When the expedition was first decided, Hestia was against it. It wasn't that she didn't want the children of her Familia to become stronger and go to more distant places, but in her eyes, an expedition was still too early for the others at the moment.
But after Takatsuki demonstrated his newly upgraded Nen, [Close at Hand Yet Worlds Apart], she no longer objected. Instead, she sternly reminded Takatsuki.
"Takatsuki-kun! You must not expose this ability of yours, understand!"
Although happy for Takatsuki's ability, Hestia, after the last Denatus, also knew how much turmoil Takatsuki's ability would bring to Orario.
"This ability of yours, to travel back and forth between various floors at will, completely overturns Orario's existing adventurer system."
"If it's exposed, countless Familias will want to seize it."
A mere strong person might not make the gods lose face, but someone who can overturn existing rules and systems is of much greater value.
It should be known that in the original work, a mere Uchide no Kozuchi of Haruhime made the Ishtar Familia confident that they could resist one of Orario's strongest Familias.
After all, the sorcery of level ascension was also something that broke the rules in Orario.
The gods can accept the existence of rule-breakers, because this is also one of the possibilities they look forward to.
But that doesn't mean they won't act on something that tempts them.
If the ability to merely store supplies was just an extremely useful ability to the gods, then the ability to travel back and forth within the Dungeon at will would drive all gods mad.
In the Dungeon, most of the time it's not about being unable to defeat monsters, but being worn down by an endless stream of monsters. Coupled with the resources needed for the return journey, most adventurers cannot fight with all their might, because they are only there to make money, not to risk their lives.
But under Takatsuki's ability, there's no need to worry about conserving stamina for the return trip. It's no exaggeration to say that the speed of conquest has increased more than tenfold. Moreover, when exploring deeper levels, there's no need to re-explore floor by floor, consuming stamina; one can directly reach the last floor, saving a lot of time and stamina.
"After my ability upgraded, the first thing I thought of was an expedition. We need a lot of money. The money earned on the previous and even lower floors might take a long time to buy a grimoire. So, the best way to earn a lot of money is to explore the rarely visited deep levels."
Rarity makes things valuable, and this is even more true, and exaggerated, in the Dungeon. Things from the deep levels can sell for astronomical prices in Orario.
"Great! I've been so bored lately."
Kiana was the most excited about exploring the Dungeon. She was naturally lively and active. In her original world, she had games to play, but in the DanMachi world, there were no games, and she was forced to do morning exercises by Fu Hua every day, which almost suffocated her.
"Bronya also supports it."
Actually, the one who suffered the most from not having games to play was Bronya, but her assassin background gave her enough patience to endure it.
Some time ago, Bronya had secretly come to Takatsuki to ask about the time she could return. Takatsuki gave her the answer that she would have to wait until he reached LV6.
In fact, the main quest could have been completed when he returned from his first expedition, but since he had finally found a world where he could farm magic stones and strengthen his own physical body, Takatsuki naturally wanted to farm more.
After all, Falna could not be updated after leaving this world, and the quest would also end.
Although Bronya had inquired about how slow the leveling speed was, judging by Takatsuki's almost skyrocketing to LV4 in just one expedition, he wouldn't need a year to reach LV6, so she didn't say much more.
After all, her urgency for time stemmed from her desire to save Seele. The passage of time in this world was 1440 times faster than in her original world. She wasn't worried about Seele waiting too long, only worried if Seele would not recognize her because she had grown too much.
Fu Hua and Mei had no objections, or rather, they had the best Mindset. Fu Hua had waited tens of thousands of years, so she wasn't in a hurry for this moment. Moreover, she had truly seen power that didn't belong to Honkai. Although it wasn't very strong yet, any tiny bit of power was a hope, and Fu Hua understood this deeply.
Mei, on the other hand, simply felt that being together was enough. Her only concern was her father, Raiden Ryoma, who was still in prison. If it weren't for this, she would even be willing to spend her life in another world, so she wouldn't be troubled by Honkai. Although she and Raiden had now reached some kind of relationship that Takatsuki didn't know about, it seemed that both of them were still very resistant to Honkai.
After seeing off Ais, who had come to spar with them, everyone headed towards Babel, which was also the entrance to the Dungeon.
"Takatsuki, it's really great that you're back to adventure with us."
While walking, Kiana suddenly exclaimed. Before Takatsuki could say anything, she continued.
"Finally, I don't have to carry such a big backpack. The space to store items is so convenient."
"..."
Takatsuki rolled his eyes at her words, regretting that he had been slightly moved just now: "Am I just a mobile backpack in your eyes?"
"Hehe." Kiana stuck out her tongue and didn't answer, instead looking at Bell: "Bell, who carries your stuff when you go to the Dungeon?"
Since Bell also joined their morning exercises and then went to the Dungeon, the few of them walked together to Babel.
"For me, Liliruca is responsible as a supporter."
"Liliruca, oh, that little girl."
Kiana knew Liliruca, but she didn't know Liliruca's role in Bell's party. It was her first time learning that the small-framed girl was actually a supporter responsible for carrying weight.
However, Kiana had been in Orario for a while and knew that the Pallum were just small in stature and looked young, but their strength was not small. Otherwise, she would have definitely brought up Bell abusing a little girl.
The six of them arrived at the entrance of Babel, but a group of six was not uncommon there, so it didn't attract any special attention.
"Hey, Bell!"
Bell's teammates, Welf and Liliruca, were already waiting at the fountain at the entrance. When the group arrived, Welf immediately stood up and waved.
"Mr. Takatsuki, are you also going to conquer the Dungeon today?"
Although Welf knew that Bell and Takatsuki's group belonged to the same Familia, he rarely saw them exploring the Dungeon together. Although he didn't know the reason, Welf knew what to ask and what not to ask.
"We are planning to go to the lower levels today, but we can walk together for a while on the way, depending on what Bell thinks."
Takatsuki didn't care and looked at Bell. As he expected, Bell refused Takatsuki's idea of entering the Dungeon together.