Training and making a friend

"When you level up to lv 2 I will give you a reward" said Freya with a smile hoping to motivate him to work harder

Sanguinius nods also hoping to level up to level 2 soon not just for the reward but also to become a high class adventurer and stand out among the masses

After speaking with Freya about his new skills and stats he walked down to the lower floors of babel buying some situatable gear after his olds ones got broken or out scaled 

Walking past a shop he admired the gear inside feeling like it was of high quality and wanting to buy some "Hello, I would like to look at this sword and that light metal armour" says Sanguinius to a tall man with spiky red hair and dark blue eyes wearing a blue scarf around his neck

The mans eyes light up at finally having found a customer enthusiastically showing him his crafted gear with a smile on his face trying to sell it "as you can see this is the slayer, world destroyer, the ironclad .." explained the man telling him what the swords name is along with many other weapons 

Fully convinced even after hearing the horribly chosen names Sanguinius askes how much they cost coming out to over 50 thousand valis making him wince but he still pays up as his life is more important than just some money

Surprised at actually selling something, as after hearing the names most customers leave even if they find the gear well made "wait what's your name, my name is Welf" askes the man trying to make Sanguinius a recuring customer as he's one of the only people to have bought from him in a long while 

"My name is Sanguinius" responded Sanguinius with a slightly questioning tone in his voice

"Eh uh I just wanted to say if you buy more gear from my shop in the future I will give you a small discount" explained Welf trying to entice him

Seeing nothing wrong with his offer, as his gear is of good quality Sanguinius agrees happy at having made a connection with a blacksmith

Paying the cost for the gear Sanguinius leaves Babel ready to go back to Folksvangr as its already late because of his long stay in the dungeon

He reaches Folksvangr after a short journey walking into the front gate but is stopped by Van asking him how it went in the dungeon, he replies that it was dangerous but after his first dive it should be easier in the future 

Satisfied he gives him some words of advice before leaving somewhat showing his caring side to the Familia members before going back to his serious self 

Going to the shower in his room he notices on the mirror that his hair and eyes have turned a little red but attributes it to the transformation and strengthening caused by Blood absorption and pays more attention to his stronger looking body with now more defined muscles and less fat

After admiring himself for a while he showers and goes to sleep

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In the dark reaches of the Void Sanguinius dreams once again about his crimson soul being lost in the void and eventually devoured But this time he lasts a longer and shines a little brighter before being inevitably devoured again

Waking up from the nightmare he smiles at having survived longer even if he still died using it as a form of motivation to grow stronger

He goes to the Familia Garden wanting to spar with some of the higher level adventures 

Finding a level 2 adventurer willing to spar with him he picks up a great sword starting to swing it around clashing against his opponent sword surprising him a little 

After a short spar Sanguinius loses as he's not comparable to a level 2 adventurer that's part of the Freya Familia without his magic and skills 

Trying many different weapons against different opponent to get a feel for them he decides to focus on the great sword and spear, spear for fighting humans and the great sword for fighting monsters but still willing to use them interchangeably depending on the situation

Following his decision he starts sparring against everyone willing to fight him level one, two, threes and even higher making him feel glad that he is apart of the Freya Familia as its the one of the only Familia's with so many members willing to spar against him all the time

Tiring himself out after a couple hours of practice he leaves Orario to do some solitary training journeying to the forest west of Orario

He places some target dummies that he bought from a shop back in Orario on the ground, trees and cliffs 

Using them as target practice he shoots them using blood arrows focusing on accuracy and speed hitting some but missing most

Switching from multiple blood arrows at one time to just one he practices his aim against the unmoving targets for an hour before switching to life hunts running around the forest at superhuman speeds trying to hit any moving animals with blood arrows

Practicing using magic while moving and hitting moving targets he makes some progress improving quite a bit before moving on to just a classic workout as it should also give him Excelia that will increase his strength

But having no weights he uses a large bolder that matches his strength using it to push himself and train his body but to a lesser degree than if he had weights 

1 hour later he stops and rests trying to use his become inscrutable ability but not understanding how it should work he gives up and goes back to Orario and heading straight to the dungeon as he feels that Blood absorption will give him the most improvements 

Entering the dungeon again he has a way easier time not even having to fight any monsters until he reaches the eight and ninth as he instantly kills them by exploding them from the inside 

He Spends a long time on those floors farming blood for blood absorption as he isn't willing to fight any high level monsters yet 

Feeling that's its enough he leaves the dungeon exchanging his loot and magic stones for 160 thousand Valis as he might not have fought strong monster but he killed way more low level ones 

Instead of leaving right away he stays in the guild talking with Rose about the dungeon until he askes "We will probably talking with each other for a long time maybe we should try to get to know each other better instead of just focusing on the dungeon"

Feeling a little hesitant Rose eventually agrees saying " Well as you know my name is Rose Fannett, I'm a werewolf and I'm 19 years old I was born in Hornlime village and came to Orario because I was sick of my boring old village"

Nodding his head Sanguinius matches her and says " I'm Sanguinius Void, I'm a human as you can see and I'm 18 years old I was also born in a small village but came to Orario because I got "lost" and joined the Freya Familia to live a good life"

Stretching his hand he utters "May this be the beginning of a long-lasting relationship"

Shaking his hand Rose smiles saying that she will try to keep him alive so that he doesn't dies recklessly 

Sitting down they talk more about themselves with both of them having some similar interests but also different ones 

After it gets late Sanguinius is forced to leave but is happy at having found a friend around his age that he can relate too