Is It Wrong For Me To Start With Three Skills In Danmachi ?!

Tiona, the meat-lover, was instantly outvoted, the Jagamarukun won unanimously. Even Ais remembered their taste fondly.

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In the northern district of the city, there is a snack street that is no less lively than the bustling southern district.

Turning from North Main Street into the semicircular square and continuing southwest, one can enter a rather noisy alley.

Just standing at the alley's entrance, you can see the densely packed mobile stalls neatly lined on both sides of the street, the cries of the shop owners and clerks, the bargaining voices of adventurers and common people, and even the quarrels and curses from both sides.

A place like this doesn't feel like a labyrinth city where adventurers gather at all, but more like a small rural town full of the breath of everyday life.

"Mm, it's barbecue, hurry up!"

Tiona's throat gulped audibly, her body unconsciously moving closer to the barbecue stall purely by instinct.

"Yo, Tiona's here, long time no see! What will you have today?"

"Slurp… Hmm, I'll take it all!"

"..."

Fron, who had just approached, was dumbfounded at the sight of the six whole slabs of meat being slowly roasted.

Did she really need to eat this much? Even if they had an expedition tomorrow… wasn't this going too far?

"?"

At that moment, Fron felt someone tugging at his sleeve. Turning his head, he saw Ais making a small gesture.

The girl's eyes held a yearning look as she pointed her small finger toward a simple stall not far away.

That stall was selling none other than Jagamarukun, and the owner happened to be an old acquaintance.

"Tione, Tiona, Lefiya, we'll be over there."

"Ah ah, go ahead, go ahead, slurp… I can't wait any longer, boss!"

"..."

The girls, completely captivated by the smell and sizzling of the barbecue, couldn't even be bothered to acknowledge Fron, all their attention stolen away by the delicacies in front of them.

Lefiya, however, followed along, pouting.

"Lefiya, you can eat as much as you want. My treat."

"Hmph, Fron treating us? The sun must be rising from the west today!"

"..."

"Ahem, didn't I sell a few pieces of equipment before? After deducting the cost of repairing the staff and gear, I still had enough Valis left to treat you all to a feast."

"Hmph, even if you blatantly try to curry favor with me it won't work! I will never give up on Miss Ais! Just wait, one day, I'll rescue Miss Ais from your clutches!"

'Oi oi oi, what on earth is this yuri elf imagining now? Don't go doing anything crazy, or if you drag me into your nonsense it'll just become a laughingstock.'

Fron's eyes swept strangely over the elf girl, from feet to legs, to body, and finally her face, scrutinizing her carefully… even smacking his lips.

"Not bad…"

"What! Don't look at me with those weird eyes, you scumbag!"

"....." Women, especially female elves, are truly impossible to deal with!

Such a stubborn and prejudiced race must be his natural nemesis.

"Yo, long time no see, Lord Takemikazuchi!"

"Ohohoho, isn't this Fron-kun! It really has been a while! Even if I haven't seen you, I've certainly heard of your name!"

Indeed, the one working at the Jagamarukun stall was none other than the war god Takemikazuchi.

Faced with the god's praise, Fron bowed deeply.

"Please don't overpraise me. I know my own situation best. Recently, I've been losing non-stop, no matter who I face. I've almost lost all my confidence."

"..."

Takemikazuchi looked at Fron suspiciously, feeling like there was more hidden in his words.

But the god probably would never know, in Fron's eyes, he had already become a walking super experience pack.

As a god of war, even though he descended to the lower world and was left with only a mortal body, unable to use divine power… his understanding of "martial arts" was still genuinely "god-tier"!

Yes, Takemikazuchi had mastered the "Divine Techniques," and among them, the one that gave the greatest boost in battle, "Martial Arts"!

How could Fron not crave such knowledge?

As far as he knew, with these techniques alone, Takemikazuchi, even in mortal form, could fight both Yamato Mikoto and Hitachi Chigusa at the same time. Wasn't that exaggerated enough?

Don't forget, every level-up for adventurers was a massive leap forward, let alone spanning two levels.

Fron, even with his magic and skill boosts, could barely achieve such a feat. This proved that any technique that reached the "divine domain" was truly extraordinary, the pinnacle of mastery.

"Ahem, let's not talk about that. Lord, please give us two servings of Jagamarukun, one honey mustard, and one red bean cream. Extra red beans and double cream on the latter."

"Got it!"

Finally having a customer, Takemikazuchi's face lit up with a happy smile, even throwing a provocative glance at the stall across the street that also sold Jagamarukun.

"..."

The goddess Hestia rolled her eyes, completely ignoring Takemikazuchi's competitiveness, and turned away ignoring it.

Fron and Ais also noticed the little goddess. As fellow townsfolk of Cranel, both emotionally and logically… they couldn't just ignore their acquaintance's deity without greeting her.

"Good afternoon, Goddess Hestia." Fron and Ais bowed slightly, showing respect to the deity.

"Hmph, Mr. Smithing and Mr. Wallen-something."

"Judging from your unhappy look, could it be that something's happened with Cranel?"

And then… as soon as Fron mentioned it, Hestia jumped up angrily!

"It's all because of some elf who popped out of nowhere, insisting on training my Bell! Watching him come home battered and bruised every day breaks my heart! That hateful elf!"

'Elf? Training?? What…'

Fron looked at Hestia in surprise. What was going on?

Suddenly… a thought flashed through Fron's mind.

'No way? No way no way! Goddess Freya, what are you doing? Being the screenwriter, director, and actor wasn't enough, you even let your own people play extras and villains, just to stage a scenario that benefits you? This-this-this-this… you're way too good at this!'

Thinking about himself, he felt relieved. Luckily, his head was too full of messy thoughts, his soul probably just that of an ordinary person, so Freya hadn't set her eyes on him. What a blessing.

Just imagining being targeted by her made his hair stand on end.

"Ahem, Goddess Hestia, this should also be Bell's own wish, right? To grow stronger quickly… otherwise, there'd be no one to teach him."

"..."

That hit the point. Indeed, if not for Cranel's "cheat skill," with Hestia Familia's resources, there was absolutely no way he could have grown so fast.

Even Goddess Freya couldn't just stand by and watch anymore...