Duo Training with the Sword and the Snake
The scene shows Freya is sitting at her usual chair looking outside of her window, seeing Bell's growth have gotten a little higher than before while staring at the sunset.
"That boy just keeps getting stronger and stronger, he shines even more brightly than before. And it would seem having another member in his Familia is helping that growth even if it's just a little." Freya complimented on Bell's progress as an Adventurer so far.
"However, there is something that is holding him back. A fear he must face sooner or later." Freya said, referring to the Minotaur Bell faced some time ago.
"But if his strength continues to increase, that fear will end." Freya believed as she holds up a glass of red wine in her hand.
"I shall leave it to you, Ottar." Freya said.
(Hestia Church)
"Amazing, I gained a second skill!" Leina excited as she sees her statues seeing the attack skill, Dragon Tail.
"That's right, I can only guess is that it was during the battle against the Melona slime to push her back." Hestia said.
"It's amazing, Leina! Truly, you're coming stronger in a short time!" Bell admired Leina's strength.
"Thank you though I think I still have a long way to go if I want to strong a strong warrior and an Adventurer." Leina stated.
"And I'll be with you to help however I can." Lili said with her hand on her chest.
"Don't forget about me, no way in hell I'm gonna let you guys have all the fun." Risty smiled.
"Well then, I think this calls for a celebration of having our two new members of the Hestia Familia, so let's go all out!" Hestia declared to have a party.
"It's a good thing I went out to get these wonderful take outs!" Melpha showed the food she got from a few restaurants in town, including some from Hostess of Fertility.
"Wow, they smell so great!" Lili sniffed the food.
"I also got you two these comfy futons from a good discount too! I hope you two don't mind sleeping on the floor." Melpha gestured her hand to the futons in the corner.
"It's fine' we're used to sleeping on the floor like this, though I'm worry about tiny space of this room." Risty pointed out.
"I know, I know, it's not fancy or big or anything, but I promise we'll get ourselves a bigger and better home for all of us to sleep! This I swear!" Hestia determined standing proudly on her bed.
"I'm looking forward to that day, Goddess Hestia." Bell smiled.
"I wish Echidna could have joined us; she did help us greatly with earlier." Leina wondered where Echidna went after they left the Soma Familia.
"That woman just goes on marching to her own beat." Risty commented.
"I'm sure we'll see her again soon; she did say that she took a liking to us." Bell mentioned with his hand over hers.
"Yeah, I'm sure you're right." Leina nodded.
"Okay everyone, now it's time we get eating and pray to the Heavens for this wonderful food!" Melpha smiled.
"Thank you for the meal!" Everyone cheered at the same time and starts eating.
(The Next Day)
Bell, Leina, Lili, and Risty are seen in their combat adventuring outfits ready to start a new day, but they aren't going to the Dungeon today.
"We're not going to the Dungeon today?" Risty asked.
"Nope, we decided that we could take the day off from all that and head for the Guild to properly introduce you two to Eina, our Advisor." Bell explained.
"She's a kind woman and has a very high concerns for Bell here." Leina mentioned making Bell blushing a little.
"Dang, Bell, since have you become such a womanizer in the short time me and Lili gotten to know you?" Risty teased.
"No, no, no, it's nothing like that. I swear!" Bell said, then he suddenly remembers about Goddess Hestia said on the night of their date about going out with other girls.
"(I'm not even sure if I can make every girl I like happy.)" Bell thought worried.
"Bell, are you okay?" Risty asked.
"Oh, yes, I am totally okay! Now let's get going to the Guild!" Bell marched forward.
"But Bell, the Guild is the other way." Leina corrected as Bell was about to go in the wrong direction.
"Oh, right." Bell stopped himself.
"That kid sure is funny." Risty chuckled as Lili agrees.
(Guild)
The Hestia group have entered the Guild seeing the place is fill with Adventurers from other Familia and workers as always, but Bell and Leina couldn't spot Eina at the counter.
"That's odd, we usually see Eina working around the counter." Leina puzzled.
"Maybe she took a day off?" Bell guessed.
"If this Eina woman is a hard worker as you two told us about, then I'm sure she is still around here somewhere." Lili stated.
"Bell? Leina?" Eina called out.
Just like Lili said, Eina is still here in the Guild as they turn around seeing the elf woman in her black suit sitting at the corner with another person with her, and Bell gasped of shock when that person reveals her face to be Ais who is also surprised to see him here today.
"Whoa, is that the Sword Princess?" Lili asked surprise.
"In the flesh, never thought we meet her so soon after joining a Familia." Risty said, then notice Bell has the worry and nervous look on his face.
"Hey Bell, feeling something funny in your tummy?" Risty asked.
Bell didn't answer and try walking away from the scene as he is starting to feel scared and embarrass to talk to Ais like the other two times, but he accidentally bumps his face between Risty's breasts without even looking.
"Whoa there, kiddo!" Risty gasped blushing.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Bell pushed himself back, only with his left hand on Lili's breast.
"Master Bell!" Lili shouted blushing mad.
"Sorry!" Bell apologized again trying to run away from the Guild despite Eina calling out to him.
Bell was about to exit the Guild but was stopped when he bumps into a strong, muscular man causing him to fall and Ais decided to stop him from running away so she can apologize to him this time, but just when Bell was getting up and apologize to the muscular man. Ais does a high jump to get in front of Bell which causes his face to meet her cute butt, causing him to blush even harder and nervous as he backs away only for the back of his head to hit the private part between Leina's legs.
"Ah! Bell, will you stop that!" Leina complained.
"I'm so sorry!" Bell apologized.
"Bell, what the heck has gotten into you? It's not very nice of you to run away and suddenly being incident too." Eina scolded.
"No, it's not what it looks like." Bell said and looked at back Ais who's expression is unchanged despite what happened just now.
"(Sheesh, does this girl have nerves of steel or something?)" Risty thought wondered.
Soon, everyone sat down except for Bell who is just standing between his Familia members and Ais as she looks up at him.
"I didn't think Master Bell would be such a big fan to be so nervous around her." Lili whispered to Leina.
"He does look up to her for being strong, but I never seen him act like that before." Leina shrugged.
"So, Ais, is there any reason why you wanted to see Bell?" Leina asked.
"Recently, I heard he and you three were attacked by several orcs, am I right?" Ais answered.
"Oh, yes ma'am, how did you know?" Bell wondered.
"From this. I think you must've drop this during the fight, so I picked it up." Ais showed the green armbrace that Bell lost on the tenth floor and hand it to him.
"You mean… you're the one who saved me again?" Bell surprised.
"Wait, is that how you were able to lose those Orcs while I went ahead to save Risty?" Leina asked.
"That's right, more orcs kept coming after you left and I was able to fend most of them off the best I could, but it looked like I was about to be overwhelmed then suddenly another Adventurer came in killing the orcs which turned out to be Ais." Bell explained.
"She was moving so fast; I couldn't even see her at all. Her reputation as the Sword Princess process her." Lili complimented.
"Bell, I would like to apologize." Ais said catching Bell off guard.
"If I hadn't allowed that Minotaur to escape, you would never have been injured. So, I'm very sorry." Ais apologized with a bow.
"No, you shouldn't be! It's not like you did anything wrong, Miss Ais. I owe you my life for helping me get out, if anything I should be the one apologizing to you since I kept on running away from you so many times!" Bell stated.
"Forgive me!" Bell apologized with a lower bow than Ais.
This surprises Ais that Bell is the one apologizing her to and was worried that she scared him from those times they encountered, but she now knows it wasn't the case and smiles at him which made him blush a little.
"And there was no need to worry, Bell wasn't even injured at all by the time you found him. He was just covered in blood." Leina pointed out.
"Is that so? Then I am glad for that." Ais said.
The four decided to leave the Guild leave after making an introduction of Eina to Lili and Risty who are recently the newest member of the Hestia Familia, Eina is also glad to see that Lili is going to live a better life from now on thanks to Bell.
"You work very hard." Ais said confusing Bell.
"You and Leina, you have grown stronger and made your way to floor ten in a short amount of time. I'm impress." Ais complimented.
"Oh, you think so, we have been doing pretty good together." Leina chuckled.
"We sure have, but there are still things we might be lacking in ourselves." Bell said.
"Yeah, for instants, you two have zero combat training on how to even use a sword, making your movements obviously predictable, your defense could use some work, and don't even get me started on how much of your energy you need to be careful on using." Risty listed the things Bell and Leina lacks in, and saying those things out loud is like arrows piercing their bodies.
"I hate to say it, but I'm afraid Risty is right." Lili nodded.
Ais thought about this for a bit and maybe she can help Bell and Leina with their combat abilities by teaching them how to properly fight on their own, and a way to get to know Bell a little more too.
"Well, what would you say of letting me teach you?" Ais offered which is a shock to Bell and Leina.
"Ah, that's not a bad idea. Little Sword Princess." Echidna interested as she is seen leaning on a wall on Ais's right.
"Oh, Miss Echidna!" Bell gasped.
"Echidna, what are you doing here?" Leina asked.
"I just came by to see how are two of my favorite Adventurers doing today, then I just heard about how you two needed with combat training and Ais here is offering to help you with that." Echidna answered with her sexually smile.
"And who are you?" Ais asked.
"Just a friend of those two, and maybe something more in the future." Echidna licked her lips and wink at both rookie Adventurers.
"If you don't mind, I would like to offer my help in training those two to get them better at using their blades." Echidna said.
"That's right, you've been around for a long time as an Adventurer and picking up other things along the way, so having her for training would be perfect for Master Bell and Lady Leina." Lili stated.
"Very well, I wouldn't mind having you with us for training." Ais decided to let Echidna in to see how this will go.
"(Oh boy, I wonder how this is going to turn out?)" Bell thought asked himself.
(Dawn, Top of Orario Wall)
Ais told Leina and Bell to meet her and Echidna at the top of the city wall as that's where they are going to start their training, and the time is going to be at dawn which is early in the morning as the two didn't seem to mind so as long as they can get stronger for their Familia and for themselves.
"Uh, I wonder what's taking Echidna so long?" Leina asked looking around to see if she can spot Echidna, but nothing so far.
"I'm sure she has a reason for being late." Bell assumed that's the case.
"We'll just have to get started without her." Ais said.
"Whatever you say, Miss Wallenstein." Bell said.
"It's Ais." Ais corrected Bell.
"You can just call me Ais, that's what everyone else does." Ais stated.
"So, what kind of training are we going to do first, Ais?" Leina asked.
"Hmm, that's a pretty good question." Ais said confusing the two rookie Adventurers.
"I thought about it, but I'm not sure what exactly is best for both of you. So, I figured Echidna may have the idea consider she has more combat experience when all of us combined." Ais explained.
"Oh, how about we show you our weapons." Leina suggested as she pulls out her sword.
"My main weapon is this sword which used to belong to my mother, and I also use this shield for extra defense during battle." Leina explained about her sword and shield.
"Hmm, that looks well-balance for a warrior such as yourself." Ais commented, impress with it as well.
"Okay, well, I got this black knife from our Goddess Hestia and this knife from our supporter too. Leina suggested that I try using both of them in battle." Bell showed his two knives to Ais.
"Interesting, do you two know any martial arts?" Ais asked.
"No, not really." Bell answered.
"I never actually got any combat training back home before I came to Orario." Leina admitted.
"Then you better get to work on what you lack now." A voice told them.
"Huh, did you hear that?" Bell asked Leina.
"I did, but who was that?" Leina wondered.
Then suddenly a person came in superfast striking Leina on the kneecap forcing her down before either of them could react, Bell became worried and then it pushed back by the same force and a strike on the head. Bell and Leina quickly lean their backs onto each other and try to figure out what is going on, but the unknown attack keeps striking them faster than they could react and hard on their bodies knocking them down.
"Okay, that's enough." Echidna said stopping the attacker.
"Echidna?" Bell and Leina surprised.
"Sorry about that, but Irma wanted to see how much worth you two would be train with." Echidna walked up to them.
"Irma?" Bell confused.
"That would be me." Irma revealed herself.
Irma is a young girl with tanned-like skin as Echidna's, she has light blue hair and light red eyes. She wears a dark green outfit with the torso armor is cut higher, exposing the bottom half of her breasts, shoulder frills, and a large red scarf with kunai at the ends. Short skirt with the same design as the shoulder frills, with light grey thigh-highs and heels. Breasts sizes: E-cup.
"Irma here is going to help with your training, and you two better be careful because my former pupil here doesn't hold back even to newbies." Echidna informed.
"That's right, I will make you both work hard that you'll bleed to death." Irma determined, scaring Bell and Leina.
(With Otter)
Otter is down on one of the lower floors trying to find the suitable monster for the plan of his Goddess Freya by checking the Minotaur, but none of the ones he found so far to his standards.
"I'm not sure, I doubt this will satisfy her demands." Otter said, thinking it's not gonna be enough.
Then he heard loud footsteps coming and turn to see a bigger Minotaur with a stone weapon in its hand.
"Looks like you got come backbone." Otter commented.
The Minotaur roars and swing its weapon at Otter as he easily caught it with one hand feeling the strength.
"Impressive, I think you'll do just fine." Otter smirked and crushed the stone weapon shocking the Minotaur, then threw his weapon at it.
"Here. Do you think you can handle that?" Otter asked.
The Minotaur just growled at Otter and took the sword to fight again which Otter is please to see as this monster will do very fine indeed.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Bell and Leina have begun their combat training with Ais and Echidna as she brought along her former combat student, Irma who will surely make things interesting for them and hope they'll also survive the training routine too.
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