@Leinad91

Your theory would would be fine if we didn't know how loki familia handles expeditions but we've seen them go in 2 now and they only really spit up at the start to not over crowd the upper levels which shouldn't take that long and when they get to the safe zone on the 50th where they leave all the weaker members behind.

All we have from vol 20 is ais being named in 1 chapter that doesn't tell us anything other than she'll be significant in that chapter. She could leave In the very next for all we know.

@Guilo2018

In vol 18 royman says this while talking too finn

“Even Zeus and Hera only managed to bring this little trinket back to the surface. But…if it’s Loki Familia and that famous tomboy of yours, then you might just be able to find the key.”

@Efficient-430

It's natural to change or modify the way things are done when a significant change in circumstances occurs; after the battle of Knossos most of their third-class adventurers became second-class, which now means spending a lot more time than before on the lower and deeper floors if all the levels 3 and 4 are going to be given the chance to fight extensively. But for the young executives that's wasted time, they can even get in the way like in the last expedition where they got excited about the battle of Bell and didn't let the second-class adventurers fight.

Obviously, for practicality the most reasonable thing is to move all together, so I'm not proposing this way of doing things as their general practice from now on; I'm referring to the specific case where for some reason Ais and some others need to fall behind the main group, something that can be done because they are not needed to explore those floors and as I said, their absence can be pertinent for the second string.

In this particular case it would be as simple as Finn telling the young executives: "many members have leveled up, so Gareth, Riveria and I are going to take some time examining and evaluating each other's new capabilities, but you'll get bored and make your colleagues uncomfortable during this process, so it's better if we meet on the 50th floor," for once they do it like that there won't be a problem.

I read somewhere that the sports festival is only open to Level 1 and 2 adventurers. If that's the case, Bell won't be competing, and might instead be going on the expedition with LF by himself or along with Ryu.

We might instead see Nina competing, or the other members of HF.

Keep your expectation low, we have been talking about an expedition with LF for years now & so far Bell have more chance going on expedition with Freya Familia (already done) or Hermes Familia (Bell still needs to repay his debt toward Aisha).

In volume 20, I think aiz will head out later into the dungeon. Actually loki familia is now more stronger. they have three level 7s and absence of aiz for some time is not much of a thing. It's good if aiz will head out with bell and the story will progress from two sides. But I don't think it will happen bcz hestia familia can't go in to deeper floors with those level 2s around.

Full synopsis of DM20 is out: https://www.sbcr.jp/product/4815628697/

So seems like the Orariopiad is not really an event they hold every time School District is back in Orario. I’m guessing Bell will join the student’s side and his identity will be exposed at the end but his reputation in front of the students will be restored.

The SS bundled with the special edition is titled “Days of the new Fertility”.

The 20th installment of the DanMachi main story!

A huge shockwave, Orario vs. the school district competition [City Sports Festival] -- the Orario Piad is about to begin!

"We will not tolerate the tyranny of the guild!"

Student protests break out!

After the hardest metal, Orichalcum, is confiscated, the students of the "School District" explode in discontent.

With all communication with Orario severed and the whole city in uproar, the festival-loving gods would not miss this opportunity!

"Orario vs School District Representative Match!

The city athletic festival is about to begin!"

Funnily enough I just said recently that they could have their next big conflict be surrounding the Guild and now they're doing exactly that.

Also based on the title and the cover that's been going around, the SS most likely will be about Horn and Heith working at the Hostess of Fertility.

Whaaattt? That Deep Floor Elevator idea that was very obviously stupid is, in fact, turning out to be stupid?

@AP24 There's no way a Level 5 is going to join the athletic competition. Even if they tried to hide his identity, they couldn't trust that he wouldn't be cheating and any win of his would be suspect at best. Far more likely it'll be Nina on the students side, or the others of HF on Orario's side.

Of course watch Oomori go ahead and make him compete anyway.

I thought the consequences of the Guild hoarding the Orichalcum would be the dungeon elevator malfunctioning after it starts operating. Didn’t expect it would be this.

@ThatRabidPotato

You forgot the School District has Leon who is most likely Lv7. If Leon participates then Bell can too. The Orariopiad is probably the promised adventure that Bell and Leon will be in.