Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 693 Riveria's Gift-Giving Advice: A lap pillow can be used as an apology or compensation gift, and you can give yourself a gift as a thank-you gift!
"Oh, lovely girl, have you forgotten that mortals cannot lie before the gods? You may say you don't, but your soul is wavering!"

Hestia leaned closer and whispered teasingly to the gray-haired girl, though her first impression of Helen Hill was actually not very good.

However, after seeing the other girl become more sincere in her attitude towards her boy during their subsequent meetings, Hestia gradually changed her opinion that the girl's chances of meeting her were slim.

[If it weren't for fulfilling Lady Freya's orders...]

Helen thought to herself, her face flushed, as if she was embarrassed by the teasing from the Lolita goddess.

"Lady Hestia, please stop teasing me."

The girl's shyness outweighed all her answers, and this shyness was not entirely an act. In order to give her goddess a more immersive and synchronized memory experience, Helen actively accepted the fluttering feelings that her goddess had for that boy when she was a girl.

In other words, although she was playing the role of Seele, the emotions she felt while pretending to be Seele were genuine.

Even when she denied her disappointment at not seeing the boy, the god Hestia could see through her insincerity and her wavering soul.

"Haha, I won't tease you anymore. Give me some good food. Tonight I'm going to entertain my friends and their children here."

Hestia said something, then found a large enough empty table and sat down. Two members of the Mih Familia arrived, while a small group of members from the Takemikazuchi Familia came.

"This is the leader of my clan, named Kashima. These are Mikoto and Chigusa; they are both good children."

Takemikazuchi introduced the boy and two girls beside him to Hestia, and then turned to introduce Hestia's identity to the children.

"This is Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, a divine friend I often mention who worked with me at a potato ball shop."

Unlike me, Hestia is a remarkable god. Having descended to the mortal realm for only six months, the members of her newly formed Familia are said to be capable of mentoring Loki's swordswomen.

Upon hearing this, the Takemikazuchi Familia members, who knew the level and status of the Loki Familia, immediately looked at the loli goddess with admiration.

"Hey, Takemikazuchi, how did you find out about this?"

Hestia felt a little proud, but also a little confused.

"Isn't this the talk of the town lately? You reconciled with Loki, you took in the child of a sword master, and you even let him instruct the swordswomen of Loki's Familia in swordsmanship."

Takemikazuchi looked over with some surprise. The story had spread in great detail, and many people had even seen members of the Loki Familia and the Hestia Familia going down into the dungeon together. So, Hestia's reaction was rather puzzling to him.

"Ah, it's been exposed so quickly. Sure enough, my child is too outstanding; there's no way to hide it!"

As the Lolita goddess spoke, she couldn't hide the smugness on her face; she was clearly happy.

"Hestia, I have a favor to ask."

After a few rounds of drinks, the male god Takemikazuchi said...

"what?"

The loli goddess looked towards her friend on the other side.

"My children will soon be able to venture into the middle levels for adventures. To make their adventures safer, I would like to ask you, as a friend, if you could also ask the child who can instruct the Sword Maiden in swordsmanship to help instruct my children."

Upon hearing this, Hestia was taken aback and looked at the three children beside Takemikazuchi, mainly focusing on the two girls.

"I can't agree to this right away; I need to ask my child first."

The Loli Goddess said.

"Respecting children's opinions is the right thing to do."

Takemikazuchi nodded and didn't continue the topic.

. . . . .

Meanwhile, at the Twilight Mansion, Broly, having just finished his bath, received a grand welcome from the god Loki.

The squinty-eyed goddess expressed her gratitude to the boy for guiding her family members.

She had intended to persuade the boy to drink, but after failing to do so, she started urging him to eat meat and seafood.

Halfway through the meal, Loki, whose face was flushed from drinking, came over and asked, "Brother Broly, did you enjoy your meal tonight?"

"Yes, thank you for your hospitality, Lord Loki."

Broly nodded his thanks; the seafood feast hosted by the Loki Familia tonight was indeed very lavish.

"We're all friends, there's no need for such polite words."

As Loki spoke, he leaned closer, looking quite drunk.

"Brother Broly, to tell you the truth, the reason I'm treating you tonight is not only to thank you for your careful guidance to Ais and the others these past few days, but also because I have another favor to ask."

"What kind of unkind invitation?"

Bro looked over with an inquiring gaze.

"Miss Lily, please try this grilled conch!"

On the other side, Lily Luca was being well taken care of by Tiona and Lefia. Holding juice and drinks, she passively accepted the food offered by the other Loki Familia women, constantly saying thank you. She no longer felt the tension she had when she first arrived at the Familia's territory.

"It's about that skill of yours..."

Loki spoke softly, not making himself too explicit.

"What skill?"

I thought the boy would understand immediately, but what I saw was a puzzled look on his face.

"It's those wings!"

The squinty-eyed goddess waved her hands beside her, mimicking the motion of a bird flying, looking somewhat drunk.

"Hey, Lord Loki, how did you know I have this skill?"

Upon seeing this, Broly paused for a moment, then asked.

"Of course I know, because both Ais and Lefia have experienced the effect of your skill."

Seeing that the boy understood, Loki smiled and said...

"what?!"

Broly never expected that his skill, "You Are All My Wings," could actually mark other people.

"What is Lord Loki's opinion on this matter?"

Broly, remembering what Hestia had said about the prohibition of children from different clans mating, tentatively inquired about it, wanting to see what Loki, the chief god, thought of his encounter (and pursuit) of Ais and Lefia.

"I think this is a very good thing."

Loki answered without hesitation: who wouldn't want a temporary skill that grants skill proficiency every day without being limited by personal skill limits?

“But I want to make this better, Broly. I won’t beat around the bush. I want other members of my familia to have this skill too. As long as you can grant others that temporary wing skill of yours, you can name your price.”

After planning for many days, and with no one else able to acquire the temporary skill, Loki is now playing his cards openly, discussing the matter frankly with the boy who owns the skill.

"Lord Loki, could you explain in detail what the temporary skills I granted to Miss Ais and Miss Lefia are all about?"

"Hey, you didn't know?"

"Yes, this skill of mine only appeared a week ago, and the fact that I know it can grant others temporary skills is something I heard from you."

Hestia is a deity and has no stats panel, while Lilyluka has never returned to the Soma Familia.

As for the two waitresses of the Abundant Mistress, Seele was an ordinary person, while as for Ryu, Broly only knew that the elf lady had a familiar, but he didn't know which one, and she had never told him about it—the matter of being given a temporary skill.

"I see……"

Loki nodded and then told the Saiyan boy next to him about the temporary ability [invisible wings] on his two girls.

“I know what’s going on, but I probably can’t give this skill to just anyone.”

After listening, Broly explained.

“Are there any restrictions?”

"Ah."

"May I ask what the restrictions are?"

Loki pressed for an answer, saying that if it really didn't work out, then he could at least give up on his own desires and stop being so envious of the boy's skill.

"First of all, this skill should only work on women."

Crystal Palace's acknowledged wives have never had male partners, and it's impossible to manually add more.

"Secondly, even if it's a woman, not just any woman will do."

Even if he manually added a wife, Broly wasn't sure if she would be recognized by the "You are all my wings" skill.

"Can only temporary skills be granted to women, without knowing the conditions for granting them?"

Loki wasn't too surprised that this skill had limitations, and instead inquired about them.

"The condition is probably that the woman must be willing to become my wife in the future."

Broly answered.

"I see, so I'm willing to become you in the future... Um, what did you say?!"

Loki's drunkenness vanished instantly, and he stared at the boy with wide, squinty eyes.

After receiving Broly's replies that she agreed to become his future wife.

The clown god then realized that the invisible wings actually referred to these wings.

"You brat, how dare you make unwanted advances towards my Ais and Lefia?!"

Loki grabbed the boy's collar and said somewhat angrily.

"This was a normal encounter, and didn't you just think it was a good thing?"

Broly looked at the flat-chested goddess with wine-red hair with a somewhat innocent expression.

"Hey Loki, calm down."

Finn tried to persuade him from the side.

"As for the skill's effect, as long as Ais and Lefia don't refuse to date Broly, I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

Grace remained unfazed. "But isn't it a bit too much of a womanizer to want to date both Ais and Lefia at the same time?"

Riveria frowned. One was a child of her own kind, and the other was a child she had watched grow up. For Riveria, Broly wanting to meet the two of them was like seeing a wild boar trying to root up the two best cabbages in her own vegetable garden.

“I will try to get them to agree with this, but if they don’t agree in the end, I won’t force them to accept it.”

Broly answered Riveria's question earnestly, and his sincere and earnest attitude left the 99-year-old Nine Demon Princess speechless. She wanted to accuse the boy of trying to have his cake and eat it too, but he was completely open about it.

However, if this can be done without concealment, it is not considered deceiving feelings. Polygamy is relatively rare among the Elven race, who have a strong sense of purity, but it is not uncommon among adventurers in Orario. Not to mention that some gods play even more elaborate games, including polygamy and bisexuality.

"Hey, Broly, you should know that it's very rare for children from different clans to be able to come together, right?"

The squinty-eyed goddess had a very serious expression.

"Yeah. I know."

Broly nodded.

"I know, but you still dare to make improper advances towards my two beautiful young ladies?!"

The clown god gritted his teeth.

"So, Lord Loki, are you against Miss Ais and Miss Lefia dating me?"

Broly looked at her and asked.

If Loki objects, and Ais and Lefia side with the other side, then Broly won't have much of a chance but to cut his losses.

"No, I mean, you really don't plan to switch sects?"

Why switch religions?

"As long as you're one of us, I can tacitly approve of your desire to date both Ais and Lefia at the same time."

Loki revealed his true intentions: children will eventually get married, and it doesn't matter who they marry or who they marry. Instead of opposing their relationship, he might as well bring this excellent boy into the group.

"I will not abandon Lady Hestia."

Broly shook his head.

"Then this will be a difficult situation for you. After all, if you really manage to get Ais and Lefia to agree to marry you, whose children will they be? Will they belong to my Loki Familia, or to your Hestia Familia?"

The biggest reason why children from different clans find it difficult to marry is this: children born to members of the same clan will naturally bear the mark of that clan.

Just like Lily Luca, the little girl's parents were members of the Soma Familia, so she was born a member of the Soma Familia.

Is it a matter of assigning children?

Broly thought for a moment and then gave his answer.

“I can have an even number of children with them, and then the two families can share them equally.”

Upon hearing this, Loki and the three others, including Finn, were all somewhat stunned.

Goodness, having many children and then splitting the spoils equally—what an amazing answer!

No, this isn't even a done deal yet, and you're already thinking about having more children?
But if you say there's something wrong with the boy's answer, then there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

Having more children can indeed solve the problem of unequal distribution of children between two families.

"Then I want the right to choose first!"

Loki downed a beer and said.

"no problem."

Broly nodded in agreement, but it was more like an empty promise. After all, he could only fulfill his promise after he actually made Ais and Lefia his wives and had children with them.

"Hey, Lord Loki, what are you talking about with Broly?"

At that moment, Tiona came over with a grilled lobster and asked.

"Children shouldn't meddle in adults' affairs."

Loki said something and then ran to the other side to get the wine.

"Eh?!"

The Amazon tablet girl looked puzzled, but quickly handed the grilled lobster in her hand to the Saiyan boy.

"Broly, here's some freshly grilled lobster, would you like some?"

She asked.

"Ah."

Broly nodded. He was closer to this Amazonian girl named Tiona than to her sister Tione.

After the dinner, Finn approached Broly and said, "Mr. Broly, we won't be going to the dungeon with you for the rest of the time."

Although they could still hone their combat skills as before, the inability to acquire temporary abilities meant that the Loki Familia could not always revolve around the enemy.

"Well, I will still invite Miss Ais and Miss Lefia."

Broly nodded. It didn't matter whether the others went or not; what mattered was whether these two girls went.

"If someone is willing to go with you, I won't stop them as long as their clan is safe."

Finn made his stance clear.

"So tomorrow, will it just be me, Lefia, and Mr. Broly going to the dungeon together?"

The swordswoman, whose stomach was a little bulging from eating tonight, asked Finn curiously.

"Hey, I want to go too."

Tiona raised her hand. Rather than spending her days bored in the base, she would rather go out and have fun with her best friend. Well, for this Amazonian girl, the upper and middle levels of the dungeon were the place to play.

"We shouldn't go to the dungeon tomorrow."

Broly Road.

"Hey, Mr. Broly, what are your plans for tomorrow?"

Lefia asked out of curiosity.

“It’s not that Brother Broly has any plans, but I have some things to take care of, and he’s going to come with me.”

Lily Luca spoke up.

"Miss Lily, do you need any help?"

"The Sword Maiden asked."

"Thank you, but this is a personal matter."

The little girl politely declined.

Although she had developed a good relationship with Ais and the others over the past few days, it wasn't enough for her to voluntarily reveal some of her private matters.

"That's how it is. Tomorrow, Miss Ais and Miss Lefia will have to do the training on their own."

After leaving those words, Broly took Lily and Luca and bid farewell at the Twilight Mansion.

"Miss Ais, how about we go shopping together tomorrow?"

After the boy left, Rafia invited the girl next to her to join her.

What are you going shopping for?

Ais looked at her, somewhat puzzled.

"Ah, like buying some thank-you gifts for the person who often takes care of you."

Lefia answered instinctively, but her face flushed red immediately after she finished speaking.

"I see. Okay, let's go shopping together tomorrow."

Ais thought for a moment and then nodded.

Her swordsmanship has improved so much recently that she feels that the meal her clan is treating her tonight is not enough to express her gratitude to the boy. Giving him a gift would be a good thing.

But what should I give as a gift?

The swordswoman was a little troubled, as she had never given anyone a gift before.

With that in mind, Ais went to consult with someone who had a wealth of life experience.

"You want to give that boy a gift?"

"Yes, Mr. Broly has helped me a lot. He not only gave me temporary skills that allowed me to continue improving my abilities to the limit, but also guided me in swordsmanship, which has greatly improved my skills. He also often treats me to meals and such. I want to express my gratitude to him."

Hearing this, Riveria felt somewhat conflicted. Looking at the girl she had watched grow up, she asked, "So, Ais, do you like the other person?"

"Eh?"

Ais looked at her guardian mother with some surprise, wondering how the conversation about giving gifts had turned into a discussion about whether she liked boys.

However, the swordswoman thought about it seriously and nodded in reply, "I am very grateful to Mr. Broly and I do not dislike him."

If you don't dislike it, then you like it...

With a sigh, Riveria, who had a "diode-like" mindset, decided to offer valuable gift-giving advice to the girl she had watched grow up. This ninety-nine-year-old elf, who had never been in a relationship, decided to give valuable advice.

"Wear beautiful clothes... tie gift ropes around yourself... find a secluded place, and give yourself away as a gift..."

The innocent swordswoman was diligently taking notes on gift-giving, recording the rich knowledge of gift-giving experience possessed by Riveria, who had no actual combat experience.

Of course, this refers to gifts given between men and women in a close relationship, as a gesture to take the relationship to the next level; it's commonly known as a "winning gift."

If all goes well, a true symbol of love will likely be born about ten months after the gift is given.

It's worth mentioning that the guild employee, Miss Eina, is actually the maid of the Nine Demon Princess Riveria. Her marriage to Eina's father is somewhat related to this elven princess who possesses some strange knowledge about male-female relationships.

At the very least, as a catalyst and facilitator in relationships, Nine Demon Princess Riveria is absolutely qualified.

(End of this chapter)