DanMachi: Orario Daily Chaos ~Goddess's Bathhouse Brouhaha~ - Discount Coupons and Caricatures — The Small Daily Life of the Hestia Familia and a Suspicious Shadow

"Haah—!" With a short battle cry, Bell's dagger sliced through the goblin's neck. "Gyaa!?" Letting out a death cry, the ugly green monster collapsed. A heavy, wet thud echoed off the dungeon walls. "Hah... hah... I-I did it..." Bell Cranel gripped his dagger with trembling hands, his breath ragged. His heart was pounding so loud it was deafening. He somehow managed to scold his knees into holding him upright when they were about to give out. This was the second floor of the Dungeon—the massive labyrinth sprawling beneath Orario. Monsters spawned on every floor, and adventurers made their living by killing them and collecting magic stones. For a rookie adventurer like Bell, floors one through three were his daily workplace. "...Right, I need to get the magic stone." Bell crouched down and drove his dagger into the goblin's chest. With practiced movements, he extracted the magic stone. A small crystal glowing faintly blue-white floated up in the dim corridor of the Dungeon. "This should be about fifty valis... I think." A sigh escaped him. Fifty valis. The price of half a loaf of bread. When he thought about how this was the reward for a life-or-death battle, honestly, he wanted to cry. (...But this is my current strength.) Bell stood up, braced himself against the wall, and started walking. His fourteen-year-old body was already screaming after fighting just one goblin. His cute face—crimson eyes and white hair—was now stiff with fatigue and tension. "Hah... Maybe I should call it a day here." Just as he muttered that, he heard a rustling sound from deeper in the corridor. "Hii!?" Bell instinctively shrank back. His heart felt like it would leap out of his mouth. The hand holding his dagger was trembling pathetically. (A-Another one!? No no no!) His head was filled with the urge to run. He wanted to turn back right now and flee to the surface. But. (Remember what Ais taught me...) In Bell's mind's eye, the image surfaced of a beautiful woman with golden hair streaming behind her as she swung her sword. Loki Familia's first-class adventurer, Ais Wallenstein. The woman Bell admired from the bottom of his heart—the one they called the Sword Princess. (Use my speed, dodge the enemy's attacks, and strike when I see an opening...) Bell took a deep breath. His legs were still shaking. But when he thought of his friends' faces, he felt he couldn't afford to run. Lady Hestia. Liliruca. Welf. They were all waiting for him. "...Come on." From the depths of the corridor, another goblin appeared. Bell broke into a sprint instantly. (Faster! Faster!) He dodged the club the goblin swung by a hair's breadth. Just as Ais had taught him—read the wind-up of the enemy's attack and evade with minimal movement. Then, into the now-exposed torso— "Sei!" The dagger plunged deep. The goblin fell. "Hah... hah... hah..." Bell sank down where he stood. His heart was pounding. His breathing was labored. But there was a solid sense of accomplishment. "...I wonder if I've gotten a little stronger." He muttered it to no one in particular. It was about thirty minutes later that he exited the Dungeon. Even in the evening, Guild Street in Orario's Central District was packed with people. The Dungeon's entrance lay beneath Babel Tower—a massive spire eight hundred meters tall—and the surrounding area was always bustling with adventurers. "I'd like to exchange magic stones, please." At the Guild's exchange window, Bell held out a small leather pouch. "Yes, two goblin magic stones. That comes to one hundred valis total. We deduct ten percent as tax on adventurer income, so you'll receive ninety valis." The receptionist, Eina Tulle, processed it briskly. A half-elf, she was the older woman assigned as Bell's advisor. "Thank you very much." "Bell, are you done for today?" "Yes... I think I'll stop here for today." "I see. Don't push yourself too hard, okay?" Eina smiled gently. Bell felt oddly embarrassed and gave a small bow. Ninety valis. Clutching it, Bell left the Guild behind. (What should I do for dinner tonight...) As he passed through the Grand Market—the street food stalls of the Southern District—the savory smell of skewered meat drifted toward him. "Ugh... that smells amazing..." Bell had stopped in his tracks without realizing it. Meat sizzling with a hiss. Fragrant smoke. The stall owner was calling out to customers in a booming voice. "Step right up! One skewer, three hundred valis!" Three hundred valis. Bell only had ninety in his hand. "...No, no, no." Bell shook his head and walked away. His empty stomach growled loudly. (Someday, I'll become an adventurer who can eat skewers until he's full.) Holding that small dream in his heart, Bell headed for their home base in the Western District—the Hearthstone Manor. "Bell! Welcome home!" The moment he opened the door to the Hearthstone Manor, an energetic voice flew at him. "I'm back, Lady Hestia." "Welcome back! Hey hey, look, look at this!" Hestia bounced up and down, thrusting a piece of paper in front of Bell's face. Her black twin-tails swayed. She was short, with a baby face that made Bell look like the older one. But she was a genuine goddess—the head deity of Hestia Familia. "What is this?" "A discount ticket for Yggdrasil Springs! Two thousand valis becomes eight hundred! Isn't that amazing!?" Hestia's eyes were sparkling. Yggdrasil Springs was a luxury bathhouse in the Northern District. A marble-built, free-flowing hot spring—for Bell and his friends, it was a place they could only dream of. "That's amazing... but how did you get this?" "Huh? A kind-looking person gave it to me on the street corner." "A kind-looking person..." "Let's see, I think... it was someone in white clothes, a nice-feeling person. Yeah, that's right! A nice-feeling person!" Hestia nodded with full confidence. "...You don't remember their face or name?" "I don't. But they seemed kind, so it's fine!" Was it fine? Bell mentally retorted. "So anyway, I'm thinking we should all go tomorrow! I'll invite Bell, Liliruca, and Welf too!" "Oh, that sounds nice. I'm sure Welf and Liliruca will be happy." Bell genuinely thought so. But unease crept in immediately. "...Um, Lady Hestia. Did you properly consult Liliruca?" "Huh? I didn't. But a surprise is more fun, right?" "Well, that's true, but..." Liliruca Arde. A member of Hestia Familia who single-handedly managed the household finances—a small-statured girl of the Pallum race. She was strict about money. "Eight hundred valis times four people is thirty-two hundred valis. Does our budget really have that much room...?" "Ugh... i-it should be fine! Probably!" Hestia's voice got quieter. "Probably..." Bell sighed. But, well. (Lady Hestia's so excited about this. I guess it's fine once in a while.) Seeing Hestia's delighted face, Bell decided to think so. "By the way, Bell, how was the Dungeon today?" "Oh, yes. I defeated two goblins. After exchanging the magic stones, I got ninety valis." "Ninety valis...! That's wonderful, Bell! You worked so hard!" Hestia ruffled Bell's hair vigorously. "L-Lady Hestia, please stop..." Bell looked embarrassed but not entirely displeased. "But don't push yourself too hard, okay? Bell is my precious familia member." Hestia said it with a serious face. "...Yes." Bell's chest grew warm. Hestia was lazy, couldn't do housework, and had no money. But she genuinely cared about her familia from the bottom of her heart. That was something Bell knew better than anyone. "Speaking of which, we should update your status soon. You've gotten stronger again lately, haven't you?" "Have I...? I can't really tell myself." "Fufun, if the head goddess says so, it must be true. Show me your back later." "Yes, please." A god inscribes sacred text on their familia member's back, reflecting their experience—that was the Falna contract, a ritual called a status update. On Bell's back, the sacred text Hestia had inscribed was visible. "Oh, right, Bell. Speaking of status—your skill really is amazing." "Huh?" "Single-Minded Yearning. It's the skill born from your feelings for Ais, right? The growth rate on that thing is abnormal." "U-Um, please don't talk about that!" Bell's face turned bright red all at once. "Oh, you don't need to be embarrassed. It's a fact." "I am embarrassed! And it's incredibly embarrassing when you're the one saying it, Lady Hestia!" "Why? I'm proud as your head goddess. Besides, thanks to that single-minded devotion of yours, even divine charm doesn't work on you, right? That's incredible." "I-Is it really..." Bell hung his head, red to the tips of his ears. Indeed, Bell's skill "Single-Minded Yearning" had a side effect: charm didn't work on him. His yearning for Ais was so overwhelming that he couldn't accept any other form of charm. (Which means that's how much I'm always thinking about Ais...) Thinking about it that way made him even more embarrassed. After dinner, Bell was taking a walk through the city alone. (Tomorrow we're all going to the bathhouse... I can't wait.) As he walked thinking about such things, his feet stopped in front of a bulletin board in the Central District. "What the heck is this..." The entire bulletin board was covered with multiple copies of the same flyer. "Apollo Familia—Recruiting New Members! Those who are beautiful, those who are talented—gather beneath our sun!" That's what was written on the gaudily decorated flyers. "Apollo Familia..." Bell's expression clouded. Apollo Familia was a mid-tier familia headed by the sun god Apollo. About one hundred twenty members. Publicly, they claimed to be a cultural familia supporting arts and music, but the reality was—a notorious organization obsessed with collecting beautiful familia members. Through "forced recruitment"—strong-arming people they took a liking to—they'd victimized numerous adventurers over the years. "...Hm?" Bell's eyes caught one of the flyers. Unlike the others, this one had a hand-drawn portrait on it. "Who is this...?" A portrait of a boy with crimson eyes and white hair. "...No way. Me?" No, that couldn't be. Bell shook his head. "I must be imagining things. It looks similar, but it's just a coincidence." Bell didn't think much of it and walked away. "There were a lot of Apollo Familia flyers posted around town." When Bell returned to the Hearthstone Manor, he told Hestia about it. "What—Apollo!?" Hestia's expression changed in an instant. "Lady Hestia, do you dislike Lord Apollo that much?" "It's not so much dislike as... I can't stand that god." Hestia grimaced. "A long time ago, he tried to recruit me. He wanted to bring me into his familia." "Really?" "Yes. Of course I refused. And ever since then, he's held a grudge against me. He's so petty about it." "A grudge..." "That god will do anything to get what he wants. He's obsessed with collecting beautiful familia members, and when he's rejected, he flies into a rage." Hestia shuddered. "Anyway, don't go near Apollo. Got it, Bell?" "Yes, understood." Bell nodded obediently. (Apollo Familia...) A small unease sprouted in Bell's chest. That night, in Orario's Eastern District. Apollo Familia's base, the Phoebus Manor, stood quietly bathed in moonlight. In one of its rooms, a beautiful young man was gazing out the window. "...Is the preparation complete?" Hyakinthos Clio. The captain of Apollo Familia and a Level 3 fighter. His alias: "The Sun's Radiant Darling." Golden hair, refined features, a slender build. He was a beautiful young man. "Yes, Lord Hyakinthos. The plumbing at Yggdrasil Springs has already been tampered with." The subordinate behind him bowed reverently. "I see. Good work." Hyakinthos answered without turning around. "All that remains is to wait for Hestia and her familia to arrive tomorrow." "...We must live up to Lord Apollo's expectations." Hyakinthos's

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