"Bell?" Hestia looked concerned only to blush when Bell wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a hug. "Bell?!"
"Thank you, Goddess Hestia! Thank you so much!" Bell hugged his Goddess warmly, but gently so as not to hurt her.
"Thank you, Bell, for becoming my first Familia member." Hestia smiled as she returned the hug.
Bell spent the rest of the day getting familiar with his new home and bringing over the small amount of things he had from his rented room in the cheap inn. He'd sleep on one of the two couches while Hestia slept in the only bed. That had been at his insistence as she was the Goddess. The very next morning, after a simple breakfast of roasted potatoes, bread, and water, Bell made his way back to the Guild to register as an Adventurer.
"Miss Eina! I did it!" Bell smiled brightly at the Half-Elf woman. "I joined a Familia and got a Falna!"
"Finally found one, Bell?" Eina smiled at the young man. Her long, pointed ears drew Bell's eyes for but a moment, as they always did. Then he looked into her clear, emerald-green eyes. Her mid-length brown hair seemed to shine in the light and the Guild uniform, black jacket and matching pants over a white button-up shirt, hugged her generous curves. She was known as quite the beauty in the Guild. "Which Familia did you join?"
"Goddess Hestia accepted me," Bell's smile was practically shining. "I'm the first member of the Hestia Familia!"
"Oh?" Eina raised a delicate eyebrow even as she got out the proper registration forms. "Well then, since you don't have any experienced Familia members to teach you or support you in the Dungeon, you're required to go through a course that'll teach you everything you need to know about the Dungeon, especially the upper levels where new Adventurers stay until they get stronger."
"Oh, um, yes ma'am." Bell agreed easily as a blank registration form was put in front of him. For the next few minutes, he filled out the paperwork under Eina's guidance. After that was done he was told to wait for an hour so that she could gather the proper materials to start his course.
"Alright, Bell, let's begin." Eina smiled as they were in a private room for Bell's instruction in the life of an Adventurer. She set down a small stack of books and diagrams which made Bell blink. "Something wrong, Bell?"
"Do you have any paper I could take notes on? I don't think I'll remember all of this otherwise." Bell admitted with a sheepish smile.
"Of course," Eina gave him a bright grin. Most new Adventurers practically ignored this course and delved into the Dungeon with half or less of the information they needed. That was Eina's opinion anyway. To see a completely new Adventurer willing to take notes and actually pay attention was refreshing.
Several hours later and a mentally exhausted Bell sat at the table with a stack of notes he'd taken in front of him. Eina had left to fetch his starter gear a little while ago. The Guild provided all of the new Adventurers with a piece of armor and a new weapon so that they wouldn't die instantly in the Dungeon. They were only of the Average Grade for equipment, but it was better than relying on second-hand, used gear.
"Here we are Bell," Eina entered the room again with a piece of armor under her left arm and a sheathed knife in her opposite hand. "A light-armor breastplate and an Orario-made knife as you requested on your forms."
"Thank you, Miss Eina!" Bell stood up excitedly as he took the gear from the Half-Elf.
"The armor should fit over your regular clothing easily enough." Eina nodded to the young man.
Bell was wearing a hip-length brown coat with a small black patch on the right side above his chest along with a long-sleeved black shirt underneath. He also wore black pants, a beige belt with a silver buckle, and brown shin-high boots. He was able to place the light-armor over his chest and fit it to him without assistance. It completely covered his upper torso to protect his heart, lungs, and ribcage. It gave him complete freedom of movement, even though that also came at the cost of the rest of his body being unarmored. He strapped the knife to his belt and smiled as he looked at himself in a mirror on the back wall of the room.
"Thank you again, Miss Eina." Bell gave her a short bow. "Now I'll be able to start going into the Dungeon."
"Make sure you go over your notes, Bell." Eina pointed at the stack of papers he'd written. "As your Dungeon Advisor and your acquaintance, I'd feel horrible if you ignored all that you learned and got killed in the Dungeon."
"Yes, ma'am!" Bell nodded as he picked up the stack of notes. "I'll go to the first floor tomorrow morning after studying everything tonight!"
"Good luck, Bell!" Eina waved as the red-eyed young man left the Guild building. Maybe she'd finally have a new Adventurer that didn't ignore her only to be saved by another Familia member. That would be nice, especially since Bell didn't have any other Familia members.
"Goddess, I'm back!" Bell announced and was greeted with a brilliant smile by Hestia.
"Welcome home, Bell!" Hestia looked at his new armor and the stack of papers in his hand with approval. "Preparing to head into the Dungeon soon, I see."
"Yes, tomorrow morning after I go over everything my Dungeon Advisor taught me today." Bell nodded as he held out his notes.
"I'll go over them with you, Bell." Hestia decided to do what she could to help. After a simple dinner of bread and some vegetables that had been on sale at the market not too far from the abandoned district, the two spent the rest of the night going over Bell's notes and reaffirming the new information for him.
-Dungeon ~ Next Morning-
"Wow, it's massive, and there are so many Adventurers." Bell walked along with the crowd as he headed for the Dungeon entrance for the first time. Heading down a long spiraling staircase with the huge crowd of Adventurers, the white-haired teen took a deep breath to settle his nerves. With his dream of being an Adventurer in mind, along with his desire to become a Hero in his heart, Bell entered the Dungeon for the first time.