89 Ais and Alex dungeon adventure

The contract done, the Loki Familia group, along with Alex made their way to the Dungeon while Loki made her way back alone. They would go from there, Alex takes his backpack with him, using it as a decoy for his storage. Like always the Loki Familia capt, not a little attention.

The presence of an unknown member didn't rise much question, as they could see the relatively large backpack, thinking that it was one of the supporter tagging along with them. Once entered in the Dungeon, Alex asks them for a minute.

When he took out the familiar gears, Finn couldn't help but ask.

"Did you have a family member here? I already see those gears on someone looking like you."

"Nop, that was me, I just have a little size adjustment after receiving my Flana." Said Alex while sowing his other appearance.

"What type of magic is this, I never hear of transformation magic without chant." Ask the elf.

"That because it isn't magic, think of it as my real appearance, the other one is only a downgraded version of me. I can control it at wish, it a racial trait."

Needlessly, Riviera shows a great interest in this, an unknown species, along with unknown magic was a rare sight for the nearly centurial elf.

"I never hear of any similar race."

"Wouldn't surprise, much as I aware, I m the last one."

This seems to sober her a little.

"Alright, I'm good, follow me." He didn't wait for them and bolts in the hallways of the first floors, closely followed by the four other. He leads them to one of the monster party chambers. "Here should be good enough." Said him as he catches a goblin by the throat with his tail. " I will explain, it quite simple. The pouches are constantly feeding in the magic present in the magic crystal installed inside it. The consumption of his so much inconsequential that it didn't affect their integrity. What does is their activation. Regretfully, I wasn't still able to key the killed goblin by the owner of the pouch to the pouch, so when I do this." He killed the goblin, letting for all of them to see the crystal immediately fly to Riviera pouch. " The nearest pouch absorbs the crystal. Since you all are in the same Familia it shouldn't be a problem, but for a mage or long-range attackers, their crystals will be taken by others. I member of other Familia with a pouch pass near, he could easily throw is own, absorbing the crystal and that would be messy since no one other than the owner could take the crystal out."

At first, they didn't understand why it would be a problem, but when they hear the second part, they understand how easy it would be for potcher to take the crystal away from others just by standing in ambush and jumping in at the right moment.

"Know that by buying the pouch, you will agree that I won't be held responsible for this, as it falls on you to protect your interset, if you can't agree, simple, I won't sell pouch. Regretfully it won't be able to protect weaker ones to be stolen of them if they are far from their kill, otherwise, they are nearly zero chance that they would be stolen."

"Nearly zero chance?"

"The risk zero doesn't exist, there always a chance for something to happen, no matter how much your ready, the slightest error could lead you to death, more so for you all in the expedition."

It was without saying that the three top were impressed by his mentality and couldn't help to agree at his words, more so for them.

"Enough of the depressing stuff!" Sais him clasping his hand together, jolting them out of their flunk. " Do you see the two nubs on the side of the pouch, Riviera?" The elf look puzzled until she actually sees them when she takes the pouch to her gaze, nodding at him." The first is to see the numbers of crystal in, and the second how much still until the maintenance. Try pouch lightly on them."

Doing as instructed, she tries the first, making a green '1' on a little crystal plate situated at the top of the pouch. Pressing the other, '4999' also appears in green.

"the color is here to help those who can't read them. From green to black, the color will gradually change. Green, everything alright. Yellow, it starts to be limited but isn't worrying. Red, it needs to be monitored, and black means it runs at its max capacity and will soon need maintenance or empty, simple right? To free the crystal, you only need to press the nub on the other side. Light pressure and they will come out. Light pressure and a sliding motion downward will see the pouch absorption deactivated, but not its storage."

Following the instruction at the same time, Riviera could see that everything work as he says. Seeing that everything works fine, Finn nod happily at this, even if they cost a little, they will be made their expedition much more simple.

Done with the test of the pouch, they start to dive lower, guided by Alex. Even if he was far less rapid than them, they could see that, for the firsts floors, they didn't lose much time, signifying that he indeed had found a straighter way for the stairs.

Until the eleven floors they didn't need to act as he takes care of the monsters without stopping, crystals flying to him before they touch the floor. It was when they attending the Killer Ant that he surprises them with AOE flame magic. Without chant, the Ant was roasted without time to call for reinforcement.

When Riviera ask him about the unregistered magic, he looked deadpan at her before saying that only morons would let others know all their ability and leave them enough to prepare countermeasures. The three where a little miffed at that but couldn't fault his logic. It was only because they were already level 6 that they didn't fear to let their ability know, but for the lower one, it could save their life.

When they start to encounter a new monster on the 11th floor, Alex still tries his hand on them. Hord of Almiraj where burn down and Heelhound sniped when they would be about to strike with their fire attack, only to receive throwing knives in their throat.

It was at this point that they assist to Alex crafting ability. He didn't them because he know that no one would be able to replicate them, and the Loki Familia would say a word, as it was a clause of the contract.

He takes out sturdy brown-red leather, a roll of recreated Acromentula silk, and the Almiraj crystals. While they were guarding the surrounding, they keep an eye on the process, greatly intrigued by how he would process.

Closing his eyes, Alex starts to form the leather pouch, sealing the cut edge together, leaving a perfect pouch without seams. The tread was next as the crystal where melted in it before it was weaved in the leather skin, forming the rune in the inside of the pouch, hidden for all. Eight crafted crystal cube was embedded in the eight corners of the pouch before it was ready, the entire process taking less than two minutes.

Riviera was completely floored to have assisted in the craft of such advanced tools under less than two minutes. With this speed, he would be able to create hundreds of pouch in a single day as long as he has the material.

They all understand now why he said that he wasn't limited to his art but only the material. Looking at the tread left behind, it would be enough for a few other pouches, making their process price ridiculously low.

It became evident that the Hestia Familia would only need a few months to become another heavyweight. Better, they actually chose to not hinder the Hephaistos Familia. Alex could easily create a weapon but after the KNow by Loki that Hestia was fried with the blacksmith goddess, they understand that he chose to keep his goddess friendship with her friend rather than profit.

This makes them happy that they were able to forge a contract rapidly with them, otherwise, it would have been far more difficult later.

While they were thinking, Four other pouches rapidly appear and he throws them at them.

"Here the first."

They were shocked by his casualness with the goods, and more so by the fact that it wasn't one, but each of them receiving one!

Every time they encounter a new monster and after he gathers enough crystals, they would be gifted a new pouch. They were completely flabbergasted that e was able to take down Minotarus alone when he was facing one alone while still a level 1. Finn couldn't help but feel ashamed of the way they have del with him.

Should they have been able to take him in, they would already have another level 2 adventurer and their next expedition would have been completely different.

Past the 'First line, it became difficult for Alex to deal with the monster, so he relinquishes the first line to a strangely eager Ais who mauled down the monster before happily bring the core to Alex, hearing a smile that brings one on her face.

The three assisted at the heart-warming expanse between the two with a smile while keeping in mind that other than a friendship, any relation would be difficult between them. The gods weren't fond of a couple forming outside the Familia as any children born under them would be harshly fighting over, completely discarding the fact that it was a living being and not a material possession.

When Alex made his hand on Ligherfang's skin, the sturdiness of the pouches rise to another level, making him reconsidering the price before choosing to propose the two differently. Unwilling to let them know how much a single fur could produce pouches, he stores it aside as it was his own kill.

For Ais it was a new experience to fight with Alex, habitually, each would battle their monster, but he didn't see it that way. He would take care of the lesser, more numerous mobs, while leaving to her the stronger monster, taking potshot each time the opportunity arises.

It was a strange situation for Ais, but she rapidly came to like the way it came. Slowly she changes from her endless thirst for monster extermination to the warm feeling that sharing a battle with Alex.

The two didn't even realize what they were doing, entranced by the wave of the monster coming the way, but the more time pass, and the more there synchronization raise. For the three standing on the side, it was mindblowing, never did Ais show such a willingness to stand at someone's side to battle together.

Their teamwork was raising with absurd proportion, blowing away the years they have a pass to engrain to her how to fight in only a few hours. Slowly they could make the change operating in her under the word of Alex.

What Riviera was unable to transmit was naturally absorbed by the young girl. Gradually they could see her thirst for monster extermination dimming to let place to a warm flame, burning a little brighter every time the redhead would appear in her sight.

Riviera couldn't help but sigh dejectedly at this, she knows that the girl won't be the same once they exit the Dungeon. It wasn't a bad thing, on the contrary, it was what she attempts for years, but it was the fact that it was Alex that was bringing those change that concerns her.

Finn was also sharing those throughs, Loki is known to take a great interest in Ais, she would never accept that she share a relation with another Familia adventurer.

While the older' minds where ragging under the possibility of possible relationships between the two. The concerned party was completely obvious it. Completely immersed in their world, Alex was unconsciously pushing past his limit to try to stand on AIs level while the later was draw to his monstrous progress, burning with excitement at his effort to reach her.

Without knowing they soon arrive on the 17th floor, Alex, unperturbed was crafting on the spot pouches for him and Ais for each new monster, storing an immense Amount of crystals from each encountered monster.

When the flood of the monster slowly trickles down as they approach the last chamber before the 18th floors, they only share a gaze before they bolts in the monster rex chamber.