Jokes aside.
After dispelling the projection of Artemis's arrow, Levi used 'Dream Summon' once more.
As the power of the Heroic Spirit Orion—or more accurately, the Moon Goddess descended as a human—flowed into his body through the card at his fingertips, Levi's status panel underwent an instantaneous, drastic change:
[Levi Bright (Heroic Spirit Possession State)]
[Lv.6]
[Strength: F300+500]
[Endurance: D500+1500](Primordial Jade Cutter 500, Flower of Accolades 500, Tenacity of the Millelith 2-pc set effect 500)
[Dexterity: B700+500]
[Agility: C600+500]
[Magic: S900+500]
[Development Abilities: Swordsman F, Mage E, Archer A (Temporarily Changed), Spearman E, Genshin H, Compounding S, Mystery G, Spirit Healing I, Luck H, Mind's Eye C (Temporary)]
[Magic: Mana Burst - Cryo (5-Star), The Goddesses' Loving Protection (5-Star, Effect Temporarily Changed), Empty, Noble Phantasm: The Moon Goddess's Love Arrow (6-Star, Temporary)]
[Skills: Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū (3-Star), Guhua Style (3-Star), Favonius Bladework - Claymore (3-Star), Hunter's Archery (3-Star), Stellar Conquest Spear Arts (4-Star), Mana Manipulation (4-Star), Decree (5-Star), Pure Water Blessed Bartending (6-Star), Pharmacy (3-Star), Constellation Resonance (6-Star), Wedge of Fickle Love (6-Star, New)]
...
[The Goddesses' Loving Protection]
[Description omitted]
[Current Protections Held:]
[IV · The Immaculate Love of the 'Moon Goddess' Artemis V (Temporary): Super-rank boost to Strength, grants Development Ability 'Abnormal Resistance E']
[Note: A Rank V protection requires the recitation of a chant to become a passive effect.]
...
[Wedge of Fickle Love · 6-Star (-): When an attack hits a 'male' target, damage is drastically increased.]
...
[Note: While in the 'Heroic Spirit Possession' state, if the current Falna level is less than Lv.6, it will be temporarily raised to Lv.6, and the potential abilities for each level up to Lv.6 will be calculated at B700. If the Falna level is greater than or equal to Lv.6, the Falna level is retained, and the Heroic Spirit's Lv.6 stats are added as bonus values to each ability score.]
In the Type-Moon world, so-called Heroic Spirits are 'records' of heroes who accomplished great deeds, etched into the Pan-Human History after their deaths.
Translated to the DanMachi world, every single one of them, without exception, possesses a combat power equivalent to at least Lv.6, the level known as the 'Realm of Heroes'.
As for Heroic Spirits that are Lv.7, Lv.8, or even Lv.9...
Since he only had one Class Card on hand, Levi wasn't sure if they truly existed.
But even just the Moon Goddess Orion, who could temporarily turn him into a Lv.6 adventurer, gave him the confidence to face nearly 99% of the adventurers in Orario without fear.
If he also factored in Mana Burst, which could provide an additional 1000 points to his stats...
Levi reckoned he could even trade blows with some top-tier Lv.6 or lower-to-mid-tier Lv.7 adventurers!
In fact, it wasn't just Levi. Hestia, who learned of the boy's current strength from him, had also changed. Her previous worries about her child being snatched away vanished, replaced by a cheerful and confident demeanor.
This was also why she still went to Apollo's banquet, even though she knew it might be a trap.
She even initiated a War Game at his goading.
A Lv.4 adventurer comparable to a Lv.5 might fall with regret if ganged up on by a group of Lv.2s and Lv.3s.
But for a Falna-holder standing at the peak of Lv.6, with some stats breaking into the Lv.7 range, their physical defense alone was something a Second or Third-Tier adventurer couldn't possibly breach.
What's more, Levi himself had mastered both barrier and healing magic.
Combined with his protection and the newly acquired 'Spirit Healing', calling him a perpetual motion machine might be an exaggeration, but fighting continuously for several days and nights was definitely not a major issue.
That being said, Levi didn't change his original plans just because he had unexpectedly obtained a Class Card.
As his strength continued to grow, he never said it out loud, but he was secretly already considering matters of immortality and ascending to godhood.
The fighting strength of a top-tier Lv.6 might be considered incredibly powerful in Orario, and perhaps even the entire lower world.
But Levi didn't pay it much mind.
He wanted to become even stronger, for his own sake and for Hestia's.
And to achieve the ambitions in his heart, he needed more Valis.
Or rather, he needed workers who could automatically farm magic stones and drop materials.
...Returning to the present.
Levi chugged a mouthful of 'Zero-Alcohol Ice-Fire Sparkling Brew'. While enduring the violent reaction between the Pyro and Cryo elements inside him, he continued searching for the cenotaphs of the Astrea Familia members, which 'Gale' Ryuu Lion had hidden in some unknown corner.
About half an hour later.
[Strength: G287+500/SSS1999 → G288+500/SSS1999]
[Endurance: G287+1500/SSS1999 → G288+1500/SSS1999]
[Dexterity: G287+500/SSS1999 → G288+500/SSS1999]
[Agility: G287+500/SSS1999 → G288+500/SSS1999]
[Magic: G287+500/SSS1999 → G288+500/SSS1999]
The 'Zero-Alcohol Ice-Fire Sparkling Brew' was a product Levi had concocted using 'Pure Water Blessed Bartending'.
Considering that it was unsuitable for an adventurer to get drunk while in the Dungeon—even on the 18th floor, a safe zone—Levi had deliberately used the beer with the lowest alcohol content as a base, added a large amount of high-grade recovery potions, and ultimately reduced the final product's alcohol concentration to below 0.5%.
As for the 'Ice-Fire' in 'Ice-Fire Sparkling Brew', the former came from his 'Mana Burst - Cryo' magic, while the latter was thanks to the power of a 5-star Pyro Vision.
'Mystery' in the DanMachi world was truly worthy of its reputation as a Development Ability that touched upon a corner of the divine domain.
Levi didn't know what it was like for other adventurers who possessed this ability, or if they could achieve some unknown miracles.
But for him, when he used his bartending skill, the process felt more like character creation in certain single-player games from his past life.
The specifics were roughly as follows:
Normal wheat beer sold by the Soma Familia: Provides a 10-point Concept Entry Limit.
Cryo Element Capacity Increase · Green: Consumes 2 points of Concept Entry Limit.
Cryo Element Tempering · Green: Consumes 2 points of Concept Entry Limit.
Pyro Element Capacity Increase · Green: Consumes 2 points of Concept Entry Limit.
Pyro Element Tempering · Green: Consumes 2 points of Concept Entry Limit.
Ice-Fire Reaction · Green: Appears when both Cryo and Pyro element entries are loaded simultaneously, consumes 0 points of Concept Entry Limit.
Health Recovery · Green: Consumes 2 points of Concept Entry Limit.
When combined, it became:
[Zero-Alcohol Ice-Fire Sparkling Brew · 4-Star: After consumption, the reaction between the contained Cryo and Pyro elements can be used to temper Strength, Endurance, Dexterity, Agility, and Magic ability scores. Because the Pyro element accelerates metabolism, allowing water vapor and alcohol to be expelled through sweat, it does not place an excessive burden on the urinary system. However, consuming too much in a short period may lead to mental exhaustion.]
The 4-star Ice-Fire Brew, created using 'Mystery G' and 'Compounding S', had a body-tempering effect that was even more potent than a 5-star Vision.
Back when all his abilities were at I0, Levi only needed to drink a single mouthful, and after about three minutes, all five of his stats would each increase by one point.
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