Third POV

~ Location - Somewhere in the Void ~

After his fight with S'eljah and their short conversation. Evan was tossed back into the void. He can't help but think.

'Why does S'eljah look so similar to someone I know?' Evan thought.

After a moment of silent thinking, Evan knew there was no point in thinking about it now. As he falls through the void, he can feel that he is nearing something as he sees a bright light ahead of him. He reaches out to it, only to lose his consciousness.

~ Location - Nearby a Village ~

There was an old man who was taking a walk and stumbled upon an unconscious Evan who was lying next to the road he was walking. The old man ran up to him to see that he was breathing.

'It seems that he is okay and judging from his equipment he must be an adventurer or someone trying to be an adventurer.' the Old Man thought.

Yet, he felt that Evan is someone special so the old man thought of something. Then the old man tries to wake him up.

"Hey, wake up." Said the Old Man.

Then Evan's body slowly reacts to his words and he opens his eyes to see a blue sky and an old man.

"You are..?" Evan said groggily "You can call me Mr. Zeus Cranel and you are?"

Evan raise a brow at that familiar yet different name as he was reminded of someone with a name that closely resemble that name. He then introduce himself to Mr. Cranel.

"I'm Evan Ashen, so do you have any idea where I am?" Evan asks "Of course, you're near my village." Said Mr. Cranel.

"That doesn't explain much." Said Evan. "Well, there is Orario." Said Mr. Cranel.

Evan then asks him the direction to the city.

"So, you are going to be an adventurer there?" Mr. Cranel asks. "Adventurer?" Evan said confused.

Mr. Cranel raises a brow at him.

"You don't know about being an adventurer? I guess you don't know about familia as well huh." Said Mr. Cranel. "I...Yes, you can say that I'm new to all of this." Said Evan.

Mr. Cranel hums and an idea comes to mind.

"Then how about I tell you all about it then." Said Mr. Cranel.

Before Evan can response, Mr. Cranel said something else.

"But under one condition." Said Mr. Cranel. "What will it be then?" Evan ask.

Mr. Cranel spoke about his condition to him.

"Once you reach the city, can you keep an eye out for a white hair, red eye, timid boy and make sure he is ok." Said Mr. Cranel.

Evan nods to his request.

"What's his name then Mr. Cranel?" Ask Evan.

Mr. Cranel stood there with his hand on his chin considering what he should say.

"Bell, Bell Cranel. He's my grandson and he went to the city to be an adventurer." Mr. Cranel spoke.

"I see, I promise to keep an eye out for him, Mr Cranel." Said Evan.

Mr. Cranel nods in gratitude.

"Thanks, anyway, back to telling you what you need to know about being an adventurer, the guild, and so on." Said Mr. Cranel.

- Time Skip -

After the conversation, Mr. Cranel told Evan the direction to Orario and give some valis to him and Evan thanked Mr. Cranel and left on his way. As Evan travels to Orario, he can't help but think about the information given by Mr. Cranel.

'So, it seems that I'm in a world filled with gods. Well...I might as well go to Orario to find some clues on how to get back. The question is...should I join a familia?' Evan thought to himself.

After a few more seconds, he shook his head.

'No, I shouldn't join a familia just yet, besides I made a promise to Mr. Cranel to look out for his grandson.'

- Time Skip -

After a few days of traveling, Evan finally arrived at Orario, and he whistled at the sight of Babel.

"I'm impressed how they built a tower that big." Said Evan.

He proceeds to walk to the gate and sees the guard who proceeds to ask for an entry fee which Evan pays with the valis given by Mr. Cranel. Then Evan proceeds inside Orario. He starts to explore around Orario, seeing many things, and so many kinds of people.

'This place...Tilith would love to visit this place and make many new friends here.'

He can't help but smile at the thought of Tilith acting like a child here. As Evan explores around, he reaches a place that seems to be a marketplace as he hears and sees people selling and buying. Then as he was looking around at the goods, he felt someone crash onto him, he turned around to see a black hair, twin tail petite girl wearing a somewhat revealing white mini dress with a blue ribbon. What surprised him more was her height and chest. At first he thought she was a child but her chest says otherwise.

"Ow...Oh! So, sorry for bumping into you!" She said while bowing down, apologizing.

"Don't worry, it's not your fault." Said Evan.

The girl stops bowing and looks at him and awkwardly chuckles a bit.

"So...Are you new here?" She asked.

Evan looked down at her and answered.

"Yeah, I just got here recently. I decided to explore a bit before taking a rest in a tavern." Evan responded.

"I see, so how about joining my familia?" She asked.

Evan looked a bit surprised.

"Wait, you're a goddess?" He asked.

"Yep, you can call me Hestia!" She proclaimed.

She puffs her chest up with pride and her chest jiggles from that movement causing him to look somewhere else.

"So, I'll ask again. Will you join my familia?" She asked.

Evan thought for a bit before saying.

"I'll consider your offer, but for now I like to explore Orario a bit more." Replied Evan.

Hestia seems to deflate for a moment and with a bit of hesitation, nods.

"If you can't find any familia to join...Go to the west of Babel and you see a church and you'll see me there if you want to join my familia." She said,

He nodded and went off to explore more of the city. However, he notices that Hestia is still following him. Evan raises a brow at her action but leaves her be without letting her know that he noticed her following him. As he explores Orario with Hestia tailing him, when dusk came Evan got close to what seems to be a home for one of the familia, the front doors opens suddenly and a white hair boy falls out with a man behind him who seems to be laughing at him.

"Come back when you're stronger, then we'll think about recruiting you into our familia! Hahaha!" Said the man.

Then he slams the door. Evan remembers what Mr. Cranel told him, so to confirm if it's really him, Evan walks up to him with his hand out.

"You okay?" Ask Evan.

The white hair boy grasps his hand and pulls himself up.

"Y-yeah, thanks. I'm Bell, Bell Cranel." Bell introduced himself.

'So, it is him, to think I met him on my first day here in Orario.' Evan thought to himself. "Well met Bell, I'm Evan Ashen" Replied Evan.

Then an awkward silence came upon them until Evan spoke up.

"Soooo, uhhh, how long have you been here in Orario?" He ask.

"Well, I got here two weeks ago and still have no luck in joining a familia." Said Bell.

"I'm sure, you'll find one…." Evan then pauses. "Actually, I think I might know one that may accept you." Said Evan.

"Really!? I-if you can, can you bring me there?" Asked Bell.

Evan nods but he knows that Hestia is going to make her entrance and he'll let her do it. Before the excited Bell could ask more, he heard someone speaking from behind Evan.

"I heard you needed a familia. You can join my familia!" Hestia said with a smile. "Y-yeah, I do. Is she the one you mention, Evan?" Bell asked.

Evan smiles and nods.

"Evan, are you part of her familia?" Asked Bell.

Evan shook his head, but before he could say anything, Hestia bumps in.

"Evan, will you join my familia? My offer still stands." Said Hestia.

Evan contemplate her offers.

'To be honest, her offer is the best offer because I don't want too much attention right now and aside from that I don't need to worry about others trying to force me to do other things once my power is seen. Plus there is the promise I made to Mr. Cranel and as for Hestia...she seems to be a nice person from what I see despite her immature nature, reminds me a bit of Tilith.' Thought Evan.

After a few more minutes, he made up his choice.

"Very well, I take your offer Hestia." Said Evan.

Then to Bell and Evan's surprise, Hestia excitedly jumps and hugs both Bell and him with a happy face. Both Bell and Evan can't help but smile despite the awkward situation they are in.

'Yeah, she's a bit like Tilith.' Evan Thought fondly. "So, can you lead the way?" Evan ask.

"Yeah, it's this way, follow me!" She Said.

Both Evan and Bell follow Hestia to their new home and Evan can feel that despite his current predicament, this new adventure of his is going to be very interesting.


Author's Note

For those who don't know about Brave Frontier, here's a quick summary: BF is a gacha game that shutdown in 2022 (Rest in Peace) and the story is about the usual fantasy game with a mix of sci fi in it, where the mc is the chosen one who goes on to slaying demons and gods to facing conceptual and cosmic beings with the ability to summon beings and so on from past, present, and future. And yes, the mc does get to travel between worlds and timelines. Anyway with that out of the way, here's a heads up, the story is from Wattpad where I finally decide to bring it over to other website like this. But there will be a difference between them in quality as those old chapters and the new one here.

So, feel free to give suggestion or criticism to me if you think it could improve my writing, story, or whatsoever. Plus do feel free to point out anything I missed or misunderstood about Danmachi because I am not the best when it comes to lore/stories and so on.