Chapter 32 – New weekly quest available!
So we continued moving forward. I just remembered something important: We can't stay inside the dungeon for several days without sleeping. I didn't prepare for this. If we sleep here, we will die.
We can only sleep if we go to Rivira.
In other words, we need to go back.
"It's impossible to reach Rivira. We need to go back. I'm not strong enough," I told Lili. We were resting on the seventh floor, and I had just finished eating and writing. We've been in the dungeon for over a day already.
I don't feel tired, but reaching Rivira isn't possible.
"You realized this now...? Of course, you can't get there alone! You're not strong enough."
"I thought it was possible. Should we go back now?"
"Have you finished writing?"
"For now, yes, but we can meet tomorrow outside the dungeon so you can keep reading while I write. What do you think?"
"Really?" Lili's eyes sparkled. "I won't bother you? Are you sure?"
"Don't worry. I live alone, and you can visit whenever you want. I'll write a few pages a day. I'll put 200 pages in each volume."
"Volumes? You're going to make several different books?"
"Yes. It's a long story separated into different books. Book 1, Book 2, and so on."
"You'll make a lot of money! Everything I've read so far is really good. I hope people like it as much as I do. Oh, and where did you get this idea?"
"In my town, there are many similar stories about people who go to other worlds and gain special abilities. It's a very interesting type of story, isn't it?"
"Yes, I wonder how Subaru will deal with this. Isn't it painful when he dies? How many times has he died already? Two or three times? I don't think I could handle that."
"Well, he fell in love with Emilia at first sight, so love is making him endure it... But don't worry, it will get much worse."
"Hm? Even worse?"
"I hope you're prepared." I smiled at Lili.
"You're scaring me..." Lili said, worried about the protagonist of "my" story. She was pretty invested in it, which made me hopeful it would be successful.
Lili is an intelligent girl, after all. She certainly knows when a story is good.
"Let's go back now. We can't stay here much longer. When I get stronger, I'll try to go straight to Rivira."
Hestia sat on the sofa and placed my head on her lap. "Good job. I'm glad you didn't overdo it."
"Were you worried?"
"Of course I was. You're a member of my Familia."
"I see... Oh, and the money I earned is in that bag. There's a lot of money. I'll take some to buy a new weapon for myself, and you can keep the rest."
"You don't need to give me so much money. It's alright."
"Did you find a job?"
"Not yet... But I'll get one soon, so you don't need to give me all your money."
"Goddess, I already told you you don't need to get a job. See that backpack over there? Inside, it is what will make me rich in no time."
"Rich? Did you rob someone or something?"
"Of course not. I'm talking about what we discussed before. Don't you remember I said I would write?"
"You will write and sell books?"
"Yes."
Hestia's eyes sparkled, and she became very excited! "Are you serious?! That's amazing! I can help you sell your books, so don't worry!"
Hestia thumped her chest proudly. I smiled and replied:
"I'll trust you then. Do you want to read what I've written so far?"
"Will you let me?"
"Of course." I got up and took the notebook out of my backpack. Hestia immediately started reading what I had written. She read all the pages quickly. She was so focused on reading that she even forgot I was there.
Her eyes were shining with excitement.
When she finished reading, she stood up and looked at me.
"This is amazing! How can you be so talented?"
"Hahaha, you don't need to praise me."
I avoided saying anything about the story and that I wrote it from scratch because she might discover the truth.