by volume 1
“Bell-san! ?”
From behind the counter urgent footstep sounds emerged and Seal-san appeared from within the shop.
Recalling about the last time when we separated, I really wanted to find a hole and dive inside, but I gathered my courage and walked towards her.
“I’m really sorry about what happened the day before yesterday. I did not pay and ran out……”
“……No, it does not matter. Just by coming back, you already have made me very happy”
I bowed down and apologized, Seal-san was smiling as usual.
Even under these circumstances she would not ask about it and gently forgave me, so my tears unconsciously flowed out. I used the excuse of something entering my eye, wiped my eyes and then gave her the prepared money.
“This is the money that I haven’t paid for. If it was not enough, I can give more……”
“I did not say such a thing. Just having your feelings is enough……It should be my side that should apologize.”
After saying those final words, I immediately said that Seal-san did not have to take on unnecessary guilt. KusuKusu, my body and hands trembled while I said it.
After Seal was pressed down by my pressure, she slightly smiled and shook her shoulders. As if she was relieved.
Then she used that slightly smiling gaze to stare at me, she seemed to have noticed something and clapped her hands together. “Please wait a moment” Then she disappeared into the kitchen.
Seal, who came back, was carrying a big basket.
“Are you heading to the dungeon? If so, please accept this okay?”
“Eh?”
“This is the dishes that our chefs have made today, the taste could be assured. And about that, I also helped out quite a bit……”
“No, but, why……?”
“I want you to taste it, is that no good?”
She slightly tilted her head, even I was aware of her feelings.
She wanted to cheer me up……No, it is to cheer for me.
“……Sorry. Then, I’ll accept it”
Noticing her mood, I smiled and accepted the basket.
While we were both looking at each other, Seal’s round face was slightly dyed red and revealed gentle smile.
“The kid came?”
Uwaah, from the door behind the counter came out the female boss——Mia.
As if she had suddenly appeared there, I retreated a little bit.
Among the dwarves, she would be considered slightly big. Whether from looking at her horizontally or vertically or even elegantly, she was still stronger than me.
“Ahah, so that was it, he came back to pay back the money. Doesn’t it make people feel touched when they heard it”
“T…Thank you……”
“Seal, don’t intervene. How is work at that side?”
“Ah, yes. I know”
After Seal-san had said her greetings, she left. Mia revealed a heroic (not a bold) smile, and used her thick fingers to point at my chest.
Then this person said something about “If he does not come, then this place will end it” and “If you were late one more day, I would have to go pick up my long-lost toy”. If I was really a bit later, then my own life would have been in danger.
I was really lucky……!
“Seal, if you handed that out, then you won’t have a meal during the day……”
“Ah, yes. I can probably endure it during the day, right?”
“Nya, why do you choose to endure and give it to that person, nyaaa? If it is an adventurer, then he could still buy lunch, nyaaa”
“No, this……”
“Ho—Ho—, I heard something good. So could it be that to Seal, the boy is her ……This?”
“NOOOO! !”
From within the kitchen came out a loud voice, but I did not pay any attention to it.
I swore within my heart that I will never not pay attention to things while in front of Mia.
“Go and thank Seal. I am more energetic than most people, if it was not for her plea, then you would have already been at the bottom of the lake.”
“……”
I could not laugh.
“Seal attempted to chase after you, did you not see it? Seeing that gloomy Seal when she returned, you see, that elf called Ryu would really take action. It took a lot of effort to prevent that”
I, who liked elves, seemed to have made an misunderstanding about the elves.
(But, if it was like this…….Chasing me……)
After listening to the words, I felt that the fire in my heart was ignited.
I really wanted to pay my gratitude, this was what I thought.
“……Kid?”
“What is it?”
“Adventurers who try to be cool are of no use. From the beginning, just desperately fighting for your own life is enough. Even if your knowledge had increased, it may not necessarily be a good thing”
I widened my eyes.
At that moment, Mia, who was standing in front of the cashiers, had seen through me.
She revealed a smile.
“In the end, the person who is still standing on his feet is the best. Even if the results were miserable. Of course, for those people who were able to come back, then I would use a big feast to entertain them. You see, those people are the winners in life right?”
Mia-mama……!
“Don’t make such a disgusting expression. It is already time for the shop to open, don’t cause any trouble for us, go away now”
Making me turn around, she held on behind me and pushed.
Even if my breathing had stopped, my feelings of gratitude had not.
Right now, the remaining pieces of trauma in my heart were finally being removed.
The words that the beastman from the
What I can do right now is to quickly grow stronger, not force myself and then try to survive.
The direction I should take was made clear.
“Kid, I will only say up to here, but if you died, I would not forgive you”
“No problem, thank you!”
Walking outside of the store, I mindfully called out “I’m leaving!”, then when I walked to the main street, my face was still blushing.
× × ×
Night.
The moon had risen up into the sky, the surroundings had already become dark. The moonlight illuminated the forests, the calls from the owls could be heard everywhere, and in addition there were many sounds of leaves falling.
The silent owl sounds passed through the forest, sailed on the leaves, and headed towards the grassy area, and landed at a certain spot which was their limit.
The huge wall.
Saying that it was a castle wall was not an exaggeration, the thick, tall, and sturdy
The interior of the defensive wall was created by a large rock, revealing a little bit of light, the sound of the bustling could be heard and easily broke the silence of the outside world.
The labyrinth city Orario.
From the beginning age where it was called
The city walls that surrounded the city were in a perfect circular shape. From the exterior of the circle, there exist countless relatively tall high-rise buildings, and as it heads to the center, the buildings began to become relatively shorter. The city was just like a roulette, and was covered by scattered light particles ——Magic Stone Lamp.
The light that illuminated the city was as bright as the starry sky.
In the center of the huge city, it erected stone walls that soared to the skies.
Looking at the entire Orario, there aren’t many buildings as tall as this one, it seemed to cut through the darkness, and creating a huge shadow, releasing its overwhelming dignity. The very first thing that peo
ple would see when they enter Orario is this tower, and would have their consciousness temporarily taken away.
Acting as the cover of the dungeon, this skyscraper facility
Orario had this special feature of a dungeon, and compared to the other cities, this country had much more adventurers. The root of the monsters that were spread throughout the continent was also here, the dungeon which was known as one of the World’s three biggest mysteries, had
Of course, there are more adventurers that were dedicated more to the benefits. From the unlimited monsters that were born, they would be able to obtain unlimited amounts of Magic Stones and loot drops, this vast treasure, plus the heroic story of being able to defeat giant enemies. This had made the boring Gods and Goddess in Orario attracted to it, the ability to obtain honor, and with their adventurers, their reputations could be known throughout the world.
This was known to them as the unknown excitement, the great amount of wealth, the dazzling honor and finally the authority.
All of this gathered within the city.
Then, people who were attracted by their dreams ——there could possibly be a passionate person who wished for a fated encounter.
This was what Orario was called.
“Ah, isn’t that the representative of the ultra-poor
“Ah, isn’t it the Takemikazuchi that always had that bad and collapsing face! Hey —— Fuhehe”
“These damn Gods……! ?”
Of course.
Compared to the adventurers that were seeking the unknown, the
Inside a private land.
The unthinkable amount of Gods formed a huge group.
“Yo”
“Ohoh, long time no see—. Has it been a few hundred years?”
“Ah, four days only”
“Ah—since there has been so long that I haven’t seen you—. You have also changed a lot—“
“Excuse me, although it may be off-topic, but is the venue for the
A building that exuded an atmosphere of deceit was currently right in front of her eyes.
In the shining megalopolis Orario, only this stood out as different. Rather, it was extremely strange.
This statue of a person with an elephant’s head on its head, which was surrounded by white screens, was sitting cross-legged.
The elephant was approximately 30 meters. As if it wants others to see his power and prestige, it was in a posture where the chest was stuck out, causing people who see this to produce strange thoughts, thus it became extremely famous. Currently it was being illuminated by numerous large-scale Magic Stones.
What was most surprising was that it was a building that was created based on history.
With light black skin, and had a fit body figure, the cool God Ganesha, not knowing how he thinks, but he used the money earned from his
The stronghold of the
The membership was not that good, they were almost crying when they entered this building. By the way, the entrance is the spot where we sat cross-legged.
“What is Ganesha thinking of?”
“Ganesha is really cool”
These few beautiful men, wearing the same outfits as nobles, smiled and walked in.
All of the members were Gods.
They were the guests of the
“To everyone who has gathered here today! I am Ganesha! This time, to have so many folks attending, I, Ganesha, am super grateful! Love you all! Then, there is also something that I want to say, this year, which is also the same as the previous years, the Philia will be hosted three days later, and to everybody’s
The interior space had a different appearance than the building.
Set on the stage was a huge figure wearing a elephant mask ——Which was Ganesha, who looked exactly the same as the design of the outside building, he used his rather loud voice to express his greetings. The surrounding Gods, like usual, ignored the voice and continued to converse and laugh.
The venue was designed in the form of a party. On top of the pure white table cloths were various dishes, the scent of the food floated around to every direction. Footstep sounds appeared. The service personnel in this vast space was running around, the band was waiting near the walls.
After observing the crowded venue, almost all of Orario’s Gods had gathered together. The invitation of
Hestia was also one of those people.
“Mmm! Waiter, quickly give me a stool, hurry!”
“Y…Yes!”
Among the bustling sounds, Hestia had summoned a waiter from
“(Sa! Sa! Sa!)”
“……”
After obtaining the stool, Hestia continued to eat crazily. The waiter, seeing this, had an shocked expression.
To her, the stationed food means that there is no need to be polite.
In fact, the clothes that she was wearing wasn’t a luxurious dress, it was just slightly one of her personal clothing.
“Ah, the Loli Big Boobs came”
“Anyways, she’s still alive”
“Oh, I heard that she was working hard at the north side of the business street. She even let the customers pet her in an open-air shop.”
“As — expected — from — the Loli God……! !”
Of course, after making such actions, it would be very eye-catching. Regardless of which attendees were quietly eating their meal, even if it was different from their appearances, the Gods’ eyes were very sharp.
It was like she was being played, but Hestia decided to ignore them, and completely did not care about it. She was shoving food down her mouth, while constantly chewing.
“What are you doing, you……”
“Mugu? Mmmm”
A powerless voice reached Hestia’s side.
Turning around, what entered her eyes was red hair and a pure red dress that almost seemed like it was burning.
Slender body lines, and a sharp face, showing a strong and stubborn consciousness. On her ear was a golden earring that still lost to the flame-like eyebrows.
Then what was most eye-catching about the eyebrow was that half of her face was covered by a black leather cloth.
A beauty with an eye patch on her right eye, was looking at Hestia shocked.
“Hephaestus!”
“Yes yes, long time no see Hestia. Being quite healthy is enough……Although if I was able to see a more pleasant posture, I would be even more happy.”
After sighing, Hephaestus stroked her long hair that reached her waist. The Magic St
one Lamp in the sky illuminated these red lines, it was dazzling as if it had sugar kneaded into it.
No matter when you look at it, the hair was always still beautiful, Hestia, with a happy expression, approached her.
“This is great, you really did come. Coming here was indeed the right decision”
“What, first off, if it’s about money, I will not even lend you 1 Varisu.”
“H…How rude!”
On the contrary, Hephaestus did not have a friendly gaze, here we must first talk about the sorrowful story about Hestia.
Before Hestia met Bell, she was taken care of by this Hephaestus.
Although they had associated for a long period of time, but once they began living in Orario, Hestia , who did not form a
In the end, she finally could not hold it, and forced her out of her
At that time, Hephaestus, towards this tiny God friend, could not get used to her, but she could not just leave her alone, and was troubled.
In the end, she gave her a hidden house within a church, even now the workplace was arranged by Hephaestus.
Talking about the things that Hestia did independently by herself, it was only adding Bell to her
In reality, Hestia tried to act as an adult in front of Bell, but she was a God that could do nothing by herself.
“Am I a God that would do such a thing! Of course, I was taken care of by Hephaestus many times, and thanks to you, I finally found a little way out! Right now, do you still think that I will bother my friends?!”
“After all, you were just eating a free dinner up until now”
“Mmmm……That’s incorrect, this is, something that will be left over right……Compared to being thrown away, why not let me have a more effective use of, what is……”
“Ho ho, you’re really great, this ungenerous spirit. I really, am being moved to tears by this action”
“Gnuuuu……!”
Facing Hephaestus, Hestia regretfully muttered.
Click,Click
A clear footstep sound was heading towards Hephaestus from behind.