Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 750 The Divine Power of the Banned Position, The Story of the Sage
"Ah~"

In the evening, Bell arrived at the Hearth House as instructed. Broly used the same technique he had used to open the Qi sense in others to perform a Qi-pushing technique on this little brother he had met since coming to this world, and then strange sounds came out of his mouth.

"Hey, Bell, why are you making that weird sound too?"

Broly looked at the white-haired boy with some doubt. He should have just been pushing his qi normally, without any finger-pointing punches that targeted the human senses.

"I'm sorry, Brother Broly, the feeling of you pressing on my chest is a bit like the feeling of touching Miss Anna, so I couldn't help myself..."

The boy blushed slightly and quickly began to explain.

"Oh, contact? What kind of contact?"

Hestia inquired with great interest.

"It's about holding hands..."

"and then?"

"Nothing."

Hestia: "..."

I thought there would be some amazing revelation, but it turned out to be just this.

"Bell, it's normal for your heart to race when you're activated. Don't mistake that for having feelings for Broly!"

"Ah, no, Miss Lily. I only have respect for Brother Broly, and I have no intention of developing a difficult or unusual romance with him!"

"By the way, Bell, do you have plans tonight?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"If you don't have any plans, why don't you stay and have dinner with us?"

Broly asked, and then lowered his hand from the white-haired boy's heart.

"Um, well, am I being too intrusive?"

Bell felt a little uneasy looking at the living room of the Hearth House, which was filled with beautiful women.

Broly was considerate of him, and he didn't want to be a magic lamp here.

"It's no disturbance, just a meal. Don't forget, you're also a member of the Hestia Familia."

"Then, I shall respectfully accept your offer."

There's one more person at the dinner table tonight.

However, there's no need to replenish his food; Broly can just eat a few bites.

Tonight's menu features sea bream as the main ingredient.

The fish was bought in the afternoon when I returned to the village and passed by a night market; it was very fresh.

"Hey, aren't you going to fry fish pieces?"

When the food was served, Tiona asked a question with some surprise.

"I ate enough fried food last night and at noon today, and I felt that eating more would be a bit too much, so I didn't make any more."

Hestia explained, introducing the grilled fish in front of the Amazon girl: "Actually, grilling it over charcoal tastes pretty good too."

"Hey, it really is."

Tiona picked it up and took a bite, her eyes lighting up immediately.

"I think it's not a problem with the method, but with the skill."

Lefia also took a bite and said.

"Lady Hestia's cooking skills are excellent, no less than those of Mia's mother, who has been cooking for many years."

Liu took a sip of the fish soup and then gave his serious evaluation.

"Ah."

Ais, who had already finished a bowl of fish soup, proved it with her actions.

"Ah, I'm nowhere near as good as a professional chef..."

Hestia said modestly, but her mouth was almost crooked from smiling. It was true that one could not use divine power freely in the lower realm, but one could still use divine authority in a little way. Just like the goddess of beauty usually carries the ability to charm, she, the goddess of the hearth, also had a similar cooking ability.

Of course, the fact that he didn't know how to use the stove before, and accidentally blew up someone else's shop and almost burned down the whole street, earning him the honor of being named "North Street Disaster," was entirely accidental.

The development and changes of stoves in the Nether are too rapid. When she first came down to the Nether, she was still in the era of wood-fired stoves and could not adapt to magic stone stoves.

But now that they've adapted, they can naturally use their divine authority to make delicious food.

"How is it, Broly? Is it delicious?"

"good to eat."

"How about I cook for you from now on?"

Hestia looked at the Saiyan boy with anticipation in her eyes.

"Lady Hestia, do you intend to discontinue having Seele cook for you?"

Beside him, Ryu had no choice but to ask.

"Waaah..."

Hestia was reminded that her family's three meals a day were outsourced.

"Ah, I'm quite busy every day. If I have to cook when I get home, it's quite tiring."

She quickly said.

Of course, if she can cook delicious food for her child and make Broly happy, Hestia doesn't mind being a little tired.

However, the important point is that outsourcing the three meals a day was to give Broly a legitimate reason to interact with the young cook.

"Then, Lady Hestia, may I ask you to give me private lessons when you have some free time in the future?"

"Huh?"

"Is that not allowed?"

"No, of course you can."

The loli goddess, who had voluntarily given up cooking, was pulled back to her senses before she could feel down, thanks to the Saiyan boy's request for special treatment.

Being given special treatment means that Broly considers his cooking skills to be better than those of the mascot girl.

Despite being someone Broly encountered, Hestia found herself on a higher level, and she felt quite pleased with herself.

Even the fish soup I drank seemed to taste even fresher.

"Lord Hestia..."

"Broly, is there anything else you want? Whatever it is, I'll grant it!"

Hestia immediately looked over and gave a warm response.

"I would like to ask a question."

"What's the problem?"

"The question concerns the resurrection."

"Huh?!"

Everyone at the table looked over.

"Lord Hestia, are you able to resurrect the deceased?"

Broly didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

This question elicited different thoughts from everyone present.

Bell thought of her deceased grandfather, Ais thought of her parents, Tiona thought of her roommates whom she had killed with her own hands because of the cruel policies of the Dou Kingdom, and Ryu thought of her former companions.

Even Lefia, whose life had been relatively uneventful, and Lily, who hadn't cared much about the deceased, were very concerned about this issue.

"Broly, is there someone important to you who has left this world?"

Hestia asked in a calm voice, "And only a child who has lost someone important might seek the miracle of resurrection."

No, not at all.

However, just as Hestia was ready to comfort the boy, Broly shook his head and gave a negative answer.

"Hey, then why did you ask that question?"

"Ryu, may I speak with Lady Hestia about your friend Adi?"

The tavern elf was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized.

The boy asked the question because of himself.

A complex mix of emotions welled up in Ryu's heart, and undoubtedly, a part of it was gratitude.

"Ah."

She nodded, and Broly then recounted what she had heard that morning.

Upon learning that it wasn't the boy who had lost someone important, but rather the tavern elf, Hestia secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, meeting Ryu's hopeful gaze, she gently shook her head: "Unfortunately, I cannot resurrect a child who has passed away."

Ryu: "..."

Although she had anticipated that she would receive an unsatisfactory answer, Ryu still felt a sense of disappointment after Hestia gave her a clear denial.

"Lord Hestia, is it that you cannot, or that all the gods cannot?"

However, Broly did not give up and continued to press for answers.

“I cannot, for my divine authority does not contain the power to resurrect others.”

Hestia was telling the truth.

"So, does that mean there are other gods who can resurrect others?!"

Liu asked, somewhat excitedly.

"Have."

Hestia gave an affirmative answer.

"That……"

"However, gods who possess the power of resurrection will not resurrect children who have already passed away in the mortal realm."

Before Ryu could ask further, Hestia continued.

"Ah, why is that?"

"Because of divine power, there are established rules among gods that they cannot arbitrarily use their divine power in the mortal realm."

Even for gods with the power of resurrection, the only way to resurrect a child who has already passed away in the mortal realm is to do so before the child's soul returns to the heavenly realm.

Otherwise, to cross the interface and summon the soul of the deceased back from the underworld, one would have to use one's own divine power.

And you probably already know the consequences of using divine power.

"Returned by the gods."

Aisti Liu gave the answer.

"That's right. If a god uses divine power without permission and comes to the mortal realm, he will be forcibly sent back to the heavenly realm."

Unless a deity with the authority to resurrect the dead is willing to be sent back to the heavens as a price, it is impossible to resurrect the deceased in the mortal realm.

However, this is basically impossible, Miss Ryu. What do you think the death of a child in the mortal realm means in the eyes of the gods?

"It would also make the gods who cherish the memory of lost children feel sad and heartbroken..."

"Indeed, but more often than not, those children who have passed away are seen by us as souls returning to the heavens, going to a place called the Underworld, to have a long and restful sleep."

As time passes and life changes in the mortal realm, the souls of the underworld will one day return to the mortal realm and regain their bodies and lives.

Although to your children it may seem like a completely new individual with the same soul, in our God's eyes, a child who has regained life has simply lost all past memories and embarked once again on a journey called "life".

Therefore, for God, all that is needed is to wait, and the children who have passed away in the lower realm will reappear in the future in a completely new form of life.

Although we may feel lonely while the children are away, we won't be too demanding.

Of course, I understand your desire to see the important person again, but what is impossible is impossible.

But perhaps I can have Broly use transformation magic to become the person you want to see, to make up for your longing for your past friends.

Hestia's words of comfort left Ryu somewhat silent.

"Thank you, but I think I'll pass..."

Although the suggestion of meal replacements was good, Ryu still restrained herself.

If Master Aqua were to come here and use the resurrection spell, would she be sent back, or would she be unable to be resurrected successfully?

Broly pondered this and pressed on, "Lord Hestia, can't you be a little more accommodating regarding the use of divine power?"

In Aqua's master's Celestial Realm, there are explicit rules against arbitrarily resurrecting mortals. However, in practice, Aqua demonstrated to her Saiyan student what it means to have a flexible bottom line for divine practice: "As long as I'm not discovered, I haven't broken the rules..."

"Well, the use of divine power in the lower realms can theoretically be accommodated, because this rule itself was established by the great gods working together and with the consent of all the gods."

Conversely, if the use of divine power is to be tolerated, then the great gods must agree, and the vast majority of the gods must not complain.

To achieve this, frankly, joining in for the fun is fine, and there might be exceptions, but resurrecting a deceased child…

Hestia didn't finish her sentence, but Ryu already understood that this was very difficult, so difficult that it was practically impossible to achieve.

Otherwise, when they learned of the deaths of Alyssa and the others, their goddess Astrea would not have looked so sad.

Well, the gods in the DanMachi world aren't without empathy. It's just that if every family in the lower realm that dies would come to them begging for mercy to revive them, and if they all agreed, the lower realm would have long since descended into chaos, probably becoming something like the dungeons.

Furthermore, since different gods have different intentions, benevolent gods can be so kind as to agree to the use of divine power to resurrect deceased children.

So, could an evil god also say that he wants to kill a large group of people and see the sad expressions of children in the lower world in order to gain the right to use divine power and wantonly kill in the lower world?

Extending this line of thought, the lower realm will soon become like the celestial realm of the past, where gods act recklessly and do whatever they please.

The lower realm is more fragile than the celestial realm, and it will likely be destroyed and turned into wasteland soon due to the gods' wanton actions.

"Ok."

Broly understood that if he wanted Aqua to come and help him in the future, he should do so secretly and not disturb the local gods who had high principles.

"Speaking of resurrection, I actually heard a story from my grandfather before."

Just then, Bell, the country boy, suddenly spoke up.

"What story?"

Everyone looked at the boy.

"A story about an ancient magician researching life magic, dating back over eight hundred years. In a powerful nation in the western part of the continent, a super magical genius was born, attempting to reach the realm of the gods and explore the mysteries of life..."

"Hey, Bell, you're not talking about the story of the Great Sage [Dio Orpheus], ​​are you?"

Tiona asked in surprise.

"Ah, yes, that's the story, Miss Tiona, you know it too?"

Bell nodded, then looked over in surprise.

"Because part of the other person's name sounds a bit like my name, I took a look. In the story, the sage invented the Philosopher's Stone, which could grant people immortality, but the other person's god took it as an offense. Therefore, in the end, the Philosopher's Stone was destroyed by the god, and even the sage who created the Philosopher's Stone was persecuted."

“Eh? Persecution? Miss Diona, the ending of the story you read is quite different from the ending of the story I heard.”

"Oh, and what's yours?"

"The Philosopher's Stone was indeed destroyed, but the sage was merely banished. In the time that followed, he still managed to achieve immortality. Although the specific method wasn't mentioned in the story my grandfather told, he did mention resurrection magic..."

In his quest for eternal life, the sage Dio Orpheus developed a magic to resurrect the dead. Although this magic has yet to successfully resurrect any life, it is recognized by some gods as a technology that transcends human intelligence and reaches the realm of the gods...

Bell recounted the story his grandfather had told him when he was a child, but Hestia didn't quite believe it after listening.

Especially when Bell asked who his grandfather was, and learned from the white-haired boy that the grandfather was just an old farmer who was quite knowledgeable about fairy tales, the Loli Goddess felt even more that the story of the sage was unreliable.

Of course, she didn't contradict him. When Broly looked over and asked if it would be acceptable for a human to use resurrection magic, she gave an affirmative answer: "The gods only restrict the use of divine power in the lower realms, not the resurrection itself."

If the miracle of resurrection were performed by a human, probably no deity would intervene; on the contrary, many deities would likely be eager to witness the child's miracle.

Having received Hestia's definitive answer, the question then arises: "Where do we obtain the Sage's resurrection magic?"

“Uh, don’t look at me. My grandfather never mentioned anything like this in the stories he used to tell me.”

After everyone looked over, Bell quickly waved his hand and said.

"Don't look at me. Before hearing Bell's story today, I didn't know that the story of the sage had such a sequel."

After being the center of attention, Tiona quickly shook her head.

"More than 800 years have passed, and the country of the sages in the story can no longer be found in reality. It is impossible to do archaeology."

Lefia, a former student in the school district, had heard of the land of sages, but that land had perished more than six hundred years ago.

As for the deity who supported that country, he was most likely defeated in the mortal realm and sent back to the heavens by the gods of the opposing forces.

"Although I don't believe the resurrection magic is real, perhaps, Miss Ryu, you could investigate at the guild's library."

Ryu: "..."

She's a wanted criminal, so she's going to the guild to investigate?
"I can help with that, you just need to ask Miss Eina for help."

Broly volunteered to take on the investigation task.

"Broly, thank you."

Then, he received thanks from the tavern sprite.

The pursuit of resurrection magic will likely yield a disappointing answer in the end.

But working together to do something is a process of creating shared memories.

The feelings that develop during this time will leave an indelible mark on each other's hearts...

Looking at the two of them, Hestia thought to herself.

(End of this chapter)