DanMachi S4 - Episode 1 - Hestia Toasts Mug of Ale

Let us toast the return of the Blue Ribbon and the bounty it rarely restrains. Oh, and Hestia too. She's also back.

As Hestia checked Bell's new status levels, she reminisced on how far he and the Hestia Familia had come. Bell's Level 4 Status and the success of Hestia's Familia meant the Guild would start sending it on dangerous missions for higher rewards. Hestia began asking other Familias for help. Some adventurers, like Aisha, volunteered. The Hestia Familia joined the ranks of successful adventuring parties, like the Loki Familia, where high-risk Guild quests gave them higher quality loot.

Several members of the Hestia Familia were at much lower levels than Bell. That would be dangerous because his presence would attract higher-level monsters. That would make them liabilities in an adventuring party. They needed to find ways to add fighting power without leveling up first. Takemikazuchi trained Mikoto and Chigusa in martial arts. Aish brought Haruhime a magic book of spells. They learned that fighters like Ais Wallenstein pushed past their Status Level with other skills. That's how to level up faster too.

Hestia celebrated and thanked her fellow deities for lending their children and aid. Her children were ready to enter the dungeon and fulfill their mission. Welf made sure the adventurers received new armor and weapons. I hope Aisha's armor is magical because it looks like it covers less of her skin than her former outfit.

Bell quickly showed off her Level 4 abilities as he took down a wasp nest with his new and improved Fire Bolt. His comrades kept the stray wasps off his back as he rushed it. The party looks capable, but they will soon face dangers in the dungeon levels they've never been to before.