Within the domain of the church, Bell meets the goddess Hestia in an interview like meeting which has Hephaestus, Kenji, and Zagreus watching over.

"u-um…I am the goddess Hestia! I'm the goddess of Hearth! I'm about a million years old! My favorite food is Jagamarukun!" Hestia started to blabber about herself to Bell. her name, her age, her favorite food, and etc. she says everything of her likes and dislikes. "and I'm really good at cooking fried stuff too!"

"y-yes…" Bell replied, a bit awkward.

While the two continues their conversation to get to know each other, Zagreus looks at them or see at the goddess with a rather sceptic look in his eyes.

"You can trust me on this, Zagreus." Hephaestus spoke out to the half elf who glances to the side and at the goddess of smiths. "Hestia will be a good goddess for Bell. I just know it."

"You say that like you are very certain." Zagreus said as he crosses his arms and glances back at his son and the goddess of hearth. "But that certainty of yours can't fully be relied on at this moment, Hephaestus."

"Why not?" Hephaestus asks confused.

"Are you really asking Uncle Zagreus about why, Hephaestus-san?" Kenji spoke out, the young man sat on a crate with his right cheek resting on his right fist. "you do remember that Uncle Zagreus here can learn of someone's secret without even asking, right?"

"t-that's…a…well…" Hephaestus looks a bit tense and nervous while having a very awkward smile. "The thing is…."

Zagreus glances at the goddess before back to his son, his eyes begin to glow and his vision enhanced to see an aura surrounding Bell's form.

"Hephaestus." Zagreus called out to the goddess who made a confused noise in return. "this goddess friend of yours, Hestia was it? why do you trust her so much and why do you believe that she is the goddess perfect for Bell's starting Familia?" he turns and faces her. "why?"

"that's…" Hephaestus spoke before she turns and looks at Hestia. "if there's an answer, I guess mine would be the fact that she views people just the same as they are in her eyes."

"What does that supposed to mean?" Kenji asks a bit confused.

"in simple manner, Hestia would never have a change of perspective when she finds someone whose attitude is different from their appearances and all." Hephaestus replied before explaining on how when both she and Hestia were back at Heaven, the goddess of Hearth is always kind to her. "She always sees people as they are and never judge them from their appearances and behavior. Just that."

Zagreus looks at Hephaestus in silence before to his son who is smiling while in conversation with Hestia who is telling him about the great things of being her familia's first child and all.

"she doesn't judge people by their appearances and behavior, you say?" Zagreus whispers softly.

A few minutes later, the conversation between Bell and Hestia is over. The goddess leaving the church via a portal that appeared by the church's front entrance.

"please be my Familia's first child! Please!" Hestia pleaded with Bell while doing a dogeza.

"Hestia, that's too pathetic even for you." Hephaestus said with a sweatdrop before she begins lecturing Hestia about etiquette and stuff when trying to become a Familia's patron god.

While Hephaestus is lecturing Hestia, Kenji faces Bell with his arms crossed on his chest.

"well? How you think of this goddess, Bell?" Kenji asks his cousin. "it's okay to be honest if you see that goddess as a bit airheaded in a way." He points a thumb towards Hestia. "there are many other gods in Orario who are willing to have you in their Familias and.."

"I know, but I want to see all before I choose." Bell interjected with a small smile. "I got a good feeling that I might meet the goddess who will help me be a full fledged adventurer."

"you sure?" Kenji asks while raising an eyebrow.

While Kenji converses with Bell, Zagreus stands nearby and looks at his son before he turns and looks at the statue of the angel by the altar. He stares at the angelic statue before he closes his eyes and crosses his arms on his chest.

'is this what you wished for, Meteria?' Zagreus thought before he peaks an eye open and then turns to glance at his son. His eyes begin to glow and he sees the aura around Bell's body being transparent white. 'is this truly the right path to ensure that our son is safe?'


A few minutes later, everyone exited the church and separated.

"I'll be going back to my Home with Hestia here." Hephaestus said to Zagreus while standing near a portal that Hestia had already walked and disappeared into. She then looks at Bell with a smile. "And I can assume that you and Kenji are going to bring Bell around for another tour around Orario?"

"Just Kenji, I cannot." Zagreus replied before he turns to look at Bell who looks back at the man. "I have something to attend to."

"Eh?" Bell looks surprised and confused before his father place a hand on top of his head and ruffles his hair a bit.

"Go with Kenji and visit other Familias' patron gods." Zagreus spoke while looking down at his son. "see through with what other Familias can offer you and choose which Familia you wish to be with at the end of this week." He pulls back his hand and then turns to look at Kenji. "got that, Kenji?"

"Yeah." Kenji nodded before looking at Bell. "come on, Bell. I'll take you for a visit to Demeter-san's place."

"eh? R-Right.." Bell replied before he looks at his father. "Dad….."

"It is an important matter that I must attend to. You are grown up and no longer the small child that needs his parents at his side at all times." Zagreus spoke as he hardens his gaze at his son. "It's about time that you learn to be independent in the city where you will grow as an adventurer." He then looks away. "Remember that this is what you wish for when you choose to be an adventurer of Orario. Do you understand?"

"y-yes…" Bell replied, a bit disappointed that his father won't spend too much time with him unlike during his childhood. "I understand…"

Zagreus looks at his son and sees his small frown forming on his face. The half elf looks at him before hearing a cough from Hephaestus who he glances at. The goddess making a head nudge to the side, saying that he should do something about his own son to which he sighs in reply.

"Bell." Zagreus calls out to his son who made a noise and then looks up to see his father now patting his head. "There is going to be a party held on tomorrow evening to celebrate Baku's upcoming wedding. Meteria will come to attend and therefore you should too." He patted Bell's head and then ruffles it a few more times. "after you and Kenji finish having a tour with other Familias, let's go and pick a celebratory present for them, alright?"

Bell looks at his father in surprised confusion for a moment before he smiles a bit excited and then nodded his head a few times.

Afterwards, Zagreus and Hephaestus watches Bell and Kenji leaving the area, both heading for the Demeter Familia's Home, the one largest Agriculture Familia of Orario.

Hephaestus is waving a hand in goodbye to Bell who is doing the same before she lowers her hand and then turns to look at Zagreus who is watching his son and nephew leaving the area.

"Do you still have doubts in allowing Bell to be in Orario, Zagreus?" Hephaestus asks while slowly crossing her arms under her chest. The goddess sees the half elf man nodding and that made her sigh with her eye closed. "You and Meteria had allowed him to come back to the city and yet you're still showing hesitancy in allowing Bell to find a Familia of his own choosing." She opened her single eye and then looks at Bell and Kenji whose figures are now small because of the far distance. "if you really wished to kept him and Meteria safe from harm, you should've never had told him of his Kaiser Lineage during his birthday."

"Even if I didn't wish to, Meteria would without a doubt tell him without my knowing." Zagreus stated while closing his eyes and turning around to face the other way. "there's no point in keeping it into such a secret."

"But you Kaisers always prioritize the secrets of your lineage no matter what." Hephaestus said while looking at Zagreus a bit surprised. "even for me. when I decided to marry Helios and learn the secrets of the Kaiser Familia from him, I would never…"

"That's how Meteria is." Zagreus said as he glances at Hephaestus. "she is a woman who wishes to always be honest and caring to her loved ones, especially to her own son." He then looks away. "and I do not dare to trifle in such a thing with her."

"Because she is your wife?" Hephaestus spoke, sighing a bit in believing Zagreus only being soft for his own wife.

"no." Zagreus shakes his head and then faces Hephaestus. "it is because she is my savior from the darkness." He turns and begins walking away. "that is all there it is to it."

Hephaestus watches as Zagreus walks away, the half elf soon disappearing with a black flash and leaves the goddess by herself.

"savior from the darkness… is it?" Hephaestus spoke before she sighs and shakes her head. "for heaven's sake. You and Helios are alike no matter what."


Meanwhile at the Underworld Castle.

The King of Orario, Helios Kaiser is currently reviewing paper after paper filled with reports of the situation in the city by the large round table. He is all alone because the other Kaisers and members of the family are away with their work and duties.

"taxes….taxes….taxes….robbery report.." Helios reads each papers' content and sort them aside. "taxes…another robbery report.." he picks up the papers one by one before he stops at one that peaks his attention. "This is?"

Helios reads one paper's content very carefully as it is a report of a Familia's exploration into the Dungeon's deep floors. His eyes moved side to side in reading every letter and words written before he hardens his gaze a bit.

"52nd floor, is it?" Helios spoke out before he raises a hand and snaps his fingers once in causing all the papers around him to sort themselves accordingly with their genre and reports. "now this is worth my attention." He gets off his seat and then looks to the side while snapping his fingers once again.

Small sand crystals started to gather in the air before they formed and created two floating crystal mirrors near the King of Orario.

"Polemos, and Melinoe, come in." Helios spoke out as the crystal mirrors reflected some light before the faces of the two mentioned people appeared.

"What is it, Helios?" Melinoe spoke out as she seems to be doing something at an office. "Don't you remember that I'm busy with some work needed for the upcoming meeting with Athens?"

"and the fact that I'm still busy with my work in helping out Astraea Familia as well?" Polemos spoke while sighing a bit.

"I know but I got something that piqued my interest and possibly yours too." Helios said before showing the report paper that he was reading beforehand. "it's this report of a Familia's Dungeon Exploration."

"and what about it?" Melinoe asks as she and Helios looks at the report paper and reads the content slowly before their eyes widen and soon hardens. "I see.."

"Looks like it was a good call for us to have him join that group's exploration." Polemos spoke as he had a hand to his chin and then begin scratching it a few times. "but still, for there to be something going on deep in the Dungeon like Zagreus predicted…"

"it just means that we Kaisers have a job needed to be done." Helios spoke out while holding up the paper that floats out of his hand and he then crosses his arms on his chest. "Anyone from our side available for a special mission?"

"You think any of us are available for this Special mission?" Melinoe replied while raising an eyebrow before she looks away and sighs then looks back at Helios. "you along with the rest of the current Kaisers ain't got the time for action cause of the upcoming peace meeting and the rest are still doing their assigned jobs and missions too." She then held up her hands and shrug her shoulders. "and we can't forget that we got a celebration party to hold for Baku and Airmid's upcoming wedding and all."

"Basically, no Kaisers are available for the mission." Polemos stated before he raises a hand to the side. "Unless you want someone who isn't a Kaiser for the job?"

"can't actually let anyone else take this mission cause of the specifics in it." Helios shakes his head as he begins scratching his chin. "we can't rely on Ganesha Familia or Astraea Familia considering that the mission is in a deep floor and all." he closes his eyes and then sighs a bit tiredly. "and I definitely can't ask Hades-sama or anyone of the Hades Familia for assistance nowadays."

"you'll be having a big debt to her if you do so." Polemos said in a nonchalant voice.

"haaa, I guess there's no choice but to trust…" Helios spoke before he was cut off by the sound of footsteps coming from behind him. "hmm?"

Polemos and Melinoe hears the footsteps, and they look behind Helios who turns around and finds Zagreus walking towards him from out of nowhere.

"That mission, I will take it." Zagreus spoke out. "along with a few other tasks that have not been completed as well."

"Seriously?" Polemos spoke while looking at Zagreus. "You do know that there's a lot of tasks that we got to do that involves yours as well, right?"

"not to mention the fact that you are still looking after Bell until he finds a Familia of his own, right?" Melinoe added in. "even for you, diving into the Dungeon on your own…"

"I'm not going alone." Zagreus stated. "I'm going with the Hades Familia members." He crosses his arms. "and also, inform the members of the Ganesha Familia and Astraea Familia to attend to a few of our moderate tasks."

"hey hey, if you do that.." Polemos spoke before Helios held up a hand to stop him from talking any further. "what?"

"You sure you want to go with this, Zagreus?" Helios asks. "even if you're the one closest to Hades-san.."

"I'll ensure you that she will understand." Zagreus replied. "that is all."

Helios looks at Zagreus before he looks at Melinoe and Polemos.

"What you guys say on this?" Helios asks the two who looked at him before they look away while thinking.

"Considering that there's a lot of stuff that we got to do with our hands slightly tied with one another.." Melinoe spoke as she looks at Helios. "I can't say that we don't need the extra hand."

"We need all the help we can get." Polemos said while shrugging his shoulders. "even if we shouldn't be asking the help for us."

"I see.." Helios said before he sighs a bit tiredly. "I guess I got to ask Hephie and the others for some help with the easy jobs while we take the hard and tiring ones." He sighs again and scratches the back of his head before slowly turning around. "alright, you go and ask Hades-san for help while I make some groups for the.."

As Helios speaks, Zagreus had gone and disappeared in an instant.

"he left you talking on your own like the old days, huh?" Melinoe said while shaking her head and then sighing. "he never changes even after getting married."

"that's just who he is, right?" Polemos stated while Helios stands by his place and then crosses his arms.

'don't know if something came up on his end but with how he's up and going for the mission, I guess we have to trust him on this.' Helios thought before he turns to face the crystal mirrors. "Melinoe, inform Hayate to help out with Shakti and the Ganesha Familia on their tasks while Polemos and Alfia are going to help out Sotares and the Astraea Familia with the tasks that are going to be on their side."

"got it." "alright." Polemos and Melinoe responded in unison while nodding before their images disappeared from the crystal mirrors that shattered and disintegrates into dusts.

Helios then turns around and walks to his seat and sat down by the large table.

The King of Orario let out a long exhaling sigh before he leans forward and intertwined his hands while looking down at them.

"Seems that I still got a lot to learn when being the King, huh?" Helios spoke out softly before he chuckles and then leans against his seat. "This is why he should've been the King instead of me."


Sometime later, at the Demeter Familia's Home known as the Wheat Manor which is located at the northern part of Orario.

Bell and Kenji walked into the Home as they had just arrived for the little tour of other Familias that the young man should visit before choosing a Familia to stay with.

"so this is the Demeter Familia's Home?" Bell said before he sniffs the air. "it smells very nice. Like my home."

"well considering that this Familia handles all of the food produce for the entire city," Kenji said as he walks pass some crates filled with fruits and vegetables of many kind. "it can't be helped to smell like a farm like back at your place."

As the two conversed, footsteps are heard from the stairs and got their attention.

Bell and Kenji turns towards the stairs and finds a beautiful mature woman with long wavy golden honey colored hair and orange eyes, has a well-endowed figure, and is wearing a long, light pink dress with a golden belt around her waist, and simple slipper like heels.

"ah, Demeter-san. morning." Kenji greeted the woman as she is the Goddess of the Agricultural Familia named Demeter.

"WELCOME~!" Demeter greeted all joyfully as she went straight to Bell and gave him a big hug. "Welcome to my humble home, Bell-chan~!"

"ughhg~!" Bell's face get smooshed into Demeter's large bossoms as he is slowly suffocating.

"Demeter-san. he's suffocating, you know?" Kenji spoke out while crossing his arms and watching Demeter just hugs Bell.

A minute later, Bell is released from the suffocating hug as he takes a few deep breathes.

"really sorry for the sudden hug, Bell-chan~!" Demeter clasps her hands together while having an apologetic smile to the young man. "it's been so long since I last saw you~!"

"y-yes, Aunt Demeter.." Bell replied, having an awkward smile. "how have you been?"

Just like with Astraea herself, Demeter is another goddess closely affiliated with the Kaiser Familia. the goddess of Agriculture's own Familia is under the protection of the Kaisers as it had been affiliated with both the Blade Kaiser Familia and the Saint Kaiser Familia. It is also the second highly guarded Familia since it handles the source of food for Orario.

After greeting one another, Demeter brought Bell and Kenji to the Home's farm field outside of Orario. The area is large and is surrounded with large and tall metal fences with silver knights positioned outside.

"here we are at my Home's crop field." Demeter said with a smile, the goddess wearing appropriate garden attire like white gloves, an apron, and a straw sun hat. She leads the two to the field where there are many other people working in tending the field or harvesting the ripe crops. "This is where we grow all of Orario's food produce along with herbs needed by the Saint Kaiser Familia."

"wow…" Bell looks around in amazement as he had seen his own Home's little farm and the one he is seeing is at least 10 times larger than that. He looks around to see the many varieties of herbs, fruits and vegetables that are growing on the field. "This is amazing." He turns towards Demeter who is greeting a few farmers with a smile. "are all of these grown for Orario's citizens?"

"Every single one." Demeter replied with a smile before she waves a hand. "my Familia have worked hard to provide food for everyone in Orario since the time the Kaisers created the city millennia ago." She smiles in seeing some workers waving to her while carrying crates filled with ripe vegetables and fruits. "We work hard to make sure that everyone has food on their plates and have happy smiles."

"I see.." Bell nodded his head a few times in understanding.

"Demeter-sama~! we got a good crop today~! Please have a look~!" a random member of the Demeter Familia called out to the goddess while working with a few others at a field full of potatoes and carrots.

"yes~! I'm coming~!" Demeter replied before she looks at Bell and Kenji with an apologetic smile. "sorry, you two~! Duties call~!"

"it's fine." Bell replied as Demeter quickly went to give some help to her Familia members. The young man smiles in seeing how everyone looks to be working hard but with happy smiles on their faces. "this Familia may seem busy but they all look happy, huh?"

"well considering that this is an Agricultural Familia fit for them Farmers, I don't find it surprising." Kenji said while having his hands folded behind his head. He then glances at Bell. "so, what you think about the place, Bell?"

"it's very nice." Bell replied with a smile as he looks around the field once again and couldn't help but remember a time in the past when he was little and in the middle of helping his father in tending their small crop field. "It reminds me a lot of home." he smiles even more when he sees a field with grown tomatoes, he sees a little flashback of his younger self carrying a basket of tomatoes to the kitchen of house where he finds his mother and get praised proudly for picking them. "Very much."

"I see…" Kenji said before he stops and faces Bell. "If you like the place very much, you can join but still be an adventurer who dives into the Dungeon, you know?" he waves a hand up and then to the side. "Even though the Demeter Familia is an Agricultural Famila, they also hold up requests to Dive into the Dungeon in order to pick up some important items that are beneficial for the crops." He crosses his arms. "How about it?"

"that's…" Bell spoke before he turns to look at a field of herb flowers grown nearby. He smiles to see how the flowers have bloomed beautifully. "It's a nice idea to join such a Familia, but I don't think I can." He turns to look at Kenji. "because if I do join such a Familia, it'll be like I haven't left my home at all."

"Meaning?" Kenji asks while raising an eyebrow.

Bell then explains how he doesn't feel like he has grown up if he joins a Familia that reminds him too much of his life with his parents back at their wooden cabin and that he doesn't feel like a true adventurer if he joins such a Familia.

"and being with Aunt Demeter kinda reminds me too much of being with Mom." Bell spoke, thinking on how the goddess of agriculture acts too alike with his own mother. He smiles a bit awkwardly while scratching the back of his head. "and that makes me feel a bit awkward in a way."

"Awkward, huh?" Kenji said while uncrossing his arms and then folding his hands behind his head before he turns to look at where Demeter is. The goddess crouched and is pulling on the top of a potato patch that she is struggling with, she pulls and tugs as hard as she could before she manages to pull it out and is rewarded with a hefty crop of potatoes that made her and the other farmers smile happily. "well, I guess I would feel the same if I was in your position."

Sometime soon passes and Bell with Jenji walks away from the Wheat Manor as they had just finished having a tour of the Familia.

"it's almost time for lunch." Kenji said as he looks at the sun's position in the sky, already able to tell that it was now afternoon. He turns and looks at Bell. "wanna go and grab a bite at a pub I usually go, Bell?" he grins a bit. "the food's there is a bit heavy but it's packed with flavors."

"Okay." Bell nods with a smile.

The two went off as they head straight for the pub that Iron God Kaiser's descendant frequently visits.

Kenji leads Bell down the road as both young teens pass by some people who are either adventurers, merchants, or plain citizens.

As the two are having small talks about random topics, Bell noticed or rather he hears some commotion nearby that is coming from a pub a few blocks away which has a small crowd forming around it.

"what's going on there?" Bell asks and Kenji looks at where the young man is looking.

"for crying out loud." Kenji sighs tiredly as he place his right hand onto his left shoulder and starts to flex his left arm around. "I'm already tired from working out some stuff at the Home and now a brawl at the damn day?" he walks straight for the little crowd of commotion. "being a Kaiser is so damn tiring."

Bell looks confused to hear what his cousin is saying, he blinks his eyes twice before he follows Kenji.

At the pub, there are a few gruff men wearing adventurer gears who are in the middle of beating the crap out of each other.

"You fucker!" "Piece of shit!" "Low Born!" "we're the better adventurers and you know it!" they started yelling at each other while just throwing punches and kicks to one another.

In one point, there are two men just trying to choke the other's neck, but Kenji came and grabs the back of their heads before smashing them against one another.

"that's far enough." Kenji said as he drops the first two men who are unconscious to the floor and then look at the others who have stopped in their tracks. He begins cracking his knuckles slowly before he punches a fist into an open palm, creating small static sparks to fly around upon contact. "if you lot don't want your heads to be pulverized to the dirt, I suggest that you all to kneel down with your hands behind your head."

The adventurers were silent for a moment before Kenji punches his fist to an open palm once again but this time, it created a bigger spark of electricity that started to crackle loudly.

"that wasn't a request, brickheads." Kenji said in a threatening voice. "kneel and get your hands behind your heads. NOW"

Without a second of a hesitation, the adventurers backed off from their foes and then kneel to the ground with their hands behind their heads.

Kenji looks down at the group before he turns to the side as the crowd parted away to let a few Ganesha Familia guards to come and then saluted to him.

"took you guys long enough." Kenji said before he points a finger at the kneeling adventurers. "these guys were brawling at this pub for some reason." He looks at them before back to the guards. "old rivalry type of scuffle between Familias. That's the report on this incident." He then turns around and walks away. "you guys can nab them and put them in."

"yes!" the Ganesha Familia guards saluted once again before they begin their work in apprehending the misbehaving adventurers.

Kenji went back to Bell while the crowd dispersed.

"What was that all about, Kenji?" Bell asks his cousin.

"Just a scuffle between rival Familias." Kenji replied while crossing his arms on his chest and then shrugging his shoulders with his eyes closed. "it's common these days." He turns and begins walking away with Bell following behind. "You might get into one when you join a Familia, Bell. so be careful as to not start a fight with anyone." He glances at his cousin. "even if you're related to us, rules are rules and there's no leniency whatsoever, got it?"

"Yes." Bell nods in understanding before he glances at the group of Ganesha guards who are passing by while escorting the apprehended adventurers. "what will happen to them?"

"they'll be taken to the Ganesha Familia's prison dungeon under their colosseum before they will be processed for their punishment by Aunt Sotares, Astraea-san, and their Familia." Kenji replied with a glance at Bell. "Although since it's a busy time, I think they'll be staying in prison for at least 2-3 days before they get judged." He looks back to the front. "and the fact that they were caught brawling at a pub in the day, I doubt that their punishment will just be them not being allowed to do their job as an adventurer."

"eh? What do you mean by that?" Bell asks in confusion.

"There are some rules made by the Kaisers that are placed upon the adventurers of every Familia." Kenji said as he begins explaining a few important rules to his cousin, one of which would be the penalty on an adventurer getting their adventurer license permanently revoked and exiled from Orario forever. "Once you're banished from Orario, you won't ever be allowed to come back at all."

"That's…very bad.." Bell said, not liking the idea to be exiled from Orario.

"in the past, there was once a time where at least 40-50 adventurers from highly renowned A-C rank Familias who got permanently banished from Orario and they along with their family cannot enter Orario for 5 generations." Kenji said as he uncrosses his arms on his chest and then folds his hands on the back of his head. "it didn't matter if it was their son or daughter or their grandkids. Once you got sentenced, you ain't going have a happy ending at all."

"I see." Bell nodded in understanding.


Time passes as the sun is gone from the sky and the moon rises in its place.

Bell and Kenji walked around in the streets in the night where there fewer people going around the area. Both had just finished their tour walk to other Familias recommended for the young man to join but seems so far that he is only testing the waters.

Currently, both are just conversing with one another as Kenji gives some suggestions on which Familia that Bell should join and the ones he should strictly avoid.

"remember that you're not allowed to join those Familias, Bell." Kenji said as he gives a piece of paper to Bell. "Those Familias have already been marked red by the Kaiser Familia and therefore post some level of dangers to Orario, got it?"

"Yes." Bell nods as he held the piece of paper and reads the content which is a list of several Familias name. He looks a bit surprised seeing how many there are. "This many have been marked red?"

"You won't be surprised when you see what they did to get marked red." Kenji replied while crossing his arms on his chest. "Stealing money, committing violence, etc. there's a lot of bad stuff adventurers would do if they aren't kept in check."

Bell nods as he reads the list and finds that the two top Familias that are the Loki Familia and Freyja Familia are also marked red.

"Even the top two strongest Familias are marked red?" Bell asks in a slightly surprised tone.

"Baku must've already told you before, right?" Kenji said while glancing at Bell. "That one member of the Loki Familia tried to steal the Devil's Bane and that the Freyja Familia tried to assassinate a Kaiser, right?" he close his eyes and looks a bit annoyed. "Doing something like that will instantly get you marked red no matter what. it's reaping what they've sown."

Bell nods in reply before he looks a bit curious at Kenji.

"Just how did someone from the Loki Familia tried to steal the Devil's Bane?" Bell asks Kenji who opens his eyes to look at the white haired teen. "I mean, that weapon is imbedded into the stone pedestal and would shock anyone who is unworthy to wield it, right?"

"that's…" Kenji spoke before he looks to the front and sighs a bit. "I guess you should know now than later." he raise a hand and cups his chin while scratching it a few times. "it happened about 6 years ago…..there came a day of an eclipse."

6 years ago in Orario, the city was the same as it is in the future albeit there are a few buildings that are not present and a few areas are scorched with fire.

"back then, there was a time when a dark society reigned terror upon Orario. The Kaisers and the adventurers of Orario fought against them and the battle ended in peace."

Kenji who was much younger than he is in the present day, is with Baku and the other Kaiser's children who are all wearing adventurer gears and weapons. The group are running on the streets before they met with the current Kaisers of Orario minus Zagreus who are by the Kaiser Garden and are looking a bit worried and tensed to the sight of the Devil's Bane that had a crack around its blade and is emitting black electrical static while the red gem on its hilt is glowing ominously.

"However, that peace was only obtained with the power of the Devil's Bane that had gone on a rampage because of a crack that grew around its blade."

"rampage?" Bell asks in surprise and Kenji nodded. "how could such a legendary weapon have a crack on its blade? and black electrical static? How?"

"Just like the other Kaiser's weapons, the Devil's Bane holds power that is unimaginable to the mortal mind." Kenji said with a glance at Bell before he look to the front. "the main point is that no one knew how it could happen nor why did it happen," he hardens his gaze a bit when he remembers a time of the past when a black storm enveloped the skies above Orario and unleashes rains of black thunder upon everything. "the only thing we knew is that something was wrong, and it had to be fixed before it becomes something terribly worse at the end."

Kenji along with the others backed away while Helios and the other Kaisers wield their Kaiser swords and crosses them in creating a magic barrier that contained the terrifying power that the Devil's Bane is unleashing while slowly floating out of its stone pedestal.

"My old man along with Uncle Helios and the others did their best to fix the Devil's Bane in order to prevent the destruction of Orario. They succeeded in doing it, but it took them nearly 5 hours and their entire magic power to fix the crack on its blade. however, just when we thought that the worse has come to pass…"

The Kaisers of Orario were on their knees or sitting on the ground, sweating tired and looking a bit pale. Kenji and the others went to their parents as they tended to them before they turn and see the Devil's Bane glowing a dark aura while floating a few inches off its Stone pedestal where it was returning, but a golden blur passes by and snatches the weapon away.

"a female adventurer with blonde hair and golden eyes seized the opportunity to come and snatch the Devil's Bane while incurring its wrath in the process."

Kenji and the others looked in shock as the Devil's Bane now being held by the blonde adventurer is now unleashing releasing black fire and lightning everywhere like it was in rage.

"that day is remembered as the day when the Devil's Bane was enraged by the one who dared to steal it. those who are unworthy of its power and dare to try and steal the Devil's Bane will be heavily punished by it."

Citizens of Orario are fleeing from the black fire and lightning that is destroying everything in the entire area.

"along with the rest of Orario as well."

"The Devil's Bane did that?!" Bell spoke in shock with his eyes wide as saucers. "just how did Orario survive that day?"

"it shouldn't, considering that my old man along with Uncle Helios and the others had spent their powers in trying to contain it. it was only a matter of time before Orario gets destroyed." Kenji replied while shrugging his shoulders before he look to the night sky. "but it survived thanks to the return of the Missing Kaiser."

"The return…of the Missing Kaiser?" Bell spoke in surprise.

"Rather than a return, it was a temporary visit I think." Kenji held up his hands and shrug his shoulders before he crosses his arms and then looks to the front. "when Orario was about to be consumed by the power that the Devil's Bane, someone came and stopped its rampage."

Kenji and the others are evacuating from the burning city, the children of the Kaisers are carrying their parents and taking them away before they stopped when they see that the black fire is slowly flying away to the Kaiser Garden where a dark armored figure stood by the stone pedestal with an arm outstretched and taking all the black fire that gathered into a black sphere while the other arm held the Devil's Bane that had stopped its rampage.

"we don't know who that person was, we only know that he was worthy to wield the Devil's Bane and had the power of a Kaiser with him. just that."

Kenji and the others watch as the dark armored figure cleared the fire out and then goes to imbed the blade of the Devil's Bane into the stone pedestal where it laid to rest once again.

"after that, the city was saved and peace returned." Kenji said as he looks at the full moon in the night sky before he looks at Bell. "Well, it returned with Loki Familia getting marked red and all."

"I see…" Bell said, a bit amazed to learn such an occurrence that happened in Orario years ago. "to think that such things happened.."

"it's surprising for anyone who hears it for the first time." Kenji said before pocketing his hands into his pants' pockets. "Many newcomers who came into Orario all say the same thing."

Bell and Kenji keeps on walking before they stops when they come across Zagreus who they find standing near an alleyway.

"Dad." Bell greeted his father with a smile and the man nodded in greeting. The two teens went to the adult who faced them. "Have you finished whatever you were doing?"

"I had just finished a few hours ago." Zagreus nodded in replying.

"What you do after finishing?" Kenji asks. "You couldn't have been waiting for us here."

"no, I went out to pick someone up." Zagreus replies while looking at someone coming from behind Bell. "She insisted to come tonight."

"She?" Bell asks before a pair of gentle hands covered his eyes. "wha!?"

"Guess who~!?" a familiar voice spoke to Bell who sounded a bit surprise before the hands pulled away and the young man turns to see Meteria standing behind him. "it's Mama~!"

"Mom!" Bell smiles to see his mother as he instantly hugged her.

"so Meteria-san couldn't wait to meet Bell again during tomorrow's evening party or she wanted to come because she didn't had a present prepared yet?" Kenji asks Zagreus as both watch Meteria and Bell keeps hugging before both separate and the mother caresses her son's head.

"The first." Zagreus replied while crossing his arms on his chest. "she already prepared a present beforehand, but wanted to come and go find one with Bell. just that."

"I see.." Kenji sighs a bit before he looks at his uncle. "well, I should be going now. I already got my present prepared and I need to go back and help Tsubaki prepare hers." He rolled his neck around while sighing once again. "I'm going to be up all night till she finds one."

"noted." Zagreus said before Kenji leaves the small family be.

"where's Kenji going?" Bell asks in seeing his cousin leaving.

"He had plans to help Tsubaki to find her present for the party." Zagreus replied.

"Well Tsubaki-chan needs help find the perfect one." Meteria said with a smile before she looks at Bell. "How about we go and find one for Baku and Airmid together, Bell?"

"Yeah!" Bell nodded with an excited smile.

"let's go~!" Meteria said as she held Bell's right hand with her left hand while her right hand held Zagreus' left hand. The mother then leads her husband and her son down the street with a happy smile.

Bell had a happy smile as he is always happy to be together with his father and mother in all occasions.

Zagreus also had a small smile to his wife before he took a quick glance to the back, the half elf man's eyes glows when he caught sight of someone wearing a shrouded black cloak watching his family from the rooftop of a building far away. His eyes kept on glowing and without the knowledge of anyone in the area, the cloaked figure suddenly bursts into black flames and becomes nothing but black ashes.

"Zagreus? What's wrong?" Meteria asks her husband who glances at her and then shakes his head.

"Nothing, just thought I heard something." Zagreus replied before he smiles a bit. "come, let's go and find that present Bell needs."

Meteria looks at her husband for a moment before she smiles and nodded.

The family of three heads off as they walked straight to a store nearby that sells a variety of items.


That's a wrap!

Bye bye