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Chapter 45: Interlude Bell

There'll be another chapter up soon.

Weeb- He does know how to fight, but fighting against the king, and fighting Aisha are two different situations. Against the king, he would've used his regeneration to maximum affect, while also going as lethal as possible.

Fighting Aisha is different. Like I have 'Syr' say at the end, they weren't fighting to kill each other. But still, there were moments where if he WANTED too, Aisha could've been killed. Let's use the kick to her head as an example. At that moment, Maccillian could've made his toenails grow, and impaled Aisha with them.

Or when he grabs her arm earlier. If Maccillian transformed, he could've increased his grip, and either ripped her arm off, or broke bones at the very least. The same could be said for when he grabbed and slammed her.

And besides, just because that's all you've seen of his style, doesn't mean there can be more to it.

Beta'd by NiteNight

{Bell's general POV}

Today... Today was the strangest but most relieving day I think I ever had.

Being rejected by another familia was harsh. I just needed someone, anyone to take me in. To help me take my first steps as a hero.

But no one did. I was in Orario for... A week? I was sure it was a week, at the very least. And in that week, no one accepted me. No one gave me the chance. I was so close to just giving up, but I knew I had to keep trying. Grandpa told me hero's never give up.

So when I was about to get back up, or try too, someone found me.

A goddess. And she asked me if I wanted to join her familia. When she did, I felt the sadness of last week was gone. There was someone who was willing to give me a chance. Someone willing to let me take my first step to be a hero.

And I took it. I took her hand, and that was the start of it. I had met my goddess, and the day only got better from there.

Right after I met my goddess, the one that felt just like home, two more people came into my life, and they were probably going to be just as important as my goddess would be.

Maccillian Silver Zaka. The first Werewolf I'd ever met, and a man that made me feel safe.

Shizuka Marikawa, a woman that I found it hard NOT to look at. She made me feel loved.

The two of them just appeared, just like my goddess had, and I suddenly had people to rely on and talk too. It helped that they were both really nice, and that Mr. Maccillian treated me well.

I COULD'VE done without Ms. Shizuka making me pass out from her... Really impressive breasts, but I apologized for inadvertently ogling her and feeling them when she hugged me. Though it was still really embarrassing whenever I looked at her.

Eventually, we got our falna, and seeing both Mr. Maccillian and Ms. Shizuka get reactions out of our goddess made me feel a little out of place. There they were, one who our goddess said had a unique status, and the other that had something that connected her to Lady Hestia.

Then there was me. The normal Level 1.

It was strange. But I didn't let those kinds of thoughts get to me. I was finally in a familia, finally with people that I could be with. And I liked it.

Then we ended up going to another familia, to scout it for one of Mr. Maccillian's women, and that fact surprised and embarrassed me.

Grandpa told me about how heroes would get the girl at the end of the day, and then Mr. Maccillian said he was with 4 women? Ms. Shizuka was already very very pretty, so what did that mean about the other 3?

I decided to think about that after we were done visiting Lord Takemikazuchi's familia. Speaking of them, they also made it easier to ignore the thoughts about Mr. Maccillian's women since I was surrounded by children and 'aura' puppies. The time at the orphanage was fun, and even if I didn't have too, I liked the idea of coming by to spend time with the children.

Though after that was done, and we made it to the hostess, it was hard to ignore the thought about the other women. Seeing Ms. Saya, understanding that she was ALSO very very pretty, just made me have to ask.

And hearing Mr. Maccillian's advice, then seeing the other women he was with, I decided to take it to heart.

I mean, if someone with a harem gave advice about women, then surely they were right. Right?

But those thoughts went away when Mr. Maccillian and Ms. Aisha wanted to fight. I didn't know how old he was, but I didn't get why he was so annoyed at being called a kid.

I didn't know the stakes of the fight, but when Ms. Rika, ANOTHER one of Mr. Maccillian's women, said Ms. Aisha was Level 4, I almost fainted. Level 4! We had JUST gotten our falna not even a few hours ago!

Even Lady Hestia seemed worried.

But none of his women did. Even Ms. Shizuka didn't seem worried.

So I decided to trust them.

And when the fight started, I was stunned. Mr. Maccillian had broken his arm in the first clash, but he didn't stop and even used it to his advantage. I knew I wanted to be an adventurer, but it was only at that moment that I realized something very important.

I didn't know how to fight.

And seeing Mr. Maccillian fighting, I recognized something else.

'He was smiling.' Throughout the whole fight, even when he turned into a wolf, he smiled. He didn't care about the pain. About the broken bones. None of that. He just enjoyed the fight and fought on.

And a part of me felt like I wanted to be like that too. To fight hard and be like him as I did it.

To fight with a smile on my face. No matter what.

So as the Ganesha familia took Mr. Maccillian and Ms. Aisha away, I decided something. I'd ask him to teach me, and help me be just like him. I wanted to be as strong as that, to fight against monsters stronger than I was with a smile on my face.

I wanted to be just like that.

And I would be. (No the skill hasn't developed yet, I'm just setting it up too.