A green-haired elf… a waitress at a certain tavern…
Those few key words combined instantly summoned a name from the depths of Faen's memory—
"Gale" Ryuu Lion.
And then he recalled the divine authority Furina governed—Water and Justice.
The goddess whom Ryuu once served, Astraea, had likewise presided over Justice and Order.
It seemed only natural. Perhaps it was that shared concept of justice between gods that stirred a sense of instinctive affinity in Ryuu toward Furina—leading her to extend kindness to this somewhat impulsive young goddess.
The threads of fate always seemed to weave people together when least expected.
But that was merely a side note.
After dinner, the real matter at hand began.
"Furina, help me update my Status."
Furina nodded, putting aside her playful demeanor. Her expression turned solemn.
Inside the room, Faen removed his shirt, revealing his lean upper body, then turned his back toward her.
Furina pricked her fingertip, squeezing out a single drop of divine blood infused with her power, and carefully let it fall onto his back.
As the ichor seeped into his skin, the complex sacred text and crests carved there awakened, glowing with a faint blue radiance.
When the light faded and the updated Status revealed itself clearly before her eyes, Furina covered her mouth in shock.
—
[Name: Faen]
[Level: Lv.1]
[Strength: I0 – I75]
[Endurance: I0 – I73]
[Dexterity: I0 – I78]
[Agility: I0 – I81]
[Magic: I0]
...
Faen took the parchment and glanced at the results, satisfaction flashing across his face.
Then he left the room. It was Robin's turn.
—
[Name: Robin]
[Level: Lv.1]
[Strength: I0 – I8]
[Endurance: I0 – I9]
[Dexterity: I0 – I12]
[Agility: I0 – I11]
[Magic: I0 – I70]
—
"You two are incredible!"
Furina was visibly proud of their growth.
Though she only understood adventurer mechanics in fragments, she had heard Artemis speak of it before.
"She once told me her children grew fastest at the beginning. A single expedition could raise their Abilities by dozens of points. But later on, growth slows dramatically—sometimes only a few points per expedition…"
Her voice brimmed with pride.
"You were only in the Dungeon for half a day! Robin gained over a hundred points, and Faen—you gained more than three hundred in total! As expected of my Familia!"
She placed her hands on her hips, her chin lifted so high it nearly touched the ceiling.
Faen smiled as well. Looking at Robin, who was equally pleasantly surprised, he said softly,
"It seems our skill synergy works even better than expected."
[Pioneer] increased experience gain when exploring new territory.
[The Abyss That Gazes Back] forced the Dungeon to spawn foreign monsters, creating new forms of "exploration."
And Robin's skill, [Harmonic Convergence], increased experience gain when they fought side by side.
With all those buffs stacked together, it was no wonder Faen gained over 300 Ability points in a single outing, while Robin gained more than 100.
Lv.1 adventurers always grow fastest at the beginning. Combined with their significant experience-boosting skills, this rate of growth was entirely within Faen's expectations.
He understood the mechanics of Status growth clearly.
Each basic Ability must be trained through corresponding actions:
To increase Strength, one must clash head-on with enemies.
To raise Endurance, one must endure blows.
To improve Dexterity and Agility, one must evade and maneuver constantly.
To enhance Magic, one must actively cast spells.
Today, Faen had served as the main combatant—engaging in close combat against Hilichurls and Slimes, dodging, blocking, counterattacking, pushing his body nearly to its limits.
Thus, aside from Magic, his other four Abilities grew significantly.
But since he hadn't cast a single spell, his Magic remained at zero.
Robin, by contrast, had remained safely behind him, her sole role being chanting and casting support magic.
Accordingly, her Magic surged forward, while her physical attributes saw minimal growth.
"It seems I'll need to start using magic in future expeditions," Faen said, rolling his slightly sore shoulder with a smile.
It wasn't that he lacked magic—today's combat intensity simply left no room to experiment.
To develop comprehensively, Magic training was indispensable.
Looking at his evenly distributed growth across four attributes, he could clearly see his potential to become a true all-rounder—a rare "hexagon warrior" with no weaknesses.
In Orario, most adventurers leaned toward specialization:
Dwarves favored Strength.
Beastmen excelled in Speed or Endurance.
Elves specialized in Magic.
Growth typically followed racial aptitude.
Someone like Faen, advancing evenly across all areas, was exceedingly rare.
As for Robin, Faen had absolutely no intention of training her physical stats.
The mere image of Robin wielding her elegant staff in brutal close combat made his eyes hurt.
More importantly… he simply couldn't bear it.
Her role was that of a top-tier support.
There was no need to deliberately train her weak Strength and Endurance.
Besides, every level-up brought a qualitative enhancement to an adventurer's body.
Even a seemingly frail mage, once leveled up, could beat a lower-level strength-oriented adventurer senseless with their staff.
In short—
Today was worth celebrating.
They had earned their first substantial income since founding the Familia.
Their Status growth was remarkable.
Even their goddess Furina had made a new friend.
Everything was moving in the right direction.
At this rate, Faen was absolutely confident he could push his Abilities to their limit within a month and level up to Lv.2.
When that time came, he would shatter the record held by Loki Familia's "Sword Princess," Ais Wallenstein, who had taken one year to rise from Lv.1 to Lv.2.
Of course—even if he did level up that quickly, his official explanation would remain the same:
He had already received Falna and accumulated substantial experience outside Orario before arriving.
That would neatly conceal his terrifying growth speed.
After all—
Orario never lacked jealous adventurers.
Nor did it lack gods who delighted in chaos and spectacle.
If news of such unprecedented growth spread across the world…
Trouble would surely follow.
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