Danmachi: The Magic Grandmaster

Faced with Meteria's words, Sion did not know what to say.

Sion could also tell that Meteria really liked this tale of heroes.

In a sense, she also had a deep connection with this guy, but Sion's existence had changed the trajectory of this world.

Time passed quickly, and evening arrived soon after.

Lying in bed, Sion murmured, "Although knowing the storyline makes me feel a lot more at ease, things are serious too..."

Fifteen years before the main story begins, the Zeus Familia and Hera Familia were wiped out in their campaign against the One Eyed Black Dragon.

After that, Orario experienced about ten years of chaos. Because the two strongest Familias in the world, who carried the hope of saving the world on their shoulders, were wiped out, gekkai lost its hope.

Even with the Loki Familia and Freya Familia taking over, many people had already given up hope.

Whether for the sake of survival or for Meteria, Sion needed to speak out about this.

But here was the problem, even if Sion said it, would the two Familias believe him?

According to this world, mortals could not lie to the gods, this ability stemmed from their level of life.

Even if the two Familias believed it, given their momentum in continuously attacking Behemoth and Leviathan, they might not listen to reason. At most, they would just be a little more careful during battle.

However, Sion clearly knew that the battle between the two Familias and the Black Dragon was an overwhelmingly one sided fight, so their caution would be meaningless.

Regardless, the two strongest Familias in the world were still fighting against Leviathan. In the side stories, it was Alfia who delivered the final blow to Leviathan, thus defeating it.

It wasn't time for that yet, let alone challenging the Black Dragon.

This matter could be put aside for now, Sion was more concerned about something else.

That was how to obtain power.

There exists Falna, which was catalyzed by the divine blood to unlock human potential and thus elevate the upper limit of the physical body.

With the help of the Falna, five basic abilities would be improved.

Strength, Endurance, Agility, Dexterity, and Magic.

Strength represented attack power, Endurance represented defense and stamina, Agility represented speed, Dexterity was the speed of attack and dodging skills, and the essence of Magic was mental power, which triggered supernatural power.

Gain Excelia, or great deeds, through battles or other means, and rank up once you met the requirements.

But this was not the traditional way of ranking up by defeating monsters, because the essence of Falna was training.

Only by throwing a punch with all your might could you improve your Strength.

Endurance grew through enduring attacks.

Only by running at full speed could you improve your Agility.

Magic grew only when mind was used.

If one of the basic abilities reached Rank D, which was a value of 500 to 599, and then you achieved a Great Deed, you could rank up.

The conditions for achieving great deeds were not limited to battles and adventures, they also included command, healing, fame, and so on. Anything that amazed the gods was considered a great deed.

Lefiya ranked up while attending school in the Education District through a process similar to writing and defending a thesis.

Therefore, ranking up was not difficult as long as you found the right way.

But Sion had no intention of becoming a member of a Familia, at least not right now.

In a sense, the members of a Familia were essentially appendages of the deity.

No matter how nicely things were presented, this was the truth.

For the gods, a single thought could seal away their Falna.

To say that the Falna was merely a catalyst meant that the power developed belonged entirely to oneself, and even if the Falna disappeared, the power would not disappear.

However, the Falna had the function of sealing. At the slightest thought of the god, or when that god returned to Tenkai, the power of the Familia members would be sealed.

In a sense, the gods were like lords and players, while the mortals were like NPCs.

Whether they called each other husband and wife, even if the gods liked the people of the gekkai, they knew that the two sides were ultimately different.

Some gods were kind and genuinely loved the people, some even disregarded the difference between mortals and divine and became lovers, leading to the rise of the lifespan tragedy.

Some gods, being of a malevolent nature, became evil gods.

Regardless, the fundamental nature of the fact that the Familia members belonged to gods would not change.

However, Meteria lacked the talent to become an adventurer, while Sion was just an ordinary person.

Although they were not a perfect match in terms of social standing, in some ways, they were quite compatible.

Given Hera and Alfia's personalities, even if they knew about their relationship, they might not necessarily try to break them up.

However, it was different for other Familias. Two familias were equivalent to people from two different countries, and the obstacles they faced when they wanted to be together were much greater.

Therefore, Sion could not simply join just any Familia.

The Hera Familia consisted entirely of women, while the Zeus Familia consisted entirely of men.

Sion could become a member of the Zeus Familia through his relationship with Meteria, but Hera's temper was notoriously bad, and it was not impossible that a fight between the couple would involve Sion and Meteria, so this possibility had to be ruled out.

If he was going to join one, it was best to join a Familia that had a good relationship with Hera and would not easily get involved in marital quarrels.

However, this was difficult, especially since Sion was not familiar with the current situation in Orario, so the idea of joining a certain Familia had to be postponed.

Sion pondered for a moment, and then came to an answer.

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