Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 713 Please pay more attention to me, please focus more of your energy on me!

In Orario, the world capital, people can always see all kinds of gods. Most of them, even if they are unreliable, do not appear evil on the surface.

However, just because you can't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Enio is one of them. He is born with a love for chaos and is always thinking about destroying the peace and order of Orario.

Unfortunately, he doesn't have the power to overturn everything for the time being, so he can only hide the evil in his bones and pretend to be a benevolent god who is at peace with the world.

However, the gods are most adept at seeing into people's hearts, and even lies woven by their own kind cannot escape their eyes.

Therefore, he needed to frequently use specially made divine wine to hypnotize himself and make himself appear as a friendly and benevolent god.

However, the divine wine is quite famous, and most of the gods who have drunk it know about its effects.

Therefore, he also had to make sure that outsiders couldn't tell that he had been drinking the divine wine, even while he was still drinking it regularly.

If one were to brew divine wine, it would be easy for others to notice something amiss by the source of the brewing materials. Enio usually stayed behind the scenes, secretly acquiring divine wine sold by the Soma clan and then blending it for his own use.

In this way, no one would suspect him on the surface, and no one would think that another Dionysus of Orario would not brew his own Dionysus but instead buy Dionysus brewed by other Dionysus.

However, after Lilyluka took control of the Soma Familia, she established a rule that only those with the real names of gods could purchase divine wine, directly cutting off his originally stable source of divine wine. This made it pointless for others to know that he was hoarding divine wine.

Regardless of whether the change of leadership of the Soma Familia was due to someone being aware of his presence or whether it was just an accident as rumored, Enio could not allow his subordinates to get involved in this matter. It would be too conspicuous to attack someone who had nothing to do with him for no reason.

The only thing he could do was secretly manipulate the liquor merchants to test the limits of the new leader of the Soma Familia.

"By the way, Ye En, the clone that the Fallen Immortal Spirit traded for us, is it about to be transported out, right?"

The handsome, blond-haired god asked about something else.

"It is estimated that they have already arrived at the lower district and will soon meet up with the Ikeros Familia. They will then travel by water to the port of Melon to trade with the Ishtar Familia."

The elf, whose body was mostly hidden in the shadows, reported to his god.

"That woman Ishtar, I hope she doesn't waste the precious pearl of the Fallen Fairy's unborn child."

"Lord Enio, do you really think the god Ishtar can defeat Freya's Familia?" the elf couldn't help but question. "There's the highest wall in Orario over there, and that fierce warrior Ota is there."

“Although the goddess Ishtar is often driven by jealousy, she is not a goddess who is not thinking clearly.” The blond god chuckled, his tone confident. “If she were not confident enough, she would not easily declare war on Freya and her kin.”

To destroy Orario's established order, Loki and Freya, two top-tier clans, are the ones that must be dealt with.

If Ishtar can successfully resolve one of them, that would be the best thing for him.

. . . .

At this moment, in the lower level of the dungeon labyrinth, on the 30th floor.

A man in black robes handed the package to the person who had come to make contact, and said, "Your task is to take this package to Rivera Town on the 18th floor. Someone will meet you there to pick up the package."

“No problem.” The contact was Hasana, an adventurer from the Ganesha Familia. He weighed the package in his hand and asked with some curiosity, “But what is this?”

"People shouldn't be too curious; knowing too much isn't good for you right now."

However, the man in black robes did not intend to reveal anything.

"Okay, mysterious guy."

Hasana shrugged.

"Remember, whatever you do, do not open the package to check it."

Before leaving, the man in black robes didn't forget to give a final word of advice.

"Am I that kind of person? This is a task assigned by my family's main god."

Hasana readily agreed, and after the man in black left, he curiously opened it to take a look.

"Hey, it's alive. Is it some kind of monster embryo? It looks kind of disgusting."

Inside the package was a green gem.

Inside, there floated a small, fetus-like monster.

The little creature seemed to sense the gaze of the outside world. It moved slightly inside and then suddenly opened its eyes.

Hassana was startled, and the man quickly closed the package again.

What he didn't know was that the moment the isolation package was opened...

The fallen fairy spirit, deep within the underground city, sensed that her clone had been stolen.

"Ah~"

An invisible shriek, like that of a siren, pierced through many of the labyrinth's floors.

The strange creatures that roamed the labyrinth received messages from their masters immediately.

"Ugh, so noisy..."

The white-haired ghost covered his ears with his fingers and began to complain with a displeased expression.

"They want us to find Arya and they want us to retrieve the seed. There's just too much to do."

Beside them, a woman with long red hair jumped down from the rock and said, "Olivas, you continue searching here, I'll go find the seed."

"Ha, Rives, I'm not your subordinate, so why should you order me around?"

"Then you go find the seeds, and I'll search here?"

"Uh, never mind then, you go find the seeds."

The white-haired ghost choked, but still chose to look for work, which was safer for him.

"Heh~"

A contemptuous smile appeared on Ruiweisi's lips as she turned and left. The Fallen Fairy Essence had already left a mark on the holder of the Fetal Pearl. All she had to do was follow the mark to find the guy who stole the seed and retrieve it.

This is much simpler than searching the entire dungeon for that fallen fairy named Arya, who possesses fairy blood.

. . . .

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, the magic stone doorbell outside the Hearth Hall in the Forgotten Alley was rung.

"Who is it... so early in the morning?"

Hestia rubbed her sleepy eyes, the loose straps of her nightgown slipping off her shoulders, revealing her fair skin, but she was completely unaware, and just let out a big yawn.

"I'll go open the door, Lady Hestia, you two can sleep a little longer."

Broly's voice came from under the covers, emerging from the soft embrace of the little girl and the goddess.

After changing my clothes, I went out and opened the door.

There stood a girl in a bodysuit outside the iron gate of her family's residence.

Her long, golden hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her delicate face remained expressionless.

It was Ais Wallenstein.

When she saw the door to the inner room open, she tiptoed and peeked in that direction.

"Hey, Miss Ais, what brings you here so early in the morning?"

Broly went over, opened the door for her, and asked.

"You didn't contact me yesterday. I wanted to train with you, but I was afraid you wouldn't tell me, so I went to the dungeon."

Ais's explanation was somewhat disjointed, but that was the way this girl usually spoke.

"Mr. Broly, are you going to the dungeon to farm gold again today?"

She asked directly.

"Uh, I'll probably go today."

Broly nodded. Most of the clan's funds had been used to support Lilyluka, so they needed to recover some of the losses.

"Can I come with you?"

The girl looked at him with a calm expression that revealed almost no emotion. Although she seemed indifferent, one could still sense her expectation.

"That's fine, but I'll be bringing someone else with me."

Broly did not refuse, but explained the situation.

"As long as we can be together, it doesn't matter who we bring."

Ais pursed her thin lips, which seemed like a slight smile, but because the curve of her lips was so small, it seemed to be just an illusion.

However, Broly noticed the increase in the other person's happiness value through the Crystal Palace panel and realized the joy of the emotionless swordswoman in front of him.

"Hmm, where's Miss Lefia? Didn't she come with you?"

Broly glanced behind the swordswoman and, finding no elf girl, asked.

"Lefia has been training swordsmanship with me for the past few days and is very tired. She is sleeping soundly today and hasn't woken up yet, so I didn't wake her."

Ais answered in a very formal and methodical manner.

. . . .

Meanwhile, in the single dormitory of the Twilight Mansion.

"Miss Ais, don't go with Mr. Broly. Practice your swordplay with me a little longer. I'll try my best to satisfy you..."

The elven girl, still asleep, was muttering in her sleep.

"Hey, I can't eat anymore, Miss Ais's fries..."

Drooling, hugging her pillow, Lefia rolled over and continued to drift off into a sweet dream.

. . . .

"Are we ready to go?"

After getting the Saiyan boy's permission, Ais couldn't wait to go to the dungeon.

"It's a bit early, and my appointment with someone is later."

Broly explained that after noticing a hint of disappointment emanating from the swordswoman, he immediately added a comment.

"If you don't mind, I can practice swordsmanship with you in the morning."

"Yes, I don't mind."

The swordswoman's eyes lit up, and she gripped the hilt of her sword, looking eager to try.

"That Miss Ais Wallenstein is quite the workout fanatic!"

Broly went back to get his sword and explained the situation to the Loli Goddess, who then started complaining.

It's quite unusual for someone to come all this way to exercise so early in the morning, before dawn. "Could it be that after hearing that you met Miss Tsubaki again, Brother Broly, she's interested in you and that's why she came here so early?"

Lilyluka rested her head on Hestia's arm, saying that others cared, but in reality, she cared more.

"I've only told the two of you about Chun, but I haven't told Miss Ais yet."

Broly then gave his reply.

"This shows that Broly is closer to both of us, but he spoke to me first, so I am the closest one."

The loli goddess said with a grin.

"Ah, Lord Hestia, you're talking nonsense. Broly clearly spoke at the same time as both of us, didn't he?"

Lily Luca immediately retorted.

"No, no, Broly was much closer to me when he spoke, and I was definitely the first to hear his voice!"

"Oh, does that count?"

"Why doesn't it count?"

"Well, Lily heard it first, and she was closer, okay?"

Broly was speechless. Ignoring the man and god arguing on the bed, he turned and left the room.

In the courtyard, the flashes of swordsmanship rose and fell as people practiced their morning exercises.

Ais's swordsmanship remained sharp as ever, but Broly keenly sensed something was wrong. He raised his hand and swung his sword to parry the girl's thrust, then pointed out directly: "Ais, your sword is too fast."

Ais paused, lowered her hands like a child who had done something wrong, and whispered, "I'm sorry... I always feel like I'm getting weaker."

It's not that you've gotten weaker, it's just that I've gotten stronger much faster...

Broly thought for a moment and then explained, "Miss Ais, I can be sure that you have become stronger. However, compared to me, who has defeated the floor master again and whose ability value has further increased, the gap between our strengths has not widened. On the contrary, it has narrowed.

This narrowing of the skill gap caused by mere ability values ​​was evident during your morning training, and you experienced it firsthand.

Therefore, you might feel that your own strength has weakened, but this is actually just an illusion caused by the fact that your own abilities haven't increased much compared to my growth.

"Is that so...? Then what should I do to become stronger quickly, just like Mr. Broly?"

Ais stood there for a moment, thought for a moment, and then asked the question.

"Well..."

Broly hesitated, wondering how to answer the question about talent.

Soon, the message "diligence can make up for lack of talent" popped into his mind.

"If you watch more, learn more, and practice more, you will definitely become stronger quickly."

Broly could only give this answer.

This sounded like a pointless statement, but Ais nodded solemnly, her eyes filled with unwavering determination: "Yes, I understand."

It was already completely light when Broly checked the time and took Fiora out the door.

They met Bell in the central square, and besides Bell, there was also a red-haired dwarf figure.

"Good morning, Mr. Broly."

Lorne waved to him enthusiastically.

"This is Lorne Vick of the Hermes Familia. He helped me a lot in the Soma Familia incident, so I want to help him too and help him become a Level 2 adventurer."

Broly introduces the new members of the team to the swordswoman.

"Miss Ais Wallenstein, I've heard so much about you. Please give me your guidance."

Lorne Vick seemed a little excited to be teamed up with a level 5 Fiora.

"Please give me more advice."

Ais simply nodded to the red-haired dwarf, which was her response.

The four of them walked directly into the entrance of the underground city.

“Lorne, you should…”

Upon arriving at the sixth level of the dungeon, Broly began to teach Lorne how to dodge monster attacks, how to find openings to counterattack, and various combat techniques. He explained in detail, and Lorne learned diligently. The two quickly became immersed in training and being trained.

No one noticed that the swordswoman standing silently to the side had her fingers tighten slightly around the hilt of her sword. She watched the boy patiently instructing others and felt inexplicably stifled.

[Ais Wallenstein, happiness level decreased...]

Broly only noticed that the Sword Maiden was somewhat downcast after receiving a notification from the Crystal Palace panel that the other person's happiness value had decreased.

"Miss Ais, are you not happy?"

Broly turned his head and asked the swordswoman girl, who showed no signs of anything amiss and whose expression remained calm.

"NO, I have not."

Ais shook her head.

"I just want you to pay more attention to me, to focus more of your energy on me..."

Some girls who are not good at expressing themselves spoke their minds frankly.

"Huh?!" *2
Upon hearing this, Bell and Lorne both looked at her with some surprise.

"So, does this mean I'm the other woman?"

The red-haired dwarf asked instinctively.

"So I'm the fourth party now?"

Bell added a sentence.

"Uh, but I mainly came here today to help Lorne..."

The monsters in the upper area are too low-level; they can't even serve as training targets for Ais.

But for the dwarves who had almost died in the upper zone, it was dangerous enough.

Brolid, concerned about Lorne's combat training, couldn't simply take him to the deeper parts of the labyrinth.

"Oh, I know."

Ais responded that she didn't know why she was feeling a little upset.

[Sword Maiden, your puffed-up cheeks mean you must be angry, right?]

"Brother Broly, why don't you leave Mr. Lorne's situation to me?"

Although my skills are far inferior to yours, I should still be able to guide Mr. Lorne in combat techniques.

Bell quickly replied.

"Uh, is that okay?"

Broly looked at the red-haired dwarf.

This isn't up to Bell; it's up to Lorne Vick.

"Oh, I have no objection."

The red-haired dwarf was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

"Ah, Mr. Lorne has agreed. Brother Broly, you and Miss Ais are free to explore the deeper labyrinths."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Bell."

Broly felt a little sorry.

"fine."

Bell breathed a long sigh of relief as he watched Broly and Ais walk away side by side.

The pressure of being a light bulb is indeed very high.

"Bell, what's going on with Mr. Broly and Miss Sword Princess?"

At this point, Lorne asked a question.

"I'd say it was a chance encounter."

The boy thought for a moment and then answered.

"Oh, what about Miss Lily Luca?"

Lorne pressed for an answer.

"It's a better kind of encounter."

Lorne: "..."

At that moment, his admiration for the Saiyan boy gradually welled up inside him.

They even dared to encounter Fiora like this, and it even looked quite harmonious.

"No wonder..."

The red-haired dwarf suddenly realized why the Sword Maiden was angry.

She goes to help another person she meets, and after helping them, she ignores them for a few days before returning and focusing more of her attention on this unrelated little human male.

If he were the Sword Maiden, his slightly angry reaction just now would be nothing. After all, what kind of encounter is so clueless?
"Mr. Broly, will he be alright?"

Lorne then put himself in Broly's shoes. Although he was also a novice who had never successfully met anyone, he felt that if he were in Broly's shoes, this encounter with the Sword Maiden would definitely be a disaster. This made him worry and ask.

"Uh, she should be fine. Miss Ais seemed a little happy when she left with Brother Broly just now..."

"Hey, was Miss Sword Princess happy before she left?"

"His puffed-up cheeks subsided, and his steps became more cheerful."

"Hiss, now that you mention it, it's true!"

Lorne carefully recalled the way the swordswoman left, his eyes gradually widening.

"Bell, how did Mr. Broly manage to do that?"

"I don't know. Some of Broly's actions are beyond my current comprehension."

(End of this chapter)