Adventurers who can pass the trials to join the Loki Familia mostly have very good potential.
Even Raul Nord, known as the 'Super Novice', while not having learned any magic or skills, has extremely balanced ability values.
He's the type with no particular strengths, but also no obvious weaknesses.
If that's the case for him, it goes without saying for the others.
Now, thanks to the shields Levi occasionally provided, the Loki Familia adventurers, whose combined strength was originally slightly inferior to Goliath, completely abandoned their usual cautious style.
They all began to unleash their most powerful skills and magic.
After chugging a high-grade recovery potion, Lefiya disregarded everything else and began chanting on the spot, unleashing a powerful magic comparable to a single strike from a Level 5 adventurer.
And so, the floor boss battle, which might have dragged on for quite some time or even ended in failure...
...with Levi's unexpected appearance, came to an end in just a single minute.
"Alright!"
"Ya☆da☆ze!"
"We did it!"
...
Not far ahead, the Loki Familia was celebrating their victory.
To be able to take down a floor boss as Level 2s and Level 3s, even as a team challenge, was enough for them to accumulate a significant amount of excelia.
The same, of course, was happening to Levi.
At this moment, the excelia progress bar on his character panel had risen from the original 0% to 17%.
And this was despite him only providing support from the rear, without even entering Goliath's attack range.
Of course, compared to the growth in excelia, there was something else that made Levi even happier.
Which was:
[Main Quest 'Challenge and defeat the 17th Floor Boss, Goliath' complete. Distributing rewards...]
[You have obtained: Skill Star-Up Card x1.]
[Skill Star-Up Card: Can be used on a mastered skill or magic with full proficiency. When used on a skill, it requires the additional consumption of one skill (book) of the same type and star rating, at any proficiency level. When used on magic, it requires the additional consumption of 2 (4-star to 5-star) / 5 (5-star to 6-star) DanMachi world grimoires. After use, the skill or magic's star rating increases by 1, up to a maximum of 6 stars.]
[A new main quest has been generated:]
[Main Quest 2: Challenge and defeat the 27th Floor Boss, Amphisbaena. Quest Reward: Skill Star-Up Card x2.]
In his original plan, Levi had actually intended to wait until he reached the limit of Level 3 before bringing Tsubaki along to defeat Goliath.
But plans, well, sometimes they can't keep up with changes.
In any case, he had already reaped the benefits, and there was no way he was going to spit them back out.
At that moment, the other members of the Loki Familia suddenly ran up to Levi.
Then, they all bowed in unison. "We're sorry! When we were fighting the floor boss earlier, we weren't paying attention and caused a 'Floor Break'."
A 'Floor Break' refers to a situation where a powerful attack from an adventurer or monster causes adjacent floors, or several adjacent floors, to be pierced through.
Reality isn't an anime, after all. Unless they had very distinct personal features, Levi couldn't actually match the story characters he knew with the people of his age standing before him one by one.
Of course, it was more likely that the other Loki Familia members on the 17th floor, aside from Ais and Lefiya, had never appeared in the main anime or the side story anime.
"Miss Sword Princess saved me too, so let's just leave it at that."
This wasn't Levi being magnanimous.
He was actually quite vindictive, but right now on the 17th floor, it was just him and the Loki Familia. If he showed clear hostility, he might very well die here today, or at the very least get beaten up. And don't say it's impossible. As one of the two strongest factions in Orario, if you were to say the Loki Familia had never bullied others with their power before... well, why else would the protagonist Bell, after being mocked by a drunk werewolf at the end of the first episode of the anime's first season, have been so distraught that he ran into the Dungeon alone late at night?
Afterwards, the higher-ups of the Loki Familia didn't even bother to go and apologize.
When people stand at the top for too long, they naturally develop a sense of arrogance.
Taking a step back, even if the Loki Familia truly had no ill intentions, why bet on someone else's morality when the matter could be resolved with a few pleasant words?
Seeing that Levi's expression didn't seem fake, the others breathed a collective sigh of relief.
"Regardless, we were the ones who caused your accident." A black-haired human girl with glasses stepped forward. "Besides, you also saved Lefiya... yes, this one." As she spoke, she pointed to the golden-yellow-haired elf standing to the side, who hastily opened her mouth and said, "Thank you."
"As it happens, the Goliath dropped a piece of its hide this time. So, after discussing it, we decided to offer it to you as an apology and as a thank-you gift for helping us just now."
A drop from a floor boss, and a Goliath Hide that could increase physical defense at that. Levi hesitated for only two seconds before choosing to accept it.
"By the way, we still don't know your name," the black-haired girl asked nonchalantly.
Levi rolled up the Goliath Hide and placed it in the backpack he used to disguise his inventory. Hearing her question, he glanced at them and said, "My name is Levi Bright, captain of the Hestia Familia. Of course, right now I'm a captain with no soldiers."
"Levi..." The black-haired girl paused for a moment after hearing his name, clearly unaware of any information about him.
Ais, however, let out a small "Ah," and then said in her usual monotone voice, "Loki said you confessed to the goddess Hestia in the Guild Hall."
As soon as she said this, the others also reacted.
"Oh, so it's you!" "You're really something." "So, were you successful in the end?"...
Levi's personality was actually quite similar to Ais's; at least when dealing with outsiders, he was indeed a man of few words.
Seeing everyone's gossipy expressions, he just smiled and gave a couple of vague replies.
The people from the Loki Familia weren't fools. Noticing that Levi didn't intend to reveal any more information, they introduced themselves and then took their leave.
Before they left, the black-haired human girl had invited him to return to the surface with them.
But Levi politely declined.
He wasn't an idiot. Before his strength reached that of a first-class adventurer, i.e., Level 5, getting too involved with the Loki Familia would only attract the attention and hostility of the many evil god familia members lurking in the shadows of Orario.
Levi had no interest in becoming a world-saving hero, nor was he willing to shed blood and tears for Orario.
The reason he came to the Labyrinth City was originally for two goals: one was to earn Valis, and the other was to spend money to get stronger.
Of course, now a third goal had to be added: to be lovey-dovey with Hestia and have a romance that would last a lifetime.
However, the appearance of an adventurer who could use barrier magic—and group barrier magic at that—still caught the attention of the Loki Familia's three leaders after Ais's party returned to the surface.
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