Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 690 Misunderstandings from Different Perspectives
"What's that smell? It smells so good~"

As the cat-girl Anya passed by, her keen sense of smell detected an aroma different from the restaurant's usual dishes. Following the scent, she saw a gray-haired girl placing a plate in front of a dwarf male customer.

. . . .

"This is?"

Broly looked at the meat dish in front of him with some surprise, which was covered in some kind of red sauce, and asked the gray-haired girl with some curiosity.

"Mr. Broly, this is our restaurant's new dish, steak with red wine sauce."

Helen Hill answered.

"I don't think I ordered this, did I?"

Broly asked.

"This is specially prepared for you to try."

"But I don't drink alcohol."

Helen Hill: "???"

[Seele Frova, happiness level decreased...]

Just as the girl was thinking to herself, "How could I possibly meet someone who doesn't drink?", Broly received a notification that the girl's happiness level had decreased.

"Don't worry, the wine in the red wine sauce evaporates during the cooking process. It's called red wine, but it only tastes similar. You won't get drunk even if you eat it!"

Helen Hill was somewhat annoyed, but she still smiled gently as she introduced the dishes.

Broly looked at the Crystal Palace panel; it seemed he had no choice but to eat it.

"Then I'll give it a try."

He forked a piece of meat, opened his mouth, and took a bite.

The medium-rare steak was very tender, and the complex aroma of the red wine sauce quickly burst in his mouth.

The aroma of meat mixed with the scent of dry red wine caught Broly's eye.

"Well, Mr. Broly?"

The gray-haired, gray-eyed girl watched him from the side, her face showing both anticipation and nervousness.

"It tastes amazing; it's one of the best meat dishes I've ever had."

Broly praised him sincerely.

[Seele Frova, happiness level is increasing...]

He quickly received a notification that the girl's happiness level had been restored.

Helen was indeed pleased that her culinary skills, honed while serving Lady Freya, had been praised by others.

"That's wonderful! By the way, Mr. Broly, do you know who made this dish?"

The girl steered the conversation, trying to connect the delicious food with the character of Seele in order to attract the boy's attention.

"Did Miss Seele make this?"

Broly asked a question he already knew the answer to.

"Hey, you actually guessed it?!"

Helen Hill also feigned surprise.

"I never expected Miss Seele to have such excellent cooking skills."

Broly praised him again.

"No way, I was just trying it out..."

Helen Hill continued her performance, her lovely face turning slightly red.

. . . .

"Liu, when did our restaurant start offering new dishes?"

On the other side, Anya, standing in front of the kitchen door, asked the female elf beside her curiously.

"We haven't introduced any new dishes at our restaurant."

"Ah, what's this?"

"Seele likes that boy."

"what?!"

The other catgirl, with her sharper ears, overheard this and came over to inquire.

“Xier said that the boy was cute when he ate, and she fell in love with him at first sight.”

Ryu quietly shared information with the people around her. The people working in the store were all good friends. Xi'er seemed a little humble towards the boy she liked. Ryu felt that the more people knew about this, the more people could keep an eye on things and prevent her friend from being deceived in her feelings.

"Eating is cute? Is that really a reason to like someone?!"

Lunova was somewhat puzzled.

"I observed for a while just now, and when that guy eats something delicious, he makes a satisfied expression. Just looking at it on the surface, it is indeed a bit cute, just like the expression Anya makes when she eats a delicious cake."

Liu said seriously.

"Oh, is that so? Well, that could actually be a reason to like it!"

Chloe nodded.

"Hey, don't use me as an example!"

The cute little cat girl muttered under her breath, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Hey, is anyone else coming to bring the food?!"

Just as the four waitresses were huddled together in the bountiful hostess tavern, whispering amongst themselves, Mia, the little giant who had been waiting in the kitchen for ages for no one to bring out the dishes, finally couldn't help but yell at the outside.

"Oh, Mia's mom is angry. Let's talk after get off work. Let's get back to work!"

Upon hearing the roar, Anya, Chloe, and Lunova scattered like birds, some serving dishes and others refilling wine.

. . . .

"Miss Seele personally prepared this dish, but only served it to my son Broly. Could it be that you've taken a liking to this child?"

On Broly's table, the Lolita Goddess jokingly asked the girl next to her the signboard girl a question.

"Oops, have I been found out? My goddess, you won't blame me, will you?"

Helen Hill clicked her tongue inwardly, but her face showed a shy expression of being seen through.

"Not at all. I'm overjoyed that my child is so popular with a lovely girl like you."

Hestia's acting was equally impressive, and she asked again, "Miss Seele, would you mind if I also tried some of your cooking?"

"Of course I don't mind."

What else could Helen Heer say but agree?

"Yes, it is indeed very delicious. Miss Seele will definitely be a good wife and mother in the future."

After tasting a piece of beef with red wine, Hestia praised it.

"By the way, Miss Seele, would you be interested in joining my familia?"

Then, the loli goddess suddenly extended an invitation to the other party.

"Eh?!"

Helen Hill was taken aback at first, then quickly waved her hand in refusal.

"I'm sorry, Lady Hestia, I have no intention of joining your kin."

Just kidding. If I were to actually join the Hestia Familia and be blessed by the loli goddess in front of me, my true identity would be exposed.

“Miss Seele, our clan is quite powerful. Wouldn’t you like to consider it?”

"Rather than joining a familia, Seele would rather be a good waitress at the Abundant Mistress's Shop."

Helen Hill carefully chose her words before answering Hestia's question.

"Ah, that's a real pity. Our clan is actually missing a skilled cook."

Hestia showed a disappointed expression. She wanted to help her boy win over this human girl and create an environment where he could have the advantage of being close to her.

[Perhaps, I can help Lady Freya find out information about the boy she wants...]

After a quick thought, Helen said, "If it's just a cook's job, I can consider it."

"Hey, really?"

The loli goddess's eyes lit up.

"However, you need to give me time to consider it."

Helen quickly explained that she actually needed to report to Lady Freya.

“Miss Seele, this is the location of our Hestia Familia.”

The loli goddess wrote down the specific address of her clan on a piece of paper and handed it to the girl next to her.

"If you've made up your mind, you can come and work for our family anytime. The salary is negotiable, and we guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"Lady Hestia, thank you very much for your appreciation. I will come and give you an answer once I have made up my mind."

Helen Hill took the note, replied with a comment, and then stopped trying to woo the boy, citing the need to serve other guests.

That concludes tonight's dinner. However, when it came time to pay the bill, Broly, citing his own lateness, paid first and treated everyone to a meal.

"Oh, Mr. Broly, I'm so sorry!!"

Lefia and Ais were actually prepared to treat everyone, and they carried money with them.

"It's alright, next time, next time you can treat us."

For Broly, spending money to treat others to meals was no big deal; what mattered was having the opportunity to have another meal with her new targets.

"Alright, we'll treat you next time."

The swordswoman nodded.

"By the way, Mr. Broly, are we going to the dungeon again tomorrow?"

At the entrance of the Abundant Mistress's shop, as she was about to say goodbye to the boy and the others, Lefia suddenly asked a question.

"Yeah, I'm going."

Broly nodded; Lily's special training had to continue.

"I'll pick you up again tomorrow."

He said.

"Ah, there's no need for that. You'd have to take a long detour to get here from our clan. Miss Ais and I can meet you at the central square."

Lefia quickly replied, while the elven girl had her own little scheme, wanting to go for a morning walk with Miss Ais.

"That's fine, but you must remember to eat breakfast."

Broly gave a few instructions and then led the goddess and the little girl back.

. . . . .

Back home, when Hestia was updating the boy's daily stats, she started talking about her opinion of the tavern girl.

"That girl named Seele, she may not like you as much as she makes it seem."

"Eh?!"

"Lord Hestia, are you sure? I think that girl named Seele is practically sticking her body to Brother Broly."

The little girl thought the goddess might be mistaken. She could tell from what happened in the tavern that the human girl named Seele was showing affection to the boy.

"That's probably a normal business tactic, to make Broly think she has feelings for him or something, but my divine eyes won't be wrong."

When I tentatively asked Seele's child if she had fallen for Broly, she said that her feelings had been discovered, but her heart wavered, clearly a lie.

On the contrary, the seemingly aloof elf waitress was secretly observing Broly (while he was eating) from a short distance away, and I could clearly see the amused look in her eyes (like someone enjoying a mukbang).

"Oh, is that so?"

It has to be said that the misunderstanding here is somewhat delightful.

"Overall, I think that girl named Seele is a bit too calculating and might be a little hard to meet, while that girl named Liu is more likely to be successful."

After Hestia made a copy of the latest ability information and handed it to Broly, she shared her thoughts on the two girls in the tavern.

"No matter what, I will try to meet (win over) either Miss Seele or Miss Ryu."

The information Hestia gave him was somewhat contradictory to the information displayed on the Crystal Palace panel.

Although Miss Liu's happiness stat broke through the zero mark tonight and became 2, it is still a bit behind Miss Xi'er's happiness stat, which has reached 17 points.

Since happiness stats can reveal how much others (the target of your pursuit) like you, Seele's pursuit difficulty is clearly lower than Ryu's.

"Broly, you're such a womanizer! Do you know how much jealous I was tonight, helping you find out the personal information of all the girls you want to meet?"

The loli goddess raised her hand and patted the boy on the back, complaining a little.

"Lady Hestia, you've worked so hard. Let me give you a massage."

The loli goddess exclaimed in surprise as she was pulled onto the bed by her own clan boy. Her extra clothes were skillfully removed by him, and soon the fire goddess was lying naked on the bed.

As a pair of small hands began to massage her back, Hestia's initial complaints gradually turned into comfortable hums.

"Brother Broly, you really know how to appease Lady Hestia!"

Lily Luca pursed her lips.

"Lily, you've had a tough day of combat training. Let me give you a massage later."

The little girl's lips twitched twice, and finally she couldn't help but smile.

"Ah."

She happily agreed and sat down next to Hestia, waiting for her turn to finish.

. . . . .

Meanwhile, in the Twilight Palace, the room of the chief god.

"Sure enough, this skill was brought by that boy."

After Loki updated the elf girl's stats, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Huh, what skill?"

Holding the clothes, revealing her smooth back, Lefia asked, somewhat puzzled.

"A temporary buff skill."

Loki didn't hide anything and handed the elven girl the printed ability value record paper, letting her see it for herself.

"Hey, invisible wings, experience point gain bonus?!"

After reading the skill descriptions on the paper, Lefia exclaimed in surprise.

"In addition to the experience point gain bonus, this skill may also carry some other hidden abilities that have not been explained."

As Loki spoke, he pointed to the increased stats above: "Lefia, even if you participate in an expedition, your stats usually wouldn't increase by this many points."

Lefia looked at her ability stats record sheet and nodded in approval. She knew the extent of her ability stat increases before asking, "So, Mr. Broly carried me away?"

“Not only you, but Ais is the same.”

One stat update might not mean much, but a second stat update the very next day, and her Sword Maiden still had a total stat increase of 53 points without going down to the dungeons below the upper level to fight monsters, can only be explained by the temporary skill that also appeared on Lefia.

"Make sure you get along well with that kid named Broly; he really can carry you. Also, tomorrow, I'm planning to have the others go down into the dungeon with him as well."

"Hey, are the others coming to the dungeon with us tomorrow?"

Lefia's eyes widened.

“I want other people to acquire this skill as well; it’s so useful.”

Loki nodded.

She wouldn't steal Hestia's children, but the temporary skill effects Broly granted to Ais and Lefia were just too good to pass up.

If all the children in her clan could possess this temporary skill, it would undoubtedly be a huge improvement.

. . . . .

"Helen, are you saying that Hestia is pimping for that kid Broly?"

The goddess's attendants, having returned from the Tower of Babel, began to report on their experiences that night.

With Lady Freya's permission, she is able to share the goddess's memories and emotions.

However, to extend one's feelings to Lady Freya would be a defilement of the goddess.

Freya herself didn't care, but Helen would pay special attention to this.

Normally, when not playing the role of the goddess, this attendant would suppress her emotions.

Over time, Helen's eyes, even in a normal state, looked as if she were dead, devoid of any life.

"Yes, Lady Freya, while the god Hestia was dining at the Abundant Mistress's Tavern tonight, she engaged in an improper relationship with the child you favored, acting as a matchmaker for other women of the Familia."

Of course, what is considered improper here refers to what Helen considers improper, because in her view, the act of trying to steal her goddess's prey is absolutely wrong.

"So, who is the target?"

Freya asked casually, as if she hadn't heard.

"The Sword Maiden and the Thousand Spirit of the Loki Familia".

Helen answered.

"what?"

When Freya heard the specific person in question, her expression finally changed and became strange.

"Hestia, could it be that she's planning to use Broly to seduce Loki's child in order to strike at Loki?!"

Freya, who knew all about the various grudges and affections between the two gods in the heavenly realm, felt that this was very likely after she finished speaking.

Otherwise, given Hestia's personality, how could she possibly allow her own child to teach the child of her arch-rival?

Helen listened silently, but in her heart she felt that the struggle between gods was sometimes full of deceit and all sorts of strange methods.

"No, Broly's soul is so brilliant, how can Hestiam use him as a tool to attack Loki?"

Freya paced anxiously in the room. Ota, watching the goddess pacing back and forth, suggested, "Lady Freya, how about I go and bring that boy back?"

Upon hearing this, Freya stopped in her tracks and looked at the leader of her pig-man clan, somewhat speechless: "Ota, what I look forward to is a destined romantic encounter with my partner, not the release of primal desires."

"Bring him back? What for? To make me, like that guy Ishtar, become a lustful beast and rape a brilliant little boy?"

(End of this chapter)