Chapter 7: Revelation of the God

"Human Talking"

"Human Thinking "

"Human Chanting "

"Monster/Fels Sound/Talking"

"Monster/Fels Thinking "

"Monster/Fels Chanting "

Loki Familia's Camp.

Normal POV.

When Bell and the others arrived at the camp they were greeted by their fellow adventurers with worried look, but before they could speak, Finn spoke up first.

"They are alright, their injury is not as bad as it looks like since we've already treated them so don't worry and also, Lefiya. I don't want you chasing around and threatening someone anymore so if this happens again in the future, I would have to punish you" The Braver eyed the young elf as she only smiled at him nervously.

As the pallum explained them what happened to both Lefiya and Bell, they all wore a very surprised face because not only did they managed to find something that may lead to some vital information regarding to Evilus but they've also defeated a very powerful new species.

"As expected! MY Bell-kun is really unbeatable!" the loli goddess gave them a huge grin with a thumbs up.

"Yeah, you're really something else... But may I ask you where did you learn that no chant magic you used earlier?" Lefiya asked in curiosity since that's the first time she saw that kind of instant magic that's already in full power when it's released.

Hestia in panic, ran towards Bell and strangled his head and covered his mouth to stop him from saying a word because if someone other than the pub knows this, she would have to search for the owner and pay that book which costs as much as her child's weapon.

"W-Why do you care!? Besides, things like that shouldn't be shared from someone outside of the Familia!" She screamed in panic.

"She's right Lefiya, those kinds of matters shouldn't get out of ones familia because it's a very private matter, so you shouldn't pry too much" Aki said while crossing her arms.

She's also a little bit curious since this is the first time she heard about his fighting abilities, but she managed to hold back her curiosity with reasoning.

"T-Then! Could you umm... Tell me how you do it? Could you teach me!?" She begged the white haired boy like a child asking his father for a toy.

And ofcourse, Bell blushed the moment he saw her cute features because right now, she looks like a lost puppy finding someone to take care of her.

"A-Alright.. I'll teach you but please... Will you please back away for a moment? My heart couldn't handle this kind of situation" He placed a hand infront of his face to prevent everyone to see his red as tomato look.

"Yay-Ehem! Thank you very much!" She bowed as she walked away while grabbing Aiz's arms and dragging her along with her towards their own tent.

"That's it for tonight, all of you can take a rest for now while me and the others shall wait for Riveria's group's return."

Everyone went to their respective tents to get some good night sleep.

"Bell-kun, Do you have a minute?" A familiar charming voice rang out.

As the person mentioned looked behind him, he noticed that the one who called him was the messenger god.

"What's wrong Hermes-sama?"

"I just want to have some nice chat with you and don't worry, my dear Asfi is coming along so rest assured"

"Okay..." Bell shifted her gaze to Asfi who smiled at him.

He also returned her smile as the three of them walked towards the camp fire at the middle.

"So...I heard from someone that you fell in love into our little Aiz-chan, is that true?" The handsome god said in a slightly playful tone which earned him a death glare from his familia captain.

"Ah! Where did you heard that from!?" the kid replied in complete panic.

"Just from a certain red haired girl... Anyway how did you come to know each other and how did you fell in love with her? I'm a bit curious about your love story you see"

"I see... I first met her when I was exploring the 5th floor a month ago when an irregular happened there and a minotaur suddenly appeared and attacked me"

"At the 5th floor? That's impossible, minotaurs only spawn at 15th floor to 17th" the blue haired girl said in surprise because it's a big gap between floors, it's a 10 floor gap.

"Please Continue" Hermes gestured as his interest was now piqued by his story.

"Yes... I tried to fight back but my attacks were useless against it and it didn't even leave a scratch... It chased me through the whole floor until it finally got me cornered... I thought I was about to die at that moment when a sword suddenly pierced through the monster's thick skin and before I knew it, the minotaur was already defeated and what I saw after is a very beautiful girl holding a rapier...It was Aiz-san and right at that moment, I fell in love with her, I was so embarrassed that time that when she tried to help me up, I shoved her left hand away and ran away and it was very frustrating because I couldn't even thank her properly at that time"

Hermes's expression quickly changed from a very curious to a slightly dissapointed look in an instant, the moment Bell said the last part of his story.

"Does she knows about this?" He inquired the rookie adventurer.

"No..."

"Then, how did you became friends then?" The orange haired god asked while fiddling with his feather hat.

"One time after rescuing my supporter, she waited for me inside the guild along with Eina-san and he returned me my vambrace... I tried to run away again because I'm so embarrassed but she managed to keep me there so she could talk to me and ask why I grow so fast..."

That also got Asfi's attention because how he managed to break Aiz's record.

Everyone could accept it if it was under 11 or 10 months but instead, he did it in just a month that it doesn't make any sense.

"I told her that I think I'm not growing at all and I'm still far from my goal and how I don't know how to fight properly so she asked me if I want her to teach me how to fight... I agreed to her and she said it was just going to last until before their expedition and as our training goes on, we got a little bit closer that now we see each other as friends and not some strangers"

"Then, How many times did the thought of her saving your life popped up into your head?"

"Huh...? I don't know... I lost count of it since everytime I see her, I was reminded of it..."

"What is your goal by the way? Why are you so desperate on getting stronger? What drives you crazy to do something reckless just to earn excilia and rank up?" He stood up and looked down at Bell who's currently sitting in a log with Asfi.

"Because I want to catch up to her, to stand on the same level as her and to stand by her side, I want to protect her... I want to-"

" 'I want to protect her because I owe her my life' Is that it?"

"Hermes-sama!?" Asfi also stood up glaring furiously at his deity's words.

"You know what Bell-kun? I'm sorry but it looks like I have to say this to you... I know it might be devastating for you but regardless...I need to get this out" He kneeled down to match his eye level so that he could look straight to him.

"You are not in love with Aiz Wallenstein, I'm saying this because I don't want you to live a life under the bridge effect... You don't love her or like her... You just felt safe at that point when she saved you from that incident but that was it... Sometimes, humans misunderstands their own feelings like this... You just felt greatful of her that she saved you and you just felt that you need to get stronger so you can return the favor by also saving her... That's it"

"No way... NO WAY...!!" The boy said as he tried to curl up in to a ball.

"I'm sorry Bell-kun but someone has to tell you the truth... And if your friends or your own goddess won't do it for you... Then I would. I'll be going now, you can think of it but you should take a rest as well" Hermes said as he walked away while waving his hand.

"You're not going back to your tent Cranel-san?"

"I think I'll stay here for a bit... Just to do some thinking I guess?" He said, unsure of what to say to her since his mind was still in pieces.

"Then, would you mind if I accompany you for a bit?" The blue haired girl smiled at him as she sits beside him.

"I don't mind... Thanks Asfi-san" He smiled weakly as he looks above.

His eyes shot wide as he saw the starry night sky look returned to the crystals above them, it was more beautiful than before.

"Asfi-san..! Look..!"

"It's beautiful isn't it? I guess the clouds outside have cleared up so the dungeon also cleared it up here to mimic the sky outside" As the two of them stared in the fake sky, they didn't notice a person walking towards their direction.

"Is everyone asleep now?" a 3rd voice suddenly rang out from behind which alarmed the alchemist for a bit but after recognizing it, she realized that it was just her friend Gale Wind walking towards them.

"Oh Lion! I didn't thought you'd come here" She said in surprise because it was no secret to her that she's a wanted adventurer that everyone's been searching for to get her bounty.

"I noticed that it has been quiet here for an hour now so I take a look and it was just you and Cranel-san here sitting at the middle of the camp" She said while removing her mask and sitting beside her fellow veteran adventurer Asfi.

"Cranel-san? Can I ask you something...?" Asfi said while looking at the flames infront of the three of them.

"What is it?" He said as he mimic her movement.

"What do you think about what my god's words earlier...? Do you hate him for that?"

"I don't know... I know he just said the truth but I can't accept it because I always put my life on the line just to get to this point just to realize that it was just some misunderstanding... I'm so frustrated at myself..."

"Please don't misunderstand him just because of what he said... He doesn't hate you, in fact it was the opposite because he tends to be more honest and if needed, to be more harsher to the people he likes"

"Eh...?"

"It's the truth, you can trust me on that Cranel-san" She said while smiling at him.

"Okay thank you very much... If you don't mind... You can call me... Bell..." He said looking at the blue haired girl while blushing slightly.

"Oh... You're welcome... Bell-san..." She smiled as she blushed lightly.

"I'm so ashamed to be a friend of a womenizer like you... Bell Cranel" The elf clad in green robe glared at him with disgust which sent shivers to his spines.

"Ummm... Ryu-san..!! T-That's no-"

"Ehehe... I'm just joking.." A beautiful soft smile appeared on her face as she giggle softly.

"It's getting late... Lion, Bell-san. I think we should all get a good night sleep since it's getting late now..." The three of them stands up and as Bell heads out to his party's tent, Asfi proposed that Ryu should go to her tent and they should sleep together since sleeping in the forest at night is way too dangerous even as a level 4.

"Alright... But I'll leave very early in the morning so that no one can see me and also... If Hermes-sama did something weird... I'm gonna cut his head off is that clear?"

"Yes please... Even if it's on me..." She sweat dropped as they both went inside of their tent.

Morning At The Loki Familia's Camp.

Aki's POV.

I woke up earlier than usual and took a peek outside of the tent and it was still a little bit dark.

As I was scanning the area around, I noticed Bell and Perseus escort an Elf out. I thought it was just one of their friends who paid them a visit here so I just shrugged it off and went back and prepare some change of clothes, I'm going to take a bath.

I went outside and walks towards the river beside the camp and when I arrived there, I saw Riveria-sama taking a dip in the water.

"Good morning Aki, you're earlier than usual" She said as soon as she saw me walking towards the side.

"Yeah... I woke up earlier so I might as well go up and take a bath while there is no one here but it looks like you got here first..."

"Oh sorry... Should I leave you alone?"

"No please help yourself... And also I want to talk about something if you don't mind..." I said as I starts to undress myself and also took a dip on the river.

"Go on... I'm here to listen"

"You see... There is this person that I started to know recently... I don't know anything about him at first but we somehow became friends... We started to get to know each other and we grew closer and before I knew it, I'm already way too attached to him at the little time we spent together... And when I saw him that one time covered in wounds and lying down weakly... Before I knew it, I already have a potion in my hand and I was running towards him at full speed... Do you think I'm getting way over protective to this person?" I explained to her what's going through my mind right now without giving him his name.

"Bell Cranel huh...?" She whispered which surprised me.

"Am I that easy to read!? "

"No you are not but it's clearly obvious because there is only one person last night who fits your description perfectly and it was him..." She just replied simply while looking at me.

"You can read my mind!?" I jumped a bit in shock.

"No I can't, just a women's intuition" She closed one of her eyes while smiling softly.

"Yours is on a completely different level..." I said with an unsure smile.

"Anyway, how do you feel about him anyway?"

"I feel like he's a good friend I guess?"

I just answered what popped up to my mind at that point because I don't really know what to say on what do I feel about him.

"It looks like you still don't know it yourself... Then before we went back to the surface, bid farewell for him for a moment, make an excuse that you'll be busy which is also true considering that we're going to investigate the city of Melen after a day..."

"And then... What...?"

"Don't ever communicate to him for awhile while sorting out your thoughts and feelings... You don't have to rush, take your time and by the time of our return, make sure to come up with an answer to that question but for now... Spend time with him like you always did and if you can, make it a little bit memorable for both of you because this is where the two of you met for the first time right?"

"Yes..."

"Then go. Stop wasting time, you're still young unlike me, you can still do whatever you want" She flicked my forehead as stood up and dried herself up.

"What about you Riveria-san? You thinking about someone?" I grinned at her teasingly.

"Ehehe... Who knows if I maybe thinking about someone? Even if I have someone to think of, it doesn't even matter because that person already have many lovers out for his blood"

I followed her suit as I dried myself up and puts my new clothes on.

It was the same standard clothes I wear every day since it's way too comfortable to wear and can be also used as battle clothes, just put on some light armor and you're good to go.

"I'll go first Riveria-san if you don't mind"

"Sure, go and have a good time with him" She said as she waved off at me.

"Thanks Riveria-san... I'll sort this out as soon as I can..!"

A/N: Chapter End.

I already have the next chapter ready so don't worry I'll just drop it when I feel like which is probably 2-3 days after this.

Anyway!

Thanks for reading this Shit and I have a bad news regarding the BellxShakti fic I want to make.

The thing is, it's hard to set up without going back to the first episode of season 1 which is I don't like because it's going to be the SAME SHIT, JUST A DIFFERENT GIRL THIS TIME! and I don't want that to happen because that's the flaw I saw on Bell's affection towards Aiz, it's too shallow to be called "Love" or whatnot.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. See you guys, stay safe, stay indoors! Farewell.