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Interlude: Francis the Bold

Author's Note:

Upon inspection of the Wikia concerning DanMachi, I was unable to find a proper chronology system. Therefore I have taken it upon myself to fabricate one for the sake of this Interlude. I'll explain it in brief:

Tempore de Deorum, meaning 'In the Time of the Gods,' is my chosen terminology. The counter represents the time since the Gods came down from Tenkai to live among the Children. I have split the year into four equal quarters to forego the effort of fabricating twelve months from scratch. They are Freeze, Thaw, Heat and Harvest. Each is ninety days long and the New Year starts on the 46th of Freeze.

Please tolerate my sloppy chronology system.

Interlude

Francis the Bold

1st of Harvest, 908th Tempore de Deorum,

My name is Francis Grisham and I have come to the Labyrinthine City to seek fame and fortune. This is my first day and I have decided to keep a journal to detail my legendary exploits for posterity! Yes, one day the entire world will know my name!

15th of Harvest, 908th Tempore de Deorum,

No luck as yet trying to find a Familia. I went to the famous ones first so I'm not too surprised they turned me down. They must get a lot of applicants. Either way it's their loss. Once I get a blessing and conquer this dungeon they'll all be begging me to switch for them!

20th of Harvest, 908th Tempore de Deorum,

Decided to sign as a free adventurer today. People were telling me, "Good luck dead man," and "Rest in peace," as I left the Guild. Even my new advisor said it was stupid of me. I probably would've been angrier if she wasn't so damn cute. Bah, those fools have no idea what I can do. I'll carve a swath through that pit all by myself. They'll see, they'll all see!

21st of Harvest, 908th Tempore de Deorum,

It's my first day going into the dungeon and my hand shivers with excitement as I pen these words. I've heard the monsters are fierce but I'm sure they'll be no match for me!

29th of Harvest, 908th Tempore de Deorum,

The guild finally discharged me from the clinic today. I'm not 100% yet but at least I'm away from that nagging advisor. Honestly I wish she weren't so damn gorgeous, maybe I could've brought myself to yell back at her.

In any case, I was injured pretty badly after running into a pass parade. Those idiots, those cowards! Running from a measly twelve kobolds! I killed them all and collected my well-earned drops, but one of them managed to gouge my side pretty good apparently. I didn't even realize it until the Guild exchange lady passed out when I walked up to her desk. Didn't seem like that much blood to me.

Why's everyone in this goddamn city so weak and fearful?

43rd of Harvest, 908th Tempore de Deorum,

I went down to the third floor today. It isn't so different from the others so far, just a longer walk. Nearly killed too much today, almost couldn't carry all my loot back myself. The bag I've been using is starting to wear down on me. Should probably replace it soon.

45th of Harvest, 908th Tempore de Deorum,

Well, my bag broke today. I ended up using my shirt as a makeshift sack to haul my loot back up. Was entirely worth it though! After today's pull I've saved up a little over twenty-thousand vals! I still have a ways to go before I reach my goal though, so I'm going to be putting all my thoughts and effort into the Dungeon!