166 Information about the fourth and fifth floors

-Chapter 165: Information about the fourth and fifth floors-

Some time later, the interrogation of his brothers was finished, it can be said that they are the worst in history, they don't seem to know the game of "good cop and bad cop", but both acted as usual.

In the end, Har only told them that he finished off the villain in record time and that after this he got such a high rating, and he didn't lie, he never claimed to have killed the villain, but just "finished him", considering that he stole all the green goblin's technology and ruined him almost completely, it's almost correct to say that he did put an end to the villain before he was even recognized by others.

Obviously, he didn't say that the new faction appeared because of him, if he tells this to those idiots they will surely try to unlock a new faction on the upper floors, which could be very dangerous.

Still, it's too strange that just when Har leaves a floor a new faction is created as if by magic, Juvia seemed to notice this and didn't take her eyes off him, which made him feel a bit strange.

By the way, at the end of the interrogation Har asked his brothers a question, he was very curious about those demons on the fifth floor that Handalf spoke about.

Now that he has obtained the title >Messenger of God< he has become the nemesis of angels and demons, or in other words, he has become their natural enemy, since, with the third power-up effect, its mere existence seems to indicate that it must be above these two races of myth and legend, everything is to maintain balance.

"Hey, Handalf, can you tell me about the fifth floor?"

Har opened the refrigerator, where dozens of apples had been left, and said taking out some very shiny and juicy ones.

"Uh, didn't you just finish the third floor? Why don't you ask about the fourth instead?"

Handalf, who had just covered the hole in the wall left by his spear with a random painting, suddenly turned around as if discovered upon hearing Har, but could only see Handers approaching with another painting and gesturing not to. say nothing.

They didn't notice that Juvia, literally sitting in front of them not far away, was staring at them and had discovered them a long time ago.

"Just tell me about both of them then, there's nothing stopping you, is there?"

Hearing Handalf's doubts, Har approached, hugging some apples with his left arm and eating one with his right hand.

Seeing the two paintings left suspiciously on the wall where he was attacked earlier, Har raised an eyebrow and looked at the pair of brothers a bit questioningly.

He doesn't think Floir would complain about such a small damage like this, but it will be different if these guys continue with this kind of actions, so he gave them an obvious scolding look.

"Ah, no, I guess not..."-Handalf said a little nervous because of Har's look, he held the spear behind his back and moved sideways like a crab, next to him, Handers imitated him, moving away stealthily looking to Har with a very forced wide smile, but at that moment.

Har disappeared not far away making them stop a bit incredulous, the next moment, the violet particles exploded between them and Har's voice was heard right next to him.

"Talk fast, before I remember the hidden holes behind the paintings."

Rolling their eyes slowly and looking at Har's murderous expression between the two of them, they both couldn't help but swallow hard, dammit, since when did his little brother become so imposing and scary? little one grows up and seeks revenge for all the injustices committed against him?

"Oh, the fifth floor!! Yes, yes, I remember it very well, almost as if it happened yesterday!" With a bead of sweat running down his face, Handalf looked like a very energetic salesman and began to chatter away. immediately.

"Fourth and fifth floors, I know a lot about that too!!"-At one side, Handers also yelled in fear of being left behind, no one wanted to pay for everything they've done, so it's best to talk now before that his little brother goes crazy and draws bills.

Seeing all this from not far away, Juvia narrowed her eyes and had a small smile that she hid with her hand.

"The fourth floor, it is a very calm world, yes it is, there are almost no dangers!"-Handalf said as if he were talking to himself.

"Stop acting crazier than usual, this is something serious!"-Har yelled at them both to stop, thus stopping the madness of these two.

When they sat down calmly again, Har ate some apples while both brothers recounted their experiences on the fourth and fifth floors.

"The fourth floor is…strange, it can be said that it is dangerous, since it has been shown that it is related to high-level floors, but I have little to say about this one specifically."-Handalf said scratching his head a bit as if This way you will concentrate better.

"Is it related to high-level floors? Can't you explain yourself better?"-Har had doubts about this, he couldn't deduce anything from his brother's words, except that the fourth floor seems to be very dangerous.

"It's hard to explain, in short, the enemies are very dangerous, but the fourth floor is peaceful if you stay away from them."-Handalf said after organizing his words.

"Get away from the enemies? Doesn't this mean failing the mission?"-Har was a bit stunned by this, the more he listened the more strange this fourth floor seemed to him, of which he still hasn't even heard the name.

"That's because the main mission this scaredove chose was to escape." When Handalf was scratching his head and looking uncomfortable, Handers suddenly spoke looking at him with an expression full of mockery.

"You-!"-Handalf felt a stab in his pride, but couldn't rebut, causing Handers to grin even wider.

"Can you leave the enigmas for another time? Tell me the name and the main missions once and for all."-This time Har was really curious about this floor.

Handalf and Handers looked at each other for a moment, then looked at Har and said in unison:

"Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, the first floor with this name."

'JoJo's?'

Har raised his eyebrows a bit dumbfounded, obviously, he didn't expect this plot to come so soon, only on the fourth floor, now he understands Handalf's worries and why he preferred to run away, he knows the plot of the first part and can tell that the Enemies are difficult to fight, because they are almost completely immortal zombies and vampires, only sunlight can fight them.

As Har began to remember everything about this plot, Handers went on to explain:

"The descriptions of the main quests are simple, if you choose the side "Good" you must kill the leader of the vampires, plus you can get TP by killing his subordinates, if you choose the side "Evil" you must kill the leader of the brave warriors who face evil, in the same way, you can earn TP by killing their companions, in addition…"

Handers paused and looked at Handalf, then said a few words as if he expected his sister to continue.

"...there is still a third party."

"...?"

Noticing Handers' gaze, Har was very curious about this third camp, he had only encountered two camps so far and he thought it would always be like this.

"Survival."-When Har began to theorize, like maybe someone managed to unlock this new faction, Handalf spoke seriously, taking him out of his thoughts.

"This is the simplest of all sides, and the safest, you just have to stay away from the enemies and survive until the raid ends, only in this way will you complete the main mission, obviously, the grade you can get is a B at most."-Handalf said covering his face with his hand, he didn't seem very proud of having chosen this side.

"You should be careful, people tend to leave floors for a reason."-After mocking Handalf for a while, Handers warned Har seriously.

"The tower is very treacherous, if you choose the easy path it will most likely send you straight into a minefield, so it's quite easy to die as quickly as you enter a floor, precisely because of this, many people stop climbing the floors and settle for a little power."

Hearing this explanation, Har immediately remembered how he almost turned into meat sauce when he entered the novice test, moreover, a lion almost took him as his dinner upon entering the third floor, so he determined that these words were true.

"Not all of them are crazy enough to risk their lives."-Handalf said, holding the spear contemplatively, as if his mind took a trip to the past.

"Choosing the easy path could lead to certain death, but choosing the hard path isn't much different, if the overall floor difficulty is high enough, many prefer to quit the quest as soon as possible so they can move on to the next world, But, for how long can they do it? If they only jump floors without increasing their own strength, sooner or later they will reach a floor so dangerous that they will die instantly."-Handers continued warning.

Hearing all this, Har understood more and more that the tower is not benevolent at all, it seems to get everyone's attention by offering power, but in exchange, it can take their lives if they are too greedy.

"Being thrown in the middle of the sea, being thrown into a volcano, being thrown on a deserted island full of super-powered mutant beasts, even being thrown into space, once you randomly appear on a floor, there are thousands of sudden dangers that could mean your life." death."-Handalf said with a serious expression as he pretended to cut his own throat with the spear in his hand.

"Uh!!"

The next instant, he was struck on the head by a shoe that Juvia skillfully threw from the kitchen, Handalf widened his eyes and turned pale in fear, nearly slashing his throat accidentally.

"Your brothers are right, if you are going to enter the next floors, you should at least form a group of powerful people who are willing to face the dangers together with you."

Juvia said and put a fruit basket on the table, then put his shoe back on.

'If I'm right, why are you hitting me?'-Handalf thought, glancing at Juvia, but he didn't dare say anything, he just reached out his hand, took an apple from the basket and watched the brightness of it.

It is seen that the relationship between the brothers and Juvia is good, mostly because they spend a lot of time together, even during her training, although they do not treat her as before, they do not despise her or treat her as a stranger.

"It's fine that you warn him, but you shouldn't be so exaggerated."-Juvia noticed Handalf's look and seemed to see through his thoughts, which is reasonable considering that he has been taking care of these boys for years.

"So, what are you planning to do?" Handers said, picking up an apple and taking a bite.

Due to this question, Juvia and Handalf also focused their gazes on Har, waiting for an answer.

"Heh."

Smiling as if they underestimated him, Har placed his last remaining apple on the table, paid attention to the expressions of the three in front of him, and said:

"Let's talk about the fifth floor."

This answer made the brothers and Juvia show a slight smile, as if they already expected this from the beginning.

Having complied with warning Har, the two brothers felt more comfortable explaining their experiences now, they know their younger brother, despite being a bit impulsive, he is not suicidal either, so he should not think about moving forward if his strength is weak, moreover, they had already seen some of his strength before.

In the rookie test alone, this boy showed that he is not someone to be taken lightly, since he still wants to walk the floors after his warnings, that means he must have enough strength and confidence. to do it.

"Fifth floor, I remember it very well, it was the first world raid that I participated in, as I said before, demons are present here, angels, demons and humans fight a war in which the human world is the one who receives the most damage ."-Handalf said without dwelling on nonsense, he seemed much more determined this time.

"I say the same thing, the fifth floor is a glimpse for newbies to feel what a large-scale war is like, everyone in the world can join the fifth floor raid, which is completely insane, but still the numbers They can't be compared to angels and demons-Handers said a little lost in the air, as if he remembered what he experienced during this raid.

"..."-Har remained silent, paying attention to every little detail since everything could be useful to him later, but even after all that he couldn't deduce exactly if he knows this fifth floor or not.

Off to the side, Juvia was smiling and using a knife to peel some fruits, she seemed very glad to be accepted into the group.

"The sides are simple, you can join the angels, whose mission is to eradicate the demons, or you can join the demons, who must eradicate the angels, you can also join the humans and see how long you can survive."- Handalf said with a smile beginning to bite into the apple in his hand.

"The main mission of the three sides is to kill the largest number of enemies within the time limit, this is a real war, there are no such things as rules, only killing is the law, and only the strong have the right to exercise the law. "-Handers said passing to a very serious tone, then continued:

"Humans are very weak, the best thing you can do is join the angels, they are kind to humans and won't bother to kill you."

"Don't talk stupid, those angels are fucking bastards, I remember trying to escape and almost getting killed by an explosion from their triggers, they always stay in the air like arrogant and scared doves, it's best to join the demons and kill them all ."-Handalf refuted immediately, you could tell by his tone that he holds a grudge against the angels.

"Who are you to talk about scared?"-Handers mocked ironically.

"You-!"-Handalf felt that he was stabbed again as soon as he heard it, but he couldn't say anything, that humiliation seemed to have turned into a trauma or something similar.

"So, what is this fifth floor called?"-Har asked completely ignoring the performances of this pair, from start to finish he couldn't find anything distinctive to determine if he knows the story, just the typical doomsday plot in the myths and legends.

Hearing this, both brothers realized that they never said the name, so they looked at Har immediately and said in unison:

"Darksiders."

"What?" Har asked, trying to confirm that he hadn't misheard.

He knows this name from his past life, but he doesn't know if it is what he has in mind, but, remembering the plot of demons and angels waging war on the human world, obviously, isn't this the initial plot? from Darksiders?

"Oh, it seems you already knew this name, it's not surprising, there's a lot of debate about it on the internet every day, it's the first floor to allow a world raid, so it's quite popular."-said Handalf, who noticed Har's slightly puzzled expression.

"When you go to enter you must make sure to take care of your back, demons, angels, humans and even other Runners can attack you at any moment, it's a real high level floor." Handers said leaving the apple core on the table, only to receiving Juvia's piercing gaze and picking up her trash again.

'Is it really the Darksiders I know?'

It seemed too early to Har for this world to appear on the fifth floor, as Handers said, this should be a true high-level floor.

The charred council, the angels of heaven, the powerful demons and chosen of hell, the conspiracy of Abaddon, and above all, the horsemen.

A mix between angel and devil, the Nephilim, the horsemen are only remnants, a power created by the council to maintain the balance between the races, thinking about this, Har couldn't help but remember that he seems to have the same goal, damn it, even there was a certain demon lord Samael on the third floor, isn't this too similar to be a coincidence?

Leaving this aside, the powers in the world of Darksiders are insane, isn't it suicide for newbies to get involved in something like that?

"Well, we're going to train."-Handalf said noticing that Har had nothing more to ask, so he stood up.

He was about to put the apple core on the table as well, but the murderous glare from Juvia holding a knife made him back off.

"Shall we go? That sounds like you're going with a lot of people."-Handers said looking for the remote control with the intention of watching a movie, nobody knows, but he held his spear and didn't seem to want to sit for a long time.

"Hehehe, I understand, are you afraid of losing to me again?"-Handalf said with a smile as he made a small demonstration with the spear in his hand.

"Who do you say is afraid?"-Handers got up clenching his spear ready to hit someone.

"You-!"-Again, Handalf thought they would make another joke about him running away, but he seemed to have misunderstood Handers' intentions.

"Pfffft, hahahahaha!!"-Seeing this, Handers understood immediately, he laughed out loud and walked towards the patio, clapping his hands and crying with laughter.

"I'm going to kill you…" Handalf clutched the spear in his hand and hissed with a vein popping on his forehead, then followed Handers into the villa's back garden to beat him up.

"..."

Watching this spectacle from start to finish, Har heard the clank of spears clashing in the distance and finally remembered something, he still had something else to ask.

"Do you have any other questions?"

Just as he stood up about to go after this pair of lunatics, Juvia's soft voice from the side caught his attention.

"I don't have much experience, but I have a lot of information."-Juvia said eating a piece of fruit that she had cut, she was able to notice Har's previous expression, and from his hasty movements she was able to deduce many things.

"..."

Har thought for a second and believed that it was true, as someone who was affiliated with the Saint guild working for the Jubileus family, surely Juvia could know some secrets unknown to Handers and Handalf, moreover, he thought that she specifically could know the answer to the questions. questions you have in mind.

"Do you know what this is?"-Har stared at Juvia, touched the main inventory and pulled out an item that she couldn't put a use to during the entire raid on the third floor, the grimoire she obtained from the Silver Master.

Dink!*

With a clang that blends with the clash of spears in the garden, Juvia dropped the knife, her eyes wide and her mouth dropping the piece of fruit she was biting into.

"That, that's-"

Seeing the grimoire with a 4-leaf clover in Har's hand, it was obvious from Juvia's expression that she seemed to remember him from somewhere.

"Where did you get that from?" Juvia asked with a slightly shaky voice, her expression showed concern for some reason and Har frowned as she noticed.

Could it be that he recognized this grimoire from somewhere else? No, from his expression it seems to be somewhat troublesome. Did he know that this grimoire was in the hands of Joseph? But there must be other people who possess this grimoire, right?

Since he worked for the Jubileus it makes sense that he knows Joseph but he's been with them for years and Joseph shouldn't have the grimoire when Juvia came to live with them but it may still be possible if someone told him who knows , perhaps even been going to see the Jubileus family from time to time, there is a quick way to check Har's doubts.

"Joseph Jubileus."-Har said directly with a cold tone, as if he were mentioning the name of his deadly enemy.

"...!!!"

As soon as she heard that name, Juvia immediately stood up and looked at Har with an expression full of fear and worry, as if Har confirmed a conjecture in her mind, her body was trembling and she was unable to speak for a few seconds due to to the psychological impact.

"Har, you? No, it can't be."

Juvia staggered a few steps, she had one last guess about what had happened, but she constantly denied it, like a mother who denies the death of her own child, tears slowly welled up in her eyes and she forced herself to walk to Har's place. .

"He's dead."-With an expressionless and indifferent face, Har looked at Juvia thinking that she still hadn't abandoned her loyalty to the Jubileus family.

swossh!!*

As soon as she said that, Juvia quickly slapped her face, but how is it possible for her to hit Har? She leaned back a bit and easily avoided her.

"You disappoint me!"

Bursting with red-eyed tears, Juvia said two simple words and looked at Har as if she was completely unaware of him, then she hurried away without looking back.

"...?"

Har, who saw Juvia as a true traitor who mourned the death of those who tried to kill them and even tried to hit him, was suddenly stunned by these words and felt a huge emptiness inside him.

Why does it seem like he is the bad guy in the story?

"What is happening?"

At that moment, Handers and Handalf rushed over after hearing the whining, they saw Juvia leaving crying and Har standing in the center of the room, both of them in disbelief.

Both of them could act stupid from time to time, but they have a functional brain and they knew what to do in this moment of arguments, they both looked at each other and nodded.

"Juvia, where are you going?!"-Handalf said following Juvia hurriedly.

"What happened?"-Handers approached Har and asked with a bit of concern, then he was stunned to see the grimoire in Har's hands.

"..."-Har didn't say a word, he felt really strange inside him, for some reason he thought of looking for Juvia and talking, but why should he? Isn't she an impostor?

Har had an internal struggle for a while, he doesn't think he should apologize or anything for the death of a bastard from the Jubileus family, who have made his mother's life hell.

It doesn't matter if Juvia, her fake mother, is disappointed or whatever, because she had already planned to kill all the bastards that were involved, everyone who made fun of her mother for having children with the man she loved, even if That means facing the most powerful union in the country head-on.

"Juvia is gone!"

At that time, Handalf came into the hall and said suddenly.

"Idiot, why didn't you follow her?!" Handers said hastily, he gave Har a strange look, he didn't know what was going on, but he still decided to run off and look for Juvia for some reason.

"We will bring her back, then they will explain to us what happened!"-Handalf said with a bit of a headache, then he ran after Handers.

"...?"

Seeing how his brothers left behind the wrong person, Har just shook his head and said nothing, he looked at the book in his hand and all his emotions were put aside, his brothers will be back soon, he doesn't care what happens with Juvia, but he can't allow the information to leak, mostly because it could mean a failure in the rescue.

The important thing is that this will be the last night that her mother will spend in a place where her existence is questioned and mocked.

puff*

After summoning some clones, Har put the grimoire in his inventory, then said a few words that he hadn't said in a long time.

"Load game."

-End of this chapter-

4000 words, well I decided to change the name from "Lluvia" to "Juvia", I'll fix it in the past chapters in a while, also, I took some time yesterday to rearrange the chapters. next floors, I don't remember having published the previous list of floors, but I still announce it in case I missed it in a chapter.

Thank you for reading.