Bell Cranel

The protagonist of this work. The leader of the Hestia Familia. A 14-year-old human boy with red eyes and white hair, often compared to a rabbit in the story. At the beginning of the story, his status was Lv.1, but he has rapidly leveled up, reaching Lv.5 by volume 18 of the main series.

After the death of his foster grandfather, he came to Orario from the countryside seeking encounters with the opposite sex and became an adventurer. He met the goddess Hestia and became her first follower. His personality is generally good-natured and shy, but influenced by his grandfather, he has a strong admiration for the opposite sex and is conscious of older women. Having grown up listening to hero tales (original stories) from his grandfather, he is well-versed in them and harbors a secret desire to become a hero despite his age. From the beginning of the story, he admires Ais and wishes to become stronger, becoming an adventurer who challenges the unknown after a deadly battle with a one-horned Minotaur. He gains strength by overcoming various incidents involving gods who take an interest in him. Through the Xenos incident, he gains the resolve to become a hypocrite and a new worthy rival, growing mentally and earning the trust of those around him, eventually being compared to a hero.

Due to being trained by Ais, his fighting style is similar to hers, primarily using short-bladed swords like knives and light armor, utilizing his speed in combat. He uses the Hestia Knife, which has the unique property of growing with its owner, and the rare chantless magic Firebolt. His rare skill, Realis Phrase, which manifested from his admiration for Ais, allows for rapid growth and breaking limits of his abilities, with a side effect of being immune to charm. Additionally, he has the skill Argonaut, which amplifies the power of his attacks and magic through Charge, allowing him to deliver a hero's strike. He independently developed the technique Argo Vesta, applying the characteristics of this skill.

One of the major reasons for the popularity of this work is the readers' empathy with Bell, who continues to train and grow straightforwardly without losing his pure intentions from the beginning of the story, drawing readers' feelings. In the male character rankings of Takarajimasha's "This Light Novel is Amazing!", he was ranked 8th in 2015, 7th in 2016, 10th in 2019, 8th in 2020, and 9th in 2024.

His first alias was Little Rookie. When he ranked up to Lv.4, he received a new alias, Rabbit Foot.