《Is it WRONG to try a NEW START in another world with a DUNGEON》 1 CH:1 End or Start? In a very messy kitchen there is a lonely boy. ??? : ...I have no more pasta... no more pizza... no more spaghetti... ??? : Haaaaaa, i have to go to the supermarket.... Fortunately there is the new one open not too much distant from here... The boy''s name is Jean. There isn''t too much to talk about his life.... 21 years old. His dad didn''t give a f*ck about him and his mother that loved him died in his 18th birthday he decided to live alone and working non-stop in a factory and continuing his life. Jean : Well, i''ll take also my food for tomorrow and after. Provided with his low money and low price clothes he went to the supermarket... Acquired all he needed he returned, but during his way back he saw a scene of a children picking up her ball in the middle of the street and a truck coming his way. Jean : MOVE AWAYYYYY!!! He sprinted arriving in front of the children and push him out of the way. Seeing the light of the truck he close his eyes and think... ''Oh f*ck, this may be my end'' And... *thump* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ??? : *sigh*, what do we have to do with these trucks killing these poor people... ??? : Nothing, we only give another chance to these soul. ??? : ...well, nothing to do about it. Care about finishing it without losing too much time Jean : ...ugh, where am I? ??? : Yes, so... what do you think about sending him to the universe of Danmachi. ??? : Why not, it''s a universe without too much ''travelers''. ??? : *sigh*, you have my approvation. Jean : Wait, what? Seriously what is going on?! ??? : So be it... now you are all dismissed. ??? : *yawn*,finally. Jean : I feel my body melting... seriously what is hap... And so Jean fell asleep. 2 Ch 2: New Star [Installing System in Host. 0%...10%...50%...Complete.] Jean : Ugh... I feel like having an hangover... ugh... Jean : ...what happened?... The last thing I remember is listening to these annoying voices talking about... anime? [System Announcement : Right now you are in your soul state. Because of those trucks running amok investing people you died. The voices you remember are superior beings that made these people receive another chance because of their deaths out of their scope] Jean : Wait, are you telling me that because of a common clich¨¨ now I died and I will be trasported in another world? [Exactly] Jean : Why is that possible? I mean, a fantasy stuff like that... [Originally, a person from a universe can''t travel to another one, but with these trucks the superior beings decided to nullify this impossibility in attendance to resolve this situation. In addition they influenced novelist of your universe with that idea to made mortals accustomed to these situation] Jean : Ok, and so, I will be reincarnated or trasported? And In the universe of... DanMachi... Right? [Yes. You can choose between reincarnation, incarnation and traveling] Jean : Please explain all of these choice [Yes. If you chose reincarnation you can give rought information of where, when and how you''l reincarnate. If you chose incarnation you''ll move your soul into a dead body and you''ll obtain between 25% to 50% of stats and skill. If you chose to travel you chose to where travel and retain your original aspect, but you won''t obtain stats or skill] Jean : So it''s like that... well... not that I actually expected much... Jean : Another chance eh... for me that hasn''t received much joy from my life... there is actually a second chance for me... Jean : And so, there are any other information you can give me... like, your existance? [I am a System made only for you. There are functions for helping you but right now you can''t access to those info] Jean : ...System ,can I chose to reincarnate in a village in the mountains, 13-14 years before the arrive of Bell Cranel to the city of Orario? [Yes] Jean : You are a System like those in the games, so can you help me growing in this world? [System can give you ways to growth more easily, but all depends on the Host] [Yes. Do you want to reincarnate now with the precedent settings?] Jean : Yes Jean : Ugh, what... sleepiness... [System wish you good luck] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I felt as I woken up from a long sleep and I heard people that speak a language that I don''t know. ??? : Dear, is a beautiful child. ??? : My love, i see it... but why isn''t crying? Doctor could you see if there''s a problem? ??? : It''s strange, but i can''t see anything that could made me think about a problem. ??? : So it''s ok, we only need to know that our precious child is ok dear. Now I remember... I finally reincarnated and I actually have a child body, that''s why i felt incongruences as I tried to move. Well, now it doesn''t matter... the thing is that a newborn child have to behave like a newborn child. For now let''s pretend to sleep... doing nothing may be actually the best thing I can do. *yawn*. I have awaken now, but nevertheless i want to sleep... so for now, mom, dad, goodnight! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now I have 2 years. I''m a child and what do you think I had done in this 2 years? No, I haven''t done anything of note. I passed 1 year and about a half to learn the language. The second thing I done is obtain information. Like the request I had done to the System I live in a village in the mountains. The village itself contains few people, no more than 50. And because there are various monster around here and no adventurers i that reside here, they made a road to here from Orario. Now the second matter that is the most important is : my family. My mom''s name is Jade. She has long straight light brown hair and green eyes. I was all the time with her, apart a few occasion that I was with my dad, as she treated me dearly and wasn''t intentioned to let me go. Apart my mather with a cool personality, my father is a very energetic person. His name is Gin. With both brown hair and eyes, he was an adventurer but I don''t know why he leaved the job for go to this town with my mother. And the last member of our family is me. Like my previous life my name''s Jean, but I don''t know why I have pure white hair and sapphire blue eyes. My ancestor must have made a prank for these colours. Now for the final touch about the information, there was the System... Yes, there was, because I called it, but... [Announcement. System standby until reaching suitable age] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today is my 7th birthday. My parents promised to make a lot of cookies. I am very happy, not for the cookies, but because a message appeared i front of me. [Standby mode off. Greetings Host. DeltaDM v0.1 activated.] Yes, now it''s the real fantasy New Start. 3 Ch 3: Bad News? [Adding function... done. Added Function ''Quest''. Give the Host basic information? Yes/No] Huh... ''Quest''... altrough I might have a basic idea... for now ''Yes'' [With the coming of age of the Host the System granted you the function Quest. This it is based on differents factors like timeline, actions, behaviours yours and of all other people. Like a game, it made a request and if Host complete those, a reward will be awarded. Rewards are composed of DanMachi Points 100% of the time, with addition of money, items, skills, upgrading to the System, and also other various benefits] [If Host want to know about current quest, you only need to say ''quest'' with your mouth or in your mind] Jean : QUEST! [Current Avaible quest: 1] [Help your mother: It''s your 7th birthday and your mother is making cookies to you. Go help her!] [Reward: 1.000 dungeon point, 10.000 valis, adding functions ''Store'', ''Inventory''] Well, there''s nothing to think about. Jean : Mom, I''ll help! Gin : Oh, it''s your birthday, don''t you want to play outside? Jean : Don''t worry, I want to help you. Also if I can see how you are doing these I might be able to do tasty like yours in the future! Jade : Then come here, I just need to 2 more hands. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Quest'' [Quest completed] [1.000 Danmachi point added, current fund 1.000. ''Store'' and ''Inventory'' function added. 10.000 valis added in the ''Inventory''] Jade : Oh, Jean thank you for helping. These biscuit might be the most tasty I ever done. It''s all thanks to you. Gin : Son, you have done a well done work with these. Jean : Hehe, our cookies seem very appetizing... These are very good, let''s see if they are good like they appear... Jade : Jean don''t eat them, we have to make a reguar dinner first. Help us also with preparing that. Jean : Yes mom. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finished dinner and eaten these cookies, I helped by cleaning the table as my mother washed the plates. I waited for my father that went out to check the crops, becaused he promised me that he will read a story from a book... Now that I talk well there is 1 thing that I have to note: I actually can''t read. I tempested my father to read me children books, and in 4 years I have to tell... the language is too much messed up and not too much people know how to write. Luckly, both my parents can do these and I wanted to know about the language, but it seems like it needs too much time to learn it, and also a child that want to learn need at least 10 years... dunno why, but learning 2-3 years earlier isn''t better? And at last there are those... [Store is, like the name implies, a function that exchange DanMachi point for various Items. Inventory is a function to deposit items from quests and monster drops. It is impossible to deposit other items and after extracting those they cannot be put in there another time] Actually for now these 2 are pretty useless, but in future they''ll shine. Oh, my father is back... so for now i''ll do my best. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BONJOUR AU MONDE ENTIERE! Yesterday I listened to the story of a hero that didn''t kill colossal monster or make a miracle, but a story of a ordinary villager that with cunning schemes blocked a horde of demons. Honestly, I never fought a monster, and so I think that maybe I am more oriented to that type of person... well, for me, it''s more like an advanced type like a cunning-powerful foes with the help of the system. Well, putting aside these troughts, let''s make breakfast with the delicious cookies of yesterday. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ??? : I''m telling you the truth! I''ve seen that shadow moving in the trees! Today it''s quite noisy in the village. ??? : Why don''t you trust me? I''m telling you that it''s real, I know that it''s not a normal animal. ??? : Aint''ya shut up a moment. If what ''ya tell t''s real, it''s a f*cked up situation. But ,we''vent a choice but wait ford the old tree to come back. This shady figure talking about a shadow is Roudy. It really resemble a sinister merchant with his short height, ugly and fat body, but... but nothing... it''s really a sly merchant. The other bald man with muscular body is Torio, is a bit coarse but it''s our best hunter here. It might seem, but actually it isn''t an adventurer. By the way he call the village elder ''old tree'' because he was a level 2 adventurer before retiring. Well, what to do now... Jean : Dad, what are they talking about? Gin : Jean, you arrived... Roudy is telling that there was a monster lurking here this night, but the adventurer that passed from here hadn''t seen anithing, so Torio is trying to calm him down. No one here belive him, so they actually trying to take time for the arrive of the elder. Jean : *sigh*, so it''s like this... Well, if there was actually one trusting him, all of this villagers might think that is a fool. But, this might be... ''Quest'' [Quest currently avaible: 1] [Investigate the forest: It seem like there was a shadow lurking in the village. Explore it and expose the truth] [Reward: 1.500 DMP, 10.000 valis, unknown] This is actually a nice opportunity for me. 4 Ch 4: A battle to the limits? This quest is an opportunity for me... but I can''t go right now. Right now in this situation I can''t use an excuse like ''Let''s go seeking for a possible monster'', can I? The villagers want to wait the return of the elder, and I have no opposition. If a search for it in the night I may suffer an ambush from a animal because of darkness, so i''ll go during the day, pretending to go to play outside. Gin : Jean, help me carry these thing to home, and also help me when we return. I have to harvest the fields and I am full of energy but I don''t think I can end before the sunset. Jean : Yes, let''s return home. I''ll help also mom, who knows, it will help me receving a skill. Well, with all the things my parents gave me I have to search for a method to repay them. Gin : Well my son, let''s go! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today I talked to mom and dad and telled they that I''ll have lunch with other children. Obviously I won''t do that. Because there aren''t much people here, let''s hope that they don''t find that I went in the forest... Rusty saw it in the outskirt near the street towards Orario, let''s search here. I have only a knife and because of that it''s best if the monster is actually sleeping because with a 7 years old body, there''s nothing much I can do, apart from a surprise attack. Also I read DanMachi, but It''s not like I recall all the things that appen, or the monster that appear, but if I remember correctly there are 2 tipes of monster from the upper levels of the dungeon that spawn there: kobolds and goblin. The cobolds are humanoid dogs that have a weapon and might have a sort of armor, and the goblins are little humanoid monster that don''t have too much capabilities, and also they have at at most a club. Both of them are formidable enemies right now, but I hope the swadow it''s a goblin. Why? Because if I search for a footprint, I may excange the one of a kobold with the one with the one of an animal. Well, consideration apart, let''s search first for a mark. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After 2 hours, 2 long hours of searching, I finally finded this... an footprint. It''s a goblin footprint because of the size... Ok... I''m not an hunter and also don''t have knowledge of goblin''s mentality, so... I think the best thing to do now is going in the direction of the footprint. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Half an hour has passed. And finally I can see the goblin. Wait... the size it''s the same but the colour is different, a normal goblin has a green skin, but this one has actually a colour tendent to dark violet/black. Now I think that the quest it is completed, and going back and report this is of cours the safest course of action... but... it might be wrong, but I have the feeling that kill this monster here and now it''s for the best. And also I was thinking of experimenting a bit... I think that attacking his heart or crystal is good but I think it''s best if I''ll quietly approch the goblin and using the knife to pierce his throat. The abdomen could have a bit of resistance towards a trust, so despite attacking the throat will give him a few second to couterattack, it have a 100% chance of killing him. I''ll pick up a stone just in case of problem sourging. Step after step, quietly and when in range of the knife.... *slash* Killing him. The goblin opened his eyes in surprise, not knowing about what is happening and tried with his hands of blocking the blood pouring out of his throath... But in the end his attempts to prolong his life ended when he dispersed as forming a black smoke cloud and dropping a nail-size crystal. Jean : Fuuu... it ended without making a fuss luckily... so for now let''s see if I was right or not making this bet... ''Quest''. [Quest Completed] [1.500 DMP obtained, current fund 2.500. 10.000 valis added in the Inventory.] [You obtained the skill ''Right eye of judgement''] [You obtained the skill ''Knowledge of language after Babel''] [You unlocked Daily Quest] [Hidden Quest Completed] [2.500 DMP obtained, current fund 5.000.] [As additional reward, you will be awarded with an item from your world] Jean : YESSS!!! I known that if there were normal quest, there were also hidden quest. The being used also the mechanics of games... well, they have influenced us originally. Now, there were different rewards and they seem very good... I''m very exited about these... let''s see what we have... 5 Ch 5: A tale of Demons and Angels [Daily Quest is a new type of quest repeteable daily, with low reward, made with the idea of helping the Host growing] [Right eye of Judgement is a skill for appraise various things. For starters, use your right eye toward the magic stone and yourself] Let''s see... (Dark Goblin Magic Stone) (A low-quality magic stone, exchangeable for few valis) Oooooh, so this is the notorious ''Appraiser''s eye''. Now I''m curious about my status. (Name: Jean Greenlight Level 1 Race: Human Familia: none Stats: Strenght: 41 I Defence: 36 I Dexterity: 101 H Agility: 89 I Magic: 10 I Skills: Rank: ??? Effect: ??? + low additional rading speed and comprehension speed. Rank: EX Effect: Use your right eye to appraise items, skills, monster, humanoid races that have either your same blessing, or none. Rank: SS Effect: Full understanding of all the language from the later age of Myths to the present. Magic: none) Mhhh, I had an Idea about my stats and it wasn''t that off, but I actually have 2 question... Jean: System, why my stat magic 10, isn''t 0 until you obtain a magic or a skill that use mind? [The System granted you for bonus 10 of all stats when you reincarnated, instead of starting with 0] Wait, weren''t you on standby? [Yes, but these were granted before your reincarnation. You came in this world as soul with the basic stat of 10, not 0] Well, that was a very good present for me... Thank you System... and now, the last question... Jean: Why I have an unknown skill with unknown effect? [The System will help you during your stay in this world, but the laws here can''t be changed. Obviously you also can acquire a skill without an external help. Particularly the skill is displayed because you are acquiring this skill, but you don''t have unlocked fully yet, so you can think of a flower of a tree that hasn''t the requirements to develop into a proper fruit.] I see... But right now there''s one more thing to do... Jean: System, can you repeat the reward from my world? [As an additional reward for completing the hidden quest you can chose a single item of your world and obtain it. There ara various limitation, like it can be more than 5m3, and if you cannot chose an item made with different pieces.] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In my past life I was a bookworm, so I read a myriad of book... and i know that there might be not a jackpot, but a very winning lottery ticket... Jean: My works also on language of different words like mine? [Yes, actually you won''t know about a language untill you see its word, or listen to a person talking.] Wooooooooowwwwwww. And for the last bet... Jean: System, give me the book written by King Salomon, the ''Lemegeton''. [Lemegeton added to the Inventory. Want to take it out?] Jean: Yes. Wow, it''s very big, like 2000 pages? Let''s appraise it. (Lemegeton Item Rank: ?? Type: Another world Grimoire Description: a book comprehending all the knowledge of angels and demons. As it isn''t from this world it''s effects are unknown) IT''S THE REAL DEAL!!! I might not receive another opportunity like that. Now that i know latin let''s read a bit as I return to the village. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hmmmm... this is acrually very hard. I think I have walked and read for abourt 2 hours and finished 2 pages... As a bookworm, I''m ashamed of myself, but this is actually very difficult... Haaaaa... let''s stop reading, I might lose my way...? ...what? Where am I? I think that a moment ago I was in the forest... why am I in a wasteland now? Wait, who are the people in front of me? ...!!!!!!! !?!?!?!?!?!??!?!? I cannot talk, seriously what is going on!!! ???: It''s the end, filthy demon!!! ???: ...Give up now and your death will be painless... ???...haaa... haa... never... I will... never... bow... to you guys... There are countless people in front of me. They have 2 glittering gold wings in their back... they are... angels??? There are 2 eyecatching man in particular...one that made a very loud shout and has a well toned muscles, and another that with a calm atmosphere and a sleepy face. ???: For the others... that have fighted until the end... I cannot forgive you... Gabriel... Michael...guh... Then there is this person right here. He has blue skin and violet eyes. There are countless spears made of light pierced in his body, and the 2 horns in his head are a complete mess... he is also coughing blood as he speak... Gabriel: ...Well... this is your end... Michael: Any last words, you evildoer? The blue-skinned man turned his head towards me... ???: ...You... what is wour name? Eh? You actually can see me? ???: Yes... I sensed a connection with my soul... so you must have used a method to enter here to talk to me... Eh? I have done this? Wait... Is the Lemegeton the cause of this? ???: ...I don''t know... but may you hear me a bit... Well, it''s not like there''s much to do... let''s talk a bit... ???: Ok... but this life could end in a moment... let''s change location. ...? Wooooo, where the f*ck this darkness get out. ???: Oh sorry, but now we are in my ''mind'', and I reinforced your connection with my soul so that you also entered. Wow... what day... neither in my original world there were this much surprises... ???: Well, why don''t you hear my grumbles a bit? 6 Ch 6: A cunning Devil ???: Well, before I start, why don''t you tell me your name? Oh, You''re right. My name''s Jean. ???: So Jean Boy, why you were here? I don''t know, I was reading a book walking in a forest, but when I became aware, I was standing in the wasteland. ???: ...Basically no idea, huh ???: Well, I called you here for telling you my grumbles a bit, hope you don''t mind right? Yeah, please go ahead. ???: Oh, how polite of you... ???: Well, let me ask you, in your life have you encountered with a person that you think of like your soulmate? Well, I might had a crush on a girl or two during my 2 lives, but no. ???: You are young, so there might be a possibility of this appening of your future. ???: I hadn''t parents, neither friends because of my standing, so I was all alone for most of my life. Neverless I wasn''t unhappy, as there were good people under me that looked at me with good eyes. ???: At that time I was very foolish, thinking that there wasn''t anyone malicious around me. ???: All of this changed when I encountered my first love. She was a half human-half succubus, a beautiful woman, but because of her parents, lived a live of starvation and poverty. ???: I still remember the first time I saw her, with blue eyes like a sapphire and pink hair, wasted clothes and a body where there weren''t any abdominal but bones... More like a walking zombie that a living being... ???: Ahaha, that was also my first impression. Well, she was also dehydated, and so she fainted in front of me... Hope you didn''t abused her in your first encounter... ???: How rude! I l lifted and moved her towards my.... mansion. After that he remained as a helper in cleaning my house, and after a month we entered in a relationship. Oi old man, please don''t brag about your girlfriend now... ???: Old Man? I don''t think to seem old, rather my apparence must be pretty young... Let''s stop the chitchat, the story isn''t progressing... ???: Sure... the thing was that after a year, different problems started to arise and... my enemies als started to appear here and there... ???: Until one day they, with the help of different fellow citizen, attacked me and destroyed my house. ???: I didn''t know what to do, when few people started to help me, and at the end there were only I with her. ???: I throught about finding a way to not kill anyone, and with the company of my girlfriend I traveled without exposing my identity... You had it rought... ???: ...Yeah... and it wasn''t neither the end. ???: My enemies started to hunting me, and arrived also the angels like the ones you saw before... ???: During a scheme with both forces behind my back, they captured my fiance¨¨ and tortured her for information... Ugh.. ???: And so I arrived to a conclusion, it''s impossible to save everyone, there are to be sacrificies. Isn''t it normal to know this? ???: Yes, but could you made decision without suffering a backlash? .... ???: ...Turning back to the story, in searching for a method to atone for my sins toward my love, I decided to use cunning, evil, shameful schemes and carry my revenge. ???: I infiltrated into an enemy territory, cultivated my power and under a unrecognizable mask I started to gain his trust. ???: With the excuse of travelling to my dead parents, I went to another enemy territory and repeated the same. ???: When I finally obtained the trust of all of them, I started to spread voices with the objective to archieve a situation of all versus all. You might be an incredible manipulator... and also a backstabber... ???: ...I''ll take that as a compliment. Finally with a situation where there weren''t allies I made them fight until their forces halved. ???: And with this situation I informed the angels of the situation of the survivors and made them do a full scale attack. ???: And at that moment I entered the fight and made the angel suffer losses, as they weren''t innocents for making my situation like this. ???: Well, after that I travelled alone ad I fighted with the angels, but as they sended an army plus 2 highter grade beigns, it wasn''t possible to live more. I told you that you had it rought, but your life it''s way more unique that others... *rumble**rumble* What...! ???: We are running out of time... ???: Boy, I have to gift you something... 7 Ch 7: Big Sho A gift from you? ???: Yes.... It''s nothing much, but it might be useful to you in the long run, and I don''t really need it neither... you know... I''ll die soon anyways. Can I ask why are you doing this? A talk is OK, and I may seem young, but it''s not like i''m dumb enought to accept a free candies... and also from a person like you... ???: ...Let me tell you. First, I feel like a vibe from you, it''s like a sort of connection outside of that between our soul... like you are the me from the past... And second? ???: ...Quite quick in the uptake... Don''t try to misdirect me. ???: Well, it''s actually good for both of us. If you accept this, I might be able to have a second chance... and a things like that will help you a lot, it''s not everyday occurrace obtaining an offer like that... Mmmmmmh.... ???: Don''t feel forced to accept, but it''s not like it will make problems for you. For me... you can consider this like a bet. Mmmmmh.... Ok, I''ll accept... ???: Good decision... now take this... What is this brilliant thing? ???: You can consider this as a part of me. Right now it''s useless, but if you have patience, it will give a good boost towards your growth. Oooooh, thank you... *crack* *crack**crack* Mmh? ???: The connection is stopping, so we are returning to the ''material'' world. Oh, last question. What''s your name? ???: Oh,sorry. I didn''t introduce myself. My name is- *Crack**swoosh* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean: Eh? I returned back... [System advice Host to appraise himself] Eh? Well, if it''s an advice... (Name: Jean Greenlight Level 1 Race: Human Familia: none Stats: Strenght: 441 E Defence: 436 E Dexterity: 501 D Agility: 489 E Magic: 410 E Skills: Rank: ??? Effect: ???+ additional reading speed and understanding speed. In addition while researching a high-rank item, there''s a chance to connect your soul towards the one of the creator. Rank: EX Effect: Use your right eye to appraise items, skills, monster, humanoid races that have either your same blessing, or none. Rank: SS Effect: Full understanding of all the language from the later age of Myths to the present. Rank: A Effect: Reduce mental burden. During battle minor adjustment to movements. You are now capable to mimic action of people you see. Rank: S Effect: Place a burden in your body to extend your senses and made your time perception extend. At this level you can extend up to 100x. Because of your body, it''s best to not go highter than 5x. Magic: none Bloodline: Rank: B Bloodline of a veteran hunter that killed many demons. Effect: Towards monsters and demons you gain +20% boost of all stats, +30% boost of skills and magic.) What the hell! There''s too much to talk about. Jean: All my stats gained 400 points, I have unlocked the unknown skill, albeit there''s more, I have 2 new skills and... a bloodline? Jean: Also, it have passed few hours and now it''s the sunset. Let''s delay my question, for now, let''s run hoping that my parents aren''t alarmed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jade: Jean, where you were? Mom was worried. Jean: Sorry mom, I found this book and examined it, and when I realised it was the sunset... I tell my parents as I made them look at the Lemegeton. Gin: Oh well, son you want to eat, no? Rejoice, there are jagamarukun and azuki cream for dinner! And also cookies after them! Jade: Dear, don''t stand in place now, don''t you have to go towards the crops? And also Jean, help me with making dinner. Gin: Oh, you''re right. Jean: Yes! Gin: Remember, don''t start eating without me! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *yawn* Jean: what day... Now, before I go to bed... Let''s reflect a bit. During my walk while I was reading the Legemeton, I found myself in a wasteland, with him and the angels. That was probably caused by , but why it connected that demon and not the author? This is also another hidden function.... Yes, there are few ipothesis but no clear answer. Now, System, was my boost, my new skills and my new bloodline obtained thanks to that old demon gift? [Yes. Originally he only intended to gift you a piece of his soul, but actually that was great enought to give you this bonus] ...''Right now it is useless'' the fuck. If it''s OP right now, I don''t want to think what will become in the future... The demons are divided in 4 levels: low-tier, mid-tier, advanced-tier and superior demons. That old man, he could be an advanced, no, a superior demon. Oh also there was that new function of daily quest. Let''s see...''Quest'' [1 Daily Quest currently avaible. 2 Hidden Quests completed] Ohou, the hidden quests might be there because of my encounter. First let''s see the daily quest. [Daily Quest: Prepare for a Bright future: push-up(0/100), sit-up(0/100), high-speed sprint(0/1Km), low-speed run(0/10km)] [Reward; 1.000 DMP, 1.000 valis, random item, negation to body growth problems related to exercise, a bright future without be bald] Really... these exercise... they don''t have a scientifical basis, but they actually make people bald like S**tama... Haaaaaa.... but the negation to body growth problem related to exercise is a big help. All this time I was thinking of a method to make my muscles stronger, but for a 7 years old body is a problem, because of the production of testosterone in a child it''s the cause of making the bones to not lengthen. Then... let''s see the hidden quests... [Hidden Quest: Don''t fall for Dantalian''s trap completed] ...Eh? Superior demon? Luck? No. This is really a Big Shot. 8 Ch 8: What headache! In the first pages of the Lemegeton, there''s the description of the demon race. They have 4 tiers, but there are 72 individuals that actually made their name known for their power that surpass their own race. Rank 71, Demon Lord Dantalian... A living mystery, no one known his full power, because you have to forfeit your life only to deal with his schemes. And individual like him, making a gift to me? Haaaaaa... let''s see the completed hidden quest... [Hidden Quest: Don''t fall for Dantalian''s trap completed] [Reward: 10.000 DMP, current fund 15.000, skill ] [Hidden Quest: Accept Dantalian''s soul fragment] [Reward: 10.000 DMP, current fund 25.000 System function upgrade] [Upgrading: 0%....10%....78%.... Completed] Oh? The DMP seem high, but the skill and the upgrade seem quite... common? Let''s appraise the skill - Rank: S Use your mana to physically manifest a soul that have a connection with you. Mana expenditure enlarged based on original strenght of soul called, and a right container for the soul is needed. You can replace the quantity of mana needed by use magic stone to sustain the summoning. - Oh, it''s a bonus to his gift... well System, what do I need to summon Dantalian? [Right now it is impossible. You have at least to be level 2 to summon Dantalian for 5 seconds, or in alternative you can use magic stone of monster of at least level 35 to mantain the summon for 1 second] ... And only to know, but in terms of this world, what level would be Dantalian? [His total power is unknown, but is at least level 13] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really... what a monster... And, what is the System upgrade this time? [Added function Notification, it notify you of a new quest or a completion of it.] [Inventory now can store up to 10 items that are neither from a quest or a monster, and don''t have a single use storing chance.] [Added new items in the store.] Nice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -The next day- Jean: Mom, i''m going out! Jade: Jean don''t go to explore the forest, and come back to eat lucnh! Jean: Yeah! *thud* Jade: This son, why it''s so energetic, when on first morning before yesterday was so drowsy... Gin: Haha, isn''t it a good thing, right? Besides, it''s all right as he is fine. Jade: *sigh*... I hope he don''t develop an easygoing nature like yours. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I arrived at the outskirt of the village. Now I want to start training, but before there is something that I have to do... and it''s experiment my new 2 skills. Let''s see. must be obvious. Ok, let''s imitate Bell''s movement during the battle versus the minotaurus. *swoosh**swoosh**thud* Ouch... It doesn''t seem to imitate well... Or it might be so because I saw these movements in the anime and not in real life... Imitating the action of my father farming... it won''t work, I practiced these well and I knew I can do those... Imitating the movement of Torio... it won''t work as I can copy those as well without a skill help... Yep! Let''s ignore and move towards ... Oh, luckily there''s a bird flying in the sky... let''s make an attept... High-speed throught! Woooooooo, amazing, it seem as the bird is moving 5 times slower... Now, let''s try to move... Mhhh, I''m moving also about 5 times slower, and the sensation is like walking in the pool... without any water, but like there''s a more dense fluid slowing my path. Now, it may be possible to accellerating a bit... Yes I can! Now, in reverse, it may be possible to slowing the time to 6x... 7x... 8x... 9x... 10x.... Ugh! *pant**pant*. ...Haaaaaaa, the toll on my body in 5x state is ok, but when I arrived to 10x, an headache and loss of energy assaulted my body... Uuuuuu... it seems 10x is my limit for my body now... Oh, maybe there''s a stamina recovery potion or anything like that in the Store? And after a bit, in my view there was something eye-catching in the Store... - Muscle developing Pill Training will have a better effect on your muscles. Increase your training efficiency by 4x Duration: 1h Cost: 300 DMP Bone streghtening Elixir Training will help your bone improve. Duration: 1h Cost: 400 DMP Body growth medicine Training will help you improving your external body and senses. Duration: 1h Cost: 500 DMP - ... These 3 are very useful. Without doubts. I''ll buy in set and consume everything in a go before training. Mhhhhh.... I think using only 1 of these it may be not good, as disrupting my body will create strange situations... I mean, if I gain too much muscle mass in a low time, won''t my brain translate this as ''you are very heavy''? Or a similar thing? [Used DMP 1.400. Current fund 23.600] But well... rest for a bit... and after, training! [New Quest avaible. Do you want to see it? Yes/no] ...Obviously yes. [Use Muscle developing Pill, Bone streghtening Elixir and Body growth medicine every day for 3 years] [Reward: 100.000 DMP, skill, bloodline] Yoshaaaaa!!! Push-ups, sit-ups, sprint and run with low pace... This will not stop me from becoming stronger.,, And when the time will come... I''ll finally try to PICK UP girls in a dungeon! Or the dungeon''s city... well, it''s the same... LET''S DO OUR BEST!!! 9 Ch 9: First Tear It have passed 8 years from that day... No, precisely it haven''t... because tomorrow is my 13th birthday... My status is increased by a lot. Now there are too much skill that it''s giving me an headache... - Name: Jean Greenlight Level 1 Race: Human Familia: none Stats: Strenght: 1789 SSS Defence: 1768 SSS Dexterity: 2104 EX Agility: 1945 SSS Magic: 1689 SSS Skills: (???) ; (EX) ; (SS) ; (A) ; (S) ; (S) ; (SS) ; (S) ; (A) ; (B) ; (B) ; (B) ; (D) ; (C) ; (D) ; (D) ; (C) ; (F) ; Magic: ; Bloodline: (B) ; (S) ; (S) - Every time I see that, I though that this isn''t a level 1 status. and , I gained these as reward for using the potion for helping my training for 3 years. The first literally destroy the limits of my growth and permits me to not reducing too much the growth speed of my stats at highter value. The second is a Bloodline that boost the immensely the growth speed of my stats and physical and mental skill. Also there''s the puzzling effect of gaining the blessing of the stars and don''t lose my way... was reward from helping the women of the village... Luckily there aren''t youth girls around here, I really don''t know if the effect of this skill is ok or not... , , and were gained trought hidden quests with the related action. It seems that is the better version of . Also, was obtained by gaining insight of at least 4 weapons. Also, they recived the buff from the now evolved skill . Now the bonuses are boosted, and also there''s the new effect of passive spatial grasp of 1m around me as well the possibility of extending the range to 20 by using mana. and are byproduct of studying the Legemeton. I acquired them when I I acquired a Unique-type of magic, . It permits me of using runes to channel mana and activate various effect. and were obtained during hunting of various monsters, and the resistance were obtained there as well. instead was obtained as a present for my 12th birthday. Well, about my body there were a bit of complicances, starting from 2 years ago. I possessed a gigantic body with bulging muscles... caused by all the potion I dranked... well, not the usual 11 years old child so I wanted a method for recover my body... It was after my 12th birthday that I discovered in the tore recipes of Body refining potion, and Body Condensing potion. These self explenatory potion could help me, so I searched the ingredients in the Store and mass-processing these 2... Now my body is of a normal height of 1.70m with a well tuned muscles.... well, muscles with the density of 7 times the norm... so I can''t resolve my weight problem... but well, these aren''t that important now.... I telled my parents that in my 13th birthday, I''ll go to Orario for become an adventurer... And there''s one thing that I''ll have to do before departing... [Quest: Discover your parent''s secret] [Reward: Unknown] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean: Mom, dad, I''m home... Jade: Welcome back Jean. Have you prepared everything? Tomorrow is your awaited day you wanted no? Jean: Yes... That''s why, I have to question you... I am 100% sure that you haven''t done anything that will make me upset... but if... No!!! I am sure that knowing you, your secret might be one that will make me chained towards you, but I have the right to make wishes, so I''ll do my best to realise them... and you''ll be actually impressed a son like this. Yes!!! *slap**slap* Both parents: ??? Jean: Mom, dad, I have a question for you. Jade: Please go ahead. Jean: You are hiding a secret to me, right? Jade: ..... Gin: Well, now you''re grown-up, so it isn''t more necessary conceal it. My easygoing father this time is serous... what is this fathidic secret... Jade: Dear... Gin: I''ll talk... Jean, do you know why your surname is Greenlight. Jean: Because I inherited from you. Gin: No. Greenwood is from your mothers. Simply put, I acquired his surname so as you. Jean: But why? Gin: I was from a noble family, doing noble stuff and similar... until I met with your mother and escaped together. Gin: After that they dishonored me, and also sended killers to get rid of me and their information... Do you know what we done after? Probabily you as well as mother entered a familia... I appraised you, but that was actually impossible, so this means that not only you entered a familia, but you are actually also part of it right now... Well, I wasn''t supposed to know this, so I won''t tell the entire truth... Jean: Dad entered a familia? Gin: Also your mother... we actually entered the Zeus Familia. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...The Zeus Familia... Gin: And so we lived happily, while adventuring the dungeon... Jade: But a monster caused vast problems, and our familia ended pratically annihilated... Gin: The death of our former comrades ...was a nightmare... Jade: So terrifing that we... escaped from Orario... and without a proper destination we come here... Gin: But the terror was in our minds, and we continuing living like this... Jade: Until a spark of light entered our lives... you Jean. Jean: Eh? I? Gin: But you now have to go... and we can''t say for sure that we want to return here... Jade: So your parents are cowards... what do you think? Haaaaaaaaa... I prepared for the worst, but a thing like that... Jean: Don''t worry. It doesn''t matter that you are humans or a monster... for me you are the best parents... Gin: ...Son you really are... Jade: ...So Jean, go to sleep, tomorrow you have to take the caravan. Jean: ...Yes. -The Next Day- Jade: Have you taken all your needs? Need a help? Jean: Don''t worry mom, I have all... Gin: ...Let me give you a hug... Jean: ... Gin: ...And if you return, return with a beautiful wife. Jean: Oh, the caravan is departing. Jean: Bye mom, bye dad... And as the caravan departed, I shouted... Jean: Oh, DON''T WORRY, I PROMISE, THAT I WILL RETURN WITH A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL WIVES!!!! My parent frozen, surprised from listening to the shout, with tears forming in their faces... And I turned around to see the street... Hiding my First Tear felling into the ground... 10 Skill table (???) Great additional reading speed. Great boost to ability to understand. Absolute understanding of your sorround in the radious of 1m. Expandable up to 20m using mana. Chance to encounter the soul residing in books. ??? (EX) Use your right eye to appraise items, skills, monster, humanoid races that have either your same blessing, or none. (SS) Full understanding of all the language from the later age of Myths to the present. (A) Reduce mental burden. During battle minor adjustment to movements. You are now capable to mimic action of people you see. (S) Place a burden in your body to extend your senses and made your time perception extend. At this Rank you can extend by 100x, But becauseof your body, it''s best to not go up to 8x. (S) Use your mana to physically manifest a soul that have a connection with you. Mana expenditure enlarged based on original strenght of soul called, and a right container for the soul is needed. You can replace the quantity of mana needed by use magic stone to sustain the summoning. (SS) As the one who trained towards the normal human limits in a short time, you now won''t have upper limits to your stats. Also reduction to slowing speed of the stats as they advance. (S) Chanting speed boost. You can chose to use a magic by partially use a chant, or negating it, but a reduction of power will be applied. Also you can use a chant towards a chantless magic and boosting its power. (A) You can cook delicious plates. (B) You can make better weapons and armors. (B) Added beautiful impression towards the other sex. (B) You can add enchantments towards various items. (D) You can make better potions. (C) Increased luck. (D) Resistance towards abnormal statuses. (D) Added resistance towards attacks containing magic. (C) Bonus towards the use of weapons. (F) You now have a sixth sence. Magic: (A) Can use various magic of earth, fire, water and wind. Can''t exert too much power, but with imagination and mana, there''s a lot of things you can do. (B) Can use mana to create temporary runes with various effects. Also you can use various inscription materials with a bit of mana to create permanent ones, but the activation radius of a rune is 50m from you. Bloodline: (B) Towards monsters and demons you gain +20% boost of all stats, +30% boost of skills and magic. (S) The blood of a powerful titan is flowing in you. Added growth speed to stats and physical and mental skill. (S) The blood of a dragon is flowing in you. Increased resistance of skin and bones, increased resistance to fire. Can use ''black dragon breath'' by consuming your stamina. 11 Ch 10: Dungeon City Orario The caravan arrived in front of the walls and the few people other than the merchant and his group set off, as there are 2 types of queues... There is the queue of merchant and people that have to make business, as there is a check of the imported items... My queue is formed by other people, dreaming to enter a familia, and tourist visiting Babel... Also, there''s another queue, but it is restricted to people with noble status... Well, let''s wait for our turn... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guard: Halt! Tell me why you want to enter the city and let my colleague see what is in your bag. Jean: Yes... my name is Jean and I want to enter Orario. Guard: Ok, It is 2.000 valis... Jean: Oh, by the way, could you please tell where to find an Inn? Guard: ...How polite... but certainly... If you continue for 200 meters from here, you can see an Inn with the symbol of a pig... the Inn''s name is Black Pig Inn and it may have a price a bit slightly hight than the norm, but it''s pretty clean and the food is not bad... Jean: Thank you very much! It is not too late, but going in the guild now is a no-no because of the flow of the adventurers, and I don''t want to do another queue, only this lasted for more than 2 hours... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean: Excuse me! Old man: Low your voices, you are destroying my eardrum... Jean: Oh sorry... How much for a room with a single bed? Old man: 800 for a day without any meal, you can add 100 for a meal... Jean: I want a room for a day, with breakfast... and I want dinner this evening... Jean: Also, there''s a bath? Old man: There''s only one for men, and it needs a reservation for 10 minutes... It cost only 50 valis, but if you also want hot water you need additional 50 valis, for a total of 100. Jean: No problem, I''ll reserve for tomorrow, 10 minutes before breakfast... Old man: Ok, so it''s 1.100 valis. Jean: Here. Old man: Dinner starts between 8o''clock and 9 o''clock... if you are only 1 minute later, no food for you! Jean: Ou! This old man... decide between explaining gently or yell at me... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It''s sunset, and a few stalls are closing, but nonetheless, the streets are quite lively... I don''t really need anything for the dungeon... But can I go in my room and doing nothing when a fantasy world''s city is in front of me... Let''s go sightseeing... Oh! That was a chientrope! Oh, and that was a werewolf! So fantasy... Jean: There weren''t much feeling when I was in the village... it has to be the city itself... yeah... Oh? As I walked I sensed an important sign thanks to my ... Let me explain: as passive it grants me spatial grasp with 1-meter radius with me as the center, but it''s very detailed... And if I want, I can concentrate and know also a bit more than normal information... And I sensed that because the sign was the one of a girl that will form my future harem... With blonde hair as well as golden eyes and a dollface... Ais Wallenstein is 1 meter from me... And if as my face is turned, normally I don''t know that is coming towards me... Sooooooooooooo *bump* *thud**thud* Jean: Ouch... Oh... sorry... I wasn''t paying attention... are you ok? As I stood up, I pointed my hand towards Ais... And as she stood up with my help... Jean: Oh, my name''s Jean. Again. sorry for bumping into you. As I was waiting to go to eat dinner, want to eat together? Ais: I''m... And as she was responding... ???: Ais, what are you doing? We''ll leave you behind! I turned around and saw a beautiful elf with green hair and emerald eyes, accompanied by 2 tanned women with black eyes... By the way, the 2 were quite similar... if it wasn''t for their body line... They were from the Loki Familia: Riveria, Tiona and Tione. And further, there was a child with golden hair... Finn, the captain of the Loki Familia. Finn: Don''t waste time guys. We have to return. As he said that words, Ais looked to me. Ais: ...bye... I shrugged and nodded at her, as he walked forward to her comrades. Jean: *sigh*, well, it''s not like I expected something from this, but seriously, you are very clumsy when talking to another... For now, let''s continue our sightseeing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old man: Boy, you sure have taken your time... Tsk, have you to arrive ten minutes before closing? Jean: Old man, what is the men¨´ for today? Old man: Cheeky brat... pasta with homemade pesto, and grilled bear meat. Jean: *gulp*... If it''s good, I''ll make sure of obtaining your recipe... Old man: Oh? If you want me to teach you, you have to obtain my acknowledgment. Jean: I''ll do my best Master! The skill help me make better plates, but it''s impossible to recreate tastes... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The day ended, and you know one thing... Jean: That plates were too fucking good... Old man, I''ll make sure to obtain all your recipes... 12 Ch 11: Searching for a Familia The next morning I bathed in the Inn and had the breakfast made by the Old man... by the way his real name is Serl. And as I finished eating, I started to go towards the guild... obviously calling the few peoples that are here in the morning. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The guild is open, but because of the drowsy faces of the workers, probably I arrived just a bit later than their business hours. In the counter, contrary to the sleepy appearances of her colleagues, there''s a smiling Elf in the counter. She''s Eina, the half-Elf receptionist. Also, I sense many stares... but well, they don''t carry any malicious intent. Eina: Good morning, what do you need? Jean. Oh, my name is Jean and I want to enter a familia. Also, I want to become an adventurer, there is some sort of lesson to do before entering the dungeon? I know that Eina was giving Bell different lesson towards the structure of the floors, type of monster, their action and how to confront them. Eina: There''s nothing about an obligatory lesson, but because of the great number of deaths of the low-level adventurers, the guild can offer free lessons. Eina: As for the Familia... apart from other formed familia there are 2 goddesses that are searching for members... Uh? Two? Jean: ...Could please tell me their names? And as I told her that, her eyes slightly twitched, probably because she didn''t think of an adventurer entering a familia without members... Eina: Yes, they are goddess Hestia and goddess Shiva... Shiva?!?! That Shiva???? Furthermore is a goddess, not a god??? [2 Quest now avaible] [Quest: Enter Hestia Familia] [Reward: unknown] [Quest: Enter Shiva Familia] [Reward: unknown] ...This is very surprising. Jean: Shiva is a name that I never heard before, so could I chat a bit with her before doing a choice? Eina was startled but recovered her cool... Eina: As goddess without a member in her familia, she will come at the guild every evening for any type of news. If you want to, you can encounter her here. Jean: Also, before entering the dungeon, where and when I can do these lessons? Eina: Fufu, if you want we can start now! ...Told me Eina as a spark entered my vision as she moved her goggles... Let''s ignore it... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It''s now evening. I knew about Eina''s lesson from the novel, as all adventurers, apart from Bell, forfeit because of the sheer amount of information... But with my , I had no problem finishing the daily amount of information of a normal adventurer in a mere 2 hours. This probably an awaken to Eina''s Teacher instinct... so now I have total knowledge of monster and floor up to the tenth floor, as well as adventurer''s behavior. Ahhhhhh, after studying all day, I really want to eat a nice steak... Eina: Ufufu, nice work Jean. I''m excited about the next lesson. Jean: ...Lady Eina... what about slowing a bit next time? Eina: L-L-L-Lady? Eina blushed... wait, what is this reaction, isn''t this overreacting a bit? Jean: ...Don''t tell me, a beautiful woman like Eina, has never received a compliment? Eina: B-B-Bea-Beautiful!? ???: Excuse me, there''s goddess Shiva searching for you... Jean: Oh? Sorry Eina, I''ll have to leave... Eina: Y...Yes, see you later Jean... Jean: Oh right... If you haven''t any type of problems with it, we might have a date next time? Eina: D-D-D-D... Jean: Anyways, see you later! And I moved toward the guild''s reception. Really, Eina is beautiful, but those actions were really cute... I''ll organize a P.D.P., Perfect-Date-Plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eina''s POV Another morning here at the guild. It is very early, so there isn''t anyone here. For my sleepy colleagues, it''s the best time for a nap. Oh, a person entered this early? Oh, he''s a very charming guy with white hair and green eyes. It is very good looking, the female staff eyes are fixed on him... Eina: Good morning, what do you need? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Really, what a strange guy... It''s normal to have people come to become adventurers... But different, no, opposite of others, he wanted to take the lessons... And also studied an amount of about 2 weeks of study in less than a day... I wanted to know why he was so serious about this, and he told me: Jean: Knowledge is power. With it, even if I encounter an unexpected situation, I won''t be played like a mouse in a cat''s grasp. And so it blazed my spirit... Also before entering a familia, he decided to encounter a goddess... one that hasn''t any followers... What is this guy? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eina: Ufufu, nice work Jean. I''m excited about the next lesson. Jean: ...Lady Eina... what about slowing a bit next time? Eina: L-L-L-Lady? Where that came from?!?!?! Jean: ...Don''t tell me, a beautiful woman like Eina, has never received a compliment? Eina: B-B-Bea-Beautiful!? Eh? EHHHHHHH?!?!?!?! Jean: Oh? Sorry Eina, I''ll have to leave... Eina: Y...Yes, see you later Jean... Jean: Oh right... If you haven''t any type of problems with it, we might have a date next time? Eina: D-D-D-D... *skreeek**crush**crush* My mind literally blew up. 13 Ch 12: Shiva As I made my way in the Guild, the guild member pointed me toward the back of a beautiful woman... ???: That is goddess Shiva, well, if you excuse me, I have work to do... Mhhhh? Why he escaped like that? Well, no worries now, let''s try to approach her... Jean: ...Excuse me... Are you goddess Shiva? Shiva: Oh? Yes, I am. She is a stunning beauty... With an elegant deportment, white curly hair, a perfect white-skinned body with curves, not too sexy and also not accepting a ''cute'' to describe it. She is also wearing a white vest, like one of the greeks gods in my previous world, and 2 green earrings. Also, she possesses two eyes of different color, one silver and the other red, and there''s a vertical yellow line of about 3-4cm in her front. Let''s stop staring for now... Jean: My name is Jean, and I really wanted to talk to you. Shiva: So, why don''t we take a seat... *growwwwwl* As I listened toward this sound coming towards her and her face covered in red, I said... Jean: Well, It''s dinner time and I also have a bit of hunger, why don''t we go to a restaurant and eat? Don''t worry, the bill is on me as I requested for a talk. Shiva: ...Yes. And so we moved towards the main street... with her face downcast and a hint of red in her cheeks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We entered in a beautiful restaurant with a refined atmosphere. At first, she panicked when I was about to enter this restaurant, but after she followed me without making a sound... Now we are seated, but she is panicking a bit, probably because as a recently descended goddess, she hasn''t much money, and the price is an affordable one for her. Jean: Miss Shiva, please don''t worry. Haven''t I told you earlier that the bill is on me? Furthermore, It''s not like I am lacking money, so please don''t worry. Shiva: But... you are doing this for entering a familia, and I don''t think I can repay you fully if you really want to become a member of mine... Jean: Haaaa... Let''s do like this, you tell me your story and after I decide to enter or not... Also, about this dinner, you can think of a gift to a beautiful lady to keep me company tonight... And as he listened to me, a smile appeared on her face. Shiva: Quite a gentleman you are... Butler: Would you like to place your order, or want more time to decide? And so, we ordered and we started to talk. Shiva: As a recently descended goddess, I worked with Ganesha, a god that was once my subordinate, for money and also obtain a management ability for my future... Shiva: But, well, as I was muddler, it wasn''t anything that I could do. Luckily for me, Ganesha had helped me free-of-charge for a year, in change for creating a Familia that could be a benefit for the masses... Shiva: So, after a year, Ganesha told me that was the right moment to experiment personally the mortal world, and it doesn''t matter what type of Familia I will make, because as long as I take care of my children, it will be all a benefit for us... Shiva: Really, that funny masked god can also become so serious and wise... Jean: And so, now we''re here... Shiva: Yes... Currently, I am using my valis and the money obtained from part-time jobs, but probably these will not last long... Shiva: After that... I''ll probably need to sell my own body... Jean: ... This woman... Shiva: So it is like that... I am a moneyless goddess that hasn''t any particular talent... Jean: Mhhhhh... As I was thinking about all that happened, I recalled her behavior and after that, like a lightning a genial idea passed my own mind... Jean: So, right now you need people, and with the money I possess, I am really the ideal person you need, right? Shiva: Yeah... Jean: And, if I want, I could enter another Familia and obtain a better position... Shiva: ...Yeah... Jean: So why don''t we make an agreement? Shiva: An agreement? Jean: Yes. And if you accept, there will be benefits for both of us. Shiva: Can you tell me the details? Jean: Right now isn''t time, so let''s postpone this to tomorrow. Shiva: OK. But the conditions are to be discussed between us and if there''s something that I can''t accept, it is all finished... Jean: Perfect. Jean: Oh. But there is something I cannot modify in the contract. So I will tell you now... Jean: Goddess Shiva, do you want to become my wife? 14 Ch 13: Picking Up Girls And Houses In The Dungeons City Shiva: ...Are you serious? Jean: Yes. This is very important. Also, what man wouldn''t want a beautiful and elegant woman by his side. Shiva: How out courteous... Jean: Furthermore one that has a reaction like yours in the guild? Shiva: P-Please, don''t remember that. Shiva blushed a bit, before starting pondering over my request. Furthermore, this is one that could change her life... Shiva: Hey... Jean: Yes? Shiva: There might be other wives? Jean: In all honesty, there aren''t yet, but eventually, there will be others... ..... Shiva: Ok, but I have 2 requests. She gazed towards me with serious eyes... Shiva: First, If there''s a positioning, I want to be the first... and second, let''s start our relationship slowly... don''t impose too much on me... Shiva: If you are ok with these, I won''t have problems with it... And as she said that, I saw her clenching her fists... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *yawn* Good morning. Yesterday, after promising to encounter each other at the guild this morning. So I returned to the Old man Inn for the night. So, let''s eat breakfast and go toward the guild. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It''s 10 o''clock, and currently, I''m in front of the guild... ...Waiting for a person that it''s late by 2 hours... Well, I might have been dumped... Haaaaa, what a hassle, now I have to return my search for- ???: *huff* Sorry I''m late... Jean: Oh. And I that thought you dumped me... Shiva: P-Please, forgive me, sir. It won''t happen again... Haaaaaa. Really, this goddess... well ''that'' will be naturally resolved in the future. Jean: Let''s search for an isolated spot to discuss... Shiva: Yeah... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We finally decided on our agreement, that we made official by using an Absolute Pledge. The main points are: 1¡ã: The goddess Shiva will pledge to not spread any type of information about Jean. 2¡ã: The subject Jean will pledge to enter and help financially the familia. 3¡ã: The goddess Shiva will pledge to not permits anyone to enter the familia without the approbation of Jean. 4¡ã: The goddess Shiva will pledge eternal love toward Jean, and in exchange, Jean pledge to not force her to do things that she does not want to do strongly. 5¡ã: The subject Jean pledge to not use the familia for evildoings. So, now we are moving towards the Guilds for registration. Eina: Welcome, Jean and goddess Shiva. Shiva: Hello Eina. Jean: Hello Eina, today we are here to register me as an adventurer and member of the Shiva Familia. Eina: Oh? Ok, so now you have to compile these modules... I quickly completed these modules, and after Eina started to read them, she went towards me and told me... Eina: Jean, sorry but you have made an error here... Jean: Oh? Where? Eina: Here, where you stated that your age is 13. Jean: It is not an error, as I am 13. Eina: Eh? Shiva: Eh? A cold breeze rushed in the guild, as all the person here stopped moving and stared at me. Jean: It''s true. I''m 13, furthermore, I''m officially 13 from 3 days ago. Eina: Y...Yes. Sorry, but from your appearance, it doesn''t seem like it... Jean: Oh, sorry... but that reaction is, in fact, common when you see a 13 years old body like mine. Eina: Right, so wait a moment and it''ll be all finished. Jean: Oh right, there''s also something else that we have to do. Eina: ..... Ok, it''s finished. So what do you need? Jean: Take me the information about houses, we are buying one now... Shiva: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHH??!?!?!?!? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are now in the counseling room. Eina took information of about 120 different houses in Orario, and currently, I and Shiva are searching for the most suitable ones. Shiva: What about this one? Jean: Too much distant from the dungeon. Shiva: And this one? Jean: It''s OK, but it''s too much small. But nonetheless is in a good position, move that towards the best ones... It continued like that for about 2 hours... Also, the face of Shiva this morning was a depressed one, but now is happily searching the houses. Probably, she has taken the pledge as selling her body towards me, in exchange for help. She hasn''t thought that I would be a sane man... So, for her, this is an unexpected gain. But unfortunately, there are that much houses that perfectly fits our needs... Hm? Jean: This... Shiva, could you call Eina? Shiva: Oh? Anything important? Jean: It may be one... -After a short moment- Eina: Jean, you called for me? Jean: Yes. Could you please tell me about this one? Eina: ...Yes. In reality... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In short, this was once the house of the Zeus Familia. It''s more like a caste for its dimensions, and there are all the needs I want for my differents crafting ability... It is located in the middle area, where the biggest houses are built, and not only it isn''t much distant from the dungeon, but it is in the vicinity of the main street and the commercial district. Also, it''s not that important, but probably the reason for the location is because it is near the red-light district... That Zeus, probably built this only for that... But it doesn''t matter to me, because... Shiva: That mansion is cursed? Eina: Yes... There were different familias that inhabited that mansion, and all of their member encountered bad luck... Shiva: Oh... 15 Ch 14: Maid Eina explained the story of that house, and the guild''s idea is that probably the curse was made by the Black Dragon, or it might be the resultant of his and the Behemoth and the Leviathan. That''s why the price of 100milion valis os now reduced to 100.000... Well'' for me it''s like a 99.9% discounted house, as I have a few methods to dispel the curse... - Dispel Potion Regen health and dispel curse. Cost: 100 DMP Curse dispersing candle Lit the candle to slowly remove curses in its surroundings. Cost: 50 DMP - Shiva: What a pity... Jean: We''ll buy this house. Shiva: Eh? Eina: But Jean, don''t you listened about the curse? Jean: Don''t worry, I might be able to remove the curse. And if it''s impossible, we''ll search for another one... Eina: ...Okay, but don''t be reckless. Jean: Yes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shiva: Wooooow, it''s much bigger than I imagined. Jean: True. A very lucky purchase. Jean: Well, let''s enter. The interior is also very big, but I can also sense an ominous aura... Jean: Shiva, please help me lit up these candles. Shiva: What are these? Jean: These candles can dispel curse, let''s place one here and the others distanced a bit between them. The potion is probably useful only for living beings. So the candles are the best choice. And as I lit the candle, black smoke started to rise from walls and floor. Shiva: That is the curse... Jean: Probably... let''s set up the others as well... Shiva: Ok. After lit other 30 candles and the smoke leaked, another strange phenomenon occurred... Shiva: Why the smoke is heading toward you?!?! Jean: No idea. I blatantly lied, as I sensed that my blood started moving faster. Probably it is a resonance of my and the curse planted by the Black Dragon. And at that time... *growwwwwl* And as the goddess started painting his face red like a tomato... Jean: Oh well, we haven''t got lunch, so why don''t we eat while waiting as the candles haven''t finished their work? And she cutely nodded while looking away from my face. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We ate together, and as we returned, my body started absorbing the smoke, and we started to clean the most important rooms, like the kitchen, the toilet, and a few other rooms. Well, only I was cleaning, because... *crush* ... my goddess is a clumsy one... Truly a goddess of destruction, she couldn''t complete a job as she broke different things... Jean: It''s more like auto-destruction than destruction... Shiva: S...Sorry... Jean: Well, as we need a hand for cleaning this, I might as well solve other affairs... Jean: We are going out! Shiva: For what? Jean: A new member of the familia, and one of my future wives. Shiva blanked out for a moment, before following me... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shiva: Are you sure she is here? Jean: I am quite sure, only we need to find the right lead... And as I talked, two people started to swearing... ???: Fuck, that damned bitch passed out again... ???: Shit, if only that damned amazon didn''t protect her, at least we could make money... Jean: Oh, really what luck, the lead arrived before us... Shiva: Really? I moved towards them and started talking. Jean: Excuse me, are you talking about a blonde haired woman with fox ears? ???: Yes, what do you want? Jean: I only arrived here yesterday, and as I REALLY wanted help, I searched for a woman that could help me, and I think that this is the right for me... ???: So you are that type of person... Jean: So, I''m offering 50.000 for her... ???: Hey, hey, we bought her with 50.000. If you want her you have at least to offer 75.000, right? Jean: Let''s make 80.000 and also buy your ''silence''... ???: Hey, you spoke the right words... And as I took 80.000 valis from my inventory and give it to them... ???: Follow me. We entered a back alley and an old door. Inside that, there were different rooms with the door closed, but a few moans escaped as they weren''t soundproof... ???: She''s here. Please enter. As I entered, a golden-haired beauty greeted me. Yes, she is one of the best girls.... the renard, Sanjouno Haruhime. Luckily, I encountered her before Ishtar... Haruhime: Welcome, Master. She said that, with a wavering body. Jean: Sanjouno Haruhime, from now on you are my maid. Pack your things as we''ll leave towards our mansion. I said in the most misdirecting way, to make a perverted impression towards the thugs behind me... Haruhime: Y...Yes, I''ll do it immediately. She responded to me with a sorrowful expression. [Hidden Quest Complete: Save Haruhime] [Rewards: 30.000 DMP, Eternal Flame(item)] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We went out as the thugs were happily swinging their hands for making this income. Shiva: Jean... this is the one you want... Jean: Yes, it''s her. She is Sanjouno Haruhime, and from now she is my maid and the second member of our Familia... Haruhime: Pleased to meet you... eh? Familia? Jean: Yes, and this is goddess Shiva. Shiva: Pleased to meet you. Jean: So Haruhime, welcome to the familia. By the way, it''s evening, so why don''t we made a stop to buy one or two ingredients... Wait, Shiva, do you have plates and cooking utensils? Shiva: Only for me... Jean: Well, as the goddess of auto-destruction, it''s normal that you don''t have that many items... so we are also buying cooking utensils. Shiva: Jean, p-please stop with that... And so, we made our way into the street with a happy expression on our face, and a Haruhime that discarded her sorrow and had a happy smile... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean: After eating, I and Haruhime will become part of the Shiva Familia. Jean: Now, you two prepare the table, I''ll make a delicious dinner. Shiva: Ok. Haruhime: Sir Jean, do you cook? Jean: Haru, how many time do I have to tell you? You are my main, but we''ll be fellow companions from now on, so please drop your ''Sir''. Only Jean is ok. Haruhime: Yes... Oh, fuck... a fox-eared girl is too much cute... Jean: Well, to cook! We bought ingredients and a vast type of cooking utensils... now I can cook to my desires... and also with the help of my new little friend I don''t need any other type of flame! - Eternal Flame Rank: SS A flame that is alight from the start of the world, and it will never extinguish. It could be used for all type of things, and it has the ability to absorb proprieties of other flames he came in contact. It is an equipment that is linked with the body. It won''t have any effect, and it could be carried out with the owner''s will. - But, yeah... Basically, I''m using a flame from the origin of the time to cook... 16 Ch 15: A Long Nigh The dinner was a blissful moment with the plates I made. As they continued eating, stars could be seen in their eyes, probably because they didn''t eat anything like that before... But at the end of dinner, the atmosphere returned seriously. As I had taken off my upper clothes, the two admired my abs and started blushing, and finally removing other thoughts, Shiva called to me. Shiva: Jean Greenlight, do you want to enter my Familia? Jean: Yes. The goddess used a needle to make a bit of blood pour out, and he drew a vertical line on my back with it. Before that, I called my System and questioned if it''s possible to conceal part of my status. He replied me with a ''Yes'', but I decided to fully trust these 2 and don''t conceal anything... Obviously, only stats, skills and magic are displayed. Bloodline is different things that can''t be read with normal methods. And as I sensed a drawing of a vertical eye appearing on my back... [Quest Completed] [Reward: Evolution function enabled, obtained] I''ll think of those 2 later... As Shiva read my status, her eyes opened, surprised by what was appearing before these 2 eyes... Stats that doubled normal limits, unheard skill, and high-leveled at that! He transported these read in a piece of paper, before giving it to Haruhime. Making her ears twitch and her tail go left and right. Haruhime: Amazing, Jean. Amazing! Amazing!! Shiva: Now I know why you wanted to make an agreement... Jean: Well, don''t worry. She will also be a surprise... Haruhime: Eeeeeeh?! Her status was: - Sanjouno Haruhime Level 1 Race: Renard Stats: Strength: 13 I Defence: 35 I Dexterity: 16 I Agility: 40 I Magic: 422 E Skill: none Magic: (S) Single target magic capable of raising the level of the target for a limited period of time. When used it will enter in cooldown for 4 hours. It cannot be used on the caster. Chant: Grow. That power and that vessel. Breadth of wealth and breadth of wishes. Until the bell tolls, bring forth glory and illusion. -Grow. Confine divine offerings whithin this body. This golden light bestowed from above. Into the hammer and into the ground, may it bestow good fortune upon you. -Grow - Jean: See? All my future women will be amazing. Haruhime: Huh? Huh?! I''m, amazing?! Jean: Yes yes... you are amazing and cute... I said that as I patted her hear. Her ears and tail started swinging. Cute! At that moment, the goddess started pouting but recovered herself after that. Shiva: Really, what a guy you are... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finished what we had to do, every one of us picked a room to sleep... But as I was lying down in the bed, the door started opening slowly... and she appeared... Shiva: Jean... have you a moment to talk? A wild Shiva in a nightgown... Jean: ...Sure... Shiva: ...Jean, you are an amazing person. When we encountered the first time, I thought you were a son of a noble family, and you only wanted to do... strange things... Shiva: But... in only a day, you proved that was only a delusion... and... and... Shiva: When I made officially a member of my Familia, I sensed it... like a connection between us... so... She looked at me with feverish eyes and red cheeks... Shiva: ...please, make me your woman... I sensed her lips on mine... my first kiss in this world. I embraced her and started kissing her in an attempt to transmit my feelings... Initially, she was a bit startled, but after a bit, she started to reciprocate by actively kissing me more. I started to undress and helped her take off her nightgown. Shiva: ...haaaaaa... haaaa... Jean: Haaaaaa... The gasping sounds could be heard in the room... Shiva: Jean... be gentle... it''s my first... Jean: Don''t worry... I''ll take care of all... I started groping her left breast, as my right hand started to go toward the lower zone of her body... Shiva: Ha! MHM!... Mmhm..... mmmh! As I started fingering her pussy, her body started to quiver, probably because of the new sensation. I continued to kiss to stop her moans... Jean: Mhmm... Haruhime is sleeping... so don''t make too much sound... She nodded with a face in ecstasy... After a bit, she moved her hands toward my dick and grabbed it... Shiva: So big... We pleasured each other and continued to kiss and finally... Shiva: Haaa... please... I... I can''t resist... I moved and we embraced each other. I was sitting on the bed and she was on top of me. My dick was poking her pussy, and finally, it entered... Traces of blood started to exit from her pussy... Shiva: Mhh!!! Jean: As it is your first time... it will hurt a bit, but don''t worry, in a while, the pain will be replaced by pleasure. I made my way in the most gentle way for not to make her suffer too much and started to kiss her... Arrived at the end, I slowly pulled out it and when the tip was almost visible, I pulled in another time. Shiva: Mhaaaaaa... I don''t know how much this lasted, as I and she was continuing to move as waves of pleasure started spreading in our body. Jean: Mmhm, you are very tight... Shiva: Mmhaa...Y-Y-You are... very... big... A bridge was created with our saliva... Jean: Fuuuu... You are really beautiful... Shiva: I-I''m cumming... As her insides started to spasm, I locked her mouth and suppressed her scream of pleasure... A flood of liquid from her pussy started to drip on me and the bed. Jean: Wanna break? Shiva: Mhaaaa... No... And so I continued... Shiva: Ha, ha... Jean... slow a bit... Shiva: I-I am cumming another time... She whispered in my ears, and that made me excited... Jean: I also... let''s cum together... And in the last pull, my dick spouted semen... Both: Haa, haaa... As I pulled out, my semen started to overflow, mixing with the crystal liquid and the blood... Unexpected for me, she started kissing me... Shiva: ...Another time... And so, the night where I lost my virginity continued... 17 Ch 16: The Foxs Morning *yawn*...Good morning... Last night was a very fierce one... As her first time, I wanted to take care of all, though I also was a virgin, so I tried to control me a bit, but after the 2nd time, we submerged in our lustful world... I am unsure how much we continued to do that... probably we have passed six times... But, it sure is surprising how she is good on it... it is probably because also in this world Shiva is a goddess that tell us that sexuality must not be repressed. Well, she is sleeping soundly, so it''s better to don''t wake up her... And as I was walking towards the kitchen... Jean: Haruhime, what happened? I encountered fox-eared beauty with sad eyes... Haruhime: Jean... Jean... Jean: For the moment, a good breakfast might be a good start... Her eyes lit up for a moment, before starting darkening again... Haruhime: Yes... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haruhime: Please... don''t throw me out... Jean: Wait, wait. Why would I throw you out? Haruhime: I know that I''m only a low-life prostitute... but, please, don''t throw me out... Jean: Oi, Haruhime?!?! Haruhime: As a slave, the only thing I can remember, is only yesterday, when you brought me, and we had funny moments in the shops... so please... *sob* I will do anything *sob*, please don''t throw...!!!!!!! And as tears start falling on her face, I grabbed her cheeks and kissed her. A simple kiss, without any added action... A simple kiss, but filled with my consideration for her... Haruhime: Mhhhhhhh... Jean... Jean: Haru... don''t worry... I''m not throwing you... Why do you think that? Haruhime: But yesterday... I saw you and goddess Shiva... and so I felt a burden in my heart, and thought that you only saw me as a disposable tool... I kissed her another time and... Jean: Haru, that''s impossible... I am very attracted to you... Haruhime: But, I am not a pure woman like Shiva... I am not a virgin anymore... and there isn''t much I can do to repay you... Jean: Who cares? I love you and want you as my woman... and it doesn''t matter anything else... Jean: Also, you don''t know, but in reality, you are a virgin, as there was a person that protected you... Haruhime: ...Eh? Really? Jean: Yes. Haruhime: I''m a virgin... so... please Jean... Jean: Are you sure? This experience is not traumatic for you? Haruhime: A bit, but if it''s you... No. it has to be you. And so I princess carried her towards her bedroom... And we started taking off our clothes... The figure of a nude renard was a dream in a dream for me in my previous world, but now it is in front of me... A clothe-less Haru with pink cheeks is very charming, but now I have to guide her... As a girl that passes out when seeing a cock, I decided to go slowly... I placed me in front of her, giving her a deep kiss for about five minutes... Haruhime: Mhmm....mhhhh...Mhmmm... Her noises were really erotic, and she herself started to drip because of my kiss. I started to caress her breast. big, but not too much, and very soft... Haruhime: Mhmm... mhaaaa... Jean... Jean: Haru, it is ok to go to the next level? Haruhime: Yeshhh... We positioned in a 69, and she was surprised to see my dick, but nonetheless started licking it... And I started licking her pussy, that was wet from our kisses before, and also started poking her tail... Haruhime: My...my... tail... haaaa She gasped when I touched it, but right after resumed her sucking in a violent way... Jean: Kuuu, Haru... you are so good! The insides of her mouth felt very good, and her tongue started to grasp and lick to stimulate the best... I also started to powerfully suck more... Haruhime: Bhaaa... Jean... I... cumming!!! Jean: Haru... me too, I''m cumming! A crystal liquid started pouring toward my face... And my sperm started entering her mouth, but she didn''t spill out anything as she gulped down everything... Haruhime: *gulp**gulp*, haaa, more... I placed her on the bed and opened her legs in a V-shape... I placed my dick in front of her pussy. Jean: Haru, I''m entering... Haruhime: Haaa, haaaa. And as I pushed, her body arched, she probably came another time... I ignored the blood coming out and slowly moving inside her... Haruhime: Haaaa, Jean... JEAN! She started calling me... probably the first time having this pleasure. I continue to thrust in her... and she came another time, but I continued... Her insides were too good! I lost my control for a moment... I decided to slow down a bit, cause that might not be too good towards her... Haruhime: Haaa... don''t slowww... please continue... I decided to kiss her and continue to thrust... And as I was resisting my temptation, two fluffy ears appeared on my sight. Haruhime: Jean... I... I''m cumming another time!!! And so, before exploding inside her, I bit her right ear... She immediately arched her body another time. Jean: Haru, please accept my cum! Haruhime: Yeeeeshhhh!!! And so, she came for the fourth time, and a white liquid started mixing with her crystal liquid and her blood... Jean: Haa, haa... And as I finished... Shiva: Haaaa, you guys... let me enter... Jean: ...Are you ok? If it''s too much, you can also rest more... Shiva: What are you talking about... I was sleeping, but your moans... She started to blush lightly... how cute... Jean: ...Wanna go for another pair of rounds? And so, the first morning after losing my virginity continued. 18 Ch 17: Fun... After ending my activities, I cooked a simple lunch for the 2 people that were gasping on the bed, completely without energy... We went for different rounds, that''s why... but there is a problem... I am not satisfied in the slightest... The causes are two: the first is that my body is not one of a normal human because of the potion drunk during my training, and the second, the most important one... - (EX) The bloodline of a Divine Beast. Immense boost towards stamina, muscle, bone and skin strength. Sexual desire boosted abnormally. You can summon a Divine Beast. - The effect is very good... too much... How the fuck sexual desire is boosted? And what means abnormally? Are you a succubus? Now I wonder what I have to do... I don''t want to break my new two girls... maybe I need to go to ''hunt'' more women... For now, let''s make lunch... Probably I will go to the dungeon, let''s vent out my frustration as bloodlust on monsters. Yeah, let''s do that... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2 are taking a nap, so I left their lunch on the table and went out towards the dungeon. Jean: Wow! I have to admit, in the anime, it seems very beautiful, but seeing on TV and seeing in real life is different, It''s breathtaking. Well, time to kick some asses of monster. [New Quest added: Go to the 18th floor of the dungeon] [Reward: 100.000 DMP, 1.000.000 valis, Store upgrade, Inventory upgrade] What music for my ears! Well, I am really OP, and I can summon various OP characters, but it is only good for 1v1, not a series of group battles... Well, for now, it''s not that important. My new objective is to arrive here in at least ten days, I''m sure I can do it! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *sigh* What a misconception... I have to admit it, it was easy!!! Only with my physical abilities, I arrived on the 13th floor, and only the Infant Dragon needed a bit of effort... Also, the mid-floors are quite easy, only I used a bit of magic, but that was that... Al-Miraj killed by a swing of my sword, hellhound slaughtered by bullets of different elements... Well, killing monster give DMP, so it''s like a walk in the park where I gain money and points... But only now I am pouring effort... Currently, I am on the 16th floor, and there are 5 minotaurs surrounding me. These fellows, with resistant skin, stamina and strength, they are quite problematic... *BOOM* One behind me swung her weapon toward me, but with my and , it''s like having eyes all around me. But it''s not that simple... *BOOM**BOOM* These were on my side. The first swing, I only evaded a bit, grazing my shoulder, because the second and the third actually prepared for my evade and prepared... And that was my training now... Sensing your surroundings, decide to evade, block, swing, slash, hitting and retreat... Predict the decision of your enemies and decide how to strike... see what do you need as third, fourth, fifth move and so on... All of these were a new experience for me... and I need a ''baptism'' like that if I want to grow strong. And so, I have two or three ideas to kill them in the swiftest and clear way... But actually, there were few bruises and scratch in me, so I decided to test my limits with this body... And so minutes continue to fly away, and monsters encircled me... I lasted for about thirty minutes, and after I killed all normal monster... *GROWWWWWL**GROWWWWWL* Twelve minotaurs growled toward me, with eyes filled with rage. I used magic to create a smokescreen and switched the sword with a pointed spear... I ran towards the closest one and... *stab**WRRRRrrr...* I stabbed the intern of its mouth and pierced his brain... the life in his eyes dissipated and he dispersed in a cloud of black smoke, leaving a magic stone behind. I moved to the next, stabbing his left eye and killing him... The smokescreen ended, and the remaining monsters were a bit startled with the disappearance of their companions, and I used that chance to make my way towards the next. This time, I grabbed his skin and utilized the heat from my to burn my way toward his magic stone and tear it. Only his skin made a bit of resistance, as his inside were completely charred after that. And so with a smile and a face covered in monster blood... Jean: Thank you, for giving me such chances, I''ll promise you to kill you in the swiftest way possible. And the monster started to tremble... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After the fight, I checked my condition... Bruises and scratches everywhere, my armor was inexistent and my clothes were thorned apart. Blood covered my face and my smile was here... Jean: *sigh*, I have to admit it. My situation is a mess, if not for my inhuman status, but that was very fun... Jean: I, who was a peaceful soul in my previous life, am now a battle junkie... It was unbelievable, but that was the truth... The only thing I was thinking was: ''Challenging the next floor must be more exciting than that...'' And so, after healing most of my injuries, I started to move forward the next floor, toward my next challenge... 19 Ch 18: David and Goliath In the stairs between floors, I checked different things with the System. First, there are magic stones in the Store that are from monsters that are unknown to me and have more or less the same features. Second, they can be used for my skill. Third, the vessel required it has to be derived from a living being. In a few words, I''m using this to beat the Monster Rex of the 17th floor. It''s literally impossible for me to overcome this monster, as my element magic is good only for beating common monsters... But, with my summoning skill, this may be possible... Well, I could also utilize my and summon it, but don''t have too much information about it, and the dungeon could also make a weird response, like in the anime. But with that, I have all of what I need the most... And so, I went towards the 17th floor by a hole... When I arrived here, a gigantic wall was right in front of me. Different from the other floor, the wall was perfectly polished, and marble like luster was emitted from that, but nothing more. Jean: Tsk... and I that dreamed to challenge him... Well, nothing to do, let''s move to- *tremble* Jean: ????? *tremble* Jean: ...Quite the arrive here... The wall started cracking. Big chunks of rocks were thrown in the distance, And a face started to appear... *ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRR* The brown-skinned giant howled. A howl that makes the rocks tremble... And so, a giant of more than 7 meters made his appearance... Jean: A real Golia... The story of a man killing a giant, how cool would that be? And now, I''m making real that story... For now, let''s focus on the battle. I used my and filled my body with runes of resistance. I am currently a level 1 adventurer, but with my stats, I could rival a level 2, but that''s it. My now mutated body, with all of my cells that are filled with energy, could resist the attack of a level 2 with maxed stats, but that''s it. All of these aren''t enough to make me use my without breaking my body, but there is a solution: Runes. The Lemegeton contains a lot of runes that are can be used for different purposes. Poison, curse, cure and other things... The runes covering my body are called Reinforcement Runes, and like the name, at a continual cost of mana, they reinforce my body. With that, I can use my summoning without problems... So for now... Jean: Come forth! Dantalian! And an ominous aura started to spread everywhere... and black smoke formed around my body. Dantalian: Hello boy! I haven''t thought that you could summon me, and so early on top of that! Jean: ...Well, you see, I did my best... so, for now, I need your assistance to beat that giant. Could you please enter my body? Dantalian: Hahahahah, what boldness! But, It is not all, right? Jean: Don''t worry, I will be sure to remember your fighting style, that is a big help for me... Dantalian: Ha! Right words boy! Dantalian''s soul entered me. Jean/Dantalian: See and admire, boy. This is how you clean the floor with your enemies! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Third point of view- Twelve minutes passed since the start of the battle with the giant. The guy started the battle by evading his hits with paper-like distance. After a bit, he started hitting different points, the neck, heels, elbows, and other joints. All of those made with atomic precision, but made without any intention of killing, only to create advantageous situations. The giant kneeled and started attacking more fiercely, but without caring for the method. The wounds started to heal, but for every wound healed, another 3 were created. No physical attack hit him, and so the giant started using shockwaves that were formed in its mouth. But before hitting him, a dark aura engulfed his surrounding, and no more movements were in its place. And so, the one-sided massacre continued, but now... Jean/Dantalian: So you cannot maintain me for more than that... Well, I thrashed a lot with him so I am satisfied, and you have enlightened, so let''s end now. "For the world that didn''t want us" A beautiful chant that could bewitch all sounded on the floor. "For the enemies that killed her I promise absolute hell." The giant started to react toward it. "An endless nothing that continues for the eternity Absolute darkness that corrupt the purest light" *ROOOOAAAAAR* Its hands started to move towards him, attempting to stop his chant. "I promise infinite despair. Corruption, go berserk! Destruction, rampage!" The surrounding started to calm down. Stiffness caused by the terrific chant''s aura. "For the one that I loved, I will kill and continue to kill! Absolute demise that is now my only friend, explode and avenge me! Kill the one that is unkillable and avenge her!" "Darkness World" Silence. A silent black orb formed in the hands of the guy. He launched toward the giant that was completely frozen, and after that... Darkness... The black orb started to expand and surround the Goliath. It engulfed him and after a bit started to dissipate... [Hidden Quest Completed!] There was no more trace of the giant. Completely erased, and in his place, there were a huge crystal and a giant tooth. And lastly, the black smoke started to come out of the guy. "To the next time!" it affirmed. 20 Ch 19 : Loki Familia in Sigh [Hidden Quest Completed] In my point of view, that battle was like a performance on a stage. Probably my stats were more than 5.000, but the numbers don''t count much. And as I saw that moves, I understood... That moves were perfectly performed. Battle instinct, misleading moves, analysis of muscles movements of the enemy, and adaptability towards any that stand in his way... Well... It IS a demon king, so it is right that have this power when in a body of a puny lv 1. Let''s stop our thoughts and move toward the next floor... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunlight in the dungeon... Well... not exactly sunlight, but an artificial copy. But this is a picturesque landscape that can charm anyone in the first time seeing it... Hundred of thousand crystal lit the green area, and different glitter gave that a sensation like seeing a sky made of different stars. The area is covered by trees everywhere, and scattered hills of rocks gave a feeling of a forest. But this feeling is completed by the most giant tree in the distance. As my sense of distance is being altered by the vastness of the area, it is difficult to comprehend its dimensions, but I think is at least 100 meters. And when I was standing up in a daze... ???: Wha~, can we beat him with only us three, or we have to kill it swiftly captain~? ???: Hahaha. How is good to have that energy as a youth! ???: Tsk. Oi Baka-amazoness, we don''t want hindrance! So shut up and walk! A group of seven people is walking towards me, or rather, the stairs... Yes, they are the first rate adventurers of the Loki Familia. Tione: Shut up, you idiot wolf, we have only to execute our orders. Right captain~? Finn: Haaaa, guys please behave yourself. Tiona, it is ok to want a bit of action, but don''t strain too much, this is only a refreshing exploration... Tiona: Haaaaiiii~. Ais, do you want to fight it~? Ais: I want... The moment her sight went a bit upward, she raises her eyebrows and looks at me. She fixes her sight on me and tilted her head that has a pensive look... Ais: ...would you... excuse me for a bit? Riveria: No problem Ais, but why... As the others also see me, her words were stopped by Finn Finn: Well, no problem Ais. As I said before, it is only a stroll so you can stop her for a bit. Only remember to return in the evening, or various problems would arise... Bete: Tsk. What do you want to do with a weakling? Gareth: Hahaha, jealous boy? Bete: Haaaa??? Who is jealous??? Riveria: *sigh*... Don''t be too much relaxed. Let''s go... As the group made the way towards the upper floor, only Ais move toward me. Ais: Excuse me... are you the one from before yesterday? Hoho, what unexpected situation... I thought she was the type to want only to make herself stronger... What is the reason for her behavior right now? Jean: Oh, the girl of that day, what a coincidence. Do you need anything from me? Ais: Ehm... I... Jean: Mmh? I might be wrong... but it is probably because she wants to apologize, but probably because of her personality, she is having a difficult time to not only express her emotion but also searching the right words. Oh, I have a feeling. Who knows what face would have if I tease her a bit. Jean: Well, I already apologize and wanted to repay for my blunder, but to think you want more right now... Ais: No... I only... Jean: But you are a really beautiful woman, so I thought that dinner would make you and also me happy... Ais: Eh? Jean: Haaaa, it''s really a pity, but if you want I can use my body to repay you... Ais: N-No... I only wanted to apologize... Kuuuuuu, her flustered face of ''I don''t know what to do'' is really cute. Jean: Oh? And why? Ais: Why..? ...I think I may have done a thing to apologize... Jean: Hahahaha. So you made your way only to apologize to me, and you are not totally sure of what you have done to me? Ais: I... yeah, you are right... Jean: Hahaha. Sorry for my discourtesy, but have your problems with open up to others? Ais: Y..yeah... Jean: Why don''t we spend a bit of our time talking? Ais: But... I want to fight the monster to make myself stronger... Jean: Oh, don''t worry. I already took him down. Ais: Eh? You don''t seem... Jean: Strong? You are totally right, but there are also secret that you don''t want to expose, right? Ais: Yes... sorry... Jean: Well, you don''t have to be sorry. Let''s sit here and talk a bit. Ais: Ok... And so, a white-haired boy and a golden-haired beauty sat in front of one of the most beautiful landscape. 21 Ch 20: Talk Ais: Ais Wallenstein, currently 14... Jean: ...Wait, 14? ''System, don''t you said that I was born 13 years before the storyline?'' [Yes, but it is not possible to ascertain the right timeline, so it is only a congecture] So, I am like 2-3 years older than him? That was unexpected. Jean: So don''t have that much age difference. I can call you without honorifics, right? Ais: Yes, no problem. Jean: So Ais, I am a new adventurer, there are many things I know about monsters and like, but what can you tell me about your adventurer life? Ais: Nothing much... I dive the dungeon with my companions... my familia... and I want to continue to go deeper... Jean: Why? There is more than you can tell me? Ais: ...If I am strong... I... A very sad expression surged in her face. Jean: Ais, from what I see, you didn''t have it easy. As telling that type of things could help you, there is also the fact that if you don''t want, you don''t have to strain yourself with telling me. Ais: ...Yes... Jean: Do you need a hug? Ais: ...A hug? Jean: Yes, a hug... embracing a person is in a sense very relaxing, and comfort your soul... well, hugging a person you don''t know is somewhat different from the one that spends a lot of time with you... Ais: Really? ...I want one... I don''t know you... but you don''t seem to carry any maliciousness... As I wanted to tell her that you can''t be too much certain, I decided to not spoil the mood and embrace her in a comforting manner... As I was a bit taller, her face was on my chest and she could hear my heart beating... Ais: ...it''s hot... a relaxing hot... I started to pet her golden hairs and sensed that her beat started to slow... After two minutes of embrace, we separated from each other, and with a somewhat blush in her face... Ais: Thank you... now I am ok... Jean: It''s nothing... I cannot refuse a request from a beautiful woman, can I? I smiled from my same words, and also Ais started to smile... Jean: This is the first time a saw you smiling... I am sure that you have that stoic expression on your face quite all the time... Jean: I think that if you really want, you can steal the hearts of any man you encounter with that smile, so why don''t you try to smile a bit more? Ais: You are really... one of a kind... Jean: Well, we talked for a bit, why don''t we start to go up. If you don''t make in time, your companions will be worried, and we can also chat a bit in the meantime. Ais: Yeah. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are currently on the second floor and we are going up toward the exit. She talked to me about how she wants revenge with the black dragon that killed her parents, without talking about them, and also a bit about the relations with the others... I know that she is suffering for what happened to her, but she explained to me that Finn, Riveria, and Gareth are the one that saved her, and despite her level, they are continuing to do that. As for Lefiya, Tiona, and Tione, they are friends that she never had. There are different people that entered her Familia a little after her, but they were afraid of her, and only the elf and the amazoness were capable of talking with her... And as I was thinking... Ais: Jean, can I make a question? Jean: Oh, and I was thinking that you were only a machine capable of responding not questioning... She glared at me with a pout... Ais: I can also make a question... Jean: Well, don''t be reserved, go ahead. Ais: What is... your story? Jean: ...Can I ask why that type of question? Ais: You are very... mature... and you probably thought of others... so I am curious what type of life you had... Ais: You are not forced... to respond if you want... ... Jean: *sigh*. It is nothing important really. I can say that first, my real mother was the only person that cared about me... but she died after not too much time... Jean: I continued my life in a cold manned, and after that, a gentle couple ''adopted'' me, and we continued to live happily. I decided to become an adventurer to pursue also strength... Ais: Why do you move forward? Jean: ...I really want my future to be brighter, and so I will give my best... besides, what if the one that I care is suffering or like. If I am not really strong enough, I can also do my best to change any type of fate that befall on me and others... Ais: Jean, you''re... strong... Jean: But, this is not enough... ... After a bit, we finally exited from the dungeon. It isn''t the sunset, but it is quite close... Ais: Now we have to separate... thank you... Jean... I am feeling better after chatting with you. Jean: I also have to return. Thank you too, Ais. Jean: By the way, I wanted to make this question before, but after making your wish come true, what do you want to do? That question probably blew up the mind of Ais, that has never thought of that... Jean: If you don''t know... well... nothing... I''ll probably question better that... 22 Ch 21: Noble Woman in a Dungeon Haruhime: Welcome back! Jean: Yes, I''m back. Shiva: How was your first day in the dungeon? Found anything dangerous? Jean: Well... nothing much dangerous, but I think there''ll be a surprise if you update my status... Shiva: Oh? Interesting, but only after dinner. Haruhime: Jean, need help in the kitchen? Jean: For dinner, there will be cow steak with my special homemade sauce. Can you prepare a green salad as a side dish? Haruhime: Yes! Shiva: I also can- Jean: No. Only if you want, set the table, and don''t come near us... I don''t want an explosive steak... Shiva: ...Yes... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As always, dinner was a blissful moment. We talked a bit and I told them about my trip to the 18th floor, my fight with minotaurs and the Goliath. Also, I mentioned about my encounter with Ais... Shiva: ...Haaa... what monster are you?... Really... Haruhime: Amazing, Jean. Amazing! Amazing!! Shiva was sighing, while Haru was moving her tail in an exciting manner, while her eyes were sparkling. Haru told me that she and Shiva went to the Guild to register as a member of the Familia. Luckily, nothing happened. And I that was worried about thugs picking up on her... Shiva: Well, that was that... By the way, after we returned we started to clean the storage room because there aren''t any other room that we need, and we''re almost done. Anything you want there? Jean: Oh, good. I wanted that room. I plan to use it as a forge and for brewing potions. Shiva: So you will use it for upgrading , and , right? Jean: Yeah. By the way, do you know a blacksmith that can teach me? I know what to do to forge, but I don''t have movements and experience of a real master... Shiva: I don''t know anyone personally, but I can ask Ganesha if he can advise me... Jean: Let''s do that. And you can tell him about my skill, except the rank... Shiva: Sure... Haruhime: Jean, Goddess, you two worked hard, so relax for now. I''ll wash the plates and clean the table, so if you want you can go to sleep... Jean: I''ll help, don''t overwork yourself, I know that also you are very tired... Haruhime: Don''t worry... I''m not an adventurer so I can be a full-time maid to help you! Jean: Haha, you''ll be a maid and I don''t want that you strive too much... Haruhime: Yes... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning world! Let''s make breakfast for all and start this day! Haruhime: Good morning Jean! Jean: Hi Haru. I didn''t know that you are an early-riser. Haruhime: Jean I have a request... Haruhime: Can you train me? I want to help you also in the dungeon... Jean: Well, I intended to do so after a bit, but it isn''t a problem to start now. Jean: But first, I''ll make breakfast. You go to wake up our sleeping goddess. Haruhime: Yes! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are currently on the second floor of the dungeon. Jean: Before starting a real training, I want you to fight a bit in the dungeon. Real training is good and I have an approximate idea about your fighting style and also how will you grow in the future, but before that, I need to observe you as you fight against goblins and kobold, and a weapon I''ll give you this sword... Haruhime: Y-Yes! Jean: You don''t have to be so tense now... The monsters are scary, but I''ll make sure it doesn''t happen anything to you. Right now you aren''t alone... Haruhime: *blush*...yes... Jean: Oh, a group of goblins. I''ll kill them and only let one go against you... So I killed them and let only the smallest goblin go against her. She charged right away but in a gentle manner... I knew about her life, so probably her deportment is engraved in her fighting style... With swift movements, she dodged its punch, and she rotates by 360 degrees and slashed at its belly. The slash wasn''t weak, but not powerful to take him down in one hit. The goblin faltered for a bit and Haru slashed another time, beheading him. Jean: I didn''t think you''ll be so good in your first fight... Haruhime: Yay! Jean: But why you made these movements? Haruhime: I practiced dance at my home, so I am somewhat confident in my mobility and control, so I thought that was best to not go head-to-head, and evading and hitting him was the best course of action... ...I thought that she was a very protected woman and she needed a bit before fighting for real, but I didn''t think that she was so good from the start... Jean: Let''s continue adventuring the dungeon. We''ll return after you haven''t any stamina in your body... Haruhime: Yes! And so, we continued to go forward... 23 Ch 22: Easter Egg with Wonderful Surprise We continued to advance until we arrived on the 6th floor. Jean: Well, you''ve done a great job! I eventually helped you a bit, but I think you won''t have any problems coming until the 5th floor alone! Haruhime: Hehe... Jean: The only thing that remains now is searching for a good weapon for you, cause the sword I gave you is not the best for your combat style, and studying about the dungeon itself. Also, from now on we will train a bit every morning... By the way, ''can I give Items from the system to other people?'' [Not yet. In the future, you will unlock the function ''Gift'' to give items, but right now it is impossible. But you purchase ingredients from the shop and the various crafted Items will not have any restriction of that type] So, I''ll purchase the recipe that I don''t have and I''ll brew the potions I used for my training. Obviously, I won''t sell them. I don''t have any intention to make myself living as an alchemist. Well. I''ll probably sell the recipe to a familia I can trust and gain a bit, but this is for the future... Jean: Time to return! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first floor of the dungeon. A floor used only by the inexperienced, without difficult but also without gain, as the monster that spawns here are only kobolds and goblin... But there is a single exception named Jack Bird. It is a really rare monster that drops a golden egg that cost at least one million valis. The catch is that it is really fast so only experienced adventurers can catch him, or people with advanced stealth skills. But I don''t have a problem as my magic can cover my flaws in speed. We found one and I killed it. The magic stone and the egg dropped... Up now it is normal, but the problem is the nail-size golden orb near them... - Golden Winning Prize (System Item) Exchange for a random prize with the system - What the fuck?! What is a System Item and what about the random prize? [A System Item is a type of Item that is only seen and obtained by you, and unlocking these is the surprise reward for the hidden mission of the Goliath. Now you can obtain these by killing monsters and performing different actions. There are four types of these and are Bronze, Silver, Golden, and Diamond winning prize. The one you obtained has a probability of one on a million, and there isn''t any info about the prize] So I can exchange now for a prize now? [Yes] Exchange now. - Endless Battlefield(C) Entrance Key Item rank: S Can use this item to enter the Endless Battlefield(C) one time a month. Possible to enter with up to six people. - What an unbelievable item... So now I can enter with up to six people on a battlefield... A key to enter an endless battlefield whose information is none... I don''t know about the advantages of that but they must be really good if that came from an ultra-rare drop item... There''s only one problem. Despite my being only rank F, it is screaming at me that going solo right now is the death... Haaa, this is going to be a headache for me... Haruhime: What''s the matter? Don''t you feel good? Jean: No... only a big headache... Haruhime: Aren''t you happy about the golden egg? Jean: Well, that was very lucky, but money isn''t a problem for me, so if you want I could give them to you and Shiva... Haruhime: Eh? EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHH?! Jean. Don''t be too surprised. I really need to give pocket money to my women. Haruhime: Golden egg as pocket money... pocket money... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As we returned we made a light lunch before cleaning completely the storage room. The space is very big, with an area of 7x14x7 meters. I can build a really big forge with the zone for the alchemy and having a lot of space remaining... As I thought about how to divide the zone and how to build it, I found in the Store these... - Forge of the God of Blacksmith The forge of a long lost God that continuously created items. Equipped with the basic items and all the different needs to use the forge, can be upgraded itself with DMP to recover her original appearance. Cost: 5.000.000 DMP N¨¡g¨¡rjuna Alchemy Table Table furnished with all the basic needs of an Alchemist. ?r¨©man N¨¡g¨¡rjuna is the one who used that. Can be upgraded itself to recover her original appearance. Cost: 3.500.000 DMP - I actually don''t need to buy anything in the streets, because as I buy those, they are good to go. The only problem is their high cost, and actually, I don''t have that much point right now, so, for now, I can only buy the forge. The moment I decided to buy it, different materials started to appear from nothing like in a tornado, but the eye-catching thing is that they started to move themselves to construct the forge. After only 5 minutes, the construction process is terminated and a beautiful forge is right in front of my eyes... Well, let''s stop dazing. I need to create Haru''s first weapon! 24 Ch 23: First Official Creation Haruhime is a stunning woman and she always wore a kimono. So, probably a katana... No, a katana is restrictive towards her movements in a fight with more than four enemies, especially because of the length and the fact that power is not the primary stats she develops... A dagger... it may be good. It can be used for swift attacks, but the reach... Wait, in the Japanese culture, there aren''t dagger, because in their style they also created weapon based on the image of a katana... Well, let''s search for the right book in the Store... Oh? This ''History of Japanese weapons'' might be the right choice... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -1 hour later- Mhhhh... there is a great variety of weapons in the Japanese culture, and they are all interesting... By the way, the weapon that I think is best for Haru is the kodachi. Slashing power, piercing power, and mobility is all average. Also, it is between 30 and 60 cm, so it is really useful for her. The process for forging is somewhat similar to one of a katana, but a bit more simple. I decided to not use peculiar metal, and working with steel only. By the way, I''ll use the steel brought from the shop, as a test for the materials of the shop. An ingot of steel is not that much worth, only 100 DMP. As my real first item forged, I''ll be super serious from now on. The first part, heating the steel to the right temperature, easy. and are perfect for that type of work. Now start to hammer the ingot and forming the shape. Mhhh, it is somewhat difficult. Each strike needs to be made with the right power, as weak strike won''t do nothing and the ones too much power might create a future unbalance in the blade... As the work is done, the steel is cooled down, so it needs to be re-heated another time... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have the basic form of the kodachi, now I need to bend it to form the best angle of a kodachi, as it is not perfectly linear. Like a katana, the kodachi has only one edge and I need to hammer a bit before start grinding and hand scraping a bit to form the blade itself, but a bit of that is needed also on the other side of the edge, because it may arise problems when piercing or slashing... Now that really seems a proper kodachi of 45cm I need to use an item called that I have in my Inventory as a random item and cover the blade before heating it at 820¡ãC and cooling it in the water for 3 seconds and tempered at 200¡ãC This part is the problematic one because if the process is made in the right way, the weapon will have increased sharpness and will be hardened, but a misstep causes the destruction of it. Whew... now that there aren''t anymore troubling process, we only need to ground sharp the edge, remove the clay and polishing the blade with a whetstone. After a meticulously polish, the rest is only a cosmetic polish for the handle. I can only polish a bit the handle and this might be the end, but it is best to use leather to cover it. In a pinch, there is the possibility of the sweats to make the kodachi slip from the hand, so a steady grip might be the deciding factor on a life and death situation. Well, as I don''t want her to go beyond the sixth floor, there aren''t that many possibilities of happening, but I want to train a bit with my skill and make better items. I only created weapons from monster drops, so forging one is definitely different, and I think this is the best weapon I can make for now. As I want to make better weapons in the future, this won''t last too much for her, but I don''t wanna make my first effort pointless. So, let''s call it - Rank: C Skill: Sharpening(C), Hardening(C) An item made from a novice blacksmith towards the woman that want to protect. It is actually made from a low-level material, but the ability of the smith made it surpass the normal limits. Sharpening(C) A lot more sharpen that you think. It can damage enemies of higher rank. Hardening(C) A lot harder than you think. It won''t be scratched from low-rank enemies and it is more resistant towards higher rank enemies. - Wow, that is really good. Steel is a low-level material, but the process is what made this item so special. Japanese smiths are a lot more expert that I could think, they really deserve praise for that. By the way, all of this took four hours, but Haru and Shiva aren''t home yet. I think is time for a bit of sightseeing of the city... And now that I have time, go toward the place that I really want to see for myself. To the Hostess of Fertility! 25 Ch 24: Hostess of Fertility I moved to the streets. My target? Simple! The paradise of the adventurers in the city of Orario, The Hostess of Fertility. Good drinks, good food and finally, beautiful woman. My Heaven, I''m coming! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I entered the pub, an elf with blonde hair and blue eyes like the sky greeted me. This beautiful elf with perpetual calm and stoic expression is Ryuu Lion, a waitress of the Hostess and a level 4 adventurer. Ryuu: Welcome. Are you alone? Jean: Oh, yes. Ryuu: Please follow me. As we moved towards the counter, I saw the atmosphere here... Buddies and fellows companions that are eating and drinking together with a happy smile... There are some that are telling the others of their tales, empathizing a bit and causing laughter here and there... The waitress that are serving the tables and have their hands full of plates and drinks... The festive aura is really great and is making me smile a bit seeing that. Ryuu seeing me smiling strangely ask me: Ryuu: Is something a problem? Jean: Oh, is the people. I think the aura of happiness here is really great and is infecting me a bit... I think that working here is really good, no? Ryuu: Yeah... you could say so... She gave me a contemplative look before I sat in the counter. Ryuu: What do you want to eat? Jean: I really don''t know about the dishes here, so give me the specialty of your chefs. Also, give me something that is good to drink with the dishes. As I finished my request... Mama Mia: AH! This youth here, are you sure about that? The best dishes and the drink are not something a young one can take like nothing! Jean: Don''t worry, I may be a bit young, but as a cook myself it is discourtesy not eating something only because of problems regarding age. Mama Mia: Hahaha. Don''t piss yourself after that. Jean: I won''t. After only ten minutes Ryuu took me a giant plate containing a very big steak and a glass of red wine... Oh my god, it is 5cm thick and despite that seems well done. Ryuu: Here it is. Our ''Spicial steak'', made with twenty different types of spices and a well done giant steak. Oh, men... Only the image of this steak is making me drool... wonder how it tastes... As I took the plate, I made a bit of contact with Ryuu that flinched for a bit and stare at her hand as she open and close her fist. Well, it wasn''t intentional... I was a bit worried about her reaction because of the attitude of most of the elves and particularly her''s, but it seems that she didn''t mind too much... Mama mia: How''s that? Intimidated? Remember that if you leave a tiny bit of that meat, I''ll make you pay more! Not minding about her words, I focused on the plate in front of me. A pungent aroma is spreading on my nose, and my throat seems a bit dry... How much space do you have to add here to form this appetizing meat block... I decided to disregard my skill for a bit and use only my olfactory sense to comprehend the recipe a bit... Surely there are of black pepper, salt and chili pepper in great quantities... Thyme, wild marjoram, and rosemary as a basic spice to roast, basil added a bit as the steak is cooking... Probably the steak itself may be cooked on her same blood, before evaporating... and this is the best I can recognize... There are also more aromas, but I don''t know about them right now... Well, in the future I''ll come to steal your cooking process, my beloved steak, so for now... Jean: Itadakimasuuuu! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! TOO MUCH GOOD!!! What was that! It melted in my mouth and a very strong flavor of meat permeated in my mouth. And as I was eating with stars in my eyes, Mama Mia was signaling Ryuu with her eyes. Well, I knew about the relations with Freya, but I don''t really need to conceal everything about me... Ryuu was walking towards me with a somewhat troubled expression... Ryuu: Excuse me... Jean: Jean, my name is Jean Greenlight. Ryuu: Please to meet you, Jean, my name is Ryuu. Ehmmm... Jean: If you want to ask anything please go ahead. As long as it isn''t a question too much private or I don''t want to disclose, I''ll answer. Oh, and as the steak is too much good, I''ll also eat for not making cold the dish. ???: Nyahahaha~ you sure are a sweet talker. And only Ryuu can make questions or there is more space nya~? A cute black-haired woman with cat ears and a tail of the same color as their hair took me by surprise. She is Chloe Rollo. Jean: Don''t worry, I will answer. Chloe: Soooo~ How old are you nya~? Jean: I''m actually 13. The pub froze. Ryuu looked at me with an expression of disbelief, while Chloe was smiling at me exposing her teeth. Chloe: Nyahahaha~, you have a bit of a childish appearance, but I didn''t think you were so young. Jean: Hahaha, it is not the first time someone told me that. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dinner continued and I answered the question made by Chloe, Ryuu and sometimes Mama Mia. I told them about the fact that I am in the Shiva Familia, that I am an adventurer and a bit about my passions and my hobbies. Mama Mia also offered me to work as a cook if I want to retire, but I declined as I really want a bit of adventure. And now that I finished my meal I was going to leave after paying. Ryuu: To the next time, Jean. 26 Ch 25: Starry sky Why am I here? This is a dark passage, and I don''t remember when I entered here... Oh? There''s a light at the end of it in that direction. Nothing to do, let''s just walk towards it... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don''t know how much time passed here, but probably more than half an hour and it doesn''t seem I am advancing toward it... Also, it''s strange... I can''t use my skills here... Also my passive of is not working... what is going on? Oh, right. Why didn''t I done that before? ''System, what is going on? Where am I?'' ... Eh? Neither my skills not the System is working here. Let''s quicken the pace... MH? Swoooooosh~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Really, I don''t know anymore. First that dark tunnel, and now a nighttime sea... But this time there''s actually someone in the shore... Better go talk to him. Jean: Excuse me... The old man turns his face towards me. ???: Oh? What rare occurrence for someone arrive here... The old man has a really long brown beard and also long hair of the same color. Her irises are of a somewhat shiny blue. From what I see, as he is topless, his body is really well-toned with really well-shaped abs, but her face is emanating an air of a wise man that lived a really long life... ???: Oi boy. I probably know what you want to know, but before that can I make a question? Jean: Yes, please go ahead. ???: What do you think the stars are? Jean: The stars? I am not completely sure, but I remember that is an enormous reactor where the Hydrogen is fused together and form Helium, well almost all of that is something like that. ???: Oooh, an approach from a scientific perspective. Jean: Yeah. ???: But do you think that''s all? Jean: ...What do you mean? ???: Mmmh, let me ask you another question. Why some stars and constellation have a name? Jean: Why? Because they... resemble something? Why do I think that something is not right? ???: Hahaha, so you think that someone knows about the people or anything that is mentioned? Jean: Surely not... ???: Then, what about achievements? Jean: Achievement? ??? Yes, somewhat that the universe itself would remember for eternity... a real Achievement. Jean: So all the stars and the constellations that I see are all achievements of someone? ???: Not all, we can only see a very microscopic part of those... ???: In the point of view you call ''scientific'', the stars are born, they grow and at the end, they die and leave something to give birth to another one, right? ???: But if you see from my perspective, they are only waiting to shine another time. Jean: ...Old man, you sure thought it really hard... ???: Hahaha, it is only the tip of the iceberg. ???: Then, what do you think about that? Jean: ...That''s really cool and romantic. I mean, who doesn''t want a sign of herself imprinted in the universe? ???: Right? And, if it is really that, how would you want to be imprinted? Jean: I''ll make an achievement so great that will make anyone envious. It will be so great that even the universe will have a problem of space with how big and beautiful will be. ???: Hahaha, that''s the spirit, boy! Jean: By the way, I''m Jean. Who are you? ???: Me? I''m *****a***. Jean: Sorry, it seems my ears are a bit pressurized. Can you repeat? And a burning sensation came from my heart. Improvise and too much strong Jean: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Ah... it is too much... At this rate, I''ll probably pass out. ???: Bye********** ***** ****** *****. The old man said something, but I could not comprehend anything of that... And as I was closing my eyes, he turned his sight to the night sky. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean: HAAAA... HAAaaa. [****** Quest ****** added] I woke up panting a lot. What type of nightmare had I to have a reaction like that? I don''t remember anything apart from... the stars...? Why would have I to dream about stars? Haruhime: Jean, are you ok? Your face seems pale... Jean: Don''t worry, it was only a nightmare... give me five minutes and I''ll recover. Haruhime: Ok... but for today, don''t exert yourself too much, and remember that I and our goddess are here if you need anything, ok? Jean: Yeah... I''ll make sure to talk with you if anything happens... Jean: I''ll wash my face meanwhile you start to prepare breakfast... I''ll need a lot of energy at the start of the day! Haruhime: Yeah! Today I have to train a bit with Haru before heading to the dungeon with her. I am sure that a dream, and a nightmare at that, is really important, but if I don''t remember anything, trying to remember it will only make it worse... *Slap* Jean: This is not the moment, I''ll train with Haru, and in the afternoon I''ll read the Lemegeton and start to plan to forge my weapon! A day is in front of me, and there isn''t time to lose! Let''s work for the future! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meantime in a beach under the night sky... ???: Hahaha, an achievement too great for the universe... those words are really the words of a man... The old man lay down in the sand, with the eye fixed in a particular spot of the sky... ???: But, these words might be a bit too much for yourself right now. ???: As one that saw a bit in the future, I really don''t know what will be for you, but I''ll cheer for you... baby strange star... And he starts to sleep... 27 Ch 26: Where is my Overflowing Power? One week passed like nothing, and finally... - Name: Jean Greenlight Level 1 Race: Human Familia: Shiva Familia Stats: Strenght: 2098 EX Defence: 2009 EX Dexterity: 2358 EX Agility: 2159 EX Magic: 2204 EX ... - All my basic stats are over two thousands. Thanks a lot, my lovely OP skills! I''ll make sure that our effort will not be remembered! But now seriously, not only breaking the normal limits of 999, but also that damn 1999... It is not that actually important leveling up with my stats as they were before... but have my personal record of more than 2000 in all parameters is really good to see. But, there is only one remorse... All of the skill that added a lot of defence naturally, why there isn''t a method to trigger them as active/passive. Enduring hit is normal in the dungeon, but that actually made my Defence growt slower... Being a punching bag for monster is not on the list of preferences... and not properly react to diffetent situation could cause a precocious death... Fortunately, my best companion called was really good in that type of situations. Well, as long as there is happiness, I won''t complain. - Name: Jean Greenlight Level 2 Race: Human Familia: Shiva Familia Stats: Strenght: 0 I Defence: 0 I Dexterity: 0 I Agility: 0 I Magic: 0 I ... - Shiva: Congratulations Jean! Now you are finally level 2! Haruhime: Congratulations! Jean: Fuuuu. I throught that leveling up will make things like, slowing up the world, or something... Shiva: "T-The power is overflowing!", don''t tell me that you want a situation like that. Jean: Well, it seems like there is nothing to ascertain now... I''ll wait for the next dive in the dungeon... Shiva: There are also other things to talk about, but we can wait for tomorrow. Jean: Now, a leveling up will naturally call a party, no? What do you think about going to the Hostess of Fertility? S/H: YEAH! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We arrived at the Hostess in a festive mood. I only took them here one time, and they also became hooked in the food here. Chloe: Welcome~. Oh? Jean and his familia nya~. Jean: Hello Chloe, there is a table for us? Chloe: But of course nya~. Tell me, why are you guys so happy? Shiva: Celebrate Jean''s level up! Chloe: Nyahahaha, you sure made a big hit this time! Jean: If you are surprised now, I really don''t know about the future. Hahaha. She made a somewhat mischievous expression before smiling toward my goddess. Chloe: Surely there isn''t a problem with another guest in the party, right? Shiva: No problem in our end, only make sure you have the permission of Mama Mia before messing a bit with us. *shiver* I really don''t want to upset her... Chloe: Nyahaha~, as long you waste a lot of money, there isn''t a problem making the entire staff drinking! Chloe: Ryuuuuuuu! Took them to the table and take their order, I have to talk a bit with Mia. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dinner was really good. We were me, Haru, my goddess, Chloe and on her request, Ryuu and Anya. I expected Ryuu presence as, apart from Chloe, we talked a lot between us, but you might question from where Anya emersed... Well, as we partied for a bit she was looking at me with a pouting look in her face and I was a bit sorry for her to work on her own, so I actually called for her. Obvioulsy, all types of transaction were made with Mama Mia with the help of a bit of ''kindness'' on the bill... All: And to Jean level up, cheers! -After a bit- Anya: Ooooh, so you made a level up! Did you throught of you alias? Jean: Well, sincerely no... my only hope is to not recive an alias that I judge as ''embarassing''... Chloe: Nyahaha~, what do you think of ''Rich Guy''? I think that we don''t ever catch a glimpse of the money you have? Anya: Nyahaha~, you have to be really lucky to end up with a alias like that, I remember aliases that are so embarassing that people flee only to not associate with them~. Haruhime: Ehm, I think... Shiva: Huauaua, we don''t want puny name like that! I think that ''Katastrophis'' is the most suited! Haruhime: Ehm, I- Anya: Hohoho, but it is only a boy with muscles, so ''Bulk Boy'' is perfect. Jean: .... Chloe: Mine is best! Haruhime: Ehm- Shiva: No, mine! Haruhime: I- Anya: Nyahaha~, they are good, but not as mine! Jean: Ehi, Ryuu... Ryuu: Yes? Jean: Is it really possible to becose so much ''energetic'' after only two glasses? Ryuu: Who knows? Jean: Furthermore, aren''t they only glasses of fruit juice? Ryuu: ...Who knows... 28 Ch 26: Master Blacksmith The weekend has arrived. I and Haru decided to take today and tomorrow as a day off from the dungeon. The reason is obviously my level up. Actually, there isn''t too much to do in a day off in this world. I''ll probably stick around my nose where I can to attract any possible member of the familia. I think it is best for us to welcome a new member that is young and it is not already a member of another familia... The reasons are 2. First, we can ''cultivate'' new generations and make them grow to have future promising youths, and second, there isn''t anyone that would want to enter a newly formed familia like ours... Well, as I have different productive type skills, it will be very good to nurture children to make them alchemists or blacksmiths... But it''s not like there are so many adventurers that would take that route, as the dungeon is a very profitable business. Haruhime: Oh, Jean, good morning. Have we not decided to take a day off? Jean. Good morning. Yeah, but I woke up early today, so I am preparing an abundant breakfast for us. Haruhime: I''ll help. Jean: Thank you. And so we decided to cook, and after a bit... Shiva: *yawn*. Good... morning... Jean: Good morning, my lovely limp goddess. Shiva: Oh, by the way... Yesterday I found a blacksmith that can teach you... Jean: Who, when, and where? Shiva: Hephaestus of the Hephaestus Familia...*yawn*, she promised to encounter you today at the 9 o''clock at her personal forge... by the way, what time is it? Haruhime: E-Eight and a half... The atmosphere froze... Jean: Fuck! It''s practically right now! Jean: Forget breakfast, I''ll run here. See you later guys! Don''t worry about me, I''ll pick somewhat in the streets... bye! The distance between here and her forge it isn''t too much... If I run, I''ll probably make in time! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *pant pant* ...I made it in time... Now I am in front of the main gate of her residence... Guard: Halt! Who are you? Why you''ve come here? Jean: ...I am here regarding a special matter with the goddess Hephaistos... I am not sure it is like that, but didn''t she talk about a young blacksmith coming today? Guard: Oh! Actually, she discussed that yesterday... so you are Jean Greenlight from the Shiva Familia... Eh? Is Shiva really that famous? And yet she had a problem with forming a familia...? Guard: Hahaha, you might be young and only a new member from her familia, but you might not know about her hardworking personality. She worked with the Ganesha familia, but actually, her presence in different negotiations made them a little more ''easy''. Jean: Eh... what amazing goddess I encountered... Guard: Hahaha, she is respected by different people from Orario, but now you have to enter, don''t you? Jean: Thank you very much. I made my way in the residence, where the guard pointed me... *knock knock* ???: Please enter. I entered the wooden door and to welcome me there was a red-haired beauty with an eyepatch in her right eye. Hephaestus, the Divine Smith. Hephaestus: Hoho, so you are Jean... Shiva told me about you... you seem really ''special''... Jean: I don''t know about the ''special'' part, but I am sure that I am not certain your average adventurer... Hephaestus: Let''s stop the chitchat, you are here only because of the needs of an experienced blacksmith and I am interested in the next generation of smiths. She got un and picked up a book, that triggered a secret passage behind the bookshelf... the one that goes toward her personal forge... Hephaestus: Follow me. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Her personal forge is not too big, and I think that it actually has a good balance, without any wasteful expenditure of space. Hephaestus: So, Jean, normally I would have started by creating a weapon, but I know that you have at least a bit of knowledge here so I won''t stand in your way as you forge a weapon... Give it your best shot, because I''ll decide if you are worth of ''cultivate''... Jean: Ok. So I took out a mithril ingot from the Store and started heating up with my . I saw Hephaestus with her mouth agape, shocked by what happened in only 5 seconds... The exact reaction I wanted... Hephaestus: ...what... what was... that...? Jean: Oh, nothing too important... storage magic and fire magic. Jean: Can I continue? She weakly nodded and I continued to work on the weapon... After three hours I completed a simple dagger... Actually, I think that is the best weapon I could make with materials not too much expensive, and that doesn''t require too much time. After observing it for a bit, Hephaestus put it on the table and sighted a bit. Hephaestus: What delusion... I could obtain a new promising youth in my familia... Hephaestus: You are a one in a million for your talent in blacksmithing and I never saw a youth like you before. I think that in the span of years you''ll become a great smith... Jean: Thank you. If it is possible I want to make a request. Hephaestus: Sure, go ahead. Jean: Actually I know a lot about smithing ''theoretically'', but I lack the ''dexterity'' part, so if it''s possible I want to observe your works, if possible. Jean: I know that may sound a bit selfish, but I really need a right ''teacher''... There''s also the possibility of spectating as you make the equipment needed for your order... She placed her hand under her chin, thinking for a bit, and accepting my request with a bit requests under her part. Now, in the future, if I want to sell my products, I''ll sell them in a shop of her familia, and give them 5% of the sales. The positive part is that now I have a connection with a beautiful goddess that has a lot of influence, and I''ll personally assist her skills. 28 Ch 27: Master Blacksmith The weekend has arrived. I and Haru decided to take today and tomorrow as a day off from the dungeon. The reason is obviously my level up. Actually, there isn''t too much to do in a day off in this world. I''ll probably stick around my nose where I can to attract any possible member of the familia. I think it is best for us to welcome a new member that is young and it is not already a member of another familia... The reasons are 2. First, we can ''cultivate'' new generations and make them grow to have future promising youths, and second, there isn''t anyone that would want to enter a newly formed familia like ours... Well, as I have different productive type skills, it will be very good to nurture children to make them alchemists or blacksmiths... But it''s not like there are so many adventurers that would take that route, as the dungeon is a very profitable business. Haruhime: Oh, Jean, good morning. Have we not decided to take a day off? Jean. Good morning. Yeah, but I woke up early today, so I am preparing an abundant breakfast for us. Haruhime: I''ll help. Jean: Thank you. And so we decided to cook, and after a bit... Shiva: *yawn*. Good... morning... Jean: Good morning, my lovely limp goddess. Shiva: Oh, by the way... Yesterday I found a blacksmith that can teach you... Jean: Who, when, and where? Shiva: Hephaestus of the Hephaestus Familia...*yawn*, she promised to encounter you today at the 9 o''clock at her personal forge... by the way, what time is it? Haruhime: E-Eight and a half... The atmosphere froze... Jean: Fuck! It''s practically right now! Jean: Forget breakfast, I''ll run here. See you later guys! Don''t worry about me, I''ll pick somewhat in the streets... bye! The distance between here and her forge it isn''t too much... If I run, I''ll probably make in time! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *pant pant* ...I made it in time... Now I am in front of the main gate of her residence... Guard: Halt! Who are you? Why you''ve come here? Jean: ...I am here regarding a special matter with the goddess Hephaistos... I am not sure it is like that, but didn''t she talk about a young blacksmith coming today? Guard: Oh! Actually, she discussed that yesterday... so you are Jean Greenlight from the Shiva Familia... Eh? Is Shiva really that famous? And yet she had a problem with forming a familia...? Guard: Hahaha, you might be young and only a new member from her familia, but you might not know about her hardworking personality. She worked with the Ganesha familia, but actually, her presence in different negotiations made them a little more ''easy''. Jean: Eh... what amazing goddess I encountered... Guard: Hahaha, she is respected by different people from Orario, but now you have to enter, don''t you? Jean: Thank you very much. I made my way in the residence, where the guard pointed me... *knock knock* ???: Please enter. I entered the wooden door and to welcome me there was a red-haired beauty with an eyepatch in her right eye. Hephaestus, the Divine Smith. Hephaestus: Hoho, so you are Jean... Shiva told me about you... you seem really ''special''... Jean: I don''t know about the ''special'' part, but I am sure that I am not certain your average adventurer... Hephaestus: Let''s stop the chitchat, you are here only because of the needs of an experienced blacksmith and I am interested in the next generation of smiths. She got un and picked up a book, that triggered a secret passage behind the bookshelf... the one that goes toward her personal forge... Hephaestus: Follow me. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Her personal forge is not too big, and I think that it actually has a good balance, without any wasteful expenditure of space. Hephaestus: So, Jean, normally I would have started by creating a weapon, but I know that you have at least a bit of knowledge here so I won''t stand in your way as you forge a weapon... Give it your best shot, because I''ll decide if you are worth of ''cultivate''... Jean: Ok. So I took out a mithril ingot from the Store and started heating up with my . I saw Hephaestus with her mouth agape, shocked by what happened in only 5 seconds... The exact reaction I wanted... Hephaestus: ...what... what was... that...? Jean: Oh, nothing too important... storage magic and fire magic. Jean: Can I continue? She weakly nodded and I continued to work on the weapon... After three hours I completed a simple dagger... Actually, I think that is the best weapon I could make with materials not too much expensive, and that doesn''t require too much time. After observing it for a bit, Hephaestus put it on the table and sighted a bit. Hephaestus: What delusion... I could obtain a new promising youth in my familia... Hephaestus: You are a one in a million for your talent in blacksmithing and I never saw a youth like you before. I think that in the span of years you''ll become a great smith... Jean: Thank you. If it is possible I want to make a request. Hephaestus: Sure, go ahead. Jean: Actually I know a lot about smithing ''theoretically'', but I lack the ''dexterity'' part, so if it''s possible I want to observe your works, if possible. Jean: I know that may sound a bit selfish, but I really need a right ''teacher''... There''s also the possibility of spectating as you make the equipment needed for your order... She placed her hand under her chin, thinking for a bit, and accepting my request with a bit requests under her part. Now, in the future, if I want to sell my products, I''ll sell them in a shop of her familia, and give them 5% of the sales. The positive part is that now I have a connection with a beautiful goddess that has a lot of influence, and I''ll personally assist her skills. 29 Sorry... Sorry guys, but I think I won''t post any chapter soon as my cousin, well... is in the hospital in not the best conditions... Probably I''ll make it up in the future, but right now isn''t the moment... 30 Ch 28: What do you need to take the world? Hephaestus: Right now I have to forge a commissioned weapon, do you want to see the process? Jean: Sure! Spectating a goddess of forging will be a really beneficial toward my skills with the hammer. Hephaestus: But there''s something I have to tell you. I most certainly won''t talk as it could disturb me and... well, it is not anything that my Divinity could accept... Jean: Huh? Divinity? You mean... Hephaestus: Well, if you didn''t know before, I think you have arrived at the right conclusion now. Hephaestus: Every god is associated with an element, like my Forging, or Loki''s Trickery, or also your goddess'' Destruction. These elements are what define our existence. And as they are part of us, we are compelled toward those. Hephaestus: My Divinity compel me to continue forging item after another, one more powerful than the precedent, and as don''t fully concentrate in the process it isn''t the best course of action during forging... Jean: I understand. I absolutely won''t open my mouth. I am a bit curious about the Divinity, but it isn''t the time for that. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I put my eyes in a process that is more close to a miracle than actual forging. It is incredible how much she has the capability to obtain the best from the materials. Compared to me, there''s a difference between a puddle and a sea. I can''t do 0.001% of what she can do. But at least, I comprehended a really tiny amount from what had done. In my movements, I don''t control perfectly my power, and for that, I have to wait a bit more as doing that is only permitted to real advanced blacksmiths, and because of that, the result will be a material somewhat ''heterogeneous'', and will cause ripple to form more easily during combat. As for one of the most important thing... The Will. Actually, I had a few questions about that and she responded at the best of her capabilities, despite being a not really easy thing to talk. I thought that during the process of forging, the best thing to do other than execute every step at the best of your capabilities is your ''Image'' of the final product. Actually, it''s not that simple. Imaging a weapon is certainly one important factor, but actually putting your will in every stroke made, is what decide the fate of your product. The Image is only a fantastical interpretation of what you think is the best outcome after all the process... For example, Hephaestus had to forge a weapon for someone that She didn''t talk about who is, but she affirmed that he has a ''fierce'' personality, and that would be reflected in his style of combat. The weapon he requested, a two-handed axe, was forged with the will of making a weapon ''sturdy'' and somewhat ''violent'', and this is what she had done... Hephaestus: I''ll call you ''Bloodbath''. - (S), (S), (S). An Axe made by the best blacksmith in the current world. Indestructible and really violent, it will obtain more power as the fight goes on... (S) The weapon can only be damaged by items that withstand the same level of sturdiness. (S) Absorb the blood of enemies and instead of dulling the blade, it will become sharper. (S) The wielder will have 1.5x stats when using this, but the cognitive process will be restricted. - ...It''s the ideal item she wanted to craft. Hephaestus: *sigh* With the materials that I have, this is one of the best I can create. Jean: Wait, I think that it''s not right to call that weapon to be ''only'' the best you can create. Hephaestus: Yes, it is. You don''t know but in Heaven, there are more materials with better characteristics, and also they don''t have any type of impurity... Jean: Wow... Heaven must be the ''heaven'' of blacksmiths, hahaha. Hephaestus: Hahaha, you are completely right... Jean: It''s a bit late, so I have to return to my mansion... Hephaestus: Yes, and study a bit the different characteristics of the materials, as the next time I will request you to make a particular weapon... Jean: Yes. Also if it''s possible I want to make armors, as it isn''t exactly what I can do now... Hephaestus: Well, you only need to do what you can do now. In the future, you''ll be able to create great equipment... But now let''s stop talking, you have a beautiful goddess waiting for you at home, don''t you? Jean: Ohoh, but I also have a beautiful goddess here~. She blushed a bit, but she hurried me to go... Jean: To the next time~. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I was humming happily toward my home, I was visiting the Store to see if there''s anything that can help me with my objectives, and... there were... probably in a number more than 10^20... From book, tools, materials and also machines... there was more than half a quadrillion only regarding blacksmithing. Ans also having a price range between 100~100.000.000.000 DMP. The most expensive one, for now, is listed as an error, though I don''t know why... And so I had a passing thought... If buying a book from the store is somewhat troubling, as it''s not like they list materials or guides of this world, why don''t I visit a few bookstores and also see if I can find alibrary. I will talk about that with Shiva and Haruhime. The former because she has probably the answer I want, and the latter because she likes reading books... Now, let''s make a delicious dinner and make happy my two lovely women~. Jean: But tomorrow is Saturday... mmh... I really want to do something special for tomorrow... As they really appreciate my cooking, preparing something to eat is for the best...? Maybe I should first go to the market and after that verify if I can cook something that is not from this world... Yes, and now that I''m going toward it, buying different type of food and spices... *sigh*. Now that I think, I also have to buy ingredients for potions and also different metals to use when forging... Inventory... I am fortunate that I have you with me... despite you are not so great now... Now that I think... when a blacksmith or any other person needs many things, they use a caravan? Oh, well, with my skills I probably can do something about that type of problem, like a garage bag or a storage ring like the ones in the Wuxia novels... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I was heading toward my house, I sensed a presence staring at me. It wasn''t powerful, but the problem was with where was coming... the giant tower, image of the city, Babel... In other words, the one that is watching me is probably Freya. And it isn''t too good that she is watching me... As for what I know, is that that beautiful goddess only take a liking towards children with powerful souls... I don''t know what mine look like, but I am pretty sure that isn''t a real hero soul as real ''Heroes'' don''t have my mentality or anything like that. The System told me that he can somewhat modify a soul, but it can''t change it completely, and this only deepened the mystery toward it... For now, it''s better if I ignore that. It doesn''t cause any problem for me, and it''s not like I can do anything to solve that... Also, I need to warn my goddess and Haru of that. One is a goddess, and she''ll only make a move in the Denatus, as the other one... well, Freya didn''t make problems towards Bell apart from the minotaur, so I can only hope it''ll be OK... of mine... I know that in the future will make troubles, but there isn''t anything that I can do now... Now, for distracting myself a bit, as I am in the marketplace, I can at least think of a dish to prepare for tomorrow... Eureka! If I can find the counterparts of this world, if they exist, to ingredients from mine it will be ok! Let''s continue and ignore this unnerving two eyes glaring at me... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What a fulfilling day... Really, buying in the market with a stalker looking at me was a fulfilling experience, one that I won''t forget for much time... But If I take the positive part, then it''s a day that made me approach a bit the peak of cooking... I brought different ingredients apart from the ones needed for tomorrow. Sugar, salt, basil and the fungus with similar properties of sourdough were somewhat high-priced, probably because of the lack in this region... Fortunately, cheese was cheap, as farms were filled with animals and managed by different familia with gods that are related to Fertility and Agriculture, byproducts of milk were common. And another discovery is that there aren''t many types of cheese, as there are 2 called only hard cheese and soft cheese. It''s not that important but because of that, different plates are not feasible... Well, as long as I don''t make the others I need... I also bought flour that wasn''t like the one used by my parents, probably because the wheat was grinded a few times, not the one I knew that was grinded only 1 time, but the rare piece I obtained were the tomatoes... Tomatoes, as the climate in Orario it''s not the best for farming these, are used only by the rich ones. Actually, for a lower price, I brought twenty boxes of these and because of that, the farmer lowered the price. Oh, and he actually told me that if I can buy another 20 boxes of these in the span of 5 months, he''ll make a private contract with me and a 20% discount on all. Really, what a great farmer... Well, his choice was somewhat influenced by my rank C . What a mysterious skill that one... And thinking that... nevermind... Well, I cannot wait for tomorrow! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean: I''m home! Shiva: Welcome Jean! At the entrance, there was a wild Shiva with a maid costume... A woman in a maid dress... the dream of all men... *inhales* *exhales*... let''s control us a bit... there''s the evening for that... Jean: Are you cosplaying...? Shiva: What is cosplaying? Jean: Ah, well... The sight was a bit too much of a surprise for me... Jean: You look great with that on... Shiva: Haruhime and I decided to clean a bit of the upper floors... this one is only for don''t dirt my personal clothes... and, actually, the house is too big and we only cleaned about three-quarter of the floor... Jean: I know that, but it isn''t a problem. In the future, we will have so many members that they won''t be able to enter here, and at that price was like a gift for us... Jean: There are a few hours before dinner, what about giving you help? Shiva: Go to Haruhime on the upper floors and help her... And as I was walking towards the stairs... Jean: By the way, have you destroyed anything today? Shiva: D-Don''t worry... I controlled a bit and only two pot broke... With telling her ''good work'' with a face on the verge of bursting laughing I moved toward the upper floor, where there was Haruhime with a matching maid dress with Shiva''s one... Haruhime: Welcome. Have you seen Shiva? Jean: Hello, and Yep. By the way, why are you cleaning the bath here? Fuuuuu, a fox-eared beauty in a maid dress... with that my dragon wanted to fly without any inhibitions, but the heavens had to restrain it, as the time has not come... Haruhime: l wanted a really big bath where all of us could take one together... Jean: Haru, GG! With a bath like that, I can live here! I would love bathing here all the times! Baths are great, but one like ours is more like a hot spring! Only imaging bathing here can make me relaxed... This bath is 10x10 meters, and is placed in the upper floors because of a particular option installed here... the only problem is that it is a bit rusty, so the mechanism for that would be repaired a bit before working properly... Jean: By the way, if you are free tomorrow I want you and Shiva to help me a bit... I have a surprise for tomorrow dinner... Haruhime: Sure, and I don''t think that she has any commitment for tomorrow, so we''ll help. Jean: Great! I think that this will be revolutionary in your eyes... The Hostess of Fertility''s plates are really good, but there isn''t too much variety, so revealing this will affect the lives of everyone... As they say, if you want the world, you have to pass from his belly. Or it was a man... well, whatever... Jean: By the way, why do you made Shiva wearing that dress? Haruhime: Because you would like it. How the hell she know it? Jean: ...Why did you think that? Haruhime: Because you dreamed about that... and you talked in your sleep... What the fuck!? I am really happy, but that isn''t something that had to come up in my sleep... Oh, right. How didn''t I remembered something like that... Jean: Thank you, and goddamnit, ... 31 Sh*t happened... As what happened before wasn''t enought my grandmother passed out... Sorry but I an not in the right spirit to write now... probably in the future... 32 Announcement: Ill be right back! After 2 or 2 days I''ll return with a new chapter... also about the releases of chapters, well I''m not sure, but want at least 3-4 ch/week... 33 Ch 29: Leisure Life Today is Sunday, and it''s the last day off we decided to take. I am going towards the market because yesterday I didn''t buy all the needs for today''s dinner. Fortunately, I remembered those... It''s not like without those ingredients I can''t make it, but adding those will make the flavor more peculiar, and also because there may be someone that like more one towards the others... Oh, and good news... Today, no stalker. Nothing great, but it''s a weight removed from my shoulders during shopping... Now, let''s stop useless thought and let''s buy what I need. Who knows, there may be a major discovery! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haruhime: Tomato sauce, you say? As I returned from my two and a half hours of shopping in the market, I made my way towards the two as I ask about making tomato sauce... Jean: Yes. First, as the sauce in the marker is somewhat lacking in flavor, I bought tomatoes and all the needs to make that, and actually, I need a bit of help to end that before this evening... Haruhime: Sure. But why so suddenly? Jean: Hehehe, no telling you, it''s a surprise~ Jean: *cough* Anyway... I take a cauldron, two basins, wood, and a giant wooden spoon out of my inventory, and I took out also ten out of the twenty boxes of tomatoes... what a blessing that my inventory is now a bit bigger... For now, the plan is, removing the greens out of the tomato and cutting it in 2-3 pieces, based on how much they are big, placing them in one of the basin and repeat. Once one is full, turn on the fire and placing the cauldron up there. Lastly putting the cut tomatoes in the cauldron and using the wooden spoon to not letting the tomatoes stick to the iron. Shiva was the one assigned to the cauldron, and Haru was concentrated with the tomatoes. As for me, I was setting up the vegetable mill to filter the skin and the seeds of all the boiling liquid in the cauldron. With three people doing it, the process was, most of the time, smooth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After all the starting work, we moved the sauce from the basins used towards bottles that will be stacked up in the cauldron filled with water to boil them... This process it''s not mandatory, as the only purpose is to seal perfectly the bottles and don''t make expire the sauce. Shiva: Hey Jean, after all the work we''ve done, could you at least tell us what is the surprise, could you? Jean: Mmh... Haruhime: I''m also a bit curious... Jean: Well... that''s fine... I also need a bit of time to prepare that, so I think it''s alright... Jean: I don''t think that you know that, but I am preparing a delicacy called ''pizza''. S/H: ''''Pizza?'''' Jean: Oh right. Now I don''t need anymore to add wood, your only job here is to wait until the water is cold and you can remove the bottles and place them in these boxes. I have to make dinner now. And so I went to the kitchen. The first thing I did was using the oil to impregnate my hands to keep them from sticking as I work with the paste. Not much after, 3 beautiful rectangular shaped pizza''s bases were on top of pottery plates. I''m not boasting myself... too much... but I''m quite sure that I''m really good to handle pizza''s paste, and also other types of it. There''s only one regret... I didn''t notice that before, but... there are differences with food, and this will cause the flavor to not be ''perfect'' in a sense... As there are more or less the same species of plants and animals here, I didn''t think too much about that. Better remember that, in case of other ideas... By the way, the difference it''s not that big, but... it''s an unexpected hit... Also, I''m not completely sure, but probably my will cover with that... probably... I hope... And there''s the chance that there are also unusual plants or spices that could help here... *nod**nod* Let''s stay positives, in the future I''ll make the better pizza ever seen... Well, it will be as there''s no one that makes pizza... So, as I ignore these thoughts, I continue to place sauce, cheese, and other ingredients to make a total of 6 round trays of pizzas. Oh, and only to specify, the oven is magic-stone powered and it''s not that big, so the dimensions of the pizzas are on the small size. So, now that they are complete and need only pass 20 minutes in the oven, it''s time to call them. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H/S: WOOOOOOOO!!! We are in the kitchen. I just picked up the now complete pizza from the oven before placing another one. They can see how much is good only from the smell... and I am sure of that not only because on the look on their eyes but also because of their open mouth and... a bit of drool... Fortunately, they return to normal, excluding their eyes, that seems like a predator looking at their prey... After cutting it in six pieces, I tell them about eating with hands and blow up a bit before biting as it''s hot. And after waiting for cooling down it, they made their first bite... Shiva: OOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!! WHAT IS THIS! SOO GOOD! Shiva starts to praise it in a loud voice. Shiva: *Chomp**Chomp* Remember that *Chomp* I won''t let you go never and ever... She also started to talk while chewing... Also, you are halfway finishing the piece! Haruhime: *Munch**Munch* Mmh-mmh *Munch**Munch* Also, Haru is nodding to her... She didn''t tell a word, but now I can see her making fast, little bites and her tail swinging behind the chair... Jean: Don''t eat too fast. No one can stop you from eating, and there are also other 5 pizzas with different ingredients. If you eat too fast you might not be able to eat other pieces... With that little talk, they stop eating, looking directly at me... And, I may be imagining, but I can see stars in their eyes... 34 Ch 30: Confession Under The Moon After eating... no, let me correct myself. After devouring a total of 6 pizzas, we went out in the garden to relax a bit on Haru request. Shiva: But, really... after all that, being under the night observing the stars with this fresh wind... I have to admit that is really relaxing... Jean: I totally agree... after that binge, relaxing here it''s making me doze. And my look went towards the only person that hasn''t talked... Haruhime: ... I saw her looking up with a somewhat sad smile and a nostalgic expression... before returning to a happy one. Haruhime: Ehi Jean... Jean: Yes? Haruhime: What do you know about the moon and the stars? I knew a few stars and constellation in my original world, and a lot about the moon... but now that''s practically useless... Jean: Actually... I don''t know anything... Haruhime: Nothing? Want me to teach you something? Jean: Sure. Haruhime: You see the most luminous star at the moon''s left? That''s Virga, the star of the purity. Haruhime: Now see the one that seems a little dot between the two more luminous ones? That''s Ultima, the star of courage. It was named so because it''s still visible between two ones that seem to ''cover'' and making it disappear. And so, the discussion continued with our ''teacher'' Haru, and the ''students'' Shiva and me... and it also seems that Shiva has a bit of knowledge about the argument... obviously not in the same level as her, but quite praiseworthy. And so, we continued for quite a bit... Haruhime: It seems that I was not so interesting. Jean: Nono, I think that it''s actually the atmosphere that''s it''s too much light in out relaxing time. In a really happy tone, we exchanged those lines looking towards our lovely sleeping goddess. Haruhime: Really? I think that maybe that was boorish.*chukle* Jean: Nono, I''m sure that she worked so hard today that the fatigue hit her.*chukle* A happy mood was between us thanks to the one that is not only sleeping but is really in deep slumber. After that, Haru expression returned to the sad one looking up from before. Haruhime: Ehi Jean... Jean: Yes? Haruhime: Do you know about the tale of the fox princess? And so, she started to tell me the story. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A long, long time ago, there was a renard princess in a royal family of a really beautiful kingdom. She was the last born and was loved by her parents, brothers, and sisters. The people were happy, and so she was. But one day, a necromancer was discovered. He was utilizing the corpse of animal and people to spread terror in villages and towns. The royal family made a great effort to remove the menace and protect the citizens. And so, he was captured and sentenced to the gallows. But in his death, he cast a curse. ''For the foolish ones that thought to stop me. I will cast this curse to you!'' ''The most important one that you think, I''ll make sure to remove him from your life and make him suffer!'' The next week was normal for them, so they thought that there were only empty words. But, after half a month, the little princess was transformed into a fox. She was really scared but was sure that it was possible to explain the situation to her family. But when she was walking, a guard saw her and attacked her. She was scared but thought that talking would resolve the situation. ''Kon Kon'' She realized that she couldn''t talk. She hastily runs towards the exit and escaped from the castle and the city. She began to wonder, scared to the soldiers might attack her, that might not be able to return to her family. And so, in front of a lake began to pray to the moon. ''Please, anyone, save me!'' The next day discovered that more soldiers came in search of a fox that kidnapped the princess. She concealed in the hollow of a trunk and at night... ''Please, anyone, save me!'' She prayed another time. The next day, a soldier spotted her and alerted the others. She started to run without a destination... Run, run, run... until she was exhausted in the same spot of the first day... And so for the last time, she prayed... ''Please... anyone.... save... me...'' She was exhausted... And thought that the moon reflected in the surface of the lake was really beautiful, creating a mystical atmosphere... And, she heard... Footstep from behind... She was convinced that tonight was the last one in her life... But unexpectedly, the moon and her reflection started to shine... She closed her eyes, and the footstep halted... And she heard... ''Are you alright?'' She looked behind and saw a handsome youth with a worried expression. He moved his hand towards her forehead, and another shine blinded her... The next time opened her eyes... She was in her human form! She thanked the hero and returned to the kingdom. The family was really happy with her return and accepted the proposal of the hero to the princess. They married the next day and from that day onward... She never stopped praying to the moon... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean: A really beautiful tale... Haruhime: ...Yeah... ... Haruhime: That tale... My mother told me that tale when I was a child... Haruhime: ... She put a thoughtful expression before talking to me another time... Haruhime: Ehi Jean... Jean: Yes? Haruhime: Do you think this is a fairy tale? Do you think the moon can really grant a wish? Jean: ... Haruhime: I don''t know how, but I''m sure you know a lot about me... Haruhime: I lived a lonely life... and when you ''bought'' me, I was probably two-step before the abyss... Haruhime: Everyday in my life... I looked toward the moon and prayed... Haruhime: ''Please, anyone, save me...'' I moved towards her and cuddled her... Haruhime: Can I make a request? Jean: ...Anywhat you want. Haruhime: Can we... sleep here tonight? Jean: Sure, but let''s take a blanket. And so, I purchased big bedding with a blanket and I placed Shiva here. We were a total of three people in bedding in the open air... I was at the center, with an already sleeping goddess at my left, and a sleepy blonde renard at my right. I embraced Haru and she exchanged... And with a sleepy voice... Haruhime: Jean... It doesn''t matter... if the world... is against you... Haruhime: You''ll be... forever... my one and only... hero... Jean: ...Yes, my princess... And so, we entered a deep slumber.