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His figure was tall and imposing, his face aged but full of spirit.
This is Uranus, one of the three gods in DanMachi.
Sensing Uranus's gaze, Fels wisely bowed and withdrew from the scene.
The stone door slammed shut again with a heavy rumble.
Once everything quieted down, Baili walked up to Uranus, maintaining an equal posture, even with a hint of the composure of a superior.
"Nice to meet you... Uranus."
He began to speak, his tone calm and composed.
“I am Baili, and I have accepted Fels’ invitation. I am not here today to seek refuge or guidance, but to have an equal dialogue.”
Uranus was slightly taken aback, clearly surprised by Baili's attitude, but he quickly regained his composure.
The deity who bestowed the initial blessings upon DanMachi responded
“You have great courage, young man… So, tell me, what wind blew you here?”
"There's no particular reason, but I think this dungeon is a great training ground, especially with the monsters lurking inside."
Compared to evil spirits, monsters are easier to gain experience and improve combat skills with.
After all, those evil spirits only need to be purified...
"Oh, right, I have another question. A few days ago, when I was with them in the Upper Dungeon, we encountered some unusual phenomena."
Uranus raised his eyes slightly, seemingly interested in the topic.
"Keep talking."
The gods urged them on.
"I know a bit about Orario and the dungeons. Theoretically speaking, we shouldn't encounter such powerful floor masters on the upper levels."
Baili continued to explain
“But we did encounter a powerful enemy. Not only that, there were also assassins who specifically targeted the gods—the [God Assassins], or at least I think they were the [God Assassins].
Upon hearing this, Uranus's expression turned serious.
“You have encountered a divine assassin… It seems that the changes I sensed earlier were not wrong; you should know that those powerful demons are born as divine assassins to deal with ancient gods like me.”
In this way...
This proves one point.
Uranus looked at Baili
"The Outer God Baili from outside Orario... I have never heard your name in hundreds of millions of years."
"I think I'm somewhat different from the gods of this world."
"Perhaps that's true."
Uranus did not deny this.
After a moment of contemplation, he continued...
“The moment I first noticed your presence, I sensed an unusual power emanating from you. Your divine might… even affected my perception range, especially in the upper levels of the dungeon.”
Uranus's divine power completely covered the area, so any anomaly would immediately attract his attention.
"It seems that the dungeon reacted to you, but its power has no effect on you, an Outer God."
"That's true."
Baili laughed.
He mentioned another strange thing.
"As we explored the underground city more deeply, its structure seemed to begin to change, as if it were deliberately leading us away from certain areas."
Upon hearing this, Uranus's eyes gleamed.
“Interesting… Based on your description, the dungeon seems to be trying to avoid some kind of trouble; perhaps it senses that your presence and the presence of other adventurers pose a potential danger to it.”
"Maybe the dungeon is afraid?"
Baili just found it funny.
The dungeon, which was angry with the gods, seemed to have backed down when it came to itself.
"exactly."
Uranus nodded
"As a conscious entity, a dungeon will react to powerful external forces; so when you display power beyond that of an ordinary adventurer, this reaction becomes even more pronounced, especially when it comes to gods who possess power but cannot use divine power at will."
Even so, Uranus still gave a warning.
"Even so, the dungeon is still very dangerous. The former [King of the Land Behemoth] and [King of the Sea Leviathan] were monsters born in the dungeon. The powerful Zeus Familia and Hera Familia defeated them, but... both of the Familias were defeated by the final black dragon [One-Eyed Dragon] and were completely wiped out."
"It seems the last black dragon is still around."
"Yes."
Uranus nodded.
But he didn't delve too deeply into it.
Because Uranus had already decided to remain neutral, neither bestowing favors upon outsiders nor showing favor to any side, he simply stayed at the underground altar, suppressing the underground city with his powerful divine might.
"Black Dragon..."
Baili couldn't help but mutter to himself.
In the setting of "DanMachi", the one-eyed black dragon can be described as an absolutely powerful being.
In that bygone era, the human hero Argo appeared, ushering in the age of heroes.
Humans produced many heroes who drove out monsters and even launched a counterattack on Orario.
The most eye-catching among them is Albert, the strongest hero and mercenary king.
As he and his companions prepared to seal the dungeon, the dungeon gave birth to three monsters: Behemoth, Leviathan, and Black Dragon, which broke through the seal. Albert's desperate attack could only blind one of the Black Dragon's eyes, allowing it to leave Orario.
"I wonder how much experience points the Black Dragon will have."
"What did you say?"
"Uranus, aren't you curious how many levels adventurers will gain after defeating the black dragon?"
"Zeus and Hera both failed."
"Because they are too weak, that's the only reason."
"..."
Uranus did not speak.
He maintains his neutrality and has no intention of getting involved in matters on the ground.
But Baili's words piqued his interest.
“If you really have that kind of thinking, then I admit that you are stronger now; so... do whatever you want to do, young man.”
"no problem."
"As long as the Adventurers' Guild continues to operate normally, that's fine."
"That's exactly what I was thinking. After all, taking over the guild is just to make it easier to withdraw money."
"Just to withdraw money?"
"almost."
"Hahaha."
Uranus laughed.
He couldn't remember how many years it had been since he had laughed.
"You're really interesting, young man."
"The old man can continue to manage the upper levels of the underground city, but it won't be long before you lose your job."
"Why do you say that?"
"We'll know when the time comes."
Baili waved his hand, intending to leave.
Seeing him turn around, Uranus called out to him.
"In short, the Adventurers' Guild is in your hands, Baili."
"It will continue to operate well."
After Baili finished speaking, he left the underground altar.
Pushing open the stone door, they found Fels waiting outside.
"Lord Baili, is everything going smoothly? I think I just... heard laughter?"
"There's nothing to say about whether things went smoothly or not. I'm just here to inform this deity who has made significant contributions. As for other matters, I think we can cooperate well."
"That's good."
When Fels heard Baili say that, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He turned around and began leading the way again. (Read thrilling novels at Feilu Novel Network!)
"I'll take you back."
"I know the way."
Even so, we must not neglect our distinguished guests.
Fels understood that Uranus had approved of Baili, and that's why he became respectful.
After that, it's time to change the pace of exploring the dungeons.
With that thought in mind, Baili decided to inform Rias, Mai, and Asia.