Because Liliruca had the lowest Falna level, even though she had only supported from the outermost periphery of the battlefield for a period of time, she had, after all, faced a Lv.7 Pitch-black monster.
The Feat required to rise to Lv.3 was definitely sufficient.
Cassandra and Daphne were in a similar situation. After walking out of the ruins and finding Hestia, they quickly heard the reply from the latter that their Feat accumulation was complete.
It was just that because their Ability Scores hadn't yet been raised to the limit via Ice and Fire Wines, the matter of leveling up would have to be delayed a bit longer.
Even so, the two girls couldn't help but reveal expressions of pleasant surprise.
Leveling up two levels in a row within two months—this was something they wouldn't have dared to dream of in the past.
Now, however, it had turned into reality.
As for Alise and Gojouno Kaguya...
The Feat from assisting in the kill of Antares made Gojouno Kaguya's five-dimensional Ability Scores rise by a large chunk, yet she hadn't quite reached the edge of leveling up.
If she was like this, there was even less need to mention Alise, whose actual combat power reached Lv.5.
However, according to Levi's speculation, if the Hestia Familia could kill another Lv.7 next, theoretically, the three people including himself should be able to level up to Lv.5 simultaneously.
The excess Feat could even help two to three Lv.3s level up!
The Great Tree Sea is one of the three great unexplored regions of the DanMachi world. Its core is the Elsoth Ruins, or more accurately, the Scorpion Antares sealed within.
Now that this Divine Assassin has been eliminated, the Great Tree Sea will naturally gradually become ordinary.
Levi was too lazy to stay in an area without monsters.
After the girls completed their respective Falna updates, he proposed riding the wyverns back to Orario.
If they sped up the journey a bit today, they could arrive at a village inn on the way to spend the night, which would count as relieving the fatigue of continuously grinding monsters for the past half-month.
As soon as this proposal came out, it immediately received the agreement of everyone, including Hestia.
However, while packing luggage and dispelling the barrier, as the Captain of the Hestia Familia, Levi was suddenly approached by the crowd from the Artemis Familia.
"I'm sorry! And thank you!" xn
Led by Artemis, the Moon Goddess and her dependents were currently bowing with their heads lowered, their tone much softer than when the two sides first met the day before yesterday.
But this was normal. Except for Artemis and two lucky ones, if Levi hadn't stepped in to help, the best outcome for the others would have been broken arms and legs.
Those like Lante, who only had a head and neck remaining, would have inevitably died directly in the ruins.
Under the kindness of saving their lives and their partners' lives, let alone Levi only showing disdain for their side—looking back now, doing so seemed indeed correct—even if he really cursed with ugly words or even hit them, many in the Artemis Familia felt that it might be their own side that had the problem.
Levi crossed his arms. After listening, he raised an eyebrow but didn't intend to claim credit.
"I promised Hestia to bring you all out of the ruins in one piece. If you really want to express gratitude, go say it to her."
"I will go thank Hestia later," Artemis raised her head, her expression serious. "But the Artemis Familia will not forget your kindness either."
"Kindness, huh~" Levi's lips curled up slightly at the corners, as if he had heard something funny.
Artemis frowned: "You seem to be... laughing at me?"
"You're overthinking it."
"...Gods can see through lies."
Levi shrugged: "Lady Artemis, since you saw my displeasure, the correct thing to do at this time should be to shut up immediately. Otherwise..." He paused slightly. "I'm going to say some ugly words next."
If it were before, facing the pale-gold haired young man's aggressiveness, Artemis might have been unable to resist choking back due to her personality.
But at this moment, she just opened her mouth.
It wasn't because Levi had shown kindness to her side—well, there was indeed a bit of that reason, but more so, the blue-haired Goddess had actually already guessed what the young man wanted to say.
After several seconds, Artemis finally spoke in a voice as thin as a mosquito's buzz: "...I will change."
"Whether you change or not has nothing to do with me," Levi's expression remained calm. "Anyway, the ones implicated by you aren't the Hestia Familia."
Hearing this, the Moon Goddess's dependents also gradually realized the flavor of it. The pale-gold haired young man before them was actually speaking out against injustice on their behalf.
For a moment, they all revealed complex expressions.
"In addition, if you really want to show thanks." A smile reappeared on Levi's face, only it looked a bit mercenary. "After returning to Orario, go to the Guild and pay the rescue fee for this time. I'll count you as a mid-tier Familia and give you a cheaper rate: 800 million Valis."
Artemis: "Eh?"
The group of Moon Goddess dependents: "Hah?"
"What? Think it's expensive?" Levi looked teasingly at the girls in front of him. "I saved a total of 18 of you. Even if all were just broken arms and legs, calculating by the lowest cost of installing prosthetics in Orario, it would exceed 10 billion. 800 million Valis is already the result after I gave you a discount on account of the Artemis Familia frequently doing missions for the Guild and having Lv.3 adventurers, barely counting as a mid-tier Familia."
"If you bought the Regeneration Wine I made at market price, just Miss Lante alone would cost about 300 million, and survival wouldn't even be guaranteed."
The expressions of everyone in the Artemis Familia became increasingly puzzled. They had clearly only left Orario for a month; how did they feel like they couldn't keep up with the times?
Artemis, however, looked at the pale-gold haired young man with a complex expression after hearing this.
"A sincere gift of thanks, is it? I understand."
"Wait, Lady Artemis, are you really going to pay?" Rethusa had a look of astonishment. Even she could tell Levi was mostly joking.
As for whether the Familia had that much funds... working field missions for the Guild was very profitable.
One trip lasting a month or two could yield nearly 100 million in remuneration alone.
Selling some materials obtained, deducting supplies and weapon repair costs, over decades, the Familia's liquid assets were still over 1 billion.
However, Artemis revealed a puzzled expression at this moment.
"I didn't say I was going to pay money."
"Then you..."
"I was just thinking just now, I could perhaps become a subordinate deity to Hestia. That way, the Hestia Familia and the Artemis Familia would become one family, and there would be no need to consider converting kindness into money."
As soon as these words came out.
Levi and everyone in the Artemis Familia fell into silence.
Especially Levi. He specifically clicked open his Character Panel and found that the Moon Goddess's favorability in the 'Goddesses' Loving Protection' magic catalog remained at Level III. Only then did he secretly let out a breath of turbid air.
And he couldn't help but retort: "Lady Artemis, aren't you just trying to get a free meal and a takeaway?"
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