A Survivor's life in the dungeon (A Danmachi Fanfic.)

Chapter 96

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-At the back of Heracles manor.

"Arghhh!" Bell roars as he dashed towards Denki who calmly dodged his attacks.

This had been happening for over a month now, where Bell would asked Denki to spar with him every night.

Denki shifted his stance to the right just in time to dodged another one of Bell's slashes, and with a quick counter, he kick the white haired adventurer at the back of his knees, making him fall to the ground.

Bell quickly rolled up to his feet, and placed his dagger in front, guarding for any potential attack from Denki. He was breathing quite heavily, while dirt clings to his face due to the sweat.

"Well someones motivated." Denki playful tone reached Bell's ear. "Anything interesting that happened to you today?" the young samurai asked while maintaining a relax stance.

Bell tighten the gripped on his dagger as he moved forward. At the last moment, before reaching Denki, he jumped to the right, and spun while changing the grip on his dagger into a reverse grip.

He aimed for the samurai's side while maintaining a low stance, executing a good spinning attack.

Denki lips curved into a smile, he took a step forward, and that was all it took for Bell to miss his attack, as his hand was overextended, the only thing that hit Denki was his wrist and elbow. And with the young samurai, being two levels ahead of him, the blow didn't even faze him one bit.

"So you wanna share anything with me?" Denki asked as he extended his hand forward and grabbed Bell by the collar of his shirt. And with a smooth motion, he turned and executed a perfect judo throw, slamming Bell to the ground.

"Arghhh!" Bell groaned as his body bounced hard on the solid ground. Denki was of course holding back, but the blow was enough to make Bell lose consciousness for a few seconds. The moment light came back to his eyes, a katana was placed right on top of his face, and his eyes saw Denki smiling down at him.

Denki offered his hand up to Bell, which Bell received, the samurai pulled him up to his feet, and the white haired adventurer wiped the dirt the we're stuck on his body.

"I-I... I met someone..." Bell muttered, his face turning slightly red. "Inside the dungeon... I met a really amazing person."

Denki faced morphed into an amused grin the moment he heard Bell. "It's a girl, isn't it?"

Bell turned even redder as Denki poke him on his side.

"You sly dog! Just a 2 months in Orario and you already have a girlfriend!" Denki continues to poke Bell at his side while the white haired adventurer did everything to get away from Denki.

"It's not like that Mr. Denki!" Bell panickly deny. His voice then went a bit lower and down as he continues. "I don't think she even know who I am..."

Bell's mind drifted back to the encounter with Ais in the depths of the dungeon. Her flowing golden hair, her piercing golden eyes, and the graceful way she moved—it was a sight etched into his memory. He found himself mesmerized, not just by her beauty but by the strength and determination that seemed to surround her like an aura.

As he recounted the moment to Denki, his voice carried a sense of awe. "Her name's Ais Wallenstein," he said, his words filled with admiration. "She's... amazing, Mr. Denki. I've never met anyone like her before. She defeated a powerful monster effortlessly, like it was nothing. I couldn't help but watch in awe."

Denki has a strained smile as he listened in to Bell and how he described his first encounter with Ais Wallenstein, an adventurer who have quite a exciting history for his familia. The mention of Ais, unconsciously made Denki recall the fight she had with August, how it was one of the most exciting fight he had ever saw.

"ki?.. Me. Denki?.. MR. DENKI?!!" Bell's voice snapped Denki out of his nostalgia. He was looking at him confused while tilting his head to the side. "Is everything ok Mr. Denki?"

"Yeah... Hahaha... Sorry, just... Just got stuck on my thoughts there." Denki scratched his head while he smiled at Bell. "So Ais huh?" Denki looked at Bell with a bit of pitty which he didn't see. "You got quite a long road ahead of you... Being a member of Hestia familia and all that."

"...Yeah... I heard." Bell voice became down as he looked at the ground. "Do lady Hestia and Lady Loki really hate each other that much?"

"Like oil and water." Denki shrugs. "At least you're not a member of my familia, if you're a member of Heracles familia, your chances with the sword princess would be practically zero." Denki pats Bell at the back while he chuckled to himself. "Lady Loki might hate Lady Hestia, but she despise Lord Heracles even more... Let's just say my familia had a history with Loki's... Specifically the captain."

"Huh? History?" Bell asked curiously. "What history?"

Denki smiled. It was the first smile Bell saw Denki gave that was filled with pride. "The captain defeated Ais Wallenstien in the tournament." Denki answered proudly. "And destroyed a 300 million durandal blade in the process. Hahaha!"

Bell's mouth hanged open, he couldn't believe it, from what he knew, Ais was one of the strongest adventurer in the city, and yet she lost to the captain of Heracles familia, a familia with only 12 members in total. Before he was curious on why many regarded the captain of Heracles familia, August Kaiser, as the hero of Orario, now he was even more curious on how strong he really is.

"We are practically the reason why Loki familia is in such a great debt right now. That, and from what I heard, Lady Loki also made a wager to Lady Athena as well. So it's understandable why lady Loki hates Lord Heracles so much. Hahaha!" Denki continued while scratching his head. "And with Lady Hestia living here along with Lord Heracles, I reckon Lady Loki hates her even more now than she did in the past."

"Ehhhh?" Bell stood like a statue on the ground because of the revelation, if you listen very carefully, you can hear his heart shattering because of the realization. He practically has no shot because of the history between Loki and Hestia, and when you add Heracles into the mix, Bell had just became part of the inner circle of Loki most hated gods in Orario.

"S-sorry about that." Denki could only tap Bell at his shoulder, trying to console the white haired adventurer as best that he could.

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Chapter 96 is done now, how do you guys like the story so far?

Sorry about not posting yesterday, got stuck working overtime, and was too tired to even write when I got home.

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