"Owwwwwww" Nero moaned as he took his seat at the table, grateful that Rias had decided to cook this morning
"Are you alright?" Rias asked "normally you're full of energy every morning due to your training space refreshing you"
"Not really" Nero sighed "my new trainer is very spartan, I was fighting her pretty much all night as training and then when either of us ran out of energy she made me explain all about the different races of the world and the different monsters that she would be able to encounter in the dungeon, she didn't really care about the upper floor monsters but when I told her about the mid floor monsters such as the minotaur's and infant dragons she immediately became interested and seemed to get all of her energy back, the same thing happened the next time when I told her about the existence of amazons who lived for battle, she seems to really want to fight against them"
"Did you get to telling her about the lower floor monsters?" Yumi asked as she entered the dining room, apparently having heard the conversation
"No, and that worries me and she will probably get even more excited hearing about what else can be found in the dungeon" Nero groaned, his head dropping onto the table as he imagined being beaten up again tonight by a gleeful Kyouka
"Chin up" Aurathia smiled, slapping him on the back which caused him to jolt upright due to her hitting one of his bruises "it's all part of the process of becoming stronger, now hurry up with your food, we've got your morning sparring to do and your status to update"
"Can we skip the sparring this morning, my muscles are killing me" Nero whined
"I suppose given your current condition sparring might be a bit much" Aurathia decided looking at Nero's weary form, able to tell just how exhausted he was "fine, I did tell you not to overdo it, and what kind of a trainer would I be if I didn't follow my own advice, but don't expect this excuse to work all the time, once your used to your new trainer sparring is back on the menu"
"Thank goddess" Nero breathed a sigh of relief
"You're welcome" Aurathia chuckled "but even with you not sparring I'm still updating your status, so get moving to the living room, I'll even allow you to lie on the sofa instead of the hard ground for once"
Having finished his food Nero made his way into the living room followed by Aurathia, Rias and Yumi staying in the dining room to continue eating and chatting
"Hrm, Nero and Aurathia, what are you doing in here? normally you would be sparring around this time" Akiza questioned, currently watering some of the planets that she had placed around the mansion to brighten the place up
"It seems like Nero has had a tough night with his new trainer, as such we're skipping sparring for today so we're doing his status update inside today" Aurathia explained as Nero took of his shirt and lay on the sofa
"Now that he's removed his shirt I can see that he does seem to have been through quite a bit" Akiza noted, able to see a large number of bruises on Nero's torso on his front back and sides, his arms also having them here and there "normally injuries like that would have been fixed by the training space, your new trainer must really have put you through the wringer"
"She did" Nero moaned
"Alright then, lets get started" Aurathia stated, pricking her finger and starting to update Nero's status "hrm, I can see why you took a beating, these are very much physical based stats, are you sure you didn't fight an amazon because this is quite the boost to your strength stat but you've not got a single point from magic" she said as she finished the update, passing Nero the sheet of paper containing his current stats
Nero
Human/Devil
Strength: 157 (H) (+150)
Endurance: 129 (H) (+120)
Dexterity: 79 (I) (+75)
Agility: 64 (I) (+60)
Magic 10 (I) (+0)
Skill: System
Magic: Demonic
"Yeah, that seems about right, she seems to be from a world where punches hit like a meteors and fighting is part of her schools curriculum with her being the leader of one of the most powerful groups in the school" Nero explained as he put his shirt back on "she was strong enough to be known as a dragon and be given the titles dragon of power and the Gleaming hard dragon, she's a monster of a fighter"
"Sounds like quite to woman, I look forward to meeting her" Aurathia smiled
"Speaking of monsters" Akiza chimed in from the side "there should be a new quest going up today to defeat a few monsters on the 15th floor, you did say that you were waiting to get a new trainer to go down to the 15th floor so I can hold the quest for you if you want as I'm about to head out" Akiza informed Nero, putting down her watering can
"Well I did get a benefit from my new trainer that apparently makes me immune to stuns from anything below the rank of a dragon so I might give it a go, but I'll see whether Rias and Yumi are up for it just in case, so that if my ability doesn't work how I hope it does" Nero replied
"Ok, I'll hold onto it just in case you want it so make sure to pay the guild a visit before you head into the dungeon to let me know" Akiza waved as she made her way out the front door, a small roar being heard as she summoned one of her smaller dragons to help her get down the mountain
"Alright then, I'll go see whether Rias and Yumi want to explore the lower floors with me and do a quest" Nero decided "I'll see you later Aurathia"
"See you later Nero, don't overdo it, your injuries aren't to bad but they might slow you down a small amount so be careful and take them into account during battle" Aurathia told him as he made his way out of the living room.