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

And in that moment, a pair of icy, emerald-green eyes flashed, then vanished…

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The 18th floor of the underground labyrinth, the town of Rivira quickly calmed down after the monster invasion incident.

The adventurers who took refuge in this lawless land seemed already familiar with such situations. Before long, under Bors' organization, reconstruction work began.

The wooden board outside the town read [The 335th Rivira Town].

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[Billy's Inn]

This remote inn happened to be one of the few buildings not damaged by the monster chaos.

The [Loki Familia], who resolved the incident, were all staying here temporarily to rest. Of course, for the innkeeper, it was a matter of saving a fortune on reconstruction costs.

In his own words: Thanks to your help, I saved a huge sum I'd have otherwise spent rebuilding the inn.

But in truth, only he knew the real situation.

Earlier, while examining corpses, he had been harshly threatened by Tione, almost crushed in a very sensitive spot. How could he dare to charge money after that?

The group didn't feel embarrassed in the slightest and naturally settled down to stay.

Inside a certain room, the magic stone wall lamp emitted a warm glow, casting shadows on the walls.

On a stool beside the bed, a girl sat with her hands tightly clasped on her knees, her heart filled with tangled emotions and anxiety.

"Phew." The mature elf withdrew her hand and sighed in relief.

"So, how is it, Riveria!?" Finally, seeing that checking done, the golden-haired girl leaned forward expectantly.

"This isn't like you at all, Ais."

"Hehehe, Riveria, did something happen that we don't know about? I'm super curious!"

Tiona leaned on Ais' back, poking her head out from her shoulder, giggling.

"N-no, nothing happened at all." Even as she said this, the doll-like golden-haired girl's cheeks flushed bright red.

The shy expression shattered the worldview they had built up about her over so long, leaving them all stunned.

"A-Ais?? Why do you have that kind of expression? Whoa… this is the first time I've seen it!"

"D-don't say it, Tiona."

"Hehehe, the Sword Princess is embarrassed!!!"

"Ugh… stop it, I'm not talking to you anymore!"

Riveria smiled as she watched the children fool around, then reported the results.

"[Mind Down]. It seems he overused his magic and drained his mind. His muscles are a little torn, similar to the side effects from Ais' own magic. Other than that, there's no major problem. With some rest, he'll wake up."

"Phew, thank goodness." The long-held worry finally left, and the girl let out a cute sigh of relief.

"(Finn) Well then, Ais, explain a little. What exactly happened? For even Fron to suffer mind down, it's impossible to believe nothing happened."

Finn's words focused everyone's attention. Their gazes shifted to the golden-haired girl seated solemnly beside the unconscious Lefiya.

After a short silence, Ais spoke.

"We… met a strange woman."

"F-Fron and I were tracking Hashana's contact to get intel, when monsters appeared. I went to deal with them, and at some point Fron was fighting that woman."

"And then… that orb."

At this, they all looked toward the anxious dog-girl in the corner, Lulune Louie.

"You should explain in detail too."

Sweating nervously under the stares of so many first-class adventurers, Lulune felt terrible.

"It was like this, I was forced by a mysterious person to accept a secret request, "

Under Finn and the others' pressure, Lulune spilled everything, from the beginning to the process to the result. After finishing, the weight in her chest vanished, and she felt much lighter.

Finn leaned against the wall, touching his chin as he thought.

"Monsters that attacked Rivira, the Violas at the Monster Pheria, the mysterious red-haired woman, and, the monster fetus inside the orb."

Riveria closed her eye, her tone heavy.

"I can't shake the feeling something terrible is about to happen."

Tione, standing by Finn, looked at him, then at Riveria, and finally at Ais, who was completely focused on Lefiya.

"That monster fetus in the orb… Ais only touched it once, and it drained her energy like that?"

The girl silently nodded, "Mm."

"It was disgusting… painful. It resonated with my body. After I used magic, it just flew straight at me."

Riveria opened her mouth, but noticing outsiders present, held back her words…

Finn licked his thumb and shook his head.

"The fetus, a mysterious entity that mutates monsters."

"The clues aren't enough. We don't know the enemy's goal. Once Fron wakes up, we'll ask him about that woman."

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Deep in his mind, a spasm of pain made Fron suck in a cold breath, and he suddenly sat upright!

But the delayed second wave of pain twisted his face once more…

"Another unfamiliar ceiling? Where is this?"

As his consciousness cleared, he instinctively scanned his surroundings to determine his situation. This wasn't the first time, more like several times already.

If there was one thing Lefiya excelled at, it was being carried home by others.

"…Feels familiar, this is… [Billy's Inn]?"

Finally realizing where he was, the young man's face twitched.

"So I didn't escape after all… ended up staying here."

"Tap, tap, tap…"

At that moment, light footsteps echoed through the stone corridor beyond the door. Recognizing the sound, the young man lowered his guard.

Creak, the temporarily installed wooden door was pushed open by a girl.

When she saw him clearly awake, the towel in her hand dropped to the ground, and she rushed forward in a single step, throwing her arms tightly around his torso, pressing her cheek against him.

"Thank goodness, you finally woke up…"

"?" What's going on? What happened? Why did it turn into this?

The faint fragrance from the girl made Lefiya's mind blur again.

Thump thump thump… Hearing the commotion, the others also hurried over to the bed.

"He's awake! Lefiya! Oh, oh, Ais… he just woke up, don't hug him too tightly!"

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It would've been fine, but to do something so bold in front of everyone!

In an instant, her face flushed scarlet, head lowered, not daring to meet anyone's eyes.

"Alright, Fron's awake, that's good. You must be hungry, right? Want something to eat?"

The little angel's (Tiona) concern always had its own way, hitting right where it mattered.

"Of course, I'm starving already."

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[ T/N : Bonus Chapter; crossed 100 power stones~]