However, this time the Freya Familia not only failed to eliminate Bell and the others, they nearly got wiped out by Ais and the Loki Familia.
Even without Ottar, the Freya Familia still had plenty of powerful adventurers. And with Aisha, who was Level 6, they had someone who could go toe-to-toe with the Sword Princess.
But the key problem was that Bell's side had a "Level-Up Princess"!
When Wanbaochui and "Ninefold" activated at the same time, Ais and the Amazon sisters' adventurer levels instantly rose by one. The Loki Familia members felt their strength skyrocket, and after a moment of shock, they turned around and gave the Freya Familia a thorough beating.
Aisha had no desire to fight from the start, and she knew about Haruhime's Wanbaochui, so she managed to retreat in time.
But the other high-level adventurers in the Freya Familia weren't so lucky.
With the level-up buff, the Loki Familia—who were already slightly stronger than the Freya Familia—had an overwhelming advantage. They eliminated everyone in the Freya Familia except Ottar and Aisha.
Once the Freya Familia adventurers were eliminated, the preliminaries for Orario's first martial arts tournament were all but decided.
Of the sixty-four remaining contestants, the Loki Familia had the most members. The "Braver" Finn, the "Nine Demon Princess" Riveria, the "Fierce Wolf" Bert, the "Sword Princess" Ais, and the Amazon sisters, including Tiona, had all advanced.
Unexpectedly, despite defeating the Ishtar Familia and growing dramatically stronger, the Freya Familia had only two members advance to the main tournament: Ottar and Aisha. They had even fewer than the Hestia Familia.
The Hestia Familia had entered with only six contestants, and half of them had made it through. Not only had Wood advanced, but Haruhime and Bell had, too.
Seeing the results, many people in Orario