[Chapter Size: 2317 Words.]Lucius POVIshtar Family Headquarters.
Upon realizing the kind of predit I was in, my mind began to search for the best solution. However, this process was interrupted by a sharp pain that struck my brain, apanied by a swirling dizziness.
"Damn hangover! I o drink something," I cursed, feeling the effects of the previous night and a dry throat.
With careful movements, I got up, gently shifting the brue's body to the side, eager to escape the situation. As I reached the bedside, I noticed my state, especially my member down there.
"That nymphomaniac goddess took everything she could from my little Lucius all night long. Wild, very wild!" I muttered quietly, recalling the events.
I mao get up and reach my clothes on a table in the luxurious room. However, while I dressed and po slip away, a sensual voice called out to me.
"So, are you leaving already?" The teasing tone in her voice sent shivers down my spine.
'I days, I may have provoked powerful families and stronger individuals than me, but now I'm really in a life-threatening situation here...' I cursed my luck.
I turo face Ishtar, who stared at me pletely naked and inviting, expeg me to submit. I ughed nervously.
"I wao go to the duhis m. I'm a bit te to meet my friends..." I told her, trying to sound casual.
"Hmmm, let's do this: you go back to bed and satisfy me a little more. Then, you leave," she proposed with eyes shining like amethysts.
'She wants to charm me? What a vixen!' I excimed internally.
'What do I do now? It seems her entment doesn't work on me!' I thought as I looked into her eyes...
I won't deny that she's quite attractive, but the fact that she's a goddess of love gives me a certain disfort. I prefer more exclusive things, and I must be the thousandth man she's slept with in a year?
'I'm lucky she's a goddess and 't get STDs. At least that, I don't have to worry about. I wouldn't want little Lucius to cate disease,' I reflected.
'Obviously, her charm isn't w on me. But if I don't pretend here now, she'll definitely kill me,' I thought frustrated, opting for my best option.
With er alternative, I made an idiotic face the best way I could, as if I were drooling over her, ao bed with this crazy romising o return.
She looked at me strangely wheiced my expression, but fot about it after she started moaning with my caresses.
Two hours ter, I walked through the streets of Orario, in the middle of the m. I passed by an armor shop to buy better equipment, spending the rest of my money oher armor. Then, I returo the church, which was empty, took a bath, grabbed my sword, and put on my new armor with a small supply bag.Finally, I set out to go to the dungeoermio practically live there in the ing days to recover all the money spent in a single night.
'Of the 21,000 valis, only 300 remain...' I mented a bit.
It didn't take long to ehe crowd of adventurers in the Hall. With no sign of Bell, I tinued my way through the stairs to the first tunnels.
"Let's have a productive day today!" I said to myself.
Sighing as I looked at the tunnels, I started running.
Spotting the first goblins, I raised my hands and cast my first spell of the day.
And I didn't stop, casting my series of spells for every monster I entered, spending the hours on the upper floors, cirg between the seventh and ninth floors.
Twelve hours ter...
*Thread* "That was good!" I couldn't help but excim in my exhausted state as I drank a bottle of water.
I opehe system to see the result in the dungeon, and my expression was excited after an intense day:
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---Status---
? Strength: I87 -> H113
? Endurance: H116 -> H149
? Dexterity: I99 -> H125
? Agility: H121 -> H150
? Magic: G262 -> E402
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[Mission 10,000 Firebolt: Cast 10,000 Firebolts! | {Progress 2111 -> 3,624/10,000} (36%) | {Reward: The User Cast Spells Without ting.}] (Lucius Cast: 1513)
[System Points: 30,431] (Lucius Gained 12,412 points)
Since I mao leave the Pleasure District, I only ged my route for a moment, but my day be summed up as spending all my time in the dungeon.
Upourning to the surface, it was already night, almost 22 hours. Without thinking about spending more money, I took my crystal bags directly to the church.
I'm almost tripling my status since I left my old family, and I'm happy to finally leave Rank I aer H after years, all in just 4 days since I returo the dungeon. I'm very excited to level up in a few weeks if it ti this pace.
I returo the church, and everyone was asleep. So, I settled into my usual spot after a quick shoing to bed early. I woke up even earlier with Hestia ging to Bell on the couch.
So, once again, I headed to the dungeon as soon as I got ready, equipping everything I needed.
I left my crystal bags o the couch with a note so that Hestia could take them to the guild and sell, taking her 30% as a family tax.
I never doubted that she wouldn't do exactly that. She might be quite childish, but she's a good person who takes care of and cares for the family.
Heading to the dungeon, I po focus on leveling up in the ing days at the fastest pace possible. Thus, my few days were busy, spending 12 to 16 hours in the dungeon.
Uo speak with my family sihe celebration, I left before Bell aia woke up in the m, as I always went out to buy my supplies a out, or when I returned with my day fihey were always sleeping at that time. If they woke up in the middle of the night, they never bothered to wake me.
Other than that, nothiraordinary happened. I kept my pace, casting spells and killing with my sword, all easily on the upper floors. I entered many groups of adventurers or individuals, but I never came across Bell since I stayed on the upper floors while he explored the intermediates with Lili.
After five days of stant evolution and battles, I stopped tonight to finally stop shouting "Firebolt" here and there.
I opehe Status after five days.
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---Status---
? Strength: H113 -> 248
? Endurance: H149 -> 314
? Dexterity: H125 -> 255
? Agility: H150 -> 295
? Magic: E402 -> 1.302
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[Mission 10,000 FireBolt: Cast 10,000 Firebolts! | {Progress 10,000/10,000} | {Reward: The User Cast Spells Without ting.}] (!Mission pleted!)
[System Points: 92,481] (Lucius Gained 62,060 points)
"Hahaha!" I ughed like a madman with the results, raising my hand as fireballs shot out of it, without w about tinuing to shout.
I still maintaihe half-sed interval for each shot, but it was incredibly satisfying to have plete trol over the attacks. I felt powerful and began to believe that I would do well oermediate floors when I decided to veo them.
In terms of magic, I noticed a signifit increase irength of my attacks after reag 1,342 magic points.
"I'm sure I kill an Orc with two shots now, instead of three." I thought fidently.
However, not everything was rosy. Something wasn't going so well for me. Even with the great boost in my stats, I realized that I was much weaker physically pared to Bell. In a direct frontation, I could lose if I wasn't careful, especially if he mao get close to me.
"Not to mention it won't be long before he reaches level 2..." I murmured.
Aware that Bell would level up in two weeks, at least that was my assumption, I didn't pn to rush if the opportunity to level up appeared for me. I inteo wait for the gods to choose Bell's niame, like "Little Rookie," before making any decisions. This choice would be made at the Denatus.
After that, there would be another meeting to assign niames to adventurers who leveled up, scheduled to take pce three months ter. If I wasn't mistaken, Bell would reach level 4 by then. Why wait until that moment for my own level-up? First, I didn't know if I could surpass my family member so quickly. Sed, I didn't want to draw attention from my old family, especially because of Hestia. It would be suspicious that the children of the Goddess Hestia were leveling up so easily oer the other. Despite being an adventurer for 2 years, my old God would notice my rapid evolution, sidering the state I left the family in.
Anyway, both Bell and I would be reag level 2 soon. With his growing fame, my evolution might not be as obvious, as everyone would be focused on the record holder.
But first and foremost, I o strive to catch up with Bell. I would ge my bat tactiow that I had reached an unpreted rank in magi this geion. It was time to focus on evolving my physical stats.
I also o ge my sword because the one I bought was starting to crack after a week of use, even though my rhythm was more focused on magic.
Quietly leaving the dungeon aurning to the surface, I realized it was the beginning of the night. It was time for a real rest after days of fighting. I decided to order something to eat at the church since I hadn't spoken to my family for almost 6 days. Besides finding them always asleep whenever I tried, today would be a good day to catch up.
I was eager to test my potential as a non-ting mage, watg a fireball f in my hand. Now, I had trol over it; I no longer o shout to fire it, I could shape the ball without releasing it while it floated burning over my hand. It was something amazing, to be ho.
Ign the strange looks from some people as they saw me f fireballs in my hands while walking through the streets, talking, ainguishing them afterward, I headed to the church, bringing food. Upon arrival, I almost dropped everything with the hysterical scream of my loli goddess, Hestia, when she saw me.
"LUCIUS!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL THESE DAYS??!! HAVE YOU BEEN WITH DEMETER, HUH? I'M GOING TO END THAT ABUSIVE GODDESS, MAKING MY SON E HOME SO LATE EVERY DAY!!" Hestia shouted, who was alone in the church when I arrived, thanks to the tracker she kept on me 24 hours a day. She didn't eveo see me to know it was me.
"AHN? Before that, where's Bell?" I asked calmly as I pced the food oable, after entering the pce with an angry goddess.
"Bell went out to eat, probably at the Hostess of Fertility. But first, we o talk. YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU'VE BEEN ALL THESE DAYS, UNTIL SO LATE AT NIGHT!!" She pouted when talking about Bell, who probably went to eat at the Hostess of Fertility at Syr's request.
Hestia shouted again i part, clearly dissatisfied.
"Easy, easy there, I haven't been anywhere, let aloo see Demeter. But I must admit that it didn't happeo a certain Goddess who doesn't tell me her address. Demeter is my friend now!" I protested to her with a smile, but she ig.
"I'll never give you the address! Friend...? Yeah, right!" She grumbled.
"If you didn't go to see Demeter, why couldn't we talk to you i few days? I woke up several times during the night and saw you leaning against the wall." She asked, dissatisfied, crossing her arms.
"That was because I wao increase my Stats, Goddess Hestia. I've been leaving earlier, when you guys wake up, and ing back when you're already asleep. I'm spending, on average, almost 16 hours in the dungeon. You only saw me today because I finally achieved one of my goals and wao rest a bit after w the whole week. Haven't you seen the amount of crystals I left 5 days ago?" I said sincerely.
"That..." She said, quite surprised by my hoy.
"I appreciate that you're making an effort; just don't take unnecessary risks. Life 't be just going to the dungeon!" She protested, ed, something worthy of a goddess of home and family.
"Sure, but I o get strong. I've been stuck at this strength level for too long, and I want to improve." I said sincerely.
"I uand... here, 7 thousand valis for the case you left 5 days ago." She said, taking a bag of valis.
"No need, keep it all. I got much more i few days. I started selling after finding out that the exge sector opens quite early, so I started trading even befoing to the dungeon." I informed, as I obtained a rge amount of valis from the crystals I didn't sell to the system.
"I see, thank you. That helps a lot!" She said, with some pride, after I crified my financial dition.
"By the way, as yoddess after all, let me see your Stats! I want to see the results of your effort!" She said, and I sighed.
I could use the system, but still, I went to the bed, took off my shirt, a her see my back to take a falna sheet for her after putting the energy into the sheet there.
The incredible thing is that she never freaked out about my ability to nullify maal energy expenditure, and that's because it's hidden even from the eyes of the gods, which is good.
But still, I'm waiting for Hestia's sudden explosion when she sees my sheet, as my magit from I to SSS. Unpreted.
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