DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

"Shaga, what are your plans for the future? Or rather, what ambitions do you have for this world?"

Xia Jia was taken aback and subconsciously shook his head, but an irresistible force enveloped him.

You cannot lie to the gods.

The thought suddenly popped into my head, and at the same time, it unconsciously came out of my mouth:

"I want to build a harem...so that everyone can become my wings..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jia's expression froze. Although it was true that this was the ambition in every man's heart, it was the first time he had said it so openly.

Ee-ee-ee!

How could a normal person talk about something like this? The awkward atmosphere made Xia Jia's face turn red and her toes clench. She immediately scratched her head and said, "I'm so embarrassed."

At the same time, the person began to twist irregularly, like a moving mosaic.

Before Xia Jia could be immersed in her own world for long, a hearty laugh reached her ears.

"Hahahaha, interesting, so interesting! That's right, a man's romance is a harem! Shaka, how about joining my familia? When we get back to Orario, I'll take you to do some fun! I guarantee you'll never forget it!"

Hermes hooked his arm around Shaga's shoulder, like a long-lost brother, and their hearty laughter echoed throughout the forest.

Chapter 4 Sword-Crafted City

"Haha, the children of Orario are all adorable, especially in bed. You could even have them as gods if you wanted!"

"Oh right, remember not to tell Asphie."

The god you're talking about isn't Ishtar, is it...? Then there's no need for that.

Xia Jia thought of the dark-skinned goddess who ran the entertainment district.

but……

Join the Hermes Familia?

Shaka was stunned. After learning that he had come to the DanMachi world, he had naturally thought about finding a familia to join.

Undoubtedly, although the world of DanMachi is known as the "floor of the two-dimensional world" and its combat power is not high, the "Grace" ability, which can convert all the experiences of the main body into experience points and thus steadily improve physical attributes, is one of the best initial options in most infinite flow novels.

In addition, it comes with the ability to autonomously awaken rather subjective magic and skills, making it a kind of cheat system where you can get whatever you want.

only……

Hermes, in essence, is an ultimate tool. He claims to be absolutely neutral, but he is extremely persistent about certain things and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He can't be called an evil god, but compared to gods like Blue Ribbon who treat their followers as family, he is definitely not on the same level.

'I wonder if the Blue Ribbon has descended to the mortal realm yet, or if it has received its first familia?'

"Lord Hermès!"

"What can't you tell me...?"

As his thoughts raced, a clear, cold voice rang out from behind the god and the human:

"What impure thoughts are you having now? Or are you with another child?!"

The owner of the voice suppressed his anger, but even as Xia Jia shook his head from side to side, he still couldn't see the owner of the voice.

On the other hand, Hermes was frozen in place. His laughter suddenly stopped, and before Shaga could react, a huge impact struck Hermes in the abdomen, and the god was abruptly slammed into the ground.

A huge humanoid rift suddenly appeared beside Shaga, causing him to unconsciously swallow.

He was wrong.

When he saw Hermes twitching in the giant pit, not killed on the spot, he began to take something seriously.

Even a god like Hermes possesses physical abilities far beyond what an ordinary person like me can match!

Shaga also realized that the combat power of high-level adventurers was not as weak as he had imagined.

The sudden murderous intent made Xia Jia immediately stand at attention and apologize:

"Heroine, spare my life! I have no acquaintance with this deity!"

The words fell...

The air in front of Xia Jia rippled, and a capable young woman with short blue hair and silver-rimmed glasses slowly removed her mask, revealing her figure.

Asphi Andromeda.

She possesses the title of "Omnipotent" and is a rare holder of the "Mysterious" ability. She is also rumored to be a princess from a maritime nation…

It's worth mentioning that she secretly loves her god.

Judging from her dark circles, it's clear that this Asphie is now the leader of the Hermes Familia, gloriously becoming a chosen worker.

Hermes, seemingly unaffected, stood beside Shaga and began to persuade her again:

"So, Shaka, would you like to join my clan?"

Will I join a clan and become a chosen worker like Asphie...?

Xia Jia backed down and said tactfully, "I want to learn more about this world before making a decision."

"Alright."

Such an answer is understandable; Hermes had no idea that Shaga possessed a natural God's-eye view and knew everything about the world.

He shrugged and said, "We're going to Sword City this time. Are you sure you can handle things here?"

Not Orario?

Xia Jia hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "No problem."

Sword City may not be familiar to most people, since the core setting of the entire DanMachi story is Orario, and the cities outside of the center of this world—Labyrinth City—are depicted very little.

But the Sword City happens to be one of the cities that Shaka knows about.

As its name suggests, Swordcraft City is the city in the world that makes the best swords. In the original story, Welf Crozo, the "Demon Swordsmith" who left the Kingdom of Rajia, was the first to settle in this city.

Upon hearing Hermes' invitation, Asphie began to stroke her chin and seriously examine Shaka:

"Red hair and blue eyes...you look familiar...have we met somewhere before?"

"Haha, that's just your imagination," Xia Jia chuckled.

"Is it just my imagination?" Asifi's eyes still held hesitation, then she changed the subject: "Looks like you're a little injured, come here."

As she spoke, Asphie took out a vial of medicine from under her cloak, poured out a little, and applied it to Shaga's forehead. The abrasion healed quickly.

"This……"

"It's nothing, just a regular potion. You haven't collected your loot yet, have you? Ground monsters are weak, but they still occasionally drop magic stones and other items."

Asphie stretched out her hand, and Shaka saw several rice-grain-sized magic stones and a shrunken finger bone lying in her palm.

This isn't even a magic stone fragment anymore; we almost didn't have any magic stones left.

Shaga accepted the magic stone. The three of them packed their luggage and went to the caravan not far away. Shaga asked some basic questions, such as major events that had occurred in recent years, but most of it came from Hermes's boasting.

……

Night fell.

The following day at noon, as Shaka followed Hermes' caravan to the Sword City, he slowly entered the enormous city. Looking at the towering city walls and the demi-human elves roaming the streets, Shaka clenched his fists inwardly.

My otherworldly adventure begins!

After entering the city, Asphie, carrying a bag of gold coins, approached Shaga and instructed him:

"Lord Hermes has other matters to attend to. This is the cost of acquiring your goods, roughly 5 falies. If you use it sparingly, it should be enough for half a month's expenses."

Xia Jia didn't pay attention and put the money bag into her backpack.

Asifi continued, "You can explore the city for the next few days. If you've decided whether to join our clan, come back here in three days, and then we'll set off to leave."

It's clear that Asphie is conflicted about Shaka's attitude; she seems reluctant to let Shaka join the group, and appears worried that Hermes might cause trouble with his men.

Before Xia Jia could speak.

Standing to the side, Lulu, the short-haired black dog-person with her hands covering her head, said nonchalantly:

"Although it was Lord Hermes's idea, to be honest, Shaga, you're not really suited for our clan."

"If we follow the proper rules for joining the group, one must at least pass a test."

This refers to a test for thieves, where the examiner uses a magic trick to hide a coin in their hand, and the test subject needs to guess where the coin is.

In other words, Hermes's criteria for joining the group is that one must be qualified to be a "thief".

For someone like Xia Jia, who appears quite proper on the surface, this is somewhat out of place.

and so……

"If possible, it would be better to choose another clan."

Asifi pushed up her glasses and said calmly, "Mud Dog, you're meddling too much."

"Yes, yes." Lulu shrugged and stopped the conversation.

Then Asphie turned to Shaka and said seriously:

"Don't worry about it. To be honest, I didn't want you to join the clan either, especially not in that way... but I won't object to Lord Hermes's decision."

Xia Jia's expression was strange. "Are you talking about seducing your man to the pleasure district?"