Danmachi: Heroic Will
Rated; M (Blood/Gore)
Disclaimer; I do not own Danmachi or anything created by the author Fujino Ōmori, all rights go to him
Summary: 8 Years after Bell Cranel becomes an adventurer, everything he has built as well as love has fallen after the mysterious awakening across the globe. As a final resort he managed to travel back in time to right before he started his march to the great city of Orario to become an adventurer. Follow Bell Cranel as he fights for a future where everything that he holds dear may survive and faces supposedly impossible odds to achieve his goals.
20: Ouranos' Summoning
Normal POV
=Outside Guild Office=
Shortly after Bell woke up, he was called downstairs and quickly sent to the headquarters of the Guild. Apparently, Ouranos himself was requesting an audience with Bell Cranel regarding classified intel that he possesses. The Guild Workers efficiently escorted Bell through the city causing many stares to focus upon him, as well as the small hooded figure that was following beside him, clutching his newly bought black thin coat.
Unbeknownst to the guild workers as well as the people around, Bell was quietly whispering soothing words to the hooded figure, who was shivering, nearly biting her long claws off.
Eventually they arrived at the location they were currently at, Bell looked up at the familiar, large, magnificent building where all of the inner workings of Ouranos' plans came into fruition.
" , please don't lag behind, Ouranos is waiting for us" A young female guild worker told him. In Bell's mind he never understood the reason the guild hired so many female workers. It was as if they were prioritizing females over males.
Bell shook his head as he started following the workers again with the figure beside him. As he entered, he quickly spotted the curious as well as worried look of Eina, who was behind the counter with a stack of papers in her hands. He smiled reassuringly at her and nodded, before moving his lips in the motion of 'Don't worry'
Bell continued forward, eventually walking down a long hallway with just a simple, ridiculously long red carpet that extended across from the beginning of the hallway to the end. Once he reached the end of the hallway, the workers stopped before turning around.
"This is where we leave you. Behind these doors is Ouranos who is currently waiting for you. Whatever you do, do not disrespect him for there will be consequences" Bell nodded at the obvious threat before walking forward with the hooded figure, pushing the doors open and walking inside. Once the door shut, as if on cue, the lights on the side of the walkway lit, one by one as if by magic until it reached a pedestal where the most powerful man in Orario was sitting, Ouranos himself.
Bell motioned for Wiene to stay behind him as he started walking forward before bowing.
"Greeting Ouranos, you called for me?" Ouranos didn't even nod, or move a single part of his body.
"Yes, I hear from a mutual college of ours that you know something about our current dilemma" Ouranos answered simply
"Yes, from what I understand, you are trying to integrate the Xenos into our society peacefully, but the Ikelos Familia is causing large issues with their… usage, of the Xenos" Ouranos nodded, confirming that the facts were correct before answering
"Yes, they have become quite infuriating in that manner, but how are you supposed to assist us… Bell Cranel was it?" Bell nodded
"Yes, and I can assist you with not only information about their plans, as well as the location of the second dungeon entrance" Ouranos tilted his head
"Ohh? Well then Bell Cranel, would you do me the honor of enlightening me as of why you are doing this? Ganesha didn't give me the details" Bell quickly saw the plot in his words, Ganesha wasn't the type of person to leave out details in something so important.
"I want to protect the Xenos that is currently standing right behind me, as well as her people" Ouranos' eyes widened
"Behind you?" He shifted his gaze at the figure behind Bell "Could that be the one you are talking about?" Bell nodded before turning around
"Wiene, could you please remove the hood?" Wiene proceeded to not only remove the hood, but also throw away the entire robe she was wearing.
"Wiene! I told you to remove the hood, not the damn robe! Now you are starch naked" Wiene giggled before shifting her gaze to Ouranos.
"Wiene? So you are the Xenos Bell Cranel sees as a daughter?" Ouranos said. Wiene tilted he head in confusion
"Daugh-ghter?" She shifted her eyes back to Bell who was fidgeting awkwardly.
"Well… You see, I kind of just have that kind of instinct with you. You're acting like a baby, and I kind of am raising you in a way" Wiene smiled, nodding in affirmation, before hugging him
"Okay… I'm okay with that" Bell nodded, swiping a lone tear before addressing Ouranos again.
"My goal is to free the Xenos, help them find a place in the world and the only way to do that, is to work with you, Ganesha and Hermes" Ouranos nodded
"Alright, I will accept your offer" Ouranos looked to the side of the room "Fels, you can come out now" The thin dark robed figure walked out.
"As you wish m'lord" Bell looked at Fels, the person known as the foolish sage as well as the person that gave me the resolve to be a true hero, a hero that is true in its purest essence.
"Bell Cranel, would you tell us the information you have?" I looked back at Ouranos who asked me the question before answering
"Well, what should I start with? Their plan with the Xenos? What they gain by selling them to slavery? Or who is truly behind it all?" Ouranos was thinking for a second before deciding on Their plan with the Xenos.
Bell explained that they planned to capture the Xenos alive in order to break them, then sell them to the highest bidder, which was rewarded by a humongous amount of money. That money went into the continued manufacturing of the man-made dungeon, The Knossos, that extended around the natural dungeon. The operation was led by the true mastermind of everything, Dix Perdix.
"Dix Perdix? Isn't he a level 5 adventurer for the Ikelos Familia?" Bell nodded
"Yes, he is a descendant of the crazy man himself, Daedalus who you should know all about since you gave him a falna" Ouranos' eyes widened
"How do you know that?" Bell smiled
"A person doesn't simply reveal their sources, now do they?" Ouranos sighed, he had him there.
"Anyway, Ouranos, as I was saying, Dix Perdix may seem to want to continue building the Knossos, but in reality it is his blood that is making him do it. I don't know all the details, but I think it has something to do with a bloodline curse. All Dix really wants is for the dungeon to disappear" To Ouranos, Bell's explanation made sense, from reports he has read, Dix Perdix isn't the type of person to aimlessly build an artificial dungeon for the rest of his life. The man values freedom and that choice would go against that.
Ouranos nodded alongside Fels "Bell Cranel, you have my gratitude as well as my allegiance when it comes to the Xenos, you may work with Hermes as well as Ganesha's forces to undermine the Ikelos Familia. Fels here will be the main way you will communicate with me" Bell nodded before furrowing his eyebrows
"Ouranos, If I may ask, why didn't Ganesha bring me here with him? He told me he would"
"Hmm…? Oh, I told Ganesha when he asked that I wanted to see for myself and that I would call for you. He was sent back home, after that" Bell nodded, understanding.
"Also Ouranos, When is Hermes returning from outside business?"
"Well, his outside business, or investigation of the Ishtar Familias connection to Kali and Evilus, should be done by now. He said he would be back tomorrow"
Bell smiled, he was going to consult him with a plan of attack, the Ikelos Familia may be strong, but most of their forces are spread thin in the dungeon to hunt for the Xenos and he knows where their hideout is.
Bell nodded and turned around, picking up the still discarded cloak and giving it to a pouting Wiene. He motioned for her to follow him, as she put it on. They left the room with the doors closing.
"What do you think of him Fels?" he was quiet for a minute
"I think he is serious, but he is not revealing everything, his voice was hesitant at times, as well as withheld information that I could clearly tell he knew of… but, I think we should trust him, he may be the key to everything"
"Indeed, old friend" Ouranos smiled, something very rare.
Bell's POV
=Hearth Mansion=
Me and Wiene arrived back at the mansion. It was still morning and the sun was shining brightly, Ouranos had us with him for around an hour or so.
I led Wiene to the dining room where the now seemingly depressed Hestia and Lili were sitting, chatting about something. The moment I entered the room the conversation halted immediately. That set off multiple alarms in my head.
"What were you guys talking about? You're obviously hiding something" Both Lili and Hestia looked at each other and raised their shoulders at each other as if they were trying to say 'what's he talking about'?
Sigh, I guess I have to drop it for now. I sat down with Wiene who practically jumped onto my lap, before we started grabbing some food. Before I started digging in, I felt something akin to blood-lust near me. I glanced up and for a split second, I saw both of Hestia and Lili glaring at Wiene and almost growling. The second after they completely reverted to their usual behavior as if nothing was wrong. It was kind of comical and nearly made me laugh.
As I started to eat my food, my mind started wandering around Wiene, she can't really stay here. Like the previous timeline, something was bound to happen eventually and in order to make sure she is as safe as possible, I have to get her to Lyd. Speaking of the Lizard, it's kind of nice that he isn't calling me Belluchi, It always vexed me since eventually people started teasing me about it because of the ridiculous sounding of the nickname.
I glanced down at Wiene, seeing her gladly devour the food she picked with a bright smile on her face that radiated happiness and content. I smiled as warmth spread throughout my heart, before it was replaced by dread. Things were going to happen, and I can only hope that nothing happens to her. Last time around, she nearly died if it hadn't been for Fels with his Dia Orpheus.
I looked down for a moment before deciding what to do.
"Wiene, I need to tell you something" Wiene looked up at me, tilting her head in question as she cutely took a small bite out of the potato snack she was eating. I also seemed to have gained the attention of Hestia and Lili. I lifted Wiene up and set her down on the floor as I got on my knees to address her.
"I know that you like it here, on the surface, with us treating you as family, and you are family, at least to me… but sooner or later, you will have to go back to the dungeon" Wiene, seemed to get closer to me, as if she was getting scared "I know you don't like it there, but there are people like you, who won't hurt you, but treat you fairly. This will probably happen soon, and the reason for it is because most people up on the surface don't accept monsters like you"
"Will… Will I se-see you?" She asked with tears slowly leaking out of her eyes. By this point, she was basically clinging to my chest.
"Yes Wiene, I will come visit as much as possible, after all, you are family" I smiled at her
"But I don't want to leave!" I sighed
"I know, I know, but there is nothing we can do about it. You are not safe up here, at least not for a while" I started caressing the back of her head and back, soothing her as she started to cry.
I looked up to Hestia and Lili who were silently watching the scene with small smiles on their lips that they were clearly trying to suppress. I gave them a smile before motioning for them to stay.
I got up and carried Wiene like a child, I left the room and started heading towards the end of the hallway where my room was. I opened the door and set Wiene down on my bed "Wiene, could you stay here? I need to go see a friend for some equipment? If you want, you can go around the house but as usual, don't leave the house okay?" Wiene nodded as she had clearly calmed down. I smiled before walking to my nightstand and taking out a box and getting the content within. It was the Minotaur horn from the one I killed 2 and half weeks ago. It was about time to get Welf to craft Ushi. It will make my life much easier, plus, I can enhance it with Mystery since Welf doesn't have the blacksmith ability yet, but it seems he is getting close to a level up.
I put the box back into the drawer before leaving and heading towards Welfs workshop. As I left, I noticed the small hut at the back of the garden. It wasn't equipped with the blacksmith tools yet, but I could solve that and maybe even get Welf to move in here. After all, he isn't even living with his own Familia at the moment, he's renting an apartment in the city.
Actually, this may be a great idea! It may be the first step towards him joining our Familia since the war game is already over.
Welf's POV
=Food Stall, Shopping center=
"That will be 350 Valis, please!" I dug my pockets for my money, realizing that I had forgotten it at home, I silently cursed my stupidity before someone handed the man a small pouch of Valis
"Here, I will pay it for him" Well, I haven't heard that voice in a couple of days. I turned around, seeing none other than my buddy Bell smiling at me. I grinned back
"Well, Well! What are you doing here man?" He chuckled
"Oh, you know, just browning the wares, paying for other people, the usual" We both broke out laughing at his sarcastic demeanor.
"Oh, how noble of you Boy" I sent back at him in between laughter. As the laughter was calming down, I put my hand on his shoulder to stabilize myself as well as get his attention again.
"But really, what are you doing here?" His face split into a large sideways smile before holding up some kind of horn… Wait, isn't that…
"A Minotaur horn? Heh, let me guess… you want me to craft a weapon?" He smiled before shaking his head
"No… I want us to make a weapon" I grinned, I know that Bell knew a thing or two about blacksmithing, but what I think he means is I craft the weapon, he modifies it with his Mystery. After all, we did that with that strange orb that he used at the war game.
"Of course man, It will be fun and a great way to catch up about the last couple of days. But first I need to get home and put the food you just bought for me in the fridge" He snorted as I got the food. We left, cracking jokes and catching up.
Honestly, how I managed to get such an amazing guy as my contracted adventurer is beyond me.
"Then the guy just ran off with his tail in between his legs… Literally" Bell finished his story of a chienthrope getting his ass beaten. I chuckled as I opened the door that was now in front of me that led into my apartment. I walked up and put the food bag onto the table before Bell and I started putting it in its designated place. We were finished in record time.
"You know, you could move in with us at the hearth mansion. The place is wayyyy too big for the three of us" I glanced back, confused at Bell. Why would he offer me that? It's not as if this is a bad place, it's just not the best.
"I don't know. It's further away from my workshop, also, is it even okay? I'm not even in your familia" Bell gave me a knowing smile which confused me.
"You know, we do have an unused shed at the back of the garden. I could outfit it with all of the things a blacksmith could require. After all, I do have over 100 million Valis because of the wargame" I snorted
"Shut up you rich bastard. Why did you get the money anyway? Shouldn't Hestia get it?" He crackled
"Yeah, well she insisted, something about 'I don't need it' and 'you need it more', coming from the person in debt" Wow, the goddess really doesn't like taking handouts.
"Anyway Welf, What do you say? You not only get a better home, but also a better workshop… for free!" Man, why the hell is he so good at convincing people!?
"I don't know Bell…"
"Come on! Why are you so reluctant? Is it because of the same reason you don't live with your familia?" I got quiet, that's not true. That is a completely different reason.
"No… I don't live with them since they just keep harassing me about me not making magic weapons. Have I told you why I don't?" I don't believe I have
"Yes, wasn't it because magic weapons break and leave it's user?" I was surprised, I don't think I have told him about it. I looked down, changing my expression into disgust.
"The very fact that Magic weapons break and leave it's user behind, something a weapon should never do, disgusts me. It removes the whole point of weapons, they are supposed to be something we can always rely one, almost like the way we rely on our body" I looked up to see his reaction, seeing that he was smiling
"Then why don't you make a magic sword that doesn't break?" Huh? A magic sword that doesn't break? Isn't that impossible?
"Anyway, what do you say about my offer?" He wouldn't give up! Well, guess it wouldn't hurt giving him a chance.
"Say what Bell, once you outfit the shack with my needs for blacksmithing and got a room ready. I'll move in." Bell seemed to be satisfied.
"Alright! Then let's get to your workshop and start making that weapon" We left the house and headed towards the Hephaestus workplace.
Normal POV
=Welf's Workshop=
"Alright, Bell! Can you start heating forge?"
"Heat tempest" The flames were clowning a light blue color as they entered the forge, immediately raising the temperature to 1500 degrees celsius, and rising. Welf was speechless, opening and closing his mouth.
"Well… That works" Bell chuckled, it was always fun surprising him. A minimal argonaut charge makes the flames of Heat tempest turn blue because it reached 2100 degrees Celsius, and that is only a miniature charge! Imagine a Grand Bell!
"Yeah, this magic is hell-a-useful" Welf smirked as he put the Minotaur horn into the fire alongside some Orichalcum and Tungsten. Normally, tungsten wasn't that good of a metal to use for blades even though it's easy to use and very tough to break. That is because of its extreme weight hence its name, but Welf decided to use it since Bell's status as a level 3 should allow him to negate the weight of the blade and use it as if it was any other metal.
While Welf was making sure that nothing went wrong with the horn and metal, Bell was carefully measuring the general shape needed for the handle to perfectly fit his right hand.
"Bell! Have you got the measurements? The Orachilum and tungsten is almost done, and the Minotaur horn is already done"
"That was quick, you can cut the blade in half, I will be done here in a minute" Welf did what he said, knowing that it was the most effective thing to do.
"Alright Welf, I'm done here. I'm going to check on the metals" Bell left the measurements by Welf so he could match the blade size with the handle.
Bell, grabbed a pair of tongs before grabbing the container with the metals in them. He peeked inside, seeing that it finished. He grabbed the container with the horn, now in liquid form in it. He put the metals and horn containers next to Welf on the stone table as Bell sat down next to him.
He grabbed a heat resistant long spoon and started blending the two metals more thoroughly. Once that was finished the two metals had combined and formed a metal that was known as Duslium, It was very strong and heat resistant, but really heavy.
Bell then poured the Minotaur horn liquid into the mixture to give it those properties, meanwhile Welf was watching while smirking at Bell.
"Welf, are you done with making the cast?" Welf snapped out of his smirking trance and gave Bell a thumbs up. Bell smiled as he gave the mixture to Welf, who started to expertly pour it over the blade which was now laying in a cast of the entire weapon.
Welf then grabbed the cast with the tongs before slowly lowering it into water to make it cools down faster. Smoke engulfed the entire room as the cast was now put into shape. Welf put the cast back down on the table and pulled out the now nearly finished blade. He turned around to Bell.
"Do you want me to engrave it?" Bell thought for a moment before nodding.
"Could you engrave the words I am about to utter?" Welf nodded
"Per honorem aemulus" Welf looked confused
"Ehh… could you write that down?" Bell chuckled, it was in a language not often used after all.
Bell took a pen and wrote out the words, letter for letter.
"What does it mean Bell?" Welf was wondering why those words specifically? What was the meaning of them to him?
"Per honorem aemulus means 'Through the honor of one's rival' I want that engraved since the horn came from my rival" Bell silently added in his head 'At least in this timeline'
Welf was happy with the response ans engraved it onto both sides of the blade. He also added flames from the base of the blade, splitting up and down and reaching towards the tip. It was a representation of not only his magic, but also his fiery spirit. It also made it look cool.
Welf lifted the blade up and after finishing the handle with more comfortable material. He turned and twisted the dagger before nodding in approval.
"It's done, the blade is finished. It's easily my best work so far, now for it's name… How about-" Bell cut him off, wanting it to have the same name as last time.
"Ushiwakamarunishiki, that sounds pretty good, don't you agree" Welf looked at Bell surprised at the name. To Welf that's a name no one but him could come up with.
He smiled "Yeah! Ushiwakamarunishiki it is!" Bell smiled as Welf handed it to Bell. He tested swinging it, feeling it's weight. To him, it was perfect, it didn't even feel heavy even though he could tell when Welf was lifting it that it was heavy. It felt so natural for Bell to swing it, it was scary.
"Your verdict?" Welf asked
"It's perfect, I couldn't ask for anything more" Welf smirked, patting Bell's back
"It's free for you, after all you are my friend. Also you made so much money so far that I can't ask for anything as compensation" Bell smirked once again, he had a point.
"Thanks Welf, It was nice doing this, let's do it again sometime!" Welf nodded
"Anyway, I am going to go now, I need to start preparing the shed and I have some other business to attend to" Welf and Bell said their goodbyes before splitting up
Bell's POV
=Shopping Center, 4 PM=
As I was walking towards the blacksmith store, I was gazing at the expertly crafted blade from Welf, All that was left to do was give it effects once I got home, maybe something like enhanced sharpness, or Heightened durability.
I opened the blacksmith shop's door and walked inside, being greeted by the beefy man behind the counter.
"Little Rookie! I haven't seen you in here since you were a level 1" I smiled
"Cameron! Yeah, I got a contract with a blacksmith after that"
"Yeah, I understand, but what are you doing here?" I put the dagger on a glass case and pulled out my old, now dull blade.
"I would like to sell this since I got a better blade. I know it won't go for much since the blade is dull" Cameron grabbed the blade and inspected it
"You're right, I would say this would go for about 5000 Valis" Wait what?
"5000 Valis? Isn't that being generous?" He laughed
"Yeah, but it's since you're and old customer" Oh, now I get it. He want to get on my good side so I would recommend his store. Hey, he is a nice guy so why not.
"Thanks, I also want to buy some high quality blacksmith supplies" He cocked his eyebrows at me
"Oh? Are you interested in the crafts?"
"Yeah, but it's not for me" He nodded at me
"I understand, If you want everything a blacksmith could need, then it would cost around 500 000 Valis for the best equipment" I reached back and pulled out all my money and counted it. I had 670 000 Valis with me, I split away 170 000 Valis and gave him the bag.
"Wow, you really have gotten rich, haven't you" I laughed lightly and scratched the back of my head.
"Yeah… anyways, could you get the equipment and pack it for me?" He nodded and got to work.
Within the hour, I was walking towards the Goibniu familia with 4 bags of blacksmithing equipment.
Once I reached the destination, I was greeted by Goibniu himself.
"Young man, how can my Familia help you?"
"I would like to hire some people to outfit a small shack for blacksmithing. I already have the tools for blacksmithing here" Goibniu looked at the tools and smiled
"Alright, outfit the shack enough to compliment this kind of high quality tools would cost you around 150 000 Valis" Wow, I really cut it close there. I grabbed the bag and gave him everything alongside the 10 000 extra Valis
"Here, take the 10 000 extra Valis, I don't really need it" He nodded before telling one of his subordinates to get 3 men to prepare everything.
I stayed for another hour, giving him the measurements of the shack, as well as the interior Size. Once done, I headed home, knowing that It was best if I got Wiene back into the dungeon today. Things were going to get ugly as soon as I started getting involved against the Ikelos Familia with Hermes.
Bell's POV
=Hearth Mansion 7PM=
I entered the mansion and headed towards my room, once I entered I saw Wiene sleeping on the Bed. I walked up to her and shook her awake.
"Bell… Is something wro-rong?" I shook my head
"No, but it's time to leave" Her ears lowered in a showcase of sadness "Let's go to Hestia and Lili and say goodbye" she nodded and followed me to the dining room where both Hestia and Lili were discussing something, and again stopped the moment they noticed I was there.
"Hey guys, It's time for me to get Wiene back into the dungeon, she just wanted to say goodbye" both Hestia and Lili walked up to Wiene and hugged her and gave her their goodbyes
Once we were done, I gave Wiene the salamander wool and we left with her disguised. We quickly reached the dungeon and entered it. Thanks to my mid-tier adventurer status, I managed to get us down to the 18th floor within 5 hours.
We stopped in Rivira for half an hour to rest before heading down to the 19th floor. On the way to the pond, there were a couple of Lizardmen that tried to stop us, but in the end we managed to get to the pond leading to the village quickly.
I grabbed Wiene and dived into the water with her yelping. I quickly swam to the other side and got out of the water and was greeted by Lyd
"Bell! It's nice to see you, what brings you here?" I smiled and shook the hand of the lizardman
"Following up on my promise" I turned around and pulled Wiene's now wet hood off
"You brought us a Xenos! Thank you" Lyd walked up to Wiene and crouched in front of her
"What's your name little one?" Wiene looked scared and hid behind me, peeking one eye from the side of it.
"Hahaha, seems like she like you Bell" I chuckled
"Yeah, I actually met her the same day I met you. I just couldn't bring her here until now" Lyd went rigid
"You took her to the surface?" I nodded "Wow! I would have loved to see that" I smiled, The Xenos love for the surface is something I always liked about them.
"Yeah, we had her there for a day or two" Alright, thank you Belluchi" Oh no, please don't start calling me that.
"What? Is something wrong" He noticed my reaction huh
"Could you, you know, call me by my name?"
"Sure thing Belluchi" I sighed, this is sad day
"Nevermind… anyway, I am going to have to go now or I won't get any sleep tonight" I crouched down, looking at Wiene
"I'm going to go now Wiene. I promise, these people will take good care of you, and I will visit at least once a week, okay" She nodded
"Alright, goodbye Wiene" I hugged her as she hugged back, once we pulled back, I kissed her forehead and turned around and left"
Once outside, I looked back, and sighed before running full speed towards the surface. At full speed I managed to get back within 3 hours which really showed how high my agility had gotten.
Once I was back at the mansion, I noticed that Goibniu's men had already started construction and had set up a small temporary hut.
Once inside, I brushed my teeth and got into bed. As sleep was slowly taking me, I couldn't stop regretting my choice, no matter if it was for Wiene's safety, deep down, I want her to be here.
That's Chapter 20 for ya. I haven't uploaded since I had to do a lot of replanning and restructuring.
Anyway, let's get right into the Reviews
Tetan01: I have to reread the whole thing every time you post a new chapter! I can't help myself!
1. Memory very bad
2. Extremely addicted to reading
3. This Fanfic is great!
Author: Heh, I know how you feel. Everytime I have gone into the planning of the chapter I am going to write, I have to reread all the previous chapters to remember all the events xD Anyway, it's an honor for you saying that this fanfic is great! I honestly don't think I'm that good at writing, but that might just be my lack of confidence speaking.
Tetan01: Is this based on the books or the anime?
Author: This story is kind of based on both, I started out with the Anime, but then read the LN's. I'm currently reading Sword Oratoria Volume 5 and onwards. If I have to choose one of them, I would have to say this is more based on the LN's.
Tentan01: Doesn't Lili always talk in 3rd person in the Light novel and the anime? Why not here? It's one of her personality quirks after all.
Author: I have completely forgotten about that. I'm going to have to go back and rewrite all her dialogue. Thanks for pointing this error out :)
JintoLin: Lap pillow kinda spilled the beans for a moment with the Ais-chan so if only she had pressed him a little he might of been forced to say something
It is weird seeing a depressed Hestia so i only hope she can work her way out of it :/
Author: Yeah, it's subtle hints to the characters like that that slowly leads them to suspecting things, after all Bell was never the best Liar, he has just improved over the years :p
That's all for the Reviews, thank you all for reviewing and I hope I see everyone next chapter!