Caelum Pov

Bell Collapses on the ground once I called time As he was gasping exhaustion Maybe I made him run too long as he ran Fifty-Five Malms or so, I went up to Bell and helped him up as we went off to the side under a small tree I got out a Container of Doman Tea And poured him a cup and handed it to him.

He downed it quickly, almost choking on it after a couple of moments I spoke up. You did well for your first session and I would have expected you to have collapsed sooner though that was on me and should not have made you run for that long. My apologies young Bell.

It's fine Bell said as he finally caught his breath I kind of asked for this he said still he continued I understand the need for stamina training but why don't we do it in the dungeon With how the monster reacts to you why not just have me keep pace with you?

A far question lad one, as I said if you can show an improvement outside the dungeon to Hestia's approval then she would give me the approval to take you to the dungeon with me, two there are more than monsters in the dungeon and unfortunately truth is that there are some vile souls in this world that wouldn't think twice in harming a kid like yourself, and three To remind you of the world above.

Bell looked at me with concerning eye Um what do you mean by the last two he asked, Taking a deep breath I responded In all my travels Bell I Have found a truth too Man, and it is that some are selfish they would use anybody by any means if it were to forward their goals from wealth to food, from power to glory there have and always will be Cruelty in man.

Now not to say everyone is like that. I've met many more that are the complete opposite of such but in this line of work Bell the dungeon is a hazardous place that attracts very dangerous people and you will have to discern the good from the bad no matter how nice they may seem.

I paused to take a breath as for the third I continued from what I had gathered people here see that the only important thing here is the dungeon itself this is false the dungeon is but a small part of the bigger world yes Orario is a melting pot of culture but that's nothing to the homeland of said culture one must not forget that.

Bell seemed to take in my words you must have been through a lot pedagogue, heh understatement of the Sennight I thought, I've been through all the world has to offer both the good and the bad no one, Civilian or Adventurer comes out of life unscathed by its cold truth, but let's not worry about such things now.

As for your training as I mentioned yesterday we will work on 3 main points Stamina, strength, and skill, Stamina Once Hestia returns we will show her a mock battle of sorts to show your improvements as Hestia has asked of me, What kind of mock battle? Bell Asked.

I smiled it quite simply hit a target multiple times nothing really special, I responded. somehow I doubt that Bell sighed before continuing So what was your training like Cealum? I Smiled Well I usually don't do training unless I am In a period of peace but I start in the early bells with Some stretches followed by one hundred squats, pushups, and some breathing exercises in between, after which I would do several laps around the Central circuit which would be around five times the length and time you just did and then a would tackle a random monster in nothing but my undergarments and a brass knife,

Bell had a look of stopper on his face, heh that's the same face my friends had when they realized what I did especially at the end, Im in for hell aren't I Bell said. Ah, it ain't so bad like I said that's just some warm-ups from a guy of my prowess Don't you worry I'm ain't going to have you do such during my training any time soon I said with a hearty chuckle.

Ahh while I Have the time I said as I pulled out the custom daggers from my storage, these are for you I said as I handed him the daggers, He took them with surprise and was marveling at their craft, I said I would get you a proper pair while these are somewhat different the one you have been using we will train with one, for now, to let you get a feel for them tomorrow and train you using both the day after.

Although he looked stunned for a bit he got up and bowed to me thanking me for the gift, don't need to thank me Bell I said I would help prep you for the dangers in the dungeon and I meant, bell began to put the daggers onto his person, Right I began you rested for long enough let get back to it.

Bell moaned in discomfort at me, Ahh don't give me that kid if it makes you feel better you be running half the time this time seemed to perk Bell up a bit as he got back in place Same thing as before Bell as I raised my Hand in the air Abrought it down yealing go.

As he sprinted down the path I decided to make things more interesting Pulling out my Rifle I aimed and fired at bells leg it made an impact causing him to yelp and tumble, as Bell recovered and looked at his leg seeing it fine he yelled What was that for?!

I smirked sorry lad got ahead of myself See you may be running for half the time but to make up for this I added a bit of a challenge what you just got hit with was an air dart harmless enough that I wont hurt you but it can sting for a sec theyre used for target practis saves ammo.

all the same, you can power through them or doge as I flicked a switch a small light beamed from the gun you either dodge the shot or power threw them but if you get shot it'll add two minutes, Stepping off the track adds one, with a max of one bell, that first shot doesn't count.

Got it he grieved by the way what with the Yalms and bell stuff he asked, ah apologize I forgot you have a different way to tell right well think bell as in an hour and Yalms is a form of distinct a malm is one thousand seven hundred and sixty yalms, a yalm is thre films and a film is twelve ilms.

Right, I think I got it um also will you tell me where you will fire and will you stop should I Hit the max Bell asked, no on both accounts I said with a smirk I think Bell mustered under his breath as he got back into position, right lets try again and go!

Bells Pov

Truthfully I wasn't expecting much when all he intended for me to do was run for a bit at least a first then, having to run three laps it wasnt much Then he had me run for 30 minutes straight needless to say it took a turn from there. Step of the track one-minute penalty fourteen minutes on the clock Cealum yelled, shoot I thought

Being in the dungeon You learn a few things one of them is if you stay still you could get attacked from behind so moving will help in the long run so not going into the dungeon surprised me and having just do some laps may be good exercise wouldn't do much. I gasped as Cealum's Air dart hit my left shoulder, Air dart hit a two-minute penalty fifteen minutes on the clock

Yet he seemed adamant that I do things on the surface first though I think Hestia expected him to take me with him to the dungeon then again he seemed to be adamant about avoiding the dungeon and while he says hell take me to the dungeon I doubt it'll happen any time soon, hearing the soft pop I lept in a attempt to avoid it landing back on the ground I paused for a moment a air dart zipped pased me as caelum shouted Now your getting it jump, roll, Backstep do whatever it takes to avoid me while staying on the track.

Continuing running I think back to what Cealum said for his reasons about the dungeon he isn't wrong to show vast improvement outside the dungeon would be a good way to judge one training without the Excelia boost his third reason wasn't wrong either badly explain maybe but he was right sime people forget the there's a world outside Orario and I shouldn't forget that his second reason as for why that's been bothering me He spoke as if he could just tell people can't be trusted well-given that he's akin to the elves he might have face discrimination by his people while he claim not all its his tone that tells me he isn't convinced of that himself, A air dart hit me in the back of my head don't think ill just shoot you on the lanes boy 11 minutes on the clock pedagogue shouted.

Looking onto better things His gift isn't one to ignore not only did he give me a new armor set it's the daggers that caught my interest the design was simple not too different from the daggers I've been using It had a main edge with a curve with a smaller and shorter edge on the other side a mostly straight blade it was made of copper and a dark wood hilt that fit comfortably in my hand in the red gems in the hilts glistened int the light it felt not like a hand me down but one crafted to be used but that's not what drew me the most to them.

It was when I fully grabbed them did I felt a sort of connection to it, it felt like the daggers were just another part of me Hearing the pop I polled and continued to dash down the turn avoiding his shot getting better young bell six minutes remaining master Cealum spoke.

Feeling the Wind pass through me as I made my laps Jumping and Doging Cealum attacks I started to notice that I was predicting His pattern he had a five-shot pattern two mid shots, one high and low shot with the fifth shout on a turn as I made a jump to avoid the next shot a got popped on the side of my head, Dont always rely on what has happened things change and so will you opponent three minutes remaining.

Dang, it, I thought as I continued I made my way down the next straight and watched the red line appear as I made my way to duck I noticed it lowering and as I made to jump I accidentally continued to lower myself as I jumped I manage to dodge the shot and I attempted to straighten myself I manage to get on my feet stumbling a foot of the track before repositioning myself, Great dodged bad recovery 2 minutes remaining he said.

Taking a breath I continued to make my way around the track dogging his shots this time listing to the pops and where the red beam was as I made my way around the turn I glimpsed that Cealum was smirking as he turned off the light robbing me of a location as I hit the turn I heard a shot ducking past it a second shot was fired I rolled forward a third shot was fired as I got on my feet a pushed myself out of the way.

And TIME Cealum shouted, I grinded myself to a halt Cealum put away his weapon and made his way to me. Not bad Bell fifteen minutes with an eight-minute penalty not too bad he said with a smile so do you know why I started to shoot at you? He asked.

Not particularly I said, as I said in the very beginning you are a striker class type you hit hard and fast but you're spongey, in a one-on-one fight you will need to keep moving, in the heat of the moment be it to deliver potions deliver intel or just plain retreating you enemies won't just let you leave so you must predict when and where they may strike He said.

As I listen to him I realize that his unorthodox training was a thing that could be used in the dungeon I mean yes that was the end goal but I think this is what he meant about training outside the dungeon if I can pull stuff like this off outside then using this in the dungeon will be a great boon gaining the skill to survive the dungeon without the suffering the punishment for failure.

A gleam appeared in Cealum's eye Now you're catching on that last bit at the end was one such example be they god or mortal repetition is the great flaw that even the great heroes of eld fall prey to. be they Monsters or the scum of society if they have one move that always works they will never change even if they do they won't change much not instantly anyway.

As He turned around and started to walk I was starting to truly feel the weight of the man in front of me a captain of a familia a high-class hero a man that's giving me not only a level one but a reckless Level one the time of day to help me despite my reckless actions when we first met Cealum continued speaking, The purpose of this training regime is simple Stamina - to outpace your enemies, Strength - to Overwhelm your foes, and finally Skill - to outmatch your opponent.

He turned around to face me again I'm not training you to be stronger than the foes you face I'm training you to be better he said with the brightest of smiles he then looked up and checked to time of day, I say we did enough training for today rest for a couple of hours and you may do what you will he then turn to leave we'll meet again tomorrow at Amor Square same time he chuckled to himself about finally learning the name as he left I picked up the duffle bag and made my way home to follow his instructions afterward I would try out the new armor and daggers in the dungeon

? Pov

I found myself in quite a predicament the paragon had been killed, His Grace had been slain by a mear Mortal and now after fleeing I find that the self-same mortal has found himself here which should be impossible but if he can find his way to the First he can find his way here but what to do thinking to myself I am left stump how can I a single overlord Beat the man the killed the unkillablle.

…OF COURSE!

I need not fight him many gods here would break the world to get a beast like him in their familia but how Nasty thing here is that other than his looks he doesn't stand out.

…OH SO OBVIOUS!

What better to get the god's attention the for a mortal to kill a god or rather a false one, Smiling to myself I returned to the void between to make some preparations after all you took away our efforts to restore our home Now I will take away your peace.