Chapter 1 - What If...

There she lay by Bell's side, the most beautiful girl with golden hair napping after a training session.

Zeus in Bell's head "Kiss her, it is a man's romance"

Hestia in Bell's head "Noooooooo, I did not train you to be that type of boy"

The nervous Bell leaned over Ais captured by her beauty and grace.

'Sleeping' Ais "Wa..."

Before Ais finished her protest, Bell slipped and fell on Ais, while his lips touched Ais' lips. Immediately, both their wide-open eyes stared right into each other. However, neither withdrew from the tender kiss. As if time stopped, the kiss went on until Ais closed her eyes. Bell realized that he committed a serious taboo decided to face the music. He pulled himself up.

Tomato-faced Bell "Ais, I am so sorry. I could not help myself"

Tomato-faced Ais "That is ok. I liked it Bell"

After the encouragement, there were a few more kisses. Watching from afar, Freya's heart was breaking.

Nevertheless, the training must go on, and go on it did with the same or even higher intensity. Lap pillowing continued also, though Ais did get a kiss in to wake up Bell each time. At the end of training, they hugged and kissed more. They were hungry and went for some food, and of course ran into Hestia selling Jagamarukun. Hestia immediately noticed the good mood between the two, and yelled at Bell the cheater. However, Hestia did allow the two to continue training. As they walked together, the Freya familia attacked the party and warned Ais to back off, but backed off after Bell used a no-chant firebolt.

The next day, training went on again under Hestia's watchful eyes. The intensity was equally high. When Hestia had to leave, the romance continued with more lap pillowing and more tender kisses. When Bell finally managed to defend and counter-attack, Ais realized that she did what she could. After holding each other for a long hug and a couple more kisses, they parted ways as Ais had to ready for the 59th floor expedition to face Revis and what secrets there lie.

On the day the 59th floor expedition started, Ais' travel group headed down the dungeon. A couple of injured adventurers ran towards them screaming minotaur. After talking to the injured, the Loki executives figured out there was a minotaur on the 9th floor and a boy with white hair was being attacked. Ais' mind went crazy and with the word 'tempest', she went at warp speed down the dungeon to save Bell. The Loki executives put Raul in charge and chased after Ais, who was stopped by Ottar trying to delay the sword princess. However, Ais got through when Tiona and Bete joined the battle.

When Ais saw Bell lying on the ground, she checked that her love was alive. As she was ready to turn the minotaur into grounded beef, Bell held her back and insisted on fighting himself. Following the rules of the dungeon, Ais had to allow it, but she kept her sword at the ready. By that time, Tiona, Bete and the rest of the Loki executives arrived to see the battle. To their shock, Bell battled the minotaur like an experienced adventurer and eventually defeated the minotaur. While Tiona and Tione were acting like fan girls, Ais ran to check on the mind-zero Bell.

Ais hugged Bell with tears in her eyes "Bell, are you alright". Monitoring from the Babel, Freya went from pure joy to absolute frustration.

Seeing this, Riveria and Finn gave each other knowing looks in their eyes while Tiona, Tione and Bete were in complete shock.

Bete in disgust "He went from zero to hero in 1 month. And he got the girl too."

Tiona and Tione went to comfort Ais telling her that Bell will be ok. At which point, they decided to carry the injured Lili and the mind-zero Bell back to the surface. After Riveria and Ais delivered Bell and Lili to Hestia, they returned to rejoin the expedition. Deciding that this was not the right time for a mother-daughter talk, Riveria decided to wait until after the expedition.

After the defeat of the demi-spirit on the 59th floor with Ais as the spearhead, the Loki familia stopped at the 18th floor to take care of the injured. While regrouping, they heard someone crashing down to the 18th floor escaping the 17th floor boss. Ais went to check and found Bell injured along with Lili and Welf. After carrying the injured group to her camp, Ais was nervously watching over the unconscious Bell. When Bell woke up, Ais took Bell to meet the Loki executives.

Finn, Riveria and Gareth went to great extents to make the nervous boy comfortable. They could clearly see how he changed the sword princess to a young teenage girl in puppy love, and they were not about to ruin things for their princess. Tiona and Tione also joined in and they went to check out the argonaut who captured their sister's heart. Poor Lefiya was beside herself realizing it was too late.

After spending a day on the 18th floor, Ais' group left for the surface, while Bell's group was staying for one more day after Hestia and Hermes made their grand entrance to the 18th floor. Unfortunately, a jealous Mord's attack on Bell and Hestia resulted in Hestia releasing her divine powers, which in turn triggered the dungeon to spawn the Black Goliath. As a result, the adventurers worked together to battle the floor boss.

When the Loki group reached the 9th floor, they felt the tremors caused by the spawning of the Black Goliath. Like a crazed warrior, Ais activated arial and headed again towards the 18th floor. Finn looked at Riveria with their knowing looks. They then gave orders for the rest of the group to return to the surface while Gareth. Finn, Riveria, Tiona, Tione and Bete chased after Ais. When they reached the 18th floor, they witnessed the heroics of Ryuu, Welf and Asfi. Realizing the irregular Black Goliath was regenerating, they knew the situation was very dangerous. As they got ready to join the battle, they saw Ais heading in full arial towards the monster. But then to everyone's shock, Bell launched his hero's strike that won the day.

Seeing that Bell defeated the monster, Ais flew right to Bell to check on him. Bell was glad to see Ais and she kissed him on the spot. Everyone was shocked, particularly Hestia and Lili. When the rest of the Loki executives reached Bell and Ais, they congratulated him but gave Ais the freedom to accompany her hero. Thus the Loki executives headed back up again to the surface feeling like parents that just gave their daughter away...

Hestia and Lili were both devastated, but it was a done deal. In tears, Hestia and Lili congratulated Bell and gave him his time with his girlfriend. Meanwhile, Freya went from absolute ecstasy to heartbreak monitoring from the Babel.