Chapter 729: Rare Treasure Turned Peerless Treasure

Broly's opening description of his own circumstances directly left the quest-board-girl-postured Freya stunned.

She carefully examined the boy opposite, and only after discovering no signs of lying from him did she speak up to interrupt Broly's description of his childhood life as a spider-hunting little wild man on Planet Vampa.

"Mr. Broly, do you mean you come from a world of other stars that is even much higher above than the Heavenly Realm where the gods reside?"

This World has a certain cognition of the starry universe, but due to the influence of divine authority, exploration of the starry sky did not develop; the Xier that Freya is disguising as can only use words understandable within her own worldview to inquire of the Saiyan boy.

"Correctly speaking, it is not other stars of this world, but other stars of another world."

Broly corrected the quest-board-girl's words.

【No lying...】

Xier narrowed her eyes slightly, covering the divine light flowing in her eyes, and even with this scrutiny, she still did not discover any wavering in the boy's soul.

"An otherworldly visitor and such, truly an incredible thing!"

The gray-haired girl said with a smile.

"I did not lie; what I told you, Miss Xier, is all true."

Broly thought the other party didn't believe him, so he emphasized with a serious look.

"Mr. Broly's words, I am of course willing to believe."

Freya not only believed, but her heart was also greatly moved.

The Saiyan boy's soul, if previously it was merely considered by her to be a rare treasure she had encountered for the first time in the Lower World.

Then now, adding the special attribute of another world, it has become a peerless treasure that may be unique in the Lower World.

And this sole characteristic is truly too attractive to a goddess like her who has a collecting habit for special children.

"But can you tell me, as an otherworlder, what did you come to our world for?"

Gods descend to the Lower World to satisfy the desire for their own pleasure; Freya was somewhat curious about the purpose of the boy opposite coming to this world.

"Miss Xier, regarding this question, I should have already told you when we first met."

"Uh, you came for a fateful encounter?!"

Freya recalled, and the her in the surface quest-board-girl posture had her face turn slightly red.

Crossing worlds to seek an encounter is somewhat more romantic than simply coming to Orario this side to seek a fateful encounter.

"Yes, this is the reason I came to this world." Broly nodded, he hesitated a moment, then asked, "Miss Xier, do you still want to hear my story?"

"Ah, sorry, it was I who interrupted your narration."

Freya was still very interested in the Saiyan boy's matters, so she apologized and signaled for Broly to continue speaking.

"From when I started hunting Vampa Spiders, to later when I would use Bay Beast blood to trade with the Vampa Spiders..."

"Eh, that kind of giant spider, are they intelligent monsters?"

"They should have no intelligence, but they have biological instincts; I formed a new food chain relationship with them."

Broly continued narrating, the quest-board-girl listened quietly, and she soon heard the transmigration opportunity Broly encountered at age five.

"One day, a voice suddenly appeared in my consciousness, telling me that as long as I go to another world and encounter a special target, making them become happy, I would be able to obtain food with normal taste..."

"So you went to another world?"

"Yes, the dazed me, hearing about food, went to another world."

"Then the first target you encountered was..."

"A small girl surrounded by many worms, but at that time I instead envied her for having so much food to eat."

"Eh, you treated worms as food?"

"Actually the taste was not bad, much better than the Vampa Spider taste of my original world at that time."

Although Xier would ask some questions from time to time, most of the time she still acted as a quiet listener.

Not long after, she finished listening to Broly's first experience transmigrating to another world.

Although Broly used no self-boasting language at all, overall listening to it, Freya felt the other party had become a small girl's hero in that world.

Next was the second world, the third world...

Even just explaining the general experiences, but after narrating it all once, it also brought the time from morning to afternoon.

"Mr. Broly, your experiences in other worlds are truly wonderful, making me feel somewhat reluctant to let it end after listening..."

Freya sincerely spoke her impressions; the boy's experiences were far more wonderful than many children she had seen.

Some worlds' experiences were bizarre, even this god listened with some amazement in her heart, for example the Six-Faced World that can continuously trace back time.

"Reluctant to let it end, huh. Pity is, my story has reached the present, and regarding some things after this, the future, they are things the present me cannot predict."

"Not necessarily unpredictable; I believe the you in this world will definitely obtain a satisfactory result in the future."

"Eh, so, Miss Xier, are you willing to formally agree to an encounter with me in this world's future?"

Broly blinked, and asked the gray-haired girl opposite.

"That depends on your performance; if Mr. Broly at that time can make me irrevocably infatuated with you..."

"Then what should I do?"

"This kind of thing, of course you have to think of it yourself; how can you ask the person herself!"

The quest-board-girl feigned anger.

"Alright."

Broly could only helplessly give up on obtaining the correct capture answer from the girl's own mouth.

"The time is not early either; I should go back too. Evening is when the tavern's business is best, also the busiest time; I cannot be absent and let Ryu and the others in the shop work too hard."

"Then, Miss Xier, I'll see you back."

"Mhm." The gray-haired girl did not refuse, merely after being sent to the tavern front door, she bowed and leaned close to Broly's ear: "From now on, just call me Xier, no need to add 'Miss' or such honorifics; it sounds a bit strangely distant."

"Okay, then Xier, you just call me Broly from now on too, don't add 'Mister' either."

Broly nodded, learning and applying it on the spot.

"Tonight, want to come over here for dinner?"

"Should be coming."

"See you tonight, Broly."

"See you tonight, Xier."

The two parted at the shop entrance.

"Xier, did your solo date with Mr. Broly today go smoothly?"

After the barmaid girl walked into the shop, Ryu, who had just finished wiping a table, asked her.

"Why do you ask?"

"Because your face is full of an expression of joy you can't hide."

"Eh, is it that obvious?"

"Very obvious, just like the expression Keluoyi shows when she picks up money on the road, or Ania when she eats something delicious."

The elf lady nodded seriously, even citing the others in the shop as examples to explain.

"Alright, it really went smoothly. Broly shared a lot of his stories with me."

Xier said with a smile.

"Eh, Broly?"

Ryu detected the change in how her friend addressed the boy.

"Mhm, our relationship is already good enough that we can call each other by name directly."

Xier puffed out her small chest and said.

"Uh, then congratulations."

Ryu froze for a moment, then congratulated her friend; a change in address often means a change in relationship.

"Ryu, do you want to get closer to him too, and just call him Broly from now on, without adding 'Mr.' or such honorifics?"

Xier looked at her and suddenly asked.

"Ah, calling him directly by name, I'll pass on that. After all, Mr. Broly is my swordsmanship instructor."

Ryu directly refused.

"But I already had him call you by name directly after this. He calls you by name, yet you call him Mr. — that's not too good, Ryu. You're getting the short end of the stick."

Xier rattled it off.

"Eh, Xier, why did you do that?"

Hearing this, the female elf widened her eyes.

"Ugh, I want the relationship between the three of us to get a bit better. Is that not okay?"

Xier put on an innocent look.

"Ah, getting along — you just get along with him yourself. Why drag me into it?"

Ryu indicated confusion; thinking that she would be called by name directly by the Saiyan boy afterwards, she felt a bit uneasy.

Of course, it wasn't that she disliked Broly; she simply felt that getting too close with the other party would be not too good.

"It's already been said. Bringing this up now is a bit late, Ryu. Why not just do as I say and call him directly by name?"

Xier acted spoiled toward the elf lady. Ryu had no choice; she sighed and reluctantly agreed.

"Right, Ryu, are you interested in hearing about Broly's stories?"

Xier spoke again, looking just like a bestie trying to recommend something good to her friend.

"Those are stories he shared with you. I have no interest."

Hearing this, Ryu decisively refused.

"They're wonderful, you know~"

Xier tempted.

"I'm going to the back kitchen to help."

The female elf left without hesitation.

"Ugh, with Ryu's personality like this, Broly, wanting her to agree to your formal meeting invitation in the future, and with so many people together at that, is going to be a bit difficult..."

After the elf left, the barmaid girl only muttered to herself in place.

On the other side, Broly, who had parted with the barmaid girl, seeing the time was still early, prepared to go into the dungeon to kill some time.

He directly took out the Communication Crystal and dialed Bell's crystal. Just after asking if he wanted to go to the dungeon together, he learned the white-haired boy was at the flower shop, staying with that Miss Anna.

"Broly-san, very sorry..."

Bell's apologetic voice came from the Communication Crystal.

"No problem, it was a spur-of-the-moment idea. I'll go find Lorne."

Just as Broly arrived at the Hermes Familia, intending to find the red-haired Pallum and take him to the dungeon for leveling this afternoon, he came up empty.

"Mr. Broly, you mean Lorne? Last night he discovered he leveled up at Lord Hermes' place. Early this morning he dressed himself up, saying he was going to make a decisive confession or something."

The one receiving him was yesterday's dog-person girl Lulune, and what she said made Broly feel a bit surprised.

"Lorne leveled up just like that? How did he pull off his feat?"

"Seems like yesterday he participated in dealing with those Man-Eating Flowers..."

Regarding this, Broly, coming out of the Hermes Familia residence, was also a bit speechless. Feats really do depend on the person. When he hadn't started Super Weighted Training, the difficulty of acquiring feats was super high, but for others, acquiring feats is simply like playing.

Still, this is a good thing. At least it counts as repaying him a bit. Just don't know if after leveling up and winning the girl he admires, Lorne will still want to go to the dungeon afterwards.

Thinking like this, Broly also lost the mood to go to the dungeon today. Coincidentally, this place wasn't far from Southeast Avenue, so he turned and headed for the Soma Familia Headquarters.

After arriving at the Soma Familia headquarters, there were no longer any drunks blocking the front door; the medicine for curing Divine Wine addiction worked remarkably well, and anyone who didn't want to be tormented by withdrawal symptoms was now obediently listening, working hard and living seriously during the daytime.

Broly entered the Soma Familia by showing his face and went straight to the Regiment Leader's office on the third floor: "Lili, you don't need to help inquire about Gale Wind's matter; I've already learned her situation from Xier... hmm, from Xier's side."

"Is that so? By the way, what happened today? How come Broly-san, you've started calling Xier Jiejie by her name directly?"

"We just went out on a date and chatted a bit about Miss Liu's matter..."

Broly explained, telling about the Quest Board girl hoping to be addressed by name from now on at the moment of separation.

"Ah, that guy Flora, quite capable, caught up this quickly..."

The Pallum girl pouted; if it were before last night, she might have felt a pang of jealousy.

But now...

Liliruca, self-aware that she had already drunk Broly-brand milk, only felt that in terms of intimate relationship with the boy, she was in a position leading far ahead.

【Besides Hestia-sama, no one can shake my status!】

The Pallum girl thought this and congratulated the Saiyan boy.

"That's wonderful, Broly-san; you've taken another step closer to successfully encountering Xier Jiejie and the others."

"Mm." Broly responded, then asked: "I'm free right now, Lili; is there anything here you need me to help with?"

"Ah, recent Familia affairs, I've handled just about all of them."

Liliruca said, looking at the Saiyan boy, and swallowed.

"How about..."

Just as she was preparing to say something about drinking something in the office, a knocking sound rang out from outside.

"Elder Team Leader, the Divine Wine for the first batch of orders to the Ishtar Familia and Hephaestus Familia has been brewed by Suma-sama; should we deliver it now?"

Divine Wine is quite precious; even within the city, one might encounter robbery; Chandra came up to ask whether to dispatch capable hands to transport it now.

"Shall I help transport it together?"

"Alright."

Didn't expect there really was something; Liliruca could only helplessly dismiss the thought of wanting to drink afternoon milk.

And letting the already-stalwart Broly-san go deliver wine to a place like Pleasure Street is really too dangerous.

So, Liliruca directly left the most dangerous place for males to herself, but had the Saiyan boy go deliver wine to the Hephaestus Familia side.

Broly agreed, followed the Soma Familia's wine delivery cart, and went to the Hephaestus Familia side.

"Eh, Broly, it's actually you delivering wine?!"

Tsubaki was very happy to see his arrival.

"Perfect, I have good news to tell you."

The One-Eyed Craftsman settled the bill for this batch of Divine Wine with the Soma Familia's delivery person, then pulled the Saiyan boy upstairs.

(Chapter End)