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

"Of course, you can also directly demonstrate talents far exceeding those of others, or have some special identity, which might attract many clans to try and take you away."

After all, Orario produced a famous person from another world, so we can't make judgments about the newcomers based on common sense.

"Talent far surpassing that of others..."

Bell scratched his head helplessly. He didn't have talent that far surpassed others, as for his status.

“I was raised by my grandfather alone, and I don’t have any special status.”

"If that's the case, then you can only wait for the various clans to choose you, but..."

Looking at Bell's appearance and physique, Eina realized he was just a child, showing no signs of being a strong person. She wanted to say that it might be difficult for him to join a clan, but the words changed before she could finish them.

"I believe you will soon be noticed by a powerful clan."

"Thank you, receptionist."

Encouraged, Bell left with full confidence, ready to find a suitable clan for himself.

However, reality was far from what he had imagined. He visited the residences of various clans on the streets of Orario, but he was turned away before he could even see the chief deity of any of them. No clan was willing to accept him as a newcomer.

It wasn't until he was homeless on the streets and met a goddess who was also homeless that he finally joined a familia, a familia with only him.

Overjoyed, he returned to the guild hall to register again the day after joining the clan.

"Miss receptionist, I'm here again. I've joined a familia and am here to register as an adventurer!"

Bell excitedly showed off his new identity to Eina.

"Welcome to register as an adventurer. Could you tell me which clan you've joined?"

"The Hestia Familia".

Bell revealed the name of his clan, but Eina froze for a moment.

"The Familia of Hestia? The god Hestia established a family?"

"Um...yes."

Bell also understood the situation of his family.

“Our clan was established just yesterday.”

Eina immediately understood what was going on. A new, penniless familia had joined. A new person with a new god wasn't inherently a problem, but the issue was this new god's reputation in Orario...

"In that case, congratulations on joining the clan and becoming a member of the adventurers."

"Could you tell me your name? I'll help you register."

"Bell Crane".

"Alright, Mr. Bell Craney, your registration is complete. From now on, you are a member of the adventurers."

A white-haired boy from an unknown village, raised by an unknown old man, officially becomes an adventurer.

“Mr. Bell, as your registration manager, I need to tell you some rules about Orario and the dungeons.”

"In Orario, please be sure to abide by Orario's rules and regulations. Do not rob or attack others, or you will be arrested by the military police. The military police's batons hurt a lot, and you don't want to experience it."

"oh oh."

Bell didn't quite understand these things, but he nodded obediently.

"If you see strange pink creatures in the streets or alleys of Orario, don't worry, they are partners of the military police and will not cause you any harm or threat."

"Then there's the dungeon aspect, and there's only one most important thing in the dungeon."

"Adventurers must never take risks!"

"Yes, I understand."

Having become an adventurer, Bell, just like someone else before him, immediately rushed into the dungeon with the pass given to him by the guild after registering.

"I want to take an adventure here, and then find the encounter I'm looking for!"

Excited and fearless like a newborn calf, Bell, armed with a beginner's short sword, battled monsters in the dungeon. Although he encountered some dangerous situations, he was able to handle most of the monsters at the beginning, which filled him with confidence. So much so that he wanted to try exploring the lower levels on the very first day.

But the result of this test was beyond his expectations.

After he went down a few floors, a minotaur, who, according to the newbie introduction, would never appear on the newbie floor, appeared in front of him.

The tall minotaur, wielding a greatsword, charged at him with overwhelming force. Before he could react, the minotaur slapped the short sword away and then slapped him as well, sending him flying against the wall.

At that moment, Bell finally felt threatened and felt the fear of death.

Before, he only thought the monsters were ugly, but at least they didn't pose a threat to his life. But now, he really felt a threat to his life, and he was scared!

He stared at the minotaur's raised greatsword, his mind filled with fear of death and resentment at not yet having found his encounter.

Anyone, please come and save me! I don't want to die! I still want to find wonderful encounters!

Under Bell's fearful gaze, the minotaur's raised greatsword did not fall; instead, it was torn to shreds on the spot after letting out a scream.

He wasn't killed by the minotaurs; instead, he was rescued.

However, to his utter bewilderment, what saved him was not the encounter he desired, nor some blonde beauty, but a giant pink starfish.

The giant starfish, right in front of him, used its long tentacles to grab the minotaur and then, amidst the minotaur's screams, tore it to pieces. The blood that splattered from the torn minotaur splattered all over his face, turning him completely blood red. Then, right in front of him, it swallowed the magic stones that had burst from the minotaur's body.

The pink starfish swallowed the magic stone and made a satisfied gurgling sound. Then it raised its tentacles, stood in a pool of blood, and waved its blood-stained hands at Bell.

Are you alright?

Bell couldn't understand what the starfish meant. At that moment, all he could think about was his encounter with the pink starfish in the dungeon.

Volume 1: Chapter 105. Upgrading to LV3

When Bell Craney encountered the pink starfish in the dungeon, Fujimaru Ritsuka was leading all the members of the Astrea Familia out of the dungeon.

"Hey, the air above ground is definitely fresher. The underground city is really nothing to write home about."

As soon as they came out, Daphne, who was in charge, stretched and started complaining about the dungeon.

Her criticism drew a rebuttal from Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"Actually, I think the air in the dungeon is pretty good."

"Huh? Why?"

Daphne didn't understand Fujimaru Ritsuka's thinking; how could anyone think the air in the dungeon was good?

"Because the weather in Orario has started to cool down recently, and the air is becoming drier."

Fujimaru Ritsuka pointed to the sky.

"Now it's already getting a bit cold when I get up every morning."

"Orario has seasonal changes, but the dungeons don't. The dungeons are always at a constant temperature, no matter what season it is outside."

"Especially from the 19th floor onwards, the increase in plants and flowing water keeps the air in the dungeon at a very good level of freshness and humidity. Moreover, the air in the dungeon is self-circulating, so there is no need to worry about it being stuffy."

Fujimaru Ritsuka's explanation left Daphne completely bewildered.

"Is there really so much... detail about the air?"

"Naturally, so I quite like the constant temperature environment in the underground city compared to the dry and cold air outside, of course, only on certain floors."

Fujimaru Ritsuka spread her arms wide.

"After all, some floors can feel oppressive just by looking at them, giving people a dull feeling psychologically."

That's true.

Daphne nodded affirmatively.

"I probably dislike the dull feeling of the dungeon even more than the air."

"Alright, the dullness is over now, let's go home."

At Ryu's invitation, the four of them left the Tower of Babel and headed towards the Familia's residence. It was another day when they left the dungeon but didn't go to the guild to exchange for magic stones.

Twenty days have passed since the first Ritsuka Challenge. In these twenty days, apart from the expedition that the guild forced them to participate in, Fujimaru Ritsuka and his friends have formed their own team and gone on two more dungeon expeditions.

All of this is in order to level up as quickly as possible in a short period of time.

In particular, Fujimaru Ritsuka's goal is to level himself up to level 3 before the second challenge arrives, so that he can have another card slot and personal attributes.

In his view, the second challenge will most likely be from Ishtar, because there are not many other Familias besides Ishtar who dare to challenge him. If he had to name one, it would be the Orario Twin Kings and the Ganesha Familia.

However, Orario's two kings were banned by Ganesha at the beginning. Finally, Ganesha made it clear in private that he would not challenge them, especially since Fujimaru Ritsuka was already serving as an advisor in the military police. If there was anything, Ganesha could just go to Fujimaru Ritsuka directly.

The military police are still buying shields and leather suits from Fujimaru Ritsuka to fire artillery shells. Those are consumables; they need to be bought again after being used many times. Although Fujimaru Ritsuka is helping the military police reform, she is still making money.

The four returned to their clan's residence, and as before, Astrea was already waiting at the entrance of the main house when they pushed open the gate, as if she had known they would return at this time.

"Welcome back, everyone."

"Your Majesty, we're back."

Even happier than Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were the original members hidden within Ryu.

"I'm back! My goddess! Give me a hug!"

"Alice! Watch your step!"

"What? I can't even actually hug the goddess, can't I even give her a half-hug? Do you know how uncomfortable I was being cooped up in the dungeon?"

The resurrection of the dead has not yet been made public, so the existence of Alyssa and the others is kept secret. Once Ryu goes out, everyone will fall into a deep sleep. They will only be awakened by Ryu during battle, such as when she helps Ryu unleash a magical attack. If they are discovered, they can make up an excuse that it is a special magic that they have awakened.

After all, Ryu does possess a magic that inherits the magic of all the original members.

However, they are usually not allowed to come out outside, which is really stifling for them, who are already quite noisy. Now that they are back at their residence, they can finally come out and speak freely.

"Alright, everyone take a rest. Then, those who need to update their favors, update them."

Fujimaru Ritsuka clapped her hands and made arrangements.

"Lady Astrea, I'm leaving the rest to you."

"It's what I should do."

"Then, I'll go first!"

Daphne raised her hand and followed Astrea into the room. After a while, she came out of the room with a confident smile on her face.

"How is it?"

"I've leveled up to LV3!"

Daphne flicked out three fingers.

"congratulations."

The members of the Apollo Familia clapped and congratulated her. Daphne had been at level 2 for a long time. She hadn't made much progress in the Apollo Familia before, so she hadn't leveled up to level 3. It wasn't surprising that she was leaving the Apollo Familia and leveling up to level 3. In fact, it was a natural progression.

"Furthermore, I have awakened a special skill, which is a permanent skill."

Generally speaking, personal skills are not disclosed to outsiders, but since everyone here is a trusted companion, it is permissible to share them!

"As long as they accept my command, the members under my command will have their attack power increased!"

Okay, okay, leadership, right? Ryuga's buffs are magic power and magic strength, which are magic amplification type buffs. You add attack power, and the buffs don't overlap; they are all independent multipliers, which is perfect!

By the way, how much attack power did you add? Do you have any Powell items?

"Then it's my turn."

Cassandra also stood up and went into the goddess Astrea's room. After a while, she came out of it with the same joy on her face.

"You leveled up too?"

"Ok!"

Cassandra nodded excitedly, then her expression turned somewhat dejected.

"But I haven't awakened any new skills or magic."

“This kind of thing is very common. Not everyone can awaken skills or magic when they level up, especially special skills like Daphne’s. Cassandra, you are already very good at healing, not to mention that you can also foresee the future.”

Fujimaru Ritsuka comforted Cassandra, helping her regain her composure.

"Your turn next, Ryu."

Liu nodded and entered the room of the goddess Astraea in a small room.

Ryugang has only recently reached LV5, so it's practically impossible for him to reach LV6. Therefore, this update should just be an update of his favor.