I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

Asuna looked at the shops around her. Those shops were not all weapon shops under Hephaestus. There were also weapon shops opened by other families.

After all, there are so many adventurers in Orario. Even if the Hephaestus family has sufficient manpower, it is impossible for them to provide sufficient weapons and equipment for the entire adventurer city on their own.

What Asuna was looking for was a branch of the Hephaestus family here.

The reason, of course, is that the god Hephaestus sold the shop next to the branch to Hestia at a low price.

The so-called low price is, of course, a price far below the market price that Hestia cannot let know.

When Asuna found out how much the shop charged Hestia for the sale, she couldn't help but feel a little envious of Hestia.

This shop is giving away things for free, and they give things away as soon as they are asked. This kind of relationship is definitely not the kind of relationship that ordinary friends of God should have!

After learning the address of Hestia's shop from the god Hephaestus not long ago, Asuna pretended to go home to get her equipment.

After taking a short detour and handing over the low-level equipment to the god Hephaestus for experiments, Asuna came to find Hestia.

In Orario, there is no need to worry about the safety of the gods. Even gods with bad relationships will not fight in the underworld because of conflicts between them.

If it's just close combat, scratching the face and head, it's fine, at most it would be a joke, but once you use divine power, you will be sent back to the realm of gods.

Oh, yes, the exceptions are gods with whom one has a particularly deep relationship.

The only gods who would be sent back would probably be those who were in marginal positions, easy to be bullied, or those who annoyed the gods.

Think of Freya, the famous goddess who lives on top of the Guild's Tower of Babel. She won't be sent back even if she uses her divine power.

There's nothing we can do about it. Who made her have so many supporters? Even though those supporters are all male idols and have had certain relationships with Freya that everyone understands, there's nothing we can do about it. The minority must obey the majority.

The goddesses in the underworld have no advantage over those horny male gods, so even if Freya uses her divine power.

As long as she doesn't use it in front of everyone, basically no one will bother her. Well, maybe a handsome guy will ask her and then stay in her bed.

In comparison, the other goddess of beauty who controls Happy Street is far inferior and cannot be compared with Freya at all.

Although they are both well-known buses, no matter in terms of status, temperament, personality and the degree of control over people's hearts, the other goddess of beauty was simply pinned to the ground and hammered by Freya.

If Freya didn't want to get involved with the goddess of beauty on Happy Street, with Freya's ability, she could just mention the matter to a few male gods, and they would rush to help, making the matter a safe and secure place, and sending another goddess to heaven.

Given the temperament of those male gods, the ascension process would probably last for several days and nights. After all, after sending away this goddess who could come at any time, there would only be Freya left. If there were any legitimate reasons, they would not feel comfortable spending the night at Freya's place.

And this goddess of Happy Street?

Come on, you have opened a fun street, and the adventurers under you are all combat whores. Isn't it obvious what you want to do?

Although both of them use the same method to win over the male god, their realms are completely different, so the final results are naturally different.

On background… no, the importance of bedmates.

After searching the streets for a while, Asuna finally found a branch belonging to the Hephaestus family.

"Hmm? Isn't this the one..."

Looking at both sides of this branch, one was selling elixirs, and the other was selling some small props necessary for the dungeon. The petite figure of Hestia was nowhere to be seen.

"Keep looking. Hopefully there won't be too many."

Asuna looked around, then joined the crowd and searched everywhere.

However, after walking around for nearly ten minutes, Asuna came across five or six branches belonging to the Hephaestus family.

Asuna felt speechless when she thought of what the god Hephaestus said not long ago: "I didn't make any money."

On this street alone, I see five or six branches belonging to your family, and you tell me you didn’t make any money?

There is no telling how many shops there are on the other streets, not to mention the floors of the Tower of Babel that you have specially booked as shops.

In the Tower of Babel where every inch of land is valuable, being able to purchase the right to use a store there is enough for a small or medium-sized family to celebrate for half a day. And you guys have directly booked several floors to sell equipment. You are really rich!

Moreover, those sold in the Tower of Babel are the most expensive weapons and equipment. Any one of them can bankrupt a small or medium-sized clan, and make a large clan pay for it with tears in their eyes, saying it is really good.

Of course, if you want a weapon made by the god Hephaestus himself, you can bring the main god of the clan and go talk about it.

Finally, as long as the money is in place, it's fine. If the equipment is too troublesome, you have to pay more!

Just the two items that Asuna asked Hephaestus to make to suppress her own charm ability cost 200 million Valis, and he also gave away several pieces of equipment from SAO.

And this is just a friendly price after Hestia came forward. If it was Hephaestus's enemy in the gods' world, well, the price would probably be sky-high.

Fortunately, there are many gods in Orario who can forge. Otherwise, those gods who once offended Hephaestus would have gone bankrupt because of their equipment.

"Abesha, are we there yet?"

Before she knew it, Asuna suddenly found herself at the store next to the Hephaestus Familia branch.

　Crowdfunding group 4561②⑦940 Looking at the big words written on the store sign, Asuna felt a deep sense of malice for some reason?

Yabesha...Ya was killed...

Although the name of the store is taken from one character each of Asuna, Belle, and Alisa, Asuna couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine when she saw the name.

It seemed that, in some shadow, there really was someone holding a dagger and wanting to assassinate him.

Chapter 44: Let go, I haven’t washed my hands!

"Dingling bell~"

"Welcome~!"

I pushed open the door and a crisp bell rang.

No one knew what this shop was used for before. The space was not very big, so there was only a counter for snacks and some green potted plants, and nothing else.

Because it is right next to the weapons shop of the Hephaestus family, you can vaguely hear some slight collision sounds here.

That should be the sound made by adventurers who were testing the quality of weapons or armor by deliberately knocking them with their hands.

Behind him, there was the sound of blacksmithing that seemed to never stop.

Making a piece of equipment that satisfies both blacksmiths is an extremely long process.

Because sometimes some small mistakes may make all your previous efforts go to waste, and you will have to start all over again.

It is also possible that the equipment you created is different from what you expected, so you naturally have to start over.

It was thanks to Hestia that she could tolerate the noise of the ironwork. No, or had she gotten used to it when she was living and eating for free at the Lord Hephaestus's place?

Asuna thought of another answer and complained in her mind.

When the doorbell rang, Hestia's energetic voice suddenly rang out from the back kitchen of the store.

Before Asuna could check what snacks were on the counter, a certain twin-tailed goddess calmly came out with a plate of freshly baked snacks.

"Ah!! It's Asuna!"

"Well, I'm back, Hestia."

However, Hestia did not do what Asuna imagined and drop the plate and run over to hug her. Instead, she quickened her pace, walked behind the counter, stepped onto a small stool and showed her little head. Then she pushed the plate of cookies in her hand, which was still emitting slightly hot steam, towards her with an expression that seemed to be seeking credit.

"Come, try my cookies. They're not as good as the ones you made, Asuna, but they're not bad either."

As she spoke, Hestia supported her cute cheeks with her hands and gently shook her little head, causing her long ponytail to sway along with it.

Hestia narrowed her big watery eyes and said with a smile.

There was a hint of anticipation in his tone.

She seemed to want Asuna to praise her.

"Really? But if it tastes really good, why doesn't anyone buy it?"

Asuna teased as she picked up a cookie and put it into her mouth.

"Well, there won't be many people buying cookies at this time, and most people will prepare their own, so there will be even fewer people buying cookies."

Although it was related to her own business, Hestia didn't seem to care at all. It was obvious that this girl still lost interest in money after becoming an invisible rich woman.

Start to be a little rich god who experiences life.

"It's not bad."

Asuna swallowed the cookie in her mouth and gave her a moderate answer.

"Really? Then can I raise the price?!"

Hestia asked in surprise after hearing this.

You know, the level that Asuna mentioned as "not bad" is already good enough to become a restaurant chef.

In other words, my own snacks are actually super delicious~!

"..."

Touching Hestia's head speechlessly, Asuna advised helplessly: "It's not a good idea to suddenly raise the price right after the opening..."

"Besides, biscuits are snacks that are basically eaten with afternoon tea, but as for the Familias, they all make them themselves. How come... apart from Loki, why would anyone buy them?"

"We'll run it this way for a while, and when we've gained some reputation, we can find a few families to cooperate with, and we'll supply them with snacks."

As she spoke, Asuna picked up a cookie from the plate beside her and put it to Hestia's mouth.

"Ah~!"

Hestia opened her mouth slightly and took the cookie into her mouth, not even letting go of Asuna's fingers.

"Hehe~"

There was a glimmer of joy in those big blue eyes, and he even let out two complacent hums.

Asuna's expression changed, and she quickly put her other hand on Hestia's head and spoke hurriedly.

"Let go, let go. I just came out of the dungeon and haven't had time to wash myself yet."

“Uwaaa! Pfft, pfft, ugh…!”

Hearing Asuna's words, Hestia's delicate little face suddenly became extremely stiff, and the smile in her eyes completely disappeared. She quickly opened her mouth, leaned towards the trash can behind the counter, and spat out the biscuits and saliva in her mouth.

"Here, drink some water and rinse your mouth."

Asuna walked to the back kitchen of the store helplessly, poured a glass of water for Hestia and quickly handed it to her.

"Um...thank you..."

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle."

Hestia quickly took the cup of water, took a big gulp, rinsed her mouth, and then drank another big sip. Then she tilted her head back and made a "gurgling" sound as if she had just brushed her teeth in the morning.

"Ah, come on, Asuna, you didn't touch some weird monster corpse with that hand, did you?!"

Afterwards, Hestia moved two stools from the kitchen, sat down with Asuna, and asked with a very serious expression.

"If I were to accidentally contract some disease and die, and then return to the God Realm, I would become a huge joke among the gods!"

"Don't worry, at most I just touched the magic stone or something... I didn't touch anything disgusting..."

"Besides, if I really touched something, I would definitely wash my hands afterwards, right?! Hestia, what are you thinking?"

But it is true, he was clearly a god, but the final cause of death was due to infection by an unknown virus...

A virus that can kill gods...

emmmmmmmmm

Does this virus really exist in this world?

Although these gods have sealed their own divine powers and their physical fitness is similar to that of ordinary humans, their bodies are still genuine divine bodies.

In the lower world, their so-called death is nothing more than the passive release of the seal on their own divine power, and then they return to the realm of the gods under the supervision of the gods.

However, if Hestia was really sent back to the God Realm because of illness, it would be a huge joke.

Anyway, regardless of what happens to other gods, Loki will definitely celebrate big when he hears the news.

There's nothing you can do about it. They are rich and willful. If they want to hold a banquet, they can do it easily.

What's more, the one who made this joke was his "old rival" Hestia. Isn't this something worth celebrating?

Hahahaha

Chapter 45: Hestia is impressive

Asuna couldn't help but laugh softly at the thought.

This also caused Hestia's dissatisfaction.