In DanMachi, Freya Had Her Eye on Me from the Start!

The tavern doors were smashed open again, and a man stumbled inside.

Roar—

With a roar, a monster followed the man in through the doorway.

It had a fat, bloated body covered in dark pink skin, a pair of sharp tusks, and a wooden club in its hand. It charged in like a savage beast.

"A Boar Man!"

Bors frowned at the monster.

Boar Men were monsters with potential strength between Level 1 and Level 2.

They were not weak, but for an old hand like Bors, killing one was easy enough.

What truly made them troublesome was that Boar Men appeared in groups. Like Orcs and Killer Ants, they moved in packs and called for their companions.

Roar—

Seeing the human before it, the Boar Man raised its club, ready to bring it down.

Pfft—

A sword flew out from inside and pierced straight through the Boar Man's neck.

The Boar Man, fierce and menacing just moments ago, became a corpse in the blink of an eye.

"Brother, you..."

Bors turned to look at Cao Ye, his eyes filled with shock.

He had thought Cao Ye was just a pretty boy, but he actually had real skills. Then again, someone without ability could never have reached the eighteenth floor.

An Opportunity to Get Rich!

The entire Rivira Town had been flooded with monsters.

All the adventurers were fighting. Those who could reach this place were not weak; even the Level 1 adventurers were seasoned veterans.

Moreover, the attacking monsters were not especially powerful, so there were no casualties.

"A monster attack? Damn it, there was one just half a month ago, and now there's another."

Bors's expression darkened as he looked at the monsters around him. This was his territory, after all. A monster attack meant losses for him, so how could he be in a good mood?

Roar—

A wolf sprang out from nowhere, its sharp fangs snapping toward Bors's throat.

Bang—

As Rivira Town's local boss, Bors was naturally no weakling. Otherwise, he would never have been able to keep control of this place.

Bors grabbed the wolf by the throat, then drove his other fist down hard, smashing its skull apart.

Thud—

He tossed the corpse aside. The lifeless wolf dissolved into black smoke with a bang, leaving behind only a magic stone.

But Bors had no mind to care about magic stones right now. The monster horde attacking the town was the priority.

"Brother, sorry about this. Something like this happened today. I'll treat you to a proper drink later."

"No one could have expected this. Let's deal with these things first."

"Yeah!"

Bors nodded at Cao Ye's words.

At that moment, a group of fully armed people rushed over. Not only that, quite a few adventurers nearby also joined the battle.

Rivira Town was a place where adventurers could rest within the Dungeon, so there were no few adventurers staying here.

There was also an unwritten rule in Rivira Town: whenever an accident happened, everyone had to face it together.

It was something all adventurers followed once they settled in Rivira Town.

Anyone who broke the rules and was discovered would be expelled forever. This town would no longer welcome them.

"A monster attack... My luck really is 'great.' Every time I come to the Dungeon, something has to happen."

Cao Ye was rather speechless. He had only been in Orario for a little over a month, yet he had already encountered countless unexpected incidents.

Who would have thought he would get to experience a "monster attack" inside the Dungeon too?

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Boar Men appeared one after another in the streets, launching attacks the moment they spotted people.

Not far from those Boar Men stood three people covered in blood.

"Hey, you three, get back!"

An animal person saw the scene and immediately shouted.

"Huh?"

"Why are there Boar Men here too?"

"Stop talking and retreat!"

The man in front grabbed the other two unreliable idiots and pulled them back. Danger was right in front of them, yet they still had time to be shocked instead of running. Were their brains broken?

However, compared to the injured three, the Boar Men were faster.

"Projection, begin—"

Whoosh—

A Black Sword slowly projected into Cao Ye's hand.

Boom—

[Magic Energy Release]

At that moment, Cao Ye wielded a Black Sword in each hand and transformed into a streak of black light, charging straight ahead!

"Ratio Technique!"

In Cao Ye's vision, every part of the Boar Men's bodies was divided into sections.

A technique from Jujutsu Kaisen made its first "appearance" in this world.

"Break—"

Pfft—

Pfft—

Pfft—

The next second, the thick necks of the Boar Men were blasted apart.

If he had used blades, their sharp edges would have severed the necks outright. But the Ratio Technique dealt damage similar to a critical hit, making it look more like the Boar Men's necks had directly exploded.

Cao Ye also realized that a sharp weapon like the Black Sword did not seem particularly suited to the Ratio Technique. That made him understand why Kento Nanami's weapon was a blunt blade wrapped in cloth.

There was simply no need for a sharp edge. Under the Ratio Technique's attacks, all targets were equal.

"Looks like I need to get a new weapon."

Cao Ye murmured as he looked at the Black Swords in his hands.

"Th-Thank you..."

The man Cao Ye had saved thanked him.

However, the sight of Cao Ye instantly killing three Boar Men had deeply shocked him. These were Boar Men, after all—tough-skinned and thick-fleshed. Though their muscles were not as solid as a Minotaur's, they were still not so easy to break through.

"Get going."

"Understood."

The weak instinctively held reverence for the strong.

Although he did not know Cao Ye, the strength Cao Ye had just displayed was undoubtedly beyond his own.

Elsewhere, Hendi had seen everything. He had originally thought Cao Ye was merely a pretty boy, but he was actually this strong.

No wonder the goddess of beauty, Freya, had taken him away and kept him right on the street. She had already recognized his potential.

Sure enough, people really were different.

Hendi had struggled in the Dungeon for more than ten years and was still only Level 2, without even a hint of reaching Level 3. As for Cao Ye, he had only joined the Freya Familia a few days ago, yet he was already this powerful.

"Bors really is a sly bastard..."

Hendi shook his head helplessly and ran toward the other side. Rivira Town was a complete mess now.

Whoosh—

Looking at the magic stones around him, Cao Ye opened a passage to Imaginary Space and stored them all away.

But at that moment, Cao Ye noticed something. Battles were raging everywhere, with adventurers and monsters fighting each other.

A huge number of magic stones were being left uncollected, while he had Imaginary Space. This was simply an opportunity handed to him by heaven.

"Looks like I'm destined to make a fortune today!"

With that, Cao Ye began searching all over Rivira Town for monsters.

Of course, killing monsters was not his objective. His real goal was to take advantage of the chaos and sweep up every magic stone nearby. Opportunities like this were rare.

"Who's that? He's incredible!"

"No idea. I've never seen him in Rivira."

"Bors bought him drinks at the tavern earlier. Looks like there was a reason for that."

"He kills every monster in one strike. Do you think he's Level 2 or Level 3?"

"Maybe even Level 4..."

Damn It, I Forgot About the Gods' Meeting!

Across Rivira Town, due to Cao Ye's efforts and the large number of adventurers already staying there, the monsters were quickly suppressed. However, the battle was still ongoing.

Still, the sight of Cao Ye wielding twin swords and killing a monster with every strike became the talk of the town.

Although the monsters had attacked in groups, they were not endless. As time passed, their numbers dwindled, and the pressure on the adventurers eased.

Pfft—

Cao Ye cut down a Minotaur with a slash across its chest. The unreasonable destructive power killed it instantly.

Thud—

A magic stone fell to the ground, and Cao Ye let out a long breath.

The battles around him had mostly ended. This time, Cao Ye had killed around fifty or sixty monsters, and that was while he had been focused on running across the battlefield.

Yet when he looked at the magic stones within Imaginary Space, a smile appeared on Cao Ye's face.

What a huge unexpected windfall. This "monster attack" had brought Cao Ye so many unexpected gains. He had made a killing.

Cao Ye then looked around. Rivira Town had suffered considerable damage.

After all, everything was made of wood. Before monsters, wouldn't it shatter with a single impact? Of course, repairs would be easy enough, since there was no shortage of wood nearby.

"Brother, I heard you really showed off this time."

Bors walked over with a broad smile, looking at Cao Ye with even greater enthusiasm.

This time, there had been no mage attacks. Bors had thought the losses would definitely be severe, but Cao Ye's appearance had given him a pleasant surprise.

Cao Ye had appeared throughout the town and killed some of the monsters, easing the pressure on everyone else and preventing heavy casualties.

"Just luck."

"That's not how it works. Forget everything else—the Minotaur alone would require at least Level 3 strength to kill with one sword strike. Brother, are you Level 3?"

Cao Ye was speechless at Bors's words. How long had he even been in Orario? How could he possibly be Level 3? Bors surely knew that too.