Aria Garland 1

"Are you afraid to die Aziel?"

Aria suddenly ask when she didn't hear any response from me after her long drama. 

"Ofcourse I am! Is there is anyone here who aren't afraid to die?"

I said in response to her sudden question. 

"Then why? why do you take the risk to become a favorite and climbing the tower of doors?" 

"Well, I have my own reason, a reason that is more important than my own life, So I will do everything I could to finish the tower first, how about you? Don't you have any reason to climb open the door as well?" 

I answered, but I did not give her the full details of my reason for opening the door because I do not know yet her real intention, also I told myself earlier to always take extra caution to avoid the same fate that happened to me earlier. 

"Ofcourse I do have a reason as well! I want to be accepted by my own family, and this is the Only way for me to regain my right to come home, by full filling their wish after I clear the tower first!" 

She said while letting the tears in her eyes flow.

I don't know how should I respond to her, Since I do not have any experience yet with a woman. 

But my instinct told me to hold her in my arms to let her know that she is not alone here in this cruel world.

"I will not say, 'Do your best to clear it first!' since I have my own reason as well that I need to finish it before anyone else, but rather, I wanted to tell you that you are a very strong woman, strong enough to conquer your own fear by opening each door, and I know, that someday, you will also find a way to be accepted again by your family other than granting their selfish wish."

As I've said earlier, I am not this familiar with women. After I'd finish my sentence, Aira suddenly push me back, and I saw how her cheeks turns red. 

"What are you doing you idiot! Who told you that you can hug me casually huh?!" 

Her mood instantly changes from soft into violent woman. 

"Umm, I'm sorry?" 

"Huh?!!! You idiot troublemaker! come here and let me punch you once!" 

Aarrgghh, I don't know what to do anymore to this crazy woman. 

"Anyway Aziel, thank you, for those encouraging words, but you have to hug me!, That is embarrassing given that we are in the middle of the streets, some people might mistake us to be couple."

Eh?, so does it mean that if we are not in the middle of the streets, then I could hug her then? How unfortunate I was. Well I should stop this mindset, she might mistake me for being a pervert.

"Umm, I'm sorry about it, I just don't know what to do when I saw your tears dripping from you eyes."

"Let us just forget what happen, anyway I don't yet formally introduce my self to you correct?, anyway, my name is Aria, Aria Garland, I am an Attack Mage type of Favorite, it means that my specialty is creating a magic that will give me or my allies a buffs to enhance physical attack. I became a favorite two years ago under the name of God Loki, however the camp disbanded after an allegation coming from the other Gods that our God Loki uses a forbidden magic to the other Favorite to illegally increase their physical strength, but I don't know anything about it since It was only my first month with them before the camp has been disbanded."

So it is also possible for the camp to be disbanded? This might be also the reason why there are other Favorite inside the capital who are opening the door of the Tower even though they are not Affiliated to any Gods or Goddesses. 

"After 3 months since I became a Godless Favorite, I still keep moving forward to finish the tower, I mean my first door, since I can't clear it yet because I keep running whenever I face the boss of the first door." 

Is it really that hard to finish the first door?Maybe it is, that could be the reason why Hanji wanted to train me first before I officially enter and try to clear my first door.

"If you are wondering how do I become one of the Goddess Frigg's Favorite, it is because of Hanji, the Prodigy, while I was in my first door, trying to clear It again, I met Hanji there wondering inside the Door,  he was just a novice back then, but everyone, including me, is surprised after he left victorious on his first attempt to clear his first door, that is also the same day wherein the League of Favorites in the capital conferred him a title, The Prodigy."

Eh? So it is possible after all to finished a single door in One shot, but it think that only applies if you are also a prodigy like Hanji himself. 

"Hanji instantly became a talk in the town since this is the first time in Favorite's history for a Novice to gained a Universal Title given by the league, it is a common practice here that A favorite could only gained a title once they reached the 10th door, but given that Hanji made an unbreakable record, he also deserves a universal title"

"After the news spread out all over the capital, as well as to the outside world, the Goddess Frigg's Camp instantly became a hot topic in the capital, that is when I decided not to be a Godless Favorite anymore and I bravely ask the Goddess for her blessing to accept me as her child, and the kind and loving Goddess accepted me, but my main reason back then was actually to take advantage of being in the same camp with The Prodigy, I

believe that being with him will help me advance in this tower. Back then, Hanji was the only Favorite under the Goddess that time since Goddess Frigg's just descend here on earth and established her own camp after God Loki was sent back to Heaven by the God of the Gods so basically, I'm the second member of the Camp, but look at me right know, I am still powerless compared to Hanji, who became a favorite after me. "