@Longhatruong

Aiz would have no choice BUT to rely on Ariel against Bell maxed out as a level 5. However, if she were to fight him as a level 6, she would be outmatched, not even Ariel would close the power gap, Bell at his base would be too strong for her. In either scenario, if he gets a strike in from his Argonaut, it's over for her because her defenses cannot handle that kind of hit.

Lil Rafaga is something I forgot about, but it might allow Aiz an advantage.

Oh I thought u are only comparing Bell level 5 with Ais level 6. I dont the see point of comparing them when Bell is level 6. Bell is stronger than anyone on the same level anyway. By the way, the only Argonaut strike Bell can give Ais is only a few seconds charge. Nobody would be dumb enough to let him charge for a full minute.

Like was mentioned, Bell's fully charged Argonaut was able to basically perfectly match Ottar's strongest attack, and as he admitted, if they were the same level he would've lost. However, also worth remembering that Ottar straight up let Bell charge it because he wanted to test him/see what exactly he was capable of/give him one free shot. So while it's an interesting power note, it's not really reliable info in an actual direct fight, since trying to charge again for that long while in combat against someone like him is functionally impossible.

Ditto to Ais, who while yes, there is a strong possibility she would lose out in a clash against a fully powered Argonaut, her agility and techniques are too quick to reasonably allow him to reach that point in battle.

@InversePrime Yeah, as I noted, calling Bell "the strongest" because he currently has an attack that can match Ottar's strongest move IF BELL IS ALLOWED TO JUST SIT THERE AND CHARGE IT FOR FIVE MINUTES is stupid as heck. That is not how actual combat works. Perfectly demonstrated when Ottar, after letting Bell get in his one free shot, proceeded to move in and fight normally, and then handed Bell's ass to him on a plate.

@Longhatruong, you missed an "allegedly" in that statement, the correct thing to say would be: "allegedly Bell is stronger than anyone with his same level." I emphasize this because we have absolutely no conclusive evidence that he could beat any other level 5.

In the previous levels it was like that, like when he went up to level 4 and was much more powerful than Aisha (the second strongest level 4 at that time and already the first), but now that Bell is a first class adventurer and his level is the same as the one of the strong ones, Omori has not been so decisive about it, rather he has been ambiguous.

As for Argonaut, well now that he has in his family the best of Orario in concurrent chanting he could learn from her the principles involved to apply them to the concurrent charge, because in essence the technique is the same. If he achieved it he would be much more powerful and could carry out charges longer than a couple of seconds.

@Leinad91

I would think twice about it if you mentioned level 6 scenario since there are some elites who can become stronger than their level through skill/magic but level 5? Those level 5s are actually the one under question whether they could beat Bell, not the other way around when Bell stats alone make him surpass his current level. And I'm not talking about a matchup scenario here. Even a weaker opponent can still beat a stronger opponent. I'm talking in pure term of status/power, that Bell is stronger than anyone on his level.

I don't think chanting and charging Argonaut is the same thing, but we will see. By "concurrent charge", do you mean charging and fighting at the same time because Bell can already charge while moving around iirc? In that case, the main problem is unlike concurrent chanting, which the user can both fight and chant at the same time, Bell can not use whichever he is charging. For example, if he is charging the his weapon, he can not also fight with that same weapon during the "concurrent charge" because the stored power would be released right away.

Another thing to note here is that Argonaut scales with Bell's leveling progression and gains an extra minute per level.

The more Argonaut scales, the less charge time it takes to deal a powerful attack comparable to full charges in prior levels in the past.

In the hypothetical between Bell and Aiz, he wouldn't need a full charge to parry Ariel or Lil Rafaga, but probably only half the charge time due to Argonaut's scaling potency.

Bell's charging is comparable to chanting, the longer it is, the stronger it is, just like magic, but in Bell's case, he can cut it short and unleash a powerful attack before the opponent's chanting is finished. This gives him huge advantage over mages who use any sort of chant since it requires them to finish before they can use their magic. So to counter Ariel for example, all Bell needs to do is start charging when Aiz begins chanting and end the charge when she is finished to parry or even overwhelm, which would most likely be the scenario.

As for Bell being able to beat others of the same rank. We have seen that he didn't always win, this is most notable between him and Vanir during the Freya Arc. However, the opportunity for this being a thing is losing ground, Bell's stat scaling increases per level and is closing the gap with adventurers of that same level and experience. Bell ATM is on the verge of surpassing those of the same level, even if they have experience which would normally give them an advantage. Once Bell hits 6, it will no longer be an issue for him, his power will be too massive and LF and Lyu's buff skill will be to thank for that.

@Longhatruong

Since you were talking about Bell fighting Ais, hence the topic of whether Bell could charge Argonaut or not against her, I assumed you meant that Bell was more powerful than anyone at his level in terms of combat; but if you limit it to mere status then yes, it is reasonable to assume that, although we could not be completely sure because there is no official confirmation; specifically in extreme cases, for example: if Bell has stats at 0, would he greatly exceed the status of someone with stats at S? I personally require an express demonstration of this to be categorically sure.

On the other hand, obviously chanting and charging are not the same, but the principles involved are very similar, namely: having enough mobility to be able to evade attacks, being able to withstand pain in case of trauma without losing the process, being able to attack and/or block while executing the action, being able to divide concentration in the 2 actions (evasive maneuvers and charging/chanting). Anyway, I think you will understand my point about why the principles of concurrent chanting are applicable to concurrent charging.

As a disadvantage of concurrent charging is the fact that you mention, Bell would have to charge with one hand, probably the left one, to have his dominant hand free to attack or block; a complication but if he focuses on evasive maneuvers, the fact of not being able to use his left hand during the charge is not something that totally invalidates the viability of the technique.

As an advantage is the fact that chanting requires much more mental effort than charging, the magician has to be concentrated on the verse, while charging is as simple as breathing, so the concentration can be much more focused on the battle than that of a magician who has to worry about not causing a will-o'-the-wisp.

Because of the above, I consider that if concurrent chanting is feasible in battle, logically concurrent charging should also be.

@Leinad91

There might or might not be evidence for this, but I think Bell level 5 with 0 stat is equivalent to a level 6 alr, not a high one ofc.

Bell is a pseudo-level 6 because of his agility stat, he won't reach level 6 status until what can be assumed to be his final update.