Chapter 694

"Hey there, cute girl, did you forget that mortals can't lie in front of gods? Your mouth says no, but your soul is wavering!"

Hestia leaned in close and teased the gray-haired girl in a small voice, though her first impression of Helen was actually somewhat poor.

It was only in their subsequent meetings, seeing the other party's attitude toward her family's boy become sincere, that Hestia gradually changed her view that this girl's encounter would come to nothing.

【If it weren't for fulfilling Lady Freya's orders...】

Helen thought, her face red, as if she had become embarrassed from being teased by the Loli Goddess.

"Lady Hestia, please stop teasing me."

The girl's bashfulness surpassed any answer, and this display of bashfulness was not entirely from acting; to give her family's Goddess a more immersive, good synchronized memory experience, Helen actively accepted the throbbing emotions that her family's Main God's avatar held toward that boy when she incarnated as a girl.

In other words, although she was playing the role of 【Xier】, the role's emotions during the pretense of being 【Xier】 were real.

Even when denying she had seen the boy's disappointment, she could be seen through by the Goddess Hestia as speaking against her true feelings, her soul wavering.

"Haha, I won't tease this child anymore. Bring me something tasty. Tonight I'm hosting my Divine Friends and their children here."

Hestia said a sentence, then found a large enough empty table and sat down; the Miach Familia sent two people, while the Takemikazuchi Familia sent a small squad.

"This is my Familia's Regiment Commander, named Kashima; these are Mei and Chigusa. They're all good kids."

Takemikazuchi introduced the one boy and two girls beside him to Hestia, then turned and introduced Hestia's identity to the children.

"This is the Goddess of the Hearth, Hestia. She's the Divine Friend I often mention, the one I work part-time with at a fried potato ball shop.

Unlike me, Hestia is a remarkable Goddess. In just half a year in the Lower World, the members inside the Familia she built now can reportedly even instruct the Loki Familia's Sword Princess."

Hearing this, the Takemikazuchi Familia members, who knew what level of faction the Loki Familia was, immediately looked at the Loli Goddess with admiring gazes.

"Eh, Takemikazuchi, how do you know about this?"

Hestia felt a little proud from being looked at like that, but also a little puzzled.

"Hasn't this been spreading wildly recently? You and Loki reconciled, you took in a Swordsmanship Master's child, and you didn't stint on letting them go instruct the Loki Familia's Sword Princess in swordsmanship."

Takemikazuchi looked over with some surprise. This matter had spread with vivid detail, and many people had seen Loki Familia and Hestia Familia members acting together entering the Dungeon, so Hestia's reaction instead left him a bit confused.

"Ah, exposed this fast. As expected, my family's child is too excellent; even if I want to hide it, it can't be hidden!"

The Loli Goddess said this, but the self-satisfaction on her face couldn't be concealed at all; it was clearly a happy look.

"Hestia, I have an impertinent request."

After three rounds of drinks, the Male God Takemikazuchi spoke.

"What?"

The Loli Goddess looked toward the Divine Friend opposite her.

"My children will soon be able to go adventure in the Middle Floors. To let them adventure a bit more safely, I want to ask as a friend: I hope you can let that child who can instruct the Sword Princess in swordsmanship also help instruct my children."

Hearing this, Hestia was stunned for a moment, her gaze looking at the three children beside Takemikazuchi, mainly falling on the two girls.

"This matter, I can't directly agree to you. I have to go ask my family's child first."

The Loli Goddess said.

"Respecting the child's opinion is as it should be."

Takemikazuchi nodded and didn't continue this topic.

On the other side, at Twilight Manor, Broly, having finished his bath, received a grand reception from the Goddess Loki.

The narrow-eyed Goddess expressed gratitude for the boy instructing her Familia members.

She originally wanted to urge him to drink, but after failing to persuade him, she started urging the boy to eat meat and eat seafood.

When the banquet was halfway through, Loki, her face a bit red from drinking, came over and asked: "Broli's Brother, are you still enjoying the meal tonight?"

"Mm, thank you for your hospitality, Lady Loki."

Broly nodded expressing thanks; tonight's Loki Familia seafood feast was indeed very sumptuous.

"We're all friends, no need for such polite words."

Loki said this, then leaned over with a drunken look.

"Broli's Brother, I'll tell you the truth. My treat tonight, besides thanking you for your careful guidance of Ais and the others these past days, actually has another impertinent request."

"What impertinent request?"

Broly looked over with a questioning gaze.

"Miss Lili, have a taste of this charcoal-grilled conch~"

On the other side, Liliruca was being well entertained by Tiona and Lefiya and the others, holding a juice drink, passively accepting the food enthusiastically passed over by other female Loki Familia members, her mouth continuously saying thank you, and the nervousness she had when first coming to the large Familia residence was gone.

"That is, your Skill..."

Loki said in a small voice, not explaining too clearly.

"What Skill?"

He originally thought the boy would understand instantly, but what he saw was the other party's puzzled expression.

"That Wings thing!"

The narrow-eyed Goddess waved both hands at her side making a little bird flying motion, looking a bit drunk and unclear.

"Eh, Lady Loki, how did you know I have this Skill?"

Seeing this, Broly was stunned for a moment, then asked.

"Of course I know, because your Skill effect has appeared on both Ais and Lefiya's bodies."

Seeing the boy understood, Loki put on a smiling face and said.

"Huh?!"

Broly hadn't expected his Skill 【You Are All My Wings】 could actually mark others.

"Then how does Lady Loki view this matter?"

Broly recalled Hestia saying that different Familias would prohibit children from pairing up, so he tentatively asked, wanting to see what view this Main God Loki had on him currently encountering (capturing) Ais and Lefiya.

"I think this is a very good thing."

Loki answered without hesitation — a temporary skill that grants Status Board proficiency just by laying flat every day, with no restriction from one's personal Status limits; who wouldn't want it.

"But I want to make this even better, Broli's Brother. I'll cut to the chase: that skill of yours, I want the other members of my Familia to have it too. As long as you can bestow your Wing temporary skill on others, name your price."

She had schemed for days, but no one else's body could obtain that temporary skill. Now Loki was laying her cards on the table, negotiating openly and aboveboard with the boy who owned the skill.

"Lady Loki, could you elaborate on what exactly the temporary skill you bestowed on Ais and Miss Lefiya entails?"

"Eh, you don't know?"

"Yes, this skill of mine only appeared a week ago, and as for the fact that it can bestow temporary skills on others, that's something I only heard from you."

Hestia is a Goddess and has no Status Board; Liliruca hasn't returned to the Soma Familia.

As for the Abundance Mistress's two waitresses, Xier is an ordinary person; as for Ryu, Broly only knows that the elf lady belongs to a Familia, but doesn't know which one, and she never told him about the matter of being bestowed a temporary skill.

"I see..."

Loki nodded, then explained to the Saiyan boy beside her the situation of the temporary skill 【Invisible Wings】 on her two girls.

"I understand how it works, but I may not be able to bestow this skill on just anyone."

After listening, Broly explained.

"There are restrictions?"

"Mm."

"May I ask what the restrictions are?"

Loki pressed the question; if it really wasn't possible, that would put an end to her longing, so she wouldn't keep coveting the boy's skill.

"First, this skill should only take effect on females."

The Crystal Palace's acknowledged wives have never included a male; even trying to add one manually doesn't work.

"Second, even among females, not just any female will do."

Even for manually added wives, Broly isn't certain whether they can be recognized by the 【You Are All My Wings】 skill.

"A temporary skill that can only be bestowed on females, yet the bestowal conditions are unknown?"

Loki wasn't particularly surprised that the skill had restriction conditions; she simply inquired.

"Conditions... roughly speaking, females willing to agree to become my wife in the future."

Broly answered.

"I see, willing to agree to become your... hmm, what did you say?!"

Loki's buzz vanished instantly; she widened her narrowed eyes and stared at the boy.

Upon receiving Broly's reiterated answer — that they agree to become his future wife.

This Clown God finally reacted: so Invisible Wings referred to this wing.

"You brat, you actually harbor dishonorable intentions toward my Ais and Lefiya?!"

Loki grabbed the boy by the collar and said somewhat angrily.

"This is a normal chance encounter, and didn't you just think this was a good thing?"

Broly looked at the wine-red-haired Flat Goddess with a somewhat innocent expression.

"Now now, Loki, calm down."

Finn persuaded from the side.

"Just judging by the skill effect, as long as Ais and Lefiya themselves don't refuse to date Broly, I don't think there's any issue."

Gareth was even more composed about it.

"However, you want to date both Ais and Lefiya at the same time — isn't that a bit philandering?"

Riveria furrowed her brow; one was a child of her own race, the other a child she had watched grow up from little. For Broly to want to encounter both, to Riveria it was like seeing a little boar trying to root up the two best cabbages in her own vegetable garden.

"I'll do my best to make them agree to this, but if they ultimately don't agree, I won't force them to accept this kind of thing either."

Broly answered Riveria's question seriously, and the sincere, earnest attitude in his speech left the 99-year-old Nine Magic Princess at a loss for words — she wanted to accuse the boy of preparing to two-time, but he was completely open and aboveboard about it.

And if it can be done without concealment, it doesn't count as deceiving feelings either; something like polygamy is merely rarer among elves with mental cleanliness obsessions, but among Orario's Adventurers it's not uncommon at all, let alone some Gods who play even wilder — polyandry and bisexual situations exist too.

"Hey, Broly, you should know that children from different Familias rarely manage to marry, right?"

The narrowed-eye Goddess's expression was very serious.

"Mm, I know."

Broly nodded.

"You know, yet you still dare to harbor dishonorable intentions toward my Familia's two beautiful girls?!"

The Clown God gritted her teeth.

"So, Lady Loki, does that mean you oppose Miss Ais and Miss Lefiya dating me?"

Broly looked at her and asked.

If Goddess Loki opposes, and Ais and Lefiya stand on her side, then Broly has no good recourse either — he can only cut his losses in time.

"No, what I mean is, you really don't plan to transfer Familias?"

"Why would I transfer Familias?"

"As long as you're one of our own, I can tacitly permit you wanting to date both Ais and Lefiya at the same time."

Loki revealed her true aim: children eventually marry; marry whom they may, wed whom they may. Rather than oppose the relationship, better to pull this excellent boy into the fold.

"I won't abandon Lady Hestia."

Broly shook his head.

"Then this matter is difficult. After all, if you really have the ability to make both Ais and Lefiya agree to marry you in the future, whose children would the ones born to you and them belong to — my Loki Familia's, or your home Goddess Hestia Familia's?"

Children from different Familias being unable to marry easily — the biggest reason is this: a child born to a member of a Familia naturally bears that Familia's mark.

Just like Liliruca — the Pallum girl's parents were members of the Soma Familia, so she was Soma Familia from birth.

"The issue of how to allocate the children?"

Broly thought for a moment, then gave his answer.

"I can have an even number of children with them; at that time, the two Familias will split them equally."

Hearing this, whether it was Loki or Finn and the other two at the side, all were somewhat stunned.

Good grief, have more kids and then split them equally — what kind of divine answer is this?

No, this is a matter that hasn't even the first stroke of the character 'eight' written yet, and now he's already considering having more children?

But to say the boy's answer has a problem, it doesn't seem to have one either.

Having more children would indeed solve the problem of the two Familias dividing children unevenly.

"Then I want priority picking rights!"

Loki downed a cup of beer and said.

"No problem."

Broly nodded in agreement, but it was more like a blank check; after all, only when he truly makes Ais and Lefiya his wives and has children with them can it be cashed.

"Eh, Lady Loki, what are you talking to Broly about?"

Tiona came over holding a roasted lobster at this moment and asked.

"Children shouldn't meddle in adults' business."

Loki said a line, then ran off to the other side to get alcohol.

"Eh?!"

The flat-chested Amazon girl had a face full of question marks, but still quickly passed the roasted lobster in her hand toward the Saiyan boy.

"Broly, freshly roasted lobster, do you want to eat?"

She asked.

"Mm."

Broly nodded; compared to her older sister Tione, this Amazon girl named Tiona was closer to him.

The banquet ended; Finn took the initiative to seek out Broly and said, "Mr. Broly, for the time being, we won't go to the Dungeon with you all."

Although following along before could still obtain Combat Skill training, the situation of being unable to acquire Temporary Skills destined that their Loki Familia could not always revolve around the other party.

"Mm, however, Miss Ais and Miss Lefiya, I will still invite them."

Broly nodded; whether others went or not didn't matter; what was important was whether these two girls went or not.

"If someone is willing to go with you, as long as the Familia has no issues, I won't stop them either."

Finn expressed his attitude.

"Then tomorrow, it will only be me and Lefiya, and Mr. Broly's group going to the Dungeon together?"

The Sword Princess girl, who had eaten her belly slightly distended tonight, curiously asked Finn.

"Eh, I want to go too."

At the side, Tiona raised her hand; compared to staying bored at the base, she more wanted to follow her good friend to play; mm, to this Amazon girl, the Dungeon's Middle-Upper Floors were a place to play.

"Tomorrow, we probably won't go to the Dungeon."

Broly said.

"Eh, does Mr. Broly have some arrangement tomorrow?"

Lefiya asked somewhat curiously.

"It's not that Broly-san has some arrangement, but rather I have some matters to handle, and he has to accompany me."

Liliruca spoke up.

"Miss Lili, do you need help?"

The Sword Princess asked.

"Thanks, but this is my private matter."

The Pallum girl declined.

Although these days of getting along, her relationship with Ais and the others counted as quite good, it was still insufficient to make her proactively speak of her private matters.

"The situation is like this; tomorrow only Miss Ais and Miss Lefiya, you all will have to do training on your own."

Leaving this sentence, Broly took Liliruca and bid farewell from Twilight Manor.

"Miss Ais, how about tomorrow we go shopping together?"

After the boy left, Lefiya invited the girl beside her.

"Shopping for what?"

Ais looked at her with some confusion.

"Ah, for example buy a thank-you gift, give it to the person who often takes care of oneself, something like that."

Lefiya replied subconsciously, but after finishing speaking, her face flushed red in an instant.

"I see, then okay, tomorrow we'll go shopping together."

Ais thought for a bit, then nodded.

Her swordsmanship had improved so much in this recent period; she felt tonight their Familia treating them to a meal was insufficient to express gratitude toward that boy; giving a gift was also a good thing.

【But, what should I give?】

The Sword Princess girl became somewhat troubled; she had never given anyone a gift before.

Thinking thus, Ais went to find someone with rich life experience to discuss.

"You want to give that boy a gift?"

"Yes, Mr. Broly helped me a lot; not only did his Temporary Skill let my Limit capability values continue rising, he also guided my swordsmanship, letting my swordsmanship now have great progress, and he also often treats me to meals and such; I want to express my gratitude to him."

Hearing these words, Riveria's mood was somewhat complex; looking at the girl she had watched grow up, she asked: "Then Ais, do you like the other party?"

"Eh?"

Ais looked at her guardian mom with some surprise, confusedly asking how the matter of gift-giving had gotten tangled up with the question of whether she liked a boy.

However, the Sword Princess girl still thought seriously for a moment, then nodded and replied: "I am very grateful to Mr. Broly, and I do not dislike him."

【Not disliking, that means liking...】

Riveria, with her binary thinking, sighed. This ninety-nine-year-old, still mother's-womb-single female elf decided to provide precious gift-giving advice for the girl she had watched grow up.

"Wear pretty clothes... tie gift ribbons around your own body... find a private place, and give yourself as a gift..."

The pure Sword Princess girl seriously made gift-giving notes, recording the knowledge of rich gift-giving experience possessed by Riveria, someone who had no practical experience.

Of course, this is limited to men and women in an intimate relationship, gift-giving to take a step closer, commonly known as the 【Decisive Gift】.

If things go smoothly, probably after ten months of gift-giving, a true gift symbolizing love would be born.

Worth mentioning is that Guild Staff Eina's mother is actually Nine Magic Princesses Riveria's maid, and the union between the other party and Eina's father is somewhat related to this elf princess who grasps some strange knowledge of male-female relationships.

At the very least, as a relationship catalyst and wingman, Nine Magic Princesses Riveria is absolutely qualified.

(Chapter End)