It took three days but they were finally standing in the line to enter Orario while they were waiting. Bell decided to stash his spear and helmet in his magic bag so he wouldn't lose anything. Once it was their turn to enter Bell dismounted his horse and helped Lucy down before handing her the reins.
'Awe I wanted to hold onto him some more, why did we have to arrive so quickly?' Lucy thought with a pout of disappointment on her face. This didn't go unnoticed by Sheila as she laughed to herself. Bell then decided to approach the gate guard to talk. "Welcome to Orario, what is your purpose for visiting today?" said the guard.
"Hello, I plan to become an adventurer while this family plans to open a business, also I captured four bandits that attacked them on their way here. Can I hand them over to you?" Bell stated. "Absolutely though you'll all have to come with us while we investigate your claims by the way my name is Hashana" the now name Hashana said.
"I'm Bell Cranel, this is the Arbuckle family from left to right Dav, Shelia, and Lucy the wolves are Aurora and Asher, this eagle here is Jewel, and the black stallion is Aroin '' Bell said introducing his group.
"Alright, please follow me, we'll get a god or goddess to confirm your story since no one can lie to one" Hashana said. Bell's group moved over to the side out of the way so the gate wouldn't be blocked. The bandits were then cuffed by some of Ganesha familia's guards. It didn't take long for the guards to find a goddess as the goddess of beauty Freya and her boaz captain were also in line to enter the city after her trip.
"I'm sorry to bother you goddess Freya but can you assist us in confirming the truth real quick in an investigation? '' asked Hashana while blushing from her immense beauty.
"Why not, hopefully it will be entertaining" she said following the guard back to Bell's group. As she approached all the bandits started blushing like crazy along with the Arbuckle family. Bell had his back turned while playing with his wolves and eagle as Freya approached their group.
"Mr. Cranel I found a goddess that is willing to help us confirm your story" Hashana said. Bell turned around to face the group of three that had just joined them. Bell smiled, laying eyes on Freya and then bowed to her with a very slight blush
"Thank you very much for your help and I'm sorry to take up your precious time goddess. My name is Bell Cranel '' he said. Freya was a little taken aback by this boy
'He's very cute but why aren't my charms affecting him? No one can resist ogling me with their eyes' she thought.
"It's no problem at all I'm the Goddess of Beauty Freya and this is Ottar, my famila's Captain, so tell me what happened" she said while staring at Bell looking up and down his body with a curious look in her eyes. Bell then started to recall the events of his journey from the moment he left his village to meeting with the Arbuckles, then fighting the bandits and so on. After she had listened to everyone else's side of the story as well she was able to confirm that Bell was telling the truth.
"Sorry about the trouble Mr.Cranel, we'll take the bandits into custody now" Hashana said before bidding Freya and Ottar farewell and leaving with the chained up bandits.
"Thank you very much for your help Goddess Freya. I really appreciate it if there's anything you need help with just let me know '' said Bell, shooting her his famous million valis smile. She blushed slightly as he was the cutest and most prue being she has ever laid her eyes on and the color of his soul was lighting her nether regions ablaze.
"It's no problem at all Bell, I am always happy to help, So what familia are you apart of?" she asked, eyeing him up and down examining his armor.
"I'm not a part of any Familia yet, Lady Freya. I just arrived today and haven't even started looking yet" Bell replied.
"Really that's interesting you seem very well equipped for a rookie, where did you get your gear? '' Ottar the Giant Boaz spoke up, surprising even his Goddess.
"It was a parting gift from my grandpa before I left my village a few days ago, he wanted to help me achieve my dreams." Bell said.
"Oh and what are your dreams, Bell" asked Freya as his comment piqued not only her interest but also the interest of Ottar and the Arbuckle family that she was all but ignoring. Bell blushed before answering.
"It's a bit embarrassing but I want to be a Hero like the ones of old my grandfather always read me stories about them, I also want to find love while I'm here though my grandpa wants me to build a harem of beauties," he said scratching the back of his head while looking down.
"Your grandfather wants you to create a harem. Are you a pervert Bell" said Lucy, approaching him with a look of jealousy.
'If he wants a harem that means I'll have a shot of being with him' she thought.
"N-no no I think I'd be lucky if I could even get one person to love me I'd be too afraid of hurting her to try for some pipedream" Bell said while frantically waving his hands in front of himself. Freya couldn't help but giggle at his answer.
"Is that so that's a pretty big dream you have there" she said before turning and whispering to Ottar "So what do you think we should take him in I find him rather adorable". Ottar leaned in so no one else heard what he had to say
"That may not be a good idea, he isn't strong enough to survive the jealousy your affection will bring him". Freya could only sigh with disappointment evident on her face"I suppose you're right I wouldn't want him to get killed I guess I can hold off and watch him grow" she whispered back to Ottar.
"Well we must be going. I have things to attend to, but Bell if you want to repay me just come by Babel and talk to me every now and then. I like your company" Freya said, winking at Bell with a seductive smile on her face making him blush again.
"How will I find you, Goddess Freya?" Bell asked.
"Just look up, smile and wave then I'll send someone down or leave a letter at the Hostess of Fertility and they'll make sure I get it " she said before turning to leave followed by her giant bodyguard.
'I do hope we'll see eachother again soon my dear Odr get strong fast so I can claim you as my own' Freya thought as she was walking away.
"Well now that all of that is settled we should be going and getting settled in our new home" said Dav.
"Yes but if you ever need anything we are about 10 minutes north of the guild. Our store is called Arbuckles wears and tears, and you're more than welcome to visit whenever you want" said Sheila.
"I'll definitely do that. I'll stop by tomorrow to check in on you guys. I'm going to head the guild and get registered." Bell said, smiling gleefully.
"See you tomorrow B-Bell please be safe" said Lucy as she smiled bashfully while swaying back and forth.
'Gosh I need to find something cute to wear to impress Bell tomorrow' thought Lucy as she was trying to formulate a plan to win Bell's heart.
"I will you guys have a good night " he said before grabbing his horse's reins and heading south towards the guild with his wolves following close behind him and Jewel perched on his shoulder. It took Bell 30 minutes to reach the guild since Orario was such a large city. The only thing he really knew was it was near Babel which was the massive tower built to cover the dungeon. Once Bell arrived outside the large building designed like a pantheon he hitched his horse next to an armed guard who promised to watch it for him. He made his way inside the building to see a long desk cut up into sections with people in line before different advisors. His presence drew the stares from multiple people since an unfamiliar man dressed in armor with an eagle on his shoulder and two wolves at his sides was a never before seen sight in Orario. He made his way to a shorter line on the far side of the guild in hopes of finishing this up quickly. In less than 10 mins he heard the advisor call him forward. He was taken aback by her; she was a beautiful half-elf standing at 5 '5 with silky looking chestnut brown hair and emerald green eyes. She wore small circular glasses and had a tight form fitting uniform that showed off her well endowed chest. Her voice was like music to his ears and he could only stare at her face with his mouth open.
'Is this what grandpa was talking about, she's so breathtakingly beautiful like a fairy' Bell thought.
"Hello sir are you ok what can I help you with or are you just going to keep staring" she said seemingly slightly annoyed by his staring.
"O-oh s-sorry you're just the most beautiful woman I've ever seen that I was captivated by your stunning beauty, sorry" Bell said before bowing low to her. She blushed hard at his compliment
"T-thank you. It's fine, what can I help you with" she said.
'That's the first time someone actually compliments me on something other than my boobs while openly staring at my chest' she thought.
"Ah yes my name is Bell Cranel and I want to register as an adventurer" he said smiling at her. She seemed a little disappointed at that fact.
"Absolutely Bell please fill this paperwork out, I'm Eina Tulle and I'll be your Labyrinth exploration advisor" She said with a sad smile. Seeing her seem upset, Bell immediately stopped what he was doing to check on her
"Are you alright what's wrong Miss Tulle?" he asks, his voice full of concern.
"The Dungeon is a very dangerous place. I've known a few people who didn't make it out alive. I've been down there before as well. It can be terrifying" she said while clutching her right arm.
"It's alright Miss Tulle. I may not look like it but I've been training hard for the last 9 years to prepare and I'll gladly accept any advice you may have for me." he said, smiling fondly at her.
"In that case I will personally train you the best I can on every floor before you're allowed to go there, do you understand. A-also call me Eina please" Eina said with a look of determination on her face with a slight blush.
"Absolutely Miss Eina, thank you in advance for your help, and do I have to fill out any special forms so my companions are permitted to be with me in the Dungeon?" he asked.
"Oh you are a tamer where did you get the wolves and eagle?" she asked, handing him another piece of paper then leading him to a private room.
" I found them when I was a kid outside my village and have raised them ever since. Also, do you happen to know any good Familia's I could join?" he asked.
"Well that is sweet of you Bell and it all depends on what your goals are, since you seem to be equipped for fighting monsters, I assume that means you want to become a regular adventurer?" she asked.
"That's right, I want to challenge the dungeon with my animals by my side, become stronger and be a hero that can bring a smile to anyone's face, and hopefully I'll find a girl to fall in love with me." Bell said with his eyes sparkling with excitement and determination before turning into embarrassment from oversharing. Eina couldn't help but giggle thinking about how cute Bell looked when talking about his dream and how open he is about everything.
"Oh Bell, if you keep up the hard work and being so cute I may just fall in love with you." She said as a seductive grin appeared on her face causing Bell's face to explode in a crimson blush as red as his eyes.
"Miss Eina please don't tease me. I don't think my heart can take it" Bell whimpered at Eina's straightforwardness.
"Ah Bell, who said I was playing with you" she said, pushing up her well endowed chest causing him to blush even more.
"If you really mean it I think we should get to know each other better first" he said while averting his eyes. "What do you have in mind for getting to know me?" she asked with a grin.
"W-well if you're ok with it I'd like to take you out to dinner after I find a familia to join so me and my companions have a place to rest" he said shyly.
"Oh Bell, so straightforward already asking me on a Date, but why ask someone you just met" she said with excitement in her voice 'Who knew I'd be this excited about a date normally I don't consider dating adventurers but he is just so cute and fun to tease' Eina thought to herself while eyeing Bell's adorable blushing face.
"W-well l-like I said earlier you're the most breathtakingly beautiful woman I have ever seen and you seem so kind and caring of course it's only natural I'd want to spend more time with you" he said while twiddling his thumbs and staring at the oh so interesting floor.
'Oh gods he's so sweet and cute I want to hug him and take him home' Eina thought before speaking
"Alright Bell you got it but I don't want you wearing armor on our date" she said smiling.
"Absolutely as soon as I join a familia and have a place to stay I'll buy some decent clothes and take you anywhere you want," he said with a massive smile on his face. Eina's blush grew seeing his radiant smile.
"A-anyway so back to business there's the Freya and Loki's Familias that are the most powerful exploration ones out there though since you're new they probably won't take you my best advice is to just look around and ask them directly, though do me a favor and avoid the Soma, Apollo, and Ishtar familias they don't have good reputations. You should also avoid the smithing ones since you aren't a craftsman other than that the rest aren't inherently good or bad, it is up to you, here take this map of the city it has the locations of all the familia homes'' Eina explained, handing him the map and deciding to back off with the flirting for the time being.
"Thank you very much Miss Eina, you're the best. I look forward to working with you and I will try to quickly find one so we can have our date," Bell said, shooting her one of his bright smiles before leaving to begin his search along with his trusty companions.
'He's so cute and his reactions are the best. Maybe I should try to make him mine, oh look at that he has a great butt' thought Eina as she was admiring his rear end.
Bell was excited he was in the city of Dreams and he already found two potential women, all he had to do now was join a familia and his journey to becoming a hero would start. Bell grabbed his horse, and thanked the guard before heading towards the northern area of the city to start his search. Bell was passing by a street stall that seemed to be selling some sort of potato snacks. The smell made his stomach start to growl.
"Haha I guess I'm hungry. I haven't had anything to eat all day" Bell said while walking up to the stand. There he saw a woman with black hair tied in pigtails, blue eyes, standing at 4 '7 with a very large pair of breasts dressed in a skintight white dress that barely covered her chest with a blue ribbon holding them up that came down just to cover her rear end.
"Uh excuse me ma'am can I have a snack for myself and something for my animals here" he asked. The woman looked up and when she saw his cute face she blushed and smiled.
"Of course you can, that will be 140 valis, also I haven't seen you here. Do you have a familia do you want to join mine" she said, handing him a few snacks .
"I am in search of a familia what's the catch of joining yours" he said place three in front of Aurora, Asher, and Aroin while holding another up to Jewel.
"There's no catch. I'm Hestia, goddess of the home and hearth and I'm just trying to start a familia and you look like you'd be the perfect person to be my first member. I can tell by looking at you that you're a good person" she said, smiling at him.
"Alright you seem very trustworthy I'll gladly join you Goddess Hestia I'm Bell Cranel" Bell said smiling.
"That's great Bell, come on my shift is over let's go to our home, I'll warn you now it's an old villa so it's not pretty and worn down but it's better than nothing" she said with a sad smile.
"That's ok goddess we can fix it up I may not look like it but I know a thing or two about repairing buildings" Bell stated as they started their trek southwest to Bell's new home. As they were walking Bell saw a pub named the Hostess of Fertility and he made sure to note the location on his map.
It took 30 minutes to reach the gates of the worn down house and it was surprisingly only 10 minutes from the pub. It was in bad shape but Bell was more than confident that he could fix it. It was a two story building that had a decently sized property with plenty of space for training or any other activities. As they walked inside Bell started to explore the house to see how much work he needed to do, while looking around he found that the house had a large full kitchen fully equipped with functional magic stone powered appliances that just needed some minor repairs and cleaning, a dining room with a large table surrounded by twelve chairs, and large living room with three couches large enough for four and two single chairs around a fireplace , as well as a fully functional bathroom with a changing room connected to another room that housed a large tub big enough for four with two shower heads off to the side. There was also a smaller room with a toilet and sink next door to it. He went upstairs and found six bedrooms all with a large closet and plenty of space for a big bed dresser and desk. The entire house was fully furnished with old furniture they just needed cleaned up and it would be ready to live in. Throughout his inspection he saw that at most the place just needed to be cleaned with the floors needing some planks replaced and the roof could also use some as well. The property outside needed the weeds tended to and the stable out back also needed some repairs. He unsaddled Aroin and put the gear away in his magic bag before heading back inside to see his goddess waiting on a couch petting Aurora as Asher slept on another couch and Jewel perched herself above the fireplace.
"Alright Goddess Hestia I'll definitely be able to fix this. I'll get to work first thing tomorrow so let's get some rest" he said.
"Whoa hold on there Bell first things first we need to give you my blessing to make it official" she said, grabbing Bell's hand leading him to her room as his animals got comfortable in the living room.
"Let's go Bell, my room is the only clean one so you can sleep with me tonight" she said with a sly grin.
"T-that's not a good idea, I shouldn't take away your bed Goddess. It's not proper. I can sleep on a couch or on a dirty bed" he said blushing.
"Oh I was just teasing you now take off your top so I can give you my blessing" she said sounding disappointed.
"Yes goddess" Bell said blushing since he's never undressed in front of a woman before. Bell took off all his equipment before storing it in his magic bag, he then lay face down on Hestia's bed with his shirt off.
"Alright Bell, hold still while I put my blessing on you," she said as she went to work. It took a little over ten minutes before Hestia got off of Bell's back with a huge smile on her face handing Bell a piece of paper with his status on it.
"I knew you'd be special but to be this special is quite amazing" she said 'That growth skill scares me the other gods will start a war over it so I should keep it hidden for now' she thought. (Zeus gave Bell a falna in his sleep when he was a child but never leveled him up since he didn't complete a feat recognized by the gods he then removed it while he sleep before he left the village this stats are insane from 7 years of training and fighting)
Bell Cranel
Level 1
S: 1000SS
V: 980S
D: 985S
A: 1100SS
M: 0I
Luck: C
Magic:
Lightning Bolt - a quick attack magic that requires no chant only for the user to will its use if enemies are close together it has a chance to create a chain affect shoot the lightning through multiple targets (Decided to start him with lighting since Zeus is his grandfather so obvious he'll have an affinity for lighting)
Skills:
Beast Tamer - the ability to tame and raise any non-humanoid creature if the user so desires. As long as they come to respect the user they'll be able to grow through this skill the more loyal they are and more care they receive will affect their growth. They'll be updated automatically along with their masters update. As a side effect the user is able to communicate and understand with his beasts. Lets the user store his tamed companions in a crystal to make traveling with them easy. (Decided, to make it so they aren't always out also makes taking monsters around easier so they don't get attacked. Kinda like pokemon balls but it's a crystal) The user can also bring a monster he killed back to life with their magic stone to tame them.(Decided to also make getting monsters easier for Bell)
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Aurora
Level 1
S: 999S
V: 980S
D: 960S
A: 999S
Asher
Level 1
S: 999S
V: 980S
D: 999S
A: 960S
Jewel
Level 1
S: 999S
V: 980S
D: 960S
A: 999S
Arion
Level 1
S: 980S
V: 980S
D: 980S
A: 980S
"WHAT KIND OF TRAINING DID YOU DO BEFORE COMING TO ORAIO BELL YOUR STATS ARE INSANE WHERE YOU APART OF SOME OTHER FAMILIA BEFORE MINE THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE" Hestia yelled stunned by Bell's and his companions immense stats.
"I've never met any gods or goddesses before I came to Oraio so I wasn't in any familia's and for training I just did what my grandfather told me to do" Bell answered honestly.
"ALSO WHAT'S UP WITH YOU HAVING A DEVELOPMENTAL ABILITY AT LEVEL 1 AND ALSO HAVING A SKILL" she continued her rant having no idea what's happening.
'I need to ask Hephaestus for help. I'm at a complete loss here' Hestia thought to herself.
"I don't know goddess but isn't this a good thing? Won't it make it easier for us to get money in the dungeon and be able to live well off. It's also amazing that I have a skill that makes my pets grow stronger, with this I have the best news ever now. I don't have to worry too much about them," Bell said bursting with excitement.
"Yes this is I've never seen this skill which means it's either rare or maybe even unique to you" Hestia said while standing up she had calmed down after listening to Bell and realized he was right she was still going to consult her best friend about it though.
"This is, great goddess. I can't wait to tell Miss Eina so she lets me go into the dungeon" Bell said smiling.
"Who is this Eina, whatever that you're talking about? " she asked with a hint of jealousy.
'I just found the perfect guy and women are already lining up for him. How many rivals do I have?' Hestia thought.
"Miss Eina is my Guild Advisor and one of my first friends I made in the city Goddess" Bell said with a nervous smile on his face.
"Yeah, are you sure that's all she is?" Hestia said while stepping closer to him.
"Yes Goddess for now that's all she is I did promise to take her out to dinner once I found a Familia" Bell said choosing to be honest with her.
"You're taking her on a date, how could you Bell you womanizer how many women do you need" Hestia said becoming upset by the revaluation she heard.
"Goddess we are going to get to know eachother better before we even consider dating properly, and I don't think I'll get to many girls while having a harem sounds nice I'd like to make at least one woman happy and Miss Eina seemed really excited so I want to live up to her expectations" he said.
"What do you mean you do not even realize how easy you make it for women to like you" she asked.
"I don't know Goddess I just try to be myself I doubt that's enough" he said scratching the back of his head sheepishly.
"Ugh whatever Bell as long as you're happy" she said.
"Oh by the way Goddess I'll start working on fixing the house up tomorrow with my savings before going into the dungeon so I'll get up early to go find a store to buy the supplies" he said as he made his way out of Hestia's room and across the hall to his new one. He looked around and signed before saying
"Ha so this is my new home and the start of my adventure" he smiled as he climbed into bed before going to sleep.
TO BE CONTINUED……….