Hey everyone, so, I think so far in DanMachi there have been several ways to be as strong as someone of a level superior. I only know of these 3 ways (if you know of more please comment down below :)
Be Bell. I mean, it comes to no surprise that Bell would be able to do that and of course that is because of his skill, being able to max all his abilities and being able to break the S999 limit. Though it took him 3 level ups to get this power (thanks to his extra stats) and who knows maybe at some point he'll have the strength of someone who's two levels superior.
Level Bosting. Of course I had to mention this. Well I don't think there is much to say about it, other than how powerful this magic is, that it is considered "illegal".
Enchantment + Skill. Ok know, this one is the one I find more interesting. So, I could only think of two people that meet this requirements: Ais and Alise. Ok so, in both cases the enchantment comes from their own magic and they have skills that boost all their stats (Ais with Ariel + Avenger and Alise with Agaris Alvesynth + Lubrude Bequia). In both cases, when the user uses them both, they achieve a tremendous strength (Ais being able to overwhelm Revis considered a level seven, and Alise being able to be on pair with a first class adventurer, despite being level 4). That being said, it still doesn't mean that anyone with in enchantment and a boosting skill can achieve that power. First, both the Enchantment and the Skill have to be VERY powerful, I mean so far only two people have achieved that (if you know someone else, please comment). And after thinking about this, it makes more sense to me why the author originally wanted Revis to be Alise. And yes, I know that sometimes only one skill or magic is more than enough to break the level barrier, like Hell Finegas and Deus Ambrosia, though, I like more the idea of having to combine an enchantment and a skill, it makes the achievement of that power more believable to me.
Ok guys I think that's it, you know when I was thinking about this, I thought of a level 6 bell, with those extra stats, a level boost, and a combo of skill and enchantment. The idea is so ridiculous that when I first thought about it, I laughed a bit. Of course of those three be Bell is the best option, because you don't have the time limit and the less excelia from a level boost and you don't get your mind drained from the enchantment, plus possible damaging effects to the user when wielding the power from the third option.
And I also wanted to point out that, even though the idea of being able to overcome the barrier between level is quite stupid, considering the constant emphasis that the difference between levels it's too great in the series. It is also true that very few people can do it.
And finally I have a question that I came up with when I was thinking about this and hopefully someone can answer it: Can someone with their own enchantment also use attack magic? For example, if Ais had an attack magic, and she wants to use it but she is currently using Ariel, would she have to pause it so that she can cast it or can she maintain her enchantment?
Please tell me what you think about all this, I'll be reading you ;)
