Night. The Tower of Babel.
-No, it's not like that! Freya scolded herself, standing over a spoiled piece of meat, Ottar was standing nearby and was very excited about the behavior of his goddess.- Damn, here we go again!
- Mrs. Freya... Why don't you just ask the chefs to cook...
- Ottar, would you be happy if I cooked for you with my own hands?
-...If your hands are intact at the same time...
- Ah! you don't know anything about a woman's feelings! she pouted and looked back at her work.- After all, Bell probably likes it when a girl cooks for him herself, - Freya imagined a very happy face of pologo, who eats her cooking with pleasure, which made her soul burn with the flame of passion.- He will definitely want to marry me!
"THIS guy is dangerous!" In
the forge
"Bell, are you sure he wasn't lying?" And why didn't you warn Hestia? Welf asked him, watching the twitchy behavior of the guy.
-Yes, the three of us are on a reconnaissance: You, me, and Lily, - it will do. But if he lied...
-He will suffer, not you, right?
- Heh, you are cutting the potato root.
Near the Cornucopia
- Mr. Bell, are you sure you want to ask for help? Lily asked Polly, carrying a large backpack behind her
-Just so as not to attract attention, otherwise a rumor will go about us, who knows what.
Bell saw Ryu and stopped, he was considering what to say to her.
Ryu, I wanted to ask you something... Bell began awkwardly, periodically scratching his head.
"Yes, Mr. Cranel?" the elf said, turning to the guy.
-Could you help the three of us to go to Rivira? There are three of us, so there will be suspicion... and we need to do it quietly.
"Oh, Mr. Bell! Sire's voice was heard, she was glad to see him, after which the girl looked closer and saw the medallion given to him, which gave her even more joy.
"I'm sorry, I can't," Ryu bowed apologetically.- I have a lot of work at the Cornucopia .
- It's a pity... Bell said, after which a familiar smell hit right in the nose, pheromones and perfume.
- Bell Cranel!- the hollow turned around and saw Aisha, she was still walking in the dress of a dancer and without shoes.
- Oh, hi, Aisha... Who did you join? the guy made a slight grimace, the smell was too strong in his nose.
"Well, I didn't care, so I joined Hermes," Bell grimaced even more when he heard the name of the unloved god. "To this jerk?""You wanted something, didn't you?"
- Yes, can you help me safely get to Rivira?
Sire looked at the Amazon's clothes and figure.
"Wow, the Amazons have a great figure," she said to Ryu, who was not happy that Bell had switched to another one so abruptly, she didn't know why it made her angry.
- Huh? Can I help you walk? It's easy, "Bell relaxed his shoulders," but...
Aisha grabbed the guy's hands and pressed him to her, the smell almost destroyed all the receptors.
-Don't think that I will help just like that!
- I understand-I understand! Ah! it burns! Bell nuzzled his shoulder to block out the smell.-Step back-and!
Suddenly Aisha noticed a thin wooden board flying at them, she pushed Bell away, then jumped away herself. The board flew past and bit into the building, the one who threw it was Ryu.
"Don't go near him, Amazon!- the elf woman said threateningly-Don't you dare defile this young man!
"What's it to you?" Aisha threw her contemptuous and aggressive look at Ryu.- I decided to eat the "Knight" myself?
"What am I FOOD for you?". "If in sexual terms, yes-YOU are food!"
- I hasten to justify myself — this guy is engaged to my friend Sire. They are bound by fate!- "What the fuck is going on here?"
- Ah! RYU! Sire blushed deeply and turned away, covering her face with her hands.
- Come on! the Amazon grinned.- And I have already ordered him for a hundred years to protect a friend who is like a sister to me!
- Stop being sarcastic!- an aura war broke out between them, Bell felt it perfectly well and swallowed with fear.
- Yeah, bro, you're not lucky with your partners...
- This is definitely a Welf... Bell said, licking his upper lips, since they were dry. Lily stood behind and watched the two girls with excitement, realizing that if they took Bell seriously, she would definitely lose, and she did not want to give Bella to anyone.
Sire was already lost in her girlish fantasies.
- Sire, - Ryu turned to her friend, thereby pulling her out of her dreams,- I will return only in the evening. You can't leave them alone.
- Oh, okay, - said the girl, returning to the Cornucopia and took a last look, she wanted to give him lunch, but Mia called her and she ran inside.
-It's better to let him check what he is in the case, and then you would hold hands, or whatever you elves do, " Aisha's voice was unfriendly.
-You have no concept of morality!
-Why are you making such a noise? Hornet asked, coming out of the Cornucopia, she was wearing a maid's costume.- Oh, brother.
"Oh, for fuck's sake," Bell said, a note of irony in his voice."What are you wearing?"
- The maid's suit, does it suit me?- the outfit really suited her, passing adventurers, especially men, blushed and drooled, Bell wanted to take revenge on her.
"Horny, stop wearing innocent women's clothes. All your clothes are turning into rags on you!
- What did he say?- they started fighting again: Hornet stretched his mouth, and Bell grabbed her by the ear and pulled her up, both felt pain.
-Are they related? Aisha asked Welf, who nodded positively.- How is this mi-ilo!
- You're infuriating! silkworm shouted at the hollow and returned back to the tavern.
- YOU FOOL! Bell shouted after her, " I love you, little sister!
- I love you too!- it came from the depths of the tavern, the guy smiled like a child, looking at this smile, Aisha completely forgot about all the vulgarities and lust, she was fascinated by it, however, like Ryu.
- Mr. Bell! You're a womanizer! Lily shouted at him, Welf put his hand on her head.
- Quiet, Lilka! he hissed at the girl.
The fifteenth floor
Aisha mercilessly pierced the running wolf and cut it in two.
You've become stronger, " Bell noticed this, standing quietly on the sidelines.
- Of course! After the Ishtar family was dissolved, I just didn't get out of the dungeon! you could see the thirst for power in the Amazon's eyes, although her aura radiated a different desire.
- Aisha, don't be torn between the desire to seduce me and the desire to show off, - the guy said reproachfully, scratching his head. Ryu, who was standing behind him, noticed a crack in the wall next to Bell, from which the monster's nose appeared.
- Watch out for Cranel!- she shouted, pushing the guy away, then pierced the monster's head.
- Of course, thank you, but what will he do to me?- a wolf ran between Welf and Lily and bit into Bell Cranel's ass, the hollow turned and looked into the creature's eyes for a short time, then kicked it with his foot and sent it flying, it crashed into the wall and broke its spine.- And what is the result?
"Wow, how strong you are," Aisha said in a passionate voice.
- Aisha, you will say something like that again... the next blow will be in your direction! Ryu said menacingly.
- Oh, oh, oh, what loyal friends we are. Elf, don't you really want to ride on his "hollow nail"yourself?- "This is not a funny pun!"
-What are you talking about, Amazon?! Ryu shouted at her.- I told you that he is engaged to my girlfriend.
-What are you talking about, your Egyptian pyramid? Bell was indignant, looking at the blonde elf, " what kind of engagement? Which Sire? I asked for help!- the girls did not listen to him anymore, they started shouting at each other.
- Bell! Welf whispered, the hollow knight turned to him, he pointed his finger forward, thereby inviting him to move forward quietly, the guy nodded and they passed unnoticed by two screaming women, Lily covered her ears to drown out the too loud noise.
When the girls calmed down, Ryu looked around and saw her comrades leaving.
- Hey! Where are you going? Aisha shouted after them, Welf and Bell stopped for a moment, after which the blacksmith grabbed Lily and the three of them ran to the eighteenth floor.- You can't get away from us!
The eighteenth floor
Ryu, Aisha and Lily were sitting at the same table, the elf and the Amazon were staring at the smiling hobbit.
- Bell is hiding something, - Aisha voiced her thoughts, - small, can you shine a light?
"I don't know what you're talking about," Lily pretended, trying to hide her excitement and concern.
"Oh, you little one," the woman said with a smile.- Bell Cranel is still strange: first he asks, then he runs away-when everything is over... he will definitely recoup from me for the whole night, " she smiled lasciviously.
"You're too depraved," Ryu said sternly.
- Yes? And how is it accepted there among the elves?
- I already told you...
"Well, what if your friend hadn't fallen in love with Bell?" Ryu pressed her lips together and turned her head away, covering her eyes with her hood.
Lily felt insignificant and weak, realizing every minute that she was unlikely to win if the girls took Bell seriously.
Even though Revira was a very noisy underground city right now, for some reason there was a smell of imminent death in the air, either people or monsters.
Twentieth floor
- Hmm... strange feelings...
- What Bell?"You
know, I feel like I know someone, but...".. at the same time, it is unclear... Oh, forget it.
Bell walked past the tree, Welf was looking around, they noticed a figure wrapped in a cloak that passed them, but hollow felt something familiar and stopped.
"Did you notice something?" the figure asked, the voice was feminine and very pleasant, " a surface dweller.
"Is that a xenos? "" Yes... " Bell turned to her.
"Who are you?" Hollow asked her, then motioned for Welf to remove his hand from the hilt of his sword.
-I am one of those — who was born underground; the one-who will never be accepted on the surface,- "how do I understand you"."...but I hope that one day I will be able to bask in the sun and fly under its rays.
-...That's how, "the hollow understood her, he himself wanted to be part of the surface earlier," where should I look for all of you?
"Twenty-fifth floor...- she threw off her cloak and fluttered up on a tree branch, Bell found her very pretty: long hair, resembling feathers in its structure, blue eyes; ears resembled wings; legs rather resembled thin chicken legs; there were no hands, but there were golden wings, blue color was played on the tips of the feathers; she herself was from the category of monsters "siren"; her very clothes very much resembled the robes of Amazons. Welf closed his eyes for a moment, but when he opened them, the siren was no longer there, only three feathers were slowly flying through the air, as if dancing.
"Twenty-five, huh?"- the hollow smiled, catching the feather of the siren and sniffed it, - Hmm... it smells of flowers and fruits.
-Are you a pervert? Welf asked his friend, not fully understanding the whole picture.
-No, I'm not. I just remembered a case... he paused, letting go of the feather, it slowly fell to the ground, pointing the tip at the hollow knight. Really... I think we should go back for Lily and find a safe house for Viena. Away from those bastards.
"Bell, where are we going?" Viena asked the guy, hollow wrapped her in a warm sweater.
- To a safe place where you are not in any danger.
"Can't I really stay?" Bell lowered his head guiltily.
- Believe me... If there was a way out...- hollow did not finish, turning to Welf.- Is everything ready?
- Yes, I hope everything will be fine, - the blacksmith answered him.
- OK... So we're moving to the twenty-fifth.
Twenty-fifth floor
"It's too quiet," Mikoto began to suspect something.
- No wonder, my head is already buzzing without sounds, - suddenly he heard a soft crunch of a branch.- A. No. There is. They've already figured us out...
Hollow raised his head, after which someone hit his back hard with his foot, and the guy flew all well, he did not feel any pain - the opponent was weak. Turning around, he saw a lizard-man who looked the same as on the leaflet, only in color: the color of his scales was dark scarlet, and his eyes shone yellow. The lizard growled, and Bell only tilted his head, the creature turned around and ran to his comrades, but in an instant the hollow was ahead of the lizard and kicked it into the wall, after which he looked around: there were monsters of different types and sizes around, but they were just watching. Bell realized who they were and stretched lazily.
- Stop this circus!- said Paul and scratching his nose, the lizard got out of the rocks and began to laugh, the voice was rough, male; the comrades were shocked, and she hid behind Pologo's back.
- It's been a long time since I've met such a force!- the lizard said proudly, sitting down in the lotus position, - welcome.
The siren that Bell and Welf had met came down to him.
"You see, Lod, I told you that they are quite understanding," the siren girl turned to the lizardman. Bell stared at the tips of her feathers, for some reason now, they seemed very beautiful to him.
- Yes, I agree, Ray. I'm sorry, I should have checked you out...
- Yes, nothing like that happens, - Bell smiled, flippantly waved his hand. Lod got up and walked closer to the hollow.
— Let's get acquainted, I'm a Lod - xenos, - he held out his paw, Bell shook it without any hesitation.
- Likewise, Bell Cranel is a hollow knight.
- Listen, can I call you Belly?
- Come on, everything is better than "little ghost" or "knight".
- Belly! Lod smiled, Bell nodded and let go of his paw, after which he noticed that the monsters had already come close.
- Hi, what's your name?- the harpy girl turned to Viena, but the dragon girl hid behind her cloak, Bella
"Come on, don't be so skittish," Bell patted her and walked away.
..Viena...
- Oh, how beautiful!- the xenos were crowding around, Viena and Bella.
"Mr. Bell, let me shake your hand!"- hollow looked down and saw a goblin dressed in Brest fabrics, he looked like a clothing merchant, the guy stood for a while, after which he still shook hands.- Now I am! Now I am!- a female voice was heard in the crowd of xenos, but Bell could not understand where it came from and he did not see the source of the sound, the xenos crowded around him, and everyone was saying something, interfering with his concentration with their noise. Suddenly, on the heads of the monsters, a white rabbit jumped on the head of the hollow, squeaking, starting to stroke his face, the wool got into his mouth.
"Even though she can't speak, it's obvious that she liked you! Ray laughed.
- Why am I so unlucky with girls everywhere, the guy groaned
- You're damned, it's a hundred pounds, bro! Welf burst out laughing and clutched his stomach.
- Mr. Welf! Lily was indignant. then she pouted and shouted at Bell.- And you, Mr. Bell, take it off your face!
Haruhime and Mikoto were standing next to each other and did not know what to do or laugh or hold on from the effort, he and his group of shows for xenon themselves were holding Viena's hand so that she was not afraid.
- We've come Lod, barked something in his Monstrian, the light came on, revealing a quite nice village of xenos.
- Hmm, that's pretty! Welf said with a certain note of approval.
"I fully agree with you," Bell agreed with his friend
They sat down on the steps near a large fire
"Sorry for the cold reception," Lod apologized to them.
- Don't worry about it. I've been in damp places so many times that this is all the most luxurious I've seen in my long life in the dungeon, " Bell reassured him.
-Would you like to hear Ray sing? She has a wonderful voice.
-I would not refuse! Bell said with a slight yawn.
The siren girl nodded and began to sing, the voice was very beautiful, and the song reminded Paul of those days, like when he arrived in the city of dreams and met Marissa there. Welf looked at him, the guy seemed to have fallen asleep, crossing his arms over his chest and not smiling at all. In fact, Bell was just trying to let Ray's singing into his mind and calm his soul, he practically stopped hearing the crackling of the fire and only heard her voice. Her singing notes. At this moment, other thoughts climbed into his head.
"The only thing I realized while living on the surface is that people are too cowardly creatures who are capable of killing anyone who is not like them... and because of what? Because he doesn't look like them or is a monster... What's the point of fighting at all then? If in the end these weaklings die in torment or blames them for their suffering? Because I'm not like them?.. even my" father", the Pale King, had more courage even then!"
- My friend, - he asked Welf sharply, he even choked on the fruit that Lod gave him, - tell me one thing, if... if I do something finished and everyone hates me, will you disown me?
-I don't know what's on your mind, my friend, but I won't be a stupid sheep and I won't leave you, in the end you will be right and I believe in you and I will always believe we are friends, and friends need to be trusted!-they hugged like brothers and Bell took the fruit and took a bite, it was not very sweet.
An hour later
Bell stood in front of the xenos and looked at Viena, the girl was ready to cry: she did not want to leave, especially from the man who became her father.
"Will we never see each other again?" the dragon girl asked the hollow knight.
- Of course I'll see you, I'll visit you. Just don't go too far... Don't worry, I'll be waiting for you. How about tomorrow? Bell smiled, and Viena nodded.- You are responsible for her with your head if something happens to her... so soon there will be one more genocide.
- These are the words of a real father!- said the lizard, smiling broadly, - don't be afraid, we will take care of her.
Bell kissed Viena on the forehead, then got up and went to his comrades, but then stopped abruptly and ran back to Viena and hugged her, kissed her forehead again.
- Come on, take care of yourself, Viena, - the dragon girl smiled and kissed Bell on the nose.
- Come on, Bell!
Hollow watched them until they were all hidden behind the darkness.
"Come on, Bell! Welf said, patting him on the shoulder.
- Yes... I'm coming…