Author Notes:
Sorry guys, I was binging 'The legendary Mechanic,' and I had some stuff to deal with. Anyway, I managed to finish this chap.
If you take away the prologue and the info sheet chap, this is my 30th chap! I'm honestly surprised a random idea I had for a novel made it this far, and I'm also surprised it took me this long to get to the part I originally planned for! I started with Danmachi, but then I wanted to fit in Harry Potter world magic and BOOM, this all happened.
I'm still working on the Omake chapter, inspiration is really important for me to make funny content.
IMPORTANT NOTE: I shit on Danmachi gods a LOT. Please remember that there are thousands of world gods in Danmachi that are usually not mentioned. Only main and side characters are mentioned in Canon.
Not all of them have Familia, and the majority don't stand out. I will usually focus on the ones I like, but I will still shit on the world gods in general. The vast majority are lazy, arrogant, and immature. That's about 90% of them while the rest are different.
In my fanfiction, don't think the world gods are untouchable.
This chap reached 9.6K! Enjoy!
Join the discord channel to vote, ASK QUESTIONS, get spoilers, see fan art, Etc.
disc**d.(gg) / WYjndVY (I had to take the link apart to make fanfiction not ban it.)
"Somebody speaking."
'Somebody thinking.'
"Spells" and "Messages"
"Alerts."
Disclaimer: I do not own harry potter, solo leveling, overlord, bleach, akame ga kill, danmachi, pokemon, one-piece, CCG, Toriko, or any other anime/novel/manga that I may use.
Previously:
The girls and I got on the Direwolves, cast disillusion charms, and raced off for the city of Orario.
'Let's go see what this city has in store for us.'
Present:
Orario, the Dungeon, and the Clichés
Orario:
Magus POV:
Entering the city was embarrassingly easy. A simple notice-me-not charm did the trick.
Using the notice-me-not charm is the easiest way to do things. We don't have to wear sketchy cloaks or masks. The charm is unique because it doesn't make the user invisible, it affects the perception of anyone who looks at the user.
The charm falls under illusion and mind magic, it subtly influences the mind of others into being disinterested with what they are looking at and not be able to recall anything later on. The brain processes an incredible amount of information and stores it in the subconscious mind.
Many things during an individual's day are stored as 'miscellaneous' information in the brain and would become incredibly difficult to remember. Think of it as a puddle on the road after it rained or just a drop of rain during a storm.
The charm makes others perceive you as just that.
The majority of species utilize only fractions of their brains. Of course, those with special abilities or higher power can ignore the charm, but they usually wouldn't even notice it and therefore ignore whoever the user was.
That's why we were using this charm instead of disillusionment. We have no need to hide, but it's best if we don't stand out for the moment.
Your wondering about that perverted goddess with a fetish for staring at souls, right? Well, no worries!
I added a soul camouflage option to our wedding rings that give our souls an ordinary image. I can actually shape it as I wish and make my soul into the shape of a giant dildo if I wanted, but that might get her excited, so I'll stick with normal for now.
Cliché destroyed.
I looked around at the medieval fantasy type city we entered.
The city was massive.
Wide main roads leading from Babel tower at the center of the city go to the four gates. (AN: North, East, West, South.)
The main roads branched out into a massive labyrinth of side streets that made up eight districts, just like a large pizza with eight slices.
The closer you go to Babel tower, the cleaner the streets and buildings were.
The full layout of the city was divided up by eight districts and three rings that formed the inner, middle, and outer areas of the city.
Some districts were nicer, while some were worse. It was a massive city with a thousand years of growth.
"So, do you girls want to explore the city first?" (Magus)
The girls and I were walking down the main road from the north gate.
"Let's sightsee on the way to the dungeon." (Bella)
"Yeah~ I want to deal with the dungeon situation first, we can explore later." (Yoru)
"Mn, work first." (Akame)
"Ok~" (Magus)
We enjoyed the sights and sounds while being ignored by everyone passing us.
We looked around as we walked.
Bustling streets full of adventures with different types of armors and weapons.
Civilians were just going about their day.
Merchants and wagons were passing through the streets by horseback.
Of course, it wasn't just humans.
Elves, dwarves, pollums, amazons, cat people, dog people, and the occasional world god were commonly seen moving along.
Orario had an incredible diversity in race.
'So, these are world gods?'
I took a closer look at a passing god with shadowed eyes and understood.
'Their bodies are imitations of mortals formed from extremely pure mana and possessed by their consciousness.
There's a line of mental energy connecting like a thin string from the back of their head up into the sky to their real bodies.
And their bodies here are at the same level as a civilian? Have none of them ever done a fucking push up before?'
These world gods had perfectly healthy bodies with plenty of potentials, and they completely ignored it.
It's like a gamer playing an RPG but staying level 1 - 3 because they are lazy.
I shared my discovery with the girls, and it was only the charm that stopped people from being curious about the two beautiful women on the ground laughing, another one standing up and shaking their head, and the incredibly handsome man repeatedly slamming his head against a wall.
"And they call themselves gods!" (Magus)
"*Pft* Centuries as a noob~ it's so sad it's funny!" (Yoru)
"Hahaha~ It's like looking at a mix between a child, a weeb, and a Thalmor agent. " (Bella) (AN: A child + lazy weeb + arrogant Thalmor from Skyrim = 90% of Danmachi world gods. NOT all of them, but most.)
"Disappointing." (Akame)
'For one thousand years, the majority of these world gods barely raised a finger and just commanded lower races like it was perfectly natural.
Why would anyone fear a glass cannon? Just slit their throat like anyone else, and they are gone. What? Would they all just stand around like idiots while a world god charged up their one-time use arcanum?
If these world gods ever bothered to actually train their puppet bodies, there might have been some incredible monsters walking around.
Whatever, it makes life easier for me.'
An hour later, after enjoying the sights and trying some food stalls, we reached the dungeon.
"I think I understand why that Ais girl likes these potato puffs so much, they are small, tasty and fun to eat." (Bella)
Bella was munching on a potato puff with chipmunk cheeks.
"They are not bad." (Yoru)
Yoru snuck over and stole a bite from Bella.
"Oi! Get your own!" (Bella)
"I did~ It's called finders keepers~" (Yoru)
"I'm still holding it!" (Bella)
"That's exactly where I found it~" (Yoru)
Akame walked over and bopped Yoru on her forehead.
"Bad kitty." (Akame)
At Yoru's teary eyes, Akame handed her another potato puff from the bag in her hands.
She bought ten, and no one should ever attempt to take her food.
'Potato puff…'
Looking at the snack gave me an idea.
"How about Karaage for lunch?" (Magus)
"""༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ""" (The girls)
I got three pairs of shining eyes in response.
"I'll take that as a yes…...stop looking at me like that…. I already said yes!" (Magus)
""Sucker…"" (Bella + Yoru)
I pretended to ignore those two who were giving me a 'Might Guy' thumbs up in favor of Akame, who was still zoned out with drool forming on the corner of her mouth.
I picked her up, cuddled her, and walked off.
"Oi! Wait up!" (Yoru)
"We were just joking!" (Bella)
We fooled around and walked straight into the dungeon.
The guildhall? Other people? Why would we care about that stuff? It's dungeon time.
Babel tower was placed on top of the dungeon.
The massive first floor was for the guild and the multiple staircases going down below the ground.
The second and third floor was for the guild's management while the rest of the floors up to floor twenty were for shops set up by the big Familia's like Hephaestus.
There were shops for weapons, armor, potions, magic items, books, and all kinds of stores.
From floor twenty up to the top at floor fifty were private rooms and private floors owned by only gods.
There was also a communal bath for gods and goddesses that was free to use.
The pervert who gets off on looking at people's souls through a crystal ball and has scanned over us without finding anything owns the top floor.
You know about those perverted old men and occasionally women who use binoculars and telescopes to spy on their neighbors? That's what this pervert does.
I'm not sure why the Canon decided to skip over most of the tower, but all fifty floors are used.
The Canon only introduced important or side character gods; however, there are literally thousands of the arrogant brats running around this world with most of them accumulated in this city.
Anyway, the four of us enjoyed the sights and descended a random staircase to head for the dungeon.
You ever wonder how so many people enter the dungeon but still manage to travel alone? Well, each entrance to the dungeon branches off into multiple paths right in the middle of the staircase.
(AN: I changed things.)
The first few floors are simple but incredibly spread out, while the deeper you go, the more the floors accumulate into incredibly large rooms.
Uncle Ouranos told us that these people thought the dungeon 'grew' and 'expanded' underground to this size, but it's actually just space expansion.
Similar to the space expansion charms from the Harry Potter, but it was primordial gods who cast it on a massive scale to create something similar to stacked pocket dimensions.
That's why each floor or every few floors can have its own ecosystem.
"Magus! Are you done monologuing yet?" (Bella)
"You just keep walking with this blank serious look like a zombie when you do that." (Yoru)
"Mn, I have been guiding you, so you don't trip." (Akame)
My mind refocused, and I patted Akame's head in thanks.
"Haha~ Sorry about that girls, you know how my mind is." (Magus)
I rubbed the back of my head in slight embarrassment.
We walked down a few branches of staircases and came to an isolated section of the first floor.
All four us felt the dimensional wall we passed through into a separate space.
"So, you girls remember the plan?" (Magus)
"Yup~ Just rush through and meet up at the end of the fifth floor~" (Yoru)
"Good, and which monsters live here?" (Magus)
"I believe it was goblins, kobolds, giant lizards, and the rare jack bird." (Bella)
"Perfect, and the optional mission I set was?" (Magus)
"Eliminate the bird if you see it and take its egg. *Drool*" (Akame)
"You girls got it, that egg sounds like a great ingredient for lunch. I'll go first, wait a bit and the next one should go. And remember not to use anything besides our own abilities and the basic weapons." (Magus)
We were all wearing light clothing without armor and had simple unenchanted steel versions of our usual weapons.
I was just wearing boots, combat pants, and a tank top with two steel knives that I took out from my inventory.
The dungeon walls seemingly pulsed with mana and flashed brightly after we spoke.
'Did I just feel excitement from the dungeon? Well, it is alive and conscious.'
The girls nodded, and I took off running.
(AN: I couldn't find a song that I liked so you can play this fun song if you want while you read. / watch?v=tVfJi4giw84. I wasted a full day trying to find the 'right' song before I flipped the table and said fuck it.)
The path was simple and straightforward without any traps.
{Slash}
A goblin had its throat slit without even seeing my shadow.
{Schick}
Another had a shadow spike spear its body.
I rushed through the floor, running through groups of two or three goblins and mowing them down with ease.
The second floor was the same as the first but with simple traps.
I jumped over tripwires and kicked off the walls to avoid pitfalls.
The third had kobolds mixed with goblins.
Kobolds were more agile than goblins and had a slightly stronger attack, but their defense wasn't any better.
They all died to my shadow spikes or my blades.
By the fourth floor, the dungeon picked up on my strength and began spawning small mobs of goblins, kobolds, and giant lizards.
I tore into them like a storm and never stopped rushing forward.
The girls and I spent years of effort, ingraining all our skills into our bodies.
We don't rely on weapons or items; we use them to enhance our already strong abilities.
I saw the staircase for the fifth floor, with a group of twenty monsters guarding it and staring in my direction.
I smiled and jumped, solidified mana beneath my feet, and double jumped over the crowd while summoning a cluster of spikes underneath the group.
I landed on the staircase to the sound of them all exploding into ash.
My feet never stopped, and the fifth floor wasn't very different from the first four. Simple traps, groups of the three monsters, and small areas where the dungeon blocks off the path until you defeat every monster in the area.
I got stuck in them twice with the dungeon mass spawning the three monsters.
It was a slaughter.
When the sixth-floor staircase was in sight, the dungeon floor vibrated, and something new broke through the wall.
{ROAR!}
It looked like a goblin, but it was three times a normal one's size. It held a landform weapon (Dungeon made weapon). It was covered in lizard scales, and it moved with the same speed and dexterity of a kobold.
I summoned a shadow spike, but it wasn't able to penetrate its skin.
'I guess this is the final boss for real challengers?'
Deciding to finish it, I used my signature move.
I shadow traveled behind it, stabbed the back of its head with one knife while the other slit its throat, and my shadows destroyed its brain.
It disappeared into ash without getting to put up a fight.
"Well, that was fun." (Magus)
{Shake}
I felt the dungeon positively vibrate with joy, and a doorway appeared next to the staircase.
'Someone's excited~.'
I stepped inside and entered a new space.
*Line Break*
Yoru POV:
Sixty seconds after Magus took off, it was my turn.
I looked at Bella and Akame and teased them a bit.
"Don't take to long~" (Yoru)
Without waiting for their response, I flash stepped away and took a path different from Magus.
'This place is like an amusement park for us!'
I used my gauntlets, covered them with lightning, and rushed through any enemy in my path like an arrow.
Goblins, kobolds, and giant lizards alike were pierced through while I discharged some electricity to destroy any monster in the vicinity.
'This is fun~.'
I couldn't help the smile forming on my face and bulldozed my way through every floor.
The traps were too obvious, the monsters too weak, the paths shrunk under my speed, and I reached the end of the fifth floor soon enough.
{ROAR!}
'Oh~ Is this the mini-boss?'
I gathered lightning in my fist, punched the monster, and watched it explode into pieces in satisfaction.
The dungeon floor vibrated, and a door appeared next to the staircase.
I walked in while whistling.
'A few more times, and that could be a nice warmup~.'
*Line Break*
3rd Person POV:
A group of three level 1 adventurers were hunting on the third floor.
An archer, a swordsman, and a thief with a knife. A typical group for early adventurers.
"Careful Jun!" (Archer Noob)
The archer shot an arrow into the arm of a goblin that was about to hit the swordsman.
"Thanks Phil!" (Swordsman Noob)
The swordsman yelled while fiercely fighting the two goblins and a kobold.
The thief was sneaking behind the monsters and trying to stab their vitals while dodging the counterattacks.
Just then, the walls shook, and three more kobolds appeared.
"Oh no! Guys! Run!" (Thief Noob)
The archer panicked, and the swordsman and thief felt terror while trying to back off.
The kobolds were faster and quickly caught up to them.
When they were about to reach the adventurers and tear their flesh from their bones, a flash of lightning and purple appeared along with an easy-going voice before vanishing.
"Excuse me~" (Yoru)
The three adventurers blinked before looking around and seeing nothing but the drops of the monsters that were about to kill them.
"What just happened?" (Archer Noob)
"*Sigh* thankfully a higher leveled adventurer was passing through." (Swordsman Noob)
"Who do you think it was?" (Thief Noob)
"Who knows, let's just get out of here, I think that was enough for one day." (Archer Noob)
""Yeah."" (Noobs)
As they were walking off, they all had a similar thought.
'Why do I feel like fluffing and praising a cat right now?'
*Line Break*
Bella POV:
A minute after Yoru rushed off, I turned to Akame.
"I'll see you in a bit." (Bella)
"Mn." (Akame)
I began running.
I usually don't show it, but I can't help but feel joy when I'm fighting alone.
It's not that I don't love the others, but something is liberating about not having to worry about poisoning anyone.
In terms of physical ability, I'm the weakest of us four, but that doesn't mean I am weak.
I ran by silently, kicking off the ground with short mana bursts and moved erratically along the path.
I danced around any enemy I met like a goddess of death while poisoning each and every one through the air.
I didn't even need to throw a single weapon. They were paralyzed and bled through every orifice just by getting close to me.
Of course, I used poison that would evaporate within a few minutes.
I breezed through the floors in elegance and reached the end of the fifth floor.
{ROAR!}
I collected poison into my hand in a concentrated orb, apparated above the strange mini-boss, and released it directly onto its face before landing behind it.
It screamed in pain for a few seconds before its head was corroded, and it vanished into ash.
'Hmm~ I didn't see the jack bird. Oh well, I'm sure Akame will find it.'
The dungeon floor vibrated, and a door appeared, which I walked into.
*Line Break*
Akame POV:
A minute after Bella left, it was my turn.
"Eliminate." (Akame)
I don't hold back, its foolish to show weakness when any weakness can be taken advantage of.
I ran with my full speed, and the air was heated up and ignited when I passed through.
Every enemy was predicted in advance with divination and cut down with my simple katana.
'Where is it?'
I took the heads of three goblins and rushed into the third-floor staircase.
Suddenly, a future path I wanted to see appeared, and I changed directions abruptly.
'THERE!'
A crack appeared in the ceiling, and a jack bird spawned.
{Slice!}
I didn't even get to make a sound before my blade cut it in half.
'Your meat is mine!'
It vanished into ash, and a golden egg appeared, which I put into the space of my wedding ring.
(AN: Remember, the wedding rings are magic focuses, space rings, can form telepathic links to each other, can become invisible, and can camouflage the soul as the user wishes.)
'One down. One is just a snack; a meal needs more.'
3rd person POV:
If the dungeon could sweat, the hunters look in Akame's eyes would have given its back cold sweat. It slightly shivered, but it would never admit it.
Akame POV:
{ROAR!}
'Enemy.'
I sliced the mini-boss in half while setting it on fire and draining its energy into myself.
The dungeon floor shook, and a door appeared.
'Mn, I got five eggs.'
I entered the door while ignoring the feeling of the dungeon shivering.
No more jack birds were spawned for a few weeks.
*Line Break*
After Magus entered the door.
Magus POV:
I looked around at the small stone room with an altar in the center and a pool of water behind it.
The whole room was glowing, and I felt the mana become extremely excited.
'This looks like an RPG save point~.'
I walked up to the altar, and it lit up. A glowing sphere formed, and a screen with text appeared before me.
[WELCOME BRAVE ADVENTURER!
Thank you for challenging the Tartarus dungeon!
As the first real challenger, you will be rewarded with advanced knowledge of the environment for every section of the dungeon and double exilia gain for the next ten days!
As a true adventurer, you receive the following benefits.
-Personalized falna and body strengthening.
-Falna update with every floor staircase crossed.
-Unlocked teleportation to and from the outside to the fifth floor. Teleportation between deeper floors is unlocked after every main boss is defeated.
-Customization for falna design and invisibility mode for falna is unlocked.
Please enter the pool of water to commence body scan and body strengthening.]
'Is this a promotional advertisement or something?'
I could feel the enthusiasm behind every word.
I looked at the glowing ball and felt strange, so I spoke honestly.
"You have been waiting for a long time. I'll take your challenge and fulfill your purpose." (Magus)
The room vibrated.
I took off my clothes and entered the pool.
'It's surprisingly warm, and this isn't water…. this is…liquid mana?'
The mana water suddenly surrounded my body and formed into an egg-like shape.
I felt something connect to my mind, and a gentle voice reached me.
"Please relax your defenses, I need to see your memories to scan you correctly." (?)
The voice was soothing, like a mother speaking to their child. I entered my mindscape and spoke to the ball of light hovering outside my mental defenses.
"Hm? Are you the dungeon? Tartarus?" (Magus)
"Yes child." (Tartarus)
She sounded very pleased.
"Oh~ dad and uncle Ouranos never said you could speak." (Magus)
"Dad? And of course that old man Ouranos doesn't know! He just plays video games all day! I learned to speak after the first century." (Tartarus)
Her anger peaked when speaking of Ouranos.
I figured it was easier to show her, so I created a table and formed a copy of my central laptop with parts of my memories for her to see.
There are some things I keep private to myself and things she doesn't need to see.
"Oh! Your Thanatos's son! No wonder you knew what the rules were to pass. Those old people finally found a way to fix things! I swear I was so close to exploding. I even left that worm on the 60th floor alive in my anger." (Tartarus)
I'm not sure if it's because of Ouranos's wording, but I am imaging Tartarus like Kushina Uzumaki from Naruto.
"Oh! Thank you Magus, that physical image is beautiful. I couldn't ever decide on one." (Tartarus)
The ball of light flashed and formed into the image of Kushina.
She had the same red hair and violet eyes with a very gentle look on her face.
"This is the best day I've had in the last thousand years. I finally got a real challenger and four of them at once." (Tartarus)
I couldn't help but tense up for a second.
"Oh~ Where are the girls?" (Magus)
I asked playfully but with a certain edge.
Tartarus smiled at me.
"Relax Magus, they are going through the same process as you right now in separate rooms. I must congratulate you, all four of you have a tremendous amount of love for each other. It's enough to make even a construct like me slightly jealous~" (Tartarus)
I let the tension leave me at that, I could tell she was telling the truth.
"I see~ Thank you Tartarus. Those girls are my treasures. Please watch over us these next few years." (Magus)
She puffed up her chest with a smile.
"Of course I will! I won't actively try to destroy you like I have been doing to those blessed by those annoying world gods, but I will still challenge you.
My purpose is to make you grow and break the mortal shackles of your body.
The falna is just a numerical way to show your current progress of the mana that is evolving your physical body.
Speaking of which, I can now bring your body up to the level of your ability and experience.
Please remember that despite how powerful your abilities are, your flesh will be based on the amount of training you have done and the enemies you have slain.
Past lives don't count.
Are you ready?" (Tartarus)
I gave her a deadpan look.
'I know that smile…. she's a sadist…. of course she is.'
"Sure~ What do I have to do?" (Magus)
"Just try not to scream~" (Tartarus)
"Wait wha…..MMMNNNNN!" (Magus)
It felt like my nerves were being electrocuted and burned at the same time.
I was already in my mindscape, so I quickly cut off the pain signals my body was sending my brain.
I gave Tartarus a dirty look.
"*Huff* *Huff* Was that really necessary!?" (Magus)
She smiled.
"Yup! I'm surprised you didn't get knocked out, but no one said evolving the body was a painless transformation." (Tartarus)
"I did pain resistance training with the girls, and the world gods version doesn't cause pain as far as I know." (Magus)
'Oh shit, I shouldn't have said that.'
Her eyes darkened, and her hair floated like the real Kushina.
"That's because they don't know what the fuck they are doing! Rawr! I want to punch those little brats!
As Ouranos said, the fake Falna just builds a foundation on an already existing foundation. It's okay for weak civilians who have never trained before, but for real warriors, it destroys their potential!
My version, the original version, brings the body up to the comparable level of your experience!
The very cells and DNA of your body are being torn apart and adapted for mana to evolve them." (Tartarus)
I summoned a bunch of training dummies for her to take her anger out on while I observed my physical body.
She was right, my body was being evolved.
After summoning some sake and watching Tartarus tear into an endless army of training dummies in the shapes of world gods I can remember from the anime and a few things I dislike as well like the TMNP, I finally felt the pain signals stop getting sent.
I reconnected in time to feel a soothing current spread through my body that my cells all devoured with almost animalistic hunger.
I felt my body evolving.
My blood boiled.
My organs strengthened.
My bones hardened.
My muscles enhanced.
My entire body was being pushed beyond the regular human limit I reached after my maturation.
"Hm~ Not bad. Here's your status, you can ask me any questions now before we head back.
Remember, you're not limited by a limit of S per stat. It's only supposed to be a guide. S stops at 999, SS at 1200, and SSS for anything above." (Tartarus)
Tartarus appeared next to me and waved her hand.
A screen appeared in front of me.
[
Name: Magus E. Mor
Alias: NA
Divinity:
-Major – Shadows
-Minor – Space, Death, Magic.
Level: 3
Stats:
-Strength: A800 (2400) = 3200
-Endurance: A800 (2400) = 3200
-Dexterity: E400 (2000) = 2400
-Agility: E400 (2000) = 2400
-Magic: SS1000 (3000) = 4000
Development Abilities:
-Blacksmith: B
-Abnormal Resistance: C
-Magic Resistance: C
-Luck: S
Magic:
-Harry Potter world magic.
-Altered Skyrim magic – Dragon speech.
-Shadow magic. (+) (AN: All Magus's shadow abilities. They are listed in the character sheet if you want to read them.)
Skills:
-Animagus
-Mana control
-Sight
Physical abilities:
-Master Dual Knife User.
-Mixed martial arts specialist.
-High Leveled Assassin
]
I turned to Tartarus with a questioning look.
"So, I'm level 3?" (Magus)
"Yup! You have abilities that can take on world gods at their full strength, but your physical body is not that strong. A lucky shot could kill you.
Your training and experience put you at level 3 and pretty close to level 4." (Tartarus)
'Ok, I can accept that.'
"I see, next, what's with my development abilities?" (Magus)
"I figured you would ask. By looking through your memories, I observed the things you have done and created. You have walked far on the path of a blacksmith in a short amount of time.
Your knowledge, abilities, and open mind, are very different from the close-minded thoughts of this world's blacksmiths, and you have crafted very high leveled equipment.
Magic resistance came from the fact that your skin was already resistant to mana from that maturation you went through. I didn't even have to add anything, that was all you.
Abnormal resistance came from the training you did with your wives and what you gained from your maturation. You already have pain, paralysis, poison, and burn resistance. I just rounded it out with other elemental debuffs and gave you an accurate level.
I felt a strong element of luck on you and gave you that one. It seems you're a very lucky man~." (Tartarus)
"Haha~ I guess I am. So, I have four development abilities at level 3?" (Magus)
"Yup~ You also qualify for a few others like Hunter, Mage, Mixing, and Mystery.
I can't give you hunter because what you hunted wasn't dungeon monsters, but you can still gain it.
I set silly restrictions on what levels you can gain specific abilities for those with fake falna's. It was a way for petty revenge without breaking the rules.
You definitely qualify for mage with your abilities, but you don't focus on it too much, so I prioritized other things. You can choose it later.
Mixing is obvious, but Blacksmithing was more prominent.
And Mystery was because of your high enchanting skills, but once again, I prioritized." (Tartarus)
I pondered on that for a second.
"What do development abilities really do?" (Magus)
She smiled and answered.
"Development abilities, unlike what most think, are just a simple doorway and measurement for an individual.
For example, when someone gets the Mystery ability, they will gain a vague feeling of knowing what to do to enchant something, but they won't know 'how' they are doing it.
The letter that is used next to it just shows how far someone has walked along the path of the ability. It doesn't magically make someone better; they have to actually put the effort in to improve.
You can train yourself in anything you want outside the falna, and once you level up, it can help guide you, but it's not necessary to actually do it." (Tartarus)
'I see, that makes sense.'
"Can you clarify the proper way to gain exilia and how to level up?" (Magus)
"Of course! I'm glad you asked because there are some ridiculous speculations made by the adventurers with fake falna's.
You gain exilia by fighting monsters that match your current level. It works like this.
[Level 1 – floor 1 – 11.] [Level 2 – floor 12 – 21.] [Level 3 – floor 22 – 31.] [Level 4 – floor 32 – 41.] [Level 5 – floor 42 – 51.] [Level 6 – floor 52 – 61.] Etc.
As a level 2, a level 1 monster will give you half of the exilia it did when you were level 1. This pattern will continue as you level up. At level 5, a level 1 monster won't give you anything.
To level up, unlike common belief, you don't have to do some crazy nonsensical thing. All you have to do is defeat every monster of your level at least once and reach the stairs of each floor for your level solo at least once. That includes the rare monsters like a jack bird for a level 1.
You can also do something crazy, but it's not necessary.
After that, you can level up whenever you want, but beware that you can't go back, so you should raise your stats to a high enough level before you level up." (Tartarus)
I nodded as she spoke.
"Cool~ Thanks for explaining it so clearly~ The Canon confused the shit out of me. Everything was so vague." (Magus)
She huffed in annoyance.
"That a combination of Ouranos and the anime producers' fault.
When the Birthed world combined with the Original world, fate tried to force me to protect that little boy.
I fought back, and the result was that I had to grant the boy the real falna secretly so he could advance beyond S stats and guide him toward troubled women.
Do you know how pissed I was? A thousand years of watching these people make a mockery of my purpose, and then I have to let a little boy bypass the rules and help him get laid?
Bah! I don't even want to think about it, I'm already getting mad." (Tartarus)
I wisely took a few steps away from her as she got heated up again.
"Right, not to get off track here, what is this skill 'Sight'?" (Magus)
She calmed down after a few breaths while chanting 'inner peace' and refocused.
"That one was a gift to you. I noticed that you had a lot of abilities with your vision, but they were mixed up.
You have night vision to see in the dark, soul vision to see a target soul and the level of their purity or corruption, mana vision to see pure mana, space vision to see fluctuations in space, and a few others.
I gave you that skill to help you organize and use your sights as you please without having to cover your eyes with shadows and other unnecessary actions. Enjoy~" (Tartarus)
I tested it out and found I could switch my visions at will.
"Oh~ Thank you for this! It was getting confusing to have to activate them all in different ways.
I think that covers my main questions. I only have two more~
Are you able to leave the dungeon in a physical form? And what do you plan to do with that world goddess on floor 60?" (Magus)
She looked like she was thinking about it for a second before replying.
"I should be able to, I never really had a reason to since just seeing someone with a fake falna makes me angry, and I can't go too far.
As for that worm, now that you four came along, I don't care about revenge anymore, and let's just say, she is no longer useful to me." (Tartarus)
I shivered a little at the sadistic smile Tartarus was giving me.
'Fucking sadists! Sougo, I blame you.' (AN: Sougo – King of planet sadist. Gintama)
"Right, well, you extended a part of the dungeon to the inland sea to the east of the dungeon, right?" (Magus)
"Hm… I think I did. Some little world god had the guts to enter into the dungeon and thought he could run from me into his domain of the ocean, so I released the leviathan on him!
The look of horror on his face was beautiful to see~."
'Do I really want to do this? *Sigh* Connections are important, and she is sweet as long as you don't anger her.
"Well, if you can do the same thing to the north of the city, you are welcome to visit my home. I'm sure my wives wouldn't mind." (Magus)
Her eyes sparkled, and she gave me a kind smile
"Thank you Magus. Being alone is a very painful thing. But…... Bella and Yoru had already invited me before you said anything hehe~."
I rolled my eyes.
"Of course they did. Whatever, yes, your welcome anytime Tartarus. Now, I'm out of questions for now. Let's go back out." (Magus)
"Yeah! Thank you Magus, thank you so much!" (Tartarus)
She gave me a strong hug before I woke up in my body and exited the pool of water.
{Crack} {Crack}
'Ugh, my body is stiff.'
"Hey there sleeping beauty~." (Yoru)
"Mhm, I did good." (Bella)
I looked up and saw the girls waiting for me on a couch.
Yoru and Bella were checking out my nude body, and Bella complimented herself for some reason.
Much to their disappointment, I put my pants back on and sat down next to them.
"How did it go for you three?" (Magus)
"Well, we all met Tartarus, and she is so sweet!" (Bella)
"Yeah~ and we all reached level 3, but holy shit did that process suck." (Yoru)
"Mn, not fun. But I got the jack bird eggs." (Akame)
I pulled Akame into my lap to cuddle and pet her.
"Thank you Akame, we can use them later." (Magus)
She smiled and purred under my hands.
"Mn." (Akame)
"Oh yeah, Magus, we need to design our Familia symbol before the status can be placed on our back." (Bella)
"I think Tartarus mentioned that." (Magus)
"We were waiting for you~ Not that is should be necessary, but it's easier if we all have a similar one." (Yoru)
"I agree, it's easier on the author if we all have the same symbol or one unique to us." (Magus) (AN: {BOOM} FUCK YOU 4th wall.)
"Mn." (Akame)
We discussed it for a while.
Ideas came and went from funny things like a pot elf smoking a joint, to adorable things like Akame in her half Animagus transformation, and finally, we settled on one.
"So, we all agree? Our symbol will be our Animagus forms?" (Magus)
"Yup~ It's simple and impactful." (Yoru)
"Yeah, there's no need to complicate things." (Bella)
"Mn, I like it." (Akame)
Once we all decided, the altar lit up, and four balls of light flew at us and connected with our backs.
I felt a slight sting like getting a tattoo, and my status formed on my back and became covered and hidden with a fierce lion's head that covered my whole back.
The girl's versions were similar but much more feminine and unique to them.
Bella's covered her upper back and went over her shoulder to wrap around her right arm with the snake tail with the head showing its teeth.
Yoru's went from her lower back and down her right thigh in her panthers' image.
Akame's went around her back and partway onto her stomach. The fox head was on the center of her back while her tails extended around her sides to her front.
With only a thought, we could make the symbol invisible or visible, and we can turn it into our status on our back.
These were the girl's statuses.
[
Name: Bella Mor
Alias: NA
Level: 3
Stats:
-Strength: G200 (1600) = 1800
-Endurance: C600 (1800) = 2400
-Dexterity: A800 (2000) = 2800
-Agility: E400 (1800) = 2200
-Magic: S900 (2200) = 3100
Development Abilities:
-Mixing: B
-Abnormal Resistance: A
-Magic Resistance: C
-Mage: B
Magic:
-Harry Potter world magic.
-Altered Skyrim magic.
-Poison magic. (+) (AN: All Bella's poison abilities. They are listed in the character sheet if you want to read them.)
Skills:
-Animagus
-Mana control
-Poison Immunity. (Causes Abnormal resistance to rise to match poison immunity. Effect: All abnormal resistances are automatically raised to A.)
Physical abilities:
-Master weapon thrower
-Average mixed martial artist
-High Leveled Assassin
]
[
Name: Yoru Mor
Alias: NA
Level: 3
Stats:
-Strength: E400 (1800) = 2200
-Endurance: C600 (1800) = 2400
-Dexterity: S900 (2200) = 3100
-Agility: S900 (2200) = 3100
-Magic: A800 (1800) = 2600
Development Abilities:
-Warding: B (AN: I made it)
-Abnormal Resistance: A
-Magic Resistance: C
-Fist strike: B
Magic:
-Harry Potter world magic.
-Altered Skyrim magic.
-Altered Bleach magic.
-Lightning magic. (+) (AN: All of Yoru's lightning abilities. They are listed in the character sheet if you want to read them.)
Skills:
-Animagus
-Mana control – Flash step
-Paralysis Immunity. (Causes Abnormal resistance to rise to match paralysis immunity. Effect: All abnormal resistances are automatically raised to A.)
Physical abilities:
-Master martial artist
-Master Assassin
]
[
Name: Akame Mor
Alias: NA
Level: 3
Stats:
-Strength: C600 (1800) = 2400
-Endurance: A800 (2000) = 2800
-Dexterity: A800 (2000) = 2800
-Agility: A800 (2200) = 3000
-Magic: A800 (1800) = 2600
Development Abilities:
-Talisman Creation: B (AN: I made it)
-Abnormal Resistance: A
-Magic Resistance: C
-Swordsman: B
Magic:
-Harry Potter world magic.
-Altered Skyrim magic.
-Cursed fire magic. (+) (AN: All Akame's cursed fire abilities. They are listed in the character sheet if you want to read them.)
Skills:
-Animagus
-Mana control
-Burn Immunity. (Causes Abnormal resistance to rise to match burn immunity. Effect: All abnormal resistances are automatically raised to A.)
Physical abilities:
-Master Swordsman/Swordswoman
-Master Assassin
]
I admired the view of the girls with their new tattoos.
"Damn girls, those tattoos match you three incredibly well. It gives you all a wild and dangerous look." (Magus)
"Yours is quite attractive as well love." (Bella)
"Mnnn~ I think we need to inspect these a bit more~" (Yoru)
Yoru's pupils became slit like a cat, and she climbed on my back.
"We are still in the dungeon love." (Magus)
I scratched her head and tried to calm her down even though I was incredibly aroused at the moment.
The lust in her eyes was contagious, and I slowly fell for it until a loud voice resounded inside our minds.
"Oi! Don't get it on inside my body! I'll drop a juggernaut on you!" (Tartarus)
It seems she could talk to us now that she gave us her falna.
"Tsk, way to kill the mood." (Yoru)
"Damn, I fell into your tempo again." (Magus)
Yoru licked my neck and stuck herself to me.
"You can't say you don't like it~" (Yoru)
"I would never say that~" (Magus)
"Oh~ Prove it~" (Yoru)
We leaned in to kiss, but before our sexual mood could recover, we both got hit on the back of the head by a foxtail.
We turned to Akame and Bella, who were staring at us with deadpan eyes.
"Honestly you two…." (Bella)
"Bad kitties" (Akame)
*Pft* (Magus + Yoru)
"Let's continue in a few hours love~" (Magus)
"Yeah~" (Yoru)
"Oi! Don't forget us! You think I wasn't turned on just as much as you two!" (Bella)
We teased each other for a bit before we turned to Akame, who was silent.
"Akame?" (Magus)
She refocused on me before she took on a resolute look.
"Meat first, your meat later." (Akame)
She nodded her head in satisfaction and walked out of the room.
"…" (Magus + Bella + Yoru + Tartarus)
"Just…. leave for today." (Tartarus)
I nodded.
"Right." (Magus)
I marked the room so I could teleport in whenever we wanted to come directly here from home and skip the city.
*Line Break*
Floor 60:
Sitting on her thrown was Enyo, the city-destroying goddess.
(AN: I'm making Enyo an evil villain female goddess. Screw canon and that weird Dionysus shit.)
She was speaking with her two trusted subordinates and announcing her evil schemes.
"Ein, Revis, we are entirely hidden from the eyes of the world! The dungeon's corruption is progressing, and we will eventually take full control of this beautiful monster making contraption.
How are our master plans going?" (Enyo)
"Master, the corrupted spirit has transformed the frozen 60th floor into a lush jungle and is spawning the acidic insects and Viola plant seeds.
We can begin planting the seeds in monster pantries to quickly grow a tamed monster army who are a match for level 4 and 5 adventures." (Ein)
"Mwuhahaha! Wonderful! I can already taste the destruction and despair of the surface. Revis, what's your progress?" (Enyo)
"Master, I'm having success with silently assassinating high leveled adventures from the righteous Familia and capturing the Xenos to be brainwashed, mind-controlled, and birth monsters for us." (Revis)
"Perfect! Perfect! Capture those lower life forms. They will make great cannon fodder. They can be good chess pieces in our plans! I need to capture that half spirit girl Ais. She would be perfect for brainwashing. Revis! Ein! Target Ais Wallenstein and start eliminating the high leveled Loki adventurers!" (Enyo)
""Right away master."" (Ein + Revis)
"Mwuhahaha! Eh?" (Enyo)
{Crack!} {Crack!}
Just as the evil mastermind goddess of this world was enjoying her evilness and laughing at the idea of destroying the 'lower races,' the ceiling of her thrown room cracked open, and seven pitch black level 7 juggernauts dropped down.
(AN: SURPRISE MUTHAFUCKA!)
They were a mix of humanoids and dragons.
{RRROOOOAARR! X 7}
"What is this…." (Revis)
"How can this be…." (Ein)
"THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! THIS PART OF THE DUNGEON IS MINE TO CONTROL!" (Enyo)
Those were the last words if you ignore incoherent yelling of the great antagonist Enyo before she was sat on by a giant level 7 juggernaut.
Observing the situation, Tartarus couldn't help but comment.
"That bitch was crazy. Good thing I could experiment on idiotic world gods in the past and learned I could devour their divinity and turn it into energy. This bitch's existence was a mistake." (Tartarus)
Tartarus turned her eyes on the shivering Ein, Revis, lower leveled grunts from evil Familia's, and the corrupted spirit making monsters on the 60th floor.
"Finish them." (Tartarus)
With a final order, she left the area to the sound of her juggernauts roaring and destroying the remnants of Enyo's power base.
The evil organization was no more, and no one would ever know.
A week later, the 60th floor returned to its natural ecosystem of glaciers and ice.
*Line Break*
Orario north main street:
Magus POV:
After leaving the dungeon, the girls and I explored the streets looking for a restaurant to eat at.
While we were walking, I released some shadows to go and find suitable spots for us to teleport in from our home.
We stopped outside a nice-looking pub.
I looked up at the sign and confirmed it.
'Yup, this is it.'
The sign read as: 'The cat's paw.'
What about the hostess of fertility?
Fuck you cliché, this city is fucking massive! Why the fuck does every MC just so happen to walk into a single restaurant in the entire fucking city! (AN: No, really, I haven't found a single Danmachi fic where the MC ate at a different restaurant at the start.)
I asked the owner if I could use the kitchen and got permission after I paid in gold and gave her a few compliments that made her blush. Pure gold is a universal currency, and I'm rich enough to swim in gold, plus charm is a real state in life.
'I should still exchange some gold for this world's currency.'
When I was in the kitchen and alone, I called Tom to handle the money exchange. He looks like a well-aged elf in this world.
I made Karaage with orange sauce and jack bird egg on a bowl of white rice sprinkled with seaweed and sea salt.
It was a work of art, and I had to leave a few smaller bowls for the kitchen staff that was starring at me with shining eyes.
'It's fine when the women were doing it but come on man! I don't want a muscled bald old man giving me starry eyes! Your working too hard charm stat!'
Without any interruptions, the girls and I enjoyed our meal.
I cast a silencing charm around us for privacy.
"So, did you girls have fun?" (Magus)
"Yeah~ Tartarus was really nice~" (Yoru)
"It was fun to let loose even if the enemies were ridiculously weak. And I felt bad for Tartarus, so I invited her to our home. Sorry for not asking you guys about it, but she looked so sad!" (Bella)
"You did the right thing, she deserves friends." (Akame)
"It's fine love, I did the same thing, but I heard one other gave the same offer." (Magus)
I comforted Bella and turned my eyes on a certain cat who wasn't meeting my eyes.
She eventually gave in.
"Fine, fine! I wanted to prank you guys, and I also felt bad. Living a long time isn't all that its made out to be without others to share it with." (Yoru)
Her words held the experience of her own few centuries of life, and while it wasn't my experience, I still felt it through her memories.
I showed her some affection and soon had a full and sleepy cat on my back.
'She really loves that spot.'
"Let's head back for now. The teleport points have already been found by my shadows, and I'll have them keep searching for locations for the auction house." (Magus)
We got up and headed outside while talking.
"We need to map out the city for that." (Bella)
"Mn, the network needs the full picture to be set." (Akame)
"Don't worry, aside from the stage 2's, I have all my shadows working on it. It will be done by tonight." (Magus)
"Mn, good job." (Akame)
I love being affectionate with the girls, but there's something special about Akame initiating it. I enjoyed her petting for a minute before Bella brought me back to focus.
"This plan of yours is truly brilliant for messing with people. It's going to be really fun~" (Bella)
"Hell yeah it is~ This city isn't ready for the randomly appearing and disappearing magical auction house full of fantasy wonders. They will all lose their minds trying to figure it out. It will be great to watch~" (Magus)
The three of us shared evil chuckles that would have someone calling for help if I didn't use another notice-me-not charm.
Just then, a cliché I didn't manage to predict caught up to me.
Walking in the other direction from us on the street was the main Loki Familia group.
The captain, Finn the pollum, a level 6.
The dwarf, Gareth, a level 6.
The high elf, Riveria, a level 6.
The two to three years younger and weaker group of Tione and Tiona the amazon's, the werewolf Bete Loga, the elf Lefiya, and the half spirit Ais Wallenstein. They were all between levels 3 – 4.
And in the center of them all, the goddess Loki in all her short self's glory. She was getting an elbow to the face after trying to sexually assault Ais.
"Watch out!" (Random merchant)
'Oh, look at that~ A horse thief is getting kicked by the amazon girl directly in my direction~ I wonder what the odds of that are~ Now I have to show I'm special and get noticed by a bunch of MC's~.'
I sighed and decided to do what I have to do.
I put a hand on Bella's and Akame's shoulder and pulled them lightly to the side of the road and let the horse thief fly by us.
'There, zero involvement.'
I looked back at the Loki Familia, and none of them were paying me any attention, the charm was working wonders.
However, I still felt a pair of eyes on me. I turned and matched eyes with Loki, whose eyes widened when she looked at us.
'Oh~ Magic is one of her domains after all.'
I smiled at her before turning into an alley with the girls and shadow traveling us home.
We managed to avoid the goddess who ran around the corner and tried to follow us.
'Fucking clichés. Stop trying so hard fate.'
*Line Break*
Loki POV:
Tione kicked the horse thief too hard and sent him flying into a food stand.
'Damn it, now we have to pay for that.'
I got a weird feeling and turned my head to the side and saw an extremely hot guy and three beautiful women that got me excited, but then I felt disinterested and was about to turn away.
'Wait, what!?'
I looked at them harder.
'That's magic! How are they messing with my senses?! Magic is my domain! No one can hide from me!'
The hunk seemed to notice me looking as he met my eyes.
'Damn, those are mesmerizing eyes.'
He gave me a smile before turning into an alleyway with the girls.
'Wait!'
I ran after them and ignored Finn's call to come back only to turn the corner and not see them anywhere.
'Where did they go?'
"Goddess! What's wrong? You just took off running. Did you see something?" (Finn)
Finn appeared next to me while I was strangely confused and extremely curious.
"Finn, help me look for someone." (Loki)
"Who?" (Finn)
"He's….huh?" (Loki)
'Why can't I remember….is this part of his magic? Magic is my domain! I won't be affected that easily!'
I flared some of my divine energy, and my mind cleared up.
'Wow! That was some strong magic.'
I described his image to Finn.
"Just remember that only you, Riveria, and Gareth should look for him. I don't think anyone else would be able to notice him." (Loki)
"If you say so." (Finn)
Riveria and Gareth came over, and Finn explained the situation to them.
"I'm interested in his magic." (Riveria)
"The guy didn't exactly do anything, why are we searching for him?" (Gareth)
I gave them a smile with shining eyes.
"My instincts tell me something interesting will happen if I find him!" (Loki)
I got deadpan looks in return.
"Or you're mad that someone one-upped you with magic." (Riveria)
'Damn it!'
"Oh, shush you!" (Loki)
'No one gets one over me with magic! And the guy was a real hunk too *Drool*.'
"*Sigh* Someone pick her up and follow, I'm hungry and its time for lunch." (Finn)
*Line Break*
Mansion main bedroom:
Morning of the next day:
Magus POV:
I looked over at the results of the storm that happened last night.
The birds were chirping, and the sunlight washed into the room to show broken furniture like a war elephant came through. I had sore hips, and my wives were piled on top of me.
'Thank god the walls are unbreakable.'
One on each arm and Akame on top.
Off to the side were Mu and all five fox women cuddling.
'I'm not sure if I remember everything, but we celebrated getting our falna, got drunk, and then picked up where we left off in the dungeon earlier and let loose on each other.
The falna massively increased our physical stats, and the fox women who jumped in at some point were quickly exhausted.
I think Bella poisoned my owl at one point, but I'm sure Athena is fine.'
Just then, I got a lot of memories from the shadows I left in the city and quickly organized them.
'Ow! My head. I need a hangover potion, but I'm afraid to wake up these lionesses.
Deciding to play smart, I summoned a potion onto the bed and used my tail to stab it and bring it to my mouth.
'Having a tail is awesome.'
With a fresh mind, I went through the info and smiled.
'It's the auction house time!'
Chapter End.
Author Notes:
I asked you guys if you wanted me to keep going with my recommendations, and I got a lot of positive responses! So, I will keep the recommendations going!
Please remember that I started doing it at chapter 19. Go back if you missed them.
Enjoy.
Novel Recommendations:
Novelplanet:
Dimensional Sovereign by Oren and translated by gravity tales. A really great and exciting Korean novel. The ending was a bit trippy, but I really enjoyed this novel.
Dungeon Hunter translated by RainbowTurtle. Another great Korean novel. Romance is nonexistent here.
The Man Picked Up By The Gods by Roy. This is one crazy long slice of life Japanese novel. The MC is mostly a child for the whole fic, but it's really touching to read. There's a manga for it too. I really enjoyed it, and the MC is OP even as a child. I prefer the original version over the rewrite.
Fanfiction:
Here are some fairy tail fics.
Redemption of the Dragon King by Medrick1317 – I Fucking loved this fic! This is a VERY unique fic that you will either love or hate within a few chapters. Acnologia is who…? Wait till you find out the MC's history and who his wives are. I can't wait for more of this.
The Rise of a Dragon by Plasnix112 – A smart Natsu raised by the Azure flame dragon.
Story of Black dragon's child by KiyoshiWakeshima – Natsu raised by Acnologia.
A Slayer's Pride by Kjblau – A Natsu who went with Gildarts on a decade quest. Stronger and more mature Natsu. Natsu X Erza.
Natsu Dragneel the Dual Dragon Slayer by JTZ29 – After Natsu loses Igneel, he is found and raised by the lightning dragon king. I personally didn't enjoy this fic, but it's the highest-rated pure fairy tail fic on fanfiction, so you might enjoy it.
