Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 712 In order to avoid class, I plan to drag the main god along for an encounter.

Hephaestus felt a throbbing pain in his temples. His own clan leader had seduced the boy from the Hestia family without saying a word.

"Chun, how am I supposed to explain this to Hestia?"

The red-haired goddess rubbed her temples, her tone full of helplessness.

"Hey, what kind of explanation is needed for this?"

Chun looked over with some confusion.

"You're already an old cow eating young grass. I wouldn't care if you ate young grass from other places, but you're eating the young grass from my dear friend Hestia's family in the Heavenly Realm. I can already imagine Hestia pouncing on me like an octopus, hugging me, and accusing me of you."

Hephaestus sighed, his head aching.

"It can't be that bad. Lady Hestia is quite magnanimous, isn't she? She even accepted Miss Lilyluca."

"Hestia is not magnanimous at all. She can remember some things for a long time. Accepting the dwarf girl is just because she loves her own child more."

"Uh, as for agreeing to be Broly's wife, I just said it casually when that kid gave me over ten million falies."

It's just that Broly was also interested, so he took the opportunity to invite me to be his wife. I guess we could say it was a mutual attraction and a two-way street..."

The craftsman with large breasts said somewhat uncertainly.

"Besides, Lord Hephaestus, weren't you always worried that I would be unwanted and unable to get married? Why are you unhappy now that I already have a little husband?"

Chun scratched her head, then gave him a look that said, "You, the Lord God, are so hard to please."

"Alright, I'll talk to Hestia about this after she comes to me."

Hephaestus sighed. What else could he do in this situation? Of course, he could only make the best of a bad situation.

At worst, I'll just tell Hestia that all the children Tsubaki has with Broly in the future, who will be hers, will be given to her.

Hephaestus glanced at the somewhat carefree Chun and sighed again.

Ultimately, it's not all bad.

At least, Chun, from her family, will no longer be living a lonely life with only iron hammers and furnaces.

[But, will Broly really be able to satisfy Tsubaki in the future?]

Although Chun is a hybrid of human and dwarf, she inherited more of the good looks of humans. She has a tall and slender figure of 1.7 meters, with round and full hips and a plump and beautiful body. She looks like she is good at bearing children.

"Hey, Lord Hephaestus, why is your face so red?"

Chun noticed that something was wrong with her goddess and immediately asked her what was wrong.

"Ahem, I'm fine. By the way, Chun, would you like to sit in on a lecture specifically for women?"

"what is that?"

"It's a course that teaches you how to have a baby."

"Huh? Do I even need to teach this?"

Chun looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Well, that's true. You're thirty-eight years old, you should have heard about these things by now."

Hephaestus then realized that although his captain had never been in a relationship, he was old enough to know some common sense.

"If that's the case, then tell me, how should one give birth?"

Hephaestus asked the question.

"Of course, the two people sleep in one bed, and after a year or two, the baby will grow out of the woman's belly."

Chun answered without hesitation.

"Uh, what are the specific steps?"

"Hey, is there anything else we need to do?"

Chun's natural retort silenced Hephaestus.

"Never mind, Chun, I'll just sign you up for a special women's knowledge class instead."

Hephaestus said helplessly, "The gods are the patriarchs of their clans, so to make a rough comparison, she's practically the mother of Tsubaki."

However, due to the scars on her face, Hephaestus never actually practiced procreation in the heavens; she only observed it from the sidelines, and that was a long time ago.

Since it involved the future happiness of her family's chief blacksmith, Hephaestus decided to be cautious. She planned to find someone who specialized in this field to give Tsubaki a proper lesson.

"Ugh, I have to go to class. It feels like such a waste of time. I still have two forging commissions to complete this week!"

Chun immediately started complaining and wanted to refuse to attend class.

"This is my divine will, and you are not allowed to refuse."

But Hephaestus rejected her idea of ​​refusing to attend class.

"Lord Hephaestus, why don't you go and teach me in my place?"

"When Broly wants to have a baby with me, you can just stand by and tell me how to do it, right?"

Suddenly, Chun had a great idea.

"Oh no, how could you do such a thing?!"

Upon hearing this, Hephaestus's face immediately turned red.

"Hey, why doesn't it work?"

Chun looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Among mortals, the act of procreation is always done in secret from outsiders."

Hephaestus offered an explanation.

"Yes, I do avoid outsiders, but Lord Hephaestus, you are not an outsider. You are my chief god!"

In order to avoid wasting time attending fertility classes, the one-eyed craftsman also found a reasonable excuse for providing on-site guidance.

That makes so much sense, I'm speechless...

Hephaestus had this idea, but quickly shook his head.

This is clearly fallacy...

“The private matter of procreation is something that anyone other than the husband and wife should be considered an outsider!”

The red-haired goddess said.

"Then Lord Hephaestus, why don't you also become Broly's wife? Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Upon hearing this, Chun blurted out these words without thinking.

"This...how can this be?!"

"Why not? Lord Hephaestus, you and Lady Hestia have a very good relationship. If you also become Broly's love interest, wouldn't your relationship with Lady Hestia become even closer?"

"Ah, while I don't object to getting closer to Hestia, this sounds like fallacy, doesn't it?"
Besides, I am the dignified God of Forging, and I still possess divine dignity. If word got out that I were to share a husband with multiple women, wouldn't I be ridiculed by the other gods?

Will I really be laughed at?

Chun blinked her curious eyes and pressed for more information.

"Ah, this..."

This question stumped Hephaestus. In the city of Orario, gods who engaged in promiscuous relationships were all too common.

Let alone the traditional harem system of multiple wives and one husband, which originated from Zeus many years ago, there is also the reverse harem system of multiple husbands and one wife.

There are even cases of polyandry, polyandry, and polyandry...

Compared to these excessive and unconventional activities, her worries are negligible.

Even if I did it, I guess I'd just get teased by some other familiar deities.

“But even if he wouldn’t be ridiculed by the other gods, that boy Broly might not want to meet an ugly goddess like me, would he?” Hephaestus subconsciously touched the eyepatch on his right cheek, under which lay an ugly scar.

"Lord Hephaestus is not ugly at all, and that boy Broly is probably not the type to judge a book by its cover. Please have more confidence in your own charm!"

"But... wait, no, aren't you changing the subject?"

"Ah, it's settled then. When Broly comes here again next time, I'll ask Lord Hephaestus for his opinion."

If he has no problems and also wishes to meet Lord Hephaestus, then he'll have to entrust matters like the practicalities of childbirth to Lord Hephaestus for on-site guidance from now on!

After saying this, the one-eyed craftsman immediately ran out.

"Hey, I haven't even said I'd like to be encountered by him yet..."

The red-haired goddess raised her hand, and the door was slammed shut.

[Hey, how come I never noticed before that Tsubaki could slip away so quickly?!]

Hephaestus was somewhat helpless, but just as she always indulged Hestia, she was also somewhat indulgent towards the leader of her own clan.

[Will I have an encounter with that kid Broly...?]

Hephaestus thought about it and found that he was not averse to such an encounter.

And this might be related to the fact that the child took good care of Hestia.

In addition, the child will also stand up for the person they like when they are in trouble.

Hephaestus was also a close observer and acquaintance of the Soma Familia.

Therefore, the goddess actually had a pretty good impression of Broly.

"No, no! What am I thinking? I can't let Tsubaki lead me astray!"

Hephaestus patted his burning cheeks, turned around, and took a hammer from the wall.

She decided to use forging to calm her chaotic thoughts.

The crisp sound of tapping soon echoed throughout the workshop...

. . . .

"Hey, Broly, are you also commissioning me to brew divine wine?"

In the main god's room at the Soma clan's residence, Soma directly asked the boy opposite him.

"Yes, Lord Soma."

Broly bowed to the handsome man before him and placed the contract worth over 100 million falies on the desk in front of Somo.

"Aren't you afraid of the spiritual depravity caused by this divine wine?"

Su Mo glanced at the receipt on the table, looked at the boy opposite him, and couldn't help but ask.

"The spiritual depravity caused by the divine wine is not a problem with the divine wine itself, but a problem with people."

Those who fall into depravity do so simply because their own abilities are insufficient to support their desire to drink the divine wine…

Compared to addictive drugs, "miracle wine" is more like a luxury item. There's nothing wrong with ordinary people occasionally pursuing luxury items. The real danger is that after pursuing something once, they'll have the urge to continue pursuing it, which can lead to various irrational behaviors in pursuit of luxury itself.

However, for those with sufficient capital, luxury goods are simply everyday items. Therefore, the price of the Divine Wine is exorbitant; buying a small bottle could bankrupt an ordinary person. But for Broly, he could buy one bottle and lose ten without any problem.

"Furthermore, I commissioned Lord Soma to brew the divine wine not because I wanted to drink it myself, but to solve the problem of insufficient wine orders for the Soma clan..."

Brewing the divine wine requires a large amount of base wine for blending, and the production of base wine can provide a large number of jobs.

“I understand, you made this request because of Erd.”

Soma nodded.

"But what do you plan to do with the divine wine that's been brewed? You're not planning to throw it away, are you?"

Soma asked in a low voice.

He is a god who is passionate about brewing wine, and he would feel somewhat uncomfortable if the wine he painstakingly brewed was wasted.

It's like the fruits of hard work being trampled on by others, even if they've paid a corresponding fee.

"Pour it away?" Broly shook his head. "How could that be? I intended to use those divine wines myself, perhaps as gifts for my goddesses."

Although they live in different worlds, Broly is certain that if he were to bring this batch of divine wine back, his goddess master, Aqua, who is a heavy drinker, would be overjoyed.

“I see.” Somo nodded and said, “I have received your request, but the order is a bit large, so you need to give me some time.”

"No problem, as long as Lord Soma can complete my order within 273 days."

"It won't take that long. As long as there are enough funds and no shortage of base liquor materials, it can be done in about half a month."

Soma calculated his brewing efficiency and gave an approximate timeframe.

"In that case, I will place another order for similar amounts of Fali's Divine Wine in two weeks."

Broly stated directly that he had decided to take over the right to subdue Goliath from now on. Whenever the Lone King of the Labyrinth in the middle layer of the dungeon is conceived again, he will go and wait for him to be defeated. He will then use the loot and magic stones he obtained from selling them to exchange for more Divine Wine orders.

"what?!"

Somo tilted his head, his face behind his bangs filled with astonishment. He had thought that after Lilyluka took over, her brewing business might face a shortage of funds.

But now it seems that the funds are even more abundant than when Chanis was the commander, it's as if he's been turned into a god-like ox or horse that works from dawn till dusk every day.

"Lord Soma, is there a problem with this?"

Broly heard his surprised voice and looked over to ask.

"No, no problem."

Soma quickly shook his head. It didn't matter if he was tired every day while entertaining a big spender like Broly who only wanted divine wine.

The injection of a large amount of working capital revitalized the decadent Soma clan. Those clan members who had been forced to give up drinking were also assigned to various brewing positions and were busy with great enthusiasm.

As evening fell, the previously united liquor merchants sent representatives again, wanting to discuss a reduction in wholesale liquor prices with the newly appointed leader of the Soma clan.

However, Lily Luca, who held nearly 200 million in orders for Farley liquor, was now brimming with confidence. She showed no mercy to the group of business representatives, launching into a tirade of insults.

"Lowering prices is out of the question. If you don't do business with us, there are plenty of others who will!"

After Broly came to her aid with a liquor order worth over 100 million Faris, Lily Luca completely forgot about the rule against offending liquor merchants. This was because she had Broly backing her up, and who was this liquor merchant representative who was trying to control her?

The liquor merchant representative, who originally intended to discuss the acquisition of the divine liquor after negotiating the price reduction, was thrown out by the Soma clan members before he could even finish his sentence.

. . . .

"So, how did those liquor merchants manage to keep that newly appointed leader of the little human clan in check?"

In the stillness of the night, the bright moonlight streamed through the window, casting its glow on the swirling wine glass. A handsome blond man, lounging on the sofa, softly asked the long-haired, black-haired elf beside him.

"Those liquor merchants failed, and the new leader of the Soma Familia simply threw out their representatives who had been sent to negotiate."

"So, the matter of the divine wine is unresolved?"

"The Soma clan now only accepts orders for divine wine from gods who have been officially recognized."

"This is really a headache~"

"Sir, I'll go and get rid of that troublesome fellow for you."

A cold glint flashed in the elf's eyes, and he asked for permission in a deep voice.

"Ye En, calm down." The blond god waved his hand. "The change of leadership in the Soma Familia this time is strange. Maybe someone has discovered that we are secretly buying divine wine and is deliberately testing us. Rather than risk exposing our identities and acting rashly, we should brew divine wine ourselves in secret."

"Yes, Lord Enio."

The elf respectfully accepted.

The golden-haired god narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself, "Uranus, have you discovered my actions, or has Hestia, who has only been in the mortal realm for a short time but always seems to ruin my plans, unknowingly disrupted them once again?"

(End of this chapter)