Back on the 18th Floor of the Dungeon.
Levi, who was chanting the incantation with his whole heart, also saw the pillar of light piercing through the entire Dungeon before him; he had actually guessed that the surface was falling into turmoil.
However, he had no intention of stopping the summoning of the Heroic Spirits of the DanMachi world.
"Here I swear."
"I am the one who exercises all good, I am the one who witnesses all evil."
"Bearing the obsession of Justice, manifest across the cycle of reincarnation."
"——Guardian of the Scales and Stars!"
As the final line of the incantation was completed, the already massive white pillar of light suddenly doubled in diameter right where it stood.
It even engulfed Levi, who was standing before the cenotaphs, within it.
Another ten seconds passed...
Only then did the strange transformation cease.
As the surrounding magic power completely calmed, the pillar of light that had pierced through a small portion of the Dungeon vanished.
Replacing it was a beautiful young girl wearing a red kimono, with an Iai sword hanging at her waist and straight black hair draping naturally over her shoulders.
Seeing the Heroic Spirit summoning ritual was successful, Levi did not hesitate and asked straight to the point, "Do you know what happened?"
The person opposite him glanced his way upon hearing this, then nodded slightly. "You resurrected me."
Levi corrected her briefly: "To be more precise, you were summoned back to the Lower World as a Servant."
"It's all the same." The girl's tone was not pleasant. "You dragged me down specifically; you must have a purpose, right?"
"That's right." Levi did not deny it. "But before I answer your question, shouldn't you tell me your name and your former Familia first?"
The girl clicked her tongue, her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowing deeply. "My name is Gojouno Kaguya. In life, I was a member of the Astrea Familia."
"Yamato Rindou?" Levi recited her alias.
"Correct." The girl, or rather Gojouno Kaguya, kicked a stone at her feet. "Although I don't know how you dragged me down here, disturbing the peace of the dead isn't a good thing, no matter how you think about it."
"I don't think so." Levi chatted idly with her, but in reality, he was flipping through the Heroic Spirit status panel that only he could see, which had adapted to the DanMachi world.
[Gojouno Kaguya (Saber)]
[Lv.4 (Update method same as Falna)]
[Strength: E482]
[Endurance: F359]
[Dexterity: C622]
[Agility: E443]
[Magic: D517]
[Development Abilities: Night Fighting G, Abnormal Resistance H, Swordsman H]
[Weapons: Higanbana, Futaba]
[Noble Phantasm: Goko, Shikai]
[Skills: Killing Sword Bloodline, One Light Blood Flash]
[Notice: During the Heroic Spirit's existence, while out of combat, it consumes Summoner's Falna Level x 5 points of Magic per minute. In combat state, it consumes Falna Level x 10 points of Magic. Use of Noble Phantasms is calculated separately.]
[Notice: If Magic supply is insufficient, the Heroic Spirit's ability values (excluding Magic) will decrease proportionally, and they will begin to consume their own Magic. If their own Magic reaches zero, the Heroic Spirit returns to Tenkai.]
'The consumption to maintain a Heroic Spirit is much lower than expected.'
Levi thought to himself.
Taking Gojouno Kaguya as an example, because the Falna level is Lv.4, the Magic consumption for him during the non-combat phase is only 20 points.
And the Development Ability 'Spirit Healing I', according to Levi's experiments and reverse engineering over the past few days, has a base Magic recovery efficiency of at least over 50 points per minute!
In other words, he could completely afford to summon another deceased member of the Astrea Familia besides Gojouno Kaguya.
And Levi indeed proceeded to do exactly that.
"If I only resurrected you alone, you would indeed feel lonely."
Gojouno Kaguya opened her mouth upon hearing this, intending to unleash her toxic tongue skill.
The next second, hearing the latter half of Levi's sentence, she was frozen in place.
"But what if I summon the other nine members of the Astrea Familia to the Lower World as well? Do you still intend to return to that muddled state after death?"
"..."
As long as one is human, one has desires.
Even members of the Astrea Familia are no exception.
Moreover, compared to the others who pursued something relatively purer, Gojouno Kaguya, who had a rather dark past, was willing to stick to Justice ultimately only because the people she acknowledged were doing so.
Now, when a chance to start over was placed before her.
Gojouno Kaguya admitted that she was moved.
After about half a minute passed, the girl with long black hair finally opened her mouth again, her tone carrying a hint of hesitation:
"Are you really willing to resurrect all of us?"
Levi shrugged, while simultaneously stating his purpose: "After all, I need you guys to farm gold for me."
"Farm gold?" Gojouno Kaguya tilted her head, then realized. "You mean earning money?"
"Yeah." Levi explained while clicking open the Lv.3 Type-Moon gacha pool. "It's just doing what you did in life: killing monsters, picking up magic stones and materials, and handing them to me to exchange for money."
As he spoke, 6 million Valis in his inventory were consumed in an instant, and then, a silver chess piece carved in the likeness of a Swordsman suddenly appeared in Levi's hand.
"So, what is your answer?"
Gojouno Kaguya did not answer, but the girl's silence actually explained everything.
Seeing this, Levi smiled faintly. "Then, I'll continue."
The same boiling magic power, the same pillar of light shooting to the sky, and the same chanting of incantations.
The difference was that this time, the pillar of light, which had expanded to its limit, had not yet dissipated.
By the ears of the two present, a girl's voice quietly rang out:
"What to do~ As a beautiful girl, it seems I've been summoned as a tool~"
Another two seconds passed.
A red-haired girl with a single ponytail came into Levi's view. She wore red clothes and light armor, had a rapier pinned to her waist, and wore a refreshing smile on her face as if nothing in the world bothered her.
This time, without him asking, Gojouno Kaguya, who was standing aside, subconsciously shouted the other party's name.
"Alise!"
The red-haired girl called Alise turned her head upon hearing the familiar voice, and immediately her eyes lit up. "It's Kaguya. Were you also summoned back by this—hmm, I think he's called Master—just like me?"
'The Scarlet Flower of Justice? It seems my luck is indeed good today.'
Levi coughed once. "Forget the title 'Master', it doesn't feel right when you say it. Just call me by my name."
Saying that, he extended his hand towards the two girls. "Let me introduce myself. I am Levi Bright, the Captain of the Hestia Familia and currently the Goddess's only dependent. The reason I used special means to pull you down from the reincarnation system of Tenkai is to strengthen the Familia's power and facilitate farming Valis in the Dungeon later on."
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