And So, Bell Became a Hero Chapter 11: And so, fears came to rest, a dungeon ni deai o motomeru no wa machigatte iru darou ka fanfic

And So, Bell Cranel Became a Hero

Description: Bell's Grandfather had a more impactful role in the boy's early life until his disappearance. Bell, with his newfound morals and dreams, and the help of an unexpected Goddess, starts his own journey to become a Hero like the one in the stories of his gramps.
Tags: Mature, Action, Romance[Harem]. Adventure.
Setting: Bell's 15 years old instead of 14, Zeus had a more impactful live in the boy's early life and did more than just teach Bell his lecherous ways.
Mature Story/Harem: There are GRAPHIC scenes in this story which include gore'ish scenes and smut/lemons/limes. Both of this are important parts of the story. The Harem will be large due to influences you'll read about later.
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DISCLAIMER: Danmachi belongs to its respective owners. Everything that occurs in this story is of my own creation and the characters abide by the fictional laws in the setting.

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Thank you very much for the reviews! Didn't even realize we passed the 500follows/favorites milestone and 100+reviews, thank you so much ehehe.

As obviously everyone noticed, Bell's vigor isn't really human levels at all lol, to the one who pointed out it even seemed like a Kuroinu-kinda thing, yeah that's pretty accurate I guess. I decided to go with something that would knock 'reality' to the curb for the lemon since we're on a setting where Gods/Goddesses walk around and some of the weird kinky shit that happened in their stories technically can happen here.

For the following lemons I'll make sure to put a [Graphic Warning with Tags:] so readers who don't enjoy those scenes can skip them all together, I'll also add a tl:dr in case some development occurs mid-scene. The idea of separating the lemon from the story doesn't really sit well with me so I hope this solution is pleasant for all of us ^^.

Nyll-Winter: I felt that 30% was actually a lot considering normal adventurers only get 1 or 2 stats at most above 500, while the first-rate always reach the 700~800+ in all their stats before a level up. Like think about it this way:
Adventurer A: 300STR 600DEX levels up two times. At level 3 he'd have 780 base STR and 1560 base DEX. (without current level stat increase)
Adventurer B: 800STR 800DEX levels up two times. At level 3 he'd have 2080 base STR and 2080 base DEX. (without current level stat increase)

The difference in STR becomes incredibly obvious between these two and it will only keep increasing the more they level up, so much that once anyone passes level 4 they could actually have 1 stat be 2 levels above another level 4 and so on, and by level 6 they will almost be 4~5levels above after gaining some stats.

This was also the only way I felt that made sense in the original show because of the cliche trope "How is a single high level 3 fighting so many low level 2's easily". The difference in the overall stats allow for that to happen, just not to the same cliche extent.

This chapter explains a lot about the events of last one along with why it happened.

Chapter 11: And So, Bell's Fears were Soothed

Part 16

That evening Bell didn't return to the dungeon as he had originally planned, for he stayed in the apartment taking care of his two sleeping partners. It made him feel warm inside calling them that and knowing he was the one to send them both into blissful unconsciousness.

Though he was also worried over how his physiology was working, as he was quite sure no man on the planet had as much stamina as him on the bed and that was not even counting the amount of sperm he had released during their activities.

Another embarrassing question he'd need to ask his Goddess it seemed.

It had been a bit difficult drying and dressing them in Rose's spare clothing after they had both fallen asleep in the tub, but it was nothing Bell couldn't handle.

He laid them together on the bed of the guest room while he went to fully clean the main bedroom from their earlier activities. It took the better part of the evening to air out the raunchy stench of sex wafting from the room and he made the mental note to prop the bed under the sun so it would dry properly the next morning.

Only one of his goddesses had returned by then, and it was the red-haired Hekate who seemed out of sorts. Bell had tried several times to gain her attention but failed in all of them, thus he simply waited for her mind to get back down to Earth while he prepared dinner for his Familia, and special guest.

"Ooooh that smells good, whatchu' got there, Bell?" Hekate's fingers poked him in the back, surprising the boy who dropped the ladle into the pot.

"Ah! Miss Kat, it's the veggie soup you taught me back at the village" Bell replied once his heart calmed down and he picked up the ladle to stir the pot again "I also made egg fried rice to accompany it"

Hekate laughed and pinched the young adventurer's cheek "I remember having so much trouble getting you to eat your vegetables when you were a wee child"

Bell rolled his eyes but smiled, nonetheless.

"How was your day, miss Kat?"

"Mmmm…" Hekate tapped her chin "I went around checking on some things that caught my attention, which by the way reminds me that you haven't read my Grimoire any further, right?"

Bell nodded in the positive as he turned off the fire and put the lid on the pot.

"We have to make some time for you to continue reading it, I wonder what you will obtain from me through it… anyways! How was your day, Bell?"

Bell turned around, a grin on his lips "I made 61k valis this afternoon goddess! I think the increases in luck are affecting the drop rate of items and most of the valis I earned came from those"

Hekate grinned back, ruffling his hair "That so? That's great, we just have to get you into some more steamy situations and your luck will shoot through the roof then!"

Bell blushed embarrassedly since he was reminded of the mechanics behind the luck increases "I guess… "

Hekate laughed "Your gramps would be envious of that skill you know"

Bell laughed, nodding as he could almost hear his gramps voice calling his skill unfair since it seemed to create situations the old man could only dream of.

"Now turn around, let's get you updated before Hestia and Rose join us, no point in stunning them during dinner and having your meal go cold, right?"

Bell turned red as he turned around in resignation, he lifted the back of his shirt as his goddesses started to update his stats and inevitably see through his memories.

"Oh, sweet all mighty Gaia, Bell you are quite the ravenous beast in a sheep's disguise" Hekate slapped his back hard, laughing "At this rate we don't even need to create situations for your skill, you're a natural magnet for them!"

Bell shook his head and waited for the goddesses to finish his update and reviewing his memories before giving him the updated sheet.

Bell Cranel
Race: Human
Level: 1
Familia: Hestia Familia
Goddess: Hekate. Hestia. ?
Strength: S999 - SS1498
Endurance: C630 - S987
Agility: SS1023 - SSS1634
Dexterity: SS1390 - SSS1891
Magic: I0
LUCK: ? + 3 ? + 10

Development Abilities
Insight: Increases user DEX and spatial awareness massively.

Magic - None

Skills
Paragon of Crossroads [Upgraded]: Boost user overall growth. Increases LUCK. Every successful decision made by the user permanently increases user STATS.
DETERMINATION: User has access to Skills/Abilities naturally locked by a lack of Falna.
[Perseverance Effect: Under certain conditions the user's Mind will be drained to bolster the user's vigor, if no Mind is available then the effect will drain the user's Stamina at a reduced rate until the user faints and cripple their overall recovery for the following 24hours]
[Willpower Effect: User can impose his will on weaker willed living beings, rendering them more vulnerable to attacks and suggestions, or weakening their resolve and mentality]
[Unknown Effect x4]

Special Skills
A*****, T** B***** K***: [Active only when DETERMINATION(Unknown) is active] Doubles the user stats.

'Oh, this is not good…' Hekate thought to herself once she finished reviewing Bell's memory and reading the two new effects of his unique skill.

"Lady Kat?"

Hekate blew hot air when she finished writing his skills on the sheet.

"My Champion, please sit down" Hekate's tone took a darker turn and Bell's heart froze up with it.

The adventurer gulped and sat down on the only stool in the kitchen, his update sheet was given to him, and the boy hesitated for a bit before reading it.

"My Champion, I am amazed by how fast your growth skill is affecting you" Hekate spoke softly, placing one of her hands over Bell's own and covering the skill section.

Bell smiled, he knew his stats would increase a great deal since yesterday two hours in the dungeon had given him a good leap, and today he had been in the dungeon for at least eight hours.

His smile diminished a bit once he saw the increases to his luck, seven increases in one day… That explained why his back had burned so much during his activities with his two partners.

"Miss Kat?" Bell inquired once his eyes found the goddess fingers covering his skills.

"Before you continue, my Champion, I need you to remain calm. Can you promise me that?" Hekate's tone was even softer if that was possible, and Bell resolutely nodded.

Slowly, the Goddess slid her finger from the paper and allowed him to read his skills.

"Oh"

…

"oh…"

…

"M-miss Kat?" Bell's world lost its focus once his eyes landed on the last effect of his unique skill, a million thoughts racing through his minds at the implications of what it could do…

Or had done…

"Shh, I know what you're thinking my Champion" Hekate pulled Bell's head to her chest, her hands softly glided through his hair as the boy started trembling.

"Did…i…?"

"You did not, or not in the way you're thinking" Hekate assured him, placing a soft kiss on his hair that calmed her Champion down.

Hekate knew Bell was smart, she had taught him to be so and trusted that Zeus had done a proper job in that department too. So, she knew he had arrived at a conclusion almost similar to her own but on the opposite spectrum.

The difference in outcome was that Hekate knew more than Bell did about his skills.

Hekate knew that Bell's growth skill was affecting his Luck in all aspects, and the way it was increasing by situations only the lecherous Zeus could come up with confirmed her theory that it was not only her Champion's so called 'Luck' that was affected by the skill.

If that wasn't enough, the newly discovered effect from his DETERMINATION skill was working in tandem with his growth skill and had effectively created a pseudo-charm for the boy.

What others would normally think of 'Bell has that effect on people' was true in the literal sense that as long as her Champion's willpower was stronger than theirs, his will and feelings would bleed over to others around him and bring out their real hidden selves and desires.

But her Champion did not know the intricacies of his own skill like she did, for Hekate knew that the only thing his mind could lead him down to was that his skill had allowed him to take advantage of everyone around him.

Including his newly found partners that were resting upstairs.

"Then… what did I do…?" Bell mumbled conflicted.

Just as his Goddess had guessed on her own, the young adventurer believed that his unique skill had corroded Rose and Eina's mind to the point that having sex so soon into their relationship was solely because of his skill and not their actual feelings.

It made sense in a wicked sort of way, Bell was aware of how fast his relationship with Rose had grown over the past few days and even for the boy who dreamed of forming a Harem of his own felt that they were moving too fast, and there was Eina whom he'd barely spoken more than ten times at length, and they had completely skipped any sort of courting.

And if that was the case, Bell understood that what he had done was unforgivable.

Not even his grandfather would forgive him for taking advantage of such a cheap method to lay with the opposite sex, as he would probably say 'A man that needs drugs or artificial charms to snare a woman's heart is nothing but a bastard'.

And Bell right now felt like that kind of bastard.

"My Champion, your skill does indeed affect everyone around you, but it does not affect their feelings for you" Hekate pulled her champion deeper into her bosom "As it is now, it is simply making it easier for others to be more honest to their real feelings about you"

Bell gazed up into the equally crimson eyes of his goddess looking like a lost lamb that had found the light at the end of the tunnel.

"Will you trust this words o'mine, my young Champion?"

Hekate saw the hesitation in her Champion's crimson eyes and knew that a more direct approach was needed.

"Tell me, Bell, do you believe Rose, Hestia, Eina and my feelings to be fake for you?"

"No!" Bell's eyes widened and he quickly shook his head in the negative.

"Then do not, for one further second, believe that your skill has twisted our feelings for you. Your actions are what drove us to you, your decisions are what has kept one of us alive and your determination what made us fall for you"

Hekate grinned childishly as she ruffled her Champion's hair.

"Your skill has only made it easier for us to love you, do you understand, Bell?"

"Hai, thank you Hekate" Bell smiled sheepishly once his goddess words ceased his malicious thoughts existence "I… love you all too"

"Good! I bet the others will be happy to hear those words too" Hekate released Bell once she was sure the boy wasn't going to relapse "But! Before that, I need to give you a fair warning Bell"

Bell tilted his head in response.

"Your skill will eventually become a double-edged weapon, my Champion. And, if you do not learn to control it, the fears you felt today will eventually become true"

Bell took a deep breath and sat straighter before giving an understanding nod to his goddess.

"So, for all our sakes and your own. Your resolve must be strong enough to match your willpower, alright?"

"Hai!"

Bell's world regained its color, once more he was indebted to Miss Kat, and he swore he would raise to the expectations she had set on him.

Though there was something else he needed to ask his goddess, something he had seen and knew should be impossible unless the other effect of his skill was the cause.

"Goddess about my skill affecting my, you know…"

Hekate grinned wolfishly "Yes Bell, it seems Paragon and Perseverance are affecting you down there. In several ways too, no normal human male genitalia can grow as big as yours or produce that much sperm unless they had a God's blessing, or curse."

Bell nodded, filtering another question about the old gods blessing and curses for a later date.

"That also reminds me, while I personally don't mind you forming a harem and fucking them all silly, I don't believe you want to have a baby so young, do you?"

Bell blinked at the blunt statement of his goddess "Errrr, I dream of having my own family one day but you're right that I'm still not ready yet goddess, why do you ask?"

Hekate nodded, her red-hair shone with power as the palm of her hand glowed "Bell, take off your pants and underwear. I will curse your fertility so you don't end up accidentally impregnating every woman you have intercourse with"

Bell gaped, paling as his hands protected his clothed manhood "Bu-but what about my future dreams of having a family!?"

Hekate rolled her eyes "Bell I can lift the curse anytime, but I would prefer to do it when you're older and ready, so come on boy, there's nothing down there I haven't seen already!"

Bell sighed in relief, awkwardly complying with his goddess orders. Her glowing hand touched his ball sack, he shivered when he felt a metaphorical weight being set inside his soul.

"And done! You can fix yourself already" Hekate ruffled his hair again "I'll head upstairs to update Rose and place the same seal on the half-elf and werewolf, with how much you bloated them up they're sure to get pregnant if I don't ahahahaha" Up the stairs went the laughing goddess, leaving behind a troubled looking Bell to his own thoughts.

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"Zeus, I swear to Nyx that if we ever cross paths again you will regret causing so much trouble to my Champion" Hekate angrily grumbled to herself as she went up the stairs.

Hekate would need to come up with an incredibly good explanation of how Bell skill worked for Hestia as the red-haired goddess did not want to cause any misunderstanding between the Hearth Goddess and their Child.

The Goddess of Crossroads earlier words for her Champion were true, his determination was what drove Hekate to stay beside him and form a collaborative Familia with Hestia.

Her original plan was to leave Hestia in charge of the person who awakened her Grimoire, have the Hearth Goddess raise them and then Hekate would return once the person was ripe for reaping.

But after finding it was Bell that had awakened the Grimoire and seeing his growth after his grandfather's disappearance, Hekate decided to make it personal to raise her Champion and there would be hell to pay for any other God or Goddess that tried to taint their relationship.

'Deep breaths Hekate, deep breaths' Hekate breathed thrice and fixed a lock of hair behind her ear while she went into the guest bedroom to check on her Champion's partners.

"How lucky of you two" Hekate whispered to herself while looking down at the two sleeping ladies, her possessive side showing for once with no one to notice "But you make him happy, and that's all I wish for him until he truly becomes mine"

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Dinner that night was a bit awkward for the Familia.

Hestia had arrived drunk and from the moment Bell welcomed her into the apartment, the short goddess had clung to his side with a drunk grin. The Hearth goddess actions were mimicked by his werewolf mate, who nestled his elbow between her breasts once the Familia had sat down on the L-shaped couch to eat dinner.

The sight was accompanied by a laughing red-haired goddess and a sulking Eina who sat sideways on the opposite couch with the goddess teasing the half-elf for her 'mind-blowing' first time.

It was during their regular dinner conversation that Bell revealed the first of good news, that being the amount he earned today at the dungeon which astonished both Guild ladies and the inebriated Hestia.

Bell unilaterally decided to use the valis he earned to pay for one month of Rose's apartment for the four members of their Familia, and in case his luck had been a one-time thing, the time they gained by him paying everything in advance would allow them to slowly stockpile their earnings to continue paying for the four until they found a better solution to their living arrangements.

Bell's decision was approved by both their goddess and celebrated with a quick smooch from his werewolf mate which Hekate wolfishly whistled and Eina jealously looked on.

The conversation moved onto Bell's latest status update minus his skills which surprised everyone again with Eina smacking her own forehead several times just thinking of how much trouble Bell was going to be, not that she would have it any other way.

Eina's curiosity and diligence was rewarded by Hekate explaining Bell's growth skill to the half-elf who promised to keep the information of her… lover… a secret, cue red face and more teasing from the Goddess of Crossroads.

When Hestia had fallen asleep drooling over Bell's shoulders, Hekate used the opportunity to have a serious talk with both women about the fertility curse she had bestowed upon them, and Bell.

Rose had a slightly troubled expression since she wouldn't mind having little Bells running around but understood that her mate was lots younger than her and wasn't ready for such a heavy responsibility.

Eina received the news much better, she didn't believe it would be a good idea to carry Bell's child when both of their feelings were still blossoming. Not that she didn't like the idea, she just didn't feel ready yet.

After some more teasing that left both ladies red-faced, Hekate handed the werewolf her updated stats while Bell carried the sleeping Hestia to the guest bedroom

Rose Fannett
Race: Werewolf
Level 1
Familia: Hestia Familia
Goddess: Hekate, Hestia, ?
Strength: H130 - H160
Endurance: G210 - F399
Agility: H120 - H150
Dexterity: H190 - G210
Magic: I0
Abilities – None
Magic – None
Skills
Bloodhound [Upgraded]: Boost user growth when near Mate(Bell Cranel). Slightly increases user STATS according to Mate STATS during a fight.
Special Skills
Beastification[Werewolf]: Unleashes user wild instincts, increasing the user prowess in exchange for their rationality. Actively triggered under moonlight and passively affecting the user without it.

Almost two rank ups in her endurance stat, she hadn't done anything for the past few days to warrant such an increase except for…

Both Eina and Rose blushed as the two arrived at the same conclusion.

'Would I have the same increase if I had a blessing?' Eina wondered to herself.

Lady Hekate left to sleep shortly after having her fair share of fun from the two flummoxed ladies, she thanked Bell who was returning to the living room for being such a gentleman and ruffled his hair.

Bell was escorted by the two Guild ladies to the main bedroom, both ladies sitting on the edge of the clean bed as he moved a chair and sat facing them. There, the two Guild ladies spend the next two hours fulfilling their promise to teach Bell everything they knew of the dungeon from the first to the tenth floor which was as far as Eina was willing to let Bell explore alone after his latest update.

The young adventurer soaked all the knowledge like a sponge, everything he could learn to become stronger and fulfill his dreams were very much welcomed.

Eina had been the first to yawn, unlike her two blessed partners, her energy was spent first. Rose seeing this teased Bell as per usual, sensually taking her clothes in front of him until only her red cotton panties remained. Eina pouted when Bell's entire attention was focused on the mature lady, and the half-elf followed her footsteps and shyly disrobed her own clothes down to her white panties

Bell seared the erotic image of his two partners sitting next on the bed into his brain as the boisterous laugh of his gramps echoed somewhere within the recess of his mind.

The white-haired teen was led to the bed where he was laid down on his back, both women cuddling his sides and pressing their warm bodies together under the blanket. That night was easily one of Bell best restful nights.

Or was supposed to be, for the fears he felt earlier that day plagued his dream.

And so, a sneaky red-haired Goddess kissed her Champions' sleeping forehead and wiped the fears infecting his dreams.

-0- Chapter End -0-

Author's Note: Jealous Eina, checkmark. Jealous Hekate, checkmark. Oblivious Hestia, checkmark. Satisfied Rose, checkmark.

Now you may understand the reason why the previous chapter pacing suddenly felt like a giant leap in terms of character relationship progression. So far 3 out of the 7 effects of Bell's Determination skill have been shown and a sneak peak to the name behind his Special Skill.

I hope I nailed down the emotional rollercoaster Bell felt the moment he realized what his skills could do to others around him, the mix of those skills of his creating a minor pseudo-charm that will be the cause of many things to come later in the future with as many good and bad things for our protagonist.

Character's Updated Information

Development Abilities
Insight: Increases user DEX and spatial awareness massively.

Magic - None

Special Skills
A*****, T** B***** K***: [Active only when DETERMINATION(Unknown) is active] Doubles the user stats.