"You scared to death, Master! How could you do sothing like that?!" In the tent, Bell complained helplessly to Shirou, who was stifling a laugh.
"My apologies, my apologies. It was just a joke."
"How can you make a joke like that?!" Hearing Shirou's excuse, Bell roared, his face flushed. As a boy who dread of encounters in the Dungeon, if he truly turned into a girl, it would be a double blow to both his spirit and body. After all, if that happened, even if he found an encounter, there would be no pleasant future.
"It seems Bell really cares about his male identity!"
"Who wouldn't care?!" Seeing that Shirou showed no sign of remorse, Bell, constantly being teased, was utterly helpless. Looking at Bell, whom he had thoroughly amused, Shirou's previous vexation from being teased by the female adventurers instantly vanished. Indeed, teasing others was much more fun.
"Oh, right! Welf, Lili!" Bell, who had been constantly teased by Shirou since waking up, suddenly rembered his severely injured teammates. His expression instantly turned anxious. He quickly stood up, grabbing Shirou's arm and asking, "Master Shirou, how are my teammates?"
"Them?" Looking at the flustered Bell, Shirou sighed and said, "Why don't you look around before you ask ?" Hearing Shirou's reminder, Bell finally noticed that Welf and Lili were lying beside him.
"Welf, Lili!" Looking at the two sleeping figures, Bell quickly called out.
"Don't rush, don't rush. Their injuries have recovered. They should wake up in a while!"
"I see!" Seeing that the two were perfectly fine, Bell finally relaxed and stood up again.
"Oh, right." Bell suddenly rembered sothing and bowed to Shirou, saying, "Thank you, Master, for saving again!" Bell naturally couldn't forget Shirou's life-saving grace. Whether it was after his fight with the Minotaur, when Shirou sent him back to the surface, or now, if it weren't for Shirou, he would have likely died twice.
"It's nothing. Since you call Master, how could I abandon you?"
"Besides, I'm not the only one who saved you; Ais did too!"
"Master Ais?"
"That's right. Since she's a girl, I didn't have her take care of you, but she and Lefiya were both quite worried about you." In this life, because Bell and Ais didn't have an overly intimate relationship, Lefiya's competitive feelings towards him weren't as strong. Plus, Bell was Shirou's apprentice, which also made him her junior. Therefore, their relationship was quite good.
"When I see Master Ais, I'll thank her too."
"Then wait until you're better!" After comforting Bell for a few monts, Welf and Lili beside him began to stir. Looking at the two waking up, Bell excitedly yelled in the tent. Seeing the three excitedly conversing, Shirou smiled and said, "Since you're all awake, let's go et our Familia's Captain. He's been waiting for you for a long ti!"
"Eh? The Loki Familia's Captain? Is it the legendary hero Finn?" Hearing Lili's question, Shirou smiled and said, "That's right, it's none other than Finn the Brave."
Upon hearing the na of Finn the Brave, the three, who had been sowhat excited, instantly beca nervous. This was a great hero renowned throughout the continent! Looking at the tense trio, Shirou smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, Finn won't eat you!" With that, he led the three away and headed towards Finn's main tent.
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"I see!" Hearing the experiences recounted by Bell and his two companions below, even Finn and the others couldn't help but feel moved. It was truly a narrow escape!
In the main tent at this mont, Finn wasn't alone. Besides him, Gareth, Riveria, Ais, Tiona, Tione, and even core mbers of the second division like Raul and Anche were present. They were all deeply touched by Bell's story. As an adventurer who had just advanced to LV.2, he led two LV.1 adventurers deep into the Dungeon and dragged them out alive. Who wouldn't be moved by such an adventure!
"Since we saved you, and you have deep ties with our Loki Familia, you can rest here and recover from your injuries."
"If your patron god doesn't send reinforcents, then when we leave the 18th Floor, you can co with us!" Hearing Finn's words, Bell and his two companions imdiately expressed their excited gratitude: "Thank you very much!" To this, Finn rely smiled. After all, the ties he spoke of were not false.
Among the three, Bell was Shirou's and Ais's disciple. Welf was a mber of the Hestia Familia. It was important to rember that the Hephaestus Familia was with them on this expedition. Furthermore, Tsubaki, the Captain of the Hephaestus Familia, was also still with their group. As for Lili, as a Pallum, she was Finn's compatriot! There was no reason not to save her. Therefore, Finn said that the three of them had deep ties with the Loki Familia.
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In the evening, Finn introduced the three of them to all the mbers of the Loki Familia. The Loki Familia mbers were no strangers to Bell's na. He was Shirou's and Ais's disciple, and the story of him single-handedly fighting a Minotaur had moved even the Level 1 adventurers among them. Subsequently, amid the warm welco, Bell was naturally plied with a lot of alcohol.
But just as the party was in full swing, a tremor once again ca from the nearby passage. Seeing this, the Loki Familia mbers could only go to investigate again. But this ti, they truly got an eye-opener. A god appeared in the Dungeon.
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"Tsk, tsk, tsk! What devotion! To venture deep into the Dungeon for a Familia mber, Goddess Hestia is truly going all out."
"I think it might be God Hers's idea."
"Funny, I was thinking the sa thing!" Looking at the Hestia Familia, who were having a close conversation, Shirou and Raul beside him were discussing in low voices.
"Please don't say that, Mr. Emiya!" Hearing the familiar voice, Shirou turned around and saw it was none other than Asfi, with whom he had once fought alongside.
"Asfi, it's been a long ti."
"Indeed, it has been a long ti. After all, the Loki Familia's expedition this ti has taken quite a while!" After exchanging greetings, Shirou put on a surprised expression and asked, "Wasn't it God Hers's idea? Is Goddess Hestia really that bold?"
"No, not really."
"Ah, I knew it! I said there's no other god as bold as God Hers." Hearing Shirou's teasing, Asfi looked helpless. After all, God Hers's impropriety was indeed sowhat well-known. Moreover, during their previous mission, they had revealed too much in front of Shirou and Ais. Especially that lulune.
"Since you've all arrived, please co to our Loki Familia's camp for a visit!" After a brief exchange with God Hers, Finn invited everyone to the Loki Familia's camp.
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