Danmachi: Is It Wrong to Be the Main Character in Orario?-Chapter 834: Catching Up to That Damn Timeline
[Name: Ais Wallenstein
Lv.7
Development Abilities:
· Hunter: G → E
· Abnormal Resistance: G → E
· Swordsman: F → D
· Spirit Healing: H → F
Attributes:
· Strength: D5~34 → A801
· Endurance: D5~21 → A803
· Dexterity: C647 → S999
· Agility: C689 → S999
· Magic: B701 → ???1001
Magic:
"Ariel": Envelops the body in wind, enhancing attack, defense, speed, and allowing short-distance flight.
Skills:
"Avenger"
· Activates freely
· Greatly increases damage against monsters
· Greatly increases damage against Dragonkind
· Effects intensify in proportion to hatred
"Challenger"
· "Challenge Mode" activates against powerful foes
· Gain courage enhancement during "Challenge Mode"
· Gain extraordinary stamina enhancement during "Challenge Mode"
· Gain extraordinary defense enhancement during "Challenge Mode"
· Gain enhanced stamina recovery during "Challenge Mode"
· Greatly increased EXP reward upon successful challenge]
Loki couldn’t stop grinning as she looked over Ais’s updated stats.
"Oh~ Less than three months and you’ve grown this much. Looks like you haven’t been just working hard, Ais-tan."
Originally, they should have been keeping an eye on Ais and Bell’s progress from the start.
But watching them too closely only made everyone worry—especially about Bell—and since Ais was at the center of that worry, it just stressed them even more.
They were anxious about Bell, yet didn’t want to see slow progress either.
So in the end, they decided not to monitor anything directly. They waited for Loki to report the updates once a month.
And Loki had to keep track—Ais was her familia.
Every time she updated Ais’s Status, she was the first to know, so she naturally became the one responsible for reporting monthly progress to everyone else.
But today, Ais’s updated sheet told them everything.
She had pushed her Status all the way to the peak.
"Magic has already broken past the limit, and both agility and dexterity have reached the absolute maximum."
Even Loki couldn’t help but sigh in amazement.
Breaking past the limits of Ability Scores meant Ais’s talent had exceeded the normal range entirely. Within the entire familia, Ais was the only one Loki had ever seen manage this.
It looked easy on paper, but in truth, only those with overwhelming talent and innate gifts could push past these limits.
Bell was an exception—only his values above 2000 reflected his talent. Everything below that didn’t count.
Holding her clothing against her chest, Ais calmly reviewed the numbers.
In the past, she would have been overjoyed at seeing such growth. Yet now, her heart was unbelievably calm.
Seeing this, Loki grew even more curious about what Bell had done to her.
Even that awkward, stubborn personality of hers seemed to have been quietly reshaped.
Growth in Status was something to celebrate.
But when joy turns into composure, it means the person has matured—no longer putting all their emotions into cold, impersonal numbers. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Feeling relieved, Loki didn’t tease her and instead gently patted Ais’s head.
"What are you thinking about, Ais?"
Ais responded almost reflexively.
"The teacher’s praise."
"...???"
Loki’s relieved expression froze in place. She stared at Ais, wondering if she’d misheard.
The teacher’s praise?
A faint alarm rang in Loki’s mind. She rubbed her forehead and tried to steer the conversation.
"Ais, who exactly is this ’teacher’ you’re talking about?"
"Bell."
"...."
Hearing her own child answer so innocently, Loki realized something was very wrong.
Bell’s teaching results were remarkable—no doubt about that.
But such results... seemed to come with hidden risks.
"I-I see..."
Her voice trembled with unease, emotions twisting inside her.
"Just to be safe, Ais... how exactly does he praise you?"
Ais gave Loki a slightly puzzled look as she thought back on her teacher’s praise.
Then she relaxed.
Mm, it’s just patting my head. Nothing strange.
With that reassurance, she answered openly.
"He pats my head."
"...He pats your head?"
Loki went silent.
In her mind, an image formed—Bell patting Ais on the head to praise her.
Her thoughts froze for a moment.
This didn’t feel like romance.
It felt like... an elder praising a junior.
And head-pats were way too elder-like. There wasn’t even room for improper imagination.
Even Loki couldn’t twist such a scene into anything questionable.
In fact, it sparked a bizarre thought.
...
’Ais... you’re not looking for a dad, right?’
The absurd thought made Loki question her own sanity.
She shook her head hard, trying to fling the idea away, but the strange image wouldn’t leave.
"Ais, next you’ll be challenging your parents, right?"
Temporarily fleeing from the dangerous topic, Loki hurriedly changed the subject.
Ais nodded lightly.
"Yes. Teacher has already located Dad and Mama. The formal challenge comes next."
Loki’s eyes narrowed sharply.
’So Bell’s getting impatient too. His time is limited, after all.’
Seeing it that way, entrusting Ais to Bell really had been the right decision.
If Ais hadn’t gone with Bell, his own schedule would have been even tighter.
Thankfully, Ais had caught up—and more importantly, she had broken past her limits.
’Bell won’t send her to challenge Aria and Albert immediately. Ais will need a few days to adjust.’
’Bell must know that.’
’So he only gave himself two months at best.’
’He’s really cutting it to the last possible moment.’
But now that things had come this far, Loki could finally relax a little.
They’d rushed through everything, but they had made it before the deadline.
