Chapter 21 - Loki Familia(4/4)

After he dodged Ais' hit, Ethan immediately stated

"Wait ! You will kill me if I can't dodge ! Why are you so sure a level 1 like me could do that?"

His words made Ais stop for a moment while she said

"I had..a feeling..that I couldn't hit you so easily.."

Ethan, hearing her words, thought

'For a feeling...'

Strangely, Ethan felt a smile forming on his face while he said

"Although I can dodge your [Ariel], that doesn't mean I can attack you either. The moment I will touch your wind barrier I'll be dead.."

Ais, thought for a moment before saying

"Do you...want to be trained?"

Ethan, immediately thought about Bell's training and how ironic the situation was evolving. But he decided to ignore his anime predictions. With a sincere smile on his face, he said

"Yes, If you want to train me, I would gladly accept your offer"

She 'smiled' at his words, without saying anything more than

"Do you want to start..now?"

Feeling that Ais will be a good partner for him in the future, he replied

"Yes, but we can't train in the middle of the city.."

Ais, looked at the North gate, pointing it with her finger while saying

"We can train there, our home is close..."

Without uttering a word, Ethan nodded before the two made their way to the North gate. After they arrived, Ais immediately resumed her battle-ready state before she said

"Come"

Ethan wanted to argue he hadn't a weapon but, this brought to his mind [Assurance]. It wasn't the weapon he wanted to use right now, so he asked Light to open the Shop

'Ohh... I want this'

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[Twin's Digimon](A/N: The weapons are two)

Rank: C

Abilities: Stalurrira's Passion(C), Dagger's Passion(-)

This twin dagger was made by a blacksmith in a foreign record. The blacksmith who made the weapon was driven by the passion his companions had for fighting. This blade has the same passion for battle, the more the wielder has feelings for battle during one, The blade itself would become more powerful. The dagger is a long knife with a sturdy one-edged blade forged from solid iron. It is fixed to a beautiful hilt.

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Ethan was happy because he found a good weapon at the cost of 15.000 SP. But he didn't have the time to worry about it.

Ais, saw the daggers appear from thin air, but she was informed about his space magic. She sliced towards Ethan but, like the first hit she tried to land on him, he dodged at the last moment, wielding his daggers another time.

"I never used daggers, but I will do my best"

He immediately tried to attack her but, the only thing he obtained was a kick on the hip. The hit made his body hit the walls where they entered, 20 m from his previous location.

"Your attacks..are too predictable.."

Seeing her emotionless face, Ethan smiled before saying

"I know"

With a 'smile' on her own, Ais immediately resumed her battle-ready state while Ethan tried a different approach.

He knew the fact that he would never be able to land a hit on her right now, so, he tried to counter-attack, like Bell.

But, different from him, Ethan didn't have the same proficiency with weapons, all his attempts finished in Ais nearly slice him in two.

After the 20th time this situation repeated, Ais sheathed her sword, taking a wooden one.

"You must learn..how to use your opponents' moves as an advantage"

Before she even finished her words, she attacked Ethan another time. He tried to defend or evade but the hit was simply too fast for his body to move.

After the 3rd time, he finally had a chance to attack but, the moment his body was in proximity, Ais sword hit him.

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After hours of training, Ethan's body was completely trashed by Ais. She didn't say anything about his state, instead, a 'smile' appeared on her face while she said

"You are..improving"

Ethan, tried to look at her but his body simply couldn't move. Ais noticed this and immediately sat down on the floor while placing Ethan's head on her l.a.p before touching his hair

At this display, he looked at her with a smile while he thought

'I'm sorry Bell.. I can't act as bashful as you'

"Thank you... I will follow your advices from now on"

Ais, nodded her head with her classic expression.

"We should...return"

He remembered that Loki said to return for the night...but he decided to not care about this. With a somewhat 'bold' action, he brought his hand on her face, saying

"Yes, but I can't move"

Ais, with a confused expression, looked at his hand. With a 'light' blush, she decided to ignore it while she said

"I will help you"

After 30 minutes, the two finally arrived at the Twilight Manor. The guard, seeing Ais with a 'boy' they never seen before, was ready to ask what happened but, as if he didn't even exist, Ais passed the guard and entered the Manor.

Arrived in the room where the core members discuss, Ais put Ethan on the sofa while sitting on her own and placing Ethan's head on her l.a.p. After 5 minutes, Loki arrived. She looked at Ethan and Ais, with a shocked expression on her face.

"What happened?"

Ais, hearing her words, replied

"It's okay, I trained him..."

Loki was even more shocked, she thought they would talk, return for the night and then go to the dungeon together. This because when she explained that Ethan would go alone in the dungeon, Ais asked if she could go with him. This situation was something she didn't expect but, she let the matter lay while asking

"So..you like him?"

Ais, looked at Ethan's face with the same confused expression she had when Ethan touched her face and, with her monotone expression, she stated

"I don't know..."

Their talk didn't last long before Tiona and Tione entered the room. Seeing the state Ethan was in, Tiona asked with a hint of anger in her voice

"Did Bete caused this...?"

Ais, thought about it for a moment, but she said

"He acted..strange.. I don't know.."

Loki, decided to clarify the situation because she saw Tiona looking at the door, waiting Bete's arrival

"He didn't attack him in a fight, probably, the fact that Bete was humiliating him hit his pride and without an option.."

She looked at Ais, the latter looked back at her

"I started the attacks.."

Loki, this time, wasn't surprised by Ais' words.

"I knew it..why did you force him to fight you? At least you hold back..right?"

Ais, this time, had a 'smile' on her face.

"I.. He could dodge my attacks, even with [Ariel]. I had to fight seriously to hit him"

Loki was shocked by her words, Ais was a Level 5, Ethan was a Level 1, she thought the only thing that could be of help to her was his rare space magic but, with all the events of today, she started to reconsider the value of the youth in front of her.

"Did he managed to..land a hit on you?"

Ais, this time, surprised everyone in the room with a long reply

"No, he couldn't hit me but, it was because he lacked technique, he doesn't know the basics of a combat regime, so he tried different actions, but he couldn't hit me. I started hitting him when he tried to attack me instead of dodging. I thought I had to seriously try to kill him to land hits on him..."

Loki, understood what Ais meant with her words. If he could make a Level 5 act serious in front of him at level 1, that could mean at her level, Ethan could be untouchable.

"Interesting.."

Was all Loki said before Tiona went near Ais, saying

"You really like him, don't you?"

Ais, now was thinking about what Tiona was saying because not only her, but even Loki asked. She remembered that he said he 'liked' her. She decided to ask Tiona

"Tiona..why do you think so?"

Tiona, made a large smile while saying

"I don't know, It's just a feeling"

Ais, had the same confused expression she had when she didn't understand something.

"I..don't know"

Tione, seeing that Tiona was confusing Ais, immediately interrupted their conversation

"Ais, don't think too much about it, Tiona ! Come here, we need to go"

Tiona, hearing her words, decided to follow Tione and Loki without adding anything more than a laughter.

"Take care of him, Ais"

Loki wanted to argue again, but she found herself unable to. This because her future income would only go up with his presence, so she hardened her heart, letting Ais and Ethan stay in the room completely alone.

After an hour, Ethan finally started to wake up, yawning in the aftermath.

Seeing he was in the Twilight Manor, he turned to Ais, asking

"Did something happen?"

She looked at him with her classic face, saying

"It's ok.. I talked with our goddess, I can help you in the dungeon if you want..."

Ethan, thought about her words and decided to let her come with him.

"Yes, Thanks Ais"

With these words, Ais decided to ask first before going in the dungeon

"Are you...okay?"

Ethan, with a smile, replied

"You don't have to worry, I'm okay"

Ais nodded her head while she said

"Ok, we can go.."

Ethan, although he wanted to go in the dungeon with her right now, said

"We need to sleep first, We will go to the dungeon this afternoon, ok?"

Ais, looked at Ethan with a confused expression before remembering that she didn't have time to sleep

"In that case... I will see you..in the afternoon"

Hearing her words, Ethan nodded before exiting the room. After he exited, immediately saw that Lefiya was here, with a tears on her face.

'Oh..is it my fault?'

He was annoyed by her personality, because she was so attached to Ais that she would do everything in her power to 'protect' her from him, even saying things like he is some perverted or things like that.

"I want..some time with Ais, nothing more."

Her words surprised Ethan because he thought her personality was different. But, as if she wanted to surprise him even more, she said

"I want Ais to be happy and..if it's with you.. I won't mind...if you...if you..."

Seeing the deeply red face she had right now, Ethan understood what she intended by her words and, with a small smile, he said

"I don't know if I am the right person for her..but I know she needs someone, if I fail to help her, you will be here with her, so don't cry, you stupid"

Lefiya, was shocked by his words because not only did he have such thoughts about Ais but, instead of saying he will do his best or something like it, he didn't have that same confidence. She thought that maybe he was different but, at the moment, she couldn't think about it because she shouted

"I'm not stupid--"

Before she could finish her words, she saw that Ethan was gone. Seeing this, she muttered

"You are the stupid.."

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(I have a discord server. discord.gg/cpVr5X8 If you enter it, you can choose one of Ethan's future powers from the pool I created, but that's not all! On the server, you can see the reference on some things that will be present in the story! Right now you can freely see some things like the [Twin's Digimon], but I advise you to read the story further before seeing them otherwise you'll get spoilers!)

(A/N: Well, Bete didn't die yet and Ais' feelings are unknown even for me.)

(Alternate Titles: "Lefiya is...a good person now?", "Bete will be Ethan's BFF soon", "Ethan, the weakling that could dodge Ais' sword at level 1")