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Old 2016-08-16, 14:44   Link #3879
DerDoppelganger
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Is that so?

Every time Bell has experienced an exponential growth in his stats was a result of him spending quality time with Aiz, such as in volumes III and VI.

It has already been two months and two days since Bell reached level 3, and he didn't meet Aiz again until chapter VI of volume VIII, where he only had to run besides Aiz, along with a minor altercation with some harpies, for his stats to increase by 198 points, including 53 points to his agility. He didn't meet her again until volume X.

Volume IX took place within a week, and volume X within a single day, so it has only been 8 days since Bell discovered the existence of the Xenos, after which he began to question his beliefs towards the nature of monsters and the concept of adventuring in itself, which leaves more than one month and three weeks of unrelated stagnation, most of it taking place before his meeting with Aiz in volume VIII, when is infatuation with her was still as strong as ever.

This amount of time would have been sufficient for him to be on the verge of leveling up twice, if he had maintained his usual pace, that is.

Aiz is still the one Bell is chasing after and the key to his unprecedented growth through Realis Phrase, and will continue to be if he is to reach her level before the end of the series, unless another were to take her place in his heart, which may very well happen in the future, but hasn't as of yet.

Again, she is more curious than anything about Bell's actions in volume X, and with Finn being who he is, it is only a matter of time before he and the rest of Loki Familia's executives discover the truth about the Xenos, restoring Bell's reputation in the process.

Also, there is no precedent for adventurers losing their skills, so the only thing that can change is the nature and strength of Bell's feelings, which will affect the rate of his progress, for better or for worse.
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