Wood, Orario's True Strongest Fighter?

If Apollo had known that Wood's personal combat strength rivaled Ottar, Orario's "ultimate weapon," and that Wood had defeated the Floor Boss on the 49th floor—a boss even the "Vanquisher" couldn't overcome—would he have accepted Wood's challenge?

Unfortunately, things had already come to this, and regretting it was no use. Surrendering was even less of an option.

To salvage his pride, Apollo could only put on a brave front and insist that the outcome was still uncertain, and that it was too early to call a winner.

"The 'Great Sage' cleared the 49th floor and broke through into the Dungeon's deep levels?"

"That's incredible! Didn't this boy only reach Level 2 and earn his title a little over a month ago?

"Such a short time has passed, and he's already surpassed every Adventurer in Orario!"

"Are you not curious about his level now? If he could defeat Balor, the Floor Boss that even the 'Vanquisher' couldn't beat, he must be higher than Level 2, right?

"And with growth this absurd, he must have a special ability, too. Not just an ordinary one, either. He might even have the rarest kind of all—a unique skill!"

"What should I do? I suddenly feel like tearing that boy's clothes off to check his Status.

"How did Hestia, that lucky little Poverty Goddess, manage to get such an outstanding child in her Familia? I'm tempted to follow Apollo's example and challenge the Hestia Familia to a War Game, just so I can snatch him for myself."

When the gods present learned that during the week he had been "missing," Wood had gone into the Dungeon and quietly broken another Orario record, putting himself ahead of every other Adventurer, they erupted into excited chatter.

This news had a far greater impact on them than the