Danmachi: Is It Wrong to Be the Main Character in Orario?

Chapter 937:

"What a huge hassle..."Behemoth had set the worst possible precedent, making Bell exercise extreme caution when dealing with Leviathan later on.

But with the bad news, there was also some good news.

For instance, Behemoth’s pitiful state and the methods Bell used to deal with it could serve as a warning to Leviathan, allowing Leviathan to realize just how useless such tactics were.

"Though I’m not sure if this warning will be enough to make Leviathan take it seriously, it’s still better than nothing."

Taking a deep breath, Bell reset the chaos back to its original state and plopped down onto the ground.

"Ha... dealing with this guy took more energy than I thought."

Compared to physical strength and magic, mental stamina was likely the biggest drain.

After all, facing another four-digit-ranked god required giving due respect.

Behemoth wasn’t without its accomplishments—its initial use of the substitution tactic was quite effective. If Behemoth had seized the opportunity and struck directly, Bell’s time in dealing with him would have been delayed even more.

But Behemoth, after successfully executing the tactic, seemed to mock Bell, holding back at the crucial moment and instead laughing on the sidelines.

Honestly, Bell found Behemoth utterly idiotic.

He was trying to track Behemoth’s clues, preparing a grand funeral for it, so what was Behemoth doing?

Waiting to die?

Bell couldn’t make sense of Behemoth’s reaction.

If not for Behemoth’s ridiculous behavior, this would have taken even longer. If Bell thought about efficiency, he actually hoped that the remaining Leviathan would be just as dim-witted—making the battle easier.

However, Leviathan had witnessed the previous fight. Under those circumstances, Leviathan would hardly let its guard down. As soon as it found an opening, it would unleash a relentless series of attacks.

Of course, that was tomorrow’s problem, not today’s.

Having rested for a day at the 80th floor entrance, Bell decided to rest another day.

This time, the rest wasn’t because he was physically exhausted from dealing with Behemoth, but because his "Signs" had appeared.

Conquering the Dungeon was a trial given to him by Mother, but it was also his own path to Ascension.

During his recent advancement ceremony, the lingering influence of the "Type-Moon System" had prevented him from fully completing the rite, leaving certain imperfections unresolved.

These imperfections required time and experience to fix.

Thus, this dungeon trial also served as Bell’s opportunity to rectify those flaws.

Having finished the battle, Bell could now sense a faint sign of progress.

However, he could still suppress it for now.

Leviathan and the Black Dragon were watching, and Bell certainly didn’t want them to know about his efforts to fix the ascension ritual.

So, he needed to exercise some restraint.

"Mother, that’s all for today."

The projection abruptly cut off.

This sudden disconnection left people in both worlds feeling a bit confused. It was unusually quick, even for Bell.

But two individuals already understood the reason.

"Has it begun? I thought changes would only begin after ’Ocean,’ but it seems the changes started immediately after ’Earth’ ended."

Shiki Ryougi was also somewhat surprised by Bell’s growth rate.

The previous ascension hadn’t been fully completed. This much she had gathered from her previous interactions with Bell. The desires within him hadn’t balanced out yet; they were being maintained in a fragile equilibrium.

If he continued to maintain that delicate balance, he could still wield power, but to progress further, he needed to integrate those desires.

"She’s been suppressing those ’Signs’ until the image was obscured. Probably to give ’Ocean’ and ’Sky’ a surprise."

"That’s just the kind of thing his personality would do."

Naturally, Shiki Ryougi was pleased with this. After all, Bell’s continued growth was more in line with their intentions.

So, Shiki Ryougi was looking forward to seeing if, after fixing his flaws, Bell could take that next step. If he did, she would have no more doubts.

On the other side, after cutting off Mother’s gaze, Bell began setting up barriers around him to conceal any further actions.

Considering he might transcend this stage soon, Bell made some adjustments to the barrier’s level. This was to avoid problems later on, especially if his power increased after his next advancement, which might make it hard to maintain the barrier’s strength.

After completing this step, Bell no longer held back the state that was almost overflowing.

Sitting cross-legged, Bell focused on his inner self.

"Finally, it’s come to this."

Pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust—these are humanity’s desires, but also its poison, the Seven Deadly Sins.

Only a being balanced by these desires could be called human. However, when each of these desires spreads outward, it becomes a Demon King capable of challenging the gods.

The Realm.

The ultimate expression of human negativity can rival the gods. So what happens when all of humanity is involved?

This is humanity’s only direct path to double-digit power.

By embracing the Seven Deadly Sins and transforming them into humanity’s negativity, one transcends what humans cannot reach.

But achieving this is uncontrollable. Once one’s darkness is amplified to that extent, it becomes impossible to maintain control.

Thus, this path is viable, but if one cannot control all of their darkness, their self-awareness will become a puppet to humanity’s negativity.

To walk this path, one must have control over their darkness and the ability to elevate it.

Coincidentally, Bell possesses all these prerequisites.

And now, he has the conditions to move toward double-digit power—by letting his own negativity replace all of humanity’s negativity, fulfilling the fate of "This World’s Ultimate Evil" to become "Humanity’s Final Demon King."

As the Demon King in "Humanity’s Final Trial," he is simultaneously a human undergoing that trial.

Though fundamentally a pure diode, he has fused the identities of Demon King and human into one, becoming the transcendent being who surpasses all.

Thus, the reason Bell hadn’t directly crossed into triple digits before was because the hesitation in his heart had become a burden.

But now, with his consciousness at the center, Bell continues to advance toward the future.

Triple digits... are now within sight.