Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 658 A Strong Desire to Kill, Fourth Skill: [Super-Heavy Training]

"Whether they would cheat me out of money or feelings, I don't know, but the women there definitely had some designs on my body."

Broly nodded.

"Ah, Broly, could it be..."

The virgin goddess Hestia stared wide-eyed, her face bearing the expression of an old father whose daughter had been abducted by a blond-haired man.

"However, I firmly refused them all."

"Eh?"

"Because among that group of people, there was no woman like you, Lady Hestia, who is very special to me."

Broly spoke seriously, and Hestia blushed: "Ugh, Broly, what nonsense are you talking about? What special woman..."

“I’m not lying, Lady Hestia.”

"So, those 'bad women' you rejected, were they pretty?"

"In terms of looks, most of them are quite pretty, with great figures, curvaceous bodies, and vibrant, healthy tan skin..."

Hestia's eyes widened, wanting to say how could the boy be so observant of a group of bad women who would seduce him, but before she could voice her dissatisfaction, she heard the boy continue speaking.

"However, none of them are as beautiful as Lady Hestia. Lady Hestia, your beauty surpasses theirs, and your figure is even better than theirs."

Although this isn't a comparison of the same type of charm, Lady Hestia, in my eyes, your charm far surpasses that of those others.

Hestia: "..."

[Do I really have that much charisma that other gods always treat me like a useless god?]

Thinking this, Hestia found herself unable to suppress the smile on her lips.

"Is that so, Broly? You child, why do you always speak the truth? Heh..."

Beside her, the red-haired goddess Hephaestus covered her face, feeling too ashamed to look at her friend who was almost being seduced by the boy. It was such a disgrace to the goddess.

However, Hephaestus glanced at Broly's incredibly serious expression, as if stating a fact, and felt that if there were a child like that in her own clan, saying those words to her in such a manner, she would also be very happy.

Of course, if the person who said this were a frivolous god like Hermes, it would probably be considered as glib talk.

It would never achieve the same effect as the boy in front of them, whose soul remained completely unmoved while speaking, thus giving the goddesses a sense of sincerity.

Hestia, you've really found a good child!

Although Hephaestus had already sighed over it last night, he sighed over it again in his heart.

"Hestia, tone down that expression of yours, you're about to be completely won over by your own child!"

Hephaestus offered a reminder.

"Furthermore, Broly's tit-for-tat approach of taking the bad guys to the pleasure district and selling them off also carries risks."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Hestia and Broly both looked over.

"What's the risk?"

Hestia asked.

"Putting everything else aside, what if you run into the goddess Ishtar when you go to the entertainment district, and Ishtar takes a liking to you?"
Even if Ishtar doesn't fancy you, what if Broly accidentally bumps into that goddess of beauty, is captivated by her looks, and wants to leave you?

Hephaestus gave two simple examples that made Hestia shudder: Orario has two goddesses of beauty, both of whom are alluring beauties capable of seducing men.

This situation is indeed not impossible. If Broly were to be seduced by that guy Ishtar and want to leave me, I would definitely cry my eyes out.

"No, no matter what the situation is with the other goddesses, even if they are as special to me as Lady Hestia, I will not leave Lady Hestia's side now."

Broly's confident words immediately calmed Hestia's panicked heart: "Hephaestus, your worries are unnecessary. My Broly will not be so easily seduced and abducted by other goddesses."

"Okay, let's put it another way. Even excluding the possibility that he was bewitched by Ishtar, Broly's act of taking people to the Pleasure District to sell them is still quite conspicuous."

"Um, Broly, I have a question for you. What level of adventurers were those you sold?"

Hephaestus looked at the boy.

"Two Lv.1, one Lv.2."

Broly answered.

"You all planned to keep a low profile and avoid attracting attention, but now, Broly, you've demonstrated the ability to easily defeat and sell out two Lv.1 and one Lv.2 adventurers. Do you think that's acceptable?"

Hephaestus asked.

“When I sold those people, I did not reveal my identity, and the Ishtar Familia did not ask me about it.”

Broly answered.

"Hmm, you are a little wary, but not enough. If the Ishtar Familia wanted to investigate your identity, they would definitely be able to find out."

Furthermore, the Soma Familia members you sold were only sold to the Ishtar Familia; they didn't die. They might be able to gain their freedom afterward.

And after you gain your freedom, those people may hold a grudge against you.

Of course, intimidated by your strength, they may not dare to openly cause you trouble again, but they may secretly investigate you in secret.

Then, do something detrimental to you and Hestia.

"Hephaestus, what do you want my Broly to do?"

Hephaestus's words displeased Hestia.

"Are you suggesting that Broly should turn a blind eye when he sees acquaintances or friends being harassed by bad guys?"

"That's not the case. I'm not criticizing him for helping his friend, but I think that he didn't consider his own and your situation in depth when he punished the three members of the Soma Familia."

"It's just giving those bastards a taste of their own medicine, punishing them the way they are. What do they have to complain about?"

“If it were just ordinary punishment, even villains would probably accept it and would never have any desire for revenge. But Broly just said that he sold the person to Frini of the Ishtar Familia.”

"Uh, is there a problem with this?"

"Friline, the leader of the Ishtar Familia, is known as the 'Man Killer,' and she has this reputation because she tortures men to the point of being unrecognizable."

After those three were bought and tortured, will they resent the Lv.5 who tormented them but whose strength far surpassed theirs, or will they resent your boy who sold them to the Lv.5 and who is just starting out in your familia?
Even if they find out this is the result of their own actions, the hatred won't end just because the other party was the instigator.

Hephaestus's words left Hestia speechless.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think things through. When I came out to help my acquaintance (Bell), I didn't intend to sell those people, so I didn't wear a mask to hide my identity."

Broly nodded in agreement with the red-haired goddess's words, while Hephaestus was somewhat surprised by them.

Masking oneself, concealing one's identity, and then offering assistance—what a brilliant idea!

In other words, if the boy from the Hestia Familia had anticipated how things would unfold from the beginning, he would have been able to handle the situation much better.

However, it's not too late now. If we act quickly, we can redeem the people before those Soma Familia members suffer any more torment.

It seems that as long as they haven't suffered inhumane torture, those people won't harbor much hatred in their hearts. And having learned their lesson, they certainly won't dare to provoke Broly again, whether openly or covertly.

The Hestia Familia, on the other hand, would not have to face the potential covetousness of some venomous snakes lurking in the shadows.

"This was my mistake, but please rest assured, Lady Hestia, I will make up for it."

"Hey, what do you want to do?"

Hephaestus asked curiously.

[Aren't you thinking the same thing?]

The red-haired goddess thought to herself.

"I'll go back and silence them right away."

However, after the boy explained his solution, Hephaestus choked on his own saliva.

This child has such a temper...

The soul remained unmoved, and its color turned slightly crimson, proving that the child was not just talking casually, but truly intended to kill.

However, the other party's method also seems to work. If you want to cut off any potential hatred in someone's heart, you just need to kill them, and the hatred will naturally disappear.

"Well, Broly, this is one solution, but if you actually do it, it will drag Hestia and yourself into a public opinion storm in Orario. Orario does not allow indiscriminate killing, and everyone, whether adventurer or ordinary person, must abide by this rule."

"I can go masked and hide my identity."

Hephaestus: "..." [This child is too clever, but a bit too bloodthirsty, and also seems to disregard the general order.]

"Hestia..."

Hephaestus called to her fellow deity beside her, saying that guiding the children of her kin onto the right path was also the duty of a deity. She was not a deity of Broly, so she was not qualified to guide the boy, but Hestia was, and she felt that the other party should be guided, this child who was a bit too bloodthirsty.

“Broly, life is precious to you children, something you only get once in a lifetime. So please don’t say things like that that take someone’s life so casually, unless the person you’re trying to kill truly endangers your life or the life of someone you value…”

Hestia also noticed that the boy was quite murderous, so she quickly tried to persuade him.

Of course, she wasn't a confused goddess and didn't ask Broly not to kill anyone.

However, one should not premeditate to take another's life before the other has even revealed any malice, based solely on the possibility of malice in the other's heart.

"Ah."

Broly nodded in agreement.

The Ishtar Familia only acquired the three people he sold; they shouldn't be killed just because they were insiders.

Although he wouldn't hesitate to kill them all, he wouldn't feel guilty either.

Not for any other reason than that the people in the entertainment district were also part of the human trafficking ring and were not entirely innocent.

Of course, even if an innocent person is killed to silence them, Broly wouldn't care much if it were necessary.

However, Hestia's words temporarily deterred the Saiyan from killing: "Since Lady Hestia has said so, I will devote some attention to the three people I sold. If they are able to gain their freedom from the Ishtar Familia but still harbor hatred towards me and are preparing to carry out their hatred, then I will end their lives before they can do so."

"Well, that's good."

Hestia smiled at the boy, and Hephaestus didn't say anything. Since the boy could handle it, she didn't need to interfere.

"By the way, Broly, what kind of adventure did you have in the dungeon today?"

After the hero's short story ended, Hestia asked about going down into the dungeon.

"Nothing special. The monsters I encountered when I first went down were all very easy to defeat."

Later, not long after the tremors in the underground city, I thought, since great achievements are gained through adversity and hard-fought battles, why don't I deliberately suppress my strength and create such adversity and hard-fought battles?

So, I deliberately lowered my strength and only fought some low-level monsters in the upper part of the dungeon.

Broly stated succinctly. (He omitted much information.)
"Ah, Broly, I can only say that your idea is a bit naive. How can something like a great achievement be obtained by suppressing one's own strength to fight and experiencing so-called false adversity and hard battles? If it were that easy to obtain, then Orario's top adventurers would not still be at Lv.7."

Hephaestus said with a hint of helplessness.

"Yes, yes, safety is the most important thing."

Hestia was quite satisfied, because she didn't think that suppressing her strength to fight low-level monsters would pose any danger to Broly, who was capable of soloing the moving floor master.

However, the reality is different from what the goddess imagined. When Broly truly suppresses his own strength, he can be injured by attacks from low-level monsters. That's the interesting thing about the Ki blast power system in the Dragon Ball world.

Even when maintaining extremely low or completely suppressed energy, a strong person can still be harmed by a weaker person whose strength is far inferior to their own.

"I just had a sudden idea and gave it a try, just to see if it works. Whether it will work or not depends on Lord Hestia updating my stats."

Broly did not refute Hephaestus's words.

"Alright, let's update it now. Broly, take off your clothes."

Hestia said with a smile.

"Then I'll go out first."

Hephaestus stood up, ready to leave the room.

"Hephaestus..."

However, Hestia stopped her.

"Ok?"

"Why don't you stay and take a look at Broly's stats panel with me?"

The Way of the Loli Goddess.

"Hey, ability values ​​are a rather important personal privacy. You're asking me, an Outer God, to look at your child's ability values? Is that really okay?"

Hephaestus looked at Hestia with some surprise.

"In fact, Hephaestus, I wanted to borrow your wisdom and experience."

Broly was the first child I bestowed with divine grace upon. He was exceptionally talented, while I, compared to other chief gods who already possessed many children of their own, was a complete novice.

I know that with my limited experience, I am unable to give this child insightful and correct advice.

Therefore, I want to find a trustworthy deity to help me.

And you, Hephaestus, my dearest friend, you are the god I can trust.

Would you be willing to help me?

"Ah, Hestia, since you've put it that way, how could I not help?"

Hephaestus blushed slightly after Hestia's words that Hephaestus was "trustworthy".

"I swear to my divine will that I will never reveal a single bit of Broly's ability stats panel that I see here without the permission of the person involved and the god Hestia."

The red-haired goddess directly swore an oath, responding to Hestia's trust.

The two goddesses looked at each other, appearing to have a very good friendship (or perhaps a romantic relationship).

Broly looked thoughtfully at Hephaestus.

I'm thinking about whether I should prepare a special spot for my wife in the Crystal Palace beforehand.

A silver needle pricks the finger, a bloody finger punctures the back.

Broly's back was soon covered with dense [divine script], and his stats panel was exposed to the two goddesses.

"Ah, what's this?!"

Hestia's eyes widened the moment she saw the stats panel.

Hephaestus, equally stunned by the boy's impressive stats panel, also stared wide-eyed.

Needless to say, the boy has two of the S999 attributes, which can only be developed after leveling up. And the level of each of them is ridiculously high: one is A and the other is B.

The magic itself has two main categories, each containing numerous subcategories of magic. All of these can be cast instantly without chanting, or their power can be enhanced by chanting longer incantations.

Besides, the skills are even more outrageous. What is this "natural stat monster" thing? With this, do boys still need to train to improve their stats and proficiency? They can just lie down for five days at a level and all five stats will be maxed out, okay?

The skills [Sword Mastery] and [Fist Mastery] mean that the opponent is not just an empty shell with high stats but no combat skills; the opponent is definitely a top-level master of swordsmanship and fist fighting.

Furthermore, the last skill, [Super-Heavy Training], was even more shocking to Hephaestus, making her think to herself: [Wait, is it really reasonable for such a skill to exist?]

【Overloaded Training】: When you are willing to seal all your power and start training from scratch, you will gain a temporary additional development ability 【Beginner】.

[Newbie]: You will receive a brand new stat panel and a newbie protection period. During the newbie protection period, experience gain will be increased, and the stat panel provided by the newbie will have an additional development ability [Luck]. The newbie protection period will end when the newbie stat panel level is upgraded.

When the newbie protection period ends, you can choose to integrate the temporary additional development ability [Newbie] stat values ​​into the original stat panel.

Choosing to integrate will reset the Overload Training skill's cooldown, allowing it to be used again.

If you don't integrate, you can continue to progress using the [Newbie] stat panel, but you will no longer enjoy the high experience gain bonus and the additional development ability [Luck] bonus.

Broly

Level: Lv.1
Strength: s999
Durability: s999
Agile: S999
Agility: s999
Magic: s999
Development Abilities: [Qi Gong A], [Magic Guidance B]

Magic: Water Magic, Gravity Magic...

Skills: [Natural Stat Monster], [Peerless Swordsmanship], [Master of Fist Techniques], [Super-Heavy Training]...

The latest stats panel that appeared on Broly's back completely stunned the two goddesses.

The individual's strength is too great to achieve great feats or level up.

So, you're just going to give us a skill that unlocks a second ability panel, right?
"Hephaestus, what do you think of Broly's skill?"

Hestia pointed to the new skill and consulted Hephaestus.

Hephaestus shook his head at this: "Skills with such effects are unprecedented and unheard of."

(End of this chapter)