Drastic Measures
The Werewolf pushed Ais for an answer "Ais, are you going to tell us about the diaper boy?", Bell cringed while waiting for the answer.
Ais calmly "It was our fault that the minotaur escaped to the 5th floor"
The werewolf doubled down "What an total loser. You saved him and the boy becomes tomato red in cow blood. And yet he runs away like a baby."
An another female voice "Bete, you are drunk, be quiet and be respectful"
Bete continued further "If it was between me and that diaper boy, Ais, who would you choose to be your partner? Which one would wag your tail?"
After the deluge of vulgar comments, Bell could not take it any more and ran out of the pub. The Loki familia noticed the running customer, and Ais noticed it was that boy. Feeling really bad and wanting to apologize, she ran after him, but stopped at the door as Bell ran away at record speed.
After running from the restaurant, Bell was furious. He was angry with the werewolf, but he was the most angry at himself. He hated being weak, but he was the weakest of the weak. While furious, he went into the dungeon at night to take it out on himself and the monsters.
- Ais POV -
Ais was furious with the drunk wolf, but seeing the young adventurer run off broke mini-Ais' heart. Something broke inside her seeing Bell run off. She wanted to apologize to him for letting the minotaur escape up to the 5th floor, but that Bete was impossible.
- Inside the Dungeon -
Bell was out of control, and he went on a killing spree. He did not stop at the 5th floor, as he went all the way down to the 6th floor. After a long bloody battle with more than 10 war shadows, he went back up to the surface all cut up and bleeding. As he left the Babel, he fell unconscious but was caught by someone strong.
- In Bell's Hotel Room from Freya's POV -
After Bell was brought to the hotel room, the Goddess watched him sleep while updating his status. She had been watching her prized one for a week from afar since he left her complex. She was so incredibly angry when she discovered why Bell went missing. After an insanely-scary interrogation of the Gulliver Brothers, the punishment was the most severe ever given in her familia. She was now very concerned but also thankful that Bell survived his crazy battle in the dungeon.
Yet there was upside to what happened. Bell's soul was the most pure and clear to start with. While the diaper event clouded up his soul temporarily, something incredible happened after being saved by Ais Wallenstein. Whatever happened, it made Bell's soul shone more brilliantly that she could hardly believe it. To confirm his situation, the same night that Bell checked into his hotel, Freya secretly went inside his hotel room. She had to confirm her suspicions even if she had to use some drastic measures to put Bell to sleep from the outside. Freya then discovered that Bell gained something unique and unprecedented, a new skill called liaris freese. The skill caused unusually strong growth due to an extremely strong desire. So long as the desire continued to be extremely-strong, the growth will continue accordingly. She realized that this skill had to be hidden from Bell and from the rest of Orario.
Indeed, with Bell's latest update, his status was already 1/3 of the way into level 1, something unthinkable given that Bell was only 10 days into level 1. And Freya knew this was the result of his special skill. It was all due to Ais Wallenstein. It pained her greatly and hurt her pride a lot, but she was sure of it. But yet, she gets to enjoy the purity and amazing brilliance due to the boy's enormous crush on the Kenki. She wished it was her, but there was nothing she could do short of using her arcanum. She could only watch and support Bell's growth, and she is going to have to tolerate the boy's crush on the rival familia's ace.
- The Next Morning in the Hotel Room -
Bell woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he was shocked. His goddess and Lord Ottar were in his hotel room staring right at him. He remembered someone catching him while he fell after leaving the Babel, so that must have been Lord Ottar.
Freya "Little one, you put a scare in me. Do not do that again."
Bell "Goddess, I am sorry."
Freya "I know why you left, and those responsible have been severely punished. That will never happen again. You are free to return to us when you are ready. I will not rush you"
Bell "Goddess, I want to get stronger. Please give me some time."
Freya "That is fine. You have time. I will visit you to update your status."
Ottar "Bell, you need to find some other adventurer to form a party. It is safer and will allow you to go deeper"
Bell "Yes, Lord Ottar"
Freya "Here is a copy of your status. As you can see, you have made incredible progress so you have a lot of talent. Please do not waste it, and do not make me worry like that again."
Bell "I am sorry I made you worried. Goddess Freya"
Ottar "Bell, this is a gift from the goddess", giving Bell two beautiful all-black daggers with magic inscriptions on the blades. The weapons were clearly 1st class weapons, and even Bell could tell that.
Bell "Goddess, I do not deserve such special weapons!"
Freya "This is a gift from your goddess so you should just receive them graciously and use them well. And furthermore, these blades are alive. They will grow with you. The stronger you get, the stronger the blades will get."
Having had their say, Freya and Ottar left. Bell looked at his body, and all the cuts and wounds have been healed. He could see the empty bottles of healing potions, so they must have treated him while he was unconscious.
Now that Bell had his update, he was happy. He was 1/3 of the way to level 2, and he still had the confidence of Goddess Freya and Lord Ottar. He is going to make them proud.
