Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

A long, long time ago, we gods came down to this world—

the world of you, our children—

seeking excitement.

And we decided that we would

live here with you forever in the lower world.

We decided to seal away our divine power,

and enjoy life with all the hardship and inconvenience that it entails.

Whew.

We can offer you only one thing:

the power to fight monsters, what we call our blessing.

The children given this power become our servants,

our familia.

In other words,

you are my servant.

You are the only member of the Hestia Familia.

Are you listening, Bell?

Bell?

Hey...

Are you all right?

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

Bell Cranel Adventurer

Thanks!

What happened to him?

Is he okay?

He's probably a new adventurer who pushed himself too hard and screwed up.

Oh, so he's just a screwup, huh?

Miss Eina!

Bell!

Please tell me what you know about Miss Aiz Wallenstein!

You know better than that!

Going straight down to the fifth floor?

It's dangerous enough to go into the

dungeon alone instead of finding a party!

I've told you this before.

An adventurer shouldn't be too adventurous!

Yeah...

I'm sorry.

Bell, you're amazingly lucky.

Not many Level 1 adventurers,

who've only been going into the dungeon for two weeks,

would survive a minotaur attack.

Yeah...

Anyway, I'm just glad you're safe.

Be more careful next time, okay?

And try not to run through the streets soaked in blood, okay?

Yeah!

So about that information on Miss Aiz...

What?

Don't tell me you've

fallen in love with Miss Wallenstein, the girl who saved you...

Well, um...

You have, haven't you?

Yeah!

Aiz Wallenstein.

Part of the Loki Familia. Currently Level 5.

She's said to be one of the strongest swordsmen in Orario,

and gods have given her the title "Sword Princess."

Even I know that.

I meant more like... What does she like to do?

What's her favorite food?

And, um...

Whether she has a special someone? Is that it?

E-Exactly!

I can't say I've ever heard anybody say that she has.

Really?

But realistically, I think it's not going to be easy.

You're already received the blessing of the goddess Hestia,

and become part of the Hestia Familia, right?

There's a lot of reasons it will be hard for you to get to know a

leader of the Loki Familia.

You know that, right?

Come on, cheer up!

Go and trade in the magic stones you earned today for money.

Okay.

Here.

Here you go.

1200 valis.

Thanks.

Okay, I'll be leaving.

Bell.

Listen, girls like guys who are strong, and can protect them.

So if you keep working hard and get stronger,

she just might like you back.

Yeah!

Thank you, Miss Eina!

I love you!

Isn't that sweet?

Maybe I was a little too nice.

Bell, an adventurer needs to pick up his girls in a dungeon.

You save a weak female adventurer from a hideous monster,

she's grateful, and the two of you get to know each other.

That's the best part of being an adventurer.

It was just like my late grandfather said!

Well, except that it was the other way around.

I have to do my best!

Goddess! I'm back!

Welcome back, Bell!

You're home early today.

Yes.

I kind of almost got killed in the dungeon today...

Are you okay?

Does it hurt?

If you die it'll be really traumatic for me!

It's okay, Goddess.

I'm the only member of the Hestia Familia.

I wouldn't leave you alone and helpless in the world.

Okay, glad to hear it!

I'm going to choose to believe that, so you'd better not let me down!

Oh, right!

I have a delicious present for you today!

Ta-dah!

Where'd you get those fried potatoes?

You know how I started working at that food stand?

Since more customers started coming, they gave it to me as a reward!

Let's have a fancy party for our dinner.

Bell...

I'm not letting you get any sleep tonight!

Wow, Goddess!

Anyway...

I still can't find anybody else who wants to join my familia.

Maybe it can't be helped, since I'm a goddess nobody's ever heard of.

You get the same blessing no matter

which god you serve, though.

Well, as for me...

I wouldn't mind it being just the two of us for a little longer.

No, no!

It does bother me that I'm making you do all the work alone, though.

Don't worry about it.

You're working too, aren't you?

Tonight you even brought me dinner.

But this is all I can do...

I wish I could at least use my divine power, my Arcanum...

But there's a rule that says you can't use it on the lower world.

I'm sorry I made you contract with such a useless goddess...

What are you saying, Goddess?

Our familia is just getting started!

If we get through this, things are sure to get easier!

Okay?

Bell!

Thank you!

I'm so lucky to have met somebody like you!

Okay, let's upgrade your status and make ourselves better future!

Yes, Goddess!

Bell, you're too idealistic about the dungeon.

You'll never pick up the girls you're looking for in a brutal place like that.

Like this Aiz Wallenstein girl...

If she's that strong and that beautiful,

there'll be other guys after her, too!

She's sure to have a man or two she likes already.

Are you upset for some reason, Goddess?

I most certainly am not!

Is something wrong?

No!

Listen, Bell.

You need to pay more attention to what's around you.

The girls you're looking for might be right in front of you!

In fact, you've already met a wonderful girl

who'll love you and hold you gently!

I'm sure of it.

Have I really?

Well, since she's in the Loki Familia,

there's no way you could marry that Wallenwhatsit girl.

You should forget about that girl,

and look for the happiness that's right in front of you.

You're really mean, Goddess.

My agility's gone up a lot!

Yeah.

Probably because you had that minotaur chasing you around.

And my magic power is still zero, huh?

Am I ever going to be able to use magic?

I don't know that myself.

Goddess!

What's with the line on the page for skills?

Oh, my finger slipped a little.

It's empty, like always.

Of course it is.

I just wish there were some way I could get stronger quickly.

The children in the lower world change so easily.

We gods, on the other hand, are unchanging.

"Realis Phrase."

To grow quickly.

As long as his feelings remain, it'll stay in effect.

And the stronger his feelings, the more its effects grow.

Congratulations, Bell.

You finally have a skill.

But it bugs me that it was somebody else that changed you!

I'm off, Goddess.

Stupid Bell...

That was close.

Maybe she was still half-asleep.

What was that?

Um...