Chapter 26

Lefiya was trying hard to stay awake. After surviving a <Violas> with a Level 4-like power, a group of <Violas> and those who commanded them she just wanted to rest, but she decided to stay awake, at least until she told her captain what had happened .

Nero and Astolfo took them to the camp, where the rest of [Hestia Family] and the executives of [Loki Family] received them. [Hestia Family] quickly went to the sleeping Bell, while Lefiya came down from Hippogriff and went to his [Family].

Nero and Astolfo talked about the fate of the men in robes as well as what they managed to get out of their clothes and the masquerade, which [Loki Family] happened to encounter when Nero and the others fell into the hole on |Fifty-First Floor|

Lefiya followed the executives while [Hestia Family] went to their tent to leave Bell resting. Lefiya followed them to the biggest tent in the camp, she just wanted to sleep and rest but needed to tell what happened. When he got there, Tiona, Tione, Ais and Bete were already there.

(Tiona): "Lefiya!"

She ran to the [Elf] and hugged her while the others sighed with relief, except for Beth, despite his expression becoming softer.

(Riveria): "I'm glad you survived."

(Finn): "I know you must be tired, after all Bell Cranel is already asleep, but I need you to tell us what happened."

Lefiya told everything she knew. Since they got lost trying to get back, when they decided to follow the persons in robe, the parasitic <Violas> and how they managed to survive.

(Gareth): "You did very well, Lefiya."

(Lefiya): "If it weren't for Bell I wouldn't have been able to survive that <Violas>..."

In fact, she would have died trying to activate her spells, without Bell to cover her, she would have met her end there, just as Bell would have met her end had it not been for Lefiya.

(Finn): "But what was that magic? Your Arcs Ray is not that powerful yet and has no dark part."

(Lefiya): "Did you see that?"

(Tione): "Whatever you have done has created a great pillar of light. That is how Nero and Astolfo came to you."

Lefiya was happy to have been so lucky, after all if it were to face those two with Bell almost passing out and she was already exhausted they would be in shit.

(Lefiya): "Bell activated his skills to help me."

(Tiona): "So the dark light was Little Argonaut?"

(Lefiya): "Yes, some spheres of light joined in one of Bell's hands, and after a while he released his magic, one without enchantment, to help mine."

(Riveria): "So he has an ability that increases the strength of his spells... and if he waited it must be a charge..."

(Gareth): "That's useful skill."

(Bete): "Did the brat do anything else?"

(Lefiya): "Yes... although I didn't quite understand what he did..."

(Finn): "What happened?"

(Lefiya): "Well... some purple marks appeared on all of his clothes, one of his eyes stopped being red and became an amethyst purple and part of his hair went black and combed back like a horn.. "

That was a lot for their heads, none of them were aware of a skill that changed the body that they use it.

(Gareth): "He looked quite normal when you came back."

(Lefiya): "After we got out of the hole, he fell and a smoke came out of the marks, his eye and his hair then he returned to normal."

(Finn): "Did his actions change with this change in appearance?"

(Lefiya): "His personality looked the same, but he managed to turn in a beam of purple light and his attacks seemed more powerful... the first one I paid attention to, when he made the attack three black tears appeared, as if his sword had three blades instead of one. "

(Riveria): "What was the impression he gave you at that time?"

She remembered him standing in front of her, trying to make sure that nothing attacked her and her heart started to beat a little faster, but she calmed down and remembered another impression she had.

(Lefiya): "It was as if ... the darkness in that place was helping him ... as if they were his weapons or even his companions ..."

The three executives just stared at each other but said nothing.

(Finn): "Thank you so much Lefiya, you can go rest. And you can go out too."

All the other members left, with Lefiya going straight to her tent and sleeping at the same time she went to bed.

Meanwhile, the three [Loki Family] executives kept talking.

(Gareth): "Bell Cranel is truly a treasure."

(Riveria): "Too bad he's not in our [Family]."

(Finn): "There is nothing we can do about it ... but what do you think of this skill?"

(Gareth): "What changed his appearance? It's something totally new, but like I said before, [Hestia Family] is full of weirdos."

The other two could only nod.

(Finn): "Do you think he's like Nero and Tamamo?"

(Riveria): "No, he doesn't give me that impression."

(Gareth): "Well ... let's just guarantee a friendly relationship with them."

The other two agreed and decided to end the day.

The next day, Bell woke up with his whole body aching, the feeling of being crushed was still there. Welf, Jack and Lili, who were in the tent at that time, saw that he woke up.

(Jack): "Mommy!" - She shouted and hugged him with tears in her eyes.

(Lili): "Master Bell."

(Welf): "Hey, Bell, how are you?"

(Bell): "I feel like my body was crushed, but other than that I'm fine. Am I at camp?"

(Welf): "Yes. Nero and Astolfo brought you and Lefiya."

(Lili): "I will call the others."

Lili left the tent leaving only the three in place.

(Welf): "What happened to you?"

(Bell): "Lefiya and I faced one of the new monsters." - he said while patting Jack's head.

(Welf): "I'm glad you're alive..."

Soon the others arrived and reacted in the same way as Jack.

(Nero & Tamamo & Astolfo): "Praetor / Master."

Bell sat down, feeling pain all over his body, and Nero and Tamamo hugged him.

(Bell): "I'm fine..."

(Nero): "Praetor, how did you end up in that situation?"

Bell told them everything, even the part of using darkness to increase his strength. He thought about keeping that detail hidden, but he considered Welf a member of his [Family] and would feel bad for hiding something from him, besides, Lefiya would possibly tell her [Family] and it would no longer be a secret.

(Welf): "Since when can you do such a thing?" he asked impressed.

(Bell): "I am still learning to control my ability."

(Tamamo): "But you can only use it at a time of great need." - She said in a severe tone.

At these times, Bell wondered if she was one of his future wives or if she was his mother.

(Bell): "It's not like I want to be discovered... or feel all the pain I'm feeling."

(Nero): "Can you get up?"

(Bell): "I think so."

Bell stood up, with every muscle screaming in pain, but managed to stay upright.

(Astolfo): "You can lean on my shoulder if you want to Master."

(Bell): "No, it's okay..."

(Lili): "Just don't overdo it..."

Bell realized that everyone was worried about him, and he felt bad about it, but he couldn't just stand by and be taken care of.

The group left the tent and found Lefiya, Ais, Tiona and Tione.

(Tiona): "Little Argonaut! Are you okay?"

(Bell): "It could be worse."

(Lefiya): "I think you should rest. You have gotten too tired from yesterday's battle."

(Bell): "I'm fine ... besides, just standing still makes me a little uneasy."

(Tione): "Since you really want to go for a walk, how about we show you Riviria?"

(Lili): "I think it's a very bad idea..."

(Tione): "Someone had more experiences, didn't they?"

(Lili): "You can bet that..."

(Ais): "We will only look."

(Tiona): "Then there's another place that I want you to see."

(Bell): "Are you all right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, although the girls looked worried when they faced the Bell. Hipogriff took care of the tent, after all they would go to a city of [Adventurers], some might not even care that Hippogriff is smart, or tame.

(Bell): "Now that I remember, who did I run into when I fell into the lake?"

(Ais): "Lord Hermes."

(Tione): "He was on one of the branches spying on us to take a shower."

(Bell): "What happened to him?"

(Tiona): "Nero and Tamamo took care of him."

Bell just turned to see the two of them, who had smiles on their faces, but it just made Bell even more afraid than they could do.

(Bell): "And I would like to apologize to the other girls who were taking a shower at the time."

(Tiona): "You don't need, Little Argonaut. Unlike Lefiya, the others realized that it wasn't your fault and they don't blame you for what happened."

Lefiya flushed with embarrassment at this comment from Tiona, which made things worse was that it was true.

After a while they reached Riviria. It was a city, or rather a village, rather simple. All buildings and walls were made of wood. It even had a watchtower. At the gate there was a phrase saying, 'Welcome, comrades'.

Before going through the gates, they came across two people. The [God] eavesdropper and the captain of his [Family]. When he saw Nero and Tamamo he winced a little, but managed to keep his smile.

(Hermes): "Hi guys."

(Bell): "Unc-! Lord Hermes."

(Hermes): "You can keep calling me Uncle Sem if you want, Bell."

(Asfi): "But first, I would like to thank you, Bell Cranel. Without you, we would not have been able to catch this eavesdropper."

(Bell): "I'm sorry for how far Nero and Tamamo may have gone."

(Asfi): "I admit it was a little bit exaggerated."

(Nero & Tamamo): "We think it was quite fair."

Hermes just shuddered again, that punishment created a trauma in his mind, one that he believed would last for the rest of eternity.

(Hermes): "Anyway, did you come to see the city?"

(Bell): "Yes."

(Hermes): "Do you mind if we accompany you?"

Bell didn't care, but the others seemed to have another opinion.

(Asfi): "Even if you refuse, he will simply follow you."

(Bell): "So it's better to have him around and avoid problems."

(Hermes): "It hurts a little that way."

They just entered the city and watched everything. From Lili's comments, Bell already imagined some things over the price, but that was ridiculous. A bag smaller than Lili's cost almost five times more than her bag.

(Tamamo): "Now I understand Lili's anger towards the city."

(Astolfo): "This really is almost a robbery ..."

(Lili): "It's like I said."

They continued walking through the city, until the moment Bell ran into a person, getting a little behind.

(????): "Look where you are going."

Bell looked at his face and was surprised to recognize him, it was the same guy who came to provoke him when they were at Jack and Astolfo's welcome party, and he was accompanied by the same people that day.

(Man): "|White Dawn Rabbit|?"

(Bell): 'You are the guy at the bar... "

(Man): "You will pay for that!"

(Bell): "I think my friend disagrees."

He stopped short and looked over his shoulder, it looks like Jack put a big shadow of fear on him.

(Man): "You-!"

At that time Ais decided to go to him.

(Ais): "Did something happen, Bell?"

(Bell): "Just some familiar faces."

(Man): "Do you know the |Sword Princess|?"

(Ais): "We are friends."

He just got frustrated and furious at the same time and went on his way with his two companions.

(Hermes): "What happened to him to act like that, Bell?"

(Bell): "He came to yell at me and the others in a bar, and Jack gave him a big scare."

(Asfi): "The child who has hair like yours? How?"

(Bell): "Try to find her."

Asfi looked around and didn't find her, which made her confused because she was sure she was with them.

(Asfi): "Where's she?"

(Jack): "BAAM!"

Asfi gave a surprised cry at Jack's shout and the nudge she received, and stared at the child. She didn't even feel her presence, and she just kind of disappeared.

(Jack): "You are dead."

That made Asfi afraid of Jack, a skill like that, it was not by chance that [Adventurers] backed off, and something told her that this same child who was smiling innocently was capable of killing someone.

(Asfi): "It seems that I underestimated you, I apologize."

(Jack): "Okay."

They continued with the tour, but there was not so much to see. After leaving Riviria, Tiona guided them to the hills. It was a bit complicated for Bell because the moment he started to climb, his body hurt again, but he held on to the top.

The view was beautiful from up there, with several crystals that indicated the day and night appeared in certain points of the forest below them.

(Bell): "It's very beautiful... and it just makes me wonder again why |Dungeon| created a |Floor| like this..."

(Asfi): "Some believe that, in fact, it is for the monsters to peel."

(Astolfo): "So this is a refuge for monsters, which we happen to be able to enjoy?"

(Asfi): "Exactly."

(Tiona): "Hey, Little Argonaut! What are you going to do from now on?"

(Bell): "In what sense?"

(Tiona): "About descending the |Dungeon|."

(Bell): "I would really like to keep going down... but maybe we will have some newcomers to [Family] when we get back, so it will be a while for that."

(Hermes): "Do you think Hestia will get more newbies?"

(Tamamo): "If the other [Family] treat them that they didn't even treat the Master, then it is quite possible."

(Tione): "What do you mean?"

Bell told how all [Family] rejected him because he was too young and how he ended up joining [Hestia Family].

(Asfi): "I think all the [Family] who rejected you are eating away at the inside now..."

They would corrode even more if they knew about the |Servants|.

(Lefiya): "But... why didn't you accept Bell in your [Family], Lord Hermes?"

(Hermes): "When Bell arrived in Orario I was away, I had gone to visit his grandfather, who unfortunately passed away, and Bell was no longer there."

(Ais): "And in the case of our [Family], the guards possibly didn't even let him in..."

(Tiona): "I'll punch them later."

They continued to make conversation and decided to return to the camp, with Hermes their captain saying goodbye to them and going in another direction. The 'night' descended on the |Eighteenth Floor|.

In a bar in Riviria, several adventurers were drinking and talking animatedly, with the exception of one, who was the same man that Jack scared at 'Hostess of Fertility', Mord Latro, the |Ruffian Dog|, member of [Ogma Family].

He was angry at Bell for the humiliation he suffered, both today and on the day of Astolfo and Lili's welcome party. He was no longer very happy with the time it took Bell to reach Level 2, since he himself took years, and is convinced that he had lied about the time, the one year |Sword Princess| it was already kind of hard to take, but a month and a half? It had to be a lie.

(Mord): "Shit! What kind of trick did that brat use to get here!"

Several [Adventurers] saw the Mord's reaction and found it funny.

(Adventurer 1): "You jealous, Mord?"

This phrase was accompanied by several laughs from the other adventurers, making the Mord's anger even greater.

(Mord): "Quit acting like this ain't your problem! That arrogant bastard's made it to the |Middle Floors|! He's making a fool of those of us who've been stuck here for years!"

This made the laughter stop and everyone [Adventurers] in the room winced.

(Adventurer 2): "...Well... yeah, that's no joke... but what're we supposed to 'bout ut?"

(Adventurer 3): "That brat was with the |Sword Princess|."

(Adventurer 4): "And from what I heard from some members of the [Loki Family], a member of the [Family] of the brat went down with the high command of the [Loki Family] until after the |Fiftieth Floor| and it seems that there is another member with the same level of strength. "

(Adventurer 5): "And I heard yesterday that he managed to deal with three <Ligerfangs> at the same time with the members of [Takemikazuchi Family]."

(Adventurer 6): "And he was with [God] Hermes and his captain earlier."

These statements lowered everyone's spirits. If they tried to mess with Bell it would mean messing with [Loki Family], with at least one person who was strong enough to accompany [Loki Family], [Takemikazuchi Family] and [Hermes Family]. It could be said that Bell until he had good connections, he just needed to be friends with [Freya Family]... although [Goddess] Freya would not mind going to help him.

But even so, the Mord's anger and frustration have not yet subsided.

(Mord): "My anger won't settle unless I discipline him... if we can get him alone..."

At that time, the two people least likely to appear in that place appeared. The messenger [God] himself, who had an evil smile, to say the least, and his captain, who was clearly not happy with his [God] while carrying something covered by a cloth.

(Hermes): "You're so easy to rile up."

All the customers looked at them and were surprised that he was there.

(Mord): "Hermes?!"

Mord quickly managed to regain his composure.

(Mord): "...What are you doing here? If ya wanted a drink, it'd be better for you to return to the surface first, y'know?"

(Hermes): "I overheard someone scheming, you see. My legs just carried me over here." - he said while laughing and sat in a chair in the same chair as the Mord.

(Mord): "...And what of it?"

(Hermes): "What are you saying? Do as you will. I also love children like you, you know? A world full of honor students is so boring." - he said while making a sign for Asfi to put what she was carrying on the table.

(Hermes): "Well, I can help... not directly of course, and also the charm to defeat monsters, I could legend it to you. A |Magical Item|, made by |Perseus|. I can guarantee its effectiveness . "

He removed the cloth from the top of the object that Asfi placed on the table, revealing a completely black helmet with a purple jewel right in the middle of the forehead. It was the 'Helm of Darkness', which allowed the wearer to remain invisible.

(Hermes): "Entertain me, Mord Latro. Give me an interesting show."

Mord didn't think twice. With that he could teach Bell a lesson.

(Mord): "How do you plan to help us?"

(Hermes): "I can ask to send a message asking Bell to go to a certain place, and then you will be waiting for him."

Mord didn't know why Hermes was helping him, and he didn't even care.

(Mord): "Very well... where?"

(Hermes): "On the cliff here, where you can see the entire forest. You know where it is, don't you?"

Mord just nodded, that place was a meeting place at Under Resort.

(Hermes): "So... see you tomorrow."

He got up and left the bar happily with Asfi right behind him. She just couldn't understand why Hermes wanted to do that to Bell. Just by the nickname, she could see that Bell had a great affection for him, not to mention the said friendship with his grandfather.

(Hermes): "You are wondering why I do this, are you?"

(Asfi): "Yes, especially with what I found out about your relationship with Bell Cranel."

(Hermes): "We can say... it is a kind of test."

Hermes remembered conversations with Bell's grandfather while Bell himself was out or was asleep, in particular two, and he had to make sure that Bell was really ready.

The next day, Bell stayed in the tent. Although for some reason his body was no longer aching, to his enormous happiness, the rest of his group insisted that he stay in the tent and rest. Apparently [Loki Family] would split into two groups to go up, and [Hestia Family] would accompany the second group.

Bell wanted to be able to say goodbye to those who would go in the first group, but as the rest of the staff insisted, he stayed in the tent and asked them to say goodbye in his place, even Jack went with them. Shortly after her companions left, the captain of [Hermes Family] appeared.

(Asfi): "Good morning, Bell Cranel."

(Bell): "Good morning Miss Asfi. I thought you and Lord Hermes would be gone by now."

(Asfi): "Lord Hermes decided to wait for the second group. Anyway, he told me that he wants to see you on that hill yesterday."

(Bell): "Well... I'm going to hear a lot from the staff... but I think I can take it... besides I would like to ask some questions."

(Asfi): "Unfortunately, I can't accompany you. I have to make sure that my group is ready when I leave."

(Bell): "Alright."

Asfi left quickly leaving the Bell alone in the tent. Something told him that he would need his armor, but he dismissed that thought when he remembered that it would be just him and [God] Hermes.

He left the tent, only with his back coat, and went towards that same hill. When he reached the top, he found no one. He thought that Hermes just hadn't arrived yet, or had a problem with his group, so he decided to wait.

Shortly thereafter a large group of [Adventurers], led by Mord Latro, appeared and blocked the only available path.

(Bell): "You again..."

(Mord): "I saw you coming here... and I decided it was time to teach you a lesson."

(Bell): "A lesson? First, I don't even know who you are. Second, why would you want to teach me a lesson?"

(Mord): "I am Mord Latro, the |Ruffian Dog| from [Ogma Family]. And I am going to teach you a lesson in order not to make fun of us."

(Bell): "Make fun of you? And how did I make fun of you?"

(Mord): "You haven't had a month since you became a Level 2, and you're already here."

(Bell): "And?"

(Mord): "Do you know how long it took each of us to get here?"

(Bell): "So... just because I got here... you want to teach me a lesson."

(Mord): "Correct."

(Bell): "Are you an idiot?"

(Mord): "What?!"

(Bell): "I asked if you are an idiot. Just because someone has achieved something do you want to 'teach' them a lesson? This is an idiot's behavior to me."

That made the Mord's anger, as well as that of the other [Adventurers], even greater.

(Mord): "You came totally unprepared... I will love to teach you a lesson." - he said while drawing his sword, a thin sword that was bigger than Bell's swords, with a wicked smile on his face, just like the other [Adventurers].

The 'Helm of Darkness' was attached to his waist, but he didn't think he would need it, because as far as he could see, Bell was unarmed.

Bell just sighed, he knew he had people who didn't like his time, or didn't believe him. He wondered where Argonaut's ideas, |Dawn|, ended up, but he didn't care about that at the moment.

He raised his arm and invoked the 'Promise of Light', making all [Adventurers] go wide-eyed.

(Bell): "I think it won't be that easy." he said as he stood and stared at him.

Mord hesitated for a second and wondered if he really should continue with this idea, something about the white-haired boy made him lose confidence, but it was too late to go back.

He came forward with a shout and made a vertical attack, which Bell easily deflected with a turn and hit the side of his body with the flat part of the blade, after being hit, Mord tried to hit Bell with his sword making a horizontal cut , but Bell crouched down and gave him a pointy, making him hit some crystals he had nearby, breaking some.

These crystals looked resistant, but they were quite brittle, and quickly became powder. Mord picked up some of that same powder and walked over to Bell. When he was close enough, he attacked again with the sword in a vertical movement, which Bell easily repelled, but then Mord threw the crystal powder into Bell's eyes, temporarily blinding him.

While Bell staggered and faked himself for making such a stupid mistake of not paying attention to his opponent as a whole, Mord stuck his sword in the ground and placed 'Helm of Darkness' and was invisible at once.

When Bell saw again, his opponent was gone, but the other [Adventurers] were still there as well as the Mord's sword, which could mean just two things, either he set up an ambush or he was invisible.

However, there were not many crystals around and those that had reached only Bell's waist, and his opponent was about 10 centimeters bigger than Bell, which made Bell think that his opponent had an item to be invisible.

But that was not a problem for Bell, as long as he still had feelings, Bell could easily find him. He started seeing people's auras, and was surprised to see so much anger at [Adventurers] who were blocking the way. It seems that the frustration was really great.

Bell started looking for his opponent and found him. He was coming towards him calmly, after all he had no way of knowing that invisibility was useless against Bell, especially with his anger being greater than that of the others.

Bell thought of playing this ignorant game, but he had to go back to his group. If Nero or Tamamo knew about this, they would have a bloodbath here.

Bell advanced on the Mord and began to attack. Mord's eyes widened as he dodged Bell's attacks awkwardly since he didn't have his sword.

(Mord): 'How does he know where I am?! He shouldn't be able to see me! '

He was not the only one who was surprised, the audience was confused by the fact that Bell attacked only one place instead of looking everywhere. And the most distant audience, which consisted of [God] Hermes and members of his [Family] as well.

(Asfi): "Why is he attacking that specific place?"

(Hermes): "I think... that's where Mord Latro is."

(Asfi): "But how can he know that ?!"

Even though she didn't like the idea of ​​her [God], she was always dedicated to making | Magical Item |, and was sure that the 'Helm of Darkness' made the person not to be seen, but for someone who saw the feelings this was totally useless.

(Hermes): "Intuition...? No... it must be a skill..."

While the doubt invaded the minds of those who watched Bell fight, he decided to end it. Although he saw the aura, he was not sure of his opponent's actions, so he used his imagination.

After making a vertical attack, he tripped with the spin, and was happy to feel that he hit something, causing the Mord to fall on his back. Before he managed to get up, Bell placed one of his feet where he imagined it would be the dlee's chest, and didn't let him get up.

(Bell): "Are you going to take off your |Magical Item|, or am I going to have to punch you all up until I find it?" - he threatened by placing the tip of the 'Promise of Light' next to his foot.

Mord didn't even think it would be a bluff, just by Bell's eyes, he could see that Bell was going to fulfill that threat. He quickly took the 'Helm of Darkness' off his head and tossed it aside.

(Mord): "How did you find me? This |Magical Item| should make me invisible!"

(Bell): "And you stayed. But if you really want to hide from me, you will have to stop being a being with thoughts and emotions."

(Mord): "How?!"

(Bell): "It doesn't matter... but why all the rage?"

(Mord): "I already said. It's because you mocked us."

Bell just stayed silent. They were idiots.

(Bell): "Do you know how I got here?"

(Mord): "No, but I'm sure it was with some dirty trick!"

Bell heard the other [Adventurers] agree to shouting.

(Bell): "SILENCE!"

Everyone was silent, no one dared to make a single sound. Even [Hermes Family] obeyed that word.

(Bell): "A dirty trick? Do you happen to know how much I trained? Do you happen to know how much I dedicated myself to it? Coming to Orario and going down |Dungeon| where several [Heroes] have ventured has been my dream since the five years. Since I got here I have dedicated myself body and soul for it. And since the other members of my [Family] got together, that dedication has only increased. "

The others just stayed silent listening to his words.

(Bell): "Do you know how I got here? Because I went to the limit! I dedicated myself to my descents in the |Dungeon|. It wasn't just for the money, or for the fame. It was because I wanted to follow in the footsteps of others who went down here. And that's why you've been here for years. ANSWER ME! WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT DOWN TO |DUNGEON| WITH THE PURPOSE TO GO MORE THAN YOU ARE ABLE? "

Bell saw a new form of darkness appearing in those people's auras, including what was under his foot, it was shame. Bell was right, after arriving here they kind of stagnated because they didn't see much reason to keep going down after taking so long.

(Bell): "You stopped having that goal when you thought it was enough. But it never crossed my mind. I want to go further! I want to go where few have arrived! I won't just be content with that! So stop taking your frustration out on those who are really committed and try to strive for yourselves. If not, why do you carry the title of [Adventurers] if you can't even do the least, to go further?!"

They were all just with their heads down, none of them was able to answer or look at the white-haired boy, especially when his words were so true. After all, the first supposed [Adventurer] was Argonaut, and he didn't have the greed they had, he ventured because he wanted to, because it was an adventure.

Their way of life kind of disgraced the meaning of being an [Adventurer]. Bell looked back at his opponent, who had an embarrassed look on his face.

(Bell): "Do you want to continue?"

(Mord): "...No..."

Bell smiled a little and took his foot off his chest and held out his hand. Mord just looked at him in surprise, but accepted the outstretched hand.

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