I have a question, how many chapters did I post last week? I have the impression I only posted 2...
It was a pretty weird week for me not gonna lie...
This was a very hard chapter to write, you will see why.
The amount of research I had to do...
If you spot any sort of inconsistency or worse, a plot hole, I am happy to fix it.
For the usual reader, there might not be a lot of problems (I hope so) but for the lore Gods out there, this might be troublesome.
Let's see.
This chapter marks the end of this minor arc, and the next few chapters are going to be inter-arcs.
So in case, you would like to accumulate, you can wait some time and gather a few chapters for maximum profit... If you have the patience.
5-7 should be enough.
If you wish to know what happens early, you can go to Patreon and see up to 10 chapters ahead.
We are currently in the Loki Familia Arc, the minor arc that will hopefully lead to the last Arc of this Volume.
Although, I have some suspicions that this volume may end with the Mc still on Level 2, but just really close to 3.
In any case, enjoy, I'll see you guys at the end of the chapter.
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'Silver ignored the gazes of the people around him as he moved his body back to the broken tower.'
'Upon arriving, he did not use his powers as he started to climb the broken watchtower. He searched for the stairs but they were blocked by debris.'
'So the easiest path was, ironically, to climb it.'
'Thankfully, part of the way was easy due to the pile of stone rubble around the tower...'
'But despite that, his body protested as pain spread around his body, however, this was but a minor inconvenience for Silver...'
'Well... Compared with what he experienced over the past 2 months in the Dungeon, this wasn't much.'
'This pain will go away when he drinks some of his stashed potions anyway.'
'The people looking at Silver couldn't help but open their mouths wide in surprise.'
'Wasn't he seriously hurt just a few minutes ago?... And why is he half-naked?'
'And the answer was yes, and… Yes! Silver was indeed hurt… He WAS.'
'His natural healing ability was quite potent, and he drank a potion and used several healing medicines... He was also healed by a Magic Spell.'
'Don't misunderstand, Silver wanted to lay down and rest, but he didn't feel like doing that when he had other things to do...'
'As for his clothes… Silver tied the cloak Daphne lent to him on his waist and went climbing the tower like that.'
'He had a spare set of clothes on the tower he prepared beforehand... And he needed it now!'
'Fights between adventurers can get messy, so a new set of clothes is necessary.'
'Otherwise, there would be no need to bring spare clothes on expeditions…'
"One Two… One… Two…" Said Silver as he climbed the tower
/Thud/
'Silver fell on the ground as he arrived at the top and climbed into the last floor of the tower.'
'He stayed there resting for a minute before he got up and went to a small box with 4 potions on the side.'
'2 Blue and 2 red.'
/POP!/
'He opened one of the red potions with a satisfying pop and drank its contents in one go.'
"Haaa…" Exhaled Silver in satisfaction as he felt his body relax
The taste of money...
Its bitter...
/POP!/
'He opened yet another potion, this time, one of the blue ones.'
/Gulp!/
"Haaaa… My headache finally got a little better."
'Green light started to shine on his body. It was Silver using his Plasmids to heal his internal injuries that the potions didn't heal effectively.'
'Two minutes later, the light stopped and he got up.'
"I am done."
My body is not perfect, but one or two days of rest should be enough.
'He started to stretch as he checked everything around him.'
At this time, Hestia should be collecting our rewards for this…
Time to go back and prepare a party.
'Silver looked around and decided to store his items in his inventory.'
'Even if there was a chance people might suspect some things, Silver knew this secret wouldn't last forever anyway.'
"Phew…" Said Silver as he dusted off his new clothes
'If someone was to look at Silver right now, it would be quite hard to relate him to the hurt boy who collapsed on the ground a few minutes ago.'
"Ouch… My body still hurts…"
I took a lot of punches with my head… There won't be any permanent damage, right?
'As he thought that, he created a thin ice mirror and gazed at his reflection.'
"I look ok... A bit tired but okay." He said as he looked at his face
'He opened and closed his hand, trying to feel if something was wrong.'
Apart from the immense soreness, I guess I am fine for the most part.
'With that, Silver went to the window and jumped.'
'When he reached the floor, he smoothly stopped in the air and started to walk on the ground.'
'To Orario!'
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/At the same time at Babel…/
'The Gods were not calm, they couldn't stay still.'
'When the War game ended with the confirmation of the fact that Silver was alive, the Gods immediately exploded in a fiery round of discussion.'
'After some time without any results, one of the Gods brought the subject of the rewards of the Hestia Familia.'
'But the Gods didn't care at all, they were fully focused on something else, so they just agreed to transfer all of the possessions of the Apollo and Tityos Familia to the Hestia Familia.'
'This did not include debts as all previous debts were either terminated or passed onto other people.'
'Hestia refused Apollo and Tityos children saying she wanted to choose the ones to join her Familia herself.'
'And the Gods accepted whatever she said, they just wanted this to end so they could go to the next topic…'
'The topic of Silver's Alias!'
'This was a spicy one!'
'The Gods felt this was their chance to shine!'
'Considering what they saw today, this might be the perfect opportunity to bring 'shame' onto this rising Familia.'
'And also, who wouldn't want their chosen name to become this 'fine' adventurer alias?'
'Their faces displayed their wide smiles as they waited for this topic to be brought to the table.'
(Something to note is that I made a small mistake about the Denatus, check N1 for this)
/SLAM!/
'Loki lifted her hand and slapped the table.'
"Enough of this blabbering! I have places to be and I certainly do not wish to lose my time hearing you all argue like excited teenage girls." Said Loki as she looked at the Gods
'And they all shut up when she said that, getting back to their cordial looks.'
'Some seemed slightly paler while the others had ugly smiles forming on their faces.'
Good, if we let them be they will keep blabbering for hours...
'Loki picked a small stack of papers and read it.'
"So let's get this over with and start the naming ceremony." She said
"Firstly, as we were saying previously, all of the property from Apollo and Tityos is going to Hestia, this transfer is being done officially through the Guild, does anyone want to say something?" She asked
"No ma'am." Said a God with a black power style hair
"I agree." Said a Goddess
"Me too." Replied a God with many piercings
'The Gods immediately agreed.'
"So, time to name some of the children." Said Loki as she turned the papers in her hand
"Oh! This girl is super cute! Her name is... Persephone!" Said Loki as she looked at Demeter
"She is also a very kind girl." Said Demeter with a calm smile
'The Gods started to think of names as they looked at the files.'
"Ice star." Said a God in a serious tone
"..."
'Demeter started to sweat as she worried.'
"Blue Queen!" Said another God
"Dark Moon!" Said another God
"Silent Flower!" Said yet another God
"Dancer?…" Said Leto in the corner with pity
Little Persephone is known for dancing, she should like this right?
'Demeter smiled at her, but she already accepted her child's fate'
'And that was enough, Demeter was on the verge of crying'
'This went on and on until Loki declared:'
'After a little while, Loki said:'
"Enough, her alias shall be Dark Flower, does anyone complain?... No?... Next, Stribog."
'When Loki said that, an old man sitting on the back trembled…'
'And so went the Denatus, the Gods having fun as they named the children.'
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"... And the last one… Oh boy… From the Hestia Familia…" Said Loki with a smile
"Mellios Silver." She said
/Whispers/
'The Gods looked at each other in excitement as they started to go over ideas.'
"Hum… There is only one thing I would like to know before we proceed." Said Loki with a frown
'Loki looked at Hestia with an inquisitive glance.'
"No matter how I look at this, this doesn't make any sense. How did he Level up from Level 1 to 2 in a little over one and a half months?" Asked Loki
"?!"
'Hestia was stunned by this sudden question.'
'Of course! She should've expected this to happen.'
'It was simply too fast, even for the most talented in the history of Orario, Ais was the fastest achieving a miraculous one year.'
'And if we consider the other super talents, they also achieved a record similar to Ais.'
'Even Ottar, the King, was slightly slower than Ais, but only by a matter of a few days.'
'Although, what people don't know is that, while Ais focused on leveling speed, Ottar maximized his stats... So there is a big difference in quality.'
'By seeing the records and the way Silver fought, Loki knew he had what it took to break the record.'
'His courage in face of danger and his arsenal of abilities was more than enough for him to increase his abilities fast.'
'And the luck to survive death...'
'But two months... Two months is too much for her to accept!'
"Look, I would've understood if it was something on the likes of a month faster than my Ais, I won't deny that... However, that was far from the end result." She said as she looked at Hestia with her sharp eyes
"Even if he has what it takes to continually challenge himself in the Dungeon, one and a half months is too much for his stats to grow enough for him to Level up!"
"Just like my Ais, he is also Human!"
"That's not how our blessings work! Falna is not instant! A mortal's body can't adapt fast enough and change to this degree in the period of two months." Said Loki
'Falna manifests itself in a different way for each person, based on their experiences, desires, Skills, ability, and magic, all of them develop due to the characteristics lurking within an individual.'
'Even if those characteristics were built up from a personal history, any Exilia gained from those experiences work to power up a Blessing or degenerate into its new shape.'
'In a similar way as to how a flower growing up on the ground can differ depending on its environment during development. Therefore, it is a stimulant.'
'Falna is completely unaffected by outside forces. In a Many vs 1 situation, the Exlia from a monster is not really divided, instead, what an individual receives is greatly dependent on how much of a challenge that fight was for him.'
'A mortal Body is like a balloon and Exilia is the air, by adventuring, the Gods children can inflate the balloon by pumping in 'air' into it..'
'However, there is a point where the balloon reaches its limits and it will stop growing.'
'So being blunt, it's the ultimate key to unlocking inner potential.'
'That's why some people are more suitable to become frontliners while some can only become supporters.'
'And this is why you don't see all-rounders often, it's rare to see people that can grow all stats to their absolute limit.'
'Not only it gets more and more difficult to raise them to those high values, but your body would reach its own limits way before that.'
'This is a concept well engraved in the minds of all Gods.'
'For them, the concept of "breaking one's limits" is nothing but a sugar-coated impossibility.'
'As if it was so simple to break one's limit.'
'It is indeed possible to slowly expand that limit, but how many decades of work would it take?'
'It took Ottar 8 years to max his Level 6 stats, and around 7 for him to almost max his Level 7 stats.'
'So that was why Loki had a suspicion that Hestia was using 'underhand means'.'
'Only a God can improve a mortal's body so it can change this much... Was what she thought.'
/BANG!/
"What?!" Said Hestia as she banged her hands on the table
How do I explain that? Even I don't know how he progressed so quickly!
'Hestia was confused and conflicted.'
'She couldn't tell those Gods what sorts of abilities her child had, it would become an absolute mayhem.'
'And in the end, the ones who would suffer would be her and Silver.'
'She had to come up with a solution. But how?'
'She couldn't tell them his Skill, nor could she tell them his status.'
'Her only option was to imply he was special, but without mentioning those…'
"Urg…"
Think. I need to say something, anything…
"Can't answer? You wouldn't be 'remodeling' him using your divine power would you?" She said
'Hestia was stunned once again.'
"Of course not!" She said as she sweated bullets and hit the table
'Loki smiled.'
"Alright then, out with it. If you didn't do that, this should be as easy as pie." She said
"Urg…"
Help me, Silver… Wait…
'It was then that Hestia remembered, on the night before the War game, she and Silver sat down in front of the fireplace as they went over several possibilities for the War game.'
'And it was then she remembered a particular discussion…'
/Flashback time…/
"Whats this?" Asked Hestia as she picked a piece of paper on the table
'Silver, who could be seen sitting in front of the fireplace, checking his gear said:'
"Oh? That's very important." He said with a smile
"Its a set of possible questions I compiled, make sure to memorize them. Or at least understand them." He said
"Questions?" Said Hestias as she read the paper
"Yup, after and during the game, the Gods may ask you several questions, it's pretty obvious."
Gods aren't that hard to predict... Most of them at least.
"Hence, I wrote those as a way to help you in case you find yourself lost in their tricks and plots." Said Silver
"..."
"You speak as if Gods were these trickster beings..." Said Hestia
"Hum… Not like that exactly, for me, Gods are attracted to anything they deem as "interesting"." Said Silver as he inspected and stored a potion, placing it inside a small box
"At least that's the case for most of them, and I am pretty sure an existence like me will be noticed pretty easily no matter what I do."
"Not like I am trying that hard to hide anymore…"
"And when they find out that they can't understand me through their own knowledge, they will ask questions… And the only one who can answer them is you."
"They will force you to comply even when they aren't in the right at all."
And if they are to learn the truth... A big problem will arise.
"That's why I need you to be tough and not be pressured by their questions, because in the end, you aren't forced to answer any of it."
"As long as you didn't break their laws it's fine, remember that." Said Silver as he smiled
'Hestia looked at his crafty smile and couldn't help but have a small headache.'
"In any case, if the pressure is too big, you can always just 'flee', they can't and won't take any action against you."
Although it might sour your relationship with some Gods... But who cares about those background characters?
"I don't know you, but I don't care at all about other God's opinions of me. I am fine as long as you have my back." Said Silver as he applied an unknown substance to a small knife
"Silver…" Said Hestia with a small tear in the corner of her eyes.
'The rest is history…'
/Snapback to reality!/
'Hestia observed the many eyes of the Gods around her and smiled.'
'Loki didn't like that smile…'
'Hestia puffet her chest and said:'
"You said a lot flatty, but I have something to say as well…" Said Hestia as she got up from her seat
"Mind your own business!" She said as she pointed at the red-haired girl
"?!"
'The Gods around were also shocked!'
'Loki's face turned black...'
"You talked a lot huh? So let me say some things as well!"
"I did not break any of the rules and it's pretty simple to check if you want to!"
"And as long as I didn't break any rule, I am not obliged to answer any of your inquiries!" Said Hestia as she proudly puffed up her chest to Loki
"#!!"
'Loki was super pissed, her eyes frowned so much that they closed again.'
Since when did Loli-Tits learn to use her brain?!
… Wait! Tsk!
'Loki seemed to realize what was going on.'
'Her delay in answering her questions, the way she was sweating, and the fact she was very nervous until now…'
I see, it isn't her who thought of this, it was that guy…
Did you predict this? Hehe…
'Her eyes opened as a twisted smile appeared on her face.'
"Oia? Board, tell me, why does this bother you so much? Are you jealous MY Silver broke your Wallen-whatever record?" Said Hestia with a smug smile
"As fucking if! I was just thinking how absurd this all is!" Said Loki as rage filled her face
"As I see, you just explained yourself." Said Freya on the side
"?!" x Everyone
'The silent and disinterested Goddess on the side, the one who didn't speak a single word ever since the meeting started, suddenly opened her mouth to speak.'
'Her voice echoing in the room sounded like the purest of melodies, this was the power of the most beautiful Goddess in the world.'
"What do you mean by that? You man-devouring banshee?!" Asked Loki
"Ara? Angry today aren't you?" Said Freya as she looked to the side with a small chuckle
"You just said that he continually challenged himself in the Dungeon. Just read the report." She said as she pointed at the reports on the table
'Hestia also remembered about that! How could she have forgotten?…'
'In those pages was the progress written by none other than Loiju with the help of Silver, it was a detailed and honest depiction of the events Silver passed in the Dungeon.'
'Some things were cut, but it was pretty clear to see what he did!'
'Prior to coming to Orario, he was under the training of his family, his grandparents being high-Level adventurers, he was under their care for 18 years. If you add all of it, it's more training time than the sword Princess.'
'Before he became an adventurer, he fought the Goliath and won by utilizing the environment to create a chance to kill the Goliath.'
'On his very first day, he challenged a monster Horde and 'barely' survived.'
'Two weeks later, he fought against an Irregular monster and 'barely' survived.'
'One month into his adventure and he saved both Loki and Artemis.'
'And three weeks later he had his fight against an unnamed monster that was the trigger for his Level up.'
'Not to mention all of the minor fights in between!'
'Even if the report wasn't very detailed and clear about most of these events, it is a verified report made by the Guild.'
'The Guild wouldn't lie. Not to something so simple.'
"Every day since he became an adventurer… No, even before that." Said Freya as she looked at the report
"There was almost not a single day where he was not in the Dungeon..." Said Freya with a thin smile
"Danger is the best catalyst for change, and this is the sort of adventurer who isn't afraid of facing danger."
"Just look at how he accepted the fight at the end of the War game and fought until he collapsed... Most can't even accomplish half of what he did today in their entire career."
"In any of those fights, his feelings and desires would have interfered with the amount of Exilia he gained." Said Freya with a smile
"It isn't surprising he developed so quickly, to be honest." She said as she put her delicate finger on her cheek
"..."
'Loki shut up as she realized she had lost.'
'It had been over 1000 years since the Gods descended to the lower world.'
'Not even they could hope to predict all of the possibilities that were hidden within the bodies of each of the mortals in Genkai.'
'Strange and unexplainable occurrences like this happen every now and then. All the whore… All Freya did was point that out.'
'Loki thought about Finn's supernatural intuition, Riveria's and Lefiya Unique magic… And she couldn't help but sigh.'
'It was useless to comply, all of the men were already under her trance anyway…'
'Although, there was one thing on her head.'
'This might explain his fast development, but not his abnormal strenght.'
'She could accept that he leveled as soon as possible, but no matter how much danger he passed, it is impossible for him to have leveled up with high stats.'
'And yet, how is he so strong?'
"Don't show me that look Loki. I am as interested as you, however, there is no point in pressurizing a fellow God." She said as her glowing purple eyes turned to Hestia
"?"
'Hestia kept moving her hands and massaging her head as she tried to process everything that was going on, but she lifted her head and noticed the gaze, but she felt even more confused.'
'She had yet to recover from all of this.'
/Creak/
'Freya got up from her chair elegantly.'
"Are you leaving Lady Freya?" Asked one of the Gods
"Yes, I have some urgent business to attend to." She said with a smile captivating the man in the table
"Really? What a shame, aren't you going to stay and give Loli big boobs' child an alias?" Asked that same God
"Ho? I apologize, but I can't." She said as she did a cutesy pose
'Freya turned to the side and picked one of the copies of Silver's face and said after a small moment:'
"Make sure to give him something proper this time." She said as flashed her biggest smile in the past few Denatus'
'And she left soon after.'
"YES!" Said all of the male Gods
"..."
'The Goddess, however, looked at the males as if they were a pile of rubbish.'
"Now then, shall we choose a name for this young man?" Asked a Goddess on the table
'The Gods all started to think, it was time to use their brains!'
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Notes
N1
So, as I said, I made a mistake.
Not all Gods that live in Orario are invited to the Denatus, nor do all of the Gods attend it.
There are two main ways to enter the Denatus, and both involve having an invite.
You can gain an invite by getting one adventurer to Level 2 so he can get an alias, or you can get an invite from a member of the Denatus.
Once you enter the Denatus, you are free to go and not to go whenever one happens.
And most of the time, few Gods actually go to the Denatus.
The Denatus is more of a small "good to see you again party".
The Gods would discuss recent events and gossip with each other, and they would also talk about small events, although the Denatus isn't made with the intent of solving those problems most of the time, but more of notifying the Gods.
Problems are mostly resolved by the Guild. AKA, Ouranos.
Of course, the main event of the Denatus is naming these adventurers.
N2
It's very hard to explain how Exilia works, its similar to what normal Rpg experience, but at the same time, its as if the value each monster gives is different every time depending on a multitude of factors.
That's why, even a Level 7 adventure may Level up against a Goblin in some sort of absurd scenario.
Ok... This is an exaggeration, but this is to show how much Exilia can vary from the same monster.
Scenario, time, condition, etc, all of its together make up for how much Exilia you would gain.
For example, a Level 1 adventurer may actually Level up just from facing a Level 7 monster and surviving.
Even if they don't clash, just the pressure of facing the creature and living to tell the tale would be enough stimuli.
Even more so, if the adventurer actually surpassed his limits and gathered the courage to face the monster.
Bell Skill was just a multiplier, it enhanced his feeling that in turn, made it so that all of his fights held a much higher meaning to him. Since feelings can also affect Exilia.
It also made him grow faster.
Every fight was an opportunity for him to get closer to Ais and eventually...
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