I'm in a mess, starting with a meteor shower!

A clone appeared beside Fujimaru Ritsuka, to which Fujimaru Ritsuka gave 99% of his remaining magic power! As a result, his face turned much paler.

This is a proportion that Fujimaru Ritsuka has never given before!

Although the clone possessed an extraordinary amount of magic power, its expression as it looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka was one of utter speechlessness.

As a clone of Fujimaru Ritsuka, he understood Fujimaru Ritsuka's purpose in creating him when he was created, so he immediately started to complain.

"I said, are you really that heartless?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka, her face pale, curled her lips into a smile.

"Sorry, we Guda are all heartless."

"Brilliant!"

The clone gave Fujimaru Ritsuka a thumbs-up before collapsing to the ground.

"Thumbs up for the great hero and the five cannonballs behind Chen Gong!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

Fujimaru Ritsuka accepted the offer with a smile as always.

"Fine, what can I do? I'm a clone, and being a clone means a life of constant toil."

"If you could create clones, would you do it?"

The clone, who had been full of complaints, immediately changed his expression, adopting a matter-of-fact look.

"Of course! I'd do the same thing: let my clones do the work while I rest!"

"Isn't that settled?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka spread her arms wide.

"Go quickly, I'll be waiting for your good news."

"Remember, don't kill monsters along the way, because you won't be able to bring the magic stone out, and it will only waste time and magic power. Just save your magic power and use it all to travel. Wherever you run out of magic power, just die there."

The clone's lips twitched slightly as it walked deeper into the tree maze.

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her left hand.

"In the name of the Command Spell, restore my magic."

Command Seals have three strokes, and one stroke is restored every day. They won't reproduce if you don't use them, so you have to use them when necessary!

With one Command Seal gone, Fujimaru Ritsuka's complexion immediately returned to its rosy hue.

It feels so good to have all the magic power at its maximum!

As for why Fujimaru Ritsuka created a clone containing 99% of his magic power, it was obviously to give the clone enough time to survive and continue to advance deeper into the dungeon!

At Fujimaru Ritsuka's own pace, heading deeper into the dungeon, aside from the speed issue, resupply was also a problem; he didn't want to go hungry in the dungeon.

But the clones are different!

The clones he creates can continue to exist as long as there is enough magic power. They do not need to eat or drink, and they don't even need to sleep.

So why not send a clone deep into the dungeon to farm breakthrough floors?

After all, Fujimaru Ritsuka's clone is also Fujimaru Ritsuka, isn't it!

The floor that the clone Fujimaru Ritsuka reached should also be considered the floor that the main body reached! The system should reward him accordingly!

As a proper Gudako, you must learn to exploit every Servant you acquire! Although he doesn't have any Servants to exploit, he has clones to exploit!

So, I'll take the rest, and you can do the work!

After watching her clone disappear into the forest, Fujimaru Ritsuka turned and returned to the 18th floor.

When I passed by here earlier, I was in a hurry and didn't get a chance to appreciate it properly. Now that I've relaxed and returned to the 18th floor, which is supposedly a safe floor, Fujimaru Ritsuka finds the view from the 18th floor to be surprisingly nice.

The 18th-floor ceiling is made of blue and white crystal pillars that synchronize with the time on the ground. It emits white light during the day and dim light at night to simulate the cycle of day and night. On the ground floor, there is a huge tree in the center, surrounded by a grassland, and further out are a forest and a huge freshwater lake.

There is also a cliff in the lake, on which the town of Rivera, built by the 18 adventurers, is located.

Fujimaru Ritsuka remembered that the cemetery of the first Astrea Familia was also located here.

After the first generation of the Astrea Familia were wiped out in the dungeon, their corpses were devoured by the monsters of the dungeon, leaving only some weapons and broken equipment. Ryu collected all the broken equipment and brought it back to the 18th floor. On the 18th floor, she found a secluded place and planted the broken equipment in the ground, creating a cenotaph.

As for why the cenotaph was built here, it's because when they were still alive, they passed by the 18th floor for renovations and were amazed by the view from the 18th floor.

"If I die in the future, bury me in the scenery I like."

And the 18th floor just happens to offer the view they like.

After that, Ryu would occasionally sneak into the dungeon alone, stand in front of the cenotaph, and talk to himself while looking at the equipment.

"I remember it was in the east."

Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced at the location of the giant lake. The giant lake was located to the west, and the opposite side of the giant lake was to the east.

After determining the location, Fujimaru Ritsuka headed towards the forest, following the paths along the boundaries of the buildings, specifically seeking out those nooks and crannies. After searching for quite a while, she finally found the graveyard of swords and staffs.

Looking at the broken equipment in the cemetery, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but sigh.

"What a pity. If this were Type-Moon, we might be able to summon you all through these things, since you all died in the name of heroes."

Unfortunately, this isn't Type-Moon, so they won't become Heroic Spirits.

Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka was sighing, a notification appeared before his eyes.

[Dungeon Level 19 cleared, 3 Saint Quartz reward issued]

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Volume 1: 95. When the Gale Dissipates, Only the Trump Card Remains

"Now, let's begin the next newcomer's title."

"The next newcomer is... uh...."

On the platform of the congregation, Ganesha paused briefly while looking at the documents in his hand.

"Asteria Familia, newcomer Ryu Asteria, just joined the Asteria Familia, registered LV5."

When Ganesha announced the newbie level LV5, he almost burst out laughing.

After all, as the owner of the military police, he naturally knew what the name represented.

Not only did he almost lose control, but several other gods in the congregation who knew the situation also almost lost control.

Hermes then took the initiative to speak to Astrea.

"Asteria, your talent is truly remarkable! You've picked up another LV5 newbie! When will I ever have someone as talented as you?!"

Despite being wildly influenced by Hermes, Astrea's expression remained unchanged, still bearing a gentle smile.

"Perhaps this is the attraction of justice. No matter how the world changes, there will always be people who stand up to join justice."

"Oh dear."

Hermes touched his hat.

"Astrea is much stricter now than before."

"After all, even gods grow."

Beside Hermes, Loki answered with a smile.

"However, we should also be thankful that it has only grown slightly and has not grown too much."

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about anything else. Now let's discuss what titles should be given to the new members of the Astrea Familia."

Ganesha raised his voice to steer the conversation back on track and prevent it from veering further off course.

"What title should we use for this new LV5 player?"

"Even if Ganesha says so, we don't know how to offer any opinions. We don't even know what she looks like, what her abilities are, or what her combat preferences are."

"Yes, yes, at least provide some detailed information."

When they give someone a title, it's always based on something specific—either their appearance, their personality, or their fighting style. Ganesha just threw out a newbie at level 5 with nothing else to offer, so they had no idea what to say.

"How about Astrea, tell us what your new husband is more inclined towards?"

"In that case, let me briefly introduce this child."

Ganesha turned his gaze to Astrea, who then began to speak about Ryu's situation.

A week has passed since the first Fujimaru Ritsuka Challenge. Yes, the war game of Gorilla Nest Apollo and Asteria Familia, which likes to give out titles, has a generic name: Fujimaru Ritsuka Challenge!

Apollo was the first, so it was called the first Fujimaru Ritsuka challenge.

This is an extremely brutal competition, held only once a month, with only one challenger at a time, who will bet everything! If they fail, they could lose everything!

However, if you succeed, you will receive an extremely generous reward!

Apollo has already failed in his challenge and left in disgrace. Who will be the next god to challenge?

Back to the present, aside from the special impromptu Shinto meeting on the day Fujimaru Ritsuka returned, today is the date for the regular Shinto meeting. The Shinto meeting is for those who will be awarded the title of V2 newcomer.

Although Fujimaru Ritsuka is very popular, it's impossible to focus on her forever. They also have their own adventurers to train, so everyone will continue to do what they normally do.

Astrea followed the procedure and submitted the information of Ryu, who was already LV5.

Daphne and Cassandra, who both transferred from the Asteria Familia, already had their own titles, so the only one in the entire Asteria Familia who needed to obtain a new title was Ryu, who was a "newcomer".

To suit the newcomer's identity, Astrea also prepared a story for Ryu.

The gist of the story is that Ryu, an elf, carries a heavy past. She trained to LV4 in the past and then met herself in Orario. She wanted to uphold justice and move around Orario as a member of the Asteria Familia.

Although it was a story specially prepared by Astrea for Ryu, the story is absolutely true, and even a lie detector could not find any flaws.

"In short, Ryu has now joined my familia and is a child I love."

After telling her prepared story, Astrea smiled and looked at the gorilla.

"Everyone, now you can offer your opinions."

"How are the Avengers doing?"

A god offered a suggestion.

"She has a tragic past, but she also wants to uphold justice. That makes her an avenger who carries justice!"

"They are a righteous clan, yet they are called avengers? Doesn't that seem a bit inappropriate?"

Some gods also offered suggestions.

“Yes, calling him the Destroyer is better than the Avenger. The righteous faction already has a savior, so wouldn't it be more fitting to have a Destroyer as well?”

"But the Destroyer doesn't fit her character. What did she destroy?"

Astrea smiled without saying a word.

"Or how about we just call him a Super Rookie? After all, he's the first ever LV5 rookie, so isn't that super?"

"Isn't that a bit too easy? Besides, they've just joined a new clan, not really a newcomer."

"What should we call it?"

"I think she could be called an ace."

Astrea spoke up at the opportune moment, announcing the new title that Fujimaru Ritsuka had proposed at the clan's internal meeting.

"Although Ritsuka is very strong, she is special after all. Apart from the special Ritsuka, Ryu is the strongest main force in my familia and my absolute trump card, so I want to call her the trump card."

"An ace? LV5 is indeed an ace among the vast majority of clans."

[What's your opinion?]

To be precise, apart from Freya and Loki, who stand at the top, all the other Familias at level 5 are top-tier fighters.

Ganesha saw that the gorilla had no objection and clapped his hands to announce it.

"Since everyone agrees, then the title of the new member of the Astrea Familia, Ryu Astrea, shall be [Ace]!"

Thanks to the efforts of Astrea and Fujimaru Ritsuka, Ryu's title changed from "Hurricane" to "Ace".

She had no objection to this, because although the title "Ace" didn't sound as distinctive as the previous "Hurricane," it still highlighted her strength and the importance her clan placed on her, so she was happy to act again as "Ace."

Not to mention, in a sense, she does indeed have the qualities to be an "ace".

After returning to the Astrea Familia, she also awakened a special magic as she leveled up.