Chapter 718

"Lady Hestia, why are you back home so early today?"

Returning to the Faction Residence, Broly ran into the Loli Goddess who was also coming back at the door, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Yesterday, wasn't there someone from the Ganesha Familia who came to deliver me an invitation? That's an invitation distributed by the god Ganesha's banquet for the Gods. I accepted the invitation and plan to go there tonight to attend the banquet and gather with the other Gods."

Hestia explained in one sentence, then said to the Saiyan boy: "Broly, you're back just in time, help me scrub my bath."

The Loli Goddess naturally ordered her own boy to help her bathe, and after she came out of the bath, she also had Broly help choose the evening dress for the banquet.

"Ah, not cute, a more gorgeous dress."

But Broly added cute attributes to the dress he chose for her, yet it was vetoed by Hestia.

According to the Loli Goddess's words, tonight she was going to show off.

Petite and cute wasn't imposing enough; she had to dress gorgeously to highlight how well this Goddess was doing now.

"Tonight, I'm going to let those Gods who used to look down on me know what 'three months east of the river, three months west of the river' means!"

As Hestia said this, she puffed out her chest, and a pair of big white rabbits trembled before Broly.

"Alright."

Broly was somewhat helpless; even Gods couldn't shake off the habit of loving vanity. He put down the Pure White Cute Dress in his hand and chose another black Evening Gown that looked gorgeous for the Loli Goddess.

"Eh, this one isn't bad~"

After changing into it, Hestia looked at herself in the full-length mirror like a black swan and nodded very satisfied.

Sitting on the bed, she had the boy help her put on Black Stockings.

"Lady Hestia, Miss Ais invited me to go on a date tomorrow. Do you want to come too?"

While helping the Goddess put on Black Stockings, Broly mentioned the matter of being invited on a date.

"Eh, are your two encounters progressing that fast? The Sword Princess of the Loki Familia actively invited you on a date?"

Hestia was somewhat surprised; it had only been a little over a week, right?

"Is being fast bad? Besides, isn't my date with Lady Hestia even faster?"

Broly retorted in one sentence, then rolled the Black Stockings onto the Goddess's smooth, fair legs.

"That's true, but Sword Princess Miss Wallace doesn't feel like someone who would be so proactive. I just feel the contrast is a bit big."

Hestia's intuition was very accurate. If it were Ais herself thinking of it, she probably wouldn't even be able to let out a silent fart even if hit with a stick, but unfortunately, there was an expert behind the Sword Princess girl. The advice Riveria gave Ais was all aimed at letting the girl give herself away.

"Then Lady Hestia, will you go together tomorrow?"

Broly picked up the Organza Jacket matching the black Evening Dress, draped it over Hestia's exposed smooth back, and asked again.

"Isn't that not good? You two are on a date, and if I, this God, go, won't I become a Magic Stone Lamp between you and her?"

Hestia wanted to go, but didn't want to hinder her own boy's encounter with the Sword Princess girl. On the surface, she showed a bit of that hesitant yet welcoming posture like when receiving red envelopes during the New Year.

"Tomorrow isn't just Miss Ais and me going on a date; Miss Lefiya also accepted Miss Ais's invitation and will go together too."

"Eh, a date with three people?"

Hestia widened her eyes.

"Not just three people; I'm also preparing to invite others to go together."

Broly shook his head and corrected Hestia's statement.

"Lady Hestia, you are the first one I invited. Besides you, I'm also preparing to invite Lili, Tsubaki, Xier, and Miss Liu and the others."

Broly listed them off one by one while saying he still needed to invite people to go on a date tomorrow.

"......"

Hestia felt somewhat speechless listening. Her own boy wanted to gather so many women he wanted to encounter, and wasn't afraid the scene would explode directly.

"Then I'll still go with you all. After all, I'm also a dignified God. If those girls have disputes or conflicts, I can help mediate."

Broly wanted to invite so many people to go on a date together, but didn't mind going together possibly being a Magic Stone Lamp (Third Wheel).

"Do you need me to bring dinner for Lady Hestia tonight?"

Broly picked up a pair of Black High Heels, squatted down to help the Loli Goddess put them on her soft Black Stocking feet, then asked again.

"No need. Large Familias like Ganesha's will definitely treat the Gods attending the banquet well."

"Mm, there are many poor Gods in Orario who look forward to such banquets as buffets to freeload food and drink. If the hospitality isn't good, they'll definitely gossip and give low evaluations."

Hestia said it familiarly. If it weren't for the help of the sharp-tongued but soft-hearted Hephaestus before, she might have been one of those poor Gods freeloading food and drink.

Of course, now that she had this child Broly, Hestia was already a different person than before. If it weren't for recently needing to help with Liliruca's matters, she actually wanted to hold a banquet for her own Familia publicly.

"I'm going out, Broly. You just need to bring dinner to Lili's side."

The Loli Goddess stepped in High Heels. Although she was still short, her leg proportions were lengthened, showing a bit of tallness.

"Alright, by the way, Lady Hestia, shall I pick you up tonight?"

"No need. The Luxury Carriage I booked will pick me up and drop me off."

Hestia boarded the reserved Luxury Carriage and waved to the boy inside.

"Lady Hestia, can we depart?"

The coachman asked the Goddess behind him. After getting a definite reply, he started driving the horses.

The carriage soon disappeared at the entrance of the Forgotten Alley.

Broly watched Hestia leave, then went straight to the Abundance Mistress's Tavern.

"Miss Xier, Miss Liu, do you have time tomorrow?"

After arriving at the Tavern, Broly sought out the two girls, the board daughter and the Elf Miss, and asked directly.

"Eh, Mr. Broly, is there something?"

Xier tilted her head to ask, and Liu also looked over with questioning eyes.

"It's like this. Tomorrow is the Monster Festival. I want to invite the two of you to go out and play, if you're free."

"Xier and Liu, they're not free tomorrow meow..."

Xier and Miss Liu hadn't answered yet, when the small catgirl Ania, who was memorizing orders nearby, came over and answered the boy's question for them.

"On festival days, the tavern's business is always livelier than usual, and we're a bit short on manpower."

After Ania finished speaking, Miss Liu added another sentence of explanation.

"So I won't go; I'll help out inside the shop. You and Xier just go together."

The elf girl said this—she wasn't about to be a magic stone lamp and ruin Xier and the boy's date.

"Hey, Liu, you should come too~"

Helen thought for a moment in her mind, and considering that Lady Freya wanted to push Liu and Broly's relationship closer, she spoke to the elf girl beside her in a spoiled tone.

"But what about the tavern side..."

"It's fine, I'll find someone to help and cover the shift over here."

"But what about Mama Miya's side..."

"I'll talk to Mama Miya about that side; she probably won't refuse."

Just then, the Little Giant Miya walked out from the back kitchen, and the silver-haired girl went straight to meet her.

"Mama Miya, tomorrow..."

After hearing that the girl wanted to take tomorrow off to go on a date with the Saiyan boy, she did not refuse.

"As long as whoever comes over can cover your shifts."

After saying that, Miya looked at the Saiyan boy with a somewhat serious expression and said in a warning tone: "Broly, it's no problem if you want to take my two girls out to play, but after you're done, if you can't bring them back safe and sound, then I won't care whether you're a regular or a big spender of our tavern—I'll still be impolite to you!"

Freya-turned-Xier didn't need to worry, but Miya was somewhat worried that Helen-turned-Xier and Liu might be deceived in their feelings.

Obviously, after learning from Freya that the Saiyan boy wanted to meet Xier while also wanting to meet Liu, the Little Giant Miya's impression of the Saiyan boy wasn't very good.

Of course, she herself wouldn't meddle too much; her bottom line was that the two girls in her own shop wouldn't be bullied or harmed by outsiders.

"Mama Miya, please rest assured, tomorrow I will personally send Xier and Miss Liu back."

Broly patted his chest and promised.

"Take your bento, pay the bill, and leave. It's dinner time, and Liu and Xier need to help out; don't affect the tavern's business."

The Little Giant put the half-person-tall bento on the table and said.

"Okay."

Broly agreed, paid the bill, and left, carrying the bento toward the Soma Familia.

"Liliruca, now that we have orders, the Soma Familia side should gradually get on track. Tomorrow, why not relax a bit and go on a date with me?"

When Broly arrived at the Soma Familia side and was having a bento dinner with the Pallum girl, he brought up this matter.

"Hey, that's great!"

Hearing this, Liliruca was somewhat excited and agreed without thinking.

"After dinner, we'll deliver wine to the Hephaestus Familia side and invite Miss Chun along the way."

Broly said again.

"So it's a group date~"

After learning that the people going on the date tomorrow weren't just the two of them, the Pallum girl's expectant expression decreased quite a bit.

"Date? Sorry, I might not have time."

When they arrived at the Hephaestus Familia and found the One-Eyed Craftsman to propose the invitation, Chun clearly refused the date invitation because she had work on hand.

"Hmm, alright."

Broly didn't insist on this; as long as the other party was happy, not going was fine.

"By the way, Broly, I want to ask you something."

"What?"

"Are you interested in meeting Lady Hephaestus?"

Chun was also a straightforward person and asked directly.

Meanwhile, at the Ganesha Familia side.

"I am Ganesha, thank you all for gracing us with your presence and coming to the banquet held by my Familia...

Tomorrow is the Monster Festival, and I hope you will all support the Monster Festival banquet held by my Familia..."

The god with a trunk stood on the high platform and shouted.

"Clap clap clap~"

The gods who came to the banquet below applauded to show support at first, then ignored Ganesha's endless chatter and began normal godly banquets and socializing with other gods.

"Hestia, you're dressed very gorgeously tonight!"

Loki, the flat-chested goddess, shook her wine glass and said to Hestia beside her.

"Yours isn't bad either!"

Hestia, who originally didn't get along with Loki, could now praise the other party with a clear conscience.

"By the way, Loki, do you know that your Sword Princess invited my Broly this evening to go out on a date tomorrow?"

It just felt a bit subtle, like mortal enemies suddenly becoming in-laws, with an inexplicable awkwardness, so Hestia brought up a topic herself.

【What should I say about Chun's matter?】

The God of Forge Hephaestus held a wine glass and stood beside Hestia, looking absent-minded.

"I really don't know about that..."

Loki answered, but it was a false statement; last night Ais asked Rivyria how to repay the boy, and she had overheard it.

【Your child is being captured by my child...】

One tall and one short, one flat-chested and one large-breasted, the two goddesses actually had thoughts of mutual pursuit in their hearts, each feeling a bit like they had taken advantage, guilty yet wanting to show off.

"Heph..."

Just as Hephaestus felt that a long pain was worse than a short one, mustered her courage, and prepared to call her bosom friend aside for a conversation, the Beauty Goddess Freya walked over.

"Hestia, long time no see."

"It's Freya, long time no see."

"I heard you took in an excellent Familia child..."

Freya actively brought up this matter.

"Yeah, let me tell you, my home's child is so excellent~"

Finally a god brought up Broly's matter, and Hestia directly transformed into boasting about her own home's child.

"Have you ever seen a child who, in less than a month since establishing the Familia, could directly help the Familia gain a firm foothold in Orario on This Side?"

"I really haven't seen that before. Hearing you put it like that, I'm somewhat heart-moved too. Hestia, when do you have time? Bring your home's child over for me to meet?"

Freya kept propping up the conversation, letting Hestia boast about her own home's child until she was very comfortable, and only when the situation was about right did she expose her own purpose — to meet the boy in the posture of a Goddess.

"Ah, Broly is my child. Freya, you want to meet him, could it be you want to steal him from my hands?!"

Hearing this, the originally somewhat floating Loli Goddess instantly became alert.

"Eh, do I look like that kind of god?"

Freya looked over somewhat innocently, as if she had suffered some grievance.

"Uh, sorry."

Hestia also felt her words were somewhat injuring, and she hurriedly apologized.

"It's just that you Beauty Gods' reputation, the majority are rather licentious, and some have even done things like forcibly seizing civilian men."

But after finishing the apology, the Loli Goddess added this one sentence.

【Damn that Ishtar...】

Freya cursed in her heart, thinking it was that Ishtar, that degenerate immersed in carnal desire, who ruined the reputation of herself, a fellow Beauty Goddess.

"I would never do that kind of unclassy thing like stealing people."

After all, just release Charm, hook a finger, and others will prostrate themselves beneath one's own Charm — where is the need to use force to forcibly seize?

Freya has great Confidence in her own Charm, so when saying these words she was extremely confident, without a silk of falsehood.

(Chapter End)