Before The Dive

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After I trained my magic and my martial arts for a bit longer, Hestia finally arrived at the church.

It is time to update my status before diving on the 5th and 6th floors.

Although I think I can manage those floors with my current strength, it is always better to be prepared.

However, I don't think this time I will see a considerable improvement since the monsters on those floors didn't give me any challenge.

At the very least, aside from my magic stat, I don't think I will have any improvement at all.

But, I am wondering about my skill, [Mental toughness]. It feels like this skill is effective against anything about mind intrusion but will it be effective against falna as well?

'Hey, Iris. Will [Mental toughness] be effective against falna? For example, will Hestia be able to see the things I did today in the dungeon?'

I decided to ask Iris.

I don't want Hestia to see me as a cold-blooded murderer, although I am.

<Host, you don't need to worry about that. [Mental toughness] is effective against anything related to the mind, and no one in this world will be able to affect your mind or read your memories. Everything related to your mind is safe right now.>

Iris said, and it seemed like my worries were baseless, and there was no reason for me to overthink this matter.

"I am home, Wayne-kun. Are you here?"

I heard Hestia calling me.

"I am here, Kami-sama. Welcome home."

I said, and she entered the room not long after.

It seems like today was a pretty rough day for her since she looks a bit defeated.

"Kami-sama, are you okay? You are looking tired."

"Well, today was a bit hectic. I went to talk with a friend about something, but it seemed like, this time, it would be a tough nut to crack.

But, enough with me. How was your day? Did you buy the things you wanted to buy? Come on, tell me."

She said while suddenly getting more energetic. It seems she is really curious about the things I bought.

"Well, I went to the Babel Tower with Eina-san, and we walked around to see some weapons and special commissions. But-"

I was talking but suddenly got interrupted by Hestia.

"What do you mean by 'with Eina-san'? Isn't that girl a guild employee? How come you were shopping with her? And why did you not talk about that with me?"

She said, suddenly getting a bit angry while squinting her gaze.

I don't understand tho, is it really that weird for Eina-san to shop with me? In the anime, she went shopping with Bell as well, and it seemed like she really liked taking care of her adventurers, especially the young ones.

"Well, I mentioned to her about getting a new weapon for myself, and she said it would be better if she came with me since she could show some blacksmiths to me."

I explained to her why Eina had come with me, but she still had this sulking expression on her face.

"It seems like I need to talk with our miss Guild employee. Humph."

She said while making a cute humping sound.

She looks like a hamster right now, but I can't say that in loud, of course.

"Anyway, now tell me. Did you buy the things you wanted to buy?"

She asked, suddenly changing the subject.

"I bought the blades for my magic, but I couldn't buy anything else since my money was depleted at that time. But it is not like I am in a hurry to buy new weapons, so I think it can wait for a bit longer."

When I said that, suddenly, Hestia got a relieved expression on her face. I don't know why, but it seems like she didn't want me to buy new weapons.

"That's unfortunate. But don't worry, you can buy it any time later. It has been just 4 days since you became an adventurer."

She said while putting her hands on my shoulder to reassure me.

"And, after we ordered my blades, we bought some clothes with Eina-san since she said my fashion sense was-"

"What! You also went to buy clothes? It seems you like spending time with her more than me, huh?"

She suddenly said while sulking again.

I don't understand why but her mood seems to be changing too much; it feels like she has two different personalities or something.

"Kami-sama, why did you think like that? Of course, I like spending time with you more."

I said that although it was not a lie, it was not a full truth either.

I like spending time with Hestia as well as Eina; I think I am better off spending my time alone.

But, of course, in this situation, I won't say it like that.

"Humph, you better be."

She said, while humphing. But I can see the corners of her mouth curled up.

"After that, I went to the dungeon and explored the fourth floor since I think with my stats right now, I can easily explore those floors."

I said.

"Sigh-. Wayne-kun, you don't need to pretend anymore. I know you went to the fourth floor on your first day. We gods can see the things our child did when we see their falna remember."

She said while making a knowing expression.

And I already knew she knew about my adventure at that time, but I pretended that I didn't know.

But now that I have the skill to counter that, I don't think I need to worry about that.

"Ah, then. Sorry for hiding that from you, Kami-sama, at that time, I didn't want to make you worried, so I didn't tell you all the details."

I said while making a sad expression, and it seemed that was effective.

"Sigh, don't worry. I am not mad at you. It is just I wish you could trust me."

She said while drawing a bit closer.

I feel a bit sad to deceive a good person like her, but it is what it is.

"Then, let's update my status Kami-sama since tomorrow I will go for the fifth floor and other floors as well."

I said and lay on the bed while removing my t-shirt.

"Okay, I won't try to persuade you or scold you, but please be careful tomorrow."

She said while dropping her blood on my back.

After her blood dropped on my back, the familiar feeling of warmth and getting stronger aroused me.

After that, she handed me my status sheet without making any awkward noises.

It seems my improvement this time wasn't the best.

"Here you go, Wayne-kun."

After taking the status sheet from her, I returned to my normal position and started to observe the changes in my status.

STATUS

Level 1

· Strength: 112 H

· Endurance: 101 H

· Dexterity: 136 H

· Agility: 136 H

· Magic: 185 H

MAGIC

- Blade Dancer

SKILLS

- Narcissus Thyme

And just as I expected, my magic showed the most considerable improvement. It seems the more you work in the dungeon with one type of stat, the more it improves.

That means I can just focus on some stat while diving dungeon by limiting the use of my other stats, like blocking my magic, drinking poison to lower my strength or agility, etc.

This way, I will be able to improve my other stats, and it will be a good solution to becoming a good all-rounder.

With that status update, my preparations for tomorrow's diving were finished, and I decided to go to sleep.