Bell joins the Freya family

Key recommendations

• Freya plots to keep Bell Crane part of her family by rewriting memories and implanting false memories.
• Freya's charm misses a few spots in Orario, allowing characters like Ouranos to resist her influence.
• Characters like Eina and the residents of Riviera resist Freya's charms, hinting at a potential rebellion against her rule.

The following contains spoilers for Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon, Season 5, Episode 6, “Orario: Distorted City,” streaming now on HiDive.

With the entire Orario under Freya's brainwashing charm, It's wrong to try to raise girls in a dungeon The last episode turned into a hotbed of revelations and shocking events. This week's episode of DanMachi takes on the aftermath of Freya's defilement of humans and gods alike, along with Bell Cranel's assimilation into the Freya Family.

Freya's charm isn't exactly all-powerful, as several holes have been left in the labyrinth city and dungeon. However, Freya has set her plan in motion to ensure Bell stays by her side, and all who resist are forced to bend to her will. This is only the beginning of Freya's obsessive actions to keep Bell close to her as she has proven herself capable of descending below her god status.

Bell's assimilation into the Freya Family

Bell Cranel was forcibly taken by Freya

After Freya's charm rewrote everyone's memories in Orario, Bell was forcibly taken by the Freya Family. Since Bell is immune to all charms, his memories remain intact, meaning that the first step for Freya was to make Bell doubt himself and his memories with the Hestia Family. Although creating false memories is no simple feat, Freya concocted a plan that involved all of her children, ordering them to pretend that Bell had been a part of Freya's Family since he set foot in Orario.

While Bell initially denied these facts and questioned the legitimacy of Freya's claims, he was eventually called into question when the goddess was able to verify her status, a feat that only the current goddess of an adventurer. Freya was able to accomplish this by using a spell that erased the emblem of the goddess Hestia from Bell's back and replaced it with her own. This moment served as a breaking point for Bell, as the emblem on his back served as concrete proof that he was indeed a member of the Freya Familia.

A facade of false memories

To ensure that Bell would give up his past memories with the Hestia Family, Freya attempted to implant false memories into Bell's mind. Whether it was the day she set foot in Orario or the circumstances surrounding her leveling up, Freya had created the perfect explanation that would line up with her previous memories, albeit to the complete exclusion of Hestia.

I went there one day to lay some flowers and found you looking at a monument dedicated to heroes. And there I fell in love.

To an extent, Freya's attempt to rewrite Bell's memories seemed to have worked, as he began to doubt his past with Hestia. He also approached Freya, indicating the possibility that Bell might give up on the idea of ​​convincing all of his roots in the Hestia Family. However, Freya left a few holes in her plan that could allow Bell to fight the family's attempts to rewrite his memories.

Freya's post-charm cleanup

Freya made sure that all the inhabitants of Orario were under her spell

Freya's charm is incredibly powerful, even capable of brainwashing gods and goddesses who rival her own status. However, her power is shy of being truly almighty, as her charm cannot reach every corner of the Orario and the Dungeon. Aside from Hestia and Bell Cranel, several other individuals in Orario remain unaffected by Freya's charms, Ouranos, the primordial Greek god, being one such character.

Because Ouranos is protected by his shrine, he remains immune to all kinds of charms and spells. However, Freya made a deal with the primordial god that would ensure her family would explore the lower reaches of the dungeon and even begin preparations to defeat the Black Dragon. With Ouranos' current weakened state, he is forced to accept these conditions, as he himself states that there is nothing he can do to end Freya's obsessive madness.

Whenever I cast my charm over a wide area, there are always places that slip through the cracks.

Ghosts of the Past

Apart from the primordial god Ouranos, several other characters have tried, to some extent, to break free from Freya's charms. Eina, Bell's advisor at the Guild, nearly broke free of the charm after discovering her logbook, which resulted in memories of Bell coming back to her. However, Freya took her logbook and any records of Bell, along with using the charm on Eina again to ensure she would forget this encounter.

Freya also mentioned that those who live in Riviera in the dungeon are still unaffected by her charm. Furthermore, those who were outside of Orario at the time she cast her charm would keep their memories intact. This opens up the possibility of a few more characters appearing that still remain unaffected by Freya's spell. These facts also confirm that Ryu and Asfi are happy with the charm as they were able to fly out of Orario in time. It's wrong to try to raise girls in a dungeon it may have taken a serious turn, though it won't be long before those released from the charm manage to overthrow Freya's hold.