Chapter 6 - Let's Make A Bet

Laurens decided to first quickly buy a normal sword so he could just go hunting tomorrow in the Dungeons and bought an Iron Sword with a sharp edge and good centered weight that was 80 centimeters long.

The handle of the sword was easy to hold as it was made with brown leather-ish feeling that came from an Infant Dragon's skin since they didn't have many scales yet.

Laurens paid 40.000 Valis for the sword which left him with a mere 14.915 Valis but he did get all he needed except some clothes, which he decided to quickly buy for 1.200 Valis and bring his old set home.

He bought a black wide leather pants with a pair of white shoes that seemed like boots and sneakers combined, perfect for Dungeon situations, with a tight-fitting white T-shirt that showed off his figure.

He also bought a new belt to put his scabbard on since his old one was a bit out of shape and got a pouch aswell, both cost him another 3.500 Valis but now he had a full-fledged Orarios outfit that fitted him with a good weapon for his current Floor expertise.

After running out the church and leaving the sleeping the Hestia behind once more, he had quite sobered up and knew that he had to keep that kid out of the Dungeons.

In the Anime, he survived with some luck, but Laurens didn't know if his presence might have changed that.

Although he didn't care much about Bell since Laurens himself had killed plenty of people in the wars he had experienced, from kids that held guns to disabled people with bomb vests, he pulled the trigger.

As Laurens ran back to the Tavern and went back in, he noticed the group of the Loki Family already sitting there.

Bell said at the counter, holding his trousers with a frustrated expression.

''That snotty infant has no right to stand even near you! He is just some moron that cries, runaway and someone you can easily crush! You are WAY too good for a brat like him!...-'' Bete talked to Ais with a berating tone.

Bell finally couldn't take it anymore, he stood up and tried to ran out of the tavern, just to be held back by Laurens who grabbed his collar from behind.

''Let me g-!...Laurens?'' Bell looked at the person who stopped him and saw Laurens standing there with an expression he didn't see yet.

Although Laurens still smiled kindly but Bell saw the veins on the side of his neck appearing due to vivid anger.

Laurens wasn't going to babysit the kid, however, he was technically his family now.

'This fucking half-breed needs to get his tail cut real quick'' Laurens grabbed Bell and threw him in front of the table of the Loki Familia.

The Loki Familia looked at the origin of the sound and saw Bell rubbing his side because of the crash and Ais made a small ''Ah'' sound.

''Mmm? Isn't that the moron we were talking about?'' Bete said with an arrogant and, in Laurens' opinion, annoying tone.

''How about letting me talk with your aswell?'' Laurens walked to the table and stood next to Bete and looked down on him.

Although he knew he couldn't fight Bete right now, Bete's personality wasn't one that threw punches instantly anyway.

''What do you want?'' Bete asked Laurens while straightly staring into his eyes, he could feel that this guy was weaker than him by a mile but still had the courage to straightly portray the hatred he was feeling towards him.

''I noticed you lot took great care of my Familia Member over here'' Laurens grinned and pulled Bell up, who bit his lip in frustration and didn't want to do anything else than run away right now.

''That snot-nosed brat that had to be saved by Ains? Hahaha, he thinks he can stand next to our Sword Princess? What a joke!'' Bete roared in laughter while Laurens scanned the table.

He remembered them all from the Anime and from this situation aswell, seeing it happening for real was something that pissed him off even more.

He wasn't a saint, but situations like this where they had absolutely NO REASON to make fun of the kid actually pissed him off.

As he saw the elf he instantly recalled Riveria in his head, Riveria is tall with jade-colored hair tied in a tail that reaches to her waist, same color eyes, and Elf ears. She wears a green outfit with yellow borders, a white cloak over it, a black belt, a yellow sash, black leggings, and long brown boots.

The two Amazons didn't look much different from the Anime besides that they were real now, Tione had dark green eyes and long brown hair. As an Amazoness, she wore revealing clothing and had sky blue earrings on her ears.

As for her little sister, Tiona had medium length black hair and brown eyes. Like all Amazonesses, she wore revealing clothing, wearing only a strip of cloth around her chest and a pareo around her waist, and always goes barefoot.

Although Ais drew Laurens' attention the most due to the strange feeling she gave him due to her origin with her white one-piece dress with gold lining and her long golden hair and shiny golden eyes that only lost to Laurens' eyes.

As for the rest, he didn't really care... Loki was just drinking at the bar, the Dwarf was just quietly listening, Riveria seemed pretty annoyed and the two Amazons seemed to agree with what Bete said.

''Are you all agreeing with this loud moron?'' Laurens asked without caring for Bete who was still laughing.

''Mhm, what gives him the right to stand next to our Ais with his strength?'' Tione replied whereas Tiona nodded.

Riveria didn't say anything and the rest kept silent but didn't deny it either.

''Pretty interesting you fuckers are laughing and agreeing that the kid is weak when he is just started going into the Dungeon, real funny'' Laurens coldly said which made their gazes fall on him.

Although it wasn't nice what they were doing, why did this weak guy dare to curse at them?

''Who the hell do you think you are?" Bete finally stopped laughing and stared at Laurens' with an angry look on his face.

Laurens merely looked coldly at Bete and said, ''Who I am? Does it matter?You call him weak, right?'' Laurens said coldly, staring at Bete again.

''Ofcourse! Look at him! He is all skin and bones!'' Bete sneered which made Bell clench his fist tightly.

''I see, how cool you are! Congratulations! How about you take in the fact that he is 14? How about you take in the fact that that minotaur only came to that floor because of YOUR familia?!'' Laurens dramatically spread his hands and looked at Bete who was stuck as to what to say since Laurens' was right.

''So what! It's the Dungeon! If don't want to die, then you shouldn't even enter it! But what should I expect from Hestia's Familia'' Bete retorted and continued, ''He is so weak, has no technique, has no team and has no guts! Such a person shouldn't even enter the Dungeon!''

''Aii, foolish little braindead. How about making a bet with me, you all can join me if you want too'' Laurens looked around the table with a cold look as his expression turned for the worst, insulting Bell? Fine, he only came here cause Bell might die, but insulting Hestia? Hehe....

Riveria was merely sitting there with her eyes closed, clearly not wanting to take part in the chaos and Ais was just quietly watching like she usually did.

''I will participate! Me!'' Tione and Tiona both exclaimed with an excited expression.

''I will too! What are the bets?!'' Bete said with an angry expression and slammed the table.

''Who has the record for fastest advancing in going from Level 1 to Level 2l?'' Laurens asked whereas Bete sneered and answered,

''Our Ais has, she did it in merely a year!'' Tiona proudly replied and puffed her non-existent chest out.

Laurens looked at Ais and couldn't understand how a half-Spirit was so slow, with her origin she should have been able to in less than 9 months.

When Laurens once saw her father from Tenkai, he truly complimented him that he was different from the rest, he was someone Laurens could respect for his tenacity and devotion.

''Pathetic'' Laurens turned away from Ais and the whole table looked at Laurens with a pissed off expression whereas Loki slightly opened her eyes and seemed to have noticed that Laurens knew that Ais' Origin wasn't simple.

Ais just looked at Laurens, he could tell she didn't care about what he said, and her gaze was merely filled with curiosity since he gave her a feeling as if he knew her.

''I will take part aswell!'' An orange-haired Elf named Lefiya said with an angry expression as if someone just hit her in the guts.

Laurens remembered her as the obsessed weirdo of the series and didn't pay any attention to her.

''Me too!''

''Count me in!''

Seeing that the entire table except Riveria had agreed, a small smile appeared on his face as he looked at Riveria.

''Atleast not the entire table is braindead, except you and Ais, everybody else agreed to a bet they don't even know the content off'' Laurens sneered and continued,

''Fine, here is the content. You all are acting cool with being high-levelled after 10 or 20 years, to be honest, it's pathetic. Let's say.... I advance within a month, I win, if not? I lose'' Laurens grinned which made the table look at him with disbelieving eyes, even Ais couldn't help but flinch at the bold claim.

''Pff.... Hahahahaa'' Bete burst out laughter in which the Amazons soon followed, the Dwarf also nearly burst out in laughter with Latifa.

''Fine! Deal! What are we betting on'' Bete asked in laughter.

''Mmm? How about an arm?" Laurens asked after thinking for a few seconds.

''Definitely not!''

Before anyone could say anything, a wobbling figure at the entrance of the Tavern in a white one-piece dress and loose black hair said.

Hestia...

''What are you doing?! Why are you so impulsive?!'' Hestia stretched out her hands and pulled on Laurens' cheeks who merely smiled at her and said,

''It isn't impulse, when you do something you must do it perfectly'' Laurens said while holding Hestia so she wouldn't fall over.

Laurens glanced at Loki who had a sly grin on her face, it seemed that she had somehow informed Hestia what he was doing.

Knowing her nature, it was natural that she would come running despite still being drunk.

''Doing it perfectly?! While betting your head?!'' Hestia screamed and bit Laurens' neck for some reason.

''Goddess, have mercy. I will change the bet, okay?'' Laurens smiled bitterly as he patted Hestia's head.

Hestia humphed with a satisfied expression and nearly fell down, Laurens smiled gently and picked her up into his arms again.

Hestia soon closed her eyes again and it seemed she had instantly dozed off, again, she was too cute for Laurens not to better his mood.

Laurens looked at the group and said coldly, ''Desperate, for the Loki Familia that should be doable right?''

Loki's eyes flashed open in horror and Ais held the handle of Desperate as if Laurens was going to steal it.

''…..You know bets require equal stakes, right?'' Loki asked with a cold expression in which Laurens merely walked towards her with Hestia in his arms.

As he stood in front of Loki, he bend downwards and stood next to her ears and whispered,

''If you don't accept, I will tell Artemins you tried peeking on her while bathing. You should kiss goodbye to everyone you hold dear in that case'' Laurens stood straight again and Loki looked at Laurens with one of the most amusing expressions he had ever seen.

Her eyes were wide open in horror and it seemed that she, a Goddess wanted nothing more than to run away from this place in fright.

''F...fine''

''Goddess!''

''Goddess that is Ais' weapon! Even 150.000.000 Valis wouldn't be able to make a replica of the exact same thing!'' Riveria anxiously replied, normally she was calm and collected but personal weapons were too important after someone got used to them.

''I accept'' A soft voice suddenly interrupted and the table looked at the blond-haired woman looking downwards at her sword.

''Ais!''

Everyone at the table couldn't believe that Ais, who had been using Desperate since she was 9, would accept such a bet.

''That seals it, if you want to blame someone, blame this loudmouth over here. If you don't mind, I will come pick it up within a month'' Laurens grinned and walked out of the Tavern without looking back, leaving a frustrated Loki Familia.

*BOOM*

A table was smashed into pieces by Bete and screamed, ''A level 1, A FUCKING LEVEL 1 PUSHED US THIS FAR?!''

''And who's fault do you think that is?!'' Riveria angrily retorted and said, ''If we lose and we don't give him the sword, Loki will lose all honor as a Goddess! Isn't this all your fault!''

Everyone angrily looked at with an angry expression at Bete who was about to pop a vein on his forehead, suddenly, Bete was tapped on his shoulder and he angrily turned around and screamed, ''What?!''

When he saw who it was, he finally shrunk back and looked horrified, Mia stood behind Bete with a grin on her face and asked with a smile yet not a smile,

''You will pay for that, Right?''