The Journey to the Other World Starting from Douluo.

Chapter 667 A melodramatic plot; Hestia shifting the blame.
"Hiss... If what you say is true... it's not just similar, it's exactly the same!"

"The rich second-generation (Hestia) hooked up with the poor young man's girlfriend (Ais). For a better future and more opportunities, the poor young man's girlfriend (Ais) chose to go with the rich second-generation (Hestia). Faced with his girlfriend's departure, the poor young man (Loki) could only make a powerless attempt to keep her..."

"Tsk tsk tsk... I never thought that such a melodramatic plot would actually happen to me. This is really... amazing!"

"Haha...that's why they say art originates from life but transcends it!"

"Amazing... How come we never realized our clan had so many talented people before?"

"Wa-ku-wa-ku (U)!"

"Hehe, stop talking, let's binge-watch the show..."

……

The women's murmurs were very quiet, but Hestia, since practicing martial arts, although her physical abilities had not improved, her senses had become much sharper, so she easily heard their conversation.

However, it would have been better if she hadn't listened. Once she did, Hestia was corrupted by the gossip of the women.

'Um, I didn't notice it before, but now that I look at it, this scene really does seem no different from those melodramatic soap operas I watched recently!'

Looking at Loki and Ais in front of her, Hestia unconsciously drew herself into her own melodramatic fantasy world...

Hestia: Hahaha... Let go, Loki. With your abilities, you can't give her (Ais) happiness!
Ais: I'm sorry, Loki, you can't give me the life I want. Only Lady Hestia can give me greater power so that I can successfully take my revenge. If you really love me, then please let me go and grant me my wish!
Loki: ...Waaaaah, my Ais, don't leave me...

Loki: Waaaaah... Onorehestia!!!

……

"hiss……"

Thinking of this, Hestia shuddered and shook her head to come back to her senses.

When Hestia looked at the scene that had once been pleasing to the eye again, she suddenly felt utterly bored.

But this is not surprising!
After all, judging from the development of a melodramatic TV series, she is definitely a minor villain who won't survive more than a few episodes!
Even though she knew reality wasn't a melodramatic soap opera, it would be strange if Hestia could continue watching with a clear conscience after knowing this!

"Alright, alright, I was just joking. You two are really going too far, acting like you're going to die... Stop it now!"

Upon hearing Hestia's words, Loki and Ais, who were in the middle of a sentimental exchange, exchanged a glance and immediately stopped trying to continue.

As far as Loki is concerned, as long as Ais isn't taken away by someone else, she has no objection.

So when Hestia said it was just a joke, Loki immediately returned to his original form!

As for whether Hestia would lie to her?
This is completely unnecessary, because as soon as Hestia opened her mouth, her Ais would leave her. But even with Ais so readily available, Hestia did not accept her.

That means it's true that she wasn't interested in Ais!
So, Loki naturally relaxed immediately!
As for Ais, she fell silent after hearing that Hestia was just joking.

Since Hestia had no intention of having her switch sects, she naturally didn't need to continue her emotional entanglement with Loki.

After all, once the emotions of parting subsided, the thought of her spending so much time being sentimental with Loki made me feel a little... disgusted!

Shaking her head, Ais banished the thought from her mind and looked intently at Hestia, waiting for her to propose new conditions!
"Alright, stop looking at me like that. Our clan can indeed help its members quickly increase their strength, but the method is a secret, and there's really no way to help you with that!"

Seeing Ais staring intently at her again after her emotional outburst with Loki, wanting her help to become stronger, Hestia waved her hand wearily.

If it were anything else, she would have helped!

However, the issue of improving the strength of the clan members concerns the chat group and other worlds!
Hestia, who already wanted to keep this news under wraps, would never leak it out.

Therefore, although Ais's attitude was indeed very sincere, Hestia could only reluctantly refuse her.

but……

Hestia glanced furtively at Wu Tong, who was watching the show, and stroked her chin, immediately making a plan in her mind.

Ais's expression changed immediately after hearing Hestia's words.

She came here solely to have Hestia help her become stronger, and she was prepared to give everything for it.

But Hestia had no such idea at all, how could Ais be willing to accept that?

Thinking of this, Ais moved her thin lips slightly, wanting to say something more to change Hestia's mind!

However, Hestia had clearly seen through her plan and refused directly before she could even speak:
"Alright, you don't need to say anything more. If I say no, then no. No matter how much you beg, I won't agree!"

Having said that, Hestia, who had heard a little about Ais's stubbornness, seemed afraid that Ais would pester her, so she quickly pointed in Wu Tong's direction, diverting the trouble:

"However, if you really want to become stronger as soon as possible, Wu Tong can help you. He is much more capable than me, and he has more methods to make people stronger than I do!"

Upon hearing this, Ais understood that Hestia truly refused to help her.

Although Ais was extremely unwilling, she had no choice but to accept it.

After all, Hestia is a god, and even if the gods of the DanMachi world sealed their divine power in the lower realm, these adventurers cannot force them to do things they don't want to do.

If she were to do that, even if she were Loki's most beloved member of the clan, she would be torn apart by the enraged gods, and even Loki would not be able to save her.

After thinking it through, Ais could only turn her longing gaze to Wu Tong.

Since Hestia is unwilling to help her, then she can only try to seek help from the god named Wu Tong, as she suggested!
Although she didn't know how credible Hestia's words were, Ais wasn't willing to give up even if there was only a slight possibility. "Huh???"

Wu Tong, whose name was called, was also completely bewildered. He wondered what he had done wrong. He was just enjoying the show, so how did the topic suddenly shift to him?

Hestia curled her lip, giving Wu Tong a look that seemed to say, "What? You should be grateful I found you a beautiful apprentice, you big pervert!" before bidding farewell to Loki, the two women, and Wu Tong.

"Okay, then it's settled. I'm a bit sleepy now, so I'll be going now. Ais, if you want to become stronger, just go find Wu Tong. As long as he agrees, your speed of becoming stronger can even surpass that of our clan..."

After saying that, Hestia turned around and left the reception room to go back to her bedroom to rest.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, the other women said goodbye and then got up and left.

In an instant, everyone in the reception room either left or dispersed.

In the end, only Wu Tong, Xiao Mai, Loki, and Ais remained in the not-so-small meeting room.

However, Ais didn't care how many people remained at the scene.

After realizing that Hestia was unreliable, she could only place her hopes on Wu Tong, her last straw.

In other words, at this moment, she only had one thought in her mind: to get Wu Tong to accept her and help her increase her strength. She didn't care about anything else.

Therefore, Ais walked directly past Loki's body to Wu Tong, bowed to him, and said:

"Lord Wu Tong, Lady Hestia said you can help me, so... please help me become stronger, I am willing to exchange everything I have!"

Before Wu Tong could even finish speaking, Loki rushed over at top speed and stood directly in front of Ais, looking at Wu Tong warily.
"Ais, do you know what you're saying? This guy is a male! How can you say such things to a male? Aren't you afraid he'll unleash his animalistic instincts...?"

Ais told Hestia that she would exchange anything for him, and Loki didn't care.

Because Hestia is a woman, and Loki knows that Hestia's sexual orientation is normal, she would never make those wicked and excessive requests to Ais. Therefore, Loki did not take Ais's words to heart at all.

However, this was only his attitude towards a female deity. If Ais had treated a male deity in the same way, Loki would never have agreed to her request for a deal.

Because no one understands a male’s dark thoughts when facing Ais better than this female deity, whose personality and behavior are almost no different from those of an old man!

(Wu Tong: Six... version T0!)
Wu Tong: I never imagined that one day I would be said this to by a woman with the soul of an old man...
So when Loki heard Ais's request for a deal, he immediately ran out to cause trouble!
"Hey, hey, hey... I'm still here! And calling a man 'male' or something like that is really impolite, isn't it?"

Wu Tong couldn't stand it anymore. How could Loki have the nerve to say such things to him?
When it comes to indiscriminately unleashing your bestial instincts, Loki is truly renowned, isn't he?
After all, he hasn't harassed any other women yet, but Loki seems to harass the female members of his Familia every day, right?

"Hmph, no male's filthy thoughts can escape my discerning eyes. I can see the filth in your heart at a glance..."

Loki snorted, showing no respect for Wu Tong whatsoever.

"...I just don't want to hear you say that!"

When it comes to being despicable, who can compare to you in this matter?!
And now I finally understand why Hestia hates you so much!
The way you are right now, I feel like punching you!
Wu Tong pursed her lips, secretly thinking to herself!
"Alright, Loki, please stop causing trouble!"

Ais still stared at Loki with a blank expression, but this time her voice contained suppressed anger.

In her opinion, if Loki hadn't been causing trouble, she might have already successfully gained their help.

So Ais first silenced Loki, then looked at Wu Tong and pleaded:

"Mr. Wu Tong, please don't take Loki's words to heart. I meant everything I said. Please help me out..."

"Heh... Alright, I agree!"

Wu Tong looked at Ais, then glanced at Loki beside her, chuckled, and nodded, agreeing to Ais's request.

As for why he agreed?
Firstly, because Ais's attitude was indeed sincere.

When a delicate young girl pleads with you in such a pleading manner, anyone who sees this scene would surely feel pity.

Secondly, Wu Tong does have some feelings for Ais, after all, this naturally naive girl, like Umaru, was one of his two-dimensional goddesses.

So since Ais has come to him of her own accord, he naturally won't let this good opportunity slip by.

And since they've already been wrongly accused of being hungry ghosts, wouldn't it be pointless to be wronged if they didn't do something?
Since that's the case, let's just make this injustice a fact!

Not just Ais, but also Riveria, Loki, Alicia... he won't let any of these women go!
As for the third point, it was purely out of a desire to get revenge on Loki.

After all, Loki had just wronged him!
Although this injustice was nothing to Wu Tong, he was not going to let her off so easily!
As the saying goes:
It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, but it takes a villain from morning to night!
Wu Tongke has never considered himself a gentleman, so... taking revenge on Loki is of utmost urgency!

"!!!"

When Ais heard that Wu Tong agreed to help her, her eyes lit up, and for the first time, a look of surprise appeared on her usually expressionless face.

So Ais bowed again and thanked Wu Tong:
"Lord Wu Tong, thank you so much..."

"Haha... No need to be polite. Since I've decided to take you in, you'll be my second disciple from now on."

Wu Tong smiled and waved his hand, then casually pointed to Xiao Mai, who had finished eating Hestia's melon and was now eating her own, and introduced her:

"This girl is your senior sister, and also my disciple whom I recently took on. She's not much older than you. Why don't you two get to know each other?"

"Hello, Junior Sister Ais, it's a pleasure to meet you."

As soon as Wu Tong finished speaking, Xiao Mai tossed the melon she was holding into her storage space, clapped her hands, straightened her clothes, and then extended her hand to Ais with a smile, saying gracefully:
(End of this chapter)