Danmachi: Voyager of Worlds Ability

[10] : Mika's Parents' Legacy

With memories of his grandfather in mind, Mika slowly walked home.

Gently pushing open the door, he saw Yahweh, Airmid, and Mellie standing before him.

"What's wrong? Did something happen, Mika?" Airmid, who had grown up with Mika and knew him best, quickly asked upon seeing his face. She could tell he wasn't in a good mood.

"Nothing, just feeling a bit sentimental," Mika replied, shaking his head as he pulled out a key from his pocket. "Everyone, it seems we won't need to worry about our initial funds for going to Orario."

The thought of resolving their funding issues instantly changed Mika's previously troubled expression into a smile.

After deciding to go to Orario, securing funds had become a pressing concern for the four of them. After all, living in Orario wasn't easy!

Originally, Mika planned to rent a small house with their current money and make do until they could afford something better. But learning about this inheritance changed everything. Maybe they could now get through the toughest times quickly.

He just wondered how much his parents' inheritance was worth. While it might seem ungrateful, Mika really needed the money right now. As for memories of his parents, they had faded quite a bit.

Mika's parents were adventurers in Orario and important members of their Familia, which made them very busy. So, when Mika was a bit older, he was sent to live with his grandfather. Though his parents often visited, they were rarely together as a family for long.

They had planned to bring Mika back to their Familia once he was older so he could become an adventurer. But a disaster struck and took their lives. It had been six years since their deaths.

"Funds? Where are you getting funds?" Yahweh's and the others' eyes lit up at the mention of money. They had been worrying about this for a while.

"Follow me!" Mika gestured to them before heading to the side of the yard, where there was a cellar.

...

Holding shovels, Mika and the others quickly dug in the cellar. According to the letter, Mika's parents' belongings were buried under the ground here. Mika also told Yahweh and the others about this while they dug.

"Who knew your parents were high-level adventurers? It's like I poached someone from another Familia," Yahweh laughed.

According to Orario's customs, if parents belonged to a Familia, their children were considered reserve members. Once grown, they would naturally become adventurers. So Yahweh joked about taking someone from another Familia.

"But it's strange. Even if your parents died, their god should have taken you into the Familia. Why weren't you invited to join?" Yahweh couldn't imagine Mika refusing such an invitation.

Mika wasn't surprised by her reaction since he had never talked about his parents. "That god is no longer in Orario."

"Not in Orario?" Just as Yahweh wanted to ask more, Airmid's shovel hit something.

"We found it!"

Mika and Mellie quickly dug harder, and soon, they uncovered an iron door to the secret room beneath the cellar.

Using the key to unlock the door, they waited a bit to let in fresh air before entering. Turning on the magic stone lamps, everything inside the secret room became visible.

In the center was a stone pedestal with two chests on it. One chest looked ordinary, similar to what people usually used to store items. The other, longer chest was obviously unusual, and the four instantly knew what it contained.