Chapter 8

The white blinking arc slashed through hordes of slimes on his way.

Flustered,Angry and embarrassed on his own self Bell was disposing of one monster after another.

'I am weak!'

He beheads a Kobold standing near him.

'I am worthless!'

With high kick he destroys slime's core as it disappears into nothing.

"I hate myself! I hate this weakness! I hate it!!!"

Punch,High kick,slash with dagger....Bell was using everything he had at the moment.

The best way for man to let the steam off is to let it off in battle.

Being in between calmness of soul and rage of his body,Bell was going straight all the way down the dungeon to reach 6th floor.

Slash!

Splash!

Tenth or even Hundreds of monsters were aimlessly dying under his hand.

"Piiiiiii!"

"!?"

Being deep on his thoughts he missed a Kobold on his side and received a hit from wooden club.

Bam!

He nearly flies away but manages to adjust his momentum and lands on his feet.

As if not giving him time to cool off the dungeon walls starts to break and black creatures with yellowish and huge eyes without pupils appears.

Various cuts surrounds his body but he isn't giving up.

These wounds are causing his blood to boil and heart to pump hot blood.

"Come on!!!"

He cuts his way through them not wanting to loose to anyone.

× × ×

An early morning.

Loki seemed worried....Bell didn't came back since yesterday's night.

Remembering yesterday's events she had a bad feelings on her heart.

Of course she scolded and punished Bete to a needed extent but still...she couldn't calm down.

"Feeling worried about that kid?"

It was Tione who took Loki's attention.

Sitting near the gates Loki couldn't manage to forget Bell and his expression.

"Ah,Tione..."

"Don't worry about that kid...he is probably trying to calm down in distant place."

Tione was rather a wild type of woman...she didn't sympathized with Bell at all...if anything she felt that Bete was right...well he was right but the words he used could have been much more softer.

"You think so?"

"Yes."

"Haha...It would be a surprise if it is not."

"What do you mean?"

"Well.... Bell is not type of person who will run away... despite everything,he might be in dungeon."

Tione was confused.

"Who in there right mind will go to dungeon to sway away there sadness?"

Loki slightly opened her right eye.

"Bell would."

"Huh?"

"You don't get it but...well he is the type of person whose reasoning you won't understand no matter how hard you try."

What was going on? Her goddess was speaking so highly of someone beside Aiz and it made Tione even more surprised....she,the Amazonian descendant whose aim at life was only fighting,was good at reading people and her analysis said that this kid was worthless... however her goddess,the deity to whom she swear to serve,said completely different things.

"I still can't understand it."

Feeling that it was useless she wanted to get back to sleep.....but.....

Clank.

Sound of broken armor spread going all the way towards Tione's and Loki's ears.

Loki looked forward only to see him....

His white hair wasn't white it was red from strays of monster blood.

His body covered in several hundreds of cuts and his shoulders facing the ground.

Using all strength he had he was repeating only one word as if it was mantra "will become strong....will become strong....will become strong...."

His eyes were soulless yet shiny...two red dots seemed to shine through his bangs.

"This kid....."

Tione said under her breath.

"Bell...."

Loki ran towards him.

"G-Goddess...." He said with all strength he had."...I-I will be strong...I swear that one day you will be proud of me....and not only you.... everyone in Orario."

Loki's eyes became as wide as they could be,while Bell slowly fall onto her making it look like a hug.

Her wide expression slowly changed into the one of a relief...child of her familia returned safe.

Slowly patting his head she noticed that he was unconscious.

"Do you see what did I meant, Tione?"

Tione was silent. Looking at his body it was a dreadful sight....but he,the guy whom she framed to be wimpy,showed something else....as if being witness of her goddess's wise decision and thoughts she confirmed that this guy wasn't worthless and pathetic...he was more of a brave.

Her eyes seemed to shine looking towards him.

Her heart skipped for a moment.

"Bell...Cranel...."

And not only Tione was witness of this moment.

Going a bit far away towards the upward direction...on watching tower,six shadows seemed to be looking down towards the Bell's direction.

"Hahahaha! That some manly will!" The brown bearded dwarf,Landrock Gareth,laughed seeing this scene.

"Seems Bete wasn't right." Next to him was Tiona.

"So everything goddess said was true.... don't you think Riveria?"

"I surely think this way.... maybe he really got an unbelievable potential."

"Hmph! He still is no match for Aiz-san! Isn't that right,Aiz? Aiz?" Elf girl,Lefiya,curled her brown hair away looking at him and trying to get Aiz's attention.

But Aiz didn't listened to anyone...she blankly looked towards his direction,her heart was racing like a horse while her expression seemed monotone,inside she was burning with admire towards him.

"He is interesting." Sides of her lips seemed to raise while eyes shined seeing him.