Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 694 Meeting Somo
That evening, Hestia, who had returned home, told Broly about the Takemikazuchi Familia: "My divine friend Takemikazuchi asked me tonight if you could guide his children. Broly, I don't know if you would be willing. Of course, you can refuse if you find it troublesome."

"No trouble at all. It just so happens that the Loki Familia isn't planning to team up with us anymore. We can find another group of Familia members to team up with us for the dungeon. I can also give them some pointers on combat skills while I'm at it."

Broly shook his head in response.

"That's great! I'll tell Takemikazuchi the good news tomorrow and have his child come and team up with you to go into the dungeon, and receive your guidance along the way."

Hestia hugged her boy, looking very happy. On one hand, she felt that the boy had agreed because of her and was doing it for her sake. On the other hand, she felt that she had not let her old friend down and had proven to outsiders that she was indeed a goddess with a lot of influence.

"Lord Hestia, we will not be going down into the dungeon tomorrow."

When the little girl saw her hugging the boy intimately, she poured cold water on her and reminded her.

"Eh?"

The loli goddess looked at her with some surprise.

"The Divine Wine Feast is approaching, and the potion to cure the addiction to the Divine Wine has been developed. I plan to return to the Soma Clan and have a good talk with Lord Soma."

Lily Luca explained.

"I'm worried about Lily, so I'll go with her to the Soma Familia."

Broly added, and the little girl, with a slight smile, also moved closer from behind.

"However, it shouldn't take more than a day."

Lady Hestia, you can have the Takemikazuchi Familia come over to us tomorrow afternoon.

I want to see first what the trainee who needs guidance is capable of.

Broly, nestled in his goddess's arms, uttered another sentence.

"okay."

Hestia nodded, and the night passed without incident. Broly was still treated like jam in a sandwich, and the two of them slept together until the next day.

The next day, when Bell came to him, he was informed that he would not be going down into the dungeon that day, but would instead begin an operation against the Soma Familia.

“Mr. Broly, you don’t look like you’re going to the dungeon. Where are you headed?”

Arriving at the bountiful hostess tavern to pick up her lunch, the tavern sign girl noticed that Lily Luca's attire was different from her usual adventurer's outfit; she was dressed as a supporter and asked her some questions.

Her gaze swept over the white-haired boy without leaving a trace. If she had met such a pure-souled child before she met Broly, she probably would have been quite moved by him too.

Unfortunately, due to preconceived notions, the soul of this boy named Bell was merely a rough, unpolished gem, not the rare treasure that captivated her.

"I have some personal matters to attend to today."

Broly nodded in response to the gray-haired girl, then looked at the green-haired elf sweeping the ground at the tavern entrance.

"Miss Ryu, I'd like to trouble you to deliver the meal to Lord Hestia this afternoon."

"You pay, I run the errands, it's no trouble at all."

Ryu's response was somewhat aloof, and she always had an air of keeping people at arm's length.

She said she was getting to know him privately, but in reality, the person she had the most contact with these days was the goddess Hestia.

As for the boy in front of us, he goes straight to the underground city after picking up his lunch every day, so he doesn't have any chance to get to know us.

Therefore, Ryu's current impression of Broly is that his eating expression is a bit cute, just like Anya's, which is why her friend Seele likes him.

After Broly said goodbye and left, Seele went to the back alley to clean up the trash.

"Mr. Allen, I would like to ask you to help me see what's going on."

The girl said softly.

"Pap~"

There were some subtle noises coming from the roof of the tavern, and a figure quickly darted out.

Allen Fromo, a Level 6 adventurer of the Freya Familia, trailed far behind Broly and his companions.

Soon, they saw some people wearing cloaks stop the three at the entrance of an alley.

"Brother Broly, are you preparing to take action against the Soma Familia?"

"Ah."

"Then please let me help you out as well."

"Hey, but aren't you Hermes Familia neutral?"

"Ah, well, I'm here to help in a personal capacity."

"Then these are..."

Broly looked at the cloaked figures behind the red-haired dwarf.

“We are Lorne’s friends, and we are here to help our companion.”

At the same time, it also helps our family's main deity record the entire course of events.

The Hermes Familia explained that Lorne Vick was clearly quite popular within his own family.

"However, we will only help with small tasks such as connecting others and spreading information, and will not get deeply involved in your Hestia Familia's actions against the Soma Familia."

"A young man who owns a dog said."

In other words, the Hermes Familia will not participate in any battles.

Of course, the red-haired dwarf Lorne wanted to participate, but as a novice adventurer who had encountered danger in the upper part of the dungeon, there was really no way to expect him to have any combat power.

However, it doesn't matter, since there's no need for a fight today anyway, and even if a fight were to happen, we wouldn't really need him.

"Just coordinating and releasing information has already been a huge help."

Catman Allen was on the rooftop, listening to the whispers of people in the alley below.

After the group split up, it continued to lag behind the three.

He concealed his aura quite well, but his gaze was a bit too direct.

Broly quickly noticed the little tail behind him.

However, coincidentally, because of the help of the Hermes Familia members, Broly thought that it was someone from the other side who was secretly observing and recording this matter, so he assumed that the person secretly observing him did not exist, and walked all the way to the Soma Familia's residence on the southeast street.

Adventurers are active during the day and rest at night, and even the Soma Familia, full of drunkards, is no exception. When Broly and his companions arrived, most of the adventurers inside the Soma Familia's territory had already gone out to try and make money as the Divine Wine Feast approached.

Of course, a few people still stayed behind at the post, but there were hardly any outsiders coming here on weekdays. The only thing to be wary of was that some drunkards might sneak in to steal drinks.

So when Lilyluka arrived and explained that the two people behind her were guests she had introduced to the clan to buy sake, she was quickly let in by the guards at the entrance.

"Oh, Miss Lily, did we just come in so easily?"

Bell was somewhat surprised; he had thought that some kind of infiltration would be required.

"The Soma Familia often entertains customers who come to buy alcohol. As long as there is business, no one here will stop them."

Lily Luca answered.

"But we've already sold two batches of people."

Bell whispered a reminder.

"The Divine Wine Feast is coming soon, and every drunkard in the clan is making money. It's only been a few people missing for a little over ten days. In a clan like this, no one will care."

At this time, only nine days had passed since Kanu and his group of tanuki were sold, and even if you include the group that cheated Bell out of his money, only a little over half a month had passed.

In addition, members of the Soma Familia occasionally die outside, so the disappearance of a few people for a period of time is indeed inconspicuous. It is only after the Divine Wine Feast has started that some people who did not attend may be discovered, and then an investigation may be conducted depending on the situation.

Lily Luca led Broly and Bell to her room. The storage room had been uninhabited for more than ten days and was covered in a layer of dust. Looking at the wooden bed without even a mattress, Bell asked incredulously, "Miss Lily, did you used to live here?"

"Yes, but that's all in the past now."

Returning to the place where she had endured hardship, the little girl's state of mind was completely different. She felt neither sadness nor anger, only a sense of "Ah, so this is what my life used to be like."

"Lily, are you alright?"

Lily's sudden silence made the Saiyan boy a little worried about her, so Broly leaned closer and asked, "Brother Broly, I'm fine. I just suddenly have this feeling that a long time has passed, as if my past life was just a nightmare."

"what about now?"

"That was a beautiful dream, a beautiful dream I didn't want to wake up from."

The little girl turned her head, looked at Broly seriously, and said...

"This is not a dream, but reality."

As Broly spoke, he reached out and pinched the girl's nose, letting her feel the real touch.

"And I assure you, no one will give you nightmares."

"Yeah, I believe it."

Lily Luca leaned on the boy's shoulder, and a notification message indicating an increase in her happiness level appeared on the Crystal Palace panel.

Bell watched from the side, silently taking notes in his mind.

"Alright, I should go upstairs to find Lord Soma now. Broly and Bell, you two wait for me in this room."

Today, I'm just here to talk to the god Soma and to win over some of the Soma Familia members who still have some principles. Broly came along only to prevent any accidents from happening, but before any accidents occur, he and Bell don't need to do anything; they can just watch Lily Luca act on her own.

Lily Luca put down her supporter backpack, which was disguised as normal, and went upstairs after leaving the room. Although she encountered two members of the Soma Familia, they ignored the little human girl who was somewhat inconspicuous in the Familia and went straight downstairs.

Lily Luca arrived at the god's room without encountering any obstacles along the way. Looking at the ancient wooden door of the room, the girl couldn't help but think of her childhood.

When they are hungry, they will secretly run up to the god with curly hair and whose eyes are often not visible under his hair to ask for food.

Although Lord Soma was taciturn and not good with words, he would always give me his own food whenever I came to ask for it.

Even when he was afraid of being bullied by others and didn't want to go downstairs, he would allow himself to stay in his room.

Sometimes, even when he sleeps with his head on the other's lap, Lord Soma will tacitly allow it and gently stroke his head.

Now, thinking back carefully, I realized how long it had been since I last came here. It seems that ever since I was fed the divine wine at the age of six, I've been somewhat obsessed with that liquid, and like everyone else, I've been longing for the money to buy it. One day, when I came here, I begged Lord Somo to give me the divine wine, but after seeing the utterly disappointed look in his eyes, I never came back to see Lord Somo again.

I felt like a child who had made a mistake, ashamed to face my parents who were disappointed in me. But in the past, I was struggling to survive, so I didn't think about it carefully. I just subconsciously avoided facing Lord Soma, who was disappointed in me.

With many thoughts swirling in her mind, Lily Luca recalled many things she had neglected in the past. She took a deep breath before knocking on the wooden door in front of her.

The wooden door was knocked on, making a series of loud knocking sounds. After a while, a soft, inquiring voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"Lord Soma, it is I, Lilyluka Erd. I have something to ask you."

. . . .

Upon hearing the name Lilyluka Erd, Somo, who was in the room trying to mix a better new drink, stopped what he was doing.

Those were children from the clan he had once raised. He could still recall the girl huddled at his feet, looking like a pitiful kitten.

However, after tasting the divine wine, she, like other children, became addicted to its flavor and fell into depravity, losing all self-control.

Now that things have come to this, and I've entrusted the family's affairs to Chanis, what does this child want from me now?

Soma recalled the few words he had heard about the little girl and ultimately did not refuse her request to see him.

Yes, he is a deity who does not concern himself with the affairs of his clan, but if a child he once raised suffers severe bullying from other children and comes to him for help, he will still say a few words.

However, if the girl was talking about wanting to buy divine wine cheaply from him, the god, he would be even more disappointed and would send her away to talk to Chanis about such a thing.

. . . .

"What's the matter?"

The god Soma continued mixing the drinks, asking without turning his head.

"I'm sorry, Lord Soma, my past thirst for divine wine has disappointed you."

Lily Luca stepped forward and immediately bowed and apologized.

These words interrupted Somo's bartending again, causing the god to look at the little human girl bowing towards him with some surprise.

"What's the point of saying this now that things have come to this?"

Coming to his senses, Soma said.

He had heard plenty of the kinds of things that alcoholic children would say in order to get a drink of the holy wine.

This is also one of the main reasons why Chanis was able to become the commander of the regiment.

Because the other party could filter out a lot of the other children's words, which made Somo feel somewhat irritated and disappointed.

“Of course it works, I want to change that.”

Lily Luca looked up.

"Change what?"

Somo was somewhat puzzled.

"To change the situation where our clan members are addicted to alcohol, to change the situation where our clan members treat alcohol as a religion and will do anything to get better alcohol."

The words of the little girl caused the god Somo to fall silent. He didn't know why Lilyluka had suddenly come to him to say this, but he clearly didn't believe the words of the little girl, who was also a slave of the divine wine in his eyes.

"So, what do you want to do, and how do you want me to do it?"

Soma asked the question, and his introverted nature prevented him from denying Lilyluka's words.

"I would like to ask Lord Soma to help me update my stats, and I hope that Lord Soma will support me in becoming the leader of the Soma Familia, as well as support some reform and management measures for the Familia after I become the leader."

Lily Luca stated bluntly.

"Updating your stats is fine, but why should I support you becoming the guild leader?"

"The current bad atmosphere in our clan is partly due to the management model of Chanis using divine wine to plunder the wealth of clan members."

I believe his management style is flawed, so I am prepared to remove him and control our clan members' craving for the sacred wine.

Drinking is fine, but it shouldn't lead to any extreme, without any moral boundaries, and without any ethical standards.

Lily Luca said earnestly.

Soma: "..."

Was this how Erd was before?!

Dionysus was puzzled, but he had to admit that the little girl's words gave him some insight.

However, his past experiences of believing that his clan would improve only to find out that the children were tricking him into drinking the sacred wine have caused him to accumulate too much disappointment. As a result, he now only cares about brewing better wine and ignores everything else.

"Anyone can say such things, but what's the use of just saying them? If you could change the situation of the Soma Familia just by talking, the Soma Familia wouldn't be in this state now."

Soma had no hope for this.

"Yes, it is indeed difficult to persuade others to change with words alone, so I am not just trying to change anything with powerless words."

"Yes, Lord Soma, please update my stats now and witness my training and efforts for this matter."

Lily Luca removed the gray robe of the supporter, revealing her back to her god. Somo was also curious about the meaning of the girl's words, so he put down what he was doing, pricked his finger, and updated the ability value panel of the little girl.

"Hey, this is it?"

Lily Luca's stats panel shows that her average basic stats have reached 700, compared to when they were below 300.

While strength and endurance remain low, at only 400, dexterity and agility have both surpassed the Lv.1 level s900 threshold, and even magic power is only two points away from surpassing s900.

If we evaluate Lilyluka based on the level of a Lv.1 adventurer in the Soma Familia, a production-oriented family, her current stats are already top-tier, making her arguably the number one adventurer below Lv.2 in the Soma Familia.

"You want to stage a coup by force, just like what Chanis did in the past?"

After looking at Lily Luca's stats, Somo asked her directly.

“If Commander Chanis is willing to cooperate and step down to me, I am also willing to accept peaceful change.”

Lily Luca answered.

(End of this chapter)