Chapter 21

After having my breakfast, I covered Bahamuts breakfast and went to put on my dungeon gear. After which I decided to visit some places and people before entering the dungeon. Hadn't seen Hephi in a while and wanted to let Rose know that I was ok now. Going to Hephaestus manor seemed awkward without Bahamut.

I mean, a no name familia captain comes to your manor without his goddess to see a renowned goddess of a familia privately. Well Hephi might not mind but it might cause dissatisfaction in members of her familia that wanted the same opportunity. They might even secretly kill me in the dungeon so I needed an excuse if I wanted to meet her as she was friends with my goddess. I also wanted to meet Tsubaki but she had been very busy anytime I came by with my goddess to the Hephaestus manor.

I soon arrived at the guild and looked around for Rose whom I soon found and walked up to.

" Morning Rose " I said cheerfully.

"Morning Draco, and how are you feeling today. I take it that you took my advice and rested the whole day and how is the girl" she said rapidly in a similar energetic voice.

"Slow down, I feel a lot better after talking to my goddess so thank you for the advice. The girls name is Lili, I forgot to tell you her name didn't I and she is doing ok" I replied, which eased her worries.

"So how can I help you today" she said in her working tone to which I chuckled at how fast she switched characters. Rose was a beautiful lady to talk to but I didn't know if I liked her the same way as Hephi and Bahamut. For those goddesses I was sure that I loved them.

I would be stupid if I didn't get a hint from the meal invitation she gave, but wasn't sure if the invitation meant she liked me as a man or it was just a casual invitation, but I knew we had something going on, whatever it was. Right now I had more urgent priorities, but I would eventually have to deal with this.

We talked for a while before I said goodbye and went toward the dungeon to fulfil my goals. My dream was to have a harmonious harem and explore till the end of the dungeon, but I knew that I needed to be powerful. The people I loved would not be safe and could become my weakness if I didn't have the power to deter potential enemies so I steeled my will and entered the dungeon to continue the daily grind.

*3months later*

All my stats had reached the desired S value but I still needed higher level exelia to level up. It was currently the middle of my ninth month in Orario and I hadn't still levelled up. Today I had resolved myself to find a baby dragon or something equivalent to it. So I prepared my gear, food, potions and other necessities for a long dive. I was even prepared to go all the way to the 15th floor to find an opponent to give me the exelia I needed.

A lot had happened these last three months. Lili had officially been registered as part of the familia, the commissioned house had been partly built, I got to profess my love to Bahamut and talked about my Harem plan. I also told her that, I also liked Hephaestus, which she was weirdly happy about and supported.

I also trained Lili but didn't take her to the dungeon. I would wait for my sibling and Clair to arrive before taking her in. I still hadn't taken Rose on her offer for a meal, as she had been swamped with work.

I also let my feelings known to Hephaestus but we hadn't really progress much. I can't complain about it because I was a no name and she had larger responsibilities. It wouldn't be easy to freely date her till I had strength and fame. Unlocking the space element rune from my grimoire to take her away from Orario on a secret date could work but I didn't know when that would happen. At least I let her know about my feelings for her and Bahamut. I was truthful and did mention my Harem plan but her face was too flushed and she seemed a bit absent minded when I mentioned it. So I left with a clear mind without hearing her reply but I wouldn't give up. Bahamut was there during the confession and it seemed they talked about something that I wasn't still aware of.

Fully geared up and ready to dive, I left a note indicating that I would be spending up to 3 days in the dungeon. I then walked into the dungeon depths as the following days could mean my level up or potential death.

Current status:

Name: Draco Black.

Level: 1

Strength: A 832 ——> S 970

Endurance: A 821 ——> S 964

Dexterity : B 796 ——> S 927

Agility: B 777 ——> S 977

Magic: A 899 ——> S 999

Magic:

Slot 1: Rune spell grimoire: Summons a grimoire containing runic signs. When signs are cast with the grimoire as medium to skip chants. The user only has to draw the rune of an element, provide mind and have a clear image to cast spells. Note as the user levels up, higher tier rune elements will be unlocked along with better mind efficiency when casting rune spells and spell potency will increase.

Slot 2: empty

Slot 3: empty

Skills:

Equilibrium: Gives a slight boost to lower stat till they balance out with the highest stat.

Charm resistance: Grants mental resistance to the charm debuff.

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Easily descending to the 9th floor, I moved with purpose and hoped that I wouldn't have to face any evilus today 'Did I jinx myself' I thought as I continued descending.

I arrived on the 12th floor but there was no sight of an infant dragon. How do I know this ????. Well the weak adventurers would be screaming and running for their lives if there really was one currently spawned in. So I decided to find a spot to cast earth dome.

I wanted to camp on the 12th floor for a few hours till one spawned in and if it didn't, I would proceed to find a Minotaur or something. Bell was able to do it with a Minotaur so why couldn't I. So I cast a half earth dome and sat in meditation near the the stairs. The mist covered everything so I didn't need to worry about being seen by adventurers and only had to kill monsters that came too close occasionally.

*5 hours later*

*Aaaah*

I heard the screams of people and soon found the source. Finally a baby dragon had spawned but a group was already fighting it which pissed me off. It seemed like they were experienced and would be successful in killing the dragon as they were a group of 8.

Watching them made me realize that I could easily kill a baby dragon if I used the right spells solo and I probably wouldn't level up with just that. So I needed at least a mid level 2 equivalent monster to battle for a level up. I had to be careful or there was no returning for me and the Max floor that I would go to was the 15th floor.

I summoned my grimoire and drew the wind rune. I found my way to the 15th floor by using the map I bought, hunting solo monsters and avoiding adventurer groups.

I did meet some adventurers and stalked behind them to avoid monster groups but overall I did manage to make it to the 15th floor. Something kept bugging me since I entered this floor and it felt like if I was being stalked by a monster. I even used my wind tracking spell but it turned up empty as if whatever stalked me stayed at the very edge of my senses so I decided to lay a trap. After fighting a dungeon worm I encountered, I feigned being tired and injured after the battle and knelt on the ground panting.

The next moment my instinct flared to the maximum as I rolled to the side quickly. A gash on the floor appeared in the location that I was earlier. Turning to see what caused this shocked me because it was a liger fang.

A liger fang was a tiger monster that was equal to a Minotaur. It was fast, agile and powerful. The one that I was currently facing seemed to have a bit of intelligence and I knew wearing my backpack while fighting a level 2 monster was suicidal. Bell mainly won against a Minotaur because of his weapon and plot amour. 'What made me even think about coming down here' I thought as the monster before me might be a mutant liger fang.

It's fur was white, it's eyes red and it's was buff as fuck. It looked like if a normal liger fang took steroids. Something was not right and the fact that it stalked me for a while was abnormal, it also stayed at the edge of my detection meaning it was sensitive to magic. Some potions were in my pouch, my stamina and mind were a bit drained from my earlier battle but I still had a decent amount. My current active rune was wind and it didn't seem like the beast would give me a chance to switch elements. I removed my bag quickly and threw it to the side as the monster circled me looking for a chance to one shot me.

Transforming my hands to claws and casting haste on my body to improve my speed, I heightened my senses to the maximum ready to react to any movement. We were in an open space meaning that I could get ambushed by other monsters or adventurers if I wasn't careful. Hardening my resolve. I took a deep breath and gave a slight growl to the monster as this would be my great adventure.