The Cloud-Raised Brave Man's Travels

"Boss, three cream red bean fried potato balls and one matcha fried potato ball, please."

"Ms. Aisi came quite early today."

Chapter 23: Someone came to the door

The person who came to this stall was none other than Miss Aisi, whom Koya had once hoped to establish a relationship with. As the most important member of the Loki Familia, if he could establish a relationship with her, joining the Familia would be a sure thing. Unfortunately, this sword lady had never appeared when Koya needed her...

"I just came back from the dungeon and I'm hungry, so I came here."

"Thank you for your hard work. Here's an extra plain fried potato ball to fill your stomach."

"Thank you."

Ai Si's reaction was still so calm, but Koya saw through the girl's true nature at a glance. This child... seemed a little silly. If he had met her before, he might have been able to fool her, but there was no need now.

Koya casually threw the remaining packaging of the fried potato balls into the trash can beside him and prepared to leave; he planned to go back to his clan to clean up first, and then exercise his body. Although he definitely couldn't enter the dungeon in his current condition today, he could still do a run.

While waiting for the fried potato balls, Ai Si kept staring at Koya's departing back. Even after he disappeared from the street, she still did not look away. However, the expression on her face was still calm, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

"What's wrong, Miss Aisi?"

Ai Si was naturally accompanied by her little fan girl Lefiya, who had been keeping a close eye on Ai Si and noticed her gaze at the first moment, but when she looked in the direction she was going, she found nothing.

"That man's weapon... is a little strange. It's as if the steel itself is that way, not forged. Furthermore, the characters engraved on the sword are neither the common script of the continent nor the sacred script."

"Eh? Is this a weapon for high-level adventurers? But that person just now didn't look very strong. Could he be a second-generation rookie from a large family?"

"No... Judging from the position of his sword and the way he walks, he probably hasn't received any training. And if I remember correctly, the direction he's heading to is a deserted area, where there aren't any large families stationed."

"Wow, Miss Aisi is so observant!"

However, Aisi had another thought hidden in her heart. For some reason, she always had the urge to challenge Koya with a sword. Even though he looked weak, he inexplicably provoked her to fight...

At this time, Ai Si's fried potato balls were also ready. When handing them to Ai Si, the elf Lefiya asked questions to the boss directly. Although this elf was a socially anxious person, she could instantly switch to the social cow mode for Ai Si who was not good at communication.

"Boss, are you familiar with the guest just now?"

"Miss Lefiya, are you talking about Koya? He's a good guy and is now a member of Hestia's Familia. He even worked for your Loki Familia, but Master Loki doesn't seem to want to take him in as a Familia."

"Hestia's Familia? Isn't this the goddess Loki often talks about? But Loki said that she has been staying with the Hephaestus Familia and has never had any members of her own."

"Hahaha, what a coincidence! Not long ago, that kid Koya came to me and said he had no family to take him in. I just happened to remember Lady Hestia, so I brought him over, and Lady Hestia was happy to take him in."

"Boss, do you know where the Hestia Familia is?"

"Miss Aisi, if I remember correctly, they should be in a church in the deserted area now."

"Church? I remember that, thank you."

·Dividing line·

It was a coincidence that although Ai Si and the others knew the location, they had never been to the deserted area before. It took them a long time to walk around the place before they found the only church there. While they were strolling around, Koya had just washed the mattress and other things. Just when he was carrying a wooden bucket and preparing to put the sheets and other things outside the church to set up a rack to dry them, Ai Si and the others also came here.

Seeing her target appear, Ais stepped forward without hesitation. As she reached Koya's side, the urge to draw her sword grew stronger, just like when encountering a dangerous monster in a dungeon...

"Can you spar with me once?"

Koya looked at the Sword Lady, who had immediately challenged him to a fight, with a bewildered look on his face. "Why don't you think about what you're saying? You're a Level 5, sparring with me, a Level 1? What's going on?" Koya knew this Sword Lady, a renowned figure in Orario. She was a member of the Loki Familia, one of the most powerful Families. She possessed immense strength and beauty that even the gods would admire. Koya kept wondering if he had offended this Sword Lady in some way; otherwise, why would she come to his house to fight him?

"Ms. Jian Ji, I'm only a Level 1 adventurer. I don't think there's any need for us to spar. Have I offended you in any way?"

"..."

Ai Si didn't say anything, just stared at Koya, which made his scalp tingle... Could he not escape the beating today?

"Miss Aisi, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing this, Lefiya on the side quickly hugged Ai Si and tried to drag her back, but it was obvious that the power of a mage could not defeat that of a warrior. The current scene was that Lefiya's face turned red, but Ai Si remained motionless and stared at Koya.

"...Ms. Sword Princess, even if you want to hit me, at least give me a reason."

"It's just... I feel like you're very strong. I want to become stronger so I want to spar with you."

"I'm only a Level 1, you might be mistaken."

Ai Si stopped talking again, and Koya now confirmed his feeling at the potato ball stall just now. This girl is indeed a little silly and stubborn!

"I understand. I'll fight you, but please control your strength. I understand we still need to go to the dungeon."

"it is good!"

Seeing that Koya agreed, Ai Si finally stopped staring at him. To be honest, when Koya was stared at by Ai Si just now, he really felt uncomfortable all over. She was worthy of being a high-level adventurer. The oppression was really great.

"Wait till I hang up the sheets, okay? I'll play with you once I'm done."

"Okay, let me help you."

"I'm here to help, Miss Aisi."

With two helpers, the sheets and other things were soon hung on the pole. Seeing Ai Si's constant gaze, Koya had no choice but to go back to the basement to bring up the Rhodes Island standard longsword, and then went to an open space not far away with Ai Si and the others.

"Please enlighten me."

Koya has already made up his mind. He is no longer the omnipotent Black Dragon who can call the wind and rain in the world of Terra, but one of the thousands of rookies in Orario. Facing the famous Sword Princess, he has no choice but to play badly and let her beat him.

Chapter 24: Terra's White Rabbit

The battle begins, ding-ding-shua-the battle ends...

Don't expect anything weird. It's already pretty good that Koya was able to successfully block both of Aisi's swords before letting go of her weapons. At least Lefiya on the side was stunned, because the elf could see that Aisi was obviously using all her strength and her speed was even faster than when she was fighting monsters in the dungeon. The promised mercy didn't exist for Aisi at all.

Koya took a look at the Rhodes Island standard longsword that was knocked out. There was not a single crack on the sword. The quality was really top-notch!

However, although the sword was fine, Koya's right hand holding the sword was indeed numb from the shock. He probably couldn't even hold a potato ball. Although Ai Si looked slender, the strength of LV5 was really no joke.

"You... are so strong."

"?"

"When I was at Level 1, I didn't have your speed and strength. Can you tell me how you trained?"

Koya's mind was working rapidly. He had a feeling that if he didn't give Ais a satisfactory answer, she probably wouldn't let him go. Although this sister was indeed beautiful, Koya, a rookie, didn't want to have anything to do with her!

"This... is actually related to my talent. As long as I enter combat mode, my various attributes will increase significantly. Sorry, this is not something that can be taught."

In fact, Koya understood that the growth of his physical fitness was probably related to the template of the Black Dragon, so it was definitely a talent; as expected, after hearing Koya's answer, Ai Si seemed to be completely depressed, and it was another fruitless day.

"Ahem, sorry to bother you sir today."

When Lefiya saw that Es had lost interest, she immediately pulled her away. The timid and shy elf felt very embarrassed about Es's behavior of beating someone up. She was already thinking about bringing some gifts to apologize to Koya tomorrow.

Seeing Ais and Lefiya leave, Koya couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He shook his right hand and the numbness was gone. He saw that the Black Dragon's template also enhanced his recovery ability. It was really a comprehensive increase.

Soon, Koya put the matter of Sword Lady behind his mind and started to circle along the only road in this deserted area. Although the effect of such exercise is definitely not as good as fighting monsters in the dungeon, it is better than nothing.

·Dividing line·

Returning to Terra, the Doctor's team is making rapid progress. Chernobog has now stopped outside Koya, Black Snake's plot has completely failed, and the Third Army has gradually withdrawn from Chernobog. This incident has entered a stage of wrangling between Ursus and Yan Nation, as the two countries have been unable to reach an agreement on certain issues. Without an agreement, there will naturally be no official investigation into Chernobog, hence the arrival of Rhodes Island.

Rhodes Island entered the city under the pretext of rescuing survivors. The mission was carried out by Doctor and Amiya, while Kal'tsit went to negotiate with Ursus and Yan Country. Kal'tsit wanted to do something big this time, which was to transfer the city of Che to the name of Rhodes Island. Yan Country would fully support Rhodes Island for some reasons, and Ursus would most likely abandon this abandoned city.

The Doctor and Amiya were also making rapid progress. They had already wiped out the Yeti Squad with no casualties, thanks to the small piece of scrap metal Koya had left for the medical department. Although it weighed only a little over 60 grams, it was enough to make over 600 bottles of special medicine. All the Rhodes Island operators had already used it. The Doctor had brought about ten more bottles with him on this trip to Chernobog, and they were just in time to use them...

"Big sis! Are you okay?!"

The white rabbit woke up in a daze, and couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw the members of the snow monster team in front of him.

"Azark? How did you die too? Was it Rhodes Island's doing?"

"Sister, you're not dead, you're not dead. Don't say such unlucky things. The doctor from Rhodes Island saved you."

Dr. Qiaohao walked into the tent at this moment. She felt relieved to see Frost Star had woken up. Although the Keya special medicine was indeed very powerful, it was the first time for a severe patient like Frost Star, who had mineral infection almost all over her body, to be treated. Now it seemed that the Keya special medicine was indeed trustworthy.

"Yelena, you said you wanted to become a Rhodes Island operator, so of course I have to rescue my own operators."

"Doctor...thank you."

"How do you feel physically?"

"I felt an unprecedented sense of relief, as if I had taken off a whole set of power armor that was weighing me down."

"Hahaha, you really were as heavy as a suit of power armor before. When we fought you before, our Rhodes Island special operators couldn't even pull you up. At that time, they even complained to me that you looked about the same size as the King Slayer, so how could you be so heavy? Now they call you the fat otaku beauty."

"It's true, sister. You don't know that when we were carrying you back here not long ago, Siswefusky and I almost couldn't lift you. In the end, it took four of us to carry you back, and the stretcher even bent under the weight."

"Um... stop talking.ヾ|≧_≦|〃"

"Okay, you were so heavy before because you had too much Originium in your body. Now that the Originium is gone, you've become a completely cute and beautiful girl."

The doctor smiled and comforted Yelena twice. As a woman, she knew very well that girls cared a lot about their weight. But when she saw Yelena's confused expression just now, she wanted to tease her, just like she often called Amiya "little donkey" and Kal'tsit "old lynx".

"Oh right! Doctor, my father, how is my father now?"

"The Patriot troops are still holding the road to the core city. Their defenses are very strict, and it is basically impossible to bypass them. But we, Rhodes Island, do not want to harm this noble warrior, so..."

"I understand. I'll try to persuade Dad, but that stubborn old man probably won't listen to me. A fight will still break out in the end. Doctor... that potion you used to save me?"

"Don't worry, there are still nine left. Rhodes Island still has several hundred in stock."

"Are there still so many?"

"Not much. For the Originium patients in this world, this is really not much..."

This special medicine has only two main ingredients, namely Koya's horn and the doctor's blood. The other ingredients are therapeutic potions and nutritional potions. The doctor's blood plays an even greater role in this potion than Koya's horn, because the Originium in the bodies of most seriously ill patients has already fused with their organs. If it is eliminated all at once, the damage to the internal organs will cause the patient to die instantly. The doctor's blood plays a neutralizing role in this potion, allowing the minerals in the patient's body to dissolve and heal at the same time.

Because he donated too much blood, the doctor's three meals a day during this period were all medicinal meals. He also had to receive comprehensive treatment from the medical department every morning and evening. Even after arriving in Chernobyl, there was still a team of special medical operators to confirm the doctor's physical condition.

But what the doctor cares about most now is the white rabbit in front of her. She took off her mask and gave Yelena a cute smile.

"Operator Froststar... welcome to Rhodes Island."

Chapter 25: Protecting Our Keya

In the forging workshop of the main deity of the Hephaestus Familia, Hephaestus looked in disbelief at her best friend whom she had known for hundreds of millions of years. She had never expected that Hestia would abandon her title of Virgin Goddess just two days after leaving her Familia. Wasn't that a little too fast?!

"Hefei! Have you noticed that I am different today than before?"

"How could I not notice this? Are you so fond of your child? You actually took action so quickly. You are such a shameless guy!"

Hephaestus severely condemned Hestia. After all, in her opinion, it was a virgin who had lived for hundreds of millions of years and had raped a child who was only 20 years old. As for whether it was possible that Koya had raped Hestia...it was impossible. No matter how shameful it was, Hestia was still the main deity of the pantheon and had hundreds of millions of years of experience. Calling her a veteran was just a compliment to her youth.

"What?! Koya really likes me, we are in love with each other!"

"You forced yourself on me, didn't you? I know your character. Don't try to quibble. If you really met someone you liked, your true nature would definitely show. I just didn't expect you to act so quickly. It's only been two days!"

"Ahem, anyway, Hefei, shouldn't you bless me?"

"You, please be nicer to him. He was a new adventurer, yet he resolutely joined your clan, which had nothing. He went to the dungeon every day to earn money to support you. And then you even took his body, defrauding him of both money and sex. You weren't this despicable when you were in the upper realm."

Hephaestus looked at his friend with disgust. He had never expected that this Hestia with thick eyebrows and big eyes would be corrupted by the underworld so quickly.

"Wow, stop scolding, stop scolding, because Koya is just too cute, I can't help it."

"...Forget it, Hestia, what's the matter with you coming to me?"

"Oh, it's okay, I just came here to show off to you!"

"You guy!!!"

·Dividing line·

That evening, Hestia embraced Koya with love in her eyes. This time, Koya clearly felt that he had more time and energy than last night... Could it be that his talent could still be used in this area?! Koya charged forward with a hint of excitement, then collapsed... Hestia was a sturdy divine body, so Koya couldn't expect Hestia to collapse with love in her eyes any time soon.

Although Koya had wasted the whole night's energy when he woke up the next day, he did not feel empty and weak this time. Instead, he felt refreshed and even his thoughts seemed to be much clearer. It seems that he can still enter the dungeon today!

Koya got up from the bed carefully, washed up, put on his equipment and took his standard long sword. He was looking forward to today's dungeon trip. It had been more than ten days since he had been in the dungeon. Although the monsters in the dungeon were disgusting, Koya still liked the feeling of fighting them and becoming stronger.

By the way, Koya actually didn't like the form of the Black Dragon in the Terra world, because the surge in power made him feel a little at a loss. Even when hugging people, he had to be cautious. But the most annoying thing was the pair of big horns on his head. When he went to sleep, he had to move the bed a little away from the foot of the wall and put a bedside table to hold his horns. It was really troublesome!

"Hestia, I'm going to the dungeon."

"Hmm~~ Be careful."

Hestia drowsily got up from the bed, hugged Koya, and then lay down again. Koya touched the head of his beloved and main god, and headed towards the dungeon with the god's blessing.

This time, Koya's target was set directly on the seventh floor, which was a place only for LV2 upper-level adventurers. However, due to the blessing of the Black Dragon template, Koya's strength did increase dramatically. Only when he reached the seventh floor did he feel the sense of battle.

The monsters on the seventh floor are tall humanoid monsters. They have the faces of beasts but can stand on two feet, and can pull out the trees on this floor as weapons. Although they have no skills at all, they are so powerful that bricks can fly everywhere. Ordinary LV2 adventurers will need to take medicine if they are hit by them. If they are unlucky and almost get hit on the head, they will probably be dead.