Basically, it's the underworld, full of shady people with identities they can't show in public."

So this was a lawless land.

After a year of growth, Fron had come to understand Orario better.

Under the Guild's management, Orario on the surface was a city of song and dance, with prosperous trade and the glory brought by Adventurers, shining brilliantly.

But wherever there is light, there must be darkness. The brighter the light, the deeper the darkness.

Beneath Orario's prosperity lay darkness to the bone. Blacklisted figures, smuggling trades, faction wars, underground familias…

This unseen underworld became Orario's shadow realm.

Everyone in this underworld was ruthless and merciless, killers who wouldn't bat an eye.

Just as these Adventurers had hidden identities, the underworld's powerful figures also had their own public disguises.

For example, the [Hostess of Fertility]!