The Cloud-Raised Brave Man's Travels

"I know. This time someone sent you something, and our guild will pass it on to you."

"what?"

Aina stood up, took out something wrapped in cloth from the storage box in this room, and walked in front of Koya.

"This seems to be something sent by someone from your hometown. It's said to be your grandmother's relic."

"what?"

Keya was stunned. He clearly remembered that he had thoroughly cleaned his house before coming to Orario, and there was nothing like this. However, he still took it, opened the cloth, and examined the item.

"Bow? But why is there no bowstring?"

The bow in Keya's hand was somewhat ancient, the kind you could tell at a glance that it was an old artifact. It wasn't heavy, and he held it like a branch. There were sacred words engraved on the bow, but Keya couldn't read them.

"According to the person who gave us the bow, it seems to be the weapon your grandmother entrusted to him when she left the clan. Now it has been returned to its rightful owner. Do you remember it?"

"No, and it seems my grandma doesn't use a bow."

"Anyway, I've given you the things. This is the magic fee you need to exchange for magic stones."

He walked out of the guild in a daze, holding the bow, still confused about where it came from. In the alley nearby, Ota looked expressionlessly at the bow in Koya's hand before turning and walking away.

This bow actually has a connection to Koya's grandmother. It was once the weapon of a Level 7 adventurer from the Hera Familia. It's worth roughly 5 million faris today. Its most powerful feature is its ability to use magic to condense arrows, increasing their power as more magic is injected. This bow also fell into the hands of the Freya Familia through a series of coincidences. It might have originally gathered dust in the Freya Familia's warehouse, but now it's in Koya's hands.

After returning home, Koya told Hestia what had happened, and Hestia believed it.

How should I put it? Freya didn't know Koya's relationship with Hera, but she did know that Koya had a grandmother who had been an adventurer. Ota simply made up an excuse based on this known information. He thought that even if Hestia noticed the problem, she would keep the bow because of its value. Who would have thought Koya actually had a connection to Hera's family...

"Your grandmother is quite nice to you."

Hestia nodded in satisfaction, quite pleased with her sister's act of giving weapons to her lover.

"This bow of Koya's is not simple. Its bowstring probably can't be made with ordinary materials. I will bring it to Hefei tomorrow and let her help you string it."

"Well, please, Hestia."

Time passed quickly, and the next day, Koya took Hatsune into the dungeon, while Hestia took the bow to find Hephaestus.

"Hefei-chan, help me string the bow~~~"

"...You came here so early in the morning just for this?"

Hephaestus's brows knitted together, and a low pressure emanated from her entire body, causing Hestia to break out in a cold sweat. Hestia's timing was truly bad. Yesterday, Hephaestus had just gotten a new material to try out, but during the forging process, Hestia's intrusion caused the flame inside the forge to fluctuate, resulting in an imperfect fusion of the materials. This was something Hephaestus could not tolerate!

"Eh?"

Hephaestus raised all her weapons and punched Hestia on the head three times, knocking Hestia unconscious. As expected of the God of Forge, her punches were really powerful.

"Wow, sorry Hefei-chan, I didn't know you were forging."

"Never mind... a minor flaw can be fixed. But what kind of bow is it that makes you come to me to string it personally?"

"Qiang Qiang!"

"Oh? This bow is interesting. The sacred text on it seems to be transforming and amplifying, using magic power to condense the arrow... It's a good idea, but it's a bit unstable."

The anger in Hephaestus' heart instantly dissipated after she took the thing handed to her by Hestia. The craftsmanship of the bow in front of her was very interesting. It must be the work of the god of forging. Hephaestus had never seen the forging materials used. Could it be a product of the Zeus-Hera period?

"Hefei-chan, can you wind it up?"

"Sure, but even just the string for a good bow like this isn't cheap."

"Can I owe you money?"

The bowstring and the ring—these were the things Hestia had brought back. The ring was a gift Hephaestus had casually crafted using the new material from her forge, and the bowstring… was worth ten million faris. Yes, the Hestia family was already ten million in debt before the house was even finished. But Hephaestus didn't really care about the ten million; her family's daily turnover was in the hundreds of millions.

But in order to make Hestia, a lifelong spendthrift, change her bad habit of spending money lavishly, Hephaestus still said that Hestia's family could not buy equipment from Hephaestus's family until the 10 million was paid back.

·Dividing line·

"System, I want to go shopping!"

[Okay~~ Master, if you want something, it just so happens that Keya will be upgraded soon, so the purchased items can be fed back to you immediately. How lucky!]

"Da Vinci just tested my magic aptitude, and it's very poor, so!"

[So you want to buy magic skills? No problem. I have the talents of the top magicians in the magic world, as well as the most basic magic circuits in your world. I can even create large and small magic circuits for you!]

"I want to buy martial arts!"

【what? 】

The system was caught off guard by this sudden turn of events. It had already placed all sorts of magic skills on the front page of the store, and now you wanted to learn martial arts? Are you going to be a physical magician and punch the magic king?

"The most important thing in life is to listen to advice. Da Vinci said I don't have much talent for magic, and at most I can use the fixed magic tricks on my magic suit, but my martial arts talent is surprisingly good, with muscle density and reaction speed far exceeding that of ordinary people."

[I see. What kind of martial arts do you want to learn?]

'I want them all!'

[Then how about this? A martial art that can be used with any weapon.]

"Wow! That's it!"

Chapter 44: Development Direction

Debt... This is a word that will make people feel uncomfortable no matter which world it is placed in. The debt crisis of the Hestia group appeared at the right time. It pushed Koya to take that crucial step. Koya wanted to upgrade. After reaching Lv.2, he would explore the middle area with Hatsune Miku, and then hire a supporter. The million debt would be repaid soon.

"Koya, there's no need to be so anxious. Hephaestus won't urge us to pay back our debt."

"Actually, I feel like I've almost reached the limit of Lv. 1, so I'm not thinking about upgrading because of debt."

This was a lie. Koya's physical attributes continued to grow rapidly, but it was meaningless now. Koya had almost realized that there was no so-called level limit for him. If he wanted, he could even reach Lv.1 and have the strength of Lv.7. So it didn't matter when he upgraded. Furthermore, when he upgraded, something called Development Ability appeared, and the power it could exert was even comparable to that of his skills.

"I understand!"

Under Hatsune's gaze, Koya and Hestia began updating their stats. Sacred text emerged from Koya's back. His highest stat was Strength, which had even surpassed the SSS limit to EX1352. Over a thousand stats, unheard of...

"Koya, where are you going...wait, what is this?"

Development direction——Brave F.

Without further explanation, this was a development direction Orario had never considered. Hestia didn't know how this development direction would benefit Koya, but Koya only had this one ability. According to his training in the dungeon, it was clear that he would develop abilities like Hunter or Warrior, but now he only had one ability?!

"Hero? Well, that suits Koya quite well."

Hatsune also sat on the bed at some point, looking curiously at the gift behind Koya.

"Hatsune, can you read the sacred text?"

"Yes, most of the Muses' musical scores are written in sacred texts, so the first thing we Muses do when we join the clan is to understand the sacred texts."

"Hey, you two... stop chatting here like I don't exist. Hestia, is there something wrong with the direction I'm heading?"

"Hey, sorry, this is compensation."

Hatsune took off her shoes and sat on the bed, then placed Koya's head on her thighs. The faint fragrance surrounding her nose and the soft thighs made Koya almost forget who he was.

"I'll forgive you this time."

Koya controlled his desire and tried his best not to fall face down...

"Hey!! What are you doing? You don't take me seriously!"

Hestia slapped Koya's back angrily. Leveling up was supposed to be a serious matter, so how did it end up like this with pink bubbles popping out? And the one popping the bubbles was her lover. Was this a live NTR? Two members of the Familia were bullying the main god together?!

"Hestia~~ You are leveling up Koya right now."

"Well!!"

Watching Hatsune cradling Koya's head and caressing it left and right, Hestia felt like she was being provoked! She knew that going on adventures together could quickly increase their favorability, but this was increasing too fast!

"Koya, there's only one direction you can go when you level up, so this is the only option."

"Well, it's okay."

"And you've gained a new skill. Your training these past few days has been very effective."

Hestia copied this extra skill onto the parchment—

Skill: [Shoot Hundreds of Heads]

Martial Arts

Can be performed through various weapons, with different specific performances

The description of the skills was as clear and concise as ever, but Koya was still a little confused. He guessed that this was probably the work of the subsystem again, because he basically relied on instinct to fight monsters. Although he had mastered some techniques through Ai Si's training, he didn't know any martial arts at all.

"This skill...your grandma really loves you."

Hestia thought this skill was normal, shooting down a hundred heads... Hercules' famous martial arts. Since Coia was Hera's grandson, it was not impossible for Hercules to teach him martial arts personally. It was probably because his physical fitness was not up to standard and he could not perform this martial art.

"What does it have to do with my grandma?"

Koya was a little confused, and Hestia didn't dwell on this topic. She would never tell him Hera's true identity until Koya grew up to a certain level.

"Alright! The upgrade is complete, why don't you get off my lap!"

Hestia patted Koya on the back, inadvertently brushing off his question. Hatsune also realized something: Koya's grandmother might have some secrets that Koya wasn't meant to know, so she cooperated and began to muddy the waters.

"Actually, Koya doesn't have to get up. You must be exhausted from the dungeon today. Sleeping on the sofa must be uncomfortable. Now take a good rest."

Hatsune gently stroked Koya's hair, which felt so soft, like petting a kitten. Koya, however, didn't seem to be able to withstand the test. He had already turned face down, with his head resting on Hatsune's belly. Anyone who saw this would silently utter two words - bianta!

"You and Koya are developing so fast?"

This time, Hestia didn't charge in anger. She just sat cross-legged on Koya's butt and looked at Hatsune strangely. Hestia didn't quite understand why the relationship between these two people heated up so quickly?

"Liking someone is such an unreasonable thing. Some people can be together for a hundred years without any result, while others may find it hard to forget each other after just a fleeting encounter. Koya is handsome and treats me very well, so why wouldn't I like him? I like Koya very much! If my clan didn't need me, I would even want to have children for him!"

"You're very honest."

"There's no point in lying before God."

"Hmph! Remember, the first one to give birth to a child for Koya must be me, Hestia!"

"Hehe, that's not necessarily true. The time I've spent with Koya is much, much longer than it is with you, Hestia~~"

What's going on with this inexplicable competition? Koya was now buried between Hatsune's legs, not daring to look up, fearing that the flames of war would spread to him.

Chapter 45: Amazing

In the end, the fighting finally drew on Keya, leaving him up all night without sleep—but there was some good news: Keya no longer had to endure the pain until the house was finished. And another good news: the meal for two now became a meal for three! As for the bad news… was the broken bed in the basement considered bad news?

"Wuwu... Koya~~"

The three of them lay on the ground like this, with two layers of not-so-thick sheets underneath them. In fact, the sheets were wet after a night and it was not very comfortable to sleep on them, but there was no other way. The small sofa could not accommodate three people, so they had to make do with it.

"When our house is built, I will definitely put a big, sturdy bed in it!"

"Uh-huh--"

Hatsune Miku answered in a daze. She really had no strength left. Although she was Lv. 2, she couldn't withstand a beast plowing all night. Thanks to Hestia's help in sharing the firepower, otherwise she would not be able to go to the dungeon for at least two or three days. But even with Hestia sharing the firepower, Hatsune Miku probably wouldn't be able to get up today.

"Something's wrong... Wasn't it Koya who couldn't get out of bed the first time? Why am I the only one who can't get out of bed this time?"

Hestia lay on the bed sheets, her face full of confusion, her body sore and weak and she had no strength to move, but she had to admit that last night was indeed quite comfortable.

Koya moved the two to the sofa and let them continue to rest, then quickly ran to North Street to buy breakfast and started cleaning... Hestia was stunned by his nimble hands and feet.

"Koya, aren't you tired?"

Hatsune was now fast asleep on Hestia's lap. She was extremely tired last night. Perhaps it was because of the novelty of the situation that Koya spent significantly more time with her than with Hestia...

"I'm not tired, it's better that I haven't had enough fun yet!"

"..."

·Dividing line·

On the other side, several girls who were watching the live broadcast also did not sleep all night. Their sheets were wet and no one knew what they did last night.

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