WOOHOO I'm so freaking glad that they accepted my request.

Wanted to create a story of this manga for so LONG!

Read the Light Novel, it is awesome!

There'll be some elements for Samayou Shinki no Duelist except with a few changes.

These elements will change Bell's character and background history.

Bell x Harem: Hestia, Freya, Aizu, Syl/Seal, All the Canon Harem candidates, ? (Main romance interest: OC, if you've been paying attention to my other fics you'll know who she is, hint: she's a certain crimson haired goddess in both mythology and a certain Nexon game)

In canon, there is apparently only one entrance to the dungeon from what I've read. Which kind of intrigues me because there are a lot of gods and goddesses and there are a lot of cities out there.

So I'm changing it so that there are several different countries containing Gods and Goddesses respective to their own homeland: Zeus in Greece blah, blah, blah and that there is a portal in each country that teleports adventurers into the floors of the dungeon, provided that they've already explored that floor once.

But like in canon, there is only one Tower of Babel which acts like the control tower of the planet. Gods and goddesses, and only they, can teleport there.

Status in this fan fiction will represent potential rather than what stats typically represent in RPGs.

Like abilities, those with higher potential are wanted by the gods for their familia. Those who make it to Rank S are welcomed into the realm of the elites.

Take into account stats do not define everything. Skill also plays a role in an adventurer's career.

Examples, Elite Standards:

For each Stat, those who make it to Rank S at:

999~800: Normal (For Level 2 adventurers and above), every 1~100, Example: Bert Ryouga

799~600: Somewhat rare/Promising, 1~1000, Example: Tiona (Amazon older sister)

599~500: Rare, 1~30,000, Example: Riveria Rios Alfr

499~400: Super Rare, 1~1,000,000, Example: Aizu the Sword Princess

399~1: Unheard of, key word is 'Unheard'

Like Canon; the max stat is 999 with the exception of Bell. Every Level Up will reset the stats to 1.

Ability classification:

-Normal Skill: Learnable by anyone

-Rare Skill: Given to a few, depends on luck

-Hyper Burst Skill: Usually in the form of a one-off super destructive, landscape changing attack or a super power-up.

Special Ability classification:

-Hero's Wish: given to Hero Vessels

-Devil's Soul: obtained by selling your soul to any Demon (they're like the Arrancars of the Dungeon)

-God's Gift: given to Demi-Gods; either natural or artificial.

-Satan's Devilry: Only Bell contains this skill; Satan's Vessel

-God's Authority: given to Gods and godslayers; there has only been one Godslayer.

Old Age adventurers: adventurers who explored the Dungeon before the existence of God's Grace, when they actually had to train their bodies to get stronger, invent their own magic spells and practise life skills such as cooking on their own.

New Age Adventurers: the adventurers who commonly rely on God's Grace to get stronger. Who memorise skills through reading enchanted books.

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Preface: The Crimson Goddess and her Champion

4 years before the present...

The dungeon...a seemingly infinite dungeon that spans further and further down with floors that continually increase in difficulty. The prospects of so many heinous and powerful makes me shiver with excitement...

...along with the one beside me.

I, together with my companion, would venture into unexplored regions containing untold spoils of many different forms.

"So this is the famous dungeon?" She smiled at him, his eagerness was evident from his question. They had just went through the portal, and had landed in a random stony corridor.

He looked about ten to eleven, and like most children, he looked absolutely adorable. But the aura that the boy exuded, the look in his eye and the way he held himself...it jus reeked of manliness, confidence and pride.

She could always rely on him, nothing could change that. Not even this dungeon could tear them apart.

"Mhmm..." She nodded in confirmation.

"I can sense several magic sources coming our way, that was certainly a quick response time!" He looked around their surroundings and certainly she could hear the sound of several stampedes surrounding them from every direction.

"Well, we are their first visitors. It's only proper that every resident in the vicinity is too greet us with the utmost courtesy." She said sarcastically.

2 years ago, when they had met she would've never joked around, especially not in this setting.

God, what has this child done to her!

"Stand beside me, I'll take care of all of them before they can even set foot within five metres from you!"

I lifted the corners of my mouth, happy at his declaration...indeed, he was not one to let her down. Not now, not ever!

"Then face me, my beloved Champion!"

He turned around yet blushing slightly at the fond yet teasing nickname. What happened next would set his face aflame with embarrassment, without the aid of magic to her amazement and amusement.

She had kissed him...on the lips! Tongue very much included in the exchange of saliva, passion, love and lust.

Even after they had separated, a single strand of saliva remaining, he was still blushing...unable to form all but one thought.

Was it worth it to explore a dungeon of unparalleled danger for one girl?

Correction, was it worth it to endure future battles of untold glory and epicness for the love of the most beautiful, sexy, dazzling and amazing woman ever?

HELL YEAH!

He was burning with energy now...this was definitely HIS SPRINGTIME OF YOUTH!

While he fist pumped, the woman beside him was smiling in amusement.

The bond they shared was unlike any other, two beings of so much contrast in the world's currently hierarchy yet so similar in emotion, personally and thoughts. But it would be this bond that would prove the strength that came fro

She read his mind, particularly his latest thought, it was a peculiar wish of his, but most welcoming in so many ways!

"Go, my Champion, show them the might of the one who shall be coined [The Strongest]! Show them the might...of he, who, shall be called [The Conqueror] of the Dungeon!"

Brandishing his intricately patterned green and golden sword, special glyphs placed on the bottom of the blade, from his black sheath. He readied himself into the sprinting position...

"Yes, Kami-sama!"

...and dashed off at humanly impossible speeds towards the nearest mob of monsters, sword in tow.

Yes, she had no doubt!

Together, they would become legends amongst the humans and gods themselves!

Together, they would show the strength of a bond between the divine and the mortals...

...and several years later, when legends were born from their adventures, they would be renowned as the [First and Strongest Familia]!

XXXXX-4 years later, Canon Period-XXXXX

Chapter 1: Is it wrong to expect Peace and Quiet in the Dungeon?

Nope, definitely not.

But one sonuva****** decided to disagree with me!

"HROOOAAHHHHH!"

It's to be expected, after all this is the Dungeon! The most dangerous place in the world!

But is that hard for the monsters here to leave me alone just for a couple minutes of sound sleep?

Here's my dilemma, either I open my eyes and make this my problem by gutting the bastard who's disturbing my sleep...or I keep my eyes shut and hope that, for their sakes, whoever made that horrible roaring noise wasn't that suicidal to attack me.

Ah screw it, let's just deal with whatever was in front of me.

I opened my eyes and saw...a Minotaur?

What the fuck was a Minotaur doing in the upper levels?

While I was laying down on the floor, my arms bent behind my head in a lacklustre manner. I stared at the beast hovering above me. Seriously, all I was doing was minding my own business and this beast here decided it was a good idea to invade my personal space, lack of intelligence be damned.

I frowned.

The Minotaur, seeing my frown, responded by lifting its arm into the air as it swooped down and made its way towards me.

I sighed...this just wasn't a good day...

...for whom, that is, was the real question.

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I was walking down a corridor, certain that there had been enough dramatic events for today, leading to the portal. I was even carrying a huge bag to show off to my Kami-sama.

I sort of frowned at the thought of the word 'kami-sama'.

...I wonder, just what are you doing now?...

Several metres later, I could suddenly sense the presence of four fairly strong auras.

There was another one, but that last aura was exceptionally more radiant than the other four.

Interesting!

But I had remembered something, the Minotaur specifically. Bearers of such strong areas wouldn't be at the upper levels for no reason, deductive reasoning playing a part, I reckoned they were after the earlier Minotaur.

Well, in order not to arouse suspicion, I relied on something I've been using quite a lot nowadays.

Acting Skill Lv. 5

Eventually, I saw two figures making their way towards me. While I was sitting, legs spread out, on one side of the corridor feigning exhaustion. The sweat on my face and body was delicately produced and strategically placed by my control over water magic.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, two well-equipped adventurers came, one girl and one boy with the last three others close behind them yet not so close as to be viewable in sight just yet.

They looked familiar, especially that girl in the front.

Hmmm, I know I've seen these guys somewhere before...

"Are you alright?"

I was brought back to reality; the girl was suddenly standing right in front of me.

Ooh she's pretty cute. Nah, if I had seen these people before I would've definitely remembered this cutie.

Indeed, if any commoner was to have come face to face with the girl in front of me, they've would been dazzled and blushing at the sight of seeing one as beautiful as a goddess.

But I had built up quite a resistance to the charms of women of all breast, height and hip sizes. Not to mention that I'm more of an oppai lover.

Something the girl on front of him was sorely lacking in. But as if compensating for the lack of the two signature plump marshmallows, her body was quite slender, clearly defined by her blue lightweight armour.

The limbs that were mostly concealed by her stockings, allowing only a small portion of those creamy thighs to be revealed were extremely tempting.

She wore a silver breastplate, don't know why since she hardly any but oh well, along with gloves of matching colour. They smelt of blood, a LOT of blood...Scary!

Her blonde hair was almost as shiny as pure gold treasure and that face...good god, that tilted face was absolutely adorable with such a baby-like expression.

She was still staring at me, confused by my silence.

"Excuse me...are you alright?" She asked again.

"...y-y-yeah!" I stuttered on purpose. "T-there was a big, s-scary monster before. I ran away from it before it could chase after me!"

"...Was it a Minotaur?" She inquired, but her golden eyes slightly narrowed as if she didn't believe my previous statement.

"Y-yeah, how d-did you know?"

"We are hunting for it. Can you point us towards it?"

"D-down the corridor, turn left at the end of the corridor, then turn right on the second passageway." That was absolute bullshit on his part; he had actually come from the right of the corridor. But they didn't need to know that...yet. It'll be kind of funny to see how they'd react when they find out he had set them on a goose chase. Too bad he'd be long gone before they realised.

"Thank you. Will you be alright in getting back?"

"Yeah, just fine, thank you. Just got a bruise or two on the way here."

"Who's this scrawny brat Aizu?" The other guy, who had just stopped behind this girl Aizu, rudely asked.

Scrawny huh? Ooh I'd show him who's scrawny if it weren't for this coat.

Yeah coats were really useful for hiding one's figure. It's kind of funny how low their jaws drop when I take it off. Too bad he wasn't one for that anymore.

"Bate, don't be rude! He's injured because of us. If we didn't let that Minotaur escape he wouldn't be."

"Hah, serves him right! This place isn't suitable for the weak!" Oh shit, the arrogance is strong within this one.

He scanned my figure, especially the bag I was carrying up against the wall. He snickered as if he was mocking me.

"Especially for a supporter!" He rudely remarked.

How the fuck did he come to that conclusion? What, adventurers nowadays can't be stuffed to carry their own shit? Is that it?

"Bert, I'm warning you." The girl said ominously.

Oh yeah, the mutt (Bert) said her name was Aizu. That sounds awfully familiar...where have I heard that name before?

"Oh, fine, fine!" The mutt waved her off. But he continued walking down the corridor and shrugged.

"Supporters are so useless! Tell this kid to get real and find a real job!"

Yep, now I'm pretty sure I haven't met these guys before, I would've DEFINITELY remembered this prick...at the end of my blade for being such an asshole.

"Sorry about my friend...he comes off as a bit rude..." That's an understatement. "...but he's nice when you get to know him, he's just looking out for your safety in his own way...ummm what was your name again?"

Oh yeah, I didn't tell her my name yet, did I?

"The name's Bell...Bell Cranel!"

"Bell? Well, thank you for helping us in locating the Minotaur." She bowed politely. Oh great! Now I feel like a jerk for lying to this girl...but I couldn't exactly tell her the truth.

The girl, Aizu, ran off to join her companion.

There were three figures coming from the other side. It was definitely time to get out of here!

I ran into some nearby corridor, I so didn't want to talk to any high-level adventurers. There's no telling what they might know. He took his heavy bag with him.

Because inside the bag, there was a head.

A head with two horns.

The head of a Minotaur! If they saw it, they'd interrogate him for sure.

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"Eina-channn~!"

"Oh god..."

Being a window receptionist, it was my job to manage the careers of adventurers assigned to me. Quite recently, an...eccentric rookie adventurer had just started and was assigned to me.

I looked up and saw that certain eccentric.

She had a pair of slender pointy ears and clear emerald-coloured eyes. Her shoulder-length brown hair had a beautiful sheen. This beautiful appearance is not the type that is the same as the elves that seemed to be pure and flawless, but rather a type that is natural. She was wearing a guild uniform on her slim body, black top pants of the same color, making her extremely beautiful.

It was exactly reason why the boy, probably a year or two younger than her, was greeting her so enthusiastically, according to him.

Well...he was welcome company compared to most of the other adventurers who would randomly stutter while blushing a bit, seriously random.

"Can you give me some info on a certain adventurer?"

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"What?" That was an unusual request for him.

"Aizu is her first name. Is that enough?"

"Aizu Wallenstein, the [Sword Princess]?"

"Mmmm...probably, didn't know she had a nickname though." Where was he hiding all this time.

"She's a swords-woman. One of the core members of the Loki Familia."

"Her swordplay is unmistakably at the peak of all the New Age adventurers. She had wiped out a large group of LV. 5 monsters by herself. So amongst the adventurers, she also has a title, Sword Princess. Her name is quite famous amongst the gods."

New Age adventurers were those who started their career with God's Grace making it easier to progress through the dungeon nowadays. But that was only in terms of rate of progress.

All the Old Age who are thill alive today have also gained God's Grace, that together with their bodies that have naturally grown stronger through vigorous regimes have made them far stronger than even the most strongest N.A adventurers.

But they were few in number, which is probably why they are sought after so much by the Gods, and they liked their privacy. All of them, unanimously, preferred to train and become stronger rather than wasting time and becoming entertainment for the crowd.

In other words, most of the adventurers of the New Age were a joke. They lacked the determination and the realistic mindset of the Old Age adventurers.

Most adventurers today become adventurers because they see it as a glorified way to have fun while gaining lots of money and prestige. Adventurers back in the day entered the Dungeon because it was overflowing with monsters, so much that the Gods predicted they would eventually escape the Dungeon. Back in the day, adventurers entered the Dungeon truly knowing the risks and because they had to, so that they could protect the ones they love in the real world.

It was protecting the things important to them that made the Old Age adventurers strong in spirit. Now they were strong in both body and spirit with the addition of God's Grace.

Adventurers nowadays entered simply because it was their dream. Some had the potential to become great, but that was it...potential, they lacked the spirit, the determination to make that potential become strength.

He stopped his thoughts, Eina was still speaking.

"What else is there? What about her Familia?"

"Oh, they're one of the strongest Familia in existence. I'm not too familiar with the rankings of every familia, but I do know that they are one of the few families to have won over a 100 matches in a row."

Oh that was impressive, matches in this context meant a battle between Familia. Some of the more aggressive gods like to prove their military power and so they challenge other gods to prove whom has the superior faction and thus proving the superior god to the Creator God himself.

"Throughout their entire careers, the Loki Familia has only ever experienced one loss, exactly a year ago."

"To which familia?"

"The [Strongest Familia]...they lost to the Macha Familia which has only ever been known to be represented by one person...the [Crimson Conqueror]!" The mention of that particular familia brought back many unwelcome memories as well as a flashback of a certain battle.

I remember them now...no wonder they looked so familiar.

"Crimson what-now?" I tried really hard to feign ignorance, trying really hard not to react at the mention of that particular nickname.

"You...you seriously don't know who he is?" I shook my head sideways.

"He's the first human to receive God's Grace from a god, goddess to be exact. Back in the day, adventurers used to explore the dungeon without the aid of God's Grace."

Oh god, don't tell me...another bloody history rant about the greatness of the strongest adventurer.

These fan-people are everywhere!

"But four years ago, along came a pair, a crimson-haired goddess and her champion that did what no other adventurer could, even the ones of today, they made it past the 100th floor and into the forbidden levels...in one month!"

"In one month, the [First Familia] recorded in history slaughtered thousands upon thousands of monsters each day. The millions of gallons of blood spilt on each floor were absorbed by the [Conqueror]'s armour, turning it as crimson as the shiniest ruby, it was that relentless massacre of monsters that made him known as the [Crimson Conqueror]!"

"That sounds really scary!"

"Yes, but his strength and skill in battle awed fellow adventurers more than it scared them. There's even a crimson and silver statue of him and Macha, side by side, in several cities."

"...What do people say happened to them after that?"

"Nobody really knows, both he and his goddess haven't been spotted in public for almost a year. Most say he's still exploring deeper levels down the dungeon, others say he's retired and has made a home in the lower levels of the dungeon, it's a big mystery."

"This Aizu must be pretty powerful if this dude took the time to fight her then."

"No, not really, well...a lot of people say that she's grown a lot stronger ever since her defeat, strong enough to nearly rival him. But if you ask anyone who has actually fought alongside him, they'd know that the [Sword Princess] wouldn't stand a chance against the [Crimson Conqueror]."

"Is that right?...Well thank you for the information."

She elaborated more on the Crimson Conqueror rather than Aizu Wallenstein. But oh well, Kami-sama might know.

Walking away quickly, I didn't notice the frown becoming a blush on Eina's face.

Bell-kun had an unusually serious expression today...oh god, I just ranted about the [Crimson Conqueror] again didn't I?...OMG embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing!

She was so embarrassed that she didn't even hear the 'aws' and giggles from the surrounding guild staff and adventurers.

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The labyrinth city Orario.

Not only does it contain a portal that leads to an underground maze known as a dungeon, above it was a huge city.

The city, or rather a city that flourished because of the guild that managed the dungeon, had a variety of people living here, not only humans, but also other races. It was one of the most populated cities in the world, hosting gods and people from many different cultures and mythology.

As for me, well I grew up in a rural village not too far away from Orario, and was regarded as someone who knew almost nothing about the world and after my foster grandfather, had left me, I had completely lost my guardian. So I took the remaining wealth and left the village.

When I was young, my grandfather would always tell me stories of adventurers as well something like this...

You can't be a full-fledged adventurer without a harem, got it kid? If you ever have the desire to become one of the best male adventurers in the world, achieving a harem is the most important requirement.

...he would say while laughing full-heartedly.

Being the young boy who idolised my grandfather, I engraved those words into my heart.

A/N: Bell's grandfather is not Zeus, he's someone much, much more powerful.

The stories of heroes and their harems told by my grandfather instilled a desire within me to get a harem myself. In my youth, I would often dream of myself saving a cute girl inside the dungeon which would lead to one thing or another.

That is, until I met her. It was a fateful encounter, way before I entered the dungeon, the beauty of her person was otherworldly.

Though she was a young girl back then, her beauty and figure was unrivalled even amongst those of her kind. It was my fateful encounter with her that wiped away my desire to achieve a harem, promptly replaced by a desire to serve and protect only her with all my might.

Every day, since then, was a blessing.

"...Every day..." I whispered mournfully before raising my head.

I was in front a two-storey building.

It was like any other normal house. Completely comprised of stone, had two square windows on each side of the door.

This was my...home.

A painful feeling rose up in my chest at the word, home.

Long ago...

Wow isn't this an awesome place Bell-kun?

A flash of radiant crimson hair.

Yeah, it's so shiny!

A glimpse of skin far more radiant than that of the golden city that surrounded them. They were walking down a golden road as they brought up fond memories.

Hey Bell-kun...have you ever thought about settling down?

...sometimes...why?

I remembered a surge of hope rising within him during that moment.

Then...what about now? Together...forever...with me. We could raise a family, twins, a boy and a girl.

An image of a crimson-haired boy and a white-haired girl as they ran across the golden city, their parents not too far behind smiling fondly at the sight.

What about you? What happens when I grow old as you stay young forever? Only a god is worthy of a god.

Do you really thing I care about that?

A look of mutual feelings was shared between them. Fondness, sadness, love...

Please...don't be cruel. Please...don't tempt me. He...would never condone this.

I remember the warm feeling of her hands, as they cupped my cheeks.

I remember the moment...when crimson eyes met each other once more

I remember her love-struck face as those fragile, tender lips parted.

A moment of ecstasy is worth all the time in world. You are my ecstasy, I've tasted you once...and now I can never let you go.

I don't care that you will grow old. I don't care that this is forbidden by Father.

What I care about...what will sustain me for eternity...is knowing that we will always love each other...even beyond the boundaries of time and space, beyond the boundaries of life and death.

...

We've broken a lot of rules since coming here Bell. Why not one more?

...

So will you grant your goddess this selfish request?

Anything...I would do...anything.

Will you be my champion, forever and ever?

Yes...

Will you be my heaven?

Yes...

Will you be the home I can always return to?

Yes...

Will you...give me your heart?

...yes...as long as yours is mine.

Then your heart shall be mine...forever.

Forever and ever.

Then let me hear you say it? Make me the happiest woman in the world.

Macha...I love you. Always have, always will.

...

...

...

I remember the tear drop running down her face.

Macha?

Say it again.

I love you, Macha. What was a tear, transformed into a stream.

Say it once more.

Macha, I love you.

As do I...

She brought my face closer, leaning over, the kiss we shared was...like no other.

What we shared lasted an eternity.

What we shared was bliss.

The cries of ecstasy.

The sweat.

The passion.

On that night, we surpassed the limits of God's Grace. On that night, we shared a Bond.

Though it was forbidden, at the same time, it was so beautiful...so divine.

What we shared was...yes, in the truest sense...home.

She...was where I belonged.

Hey guys, forgive me for ending it here but I was just so excited to upload this story kind of rushed it.

I implore you to give this category a chance, the series is awesome and just has so much potential.

I'm already on 5000 words for my next chapter of Naruto, 6000 words for a new Star Wars Naruto crossover story and a few bits here and there.

I usually write on a chapter only when I get motivated. Whenever I get into a kind of funk while writing on a chapter I move onto my next story.

But man I am so pumped for this story.

Note: any reference to Irish or Welsh figures, look them up in Mabinogi the Nexon Fantasy Game. Like Macha, Morrighan or Nuadha.