[Na: Bell Cranel
Lv.4 → Lv.5
Developnt Abilities:
· Stealth: B
· Cognition: E
· Space: E
Attributes:
Strength: ??? 1221–1679
Endurance: ??? 1436–1894
Defense: ??? 1348–1759
Agility: ??? 1399–1478
Magic: ??? 1931–2010
"Four-Dinsional Space":
· Storage
"Lightning Command":
· Quick-Cast Magic
· Lightning Manipulation
Skills:
"Personal Training":
· Early Bloor
· Double Experience from Fighting Strong Enemies
"Heaven's Luck":
· High Luck
"The Poor Man's Desire":
· Charge]
Looking over his stats, Bell understood why his agility and magic hadn't improved much.
Lately, he'd been focused on correcting his body's bad habits at ho. Alongside physical training, he'd been refining his strength, endurance, and technique. As a result, those three stats had skyrocketed, while the ones he hadn't focused on showed only modest growth.
Still, Bell knew that if word got out about him hitting these numbers and still growing at this pace, people would be floored.
On the flip side, the fact that he had this much room left for growth at his current stage also ant he hadn't hit his true ceiling yet.
"There's still room to grow."
Bell never intended to rank up the mont his stats reached this level. His benchmark was the limit he set for himself—not what passed for the average adventurer's standard.
"Hmm, your agility and strength still have plenty of potential. At the pace you're progressing, all you need now is solid training in the Dungeon to push your stats even higher."
Hestia had no doubts about Bell's growth potential. Her concerns lay elsewhere.
"Bell-kun, Freya had Hers co by again. She wants to set a ti for another eting."
"Huh? Didn't we already see her at the banquet a month ago?"
"Mm... She said a banquet's just a banquet. She was invited as a guest, not for a prearranged eting."
At the ntion of it, Hestia's face twisted in frustration. Freya's behavior was completely shaless.
"I doubt Freya-sama would pass up an opportunity like this. After all, we did agree to et, and a banquet doesn't count as the scheduled eting. Naturally, Freya-sama wouldn't consider that a proper appointnt."
From what Bell knew, this was usually the kind of excuse a guy would use to ask a girl out for a second date. If the girl agreed, it ant she didn't dislike the guy, and both sides were willing to give it a shot.
But in his case, it just felt like he was being stalked by a clingy, obsessive yandere.
Sure, the woman might technically have the right to refuse—but when it ca to a goddess's invitation, he had no such luxury. Especially now, the last thing Bell wanted was to provoke Freya.
"But Freya-sama wouldn't resort to force."
"I know that."
Freya's usual thods were anything but subtle—Hestia obviously knew that already.
"So there's no need to stress over it."
Bell spoke lightly, though deep down, he hadn't truly let his guard down when it ca to Freya. Until he had absolute strength, underestimating her—or any god—wasn't sothing he could afford.
And since there was no way to avoid the situation, even if Hestia felt uncomfortable, she couldn't bring herself to say, "Don't go."
"Hephaestus hasn't returned yet?"
"Mm. The Familia's been getting more requests lately, and Hephaestus had to go back and handle so accounting work.
Oh, and there's also the money from selling those Rune Stones last month."
"Leave it for now."
Bell stopped Hestia just as she reached into her spatial pouch.
"Could you hang onto it for , Hestia?"
"And what about Loki?"
"Loki? That one only cos back late at night."
"Heh~ That's a perfect ti, then."
Before Hestia could fully process what that ant, Bell scooped her up in his arms.
"Eh?"
He had just told her to keep her distance a mont ago, and now here he was carrying her.
A soft, warm voice whispered beside her ear.
"Hestia, I just finished training and I'm drenched in sweat. Think you could help wipe my back?"
The request sent a shiver through Hestia's whole body. She instantly realized why Bell had just asked about Hephaestus and Loki.
Images of their usual "contact" flashed through her mind, and her cheeks flushed red.
"Mm."
It wasn't the first ti, after all. Blushing, she still nodded in agreent.
Bell carried Hestia away from the courtyard.
...
As night fell over Orario once more, it marked the start of the taverns' nightly rush.
The "Hostess of Fertility" was, as usual, packed in the evenings.
Several waitresses bustled around the tavern, tending to the constant flow of custors.
"Mama Mia, gim a drink!"
Groups of drinkers toasted and chatted away, enjoying so downti.
And lately, the hottest topic was—
"Hey, I heard you guys caught an Evilus mber recently?"
The question caught the attention of nearby tables, drawing eyes to the conversation.
"Yeah... we did spot one, but just when we were about to nab the bastard, he blew himself up."
The man speaking looked visibly unsettled. You could still see the image of that crazed Evilus mber in his eyes.
The sheer madness—reckless and unafraid of death—was enough to make anyone shudder. No one could figure out how those lunatics were wired.
But after the shock wore off, all that was left was bitter regret.
"If that kid had reacted just a split-second slower, we would've had him."
"Yeah, real sha."
The others nearby didn't look the least bit sorry—only amused. Still, they pressed on.
"You ran into them in the Dungeon?"
"Yeah. Spotted a few shady-looking guys around the 11th floor. Got curious, checked it out—turns out it really was them."
"The 11th floor? That's kinda deep..."
The 11th floor was definitely risky territory for a Level 1 adventurer.
It was where Infant Dragons spawned. Even if they were young, they were still Infant Dragons—Level 2 monsters. Not sothing a Level 1 could take on easily.
So even knowing Evilus might be lurking on that floor, no Level 1 adventurer would dare wander around down there.
"Hey man, how much is the Guild bounty anyway? You must know since you turned one in, right?"
"Hmm... Level 1 grunts go for 500,000 Valis. Level 2 gets you 1 million. Level 3, 5 million. Level 4 is 30 million. And Level 5? That's 100 million Valis."
"Holy—!"
The entire place erupted in gasps.
Everyone knew the Guild offered big bounties, but no one expected Level 5 to jump all the way to 100 million Valis. That kind of number was hard to even dream about.
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