Chapter 28: Realization(corrected)
After his unexpected encounter with Aiz and Lefiya, Mark made his way to the guild where he sold all the items he obtained in his 4 days in the dungeon.
"... a total of 70,000 valis." - The employee said rigidly, due to the quantity carried only by one person.
"Thank you." -Thanking the employee, Mark took the bag and headed to the first floor of Babel where he bought the armor, to be able to repair it and find a new weapon since his sword was broken.
Arriving at the tower, he entered the elevator and clicked directly on the first floor, and saw the usual stalls where the young people of the Hephaestus family were selling their wares. Before buying a new sword, he went to the guy who sold him the armor to have it repaired.
"Hi, I was wondering if you were doing armor repairs." - Mark asked.
"Of course, it will take me a few hours. In the meantime, if you need something, take a look. " -The boy said as he took the armor towards his laboratory.
After leaving the armor, Mark went to look for a weapon. Until now he had used a one-handed sword and was happy with the length and lightness that did not slow his movements, also he preferred to have a free hand if he had to cast spells or simply take something quickly. With those characteristics in mind, he searched around for hours, but nothing attracted his interest and when he was about to lose hope, he found one that interested him.
"Sorry, can I try it?"
"Go ahead."
Hearing the seller's voice, Mark pulled the blade out of its sheath. The sword was single-edged and did not have any type of decoration, the handle was protected by the guard making the grip firm, moreover, it had the same length as the previous one but the end was more pointed. Making several swings, Mark nodded contentedly at the weight.
"How much do you sell it for?"
"15,000 valis, I know the price is a little high, but trust me you won't be disappointed. I have reinforced the tip with a hard but resistant metal, that allows it to always remain pointed. "
"Then it's a bargain." -Mark would have bought it anyway since he liked it, but after hearing the seller's words and seeing that he wasn't lying from his aura, he accepted without hesitation.
After buying the sword he went to the boy who had finished repairing his armor, which cost him 5,000 valis. Having finished doing the necessary shopping, he headed for the base of the Loki Familia as it was evening. Taking a leisurely walk he arrived in front of the gates but was surprised when he saw that Loki was there, especially for how she was dressed.
"Oi Mark, you are alive, I thought I had already lost my son" -Loki joked.
"As you can see I am alive and well, but why are you so elegant today?"
In fact, Loki was dressed in a black dress that left her shoulders free and a red ribbon like her hair that emphasized her hips. The only problem would be that the dress also emphasized the flat chest like a table.
"Hehehe thanks for the compliment. Ganesha is having a party to celebrate the new monsterphilia, so I have decided to go suitably." -She shrugged, but what she really thought was. -'I will show that dwarf how poor she is hihihi. '
"Ganesha, monsterphilia?" - Mark asked confused, having no way of knowing what Loki was thinking.
"Right, you're new to Orario. Ganesha is the god of a Familia who possesses considerable strength, as he has many level 5 adventurers, while the monsterphilia is an event run by Ganesha Familia and the guild. they take the monsters out of the dungeon and perform a show with them in the arena. "
'Isn't it like the bullfight of my world?' - Mark thought.
"Besides the fact that it seems stupid to me to perform with monsters that could destroy the city, I don't really care. I have to rest to be ready to explore the 8th floor. "
He was about to leave, but Loki called him.
"Mark I know that thanks to your skill you are growing fast and I know that you are not the type who would jump without doing some research. But I advise you to review the basics. " - She told him seriously.
"What do you mean by bases?" - Mark asked curiously.
"Your stats have indeed increased, but do you fully use them?" -She told him with a sly smile before getting into the carriage and heading to the party.
Mark who had stood in front of the gate thought about her words. - 'Am I using all my skills?'
After thinking for a while, he finally understood his problem. - "My way of fighting hasn't changed!"
Mark got a lot stronger and faster and this made him misunderstand that he had improved, but this was only directed towards the monsters. His fighting style remained rigid and repetitive, which would make him predictable in the eyes of a more experienced adventurer.
"The increase in the stats is good, but it clouded my mind. Having good stats but not using them to their fullest is pretty silly. Tomorrow I'll ask someone to help me, luckily this place is full of monsters who should give me the best possible example. " -After making up his mind, he headed to his quarters to rest after days of constant attention in the dungeon.
--- POV Loki ---
"Who knows if he understood my words, well, he's a smart guy" -I was glad he was growing so fast, but I didn't want him to start getting arrogant.
'sigh'
Taking a sigh, I waited for the carriage to arrive at its destination. After about ten minutes I had finally arrived and what greeted me was a huge statue of a man in an elephant mask.
"It doesn't matter how many times I've seen it, it's always strange to look at." -I ignored the huge statue and I headed to the villa where I could see several gods who greeted me after seeing me.
"Loki, I haven't seen you for a long time." -
Turning around I was greeted by two gods. A man who was the representation of a charming prince and a very elegant woman.
"Oh Dionysus, Demeter how are you?"
"Well my children are weak, but we keep on." -Dionysus said with a simple smile.
"My children made a great effort to make this evening's wine." - Demeter said politely.
"Let me taste it." -I took a glass of wine and tasted it, but was surprised by the taste.
"Delightful. This time Ganesha got busy. " I said while watching Ganesha who was giving a speech.
"I Ganesha, thank you very much for your support. With this banquet, the funds for the monsterphilia will be useful to keep everything safe ... "
"Exuberant as always." - Dionysus joked.
"You're absolutely right ... sorry I saw someone I know!" -Seeing a little girl who was taking food from the table I immediately snapped.
Quickly approaching the girl I said. - "Hey midget, how are you doing."
"Ghe, it's you Loki."
The girl who answered was the goddess Hestia and the reason why I couldn't get along with her, were her boobs. Explain to me how it was possible that such a small body had such large melons. It was unfair.
"Loki, that Aiz something is part of your Familia right? I was wondering if she was dating anyone." -Hestia asked irritably.
Weirdly looking at her, I naturally replied - "Aiz is my favorite, if anyone tried to get close to her I would cut it into bits."
"Ara, it looks like someone is ignoring me." - Turning around I looked at the goddess who had just spoken.
"Yo Freyja, you attract attention as always."
The goddess who had spoken was none other than Freyja, the goddess of beauty. With her charm, she could influence others whether they were male or female, but that thay she seemed slightly strange.
"Um, Freyja you're staring at me very hard today." - More than anything else it seemed that she wanted to kill me.
"Maybe you misunderstand, I was just surprised to see you so elegant today." -She said smiling, but what she thought was much worse -'B### how dare you steal something of mine, I saw him before but you stole it! Ugly #### ####!'
"Oh, it's just something for someone living in poverty to see." -I said as I watched Hestia, not knowing what Frejya was thinking.
"I may be poor, but you are not ashamed to come with those flat breasts!" - She told me pointing to my chest, as she protruded her huge chest with pride.
"Tch, your whole brain has fallen into your breasts. I'm leaving!" - Irritated, I left.
'Today I will be comforted by Aiz.' -Just imagining Aiz comforting me made my mood even better.
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