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

From the 50th floor's rock wall, a small stream flowed across a flat stone plate. It was one of the main reasons the team had chosen this spot to camp.

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Taking out the whetstone and other tools he had bought earlier, Fron sat there, fully focused on sharpening his companions' weapons.

"Zii, Zii, Zii, "

The rhythmic sound of whetstone against steel echoed unnaturally under the backdrop of the water.

Ais and Tiona didn't speak, their eyes fixed on Fron's movements, though their thoughts had long since drifted elsewhere, nobody knew what they were thinking.

"Hey, hey, Fron. Your staff is a staff-spear, right? Even though it has the 'Durandal' attribute, doesn't it still need regular maintenance to keep its sharpness?"

Continuing his work, Fron replied:

"My staff-spear isn't a purely physical weapon, so maintaining it is troublesome. It's not just a whetstone, there's also a different technique involved. For example, when maintaining the staff head, I need to remove the magic stone, and if it's too worn out, even replace it… anyway, it's a real hassle. That's why, in general, I fulfill the duties of a rear-line mage. Even if I'm forced into close combat, I use a spare short sword."

"Oh~ I see. That sounds so complicated, but I didn't understand a word of it."

"Hmph, you stupid little sister, like you could understand."

"Who says that? I read books all the time!"

Tione snapped back to herself, pouted, and glanced at her sister out of the corner of her eye:

"Sure, sure. And all you read are things like 'Dungeon Holy Tales' and 'Argonaut Heroic Saga', those fairy tales."

"Hmph, what's wrong with fairy tales! Aren't heroes cool!"

"Heroes, my foot. I'm not interested in that kind of nonsense. As long as the captain is around, that's all I need!"

"Heroes… huh."

Ais lowered her gaze from the distance, her eyes resting on Fron's serious side profile as he worked, her cheeks faintly flushed.

...

The night passed peacefully.

The surroundings shimmered with the phosphorescence unique to the dungeon, illuminating their surroundings.

Taking out a pocket watch engraved with elven patterns, Fron checked the time, then stood up and stretched his waist.

Splash…

From the women's tents nearby, one after another energetic young girls stepped out. When they saw Fron already inspecting equipment and tools, they all smiled and greeted him.

"Good morning, Fron!"

"Good morning, my beautiful ladies."

"My, my, Fron, you really know how to talk. You've made my heart flutter!"

"Miss Alicia, you, you actually…"

Lefiya's mind exploded when she saw Alicia hug Fron and tilt her chin up, gazing at that hateful man with her naturally gentle, watery eyes!

"Ahhhhhh, you pevert, l-let go of Miss Alicia at once!!"

"?"

Savoring the fragrance wafting from the elven girl, Fron raised an eyebrow. Watching Lefiya flail beside them stirred up the mischievous urge to tease her again. But before he could say anything, Alicia laughed and suddenly delivered a bold strike.

"Oh my, Lefiya. You're still young, you don't understand how popular an outstanding man can be! Even if Fron and Ais are together, I doubt Ais would mind adding me in as well~, right Ais?"

Pfffffft,

Nearby, Raul, Cruz, and the other male members were brushing their teeth when they heard Alicia's outrageous remark. They instantly sprayed their mouthfuls of water.

"Cough, cough, cough… to think Miss Alicia, an elf, would be this bold…"

"Weren't elves' romances supposed to start with just holding hands? Why isn't Alicia following the rules?"

"Damn you, Fron! You damn winner in life, Ais isn't enough, and now even Miss Alicia…"

But Alicia had no intention of letting Fron go. Pressed up against him, her perfect devilish figure, mature and gentle, her well-defined features, her flaxen hair cascading down her shoulders, and, being of the elf race, Fron swore, it wasn't on purpose, just instinct, but he was struggling to endure.

"If it's Alicia, it's fine."

The main heroine's declaration appeared! Ais's expression didn't change at all, she just cutely tilted her head and said it smoothly, naturally!

"!!!!!!!!!!"

Thump, thump, thump,

A series of collapsing sounds came from the side.

Plop…

Lefiya was completely dumbfounded, her body went weak and she sat on the ground like a duck, her eyes hollow, as if all hope had vanished.

"M-Miss Ais, y-you can't just…"

"Now, now, Lefiya! Big sister is already 21 years old, you'll understand when you're my age! Outstanding men aren't always around, and Fron is truly one in a million! Hehe… lucky for us he belongs to the Loki Familia~"

"..."

"Ahem, Alicia, uh… maybe get ready first? Look, Finn and the others are already watching."

Sensing the stares from around them, Fron patted Alicia's hair and gestured toward a certain direction.

"Huh, ?"

Finally noticing her royal captain's gaze, Alicia's cheeks flushed red. She adorably stuck out her tongue, then… boldly did something unexpected, she kissed Fron on the cheek!

"Do your best, Fron!"

Leaving him flustered, Alicia skipped away with a smile.

"..." Touching the spot where the young lady had kissed him, Fron, for some reason, felt a rush of complicated emotions.

"Is that so?"

"..." Another soft sensation came from his other cheek, but this time the fragrance entering his nose was completely different.

When he turned his head stiffly, he saw… Ais lowering her tiptoes, shyly tilting her head as she looked at him.

This time, even though embarrassed, the girl firmly met Fron's eyes.

"S-so this is it? Just doing this is enough to cheer Fron on?"

"..." Fron rubbed his chin thoughtfully, then…

"Mm, yes, this is the correct way to cheer me on, just like how giving me a lap pillow helps me quickly recover my stamina!"

"I understand, then from now on I'll always do it like this!"

"..."

"N-no way, she just fell for it that easily? Should I say… as expected of Ais?"

Tiona and Tione stood frozen beside them, dumbfounded.

What was this? A pre-expedition reward? And a double portion?

"You guys, stop messing around! We're heading out!" Seeing the farce end, Finn rubbed his forehead with a sigh.

"Young people these days, hahaha!"

"Well, isn't it nice? A child like Fron, so outstanding it makes people doubt life itself, of course he'd attract so many girls! And with this, the next-next generation of the Loki Familia is secured!"

"Mm, from that perspective, it's true. Poor Loki though, hahaha!"