Danmachi: Is It Wrong to Be the Main Character in Orario?-Chapter 815: Teacher, Can I Go With You Tomorrow?

Chapter 815: Chapter 815: Teacher, Can I Go With You Tomorrow?

"Upon reaching Lv.9... I will abandon the ’Falna System’."

Ais never imagined her teacher would go this far. To think he would actually consider abandoning the ’Falna System’ entirely, just to choose another path.

For Bell to make such a decision, there had to be an enormous reason behind it. Ais was absolutely certain of that, so she continued asking.

"Teacher, the ’Falna System’ can make someone a Demigod... yet you still choose to abandon it?"

"Does the other path allow you to go even farther?"

Seeing her teacher give up on the Falna right when he was about to reach its highest point and instead turn to another path—it was clear the other path held more potential.

Bell didn’t deny it.

"Correct. The other path can take me much farther."

After speaking, Bell stretched his neck a little—talking nonstop had made him feel stiff.

Once he relaxed, he turned toward Ais again.

"Ais, listen to how the rankings of the other path work—and you’ll understand."

Ais nodded, asking no further questions. She simply waited quietly for him to continue.

"The highest point the Falna System can reach at Lv.10 is ’Demigod.’ In truth, it’s but a single step away from becoming a true God. Yet for a Demigod, that single step is as insurmountable as a chasm."

"A Demigod without Authority can only ever remain a Demigod. Only a Demigod who forges Authority can ascend to godhood."

"That is the absolute limit of the Falna System."

There was a hard-to-describe emotion hiding in Bell’s eyes.

If it were in the past, when he had no knowledge of any other path, he absolutely would have continued along the Falna’s trail—because it was the shortest path to everything he sought.

But after discovering the flaws of the Falna, learning his origins, understanding why his mother arranged things the way she did, and—by pure coincidence—encountering that existence, Angora Manue, while probing the depths of his own soul...

He came to understand the true nature of his power, and discovered another path.

So Bell chose the other path without hesitation.

He even gave up everything he could have easily gained, just to pursue it.

"The other path was one I discovered by chance. To be precise, it’s connected to the memories of my previous life. It was through those memories that I learned it existed."

"It was a world overflowing with gods—or rather, beings far beyond gods. Their classifications of strength originated from that world."

"That world divides power into seven tiers."

"The lowest tier is the seven-digit realm—equivalent to ordinary people."

"Next is the six-digit realm. Every adventurer in all of Orario falls within this tier."

Ais’s eyes widened.

"Everyone? Including you, Teacher?"

Bell nodded, then delivered a statement that nearly made Ais fall off the bed.

"Not only me. Every adventurer in the world’s history—from ancient times to the present—exists within the six-digit realm."

"Next comes the five-digit tier—the realm where Lv.10 Demigods stand. Possessing a divine essence marks that stage; every being in the five-digit realm is a Demigod."

"Only a Demigod who creates Authority can ascend into the four-digit realm—the realm of true gods. All gods of Orario, when not sealed, reside in this tier. Their strength depends on the potency of their Authority."

The four-digit tier already formed the backbone of the lower layer of the Miniature World. Even in its upper layer, four-digit beings had strategic importance.

After all, three-digit beings were forbidden from entering the lower layer; only four-digit beings could descend.

Thus, even in the upper layer, elite four-digit gods were considered rare resources.

But when speaking of the true backbone of the upper realm, nothing surpassed the three-digit tier.

"Next is the three-digit realm—those beings are leaders among divine societies."

"This tier is known as the ’Omnipotent Realm,’ a realm possessing all abilities. They can essentially be considered omniscient and omnipotent."

Within the Miniature World, the ’Omnipotence Paradox’ restricted them from achieving absolute omniscience and omnipotence.

But that restriction existed only inside the Miniature World.

In any unobserved world, three-digit beings could become truly omniscient and omnipotent.

"And finally, the two-digit realm—the true pinnacle of existence. Even in a world teeming with gods and goddesses, there are only 17 such beings, each representing a universal truth."

"This realm is called the ’Authority Domain,’ signifying the complete consolidation of all authority into the self."

The Authority Domain was the process of condensing all abilities mastered in the Omnipotent Realm—from the ’All’ down into the ’One.’

But reaching the Authority Domain was on a completely different level of difficulty compared to reaching omnipotence.

Which was why, in the entire Miniature World, only 17 such beings existed.

Bell didn’t know if he could reach that height.

At the moment, he couldn’t even comprehend that level.

Even if he wanted to study it, he would need to reach the Omnipotent Realm first.

"Do you understand?"

"Yes."

The path her teacher chose indeed went far beyond what the Falna System could reach. Ais fully grasped that now.

...

"So the reason you want to reach Lv.9 within five months is also connected to this path?"

"You could say that. Normally, achieving Lv.9 in five months would mark my optimal advancement period. Whether I can reach Lv.9 within those five months is like an exam for me."

An exam.

I see.

At that moment, Ais finally understood why the teacher was making such an extreme choice.

If reaching Lv.9 in five months was itself a form of trial, then it made perfect sense. Her teacher was pursuing a higher realm; naturally, his challenges would also grow more difficult.

"Your phase of training is complete. At Lv.7, all you need to do now is continue accumulating proficiency and accelerate your progress until you can challenge your parents."

"And as for tomorrow... I need to acquire the promotion Excelia as soon as possible, so tomorrow I’ll be going to hunt the ’Corrupted Spirit’s Fetus’."

Time was becoming tight, so Bell decided it was time to bring down his blade upon the Corrupted Spirit’s Fetus.

"Teacher, can I come with you?"

Ais asked nervously.

"You’re interested too? Then come along. It’ll let you witness the true combat standard of a normal Lv.8."

After thinking for a moment, Bell agreed.

Opportunities to strengthen Ais’s combat experience were rare—and encounters with Lv.8 combatants were even rarer within Orario.