Chapter 648

The next day, Broly woke up in the Goddess's warm embrace; although Hestia had the appearance of a Pomegranate, her chest was considerably larger than that of the Goddess Aqua Master, and moreover, she possessed an aura completely opposite to Aqua Master's, carrying a warm, feverish heat.

If one were to say Broly could previously serve as a hand warmer for others, then Hestia was an existence who could serve as a hand warmer for him.

However, one wonders if it is a common trait among Goddesses to drool in their sleep; Broly could feel the top of his head was somewhat wet.

The Saiyan boy got up and began brushing his teeth with the toothpaste and toothbrush bought last night; the *scratch scratch scratch* sound caused Hestia, who was already showing signs of waking on the bed, to gradually wake up.

"Mmm~"

The Goddess stretched her lovely body on the bed like a cat; the thin blanket was propped up high, bulging into a round tent; the straps on her shoulders had slipped somewhat, and her already ample chest presented a look as if it were about to burst out.

"Good morning, Broly~"

After stretching, Hestia lazily greeted the boy brushing his teeth in the room.

"Good morning, Lady Hestia."

Broly replied, *gurgle gurgle* finished rinsing his mouth, and asked the Goddess on the bed.

"What do you want to eat? I'll go out and buy it for you."

"Eh, no need. I still have to go work at the Fried Potato Ball Shop later; the Fried Potato Ball Shop's Store Manager agreed to provide meals, so I can just eat there."

Hestia was surprised at first, then hurriedly refused; her Familia's boy was a big eater, so naturally she needed to be thrifty.

At least, before the Familia funds became comfortable, wherever savings could be made should be saved.

"Right, Broly, you got up so early, could it be my embrace wasn't comfortable?"

The Goddess pounced at the bedside, the soft flesh of her chest squeezed and deformed somewhat; she asked the boy with a somewhat mischievous air.

According to the Lower World novels she had read, children of the opposite sex usually harbored deep admiration and attachment for a beautiful Goddess.

Just like last night when she held the boy to sleep, there was a feeling of peace of mind; if Broly didn't get up and stayed in bed greedily hugging her body, burying his face deep in her ample chest, Hestia felt she would definitely lovingly hold the other party, permit his presumptuousness, and lie in bed for the whole day.

【Having your head wetted by drool, does that count as comfortable?】

Broly thought for a moment and said: "I still have to go to the Dungeon today, so I got up a bit early."

"Ah, right~"

The delusions born from certain novels were scattered by the mention of the Dungeon; Hestia remembered and hurriedly jumped down from the bed. The Goddess was like a nimble cunning rabbit; even her chest, due to this kip-up motion, underwent a violent tremor, surging waves looking extraordinarily astonishing.

Pity, Broly was already immune to such beautiful scenery, or rather, before it could take effect, he had already grown used to this kind of welfare the other wives would occasionally send out.

Broly simply squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush and handed it over, then used Water Creation Magic to manufacture a cup of clear water in the wooden cup at the side.

"Eh, Broly, you can use water magic too?"

Hestia looked at the liquid generated out of thin air with some surprise and asked.

"Mhm, this is the magic I am most skilled at."

Broly nodded in acknowledgment.

Water magic was the first magic he came into contact with, and also the one he used most proficiently.

After all, it involved drinking water and bathing and such issues.

"This child of yours is truly Uncommon after all; plus that strange Crystal Palace Space ability from last night, I fear both Skills and magic probably have one each."

Hestia praised the boy from the bottom of her heart; and for an Uncommon child like Broly to take the initiative to become her Familia member, this kind of thing still gave her a feeling of being in a dream.

"Then, Lady Hestia, I'll head to the Dungeon first."

Broly changed into the equipment the other party had picked out for him last night and prepared to head out.

"Wait, Broly, we haven't bought Potions yet."

However, before that, he was stopped by Hestia.

"Lady Hestia, I'm very Powerful; I shouldn't need any Potions."

Broly didn't believe weak monsters could injure him.

"This won't do. In the Adventurer Newbie Precautions Manual, there is a clause: before entering the Dungeon Labyrinth, one must make thorough preparations. You don't even bring Potions; how can I rest assured letting you go into the Dungeon Labyrinth alone?!"

Hestia insisted strongly on this point; Broly also did not continue to refute the Goddess. He did not refuse Hestia's concern visible to the naked eye.

Perhaps yesterday he and this Goddess were strangers, but today Broly already regarded Hestia as a Close Person.

The boy was never Stingy in matters of emotion; there was a mirror-like feeling. He rarely refused others' kindness to him, but would return Corresponding, or even more, emotion.

"That's right. You wait for me a moment."

Hestia quickly finished brushing her teeth, changed into her daily white uniform with blue straps, and pulled the boy out the door.

Orario's morning wind was slightly cold; during the process of walking out from the streets and alleys, the neighbors they encountered all greeted this Goddess Hestia.

"Good morning, Lady Hestia."

Hestia had been here for over two months; the surrounding people all knew a destitute, freshly descended God who had not yet established a Familia lived over at the Abandoned Church.

"Good morning."

Hestia responded one by one to those greeting her; she was never cold to the Lower World's children. Previously she had even tried to pull some slightly older people around into her Familia. Pity that those able to live here were mostly ordinary citizens of advanced age, or retired Adventurers. What forty-fifty, sixty-seventy years old in the prime of life — truly a Hell-tier cold joke.

"Lady Hestia, have you recruited a Familia member?"

Seeing the Saiyan boy she was leading by the hand, someone couldn't help but curiously inquire.

"No Mistake." Seeing someone ask, Hestia immediately puffed out her chest. Her face beamed with a smile as she introduced the boy to the inquirer: "This child is called Broly. Please take care of him from now on!"

"Truly congratulations."

Seeing the Loli Goddess's delighted appearance, the neighbors also offered congratulations one after another.

Of Course, More People felt this Goddess Hestia also had it tough. Living in that broken place, the Abandoned Church, for over two months, only to finally run into a simple child willing to join her Familia.

And, just a single child made her happy to this extent.

"Want to eat an Apple, Lady Hestia? My treat."

A dwarf uncle just returning from buying fruit at the morning market couldn't bear to watch anymore. He collected the sympathy wanting to show on his face and said this to Hestia, wishing the sugar in the apple could sweeten this Goddess.

"Eh, can I?"

Hestia looked over.

"Of course, after all, Lady Hestia, you sometimes give us fried potato balls too."

The bearded dwarf nodded.

"Those are just the leftovers from where I work."

"But it doesn't affect the taste, does it?"

The dwarf uncle enthusiastically handed over two red apples.

"Take them, Lady Hestia, and you too, Little Brother Broly."

"Thanks~"

Hestia gave her thanks, and Broly, following the Goddess at his side, also expressed gratitude to the dwarf uncle who gave them the apples.

And after leaving the Abandoned Church, putting some distance between themselves and the remote Forgotten Alley, the people they met on the road no longer greeted Hestia.

Clearly, these people did not know Hestia.

"Crunch~"

Chewing on the apple, Hestia brought the boy and soon arrived at the city district southeast of the Abandoned Church.

The streets here were equally old; the Goddess stopped in front of a shop with the sign 【Blue Pharmacy】.

The shop door had just opened; a tall, slender blue-haired man draped in a gray robe — or rather, a Male God — was carrying away the wooden slats that made up the shop entrance.

"Miach, good morning!"

While still some distance away, Hestia called out a greeting to him.

"Well if it isn't Hestia, you're full of vigor today; I imagine something good must have happened, right?"

Miach, bearing the air of a noble son, turned his head; discovering it was Hestia, and upon seeing the boy the Loli Goddess held by the hand, he smiled and said to this Divine Friend from Heaven.

"Indeed there is something good, my Divine Friend; this is the first child of my Familia, he is called Broly, and today he is preparing to go into the Dungeon to conduct his first Adventurer activity."

Hestia brought the boy over here and introduced him to Miach.

"Then I imagine he will need some Elixirs."

"That is precisely why I came here."

The handsome blue-haired Male God turned his head and shouted into the Blue Pharmacy: "Naza, bring out a set of new Adventurer potions."

Not long after the shout finished, a dog-girl came out carrying the items.

"Lord Miach."

She respectfully handed the items in her hands to her own God.

Miach received them and then passed them on to Hestia.

"Miach, how much for these potions?"

Hestia asked the price, and had already taken out her money bag.

"Forget it, we're friends; treat these potions as a gift from me to your child for his first Adventure."

Miach waved his hand.

"Miach, you guy are still so kind."

Hestia accepted her Divine Friend's kindness.

"In the future, if my Familia develops, I will definitely come patronize your Pharmacy's business more often."

The Loli Goddess spoke sincerely.

"That would be nothing better."

To this, Miach merely smiled.

"Lord Miach..."

After Hestia left with the boy, the dog-girl at his side finally gave a reminder.

"Our Pharmacy's earnings this month are pretty much equal to nothing again."

"You've worked hard, Naza."

The Male God, like a noble son, looked over and gently said a line to his own Familia girl.

"I'm not tired; it's just, Lord Miach, we always give potions to people who can't afford them; when will we ever pay off our debts?"

"Perhaps, when my Divine Friend Hestia's Familia prospers, and comes to patronize our shop's business!"

"Lord Miach, I don't mean to disparage your friend, but Lady Hestia's newly established Familia, wanting to rely on exploring the Dungeon to gain the capital to gain a foothold in Orario, is an extremely difficult thing."

"Yeah, that's why I have to help her; Hestia is my Divine Friend in Heaven; I'm not as capable as Hephaestus, but I can still give some small help within my ability."

Naza sighed; her own Lord was simply too gentle, too charitable; however, it was precisely because of this personality that she, who was severely injured in the Dungeon and lost her right hand, had not been abandoned by this Lord.

This time let it pass, but next time, she absolutely would not let anyone else sponge off her own Lord, even if the other party was her own Lord's Divine Friend in Heaven.

Naza swore on the Silver Arm Prosthesis on her right arm; and it was precisely because of this expensive prosthesis that the Mia Familia had fallen into its current predicament, even forcing Lord Miach to bow his head to a God he didn't get along with.

On the other side, Hestia, who was treated as the sponger, was like a Parent sending their child to school for the first time, sending Broly to the outside of the Babel Tower Dungeon Labyrinth entrance.

"Broly, I know you might be very powerful, but after entering the Labyrinth, you must not be too reckless either; the Dungeon's dangers, even we Gods cannot fully predict."

The Loli Goddess instructed earnestly.

"But, defeating deeper Monsters yields more Magic Crystals and Drop Items that can be exchanged for more money; our Familia is short on money, right?"

"We are short on money, but your safety is more important; if there's no money, I can work to earn money to support you, but if you lose your life, then I, this God, would become all alone again.

After having you this Familia child, although it's only been one night, I never want to return to the previous situation of being all alone by myself."

Hestia finished speaking with deep sincerity; seeing the boy's small face turn serious, she smiled and added: "Of course, if you can earn money, you should still earn more, but only within the range of safety.

Second, your true Strength should be higher than the Status Board; if you go directly to the deep Labyrinth and defeat high-level Monsters, it might be treated by the Falna as completing a great feat, thereby leading to a Level Up situation."

"Eh, is a Level Up not a good thing?"

"No, a Level Up is a good thing, but if you Level Up before fully excavating the potential of your current Level — that is, before raising your Ability Values to the Limit you can personally raise them to — then that is undoubtedly a tremendous waste of your own Talent."

Broly, I believe in your potential, and I am also willing to entrust the heights our Familia can reach in the future to you.

That is why I hope you can build a solid foundation at every Level, step by step.

Only then will you be able to walk even further down this path of an Adventurer……

Hestia wants to surpass that guy standing at the peak of Orario right now, that flat-chested woman's Familia.

So, whether for the boy's safety, or for her own personal desire to surpass that guy Loki's Familia.

Hestia hopes her boy won't do anything too reckless, just like Miss Eina said last night, Adventurers shouldn't be overly reckless!

"Alright, Lady Hestia, I will do as you say."

Broly agreed solemnly.

"Then, I'm off to work at the Fried Potato Ball Shop.

Right, if you get hungry, make sure to come up and eat.

This is your food money."

Hestia shoved over a money bag, said goodbye to Broly, and ran off.

Broly wasn't hungry for the time being, tossed the money bag into the Crystal Palace Space, and walked into the Dungeon Labyrinth entrance following the crowd of Adventurers preparing to explore the Dungeon in the morning.

The moment he stepped into the spiral Stairs, Broly detected a pressure carrying a presence similar to a God's, enveloping the surrounding space.

The target wasn't the Adventurers walking down the stairs, but the surrounding walls themselves; Broly followed the flow of people down, and soon arrived at the First Floor of the Dungeon Labyrinth.

The pressure carrying the God's presence lessened, but still remained; appearing before him were tunnels of different Channels.

The pale blue walls emitted a faint aura, as if the Dungeon Labyrinth itself connected by the walls was a living Creature.

That was indeed the case; from the Legend of the Ancient Dungeon Labyrinth he heard from Bell, Broly had reason to believe this Labyrinth was a living Creature.

The Adventurer crowd began to Disperse; Broly chose an empty tunnel and walked in, stroking the wall, sensing the Existence within.

Soon, a faint presence Approached his side, stopping at the spot on the wall his palm was stroking; a bulge appeared on the pale blue wall surface.

A Creak sound rang out, and immediately a Goblin with Green Skin was squeezed out of the pale blue wall right before Broly's eyes.

The newly born Monster had no Weak Period like a normal creature's offspring; it let out a strange cry and charged at Broly with the Wooden Stick born alongside it.

In response, the Saiyan boy merely curled a finger and flicked the air before him casually; the flicked fingertip air sank into the Goblin's head like a cannonball, and in an instant, the newly born Monster's head Shattered.

The Headless Corpse fell, the Body dispersed and Turned Into ash, just like those Flying Dragons he casually killed three days ago.

In the black ash, a Magic Crystal grain the size of a child's pinky fingernail remained, along with that unremarkable Wooden Stick — clearly Drop Items.

(Chapter End)