Recaps

After the newcomers returned from their first Dungeon trip, Tsubaki praised them for reaching the twelfth floor and joined Haimo's group on a visit to the Guild. Their unusual procession drew attention as they entered the Guild headquarters and approached Eina Tulle's counter.

• Tsubaki praised Haimo's newcomers for reaching the twelfth floor on their first Dungeon trip.
• Haimo invited Tsubaki to a celebratory dinner, and Shakti silently accepted that she would cover the expenses.
• Tsubaki suggested exchanging the party's magic stones at the Guild before closing and went with the group.
• Shakti, Tsubaki, Haimo, the girls, and the two bears drew stares as they crossed Orario toward the Guild headquarters.
• The procession entered the Guild, silencing the hall, and Tsubaki led them to Eina Tulle's counter.

Tsubaki brought Haimo and Shakti to the Guild, where she presented the day’s haul of magic stones and materials. The group then went to the Hostess of Fertility to celebrate Haimo’s children returning from their first expedition, where Shakti’s presence made the tavern’s staff uneasy.

• Tsubaki showed Eina the enormous haul of magic stones collected that day and explained that the other materials would go to her familia’s workshop.
• After Tsubaki finished boasting at the Guild, the group headed to the Hostess of Fertility for a feast.
• Mia Grand recognized Tsubaki and Shakti, and her teasing remark about the Military Police Commander caused the tavern staff to stiffen.
• Shakti offered to wait outside so she would not spoil Haimo’s celebration, but Haimo reminded her of their agreement and invited her to stay.

Haimo insisted that Shakti join the celebration, and Mia turned the tavern into a banquet for the large group. Chloe and Lunoire nervously avoided Shakti while Mia ordered them to prepare the tables, leaving the guests gathering around a long table.

• Haimo overruled Shakti's hesitation and told her she could not refuse his invitation to celebrate.
• Tsubaki asked Mia to join tables and serve the tavern's best food and drink.
• Chloe and Lunoire feared Shakti because Chloe had once failed to assassinate her and barely escaped.
• Mia caught Chloe and Lunoire whispering, scolded them, and ordered them to prepare the banquet.
• Chloe and Lunoire pushed several tables together for Haimo, Shakti, Tsubaki, Sasamori Aya, Tsukuyo Inaba, Onigawara Rin, Kikakujō Mary, Nemumeno Satori, and Hestia.

Haimo and his companions celebrated their first victory at the tavern, where Syr watched him from afar and left early after pretending to feel unwell. The feast continued without Haimo noticing her.

• Tsubaki ordered a feast for the group and barrels of mead and pork chops for the two bears.
• Shakti asked Chloe to bring juice for Hanabishi Warabi, and Chloe hurried away nervously.
• Everyone toasted their first victory and enjoyed the food together.
• Syr dropped a tray of drinks while distracted and apologized as she cleaned up.
• Mia let Syr leave early to rest, and Syr glanced toward Haimo before leaving when she saw he had not noticed her.

Ryuu became suspicious after noticing Syr’s frightened reaction to Haimo, but she hid her concern and went to handle kitchen scraps. At dinner, Haimo asked his new Familia members about their first Dungeon battles, and Sasamori Aya enthusiastically described how much she enjoyed fighting.

• Ryuu noticed Syr glance toward Haimo before fleeing, and wondered whether he was responsible for Syr’s distress.
• Anya caught Ryuu watching Haimo, so Ryuu claimed she was going to empty the kitchen’s scraps and left for the back alley.
• Haimo noticed Ryuu’s suspicion but decided not to draw attention to it, then turned his focus to the girls at the table.
• Haimo asked the girls how they had felt during their first Dungeon battles.
• Sasamori Aya said that fighting monsters and facing death had made her feel alive, and Haimo approved while warning her not to lose herself in battle.

Haimo told his Familia that their weapons and Falna had helped, but their courage and effort earned the glory for their Dungeon achievements. Tsubaki confirmed that their first-day trip to the twelfth floor had broken the Guild’s rookie record and stunned its employees.

• Tsukuyo Inaba and Onigawara Rin credited Haimo, their Falna, and their swords for their success against the Dungeon monsters.
• Nearby adventurers recognized the quality of the girls’ weapons and reacted with envy and awe.
• Haimo told the girls that Falna was an opportunity and that their resolve and skill, not just their equipment, had earned their success.
• Haimo urged the girls to take pride in their achievements because he had chosen them and believed in them.
• Tsubaki praised Haimo’s words and said the girls had broken the Guild’s rookie record by reaching the twelfth floor and returning with a large haul.
• Tsubaki recalled how Eina and the Guild employees had been stunned by the girls’ report and the value of the Magic Stones Fierce Man brought back.

Haimo toasted the girls’ efforts and warned them that their success would attract attention from other Familias. Tsubaki explained that gods were as flawed and competitive as mortals, leaving the girls to reconsider their idealized view of them.

• Haimo praised the girls and toasted to their hard work and future glory.
• Tsubaki warned Haimo that other Familias might try to recruit or suppress the rookie team after its first-day performance.
• Shakti stayed silent about how wary Ganesha was of Haimo, deciding not to reveal what she knew without permission.
• Kikakujō Mary asked why gods’ Familias would scheme against one another if the gods were benevolent brethren.
• Tsubaki pointed to Hestia’s boisterous eating as an example and explained that gods in the Lower World could be greedy, jealous, vain, or competitive.

After Tsubaki explained the dangers of Orario’s underworld and recalled the fallen Astraea Familia, the group ended its celebration and went home. Chloe and Lunoire emerged from hiding after Shakti left, relieved to have survived her presence.

• Tsubaki warned that freelance Supporters could be spies and explained that the Ganesha Familia could not interfere with every shady deal.
• Tsubaki remembered how the Astraea Familia had once fought injustice alongside the Ganesha Familia, but had since disappeared.
• Haimo ended the late-night celebration, and Shakti paid the bill before the group departed.
• Chloe and Lunoire emerged from behind the counter after Shakti left and admitted how frightened they had been of her.

Mia and the waitresses discussed the newcomers’ remarkable strength and noticed Ryu had been gone for a while. Haimo led the group to his new estate, where the others discovered the surprise he had prepared for them.

• Mia and the waitresses speculated about the newcomers reaching the 12th floor and carrying powerful weapons.
• Anya wondered where Ryu had gone, and Mia told the others to leave her alone because she was likely keeping busy.
• After the group left the tavern, the patrons’ gossip about them spread through Orario.
• Hestia revealed that Haimo had prepared a surprise and urged Tsubaki and the others to follow him.
• Haimo unlocked a large estate gate and welcomed the group into their new home.

Haimo brought the girls into their new home, where they discovered its magic stone-powered heating and hot water system. He then showed them a spacious bath, leaving them eager to soak after their battle.

• Haimo invited the dirt- and blood-stained girls inside, reassuring them that the ironwood floor could withstand them.
• Tsukuyo Inaba sensed warmth beneath the floor, and Haimo explained that a magic stone circulation system powered the heating, lights, hot water, and kitchen stove.
• Tsubaki explained that the house's advanced magic stone system required master craftsmanship and precise construction.
• Haimo led the girls to a large steaming stone bath supplied with hot water by carved lion-head spouts.

Haimo welcomed Tsubaki’s promise to provide weapon care for his familia, while Hestia tried to stay in his new residence. Tsubaki took the girls back to the Hephaestus Familia’s workshop to collect their luggage, leaving Hestia protesting on the sofa.

• Hestia threw herself onto the lounge sofa and insisted she would not leave Haimo’s residence.
• Shakti told Haimo she would report the day’s events to Ganesha and discuss compensation with him.
• Haimo pointed out that the girls needed clean clothes, so they planned to retrieve their luggage from the Hephaestus Familia’s workshop.
• Tsubaki offered to take the girls to the workshop and promised to maintain, repair, and upgrade Haimo’s familia’s weapons.
• Hestia refused to leave the sofa as Tsubaki prepared to take the girls to collect their belongings.

Haimo noticed Ryu Lion spying on him after Tsubaki and the girls left, then decided to pursue her. Ryu fled through the alleys, realizing Haimo had spotted her and wondering who the unfamiliar god was.

• Tsubaki carried Hestia outside, and the girls left with her after saying goodbye to Haimo.
• After everyone disappeared, Haimo sensed a watcher in a dark alley and called out to them.
• The watcher fled, and Haimo felt his old thirst for battle awaken as he set off after them.
• Ryu Lion raced through the alleys, recalling that she had begun spying on Haimo because Syr had reacted strangely to him.
• Ryu tried to escape after realizing Haimo had noticed her, but the prickling sensation of being followed grew stronger.

Ryu, the fugitive elf known as Gale, tried to evade Haimo after secretly following him, but he intercepted her and demanded to know why she had been watching him. Ryu realized her actions might have endangered the Hostess of Fertility, the place she had sworn to protect.

• Ryu recognized that Haimo had spotted her hiding in the shadows and hurried toward Daedalus Street to lose him.
• Haimo appeared at the alley entrance before Ryu could reach the slums, explaining that he knew the city's streets and routes well.
• Haimo confronted Ryu about her concealed gaze and asked what she was anxious to confirm about him.
• Ryu struggled to find an excuse that would keep Syr out of the conversation, but Haimo warned her not to lie to a god.
• Ryu realized her pursuit might have dragged the Hostess of Fertility into danger and blamed herself for acting out of overprotectiveness.

Ryu apologized to Haimo for suspecting him, and he challenged her to a martial-arts spar to settle the matter. Their fight began in the alley, where Haimo countered Ryu’s opening attack with precise spear technique.

• Ryu admitted her suspicions about Haimo were mistaken and apologized.
• Haimo asked Ryu to spar with him, promising to let her go and grant a request if she won.
• Ryu accepted the challenge and prepared to fight using her full skill without holding back.
• Ryu launched a rapid dagger attack at Haimo’s wrist from his blind spot.
• Haimo braced his spear against the wall and struck the side of Ryu’s dagger, sending an irresistible force through her wrist.

Haimo defeated Ryu in a narrow alley, overwhelming her skill and pinning her against a wall. Ryu refused to accept defeat and demanded that he kill her.

• Haimo parried Ryu’s attacks with his spear and knocked both daggers from her hands.
• Haimo stopped his spear just short of Ryu’s throat and remarked that she had been out of practice.
• Ryu charged him barehanded despite the spear grazing her neck.
• Haimo dodged Ryu’s punch, caught her wrist, and pinned her against a stone wall.
• Ryu admitted defeat but told Haimo to kill her.

Haimo defeated Ryu and made her agree to work as a maid at his familia's residence, leaving her suspicious of his motives and determined to ask Syr about him. Haimo returned to the residence, where Tsubaki was waiting beneath a streetlamp.

• Haimo released Ryu after defeating her and told her he would not kill her or cross her boundaries.
• Haimo demanded that Ryu clean and maintain his familia's residence until he found another maid, and Ryu reluctantly agreed.
• Haimo told Ryu to report the next morning, then left the alley as she wondered whether his request hid a deeper scheme.
• Ryu considered asking Syr whether she knew Haimo, but could not bring herself to say Syr's name before he disappeared.
• Haimo returned to the residence and saw Tsubaki waiting under a streetlamp nearby.

Haimo found Hestia hiding in a barrel and invited her to join the girls at the bathhouse. In the bath, Rin felt intimidated by Hestia’s figure, while Tsubaki teased her and encouraged her.

• Haimo noticed Hestia following the group in a barrel and told her to come out and wash with them.
• Hestia emerged from the dirty barrel and insisted that Haimo had personally invited her.
• Hestia, Tsubaki, and Rin relaxed in the bath together.
• Rin compared her figure to Hestia’s and felt outmatched.
• Tsubaki teased Rin for staring, then reassured her that she had plenty of potential.

Tsubaki teased Hanabishi Warabi for looking like a child, while Haimo spoke privately with Tsukuyo Inaba about a woman who had secretly followed them to his house. The chapter ended with Tsukuyo realizing the pursuer had never left.

• Tsubaki mistook Hanabishi Warabi for a little child, and Warabi angrily insisted she was seventeen before Kikakujō Mary restrained her from attacking.
• Tsubaki noticed Tsukuyo Inaba was missing from the bath and wondered whether she was still outside.
• Haimo asked Tsukuyo Inaba whether she had noticed anyone following them after they left the tavern.
• Tsukuyo Inaba recalled hearing a faint sound at the tavern and several intersections but had assumed the person had left.
• Haimo told Tsukuyo Inaba that a woman had followed them to his house and watched from a street corner, shocking her.

Haimo comforted Tsukuyo Inaba after she blamed herself for failing to notice the veteran assassin who followed them, and reminded her to trust her senses and her Familia. Tsukuyo regained her confidence and went to take a bath, where someone greeted her.

• Tsukuyo Inaba apologized to Haimo for not noticing the person who had followed them home.
• Haimo explained that the follower was a veteran Lv.4 assassin and praised Tsukuyo for sensing something was wrong despite being a new Lv.1 adventurer.
• Haimo told Tsukuyo to speak up whenever her ears or intuition warned her, assuring her that their Familia would trust her unconditionally.
• Tsukuyo promised to trust her perception and went to take a bath with [White Heron] at her waist.
• Someone in the stone bath greeted Tsukuyo as she arrived.

Tsukuyo Inaba joined the girls in the bath and revealed that Lord Haimo had spoken with her and patted her head. Tsubaki explained that Haimo planned to update the girls’ ability scores after they finished washing up.

• Tsukuyo Inaba entered the bath, where Kikakujō Mary asked why Lord Haimo had kept her behind.
• Tsukuyo Inaba admitted that Lord Haimo had patted her head, and Tsubaki teased her about being his favorite.
• Hanabishi Warabi bristled at Tsubaki’s teasing and protested that she had her own appealing qualities.
• Tsukuyo Inaba said Lord Haimo had encouraged her and told her there was something important to do after they washed up.
• Tsubaki explained that Lord Haimo intended to update their ability scores using the experience they had gained in the Dungeon.

Haimo prepared to update the girls’ statuses after their bath, while Tsubaki tried to leave to respect the boundary between Familias. He persuaded her to stay and witness their growth, promising to control what details she saw.

• Rin and the other girls finished bathing and changed into casual clothes, while Hestia stayed in the bath longer.
• Haimo announced that he would update the girls’ statuses, and their eyes lit up with anticipation.
• Tsubaki prepared to leave because status details were private Familia secrets, and Rin and the others looked disappointed to see her go.
• Haimo told Tsubaki he could hide sensitive details from the parchment and invited her to stay as the person most qualified to witness the girls’ growth.

Haimo persuaded Tsubaki to stay and witness the Familia’s Status updates, and she agreed after the girls enthusiastically blocked the bathroom exit. Haimo began the updates with Tsukuyo Inaba, whose back filled with Holy Script as his Divine Blood took effect.

• Haimo argued that showing Tsubaki the girls’ basic Statuses would not reveal their skills or magic secrets.
• Hanabishi Warabi locked the bathroom door and had Fierce Man block it so Hestia could not leave.
• Tsubaki accepted the girls’ invitation to stay and sat at the Obsidian Round Table.
• Haimo chose Tsukuyo Inaba to go first, and she knelt before him and lowered her yukata.
• Haimo pricked his finger and dropped Divine Blood onto Tsukuyo’s back, where Holy Script formed a Status panel.

Haimo recorded Tsukuyo Inaba’s Status after a day of fighting, revealing extraordinary gains in agility and dexterity. Tsubaki learned that Tsukuyo had a rare skill that accelerated those attributes’ growth, and Haimo called Zan Zan forward next.

• Haimo copied Tsukuyo Inaba’s Status onto a parchment while concealing her skills.
• Tsubaki examined Tsukuyo’s figures and was shocked by her agility and dexterity reaching the F range after one day.
• Haimo explained that Tsukuyo’s rare skill greatly accelerated her agility and dexterity growth while slowing her physical growth.
• Tsubaki reflected on Tsukuyo’s potential and wondered what the other members, especially Sasamori Aya, could do.
• Haimo called Zan Zan forward for the next Status check.

Haimo completed Sasamori Aya’s Status update, leaving Tsubaki stunned by the newcomer’s extraordinary growth, then began updating Onigawara Rin.

• Tsubaki saw that Sasamori Aya had reached F in all her basic attributes and was close to E in Strength and Endurance.
• Tsubaki suspected Sasamori Aya had a rare skill that greatly increased her growth rate.
• Haimo gave Sasamori Aya her Status parchment, and she accepted it as proof of her new life in this world.
• Haimo called Onigawara Rin forward, and she nervously knelt for her Status update.
• Haimo applied Divine Blood to Onigawara Rin and began recording her updated Status.

Tsubaki assessed the new adventurers’ first Status updates and judged their rapid growth worthy of the strongest Familias’ attention. Onigawara Rin took comfort in being compared to the Sword Princess, while the other girls awaited Haimo’s praise.

• Haimo presented Onigawara Rin’s stats, which showed her Strength and Endurance had both surpassed 100 on her first day.
• Tsubaki said Rin’s growth put her on a path comparable to the Sword Princess’s and gave the rookie record competition.
• Haimo praised Rin’s hard work and courage, easing her anxiety and making her visibly happy.
• Kikakujō Mary, Nemumeno Satori, and Hanabishi Warabi received their Status updates, showing standout growth in Dexterity, Agility, and Strength respectively.
• Tsubaki called all the girls promising talents who could become core members of even the Loki Familia or Freya Familia, then glanced at Haimo.