"Hm… how should I put it? In a way, this child's personality is… really quite cautious."
Even though Bell's inner thoughts were no longer showing in the projection, Hera had already seen enough earlier to understand exactly what was going through his mind. All she could say was: extremely cautious.
This personality was nothing like Meteria at all.
As for the other rabbit—Hera glanced at the black rabbit, whose expression hadn't shifted even slightly. Her doubts were instantly answered.
So that was where the difference from Meteria came from.
"It's not caution, it's excessive caution."
After seeing what was inside Bell's mind, Zeus finally understood that this kid had taken the concept of "survival" to its absolute extreme.
Even after promotion had granted him power far beyond his original limits, he still clung to his old cautious habits. He even used certain flaws in his own body to slow the pace of his improvement.
It sounded absurd—using one's own flaws to hold back personal growth. Any normal person wouldn't do something so outrageous. But clearly, Bell was doing it on purpose. He carefully estimated the power he would gain after promotion and used various methods to suppress its explosive increase.
And judging from Bell's inner thoughts earlier, this kid was doing it all to control the power he gained after his promotion.
"He doesn't have the mindset of some newly rich fool. Even at a time like this, he's walking steadily at his own pace. The kid already looks steady enough, yet he's even steadier than he appears."
"What do we do? He said he won't finish conquering the dungeon in a single day. Are we just going to sit here and watch?"
Zeus's intention was obvious. He felt this grand feast wasn't ending anytime soon; everyone might as well go home and prepare.
"Zeus, instead of that, you should have the Guild notify all adventurers to leave the Dungeon immediately."
"If Bell enters the Dungeon with his current strength, it'll be outright annihilation. The 'World'… Meteria absolutely won't let Bell down during his dungeon conquest, especially now that she knows why he's going."
Alfia came back to her senses. As her mind cleared, she accepted the absurd reality and offered a well-meaning reminder.
The expressions of every god present changed instantly.
This was no joke.
And Alfia, as if afraid things weren't chaotic enough, continued speaking.
"You realize, right? At Bell's current level, monsters on the first floor are at least around Lv.5."
Every god's face immediately turned green.
If the first floor was at Lv.5… their ordinary children could get wiped out the moment they stepped inside.
"Ouranos, you heard that! Send word immediately—children of the Genkai are forbidden from entering the Dungeon! This isn't a joke!"
Many of the gods were close to collapsing. They couldn't even imagine how spectacular the scene would be.
Maybe Bell was going to the Dungeon to hone his power, but if their children wandered in, they'd just end up as offerings to the monsters being used for that purpose.
Ouranos, who had been watching from the prayer room the whole time, understood how real this possibility was. After a moment of contemplation, he made his decision.
"Permission granted. Hermes, you handle the notification."
Hermes, being called out by the big boss, pointed at himself helplessly. So all the troublesome jobs were his again.
But seeing his colleagues staring at him with desperate eyes, he really had no way to refuse.
"Ahem…"
With Ouranos's permission, Hermes temporarily broke the seal placed on the gods, released his divine power, and generated countless Projections to alert every child of the lower world in Orario.
"Attention, all children of the lower world in Orario! Everyone, listen up!"
"Bell's trial is about to begin. The Dungeon's monster levels are expected to rise sharply. All children of the lower world are to leave the Dungeon immediately and seek shelter."
Hermes's voice echoed across all of Orario in an instant.
Those still stunned were jolted awake, especially anyone with family members currently in the Dungeon. Their footsteps instantly reached their limits.
"Hurry! Go get the captain and the others back!"
"Go get Ouka and the others! If they stay in the Dungeon now, they won't make it!"
In that moment, every familia with members recently dispatched to the Dungeon launched into their fastest possible action.