Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up A Harem In A Dungeon?

by Quoka

Bell Cranel arrives in Orario, however when he is unable to find himself a Familia he takes a risk and enters the dungeon alone with no blessing to his name. Will he survive his trials? Will he find himself a Familia? Who really knows...only time shall tell. One thing is for certain though, he will be become quite the ladies man along with way. (Lemons included and clearly marked.)

22. Familia Fulfillment-Chapter Twenty Two

Hi,

So I have come back to bring another chapter, I know that this one took a long time and that one is on me and my bad. I had some final exams for schools and got distracted, following off the wagon of supports and messing up my semi-regular posting schedule. But I have finished now, passed all my courses and have an entire summer to write plenty plenty more free from distractions and disturbances. So again you do have my apologies for the long wait for this chapter, the good news is at least that this one similar to the last one in most sense is a long one and hopefully that does something to make up for the long wait.

Of course I need to take a moment to give my gratitude towards my beta reader that reviewed this and every other chapter as of present and also my close friend konahrik3115 for helping out with some descriptions of things at the same time.

Also, small side note here though I felt as though it was important to mention. Chronotimeguard had mentioned in a review that the one scene I had written with a Minotaur prior to the fight with Bell, with the one man and Elf, it was a reference to Castlevania. I do intend to work in some more references in the future, so just something to keep an eye out for you. Anyway, not super important, just felt as though it was deserving of a mention.

Now, without further delay or wasted time rambling on, onto the the chapter which is what people really come here for if we get down to it. As always I hope that you enjoy and if you do, or even dont, leave a review with your thoughts on the chapter. Stay safe and healthy and have an excellent day!

Bell woke up to the soft chirping of birds just outside of his window, two birds with several different shades of blue to colour its feathers, the two birds danced around each other on the windowsill before hopping off the edge and flying off to sing their sweet songs somewhere else. Downstairs there were the sounds of bustling and rustling as the Hostess of Fertility was being set up for the day and even a few creaks from the bed that the boy was resting on, the piece of furniture made of wood long since aged and strained with the weight.

There was something else though in the mix, one thing that took a few seconds to click in Bell's head as the dots slowly connected, the sound was that of the grey haired girl resting on top of the white haired boy. They had fallen asleep on their sides, embracing each other as the night winded down and they each went off into their world of dreams. Somewhere in the night the two must have rolled over with Syr ending up on the top. There was a pleasant exchange of breaths between the two, Bell would breathe in right as Syr was breathing out and vice versa. The boy cracked his eyes open just a slight bit, bright light came into the attic through the window, the rays of sunshine came in to shed some light on the scene in the room.

Syr was laying atop Bell, she had her eyes closed and was peacefully sleeping with her head resting on his chest and her arms wrapped around his torso in a tight squeeze. The grey haired girl let out a light groggy sound with a weak willed and drawn out 'Noooo', in response the white haired boy squeezed her with his one arm a little bit tighter against him and that seemed to quell her worries. Several seconds passed as laid there in the bed silently, pulling his right arm up and out of the clutch of Syr and a bit hesitant placed it on her head. Combing her hair for a few seconds and brushing several strands of hair to the side that were hiding her face.

There was another slight stir as Syr wiggled around atop of the white haired boy, her eyes fluttered open and she let out a small muffled morning yawn into Bell's chest and she raised her head up a little bit and began looking around the room to see where she was located. Bell could practically see the moment of realization that she was sharing the bed with her boy, she let out a tiny sound as her face started to heat up and turned a reddish hue as cast her eyes to the side and shifted a tiny bit more to get cozy and comfortable.

There were a few seconds of awkward silence between the two, memories of the previous night starting to flood into each of their minds, causing blushes to quickly creep onto their faces and burn brightly. The two were naked, pressed up against each other and if that was not enough to prove that the events of the last night actually happened, the scent that had filled the room was plenty of evidence of what had happened the night before.

It also served as a good reminder to the white haired boy to crack the one window open before leaving for the day, though before that there were some things that needed to be dealt with. The first and foremost being Syr, it was hard to get up and get on with his day with the girl on top of him, not that Bell really wanted to go jumping out of bed and leave the comforting warmth. So the boy reasoned that spending just a few more minutes in bed was not going to cause the end of the world.

Deciding to break the silence Bell spoke first ''M-morning...Syr….'' the boy managed to get out in a bit of a clogged up voice, not particularly desiring to cough or yawn right in the young woman's face. Bell turned his head to the side slightly and averted his eyes, his cheeks were red and his one arm was still wrapped around Syr and the other one was lying unmoving. Syr had her arms wrapped around Bell's torso and she lifted up a little bit off of Bell and pulled her arms out from under him, she adjusted herself and wrapped her arms instead around the boy's neck and rested her head again on his chest on the side.

''G-good morning...Bell…'' the grey haired girl finally spoke in a still sleepy voice, she decided to close her eyes and rest peacefully for a few more minutes. She did reason that the rest of the waitresses were likely beginning to set up the pub downstairs, it was time for her to get up from the bed though she did not make any motion to do so. The moment was one that deserved to be savoured and she was not going to go about spoiling it by getting up early just to sweep the floors and wash some tables.

''How did you sleep….?'' Syr softly asked, wanting to spur a little bit of a conversation as she slowly shook off the webs of sleep that kept her dazed.

''Great, actually…'' the white haired boy answered calmly. It was the first real time in a long time that the boy had slept so soundly, there was not a single time throughout the night that since falling asleep did Bell wake up and found himself unable to fall asleep. Sleeping with Syr was the most peaceful and pleasurable experience that Bell had experienced since arriving in Orario and while that thought did cross his mind the hold the boy had on Syr tightened.

''That's good to hear!'' Syr said in a pleased tone, she had said it a little loudly and it had taken Bell a bit by shock and left his head slightly spinning in the morning. Syr quickly followed up her words with a quick apology for being so loud in the morning while the boy was still waking up, Bell did just as quickly respond that there was no harm in her action and it did not require an apology.

''How about you, did you sleep good?'' Bell asked while shifting slightly on the bed but otherwise staying in the same general position.

''I slept wonderfully…'' Syr said in the sweetest voice that the whole world had to offer, she snuggled up with the white haired boy and squeezed Bell a little bit tighter. She felt the greatest that she ever did in the boy's embrace, she could stay in the bed for as long as the world allowed. Which sadly was likely not going to be very long as each person was growing more alert and awake with each passing seconds.

''Glad to hear it…'' Bell muttered in a soft voice, not wanting to be too loud and still waking up, despite the fact that it was far past the time that the white haired boy normally woke up.

''I thought that...maybe last night was all just a dream…'' Bell said while rolling his head around slightly, the boy did have a few seconds to speculate that if everything the night before was just a dream. The events of the Goddess coming and explaining so many things, clearing up a great deal of the thick fog that clouded Bell's mind.

''I am happy that it wasn't! But….a-are you..having second thoughts about it now…?'' Syr questioned, the one thing that she did not want to hear was that the boy had come to regret the activities performed together in the bed just the night before. It would tear open her heart if it came out that Bell had started to feel guilty about the events, she would not be able to live with herself. Syr did recognize that the timing had not been perfect, Bell was experiencing a great deal of emotions the previous night and was not in the clearest mindset, still she could not hold herself back any longer and had acted on impulse slightly.

''N-no! Gods no...I...I really hoped that it wasn't just a dream…'' Bell quickly responded, the boy did not even in the slightest regret the night before spent with Syr in bed, it was an incredible thing and one that the white haired boy was never going to forget so long as he lived. It had etched itself into his mind, where it would last forever.

''Oh, Bell…'' the grey haired girl started as she leaned her one head up a little bit and started pressing her lips up against Bells and holding them there for several seconds. Syr savoured it and closed her eyes as she leaned even further into the kiss, Bell returned it himself losing his own eyes and leaning up a little bit into it. The two held the kiss for several long drawn out seconds, Syr did eventually pull back a little bit to come up for some fresh air. There was a small string of saliva connecting the two's lower lips together as they each panted a little in the others face.

''I love you, you know that right?'' Syr spoke first, her words could not be any more of the truth as she said the few words.

''Y-yes...I do….a-and….I love you too…'' the white haired boy stated, it was odd to say those words aloud. Thinking them up in his head were not very difficult or odd, but speaking them out to Syr and to the world was a weird thing to say. It did not feel particularly wrong, not even slightly by any means, it was simply something to get used to doing.

''To the moon and back?'' Syr asked as she tilted her head to he side slightly, it was some of the words that Bell had spoken the night before without even particularly meaning to do so. The words were heard many times by Bell, by his grandfather, though the words were mostly spoken to whatever woman had a heart beat and was within ear shot mixed along with some alcohol normally.

''T-to the moon and back, Syr….to the moon and back…'' the white haired boy stated, adopting the phrase of that of his own, though with Syr it meant a lot more than it ever did with anyone that his grandfather was with at any real point in time. It was not just a few simple words to charm the clothes off someone's back or to bury into someone's weak willed heart, there was genuine emotion and connection there that the two shared with each other. Far beyond anything that Bell had even considered getting into with anyone for some time.

''Syr...I should probably get up...I did promise to go see Goddess Freya today...I shouldn't keep her waiting long…'' the white haired boy stated, while resting and laying in the bed was incredibly pleasant there was a promise that had been made and the day did need to start at some point in time. There was no time such as the present and it was for the best if both Bell and Syr got up to start the day, before five more minutes turned into ten, then thirty, then an hour and so on.

''That's probably for the best...here I will get off y-'' Syr had started though she stopped as she just started to lift herself up, she had unwrapped her arms from around Bells neck and placed her hands on his bare chest. She used her hands and hips to push herself up a little bit as she went to sit up, though it did not last for very long as the blanket over the two slipped down over Syrs back and the waitress let out a small shudder and laid back down.

''S-syr…? Are you okay…?'' Bell sat up a tiny bit himself, propping himself up on his elbows though even that minimal amount of movement seemed to be too much as Syr reached out again and wrapped her arms around Bells neck and pulled herself into him closely. Burying her face into the boy's chest and staying that way for several seconds.

''Y-yeah….I just realized that you are…'' Syr started softly, though her words trailed off into a mumbled mess in the white haired boy's chest. Bell was a little bit concerned still and held onto her sides gently and tilted his head to the side, had Syr seen his face she would have seen one of genuine worry.

''Syr I cant….I can't hear you…'' Bell began, his voice low while speaking and trying to discern what it was that was causing Syr to act in such a way so suddenly.

''You...are still inside of me…'' the grey haired girl stated as she raised her head up a little bit from Bell's chest and rested her chin on the boy's upper torso. It took a few seconds for the words to sink in and for Bell to fully understand. Syr did not notice before, it had taken a couple of seconds to even notice as she started to move as it took time to click in her head. Having remained that way all night Syr supposed that she had gotten used to the sensation and it became normal, though as she did start to move she noticed right away and had to lay back down to take a few seconds to recover.

''O-oh….oh…'' the white haired boy managed to mutter out while averting his eyes, turning his head to the side as the blush on his face darkened a tad.

''I-I just need a sec-second...is all…'' the grey haired girl said softly into Bell's chest as she slowly recovered. She did not intend to use it as an excuse to squeeze out just a few more minutes together with the white haired boy, it was simply a side effect and nothing more.

''T-take your time…'' the white haired boy said calmly as a slightly deeper blush creeped its way onto his face, Bell could not blame Syr as before she had spoken about it it had gone unnoticed too. Only as Syr moved for the first real time and spoke about a little bit later did the boy take notice that his member was still sheathed inside of the grey haired girl's slit. It was a testament, even a proud one that the events of the night before had in fact been a reality and not some vivid dream of hallucination.

The two did remain that way for some time, Syr decided to take Bell up on such an offer and stayed laying on top of him for a few minutes before sitting up again. She rested there as well, waiting for a few seconds before placing her hands on her thighs and lifting her hips up slowly until she managed to raise herself just enough so that the white haired boy slipped out of her insides. Syr stayed sitting there just to the side for a few seconds and Bell sat up along with her, without sharing any words and just making a brief glance towards the other with some shared embarrassment as the two went about starting their mornings. Both of them got up off the bed and the first thing that Bell went and did was crack open the one window in the attic to get some fresh air circulating throughout the space.

With Syr off of Bell the two started to get dressed, going around the attic and cleaning up their discarded clothes that had been tossed all around the room in the thrills of heated passion between the two. It was a chore in itself, the two moved around mostly naked for a few seconds and exchanged some awkward glances at each other until the other person would take notice of the stare and each would turn their head away with a darkening blush.

With a few minutes spent cleaning up their clothes the two were for the most part dressed and with a quick few words exchanged arranged to go downstairs a few minutes apart to try and minimize curiosity, even if it only possibly helped little. Syr decided to head down first. Leaving the boy alone in the attic for a few seconds, just as the boy was about to leave there was something that caught his eye just partly underneath the frame of his bed. It was a small piece of black cloth, Bell reached down and picked it up and brought it up to nearly eye level and it took only a couple of seconds for it to click in the boy's head that the piece of fabric was Syr's panties.

For several seconds Bell was quite confused, even turning his head around from side to side as though in the search for something or being at the risk of getting caught stealing the article of clothing. Along with it greatly confused the boy how Syr had left without the item, Bell had been more focused on dressing himself and not so much as sneaking peeks of Syr so the boy did not notice before. The grey haired girl did not have a second pair of panties, at the very least Bell did not believe so, which meant that Syr had left without them, leaving her lower regions bare.

If that was the case, the only thing shielding Syr from prying eyes and the world outside was the long skirt of her green waitress uniform. Deciding it best to simply force those thoughts out of his head, Bell balled up the piece of clothing and stuffed it into his pocket in order to question Syr about it if there was the opportunity to do so downstairs.

With his plan in place the white haired boy walked down the stairs and reached the ground floor, the tense air was that which could be cut with even the dullest of knives. Looking around the room there were a couple of the waitresses. Ryuu was keeping to herself for the most part in the corner, though it was hard to tell she did have sligh bags under her eyes as the previous night because of a certain bumping in the night she found it difficult to sleep. Lunoire was bringing down a few of the chairs off of the tables and for the most part also kept to herself besides giving the boy a slight nod and wave as a greeting in the morning. Syr was standing over near the door, seemingly waiting for the boy to walk over to the door and see the boy off. Mama Mia was positioned behind the bar, where she primarily focused on her work instead of Bell or anyone else at all for that matter. She cleaned glass after glass and stacked them while keeping her eyes and head directed down, not desiring to get involved even in the slightest in the events taking place with the tension between each person present.

Bell had only managed to take a few steps before getting ambushed by the other two waitresses that had hidden themselves away in the back kitchen, biding their time and waiting for a chance to strike. Anya popped up on his right side and Chloe on his left, each snaking their arms around one of Bells and trapped the boy in place between the two Cat People.

''So~what's it like to no longer be a virgin~?'' Chloe asked as she got straight to the point, not trying to dance around what could be considered a sensitive topic by many. She held onto the arm she held tightly, as did Anya to keep the white haired boy nailed down so that there was no chance of the boy taking off.

''H-huh…?'' Bell started, it was all the boy was able to speak as the other words that came were not able to be articulated to any reasonable fashion. The question had been such a wake up call, shock so early in the morning that it had taken Bell aback a little bit. It was to be suspected in a sense, Bell had just imagined it getting brought up in a far more gentle and considerate way.

''Yeah, white hair, what was sex with Syr like~nyah~?''Anya pressured with her own take on the question, which was a lot more basic and straightforward even in comparison to the black haired Cat Person.

''Wha-what...h-how did you-'' Bell started, managing to string together a few words though it did not last very long as everything though up was lost in the mess of thoughts running rampant in his head.

''Easy, smell silly!'' Anya said in a loud voice right into Bell's one ear on the side that she held. Those few words rattled around in Bell's head for a few seconds before finally coming to a rest and clear enough to rationalize and understand the meaning behind. It was the truth that neither Bell nor Syr had gone to take a bath, shower or any such thing since the night before spent together, though regardless Bell did not believe it to be that bad that it was so easily noticeable with relative ease.

''S-sorry…?'' Bell asked with a tilt of his head to the one side that Anya remained on slightly, angling his head to the right a little bit to get a decent sight of the person on that side.

''Cat People have an ammmazzzing sense of smell, the second that you walked downstairs I could smell Syr all over you~! Plus, just like everyone else around we have ears you know, with how loud you two were being last night it was hard to not overhear. I wouldn't be too surprised if half of Orario heard matter of fact~'' Chloe said with a smug smile on her face, she squeezed the arm that she held a little bit tighter and pressed her body up against that of the white haired boy. Those things were that of the truth, Cat Persons had an incredible sense of smell, one of the best out there out of all the races. Even without that strong sense of smell though, that could pick up on the scent of sex on the two, anyone with working ears could have heard the thumping in the night just some hours ago.

''Y-you heard….s-sorry….'' Bell barely managed to get out, it was all that could come out as his head and thoughts were shaken and the boy could feel a headache coming on.

''No big deal, next time just let me j-'' Chloe was quickly silenced before she could finish her rather brazen statement by the blonde haired and blue eyed Elven woman that had walked over, she lifted her arms up and grabbed the two Cat people by their ears and held tightly while giving each a slight twist. Ryuu held onto Anya's left most ear and Chloe's right most ear, standing just behind the two with a bit of a disappointed frown on her face as she gave each ear another small tweak as some mother would do to a disobedient child.

Ryuu had some feelings on the situation, she did understand and recognize that Syr had very quickly grown to be infatuated with the white haired boy that had arrived in Orario not too long ago. Still she felt as though it was a little bit rushed, though it was not her place to speak on it and she was going to keep that opinion to herself and not share it with the world. So she decided to keep her lips shut along with silencing some other outspoken individuals.

''You two...talking about such...private matters is in poor taste. So dont bring it up ag-'' Ryuu started, unable to finish as another person spoke up. Lunoire raised an eyebrow, though did little more as she simply shrugged it off and focused back on her own business and not face the upset Elfs wrath. May had poked her head out of the kitchen for a few seconds to peek in on the events, though seeing the only other Cat People present getting held in such a way her ears twitched widely and she retreated back into the safety of her kitchen. Mama Mia tried her very best to just ignore the events taking place, she just stood behind the bar and cleaned yet another glass.

''Ryuuuu, you don't need to be so stern!'' Syr whined out as she held her arms straight down by her side and lightly stomped her one wood on the floorboards of the ground. That did seem to confuse Ryuu even more so, normally such things were supposed to be private between two people and no more. Even though Ryuu was not a typical Elf in the regular sense, she still did adhere towards some of those Elven traditions of her race, the one most prominently being held in high regard was love and relationships. Ryuu rather strongly believed that such emotions were supposed to be kept private between the two people that were in a relationship of any form with the other.

''B-but Syr…'' Ryuu started, though she was not able to come up with the words and therefore she stopped short of being able to get her exact desired point of view across.

''So long as Bell is with me, I don't really care who else is with him!'' Syr stated, it was not something that confused and boggled just Ryuu but Bell as well. Along with the other people present at the time, it was such an odd and confusing thing to state so boldly with a straight face and what was even more shocking was that it seemed that she meant every word of it. Syr did hold that feeling in her heart, so long as she was with Bell and the strong bond the two shared remained she did not mind if Bell was with others or not. She did condone the idea wholeheartedly, even going so far as to be one to encourage it in the future. She had heard about it from the white haired boy himself, about dreaming of coming to Orario and setting up a harem, even if it was only intended as a fantasy Syr was willing to let it happen and not stand in the way of such a thing.

''You mean that white hair is free game~nyah~?'' Anya said with a great amount of interest in her voice as she posed the question and tilted her head to the side, the ears atop her head twitching a great deal at the same time.

''Oh, that's interesting~very interesting..'' Chloe said with a growing mischievous grin of her own, her black slim and thin tail swaying from side to side just behind her.

''S-syr...is Bell not your betrothed now?'' Ryuu asked, even though that was something she was not typically going to ask though given the spiralling situation she deemed it to be a good time to ask such a thing. Normally after a night spent together, locked in sensual lovemaking the two people would come out sworn to each other and only each other, such was the way of Elves and many other races too.

''You mean boyfriend…? I don't know…..Bell and I didn't talk about it...are we?'' Syr asked as she

''I-I….uh….d-don't…..I guess...so…'' Bell managed to just get out, his own thoughts were still messed up with Syrs words a few moments before that. It had been a statement and idea shared, about building a harem, though it was not really his idea and more that of his grandfathers. The old man had joked and jested a number of times that in Orario of all places such a thing could be done, getting a couple Elves, Amazons and Chienthropes along with every other race under the sun. Bell had thought about it, mostly in passing and coming to the conclusion that it was no more than a simple fantasy.

Syr was overjoyed, even that was an understatement as she rushed her way over and locked Bell in a tight hug and trapped his arms to his side as they spun around in a circle a few times while the grey haired girl giggled gleefully. Though the words had been laboured and still filled with some degree of uncertainty she was pleased to hear them and have the white haired boy to herself in such a way.

''I...I should get moving…'' Bell managed to squeeze out after some minutes passed of the two hugging each other right in the middle of the floor space, it was becoming increasingly awkward to stand there hugging Syr with the several sets of eyes that seemed to keep coming their way.

''Yes, yes you probably should...here….I packed you a lunch!'' Syr said as she held out a small bundle for Bell, which the boy did accept with both hands. If the prepared lunch was anything similar to her other food the white haired boy was lucky to choke through the ungodly meal and survive.

''Th-thank you, Syr….'' the white haired boy stated while taking another step out towards the door, getting ready to leave the Hostess and its people behind and move forward with the day.

''No problem! I will see you when you get back, we can talk all about it!'' Syr said with pure unfounded joy in her voice, she had planned it all out. She had requested to take the night off, spend it with Bell having a nice dinner in the Hostess and take all of the time in the world talking about the boys day and whatever else that came up in the moment. With any luck, Syr planned that by the end of night the two would find themselves back together in the bed in the attic.

''Okay, sounds good. Bye!'' Bell said while taking the final step out of the door and down the few steps and onto the street. Syr held onto the door of the Hostess for support while she waved her one arm while smiling.

''Bye Bell!'' the grey haired girl called out as Bell started to make his way down the street at a steady pace.

''I love you!'' Bell called out while spinning around and continuing to walk backwards while waving back in the direction of Syr as she slowly creeped out of sight with each and every step down the street. With each time those words were spoken it seemed to become far easier to say, though that did not change the fact that in doing so still brought back a wave of memories of the night before and along with it a dark red blush to boot.

''I love you too!'' Syr called back to the white haired boy as she cupped her hands to the side of her mouth so that the boy could hear her returning the affections while taking off out of sight though not out of mind.

Bell left the Hostess, leaving behind a few slightly confused and stunned waitresses in his wake, though that was more the cause of Syr and her relaxed behavior and suggestion of Bell being with other girls besides her. It was something that confused Ryuu especially, she was rather taken aback by the simple implication and decided that it was best to not think about it, though there were times throughout the day where the thought crept its way out of the depths of her mind and into her head.

The boy made quick time, jogging through the bustling streets of Orario towards the Freya familias home, which could hardly be called a home as it was more equatable to the size of a mansion ten times over. As the boy drew closer with each step and the large collection of buildings came into view the boy felt a feeling of tightness in his chest while getting near. There was a feeling of excitement, underlined by a bit of nervousness as well at the same time that lingered in the back of his mind.

As the building, if it could even be considered just a building, those conflicting emotions of excitement and nervousness only amplified and as Bell reached the front gates it was an overwhelming feeling along with the awe of seeing the place up so close.

To describe it as massive would be an understatement, for the home in itself was an architectural marvel. The main bulk of it was carved out of gleaming white marble, with jutting spires of polished gold and sterling silver to pierce the clouds of the sky. Mosaics of hand-carved glass depicted scenes of warriors fighting on the battlefield, the forms of winged warrior women flying above and observing the fighting. A garden like that of a forest sprouted from the man-made structure as if Nature itself was attempting to reclaim what it was owed. Acres and acres of lush, beautiful soil supported plants and foliage of all varieties and species. Walls taller and more extravagant than that of a military fortress encased the entire palace. Sentry towers of burnished bronze and iron flanked these walls at regular intervals, offering an unparalleled view of the grounds below. In the direct center, where the cathedral towers and statuary rested was a building in the shape of an upside down longship, made of polished exotic woods and inlaid with golden nails to hold it all together. Windows on either side revealed the roaring inferno of a fireplace, where a small army could rest and recuperate after a cold day's work. It was a home fit for an entire pantheon of gods, or for the population of an entire city of civilians. Though it was not built to house those, it was meant for only one real purpose and that was to pay tribute to the Goddess Freya as a symbol of her beauty, strength and brilliance.

Near the gates, which were quite grand in themselves as they seemed to be smelted of pure shining, shimmering gold. In the designs of the golden gate there was a depiction of two cats pulling a chariot along with a certain Goddess riding in the cart. Standing to the side slightly as a large figure with his arms folded and waiting patiently.

He was a man of incredible stature and physical prowess, biceps large enough to crush a skull with ease just by flexing. With his sleeveless, navy blue tank top, they were left bare for all the world to see. A single red metal plate lay over his left pectoral, and he wore the same type of armor on his hands above a pair of gloves. Simple cloth pants were held up by a cord, leading down to thick work boots that could trudge through mud just as easily as they could cave in heads. The man wore a red bandana on his forehead, a stoic visage as welcoming as stone to greet would be visitors or hopefuls. What offset the fearsome scowl was a pair of dog-like ears poking out of his haircut.

Bell could recognize the person based on appearance alone, it was hard to spend any length of time within Orarios walls without hearing tales of the only known level seven adventurer of the time. Belonging to the Freya familia, acting as the Captain of the familia and a great representation of its immense strength.

The white haired boy walked up and gave the person a small greeting, in comparison to the towering man Bell seemed to be minute. The man did wait a few seconds before responding. ''Greetings, my name is Ottar. I am the Captain of the Freya familia.''

''It is a pleasure to meet you! My name is-''

''Bell Cranel, I am well aware. Goddess Freya has been waiting for you, it is not appropriate to keep her waiting. Lets go.'' the towering man stated while turning around, expecting the white haired boy to follow along. Two people on the other side of the gate opened it up and allowed the Captain and Bell into the familia grounds. The gates were latched and locked and the two people started to walk up the path towards the main building.

While walking Bell did attempt to make some conversation with the Captain, asking some questions and so on which were for the most part responded in short answers that got straight to the point. Reaching the immense double doors into the main building the man stopped for a second and waited, the doors were opened from inside by a few people and another person stepped forward.

''This is Helun, she is one of Goddess Freya's personal aids. She will take you to Goddess Freya, as I have other matters to attend to at this time.'' the man said in a plain and almost bored tone, though there was something about the set of rusty coloured eyes that seemed to scan Bell tip to tail, head to toe.

''I see, I really appreciate it. It was very nice meeting you.'' Bell responded though it almost seemed unnecessary as the large Captain paid it nearly no mind.

The man did not respond and only made a small hum sound while nodding and stepping away, leaving the two to each other. Helun did not give the boy a real proper greeting, her name had been shared by the familias Captain and that was more than enough. She turned around and started to walk in the direction of Goddess Freya's office, she gestured with her one hand for the white haired boy to follow along and Bell did.

Besides the few words spoken by the woman the only sound that filled the halls were the sounds of the twos footsteps as the pair of people walked along, Bell had made several attempts for some small talk though the woman only responded with hums and not at all. The awkward silence finally came to an end as the two reached a set of finely carved wooden double doors, on the door was the Freya familias logo imprinted on the doors. The woman reached out and held onto the ring shaped golden handle and opened up the door.

She gestured towards Bell to walk inside and so the boy did as directed, she followed behind and closed the door behind them. The inside of the room was elegantly decorated, with many pieces of expensive furniture, everywhere that Bell turned his head things were made of only the finest materials. Closer towards the center of the room were two couches, with red cushions and fabric, between the couches was a glass table with a few miscellaneous items scattered around on it.

On the couch though, the one on the left side to Bell, was the Goddess Freya sitting patiently. She had her right leg crossed over her left and was sitting back with a small smile on her face and a glass of wine in her one hand, the boy offered her a quick apologetic statement while performing a bit of bow for being a few minutes late and keeping her, it did not seem to bother the Goddess much at all as she waved a dismissive hand and replied that she had not been waiting long and forgave the boy.

Grateful Bell stood back up straight and offered the grey haired Goddess a small smile as the boy went on with his greeting towards the deity.

''H-hello Goddess…'' the white haired boy managed to get out, earning a small giggle from the Goddess as she uncrossed her leg and leaned forward enough to set the glass of wine down on the table and kept her head turned to the side. She placed her elbow on her knees and rested her chin in her palm with a small growing smile with every second that she was able to freely inspect the boy. She no longer had to watch from far away in her tower, or while the boy was sleeping and she went to update his status in the middle of the night. She could look at him openly and the boy could stare right back, not that she particularly minded the staring, she reasoned that it was just a normal, natural thing.

Being a Goddess of pure beauty it was not something that was particularly new in any sense, Freya was used to having people stare at her. Having to get bundled up and cover herself any time that she wanted to leave some place under her control and just take a simple walk around the city. Still, none of those previous lears and jears mattered even in the slightest as Bell was able to gaze with his ruby red eyes over each curve and inch of her body.

Had the boy asked the Goddess to see even more of her, she would have happily obliged, removing her clothes and let the boy take it all in for as long as he so desired. Even allowing the boy to do more than just look if he wished, though the Goddess knew that was all a bit much for the boy and that it would take some time to get to that stage. So for the time being the Goddess was quite content in just being stared at by the boy, while she took great joy in it and smiled along.

''Good morning, I trust that you rested well?'' the Goddess asked in a kind and polite way as she tilted her head to the side softly. She waited patiently for a response as she brought her one hand up to brush her hair to the side a little bit.

''Y-yes Goddess…'' Bell spoke with a few seconds pause between the question and reply, the thought raised by the Goddess caused the white haired boy to slip into the thoughts spent with Syr the night before and their actions performed together in bed. The question and thoughts brought a red blush to the boy's cheeks that Bell noticed as a few seconds passed, the burning of his cheeks was strong enough to let the boy know that his mind was wandering too far into those dirty memories.

Not unpleasant memories, the ones spent with Syr that night were some of the most memorable moments in his entire life and Bell reasoned that so long as he lived those memories of the night before would always remain. Still all the same it did bring a deepening blush to his cheeks with each second spent thinking about the person that had slept with him the night previously.

''Good to hear, also please just call me Freya, being in my familia there is no need to be so formal.'' the Goddess said softly in a calm and collected manner as she sat back on the couch a little bit and got comfortable on the piece of furniture. Though she still noticed in the corner of her eye that the boy seemed a little bit off put by that statement and shifted and fidgeted slightly in place.

''Forgive me Goddess….'' the boy started while bringing his one hand up and scratching the back of his head while turning his head to the side and averting his eyes from the Goddess in front of him. ''.I...just don't think that I can do that..it's disrespectful towards you..'' the boy spoke his mind on the matter, his opinion was not a completely uncommon one, even some people in her familia shared the same feelings and it was one that she would respect. Freya was not one to really push things too much, especially in the case of her Bell, if the boy did not want to call her by her name she was not going to force the boy to do so. Instead, she would just give the white haired boy plenty of time to change his mind on the matter, she was quite positive that some day the boy would turn around.

''Very well...perhaps one day you will come around...seems that you have some good parental guidance in your life. Moving on though onto matters at hand, there are a few things that we need to talk about today.'' the Goddess said as she sat up a little straighter, getting down to business was at the forefront of things to do. Besides the fact that Freya desired to spend as much time with the boy as possible, she did need to do some things to get the ball rolling in the right direction. Though the one statement did get Bell's mind to sidetrack slightly, if only the Goddess knew the type of person that Bells 'good parental guidance' was in life. It truly was some devine miracle from the Gods and Goddesses themselves that the boy had not turned out far worse by his grandfather's influence.

''R-right!'' Bell said with a smile and a nod of his own, wanting to get into it and discuss a few things that were important to handle as soon as possible.

''Glad to see you so eager, please take a seat and let's talk.'' The silver haired woman said as she gestured towards the couch opposite of her, Bell acted upon her offer and walked the few feet over and sat down on the couch and took a few seconds to get comfortable and directed his attention back towards the Goddess.

''So, first thing to talk about and that needs to get done as soon as possible is getting you registered as an official adventurer, you can not go too far remaining unregistered at the Guild.'' the Goddess said in a calm manner as she set her hands in her lap and tilted her head to the side, the boy was in agreement with the statement. While up to a point it had been that much of an issue not being a registered adventurer, now that had changed and with a familia there was nothing in his way to prevent him from doing so.

Getting Lili to exchange the crystals and drop items gathered in the dungeon was an easy enough fix for a time, though it grew tedious and the boy was going to need to sign up sooner or later.

''Yes Goddess...I can go later today..'' the boy said in an easy tone, framing it as more of a question to see if that was satisfactory for the Goddess, which with a nod of her head up and down slightly it seemed to be so.

''That will work, when you are finished here you can go straight to the Guild and get registered. Though sadly I must ask you to not visit the dungeon itself, for the time being at least.'' the Goddess stated with an actual bit of disappointment in her voice, she did not want to keep the boy away from the dungeon as that was where he could continue to grow stronger and stronger with each passing day, something that Freya took great pleasure in.

''Oh, okay...Goddess…'' Bell said while casting his eyes and gaze away to the side slightly, shifting in the spot on the couch a little bit at the same time.

''Do not look so sad, I simply wish for you to be safe...as safe as one can be in the dungeon at least, with the condition of your armour and other equipment I am afraid that until a replacement is prepared for you I can't in good conscience allow you to go. I believe that you are still recovering anyway, so that should give you able time to get back into full health.'' The Goddess explained her reasoning, which seemed to cheer up the boy a little bit as the specifics were explained, making a lot of sense.

His armour was in such a state of disrepair that even classifying it as armour in itself was a severe stretch, most of the pieces were cracked, chipped and dented to the high heavens that nothing fit comfortably. The chest piece that had been gifted to him from the Ganesha familia had managed to survive, just barely, there was a significant amount of damage dealt to it and it was so damaged that using it was a decent risk. Some of the other pieces of armour were not as lucky, entire pieces of the armour had been shattered into little pieces that were scattered across the dungeon floor and far too small to put back together.

Some of his other equipment was worn too, his foot knife had been broken off leaving the pair as just a regular set of boots overall, his grappling hook was gone with the rope ruined and some other various items had gone missing or were ruined. The only thing that did survive the clash was the white haired boy himself and the two knives that were gifts from his Goddess.

''I understand Goddess...I won't go to the dungeon, promise!'' The white haired boy said with a small smile, it was not as though the Goddess was banning the boy from going to the dungeon for a week or a month or a year, just a couple days until some armour and other gear was gathered to replace that which was lost. In a way it was a nice little show of how much the Goddess cared, Bell knew that not every God and Goddess were so caring for their familia members, though Freya seemed to genuinely care for his safety and well being which was a nice thing to think of and know.

''Good, onto another matter related to the dungeon. There is someone I believe that has been joining you in your trips below ground, right?'' the Goddess asked as she sat forward a little bit and turned her head to the side a little bit more with a small smile. The mood in the room turned slightly as the question was spoken out loud and there was a few seconds of silence which added to the awkwardness.

''Y-yes…'' Bell managed to get out with a slight cough into a closed fist and a gulp to swallow the growing lump in his throat, why the Goddess would care about Lili and her involvement in his life and in the dungeon, the boy did not really know for certain.

''I thought so, she is a supporter I assume?'' the Goddess asked a follow up question just a second later, not particularly giving the boy any breathing room to take a step back and think for a second.

''That's right Goddess….I hired her a little bit ago…'' the white haired boy said, sitting up a little bit more and placing his hands in his lap and fidgeting a little bit. It was clear for Freya to see that the boy was becoming at the very least a little bit tense.

''What is her name?'' the silver haired woman asked as she turned her head to the side a little bit, she picked up the wine glass and took another sip from it, it was reaching close to empty and Helun took note. She busied herself with walking over to a cabinet filled with various bottles of finely crafted and aged wine, she spent a few seconds and selected one and walked over to refill the wine glass.

''Her name is Lili…'' the white haired boy said the small supporter's name under his breath a little bit while turning his head to the side a tad. Helun meanwhile removed the cork of the wine bottle and poured a decent amount of the red liquid into the glass and set the bottle down on the table and stepped back with a small nod of her head.

''Lili...I see…'' the Goddess spoke the small Prums name as she thought about it for a few seconds, she had heard the name before, first learning it not long after the boy had first hired the girl. She had eyes and ears everywhere, she knew a great deal about the small supporter. She was a part of the Soma familia, a slightly odd choice for a girl so young though the silver haired woman reasoned that everyone had a vice for something that had transpired in their lives. In the small supporters case the Goddess assumed it was the death of her parents at an early age, it did not take very long to find out that her parents had been supporters before her to try and earn some money for the unexpected child brought into their life and had ended up losing their lives. To a very small extent the Goddess did feel for the supporter, though there were many people in Orario and even the world that had sad stories to tell, the Prums was just one more in the long line of life.

''Why do you want to know Goddess…?'' the white haired boy asked, sounding a little bit distressed about the topic and questioning. Which in the grand scheme of things was a fair enough concern and question, she did make some attempt to quell those feelings as she spoke next a couple seconds later.

''No need to be defensive...I was just wondering, I do not have an issue with you hiring a supporter to assist you in the dungeon, it makes little difference. Though I would be lying if I said that was a regular thing in my familia…'' the Goddess said as she turned her eyes away to the side for a second while she thought of her familia, she racked her brain for several seconds trying to think of even a single person in her familia that had hired a supporter full time. Unable to come up with anything the Goddess gave up on the idea and returned her focus to the conversation at hand, just being able to talk to the boy was far more interesting than thinking of anyone else regardless.

''Oh, really..?'' Bell asked out loud, more to himself than directed towards the Goddess sitting across from him. There was not much of a reason in Bell's head for someone to not have a supporter, besides being in a large enough party or simply not wanting one in some cases. The boy did reason that everyone was different, it was simply odd that many in the Goddesses familia did not hire one.

''Yes, most do not want to bother with supporters and in fact many do not even bother with parties all together and go to the dungeon.'' the Goddess continued with a small friendly smile. There were some exceptions to the case, on bigger expeditions down into the dungeon her familia members would sometimes group together and venture together, most of the time the people she had in her familia were more interested in traveling alone. There were a few outliers, The Gulliver Brothers being the best case, while each of the four brothers were a level five, their real strength came in fighting together and alone were far weaker.

''Why would they do that..?'' the boy asked the Goddess, a bit more interested in learning more as his interest had been peaked.

''To try and progress faster..less people means that there is more to be earned in the dungeon, simple as that…'' the silver haired woman stated plainly as she shrugged slightly and took another sip from her glass of wine, savouring the taste as she let out a small satisfied sigh.

''Oh….'' the white haired boy muttered out under his breath, that did make a surprising amount of sense. For one of the strongest familias in Orario, that type of harsh drive and competition was essential in a sense.

''But that does not matter, if you wish to have a supporter I will not stop you. But I must ask, the supporter that you have picked out, are you positive that she is one that you can trust?'' the Goddess asked her final question about the small supporter that lingered in her mind, had the boy spoken up in her defence she would drop the subject and leave it at that, had the boy give some other answer the end result might have changed to come degree, not in Lilis favor.

''Yes! I mean...I do Goddess...Lili is a good person….a very nice person...I think that people get a bad first impression of her and no one can see beyond that...she is the only person I would have as my supporter.'' the white haired boy stated, if the small supporter had been present her heart might have bursted from the words alone. It was the complete and utter truth, there was not another supporter that Bell could think of that could replace Lili in any fashion. Though if the white haired boy was being honest, he did not really know any other supporters.

''You sound very adamant about that…if you feel so strongly about it there is not much that I can do so I will accept it.''

''Thank you for that Goddess….that means a lot to me…'' the boy said truthfully, Bell did not know what he would have done if the Goddess had taken another stance and tried to get the boy to stop associating with the Prum. Lili had meant a lot to the boy, even in the short time she had worked her way into his life and greeting her at the bench that they had first met every morning before going to the dungeon seemed so normal and routine.

''Of course, no need to thank me. Now what else…'' the Goddess stated as she looked up a little bit and placed a finger on her lips in contemplation.

''May I ask a question…?'' the boy a bit hesitantly asked while raising up his one hand a little bit, hoping to ask something that had been on his mind all morning

''Yes you may, please go ahead.'' the silver haired woman stated as she made a small hand gesture, inviting Bell to speak openly and freely. She had expected as much, the boy did deserve some answers and she was willing and able to provide such.

''Where am I going to be staying….here….or…?'' Bell started, it had been something rattling around in his head for some time. Staying at the Hostess was nice for a time, it had come to be that of a second home in a sense. There were friendly people there, there was Syr there and it was a comfortable and safe place to stay. Still Bell did expect to be moving out, Mama Mia was getting to a point where her patience was fading and she was getting tired of letting someone stay in her attic.

''I have actually been thinking about that a little bit..while there are certainly the proper accommodations here that I could provide you...I think that where you are now should work for a little bit longer. Unless you wish to move here, if that is the case I can have you moved in by the end of the day.'' the silver haired, purple eyed woman stated as she tilted her head to the side. It was not mass knowledge within her familia that she had taken such a liking to the white haired boy, there were a few members that knew which mostly consisted of the higher ranking executive members. Even with just those few though she did not particularly want to bring the boy into an environment where there was some people that rather openly hated him, deciding it in everyone's best interests to keep them separated for the time being. Even still, if the white haired boy was set in stone in his desire to stay at the Freya familia home she would have made it happen and had the boy moved in within a couple of hours into one of the nicer rooms available.

''I...I wouldn't mind staying at the Hostess…it's just that I thought you would want me here...'' the white haired boy stated, which was a reasonable thing to say. Though the Goddess did not want the boy to feel excluded or unwelcome, that was the exact thing that she was trying to avoid in the first place.

''Yes, I do want you around, do not misunderstand. I only suggested that option as it is a good environment and you are comfortable there so I see no need to move you over. That is where you have been doing training in the morning too, another thing that has impressed me greatly to see you take that initiative...moving you would only complicate that...so for now at least you can stay.'' the silver haired Goddess explained, pleased with her own response she smiled a little bit and nodded her head ever so slightly.

''But...Mama Mia may want me gon-'' the boy started, not being able to finish his sentence as the Goddess held up her one hand and shook her head slightly with a small smile, silencing the boy right away.

''She can learn to live with it, she still answers to me in the end.'' the Goddess said as she brought her arms up a bit from her lap and folded them underneath her voluptuous breasts.

''Wh-what..?'' the boy asked while tilting his head to the side, not exactly understanding what it was that the Goddess meant.

''Mama Mia, before opening up her pub used to be an active member of my familia, she was the Captain before Ottar.'' the Goddess explained while taking a short moment to reflect, sometimes she felt as though the years flew by in mere blinks of her eyes, Ottar had been her familias Captain for years, with Mama Mia being the Captain for a significant length of time before him. Freya reminisced for a few seconds in her head, though some might consider Mama Mia harsh and strict on her employees as the pub, it was nothing in comparison to how she was when she was the Captain. The Goddess of beauty actually reasoned with herself in her mind that Mama Mia was far kinder since starting up the Hostess.

''I-I did not know…'' Bell said in a bit of disbelief still, though the boy did come to terms with it in a few more moments of thought. Mama Mia, even by the standards of a Dwarf, was well built and she seemed to have an aura, a general presence about her that commanded people in the room. Bell thought that Mama Mia was more than likely a very good Captain for the Freya familia, if her control over the Hostess where she ruled with an iron fist was anything to go by.

''I can't say that I am surprised, she doesn't like to talk about..neither does Anya as a matter of fact.'' the Goddess said as she unfolded her arms, keeping her one in place supporting her bosom while the other was brought up and she coiled some of her silver hair around her index finger and spun it around and around.

''Wait, Anya...was she in your familia..?'' Bell asked while tilting his head to the side, Mama Mia at the very least made sense, though Anya was strong and seemed to be rather knowledgeable despite being a bit of an airhead. Bell had not taken her to be one in the Freya familia, though that sentiment could be extended to himself to some extent, it was still a weird thought to be involved in such a big familia.

''Oh, small slip of the tongue...but I suppose there is little harm in telling you anyway, she was at one point in the past, similar to Mama Mia, in my familia. Some years ago now, around the same time as Mama Mia, asked to retire and I granted her that wish. Though, both her and Mama Mia still have my blessing and I withhold the right to bring them back if in need of their skills. That would only be in dire times though, so I doubt that day will ever truly come.'' the Goddess explained, all in a calm and collected manner as though she was talking about nothing more interesting than the daily weather.

''Huh, I had no idea...though that makes some sense…'' the boy said aloud while nodding his head along with the Goddess and her words.

''Quite, though I can trust you not to share this with anyone else, can I? Neither brings it up often and do not like to talk about it much, so I would appreciate it if you respect that.'' the Goddess commented calmly, though she was fairly confident that the white haired boy was not going to go running his mouth about anything the two discussed.

''O-of course, Goddess! I won't tell a soul, I won't even think about sharing it with anyone.'' The boy said quite adamantly, the statement served as more than enough to convince the Goddess that the boy would be true to his word and not go sharing the information with anyone else.

''Perfect, this can be our little secret. Back on topic, I will handle Mama Mia and get her to go along with you staying in the attic for a little while longer.'' the silver haired woman stated in a rather confident tone, there was really not a thing that Mama Mia could do to turn her down. The attic had previously been unused for the most part, just used for simple storage of old furniture and other items, so the Goddess saw no issue in letting the boy stay in his current accommodations.

''Th-thank you Goddess…'' the white haired boy said while turning his head to the side slightly and scratching his cheek with his one hand.

''You are very welcome, now I believe that for the time being at least, that is everything...do you have any further questions, anything else that I can do for you Bell?'' Freya asked calmly as she tilted her head to the side the tiniest of amounts.

''Can I...see my falna by any chance...if you don't mind Goddess…'' Bell asked, more hesitantly than his previous question, it was another thing that had been on his mind for some time and that the boy intended to bring up had the Goddess not. Sooner or later it would have come up, the white haired boy simply wanted to get to it sooner rather than later.

''Not at all, please remove your shirt and hand it to Helun, then lay down on your stomach.'' the Goddess said in a relaxed manner, the statement seemed to take Helun by a slight bit of surprise, as she was making a move to leave the room and give the two some privacy while performing the status update. Normally it was typical to have some level of privacy and decency during such proceedings, where the God or Goddess would perform it alone with just the one person in question and no one else present.

Even more so was the offer, order given by Freya to take the boy's shirt and hold it for him in the meanwhile, that was a little strange though there was nothing she could do to go against it. If she was to do so, go against her Goddesses words in front of the white haired boy she did not know what the punishment or penalization would be, only that it would not be good. She let out a small sigh and lowered her head a tiny bit as she walked over and extended her one hand, waiting for the white haired boy to remove his shirt.

Bell, compared to Helun that went along with it quite easily though not enthusiastically, was a little more hesitant. Waiting a few more seconds as Helun stared into him, something about her cold emotionless stare with the one eye that the boy could see the other being hidden behind her bangs, gave him chills to his core. Though the boy just reasoned that everyone had things about them, his own hair was one point, despite his best efforts he could never keep it that clean and cut. Bits of hair would start to come out of place and with just a little bit more time soon his white hair would just be a mangled, tangled mess.

''Do not fret, it is typical for there to be a third person watching over anytime that a God or Goddess does these things..its normal in most familias.'' the Goddess said while in the corner of her eye looking over towards Helun. The look in her eyes was enough to tell Helun to go along with the suggestion and back her on that front, to which the woman would do.

Helun did do it, though not enthusiastically to any degree, just nodding her head the smallest of degrees in agreement. With the second person going along with it Bell was soon to follow, reaching his hands down and removing his shirt and handing it over to Helun. She accepted the shirt and folded it over her arm and took a small step back to wait for the two to finish, she had turned her head to the side slightly and intended to keep it that way the entire time.

The silver haired Goddess stood up from her seat on the couch and walked around the table, passing by Helun and giving the blank faced young woman a small smile while walking by. Bell had moved and positioned himself as directed, lying face down on the couch shirtless. The boy was about to turn his head to the side and look back to see what it was that the Goddess was doing, though that was interrupted as the boy felt the divine woman climb up onto the couch, swinging her one leg over to the side and planting herself on the boy's lower back.

Bell felt a darkened blush run onto his cheeks while turning his head to the side with his one eye just open, seeing the Goddess sitting on the very lowest possible section of his back and bringing a small needle up to her extended finger with her one hand. She poked her right hand's index finger with the needle and waited for a single second, the tiny drop of red liquid dripping down and landing on Bell's back, bringing his falna to life.

The Goddess spent a few moments working her magic, pausing for one second at a point to reach over with her left hand and pick up a blank sheet of paper from the table and laid it down on the boy's back and started to draw and trace her finger around the page. She was copying what was inscribed upon his back onto the piece of paper and with a little bit more time dedicated it was finished.

Though the entire process only took a couple of minutes to complete, to Bell it felt much longer. It was his first real status update, there had been many previously as the Goddess had explained to him that she visited him in the night quite frequently, though for none of those was Bell actually awake and alert to what was happening. So it was an interesting experience, there were not any major sensations involved besides a slight tightness in his chest and a tingly feeling in his fingertips, though the boy reasoned that those could very well simply be the results of the Goddess sitting on him and being fully knowledgeable about it.

''I think you should be rather pleased with your status, here you are Bell.'' the Goddess said calmly with a bit of joy in her voice, seeing the boy's progress was something that she took great pleasure in and that was the reason that she had collected each and every paper from whenever she updated the boy's status. She enjoyed flipping through the pages and seeing just for far it was that the boy came in such a short span of time.

''I-I have this high of stats!?'' the boy exclaimed rather loudly while stretching up a little bit and propping himself up on his elbows, nearly tossing the Goddess off of his back which would have been a big mistake. Though Freya did not mind, she understood the boy's excitement and shook so it was an understandable reaction, though that did not stop her leaning down a little bit more to steady herself and placing her hands on the boy's bare shoulders to keep herself from tipping over by leaning too far forward. She did use the opportunity to grind herself up against the boy a little bit, just the tiniest bit back and forth, there was something about doing the action that excited her so as the boy was awake and could take notice.

Just the thought that at any time the boy could pick up on the subtle movements and question her on it, or remain silent and just know that she was doing it the entire time. Doing it before whenever she went was fun for a time, though the boy was asleep so there was no great risk or threat about it so with time the novelty faded ever so slightly. Not to mean that she did not still perform each and every time she went, even getting a bit more brave with each one and rocking forward and back a little more.

Still all the same the boy did not seem to notice, far more focused on the piece of paper than the Goddess sitting on him, which Freya took some slight annoyance in. Most of the time whenever she was around her familia it was just stares, not wanting to miss a single second of her form and trouble themselves with things like their status later on. Though the boy was different, in so many ways which is what made him special, drew her in and had her so invested in the boy in little more than a month of knowing of him.

Bell was not immune to her looks, the Goddess had a few times caught the boy staring though that seemed to be more of a natural thing, it was hard for anyone to not get caught gazing at her for an extended period of time. She could not blame the boy to any fasciate, she rather enjoyed the attention from the boy and chose to indulge in it fully, savouring each and every moment that the boy spent looking in her direction.

''That's right, you do...now you can see why I was saying that I was so impressed with you in such a short amount of time.'' Freya sweetly sounded in a soft whisper from on top of the white haired boy, those words were the honest to God's truth as she was incredibly impressed with the boy. More than Bell could possibly even hope to know. There were no words in any language, common or rare, that could come close to describing how breathtaking and awe-inspiring his swift advancement was in such a short span of time.

''B-but how...I-I don't understand...i-if this is right that means that...I can be a level two now...it's barely been a month…'' the white haired boy stated while everything began to set in with time. His mind was working overtime to really comprehend the stats that the piece of paper described, despite his best efforts the time did not make sense in his mind. Bell only knew that on average it took over a year and a half to reach a level up, that was with intense work and time being put into it and going into the dungeon nearly daily. Even that amount of time was considered very impressive, yet somehow, someway Bell had managed to achieve that feat in just around a single month.

''Th-thats….'' Bell started, unable to find the real words that worked well to explain his mess of confused thoughts that ran rampede through his head.

''It is incredible I know, it is amazing...is it not?'' the Goddess stated, a tiny bit of actual awe in her voice as she spoke. It was an incredible feat, one that not a single other person even in her own familia, or Lokis or beyond could even hope to achieve.

''I-it is...its...I…'' Bell began though was unable to come up with the right words, any words that could even come close enough to explaining the thoughts in his head. All that Bell could do was mumble in a bit of a mess as the grey haired Goddess sitting on top of him giggled softly in response.

''Bell...you're a remarkable person….you know that? Body and soul...you are truly...magnificent.'' The Goddess added some extra emphasis on the last word as she sat on the boy and adjusted her place slightly.

''Th-thank you...G-goddess…'' the white haired boy muttered, to be complimented in such a regular and casual manner was weird, since arriving Bells time in Orario was mixed and to have someone act in such a way towards him was odd in a way.

Freya diverted the topic away from his growth as casually as she could, she was not prepared to share with the white haired boy the exact skill that allowed for such growth. If it was someone else she might have shared, though the boy had just escaped one web of lies that had caused him some significant grief and stress in life and that was partly her fault. Had she been straight with the white haired boy, brought Bell into her familia the following morning after placing that blessing on his back many of those lies could have been avoided. Still regardless Freya had held off, savoured the enjoyment of watching the white haired boy perceiver through everything that came his way.

The Goddess knew full well that the boy had not taken pleasure in lying, to the people in the Hostess, she did not want to put the boy right back into the situation by sharing the skill. If she did, Bell would be forced to keep his lips sealed about it and not share it with anyone. No one, Gods, Goddesses, Guild or otherwise needed to know about the skill, the only person that did know was Freya and it was going to stay that way for the foreseeable future.

Besides, she was not the only one to withhold information to others. Despite some individuals' best efforts, even their attempts to conceal information had not slipped by the silver haired Goddesses ever watching violet eyes. The Guild's documents did not deal with everything in every familia, people lied all of the time and it was nothing special. She could list off a few names of some Gods and Goddesses that probably were lying to the Guild. One being a mischievous God that went around and enjoyed causing trouble and stirring up drama for the thrills of it, another being a certain dark-skinned Goddess of depravity. In the end it was all the same, Freya felt as though the Guild did not need to know and that was how it was going , regardless of what others wished.

''So….with my stats this high…'' the white haired boy started and trailed off a little bit, muttering into the cushion of the couch while shifting slightly.

''You wish to be leveled up I take it?'' the silver haired Goddess finished for the boy, it was an easy enough assumption to make given the circumstances. It was only to be expected, though as much as she did wish to do so right away she did have another agenda on her mind that was better in the long run.

''I...was going to ask that…'' Bell admitted, it was something that had been in his head and dominating his thoughts since just a few seconds after seeing the piece of paper.

''While normally I would do so right away, I must hold off just for the time being. You can go to the Guild, register as an adventurer and the next time that the two of us meet, sometime in the following days very soon here...I will level you up then.''

''So...what do I do about the Guild then….?'' the white haired boy asked, it was another thing that needed to be dealt with and addressed, something that could be easily enough taken care of by the silver haired Goddess.

''I will deal with the Guild when the time comes for that, there is no need to fear.'' the silver haired woman stated calmly in a soft whisper into Bell's one ear, she had a near infinite amount of influence and dealing with the Guild while being an annoying chore was something she would gladly do for her Bell. Things were sometimes so simple enough that all it took was a wink and a few remarks and things would be dealt over and done with before the sun even set.

''O-okay Goddess….'' Bell muttered while turning his head down normally, the silver haired woman smiled slightly as turned her head to the side and brushed some of her hair out of her violet eyes.

''You are such a good boy…'' the Goddess said with a smile as she brought her hands off of Bell's shoulders and took full advantage of the opening she was granted and leaned down for a hug. Wrapping her arms around the boy's neck and letting the rest of her body drop down against his back as she savoured it for several long seconds, in the corner of Freya's eye she could see Helun turn her head away even further and that earned an even greater smile from the Goddess.

''G-goddess….'' the white haired boy started,not really being able to come up with any words to follow in the moment while trapped in the surprise hug, the Goddess was so close and he could feel her breasts pressed up against his bare back. A majority of the Goddesses weight was applied to the boy, though it meant little as the boy was fairly easily able to support her with his body.

''Hmm~?'' the silver haired woman hummed as she tilted her head to the side, she saw or at the very least pretended to see nothing wrong with her actions as she continued to hug the boy closely to herself.

''A-arent you a little….c-close…'' Bell managed to stammer out, the words finally stringing together in his head and out of his mouth.

''Nonesene~I am just giving you a hug, a simple sign of how proud of you I am. You have impressed me so much...so so much….you have no idea…'' the Goddess said softly and honestly right into the boys ear with a small puff of warm air, she gave the boy a little bit of a squeeze at the same time to add some emphasize to her exact point.

''Th-thank you Goddess….t-thats really kind of you…'' the boy said under his breath a little bit in a soft mutter, averting his eyes to the side a little bit. For a few seconds the Goddess genuinely wondered if leaning in for a kiss would be going too far, with a couple seconds of contemplation the silver haired woman decided against it and reasoned that giving it some more time would be best.

So instead she did about the only thing that there was left to do, she sat back up and rested there on the lower back of the boy for a few seconds. ''Now, I think that it's time to get on with the rest of the day, don't you?'' the deity spoke softly with a small smile while looking down on the boy from her seat on him. Receiving a nod the Goddess was set to motion and got off the boy, there was a slight lingering feeling of loss as she did though she fought through the urge of returning to her seat atop of the white haired boy and instead walked around and sat back down on her couch.

She crossed her right leg over the left, primarily in an attempt to hide the slight damp spot on the fabric just covering her crotch, it also helped as she could slightly rub her legs against each other to scratch that everlasting itch.

Bell sat up on the couch and was handed back his shirt from the other person that was in the room, pulling it up and over himself and standing up and doing a small respective bow before moving past Helun and making a motion towards the door.

''Yes, I will head right to the Guild!'' the white haired boy stated while turning his head around towards the two while continuing to move forward.

''Good, I will see you again very soon, if you ever need anything at all simply come here and inform someone and have the message relayed to me.'' the mature woman stated, though if anything did come up chances were she would have it dealt with before the boy even finished rationalizing it in his head.

''Alright…'' Bell muttered softly in response with a slight nod of his head.

''Goodbye Bell, I shall meet with you again before you even know it.'' the woman waved the boy while he was leaving, pulling the door open and stepping outside waving his hand back in the direction of the two.

''I look forward to it, Goddess….goodbye! Bye Helun, it was nice meeting you!'' the boy said rather loudly while waving his one hand, taking another step backwards and closing the door behind him while he left.

''See Helun, the boy is not all bad.'' Freya said towards the young woman while she leaned forward, placing her elbow on her one knee and resting her chin. She thought for a few seconds that it was possible that she had gone a little too far with the teasing, she had been a bit fluffy with her personal aid of recent and it was getting to a point.

''If there is nothing else Goddess...I would appreciate it if I could retire for the day to my room and rest.'' the young woman stated in an emotionless voice, framing it as more of a statement of wanting to just retreat to her room and get away from the world.

''Granted, rest well Helun.'' the Goddess said while giving the young woman one more look as she bowed and quickly left the room in great haste and exited the room, leaving the Goddess all alone with no one to converse with besides herself.

''I shall try Goddess…'' the young woman muttered under her breath, not inside the room though just as she exited the room. There were several things floating around in her head and she planned to do the only thing to put those thoughts to rest, go to sleep and wake up hoping to have forgotten them.

''Well Bell….what is it that you plan to next to impress me...I wonder….?'' the Goddess asked the world, the Gods and Goddesses above and anyone else listening, while she leaned back in her couch and let her head hang backwards and gaze up at the ceiling.

The white haired boy left the familia grounds as quickly as possible, passing by only a couple of people that did not pay much attention as the boy passed and left the same way indeed, walking right out of the large golden gates and making his way towards the Guild just as promised to his Goddess.

The boy planned out his path of travel towards the Guild building and while walking down the street decided that the time was right and reached into his jacket's inner pockets and pulled out a small journal. Flipping through a few pages and reaching the section that the boy had been waiting to read until getting into a familia, the boy took a deep breath while stealing a look up from the collection of pages to make sure that he was not going to bump into anyone or anything, seeing that the cost was clear Bell turned his eyes back down to his journal.

'Heyo kiddo, so you managed to find yourself a familia? Did you get some drop dead gorgeous Goddess, or some lame lad? Ah, it doesn't matter in the end, either way you have their blessing now and that's good enough, with it you can move onto the next step! Just go down and get yourself registered at the Guild and hit the dungeon hard, right between the eyes! It should be pretty easy sailing from that point on my boy! Of course you could find yourself a few trustworthy people to make a party out of, though it's not like that's required so….do whatever you want, Gods knows that I can't stop you from where I am!'

'That's about all I have to say, you hear me ramble on enough anyway and I am out of stuff to drink in the house while writing this so I think it's time I take my leave. I saw that the bar in town got some sweet little new waitresses and plan to go give them each a very thorough inspection. Though before I go get wasted I guess I should leave you with some parting words of wisdom, be the hero of your own story. Don't let anybody become the dictator, narrator of your story, only you can do that. If you don't become that character someone else will, and you will just take a background role in their story. Don't become some puppet dancing on strings to someone's desires, live your life to the fullest and take control of it and do what you want to do, regardless of what others think! Now, I am going drinking, catch you later boyo! Till next time, yours Grandpa.'

Several small tears dripped down Bell's cheeks and fell to the ground below, the boy did not know exactly when he had stopped walking and was standing still in the middle of the street, though all the boy did know was that he had stopped and was tearing up. Though the boy needed to move forward, get past that point in his life and take another step forward, so that was exactly what Bell did. The emotion was always going to be there, similar to that of a scar that while healing over time would remain regardless, the loss of his grandfather had been a hard hit to take though the boy reasoned that the man would have taken a stance that dwelling on the past was no way to live in the present.

Soon the white haired boy reached the Guild, the building that the boy had rushed out of on that one day, the event was still a little bit of a blur. Bell remembered going inside and meeting with a person inside and filling out a couple of pieces of paper and reaching the part requiring his familia the boy was stumped and rushed out as fast as his legs could allow. Though that was no longer a problem so the boy had little to fear, still walking inside of the front doors felt a little weird.

Bell walked inside of the building, across the checkered floor and towards the long counter that spanned nearly the entire length of the building from end to end and stood in line. The boy had to wait for several minutes for the line to clear of people, adventurers constantly going in and out of the building, exchanging stones and drop items, seeking information and quests and checking in with their progress in the dungeon.

''Next over here please!'' a voice called out and taking a few seconds to look around, seeing that he was next, Bell walked over to the person that had spoken out loud and stood on the one side of the counter and faced her with a small smile on his face. The boy did get a few seconds to take in the appearance of the girl, which was ordinary in most regards. The most notable detail about her was her short and slightly messy vibrant pink hair, with matching pink eyes that were a slightly darker set of eyes. She was wearing the standard issue Guild uniform, slimming black pants with a long sleeved white button up shirt, with a black vest over it and a pair of black gloves to cover the hands, the final touch to the outfit was a lighter grey bow around the collar of the shirt. She had a small pleasant smile on her delicate face as she greeted the boy with a small formal nod of her head.

''Hello, how are you today?'' the Guild employees said in a calm and polite voice as she shuffled a few papers on the area of the counter in front of her to clear some space and rested her arms there in the meantime.

''I am good, you?'' Bell responded with a small tilt of his head to the side and raising one eyebrow ever so slightly, not even to a very noticeable degree in any fashion of the sense.

''I am great, thank you for asking. How can I help you today?'' the young woman asked with a polite smile, she did not much care for rushing through her work and the people in line as she knew that if she did all she would find at the end was even more work to tend with. The Guild was active, for every day and night of year the lights were on and people were working. It was the heart that kept beating to keep the city that never slept alive and thriving, in so many ways, shapes and forms the Guild was at the very center of countless ways of life in the city. From the adventurers that actually braved the dungeon, to the people that used the drop items and crystals that those adventurers brought back to craft some incredible things to sell to people from all walks of life. In some senses the Guild was just as important as the dungeon itself, the two places working hand in hand to keep the other supported.

The truth was that without the potential of making a lot of money many people would not risk limb and life to explore the dungeon, choosing instead to take up much more mundane and normal careers instead. It was just a fact that currency made the world go around and adventurers were willing to do some borderline insane things to get paid. Of course there were outliers, people choosing to become adventurers for various reasons, family history, pride, women and so on. Just that money was the main factor for many, as it was the same for people that were not adventurers.

''I would like to register as an adventurer...I came here before but-'' Bell started though was unable as the boy was slightly taken aback as the Guild employee perked up a bit as though something had clicked in her head. Which it had, she had been thinking since seeing the white hair and red eyes, a person with those features was hard to forget and she knew that she had seen the boy somewhere before. She had indeed since the boy once before, not very long though just long enough for a minor memory to root itself in her head, it had taken some digging though she was able to recall the event.

She remembered that Eina had been talking to the boy and out of seemingly nowhere the boy took off running, the Half Elf had tried to stop the boy calling his name a few times though nothing worked as Bell took off and burst out the front doors and down the street out of sight and soon enough following that out of mind too. Eina had waited the rest of the day for the boy to return and though the boy did not she had held onto the application in her desk just in case the boy decided to return.

''Oh, you! I remember you now, you came here before and ran away, right?'' the pink haired young woman asked as she turned her head to the side, wanting to actually confirm her suspicions first and foremost.

''Th-thats right...I can-'' Bell started again, though was interrupted all the same as the pink haired girl raised her one arm up and held out an index finger as she took a small step backwards and started to turn.

''Give me just one moment, I will go grab Eina, I think that she is in the back.'' the Guild employee said as she skipped off into the back room, past a few people, almost even causing one person carrying a large stack of papers to nearly fall over.

''O-oh, okay….'' Bell managed to get out, though the girl was long gone and Bell relaxed his shoulders a little bit and tapped his foot on the ground while waiting for the girl to come back. There was a thumping and rustling of papers mixed in with a few slightly raised voices and the pink haired girl emerged from the back a few seconds later practically dragging the Half Elf behind her.

She was wearing the exact same type of outfit as the pink haired girl, from head to toe she was dressed in the identical outfit. The only real difference being that she had less dominating brown hair, with a set of pointy ears poking out to the sides. Along with a pair of small silver reading glasses resting on her face which gave her an instructor type of appearance about her. It did only take a few seconds for Bell to click that it was the person that had helped him at the Guild previously, only to run away from them at the end of the application process.

''Hi, Misha said that you wanted to...its you again…'' the woman blinked her eyes a few times, the boy was hard to forget based off of his appearance alone and matched with his after the sudden departure the memory had stuck itself in Einas head and every now and then the thought surfaced.

''It's me….again…'' the boy said in a bit of a humoured tone while shrugging his shoulders slightly, a small smile finding its way onto his face.

''Well….how can I help you..?'' Eina asked as she stepped up to the counter and placed her hands on the counter, right on top of left and tapping her one finger against the wooden surface. She did have an assumption as to what it was exactly the boy wanted, based on his departure last time and leaving just the familia space blank the brunette assumed that the boy did not have a God or Goddess to his name at the time.

''I would like to register as an adventurer please….for real this time…'' Bell said softly, bringing his one arm up to scratch at the back of his head with his right hand and turning his head to the side.

''Of course, just one second. I believe I still have your old application from before, let me grab it.'' the Half Elf stated as she walked a few feet to the side, pulling a small key from her pocket and bringing it closer towards the keyhole in a drawer built into the counter itself. On the drawer there was a small plaque that read out her full name, she was the only one permitted to use it to store some documents and other items, each employee had one and it was just for them. She inserted the key and gave it a turn clockwise, unlocking the drawer she pulled on the small metal handle just above her name plaque and opened it up. She dug through the drawer through a few things that had collected in the space and pulled an application sheet for an adventurer, almost fully completed and only lacking a familia title.

She walked the few steps back in front of the boy and placed the paper on the counter in front of her and spun it around on the surface so it was the right way for Bell, she grabbed a pen and some ink and set it on the counter along with the paper and gestured for the boy to finish it.

''Y-yeah, about before...I am really sorry about that...I remembered that I had something to do and-'' Bell started while taking a small step forward, resting his forearms on the counter and picking up the pen and getting ready to write on the paper. The boy though was not able to finish as the Half Elf on the other side of the counter spoke up over the boy.

''There is no need to explain, life happens. I was not upset in any fashion, more concerned if anything, glad to see you are doing well.'' the brown haired young woman stated in a polite, though somewhat stern voice.

''Thank you for understanding….'' Bell managed to get out a few seconds later, reading over the paper that had been filled out what seemed to be forever ago, checking to see if everything was still the same as it was before. Finding everything else to be in order Bell could stall no longer and brought his hand towards the blank space where one could fill out the familia that they belonged to, the boy held the pen just pressed against the paper for a couple of seconds making a small dot of black ink before starting to write.

It was a very odd feeling spelling those simple five letters, for a few seconds Bell thought of all the other familias that he could have been putting in the box and by the time that the boy returned to the present the words were written. With the one final stroke of the pen, Bell signed over his life to being an adventurer from that moment onwards. 'Freya familia' spelled out in a pitch black ink that slowly began to dry on the page to stay that way forever, par some massive change that seemed to be an impossibility given circumstances.

''There, all done.'' Bell said in a tiny bit of astonishment, it had long since set in though just writing the silver haired woman's name onto the paper was the final point that really let the significance of everything sink in slowly. The boy let out a small sigh, feeling some weight being lifted off of his shoulders while setting down the pen.

No more late night trips to the dungeon. No more sending the small supporter inside of the Guild to handle everything in his stead. No more constant stress and concern of being caught and getting kicked out of the city of Orario for life.

''Great, just hand it over. Oh, you are a member of the Freya familia I see, ver-wait what!?'' the woman had started off reading it casually, as though it was any other regular familia. She had expected something on the lower end of the spectrum, far lower. Not a particularly broken and deadbeat familia, perhaps a middle of the road one with some level of notability. But the Freya familia, was arguably the strongest familia in Orario only really being matched by the Loki familia. Freya herself was known to be quite picky with the people she allowed into her familia, she received a never ending stream of applications and the acceptance level was incredibly low in comparison.

Eina looked up from the paper and across the counter towards the boy that was standing there with a confused expression on his face, not nearly as boggled as Eina herself was as she turned her head back down to the paper. She read it over a few more times to see if her eyes were playing some trick on her, the boy did not seem to be anything of note in any real particular way. His appearance was one of slight interest, though Freya did not pick her familias members based off of appearance alone, but their skills and experience too. The boy did not have anything that stood out in any regard so it still confused the Half Elf greatly.

That was if the boy was telling the truth, she had not had anyone personally though she had heard from some other members of the Guild staff that from time to time someone a little dense would come in and claim to be a part of the Loki, Freya, Ganesha familia and so on with some of the more prominent stronger ones. Though the boy did not seem to be a liar, Bell in Eina's opinion seemed far too innocent and oblivious to come up with such a ploy. Though it was not her concern, she would simply send the paper off to get verified, it was the truth that was great and the boy was telling the truth, though if Bell was lying some serious trouble could come of it.

''I-is something wrong…?'' Bell asked in a faint voice, the brown haired woman's loud exclamation had drawn some eyes from various people around the Guild, adventurers and employees alike. So standing there while the Half Elf stared down at the page she held in her hands, speechless and not moving was a bit of a concern to Bell. The boy went over his head a few times with everything that had been written on the paper, thinking if anything was incorrect or wrong. The only thing that did come to mind was his familia, that it might have thrown the woman for a loop. Bell could not blame her in any way, it still sent him into a bit of a spin for a couple seconds in his head.

''No, I just….excuse me for that reaction, I didn't mean to offend. It was just a slight...shock is all. Anyway, this will take a day or two to get verified and the Guild Heads signature. So sadly I must ask that you do not venture into the dungeon until it is signed and approved, apologies.'' the woman said calmly as possible as she managed to scrape together the remnants of her composure.

The application was not fully finished, it needed to be reviewed by the Guild Head, Royman Mardeel. Royman was a short and plump man, with white hair due to age and pale green eyes and a large nose that seemed to dominate his face. With the application verified by Royman Mardeel a seal would be stamped on it making it official, so until that people were not technically speaking registered adventurers.

Normally the process took a couple of days to do so until that point the boy was going to have to wait until venturing into the dungeon.

''It's fine...I understand. I kinda expected something like that in fact.'' Bell said with a small shrug of his shoulders, as much was assumed while waiting for the proper process to be completed. Bell did not mind much as his Goddess had banned him from going to the dungeon anyway, at the very least until some proper armour and other equipment could be provided.

''Now, is there anything else or is that all?'' the brown haired Guild employee asked as she turned her head to the side slightly.

''I was actually wondering...if I could get Guild advisor?'' the white haired boy asked, while his Goddess had not advised him to do so the boy was advised a long time ago by his grandfather to ask for one if the opportunity in the Guild came up. All Bell knew was that it was a good way to start off in the dungeon and get some tips and teachings on how to live life in the dungeon, it being practically a second home to most adventurers.

''O-oh, I...I can check and see if there is anyone else available willing to accept a position as your Guild worker. Should only take a-'' Eina words were a bit jumbled as were her thoughts, again the boy had thrown something odd her way, testing her reaction which was not the most eloquent. The Half Elf racked her head for a few seconds that ticked by quickly, though felt as though they were years in themselves, there was not one person in the Freya familia that had a Guild advisor. Of course Eina did not know every single person in the Freya familia, or any familia for that matter, such a task was near impossible with the revolving door of adventurers that never stopped spinning. Still there was not one person in her head that had a Guild advisor and also belonged to the Freya familia, most of the larger familias handled advising roles within their own circles and did not bother with the Guild.

Still there was nothing in place to state that a person of the familia was not allowed to have a Guild advisor if they so wished, it was just the simple fact that many if not all of the members choose not to do so. So if the boy wanted a Guild advisor, Eina was not going to stop the boy.

''Pick Eina!'' the one pink haired girl from before chipped in, she held onto the brown haired glasses girl biceps and shook her a tiny bit.

''Wh-what!? Misha yo-'' Eina turned her head back to the side, just enough to be able to see the other Guild employee standing behind her.

''What? You totally should, you have signed his paper and helped the boy out signing up so it's perfect!'' Misha said in a bit of an excited voice, it had been some time since Eina had a new adventurer to advise on and the pink haired girl was going to get it to happen one way or another.

''Get off of me!'' the Half Elf said as she shook her shoulders a little bit, not wanting to make a scene, or anymore of a scene as the small commotion had drawn a couple sets of eyes in the direction of the two Guild employees.

''Come on Einaaa, you could at least say 'please' you know!'' Misha said with a cheeky smile on her face as she leaned forward a little bit and the brown haired young woman turned her head to the side slightly with a face of annoyance as she let out a small sigh.

''Fine. Get off of me, please.'' the brown haired woman said with a bit of exasperation in her tone as she turned her head even further to the side.

''See, was that so hard?'' Misha asked with a bit of a shameless smile on her face, retracting her hands from the Half Elf's shoulder and placing them behind her back. Leaning forward a little further as she took a small step backwards to give some space to the two.

''Bell Cranel, if you so desire I suppose...I could take the role as your Guild advisor if you so wish.'' the brown haired woman stated as she brought her one hand up to her face and adjusted her glasses slightly, pushing them higher up on her face.

''Sure! That sounds good to me.'' the white haired boy exclaimed just a second later with no real signs of hesitation, again the sudden response had taken Eina back slightly though she was slowly getting used to it.

''Very well, I will handle the necessary papers for that. Now, was there anything else?'' the woman asked in a somewhat calm voice, she did need to do a couple pages of paperwork to fulfill the role of an official Guild advisor for the boy, though it was not something that Eina needed the white haired boy present for.

''No….I don't think so…I should probably get going now though..'' Bell said in a casual tone, the boy took a few seconds to go over things in his head and tried to come up with anything else that needed to be said. Coming up with nothing, the boy shook his head a little bit and shrugged his shoulders. Other people were waiting in line, wanting to deal with their own business and get on with their own lives, Bell did not want to hold up the line any further and decided that it was about time to leave.

''Very well, have a pleasant day and stay safe. And no dungeon!'' Eina called out as the white haired boy turned around and started to make his way towards the door.

''Of course, Miss Eina! I promise to stay away for now!'' the white haired boy called out while turning his head around while continuing to move forward towards the door and giving both her and the pink haired girl standing just behind her.

''He was cute.'' Misha said as she turned her head to the side slightly, she had a small pleasant smile on her face while watching the boy take off down the street and out of sight.

''If not a little….innocent…'' Eina said under her breath as she tilted her head down towards the counter and held onto the application paper of the white haired boy she had helped to sign up as an adventurer. She had signed people up countless times, some were more innocent than others and despite her greatest efforts it was hard to not judge a book by its cover.

''That's not such a bad thing…'' Misha chimed in from the sidelines, it was a busy day at the Guild and just holding the conversation or doing anything else to keep from doing real work.

''Maybe not…..'' Eina muttered as she stacked a few pages and went off to the back room, placing the application on a stack of paper to be sent away from verification. With the paper in place the brown haired youthful woman returned to her work at the front counter, she spent the rest of day doing her job and various tasks, though there were times that the thoughts of the white haired boy creeped their way into her mind.

With the boy's task finished for the day, being barred from going to the dungeon by both his Goddess and the Guild the white haired adventurer did the only thing that came to mind to do, return to the Hostess. Though there had been a bit of an awkward environment that morning, Bell had felt as though it would have faded a little bit to a tolerable amount, at least that was what the boy hoped.

Thats it for now, longest chapter yet in fact, they just seem to keep getting longer and longer with time. Next chapter though I do plan to scale it back a little bit and make it shorter. Anyway, hope that you enjoyed and have a healthy and happy day. If you feel so inclined and generous enough, leave me a review with your thoughts, interested to hear about it.