training!

VermaWyrda, yeh you were right, that reaction didn't suit Eina.

I changed it, she is still attracted, but she doesn't have a panty crisis anymore.

thanks for pointing it out!

also...everyone focused on Bob being a demon, but no one even pointed out, or commented about the fact that I said that there is MORE than one dungeon? I see you guys have your priorities straight.

=========

---???---

Loki.

She remembers Loki.

Tomboyish.

A prankster.

Trickster.

A pervert.

And a friend.

She likes Loki. Her children are always treated more nicely, with more chances of survival than normal. The monsters she sends toward them are more "rich" in flavor so they could gain more exelia from Loki blessing.

Lately, a new child of her friend had caught her attention. His life force suggests that he is a male 14year-old boy, his soul shines with such brightness that it stunned her when she felt him enter the dungeon in Orario. Mainly because a 14-year-old with such an enormous amount of magic is something that happens once in a...she would need to invent a new word to describe how long it takes.

Such enormous magical talent...and from a human nonetheless. And he was the child of Loki, so she observed him on his first dungeon dive.

And the more she observed, the more interested she became in him. He invoked magic in a similar way as the gods, he was able to summon creatures that radiated holy energy. A summoner is not something she saw in...eons? She was not sure.

There was even this one time when he summoned that weird apple plated with gold.

But that summoning felt different, she didn't know how but there was no magical energy used, it was something unusual, something she didn't know about.

This child is a promising mage, she should nurture his magic even further. Loki will be happy.

hmm...she should also help him with his physical abilities now that she thinks about it.

Yes, she should! It's decided, the next time he comes to the dungeon she will present him with a feast!

---meanwhile in the Twilight Manor---

"I'm doing it! I'm doing it!" Lefiya yelled happily and presented her lightning-covered hand to Bell and Riveria.

"Very good, soon you will be able to fire spells like I do without any problem!" Bell praised and gave the exited elf a thumbs up.

Both him and Riveria watched her getting excited. Riveria paled a second later when she saw her student point her palm at a training target.

"oh boy..." Bell said worriedly just before it happened.

The lightning in Lefiya palm shot out with two large arcs of electric energy, but instead of shooting forward, one shot out to the side hitting the wall, and the second did a 180 turn and-

"{lesser shield}"

-tried to hit its caster, but was fortunately stopped by Riveria who already learned all of Bell spells.

Tch! knife ears and their magical talent! what bullshit is that!

Bell sent the younger elf a silent prayer when he saw a furious Riveria March toward her.

BONK!

Riveria staff made contact with Lefiya head.

The scary thing about this is that Riveria casual swing released wind pressure and Lefiya not only still had her head in one piece but reacted with a simple quiet "ouch".

"stupid girl, I told you to concentrate and visualize the runes properly before firing!" The elven princess scolded her apprentice, who hang her head down in shame.

Bell just stood awkwardly in place.

<the King of Death is intrigued by the magical phenomenon.>

'you are? haven't you seen it happen in your world?' Bell thought.

If the mental image for a rune is visualized wrong or is not clear enough, there is a chance for the spell to be unsuccessful. It either dies down or goes out of control just like he saw a few seconds ago.

He has no such problems. The spells and all the runes were installed into his brain by the system once he receives them, so he is always able to visualize the perfect image for any rune or magic circle that is a part of his current spell list.

Lefiya and Riveria need to memorize every detail of every rune and lines of the magic circle to use Tier magic and make sure they have a perfect mental image before they fire the spell.

Riveria memorized everything in 1 day from what she told him.

And Lefiya took only 3 days, today she is testing out the last 2 spells that she didn't try out yet. She is also so enthusiastic about casting spells without a chant that she lost control of her spell.

While he did have a theory on why she is so eager to learn magic that didn't require a chant, it's nothing he is sure about. After all this Danmachi world is different from the manga he read.

Gods seemed to have more godly abilities in the mortal world.

Loki is more mother-like to her children.

Bete fucking apologized.

And Anakitty is a bigger pervert. Or at least shameless enough to not mind being seen naked.

Bell felt a weight on his shoulder. "think about the devil and she shall come" the boy spoke making the cat girl who rested her chin on his shoulder smile teasingly.

"Ara~ you were thinking about me~?" she sang into his ear. "You're a cute kid Bell, but im already in love with someone else. Sorry~" she said, not sounding sorry at all.

"what do you want Aki?" the boy asked while using the nickname given to her by the rest of the Loki familia. Anakitty is too much of a mouthful after all.

"wanna spar?" the girl mumbled (yes, mumbled) curiously and give Bell a side-eye glance.

"I don't think im much of a challenge for you, go find someone else if you want a good fight."

"you're not a challenge for me, but im a challenge for you. Right?"

Well, of course, she was. Bell could barely react to her speed when she was obviously holding back the first time they fought, his spells had no effect, and the only reason why he managed to land a hit in the first place is because she didn't expect her sword to break on contact with a Rasengan.

Hell, his currently strongest spell, which rains fire arrows at the enemy did absolutely nothing to her! not even a scratch or burn! The only damage he had done was to her clothes!

So...yeah, she was a challenge. To "defeat" her in a sparring match Bell would need to go way beyond his limits. But why is she asking him that? could it be...

"do you...are you telling me you want to train me?"

"Yup."

"why?"

"Im bored."

seems legit.

"fuck it, why not" Bell shrugged his shoulders and notified the two elves that he is going to train with Aki. Bell and Aki then found themselves a more spacious area for their spar and prepared themselves.

Anakitty took her sword, and Bell grabbed his magic staff. "be light on your feet, you need to be ready to run and reposition if a monster gets too close to you." with that said, the catgirl exploded into motion, and the casual way she did it made Bell once again remember how much of a difference there is between an LV4 and a LV1.

Anakitty didn't even look like she was trying to go fast.

"{Fire Bolt}" and just like that, his training began.

---Loki office.---

"that's him" Loki said and watched Freya getting horny while observing her son training with her daughter through the window in her office.

'what is wrong with you.' the trickster thought. She is a pervert herself, but nothing compared to Freya level of perversion.

"Ah~" Freya moaned "he shines even more now." the Goddess of love said and shivered.

'maybe I shouldn't give up on you?' Freya thought.

Loki on the other hand eyed her quietly. She did not miss the implication of her fellow Goddess statement.

He shines even more now.

Now.

So Freya has been watching Bell before? Well, no matter...once she strikes the deal with Odin even Freya will not dare to try and steal Bell away from her.

Loki smirked. Freya is clever, but not clever enough, the horny fool doesn't even know that she is being played with.