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Basic Information
Real Name
Bell Cranel() (Bell Cranell)
Aliases
Bell, Lapi Flamish (pseudonym used in the School District), Rabbit, White Hair, Tomato[1], Bell-kun[2], Bell-sama[3], Mr. Bell[4], Mr. Cranell[5], Bell-senpai[6]、Master Bell, Little Argonaut[7], Cute Bell[8], White-haired Head[9], Little Brother-kun[10], Lord Bell[11], Ox Slayer, World's Fastest White Rabbit, Ultimate Uke, Unfinished Hero, Elf Killer Little Rookie()(lv.3)、Rabbit Foot()(lv.4)
The protagonist of this work. A rookie who follows his grandfather's teachings and dreams of "having a fateful encounter with a girl in a dungeon."Adventurer。
When he was attacked by a Minotaur in the Dungeon, the female adventurer he admiredAis Wallensteinsaved his life, making him realize his own weakness and leading him to pursue greater strength.
Towards AisLove at First Sight, he wants to become stronger quickly in order to catch up to her.
He has a cute, androgynous appearance that evokes a protective instinct, but he also has a cool side when he is serious. His skin is pale, his eye color and running speed are inherited from his father, and his facial features and hair color are inherited from his mother.
He possesses a rareBUGskill "Liaris Freese," which grants rapid growth as long as his feelings of longing persist. The stronger the feelings, the greater the effect. However, for his sake,Hestiait was decided to keep it a secret[12]。
Due to the effect of "Liaris Freese" and frequently winning battles that exceed his current level[13](essentially "leveling up as long as he doesn't die"), his growth rate is astonishing, and he has repeatedly triggeredprotagonist armormiracles, making him a super rookie. He reached Level 2 in one and a half months, Level 3 in one month, Level 4 in two months, and met the requirements for Level 5 in less than a month after just one stunning expedition).[14][15][16]
A 14-year-old extraordinary young man who has a large harem but continues to seek encounters in the Dungeon.
Personality Traits
He has a pure and kind personality, is helpful, and has difficulty saying no. He is basically timid and simple, but sometimes surprisinglyHot-blooded, showing a cool side when he is serious.
Somewhat weak, lacking confidence, and even having some inferiority complex, but uses this as motivation to grow. Although his will is easily shaken by setbacks, he also recovers quickly.
Although timid and simple-minded, he still summons all his courage to face desperate situations, and this courage of his also inspires the people around him who know him.
His approachable nature has already gradually attracted many female characters (regardless of whether they are main or supporting characters, a setting where many girls fall for him at first sight), but he himself is completely unaware of it.
In the early stages, he was easily embarrassed and at a loss when facing women. After the Xenos incident, his ability to interact with the opposite sex improved unconsciously (he can perform actions that make girls blush and their hearts race without realizing it). In Volume 16, under Hedin'sKichikutraining, he cultivated dating skills.
He is polite and honest with others and is not good at lying. When socializing normally with peers or elders, unless the other party specifically insists on not using honorifics, he basically uses honorifics when addressing others.
He is not good at swearing; even when he tries to scold someone in the Season 2 OVA, his wording doesn't sound like swearing at all.
He does not like eating sweets.
After the events of Volumes 16-18, he developed a psychological shadow regarding rejecting others' confessions.
From being chased by a Minotaur in Volume 1, to a fight to the death with one in Volume 3, and then to VS Asterius in Volume 11, he has a significant fateful connection with bull-type monstersBonds. He even repeatedly chanted "Minotaur" in Volume 16 to stay calm.
Character Setting
Final Level 1 stats in the first season of the anime
Bell Cranell (ベル・クラネル/ Bell Cranell)
Age
14 years old
Height
165cm
Affiliation
Hestia Familia
Title
Lv.2:Little Rookie(リトル・ルーキー, Little Rookie) Lv.4:Rabbit Foot(ラビット・フット, Rabbit Foot)
Alias
World's Fastest White Rabbit()(世界最速兎()) Ox Slayer()(猛牛杀し()) Unfinished Hero Total Uke, Pure Love Warrior, NTR is the enemy of a lifetime
Lv.1→Lv.2 (Volume 4)→Lv.3 (Volume 7)→Lv.4 (Volume 12)→Reached Lv.5 upgrade conditions, in a state of pending level up (Volume 15)→Lv.4 (Volume 17) in a state of pending level up→Lv.5 (Volume 18)
LV.1:[Strength] SS 1091 / [Endurance] SS 1019 / [Dexterity] SS 1098 / [Agility] SSS 1337 / [Magic] SS 1001LV.2:[Strength] SS 1088 / [Endurance] SS 1029 / [Dexterity] SS 1094 / [Agility] SSS 1302 / [Magic] A 883 (Values before the War Game)
LV.3:[Strength] SS 1127 / [Endurance] SS 1126 / [Dexterity] S 1131 / [Agility] SSS 1477 / [Magic] SS 1009LV.4:[Strength] SSS 1379 / [Endurance] SSS 1501 / [Dexterity] SSS 1383 / [Agility] SSS 1442 / [Magic] SSS 1251 (Values before leveling up in Vol. 18)LV.5:[Strength] G 222 / [Endurance] F 340 / [Dexterity] G 245 / [Agility] F 311 / [Magic] I 98 (Values after leveling up in Vol. 18)
Developmental Abilities
[Luck] F/[Abnormal Resistance] G /[Escape] G /[Chain Attack] I (Volume 18)
[Luck] also works during gambling and can make him immune to Cassandra's "Curse Power (Magic)"
Weapon
Hestia Knife (Goddess (Hestia) Knife)
A mithril dagger forged by the Goddess of Forging, Hephaestus, at Hestia's request.Costing 200 million Valis, it has high magic conductivity.
The weapon itself possesses status values and grows along with the owner's abilities; it is a living weapon.
Only those who have received Hestia's Falna can use this weapon; in anyone else's hands, it is a piece of junk with quality lower than the cheapest weapons.
Crafted using a special method, it incorporates Hestia's hair, "Divine Blood," and her own [Hieroglyphs].
Ushiwakamaru
A weapon forged by Welf using a Minotaur horn, possessing a slight fire attribute effect. Ushiwakamaru was shattered and destroyed in the battle against Asterius in Volume 11.
Ushiwakamaru Mark II
A weapon forged by Welf using a Minotaur horn. Mark II was knocked away during the battle with Dix in the Knossos in Volume 10, and was lost as it was not retrieved in the ensuing chaos after the battle.
Hakugen
A long dagger forged by Welf using the rare item "Unicorn Horn," which has a detoxification effect.
It is lighter than the [Hestia Knife] and possesses top-tier power among second-class armaments.
Fires a bolt of fire like lightning for a rapid attack.
It is not a powerful attack magic on its own, but because it requires no chant, it can be fired in rapid succession. Combined with Bell's high [Magic] stat, it remains highly effective in actual combat.
When combined with the skill [Argonaut], it can unleash immense power.
It can be activated through the weapon [Hestia Knife].
At Level 3, Bell can fire it up to approximately 70 times.[19]
Skills
Liaris Freese (リアリス·フレーゼ)
Fast growth (original description). Makes the speed of Bell's ability score growth far exceed that of other adventurers, even allowing him to break through the S-rank limit and reach SS-SSS rank.[20]。
The effect is maintained alongside his feelings of longing. The stronger the feelings, the greater the effect. Engaging in combat with the object of his longing, Ais Wallenstein, further increases the effect.
Simultaneously nullifies "Charm."
Once he betrays his original longing, this skill will immediately fall silent and never take effect again.
Argonaut (アルゴノゥト/Argonaut)
Allows for charging of active actions. It provides the possibility of a turnaround regardless of how desperate the situation is; in other words, it is the key trump card prepared for a foolish boy who longs for heroes to become a hero himself. It achieves a reversal against unreasonable, overwhelming power with just a tiny bit of strength—the "Heroic Strike" (TV anime explanation).
After charging, it provides an effect bonus to active actions such as melee, movement, and magic. The part being charged will flash with white light. The charge is canceled if he is injured or his attention is distracted during the process.
Before Lv.4, the maximum charging time is 3 minutes; after Lv.4, it is extended to 4 minutes; after Lv.5, it is extended to 5 minutes. Activating it consumes both Bell's stamina and Mind.
Ox Slayer (オックス·スレイヤー)
All abilities increase significantly when fighting bull-type enemies. (Volume 12)Becomes a literal Ox Slayer.
Vanadis Tevere (ヴァナディース·テヴェレ)
Protection of the Maiden;Activates when invaded by Charm effects; all abilities increase significantly; continuous recovery of stamina and Mind. (Volume 18)
Special Move
Argo Vesta
A combination technique that combines the weapon characteristics of [Firebolt], [Argonaut], and the [Hestia Knife].
By infusing the magic of [Firebolt] into the [Hestia Knife], which is forged from mythril and has high magic conductivity, and then using [Argonaut] to charge.
It is a technique formed by a dual charge (dual charge) of both the slash and magic, possessing immense power. It once eliminated the enhanced species [Moss Huge] in a single blow and dealt heavy damage to the [Juggernaut].
History
Spoiler Warning
SkillsLiaris FreeseIt allows Bell to increase his stats at an accelerated rate, even easily surpassing the Falna limit (999), and the target of the skill's effect isAisThe speed of stat accumulation increases even further during battle, and it has an additional effect where "Charm" is ineffective against Bell.
All gods are interested in him, especiallyHermesandFreya. The game mentions his grandfather Zeus in the heavens and his "mentor" Erebus in the shadows.
In Volume 3, he defeated alone theFreyaFamilia'sOttar...a Minotaur trained by Ottar and classified as Level 2, and in that battle, he accumulated enough Great Feats required to level up to Level 2 (In addition to the higher-level experience points for Great Feats that are guaranteed when a Level 1 defeats a Level 2, because Bell had a history with Minotaurs, the Great Feats [experience points] gained from defeating this monster were particularly significant to him, and thus more were counted when calculating the Great Feats from this battle). At the same time, the other requirement for leveling up (at least one ability stat reaching rank D) had also been met. At the beginning of Volume 4, when the Goddess updated his status and found he could level up, he was presented with three Development Abilities to choose from (only one could be selected). Hesitant, he initially chose to postpone the level-up (only updating the stat growth from the previous battle without performing the level-up operation). After Bell sought advice from Eina on the choice of Development Ability and decided on "Luck," he returned to the home base and had his patron goddess complete the final update, successfully leveling up to a Level 2 adventurer.
Shortly after becoming Level 2, he entered the Middle Floors (13th Floor). Due to a "Monster Pass" from the Takemikazuchi Familia party, he fell into the 15th floor through a vertical hole while escaping along with his party members Lili and Welf. Following Lili's suggestion and Bell's decision, they reached the "Safe Floor" (18th Floor) after a desperate escape and were rescued.
When the Black Goliath was born on the 18th floor "Safe Floor," he delivered the final blow using Argonaut.
In Apollo's War Game, he won alongside his converted companions after a week of training with Aiz and Tiona. He leveled up to Level 3 in the status update in the next volume.
AssistedMikotoRescuedIshtar...of the Killing Stone magic item material from the FamiliaHaruhime. And triggeredFreya...Familia to wipe out...Ishtar...Familia and sent them back to the "Heavens"
Saving the XenosWiene, and completed the Guild's mandatory mission to learn about the Xenos.
Attack the huntersIkelosFamilia, became enemies with the Loki Familia, and saved the Xenos.
In Volume 12, he had just leveled up to Lv.4. Due to his abnormal leveling speed, some adventurers viewed him as aCheater()However, because of his battle with Asterius in Volume 11, both the gods and adventurers have come to recognize his potential as a hero.
In Volume 13, he fought a death match against the Juggernaut summoned by Jura Halmer. He fell into a trap and was dragged down to the 37th floor by the monster "Lambton" along with Ryuu Lion.
In Volume 14, he and Ryuu embarked on a four-day desperate journey through the 37th floor of the dungeon. At the end of the volume, they defeated the Juggernaut together and successfully survived with the rescue of the Xenos and their companions. ("Surviving in a place like that for several days without any decent equipment... even a monster like me gets the chills hearing about it." — Lyd)Now he's truly become Bear Grylls.
In Sword Oratoria Volume 12 (timeline set between the end of Volume 14 and the end of Volume 15's Elegy Festival), he participated in the final assault on Knossos. With the boost from Haruhime's Level Boost, Bell entered a fully charged state of his skill Argonaut. In this state, the solemn tolling of the Grand Bell resonated throughout the entire artificial labyrinth, greatly encouraging Aiz and his other fighting companions. Finally, Bell used a full charge to one-shot the Demi-Spirit (potential Lv.7), completely crushing Enyo's conspiracy to plunge the lower world into madness.
When his status was updated in Volume 15, it was confirmed that he had met the requirements to level up to Lv.5. Because he reached the conditions for the next level after only one horrific expedition since reaching Lv.4, it was so shocking that even his patron goddess escaped reality and did not inform anyone of this.
In Volume 16, he went on a date with Syr and rejected her confession.
In Volume 17, he was trapped in the "Miniature Garden" (Orario) woven by Freya, becoming a member of the Freya Familia (pseudo) and undergoing "baptism." He neared death several times, and his Endurance reached SSS. At the end of the volume, he was rescued by Hestia and accepted Freya's invitation to a "War Game."
In the status update in Volume 18, all his abilities reached SSS. He then leveled up to LV.5. During the War Game against the Freya Familia, he confronted the LV.7 Ottar and was overwhelmingly suppressedand it left him with a psychological shadow ever since. Later, with the support of Ryuu, Mia, Haruhime, and others, he defeated Ottar, escaped Allen's pursuit, broke into the "Folkvangr," and cut down Freya's flower to win the War Game. At the end of the volume, he participated in persuading Syr to stayand then received cold stares from Ryuu and the waitresses。
In Volume 19, he broke into the "Education District" with Hermes and was discovered. He later infiltrated the "Education District" under the alias "Lapi Flamiche," but his cover was blown just as the temporarily organized "school trip" was ending.
Plot related to Memoria Freese and the main story
Everything was the arrangement of "Necessary Evil," everything was the will of Erebus and countless predecessors, all for this narrow yet vast Lower World
From birth, Bell received the unconditional love of the Zeus and Hera Familias, and even various gods. However, at that time, the two Familias were severely weakened after failing to subjugate the Black Dragon. Thus, this love and hope eventually manifested as training Bell to be a "beacon of hope and a hero of the world," though the actual execution of this wish was quite convoluted. Following his daughter-in-law's wishes, Zeus took Bell into the deep mountains before he reached adulthood to avoid factional conflicts. However, Zeus did not believe in the human heart, so to realize his hope, he tried to remove Bell's "nice guy" personality but failed, leading him to believe Bell lacked the aptitude. Yet, Hermes and the survivors who knew the truth disagreed. The survivors believed that various incidents should be created so that Bell's "nice guy" personality would become the key to uniting people and his own growth. Therefore, they found Erebus, who was willing to sacrifice himself for this, and began the "Necessary Evil" plan, while the free-spirited Hermes chose to observe from the shadows.
Truly a sinful man."Give it a rest, light novel protagonist" — Daphne
Trivia
With the character in "Argonaut":ArgoTheir appearances are similar, they share the same VA, and it is speculated that they might be past and present lives.
The meaning of his name is "Bell" or "Chime."
A fan of heroic tales, he is well-versed in various stories. Since some of the stories he knows were told by Zeus, they are closer to the original sources compared to the versions transcribed multiple times in later generations.
Because he once fought a large number of Passer Birds single-handedly in the lower floors (due to their numbers and extreme speed, there is an ironclad rule among high-level adventurers: "Once you encounter Passer Birds, drop your belongings and run"), he was seen by a group of passing adventurers and later rumored to be a "pervert who fought fifty rounds against Passer Birds" (translated as "the pervert who unleashed a bloodbath against Passer Birds" in the mobile game "Memoria Freese").
Regarding his preferences for the opposite sex, he has a particular fondness for three elements: blonde hair, older women, and Elves. When Bell first came to the Adventurer's Guild to register, he requested a "female Elven staff member" to be his adventurer advisor.
Although he admired Elves as a child, under Eina's Spartan-style teaching and the successive Spartan training from Ryuu and Hedin(now he probably has to add Nina's Spartan curriculum to the list),he has developed a bit of a trauma regarding the serious nature of Elves.
To Grandpa:
I used to always admire the beautiful Elves.
But now, I feel that Elves are terrifying beings.
Elves... are so scary.
(Bell's inner monologue in Volume 16)
Coincidentally, Bell does indeed find it easy to win over Elven characters in the story, leading the audience to call him the "Elf Killer."In Volume 16, he quickly won over the Elf Laurier within the span of just one bonus story.
It is worth mentioning that among the females who have feelings for him, special emotions, or interest in him, all of them are older than him, except for Wiene and Marie.Is there any value in considering the age of the Xenos?, and includes deitiesTwo of the three great virgin goddesses of the heavens have fallen for him, Elves, Pallums, Demi-humans, Amazons, and Xenos (strictly speaking, pure humans are actually the minority; since Ais has Spirit blood, Cassandra is the only pure human among them), making him a true "older woman killer."
In Volume 19, he finally won over the only younger female so far, Nina Tulle (13 years old).
Because he has white hair, red eyes, agility, and cuteness, and doesn't "eat the grass near his own nest"and other characteristics, he is often compared to a "rabbit" by readers and characters in the story, and there are many instances in the workofficial roast。
As his fame grew through his adventures, he began appearing in various rankings by the Adventurer's Guild.
Ranking Content
【Most Promising】 1st Place
【Marry into Wealth While You Can】 3rd Place (later dropped due to debt)
【Male Adventurers You Want to be Called "Big Sister" By】 7th Place (later rose to 6th)
【Cute Male Adventurers】 17th Place
【Adventurers You Want to have Pat Your Head】 41st Place
【Adventurers You Want to Forge Weapons For (Smiths Only)】 9th Place
【Adventurers who want to be pinned down by him】 Unranked
【People who are hated】 10th place
【Seeing him makes you want to buy him a drink】 9th place
【Familia that want him to convert】 1st place
【Wanting him to go on a blind date with their own Familia】 19th place
In addition, there are rankings such as 【Adventurers who don't want him to die】, 【White-haired, red-eyed adventurer who matches well with a blonde elf (limited to 14 years old)】, and 【Love him so much they want to kill him】.
In the anime Season 2 BD special drama CDs "Using a Favorability Detector on That Girl I Care About" and "Continued! This Time Let's Use the Favorability Detector on That Girl," the favorability levels of various characters toward Bell were detected as follows. (The timeline is approximately after Volume 7.)
Favorability List
According to Asfi's explanation,A value of 80 or higheris considered as viewing him as a member of the opposite sex and having romantic feelings. (Characters who show clear affection for Bell in the plot after Volume 8 are marked with a ☆.)
Passerby girl: 5/100 (Intentionally playing on the "power level of 5" meme)
Hestia: 95/100
Lili: 95/100
Mord: 64/100
Apollo: 80+/100 (Estimated)
Stall Auntie: 51/100 (Regular customer bonus)
Eina: 77/100☆
Naaza: 70/100
Daphne: 54/100
Cassandra: 79/100☆
Ryuu: 72/100☆
Syr: Undetectable☆
Aisha: 76/100
Haruhime: 90→100/100 (Broke the device in the end)
Bell towards Aiz: ∞
Often, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he brings his various masters together, only to be beaten half to death as they compete with each other to prove who is the better teacher.
Voice actor Yoshitsugu Matsuoka set a Guinness World Record for the most lines voiced by a single voice actor for a character in a single mobile game ("Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Memoria Freese") for his role as Bell (Certification date: June 3, 2019; Line count: 10,175 lines).
According to the author's reveal on Twitter, his birthday is in April.
Notes and External Links
↑Bete's initial nickname for him originated from the pathetic sight in the opening of Volume 1 where Bell's head was completely drenched in Minotaur blood.
↑Besides Hestia, those who know about this skill include Ishtar (forced viewing), Lili, Welf, Haruhime, and Mikoto (disclosed within the Familia in Volume 8).
↑In the setting of this work, adventurers must level up by defeating powerful enemies and undergoing difficult adventures to obtain "High-Grade Excelia" (meaning one cannot level up by fighting weak monsters for a lifetime). Bell encounters such situations extremely frequently and ultimately survives them, which is one of the reasons for his rapid leveling speed.
↑The final updated stats for LV1 were all SS except for Agility, which was SSS [From Volume 6, Chapter 5 of the novel, where Hestia personally stated that all stats except Agility were SS, and the Season 1 anime BD correction provided the values; see the image below. To be clear, the content of the Falna does not change on its own if the god does not update it]. Most adventurers' abilities are around C when they level up, at most B, and almost none reach S; for anyone other than him, the limit is S 999 [From Sword Oratoria Volume 3, Chapter 1, and Sword Oratoria Volume 1, Chapter 3].
↑Supplementary setting from Volume 4, Chapter 1 of the novel: After leveling up, basic abilities and proficiency reset to initial values, starting over from I 0. The accumulated ability values do not disappear but are reflected in the ability stats as latent values without exception; the gods call these hidden ability parameters.
↑Here is a calculation method for adventurer ability values (only a personal hypothesis, not an official formula). For an adventurer of level n (n > 1), their ability value is {【LV1 + A lv1 "S"】 + ... + 【LVn + X lvn "S"】}, where "LVn" is the base level-up bonus, A and X are ability value level coefficients (i.e., the weight of the ability value level), and S is the current ability value. The existence of the base level-up bonus ensures that "the weak defeating the strong" generally does not occur. Because this base level-up bonus and the weight of ability values at different levels cannot be quantified, the exact gap between different adventurers' ability values cannot be calculated precisely.
↑Descendant of the Zeus and Hera Familias (there are two complementary known accounts; first, according to Hermes in the anime, he is actually Zeus's grandson, whom Zeus intended to raise as a world-renowned hero, but because his "goody-two-shoes" personality didn't meet Zeus's expectations and due to some accidentsZeus & Hera Familias were exiled...was left unfinishedHowever, as a grandfather, Zeus still doted on this grandson; the second version comes from the game plot "A Plain and Ordinary Story of Gods and Heroes Story 3-30." A conversation outside the city years ago between Zald of the Zeus Familia, Alfia of the Hera Familia, and the god Erebus (incidentally, this god is voiced by the "Only God") reveals that he is the son of the Zeus Familia's lecherous supporter (also a son of Zeus) and Metaria of the Hera Familia (who was also the "incompetent" younger sister most beloved by the naturally talented Alfia), the two weakest members of their respective Familias. At that time, he had already been born and was living in seclusion with Zeus in the deep mountains. This game plot also clarifies the following points: 1. Bell's resilience& escape speedcomes from his never-say-die father, while his kindness comes from his pure and gentle mother. 2. The Zeus and Hera Familias had already been defeated by the Black Dragon at that time, suffering heavy losses and nearly being wiped out, but Bell was born afterward. 3. The exile of the Zeus and Hera Familias and the establishment of "Necessary Evil" were likely part of a massive plan where the two Familias asked Erebus to help delay the "Advent of the End" and nurture Bell. 4. Erebus is related to Vit, and Vit seems to have been his dependent. 5. According to Erebus's epilogue, this plan is still in motion, with the goal of having Bell encounter more powerful individuals and heroes, gain more bonds, and eventually become the hero of the world.
↑Currently, this magic is the only quick-cast magic in the series.
↑Said by Bell in the mobile game "Memoria Freese" collaboration with "Goblin Slayer" plot.
↑Currently, only Bell and Alfia in this series can achieve an SS ability rating; among them, Alfia can only reach SS in [Magic], while Bell can even achieve SSS in all abilities.