Another failure and the goddess in love(corrected)

--- POV Mark ---

"Well guys, the lesson is over. Remember that next week there will be a test on the last lessons. "

"Another one already!"

"And I was hoping to spend the weekend playing."

Looking at the scene before my eyes, I immediately remembered where I was.

'Isn't this the middle school I went to?'

In fact, I could see the classroom the same as the one in my memories, and the professor in front of us was the one who assigned tests almost every week.

"Looks like a trip to the lake will be postponed, haaa." -Sighed Selene, as she got up and walked towards a brown-haired boy, who was finishing writing something.

Looking at the person in front of me, I couldn't help but show a strange expression and the reason was simple, the person sitting was me.

'What a strange feeling to see me of the past.' -I thought intriguing.

"Hey, Mark are you done? It's better if we go, it looks like it's going to rain." -Selene said to Mark.

"Yes I did, we can go." -Said Mark, as he stood up.

As the two walked through the corridors, I noticed that many people were watching Selene. Even though I couldn't see her face, being inside her, I had the memories and I knew that even at that age she was beautiful, only that the past me saw her only as a childhood friend.

'I was really dense when I was young.' - I thought ironic.

Meanwhile, Mark and Selene had come out of school but were forced to take out their umbrellas due to the rain.

"Because of the professor we can't go to the lake." -Said Selene, as she kicked a puddle.

"Come on, it's not the end of the world, there will be other occasions." -Said Mark trying to stay positive.

"Can you even tell with your problem?" -Selene told him, as she turned to look at him.

"Maybe this time it will be better." -He said with a smile, but I could understand what he was feeling.

At that time, the stress of maintaining people's expectations of me was starting to appear. Every time before a test, I would study as much as possible, but the moment I had the paper in my hand all the things I had in my head disappeared quickly. The only thing I could think about was not letting my parents down and making people recognize me, not knowing that I was limiting myself.

'If only I had immediately understood that my parents only wanted my happiness, I could have enjoyed them better.' - I thought sadly.

"You are smart Mark, all you have to do is stay calm and see how you will get top marks." -Selene told him to cheer him up while patting him on the shoulder.

By then the two had already come a long way and Selene had arrived at her home.

"Well Mark, see you tomorrow and try not to stay up all night doing research." -She told him sternly.

"Yes yes mom." - Mark said wearily.

Smiling at him, Selene began to climb the stairs, but because of the rain, the steps were wet and the moment she placed her foot, she slipped and fell to the ground, but strangely it hadn't hurt.

'Oh I remember this scene, I turned around for a moment and saw Selene fall and the moment I noticed it, I managed to soften the fall.'

"Selene are you okay?!" - Mark asked her worried.

"O-Oh yes thank you. Wait, I should ask you how are you, you're bleeding!" -Selene said, as she moved away from Mark, only to see that his arm was bleeding.

"Don't worry, I just scrubbed the floor. The important thing is that you are fine. " - He said smiling while patting her on the head.

"Don't treat me like a little girl, now come in and get checked, my dad should be inside." -Selene said while helping him to get up.

At that point, Mark was forced to enter and after having his wound checked and bandaged by Selene's father, he was allowed to return home.

Just being able to watch these scenes, which I had forgotten by now, put a smile on my lips.

After the situation had calmed down, Selene headed to her room, where she buried her face on the pillow.

"I hope his wound won't hurt tomorrow, plus he had to support my whole body, who knows if he thinks that I'm heavy."

'It's the opposite Selene, that day I thought how light you were.' -I told her smiling, as my body started to be removed from the scene.

As I drifted further and further away, I seem to see she was smiling, but it was probably my imagination.

--- General Pov. ---

Slowly opening his eyes, Mark got up from the bed, but you could see he was smiling.

[Did the host have a good dream?]

"Yes, a memory that I thought I had forgotten." - Mark said happily.

[I want to inform the host that I have some good news.]

"Good news are always welcomed."

[As you know, I strengthened as you leveled up and this allowed me to better resonate with the shards when you absorbed it. I was able to calculate a total of 10 fragments within the dungeon.]

"Do you think they are all or could there be more?" - Mark asked for confirmation.

[I'm pretty sure. If you're still in doubt, when you level up again, I can try looking into the dungeon again.]

"Alright then. The next time I absorb a fragment, look in the city for how many there are. " -Mark told him as he dressed.

[Affirmative.]

Having got an idea of ​​how many fragments were present in the dungeon, he decided to go to his training place. When he was absorbing the fragment, he happened to feel his aura move, so he wanted to test it.

Arriving at the walls, he sat down with his eyes closed, trying to feel that sensation. He was putting all his focus, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

"Guide how you get my soul to surround the fragment." - Mark asked with no alternatives.

[I can't explain it, I just make your soul sync with the fragment, so I can't tell you how it moves]

"Aiz, so this is where we train?"

"That's right, there shouldn't be-"

While talking to the Guide, two people could be heard talking and when they climbed the walls, he could recognize Bell and Aiz, who froze once she saw him.

"What the heck are you doing here?" -Said Mark speechless.

He had made sure to choose a deserted spot to train, but here is the duo that he least expected.

(A few moments later.)

"So in summary, since Bell doesn't have anyone who can train him, you decide to help him, am I right?" - Mark asked to confirm.

"Exactly. I ask you if you can keep it secret, if Loki and the others find out they will be angry. " -Aiz said looking at him.

"I can understand them, you are helping a member of a different Familia to become stronger." -Hearing Mark's words, both Aiz's and Bell's expressions fell dejected.

"Anyway, I'm not the gossip type and I owe it to you, for saving me on both the 18th and 10th floors, so I won't say anything" -Said Mark simply.

"I understand, thank you." -Aiz said with a more serene expression.

"Not at all, but I have a proposal, can I watch you while you train?" - Mark asked.

His aura progress was zero and he couldn't find any way to improve, so he thought a change of perspective might help.

'Until now I have always checked a person's aura to see his strength or his feelings, but never how it behaved during a fight.'

Hearing Mark's proposal, Aiz didn't mind if he would keep it a secret by doing so, but she had to see if Bell would agree.

"I don't mind, but I don't think you'll find it interesting, I don't have a lot of technique." -Said Bell scratching his cheek.

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in the technique. I'll be sitting here, do as if I'm not here. " -Said Mark sitting on the edge of the walls.

Seeing that Mark would only look, Aiz turned to Bell.

"Do you want to train in the same way as Mark?" - She asked him curiously.

"How exactly did he train?"

"He would have fought with Tione to improve." -Aiz said calmly.

"...Ok." -He was initially undecided, but when he thought about Mark's fight and the fact that he wanted to reach Aiz, he accepted with determination.

"Well then let's get started." -Aiz said, as she took the weapon's scabbard.

"You can start when-GHA!" - Before he could finish, Aiz's kick hit him in the chest, sending him flying away,

"Ah... sorry" -Aiz said as she approached him. - "Can you get up?"

"Yes..." -Bell said with difficulty, as he stood up.

"As I imagined, I'm not as good as Riveria at explaining, so I think this is the best way." -Aiz said, as she pointed the scabbard at him.

Sensing Aiz's intensity, Bell's gaze also became serious. He realized that this training wasn't going to be that easy.

Meanwhile, Mark was not interested in their moves or what they were talking about, he was more interested in their auras. The reason he decided to look precisely at these two, was because their auras were some of the strangest he had seen.

Mark had understood one thing during his attempts to control the aura, he didn't know it enough. So he was going to watch the two of them who had the weirdest auras to find out new information and it seemed to have some effects.

'It was momentary, but it seemed to me that Aiz's aura was shifting to the leg she kicked. She also managed to move Bell's aura with her own."- He thought interested.

As Mark reflected on the information he had gotten, Aiz kept hitting Bell over and over, pointing out his problems every time. She had decided to take the same approach as Tione, since it had given good results, and she was also satisfied with Bell's determination, but this led her to exaggerate.

"AAHG!" - Seeing Bell approaching, she accidentally hit him on the head, causing him to pass out.

"For heaven's sake, Aiz, if you hit him so hard on the head, you'll make him dumber than he is now." - Mark said exasperated.

During the fight, he had managed to notice some things about the aura and wanted them to continue, but having made Bell pass out, now he had to wait.

"Should I do the same thing I did in the dungeon? Riveria said it's a method of apologizing. " -Said Aiz worried.

"...Sure, you know Riveria is intelligent, she would never tell a lie." -Said Mark wryly, but was speechless when Aiz did it seriously.

"...If you look at me like that you embarrass me." -Aiz said, as she looked away.

"In some respects I think I underestimated you." -Said Mark, as he shook his head and sat on the ground with his eyes closed.

Since he had gotten new information, he decided he wanted to try again. This time he would try to 'see' the aura while keeping his eyes closed but even using his senses to the fullest, there was still no result.

While Mark was trying to perceive the aura, Aiz would often look up to look at him, initially, she thought he was sleeping, but seeing how his eyes contracted, she realized he was awake.

'What is he doing?' - She thought curiously.

--- POV Freya ---

"Haaa Mark, my lovely Mark, sorry if I didn't pay you enough attention." -I said while watching for the umpteenth time a scene present in a crystal.

The crystal contained the scene of Mark's battle on the 10th floor. When I learned of the news that Mark had defeated a level 3 monster, I immediately decided to take action. I gave Ottar the crystal eats memories so that he could steal the memories of one of the adventurers who were there.

'That person may have also become a vegetable, but it was useful.' -I though aloof.

The crystal eats memories, allowed one to steal all of a person's memories, sending him into a comatose state, but required a one-year recharge time.

Even if I wouldn't be able to use the crystal for a year, it was worth it. I loved seeing this battle, especially when he got up half dead, but still possessing the strength and pride of not wanting to give up his prey.

'moan'

"What can I do Ottar? I want him immediately in my arms. " -I said as my breath got warm.

"My goddess, it is not a good idea to face the Loki Familia." - Ottar said he was near the door.

The strongest adventurer in Orario, with King's alias, Ottar. He had a mighty build and bear ears, being of the breed of Boaz. He always had a stoic expression, but I knew I could trust him.

"What, is my strongest warrior afraid?" -I asked him as I approached him.

"No. If you asked me, I would be ready to fight even now, we would simply have too many losses. " - He said seriously.

"Fufufu don't worry, but aren't you jealous? Now I have two people in my heart. " -I told him stroking his face.

"As long as I can have a little space in your heart, I will be satisfied." -He said stoically.

"Great answer, I hate jealous people. Now you deserve a prize, take me to the bed, my body is trembling. " -I told him as I stretched out my arms.

"Yes, my goddess." -He said to me as he placed me on the bed and began to take off my clothes.

'I can't wait to have you two in my arms.' - I thought excitedly.