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

"Asuna?!"

"Hmm? What's wrong, Hestia-sama~"

"What are you laughing at!"

"Hmm... I remembered the happy times when we were together~!"

“Oh, is it true?

But I feel like you're not thinking about those things."

"How could I deceive my lovely Lord God?"

"Hmph~!"

Realizing that Asuna seemed to have some disrespectful thoughts towards her, Hestia immediately questioned her word by word.

However, no matter how serious her expression was, it would not give people the sense of oppression that came from her intimidating presence. Instead, it gave people the feeling of a child pretending to speak like an adult.

Plus Hestia's adorable face, it's even more tempting to pinch it.

In response to this, Asuna answered the loli god in front of her in a lighter tone.

However, Hestia certainly wouldn't believe this.

I just don't want to think on weekdays, it doesn't mean I'm a fool!

So Asuna gently touched Hestia's little head, and then expressed her love for Hestia with affectionate words, which made her calm down a little.

"By the way, where are Belle and Alyssa?"

Asuna took the cookies off the counter, placed them on her lap, and sat next to Hestia, chatting side by side.

I didn't see them when I passed by the upper floor.

I just went home and found that no one was home. After saying hello to Renge, Asuna went to look for Hestia according to the place told by God Hephaestus.

But what she didn't expect was that there was no trace of them here at Hestia.

I don't know where they both went.

Hearing Asuna's words, Hestia nodded gently and said, "Belle took Alisa back to her hometown. It seems that she wants to pay tribute to her grandfather."

"After Alyssa found out about this, she took the initiative to go with them, saying that she was worried that Belle would be lonely on the road...

Humph! Am I not lonely when I am alone at home? ! "

At the end, Hestia pouted in dissatisfaction, then hugged Asuna's arm and said coquettishly: "Fortunately, Asuna, you came back in time, otherwise I would have to sleep alone at home for the next few days."

"Worship?... If there's a chance next year, let's go together."

Asuna held Hestia in her arms and suggested softly.

After all, if Belle's grandfather hadn't instilled in her children's stories about meeting beautiful girls and becoming a hero since she was a child, Belle might not have come to Orario to become an adventurer.

So, they must thank Belle's grandfather who is suspected to be missing (deceased).

Well, after all, it’s a memorial service, so let’s buy a few bouquets of flowers.

By the way, tell Belle's grandfather about Belle's growth in recent days.

If this is the case, he would definitely feel relieved if he knew about this in the afterlife!

"Okay, talk to Belle then, and if possible, we can go to worship together."

"But... I wonder if there are any delicious specialties in Belle's hometown~"

"..."

(Zeus:??? Don’t come over here!!!)

After that, after chatting with Hestia for a while, a customer arrived.

However, judging from her clothes, she seemed to be a waitress on this commercial street.

And... well, that's the one from Hephaestus's family next door...

First of all, we can see that the god Hephaestus not only transferred the property at a low price, but also arranged people to buy things specially. This friendship between best friends is so enviable!

However, as the clerk (agent) finished her shopping, the number of customers in the store gradually increased as time passed.

A few are adventurers who come here to buy equipment, because these guys are either exhausted from buying new equipment, or they choose to continue making money because they don’t have enough money, so few people come here.

Nonsense, how can the things sold in a store that is combined with a branch of Hephaestus’s family be cheap?

Therefore, for this reason, there are very few adventurers coming to the store to buy things.

One is that he is bankrupt and cannot afford to buy anything, so he just takes a look, calls the seller a profiteer, and then leaves.

The other feels deep despair about his own poverty.

I finally saved up enough money, but in the end the price went up!

The adventurers who came with high hopes but left disappointed and decided to continue killing monsters and making money would never spend their money on such unnecessary indulgences.

Therefore, these young ladies from nearby shops became Hestia's regular customers.

In addition, Hestia is cheap and tastes good, so it is very popular among the store employees.

If they could leave their posts and slack off here, they would really like to come here every day to get close to Hestia and exchange feelings.

Cute girls are always likable, of course, provided that you ignore Hestia's extraordinary pair of breasts.

Otherwise, you will always be frustrated when you come to chat with her.

So, this afternoon, Asuna and Hestia were busy together.

Bags of biscuits were packed up and taken away, and Asuna saw a large number of young female shop assistants with great figures and unique looks pushing the door in one by one.

"I was wrong... I bought it too cheaply... So many people came to buy it..."

Asuna, who had said not long ago that no one would come, was embarrassed on the spot.

No one came?

Weren't those people who just came here human beings? !

Although some of them are not really human...but can you say this business is bad? !

"Well, actually it's not that bad. A group of people came to buy before noon. This is the second group. After that, there were basically no customers."

Hestia wiped the flour off her cheeks with a relaxed look, a look of joy from her labor on her face.

It feels so good to make money on your own!

However, I still like to get away with it!

"If no one comes in a little while longer, we can close the store."

Hestia drank the boiled water in the cup with a "ton ton ton" sound and said, "After that, I have to go buy some more goods and replenish the raw materials. I have to calculate today's income. After I get home, I have to research other snacks. After all, I can't just make cookies."

"Oh, by the way, we still need to recruit a few pastry chefs, otherwise if it's just me, I'll be too busy sometimes."

Looking at Hestia who took out a small notebook to record the schedule for the past few days, Asuna could only describe her as being impressed.

No wonder Hephaestus sounded so relieved before...

I see……

Chapter 46: Billions of years of friendship is no joke

Because there were fewer customers after the afternoon, and the materials purchased a few days ago were almost used up, Hestia left work early.

Taking Asuna with her to buy the materials needed for daily use.

"Oh~! It's Hestia, are you using up the materials so quickly? Business must be good!"

"No, no, it's okay, hehe~"

"Here, the same amount as before. Do you want to buy more?"

"No, if you buy too much and leave it for too long, the food won't taste good."

"Roar! Really? Well then, this is your legendary clan leader, right? It turns out to be just as the rumors say!"

"Yeah, yeah, I think so too!"

"Come more often next time, Goddess Hestia!"

"Next time definitely!"

The sturdy adventurer watched the two people, one big and one small, leave, and then quickly packed up his stall after making sure that Hestia and Asuna could not see him.

Then he closed the shop door, changed into blacksmith's clothes inside the house, and returned to the branch belonging to their Hephaestus family through the back door.

"Hey, Nora, is Goddess Hestia here to buy flour again?"

Another dwarf uncle who was drinking water asked with a smile.

"Yes."

The owner of the flour shop who had just greeted Hestia and the others with a smile now had a depressed expression on his face.

"I'm a master forger, but I didn't expect to end up selling flour."

"It's fine to sell flour, but the God doesn't allow us to set the price too high? How can that be called high? It's obviously the market price!"

Hearing his complaint, the dwarf uncle burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, it's rare that Goddess Hestia is willing to do business seriously. As her good friend, God Hephaestus will naturally help her."

"And it's not just you. Many people in other branches have temporarily 'changed careers'. Besides, we don't make money by selling those ingredients. Just think of it as a way to relax after forging."

Hearing his words, the adventurer named Nora seemed to be convinced and nodded subconsciously.

After all, Hestia is so cute.

Well, I'm squatting here forging iron and watching a bunch of rough guys every day. How can I slack off and talk to the lovely Lord Myth about how comfortable it is!

Nora, who had come to her senses, immediately picked up a sledgehammer and started hitting it "clang clang clang".

If I had known, I would have sold her less for free. With so many, it would take her several days to use them all...

Next time, I'll sell some snacks when I have time...

It’s not much, just enough for her to use up all the ingredients.

A certain forging master adventurer who had no shortage of money thought silently in his heart, and a hint of softening appeared on his face.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

On the other side, the dwarf uncle shook his head and made a light click of the tongue.

When Hestia first ate and drank for free in their clan, they liked her very much.

Until that guy keeps getting whores for free, keeps getting whores for free, keeps getting whores for free...

After Hephaestus could no longer tolerate her and threw her out of the house, he rarely saw a slightly doting expression on the faces of the adventurers in their clan.

"Men, have they forgotten the lesson Hestia taught them so quickly? Tsk tsk tsk."

The dwarf uncle shook his head silently in his heart and prepared to watch the show.

The same thing happened in other branches this afternoon.

After all, Hestia also wanted to make some snacks with different flavors. Selling cookies every day, customers never got tired of them, but she was tired of making them too.

As more food was purchased, Hestia rented a cart and put the food and herself on it.

Asuna was naturally the one pushing the cart, so the weight of these things was nothing to her.

In addition, Hestia looked very happy, and Asuna didn't want to disappoint her, so the two of them chatted while shopping.

The time spent shopping is often several times longer than that needed to do other things, and people cannot even notice the passage of time.

When Asuna and Hestia returned to their shop and unloaded the ingredients from the truck, it was almost evening.

Looking at the "high-quality and low-priced" ingredients in the compartment, Asuna could only sigh how delicious it was to have a rich friend.

On weekdays, the prices of high-quality ingredients are often much higher than those of ordinary ingredients.

But now, it’s almost too cheap, and it’s completely a loss-making business.

And Hestia had no experience before, so the reason why she went to buy things in the stores arranged by Hephaestus was actually Hephaestus's secret operation.

As for other people wanting to sell super high quality materials at super cheap prices like Hestia, that is completely impossible.