Loki's Renard

Arc 1 Chapter 6 - Kiddy Party

Hey guys, Striker777 here with the next chapter of Loki's Renard. Be sure to vote and comment about the story, since it is still open to changes and any ideas you guys might have and want to incorporate. I'm hoping you all enjoy, but for now, onto the story!

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Akihide kicked a rock as he walked down the main street of Orario. The boy was in a foul mood, having been denied the access to the Dungeon he so desperately wanted. 'Oh, I'm sorry Akihide, but I need to do stupid paperwork, and get ready for the next expedition.' he mocked Riveria inside his head, the only safe place to do so. 'Oh, sorry Akihide, but I need to go on patrol around the city today.' he mocked Kaguya, again, in the only safe place to do so.

He sighed. "What am I gonna do?" he muttered, looking around at the shops for what sort of things he could buy. Since he first entered the Dungeon a week ago, he made a very respectable 30,000 valis in his first week, or in the three days he was allowed in the dungeon, which was enough for equipment repairs and to save some for a rainy day. As well as splurge on candy, which of course made him go hyper and crash around the Twilight Manor as if he was a goblin on enhancement potions.

Riveria had quickly shut it down after he slammed into a wall without thinking, making him sit through an entire day of reading and writing practice. Oh that had not been fun.

So, here he was, on a day where he had nothing to do, no one to train him, or hang out with him. It wasn't like he had any friends he could call on, only hanging around authority figures like his teachers, goddess and guardians. If nothing else, he needed friends, preferable closer to his age than most of the other people he knew.

Realistically, of all the people he knew, Ryuu was the closest thing he had to an actual friend. She was 5 years older than him, but she and him had started out at around the same time, so the two of them had that in common at least. However, since Ryuu was part of the Astraea Familia, she too went on patrol around the city, escorting Kaguya and Alise so she could get a feel for the system of patroling. Akihide aparently wasn't ready to start patroling the city until he made it to Floor 10 of the Dungeon, at least, and it was preferable he made it to Floor 13 instead.

And so, with nothing to do, Akihide simply wandered around Orario, looking for something to fuel his boredom. But with a lack of knowledge on where things were, or what was available, he simply had to make do wandering around in search of something. Maybe he would find a place that provided entertainment of some kind. That would be nice.

He spent most of his morning looking around at places, before stumbling into a giant, luxurious multi-story building. His eyes went wide in wonder at the gold and marble walls that decorated the exterior, and the giant arch of a doorway that welcomed the guests inside. Akihide took that as the ok to enter the building, walking through the arch and into the building of white and gold.

"Welcome!" greeted an overly cheery voice, causing Akihide to jump. He turned to see a young girl, older than him but probably not in her twenties yet, in a nurse outfit. "Are you here for treatment or potions?"

"W-what?" asked Akihide. "I'm... just exploring Orario..."

"Oh." said the nurse, looking at the boy. "This is the pharmacy, hospital and home of the Dian Cecht Familia, Tuatha Medicus. Adventurers come here for healing and mind potions, as well as prosthetic limbs and sickness treatment. It's the best pharmacy, potion shop and hospital in Orario." said the nurse, careful in her explination to the boy as not to overload his brain with information. "Now, you wouldn't happen to be an adventurer, would you? Not one looking for business."

Akihide shook his head. "Riveria gives me potions when I go into the dungeon." he said, causing the nurse to gasp.

"A-are you Loki Familia?" she asked in a shocked expression, which only grew into a smirk as the young boy nodded. "Here, take this." she said, reaching into a pocket at the back of her skirt and pulling out a potion. "It's one of our new potions, we were wanting to sell a lot of them, so test it out in the Dungeon and tell your Familia all about it, okay?" she said.