34Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original story , characters or places (the canon) of 'Is It Wrong To Try Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon'.
A/N:Remember that this story is Bell x Ryuu and I am going to set it up so all of the other love interests see Bell as more of a little/big brother. Another thing I need to talk about is the status, I am going to leave the terminology in its simplest form, so instead of having stamina, strength and vitality it would be power and endurance. I also slightly changed the dexterity description, though it is essentially the same. I hope this does not bother you, and if you believe that these are the incorrect terminology, then please enlighten me to the correct ones.
Anyways sorry in advance if I screw things up and I am really sorry if the story seems to be going too fast, I would not know since I am new to this (my first fan fiction, though I read fan fiction on a daily basis). Thanks for reading, enjoy! :D
-Bell's Pov-
*BOOM* The banging of a giant stone club echo's throughout the confines of the fifth floor walls. "Oh god that was close!" I yelled as I dodged the swings of a large monster, I was running out of stamina, so I began to run through the maze like dungeon. 'I wont be able to run forever!' I yelled in my head, as I said that I somehow got to a dead end.
"Crap..." I turned around, *Thud* I hear the footsteps of the large foe I face, a minotaur. The monster puts its large hand on the wall leading to this path, and ever so slowly peers into the hallway. All of the noise just seemed to get blocked out, the only thing I could hear was the the Minotaur's heavy breathing and my heart pounding against my chest. The Minotaur began to scrape its left foot along the ground, readying for a charge like a bull.
It launched. I held my iron knife up with my right hard, readying myself to dodge the attack. I waited, the Minotaur only got closer and closer, right as it was about to hit me, I launched myself over the top of its charge, using its head as a springboard and did a flip midair, landing a meter away. I began to run again. but when I turned a corner, I ran into someone.
"O-Oh, sorry! Watch out there's a Minotaur on its way!" I yelled, I got up and ran down the straight hallway, because I was curious and slightly worried about the person I turned back towards the direction where the person was. The person was a female, she had long blond hair, wore pure silver armor and held a pure white rapier that donned a blue hilt. The Minotaur ran around the corner, but as it did, it was chopped straight in half by the rapier the woman had, instantly killing it. "W-Woah! That was awesome! Thanks for your help!" I yelled when I got back to where the person was and did a 90 degree bow.
"O-Oh, it is okay." The girl said, then she ran off in the other direction. 'Well that was an experience' I thought to myself.
-The Guild-
In the dungeon city of Orario there is a place called the guild. The guild acts as a hub for adventurers. In the guild you are able to exchange the crystals gotten from monsters for the currency of this world, valis. You can also get a helper of sorts, someone who advises you and is in charge of your activities. Every time you come out from the dungeon you must relay back to the guild so they know that you are alive.
Bell had just finished getting his small amount of valis, "4600 valis... Not bad I guess..." I muttered to myself. "Oh Bell-kun, you almost forgot your wooden knife." A brown haired, green eyed elf pointed out to myself. "O-Oh, thanks... Can't believe I almost forgot it." I said to myself, "Thanks, Eina-san." I said to the person who is in charge of me, she just stared at me for a second before sighing, "Hah, what am I gonna do with you. Welp, see you tomorrow." She said, I waved to her and said goodbye.
-The Abandoned Chapel-
*Knock Knock* "I'm home!" I yelled into the open room underneath the abandoned chapel. "Welcome back Bell-kun!" The goddess Hestia yelled while jumping into my chest. "Hi Hestia!" I responded, she hopped off of my chest and walked over to the table and sat down. "I got us some food for dinner!" She exclaimed while gesturing to the large amount of food placed on top of the small wooden table.
This is the daily life of Hestia and I. I am the only member of the Hestia familia, but we're working on finding more people. "Thanks for the food Hestia." I said while sitting down and shoveling the food into my mouth. That's how most of the nights go, though sometimes we get extra food or sometimes we have less food, it depends on how well we do at our jobs since I'm a level 1 adventurer and Hestia works at a food stand and sometimes she gets free food as a gift.
"Lets do the status check now." Hestia said, moving towards the bedroom. Status checks happen every night or ever other night after going to the dungeon to increase the strength of adventurers based off of the journey they had in the dungeon. By journey I mean the experiences, so like getting hit by a monster, running from a monster, training accuracy and body strength, things like that.
Status:
Power - F rank, 379. (His overall bodies strength, muscle and defensive capabilities)
Endurance - F rank, 324. (His stamina and health)
Dexterity - E rank, 456. (His ability for hand-eye co-ordination and the ability to perceive things with his eyes)
Agility - D rank, 589. (Flexibility, speed and reaction time)
Magic - I rank, 0. (How strong the magic he uses is and the amount of magic he has)
Skills - Hero's Will. (The unstoppable will of an aspiring hero. Increased growth rate for as long as the person persists in their dream)
'He has a skill!? And it's 'gift of the gods!?' The goddess thought, surprised that Bell had finally gotten a skill and that it was a special type of skill only given to certain people. She decided that she wont show Bell because of the implications this could have on his daily life, she really did not want to change the life they had, as Hestia saw Bell as a little brother. "Ohhh! My overall ability went up by over 100! My agility alone went up 43! Must be because I ran from that Minotaur... My power and endurance didn't go up much though..." For some reason I've been growing exceptionally fast, at least that's what the goddess said, so I wont think about it for now.
"Goddess, I'm gonna head out for a walk." I told Hestia, she nodded and said be careful. I opened the door to the outside and walked, it's a starry night right now, extremely beautiful, many get lost in the starry nights from just looking up. I walked through the city, the night lights flicker, voices buzz in every corner even at night, 'such a beautiful place' I thought to myself. I turned a corner and bumped into someone, I fell on my butt. I heard the noise of a bag falling on to the ground.
"O-Oh my, I-I'm so sorry!" I quickly got up and did a 90 degree bow, 'I'm doing this a lot lately...' "It was an accident, so it is fine." The voice was gentle and soft, yet firm like a wall. I looked up and saw a girl in a green cloak which left only her face visible to people. "B-Beautiful..." I muttered out loud, I hadn't realized that I did, but can you blame me. The girl had soft, pale white skin, smooth, silky hair and shimmering sky blue eyes. She truly looked like a fairy, although that might not be far off what she really is.
I had only just processed what I said, "I-I'm so sorry!" I did another 90 degree bow, the woman just stood there with a stoic face, "It's fine, it was just an accident and I can just go buy more." She said, but I insisted I make it up to her. Her response was "Why not come and help do some odd jobs at my workplace, if you insist?" She asked and I just responded with "Sure I don't mind." We walked silently through the streets until the girl spoke up.
"My name is Ryuu Lion, what is yours?" She questioned, I mentally face palmed for forgetting introductions. "O-Oh, my name is Bell Cranel." I said, she didn't continue the conversation until we reached an inn called the Hostess Of Fertility. "This is where I work, you can just help clean the dishes since one of our workers likes to skip doing the dishes." Ryuu explained, I nodded and we both walked into the establishment.
"Welcome back, Ryuu-chan!" A large woman walked up to the entrance, "What took you so long, who is this and where is the shopping?" She asked questions as soon as we got in the door. "Good afternoon Mia-san. This boy is Bell Cranel, he accidentally bumped into me which led to knocking the shopping on to the ground, so he offered to do something to make up for it. I suggested doing the dishes and he agreed." She said with her same stoic face. "Okay then, get in the back, get changed and get to work." She replied while walking back to the counter.
"Follow me." Ryuu said, walking off to an open door at the back. I followed along until we reached the kitchen, where a large stack of dishes resided in. "Wait here until I get back." She said. She didn't take very long to get changed, so when she came out literally a minute later, I was pretty surprised. "I am back." "AHH!" I yelled, I looked back and saw that it was Ryuu, except in a uniform. The uniform had a green above the knees dress, a white apron, an orange collar, black leggings, short brown ankle boots and a white collar. "Beautiful..." I muttered again, although this time she did not hear it, thankfully.
"So, you know how to do the dishes, yes?" She asked, I nodded in response, "You will wash them and I will dry them, those three cupboards are the places for bowls, plates and utensils." She said, pointing to the sink, the rack which held dishes for drying and the 3 draws underneath it. "Ok." I replied, and so we got to work.
I begin to wash plates, bowls and utensils, one by one, slowly making the pile smaller and smaller. "Bell-san-" Ryuu began to say something , but I interrupted, "Just Bell is okay." She nodded and started saying what she wanted to say, "Bell, are you an adventurer?" She asked. I nodded, "Yes, although I'm still fairly new. I wanna try my hardest, for my grandpa." I said, she stared at me for a while.
"You're very honest." She said, I blushed a bit and stuttered, "Y-Yeah, my grandpa always told me to be honest, it never helps to lie. Though he did say not to always be honest because that could leave me in danger." I replied. She seemed to think for a moment before saying something, "Your grandfather must have really cared for your well-being." She replied and I simply nodded.
-Ryuu Pov (When they arrive at the Inn)-
"This is where I work, you can just help clean the dishes since one of our workers likes to skip doing them." I said, while walking towards the entrance. I walked inside with Bell, as soon as we were inside, Mia, my boss, came over. "Welcome back, Ryuu-chan!" She exclaimed, this is a normal occurrence where Mia greets people at the front. "What took you so long, who is this and where is the shopping?" She asked me the questions in quick succession.
"Good afternoon Mia-san. This boy is Bell Cranel, he accidentally bumped into me which led to knocking the shopping on to the ground, so he offered to do something to make up for it. I suggested doing the dishes and he agreed." I answered. Mia nodded and said "Okay then, get in the back, get changed and get to work." Then she walked away, so I began to walk towards the back door which led to the kitchen. "Follow me." I said, and he complied, we walked through the narrow hallways and into the kitchen where there is a large stack of dishes waiting to be washed.
"Wait here until I get back" I said, walking off towards the staff room to get changed. It did not take very long to get changed because of years of experience as being an adventurer. "I am back." I said as I walked up behind Bell and he screamed, "AHH!" I let a small smile form on my face, though he did not notice. "So you know how to do the dishes yes?" I asked, he nodded, so I explained where everything went.
"You will wash them and I will dry them." I said, pointing towards the dishes and the cabinets in which they go in. We washed and dried peacefully until I had to ask a question I'd been wondering about. "Bell-san-" I was cut off, "Just Bell is okay." He said with a sheepish smile, I had to fight to not blush at how he looked like a little snow rabbit right now. "Bell, are you an adventurer?" I asked, "Yes, although I'm still fairly new. I wanna try my hardest, for my grandpa." He replied.
'I wonder why...' But I didn't ask out loud because that would be rude and a breach of privacy. "You're very honest." I said, he blushed, almost making me blush from the cuteness. He tried talking but stuttered a bit, "Y-Yeah, my grandpa always told me to be honest, it never helps to lie. Though he did say not to always be honest because that could leave me in danger." He replied. I thought about my response to that for a bit, "Your grandfather must have really cared for your well-being." I said.
*Thump, Thump* At this point I couldn't hide my blush, so I quickly excused myself. 'Why do I feel this way? Ahhh this is so frustrating!' I complained in my head, I had run upstairs for a minute of breathing. Syr walked past and noticed I was blushing, she put on a sly smirk and walked over to me. "Ooooo, Ryuu is embarrassed! I wonder why?!" She exclaimed a bit too loudly, I began to blush even more furiously.
"N-No I am not." I tried to deny it, but my voice betrayed my words, so did my face. "So, how come? Is it a guy~~" She asked, 'Should I tell her?' I wondered, blushing more than before, but then I remembered the conversation I just had, 'It never helps to lie' I thought to myself, letting a small smile plaster my face, although I don't even know if it is a crush. "I... I think it's a crush, though I'm not too sure. The boy downstairs who is helping in the kitchen, he just seems so innocent and cute... Oh god, saying this out loud makes me realize how creepy I'm being..." I started to mumble, drowning in self-doubt.
Syr just cooed at the fact that I have a crush, "Don't be silly Ryuu! You have a crush, it's perfectly normal. How about this, I'll help you out, go ask him questions and the likeness. That's only if you want me to though." She said after noticing the self-doubt I was going through. "Pl..." I mumbled the word, so she didn't hear me. "~~What was that?~~" She asked with a wide smirk on her face.
"I said, please ask him questions and relay them back to me!" I yelled slightly, quickly covering my hand over my mouth. "Hmmm, no. Ask him yourself." She stated, "W-W... Huh?" Syr began to laugh like there was no tomorrow. "Oh my god, you're so fun to tease! I wish I could do this more often!" She exclaimed, I grew a rather large tick mark on my head. "Fine, if you won't help then I'll just go." I stated and began to walk off in a huff.
"W-Wait! It was just a joke! Though I meant what I said when I told you to tell him yourself. If you want to know him better, then ask him yourself." She said before I walked through the door to a room. "Ok, thank you... Syr." I said while looking at the ground and holding the hem of my skirt out of embarrassment. Syr just smiled and walked off to get back to work.
I began to think about the questions that I would ask him, then I realized, 'I need to ask how old he is...'
A/N: She needs to ask how old he is, XD. I died thinking about how funny it would actually be if this happened in the canon story. Thanks for reading, and if you see any mistakes or have any suggestions for the story, tell me and I will see what I can do. Lastly the updates for this story will most likely be extremely inconsistent, so again, I apologize. [~_~]