"You won't dive inside the dungeon? We can help you train"
As the girls are preparing themselves to enter the dungeon for a normal adventuring and not an exploration, Alise-san asks me which I only shook my head.
"I thought we should celebrate this together inside the dungeon, all of us. I'm just daydreaming, huh?" She looked at me, disappointed.
But she then understand after gesturing myself as an armor-less and weapon-less: "I see, then we can provide you with that after our dungeon"
Wow. I'd never thought she's this stubborn but I still refuse her. Thereafter, Kami-sama stated that: "I reckon, Agwin-kun had a plan of visiting Hephaestus"
Ahhh. I remember now, I once told by Kami-sama about the 'one time first time' 60% discount I accidentally got from Hephaestus from being an errand boy!
And with her word made the girls looked at my direction with sparking eye of envy and jealousy
"I know right? That's what you get when you work hard!" I grinned and dash towards our front door and exited.
Of course they were hard worker. I only teased them. Just remembering their expression full of envy made me whistle.
"Damn you Agwin! --eh?" That made Alise scream her lungs but she didn't saw a piece of my silhouette anymore.
I'm above the roof this time and started to move towards the tower. From roof to roof until the industrial district. But in a certain alley, I saw a girl with scruffy short cyan-ash hair and has frail skin.
Looking, she's having an argument with another adventurer with a small girl with worn-out shirt.
"That's why I told you. At least forgive her. Its not her fault being poor!"
"Poor or not! She dare to pickpocket! We should teach her a lesson!"
"No! I won't let you. Not on my watch! And what? What will happen after? You satiate your anger and then what? It will cause her a trauma! Not only that, she might turn into a 'real' robber! With that, let me discipline her! In the name of Ganesha Familia, I Ardee Varma will teach her a lesson not through barbaric method!"
Jeez. Another justice girl, I see. Hearing her words made me cringed to the bone. Indeed, children is like a stain-less white cloth. The more you beat them for their every action, the more that cloth will stain.
Its not that I'm against them but for what she did. Pffft, barbaric method? Girl, what are you thinking? Saying that to a mean looking men!? Really? Tsk tsk tsk.
Curiosity strikes me so I take a look of what happened. Unfortunately, all of them are level 2's and same as hers. Oh my goddess. what will I do!?
Should I say I didn't saw it? Hmmm that would be good too. Not bad Agwin, but. . .
Ahh jeez! What I hated the most is this side of irresponsible person I am!
Boko----!
She can't even deal two at a time, how much more those four men? I knock one of them cold by punching the other's solar plexus while kicking another and slam his head to the ground. I pull the hair of another before it began to attack her and slam the back of his head into the ground.
"Eh?"
She is absolutely surprise after making the remaining one stayed on his knee as his companion is currently out cold.
I don't have any weapon so that's only thing option left. Well, they're still alive so that's good.
"Who are you?" The girl who named herself Ardee asks me whilst facing her with my back.
"Let's say, a hero of justice?"
Damn cringey word! But yeah? Isn't that cool After all, being a hero(me) of justice(astraea familia) suits me best. Even if they deny it. I will be that hero---its cape, to cover those who try to harm their justice.
I decided though. Yeah, I decided. With that word, I left Ardee and the little child. And of course the unconscious three. As for the remaining man. Well, like that I care. She could taken care of him for sure.
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Arriving at the Tower of Babel thereafter. I entered the smith area of Hephaestus.
Although there are floors where smithy from other familia, there's an exclusive floor smithy only for Hephaestus familia, so after entering, their blacksmith looked at me. But not wearing a surprised nor contempt. They all smile and welcomed me like a guest.
"Owu! Agwin is here!"
"Oi Agwin! Are you going to be an errand boy again?"
"Agwin! Become one of us instead! I'll teach you blacksmithing!"
"Agwin!"
"Agwin! Welcome back!"
"Ah hello kindred spirit fella, I'm here solely for Hephaestus-sama" I said and covered my side lips with one hand as if whispering: "She'll give me a good service this time, kukuku" with wicked smile.
"Damn, I envy you!"
"Fuck it! I'll give up my position to Kami-sama's heart if you become part of us!"
Yeah, their my kindred spirit. This fella here, although not my co-member nor a friend, we have one and only similarity!
They are pervert to the core! Ever since I told them the whereabouts of [H-Store], that right now is an independent store. All of them hurriedly gone there to take a look! So yeah. They owe me one after that. Men is a simple minded being after all.
Anyway, erase that 'kindred spirit' thing I'm talking about. I'm not shameless enough to give up my position just because I want them in my familia. Especially I'm close with my goddess. . .that's a big no! Well, for me that's not shameless but stupidity! Why am I to give up my position to others? I love Kami-sama to the bone! Screw you people! Kindred spirit my ass!
Ahh, taking all that note aside. I slowly slid my feet where Hephaeatus-sama resides. Their voices is a feast to my ear. Even though they're like this, I love these guys here. They're the only one who understood me the most.
"Agwin, if you ever find your armor battered, come find me!"
"Then I'll give you a discount if you happen to buy my sword!"
"Though my magicsword ain't strong compare to Crozzo, I'll do my best to work what suits you best!"
See? This is what happened when you're friendly! Ha ha, this is the real meaning of 'you reap what you sow' in a positive way nyahahaha.
With that, I arrived inside the workplace of Hephaestus. She's holding a piece of purple colored knife without a hilt. Is that her work? I can't tell. I'm about to use my appraisal skill but she started talking.