Shakti, Ardi and Bell had gone through a few familias already but had turned the boy down as he looked too weak. Surprisingly, some nicer gods had turned him down as they didn't have the heart to send a small boy down to the dungeon. They were in a pickle until Ardi brought up the unthinkable.

Ardi: Can't we try the Astraea familia?

Shakti: But they don't accept men into their familia.

Ardi: Bell isn't a man and I'm sure she wouldn't mind a little boy like him.

Bell pouted at that. He didn't like the idea of being called little.

Bell: Hey, I'll have you know I'm six so I'm not little!

Ardi had to control herself at the adorable display lest she disgrace herself.

Ardi: Y-Yes, well let's just have her hear us out at least.

Shakti: I hope you can handle it from here, I need to return to my duties.

Ardi: Okay then.

She waves her sister goodbye before taking Bell to Stardust Garden. They a came to the gates and saw a tan werewolf girl standing there. Ardi called out to her.

Ardi: Hi there, Neze!

Neze: Ardi, hi. It's good to see you. Who is this boy?

She looked down at Bell before he introduced himself.

Bell: Hi Miss, my name's Bell!

Neze: Aww, he's adorable. What'd you bring him here for? You baby sitting?

Ardi: Actually, I came to see if Goddess Astraea would let him join your familia.

The werewolf looked at her with wide eyes. Ignoring the fact that Bell is a boy, he's also really small. The boy looked around five or six years old. The idea that he would become an adventurer baffled her.

Neze: Him? But he looks like he's only six.

Bell: I am six.

Neze: He's way too young to go.

Ardi: Please, he's more than prepared. I assumed you heard about what happened with The King?

Neze: Yeah, it's unbelievable. Some random kid was fighting back against him. Wait... now that you bring it up, he kinda looks like what people said. Red eyes, white hair WAIT! IS HE THE BOY WHO FOUGHT OTTARL?!

Bell: Hehe, sure am! It was fun!

Neze was sweating bullets at this kid. She was about to ask more until a woman walked up behind her.

???: What's with all the yelling, is something wrong?

Neze: N-No, it's nothing to worry about Lady Astraea.

Astraea: That's good to hear.

This woman was Astraea. She was the goddess of justice.

Bell: Wow, who's the pretty lady Miss Ardi?

Ardi: That's their goddess, Bell.

Astraea walked to Bell and introduced herself.

Astraea: I'm the goddess Astraea, it's nice to meet you child.

Bell: I'm Bell, it's nice to meet you goddess.

Astraea: So what brings you here, Ardi? If you're looking for Ryu, she's out on patrol with the others right now.

Ardi: That's too bad, but not what I'm here for. I want to ask if you could accept Bell into your familia.

The goddess pondered for a moment. It was true that men were forbidden here, but this was a boy. Surely it wouldn't be a problem. Even if he was too young, they could at least house him here. She could see that this was not the first placed they've been to. After some time, she came to a decision.

Astraea: Ok, I will allow him to stay with us, but I wish to consult this matter with everyone first.

Bell: Thank you for this, goddess.

Astraea: It's nothing, I can't just leave a child to fend for himself. That wouldn't do for a goddess of justice.

Ardi: Well, I'm glad it all worked out. I'll be going now. Bye, Bell.

Bell: Bye, Miss Ardi!

They waved each other goodbye before Astraea and Neze walked the boy inside. They gave him a tour around the place and showed him his room. It was close enough to everyone else's but far enough away that their wouldn't worry about him trying anything. As ridiculous as it sounds, one of their elves can be a bit hard at times. Time went on and the two got to know Bell better. They learned his family were ex adventurers and that they had trained him since he was four. It had been a little over an hour before Astraea had an idea in mind while waiting.

Astraea: Bell, why don't you and Neze spar a bit while we wait. It can give us some idea about how you fight.

Neze: I'm up for it if you are.

Bell: Let's do it!

They went to the main training field in their estate and the two got ready. After some warm ups, Bell and Neze got into their stances before starting the battle. Bell went in unarmed and threw a quick flurry of punches. Neze was surprised at this as she wasn't expecting something of this caliber from a child.

Neze: (He's like a end of the road level 1!)

They continued fighting before some more people arrived. It was the rest of the Astraea familia. They had returned from their patrol rounds and were ready to close their day of keeping justice in the city.

Alise: Hello~!

Astraea: Everyone, you're back. Welcome home.

She gave a warm smile that was soon returned by the girls. They gave their reports to their goddess as they went inside. As they finished, the sounds of Bell's fight were in earshot. A Far Eastern girl asked about the noise.

Kaguya: What's that sound, goddess?

Astraea: Ah, that has something to do with what I wish to discuss with you all.

A prum and an elf spoke up next.

Lyra: Is Neze fighting with someone?

Ryuu: I doubt anyone would be foolish enough to try and raid our home.

They made their way out before being surprised at what was waiting for them. Bell and Neze were wrapping up their fight. It was mostly one sided, but Bell had got in a few good hits before Neze decided to stop.

Neze: Ok, that'll do. You're quite skilled for your age.

Bell: Hehe, thanks. I hope this means I passed.

Neze: Well, we will have to see what the others have to say. Speaking off...

She turned and saw the rest of the girls watching them. Most had their mouths open at how the boy was fighting. Lyra was the first to break out of her daze and speak.

Lyra: Who's this little guy? He's pretty skilled.

Bell: Hi, I'm Bell. We were waiting for you guys so I could join your familia.

Everyone was silent before they voice their concerns. Most of it was either the absurdity of a bou joining or the fact that it was a small child looking to be an adventurer.

Ryuu: Even if we acknowledge his skill, he's still a boy. Who knows what he could try.

Astraea: Actually, Ardi herself brought him here to join us.

Ryuu: What!?

Alise: Oh come on Lion, what's the harm in keeping this little guy.

Bell pouted again.

Bell: I'm not little...

Many hearts nearly melted at the boy's cuteness. The discussion went on while Bell went to sleep. They ultimately decided to keep him, but he would be raised to not be like most manly scum. They ate their dinner and rested for the next day. Come morning, Astraea was giving her falna to Bell while the others got ready to leave. When she did, she let out a loud scream at what the boy was hiding.

Astraea: WHAAAAAT!? WHAT IS THIS!?

Bell Cranel

Astraea Familia

Level 1

Str SS-1048

Vit SS-1021

Dex S-972

Agl SS-1098

Mag S-988

Skills

Liaris Freese

We all know what this does by now...

Thundelord

Gains the ability to freely manipulate lightning at will as well as greatly reducing the usage of mind.

AN: Since Bell is still level 1, he won't be having any development abilities yet. His magic is also empty as his thunderbolt spell merged with the mage development ability to form the Thunderlord skill. And if Ihaven't said it, Bell got his other skill after his talk with Alfia about being the last hero.

Alise and the other girls barged in when they heard their goddess. They came at the perfect time to listen to her report of Bell's stats.

Astraea: Y-You have two skills! And your abilities, they're at level S! There's even some at SS! I've never seen stats this high! You could go toe to toe with a level 2!

Alise: What!?

Ryuu: That's not possible. He's already almost as strong as me.

Kaguya: This boy is going to be a monster when he grows up.

Lyra: Hey kid, who was it that trained you?

Bell: Um, it was my mom and uncle.

Neze: You're really something else aren't you?

Bell was happy that they were impressed by his hard work. He would make sure that he never let them down. No matter what, he would pursue his path as a hero and this was the beginning of that.

AN: And that's a wrap. Classes and work are really digging into my time but I was ableto get this out. Now everyone reading is waiting for the harem results, correct? Well it's my fault for not putting out this disclaimer first, but Idon't like removing canon ships in fanfics. If two people are into each other, I want to keep it that way. I apologize to those who wanted girls like Hephaestus or Tione, but they have their love interests and some have mutual feeling while others are undecided. I understand if many of you are disappointed but I will say that requests will still be up. This story was a fun one that I wanted to write about and for the future of it Ihaven't really had a problem without a limit to the girls so just put in your requests and I'll be working it out.

As always, I hope you enjoyed. It's getting hard finding time to write as I also want to spend some time with friends and family butI have no plans of quitting this anytime soon. You'll just have to bear with me if I go off the grid for a few days. With nothing more to say, I'll see you in the next one.