Danmachi my way: Volume 1

Chapter 8: Learning Ki

Bell was in a part of the poor district that had a wide open area in it, hardly anyone was around, and more than anything, it was free of anyone to look at them, so Athena and bell were in a place they could practice without issue, Bell then wondered, what did Oranio look like, he found the city amazing, there were many tall buildings within the walls, but also river canals, small farms within the walls, lot's of parks with many trees, Bell even heard there was a part of oranio called Melen on the southwest side of the cities area on the shoreline is the city's fishing district and a beach, Bell only wondered what Oranio looked like all over, though seeing the poor district, he knew not everywhere was sunshine and rainbows, but then came to another realization and confronted Athena about it.

Bell:" should I really be given lessons like this for free, I feel bad if I get special treatment like this since it's not fair to everyone else"

Athena:" kind, well mannered, and humble, no wonder Hestia choose you to be in her Familia... truth be told, it is special treatment, but think of this more as an investment than anything, I will do anything to make sure my family is both safe and happy, and Hestia would be quite upset if you end up dead because you were not strong enough, so think of this more as me investing into you so you don't make her cry, that's my payment here, and for that reason, it's more than enough... (cold, condescending tone) certainly better than teaching those scumbag's who namely come cause they want to stare at my chest or impress women they plan to seduce"

Bell:" oh... okay, so how do I use Ki"

Athena:" first, One must be able to use a breathing technique known as Total Concentration Breathing an advanced and esoteric breathing technique where a user is able to breathe in the Mana from their surrounding area and use that to enhance your body by having it flow throughout your body as well as learning to maintain a constant state of Total Concentration Breathing while using Ki, even subconsciously, after you do that, we'll move on to the next step, so sit, and breath, concentrate and feel the Mana flow through your body"

Bell then attempted to do this, focusing and breathing in and out, taking deep breaths and long exhales as he tried to sense the Mana as best he could, after about 5 minutes, he was able to sell something tingle in his body, something warm and almost liquid spreading through his body, similar to filling a water jug and the water splashes around inside it, Athena took note of Bell's body starting to gather Mana and told him the second part of the training.

Athena's thoughts:" impressive, most take hours, days, and even weeks to get this step done, and he did so in 5 minutes, he must be a natural with Ki, rare to find since some cannot master it no matter how hard they try, such as how Ais tries to master it even though she can't even use it due to her Avenger skill... no, let's focus on the task at hand, now then"

Athena:" now, you need to knead your inner Mana to connect the inner magical and physical energies to be able to enhance your body by letting Mana flow throughout your body like a stream and river, relaxing your body to a point of having almost no stiffness or soreness anywhere and being able to feel the Man flow through you... this step makes some people pee themselves, so if you feel especially warming your hips... that's not Mana"

Bell ignored the one comment, but still felt a little scared about wetting himself in front of a woman, let alone a goddess and he didn't want to show such a shamefully side to him, also, he knew that the gods were somewhat mischievous and loved to gossip by what little he saw, so he wanted to avoid becoming the topic of the gods to laugh at and then focused on connecting the inner and physical energy in his body, making sure to remove all restraints and also not pee himself, it took half an hour, but he finally felt it, pain, stiffness, soreness, all of it was gone, and Athena looked in pride, and was proud Bell didn't pee himself, seeing he was ready, she moved on to the last step he had to learn.