fighting and returning to surface

soon enough, hohenheim was surrounded by 30 dungeon lizards, he casually looked around and from the bag he is carrying took another knife and did the same process he did on the first ones, now with two knives in hands, he ran towards the first lizard, he striked his hand towards it's head, the lizard defend using it's two limbs, but like a knife cutting throughout the butter, it cut it's hands, the teen didn't lose the chance and strike the neck separating the head from the body,

the other lizards were enraged seeing how pitful human killed their brethren this easily, and the whole amount rushed towards towards in bloodlust

*CHAAALKKA* they screamed in union, hohenheim jumped in the air, but not before letting the alchemy lightning rushed through his feet to the ground, the lightning moved on the ground,and in miraculous fashion, the ground which wasn't rigid, pointy, become as smooth and frictionless as ice!

the lizards that rushed towards him crashed into each other, the claws and fangs penetrate the skin and flash, resulting in reducing their numbers to half!

"heh, easy peasy." hohenheim smirked as he looked at the half dead lizards, the poor monsters didn't even register what happened,in a moment they were in a rush to slaughter their prey, in another, they are in tangled in each other, but before they even could get up, the ground beneath them shifted into sharp pieces of rocks, and because of the late reaction they had, they were hopelessly die infront of the prey they think they had...

*haaaaa," hohenheim took a deep breath, the last move took a quite of his stamina, and whatever the other thing that drained him, but not enough to give him problem, he search the bag for a bit and found something interesting

"low quality mind potion? what's that?" he smelled the liquid but it didn't have smell, so he bit the bullet and drink portion of it, soon the mild headache he had disappeared, he expression delighted, "so that's what keeps draining! mind! what a weird way to name it..but it makes sense I guess..." and he search for more and found..."low quality stamina potion." that one is pretty clear to him, so he drink some, and the fatigue he felt disappeared too

"what a fascinating recipe! and it's made by this world's alchemy! I can't wait to study those things!" he looked around more and find some rusted armor, some weapons too, and another potions which was low quality health potion,he didn't need it as he didn't get hurt, and all lizards have died, he took the rusted armor, fixed a bit and wear it," now I looked like a proper looking adventurer with rather good gear."

he never need gears in his life, so it's a new experience to him, and during the previous battle, he felt the thrill of it in his veins, he never felt like this at all! while he was immortal, he never find out worth it to fight for, at least before meeting his late wife, but even then he didn't struggle with life, feeling the blood rushing througt his heart, and experiencing the continuous pumping gave him a meaning to be alive again, he used to travel around and read to ease his boredom, but now their is a new way to enjoy life!

"but sadly, it's seems I couldn't analyze magic stones..." he said with head shake, he wanted to know from what the stone is made of, but it's seems it had immediate reaction from his alchemy, he needs to the slow approach for this one..

"well it least these lizard dropped something." he shurgged his shoulders and looked into the item the lizards dropped after he removed their stones, of course he tried to run his alchemy on one of corpses but it immediately turned into ashes leaving the stone behind, so he didn't try it more

"out of 30 something monster, only 3 dropped an item, so saying that's it has 10% drop rate is reasonable"

(wiki says it doesn't drop, so I'll make it up.)

"3 lizard skin. making durable clothes out of it seems possible." this time when he ran he alchemy it didn't burn out, and the now the three skins sowed together to make a regular clothes for him to wear, "it's fortunate I know my measurement, alchemy is cheat." he laughed lightly and wear the clothes under his armor, now he really looks like full pledged adventurer, the last thing he need a falna, and become complete

"well, I should go up, it's almost evening." he cleaned around, took everything he needs from the bag, and modified to make it smaller, he moved up the floors.

******

after one hour, he reached the surface, he took few stops to kill few goblins, kobolds, and lizards, he didn't need to use alchemy with them, as with his knives, and the swords he made with similar fashion, this surface floors monsters couldn't even make him serious, one thing he regret, that upon killed the monsters, he noticed that part of it is trying to access his soul, but couldn't let it in, he sighed at the scene, as it's seems that the only way is to seek a deity, '...if I had my philosopher's stone, maybe I can get it...'

but shook his head in denial, 'I don't even want to think about that cursed thing, I like living this way... losing my immortality is worth it, besides leveling up seems to extend lifespan, so here that.' he didn't doubt with his experience, reaching a higher than the current highest level isn't matter of if, only when...

he walked around until he stops at the accountants table, upon reached it he looked around, and saw the previous girls who helped became an adventurer, he walked there only to see their Surprised look

"van-kun! you are alive!" the half-elf busty glasses girl said with relief tone, next to her office rose, her face did not show much, but it has some relief expression on it, she of course, didn't want the adventurer she register today to die on his first day..

hohenheim smiled, "why I won't be?"

"well, we saw your teammates rushed through the exists looked terrified, so we assume the worst." Eina said with worried face and looked up and down to see any wounds on the young boy, but not only she didn't find any, his whole gear is looked different! if before he looked that entered the dungeon the first time, now he can tell he has years under his belt and anyone would believe him!

"ahem! can we, get more private room?" hohenheim looked around, he realized entering like this wasn't very wise, still it's in the realm of control, so he wasn't very worried

Eina then calmed down and nodded, Evry Client deserve privacy, rose came too because she was too bored, the trio entered a secured room

"the room is made with sound isolating magic, so feel free to say anything." Eina said with a smile

hohenheim nodded and was interested to know how this 'magic' work, but he didn't get sidetracked, and told them what happened basically.

Eina growing ferious,"this low-level scum! how dare they leave the the adventurer they literally made on his first day!?"

"... that way I despise adventurers." rose said coldly, hohenheim raised an eyebrow, rose noticed her tone and immediately apologized, "I'm deeply sorry, I let my emotions get ahead of me."

"haha, no need to say anything, I understand." hohenheim chuckled, and waved his hand, "but people comes in different colors, so I hope you don't assume all of them have the same one." he said with calm smile

"...thank you." for the first time, rose slightly smiled, "usually young people are hot-headed, so it's rather refreshing to meet someone collected."

"why thank you, and make you smile sure removed any unsatisfaction I had." he said with a laugh

rose felt her cheeks heat up, but forced a cough, "*cough* anyway, do you know how the explosion occurred?" she changed the subject tactfully, which was unusual for straightforward woman like her, Eina noticed this, but didn't comment, as she was more interesting in his answer

"ah, I made it." he said with embarrassed smile

"huh? how?"

"err, I was playing with some magic stone, and suddenly it glew brighter, I throw it immediately and soon after it exploded." he explained vaguely

"that's unusual....but not very rare.." Eina said after thinking a bit, "then...how do you survive?...and from where this clothes.."

"oh, I killed the 30 lizards, and the next part is secret." he said with calm smile

"... you killed...."

"...30 lizards..."

"...on your first day..."

"without falna...."

"yep."

"... how many stones do you have?" Eina ask

"hmm? about 60."

"30*1500 (1500 per lizards stone) + 1200* 30 (1200 for goblins/kobolds) = ...81k vlais!" rose calculate his income

"hoh? not bad." hohenheim nodded in satisfaction.

"huh?! not bad?! it's literally your first day!" Eina couldn't hold this absurdity anymore, "people who get 10% of that is considered incredibly talented and Lucky! and you got 10 times! what that makes you?!"

"Lucky handsome?" he said with chuckle, "I'm just built different." he said with shurg

Eina blankly stared at him, and sighed, "... fine, keep your secrets!, but please tell me, what are you going to do now?"

"what do you mean?"

"well, will you file complaint?" rose asks

"hmm, nope, that way I'm free from those lunatics." he said with smile

"good, staying away from these guys is for the best." Eina nodded," but you still need to join a familia."

"well, do you have a recommendation?"

"if you announce your achievement, I believe even the big shots like Freya or Loki familia will fight for you to join them" Eina said with a smile

"hmm, then nah." hohenheim said with head shock

"why? with their backing you can grow in safe environment." rose asked with a frown

"...as tempted as it's is...I prefer not..I'm free spirit...and for me to joining them is akin to tie strings to my limbs and live as a doll." he said calmly, "I would rather starts with someone from the bottom, there I can continue with my own pace, without freedom restrictions."

rose pursed her lips and didn't say anything, she understands his point, but didn't mean she agrees, same with Eina, but as professional, she has to do as the client preference, so she said after thinking a bit, "well, there is one...a goddess which recently descent from heaven, she search for a child for couple of months now, but no avail..."

"hoh? which one?"

"goddess Hestia."

"the virgin goddess of hearth." hohenheim said with interest, mythical gods that was myth in his world was quite interesting to him, "why then couldn't find a child? isn't she popular?"

"well...she is..in heaven, but gods can tell if you lying, so anyone with unpure motives didn't dare to get near her, she is now selling potatoes in some shop."

"...a goddess selling potatoes..." hohenheim barely held his laugh, " she has her own difficulties I see...., well I got interested, where she is living?"

"...in an church here." Eina point the direction in map she had, "thanks Eina. by the way can you make me an account for the money I have?"hohenheim smiled and said

"of course!" Eina entered the worker mode and immediately made him an account, "here, that's a guild card, can be used to take buy things anywhere on oroio." she handed him the carded which he took it , "quite convenient."

"it is." Eina smiled

"well, so you both latter,"

"wait!" rose said suddenly

"hmm? what is it?"

"take this." she gives a book, "it's has everything on monster up to 12 floor, it should good for you for a while."

"really thank you rose!" hohenheim held her hands and said with bright smile, rose felt his big hands, didn't felt as repulsive as she thought, but immediately pulled, "ahem, I just hope you don't die early."

"that really kind of you." he smiled and took he leave soon after, the room then had only the two girls

Eina stars at rose for a while

"...what?!" rose said in displeasure

"that's the nicest thing you did to an adventurer, hmm" she said while smiling playfully

"... same to you! usually you keep professional, yet with him, it's different!" rose said

Eina looked sideways with a blush, "I'm just impressed by his potential, that it!"

"yeah right..." rose said sarcastically, "let hope he gets what he wants then"

"yeah..."