A place renowned across the world as the city of adventurers and gods.
What sets this city apart is the Dungeon—a labyrinthine structure teeming with monsters.
Long ago, before the gods descended from Tenkai to Genkai, chaos reigned supreme.
Monsters ravaged the land, spreading destruction far and wide. Only the valiant efforts of ancient heroes held them at bay.
After an era of endless battles among the races of Genkai against these beasts, the gods grew weary of the turmoil. They descended from their divine realm, sealed their powers, and united to confine the monsters in a single location: the Dungeon.
In exchange for experiencing the mortal world, the gods offered their divine blessings—Falna—to chosen mortals. These blessings transformed ordinary people into adventurers, allowing them to form Familias and delve into the Dungeon.
Fame, fortune, glory, and dreams awaited those brave enough to conquer the Dungeon's depths.
In this extraordinary city of Orario, the story of a young adventurer named Bell Cranel begins.
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Bell Cranel , the new adventurer and the first member of the Hestia familia, looked at the tenth goblin he killed today.
Bell turned his gaze to the items that fell after killing the goblin.
A purple gem the size of a braid, which is something that is dropped by all the monsters in the dungeon. This stone was called the monster core or magic stone.
These magic stones are used as a permanent energy source in all of Orario, and can be used to craft equipment, weapons, and many other things.
But what he focused on the most was a small braid lying on the ground.
This was what is called a monster drop, which is something that rarely happens.
The dropped item is highly sought after by the guild and familias that make potions, as it contains good magic energy for this type of thing.
But what puzzled Bell was that this was the tenth time a monster item had been dropped.
The monster drop rate for an item is 3%.
This is shockingly low.
But Bell suspected that it was different for him.
"Has my luck always been good?"
Bell asked a little puzzled as he looked at one of the drops he had collected.
'Maybe I'm thinking too much about it.'
Bell thought logically as he pushed that thought away.
Finally, after gathering his scattered thoughts, Bell decided to be careful when giving items dropped by monsters to the guild.
Bell preferred to tell his advisor eina only.
Although it was his first day, he had to be careful.
As his grandfather had told him before.
'Remember, Bell, being naive is one thing, but being stupid is another! In Orario, caution is something that must always be taken in the dungeon!'
Bell quietly walked through the dungeon on the first floor
After a few minutes of moving, Bell noticed something strange.
"There are no adventurers around? And this place is…?"
Bell looked around in confusion, he was sure he had never noticed a place like this on the first floor map before…
"Undiscovered secret path…?"
Bell muttered in confusion.
"No…Is that even possible…?!"
The dungeon had been around for hundreds of years and no one had discovered a secret path on the first floor??
Usually the first floor was filled with adventurers like him but he hadn't seen any adventurers now.
Bell became a little nervous, it was his first day in the dungeon and this had happened.
Bell's steps stopped when he faced a strange monster in front of him.
It was a goblin but it was different from them.
Its skin was pitch black and its nails were sharp and black, it was a little taller than a normal goblin, its eyes radiated with a terrifying hatred and malice.
Bell grabbed his knife nervously as he faced the goblin in front of him.
The goblin roared with hatred and quickly attacked Bill.
"What—!!"
Bell was shocked by his speed. He felt a great danger coming towards him!
He tilted his knife towards the goblin and blocked the first blow with difficulty.
He took two steps back from the force of the blow and Bell felt a great numbness in his arms.
Bell looked at his knife with a worried expression as he noticed visible cracks in it.
"Are you serious..?!"
Bell looked at the goblin with fear and shock. This monster was on a different level than him. One blow from him and it would be his end.
Bell trembled with fear as he looked at the black goblin.
Bell's eyes widened and he was surprised by the goblin's strange rush so quickly!
Before he could respond, he received a strong blow to his stomach.
"Gah—!"
He spat out his saliva and flew back.
Bell composed himself and straightened up as he looked at the goblin cautiously.
In this life and death crisis, Bell remembered his grandfather's advice.
'Listen Bell! Heroes are people who turn a hopeless situation into what they want, being a hero means taking actions that bring people hope! So a hero should always think about how to solve a situation rationally instead of clinging to the difficulty of solving it.'
Bell calmed his breathing and thanked his grandfather again.
Bell paid close attention to the goblin's movements and then held his spare knife in his other hand.
The black goblin growled with hatred, noticing his prey's loss of fear and quickly attacked.
Bell calmed his breathing and regulated his movements so that he wouldn't make a mistake again.
belll was able to notice the goblin's movements after he calmed down and easily repelled the goblin's attack.
After repelling the next two attacks, Bell noticed that the goblin had a simple pattern when attacking.
Bell smiled excitedly and felt that victory was closer than he expected.
Before the goblin could respond, Bell attacked him with his leg, pushing him away, and Bell threw his knife into the goblin's eyes, hitting him accurately.
The goblin screamed in pain, distracted by Bell's final blow, and with his knife again, Bell thrust his weapon into the strange goblin's neck, finishing him off.
The goblin fell dead and vanished, dropping items on the ground.
Bell fell, panting and laughing excitedly.
This was the adventure he wanted, this victory was proof of his growth!
In this fight, Bell understood something, which was that his dream was still very far away from him.
But he strengthened his resolve again.
His dream of becoming a hero is not impossible!
After catching his breath a little, Bell looked at the dropped items and was surprised.
It was a magic stone larger than usual and an ancient book.
Bell took the stone and put it with the other stones in his bag, and held the ancient book.
He looked Bell looked at the book strangely but couldn't read the title written, it was in a language he had never seen before.
He opened the book to see the contents until suddenly a golden light came out of the book.
"What! What's going on?!"
Bell was scared by the sudden golden light until he saw the book disappear from his hands.
Bell looked at his hand that was strangely holding the book.
"Maybe I should just go back."
Bell sighed tiredly at the strange events that happened on his first day.
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Adventure Guild.
The guild that all adventurers and families in the dungeon join, headed by Uranus, the first god to descend from Tenkai.
The guild was responsible for many things in Orario so it was a force to be respected.
Meanwhile, the guild advisor, eina , was organizing a monthly report of notable events across the dungeon.
This was her job other than consulting the various adventurers.
"eina-san!!"
Eina was brought out of her thoughts when she noticed the adventurer who spoke to her.
Eina didn't like being a counselor to new adventurers, every time she started to get attached to them they died quickly.
She eventually understood that adventurers were destined to die in the dungeon.
Few adventurers rise to glory.
So Eina refused to consult new adventurers since that day.
That was until she met Bell Cranel.
He first came to the guild when he still didn't have a family.
At that time she was in charge of the registered adventurers because her friend Rose was busy with something else.
His disappointed expression at that time was painful to her because every family rejected him.
Ina couldn't help but comfort him quietly.
But when Bell came to her that day with childish and innocent enthusiasm.
'eina-san I'v got a family!'
eina was happy for him, she easily got attached to him but she was worried about him, he was the first member of his family and he still came forward with a smile and hope.
So for the first time in a while, Eina decided to become a consultant for a new adventurer.
"It's good to see you excited, Bell-kun, do I expect your trip to be successful ?"
Eina looked at Bell gently.
"Yes! It was successful ."
Bell smiled enthusiastically and said.
eina nodded and then said:
"So are you going to exchange the magic stones now?"
Bell nodded but stopped for a moment and looked at Ina with a seriousness she had never seen on his face before.
"Eina-san, there's something I want to discuss in private."
Eina looked at Bell with concern and then said:
"To show such an expression is rare from you, wait I'll get a private room."
Bell nodded gratefully and stood waiting.
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Eina looked at the magic stone in front of her with a serious expression.
Eina actually felt a headache from the matter.
"Abnormal monster… on the first floor!?…. This is very strange."
Eina muttered in confusion.
The chance of encountering an abnormal monster system is almost zero, as it only happens once every year or two.
But even if it did appear, it would be on the middle and deep floors, not the first floor.
But what shocked Eina the most was Bell's luck.
100% drop rate !!
If adventurers heard this, chaos will unleash in orario !!
Eina sighed tiredly and looked at Bell with an upset expression.
Bell noticed her look and smiled awkwardly.
"Huh, don't worry, I'll report it to the guild. As for bringing down the monster, I can only say that luck is a skill too."
Eina sighed and explained to Bell.
Bell just laughed awkwardly.
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Bell arrived at an abandoned church after exchanging money in the guild.
This place was his home.
5000 Valis.
This was what Bell earned on his first day, breaking the record for adventurers on their first day.
No one paid attention to it, which made him a little relieved.
Bell entered the house until he suddenly heard the voice of his goddess.
"BEELLL KUNNNN!!!"
Before he could respond, his goddess Hestia threw him to the ground and hugged him.
Bill tried to ignore the "thing" pressing on his chest and said to Hestia with a warm smile.
"I'm back, Kami-sama.."
Hestia smiled tenderly and said:
"Welcome back, Bell-kun."
"So how was your first adventure, Bell-kun?"
After the two of them headed to the couch, Hestia curiously asked her child about his adventure.
Bell began his explanation about what happened in the dungeon today.
"Fumu… Meeting an abnormal monster on your first day is indeed dangerous, but I'm relieved that you returned safely."
Hestia patted Bell's head tenderly.
"I'm proud of you Bell-kun, to achieve all this in your first day is an accomplishment you should be proud of."
Bell looked at Hestia's proud smile shyly.
"I still have a long way to go, Kami-sama."
Hestia nodded in understanding and exclaimed:
"Well let's do the first status update and see the outcome of your adventure."
Bell nodded excitedly and took off his shirt and lay down, showing his back to his goddess.
Hestia lay on his back and activated her divine power, a small drop of blood appeared on her finger and fell onto Bell's back.
Our hero's back glowed, showing Hestia's blessing on him.
Hestia looked at the updated status and was shocked.
"This...?!"
Hestia whispered in disbelief.
Bell heard her whisper and was curious.
"Kami-sama? Is something wrong?"
Hestia overcame her shock after hearing Bell's voice and her eyes showed a complicated light.
"Don't worry Bell-kun I was just shocked by your progress."
Hestia put the status back in its place and copied it onto a piece of paper and gave it to Bell with a complicated look.
Bell calmly took the paper and looked at him curiously.
'Status'
Name: Bell Cranel.
Strength: 0I—>25I
Agility: 0I—>40I
Endurance: 0I—>28I
Magic: 0I
Development Ability:
{Summoning | }: The ability to randomly summon once every week, the summoning varies from objects to weapons and other things
This ability depends on the summoner's luck to summon a rare or good item.
The information related to the summoned item can be obtained and transferred to the summoner's mind.
It does not require any mana to activate.
Activation method: "arrive!"
Skills.
{Liaras Freeze}: Noble Heroic Desire, the more the user thinks about their dream and the more their feelings and determination towards achieving it increase, the faster the user grows.
Magic
{}
Bell looked at his condition in shock and opened his mouth trying to explain his feelings in a suitable sentence.
"T-This isn't...normal, is it?! Kami-sama??."
Bell looked at his goddess with shocked expression.
Hestia looked at Bell's expression with amusement and nodded seriously but with a proud look towards him.
Bell smiled happily at his goddess's confirmation and looked at his new state happily while laughing.
Hestia smiled with a tender expression as she looked at Bell but then her expression became serious.
"Listen Bell-kun! Don't let anyone see your condition!"
Bell was confused by Hestia's sudden seriousness and asked strangely:
"Why?"
Hestia looked at Bell with a serious but sad look.
"Bell-kun if the other goddesses find out that you have a growth skill they will want to take you away from me! You don't want that right?!"
Bell understood what his goddess meant, Bell smiled gently at his goddess' concern for him and said:
"Kami-sama I won't leave you! After all you are the only one who accepted me and gave me a home when the other goddesses rejected me!"
Hestia looked at Bell with surprise and a little shyness then…
"Bell-kun…!"
"Wha---!"
She jumped on Bell and hugged him quickly.
Bell blushed at the closeness of his goddess but smiled and returned the hug gently.
Hestia hoped that Bell wouldn't see her current embarrassment or else it would be awkward.
'I didn't expect you to be this charming Bell-kun! With this, I might fall in love quickly if you continue being this kind!'
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"Kami-sama! What is a development ability?"
Bell asked in confusion about the
"A developmental ability is a passive ability as it works at all times, enhancing the adventurer's strength or other things."
Hestia explained as she sat on Bell's lap and looked at Bell's condition with him.
"But the problem is that the developmental ability only appears in one case, which is leveling up!"
She looked in surprise and confusion at the development ability that Bell had obtained!
"Really…?!"
Bell was surprised by that for a moment, then asked excitedly:
"Shall I try it…!?"
Hestia smiled and raised her head looking at him and said:
"It's your skill, if you don't try it, who will?"
Bell nodded and got up and moved to the middle of the room.
Hestia frowned at the loss of the warmth of his embrace, but then she became serious.
"So Bell, what exactly do you want to summon?"
Bell looked at Hestia in confusion for a moment, then fell into deep thought.
"I really need a weapon to replace the weapons I lost, also after fighting the goblin I realized that a durable weapon is the most useful thing in the dungeon!"
Bell explained his thoughts to Hestia.
Hestia nodded in understanding and said lightly:
"Anyway, summoning depends on luck! So we have to summon and see!"
Bell nodded lightly and raised his hands, closing his eyes and concentrating deeply.
Then he muttered lightly:
Then he appeared.
There was neither bright nor dim light, nor was there any magical power filling the place.
He said a single word and then it appeared.
Bell looked at the weapon in his hands with interest and surprise.
He did not expect that his luck would work and summon the thing he wanted.
The weapon in his hands was a beautiful but ancient-looking black knife carved with hieroglyphs letters that resembled divine words.
Then his brain filled with information about the item.
[A replica of a knife made by Hephaestus, the host of Hestia's blessing, to give it to Bell Cranel in his adventure to conquer the dungeon.
This weapon can grow with its holder.
Only members of the Hestia family can use this weapon.
This weapon was copied from a different timeline…]
Bell looked at the weapon in his hands in shock, trembling.
on the other hand Hestia looked at the knife with suspicious look, she could sense her power and blessing in the weapon and strangely enough it bore the official Hephaestus craft symbol.
"K-Kami-sama this is weapon i-is..?! ... "
Bell looked at Hestia in panic.
"Calm down Bell-kun! Explain to me slowly."
Hestia calmed Bell down slowly and asked.
Bell nodded very fast after taking a short breath and explained the knife's information to Hestia.
Hestia's expression slowly changed and she looked at the knife in surprise and shock.
"Bell-kun, this summoning ability of yours might be stronger than we imagined! Being able to summon things from the future or timelines is something that cannot be messed with."
Hestia seriously explained the seriousness of things to Bell.
" don't worry kami-sama , I won't tell anyone about this summoning ability!"
Bell nodded seriously and promised Hestia this.
Hestia smiled in relief at Bell's understanding and then said:
"Lend me your weapon Bell-kun, I'll ask Hephaestus about it!"
Bell passed Hestia the knife easily.
Hestia looked carefully at the knife whose letters glowed brightly after it was held by one of its creators.
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"I may be back tomorrow Bell-kun! Please take care of yourself until then!"
Hestia waved goodbye to Bell who also waved.
Hestia headed through Orario City to reach the Tower of babylon.
Hestia knew that her friend would be at her smithy as usual, and although it was forbidden for anyone other than the Hephaestus family to go there, the guards knew Hestia and her friendship with their goddess so they let her in easily.
"Hephaestus!!"
Upon her arrival, Hestia quickly shouted to alert her friend of her presence.
The Blacksmith Goddess Hephaestus was looking at important documents when her aunt's sudden call startled her.
"Hestia ? What's wrong with your visit all of a sudden ?"
Hephaestus looked at her aunt with displeasure and would have scolded her if she asked her to stay again.
Hephaestus didn't mind taking in Hestia, but the problem was that Hestia had come down to Tenkai to start a family!
But despite staying with her, her aunt didn't make any effort at all! She might have gotten used to her lazy life, so Hephaestus decided to expel her to remind her of the reason for her coming down to Tenkai.
She didn't expect her to come back after only two weeks!
Just as she was going to scold her for her behavior, the words stopped in the middle of her throat when she saw Hestia's seriousness in front of her.
Hephaestus immediately straightened up and looked into Hestia's eyes and became serious and asked:
"I haven't seen that expression from you in many years, did something happen?"
Hestia didn't say anything, she just took out the knife and gave it to her friend.
Hephaestus frowned in confusion for a moment and fixed her gaze on Hestia's knife She stiffened.
"This—-!!"
Hephaestus took the knife carefully and looked through it carefully.
'This is undoubtedly something made by my own hands?'
Hephaestus thought in confusion .
'I don't remember making a knife like this! Let alone a weapon approaching the divine level.'
Yes, how could Hephaestus forget that she make this kind of a weapon that reach this level?!
"Hestia! What's happening?? This weapon is undoubtedly my own! Also, it has your blessing, why is this?!"
Hestia sighed as she looked at Hephaestus' panic, she didn't blame her niece even she was shocked when she understood the implications of Bell's ability.
Summoning things from other timelines? This is something that only her father Kronos could do!
Even Kronos was limited in his power in time! But here was an ability that broke all the heinous standards.
"Rest assured Hephaestus, things are not as serious as you think! I will explain it well…"
Hestia reassured her niece and decided to explain things calmly.
*****
"This ability… is terrifying!"
Hephaestus looked at Hestia with a serious expression and continued.
"Hestia! Be careful not to let the other gods hear about your child's ability! An ability that surpass time and space itself is the last thing we need."
Hestia nodded in agreement with her niece's statement, an ability like Bell's would cause great panic among the gods, so it would be best to keep this ability a secret.
"But I have to say that this knife might be the best thing I've made since I came down from Genkai.."
Hephaestus looked deeply at Hestia's knife and scanned it from all sides.
A thought crossed Hephaestus' mind, then looked at Hestia with interest.
She felt her niece's gaze and cautiously stepped back and asked:
"What's with that terrifying look over there..?!"
Hephaestus smiled wickedly and said:
"Hestia, maybe it's time to repay your debt to me!"
Hestia felt a sudden shiver and looked at her niece with a little fear:
"What exactly do you want?"
Hephaestus laughed lightly and said:
"In three days, come back here and you'll understand "!
'I really don't want to!!'
Hestia really wanted to say that to her face.