Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 764 Provocation and Invitation

The swordswoman walked out of Loki's room.

"Ais, how are you?"

Tiona went up to her and asked.

Loki said I'm ready to level up.

"Ah, so Miss Ais, are you now a Level 6 adventurer?"

Beside her, the elven girl stared wide-eyed and asked.

No, not at all.

Ais shook her head, about to explain something, when Loki poked his head out from behind the door.

“Ais’s situation is a bit special, or rather, the same goes for both of you. Well, come in, I’ll update your stats together.”

Loki invited the two into the room, and first had Tiona take off her top. He then pressed his blood-stained fingers against the Amazon girl's wheat-colored back. When the girl's power level appeared on her back, Loki showed an expression that said, "I knew it."

"Tiona, you have also achieved a great feat that can be upgraded during this expedition."

"Okay~"

Upon hearing this, the Amazonian girl clenched her fist, a look of joy appearing on her face.

"However, I don't recommend you upgrade."

However, the next moment, she heard Loki say that.

"Huh, why?"

"It's simple, because upgrading is a negative benefit for you, just like for Ais."

Loki replied that he was still puzzled upon seeing the Amazonian girl, so he began to explain.

"Adventurers usually level up because their stats have reached the limit of their current level and can no longer be improved. That's when they pursue leveling up to gain the opportunity to continue growing."

But you are different. With the help of Broly's Wings skill, there is no limit to the improvement of your stats. So, what you need to consider is not the issue of reaching the limit of your stats and needing to level up, but how to gain more experience faster and in order to improve your stats.

The acquisition of experience can be divided into two aspects: one is the experience gained through self-training, and the other is the experience gained by defeating monsters.

From an adventurer's perspective, the latter is the simplest and most straightforward way to gain experience, but high-level adventurers cannot gain experience by fighting low-level monsters.

Tiona, you are currently an adventurer at level 5. Normally, you will not gain experience points when fighting monsters below level 5. However, if you level up to level 6, you will not gain experience points when fighting monsters below level 6.

Conversely, if you maintain your level 5, you can gain experience points by fighting level 5 monsters, and your stats will continue to grow, making you far stronger than a normal level 5 adventurer. In other words, your monster-killing efficiency will increase..."

After a somewhat convoluted explanation, Loki concluded: "Staying at your level and grinding monsters to gain experience and improve your stats is the most correct, effective, and easiest way for you to become stronger!"

"It's a pity you met Broly a little too late, otherwise I would definitely have suppressed your levels. The lower your level, the easier it is to gain experience points, and defeating monsters that are many levels higher than you will also give you more experience point bonuses."

"Fortunately, Lefia is only Lv.3 right now, so as long as she fights Lv.3 monsters, she can keep getting stronger."

As they spoke, Lefia was also ordered to take off her top, and Loki's bloodstained fingers touched the elven girl's smooth back.

Looking at the ability panel that appeared on the elf girl's back, which was also above the limit, she couldn't help but sigh and say, "Your potential has now surpassed Ais's. Hmm, I also suggest that you can level up, but don't level up and instead focus on leveling up your abilities."

"Sizzle~"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lefia stood up abruptly, the chair legs scraping against the floor with a screeching sound.

"Hey, Lefia, what are you doing? I haven't even copied your stats yet."

Loki held a blank sheet of ability value rubbing paper in his hand and looked at the elf girl with a puzzled expression.

"Lord Loki, I want you to help me level up."

"Hey, why? Was my explanation not clear enough?"

"No, that's not it. It's that I don't intend to become Mr. Broly's wife."

"Uh, you knew about this?"

"Yes, I understand. I heard it from Mr. Broly when I went down into the dungeon this time."

"I'm not too surprised that the elves can't accept being part of someone else's harem. But what does that have to do with you wanting me to help you level up?"

"Invisible wings are something Mr. Broly should have given to his future wife. I don't even want to agree to be his wife, yet I continue to enjoy this skill. I don't think that's right."

Lefia was rather rigid and methodical. She was clearly not the kind of girl who wouldn't agree to marry someone but would still string them along to enjoy the benefits that the other person would give her as a future wife. At this moment, when updating her ability values, she intended to draw a clear line.

“Okay, I understand. However, skills that have been updated will not disappear just because of the upgrade, even if they are temporary. But the subjective authority to grant you this skill is on Broly’s side.”

"Hmm, there are still two basic abilities on your panel that haven't reached their limit yet. How about this, you can go talk to Broly and ask him to take back your wing skill. I'll upgrade them for you after your other two basic abilities reach their limit."

Loki stroked his chin and said this, then silently put away the paper he had prepared to use to imprint the elf girl's ability values.

Ais, who could read sacred texts, remained silent as she looked at the ability value panel on Lefia's back, which showed that all of them had exceeded the 1-second limit.

Before the elven girl could even come to him to distance herself, Broly received a tip-off from Loki, the Lord of the Twilight Mansion.

The letter essentially told Broly to prepare himself for Lefia's intention to distance herself from him, and ideally, to get the Saiyan boy to come up with a way to win back the elf girl before Lefia came to explain.

"Brother Broly, I told you not to reveal your true intentions until the very end. Now look what's happened, your elven wife who was almost in the room has flown away."

That evening, Lily Luca complained about Loki's letter.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. We need to help figure out how to get Broly to win back Lefia's child."

As the Lolita goddess spoke, she sat cross-legged on the bed, arms crossed, looking as if she were deep in thought.

"Hestia, you actually helped come up with ideas for this?"

Hephaestus was somewhat surprised. It was one thing to be willing to let Broly build a harem, but to worry about the boy's impending failure in his encounter with another woman was another matter entirely.

"Of course, I am not only the goddess of the hearth, but also the goddess of the family. My divine authority includes the protection of harmonious and happy families. Now that my child's future family is about to be incomplete, how can I not worry about him?"

"Lord Hestia, don't you get jealous because there are more rivals competing for your affections?"

"Jealous? Ha, of course I will. For example, when you pick up Broly upside down and greedily eat him, I feel very uncomfortable. But uncomfortable as I am, I can make Broly make up for it with me. As for making you divorce him, that's impossible."

"So, do you have any good ideas now?"

"not yet."

"How about we make Broly act even more domineering, like when he insisted on running into you and Lilyluka?"

Hephaestus suggested.

. . . .

“Mr. Broly, may I ask you to come out for a moment? I have something I want to talk to you about.”

The next day, Lefia came to visit, along with Ais and Tiona.

"Ah."

Under the watchful eyes of Hestia and Hephaestus, Broly agreed and went outside with the elven girl.

"Tiona doesn't mind you meeting multiple people, but Miss Ais has her own purposes and ideas. I respect Miss Ais's choice and will not hinder your encounters."

However, Mr. Broly, I personally really cannot accept the idea of ​​having a harem, so please take back my invisibility wing ability.

"Well, Lefia, I respect your current wishes, but I still want to try my best. I wonder if you could give me this opportunity?"

"what……"

Lefia's mind went blank for a moment; she should have already clearly expressed her refusal.

“Mr. Broly, you won’t get anything in return for doing this. I’m not the kind of person who would give myself away so easily for a little benefit, well, even a very big one!”

Even Lefia couldn't bring herself to say anything against her conscience about the effects of the invisible wings skill, but she still seriously warned the Saiyan boy—be careful, it might all come to nothing.

"I know, but you might change your mind in the future."

Broly nodded.

"Absolutely impossible."

The elven girl vehemently denied it.

"Okay, even if you can't agree to be my wife in the future, there's no need for me to take back your wing skill, is there?" "Uh, but I still won't agree."

"But we're friends, aren't we? Anyway, the wing skill doesn't cost me anything. Giving you a friend is beneficial to me, and it won't do me any harm either."

Or perhaps, Lefia, you're worried that your future self might change her mind because of this, which is why you want to distance yourself from me and not even want to be friends anymore?

"Waaah..."

The elven girl was somewhat speechless.

"Broly, if you end up with a disappointing result from me, that's not my problem!"

"Ah."

Looking at the elven girl whose face was flushed and who seemed a little angry, Broly nodded in agreement with her preemptive statement of irresponsibility.

"By the way, Lefia, are you still going to stay here?"

The elven girl wanted to say no, but seeing the boy's expression that seemed to say, "Are you worried I'll change my mind?", she immediately changed her mind again.

"Yes, of course I'll stay. Until Miss Ais officially marries you, I will keep a close watch on you and will absolutely not allow you to do anything to Miss Ais that can only be done after the two of you are married!"

"What things?"

"that is……"

Lefia was about to answer when she paused.

She looked at the Saiyan boy who was intently looking at her, and the tips of her ears immediately turned red.

"Ugh, you're such a bad guy!"

The elven girl ran away in shame and anger, while Broly scratched his head as he watched her retreating figure.

"Well done, Broly!"

Lily Luca peeked out from behind the bushes.

"That's a brilliant tactic of provocation."

Chun also stood up from her prone position, clearly having been eavesdropping from behind the bushes.

"But Brother Broly, what if Miss Lefia doesn't change her mind in the end?"

"That's the only way. I've done all I can."

"Brother Broly, aren't you going to be a little tougher on Miss Rafia?"

"No, I respect her choice."

After thinking for a moment, Broly gave his honest answer.

"Hey, then why are you being so tough on me and Lady Hestia?"

Lily Luca was puzzled.

"Maybe I like you guys more."

Possessiveness only arises from liking someone. As for Lefia, well, she's probably somewhere between a normal good friend and someone slightly above Broly.

If it weren't for the fact that she was recognized as a target of Crystal Palace's pursuit, she wouldn't even be as good as Tiona, the Amazonian girl who took the initiative to approach her.

At least, in Broly's personal opinion, he preferred the more easygoing Tiona.

. . . .

"Miss Phil Weiss..."

Lefia ran away from the House of Hearths and instead of returning to the House of Twilight, she went to the Dionysus Familia's residence and found the White Witch to complain to.

"Broly is a despicable guy, isn't he? I think he was just messing with me on purpose in the end!"

"Perhaps they really don't know."

"Impossible, I clearly heard it outside his tent in the dungeon..."

At this point, the elven girl paused.

"Hmm, Lefia, what did you hear?"

"Ah, Miss Philweis, are you trying to play a trick on me too?"

"Huh?"

Seeing the puzzled look on the White Witch's face, the elven girl's expression softened, though her cheeks flushed slightly, and she recounted what she had heard.

“There were suppressed breathing sounds coming from inside the tent; it was Miss Tsubaki, and Tiona too…”

White Witch: "..."

"Mr. Broly is indeed a villain, juggling multiple relationships and still trying to provoke you."

She agreed with the elf girl.

. . . .

Broly had no idea that two elves were talking badly about him behind his back. That evening, when he had arranged to have a celebratory feast with Loki's Familia at the Lady of Abundance, the mascot girl came to his door.

"Broly, where's the amulet I gave you?"

Seele asked him directly about the amulet.

"Oh, I put it in a safe place, what's wrong?"

"Amulet, amulet, what kind of amulet is it if you don't carry it with you at all times?!"

Helen Shirley complained loudly. Who knew that her goddess would send out the surveillance equipment but not see anything? The irritability that had been surging in her heart lately was making her, the stand-in, feel uncomfortable!
"Uh, sorry, I'll carry it with me from now on."

Broly quickly apologized.

"never mind."

Seele exhaled, composed herself, and said, "Welcome back safely from the dungeon, Broly."

"Yes, thank you."

"By the way, didn't Ryu come back with you?"

“Yesterday, when I came up, I met Liu on the 18th floor. She said she still needed to grind monsters in the dungeon to make money.”

Is that so?

Seele nodded, paused, and then said to the boy, "Liu is a bit stubborn, so don't forget to promise me that you'll have a proper encounter with her."

"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten."

"That's good."

The victory celebration began, and since Hestia intended to keep a low profile and make a fortune, Loki claimed the main credit for this joint expedition as going to his own family.

"I won't take advantage of you for nothing. Here's some compensation for you. Hmm, how about we go to the beach in Harbor Melon to relax?"

The flat-chested, drunken goddess opened her arms and put one arm around Hestia and one around Broly's neck, then asked a question.

"Ha, Harbor Melen is right next to Orario, what kind of compensation or benefit is this?"

Hestia pushed away Loki's face as he leaned in and said with some dissatisfaction.

“Normal beaches don’t really qualify as compensation, but what if I brought some pretty girls from my clan there, dressed in swimsuits, to play with me?”

"What's wrong? Do you want to find more girls for my child?"

"That depends on his own wishes. But Hestia, don't you want to see your child look good in a swimsuit? Broly's body feels great to the touch. If he took off his clothes and put on a swimsuit, he would definitely look amazing."

Hestia: "..."

I've seen them even when they're not wearing anything, and I've even touched them and kissed them. Why would I need to see them wearing swimsuits?

But then again, it's not entirely impossible for a Saiyan-like young boy in a beach swimsuit.

(End of this chapter)