Chapitre 4: new morning, new skills
/Next morning/
Bell groggily opened his eyes, showing he had a good sleep, feeling the soft skin around his body, made him think he still with Richard, panicking, he quickly looked to the right, seeing the blissful expression on his goddess face, Bell smiled in relief
"I'm truly back..." Bell muttered softly as he's caressing Hestia's adorable face, which made her smile unconsciously, and muttered during her sleep, "hmm~ Bell~kun~ nooo~ not there heheh~ bell~kun~ you naughty boooy~heheh~ you want to touch me there~ weee cannnnt~ heheh~" and lewd expression adored her face, causing the young man to smile wryly
Bell isn't an idiot, he clearly sees that his goddess has no so pure thoughts about him, which made him wonder how could she developed those feeling to him under few weeks being joined her Familia
'She must have been very lonely, so my existence should have felt the emptiness she had...' Bell assumed why this happened
'This complicates things a bit...' Bell felt a headache coming,'Hestia is clingy already without even confirming our situation, going in any direction without cautious might be dangerous from my goals…' Bell believes that having state quo for so long wouldn't be good for the both of them...he should advance their relationship in a way that satisfy both parties,
'Do I even want to have that kind of relationship with Hestia?' Bell eyes wondered at his lower half, seeing little Bell is excited he smiled helplessly, "well at least one of us wants it," he mused why he never had reaction before his dive as Richard, he is full pledged teenager for goddess's sake, the hormones should be over the top
'Was I that innocent?' Bell couldn't help but to curse his younger self of being so ignorant, 'and to think that old man (grandpa) taught me something?' Bell wanted to strangle that thunder welding god with his bare hands, He even said that peeking on women is a man's romance!
'Why the need to peek, if you're a man just walk right in' that's what the brick Richard used to say when faced with similar situation
'Both are hopeless...' Bell shook his head from random thoughts and went to bathroom to take a bath, to answer why not use cleanse, well he likes bath I don't know what to tell ya
bell looked down at his fragile muscles and his lack of abs,"I need to work these up, I miss Richard...at least I have a good tool" Bell looked at his waist in this proud smirk
[user felt satisfaction from his great masculinity +200 LP, total LP : 1080] a massage was sent in his head
'Hmm? When did it increase this much' Bell looked confused and saw recent notification, 'ohh, so even during sleeping it increase! Good to know...now that I'm thinking about it, is there a way to know which better to create? I don't want to create useless skills' Bell thoughts as he finished his bath, cleaned his teeth and wear some clothes
[ding! User wishes to create a suitable skills!
Generating...ding!
Recommended creation skills: recommends set of skills for the user to create, the user can also search for some description that for a skill to create
cost : 150 LP
]
Bell liked what he saw, and created the skill immediately, then activities it to see tons of different skills and magic, ranged from few dozens LP to hundreds of millions or billions of LPs, Bell almost had a heart attack seeing this numbers
[Kamehameha costs : 100k LP: use mind to create a beam of energy that destroy everything in its way]
'What a ton of points! I'm so poor' Bell lamented a bit seeing his LP is so low, which ironically represent how his happiness is
he looked around for a bit and found something interesting
'Hmm? This seems nice!'
[
appraisal rank E cost 400 LP: being able to see the status of something or someone, the higher the rank the more information the skill will give
]
'Let's buy it!'
[appraisal ranked E created! LP: 530]
he then looked around and see some kind of windows near things around him, he picked something random
[rock, nothing to know here] he smiled wryly and took something else
[magic crystal: nucleus of none intelligent being, typically a monster, can be used to for magic item, alchemy etc.]
Bell nodded at the explanation as it's in line to what he knows.
But he suddenly was hugged from behind by a certain goddess, "bell~kun morning~" Bell looks behind and so Hestia smiled at him, "morning goddess have you slept well?"
"Mm! Sleeping with Bell-kun will always make me sleep well" Hestia giggled and bell chuckle slightly,'Can I try this on goddess?' he looked at Hestia and so a window, so he immediately clicked
[name : Hestia
race : goddess
age : ?????
Occupation : potatoes seller
]
'Well it worked but nothing I didn't know, however it's a given since the skill's is the minimum, I wonder what could give me if upgrade is'
[upgrading appraisal E→ D LP: 3000]
'Yeah, not yet.'
"Is something wrong, Bell-kun?" Hestia asked as noticed Bell stared at her
"nothing wrong, just admiring my goddess's face" Bell smiled mischievously causing Hestia to blush, "Bad Bell-kun! Only I tease you!" Hestia hits bell chest repeatedly, but the smile on her face couldn't be hidden
Bell chuckled and went to and wear his battle gear, Hestia looked down for some reason
"What's wrong goddess?" Bell asked Hestia as he noticed she was depressed
"nothing... it's just... nothing I can do to help you, Bell-kun... even my basic job as goddess isn't necessary anymore, I'm not rich, so I can't provide you with better gear and weapons, I can't help but to feel like I am without any use..."
Bell sighs and brought her to his embrace, and stroke her hair gently, "Hestia-sama, what do you think I'm going to dungeon every day?"
Hestia, who felt warm under his embrace, answered,"isn't it for you to get stronger, Bell-kun?"
"Indeed it is, but why? Is it worth it to go knowing there is a chance I might not see the sunlight again?" Bell asked Hestia with smile
Hestia answered without doubt, "of course it not! If it up to me, I would tie you up and never let you face danger again!" Bell smiled wryly at her answer and she continued, "but that isn't what you want, you would hate me for it...me as your goddess, should support my child hopes and dreams...and that's what I want to do." Hestia said smiling slightly
"haha, I have a dangerous goddess" Bell laughed a bit and stroke Hestia's cheek, "you see goddess, I want to get stronger, I want to fight different monsters, I want to have a har- cough cough Familia members to hold dear, but above that, just the thought of you Hestia-sama waiting for me home bring me an endless will to return safe no matter what"
Hestia stared at Bell in daze and felt her face become wet, she then said"Thank you Bell-kun! Thank you!... I love you, Bell-kun!" Hestia tightened the hug around Bell, who hugs as strong in return, "I love you too, Hestia-sama." Bell said with a smile
"hehehe." Hestia giggled in glee and let go of Bell, "don't let me keep you Bell-kun! Ah! You should take some of yesterday's food."
"No need, I can buy something on the way, I know you loved that meal."
"Hehe, you are too good for me, Bell-kun!" Hestia said joyfully and then watched Bell's leaving figure with a smile
after bell left, Hestia looked pondering for a bit and sighs, "should I beg Hephy?"
/on the way/
Bell heartfelt talk with Hestia gained him a good 300 LP which he was happy about, he was humming in the street, but suddenly felt a stare at him
'Hmm?' Bell looked around with sharpened eyes, trying to find who looks at him with such intensity, thanks to his life with Richard, his instinct was up to 11,so he trusts his gut feeling. Bell felt no malice in the feeling, so he wasn't too alert, but he wasn't exactly comfortable with someone he doesn't know staring at him
suddenly the stare disappeared as if it wasn't there, Bell didn't like the situation he was in, so he immediately looked up for something in the skill recommendations and found what he wants
[sense ranked G cost: 500 LP description: make the user sense what around him, radius: 10 m, increase radius with the rank
]
bell didn't hesitate, despise feeling he bled from his eyes on the cost, he created it, suddenly as if he could sense from all around him, he felt the people around him move, but not as bodies, but as Auras
"now I can rest assured more" Bell sighed in relief, but he felt at touch on his shoulder, he looked over and saw a young woman
[name : Syr (Freya)
age : 18 (????)
Occupation : waitress in Hostess of Fertility
thoughts about you : curious/interested
]
Bell was baffled by her status, 'Freya? As in Goddess Freya?! How come a goddess work as a waitress...and why she in disguise...' Bell was utterly confused in the inside but didn't show on his face
"hm? Yes? Do you need something?" he asked casually
"um, sorry for disturbing you, but this fall off your pocket." she gave him a magic stone
"Hmm, did it?" Bell read information on it, and saw it's normal, 'I definitely didn't lose some, this situation is very suspicious, I felt a stare and suddenly this girl who Freya in disguise appears... I have my doubts, but no concrete evidence... let's roll with for now…' Bell smiled gently and took the crystal, "sorry, I yet to eat, so I must have lost focus, thank you miss?"
"Syr." Syr smiled slightly, "Oh, why didn't you eat mister, are you an adventurer?"
"My name is Bell Cranel, and I am, why?" bell asked in smile
"you can't go to the dungeon on an empty stomach!" Syr said in scolding tone
"haha, sorry, only leftovers left, and I give them to my goddess, I planned to buy something on the way."
"Hmm" Syr hummed a bit and went inside the building she stands in front, Bell felt the need to wait for her, so he did, a minute later she gave him a lunch box
"this?" Bell asked, looking at the box
"Bell-san, this should fill your stomach for today." Syr smiled
"isn't it yours?" Bell asked for raised eyebrows
[Item : lunch box, filled with tasty food enough for one person
box's owner: Syr (Freya)
]
and his appraisal skill confirm it
"it's it, but Bell-san seems in need for it more than me, please take it"
"aren't you overly friendly for someone you don't know?" Bell asked with a slight smile
Syr felt surprise she received such reply, 'intersting...' she thought but didn't show it on her and smiled like some kid who got caught
,"teehee, Bell-san is sharp, it's not that serious, Bell-san, I just want if Bell-san liked the food, to buy it some at our inn!" Syr pointed to the sign over her head
"hmm, well thank you Syr-san, I'll check your inn when I come back." Bell smiled at the girl and went on his way to the dungeon
Syr looked at the leaving figure of the white haired boy with slight smile, "interesting.... really you are interesting... Bell....-kun"
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État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
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