Recaps

After surviving an encounter with Udaios, Allen emerged from the dungeon with Ariel and went with her to exchange magic stones for Valis before heading to The Primal Goddess tavern. There, Ariel revealed that Allen had saved her from the Floor Master, leaving the gathered adventurers wondering who he was.

• Allen emerged from the dungeon beneath the Tower of Babel and asked Ariel to help him exchange his smaller magic stones at the Guild.
• Allen used Magical Wrapping Cloth to shrink the bags of Valis, then went with Ariel to The Primal Goddess tavern.
• Ariel told Chloe that Udaios had respawned early and that Allen had saved her, then ordered a feast for Allen and the three Silver Giant Wolves.
• The adventurers in the tavern stared at Allen and speculated about his identity after hearing he had defeated Udaios.

Allen’s defeat of Udaios drew attention at The Primal Goddess, where Finn questioned him and learned he would not reveal his Familia. Back at the Loki Familia residence, Loki judged Allen’s unknown origins suspicious and worth investigating.

• Adventurers at The Primal Goddess discussed Allen’s Ragnaros Sword and the strength of Lupos and his descendants.
• Finn asked Ariel whether her party had encountered Udaios, and she confirmed that Allen’s companion Lupos had defeated it.
• Allen told Finn to call him Allen, claimed he was a blacksmith and alchemist, and kept his Familia confidential.
• Finn tested Lupos with his magic power, but Lupos showed only disdain before Finn left the tavern.
• Finn told the Loki Familia that Udaios had revived and been defeated by Allen, who was not registered with the Guild and had concealed his Familia.
• Loki said Allen’s identity and origins were suspicious and that he was worth investigating.

After restoring a rundown house and turning it into a shop, Allen spent time making weapons and enchanted goods before finally attracting Loki and Ais Wallenstein as his first customers. Ais found a sword suited to her, while Allen suspected Loki had come to investigate his origins.

• Allen bought a rundown house between the Seventh and Eighth Districts and renovated it with Earth Release and Wood Release.
• Allen studied his Commercial Skills notes in the Dungeon and spent about ten days preparing weapons, armor, and other goods for his shop.
• Allen opened the shop, but no customers came for more than two weeks because of its remote location and the neighborhood's poverty.
• Loki and Ais Wallenstein visited the shop, and both noticed that the weapons enhanced their abilities.
• Allen showed Ais a wind- and lightning-infused Mithril longsword, priced it at thirty million Lifa, and warned her about its limits and repair requirements.
• Ais asked about the sword's repair and special ability, while Allen watched Loki and suspected she was investigating his origins.

Loki and Ais bought a powerful, skill-synergizing sword and a variety of mysterious potions from Allen’s shop. At the Twilight Manor, Ais demonstrated the sword’s effects, and Loki turned the Familia’s attention to testing the potions.

• Ais bought Allen’s sword for thirty million lifa, and Loki used his offer of a discount to buy a large selection of potions and a Travelers Backpack.
• Loki returned to the Twilight Manor with Ais and told Finn she had found nothing suspicious, then ordered thirty-six million lifa sent to Allen.
• Ais activated Wind Spirit Dash, and the sword amplified her wind magic while its lightning further enhanced her abilities.
• Finn praised the sword’s fit with Ais and suggested buying more weapons from Allen’s shop for the Familia’s squads.
• Loki arranged the potions on the table and focused on testing them, hoping to secure an advantage before other gods learned about Allen.

Allen used Ais Wallenstein’s interest in his sword to attract attention to his shop and pondered how magic power and adventurer growth worked. When adventurers barged in chasing a hidden fugitive, Allen unleashed his Silver Giant Wolves and left the intruders beaten and begging for mercy.

• Allen recalled that he had crafted Ais Wallenstein’s sword to draw the Loki Familia’s attention and promote his shop.
• Allen wondered how magic power worked and how adventurers gained strength and levels.
• A hooded figure hid in Allen’s shop as several adventurers stormed in, accusing them of being a thief and scammer.
• Allen ordered his three Silver Giant Wolves to throw the adventurers out after they threatened him and searched his shop.
• Lupos repelled a magical attack, while the wolves beat the intruders, bit off one man’s arm, and forced the others to beg for mercy.

Allen used a firearm to drive off adventurers who had caused trouble in his shop, then sold out his stock of guns and ammunition to eager customers. The hooded small figure from earlier thanked him after the crowd left.

• Allen shot one troublemaker in the leg and forced the group to apologize for their behavior in his shop.
• Allen fired beside the troublemaker’s face, warned the group not to return, and let them leave with their injuries.
• An adventurer asked whether Allen’s firearm was for sale, and Allen invited the gathered crowd into his shop.
• The adventurers bought all of Allen’s firearms, bullets, and gunpowder within minutes.
• The small hooded figure emerged and thanked Allen for helping them.

Allen recognized Liliruca Arde as the Pallum girl who had been exploiting adventurers for the Sumo Familia, but decided not to interfere in its affairs. Loki and Finn then negotiated with Allen to secure priority access to his potions, leaving the Loki Familia as his ally and buyer for one-third of his supply.

• Allen questioned the disguised Liliruca Arde about angering a group of adventurers, warned her not to cause trouble again, and let her go.
• An old shopkeeper explained that Liliruca had been exploited by the Sumo Familia after her parents died, and Allen recognized her ability to disguise herself.
• Allen decided not to intervene in the Sumo Familia's affairs and began closing his shop.
• Loki arrived with Finn and chests of Lifa, offering payment for earlier goods and demanding all of Allen's potions and priority purchase rights.
• Finn offered the Loki Familia's support and access to rare Dungeon materials and knowledge in exchange for an agreement.
• Allen agreed to make the Loki Familia an ally and grant it priority access to one-third of his potion supply.

After the Loki Familia bought much of Allen’s magical stock, he hired the hungry Hestia as his shop assistant and took her to dinner. Their meal was interrupted when Loki arrived and mocked Hestia for her poverty and lack of Familia members.

• The Loki Familia bought nearly half the goods in Allen’s shop, spending a large amount of Lifa on its best magical equipment.
• Allen wondered how to spend his growing fortune before Lupos alerted him to someone’s rumbling stomach outside.
• Allen found Hestia reading his recruitment notice and offered her a shop-assistant job paying one hundred thousand Lifa a month; she eagerly accepted.
• Allen invited Hestia to dinner at The Primal Goddess tavern, where she ordered several dishes and wine.
• Loki and several Loki Familia members entered the tavern, and Loki mocked Hestia for supposedly being kicked out of Hephaestus’s home.
• Hestia claimed she was preparing to establish her own Familia, but her stomach rumbled and undermined her proud reply.

Allen shared a meal with Hestia and Loki, then asked the Loki Familia to help gather materials and books for his work. Loki agreed to provide them before the expedition and invited Allen to join; he left the possibility open.

• Hestia and Loki fought after Loki mocked Hestia's attempt to recruit members for her Familia, until Tiona pulled Loki away.
• Allen clarified that Hestia was a clerk he had recruited, and Chloe served food that Hestia and Loki devoured in a contest.
• Allen gave Riveria a list of magic swords, Grimoires, forging notes, potion formulas, and books on magical theory, and she promised to gather them within half a month.
• Loki agreed to secure the items that required cooperation from other Familias, and Riveria promised they would be delivered before the expedition.
• Loki invited Allen to join the Loki Familia's expedition, and Allen said he would decide later before raising a glass to their partnership.

Freya learned of Allen’s strength and exceptional soul and decided to visit his shop, while Allen left Hestia in charge of it. The next morning, Freya arrived looking for Allen, and Hestia redirected her suspicions toward Loki.

• A Freya Familia member reported that Allen had defeated Udaios, opened a shop, and sold the Loki Familia a large quantity of equipment and potions.
• Freya became fascinated by Allen’s soul and planned to visit his shop the next day.
• Allen showed Hestia her new workplace, hired her to sell his goods, and replenished the shop’s stock overnight.
• Freya entered the shop shortly after it opened and asked Hestia where Allen was.
• Hestia said she did not know and suggested that Allen was close to Loki, redirecting Freya’s attention.

Albert tested firearms against Middle Floor monsters, while Allen observed how adventurers used the unfamiliar weapons and considered whether Divine Blessings could adapt to them. Back at his shop, Allen found Hestia and Freya in a tense standoff and rejected Freya’s attempt to charm him.

• Albert used a hunting gun to kill a charging Hellhound and praised firearms as powerful weapons for low-level adventurers.
• Albert noticed that many other adventurers who had bought firearms were also fighting monsters with them on the Middle Floors.
• Allen watched the adventurers and wondered whether Divine Blessings could develop skills suited to firearms.
• After confirming that firearms and explosives could harm monsters below the twentieth floor, Allen returned to his shop.
• Allen found Hestia and Freya arguing while Ottar and other Familia members guarded against the three Silver Giant Wolves.
• Freya tried to charm Allen, but he rejected her and drove her back with spiritual pressure.

Allen resisted Freya’s charm and explained that he would not join a Familia until he understood the secret of Divine Blessings. Hestia described how divine blood and magic power helped adventurers grow stronger, then tried to recruit Allen as the leader of her Familia.

• Freya failed to charm Allen and left the shop with Ottar and several members of her Familia.
• Allen praised Lupos and the other wolves for defending the shop, while Second looked forward to Third’s pregnancy and the wolf pack gaining a new member.
• Hestia guessed that Allen had not joined a Familia and invited him to join hers, but Allen refused.
• Allen said he would not accept a Divine Blessing until he understood its secret, and Hestia explained how divine blood, monster magic power, and great deeds contributed to adventurers’ growth.
• Hestia offered Allen the position of Familia leader, hoping his strength and crafting skills would help her recruit members and avoid hard work.

Allen challenged Hestia to recruit and train a member herself before he would consider joining her Familia. After days without interest, Hestia recruited Bell Cranel, while Allen anticipated the turmoil his arrival would bring to Orario.

• Allen told Hestia to recruit at least one member through her own efforts before asking him to join.
• Hestia posted a recruitment notice outside the shop, but seven or eight days passed without anyone showing interest.
• Allen advised Hestia to recruit people rejected by other Familias and train them herself.
• Bell Cranel entered and asked to join the Hestia Familia because every other Familia had rejected him.
• Hestia took Bell upstairs, while Allen anticipated coming conflicts in Orario and Lupos stared toward a dark alley.

Bell became Hestia Familia’s first and only member, and Allen gave him an enchanted sword for his first Dungeon expedition. Finn brought Allen the books and magic sword he had requested and invited him to join the Loki Familia’s expedition the next day, which Allen accepted.

• Bell greeted Allen before heading to the Dungeon for the first time as an adventurer.
• Allen lent Bell a Frost-enchanted Phantom Blade worth one million Lifa, and Bell left for the Dungeon.
• Hestia asked Allen why he had given Bell such a valuable weapon, and Allen explained that his reputation would deter anyone from targeting him.
• Finn delivered the books and sheathed magic sword Allen had requested and invited him to join the Loki Familia’s expedition.
• Allen accepted Finn’s invitation and took the materials upstairs to study magic power.

Allen joined the Loki Familia expedition as it set out for the Dungeon, while considering whether to accept Hestia’s offer to join her Familia so he could receive a divine blessing. The expedition advanced rapidly to the twentieth floor without stopping to rest.

• Bete complained that Allen had arrived late, and Allen showed up at eight forty-five with two Silver Giant Wolves and Bell.
• Allen introduced Bell as a new member of the Hestia Familia, and Bell entered the Dungeon’s first floor with the Phantom Blade.
• Finn asked whether Allen had given Bell the sword, and Loki questioned Allen about the weapon and whether he might join Hestia’s Familia.
• Allen explained that he preferred smaller Familias and privately considered Hestia’s blessing as a way to use magic.
• Loki gave the expedition her blessing, and Finn led the Loki Familia into the Dungeon.
• The expedition reached the twentieth floor within a few hours and passed through the eighteenth-floor safe zone without resting.

Allen joined the Loki Familia expedition and demonstrated his remarkable strength and precision by using Bug Cannon to shoot down monsters while keeping pace with the front line. His performance spurred Bete and Ais to compete with him, and the expedition expected to reach the thirty-ninth floor’s safe zone ahead of schedule.

• Finn commanded the Loki Familia expedition through the dungeon while Allen calmly shot monsters that broke through their defenses.
• Tiona asked Allen about his fighting style, and he explained that weapons were tools and he chose firearms to support the team’s ranged attacks.
• Allen shot a half-goatman through the head with Bug Cannon, prompting Bert to marvel at his strength and Riveria to speculate that he had once received a blessing.
• Bete suspected Allen was hiding his abilities and knew how to use the sword on his back, but Riveria ordered everyone to focus on the monsters.
• Bete and Ais increased their attacks in competitive response to Allen, and Finn predicted the expedition would reach the thirty-ninth-floor safe zone ahead of schedule.

At the Loki Familia camp on the thirty-ninth floor, Allen told Finn his theory that the dungeon was the world’s original will, then warned him that their faction mattered more than the truth. Meanwhile, Freya sent Ottar to deal with Allen without provoking Loki’s Familia.

• Finn gave Allen soup and dried bread at the expedition camp, and Allen wondered aloud about the dungeon’s nature and hostility toward the gods.
• Allen guessed that the dungeon was the world’s original will and that its monsters were native inhabitants sealed away after losing a war to later arrivals.
• Allen told Finn not to take the theory too seriously and said the surface races only needed to regard dungeon monsters as enemies; he then headed alone toward the fortieth floor.
• Riveria asked Finn what Allen had said, and Finn admitted that he suspected Allen was hiding secrets.
• Freya learned that Allen had joined the expedition and rejected a subordinate’s suggestion to use petty tricks against him.
• Ottar volunteered to handle Allen, and Freya sent him out with orders to avoid direct conflict with Loki’s Familia.

The Loki Familia reached the fiftieth floor, where acid-spewing worms overwhelmed their weapons and threatened the camp. Allen unleashed the Ragnaros Sword and destroyed the swarm, leaving the expedition stunned by his power.

• Ais led the expedition’s advance through the increasingly dangerous floors and killed more monsters than anyone else.
• The Loki Familia reached the fiftieth floor, and Allen secretly placed Flying Thunder God Formulas on the safe floors.
• Allen examined dungeon ore and considered using it to forge weapons and improve the Ragnaros Sword.
• Blue-green worms surged from the passage to the fifty-first floor and dissolved adventurers’ weapons and armor with acid.
• Finn ordered the combatants to gather the worms for Riveria and Lefiya’s magic, but Allen drew the Ragnaros Sword and obliterated the monsters with a fiery slash.

After Allen annihilated the insects, Ais asked him to teach her how to become stronger, and he agreed on the condition that she keep his training secret. Finn ended the Loki Familia’s expedition because their weapons had been ruined, and as the group returned to the seventeenth floor, they encountered Ottar.

• Finn asked Riveria whether Allen’s strike had been magic, and Riveria said it was not.
• Allen slaughtered the remaining insects, and Ais asked him to train her; he agreed if she kept the training secret.
• Finn decided the Loki Familia would end the expedition rather than rely too heavily on Allen, and the group buried supplies they could not carry.
• The Loki Familia returned along a route chosen to avoid battles and reached the safe zone around the seventeenth floor after two days.
• Allen spotted Ottar blocking the path in a nearby tunnel.

Allen fought Ottar after Ottar came to bring him back on Freya's orders, and overwhelmed Orario's strongest adventurer with his speed and strength. Ottar fell unconscious, recalling his past defeat by the Hera Familia's Empress, while Finn and the others watched.

• Finn ordered Riveria to take most of the group back while he, Gareth, Ais, and Bert stayed to watch Allen face Ottar.
• Ottar said Freya had ordered him to bring Allen back, and Allen refused to draw his sword, claiming his fists were enough.
• Allen struck Ottar's greatsword with a lightning-fast punch, forcing Ottar backward and denting the blade.
• Ottar activated Beastification, but Allen attacked him with a rapid barrage of punches and knocked him down.
• Ottar struggled to rise and compared Allen's strength to the Hera Familia's Empress, prompting Allen to ask about her.

Allen defeated Ottar in a devastating clash on the seventeenth floor, leaving Ottar unconscious and opening a passage through several Dungeon floors. Allen asked the Loki Familia to return Ottar to Freya with a warning, while Finn planned to let rumors of the defeat benefit his Familia.

• Ottar rose despite his injuries and unleashed his Ultimate Hell Fang as Finn urged the Loki Familia to retreat.
• Allen opened the Eight Inner Gates, coated his fist with Ko, and charged into Ottar’s sword attack.
• The collision devastated the Dungeon and opened a passage connecting the sixteenth floor to the twentieth.
• Ais identified Allen as the winner, and Allen emerged uninjured while carrying the unconscious Ottar.
• Allen gave Finn a warning for Freya and left; Finn handed Ottar to Gareth and ordered the Loki Familia to hunt escaped monsters.

Ais rescued Bell from a Minotaur on the seventh floor, leaving him painfully aware of his weakness and determined to grow stronger. Meanwhile, Finn returned the defeated Ottar to Freya, who learned that Allen had beaten him barehanded and remained a mystery to Orario.

• Ais killed the Minotaur that had nearly killed Bell, while Bert mocked Bell as a small fry before leaving with her.
• Bell retrieved his sword and resolved to become stronger after hearing Bert's insult.
• Finn delivered the unconscious Ottar to Freya and warned her that Allen would repeat history if she refused to stop.
• Freya's Familia members protested Ottar's defeat, but Freya ordered them not to act rashly until she knew what had happened.
• After waking, Ottar admitted that Allen had defeated him with his fists, and Freya wondered about Allen's unknown origins and Familia.

After rumors spread that Ottar had been defeated, Allen returned to his shop and helped Naza Ilisis choose a rifle. Naza thanked him for the money his purchase of potion formulas had given her Familia, while Allen prepared to use the knowledge and materials he had gathered to develop his own alchemy and forging.

• Rumors of Ottar's defeat spread through Orario as the Loki Familia and Freya Familia stayed silent.
• Allen returned to the shop, where Hestia told him business had been booming and teased him for patting her like Lupos.
• Allen recognized Naza Ilisis as a former archer and recommended a rifle suited to her long-range shooting.
• Naza bought the cheaper rifle, thanked Allen for helping the Miach Familia recover financially, and left with ammunition.
• Allen reflected that the potion formulas, forging techniques, and expedition materials would help him create work of his own.

After Bell joined the Hestia Familia, Allen agreed to join as its leader after laying out conditions, including the right to leave and blessings for his pets. Hestia accepted, and she prepared to grant them blessings.

• Hestia told Allen that Bell worked hard in the Dungeon and gave her all the money he earned from selling magic stones.
• Allen reminded Hestia that he had never promised outright to join, then warned her that he might be capable of slaying gods.
• Hestia asked Allen what he wanted, and he said he wanted to become stronger and surpass himself.
• Allen agreed to join the Hestia Familia as its leader, provided he could leave at any time and his pets could receive blessings.
• Hestia agreed to Allen's conditions and invited him and his pets upstairs so she could try to grant them blessings.

Hestia gave Allen his blessing and learned he had reached extraordinary strength before becoming an adventurer. Allen joined the Hestia Familia, and the chapter ended with Hestia and Loki fighting after Loki reacted to the news.

• Hestia gave Allen his blessing, then reacted with shock when she learned he had ventured to the thirty-seventh floor without one.
• Allen burned his record sheet, and Bell returned to find Allen had officially joined the Hestia Familia.
• Allen offered to treat the Familia to a lavish meal at The Primal Goddess tavern, leaving Bell overwhelmed by the expense.
• At the tavern, Finn and Tiona invited Allen to join the Loki Familia, but Hestia refused on behalf of her Familia.
• Allen confirmed to Loki that he had joined Hestia's Familia, and Hestia and Loki started fighting.