Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 718 The more people the better for this date, but aren't there just too many people?!
"If there's a chance in the future, I'll introduce my child to you."

Hestia hesitated for a moment, sensing no ill intent from Freya, before speaking.

"Hestia!"

At this moment, two more gods came over. The goddess, who was wearing a white dress with gold-trimmed ribbons, greeted the Loli goddess warmly.

"You'd better thank me properly, I was the one who introduced you to that kid Broly!"

The goddess who came was Demeter. She provided the Saiyan boy with various information about the loli goddess when Broly saw Hestia on the first day he arrived in Orario.

Although Broly would have approached Hestia even without Demeter, from Hestia's perspective, she was indeed grateful to the agricultural goddess who had acted as a matchmaker.

“Demeter, I will definitely treat you to drinks later, but that will have to wait until the Soma Familia delivers the divine wine that my family ordered.”

"Hehe, I'll remember your drink then. But before that, let's try the wine that the Ganesha clan has prepared tonight. It's made from grapes that my clan planted a few years ago, aged for more than three years, and has an excellent taste."

"I'm plump," Demeter said with a smile.

"Hestia, congratulations on meeting such an outstanding child, a boy who can instruct the swordswoman of the Loki family in swordsmanship, and a strategist who can outwit his companions to secure a position as a leader of a familia. I imagine your child will receive a resounding title at the upcoming Council of Gods. How enviable!"

On the other side, the blond god standing to the left of the goddess Demeter spoke with a smile.

"Yes, thank you for your kind words, Dionysus."

Hestia wasn't very familiar with the other party, but they had met a few times in the Celestial Realm, so she acknowledged their relationship and thanked them for their compliments.

"If there's a chance in the future, I'd like my child to get to know your child. I think that by meeting such an outstanding child, my child can also become outstanding. Is that alright?"

Dionysus squinted and asked with a smile.

"Well, that's not impossible."

Broly wanted to meet some destined girls and build relationships with other clans, so there was no problem with that. Hestia only thought about it for a moment before agreeing.

"Thank you very much."

Dionysus thanked him.

"Speaking of which, this banquet is truly lavish."

While they were talking, Loki somehow brought out a plate of roasted meat and ate it with relish, treating it as a snack to accompany his drinks.

"This is probably because the Monster Festival is being held tomorrow. If we don't properly entertain the gods of the various clans, communicate with everyone, and gain the support of many gods, even if Ganesha and the guild wanted to bring the monsters out of the dungeon to hold such a banquet, it would be impossible."

Dionysus paused briefly after saying this, then asked the surrounding gods.

"Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on the Monster Festival?"

"I haven't been down to the mortal realm for long, and I've never experienced a festival like this before..."

Hestia shook her head, indicating that she did not know.

"The monster festival is quite lively, and the children are having a lot of fun. If there's no danger, it's a good thing, isn't it?"

Demeter was the second to speak.

“I agree with Demeter. If it weren’t for this festival, I wouldn’t be able to drink such delicious wine tonight, would I?”

After Loki finished his answer, he gulped down the wine in his hand and ran to get more. It was all free, and he was determined to drink to his heart's content tonight.

"Where is Hephaestus?"

"Ah, I... I don't have any thoughts..."

The God of Forging was still troubled and thinking about some things, and without really listening, she subconsciously gave a perfunctory reply.

"Is it good that it's safe? But what I'm personally worried about is that something dangerous might happen at such a festival."

Dionysus sighed and left with some worry. Clearly, this god did not approve of the monster festival. However, he felt a sense of loneliness and isolation as he could not go against the wishes of the Orario gods.

"Dionysus, so he was such a responsible god?"

Hestia was somewhat curious.

"He has changed a lot compared to when he was in the heavenly realm, but many gods who remain unchanged after descending to the mortal realm will be changed, and such a change is not impossible."

However, one of his children has a bad reputation, so if Hestia intends to introduce her child to Dionysus's children, she'd better be careful.

"What do you mean?"

"Have you heard of the cursed adventurer, the Banshee Philvis?"

"no"

"I heard that none of the adventurers who teamed up with that child came back alive."

Hestia: "Huh?!"

. . . .

Hestia didn't know how the other gods felt about the banquet.

But for her, she was quite content.

"Hestia, wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

Just as the Loli Goddess was about to leave, the God of Forging called her back.

"Hey, Hephaestus, just say what you want to say to me. Why did you drag me to a place like this?"

Pulled by her friend to a corner of the front yard of the Ganesha Familia's residence, Hestia looked at Hephaestus with some confusion.

"I'm sorry, Hestia, I need to apologize to you first."

Hephaestus immediately bowed in apology.

"What exactly happened? Why are you apologizing to me?"

Hestia was completely bewildered.

"It's Chun..."

Hephaestus immediately mentioned that his commander had perhaps outshone her.

"I know about what you're talking about!"

"Hey, you know?"

"Of course, Broly told me about it directly the night he met Tsubaki."

"Oh, so you didn't object?"

"Why should I object?"

Hestia countered with a question.

"After I descended to the mortal realm, that child, Tsubaki, took great care of me. Also, Broly's abilities require encountering more girls..."

Hestia paused for a moment, then, feeling there was no need to hide this from Hephaestus, explained the details of the "You Are All My Wings" skill.
"So, for the sake of Broly's future, I won't stop him from meeting other girls. As for Hephaestus, you can update Tsubaki's stats when you get back. Since he met Broly, he must have also gained the temporary skill effect of [Invisible Wings]."

Hestia left after she finished speaking.

. . . .

Back at the clan's residence, Hephaestus was relieved. The matter of confessing was easier to resolve than he had imagined. Hestia did not feel like the boy had been taken away; rather, she was mentally prepared to share the boy with more people.

However, Broly's abilities are truly outrageous. Not only is he a numerical monster himself, but he can also turn others into numerical monsters, and that strange spatial ability...

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it too much. I'll just go up and tell Tsubaki the good news."

Hephaestus went upstairs and found Tsubaki in the forge. Just as she was about to tell Tsubaki the good news, her one-eyed master craftsman spoke first.

"Lord Hephaestus, I have some good news to tell you!"

Chun excitedly said to the goddess who had returned.

"Oh, you have good news too?"

Hephaestus was a little surprised.

"What do you mean by 'You also have good news'?"

Chun looked at her with surprise.

"Because I also have good news to tell you, but never mind, Tsubaki, you go first."

Hephaestus waved his hand.

She understood that Tsubaki, who was so engrossed in forging, probably wanted to share with her that her forging skills had improved again.

Things like this have happened often before, and the other person always has this same expression.

“Well then, Lord Hephaestus, I’ll go first…”

Chun immediately told him about the Saiyan boy she had asked that night if he would like to meet her family's god.

"Oh no, Tsubaki, you really just went and asked him that kind of question?!"

Hephaestus was completely dumbfounded after hearing this. If Broly went back and told Hestia, what would that mean? Would she say one thing to her face and another behind her back?

"Yes, I asked directly, and Broly answered me directly."

He said he doesn't dislike you, Lord Hephaestus, and that he would like to meet you if you wish.

Also, I told him about the injury on your face, and Broly said that this stone called the Horse Charm should be able to heal the wound under your eyepatch, Lord Hephaestus.

As he said this, Chun conjured a stone out of thin air and handed it to his goddess.

"The scars on my face were caused by divine power, the most severe curse in this world. Even I, who possessed divine power in the heavens, couldn't remove them. How could this be..."

Hephaestus paused abruptly as she received the horse charm and felt a slight tingling sensation on her face. Although the sensation was very mild, she was, after all, a deity, and could perceive changes occurring within herself, similar to the feeling of drinking a healing potion after being injured.

[Wow, it actually has a healing effect! But how can a stone do that?]

Hephaestus was somewhat bewildered, and was awestruck by the all-curing horse charm from the adventure world.

But then the red-haired goddess realized that if she could be cured, how would she repay this kindness?

She thought about the wing skills and Hestia's statement that she wouldn't stop the boy from meeting more women.

For a moment, the God of Forging was a little flustered. Could it be that he really had to put on a show of "I have no way to repay your great kindness, so I can only offer myself in gratitude"?

Perhaps, in the future, I will still lie in the same bed with Hestia and Tsubaki, and play Jenga with that kid Broly.

Thinking of that scene, Hephaestus, who was also dressed in a black tuxedo tonight, couldn't help but squeeze his legs together.

But then, a look of bewilderment, shock, and disbelief appeared on the face of this deity, as if he had fallen into self-doubt.

Because she suddenly realized that she was actually experiencing some physical sensations from the imagined scene.

Is this a choice between admitting you're a shota-con or admitting you're a masochist?!
"What about Chun? Don't you need her?"

Hephaestus shook his head and looked at his captain, asking.

The eyes under the eye patch were also injured.

Because the injury was delayed for too long, even after drinking the treatment medicine, it did not heal.

Ultimately, he lost his sight.

"Uh, this..."

Chun scratched her cheek.

"It's itchy, which is hindering my equipment forging, so..."

"So, you're useless?"

"Anyway, I've gotten used to only being able to see on one side after wearing the blindfold."

Of course, it doesn't mean we won't use it at all, but rather we'll use it slowly and gradually.

"I'll use it after Lord Hephaestus has finished forging it!"

After hearing what Hephaestus said, she was somewhat speechless. It seemed that forging was more important than restoring sight to her other eye. It appeared that her captain's passion for forging was almost surpassing that of Hephaestus, the true god of forging.

"Alright then, remember to use it after I'm done."

Hephaestus said something.

"So, Lord Hephaestus, you've agreed to meet that boy Broly?"

Chun's eyes lit up, and she asked.

"Ah, anyway, no one wants to meet me. If that child is willing to meet me, it wouldn't be bad if he were the first person I meet."

Hestia, a close friend, didn't mind sharing the boy; if she were truly healed of the scars under her blindfold, she would owe him a great debt of gratitude.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't really matter if we meet by chance.

"Um……"

Tsubaki pondered for a moment, then thought of a junior member of her clan (Welf) who wanted to meet the goddess. But since that kid hadn't directly expressed his feelings to Lord Hephaestus, and since Lord Hephaestus wouldn't refuse to let Broly meet, it would naturally be first come, first served, and those who were slow would miss out.

The one-eyed craftsman didn't say a word.

. . . .

"Ais, tomorrow is the Monster Festival, are you still going to the dungeon with Broly?"

Inside the Twilight Mansion's clan dining hall, Tiona, who was having a late-night snack, suddenly asked the Sword Maiden across from her a question.

"I'm not going to the dungeon tomorrow."

Ais slurped her noodles and shook her head in response to the Amazonian girl's question.

"Let's go out and have some fun together!"

Tiona promptly extended the invitation.

“But I’ve already made plans with Mr. Broly. We’re going on a date tomorrow.”

Ais said, her expression too calm as she spoke, making it impossible to tell she was in a difficult position. (In reality, she was in a difficult position, given her companion's invitation.)
"Oh, so you had plans."

Tiona was somewhat disappointed.

"Oh my, Ais, I didn't expect you to be so proactive in pursuing boys!"

Tiony made a joke, giving high praise to the swordswoman's initiative in inviting him.

“Broly is very close to you, you can definitely win him over easily.”

Sigh, this doesn't seem like me. The commander has been giving me the runaround lately..."

Before they had exchanged more than three sentences, Tiony mentioned her beloved captain, her face showing a mournful expression.

"Woo~"

Ais looked at her with some confusion, not understanding why it should be a reward instead of taking down Broly.

However, the naive girl didn't think much of it. She turned to the disappointed Amazonian girl and extended an invitation: "Tiona, if you don't mind, you can come on a date with us tomorrow."

"Hey, Ais, didn't you invite Broly?"

"Ah."

"Then why did you invite me?"

"Is this not acceptable?"

The swordswoman looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"In a date between two people, I can easily become the annoying magic lamp."

Tiona explained with a hint of helplessness.

"It wasn't just two people..."

Ais said.

"Ok?"

Tiona looked over in confusion.

"And Rafia will be joining us on her date tomorrow too."

Ais added.

"Oh, so it wasn't that kind of date, but this kind of date?"

Tiona thought for a moment, and then it dawned on her.

Are there different types of dates?

"Of course, but if it's a group date like this, then please include me!"

"it is good."

"Sister, do you want to come with me?"

"No, I want to stay and keep the commander company."

"If you're too love-struck, then I'll go on a date with Ais and the others."

. . . .

Even though it's a three-person date, I absolutely must get Miss Ais's full attention tomorrow!

In the room, Lefia was carefully choosing what to wear tomorrow.

The next day, when the elven girl was dressed up beautifully and ready to set off with the swordswoman, she saw the Amazon girl, dressed no differently than usual, following along.

After asking around, Rafia learned that Tiona was also going to her date that day.

The three-person date turned into a four-person date. Lefia was a little jealous at first, but then she thought that this was not a date between her and Miss Ais. On the contrary, it was a date between Miss Ais and Mr. Broly at the beginning.

"What's wrong, Rafia? Do you have a problem with me going on a date with you guys?"

Tiona had excellent intuition; she sensed the elf girl's jealousy the moment it appeared.

"No, no, I think the more people there are on a date, the better."

The elven girl quickly waved her hand, denying it.

. . . .

"No, I did say the more people on a date, the better, but isn't there way too many people showing up for today's date?!"

But when they arrived at the agreed meeting place and saw the Saiyan boy who had arrived earlier accompanied by four women, Lefia was dumbfounded.

They only brought one more person, Tiona, but Broly's side had four more: Lilyluka, Lady Hestia, Miss Ryu from the Abundant Mistress Tavern, and Miss Seele.

Apart from Miss Liu, who was also an elf and dressed rather simply, the other three were all incredibly beautiful, each more exquisite than the last.

"Mr. Broly, are you really serious about this date?"

Lefia couldn't help but ask, and this was also Helen's thought.

(End of this chapter)