“Alright, we’re on the 18th floor.” Said Finn out loud as he looked at the two children who had a great time. “We’ll be resting here for the rest of the day, and from tomorrow onwards, I’ll escort you in the dungeon so that the two of you can get used to level two monsters. At the end of the two weeks, if I find you not good enough, I’ll bring you back even if you don’t want to.” He continued as he stared at the two of them before moving on and installing his tent.

“Well, it seems that he heard us.” Smiled Aidan as he took out their dual tent since they were now used to staying together at night.

“We’ll be good enough.” Said Ais in a small voice with her fist clenched and determination written on her face before joining Aidan in placing furniture in the tent he brought with the card storage.

“Would you mind installing the protective barrier and the alarm cards around the camp?” Asked Aidan as he continued preparing the tent.

“Mhm.” Agreed, Ais, as she took out two cards specifically prepared for camp protection.

A few minutes later, Finn appeared in front of their tent. “I’ll be going to Rivira to meet with some other members of the familia. You two can do whatever you want but do not leave the floor.” He said, finishing with a warning as he strode out of the camp and towards the small city of adventurers.

“Follow me. I found a nice place last time we came here.” Said Ais the moment Finn left before taking him by the hand and leaving the camp opposite the pallum did.

“So, where are we going?” Asked Aidan as he wondered when Ais, who focused on nothing else than fighting monsters, found a ‘nice’ place. “If the nice place you are talking about is on another floor, you know we can’t go, right?” Confirmed Aidan as he was confused.

“No, it’s not on another floor. Just follow me.” Answered the girl as she shook her hide from side to side.

“Alright.”

A few minutes later, after walking in a small part of the forest and climbing on a mountain, Ais finally stopped on the edge of the small cliff which overlooked the floor. “What do you think?” She asked with a gentle smile as she stood next to him.

“You’re right. It is nice.” Nodded Aidan with a smile on his face as he took in the view of the whole floor from their location. “When you see it from here, it’s hard to say that the dungeon is filled with monsters.” He continued as he took in the view and sat down on the tablecloth Ais installed on the ground.

“We’re going to have lunch here.” She said she took out various cutleries, drinks and food to place them on the tablecloth.

“Alright, you can start eating.” Said the girl as she started to munch on a sandwich before Aidan did the same. “So, how does it taste?” She asked with a concealed interest as she glanced up to look at Aidan.

“It tastes good. Where did you buy it?” Asked Aidan as he was oblivious to the look Ais was sending him.

“I made it.” She replied as she showed a smile full of happiness before she turned back towards her food.

With a surprised look, Aidan stared at Ais for a moment before he nodded his head and smiled before saying. “You would make a great cook. You should cook more often.”

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“Good morning.” Said the pallum as he saw both children walk out of their shared tent. “I assume that you are ready for the training?” He asked in confirmation.

“Yes, we are ready.” Nodded Aidan before continuing. “Which floor will we fight on today?”

“I plan on having the two of you fight the monsters on the fourteenth floor for the next week, and if you can do well against a horde of monsters, we will continue fighting on the sixteenth floor for the minotaurs hellhounds and lygerfangs. By that point, if the two of you can fight those monsters without a problem, I will agree to leave the two of you on the 18th floor for training. If you cannot do this, we will go back to the surface and wait for another member to bring you down here.” Said the pallum as he explained the plans for the next two weeks as he started to bring them back up to the fifteenth floor of the dungeon.

“It’s pretty easy to travel in these floors thanks to the telekinesis.” Muttered Aidan as he saw how practical this magic was even outside of combat. “I should train more in it and adapt to using it even when I’m not in the dungeon.” He continued as he took note of this magic which seemed pretty bland at the beginning compared to his card magic.

“Alright, we’re here.” Said the captain of the familia, bringing Aidan out of his thoughts. “The two of you will be fighting, I’ll be helping you with your sword techniques, and I’ll only intervene if you are about to die or get seriously injured.” He continued as he took a step back and crossed his arms, leading the two partners.

“Let’s go.” Said the girl as she tightened her fist and led the way, followed by the boy. “We’ll kill as many as we can and reduce our pauses to the minimum to become stronger.” Continued the girl as her comment reminded the two children of their powerlessness in front of that level four adventurer who knocked them out without resisting despite the card magic and their parameters that broke through the limit of the status.

“Right, next time we go back to the surface, we must be ready to level up.” He said with a glint in his eyes as he showed excitement, thinking about his promotion.

“Captain? How does it feel to level up?” Asked Aidan before he started to fight the monsters who appeared in front of him.

“Well, it is different for everyone, but one thing similar is that everyone feels as if they could take on the world after that boost in strength. Of course, their rationality tells them that such a feeling is stupid, but this same feeling is great as we can feel our strength increasing explosively.” He explained with a smile after the two finished killing the group of hellhounds that had pounced on them.

With a nod of their heads to show that they had listened to his explanation, Aidan charged to the next group of monsters which also set towards them. He evaded the strikes of the hounds while wielding his sword in his right hand to kill the monsters and its sheath in his left hand to block the ferocious jaws from biting him. At the same time, he used his telekinesis to control the throwing knives and some cards, which were imbued with the words ‘water ball,’ to stop the raging fires that came out of the monsters’ mouths.

“They are pretty easy to kill once you get the hang of it.” Said Aidan as he dodged another horizontal pillar of flame that came from the hellhound and beheaded it with the same movement.

“Yes.” Nodded Ais as she fully agreed with him.

“Well, let’s continue.” He stated before moving onwards to the dungeon floor.

———

Two weeks later, after countless battles on the fourteenth and sixteenth floors, Finn came out to them to give the final verdict.

“During the two weeks, the two of you made great progress in your fighting techniques and showed great cooperation.” He said before waiting for a moment.

“I will agree for the two of you to stay in the dungeon for as long as you want. However, you will contact the familia every morning and evening to show that you are safe. You are not to go deeper in the dungeon, and you cannot fight or even see the fight against the Goliath during this time. If you agree to this, I will let you two continue to train without supervision on these floors.”

“We agree.” Aidan was immediately copied by Ais, who was excited to continue to train on this floor.

“Alright then, good luck, and don’t push yourselves too far. You’re both still extremely young, and you still have a lot of time to level up in the future.” He finished by giving them a piece of advice before he almost disappeared after using his full speed to go back to the surface.

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Question for the readers’ -> comments next to the one you think is right.

1) Have them level up at the same time and create a legend together

Or

2) Ais levels up first, and Aidan follows the next month. However, they will get their aliases simultaneously since the denatus won’t be during that month.

Ps: I know that the rate of chapters being released is decreasing, but well, I work. I love to read, and I just started a new game so, the rate won’t change for the better for the moment.. Sorry about that, but well, this is life.