Is it wrong to become a scumbag?

Tsukasa stayed with Aisha for the entire night and only returned after almost midnight. As for what Aisha wanted to say, he didn't ask, nor did she open her mouth. The two had a tacit understanding and knew what they had to do now.

'It isn't the time, so be patient.'

While he knew it might be better to take Haruhime right away, he didn't have an item that could mask her presence. In other words, as long as he took her out, her location would be known by Ishtar, considering how she received a blessing from Ishtar.

Lastly, he might take her out, but once he took her out, it might be hard for her to come out.

If he took her out, he wanted her to be freed, able to walk around to the place she wanted instead of staying from an old cage to a new one.

It is definitely impossible to take her out now, but the time is soon.

"Say, what should I do?" Aisha suddenly asked.

Tsukasa wore his clothes and was about to return, but Aisha asked him this question. He saw her staring into his eyes, so he moved closer and kissed her forehead. "You don't need to worry. It won't take long before everything is over." He then took out something and said, "And take this. In case something happens to you, I'll come immediately."

Aisha looked at a similar device given by Tsukasa in the past, but with a different function, and nodded and hugged it tightly since it gave her peace of mind. She then hugged him and whispered, "...Again?"

"......."

Tsukasa was afraid he might not be able to go back if he kept doing it with Aisha.

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The days passed peacefully, and the Kali Familia vanished as if they had never appeared.

During such a time, Tsukasa had never visited the dungeon since he felt it was useless to enter. He was a Level 6, and it was simply a waste of time for him to enter unless he went into a deeper floor. Unless it was a 50th Floor or more, it wouldn't give him an excelia, so it was just a waste of time.

The situation also didn't allow him to go out for too long since no one knew when the Evilus or the Kali Familia were going to attack.

Still, he wondered when they were going to take the initiative to attack since staying on the defensive wasn't his style.

This time he had lunch in one of the random taverns with a good reputation. Line and Riveria were out, and he was too lazy to prepare dinner, so he ate alone. However, he must admit, having too handsome a face made it hard for him to go out. He had to wear a hoodie to cover his appearance, which made it hard for him to eat.

Dinner was a nice warm stew with bread.

Still, when he was about to dip his bread into the stew, he thought about Freya. He could mostly guess that she might know everything, considering his words in the beginning when he returned. However, he knew that she wouldn't tell him anything and he had to pay a great price.

He sighed and thought he had to sacrifice himself, but the conversation at the next table attracted his attention.

"Cheers!" 3x

"Congratulations, Bell-sama!"

"Yeah, it surprises me that you can become a Level 2 so fast!"

A group of three people ate dinner together with a happy smile.

The party consisted of two young men and one little girl.

He was quite familiar with the young man and the little girl since they were Bell Cranel and Liliruca Arde. They often met each other, but he was quite surprised to hear Bell had become a Level 2. In other words, if he wasn't here, Bell would take the throne of the record breaker.

As for the red-haired one, he thought that this guy must be Welf Crozzo, the descendant from the Crozzo Family that Tsubaki had told him about previously. He glanced at Welf curiously and used his ability to see what was so special about the descendant of the Crozzo.

"Thank you." Bell smiled happily.

"Ah, but it is a shame that you missed out on the Denatus. If you level up before the Denatus, you should be able to get the alias! But well, we have to get drunk and celebrate with you!"

"It's okay. You don't need to exaggerate so much. In fact, I am not strong enough..."

"Hahaha, you're too humble, Bell." Welf laughed and patted the white-haired boy on his shoulders.

"You have become a Level 2 in just a little over a month. You should be proud of your achievement. You're only second to the monster who became a Level 6 in three months, you know? You should be more confident!"

"I think it is quite ordinary, and my achievement is nothing compared to the Sirius..."

"No, Lily thinks that Bell-sama shouldn't compare himself to him. Even gods and goddesses often say that he might be the illegitimate child of god. He isn't a human at all!"

Tsukasa's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything and just sipped a cold ale on his glass. It might be hard to get ice, considering the refrigerator didn't exist, so he made it by slowing down the molecules on his ale, lowering its temperature.

As the days passed, the alias of Sirius spread to every corner of the world.

"No, I am far from enough."

His eyes were firm and filled with determination. "He is about the same age as me, but he has made such an achievement. Even if I am far from him now, I will try to catch up!"

If it was other people, they might give up, but the protagonist wouldn't give up no matter what.

Frankly, Bell had some dissatisfaction.

However, it wasn't because of fame or anything. Instead, it was because of a woman.

Bell knew he shouldn't do this, but he fell in love at first sight with the Sword Princess of the Loki Familia.

However, Tsukasa and Ais had a "very" close relationship.

When they stood together, they were just a couple made from heaven. They had an outstanding appearance and a powerful strength.

Even his goddess told him to give up since their prospect of being together was just zero.

It was unrealistic.

While Hestia had never been in love, she had listened to many of the stories. She had also been living for eons, so she naturally had experienced many things.

However, he didn't give up and stubbornly trained himself while making Tsukasa into his imaginary enemy, so he could push himself even further.

"Pfft! Hahaha! It's so funny! This kid said that he wanted to catch up with the Sirius?"

Suddenly, there was laughter filled with mockery at the table on the other side.