Going Through The World Of Danmachi With A Summoner System

It was a few days after the Minotaur incident and he still hadn't managed to find Bell. He had even asked Hestia, but she said that Bell needed some space right now after what had happened. I had also been having some more of those dreams, where he had explored different doors every time. He had also made a HUGE discovery. No matter what, his capacity to summon depended on his willpower, which in a way made sense, since he was bringing creatures into the world using his own spirit. After all of this, he decided that it was time to begin working on some equipment. Both for his sake, and for Bell's. He already knew that Bell most likely wouldn't need it, especially after he found Crozo's armor. But he could still make things to help.

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The next day he had decided that instead of wasting his time looking for Bell, when he knew that most likely Bell would come looking for him, he decided that he would go back to forging equipment in his forge. When he got there, he immediately went to his own workshop and began to work on some daggers, c.h.e.s.t plates, and armored boots. At first, the C.h.e.s.t plates were REALLY bad, while the daggers were actually pretty good, and the boots being average. He reasoned that daggers were basically just like extremely short swords, so he had a similar image, and he already had experience making swords. As for the reason why the boots were okay, he had no idea. He figured that if he was having a hard time with making C.h.e.s.t plates after a couple hours, he would ask for some help. And slowly but surely, he was getting better at making C.h.e.s.t's. After every failure, he would melt the metal back down and start over again. After continuously doing this many times, he had finally made a satisfactory C.h.e.s.t plate. After that, he went back to making daggers, this time with better success than he had been having hours ago. He started out making daggers that were about C rank, but after a few hours he had managed to make a S rank dagger! He repeated the exact same process, but only ended up with an A rank dagger instead. Still, he was pretty pleased with his achievement. He knew he would have to show Hephaestus after he was done forging, but he was still busy.

Next came the boots. He would use the same process he would always use now, with melting the failures and using the better outcomes as a template for an image. When the outcome was better than the template, he would replace it with the new one, and repeat the process. Right now he had a S dagger, a B c.h.e.s.t plate, and an A pair of boots. He wiped the sweat from his brow and pulled out his bed from the closet, since he was too tired to go home. He laid his head down and slowly closed his eyes, before remembering to turn off the forge, which he quickly did, and then finally went to sleep.

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He awoke to the sound of his workshop's door opening, opening his eyes and sitting up to find that Hephaestus had come into my workshop. She was obviously surprised that I was still here and we just kinda stare at each other for a minute. Finally, she cleared her throat and started speaking.

"So, Relez, how have you been doing? Also, why are you still here? I know I gave you permission to sleep in here, but I didn't think it would happen this soon." she asked me.

I shrug my shoulders in response and start explaining everything that happened in the past day. She was obviously shocked I had seemingly managed to make an S rank Dagger, especially since I had barely had any experience making them. She had hugged me and congratulated me on my accomplishment, but not to let myself get a big head. I agreed and showed her the dagger. She carefully looked it over and confirmed that it was, indeed, an S rank.

She looked at me again and said "Well, you have gotten past a big goal that not many other Blacksmiths are able to get past, so you should be proud of yourself, Relez. If you keep this progress up, you'll be able to make something worthy of my attention soon enough. You may even be able to impress some of the other goddesses, though I wouldn't count on it if I were you."

I nod my head and agree with her, knowing my current limits. As long as I keep practicing I will eventually surpass my limits and be able to make even better equipment. I mentally resolve myself to keep practicing, when the two of them hear a knock on the door. "Who is it?" I ask from my spot. "It's Bell, Relez. I was wondering if you were ready to go on an adventure with me. I also managed to find us a supporter by the name of Lilliruca Arde. So come on out when you are ready, please?" he asks.

I'm surprised, it's already been that long since I closed myself off? Oh well, let's get going. I grab a couple of the A ranked knifes and a pair of boots. I gear myself up, and I head off after waving goodbye to Hephaestus. She waves back and I leave, finding Bell waiting for me and deciding to tease him about keeping me waiting and laughing about it. He cools off and brings me outside, where we meet the abused supporter, Liliruca Arde. I feel bad for her, even after everything that happened.

"So this is who you came to find Bell?" she asks. "But where was he on our last few adventures?" At that moment, I knew I had to start teasing them about keeping each other for their selfs, where they both start to blush and make excuses while I laugh while they make them, where they eventually cool off. Lili asks me a question about my strength and I answer mostly honest but not entirely honest. Afterall, I don't know if this is an alternate universe, even though most events have stuck to the plot. There have been a few deviations here and there. Bell grabs my shoulder and asks if I'm okay since I've been just standing for a few minutes. I nod my head and ask if we're going or not. He nods his head and we head out