Proof that the remaining 10% is worth getting stuck down by a minotaur here:
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General Fics
White Rabbit and Bashful Elf
by DappledKarma
- Recommended by Markus Ramikin
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: It started as a fine day for Bell Cranel. One meddling Loki later, a drunken Lefiya is spoiling for a fight. But don't worry, Loki doesn't escape the consequences, either.
- Comments: Starts as a cute and amusing take on Lefiya's relationship with Bell developing from a jealous rivalry into something more. While that is still in progress, a larger plot seems to loom on the horizon.
Heroes by The Four Crosses
- Recommended by 55Revolver
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: A powerful figure has returned to Orario seeking Bell. What does this person want? What will happen to Bell and all those around him? How will the gods react, and, more importantly, what will they uncover upon their return?
- Comments: An interesting and exiting take on the Danmachi universe by adding a second World's Strongest Man to the setting to serve as a mentor, and father figure for Bell, and powerful ally to the Hestia Familia. My only real complaint is that the Author can't seem to decide whether or not Freya can or should be redeemable or not. But if you can get past the obviously overpowered OC, and the attempts at Gray-and-Grey Morality, it's an entertaining read that has interesting character development for several of your favorite characters.
Bell Cranel, The White Rabbit of the Freya Familia by Jyanzein (Spanish)/ Infinity 1412 (English translation))
- Recommended by Jlad Hyperion
- Status: Complete (English Translation Ongoing)
- Synopsis: After Bell arrived at Orario after the death of his grandfather, he cannot find a family to adopt him; not even Hestia accepts him. After reaching an alley, he goes to sleep without knowing that great surprises await him. Bell x Freya.
- Comments: This excellent fanfic delves into Alternate Universe in which for want of a nail, Freya takes in Bell and in doing so allows her to become more directly involved in his growth, leading to an interesting development between the two.
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up A Harem In A Dungeon? by Quoka
- Recommended by Fireminer
- Status: Abandoned
- Synopsis: Bell Cranel arrives in Orario, however when he is unable to find himself a Familia he takes a risk and enters the dungeon alone with no blessing to his name. Will he survive his trials? Will he find himself a Familia? Who really knows...only time shall tell. One thing is for certain though, he will be become quite the ladies man along with way. (Lemons included and clearly marked.)
- Comments: An excellent Bellx Syr/Freya fanfic in which Bell never met Hestia and join her Familia, instead living at the Hostess of Fertility inn. The story was originally on FF.net, but somehow it got deleted and the author posted a copy on AO3.
The Infinity Elf's Return by Davis IceElf
- Recommended by KnightSpark
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Her world was destroyed. However Bell Cranel and the last remaining gods got together and sent her back to save everyone. So when you send an elf with lesbian tendencies who's in love with Bell Cranel to the past well... Let's just say that this version of Lefiya isn't quite normal. I mean, she'd pretty much and elf version of Loki who gets serious occasionally.
- Comments: With all of the crap this fandom has given Lefiya, I found it both liberating and refreshing to read a fic that decided to make her more badass (and a bit more perverted) than normal. Her interest in Bell, as well as developing her own growth, really gives the story a good zest to it. I don't keep track of all the times I have re-read it, but every time I do makes this even more enjoyable. Also, this is off the record, but Bete getting some comeuppance in the form of him getting Dragged into Drag was definitely worth a few laughs.
Is It Wrong To Worry About My Brother? by Born of Prayers
- Recommended by Leid
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: As fate wove a tapestry to tell of a new hero for the age, so would the ancient vow be kept. Born of a human father and elven mother a year before the hero himself was a child in the Forest of Wishe. Though she would not bear the memories of her past, her heartfelt plea would transcend the ages. And through hardships and the Falna manifest, a new tale would be written in Orario…
- Comments: An AU story that primarily follows Lefiya Viridis, the reincarnation of the sister of Argonaut, reborn as the Half-Elf sister of Bell Cranel. The story follows both of their stories and incorporates plotlines and characters from Sword Oratorio and the mobile game while taking a look at various aspects of Elven culture, Magic, and character relationships. One of the longer Lefiya-centric stories at present.
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Young, lost and naive Bell finds he has taken a wrong turn and is far from the dungeon city. Lucky for him a lone goddess offers her help
- Comments: An AU story where Bell joins Astraea Familia instead of Hestia's.
Crossover Fics
Heroic Myth by haruoki
- Recommended by ThorIngerman
- Status: Ongoing
- Crossover with: Fate/Grand Order
- Synopsis: In the distant past, before the Gods descended onto the lower world, Heroes made contracts with Spirits to fight the monsters born from the Dungeon. But with the descent of the Gods and the advent of the Falna, those Heroes and Spirits have passed onto legend. However, with the discovery of a certain object in the Dungeon, these legends will return to life once more.
Grand Dungeon Oratoria by Wernher von Braun
- Crossover with: Fate/Grand Order
- Recommended by ultimomant
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: Some of the most famous stories are those that tell the stories of heroes of the past; people that managed to carve their own names through their deeds in the annals of history, immortalized long after their demise. In the present, once merely figures inside of records, the journey of a young boy shall begin their stories anew.
- Comments: The author admitted that this story was inspired by Heroic Myth, just with different Servants summoned, but hopes the story stands on its own merits.
Is It Wrong For A Godslayer To Have A Harem Of Goddesses? by Paulzies
- Crossover with Campione!
- Recommended by ultimomant
- Status: Dormant; last updated August 2020
- Synopsis: Kusanagi Godou just wanted to have the quiet, peaceful life he didn't manage to get in his past world. But who was he kidding? When there was a Dungeon full of monsters, beautiful goddesses, and animal-girls, there was no way that was going to happen. Still, the Gods here were way more friendly than the Gods he'd met in the past. Maybe just a little too friendly.
A Heroic Avenger by Nergal D
- Crossover with Fate/Grand Order
- Recommended by AftermathJack
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The Weakest Servant in existence, nothing more than garbage be it a Holy Grail War or any sort of fight. Yet upon gaining a new Master after a hero of justice stopped his corruption and sent to another realm, things just might change. In a land full of Gods and mortals alongside his new Master, maybe Angra can do something with his life. Hero? Villain? Avenger? Only time will tell.
Rabbit of the Moon by Born of Prayers
- Crossover with: Bloodborne
- Recommended by Winterkari
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: In a different world, Bell Cranel died at the hands of the Minotaur on the Fifth Floor. The Moon Presence, searching for a new Hunter to bring the long night to an end, just so happened to stumble across his soul on the way to Heaven. Thus a contract was established.
- Comments: Our favourite rabbit flits between the worlds of Danmachi and Bloodborne, progressing the stories of both at the same time. The contrast works well. Bell feels earnest and pure in Yharnam compared to others around him. In Orario… well, Visceral Attacks. Enough said.
Incarnation of Legends by ObsidianNoir
- Crossover with Fate/Grand Order
- Recommended by Reppuzan
- Status: Ongoing:
- Synopsis: The Far East. Rakia. Altena. Bell Cranel, humble boy from the mountains, had visited these and many other countries in the world, inhabited by incarnations of legends. Those with great fates are drawn to each other, those with lesser fates led by them, to the center of the world. Will he be swallowed by the gravity of Orario or will he make his mark, to reach the Throne at the peak?
- Comments: Although the author takes some Broad Strokes with canon, the resulting story is original, thought-provoking, and all-around good fun. The butterflies of change are everywhere, and Bell's growth and lessons feel earned even before he sets foot in Orario after his little Road Trip Plot to get there.
Is It Wrong To Go To The Dungeon With My Wife? by Wernher von Braun
- Crossover with Fate/Grand Order
- Recommended by ultimomant
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: To pick up girls in the Dungeon and form a harem. That is the dream of Bell Cranel, thanks to the tales that his beloved grandfather fondly told him. It is for that reason that he travels to Orario in hope of fulfilling the dream. However, it proved to be more challenging than he thought. After all, how do you fulfill it when you suddenly find yourself married?
- Recommended by ultimomant
- Crossover with Black★Rock Shooter
- Status: Dormant
- Synopsis: When Mato Kuroi is about to die of old age, she manages to sever her connection to Black Rock Shooter so she won't die with her, then transports her Otherself to a new world, telling her to live her own life. Black Rock Shooter wakes up in Orario and ends up joining Hestia Familia.
Knives and Shields by Icura and Vahn
- Recommended by Dave 85
- Crossover with RWBY
- Status: last updated September 2021
- Synopsis: With the final battle against Salem concluded, Jaune now finds himself stranded in a strange world where there is no such thing as dust and actual gods roam the land. Caught in circumstances beyond his control, he struggles to find a path forward and perhaps a way back to Remnant.
- Comments: Jaune makes a sacrifice play to end Salem, and ends up in Orario. He settles into life with the one familia that would have a homeless bum with only a battered chestplate to his name - and naturally, it's Hestia's. He ends up playing the role of Big Brother Mentor to Bell both in the dungeon and without, figuring it's time to pay everything that was done for his sake forward. This ends up having a lot of knock-on effects.
Fate Grand Dungeon by Parcasious
- Recommended by ultimomant
- Crossover with Fate Series
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: After the Holy Grail War, Shirou and Rin settled in the Clock Tower and Rin became Zelretch's apprentice. One day, Zelretch transports Shirou to Orario and promises that if he can conquer the dungeon and reach the bottom level, he'll find something that can help him reunite with Saber in Avalon. To assist him in this quest, Zelretch gives him a power boost so he can summon and maintain seven Servants. The Servants are all demigods, causing a lot of chaos and confusion when the gods sense their presence and relationships.
The Path That Glimmers of Freedom by Mundatorem
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with Fate/Apocrypha
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Sieg appears in Orario after he dies. Mistaken as a new Guild staff due to his clothes, Misha drags him to and makes him work at the Guild.
- Comments: Very hilarious, for not only he was mistaken for Guild's employee, but he also referred to his race as Homoncoulous, which, from how he describes it, makes everyone believe that he is a Spirit.
Is it wrong to recruit new family members from other worlds? by Ubimarv
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Halo, Assassin's Creed, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Dishonored, Akame ga Kill!, NieR: Automata, Doki Doki Literature Club!, Fate Series, Berserk, Girls' Last Tour, Honkai Impact 3rd
- Status: Hiatus
- Synopsis: Bell was missing, the members of Takemikazuchi familia admitted that it was their fault since they led a massive horde of monsters toward Bell's group in order to flee. Hestia decided that she will form a rescue party of volunteers in order to save him...until a mysterious black-eyed man appeared in front of her with a deal.
"I'll give you the finest warriors of many worlds"
She didn't care if it was a pact with the devil, for Bell she'll even sell her soul. The Goddess accepted.
The stranger left without stating the price... - Comment: the Outsider provides Hestia with strong, otherworldly people who live a miserable life or died a painful death to save Bell and the others in the Dungeon, as long as she promises to be the Goddess of Hearth she is and provide them with a home and family they deserve.
God's Blessing on this Wonderful Dungeon by Special FX
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: KonoSuba
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: After Aqua presses a suspicious red button, Kazuma and his party of misfits find themselves in the world of Danmachi during the Dark Ages, eight years before the arrival of Bell.
- Comment: As a cover, the party pretends to be a Familia...with Eris, who got tagged along, as their goddess, due to Aqua losing much of her divinity, to her distraught. Since this is before canon, plenty of people aren't in their canonical Familia yet.
Is it wrong To be A Courier From The Wastes? by dereturd
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Fallout: New Vegas
- Status: Dead; last updated September 27th, 2019
- Synopsis: When Courier Six's luck went wrong, he finds himself in a strange world he needs to get used to. Either he finds a way home, or he leaves it all behind and begins anew when he reaches the city of Orario.
- Comments: Six was saved by an orphanage runner by Eina's mother and Zeus in disguise, and with their help, gain some leverage in Orario. Oh, turns out, Six's bottlecaps can give weapons the ability to inflict radiation when used as enhancement material.
Carrying my Nervous Waifus through Dungeons by PicaroWrites
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With: Genshin Impact
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Bell's dream is to become an Adventurer, but the first step is finding a Familia to join and unlocking his Class. While traveling to Orario, he encounters Lady Furina, The Divine Muse of Performing Arts and a goddess who tries to build her own Familia. However, despite being loved and prayed to by many, people prefer to join the larger and more already-established Familia for it is easier to gain wealth and fame there. Still, when Bell meets her, he can't help but be drawn to her. Therefore, he decides to join Furina Familia and vows to make it the strongest Familia in the world.
- Comments: Instead of a straight warrior-type of class, Bell ended up having Warzone Puppeteer instead.
The Elden Lord Thousand Year Voyage by MK475
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Elden Ring
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: The sagas of Ranni and the Tarnished, as they begin their thousand-year voyage upon Genkai. Their tales and accomplishments, their trials and tribulations, all shall be recorded here.
- Comments: Lady Ranni & her betrothed Tarnished ended up in the land of Genkai, and to adapt to this new world, chose to create Ranni Familia.
Is It Too Much To Ask To Be Left Alone? by Ashbel Longhart
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Dark Souls
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Bell Cranel died to a Minotaur in the Dungeon. Years later, he finds himself in Lordran after escaping the Undead Asylum only to die over and over. And then he burned for many, many years. And after many centuries, what seemed like a dream, Bell finds himself back in the Dungeon. So what does he do now that he's back home? To be frank, he just wants to be left alone.
Is It Wrong to Try to Avoid Girls in Dark Dungeons? by shadenight123
- Recommended by Ninmikey 01
- Status: Completed
- Crossover With: Dark Souls
- Synopsis: Sometimes life gives you lemons. Sometimes it gives you ashes. A Self-Insert Fic featuring Shadenight 123 Praising the Sun and trying to git gud to conquer the Dungeon. Also featuring a genderbent Bell Cranel that is still a Harem Magnet.
- Comments: Another work from the fiction spawning mind of Shadenight 123. Expect frequent updates so long as the muse holds. So far it has the SI working with Dark Souls mechanics partially fused with Danmachi's Falna blessing status for development. The Sun Shall be Praised.
'Balm in Gilead'' by Argentorum
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Worm
- Status: Dead; last updated October 19th, 2021
- Synopsis: There is no greater love than this, to live one's life for a friend.
- Comment: Post-GM Taylor found herself in Orario and taken in by Hestia.
Is It Wrong to Want To Be A Hero? by geegeepow
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With My Hero Academia
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: When Izuku Midoriya finds a woman lying unconscious on the beach he discovered to cry at after a rough day, he never expected this.
Hearthfire by CyberBirb (Ao3 Link)
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: The Dragonborn had been living in seclusion for over 30 years after his friends and family had died of old age. Until one day Akatosh comes to him with an offer. A new world to see, new students to teach, maybe even a new family to build in a world who's fate doesn't rest on his shoulders. It sounds like the perfect cross between retirement and a new adventure. Who could say no?
Is it Wrong to Pick up an Ice Calamity Witch in a Dungeon? by On Soaring Wings
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Aliceliese died in her final fight with her rival/love interest Iska. Finding herself in a new world she knows nothing about. Can a new boy help her to survive and maybe win her heart in the process? I don't know, but it will be fun to find out.
Fake it till you Make it by Gaim no Kaze
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Fate Series
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Bell Cranel wants to be a hero. He adores heroes. What if Zeus told him about heroes that transcended Tenkai and Gekai? What if he gave him a skill that let him become a hero, albeit a fake? This is the story of a boy who yearns for the throne and his journey to join those who have reached it.
Dungeon Oratoria Online by asdf1asdf1
- Recommended by Paleb05, VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Sword Art Online
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: DOO is the first game to be created in a long awaited category, a VRMMORPG. Follow Kirito and co as they seek to clear out the depths of the dungeon located beneath the city Orario. However, this game is no mere entertainment, it's a real world, where death in the dungeon means death for your body. The only way they can escape the game is to clear the bottom floor of the dungeon.
- Comments: What seems to be just a simple "What if SAO was a DanMachi-type game" story, becomes interesting once it becomes clear that the player was sent to the actual world of DanMachi, with all the problems that can arise from that.
The Stray Smith by Born of Prayers
- Recommended by Paleb05, VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Summon Night
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: "A Sword is not Strength. A Sword is not Skill. A Sword is not Fellowship." These were the tenets of the Craftknight. And for the amnesiac Welf, they became a truth upon his time spent in the City of Swords as part of a story involving eight apprentices, four swords, and what lay at the bottom of the Labyrinth of Wystern.
Is it Wrong to be The Last Uchiha? by Phantom System
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Naruto
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Being sent into another world for an unknown reason won't stop him from enjoying his life. So, to whomever sent him here can eat his-! "Sasuke!" "Sorry, Captain."
- Comments: A DanMachi fan from Earth finds himself in the body of Sasuke Uchiha from The Last: Naruto the Movie with foggy memories of his previous life and joins Miach Familia, only to have it cleared up as soon as he meets Bell for the first time.
Is it Wrong to Trailblaze in the Dungeon? by ObeRun
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Honkai: Star Rail
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: "You have finally made it to the end," the Trailblazer's eyes had shut down, his existence slowly fading into the abyss. "But let's see, what if I let you continue to Trailblaze once more? Would that be more entertaining?" The last thing in life that he didn't expect to hear though was the twisted laughter of the Aeon of Elation. After a moment like eternity, his eyes snapped open.
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Fate/stay night
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: In a world where the Last Hero's birthbed was the place of his death, the eventual fate of the world lies on a razor's edge. How will Orario, and the rest of the world, fare without the Argonaut? Luckily, there's another who is all too happy to help this possibly doomed world.
Is it Wrong to Try to Start a Kingdom in a Dungeon by SolKaiser1
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With The Legend of Zelda
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Reincarnated into Danmachi? Great. Missing an arm? I can deal with that. Being the last living Dark High Elf now the gods won't leave me alone because to them I'm the equivalent of an exotic animal they want to own? I'll be honest, I could do without that part.
Death is only the Beginning by seagate
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Percy Jackson and the Olympians
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Life moves pretty fast. One minute, you could be on top of the world, and the next, you might be dead, or at least that is how it felt for him. Thankfully, death was not always the end, but instead the start of a new beginning.
Death God of Orario by Orokin Rundas
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Bleach
- Status: Discontinued
- Synopsis: After the fight with Aizen the Hogyoku Bonds to Ichigo's soul, stopping his powers from disappearing. While Ichigo unknowingly harbors the Hogyoku, Ichigo accidentally channels his power into it and ends up In Orario just as Hestia Descended from heaven. Ichigo must decide his own path. Now he is left with the challenge of remaining who he is, in this new world.
Bell Cranel, The Reincarnation of The Quincy King by Freticles
- Recommended by VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover With Bleach
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: After Yhwach dies, he finds himself in a black void with a voice speaking to him. He then learns that he will be reborn as someone else to restart and make up for all the evil he has done. He then finds himself merging with a soul that is so pure, that it changes his personality, goals, and feelings. He wakes up to find himself in the body of Bell Cranel from Danmachi.
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with Bloodborne
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Beyond the dreams and nightmares of the hunters, a new waking world awaits, a world free from The Night of the Hunt. In this place, The Good Hunter must find her role now that she has gone beyond Paleblood.
Is it wrong to stop the Dark Age by Speedy2560
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Jujutsu Kaisen
- Status:
- Synopsis: Bell Cranel. An extraordinary boy who possesses the six eyes. Being raised by his Grandpa, Aunt and Uncle young Bell discovers a plot. Will he be able to stop it or will Orario burn?
Bell the White Core mage by Speedy2560
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: The Beginning After the End
- Status:
- Synopsis: Ever since Bell was a boy he was told stories about his Great-Grandfather Arthur Leywin. A man who had saved mankind. But now as Bell is left alone in the world, with only this purple talking dog at his side. He only has one choice left.
An old god in a new world by Speedy2560
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: God of War
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Defeated, broken and bruised, Odin had somehow passed through the crack in reality into this world of gods and monsters. He doesn't know much but he will get his power back. All he needs is his eyes back.
Is it wrong to be a Jedi by Speedy2560
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Star Wars
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Bell Cranel. A force-sensitive boy with a weight on his shoulders. Balancing between light and darkness Bell journeys into a world overtaken by war.
The lower world’s last Dragonborn by Speedy2560
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Rumors were heard about a boy who could absorb the souls of dragons. Of course everyone scoffed at this. Some mere boy couldn't possibly stand up to dragons. Boy are they in for a shock
The Spectacular Bell by Speedy2560
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Crossover with: Spider-Man
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Hey, my name's Bell Cranel, and for the past couple of days I've been the second Spider-Man to appear in Orario. Balancing school and a social life is hard, my dad's a police captain and my mom's a nurse, so keeping this secret from them is hard, especially since my dad has less than kind words to say about Spider-Man. But this is my story. Wanna stick around?
