Danmachi: A Mage's Journey

When Akira showed up, the Iguazus immediately turned around and rushed towards him, but were blocked by the wall of blood and energy released by Akira.

Looking at the Iguazus who died on impact, Akira had some surprising thoughts.

"Can these Iguazus be used as props to train dexterity and agility?"

"Anyway, the damage they cause to me is not that great, not to mention that the blood they generate after being killed can also heal wounds. It's like killing two birds with one stone."

Akira did what he said. He retreated to the blood wall and relied on his body's instinct to dodge the attacking Iguazus.

He dodged left and right. Sometimes when his eyes caught the movement trajectory of the Iguazus, he would pull out a knife to attack them.

After a while, he exhaled. All the Iguazus that he had used for training had crashed into each other and died. The blood produced by their deaths were absorbed into his body as a recovery agent.

Although their deaths made Akira want to laugh, he still paid his respects on the spot to thank these "teachers" for their efforts.

However, Akira did not do this without paying a price. His clothes had been reduced to strips hanging on his body. If anyone saw him now, they would inevitably call him a pervert.

Akira quickly took out clothes from [Backpack] and changed into them. Fortunately, he had prepared himself for the possibility of encountering powerful monsters and causing his clothes to be damaged.

Then, he continued hunting the monsters generated by the dungeon in the cave.

"Crack——"

A huge mouth formed by scarlet blood appeared from the blood mist, bright red blood flowing from its sharp teeth. It opened its bloody mouth and bit a group of fish-shaped monsters covered with blue scales into pieces.

The huge mouth slowly turned into blood and dissipated, leaving only the monsters that were bitten into pieces.

The walls and ceiling were splattered with the monsters' blood, and the blood gradually dripped into the blood mist. If someone didn't know, they would think it was a horror movie set.

"Grrr!"

A merman standing at the back made a terrified sound. It was obviously the ladee of the group of mermans just now.

Looking at the Merman turning around and running away, Akira gently raised his right hand and pointed it at it, chanting.

"Hellberus."

In an instant, an extremely powerful energy, Sanguinem surged out of Akira's body and quickly condensed into the shape of a hound.

The hound in question had a mouth full of sharp white teeth. It rushed out like a flash of lightning, bringing with it a bloody storm, and pounced at the fleeing Merman.

With a crisp "crack" sound, before the Merman could even react, it was bitten by the ferocious Hound and torn into countless pieces.

Then, it turned into a pool of blood, which quickly returned to Akira's body, and reintegrated into the power he controlled.

This was the seventh group of Mermen Akira had killed. He had also faced some other monsters.

Eager to see his progress, he opened his panel.

[Personal Information]

Name: Akira

Age: 13

Level: 35

"Let's stop here for today. My body will get sick if I keep fighting." Akira muttered to himself while looking at the level on the panel.

"I have come to such a deep floor, and it will take too much time to fly back, so I will just use that method. I can also try to see if it can be used in the dungeon."

Akira took out the magic item and began to use it. As the magic circle flashed across his feet, Akira's figure disappeared from the cave on the 26th floor.

— — —

In the spacious hall of the Stardust Garden, Astraea sat on the sofa and looked at the shining Origin Magic Stone on the table with surprise.

"Which child used the magic item out of curiosity? Or did something happen to Alise and the others?" A doubtful thought flashed through Astraea's mind.

Bang!

With a slight sound, Akira stepped steadily on the table and appeared in the hall. He looked at Astraea, who was sitting on the sofa and raised his hand to greet her.

"Good evening, Astraea-sama, I'm back."

"Good evening, Akira, come down quickly."

Astraea slowly stood up, stretched out her slender hand, and said gently, "And, welcome home."

Akira took her hand and jumped down from the table. Looking out the window, he saw that it was still early.

Apparently, he had stayed in the dim cave for too long, causing his perception of time to become a little confused.

Astraea pulled Akira and walked out the door, saying with a smile, "Since you came back so early this time, let's go shopping for the ingredients for dinner together."

"Oh, sorry, I forgot you just came back from the dungeon. You must be tired. Let me go alone." She suddenly remembered that Akira had just returned and planned to let him rest.

Akira took the initiative to hold Astraea's slender and soft hand.

He gently moved closer to her side, and said with a gentle smile, "Being able to go on a date alone with Astraea-sama is something that others will envy. How could anyone refuse it?"

Astraea smiled brightly. She stretched out her free left hand and tapped Akira's lips, saying jokingly, "You are really good at sweet talk. Are you fooling everyone with your sweet words?"

"...I didn't expect Astraea-sama to see through me. So I won't hide my true self anymore, hehehe—" Akira had a sinister smile on his face, and laughed evilly after he finished speaking.

Astraea chuckled and said with a smile, "I wonder where you learned how to say these things. Every time you can make everyone smile."

Akira stepped forward and opened the door for Astraea, explaining, "Because I am from another world."

Since Akira was forced to travel to this world, he missed his family very much. The moment he saw [Star Map], he had a vague expectation in his heart.

But unfortunately, it would be difficult for him to return to his hometown because it was not recorded in it.

So, there is no need to hide his origins from his new family.

Hearing this, Astraea's eyes widened for a moment, but soon her smile grew even brighter. She felt genuinely happy that Akira had told her his true origins.

"Is that so? You are from another world? You must be very scared after coming to this world. You have worked so hard."

After saying that, Astraea hugged Akira in her arms, stroking him gently, speaking very lovingly.

Although he felt extremely comfortable in Astraea's arms, Akira said, "Actually, I didn't feel that hard. Except that I was a little scared when I first arrived in Orario, but then I met Alise and the others and joined the familia, and that fear disappeared."

"I know. This is a goddess's deep love for the child who has suffered disasters. You are not allowed to refuse!" Astraea ignored Akira's explanation and continued to comfort him gently.

Seeing Astraea's loving affection almost overflowing from her eyes, Akira quickly struggled out of her gentle embrace and whispered, "Astraea-sama, we still have to go buy some ingredients. If this continues, Alise and the others won't have anything to eat."

After hearing this, Astraea let go of Akira.

With obvious resentment on her face, she complained, "You usually do some intimate things, as if you accept everything, but now you are avoiding this."