The Fourth Calamity During Its Weakest Days

The Puppet Master of the DanMachi World — Author: The Girl Who Loves Writing

The Zeus Familia and Hera Familia were wiped out fifteen years before the main story began, while attempting to slay the Sky King, the One-Eyed Black Dragon. From then on, all hope in the Lower World was lost.

So had I arrived too early?

Ming Ge gazed at the white-haired beauty who had found him and fell into deep thought.

A DanMachi fanfic; might cross over into other anime worlds in the future.

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Chapter 1: The Fourth Calamity During Its Weakest Days

Grrr...

"Why don't I get a cheat ability like other transmigrators...?"

At night in this otherworld, a black-haired youth walked down the street, looking around at his surroundings in dismay.

Most of the ordinary buildings were Greek in style. There was a Gothic church up ahead, and in the center of his view stood a colossal tower that seemed to reach the heavens. It was probably modeled after the Tower of Babel.

There were also some strange buildings besides those, as though someone had thrown together all sorts of myths.

His name was Ming Ge. He was a transmigrator from Earth who had arrived in this unknown world in the blink of an eye.

The idea that you could reach the pinnacle of life and build a harem just by arriving in another world was utter nonsense. He couldn't even get past the most basic hurdle: learning the language.

He'd been a nobody on Earth, so how could he expect to become someone important in another world? It made no sense.

He wasn't a nobody, exactly, but he wasn't born knowing everything, either. He had no cheat abilities or resources, and with such a sudden transmigration, even staying alive was difficult.

That would have been bad enough, but the problem was that he didn't understand the language of this world.

He'd tried to communicate several times, but hadn't managed to get any food or a place to stay. The impatient shopkeepers had chased him away, leaving him with no choice but to wander the streets.

"I'll try one last time. Hopefully the priest at the church will show me some compassion. Otherwise, I'll have to spend the night wandering the streets, cold and hungry..."

"Damn it, when have I ever had to put up with this?"

Ming Ge grumbled, then headed toward the church, whose lights had begun to glow faintly in the distance.

He knocked. With a creak, the church doors opened.

To his surprise, the person inside wasn't a priest, but a white-haired beauty in a black Lolita dress.

Her eyes were blue rather than red, which was a shame, but otherwise she was practically every Chinese otaku's dream girl.

"Um... are you all right?"

A gentle female voice brought Ming Ge back to his senses. The gentle white-haired girl gazed at him with concern.

"Uh, hello."

As he spoke, Ming Ge rubbed his stomach. It growled, so he pressed his palms together beside his cheek and mimed sleeping, then followed up with a gesture that said, "Please."

"You don't understand the Common Tongue?"

The girl blinked. Without even hesitating, she held out a hand in invitation and asked, "Would you like to come inside?"

"Thank you."

Ming Ge looked at her in surprise, then went in at her invitation.

"Being hungry is awful. Have something to eat."

Meitellia spoke gently, then offered him a loaf of bread.

It looked fairly soft, not like one of those French baguettes hard enough to kill someone.

He looked at Meitellia. Her face was flawless, her clothes pristine, and her hands smooth and delicate. At a glance, she seemed like a young lady from a wealthy family.

Surely she wouldn't give him her dinner and leave herself with nothing to eat...

Grrr...

Just as he thought that, Meitellia's stomach growled, too.

"Mm."

Meitellia blushed shyly, looking utterly alluring.

His eyes flickered slightly. He glanced at his hands, then took a handkerchief out of his pocket.

He carefully split the bread in two, then offered Meitellia the half wrapped in the handkerchief.

"Would you like to share it?"

Meitellia asked, but she took the bread with a cheerful smile. Beaming, she said, "Thank you. You can just take it with your hands, you know."

Was this what they meant by a cherry-sized mouth?

He'd never met a "young lady" like her before. Someone so elegant, with such clear eyes, was practically extinct on Earth.

He polished off his half of the bread in a few bites. It only half filled his stomach, but Ming Ge was still relieved.

Being hungry was awful. It wasn't the first time he'd experienced it, but it always felt miserable.

After the girl handed him a glass of water, Ming Ge thanked her again.

"My name is Meitellia. I'm a member of the Hera Familia."

The beautiful white-haired girl smiled gently and pointed to herself, repeating, "Meitellia."

"Meitel...lia?"

Following the girl's voice, Ming Ge seemed to understand.

Was she introducing herself?

"That's right. Meitellia. Be sure to remember it."

Meitellia looked delighted.

"My name is Ming Ge."