Chapter 26: Level up!
Next day afternoon..
Bjorn woke up early in the afternoon, but late in the morning.
He moved his head side by side to remove his half-awake expression…. But no matter what he does, his tiredness seems to not fade away.
He looked around his surroundings and noticed that it was his room. He remembered that he had previously slept..... Wait.... He had previously slept on Loki's shoulders!!!!
This revelation brought him out of his sleepiness. Instead, a surprised reaction adorned his face. He covered his face with his palms. He was quite embarrassed since he knew that Loki brought him to his room…. And maybe… she was also the one who carried him….. To his room... It's not very…. Manly don't you think?
"Damn…. Those shoulders are soft too…. I want to… sleep again in those arms…"
Bjorn relived the moment when he was atop Loki's shoulders…. The soft silky skin that bounces upon touch…. Her soft voice lulled one to sleep…. He imagined it again… like a child imagining his future wife…
"Soft huh? So that's what you think of my thin shoulders, huh?"
Suddenly, a voice was heard… Hearing that voice, Bjorn jumped from his bed… and into the window…. He was surprised to hear a familiar voice...…. And this familiar voice is someone who he was close with this past 2 weeks….
"Wow…. What a nice reaction! It seems you're awake now!!! Hahahaha!!!!"
The shock of hearing this familiar voice made him still…. He was just describing Loki's shoulders! How embarrassing…. Even the narrator is embarrassed.
"G-g-goddess! What are you doing here?!"
Yes, the familiar voice is Loki's voice…. In all her glory… donning her usual blue and black outfit… With a magazine in her hands. The one who Bjorn just imagined...
Hearing Bjorn's question. Loki tilted her head to one of her shoulders... the shoulder which Bjorn just laid his head on….
Due to this, Bjorn's sight was drawn to it… He stared at her for a few seconds… He gulped…. Looking at the soft and silky shoulder of hers…. Bjorn was drawn to it…
However, like a moth drawn to flame, Bjorn didn't see the cheeky smile of Loki's.
"You wanna lay on my shoulders again?"
Entranced, Bjorn answered.
"Yes… Huh?"
Only then did he notice Loki's mischievous smile. He immediately shuddered. Knowing Loki, she may have a mischievous plan forming as they speak...
"No! Goddess! Don't do it!"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Said Loki with a mischievous smile.donning her face.
"Really, I do not know what you mean. Hihi."
She then raised both her arms… like tentacles, it came closer towards Bjorn….
"Goddess!!! No!"
…. That is what he says…. But deep inside… he wanted it.
"Hehe, just stay put over there and…. Hehehehe."
The tentacles move closer and closer towards Bjorn…. It then sped up and reached Bjorn's shirt…..
"This is in the way!"
Like an expert, Loki snatched Bjorn's shirt...… Bjorn immediately pressed down.
"Goddess! What are you doing?!!"
"I know you want this too, hehe."
"No! Goddess! Hands!"
"Hehehe!"
A tug and war happened between the two of them… With one snatching a shirt and the other… pushing down the said shirt…
After a while, the tug-of-war…. One hand seemingly gave up…. Bjorn's.
"Alright… Goddess…. If that's what you want…. But please be careful…. It's my first time…."
Loki smiled..... Her smile seemingly reached up to her ears…..
And.... Here we are…. Bjorn lying on a bed…. Atop him…. Is Loki….
"First time he says… This is just your second time though….."
"..."
"Tell me, Bjornyyy, did it hurt?"
"It still hurts a little bit, Goddess… but…. Afterwards, it was comforting.."
"Really? It still hurts? Damn…. You fought tooth and nail… You got wounded, thrown into the wall…. And this still hurts?
"Well…. To tell the truth, Goddess…. It is kinda warm…."
"Wow! Nice words, huh? Hmm….. so you like it tight and warm huh?"
Bjorn immediately turned his head towards his Goddess….
"Goddess!"
"Mwahahahahaha!"
The two bantered more before Loki..... Gave him a piece of paper...….
Alright, so to give context to this situation, Bjorn is currently lying down on his stomach, which Loki atop him…. Sitting on his back..
The warm feeling…? Well….. It is from the falna that Loki expels from her hand to Bjorn's mark on his back.
You thought that there is something funky going on, huh? No no no…. Definitely not, you naughty boys and girls hehehe. We are currently still Rated PG….. For now....
Going back, the current situation in Bjorn's room was that he is currently undergoing a level up process…. The paper that he was just given contains his stats before committing to the level up… and it reads…
- - -
[Name]: Bjorn Aseldr
[Level]: 1
[Basic Abilities]:
Strength: SSS1487
Endurance: SSS1436
Dexterity: SSS1492
Agility: SSS1501
Magic: SSS1424
[Development Ability]:
- Swordsman - H
[Magic]:
- Eldbókin (The Book of Fire)
- Burst (Continuous)
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[Skill]:
- The Banished Outsider
- Hinn Reyndi Sverðmeistari (The Experienced Swordmaster) (Formerly = The Fledgling Swordmaster)
- Farmaður Elds II (The Adventurer of Fire II)
- - -
"Shit. Damn."
"Why Goddess? Are you jealous?"
Loki hit Bjorn's back…. Loudly.
"Argh! Why Goddess?!"
"Nothing. I just want to curb your arrogance."
"Well, I do deserve some right?"
Bjorn proudly winked at Loki.
In return, Loki slapped Bjorn's back again.
"Argh! Why?!"
As soon as he said this, Bjorn felt softness like never before…. It felt warm…. Like being under a mother's loving embrace.
Loki laid down on Bjorn''s back… She then whispered towards Bjorn's ears.
"I know I said this way too many times… but… I'm proud of you."
Instantly, freshness was all that Bjorn had felt. He felt sincereness from Loki… Unlike the divine domain she was assigned to, her words felt warm…
The two fell into a warm silence….
After a while, Loki raised her torso… Bjorn tried too, but was pushed down by Loki.
"Stay! Good boy! Who's a good boy?!"
"You damn Goddess! I'm not a dog!"
"I know, hehe."
Loki then told Bjorn what new Developmental Ability he could choose.
"Alright, let's choose your developmental ability first. Choose one from what I will say okay?"
Bjorn just nodded his head unto his bed…
"First choice, oho! You have a nice choice here eh? First one is Hunter. It improves your abilities against monsters that you have fought before and gained excelia from. Damn, this is good for you, you know? Facing multiple monsters every time you dive, this will be a great help for you."
Bjorn thought about it…. It really was a fitting developmental ability for him…. Being able to beat more monsters that you have fought before, in his situation where waves and waves of monsters come towards him, is a really big help.
"Moving on, your 2nd Developmental Ability is.... Tada! Chain attack! This Increases the power of attacks delivered continuously! It fits you too!"
Damn… 2 great picks… let's go me.
The chain attack D.A. is also a great help for Bjorn.
As we all know, Bjorn is a swordsman, and a swordsman could and can weave every attack he has. His combo and attack patterns are limitless.
Oh, you are blocking your torso with a shield? Fuck you, I slash your knees.
Oh, you have a nice body huh? Fuck you too, I stab your knees.
The combos and patterns are limitless…
After a brief thought, Bjorn answered Loki.
"Goddess. I would like to pick the Hunter Developmental Ability."
Loki smirked.
"Good! That's what I thought too. Since you face numerous enemies while you are in the dungeon, I would like for you to have an opportunity to increase your abilities, even if it's only a minimal increase…"
"Thank you Goddess…."
"Now! Let's pick the modifications of your skill! Without further ado! The first one is..... Tada! A curse!"
"A curse Goddess? I thought it was all blessings just like the first level?""
"No, no, no, my little Bjorny. Remember what I said 2 weeks ago? It was 'modifications' not blessings."
Bjorn remembered…. Yes… it was not blessings…. He had forgotten it due to being blessed every time….
"I see… Thank you for reminding me, Goddess."
"Good! Now, this curse is called the Eldhafari (Fire Starter) curse. Everytime you pass through a door… or you start your day… you need to light a match… If not, you would feel coldness seeping into your body…. However, there is also a blessing that comes with it, such as once a day, you could illuminate your surroundings for 5 minutes."
"Damn. Only 5 minutes a day? Then I would need to light a match everytime I enter a room or I would die from the cold? Damn."
"Yeah, it is bad. Well the next is… also a curse......….."
Loki slowly turned silent, until all there was was silence…
"Goddess? What happened? Did a large monster eat you?"
"Nah. I was silent because of this next… Well, it is still a curse… but… well, just listen to it. It is called Fjötrar Logans (The shackle of Fire).... You would never feel coldness… ever again…"
"I mean that's quite alright…. So… what's the catch?"
"Well...… since you are always in heat… once a day…. You would really be in 'heat'...."
"Once a day, you would really be in heat… what do yo-...... oh. Yeah, nah. Next Goddess…."
Loki lightly coughed and continued.
"Last is just a simple +200 in strength…"
"How does that work, Goddess?"
"To be honest, I really don't know…"
Bjorn thought about it for a moment and found the 'curses' rather.... A bit like true curses….. So he decided on what he wanted…
"Goddess, I'll take the +200 in strength."
"Good. That's what I would suggest you choose too…. The other choices are rather….. Bad."
Loki pricked her finger again, and wrote certain words on Bjorn's back. After a while, he felt a comfortable heat coming from his back… It hurts at first but after a few seconds, it reverts to comfortness. This heat is so damn comforting, that any minute or second longer, he would've slept.
After a few seconds, Loki grabbed a bandage from Bjorn's medkit on a nearby table. She then wrote the new stats on a piece of paper and showed it to Bjorn.
Bjorn, still lying on his stomach, grabbed the paper. He then raised his face and looked at it.
- - -
[Name]: Bjorn Aseldr
[Level]: 2
[Basic Abilities]:
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic: I0
[Development Ability]:
- Swordsman - H
- Hunter - I
[Magic]:
- Eldbókin (The Book of Fire)
- Burst (Continuous)
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[Skill]:
- The Banished Outsider
- Hinn Reyndi Sverðmeistari (The Experienced Swordmaster)
- Farmaður Elds II (The Adventurer of Fire II)
- - -
Bjorn gave a bitter smile towards the paper he is currently holding…
Looks like I need to start grinding again, huh?
"Looks like I need to start grinding again, huh?.... Is what you are probably thinking right?"
Bjorn gulped. He was surprised that Loki had read him like a book….
Loki then lied down atop Bjorn's back… and came closer to his ear. She then whispered…
"Hey, let's rest for now, okay?"
Bjorn gulped.
"Afterall, we would have no time to go to the dungeon."
"G-goddess…. Why?"
Loki raised her body and said.
"Because…. We are going to the beach!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Wait? We will leave Orario?"
"Yes, but we would just go to the nearby city of Melen…. Are you happy?"
"H-happy for what, Goddess?"
Loki then lied down again, and whispered.
"Happy to see me… in my swimsuit, of course."
Bjorn gulped again…
To be honest, it really is enticing to see his Goddess in a sexy bikini…. Hihihihi.
"Well… if you really want to see my swimsuit…. Wait for the beach episode, alright? Hehe. "
After Loki had said this, Bjorn's door was opened. A green haired elf came to the room. She was a bit surprised to see the position of the two…. But she knew that it was just for a level up.... But…. their position really is…. Thought provoking.
"Goddess…"
Loki raised her body again and looked at the green haired elf.
"Hmm…. Riveria?"
"Ah! Vice-captain! Please help me!"
"Hehehe, no one can save you! Hehehehe."
Riveria just looked at the two's shenanigans. Based on what the two are acting, they seem to be closer these past 2 weeks that they were gone…. It was rare for Loki to do these acts towards the other gender but…. They really do seem close… closer, in fact.
"Umm… Goddess. You have a visitor… 2 god-dwarves…"
"A God-Dwarf? Oh, I was waiting for him. Please lead him to my office…"
Loki then noticed that Bjorn was looking at Riveria.
"Oho... looks like you are excited to see Riveria's swimsuit too,huh?"
Riveria was shocked…. Bjorn on the other hand…. Was deadpan.
"Really? The Vice-captain? In a Swimsuit? I would eat the grossest thing in Mama Mia's pub if that ever happened….. OUCH!"
Bjorn was hit by an object that was thrown towards the direction of the door.
"I can wear! A swimsuit!"
Loki just laughed.
"Hahahaha! Serves you right! Well, anyways…. A Riveria in a swimsuit, huh?"
Loki looked at the ceiling and imagined it.
"Goddess! You have visitors!!!!!"
"Hehehee, alright. I'll imagine that later."
"Please don't."
Loki then stood up and went down from Bjorn's bed.
Riveria also walked out the door to lead the visitor to Loki's office.
Bjorn on the other hand, also stood up, grabbed his shirt, and attempted to walk out. However, he was stopped by Loki.
"Oh oh oh, stop. You're coming with me."
"Wait, Goddess, I need to report my level up to the guild, no? Plus, it would be nice clout for our guild, no?"
Of course I love clout, but…. We both need to talk to the dwarf…. I called them just for you."
"Wait… for me? Why?"
Loki smiled at Bjorn and said.
"You'll know why."
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I REMEMBERED MY PASSWORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nah, joking… but what I am not joking about was the busyness of mine...…. Damn...… I'm so busy............
Sorry about the late chapter…. I love you my people....
Yeah… peace out my dudes.....
Btw, I wanted to continue my other fanfic hehe…. I noticed that people were looking for it so…. Yeah hehe.…. I would probably lessen the work count….. 3k per chapter is a bit too much for me….
I would not stop updating this, but I probably would lessen the upload times….