Chapter 19

Note: Before reading, this was written by the past me not the current so all the blame should go to the past me right???. Also beware of cringe overdose. Stay safe.

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Looking around, I saw some of the previous party items along with the items from the adventurers that I recently killed, so I stashed every usable thing in my bag and changed my rune to the wind rune. There was no need to waste useful resources. At least that's what I used to convince myself to take all the drops and items.

I then spent the rest of the time walking to the surface while carrying Lili , avoiding adventurers and monsters on the way with my wind tracking spell.

When I got to the surface, I went towards the guild to sell my loot and explain what happened in the dungeon. I soon entered the guild while carrying Lili which earned me a few glances as to why the black hunter was carrying a child. I soon found my dungeon advisor Rose and explained the series of events.

"Sigh, must have been a crapy day for you. But that's just how Orario is. The only reason I can think of as to why a child with no falna was in the dungeon is that, she was used as bait or a scape goat for other adventurers when they let their guard down, after which the bait is killed to hide what they did. Guess this little girl was lucky she met you".

What Rose said shocked me quite a bit as Lili might have died from the butterfly effect of my actions. The adventurers that I saved were meant to die, so me saving them caused Lili to be chosen as bait for adventurers, so they could steal loot when the adventurers let their guard down. Seeing my shocked face Rose gave me a suggestion.

"Take a break from the dungeon for a while. You have been dungeon diving everyday for the past 6 months. Please rest and if you need to talk come to me or go to your goddess ok" she said as she stroked the sleeping Lili's head in my lap.

"Thank you Rose, will do so" I replied.

"What do I do about this girl" I asked.

"You can drop her by the orphanage or take her in yourself. That is what I say as your advisor. But in my personal opinion, I wouldn't recommend the orphanage, it is close to the slums. But if you have no other choice send her there." Rose said in a serious tone.

I needed a porter but Lili looked too young to do any of that and it would take a few years to train her before I can even phantom relying of her to support me. My conscience wouldn't let me abandon her as I knew her from the show so I decided to take her home to join my familia.

"Sigh, I will take her with me" I said in resignation. It wasn't that I was that good of a person or that I was doing it with motives in mind but I felt these choices was just me being me and a small reason was that I knew her from watching the anime.

My decision to take Lili with me seemed to earn me some Rizz points with Rose as she smiled and invited me to have dinner someday when she was free.

Walking back home, I drew a bit of attention to myself but I didn't mind. I mean a guy wearing a black cloak is already shady enough but a guy wearing a black cloak while carrying a child that was covered in blood and sleeping looked super suspicious. I went to several stores to buy some supplies with the money I earned from the dungeon today.

Arriving home I met Bahamut in the living room, reading a book as she looked bored.

"I am home" I said.

"Welcome home Draco" she said while smiling before she noticed that I was carrying someone.

"Who is that" she asked while inspecting the girl. I then proceeded to tell her about all the events that occurred today in the dungeon.

Her emotions fluctuated between shock, anger, relief and then anger again. But she eventually calmed down.

"You can talk to me you know" she said as she seemed to have noticed my constant nightmares at night.

"Thank you, will do so when ready" I said as I gave her a small hug. After which we had dinner and slept with Lili.

Well those were the series of events that led to my current negative thought spiral. Was I doing good by saving people, What butterfly effects were my actions causing, have I caused the death of any canon characters by accident, What was the cause for my species extinction, Was i truly the last, why were people so cruel???.

These thoughts plagued my mind on the one day I decided to rest. It became so intense that I had to find an outlet, so I called to Bahamut my goddess to talk about my worries. Well except for certain secrets that I would take to the grave like, Me being a reincarnator from another world.

Lili was still asleep for some reason but her vitals were all ok. So me and my goddess went to the living room. I talked about all my insecurities, the reason for my nightmares, the thoughts on my race and about people. Well she helped me make a breakthrough mentally as she gave me a different perspective to my actions.

"You may have doubts for saving those adventurers but do not forget that not all of them are bad. You saved this little girl because you heard a scream for help. You did the right thing and haven't killed any innocents. Justice is on your side and I am on your side to, so please keep positive and cheer up. The world may not be all flowers and rainbows but it is still a beautiful world isn't it??" her word made me cry for a while. Which was shocking as I couldn't remember the last time I cried. It made me feel so much better and harden my resolve we talked for a while but I realized she didn't say anything regarding my race.

Seeing my contemplating face. "If you want to know, grow stronger" she said in a very serious tone. She didn't look like she would back down so I stopped pushing. The sound of the room door could be heard opening as this drew both our attention.

*Gasp*

I woke up on the bed in a room that I didn't know. My name is Liliruca Arde and I am a pallum. My parents died when I was 3.

They were part of a familia called the Soma familia. I was to join when I reached the age of five but they died before then. Feeling a 3 year old kid was a liability for the familia, I was taken to the orphanage close to the slums. My parents may have left something for me but I was too young to do anything in that situation.

The orphanage was poor and food hardly came by. The street of the slums were filled with death and crime and I had heard of some unspeakable things around. The kids that were too hungry were forced to steal or find a way to earn money, so when I was six I decided to go to the guild in hopes of entering a familia for both protection and to work, but reality failed me again and I was rejected so I started to steal for a while.

I am currently 7 and word on the street is that there are some adventurers looking for a porter and the pay is good. It felt suspicious to me but stealing in the street can only get you so far. So I dived at the opportunity. The adventurer party I joined consisted of five men. 4 humans and a Dwarf.

I didn't know how a 7year old pallum was going to help them but they paid upfront so I didn't question anymore. We entered the dungeon but I was snuck in a bag which seemed even more suspicious to me, but it was too late to back down as I was already in the dungeon. Running around on my own would spell my death so I had to comply with their demands.

We walked for a long time which was exhausting for my small body but I couldn't complain. We kept walking until we reached a dead end corridor with some hidden spaces. I didn't know what floor we were on but most of the floor was covered in mist.

"Listen here runt, you will fake your injury there and attract the adventurers attention got it" he screamed but I had to nod. I didn't know what they would do if I didn't comply.

They covered me in a red substance while they hid in several hidden crevices while one of them went somewhere.

After a few minutes the one that left came back bringing 3 adventurers. Two of them were male and the last female.

"Please here is our supporter, she got injured by monsters and she still very young please help us, we have no potions" The man that returned said. I knew he was lying but they were 5 and these new adventurers were 3 so I could guess who would win and didn't move.

The 2 men of the three adventurers looked apprehensive to approach but since the woman went towards me, they had no choice but to follow. The next scenes were brutal as the 3 adventurers were murdered. With my role finished I sneakily stashed some loot from the bag in my clothes around my chest while the 5 guys were talking about something.

The loot I took was some kind of hide but since it was from the dungeon it was definitely valuable. The next thing I knew a sword slashed my chest and I lost consciousness. The next time I opened my eyes, I saw a someone wearing a black cloak. So I mustered the strength to ask for help as I didn't want to die.

The man fed me something and did something else and the pain stopped. He then asked me my name, which I managed to say before I fell unconscious again. I then woke up in this strange room now.