Chapter 690

In the end, Hestia chose a V-neck short knit top as her upper garment, and a high-waisted leather skirt that went past the knees as her lower garment.

Overall, she looked just like a girl who had walked out of an academy, making the childish face she possessed appear even more heart-stirring.

Liliruca, on the other hand, chose an off-shoulder beige dress, paired with a darker-colored corset belt, which made her usually unremarkable chest look fuller; coupled with the petite stature of a Pallum, she actually gave off a kind of youthful allure.

"How is it, Broly-san?!"

The Pallum girl asked the boy, her small face red.

"Mm, Lili looks very pretty tonight, and so does Lady Hestia."

Broly nodded in praise, but if asked to say where exactly they looked pretty, he wouldn't be able to put it into words.

"It's getting late; we need to head out quickly."

Broly glanced out the window and said so; the sky outside had already darkened, clearly quite a bit of time had passed.

The three left, and by the time they arrived at the Hostess of Fertility tavern, the two Loki Familia girls, Ais and Lefiya, were already waiting at the tavern's front door.

The Sword Princess girl's attire was the same as during the daytime, making one suspect she hadn't changed clothes at all, while the Elf girl had changed into a light pink cute one-piece dress, focusing entirely on maximizing her cuteness.

"Sorry, Miss Ais, Miss Lefiya, did we keep you two waiting?!"

Broly approached and said apologetically.

"No, we two just arrived as well."

Lefiya hurriedly replied.

"Hm?!"

Ais tilted her head, but still agreed with her companion's words, even though they had already been waiting here for ten-odd minutes.

At this time, Hestia stepped forward, crossed her arms, and circled the two girls sizing them up, which made Ais and Lefiya feel a bit baffled.

"Lady Hestia, may I ask if you have some business?"

Lefiya asked somewhat uneasily; neither she nor Ais was meeting Hestia for the first time, but this was the first time they were truly interacting with this Loli Goddess in private.

"I have no business, just looking at you two. Hmph, Loki may be a flat-chested, classless fellow, but there's one thing I must admit: her eye for picking children is indeed not bad."

Hestia's Divine Eye was active; whether the Sword Princess girl or the Thousand Elf girl, at this moment their souls were laid bare before her eyes, and judging from the color of their souls, Hestia could confirm both their personalities were the considerably pure sort.

"Uh, thank you for the praise, Lady Hestia, but could you please not belittle our Main God?"

Lefiya spoke up slightly for her own Main God.

"Loki being flat-chested and classless — did I say anything wrong?"

Hestia looked over with some puzzlement.

"Flat-chested is a fact, but classless..."

As Lefiya spoke, she recalled the situation of often being tackled and having her chest groped by her Main Goddess.

Clearly a Goddess, yet doing the things of a female hoodlum — that is pretty classless.

Thinking it through, the Elf girl discovered that she unexpectedly could not refute the Loli Goddess before her and her hit-the-nail-on-the-head evaluation (belittling) of her own Main God.

"I'm hungry too; let's go in."

Beside them, Broly smoothed things over and took the lead walking into the Hostess of Fertility tavern.

"Miss Xier, we've come to patronize your shop again."

Upon entering, Broly called out toward the inside, to the gray-haired girl who was serving dishes to customers while carrying a tray.

【Finally you're here?!】

Helen, acting as Xier, thought in her heart, but her face showed the same enthusiastic smile as the quest board girl from yesterday.

"Mr. Broly, thank you for your patronage again; after I finish serving this customer here, I'll come attend to you and your companions!"

The girl's smile was warm and gentle like the winter sun; the customers nearby who saw the girl's smile all showed expressions of being warmed.

Hestia stared at that gray-haired girl, completely unable to detect anything abnormal; although the other's soul wasn't as warm as the gentle smile on her face, a business-hours smile — as a fellow in the service industry, Hestia could completely understand.

And from the soul's perspective, the gray-haired girl's soul purity, while still not matching the Sword Princess and Thousand Elf beside her, was relatively clean and pure compared to some children with complicated thoughts; Hestia estimated no obvious flaws — a good girl.

The Loli Goddess formed a judgment in her heart, then turned her head and raised her right thumb toward her own Familia boy; the meaning was 【Pass】 — she, this Goddess, would not oppose him interacting with that girl.

"This is the menu; will Mr. Broly still prepare to order one of everything on the menu like last night?"

Helen Xier quickly finished attending to those customers, walked over to attend to Broly's group, handed over a menu, and asked.

"No need; tonight I'll mainly order what I think tastes better."

Broly particularly ordered the fried shrimp balls, fried crab, stewed meat, roasted eggplant, and some other dishes he had tasted last night and personally thought were pretty good.

"Please serve three portions of these first."

Finished speaking, Broly handed the menu in his hand to the Sword Princess girl opposite.

"We've finished ordering on our side; whatever you want to eat, please order freely."

"Then please give me one Fried Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl."

This is what the Sword Princess girl ordered.

"I'll just have a vegetable fruit salad."

As an Elf, Lefiya doesn't like eating meat much; vegetarian dishes and fruits are what she usually eats.

"Okay."

Helen Xier nodded and went to place the order, but unlike yesterday, tonight the gray-haired girl didn't give Broly any special priority serving treatment.

And this was only natural, because the person inside this girl Xier's skin had already changed; although Lady Freya told her to properly entertain the boy, the problem was Helen wasn't used to currying favor with anyone other than the Goddess, even if it was just insincere play-acting, she wasn't too used to it.

"Miss Ais Wallenstein and Miss Lefiya Viridis, I wonder if you two currently have male partners?"

While waiting for the food, Hestia actively brought up a topic, directly asking the two Loki Familia girls.

"Eh, male partners? Ah, how could I possibly have that kind of thing..."

Lefiya answered in a fluster; Ais just calmly shook her head.

"Then, do you two have any males you like?"

Liliruca cooperated and pursued the questioning.

"No."

"Yes."

"Eh?!"

The elven girl looked with some surprise at the Sword Princess girl who had said 'yes'.

"Miss Ais, do you already have a male you like?!"

She had an appearance as if she had received a blow, and asked painfully from her heart.

"Mm."

Ais nodded.

"Can you tell me, who is the male you like?"

Opposite, the Saiyan boy with a serious gaze asked.

"I can, that is my father, he is to me just like a hero, I like him very much."

The Sword Princess girl nodded, and said it directly.

"Uh..."

The others at the same table looked at the Sword Princess girl with somewhat strange expressions.

"What's wrong, did I say something wrong?"

Ais felt somewhat strange.

"Ah, Miss Ais, the 'like' I asked about isn't the kind of like for family, but the kind of like where you would treat the other person as a boyfriend/girlfriend."

Liliruca corrected the question she wanted to ask; Lefiya, who had originally heard it was her father, also held her breath and focused her gaze on the Sword Princess girl again at this time.

"The kind of like for a boyfriend/girlfriend? Sorry, I don't quite understand."

Touching the girl's knowledge blind spot, Ais's reaction was somewhat dazed and cute.

"Just like Mr. Bert, if he said he wanted you to be his girlfriend, Miss Ais, would you agree?"

Lefiya pursued the question.

In the Loki Familia, if one were to say who is a companion that matches Ais relatively well, it would probably only be the werewolf Bert.

And the other party sometimes looks like he has ulterior motives towards Miss Ais.

But as soon as this question was asked, Lefiya saw from the Sword Princess girl's face a somewhat troubled appearance.

Just like wanting to refuse, yet not knowing how to say it tactfully so as not to harm the companion.

"In any case, Miss Ais and Miss Lefiya, you are both single right now, right."

"Mm."

Ais and Lefiya both nodded their heads.

"Then do you have any special preferences for your future other half?"

Hestia asked again.

"Special preferences?"

Although she didn't know why the Loli Goddess in front of her was asking such a private question, Lefiya, as the more sentimental elven girl, did start to indulge in imagination.

"If possible, I hope it's a gold-haired, tall person, with waist-length long hair, and also possessing quite good swordsmanship, with a dashing, knight-like temperament."

Lefiya imagined the characteristics of her preferred future partner, and said it somewhat drooling.

The Loli Goddess and the Pallum girl listened to her description, and fell somewhat silent.

They really wanted to ask if the preferred partner in the elven girl's mouth was precisely the Sword Princess girl next to her whose characteristics could match.

"Then what about you, Miss Ais?"

While Broly pressed down his own hair, gesturing whether it could reach the waist, Hestia decided to bypass the elven girl and ask the Sword Princess girl who still hadn't given an answer.

"Black hair, powerful swordsmanship, a person who can protect me like a hero."

Ais also quickly spoke her preference.

"Rudely asking a sentence, Miss Ais, your father is also black-haired, and also a person possessing powerful swordsmanship, right?"

Liliruca inquired.

"Mm."

Seeing the Sword Princess nod, whether it was the Loli Goddess or the Pallum girl, both were somewhat speechless.

These two people opposite, one has a bit of a father complex, the other is obviously in love with her companion, right.

"Speaking of which, my Broly is black-haired, and also knows very powerful swordsmanship!"

Hestia laughed heartily and put in a word.

"Mm, Mr. Broly's swordsmanship is very powerful."

Ais heard this, and nodded in agreement.

"Then I wonder, Miss Ais Wallenstein, would you consider my kid in the future?"

The Loli Goddess suddenly asked.

"Eh?!"

Lefiya immediately looked over, her gaze seemingly a bit vigilant.

"We are from different Familias."

The Sword Princess girl answered, and what she wanted to say was that the union of members from different Familias is a rarely seen thing.

"Ah, if we don't consider the Familia issue, would you consider this kid Broly?"

Ais thought carefully, then shook her head: "I don't know, but perhaps I would consider it."

Hestia nodded, this answer counted as very not bad.

"What about you, Miss Lefiya? If your future partner were to be this child Broly, would you consider it?"

Hestia asked the elf girl beside her. The vigilant Lefiya hadn't expected to be involved, and froze for a moment before hurriedly shaking her head and replying, "I am single-mindedly devoted to Miss Ais."

The Loli Goddess and the Pallum girl wore expressions that said 'just as I thought,' and stared at Lefiya with a gaze that seemed to say to the elf girl across from them: "Lesbian, you're exposed~"

Catching the two's staring gazes, Lefiya belatedly reacted. Her face red, she hurriedly waved her hands, trying to salvage her image points, and began explaining: "Ah, what I mean is, I wouldn't consider Mr. Broly."

"Uh..."

Hearing this, the Saiyan boy who was still checking if his hair reached his waist wore a somewhat stricken expression.

"Ah, of course, I'm not saying Mr. Broly is bad, it's just that I prefer a future partner with blond hair..."

Lefiya was a kind elf girl. Seeing the boy seemed somewhat hurt by her words, she hurriedly explained again.

"My hair can actually turn gold."

Broly said.

It's just that it costs quite a bit of Qi. With the Super Weighted Training Skill currently active, the extremely thin Qi in his body wasn't enough for him to realize the hair color change (Super Saiyan transformation).

"Ah, I also like tall partners."

Lefiya hurriedly added.

"I'll still grow taller in the future."

To this, Broly added another line.

"Eh? Mr. Broly, aren't you a Pallum?"

Hearing this, the elf girl asked with some surprise.

"I'm not a Pallum, I'm a Saiyan."

"Then what is your current appearance?"

"I haven't grown up yet, but I will in the future."

Liliruca: "..."

This important information, she didn't know.

"May I ask rudely, how old are you this year?"

"15 years old."

"Eh? Then aren't you the same age as me?!"

Lefiya's mouth gaped open. At fifteen, others teach Miss Ais swordsmanship, while at fifteen she still has the bad habit of getting nervous easily.

"One year younger than me..."

Ais felt it was somewhat subtle. A boy younger than herself, yet his swordsmanship was far superior. Truly, there are always people better than you, heavens beyond heavens; this world still has many geniuses.

"Cough cough, then, assuming my child Broly will grow taller in the future, and his hair can turn gold, would Miss Lefiya consider him as her future partner?"

Hestia coughed twice and asked.

"Then, uh, I'll consider it too."

Lefiya replied.

Of course, this was just a polite response.

"That's wonderful, Broly. This child of yours is quite popular with girls."

The Loli Goddess said. The questioning stopped there. Since feelings hadn't been cultivated yet, she didn't want to scare off the two Loki Familia girls before her.

"Customers, your stewed meat dish!"

Liu came to serve the food, but at this moment this female elf's mood was somewhat poor.

The reason was that her good friend Xier was already holding an empty plate and had circled around this side several times.

【Even if you fell in love at first sight with this boy, isn't this too humble?!】

As the gray-haired girl's friend, Liu couldn't bear to watch.

Turning her head, she said to the girl still preparing to continue circling: "Xier, Miya-mama wants you to help in the kitchen."

"Ah?!"

The gray-haired girl looked somewhat surprised. The gaze she cast over seemed a bit confused, but she quickly composed her expression.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

However, when she reached the kitchen, she discovered Miya hadn't called her.

Helen quickly realized this was Liu's behavior to send her away, but was also somewhat confused as to why the other party would do this.

【Wait, could it be that Miss Liu also has designs on that person?!】

Helen thought of the memories shared by the Goddess. That Pallum, no, that Saiyan boy's first desired encounter was Liu.

【Miss Liu, and the Goddess Hestia, no good. That child called Broly is the one Lady Freya has taken a fancy to. I absolutely cannot let him fall into someone else's hands!】

Helen didn't know why her Goddess had taken a fancy to the boy, but she knew what kind of expectant emotions her Goddess held for this boy.

Upon discovering the Goddess of the Hearth wanted to play matchmaker for her own Familia boy and the two Loki Familia girls, intending to establish an intimate relationship.

Her original intention to examine the boy tonight turned into a desire to guard the prey for her Goddess.

【But what should I do?】

Helen Xier scanned the kitchen and saw the unlit stove on the other side. An idea immediately struck her.

"Miya-mama, I have a very important matter to attend to right now. Can you lend me that furnace over there?!"

Helen Xier directly asked the Little Giant woman who was stir-frying on the other side.

【Because Hestia came over, so tonight Helen is covering the shift?!】

From her understanding of the girl, Miya quickly recognized this Xier wasn't the usual Xier, but she didn't expose it.

"I can lend it to you, but what are you preparing to make?"

She asked.

"I'm going to prepare a dish for someone to taste."

Helen replied.

To capture someone's heart, you must first capture their stomach; this saying is also relatively popular among the logistics personnel of the Freya Familia.

As the Goddess's Squire, what she can currently do that fits Xier's identity as an ordinary girl is attract the boy's attention with delicious cooking.

The furnace quickly lit up, and Helen used a piece of beef with snowflake marbling to make the Red Wine Steak she was best at, the one she often made for the Goddess.

The steak was pan-fried until one side was scorched yellow, then flipped, and butter chunks, garlic, and rosemary were added, and she began basting with a spoon.

Once the other side was also fried well, she took the meat out, placed it on a plate, covered it with another empty plate, and let it rest.

Without washing the pot, she added diced onions, and after frying the onions until fragrant, she poured in high-quality dry red wine.

Since there was no beef clear soup stock, Helen selected the stewed meat soup.

Once the mixed aromas came out, she added another piece of butter and began reducing the sauce.

She sliced the meat, plated it, poured the sauce over it, and an exquisite Red Wine Steak was done.

"Xier, your craftsmanship has improved."

"This is all thanks to Miya Mama, your stewed meat juice is good."

Helen Xier replied with a smile, but quickly collected her smile.

After all, this wasn't made for Lady Freya, so there was nothing to be happy about.

The girl carried the packed Red Wine Steak and walked out.

(Chapter End)