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After the fuss that caused the boy, Eina immediately approached him.

"Bell what happened to you ?!" She said as she checked every corner of his body.

"Ah... I was smeared with the blood of a minotaur, but other than that can I have Aiz Wallenstein's information?" -He said smiling again, while the blood that was on him dripped onto the floor.

"So it was just minotaur blood... wait, EHHH!" -That day Eina had many mood swings.

--- change of scene ---

By now the situation had calmed down and Eina had given the boy a towel to wipe off the blood. When he was completely clean Mark was surprised by his appearance. He resembled the albinos of his world, with snow-white hair and ruby ​​red eyes, and a physique that would make Chloe (aka pedophile) fall in love. But what interested Mark most was the boy's aura.

'Is this boy a saint?'

The reason for his doubt was because of the color of the aura. In these days, he had seen many colors in the aura of people from the most beautiful to the ugliest, but it was the first time he saw a white aura without impurities that transmitted innocence and purity.

When the boy was clean, Eina took him and Mark to a private room where she started talking.

"Let's start with the introductions, Mark this is Bel Cranell, and Bell he is Mark Tormeto, both of you signed up on the same day."

"Nice to meet you" - They said to each other while shaking their hands.

'They are the exact opposites' - Eina thought as she looked at them. Bel with his sunny demeanor and childlike appearance and the serious Mark with a mature appearance, even their colors were opposites, Bel had white hair and red eyes, while Mark had black hair and gray eyes.

"So Eina can you tell me what happened on the 5th floor?" -Hearing Mark's question, Eina came out of her dazed state.

"'Cough' the situation is this, the Loki Familia was returning from its expedition when they encountered a group of minotaurs. During the battle, some went up to the upper floors up to the 5th floor. " -After giving the explanation to Mark, she turned to Bel.

"Now you, why do you want to know about Aiz Wallenstein?"

Hearing the name, Mark raised an eyebrow. Intending to join the Loki Familia to participate in the exploration, he had researched the most prominent members and Aiz Wallenstein was one of them, the youngest adventurer to reach level 5.

"She's the one who saved me and that's why I was curious" -He said while embarrassed.

"Bel you... did you fall in love with her?" -Eina asked him with a mischievous smile.

Hearing Eina's question, Bel covered his face as his whole face turned red and his mouth danced with a silly laugh.

'I'd like to make fun of this scene, but when I remember how I practiced for hours in front of the mirror to declare myself to Selene, I can't say anything.'

"'Sigh' Bel you have to understand that Aiz Wallenstein is one of the most talented adventurers in Orario and is a member of the Loki Familia, she is level 5, and can handle monsters that even high-level parties would struggle to fight. What I'm trying to make you understand is that the distance between you two is huge. "

Hearing each milestone from Aiz made Bel depressed more and more but Eina's final words struck the final blow.

'Even I felt that' - Mark thought.

Seeing Bel's depressed expression, Eina tried to lift his mood.

"Look Bel, women are attracted to strong and responsible men, so until you give up and work hard you will have hope." - She told him with a benevolent smile.

"You're right!" Bel said as he regained his vivacity again.

'He is so easy.' - Mark and Eina thought at the same time.

"Right, why don't you form a party with Mark?" -Sayed Eina.

"Eh." -Mark thought he heard wrong.

"Right, we registered on the same day, Mr. Mark, do you want to go on an adventure with me?" -Sayed Bel holding out his hand while smiling.

"There is no need to add the Mr, besides at the moment I have no intention of forming a party." - He said apologizing, hiding what he thought.

'As if I were so crazy to form a party with a guy who would go to the 5th floor without any preparation. '

"Oh, I see." -Bel said as he lowered his hand a little sad.

"So Eina thanks for today, and have a good day Bell." - Making a polite bow, he left the room and then headed for the exit of the guild.

--- POV Eina ---

Seeing Mark leave, Eina could only sigh. She had proposed the formation of the party hoping that Bell's attitude would stir up Mark's feelings and hoped that Mark's seriousness would be passed on to Bell.

"Don't take it Bel, Mark is a bit peculiar."

"In what sense peculiar?" - He asked curiously.

"You must know that Mark is a man who interacts little or nothing with other people. From what I know, he spends every day in the dungeon without ever resting. Besides, he never shows his feelings, he hides everything behind a polite smile, so I ask you, if next time you meet him try to talk to him. " - She asked him as she looked him in the eye.

"Don't worry Eina, if I see him next time I'll go talk to him." - Bell said with motivation.

--- POV Mark ---

After leaving the guild, Mark thought about what to do. It was a few hours before sunset, but the dungeon was still closed. While he was thinking about what to do, an idea came to mind.

"Up until now I have fought monsters with simple clothes, but if I had a minimum of armor on, I wouldn't have to worry about taking too much damage when I activated 'limit break'. Now the question is, where can I find a good armor? "

[In Babel there are several floors where the Familia Hephaestus sells their pieces.]

Without hesitating a second, he headed back to Babel, but this time he headed not towards the entrance to the dungeon but rather to the elevator that leads to the upper floors of Babel. Entering the elevator he saw no difference from those of his world.

"Let's try the first floor." -By clicking button number one, the lift quickly went up and when it reached the floor the doors opened, so he went out.

"This place doesn't seem so great" - He said as he looked at the various stalls where some guys were selling armor or weapons.

[The first two floors of Babel, the apprentice blacksmiths of Familia Hephaestus sell their wares at a price that even novices can afford. On the upper floors the professional locksmiths sell their wares with prices exceeding 1,000,000 valis.]

"As I was saying this place is great." -Taking a turn in his feelings he went looking for an armor that suited him.

'This no, this one too heavy, too bright, too expensive, this one instead... seems perfect and costs only 10,000 valis.' -After a few hours of research, he managed to find something that interested him.

"Hey, can I try on the armor?" -He asked at the boy who sold the armor.

"If you go there, should be a dressing room." -Said while pointing to a small room.

After entering he immediately put on the armor and had to say it was perfect. It was black with some gray markings that increased its beauty. It had greater protection on the forearms, chest, and thighs, and also left the joints free, making movement easier.

Leaving the dressing room, he went to the vendor to pay but froze when he heard the Guide's voice.

[Host I detected a fragment.]

Title: Armor and the first fragment