Kira finally arrived at the 18th floor or better known as the Under Resort. Though as soon as he stepped into it, he changed his clothes back to his casual outfit as he might as well explore the place and the small town created by a bunch of level 2 adventurers.
He made his way through the area filled with greenery and the exceptionally high ceiling that is filled with brilliant shining crystals that could project the daylight time outside of the dungeon.
He then placed his hand on his pocket while his other hand was clutching a piece of bread from his trusty inventory as continued his walk. He kept his leisure pace to enjoy his walk though some adventurers passed him and stared at him curiously as he didn't carry any weapon and he was also alone.
He walked for a few more minutes until he arrived at the entrance of the town on this floor, Rivira.
There are a lot of items being sold here but the prices of all of them are all overpriced and items that are usually banned by the Guild are quite common in this town.
Kira curiously tried the overpriced food including the bread but within one bite, he wanted to call on his summon just for this store to burn to the ground. He then quietly got up and left the disgusting thing there without looking back.
There were also inns and jewelry vendors but aside from these questionable stalls, there wasn't a lot to see in this town so he decided to just move on to the next floor though he noticed two individuals following him.
Kira stepped out of the town but as he was just halfway there with no visible adventurer on sight, a group of 7 adventurers suddenly surrounded him. He did sense them there lying in wait, but he just didn't give a shit as situations like these are quite common in the MHA world.
"Hehehe, look do we have here? A lone adventurer walking all by himself in our turf," The one leading them said arrogantly as standing beside him were 3 more adventurers and behind Kira are the two others following him.
All of them were wielding daggers except for the one in front of Kira who was holding on to a broadsword.
"Yeah! Now, either take out everything that holds value, or we take it from your corpse?"
"HAHAHAHAHA!!"
Kira calmly looked at these dead men as he focused on the one leading them.
"… kill me?" Kira stoically asked them.
"YOU GOT THAT RIGHT! Here in the dungeon, we adventurers are the rulers! The law of the fittest is the only law here! People like you who have no weapon or strength should just stay outside," One of them boasted.
"...and your gods?" Kira asked curiously.
"Hahahahaha!! What about them? These 'gods' don't care what we do! They only care about their own agendas but enough chit-chat! Give us all your money and anything with value or your head will roll today!" The leader answered him arrogantly.
"HAHAHAHAHA! That's a good one boss!!"
"YEAH!! After this, we'll drink till we drop!
HAHAHA!!"
"Hehe *Phew* Oi! Didn't you hear us? You deaf or something?"
"Heh, poor guy, must be shitting his pants right now due to fear, hehehehe!!"
"Enough fooling around! Give it now, you f*cker! Or we're f*cking end you!"
Kira looked at them calmly as he casually walked forward to the one leading them.
"That's better, good boy," The leader said as he smiled and brought out his hand toward Kira but all he saw was a scythe's blade inches away from his neck when he suddenly heard Kira from behind him.
"...Hmm? Why are you quiet now?" Kira asked nonchalantly as he looked at the group being frozen as they looked at Kira.
They couldn't even see Kira's movements, one moment they were surrounding him then he appeared behind their leader with a black scythe at hand.
"...You know, I agree... with everything you guys said, well almost everything… right, Vaga?" Kira's eerily calm voice rang out as his shadow expanded until all of them were within his shadow.
Though much to the fear of everyone watching, a pair of red eyes suddenly opened inside the shadows beneath them. They wanted to scream and run away but for some unknown reason, they can't. They all felt if they made any moves, the very thing beneath them would swallow them whole.
"As far as I know, these 'gods' of yours, don't really give a f*ck on whatever you do… all of their personalities are all tied down to their divinity…and I admit there are gods that bear goodwill to their Familia but most of them… they're no different from you scums…" Kira commented as he looked at everyone's frightened faces.
Before any of them could utter a response, Vaga's heads rose up from the shadow beneath every one of them then swallowed them whole without any warning.
The guy in Kira's hands is now trembling. He wanted to plead for his life but he was a bit too late when Kira swung his scythe to the side and with it, his head.
Before the guy's corpse fell on the ground, one of Vaga's heads moved and swallowed it as well.
*Sigh* "Before it was heroes and villains, now gods and their Familia… doesn't matter, I only have a year before I could world travel again, I'll make the most of it, I guess," Kira muttered as he continued his way to the next floor as Vaga returned to his shadow while his clothes changed back to being Reaper.
The 19th floor was filled with greenery everywhere. The walls, ground, and ceiling looked like it was made from wood looking like it was inside a giant tree. Monsters on this floor were all sorts of bugs and even plant-like creatures.
Kira continued on his way as he left a trail of smoking monster corpses though he did see a strange sight by a giant tree.
There were a bunch of magic stones in the ground around it and a blond girl sleeping at one on the branches of the tree.
He curiously looked at the girl and he somehow felt he knew who it was but as he walked closer to get a better look, the girl's eyes opened wide then she appeared in front of him in her battle stance.
Without any delay, she instinctively swung her Rapier at him but much to the shock of the girl, Kira casually parried her blade between using his scythe.
The girl immediately jumped away and tried to assess the monster she's up against though when she carefully looked at it, she realized it wasn't a monster.
"...Oh, you're not a monster… sorry," The girl sheathed her rapier back to her hip and apologies to Kira.
"Mmm," Kira merely nodded at her then turned to continue his 'walk'.
"..."
The girl didn't know what to say as she rarely comes across with someone that could casually parry one of her strikes so she hesitated some more until she finally followed Kira.
"Umm… so, are you okay?" the girl curiously asked as she knew she didn't hold back much when she struck earlier.
"...I'm fine," Kira replied without sparing her a glance.
"Oh,... alright," the girl said as she continued to follow Kira but when she saw there were a bunch of monsters coming their way, she was about to charge in and take care of it.
Though before she could move forward, Kira beat her into it and turned every monster into pieces.
The girl's eyes widened in surprise and awe when all she saw was a pair of red streaks of light then Kira appeared at the center of the blood-soaked ground. She wanted to compliment Kira and even asked what's his level and Familia when Kira continued his 'walk' without glancing back at her.
She unconsciously pouted at Kira's attitude towards her. Even though some of her Familia members stated she was a bonafide airhead, she felt she was a kid in front of him. Though her thoughts were interrupted when she finally noticed Kira getting further away from her.
By the time she arrived by his side, he had already taken care of another bunch of monsters blocking their way much to her shock. By now, she suspected that Kira was far from being a level 2 like she initially thought instead, someone with the same level or stronger than her.
"Can I spar with you?" She asked as faced his back.
Kira stopped for a moment, then he turned to her curiously but seeing the determined expression of the girl, he couldn't help but agree to her request.
"Mmm," Kira nodded.
"Thank you!" The girl bowed slightly in gratitude as she took her stance with her rapier aimed at Kira.
The two stared at each other for a second then the girl appeared in front of Kira with her rapier already inches away from him.
The girl was about to redirect her blow somewhere else when she noticed Kira didn't react to her but before she could do it, she saw a blur intercepting her rapier with force.
The force behind that attack was enough for her to let go of her rapier but she wasn't just somebody as she instantly jumped back at the same time the attack hit.
The girl was forced to skid to the ground for about 10 meters before she came to a stop.
She took her stance again and this time she narrowed her eyes in seriousness as she knew, if it weren't for her timely maneuver, she would've been disarmed right there. She may be an airhead but she still has the pride of a proud adventurer.
Kira calmly looked at her in slight amazement as he rarely finds someone fast as her. For the first time in a while, he felt an emotion he has long forgotten, excitement.
He twirled his scythe in excitement as he faced the girl.
A tense moment later, both of them charged at each other with scythe and rapier dancing around all over the place. They got so much into their fight that they have forgotten their location at the moment but any monsters who wanted to go near were cut up into pieces before they knew what happened.
Their fight continued on, with both of them disregarding all around them entirely that they didn't notice a large group of adventurers is spectating them both.
"I can accept it if it was her but… who the f*ck is she fighting against?" One of them a man with a wolf-like tail and ears commented as he watched with his group.
"No idea, but whoever it is, I'm sure he's no ordinary adventurer… wonder which Familia he belongs to?" the dwarf with them replied as he watched their ace take on Kira.
"Good question, and why haven't we heard about someone that can actually go toe to toe with her before?" an elf said as she looked at the destruction both of them are causing to the area.
"Ohh!! I know! I know!! Maybe he is some unknown secret Familia's hidden ace that they were nursing secretly from the public!!" One of the Amazoness enthusiastically said.
"Keep it down Tiona, for all we know, he might be an enemy… Captain! Your orders?" The other Amazoness strictly said as she lovingly looked at her captain.
"...Tione might be right, for now, we'll watch over them but everyone be ready to interfere at a moment notice… whoever that is, he's no joke," A small guy in front of them said as they noticed their ace actually using her magic much to their shock.
The two of them are still fighting though as time passes, the girl notices that she is slowly being overwhelmed by Kira's strength and skills. After she realized this, she hesitantly used some of her wind magic, Ariel for a brief moment to gauge Kira's reaction.
She was worried she might kill him accidentally as she commonly uses this only at monsters but a second later, she was astounded that someone actually bypassed her attack like it was nothing. In her carelessness, she was left wide open for a moment that Kira saw but thanks to her quick reflex, she dodged his strike at the last moment.
At that, she no longer hesitated and used her magic fully and battled it out with him.
Kira saw the change in her as he responded with her and used his red fire to coat his scythe with it then they both clashed again but this time, it was followed by a shock wave.
By now, the greenery near them is all but destroyed including the unfortunate monsters that happen to be near them.
Their fight continued until Kira noticed his opponent getting slower by the minute, her breath is getting uneven, and that sweat is starting to form on her forehead. By now, he was sure that she was at her limit and decided to end it for now.
Kira suddenly stopped in his spot and placed back his scythe in his inventory then calmly looked at the girl still charging at him.
The girl widened her eyes in surprise when she saw him stop and put away his scythe. She didn't know what to do as her attack was already at the point of no return though she did try her best to direct it in another direction.
As her attack was about to hit Kira, she involuntarily closed her eyes as she didn't want to see the inevitable outcome she would see but all of her thoughts froze when she felt her body stop in place while her rapier was stuck in something as well.
She hesitantly opened her eyes expecting a corpse in front of her but instead, there he was, still standing there without any noticeable injury on him while the blade of her rapier is stuck between his fingers mere millimeters from his face.
"You're good… let's do it again next time," Kira said out loud as he released her rapier then turned around and began going back in the direction of the entrance of the dungeon.
After a moment, she woke up in her state and quickly followed him.
"I know… I know you were going easy on me… but next time, I will beat you," the girl resolutely said even though she was out of breath.
A moment later, the rest of her group finally arrived beside the girl as they looked towards Kira in awe. They knew better than anyone how hard to keep up with Ais much less defeat her in a sword fight and now they just saw some unknown guy beat her without any injury to show for.
If it was the top ranker in Orario, Ottar the "Knight of Knights" and the Level 7 Captain of the Freya Familia was the one they saw, they wouldn't react much.
They all etched Kira's appearance in their minds as a powerful warrior they wanted to overcome someday, including the girl Kira battled, Ais Wallenstein.
Kira didn't turn back as he merged with his shadow and disappeared from his spot much to the shock of everyone looking at him.
He didn't feel like continuing so he decided to go back outside though as he expected, his level was still the same at level 100.
A week went by and by now, most Familia on Orario are already on high-alert as Kira's nightly 'walks' continued on.
Each night, a massacre including their respective gods is presented to them every morning though competent adventurers and gods noticed the similarities between these killings. All of these Familias are all rumored to be infamous with either drugs, women, and money. Basically the scum on Orario though not one of them would ever admit it.
Though it is called a massacre, the weird thing was he didn't kill most of these scums. In each Familia he visited, they were either alive but crippled to a degree or headless. The rarest one they would find would be someone with no injury at all.
The guild grew frustrated as days passed on without any lead towards Kira or any about his Familia. Even the gods in heaven including the ones Kira sent there are all suspecting one another as they all assumed that the other wanted to get rid of their power from Orario.
All in all, since the day Kira started his nightly 'walks', chaos has reigned in everyone's mind as they are all plagued with one particular question in their minds, 'who is he?'
Many investigated the top rankers and high-leveled adventurers in Orario if they are remotely familiar with Kira but they got nothing like he just popped out from nowhere.
On the Loki Familia though, on the day they got back outside of the dungeon, they were all in for a shock when they saw various wanted posters of the very same man that beat their ace, Ais.
Everyone in that group was familiar with his outfit as he was the talk on their entire way so as they all learned he was wanted was shocking, to say the least, but they got to wonder something. If he really was a bloodthirsty murderer, why didn't he attack them or fight Ais with the intent to kill.
As the chaos circulated all over Orario, the main culprit in all of this is idle and bored while he propped his elbows on the counter table waiting for a new order.
Business in the pub is still the same but as he got better at baking, he could finish his batch before Mia and their resident cat chef, May could even go halfway through their dish.
Though when both chefs learned this, their eyes burned with determination to wipe the floor with Kira's face with their dish but in the end, it was always with them crying and Kira looking at them like idiots.
Now, with nothing to do, he thought of doing something else other than baking.
He contemplated with himself the different things he could do as a hobby. His hobby of coming up with crazy ideas is pretty limited with the ingredients he has there, he could do it with the help of his item shop in his system but he didn't really want to spend his money on those.
He remembered his past hobbies in his former life as online gaming and collecting G*ndam plastic models. In this time, those things are further than anything though he did remember something before he became like that.
He looked at everyone minding their business but he could see a section of the pub with all females looking at him hungrily though he ignored that as he thought they were just hungry.
Noticing that no one might mind him, he went to a vacant table at the corner and sat down then bought something on his system.
Kira didn't notice it but when he moved and sat down, most of the females there had their eyes fixated on him like a wolf eyeing their prey. Of course, they didn't openly look at him but they just observed him from their peripheral vision discreetly.
He sat there staring at nothing first as some courageous women were preparing themselves to try their luck on him while the waitresses there all of them started to discreetly form a defensive position on Kira but this time it included Ryuu as well.
The self-proclaimed leader of Kira's booty Protection Squad, Syr, proposed to Ryuu that as a fellow employee, she should partake in these team-building exercises the same as everyone else's though she privately advice her to not let any girls come close to Kira except Syr, herself.
A moment later, everyone in the pub started to feel the tension in the air as the other girls are now staring directly at the defensive formation of the waitresses blocking their view of Kira. Guys, in the way of their silent confrontation, wisely scooted to the sides as they expected to see a girl fight any second now.
The tension became even more intense when some of the women started standing up and openly glaring at the wall of waitresses blocking their view while the waitresses took their battle stance and meeting any glares that came their way with glares of their own.
Of course, Mia noticed this but instead of breaking it up, she just smiled widely and gave a thumbs up thinking that ever since Kira came, female customers skyrocketed.
The intense staredown of amongst women was at the boiling point when suddenly a sound of a guitar rang out in the pub which stopped everyone in their spot.
(Play_"Cl*rity" - Z*dd (feat. Foxes) Cover by Tann*r P*trick)
A fast-paced tempo of a guitar rang out everywhere as they curiously looked at Kira playing it though they did question where it came from though as they listened to the beat, all of their questions stopped in their heads.
They all thought it was just him strumming a beat when suddenly for the first time anyone has known Kira, he surprised all of them by singing along it though they took notice he has a great voice.
_High dive into frozen waves where the past comes back to life~
_Fight fear for the selfish pain, it was worth it every time~
_Hold still right before we crash 'cause we both know how this ends~
_A clock ticks 'til it breaks your glass and I drown in you again~
As Kira sang without noticing everyone looking at him, they all listened to the lyrics as they all can't help themselves go with the beat. Music on Orario or in this time is really rare that there nobody hardly knows any songs at all so listening to this, everyone enjoyed themselves including Mia.
The entire pub became silent as Kira's song rang out everywhere as they marveled at him as he continued the song.
_If our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?~
_If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?~
At that part, every female there except for Mia and Ryuu had their hearts beat erratically and their eyes became love-shaped while the guys there took notice of this as they wanted to ask Kira about his song after this.
The sound of his voice was even heard from the outside as curious passersby stopped and listened to the song.
Bit by bit, the entire pub became crowded as more people wanted to listen.
It even got to the point that people started crowding the outside of the pub though with these many people gathering not a sound could be heard from them as they silently listened in.
By the time Kira finished with the song, the entire place was quiet for a moment then it was filled with thunderous applause from everyone there.
*Clap* x??
Kira, who heard their claps towards him, was a bit startled at first as he got lost in singing one of his favorite songs back in his previous life so he didn't realize everyone was staring at him.
He looked at everyone clapping towards him as he stood up from his seat and bowed slightly in appreciation though, by the time he stood straight, Syr instantly appeared in front of him with a scary gleam in her eyes that sent chills in Kira himself.
Before anyone could fathom what would Syr do, she suddenly took hold of Kira's face using both of her hands and without any warning, she kissed him right then and there.
Everyone watching was surprised by this was entirely unlike her cheerful and kind demeanor.
Kira widened his eyes when he was being kissed but before he could break the kiss, he felt her tongue expertly went inside his mouth and for some unknown reason, her grip on his head was strong.
Every female there whether they were Kira's fan club or his coworkers except for Mia and Ryuu has their eyes gleamed with bloody murder at the girl still kissing Kira.
Chloe Rollo, one of the cat waitresses there with the fastest reflex, immediately got behind Syr and tried to pull her away but even she took hold of her body, the grip of her hands on Kira while keeping the kiss was like taking a piece of meat from a hungry wolf.
The rest of the women there shook off their shock when they saw Chloe trying to pull away Syr so they all went in as well to help.
By the time Syr was separated from Kira, he was slightly dazed while Syr had this scary expression on her face like a certain pink-headed girl in Mirai Nikki.
...
It's been 3 months since that incident, on that day though Mia ordered(pleaded) to Kira to sing once in a while Kira's only condition is that Syr has to be detained from him while he is performing and after.
Kira desperately reasoned with himself that it's just natural for a girl though he still can't help compare Syr from certain Yanderes he remembers and that gives him a chill every time he thinks of it.
Due to this, his and the pub's popularity became prominent in their area. Though some jealous dumbasses tried to confront him, they never got close to him due to the deadly waitresses and the women there.
During these past months, Kira's nightly 'walks' have been common to others just like in his previous world but for Familia's like Ishtar's, it felt like walking around a land mine. They never know when will Kira come for them but they all know he will, eventually.
Even though the public is becoming used to his nightly 'walks', the Guild never gave up not even once, they even made Kira's bounty for his head rise every single week that passes by.
Those in power became frustrated over this as they all can't believe that over months that passed and the only thing they know about Kira is his infamous black scythe as well as his skull mask. They all tried to interrogate every adventurer they could find as in their minds at least, they all assumed he was a high-leveled adventurer.
Adding to the fact that the Loki Familia released info about Kira's battle prowess and safe to say, they were shocked, to say the least, when they learned that he could actually beat the 'Sword princess' Ais Wallenstein in a sword fight. Due to this, some of them that are still pursuing Kira eventually gave up as well.
Due to this and Kira's recent exploits, the public unofficially named him Grim as the survivors from his 'walks' would usually describe him as death was coming for their souls.
Nothing much happened these months though he finally saw Bell Cranel wandering the streets and the famous loli goddess, Hestia walking about but it looked like they hadn't met yet.
Though he didn't dwell on them for now as now, he has something even more urgent than seeing those two.
He noticed his level became stuck on level 100 since he got here though he saw his experience bar already filled to the brim. Although the exact time he noticed this, he was suddenly given a dungeon key and a simple mission attached to it.
[Emergency Mission]
[Clear the dungeon within 4 days and meet death]
[Award: Level limit broken and Endless Dungeon Key]
The dungeon key looked ominous as a smiling white skull was engraved on it and the key's body looked like it was made from a bone.
He didn't want to waste his time anymore so excused himself to Mia for a week as said it was personal.
At first, Mia was skeptical but looking at Kira's poker face staring back at her, she relented and agreed much to the sadness of his coworkers when they heard it though he did reassure them he will be back.
Kira walked out of the pub as he made his way towards the dungeons. He ignored the looks passersby were giving him when he doesn't have any weapon on him.
He continued his walk up to the floor with minimal people on it then he took out his dungeon key from his inventory.
With the key in hand, he brought it in front of him and twisted like he was unlocking something then as the key disappeared, a darkish red portal appeared in front of him.
He silently looked at it as he felt ominous about it like the feeling he got from when he took his job class mission but this time, it exudes an aura akin to death.
After contemplating for a bit more, he stepped inside of the portal at the exact time he got in, the portal disappeared as well. Though as soon as it vanished, everything around a 100-meters from Kira's previous spot became shrouded with darkness.
Monsters who saw this avoided it like a plague while wandering adventurers felt like death was staring at them when they came near it.