Right now William is seriously contemplating about something while standing in the safe zone of the 18th floor.
As he looked at the crystal ceiling, a single thought occupied his mind.
William was wondering if he could...
Kidnap a god and secretly bring him/her to the 18th floor.....
Why?
Because William really wanted to see the black Goliath from the anime.
Though the thought only lasted for a few minutes before disapearing.
it's not really worth thr effort as there is no guarantee that the God will release his seal even if William kidnapped them and brought them here.
Thinking so William started making his way towards the small settlement nearby.
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After entering the small settlement, William noticed the difference between here and the market above.
William originally expected the shopkeepers to come rushing at him to buy their stuff like the ones above did, but here the shopkeepers had a look which said that 'they could care less wheather you want to buy or not.'
William went to a nearby vendor and as he expected the price of everything here was atleast 3x the original amount.
William almost thought of becoming a merchant.....but he gave up on the idea after remembering the deal with Freya.
'Hm', As William was looking around, A familiar face came in his vision.
Member of the Loki familia, Ais Wallenstein was walking down the street.
Even though William only looked at Ais for an instant, Ais Wallenstein being the powerful lvl5 directly turned her head and looked towards William as if noticing his gaze.
Perhaps it was just his imagination but for a moment he thought that Ais's eyes shone when she saw him.
William had zero intention of getting entangled with her and so he started walking in the other direction.
*swish*
William's coat fluttered as a strong wind came from behind him.
"haah", William released a exaggerated sigh as he turned around and faced Ais who has almost instantly closed the distance between them.
With an annoyed look on his face William said to Ais," What do you want?."
Ais was at a loss of words after seeing William's behaviour, But remembering what happened at the Soma familia Ais decided to just lower her head and apologize.
"Sorry--"
It was then that she saw it hanging on William's lower body.
Desire.
As she saw 'Desire', Ais continued in a manner befitting of the sword princess.
"Fight me."
She said it in such a resolute voice that even the sleeping shopkeepers were woken up from their sleep.
The corners of William's lips twitched as he looked at Ais.
'As expected of a high lvl adventurer, she is really thick skinned', William thought.
"Not interested", William said as he turns around and start heading towards the nearby exit.
Ais keep looking at William's diminishing figure, lightly biting her lower lip she finally decides to follow after William.
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William kept walking and entered a desolate area, away from other's prying eyes.
'She is following behind nicely', William thought as he heard Ais Wallenstein's footsteps ollowing right behind him, not even trying to cover up her presence.
'She is a kid indeed....', William thought as he managed to lure her away with no effort at all.
Yes, William deliberately acted before in order to lure Ais out.
Why you might ask?
Well although William is confident that he will be able to defeat Ottar in 2 years...
It wouldn't hurt to have some backup now would it?.
Freya also didn't mention anything about having a helper now did she?...
It's her fault for not being specific.....
It's called strategy..... strategy I tell you!!!!!.
'This should be far enough...', Finding a satisfactory place, William stops.
Ais who has been waiting for a chance to talk to William also stopped and looked at his back curiously.
"Let's start then", William said in a bland voice as he pulls out 'Desire' from its sheath.
The calm atmosphere is instantly replaced by a blood thirsty one.
*shree*
Cold sweat filled Ais's forehead as she quickly pulls out her sword and face William's bloodlust head on.
But she couldn't understand one thing.
Just how?.
Just how is a lvl3 like him able to give her such a sense of danger?.
Gritting her teeth Ais gets rid of the oppressive feeling as a fire burns in her eyes.
Just as she was about to go all out.....
"Only use the strength of a lvl3"
William's calm voice made her realise that she was only facing a lvl3 and thus she lowered her strength accordingly to have a fair fight.
William gestured with his sword for Ais to make the first move.
Not standing on ceremony Ais quickly lept in the air and struck down at William with an unbelievable speed.
William had a single thought in his mind, as he saw Ais's sword approaching him.
'What an amateur'