Lioro felt like he was floating freely through a lair of clouds.
It felt nice; he was in a weird state where he knew he was awake but at the same time wasn't.
As Lioro was enjoying himself, he suddenly felt someone poking his cheek.
Which bastard was trying to ruin his sleep?
Lioro turned towards his right side.
The poking went away.
But only for a few seconds.
It was back again!
Lioro's expression crumbled. Slightly opening his eyes, he looked at the perpetrator.
Blue eyes, black hair, big chest.
"What....is it Hestia?..."
He didn't even call her goddess, showing his dissatisfaction.
Hestia narrowed her eyes and kept poking Lioro's cheek.
"What is it?"
"Hmph!"
She continued poking.
Lioro finally opened his eyes fully.
"What?"
"Hmph!"
"Woman, what the hell is wrong with you?"
Lioro covered his cheek, making Hestia finally stop.
"Where did you go last night?"
Hestia asked with a scrutinizing expression on her face.
"....you didn't go to visit any vixen, did you?...."
Lioro stopped and then gave Hestia a better look.
What the hell is going through her head?
Was she jealous?
Lioro thought deeply for a moment before nodding his head seriously.
"Yes, I went to the pleasure district."
"P-pleasure district?!"
Hestia jumped on her feet.
Lioro smiled.
"Yes."
"Y-you..."
Hestia pointed at him with a shaking finger.
Just as Lioro was smiling and waiting for her to explode, Hestia lightly flickered his nose and said in a calm voice.
"Bad child, always teasing your goddess, even though you know you can't lie in front of a god."
Feeling itchy, Lioro lightly rubbed his nose.
Hestia crossed her arms across her chest and said.
"I updated the status of the new child you accepted...."
"Did you see anything interesting? Like a skill?"
"Skill? Nope, it was empty, hsi status also normal all starting from I(0)"
Hestia recalled Bell's status.
Compared to his first two monstrous children, it was just so-so.
'Bell's skill... how to activate it?'
Lioro fell silent.
Hestia looked at his white hair and couldn't help but ask.
"Are you related?"
"Yes, yes, he's my brother from another mother."
Lioro rolled his eyes.
The fact that he was being compared to Bell was just pathetic.
"You....."
Hestia used her hand to flick his nose again.
Liroo dodged.
"Don't dodge!"
She tried again.
Lioro jumped off the bed, making her fall headfirst onto the bed.
"I'm leaving, bye."
Lioro said as he casually walked out of the room.
Leaving behind Hestia, who was lying on his bed.
But instead of getting up.
Hestia actually started sniffing the mattress.
"Lioro's smell....."
She blushed and took a few more sniffs.
Before she knew it, she was hugging his pillow and happily rolling around on his bed.
Exiting their house, Lioro looked at the sun in the sky.
It was afternoon.
Turning to his left, he looked at Bel,l who was lying on the ground sweating like a pig.
Beside him stood Yoriichi, with a calm look on his face.
"How's the training going?"
"He's making progress."
Yoriichi said.
Bell was huffing heavily, too tired to say anything.
Lioro cast a tier 3 Heavy Recover on him, the spell had the ability to recover stamina as well.
As the soothing light enveloped Bell, the small injuries were quickly healed, and in no time, his stamina was raised back to full.
Bell stopped huffing and got up from the ground, looking at Lioro with a shocked expression.
And he wasn't the only one.
Lioro turned his head and looked at the front gate of his familia.
There, he saw several unknown adventurers looking curiously at them.
"A healer?...."
"Which familia is this?..."
"Does anyone know? Are they taking in new members?..."
Lioro said to Yoriichi and Bell.
"Let's go inside."
The two of them followed behind him, entering the house and closing the door.
Yoriichi and Bell stood in the hall, looking at Lioro.
Opening his prop box, Lioro took out several weapons.
There were several swords, some shields, and a set of general steel armour.
Bell stared in disbelief, he couldn't understand how Lioro suddenly took these things out of nowhere.
Yoriichi was calm, he was more or less familiar with Lioro's means by now.
"Take what you like."
Lioro said as he pulled out the last item, a single-handed crossbow he bought because it looked cool.
"I can choose anything?"
Bell asked while pointing at himself.
"Yes, but I think it will be better for Yoriichi to guide you."
"O-of course! Mr. Yoriichi, please!"
Bell looked at Yoriichi with expectant eyes.
Yoriichi looked at Bell then glanced down at the various longswords and full plate armour.
After thinking for a moment, he shook his head.
"None of these are suitable for you."
"You're more gifted for smaller weapons like a dagger instead of a sword.....light armour will be more ideal as it won't restrict your movements...."
Bell's shoulder deflated in sadness.
"Doesn't that mean I'm not suitable for anything here?"
"You can use the sword, but I don't recommend it."
Lioro looked at them in silence.
'Do I really have to make their weapons?'
He was really in no mood to craft.
Especially since they will just outgrow the equipment with their growth rate, meaning he will need to craft another set again.
'Let's just buy something for now.'
It will take too long to make equipment anyway, it will be better to use general stuff for now than make specialized ones later.
"Let's go to the blacksmith shop."
Unfortunately, he was banned from Hephaestus familia...
Anyway, it wasn't like there weren't any other blacksmith shops in Orario.
Goibniu Familia shop.
Yoriichi looked at the various weapons on display, then selected the ones he thought were most suitable.
If course being inexpensive was also a criteria.
For Bell, they bought basic twin blades, which were easy to handle, and padded clothes armour with a few pieces of metal guard on the shkulder and arm.
6,500 valis for the weapon and 8,000 for the armour.
As for Yoriichi....he didn't get anything.
"I have my sword, and I can perform better without armour."
"Upto you, but I have to say you are underestimating the monsters in the dungeon."
Lioro shook his head, making Yoriichi look at him in confusion.
"Let's go to the dungeon."
He will have Bell register with the guild later.
With that, the three of them made their way toward the dungeon.
Looking at the unique appearence of the three, the onlookers couldn't help but give them another glance.
Among the onlookers was a short pallun carrying a huge bag on her back.
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Dungeon 1st floor.
A sword flashed, and a goblin was cut into god knows how many pieces.
Lioro looked blankly at the completely destroyed magic crystal.
"Yoriichi, we need the magic crystal."
"I apologise. I will keep it in mind..."
Yoriichi lowered his head.
"Magic stones are important."
Lioro said and turned to look at Bell, who was fighting against a goblin.
It seemed to be an equal fight.
They looked in silence for a moment before Yoriichi opened his mouth and said.
"Remember that stance, steady your lower body....."
Listening to his words, Bell suddenly counterattacked the goblin's attack and thrust his dagger straight into the goblin's head, killing it.
Looking at the blood coming out from the dead goblin's head, Bell's pupils dilated, and he started breathing heavily.
Suddenly, a green light came from the side and enveloped him.
"Mind Of Undead."
Tier 2 mind calming spell.
Bell's breathing stabilized, and he turned towards Lioro and Yoriichi then walked up to them with an embarrassed look on his face.
"I'm sorry...."
"You don't need to apologise."
Yoriichi shook his head and said calmly.
"Everyone has a first time, so don't worry."
Using his hand, Yoriichi patted Bell's shoulder.
"Mr. Yoriichi....."
Bell stared at him with stars in his eyes.
Lioro looked at them and couldn't help but wonder.
'He won't activate his skill for Yoriich,i would he?'
Lioro clicked his tongue.
It will be really funny if a boy dreaming of a harem awakened his skill because of a guy.
'Maybe it could activate out of respect instead of love?'
After that, Yoriichi and Bell begin their first adventure under Lioro's guidance.
They fought several goblins, Kobald, Dungeon Lizard, and even War shadow.
In the end, they arrived at the 7th floor before stopping.
The reason?
Because Lioro was getting bored and wanted to leave.
And since Yoriichi and Bell couldn't navigate through the dungeon, they also had to go back.
"Yoriichi take Bell to the adventurer's guild and get him to register. Also, learn from the advisor how to find your way through the dungeon. Next time, you guys will go to the dungeon on your own."
Yoriichi nodded his head, then took Bell away with him.
Watching them walk away, Lioro went to a secluded corner and pointed at the ground.
"Summon Undead 9th: Void Phantom."
The Void in front of him trembled. Lioro couldn't see nor sense anything, but because of his connection with the summon, he knew there was something staring at him, a High-tier undead.
The Void Phantasm.
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Spell: Summon Undead 9th (9th Tier)
Undead: Void Phantasm
MP Cost: 128
Introduction: A nightmare lurking between void, the Void Phantasm is a high-tiered undead summoned through a 9th-tier necromantic spell. It moves through reality like a fleeting shadow, bypassing defenses with dimensional phasing and striking with absolute lethality. Possessing near-perfect stealth and overwhelming speed, it specializes in eliminating targets before they can react. However, its defenses are notably weaker compared to other high-tier undead, relying on evasion over endurance. Its existence is deeply tied to darkness, suffering extreme vulnerability to holy and light-based forces, which can disrupt its form and nullify its phasing abilities.
Personal Traits: Dimensional Phase, Void Execution, Abyssal Silence, Unseen Terror.
Undead Traits: Low-Tier Physical Damage reduction, Low-Tier Magic Damage reduction, Immunity to sleep, Immunity to disease, Energy Drain Immunity, Dark Vision, Death Immunity, Disease Immunity, Mind-affecting Immunity, Necromancy Resistance, Paralysis Immunity, Poisoning Immunity, Recovery by Negative Energy, Triple Damage by Fire, Extreme Light and Holy Vulnerability VII, Good and Holy Consecrated Areas' Vulnerability IV.
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Suddenly the Void in front of him slit open, revealing a pair of blood red eyes, looking at him in reverence.
Lioro pointed in the direction Yoriichi and Bell left.
"Follow them and learn how to navigate through the dungeon."
The pair of red eyes closed, and a distorted, indescribable voice entered Lioro's ears.
"I understand, my lord..."
All High-tiered undead posses thinking abilities; some of the special ones like Elder Lich and Night Lich were even smarter than humans.
And the Void Phantasm...
If Lioro was being honest, in a fight, he felt like he would lose to the Void Phantasm.
Leaving the attribute difference aside, he had no way of finding the Void Phantasm except through his connection as a summoner.
And the Void phantasm's attack causes space damage, which can maybe bypass infinity.
Suddenly, a sense of urgency grew inside Lioro.
'What kind of summoner is weaker than their summons?'
That was one point, but he was also once again reminded of the strength the Great Tomb commanded.
The Void Phantasm alone can solo the entire dungeon city.
Of course, that is if the gods didn't release their powers.
The gods of the dungeon city were powerful, extremely so.
With the amount of classes Hephaestus had, her level had to be above 100.
Yes, the gods in Orario were above level 100.
Which meant they commanded the power of World Enemy level bosses from Yggdrasil.
Lioro stopped and looked at his experience pool.
[Experience Slot: 11,400,000/10,000]
It was crazy high.
Now he needed to acquire more classes, focusing of Special and Epic ones.
And he already had a target in mind.
'God Of War, Takemikazuchi.'
A combat-based Epic profession.
Lioro's eyes shone, and he vanished from the spot, appearing back inside Hestia familia house.
"Goddess."
He called out for Hesgia in a loud voice.
Followed by his voice, the sound of someone stumbling and crashing rang out.
In no time, the familiar figure of a petite goddess came running from the ground floor.
"L-lioro? W- why are you shouting?"
Hestia asked with a beet-red face.
'She's stuttering?'
Lioro looked at her, then ignored her weird behaviour.
He had more important things to do now.
Like touching God Takemikazuchi.
Walking up to the Hestia, Lioro said.
"Goddess, you must know Takemikazuchi, right? Introduce me."
Hestia looked at him in confusion.
"Takemikazuchi?"
"Yes! Let's go meet him!"
Then, before Hestia could react.
Lioro pulled her in a princess carry.
Hestia's face flushed red.
"W-w-w-w-what!? Are you doing Lioro?!?!"
"We're leaving, now!"
Hestia covered her face and said in an embarrassed voice.
"P-put me dow, idiot!...."
Lioro stopped and looked at her.
"You sure?"
"No."
Hestia replied instantly.
Lioro smiled, then raised Hestia higher, bringing her head closer to his chest.
Hestia smiled, listening to his rhythmic heartbeat.
'This is bad.....'
She couldn't help but think.
'This is....really bad...'
Raising her right hand, she placed it on Lioro's chest.
'Why does he always do these things.....out of nowhere...'
A god's love, just like them, was eternal and everlasting.
'Making my heart beat for no reason...'