"4,600 Valis!" Bell grinned proudly as he handed the small pouch to Hestia.
"Really!" Hestia gasped as she opened the small pouch and saw the coins inside. "You're amazing Bell!"
"Thank you, Goddess." Bell couldn't help the smile on his face. He was just too happy! He also felt some pride at successfully making it through the Dungeon today. If he kept up like this, then he and Hestia would be much better off in time.
"Let's update your Status, Bell!" Hestia grinned as she placed the pouch on the table. "As your Goddess, I have to do everything I can to support you too!"
"Okay!" Bell removed his armor and then took off his jacket. He was so excited to see how his stats had increased after a full day of dungeon crawling. Removing his black shirt he laid on the bed and felt Hestia straddle him again. Knowing that this was just how Hestia worked on his Falna helped ease the heat in his cheeks, but he still had a dopey smile on his face about it.
"Alright, here we go." Hestia removed her gloves and then took a needle out. She pricked her right index finger and let a single drop of her blood fall onto Bell's hieroglyph-covered back. The glowing light appeared and Hestia looked through Bell's experiences, his Excelia, to determine his growth and how much his Falna would grow. "Hmm, not bad, I think. You've made your first improvements, Bell."
"Thank you, Goddess." Bell smiled into the pillow as he felt Hestia's hands on his back. In just a few moments the process was complete and Hestia moved off him with a paper in her hands again. "Everything went up a bit this time, but as a newly Blessed Adventurer, that's supposed to be normal." She handed him the paper to let him see his updated Status.
-Status-
Bell Cranel
Level 1
Strength – I 0 I 6
Defense – I 0 I 3
Dexterity – I 0 I 7
Agility – I 0 I 11
Magic – I 0
Magic
Skills
-Status-
"Wow, my Agility is already over ten points." Bell hadn't expected to make it into the double digits on any of his Basic Abilities after only one day.
"You used mostly dodge and counter tactics on the majority of your foes." Hestia remarked with a soft smile. "It's no wonder that both Agility and Dexterity increased the most."
"Thank you, Goddess. I'll keep doing my best!" Bell promised as the two sat down at the small table for another simple meal.
-The Next Morning-
"Thank you, sir." Bell took his new black leather backpack after handing over the 800 Valis for it.
"It looks good on ya, Adventurer!" The older man gave Bell thumbs up and a grin.
Bell left the shop and headed towards the Dungeon. With the sleek backpack on his back, he'd be able to carry more Magic Stones and even extra equipment once he earned enough Valis to buy it. With the thought of what he'd like to get for his new backpack, Bell descended into the first floor and started looking for monsters.
His first monster discovered was the dog-headed Kobold. The grey-furred, humanoid beast snarled and let out a threatening growl before rushing him. Bell found out the difference between the Goblins and the Kobolds quickly with how fast the monster moved. He ducked and weaved around a few swipes, then had to block one with his arm. The claws of the Kobold bit into his skin and he lunged forward with a stab. The kobold yipped as the knife pierced just below its sternum. With a drop of his weight onto the knife, Bell sliced the Kobold open from chest to what would be the groin if Dungeon Monsters had such things. Blood flew through the air as the Kobold fell to the ground and lay still.
"Kobolds are much faster than Goblins. They've got sharp claws too." Bell noted his lightly bleeding arm. He extracted the Magic Stone in the Kobold's chest and placed it in his new backpack. As the monster's body began to disperse, Bell quickly wrapped a clean cloth around his injury. It would serve as a good bandage until he was done for the day.
With his injury wrapped up, Bell moved on down the corridor.
In total that day, and only because Bell wanted to try and keep count, the newbie Adventurer ended up slaying twenty-two monsters. They were mostly Goblins and a couple more Kobolds since those two were some of the most common monsters on the first floor.
-Dungeon Exchange-
"You're injured, Bell!" Eina exclaimed as she checked over her new Adventurer.
"Just a Kobold scratch, Miss Eina, I'm fine." Bell assured her even as she was taking off the bandage to check the injury.
"Well, it doesn't look too bad." Eina admitted of the injury as she looked it over. "Even a Level 1 Adventurer will probably have this healed up by tomorrow morning."