Danmachi: Blue Version

4

"Why the hell is there a Minotaur on the Fifth floor?!" Bell narrowly dodged the Minotaur's horn, as it got stuck in the wall. Seeing his chance to escape, he darted back to the staircase, hearing its roar of anger, it had ran after him. He cursed his luck. Was he a Minotaur magnet?

"Oh kami!" He thought about fighting it, or at the least keep it busy until a higher leveled adventurer would come and save him. His pride be damned, he wanted to keep living!

Grabbing his guild issued dagger, he leapt down, and jumped on the Minotaur's head, carefully avoiding it's horns. "Take this!" He stabbed his knife into it's eye, pulling it out quickly, before stabbing it in the other eye. He felt more power surging through his body, his skill had activated at the right time.

Jumping off of it's head, he turned around to see it screaming. 'Nows my chance!' He lunged for it's kneecaps, the Minotaur was getting desperate, swiping but not even hitting him at all.

...

Makoto, Aiz, Riveria and Lefiya were down in the dungeon, why were they here? So that he can get used to being down here. The rest? Loki wouldn't let him go alone. His Goddess was quite troublesome.

Aiz Wallenstein, if he had to say was quite a lot like him in the past. Stoic, blunt, and seemed emotionless, until she had loved these "Jagamarukuns" when she was younger. Apparently, she would get very angry if someone had tried to take it away from her. Her alias, Sword Princess.

Riveria Ljos Alf, a High Elf and surprisingly, she was also a princess. She had raised Aiz, like a mother would, but she didn't like to be called 'Mama' or 'Mother'. Said people got met with a staff to the head. Her alias, Nine Hell.

Lefiya Viridis, another Elf, that was to succeed after Riveria due to her ability to use any Elf magic she has seen. Thus giving her the alias, Thousand Elf.

And that's when they heard a roar followed up with a scream of a monster. They were on the 3rd floor, so they needed to run fast, good thing he had Orpheus in his mind and soul.

"Masukukaja." He had given them increased speed, the others looked at him bewildered, Lefiya even more so. She had never seen or heard of this spell at all.

"What was that? Why do I feel lighter?" Lefiya felt like she could almost catch up to Aiz with this speed! She was astounded.

"Not the time, we need to go. Now." He wouldn't let anyone die, not on his watch.

...

"Haa!" Bell had kept on with his onslaught on the battered Minotaur. "Why won't you die already?!" Seriously, the hide was tough.

"Bell?" Turning his head towards someone he knew, it was Makoto, along with three others.

"Oh! Hi Makoto-san! I'm a bit busy right now so could please step aside while I continue to work? Thanks!" That...was weird.

Aiz tilted her head, "Another Minotaur?"  She checked it out as Bell slit it's throat.

Lefiya had to look away. That was brutal. "Finally! Take that, you got beat by a level one adventurer!"

While barbaric, it got the job done. The Minotaur dissipated into black ashes and it's horn had dropped. Smiling, Bell grabbed the drop and stuffed the big core into his bag. "That was tiring..."

"You are very lucky, Bell. Which reminds me...how long have you been an adventurer?" He held two fingers up. "2 weeks, why do you ask?"

Riveria had a migraine coming. "2 weeks? 2 weeks?! It would take a year or two at most to even be somewhere near the stats of 500! Even then, you shouldn't have been faster than it all. A level 2 adventurer would have trouble with it." Oh...now he knows.

"It was my skill." Skills? Makoto seemed to understand...until Lefiya looked godsmacked.

"You have a skill as a level one?!" She shook the white haired adventurer back and forth.

"Is it that rare?" Makoto spoke in familiarity. Bell rubbed his cheek.

"...I'm just going to go back up now. I have to report this to Eina-san."

"We'll go along with you." Riveria spoke in a very diligent manner. "No one would believe you, yet they would believe us."

"That makes sense," Bell chirped as Aiz stared at him. "Is something wrong Miss Aiz?"

"...Stare..."

Lefiya was jealous, Aiz was paying more attention to the boy than her. And then a thought popped into her head...

'...Wait...they met before? How long ago was that?!'

While she was having an interesting episode in her head, Makoto strung her along, carefully minding and guiding the Elf through the trip.

...

"Huuuuuh?! You went to the Fifth floor again, Bell?! And another Minotaur?! What was going on through your mind?" Eina glared at Bell in a scorning tone.

"I can't always run away, you know that Miss Eina! Besides, the Loki familia and Makoto was there too!"

He pointed his thumb back towards them. Makoto had long since fell asleep on the chair, while Lefiya was still in a daze - also currently being poked by Aiz.

"Do not worry, Eina. He did an okay job. Brutal, sure. But he is alright. And I would take his side in saying he fought and soundly defeated it. You should be proud, Eina." Riveria smiled.

"Of course I am, but he won't be hearing the end of it any time soon!" Bell sheepishly sat back in his seat.

"That is all I ask. We will take our leave, Goodbye Mr. Cranel."

...

"Hestia-sama! I have returned with a big haul!" He closed the door and got out of his armor and gear.

"Welcome back, Bell-kun!" Hestia smiled. "And how much did you make today?" She put a basket of baked potatoes on the table.

"50,000 valis!" Hestia's eyes widened. "And how did you aquire so much?"

"I fought and killed a...Minotaur." He shouldn't have said that. He slowly prepared for another scolding.

...

Again, the surrounding streets and homes were filled with a shout.

"SUCH MISFORTUNE!"

And done. Wow that was fast. Will do some editing later. Hope you guys and gals enjoyed.

See ya later.

Baka.