Chapter 104: Magic and Onmyodo

At this moment!

Li An, watching Hestia's joyful expression, smiled smugly in return.

This little goddess is really easy to fool.

"So, are you planning to finish today's work before reporting to me, or come back with me right now?" Li An asked Hestia.

Hestia wanted to go immediately, but she held back and said, "I'll finish today's tasks first—it wouldn't be right to leave my current boss like this."

"Alright, I'll wait for you."

Li An nodded, then gave Hestia the villa's address and prepared to leave.

"Wait, I don't even know your name!" Hestia hurriedly asked.

"I'm Li An, a God of War and a Kozōshin, from the Far East," Li An replied with a smile.

"So you're from the same place as Kenji!" Hestia exclaimed in delight.

Li An knew she meant Take-mikazuchi, but he made no effort to correct her.

"I'll be off then," Li An waved goodbye.

"Yeah, bye, Li An!" Hestia waved back happily.

After leaving the fried potato ball stall, Li An went to the North Street market and bought a large quantity of ingredients.

Back at the villa, he cooked a Chinese meal himself for the first time in a long while—something he loved.

After filling his stomach, Li An began practicing magic and Onmyodo.

After a month, he had learned nearly all of the magic from the God Slayer World and the Imperial-style Onmyodo from the Main World.

Now, he was nearly omnipotent.

Unlike other God Slayers, who could only fight using their divine powers and were useless in every other aspect.

Only a few more complex Secret Techniques remained unlearned—he could finish them all in just a few days.

Once he mastered them all, he could use the Rimuru template to unify all magic and Onmyodo through the Divine Intellect Core and create an Ultimate Skill!

Before he knew it, time passed quickly.

As dusk fell, Hestia finally arrived.

But when she saw the sprawling villa—covering a hundred acres and more luxurious than even Hephastus's clan compound—she was utterly stunned.

Even as a deity who had lived for hundreds of millions of years, she had never seen a house this opulent.

Most importantly, the interior design was completely unfamiliar to her.

Just as Hestia stood helplessly outside the villa's large iron gate, Li An stepped out.

He smiled and said, "Hestia, you've finally arrived—I've been waiting all day."

"I couldn't help it—the business was too good today. I didn't stop selling fried potato balls until I ran out, then asked my boss for leave," Hestia said apologetically.

"It's fine. Responsibility is a good trait. Your job starts tomorrow," Li An waved dismissively, not caring.

"Tomorrow? Then… um… could I start tonight?" Hestia said, looking embarrassed.

Seeing her discomfort, Li An guessed she had nowhere to stay and wanted a place to live.

"Alright, then you start tonight," Li An nodded and led Hestia into the courtyard.

Hestia immediately relaxed and followed behind Li An, touring the villa.