Though the group had seen Artemis in the anime, her real form still left them dazed.
As a goddess, her beauty truly eclipsed moon and shamed flowers.
Even through the screen, her other-worldly, holy aura was palpable.
A stranger would know her extraordinary at a glance.
In DanMachi, gods carry an unmistakable divinity; no Mortal, elf or spirit can miss it.
To surface dwellers, gods are simply higher life-forms, no matter how proud the sprite.
Their existence towers above every ground species.
I Dont Want to Eat Monsters: "Young Miss Artemis doesn't look like someone who'd fight on the front line."
Saeko: "I'd say that fits you lot—neither Marushiru nor Frieren look battle-hungry either."
Fallen Angel: "The cuter the outfit, the harder the punch. Our beauties are lovely—and brutal."
Fallen Angel: "Surveying the group, I'm the only gentle, quiet one here!"
Tokisaki Kurumi, pre-chat group, spent her days sting-ops and has nearly 20,000 kills.
Makima and Esdeath need no explanation—one treats humans as toys, the other has six-digit body counts.
To them lives are mere numbers.
Fubuki, B-class heroine top-dog, hasn't killed humans, but monsters have died by the score.
Marushiru is a Dungeon regular; Rias is a high-ranking Devil; Frieren slaughters demons without mercy.
Saeko Busujima enjoys slaughter; Tendou Mokore hacked her kin into bloody chunks for betraying her parents.
Fallen Angel: "Frieren, you dare call me a Fallen Angel?! Is any Fallen Angel as gentle and quiet as me?!"
Magic Old Man: "I wonder if your face is red right now."
Meanwhile Artemis gave a soft sigh.
She closed the chat and focused on her surroundings.
Per the plot Andaris had awakened and laid a trap, yet she had entered the Ruins far earlier than in canon.
So she hoped the beast might still be asleep.
After all, these very Ruins had once been her Familia's home.
In that past war her children had fought and died.
Returning with a new generation, she felt a pang of sorrow.
But Artemis steeled herself and pressed on.
The Ruins were dim; the only light came from faintly glowing Ore in the corners.
Ancient bricks were slick with moss, exhaling damp decay.
Nothing sounded except their footfalls and a whisper of wind.
They were halfway through the Ruins.
Still no monsters; Artemis relaxed a fraction.
If Andaris had broken the Seal, they should never have penetrated this far unchallenged.
So far not even a single beast had appeared.
In the anime Andaris commanded hordes of Lesser Spawn; travelers were attacked long before reaching the Ruins. "It's so quiet—no small animals even?"
A girl in the party looked around, hands behind her back, bored.
"Not just animals—no sign of Andaris either. If nothing's gone wrong, the monster should still be sealed and asleep."
"So it was a wasted trip after all?"
An Amazon-clad girl yawned.
When she learned that the ruin sealed the mighty monster Andaris, a wild urge to fight it had actually flashed through her mind.
[Fallen Angel: "Captain, the car is ready."]
[Spirit of Time: "You can bully the Captain even here?"]
[Red-haired Demon Princess: "?"]
[Red-haired Demon Princess: "What's this meme now?"]
[Fallen Angel: "So quiet—no enemies at all. Feels totally different from outside."]
[Fallen Angel: "I'm a Hardworking Knight too, insidious.jpg."]
[Magic Old Man: "..."]
[Shepherd: "So don't stop at 1.0, folks."]
[Fallen Angel: "Ughhhhhh— (eye-power Captain)!"]
[Fallen Angel: "Boss, you really get me!"]
[Avenger: "I don't get it, but I'm shook."]
[Spirit of Time: "Even Rosen's joining the Captain-bullying now."]
[I Dont Want to Eat Monsters: "I don't understand either, but I can tell it's a wicked meme."]
[Shepherd: "Wicked is putting it mildly—but it's just a joke. Still, better not celebrate before the final whistle."]
Rosen knew...
If nothing was supposed to go wrong—something definitely would.