Danmachi: Is It Wrong to Be the Main Character in Orario? Chapter 418: The Easiest Woman to Persuade

"Why him!?"

Lefiya couldn’t hold it in anymore and shot to her feet.

As far as she rembered, Ais had only interacted with Bell a handful of tis. So why would his na be the first that ca to her mind when asked about marriage?

But Ais’s reasoning was surprisingly blunt.

"If we’re married, he’ll probably agree to my request."

It was a simple, straightforward answer. No emotion—just practicality. A marriage for the sake of a request.

"A request?"

Lefiya was still processing, her brain half-frozen.

"Yeah. I need his help. I talked to him about it before, but he refused." A hint of disappointnt flickered across Ais’s face. But almost imdiately, determination lit up her expression again. "If we were married, I think he’d agree."

"Uhhh..."

It was obvious to everyone that Ais was being completely honest—no hidden aning, no extra emotions. Just her plain, sincere thoughts.

"That’s so Ais. And here I was, thinking sothing dirty was going on in her head."

"I think it’d be normal if Ais had those kinds of thoughts. Think about Lefiya. Honestly, Ais being this pure is a little dangerous in its own way."

"Yeah, true."

Everyone knew Lefiya was a bit of a daydrear. Behind her back, it was common knowledge that this ’pure elf girl’ spent half her ti fantasizing about getting close to Ais. They just never said it out loud.

After all, in a place like Orario, girls liking girls wasn’t all that rare.

When it ca to preferences, the gods were often shaless. So didn’t even care about gender—if they liked soone, they’d try to "eat" them anyway.

Loki, for instance.

Though to be fair, Loki mostly just ran her mouth and got handsy—there were no real stories of her ever succeeding.

Probably thanks to Riveria’s constant vigilance.

’Why does everyone know I have a crush on Ais!?’

’And what’s with them saying I’m "dirty inside"—that’s not true! Ugh, ugh, ugh! I’m an elf! Elves can’t have impure hearts!’

Lefiya twitched as every word reached her sensitive ears.

Right now, all she wanted was to unleash her fury and scream at all these people spouting nonsense without consequence.

Sure, she had so special feelings for Ais. But it was all in her head! She’d never acted on them, never even said anything! That made her completely different from Loki. Her heart was not filthy!

Still, after her internal outburst, Lefiya began to reflect on Ais’s words.

A request... Was it sothing to do with Ais’s parents?

The rest exchanged glances—and sighed in unison.

"Oh... I figured as much."

"Well, it’s Ais. She’s never really had any concept of marriage."

"I thought she’d finally figured things out—but no, sa as always."

Everyone wore the sa look of mild disappointnt, while Ais tilted her head, clearly puzzled by their reactions.

Finn, on the other hand, was used to rolling with whatever Ais did.

Marrying Bell just to get him to agree to a request? To Ais, that was probably nothing more than a practical solution.

’I should’ve taught her more about relationships when I had the chance.’

He had tried bringing it up with Riveria once, but Loki had imdiately shut it down.

[Ais-tan must never be corrupted by such filthy knowledge. What if she starts eyeing other n?]

Finn didn’t believe Ais would be swayed by romance anyway. She was too goal-driven to get sidetracked like that.

But now, it seed she had changed her approach.

Not because she was suddenly interested in the opposite sex, but because she saw marriage as a tool—a way to get what she wanted.

And honestly, that was even worse than having a basic understanding of relationships.

’Still... Bell-kun probably won’t go along with it.’

Thankfully, Ais had set her sights on Bell. If it had been anyone else, Finn might’ve worried she’d get tricked by soone with bad intentions.

But with Bell, Finn was certain Ais’s request would just co off as a burden.

Based on everything he knew about Bell, staying under the radar was his top priority.

So when Ais made her proposal, Bell would almost certainly say no.

"Whew..."

Haruhi finally relaxed.

She’d seriously thought Ais had feelings for Bell.

And if that had been the case, she wouldn’t have known what to do.

Just as Haruhi let out a breath, Finn turned his attention to her.

"Haruhi, you’ll be joining us this ti. You’ve t Bell-kun already, right?"

"Yes."

"Good."

Finn trusted Bell’s caution completely.

And since Bell had already t Haruhi, it ant her "Straw Doll" had been prepared and positioned.

"Aisha, I’m leaving things here to you."

"Understood."

Aisha had originally been eligible to join the expedition, but considering the high risk of failure, they needed soone capable to escort the remnants of the Loki Familia back to Orario if it ca to that. That’s why she’d been held back from the unknown journey ahead.

...

There weren’t many who could guarantee Haruhi’s safety—but Aisha definitely could. She had both the strength and the will to get the job done, and Finn trusted her completely.

Aisha understood that too—and had already steeled herself for the worst.

anwhile, Bell, listening from his temporary hideout, let out a quiet sigh.

"For that reason, huh...?"

Of course he knew what the "Sword Princess" had asked of him. He just hadn’t made up his mind yet.

It wasn’t a bad request. With two Lv. 8s far beyond the norm backing it, they had every right to help him seek out rare "Excelia."

But there was no point in telling Ais anything now.

If he wasn’t strong enough, his words were aningless.

Even if the ti ca to seek "Excelia" from the strongest pair alive—it definitely wasn’t now.

He could deal with that later.

’She’s willing to go as far as marriage just for a goal. Yep... that’s the Sword Princess for you. Probably the easiest woman in the world to "handle."’

Of course, he was joking.

Helping the Sword Princess wasn’t easy. Not by a long shot.

First, he’d have to prove he was worthy of reaching Lv. 8. Without that, he didn’t even qualify to stand beside her—let alone help her.

For now, Bell just laughed it off.

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