Chapter Summaries

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.

Haimo praised the girls for their performance while warning them to stay cautious in the Dungeon, then sent them to choose rooms for the night. After the girls went upstairs, the bear cub tugged at Haimo and pointed to his back, apparently asking for his Status to be updated too.

• Haimo praised the girls and warned them not to become complacent about their strength.
• Haimo told the girls to choose their rooms and discuss the next day's plans tomorrow.
• The girls rushed upstairs to pick rooms, while Sasamori Aya went up after speaking briefly with Haimo.
• The bear cub tugged at Haimo's trouser leg and pointed to his back as if requesting a Status update.
• Tsubaki guessed that the bear cub had understood the ritual and wanted Haimo to update his Status.

Haimo considered whether he could grant Falna to the intelligent bears Fierce Man and its cub, allowing them to become adventurers. He decided to try, leaving Tsubaki persuaded by his argument that the gods should embrace unknown possibilities.

• Haimo comforted Fierce Man’s cub and noticed the black bear watching them longingly.
• Haimo asked Tsubaki whether gods had ever granted animals Falna, and she said she knew of no such cases.
• Tsubaki acknowledged that Fierce Man seemed unusually intelligent and shrewd.
• Haimo proposed granting Falna to the bears so they could become adventurers.
• Haimo argued that the gods came to the Lower World to pursue unknown possibilities, and Tsubaki found herself persuaded.

Haimo persuaded Tsubaki to support granting Falna to two bears despite the risks of setting a precedent. Tsubaki accepted that the Guild would have to adapt its registration forms and went upstairs to find the others.

• Tsubaki warned Haimo that other gods and Familias might imitate him, creating a dangerous arms race by granting Falna to beasts.
• Haimo argued that Fierce Man was an extraordinary exception and that failed attempts would discourage other gods from pursuing the idea.
• Haimo reminded Tsubaki that Orario already held darker dangers, weakening her objections to the bears receiving Falna.
• Tsubaki agreed to watch Haimo's plan unfold and said the Guild could adapt its forms if necessary.
• Tsubaki left to find the others upstairs.

Haimo inscribed Little Bear and Fierce Man with divine blood, revealing their skills and potential. He left looking forward to someday forming an adventurer squad made up of bears.

• Haimo warned Little Bear that growing stronger would mean training and fighting monsters, and Little Bear eagerly accepted.
• Haimo inscribed Little Bear and discovered its [Little Longing] skill, which accelerated Status growth according to the purity of its desire to grow.
• Haimo inscribed Fierce Man and discovered her [Fangs of Cooperation] and [Thick Fat] skills.
• Haimo stroked Fierce Man and said he looked forward to having an adventurer squad made up of bears someday.

After Haimo carried the locked-in bathroom Hestia to bed, he examined the Multidimensional Familia Recruitment System the next morning and wondered whether its rewards required a member to reach Lv. 2. The chapter left him considering how the system’s achievements and rewards worked.

• Haimo headed upstairs with Fierce Man and Little Bear after the others had gone up.
• Hestia finished bathing, discovered the bathroom door was locked from the outside, and waited until Haimo opened it.
• Haimo found Hestia collapsed on the floor, carried her to an empty bedroom, and tucked her in for the night.
• The next morning, Haimo examined the system and wondered whether a familia member had to reach Lv. 2 to trigger a reward.
• Someone knocked softly on Haimo’s bedroom door.