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

"Now, can you speak?" The girl shrank back timidly, nodded, and forced herself to speak.

"M-my name is Lulune… Lulune Louie."

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"I... my name is Lulune, Lulune Louis."

Fron continued to remain silent, leaving Ais to communicate.

"Can you tell me your level and which Familia you belong to? This is very important."

The girl raised her head to glance at the two, hesitated for a moment, and then finally spoke.

"Third-tier, Lv.2. Member of [Hermes Familia]."

Although she appeared to have regained some composure on the surface, Fron still noticed the shadow of fear lingering deep within her eyes.

"[Hermes Familia]… the one that can freely enter and leave Orario, responsible for transporting goods, never staying in one place for more than a month."

Fron recited the information about that Familia, and the girl nodded to confirm.

[Hermes Familia], led by the god Hermes, also known as Hermes.

They handled the transport of special cargo, with their base of operations in the Labyrinth City Orario. They were one of the few Familias that possessed official authorization to move freely in and out of the city.

Not only that, this Familia excelled in information gathering, and was often involved in situations pressing upon the Guild and others.

Fron knew that Hermes was smooth-talking, able to chat with anyone, and usually avoided responsibility. But at his core, he was just a hedonistic trickster.

From the fact that he had ordered his members to conceal their true levels, it was clear that although their Familia was officially recorded as F-rank, in reality, their strength was far greater.

For that reason, this girl before them had lied. She wasn't Lv.2, she was Lv.3.

After all, Fron was very familiar with this trick, having used the same one himself. The Hermes Familia's captain, [Perseus] Asfi Al Andromeda, was actually Lv.4, though reported only as Lv.2.

But Fron did not expose her; he simply chose to observe coldly. After all, in front of him, whether Lv.2 or Lv.3 made little difference.

"Why did you run away? What are you panicking about, what are you afraid of? Do you know what the cargo of this commission is?"

At this moment, Ais showed the demeanor of a high-ranking Familia officer. Her thoughts were clear, cutting straight to the key point. Fron had never seen this side of her outside of battle.

"Is there something you can't say? Or… was Hashana's luggage something you stole?"

"No, I didn't steal it… I, I accepted a secret commission."

Fron and Ais exchanged a glance, they understood. No wonder she was hesitant, it was a secret commission.

"What was the commission?"

"As you see, to deliver the luggage received in this town to the client on the surface."

Fron nodded, confirming she was telling the truth.

In Hashana's luggage were two parchment scrolls: one was a map, and the other was the secret commission letter.

"Just an errand job, nothing complicated. So why did you panic? Did you see something that scared you?"

"No, it was because the payment was simply too much."

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But another question arose: how did Lulune know Hashana was the one to hand over the goods? Before accepting the commission, the two sides should not have met, and the client would not have allowed them to know each other.

"Can you explain how you knew who to hand the goods to? To our knowledge, this should have been between strangers."

Lulune glanced at Fron and replied honestly:

"Because the client told me to meet the one carrying the goods at the designated tavern. The characteristic was [brand-new full-body armor]. That was the contact."

"[Brand-new full-body armor]?"

So that was the reason.

Fron's expensive equipment wasn't bought by Hashana, the armor's main purpose wasn't protection, it was an identifier.

Realizing this, he felt a bit amused. The gear he painstakingly crafted had ended up as a mission marker. Ridiculous.

Ais understood as well.

After meeting, they exchanged the password, quickly handed over the goods, and parted ways.

Even the killer hadn't noticed. That was why the only victim was Hashana.

No wonder Lulune was so terrified, because the killer now had her trail.

Fron looked at Ais, lost in thought, and Lulune, still trembling in fear.

He thought to himself: 'Although I know what this thing is, and who the client is, I didn't expect such caution. Splitting the task among multiple people, and not even hiring from the same Familia.

'One person to collect the item, another to deliver it. Even if tracked, as long as the handover was in the crowded Rivira Town, the enemy would struggle to pinpoint the target.

'This must have been obtained from the 30th floor. The recent rumors of a monster riot there, it must have been because of this.

'With Hashana's strength, it's impossible he could've taken it from "them." So… the real ones responsible were "them."'

With the intelligence he already had, combined with what Lulune revealed, Fron pieced together the truth like assembling a puzzle.

Client, receiver, courier, executor.

Among these four roles, only the client and the executor knew each other, the middle links were split apart.

Mysterious, cautious, generous. Truly cunning, Fool.

And then… Ais noticed a flaw.

"Miss Lulune should be a third-tier adventurer, Lv.2, correct? And you said you accepted the commission alone. But… traveling alone back and forth to the 18th floor, that's too dangerous, isn't it?"

Her implication was clear: you must have companions, you're not telling the whole truth.

But the reality was different from what she expected.

"You're Lv.3, aren't you? Not only you, your entire [Hermes Familia] conceals their true levels from the Guild."

Fron's single statement not only exposed Lulune's true level, but also revealed the Familia's biggest secret.

In that instant, Lulune was dumbfounded, her expression frozen in shock, eyes wide.

"Concealing levels? The entire Familia?"

"You, you, how do you know that!"

Fron just smiled without answering. There was no need.

Ais studied Lulune carefully and seemed to understand.

"You accepted this commission not only because of the high pay, but also because… the other party had information about your Familia's concealed levels, right? That's why you couldn't refuse?"

And then… the canine-eared girl nodded rapidly, looking aggrieved like a child.