Hey guys! Chirith here back with another Isekai danmachi fic.

This time, this fic will be focusing on the MC being summoned to Orario before the Astraea record event.

As usual reviews and constructive criticism will be appreciated while flames will be used to cook more ideas.

I don't owe Danmachi or Danmemo whatsoever.

Hope you guys enjoy!

"Isn't it beautiful? It's almost tragic. When life ends, it gives off a final lingering aroma. Light is but a farewell gift from the darkness to those on their way to die."

"It's too early to sleep in, Ren." A kind voice echoed out.

Hearing those words, a young man dressed in simple clothes perked up. The young man was a teenager of around 16-17 years old with dark hair, eyes, and tanned skin with Asian features. He was in front of a counter reading some books about some things by himself.

"Boss?" Ren asked as he looked at him. "sorry, I have been busy mixing potions last night." The young man said as he looked at the one that spoke to him. His boss is a man that has long dark blue hair and dark blue eyes. He wears a black robe, a tan brown stole that reaches down past his shoulders, and brown shoes

"It is fine, Ren." The man said with a smile as a brown-haired girl around 11 years old with purple eyes, dog ears on top of her head, and a tail.

"Welcome back, Naaza." Ren and his boss said at the same time, the young girl was an adventurer.

"I'm back!" Naaza said with a smile as she walked towards the house. "I finally got down to the 5th floor Miach-Sama."

"I see, good work, Naaza-chan," Miach said with a smile as the young man watched in amusement

'Lovebirds.' He thought as the door opened up to reveal the regulars in here, standing up, he set his book down and started to talk with them.

If you were wondering how he got here then we must go back to a month ago.

[Flashback: A month ago]

It has been a week since Ren somehow found himself in Orario due to unknown reasons. Right now, the young man was in the middle of an alleyway, his clothes in tatters with injuries all over him. He had been doing several side jobs (read: Stealing and swindling) to survive but one day, he bumped into the wrong person, someone from a mafia or something called Evilus.

Right now, he held his bloody stomach with a pained groan and looked up into the sky.

"Are you alright?" A man wearing black robes said, pulling his hood up to reveal long blue hair "Oh dear." The man said as he knelt beside him and walked him towards the place that will be his new home.

[Flashback End]

It was only to Miach's kindness that he was still alive and was not hungry anymore. Right now, he was working in the Familia pharmacy.

Apparently, this world was different from Earth. It was a place where magic exists. also, yeah, other species and races too, but who cares?! There is magic here! Real magic!

Also, yeah. Gods exist. Like the ones from Norse, European, Hindu, and... ugh. Yes, Greeks. Greeks... Luckily! His benefactor was Irish and one of the kindest according to the books about mythologies that he read.

The world he was in now was known as the lower world. It is the place where the children of the gods can roam around, basically medieval era earth with some electrical stuff like refrigerators and stuff.

Right now, he was currently a member of the Miach Familia. What are familias you ask?

Let us start with a history lesson first.

The Gods and Goddesses started to come down to the lower world from heaven 1000 years ago. Some were around since then, and some only recently came down. They are forbidden to use their powers, known as Arcanum (神の力アルカナム), and have the same physical abilities as normal people. They have been bored in their luxurious lives in heaven and decided to seek for their own enjoyment.

Familias are made up of adventurers and supporters headed by a God or Goddess. They are named after the God or Goddess in charge, such as Miach being the head of the Miach Familia. Most Familias is exploration type Familia, though there are other types such as business type, industrial type, medicinal type like Miach Familia, and even nation types. Each Familias are given a rank ranging from I to S based on size and achievements, which is taken into account in determining how much money each Familia has to pay the Guild during their monthly taxes.

Despite having their powers sealed and living the same as regular humans (minus the immortality) they are able to bestow their blessings into people giving them some sort of divinity, making their recipients faster, stronger, and more.

So basically, gods give people a container and then said people fill them up by doing tasks. Simple enough.

But, wait! There's more! Falna works like an RPG leveling system in this world. Level one to ten.

The higher your level the more... 'divine' you become. Basically, level 1 is mostly human or what your base race is and level 10 is mostly or fully divine.

Currently, Ren is just a level one. So he is still a human.

A human working for the Irish medicinal god, Miach.

At least it was not Greek.

Ren said nothing as he watched Naaza be spoiled by Miach.

'That girl has a huge raging crush on Boss.' The young man thought, a bit amused at both Naaza and the natural gigolo.

'Oh yeah, some more female adventurers also visited earlier and wanted to get a glimpse from Boss... Lucky guy.' Standing up, Ren rubbed Naaza's head with a smile.

"You can take charge here, I'm going to the dungeon." He said with a smile as he went upstairs. It was still around on and lunch just finished, he can sneak some few hours and gain some cash from hunting monsters.

"Oh? IF you head out now, you can in the stones in time, Ren-Kun." Miach said with a kind smile. Right now, both he and Naaza were the weakest of the Miach Familia. It was just natural that the two of them will become close.

Entering his room on the second floor of the pharmacy, the young man removed his clothes and took out his work (adventuring) clothes. The clothes he wore were simple and easy to replace. A skintight turtleneck shirt that can be pulled up as a mask of some sort, a black bandana on his forehead to not only catch his sweat but also keep his hair out of his eyes, an unbuttoned forest green jacket that reached the middle of his thighs along with a matching forest green pants, this time it had some stripe pattern of darker or lighter shades of green similar to that of a tiger.

He also wore a pair of boots and put on a belt that contained several pouches with a knife strapped on the back of his waist, his guild-issued dagger was comfortably resting on a holster in his right calf while another extra knife holder can be seen sewn tightly below the left breast side of his jacket.

Putting on his metal-plated fingerless gloves, the young man nodded at his look in the mirror. It reminded him of one of his video game idols, Naked snake. Right now, he has no idea why he found his way to this world.

Taking out the book he found beside him after the moment he arrived in Orario, the young man opened it.

'I chooseth this fate of my own free will,'

Ren Cruz

It seems like he signed a contract of some kind and he has to do it to find a way back home.

Turning the page, the young man read the message.

'One of the keys for you to return home is the dungeon, reach the last floor and it will all be clear.' The page read and he closed it.

'Right now, I can only go up to the third floor safely. I can work as a supporter to gather more experience towards the lower floors and different monsters now. This is not some sort of game and I might... no, I will die,' Ren thought as he hid the book back towards the drawer

"I'm heading out now!" Ren said as he walked out of the pharmacy while carrying a backpack and a mask.

"Heading to the dungeon this late?" A man with black hair with a streak of gray dressed in a white shirt along with a jacket and pants, both black in addition to a purple untied tie around his neck and a black glove on his left hand.

"Oh? Eren! Didn't see you there, and yeah. I needed something to do." Ren said with a smile as he looked rather relaxed towards him.

"I see, take care, my friend," Eren said with a smile as Ren ran off.

Nearing the dungeon the young man put on the plain white mask and slipped through the crowd.

Feel free to comment your suggestions and by the way, this is his stats.

Strength: I69

Endurance: I90

Dexterity: I45

Agility: I50

Magic: I0

By the way, if you guys are confused, Ren is a member of Miach Familia and joined at the same time as Naaza. Note that I'm not sure when Naaza joined Mach Familia so this might be wrong.

See you soon, and Merry Christmas everyone!