Chapter 792

After finishing the matter of the heretic, Fels spoke with Broly again about resurrecting the Adi girl, and the problems encountered in needing to improve the resurrection magic.

That resurrection chicken, which cost five hundred million Valis and had a quarter of its body replaced with prosthetic limbs, finally kicked the bucket after persisting for 25 days.

The cause of death was similar to the chickens Fels had previously resurrected by repairing remains with other materials — necrosis began appearing from the areas where the defective parts were filled.

It was just that the prosthetic resurrection chicken, which used Deiankete Familia prosthetic materials to fill the defective parts, persisted for a longer time.

"Based on the controlled variable method, I can confirm that using prosthetics to repair remains has a positive effect on the resurrection magic's resurrection results……"

Regarding this situation, the Fool made her own speculation.

She believed that the initial fusion of flesh and soul the resurrection magic gave that prosthetic chicken was not the problem; the problem lay in the parts subsequently filled with prosthetics, which developed an inability to retain the soul.

"I believe we can solve the problem of being unable to retain the soul by improving the prosthetic materials."

Fels stated his conclusion.

"Then why don't you just do it directly instead of telling me — is it that your side's funding ran out?"

Broly asked after listening.

"No, after selling some grimoires my funding is still fairly ample, enough for me to keep burning for a while longer. The reason I didn't directly make improvements is because I myself don't understand prosthetic fabrication technology.

If I directly improve it, although it doesn't completely count as starting from zero, reverse-engineering the technology would also take time, and would cost even more Valis.

So, I want to invite Amide Teasanalaga, the 'Battlefield Saintess' of the Deiankete Familia who possesses prosthetic fabrication technology, to join our Magic Research Laboratory and do research together with us.

Hmm, Broly, what do you think?"

"No problem, Miss Fels. The leading authority of the Magic Research Laboratory is on your side; you can just decide everything yourself."

"Uh……"

"What's wrong?"

"I thought you wouldn't agree."

"Why would I disagree?"

"Usable resurrection magic counts as a confidential matter for your Familia."

"But it still can't resurrect the dead with defective remains, right?

Besides, this isn't some evil magic, is it?

If it really can be researched and improved to the point where anyone can use it, wouldn't that be good for everyone in this world?"

"Uh, seems I was a bit narrow-minded."

Many people would hide their self-researched technologies to death; Fels just subconsciously viewed Broly from a researcher's angle.

But Broly actually only cared whether the resurrection magic could be improved to the point of being able to resurrect the target he wanted to resurrect.

As for things like exposure, open-sourcing technology, he actually didn't care at all, and even the interests represented therein, he hadn't really considered.

Broly is a realistic pragmatist, focusing on high efficiency and practicality; and upon realizing this point, Fels also went with the flow and proposed the matter of wanting to add research personnel for other research directions.

"Besides the prosthetic repair of remains approach, I am also researching dead bone activation and directed growth repair technology; it's just that guiding the defective bones to grow completely requires extremely high stability of magic power. Even with my specially made magic power stabilizing device, I still constantly face failure.

Our laboratory still needs a talent who excels at healing magic, has sufficiently precise magic power manipulation, and can stably output magic power."

"Do you have any candidates?"

"There are candidates, just a bit hard to recruit."

"Who?"

"The Freya Familia's chief healer, nicknamed 'Goddess Golden', Haize Belpet."

Fels's words made Broly immediately think of the pink-haired girl he had seen before, who bore some resemblance to Main.

"As for the Deiankete Familia's Amide, that side can still be settled by throwing money at it, but the Freya Familia's Haize belongs to the difficult type. Especially since Freya Familia members have the habit of daily slaughter training in the Battle Wilderness, the chief healer's daily healing workload is definitely extremely heavy. If we go invite her, she will very likely directly refuse……"

Just as the Fool voiced the difficulty, sighing that excellent healing talent was not easy to recruit, she heard Broly say: "No problem, I have a very good relationship with Lady Freya. I'll go ask her; maybe I can get her to lend us a Familia child for a bit."

"Eh?!"

Looking at the Saiyan youth's very confident appearance, Fels couldn't help but associate it with the previous matter of him starting a War Game with the Ishtar Familia, and subconsciously asked: "Broly, you wouldn't really have been coveted by the Beauty Goddess Freya, would you?"

"Hard to say if she's coveted me, but I've coveted her for real. Hmm, at least a part of her — I won't easily give her up."

Broly thought for a bit, then answered.

Fels: "……"

She had originally thought Broly's latest nickname 'Extreme Desire Tyrant' was something Orario people spread by rumor.

But now hearing the Saiyan youth say he covets the Beauty Goddess Freya in return, and even say he won't easily give her up……

No matter how you listen, that nickname of his doesn't sound like a rumor; it sounds real.

"Right, the recruiting matter — are you going to negotiate tomorrow, or am I?"

Broly's question broke Fels's daze.

"Uh, tomorrow I have to represent Lord Uranus to visit the gods Loki, Hephaestus, and Dionysus, so I probably won't have time."

"Fine, then I'll go negotiate."

Broly nodded, proactively taking on the task of recruiting talent.

Because Vini was there, it wasn't convenient to go to the tavern for a gathering in the evening.

Broly took out the transmission crystal and placed a long-distance order with the Hostess of Fertility tavern.

The one delivering the food was Xier. The girl pulled a small handcart loaded with food boxes packed full of dishes.

Six days later, seeing Broly again, Helen — whose identity had been exposed from the Freya side — felt somewhat complex inside.

"Broly, don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

When the Saiyan youth took the handcart and pulled it into the courtyard, preparing to pay her the tavern bill for tonight, Helen couldn't help but speak up.

"Uh, Xier, what do you want me to say?"

Broly looked at the quest board girl with some bewilderment.

"You already know about me and Lady Freya acting as Xier together, right? Don't you plan to express your views and opinions on this matter?"

Helen said angrily, Lady Freya has been worrying over this guy these past few days, but after he returned from the Dungeon, he acted like nothing happened, yet still treated me, who was playing the role of Xier, just the same as before.

"Uh……"

Broly fell into thought; he didn't quite understand what opinion and view Xier wanted him to express, but his mind turned rapidly, and he soon thought of the fact that he had previously declared his stance to Lady Freya, but had not declared it to Miss Helen.

"Xier……"

"Hm?"

"I like you."

"Eh?"

"Whether your inner self is Lady Freya or Miss Helen, I like both of you when you are Xier."

As Broly spoke, he directly embraced the Quest Board girl before him; Helen Xier subconsciously raised her hand to stop the boy's embrace, but discovered she had already lost her strength.

At this moment, she as Xier could not bear the boy's simple, direct confession, and even more so could not summon the strength to stop his embrace expressing his liking.

Clearly there were many words she wanted to say, but once her lips were kissed, her head went somewhat blank, and she merely subconsciously cooperated with the other's kiss.

"Mmph, Broly, what are you doing?"

When she came to her senses and realized she was welcoming the other's behavior, Helen violently pushed the other out of her mouth with her tongue, questioning the Saiyan boy before her.

"I'm just using this way to express my liking for you, Xier; do you hate me kissing you?"

The Quest Board girl's face flushed red; the words of dislike stuck in her throat, completely unable to be spoken; in the end, Helen only raised her hand and vigorously wiped her mouth.

"Words of liking like this, acts of expressing liking, you should say and do to the Xier played by Lady Freya, not to me, this substitute."

"Uh, but I've done both with you two."

"Then do it a few more times."

The Quest Board girl stomped her feet, turned around, and was about to leave.

"Ah, Xier, you still haven't taken tonight's meal money."

Broly's words made the red-faced Quest Board girl turn back; Helen's current Xier identity was still an employee of the Abundance Mistress, and not wanting to go back and endure Miya Mama's nagging lecture, it was best not to forget to collect tonight's meal money.

"Xier, tomorrow I have business to visit Lady Freya; trouble you to tell Lady Freya when you go back."

Xier didn't look back, but her steps paused slightly; it seemed she had heard his words.

Broly felt tonight's Xier would tell Freya when she went back, so he didn't chase after her.

Turning his head, Broly saw Ryu standing behind him, her small mouth slightly open, seemingly somewhat surprised as she looked this way.

"I…… came to call you back to eat."

Ryu had actually prepared to speak with Xier, to chat about the situation of the women around the boy.

She just didn't expect that after coming out, she would see the two passionately kissing at the front door.

Although she hadn't approached just now, judging from Xier's expression when she left, she should have discovered Ryu and ran away somewhat shyly.

"Uh, Ryu, just now Xier and I were……"

Broly was just preparing to explain.

"Ah, tonight's moonlight is truly beautiful."

He was directly interrupted by the elf.

"Mhm, everyone is waiting for you to eat; let's just go in quickly."

At this, Broly could only swallow his words back.

【Good grief, I thought you weren't doing anything, turns out you've already progressed this far with this guy……】

Looking at Broly's back walking ahead, thinking of the scene just now where the two exchanged saliva at the door, Ryu felt somewhat speechless at her good friend, who unexpectedly hadn't told her the specific progress between her and the boy, letting her still think the two were at the stage of holding small hands.

【Wrong, the agreement was to watch over the boy for Xier, and incidentally assess whether he was worthy of Xier; how did I subconsciously decide he was definitely worthy of Xier?】

Thoughts like this, Ryu could already hardly produce; mainly because of eating someone's food making one's mouth short, taking someone's hand making one's hand short, the boy was diligently doing his utmost for the matter of resurrecting her good friend Adi, and the act of repaying kindness with enmity, Ryu truly found difficult to do.

【Ah, as expected I still have to go find Lady Astraea to update my Status, otherwise the debt of favor I owe Broly will only grow larger, and even if I want to do something for Xier, I'll have no standing to do so, simply like an incompetent friend……】

Feeling herself somewhat useless, Ryu made the determination to go seek out the former Main God, even if it meant being thick-skinned, to demand Lady Astraea update her Status.

At the dining table, Ryu took the initiative to say she would leave Orario for a period of time, and when asked what she was leaving Orario to do, the elf only said she had some private matters to handle, and Broly didn't continue to pursue the question.

"Right, Broly, this time's Dungeon gains on my side, please hand them all over to Miss Fels."

"Okay."

Knowing Ryu wanted to solely bear her good friend's resurrection fee, Broly didn't say anything, directly nodding in agreement.

When sleeping at night, the dragon girl Vini followed Ais to sleep in her room, while Broly stopped the blue-haired girl who was preparing to return to her own room.

"Miss Cassandra, truly thank you; if not for your predictive dream, I definitely would have missed Vini."

Broly sincerely thanked her.

"Ah, no need to thank me, this is all what I should do."

Cassandra hurriedly waved her hand.

"Wonder if Miss Cassandra has any wish you want to realize?

If so, please tell me; as long as it's something within my capability to accomplish, I will definitely help you realize it."

Broly gave his promise.

"Uh, a wish to realize…… I actually do have one……"

"What is it?"

Broly's eyes shone brightly as he looked at the blue-haired girl, seemingly wanting to immediately repay the favor of the other letting him not miss the Capture target acknowledged by the Crystal Palace.

"Mmph, Mr. Broly, could you treat me, um, and Daphne too, the same way you treat Miss Tiona and the others?"

Cassandra spoke her wish in a small voice, but upon seeing the stunned expression on the Saiyan boy's face, she hurriedly waved her hands: "Ah, if it puts you in a difficult spot, then pretend I didn't say this."

"Uh, it's not difficult, but if it's like that, you and Miss Daphne will truly become my wives."

Originally they were just nominal freeloaders for Buffs, but according to Cassandra's words, they would become the non-nominal kind.

"Ah, this, actually, Mr. Broly, you are the first person willing to believe my prophetic dreams, and willing to accept the guidance of my prophecies to do things, so, if it's you, I am willing……"

Cassandra's voice grew quieter and quieter as she spoke, and her neck also shrank back, like a quail.

"Since Miss Cassandra, oh no, Cassandra, if you are willing, then, starting tonight, I will treat you as a true wife?"

"Mhm."

"Alright, then I'll go to your room, first help you stimulate your Qi a bit."

"Eh?"

"This is the treatment Tiona and the others all have."

Just as Broly was pulling Cassandra, preparing to go to this blue-haired girl's room, they encountered Daphne, who had finished her pre-bed washing up, around the corner.

"Captain, what is this between you two?"

Daphne looked at the two people's hands held together, and a puzzled expression surfaced on her face.

"Daphne, you come with me too."

Cassandra was just feeling the situation seemed a bit off, and immediately pulled the trusted red-haired girl in.

"Eh?"

The three people entered the same room.

The night quickly passed.

Next day, at dawn, the newly awakened Daphne's spirit was still somewhat dazed.

She had originally thought that in the Hestia Familia, afterwards she might only need to serve the Captain in bed.

As a result, the matter of possibly needing to serve the Captain in bed she hadn't even done yet, her good friend Cassandra had instead turned the tables and made the young Captain serve her in bed, and even incidentally pulled her, who was passing by, in.

Recalling last night, having her so-called Qi stimulated by the young Captain, and then things naturally progressing from there, Daphne felt a headache while her face couldn't help but flush red.

She glanced at Cassandra sleeping soundly beside her, and felt a bit helpless: "Sigh, this is it, from now on I really can't run away, have to follow you and be a concubine together."

As if hearing her words, Cassandra turned over and hugged her, speaking some sleep talk: "Mr. Broly, I can't take it anymore, please don't continue……"

Cassandra in the blanket was who knows what strange dream she was having, and Daphne, held in her arms on the bed: "……"

(Chapter End)