Danmachi: Is It Wrong to Be the Main Character in Orario?-Chapter 772: Bell Is Really Good at “Teaching by Example”

Chapter 772: Chapter 772: Bell Is Really Good at “Teaching by Example”

"Fifteen minutes and you already reached a near-death state?"

Riveria couldn’t remain seated anymore. She rushed to Ais and began checking her condition with care.

"Wasn’t Bell with you the whole time? How could you experience near death that easily?"

In theory, something like that shouldn’t happen so readily—but Bell’s teaching methods were... different.

Ais lifted her hand casually, pressed her index finger to her lips, and imitated Bell’s tone:

"’If you want to understand how dangerous this world is, then go die once.’ That’s what teacher said."

"So after entering the Frozen World, teacher didn’t give me any warnings. He waited until I actually experienced death, then rescued me."

Hearing Ais’s explanation, Riveria finally understood on a deep level that handing Ais over to Bell had been a terrible idea.

This kind of teaching was simply too outrageous.

To make a student understand the danger of a floor, instead of explaining it with words, he let the student personally experience near-death.

Being Bell’s student was literally life-threatening.

He wouldn’t let them actually die, of course—but Bell would only pull them back after they had already reached the point of death, then call the entire ordeal "practical teaching."

Finn’s stiff smile was on the verge of collapsing. He rubbed his face hard, trying to make his expression look somewhat normal.

"Bell’s teaching methods really are extremely dangerous. Ais, you’re mentally okay, right?"

Ais frowned slightly, giving Finn a puzzled look.

"Teacher’s training is strict, yes, but it’s not severe enough to affect someone’s mental state. Finn, your reaction is a little exaggerated."

Exaggerated? Finn took a deep breath. My reaction is perfectly normal.

He could already feel it—Ais had been dragged into Bell’s abnormal world. Her mindset was drifting away from theirs.

Ais was beginning to speak exactly like Bell. Finn decided not to try correcting her perspective and continued with his questioning.

"Ais, after that near-death experience, what kind of training did Bell give you?"

Ais thought for a moment, summarizing in her head before she replied:

"Because the Frozen World’s temperature is extremely low—practically unlivable for ordinary people—teacher said the first step is to make yourself capable of surviving there."

"First, try covering your entire body with magic power to resist the cold’s erosion. As long as you can keep a minimal layer of magic power over your body even while sleeping, you’ve achieved the basic qualification to survive."

Isn’t that just death training all over again? Riveria nearly said it aloud.

Magic was notoriously difficult to control—especially maintaining the thinnest layer across your whole body to block the cold. It was basically an invitation to die.

If your magic consumption spiked even slightly, you’d lose consciousness immediately.

And this Frozen World was so dangerous that even Ais would reach a near-death state after just fifteen minutes. How much magic would it take to withstand the cold?

And maintaining magic coverage even while sleeping? That was literally dancing on the edge of death.

Ais noticed Riveria’s change in expression, but she didn’t think anything she’d said was strange. So she simply continued.

"At first it was a little difficult. Even if I used all of my magic power, I still couldn’t completely block out the cold of that environment."

"But after freezing again and again, and trying again and again, I realized teacher was right—humans really are the most adaptable beings. Only through repeated failure can you find the right direction forward."

Ais remembered that it was only when she noticed herself slowly adapting to that environment that she truly understood what Bell had meant.

From then on, Ais began committing Bell’s words firmly to memory and seriously thinking about the meaning behind them.

"Gradually, I learned how to maintain my body temperature using only the minimum amount of magic power. At first, I would run out of magic in a single day, but after adapting more, I could keep myself warm using just a quarter of my daily magic to cover my whole body and fend off the cold."

"Sometimes my body still feels cold, but as long as I go hunt a few monsters, I warm up again."

"So, I’m fine."

Ais lifted her arm and lightly patted the muscle there, signaling that she really had no problem.

The only one who believed she was fine was Ais herself. To Finn and the others, the problem was enormous.

The issue wasn’t Ais’s body—it was that her entire way of thinking had shifted because of Bell.

And the worst part was that she didn’t think anything was wrong.

How were they supposed to respond to that?

The three exchanged looks, each seeing helpless resignation reflected back at them.

With how Ais was acting now, trying to change her mindset would be extremely difficult.

For the moment, all they could do was respond to situations as they came.

Gareth was the first to change the topic.

"Ais, so the reason there are no ’Monster Feasts’ after the 65th floor is because almost no monsters can survive there?"

"Only two types of monsters can survive in that temperature. Ice Lizardfolk and Dragonfolk."

"Ice Lizardmen are upright-walking lizard-type humanoids. Their heads and backs are covered in scales, but their bellies are the most vulnerable part. They’re skilled with spears, longswords, throwing knives, and they’re very good at mimicking the snow terrain."

"They can shoot out tongues sharp enough to pierce steel. If you don’t notice them, their tongues will aim straight at an adventurer’s back."

"Also, those lizardmen can spit ice. Their attack range is about five to ten meters. Anyone hit by their ice breath will freeze instantly. And if the ice lands on the ground, it forms hard, sharp ice spikes that are extremely dangerous."

Ais absolutely hated the Ice Lizardmen. They always hid beneath snowdrifts, and in that endless white landscape, it was almost impossible to spot them without careful searching.

Thinking back to her first encounter, Ais clenched her fists.

"At the beginning, I almost had my abdomen pierced by one of their tongues. Those things are definitely the most annoying creatures in the Frozen World!"

Finn, however, nodded as if everything suddenly made sense.

"No wonder there’s no ’Monster Feast’ on the 65th floor. When these monsters gather together, they actually become less threatening. Without a ’Monster Feast,’ their individual danger increases."

If the Deep Floors were all filled with monsters of that type, Finn would rather deal with the troublesome "Monster Feast."

In terms of sheer danger, the Ice Lizardmen were far worse than a straightforward Monster Feast.

At least the monsters in a Monster Feast didn’t backstab you. These Ice Lizardmen clearly specialized in camouflage and ambush.

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