Danmachi IF - What if Alfia survived

Chapter 21 : Admiration, Past, Promise

With just minimal knowledge from Eina, my advisor, I became an adventurer.

If I spend a minute thinking with a clear head, it's something that even a child would know.

[Sword Princess] was far out of my league

If she is a hero, then I'm a peasant. Peasant A that she saved amongst many peasants. Such a peasant wanting romance with the great hero. That's preposterous.

Unfortunately, I was so naive that I didn't realize that.

If we were both adventurers in the same city and the same dungeon, then maybe we could meet again and slowly, we could get closer. And in the meantime, I would continue with my current life and someday grow strong.

I was filled with excitement and happiness as I thought about my dream.

That's how I felt until I heard his words.

WEAKLING AREN'T SUITABLE FOR AIZ WALLENSTEIN

That worked as a reality check to me. I was shown how harsh reality was and how exactly naive and foolish I was being.

It's vexing...

It's vexing...!

IT'S VEXING!!

I couldn't forgive myself for not being able to say anything in response. And most of all, for being weak.

I couldn't forgive myself for thinking about someday

For daydreaming.

For expecting something to happen.

That day, I spent all night till dawn fighting with monsters, all that to vent my frustration...

No

In order to change myself, I have to do anything and everything in order to stand next to her.

From that day on, I began to fight seriously. I made my first friend, Lefiya Viridis, who's also from Loki Familia, the same as that person.

Since I never had any friend back then in the village, I'm really thankful that she offered herself to be my friend. I really like and treasure her and consider her as my family.

I feel like we're similar. We have the same goal to get stronger.

Looking back at it, these two were the ones that gave me a clear goal. To get stronger.

After reporting my progress, I excused myself, Eina-san asked me if I'm alright or not, but I only bowed down and left the place.

Dragging my feet, I arrived in front of the church.

Then I suddenly heard an explosion.

"Arcs Ray"

That voice belongs to Lefiya. Is she still training with Alfia-san?

I walked closer to the field near the church.

Then I found Lefiya full of wounds on her body, the clothes that she is wearing right now is full of dirt, a sign of her falling to the ground countless times. Yet, she didn't care about her appearance. She keeps getting up over and over and casting a new spell.

"Amazing..."

I lost my words when I saw Lefiya moving around while casting a spell.

The Lefiya that accompanied me a few days ago at Trial can't be compared to the one standing in front of Alfia right now.