Recaps

Loki reunited with Haimo and introduced him to Lefiya Viridis, Riveria’s talented student in the Loki Familia. She led them to a secluded café staffed by elves, leaving Lefiya mortified by her goddess’s remarks.

• Loki approached Haimo and explained she had kept her distance to avoid attracting suspicion before the gods’ urgent meeting.
• Loki introduced Lefiya Viridis as a gifted mage and Riveria’s prized student, and Haimo praised her potential.
• Loki took Haimo and Lefiya away from the busy street to a quiet café she had discovered.
• Loki praised the café’s elf staff in leering terms, and Lefiya blushed in embarrassment because they were fellow elves.

Loki brought Lefiya and Haimo to an Elf-run café, where she told Haimo that the gods had held an emergency Denatus because of his recent actions. The gods had ultimately left the matter to Ganesha, and Lefiya was alarmed by the decision.

• Loki admitted she brought Lefiya to the Elf-run café to get a same-race discount and gain entry.
• The Elven staff reacted warmly to Haimo, ignoring Loki's complaints, and led the group upstairs.
• Haimo asked Loki why Ganesha had called an emergency Denatus, and Loki cited the rookies' rapid dungeon progress, Haimo's spear, and Hephaestus shutting herself away.
• Loki explained that the gods argued until they unanimously left handling the matter to Ganesha.
• Lefiya was stunned that the gods' all-night meeting had ended by leaving the situation to the Ganesha Familia.

Loki visited Haimo to pass along Ouranos's concerns and ask about his intentions, then offered Lefiya as a way to build goodwill with him. The chapter ended as Loki waited for Haimo's response, with Lefiya alarmed by the proposal.

• Loki told Haimo that other gods were watching him and pressed him to explain his plans.
• Haimo said he only wanted to develop his new Familia and would leave its members' choices to them.
• Loki accepted Haimo's answer but warned that the other gods might not believe him because of his actions in Heaven.
• Loki offered to introduce Lefiya to Haimo, hoping to maintain a friendly relationship and give herself a fallback.
• Loki presented Lefiya's magical knowledge and [Elf Ring] as the value behind her offer, while Lefiya protested in alarm.

Haimo declined Loki’s offer to take Lefiya into his familia, choosing to focus on his own children instead. Lefiya’s impression of him improved, but a waitress’s gift to Haimo left Loki stunned and jealous.

• Haimo refused Loki’s offer, saying he wanted to guide his own children and that caring for them already kept him busy.
• Lefiya relaxed when she realized Haimo would not treat her as a bargaining chip and thought more highly of him.
• An elf waitress served drinks and desserts, then gave Haimo a wrapped sample from the café.
• Loki gaped at the gift and protested that she had visited the café many times without receiving one.

After the battle on the Dungeon’s thirteenth floor, Onigawara Rin discovered that her new sword, Black Crow, had chipped, and Tsubaki examined it to determine whether it could be repaired.

• Aboveground, Lefiya covered her face as her patron deity complained about being denied a complimentary cookie.
• After the Monster Party ended, Onigawara Rin screamed when she found several chips along Black Crow’s edge.
• Sasamori Aya mocked Rin’s distress and argued that fists made better weapons, while Hanabishi Warabi noted that the monsters’ hard bones were wearing down their blades.
• Nemumeno Satori checked her Gray Snake and found a shallow scratch on its blade.
• Tsubaki took Black Crow from Rin and inspected its damage, leaving Rin anxious as she considered the sword’s cost.

Tsubaki reassured Onigawara Rin that her damaged sword could be repaired and promised to improve the group’s weapons. After the Takemikazuchi Familia collected a valuable haul, Sasamori Aya insisted they continue deeper into the Dungeon despite the group’s battered gear.

• Tsubaki returned Onigawara Rin’s sword and explained that its damage was repairable, while criticizing the rookies for abusing their weapons.
• Tsubaki promised to repair the weapons and add stronger materials to help them endure the girls’ fighting styles.
• Kashima directed the Takemikazuchi Familia as they gathered magic stones and monster parts, and Little Bear brought Mikoto a magic stone.
• Kashima reported that the group had collected 342 medium-purity magic stones and 120 Al-Miraj horns, among other loot.
• Sasamori Aya urged everyone to keep moving deeper into the Dungeon, while Onigawara Rin objected that their weapons were already damaged.

Tsubaki stopped Sasamori Aya from venturing deeper into the Dungeon by reminding her that Lord Haimo would worry, and the women turned back. As they carried their spoils home, the Takemikazuchi Familia marveled at the Haimo Familia’s strength and resolved to repay their debt.

• Tsubaki blocked Sasamori Aya from entering the more dangerous passage and warned her about the Dungeon’s growing dangers.
• Sasamori Aya began to argue that she would risk dying in battle, but Tsubaki persuaded her to turn back by mentioning Lord Haimo’s worry.
• Tsubaki led the women back toward home, and the exhausted Takemikazuchi Familia followed while carrying the spoils.
• Mikoto and Kashima celebrated the haul’s value, while Kashima reflected on the Haimo Familia’s overwhelming strength.
• Mikoto wondered what kind of god Lord Haimo was to gather such talented followers, and Kashima said they owed the Haimo Familia a huge favor.

On the journey back to Orario, the Takemikazuchi Familia and the girls introduced themselves and chatted as they climbed through the Dungeon. Tsukuyo Inaba sensed Killer Ants pursuing someone ahead, and a frightened Pallum girl ran toward them for help.

• Ouka Kashima introduced himself and the Takemikazuchi Familia to the girls as they walked back toward Orario.
• Onigawara Rin introduced her companions, and the groups discussed their Far Eastern origins and weapons.
• Tsukuyo Inaba heard hurried footsteps and the scraping shells of Killer Ants in a tunnel ahead.
• A tearful Pallum girl carrying an enormous pack ran toward the group, calling for help as the Killer Ants followed her.

Tsukuyo Inaba saved a fallen Pallum girl from five Killer Ants with a swift sword strike, stunning Kashima, Mikoto, and the others. The girl realized she had survived, then faced Tsukuyo’s unfocused red gaze.

• A Pallum girl fleeing five Killer Ants considered drawing them toward a nearby group but tripped and injured her ankle.
• The Killer Ants closed in on the helpless girl as Kashima, Mikoto, and the others realized they could not reach her in time.
• Tsukuyo Inaba dashed between the girl and the monsters and beheaded all five Killer Ants in an instant.
• Kashima and Mikoto were stunned by Tsukuyo’s speed and swordsmanship.
• The Pallum girl realized she had survived as Tsukuyo turned her unfocused red eyes toward her.

Tsukuyo Inaba and her companions rescued a Pallum girl, but the frightened girl fled before they could help her further. Tsubaki explained how Pallums were often mistreated as Supporters in the Dungeon, then noted that exceptional Pallums could still rise to the top in Orario.

• The injured Pallum girl thanked Tsukuyo Inaba and fled into the tunnel, afraid she would be asked to repay her rescuers.
• Onigawara Rin wondered why the girl had run, and Kikakujō Mary suggested she was still terrified by the attack.
• Tsubaki explained that Pallums were physically frail and often served as cheap Supporters who were bullied, underpaid, or abandoned in the Dungeon.
• Tsubaki suggested the girl might have been abandoned or used as bait, explaining why she feared adventurers as much as monsters.
• Tsubaki said some Pallums were among Orario’s strongest, surprising Onigawara Rin and the others.

Tsubaki and the others returned from the Dungeon to Orario, drawing attention as the rumored rookie Familia. At the Tower of Babel’s plaza, Tsukuyo Inaba sensed Haimo nearby and found him with two unfamiliar women, one of whom Tsubaki recognized as Loki.

• Tsubaki told Sasamori Aya about Finn Deimne and the Gulliver Brothers, renowned fighters from the strongest Familias.
• The party climbed back to the upper floors and reached the Tower of Babel, where onlookers gathered to stare at them and Fierce Man.
• Tsubaki led the party past the Ganesha Familia members keeping order and out into the plaza.
• Tsukuyo Inaba heard Haimo’s voice and pointed him out beside a flower bed near the fountain.
• The party saw Haimo with a red-haired woman and an orange-haired Elf, and Tsubaki recognized the red-haired woman as Lady Loki.

Haimo introduced Loki, the patron deity of the Loki Familia, to the girls after she openly praised Tsukuyo Inaba and teased Lefiya. Loki offered the girls her protection in Orario, but Haimo stopped her by pulling her ear again.

• Loki rushed over to inspect the girls and praised Tsukuyo Inaba’s delicate appearance.
• Loki compared Tsukuyo favorably to Lefiya, embarrassing Lefiya and bewildering the others.
• Haimo twisted Loki’s ear for harassing his familia, and Loki apologized while asking him to spare her dignity.
• Haimo introduced Loki as an old friend from Heaven and called her a harmless idiot.
• Loki introduced herself as Orario’s genius goddess and offered the girls her help, but Haimo grabbed her other ear before she could finish.

Haimo and the girls met Loki and Lefiya, exchanging formal introductions before turning to discuss the party’s Dungeon haul. Tsubaki revealed that the group had gathered many magic stones and rare monster materials, and had hired the Takemikazuchi Familia to carry the excess.

• Haimo tugged Loki’s ears until she apologized, then let her go and faced the girls.
• Kikakujō Mary, Onigawara Rin, and the others politely introduced themselves to Loki, who praised their manners.
• Loki pushed Lefiya forward, and Lefiya introduced herself as a Lv.3 adventurer of the Loki Familia with the title Thousand Elf.
• Haimo shifted the conversation to the day’s haul, and Tsubaki described the magic stones and rare monster materials they had collected.
• Tsubaki explained that the girls had run out of backpack space and hired members of the Takemikazuchi Familia, including Kashima and Mikoto, to carry the excess.

Haimo arranged a generous payment for the Takemikazuchi Familia after they helped transport the spoils, then invited them to a feast. As the group reached Guild headquarters to exchange the loot, the crowded hall fell silent when they entered.

• Kashima presented the bundles of spoils to Haimo, who approved the Guild's standard hauling fee plus a thirty-percent bonus for the Takemikazuchi Familia.
• Haimo invited Kashima, Mikoto, and the others to join his group for a feast after they exchanged the spoils for Valis.
• Haimo's group drew curious and fearful looks as they walked through the city, and Sasamori Aya muttered a threat that frightened nearby adventurers and Lefiya.
• Haimo's group arrived at Guild headquarters with the Takemikazuchi Familia's heavy bundles, and the crowded hall fell silent when they entered.

The Haimo Familia returned from the thirteenth floor with bundles of middle-floor monster materials, astonishing Eina Tulle and the Guild employees. Haimo arranged for the Takemikazuchi Familia to receive the transport fee and an additional share of the proceeds.

• Eina Tulle recognized Lord Haimo as the adventurers unloaded their heavy bundles at the Guild counter.
• Tsubaki said the party had reached the thirteenth floor, and the Guild employees identified Al-Miraj horns and Hellhound teeth among the materials.
• Eina and the Guild employees counted, sorted, and appraised the materials, then calculated the Familia's earnings.
• Haimo instructed Eina to transfer the middle-floor transport fee and thirty percent of the proceeds to the Takemikazuchi Familia.
• Eina confirmed the amount with Haimo and began preparing the earnings breakdown and transfer paperwork.

Haimo helped the Takemikazuchi Familia resolve its financial crisis and invited its members for a drink, but they hurried home to share the news with their god. Loki then teased Haimo about his history with Takemikazuchi before he tricked her into thinking he would grab her ears.

• Kashima and the others thanked Haimo after receiving the money that covered their urgent expenses and shrine repairs.
• Haimo said he knew Takemikazuchi from Heaven and explained that he had helped the Familia because its members were his acquaintance's children.
• Kashima and Mikoto declined Haimo's invitation to dinner so they could return and tell Takemikazuchi the good news.
• Loki accused Haimo of using Takemikazuchi's name to win the Familia's favor and recalled that Takemikazuchi had avoided Haimo after a sparring match.
• Haimo reached toward Loki, making her cover her ears, then claimed he had only meant to scratch his own ear.

Haimo and the others went to the Hostess of Fertility, where Kikakujō Mary invited Lefiya to join them and discuss magic. After learning about Lefiya’s extraordinary spell repertoire, the group praised her, but Lefiya explained that her abilities had serious limitations in battle.

• Haimo led the hungry girls to the Hostess of Fertility, leaving Loki behind until Kikakujō Mary invited Lefiya to come along.
• Loki joined the invitation and insisted that she and Lefiya deserved dinner because Haimo was treating everyone.
• At the tavern, the others were astonished to learn that Lefiya could use over a thousand kinds of magic despite the usual three-spell limit.
• Loki proudly praised Lefiya’s magical talent and predicted she would become Orario’s strongest mage.
• Lefiya explained that she needed extensive preparation to use unfamiliar spells and could not move or lose focus while chanting, leaving her vulnerable in battle.
• Sasamori Aya began to summarize the implications of Lefiya’s limitations.

Loki explained how adventurers earned titles after reaching Level 2 and how the gods chose them at Denatus. The girls learned that titles could be influenced by the gods’ whims, including a nearly disastrous candidate for Anya.

• Lefiya shyly admitted that she needed someone to protect her while she chanted, and the girls praised her talent.
• Hanabishi Warabi asked whether adventurers received titles like Finn the [Braver], and the group turned to Loki and Haimo for an explanation.
• Loki explained that adventurers received titles after reaching Level 2 and accomplishing a Great Feat, with gods choosing the names at Denatus every three months.
• Loki told the girls that Anya’s title, [Chariot’s Fragment], had nearly been [Tone-Deaf Cat], leaving them shocked as Anya looked back at the table.

Loki explained how adventurer titles were chosen and reassured Haimo’s Familia that their feats would earn them worthy titles. Ryu watched the celebration from the kitchen, remembering her former companions and wondering why Haimo had frightened Syr, before Mia sent her to serve his table.

• Loki warned the girls that gods could give adventurers ridiculous titles, and said most had little chance to change them after leveling up.
• Haimo reassured the girls that their rapid progress to the Dungeon’s thirteenth floor would impress the gods and promised to object to any insulting titles.
• Tsubaki backed Haimo and led the girls in a toast to their achievements.
• Ryu watched Haimo and the celebrating girls from behind the kitchen curtain, recalling her former companions and noticing that Syr was absent.
• Mia interrupted Ryu’s thoughts and sent her to deliver beer to a table near Haimo’s group, making Ryu stiffen.

Ryu tried to avoid the girls at the tavern, but their friendly greeting left her flustered and caught the attention of Chloe and Lunoire. Meanwhile, Lefiya got drunk and was warmly invited to visit the others, though she worried about Loki Familia rules.

• Ryu hurried through the tavern carrying drinks, but Onigawara Rin recognized her and Kikakujō Mary and the others greeted her.
• Ryu blushed, stammered a reply, and fled toward the kitchen, nearly knocking into Anya.
• Chloe and Lunoire decided Ryu’s reaction was suspicious and planned to follow her the next morning.
• Lefiya drank with the girls until she was tipsy, then admired Miss Inaba’s ability to detect monsters by sound.
• Hanabishi Warabi invited Lefiya to join their Dungeon training, but Lefiya said Loki Familia rules restricted teaming up with other Familias.
• Kikakujō Mary reassured Lefiya that she could visit them anytime, and Lefiya blushed at being called cute.

Lefiya overcame her shyness to invite Kikakujō Mary and the others to Twilight Manor, while Tsubaki took their damaged weapons to repair. On the way back to their new home, Tsukuyo Inaba heard a strange rumbling inside, and the group cautiously opened the gate.

• Lefiya nervously invited Kikakujō Mary to visit Twilight Manor and promised to prepare tea and snacks; Kikakujō Mary accepted and called her Lefiya.
• Loki praised Haimo's companions for befriending Lefiya, and Haimo told Loki to stop hanging off him.
• Tsubaki took Onigawara Rin and the others' weapons to repair, promising to return them sharp and like new within two days.
• Haimo and the others headed home late at night, where Tsukuyo Inaba heard a loud, strange rumbling inside the residence.
• Haimo unlocked the gate, and the group saw the quiet courtyard and a faint light shining from the villa.

Haimo and the others returned to the villa and discovered Hestia had spent the day alone, hungry and without money. After realizing they had all gone to the Hostess of Fertility without her, Hestia wailed and rolled around on the sofa.

• Sasamori Aya and the others heard a loud growl and found Hestia sprawled on the villa sofa, complaining that Haimo had not returned with food.
• Haimo entered the villa and learned that Hestia had stayed home all day because she had no money.
• Hestia smelled the rye ale and grilled meat the group had brought back and recognized what they had eaten.
• Onigawara Rin and the others admitted that Haimo had taken them, including Loki, to the Hostess of Fertility without Hestia.
• Hestia wailed and rolled around on the sofa after learning that everyone had feasted while she went hungry.

Haimo took the starving Hestia out for food after reassuring the exhausted girls that they could rest and postpone their Falna updates. As he and Hestia walked through the quiet neighborhood, she fretted about being a freeloader, while Haimo searched the street around them.

• Haimo stopped Hestia from complaining, promised her food, and watched her hurry toward the entryway.
• Haimo told the tired girls to bathe, rest, and not wait for him and Hestia to return.
• Hestia linked arms with Haimo and led him out to find food.
• Hestia said she felt awkward being the only freeloader, and Haimo teased her about being easy to look after.
• Haimo placated Hestia by agreeing that she was not a freeloader while continuing to search both sides of the street.

Haimo treated Hestia to a late-night meal, and their walk together turned reflective when Hestia admitted she felt unsuited to the Lower World and out of place in his large house. The chapter ended with Hestia sharing her loneliness and worry that she was merely an extra in Haimo’s life.

• Hestia ate a large meal at a roadside tavern while Haimo watched and offered her a napkin.
• Hestia hinted that she wanted dessert, so Haimo bought her two portions of fried potato balls.
• Hestia and Haimo ate as they walked, and Hestia asked whether she was unsuited to the Lower World.
• Hestia told Haimo she felt inadequate beside his Familia, relied on him and Hephaestus, and had felt alone in his big house.

Hestia admitted she did not want to recruit familia members, and Haimo gave her a key so she could stay with him. When they returned home, Sasamori Aya was waiting, desperate to learn how her stats had changed after fighting in the Dungeon.

• Hestia said recruiting familia members was too much trouble and that she had come to the Lower World to experience life.
• Haimo gave Hestia a brass key and told her she could stay with him, though they would discuss what work she could do.
• Hestia accepted the invitation and eagerly unlocked the gate to Haimo's mansion.
• Hestia and Haimo entered the dark house, where Hestia said she was going to take a bath.
• Sasamori Aya appeared in the hallway and told Haimo she could not wait until morning to learn her new stats.
• Haimo adjusted Sasamori Aya's torn collar and teased her, prompting Hestia to protest being called a child.