In case anybody is wondering, the way the Protagonist is shown to make omelets is actually how I make them. Of course, they don't turn out nearly as well, but it still works and tastes better than any old cereal or oatmeal.

Also, if you review please actually use an account so I can respond. I don't want to have to respond to many questions in chapters, because it will be too much word count.

Chapter 12: Ignoring the Plot

Tadao Koen

Strength: 435 E 678 C

Endurance: 511 D 646 C

Dexterity: 434 E 601 C

Agility: 396 F 604 C

Magic: 224 G 583 D

Skills:

[Pistos]

-Can copy skills of loved ones *Type of love doesn't matter*

-Loved ones must be part of the same Familia, and must love them back.

-Currently Copying [Liaris Freese]

Magic:

[Oculus Potentia]

-Chant: "I beseech the gods to grant sight to this one's potential!"

-Can be chanted in the mind

[Mors Aima]

-Chant: None, cut yourself and use your blood instead.

-Uses blood instead of chant, the more blood used, the more powerful the magic.

-If wounded, the blood that flows still counts.

-Magic Power is used to move the Blood.

-The Magic harms enemies and heals allies.

Nice. Most of my basic abilities are up to C, with magic lagging behind only a little. Quite the explosive growth too though. I can force Eina to allow me to go up to floor nine now. I hope I didn't anger her too much last time…

"Thanks Hestia." I say to the Goddess.

Today, we're taking the morning off. Bell's bringing back Lili to talk about her predicament as we speak.

At noon, we're heading in to the dungeon.

Bell should come back embarrassed or something, then he'll start disappearing in the mornings.

I think I should stop trying to keep track of what the Hell is supposed to be happening, and start trying to actually just live life.

Plus, I have a cute girlfriend now. I should just stop stressing over everything…

Yea… I'll do that.

I hope I don't accidentally screw stuff up.

Actually, I'll try to keep things on plot until Bell gets his 'Luck' developmental ability. That should keep the plot on point.

Ok. I got my plan now.

I leave the room.

Time to wake Emma up. I wonder if she stayed up late last night? She didn't wake me up this morning like last morning.

I walk into my room. Emma's sprawled out across the bed. Cute.

I wonder how I should wake her up…

Ah! Chienthropes have good noses, right? I'll wake her up with smell. Yea! Then I'll serve her breakfast in bed~...

Plus, I'm actually pretty good at making omelets…

I walk out of my room and into the main room. There's a simple stove here, at least.

I take a pan out from one of the cupboards, then I grab an egg carton from inside the mini fridge. It's kinda amazing that Danmachi has nearly all the modern appliances made through magic stones.

Energy here is much better than on Earth. It's renewable, and it's easily 'made'. The only problem, though it is a big problem, is that it causes a LOT of deaths. Then again, it makes the survivors much stronger, so it's worth it.

I turn the stove on and place the pan on it. I put the egg carton on the counter. Then I take some butter out of the fridge and melt it onto the pan. I grab a bowl and fork and put it beside the egg carton.

I grab a lid that can fit the pan and put it next to the egg carton too.

Then I crack three eggs into the bowl. I stir it until it's even colored. Then I pour the egg into the pan.

After that, I put the bowl and fork into the sink. I need to keep the work area clean.

I grab a square spatula made of a rubber-like substance and put it on the counter. Then I grab some cheese from the fridge. I also get a bag of ham.

I'm surprised we have all these ingredients. Did someone go shopping or something?

I check the pan. The Eggs are spread somewhat evenly in the pan. I take the spatula and check underneath the egg. Not done yet. Good.

I take some cheese and sprinkle it on one half of the Omelet in the making. Then I put some ham on the same side.

I check the bottom of the egg again. It's not completely cooked yet, but it is solid enough.

I fold the Egg in on itself with the square spatula. Then I grab more cheese and sprinkle it on.

I put the lid on and wait until the cheese on top looks somewhat melted. I check the inside of the Omelet with the spatula. The egg looks cooked enough.

I turn off the stove before grabbing a plate, and putting it on the counter. Then I take the lid off the pan and put it on the counter as well. After that, I use the spatula to maneuver the Omelet onto the plate.

I repeat this four times. Once for me, one for Bell, one for Hestia, and one for Lili. Emma gets the first one.

Emma, Lili and Bell all come in somehow at the same time. Probably following their noses to the Omelets.

By now, all the Omelets are cooled down enough to eat, and are set on the table, along with a fork and butter knife for each Omelet.

Hestia and I are just waiting.

"That smells really good…" Emma says "Did you make it?"

I raise a hand "I did."

"Thank you for cooking…" Emma sighs. I bet it smells the best to her. She has the strongest nose out of all of us by far.

"No problem" I say

"I hope this is as good as that Teriyaki Salmon…" Hestia comments

"Thank you for cooking," Bell says

"Lili thanks you for the meal" Lili says

We did into our Omelets. They're pretty good. Better than the ones I have made before, but I've actually had better. My Mom taught me how to make them, and she's the one who made the one I had that was better.

This is quite a close call the though. It's really good. I think the ingredients in this world are actually better.

As Hestia has never once been to the Hostess of Fertility, this is the best food she's eaten in the mortal world.

"THIS IS REALLY TADAO PLEASE MAKE MORE!" she exclaims

"You know I don't cook that much, only when I feel like it…" I say

Bell seems to deep in thought. Oh yea, I have to let Lili and Hestia talk, don't I?

I wonder what he's thinking about..?

I have an idea.

I get up and grab all the cups. There's only four. I place them in the middle of the table. "Uh… are there any extra cups anywhere?" I ask

"Eh? Oh, I'll go get one," Bell says

He walks out of the door.

"Uh, Emma?" I ask, my face getting a little redder just from the memory"Er… c-can we talk about last night..?"

"Sure," Emma says

We leave the room together. Then we head into our own room.

Then we sit down on the bed.

"So… uh… a-are we dating?" I ask

"Do you want to be?" Emma asks

"Yes!" My face turns a bit more red "I-I mean, sure!"

I wonder why I blush so easily…

"Then we are," Emma says

Emma gives me a kiss on the cheek. "Payback for yesterday," She says

I blush harder.

Emma puts her hand on my heart. I start to calm down. How does she do that?! I don't remember there being a pressure point there!

Emma takes her hand off. Then she gets up.

I feel completely under her thumb. I'd kill anyone if they touch her, but she's in charge, it seems.

I still don't really understand…

It's like she can control me.

Emma walks out of the room. I follow her. Bell rushes past us. He's running away from Hestia and Lili, isn't he?

We walk into the main room. Hestia and Lili are seemingly having a stare-down.

"Why did Bell just run away?" I ask

"It's Lili's fault!" Hestia says "She tried stealing my Bell!"

"Mr. Bell doesn't belong to you!" Lili says

Girl Fight. Scary. I back out of the room, grab hold of Emma's hand, and take us back to our room.

Emma blushes as I take her hand.

"Wh-what are you doing?" Emma asks

"We need to run from Hestia and Lili," I say "They're in a girl fight, and things can potentially get nasty."

"Are they going to be okay?" Emma asks

"They won't touch each other physically, but they'll get at each other's throats mentally." I explain

This is one of the reasons Harems are scary. Jealousy. Your girls will fight, or at least, most of them will fight.

"We can't let them pull us into the fight." I say

Emma nods.

We are trapped in here though so we need something to do.

I look around the room. There aren't any Bored Games in sight…

"Do you know if we have any bored games?" I ask

"N-no, I don't think so…" Emma stutters. Oh. I never let go of her, did I?

"What do you want to do then?" I ask

Innocently, Emma asks "What do couples usually do in bedrooms alone?"

I doubt Emma doesn't know. She's trying to get me to blush, right?

Well, it works. I blush. I don't even need to say anything to get the point across. Emma blushes too.

"Umm… we can just snuggle too?" Emma asks

I blush again. Dammit, why am I so easy to blush? It's almost as bad as Bell! No, I might be even worse!

"S-sure!" I say. I really do want to snuggle. I really do.

Emma pushes me onto the bed. I'm not ready, and even though my status is much higher than hers, she has the element of complete surprise.

As I've said before, I'm quite short, so I have to crawl backwards to get to a pillow.

Emma moves on top of me. Then she plops down halfway on top of me, halfway beside me. She burrows her head into my chest.

Shocked, I just brush her hair.

W-why does she even like me? I almost ask the question.

As if she could hear my thoughts, she answers "You saved me… and I not only want to repay you, I want you to be my knight in shining armor…"

I blush. Emma does too. I wonder why she's so good at this?

I start to relax. I close my eyes. Then I fall asleep with Emma in my arms.

I open my eyes. All I can see is Emma's autumn orange hair. I smell her hair. Cookie dough. I move my hands from her waist and touch her ears.

So soft…

I rub her ears more. They really are super soft. Her ears feel velvety soft.

I'd be happy to stay like this forever.

No, wait, can't have something like a sappy romance yet! I need to make sure the plot stays on course!

Try to get out from under Emma. I'm trapped. Emma has her legs trapping me. Technically, I can get up, but I won't wake Emma up.

Dammit. Actually, it's fine.

I'll just wait for Emma to wake up.

I continue to pet her.

I can't stop myself. She's too soft…

Emma moans in her sleep.

Wait. How did I not remember? Didn't Lili say something that means a Chienthrope's ears are 'important bits' before in the Light novel and Anime?

Oh. Oh no. I take my hands off her ears. I put them to my side. Emma starts to lean off of me.

She can't fall off of me. She might wake up.

I grab hold of her.

I touch the wrong place. Her butt.

I immediately move my hand up to her mid-back.

I shouldn't touch her butt. I'm going to stop being a pervert. Or at least, I'm going to try to.

If I can do naughty things with her while she does them to me… that's way better than just doing perverted things to her.

Also, while I am a pervert, if I have the chance to do the exact same things in build bonds instead of break them, I'll jump at the chance.

I mean, who wouldn't?

Get more of that good stuff, while building bonds. Just wait to build the relationship up first.

Like, a guy wouldn't rape a girl that said they would fuck him in an hour or two, and in any position they want, right?

We're already this far. I also want to build our relationship first before doing that stuff.

I stare at Emma's face. She's beautiful…

Her eyes flutter open. I'm not sure how long I was staring at her.

"Have a good nap Emma?" I ask

"How long was I asleep..?" Emma asks

"I'm not sure… you were on top of me so I couldn't go out." I say

"Eh?" Emma makes a cute shocked sound before realizing where she is.

She pushes off of me, blushing red.

She's finally blushing when I'm not!

"What were you dreaming about too? I heard you um, er…"

Emma freezes. "N-nothing!"

It's so obvious that she's lying. Even I can tell.

"Alright then…" I flash her a knowing smile

"I-I said nothing!" Emma insists.

"Okay…" I say "I'm going to go pay off your loan. Who's your advisor?"

"It's Miss Eina-wait, I can go pay off my own loan!" Emma says

Before she can stop me, I dash through the door and start running to the guild. Emma starts chasing me, tring to stop me from paying her debt.

It's evening, and the sun's setting. I got to hurry.

I enter the guild building. I spot Eina at her desk. I walk up to it.

"Hey Ms. Eina?" I say

Eina looks up from her paperwork. "How much money does Emma owe for her loan?"

"8,000 Valis. Are you going to pay for her? That's sweet of you." Eina asks

"Yep!" I say before taking out 8,000 of my Valis. I only have 3,000 left…

I hand the Valis over right before Emma bursts through the door.

She races up to me, and grabs my ear. Then she yells "I thought I told you not to do that!" then she mutters "I don't want to owe you more than I do already…"

"Okay okay!" I shout back.

Emma drags me all the way back to the familia home.

Emma ended up lecturing me before going to bed.

Worth it.

I lie down next to her and fall asleep.