Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 790 News of the Heretic
In the Fireplace, a magic laboratory that has been upgraded several times, Fels, dressed in a black robe, was carefully controlling her magic power, staring at a bone that was growing in a specific direction on the experimental table, placed in a special magic device. Just as the bone was about to be fully grown, the communication crystal in her pocket suddenly lit up.

Disturbed like this, the magic output fluctuated slightly, and the bone growing on the experimental table deviated a little, growing crookedly.

As the magic device gradually went out, Fels sighed but didn't say anything. He simply picked off the crooked bone fragment and the magic stone from the magic device, which had already consumed most of its magic power, and threw them into the discard box next to him.

Inside, there were piles of misgrown bones, magical materials used to control the directional growth of bones, and several semi-discarded high-quality magic stones.

"Reed, is there something you need that's causing you to contact me all of a sudden?"

Fels took out his communication crystal and asked directly.

“Fels, we have a fellow human being who was just born here, and he was captured by poachers…”

A young man's voice came from the other end of the crystal.

"Have you tracked down the poachers? Do you need my help to rescue your fellow countrymen?"

"Fels asked."

"No, no, after we discovered the poachers' group, we disguised ourselves as normal monsters and attacked them, while our compatriots who were captured took the opportunity to escape."

"Then why did you contact me?"

"Let me tell you, our fellow countrymen who ran away encountered another group of adventurers..."

In a safe cave within the dungeon, where monsters don't spawn and it's hidden from adventurers, the stone dragon Gross snatched the communication crystal from the lizardman Reid and explained what he had discovered to the other end.

"I originally wanted to find an opportunity to take my compatriots away, but a vigilant guy inside vaguely sensed something was wrong."

That guy's strength was terrifying. Without using any magic, just his physical jumping ability, he could leap from the ground of the 18th-floor labyrinth directly to the ceiling of the 18th floor..."

"So, you heretics have made contact with normal adventurers?"

"The fellow creature that was taken away is a dragon girl, an extremely rare monster among adventurers. I suspect that those people took her away so they could sell her on the surface for a high price..."

"Gross, give me back the communication crystal..."

A brief argument broke out on the other end of the communication crystal, but it quickly subsided. Then another voice came through—it was Reed the lizardman's voice: "Those people are consciously protecting our fellow human beings and have even confronted poacher groups. I believe they have goodwill towards our newly born people."

"But you said that if we contact normal adventurers without authorization, it could lead to terrible consequences. So, after learning about this, I rushed to the upper district to find the contact point and get in touch with you."

“Reed, you did the right thing.”

After a pause, Fels asked, "So, what kind of adventurers took your compatriots away?"

The heretic is being led out of the dungeon, so the guild needs to consider whether to intervene.

"It was a boy with a monkey's tail behind him, possibly an orc, along with a group of women who were a mix of elves, humans, dwarves, and fox-people. Because they were too wary, I didn't dare to get close and could only watch from afar in the sky..."

Guros continued the conversation.

"Is that fox-person blonde? And among the humans, is there a blonde girl with waist-length hair, and at the same time, an Amazon girl with wheat-colored skin who looks full of energy?"

"Hey, how did you know?"

"If that's the case, then you don't need to worry. Your compatriots should be safe for the time being, and it's unlikely they'll be sold. I'll take care of that."

After ending his communication with Heretic, Fels went out, leaving the Hearth Hall and heading directly to the guild headquarters.

Uranus, who had been sitting in the underground altar for thousands of years without moving much, reported on the situation of the heretics in the underground city.

“There are heretics being led out of the dungeon. Aren’t you going to intervene?”

After learning the general situation, Uranus asked directly.

“I’ve had contact with the leader of the Hestia Familia. He’s quite tolerant of outsiders. I think this is a good opportunity, especially since he has members of the Loki Familia with him. If we can use this opportunity to find out whether the Loki Familia’s view on intelligent outsiders is positive, it will be helpful for the coexistence future we want to explore…”

"Alright, Fels, then we'll do it your way."

. . . .

The dragon girl was taken out of the dungeon that same day. Broly took the little guy to the Hearth House, and when Hestia saw the dragon girl and heard that the little guy was also the person her child wanted to meet, her mouth was so wide open that it could almost fit two eggs.

"Broly, you should know Orario's general opinion about monsters, right?"

"Danger?"

"So you also know the world's attitude towards monsters, right?"

"Hospitality".

"Do you know that you're quite famous in Orario right now? There are always all sorts of eyes on our clan and on you from the outside world?"

"There has been more attention."

Broly nodded. On the way back, he noticed that people were looking at him more often.

"When the world rejects demons, you bring a dragon girl home and say she is one of the people you want to meet."

Do you realize how much this would affect our clan and yourself if it were discovered and spread?

Broly shook his head, while Winnie hid behind him.

Although the little guy didn't quite understand what Hestia was saying, he could sense that something was wrong.

She could vaguely sense that the loli goddess in front of her didn't seem to welcome her arrival very much.

"You will be seen as an outsider, and so will our clan. As outsiders, we will be rejected and even ostracized by others, as if we were enemies of the world."

In order to make her child take this seriously, Hestia deliberately exaggerated the situation.

However, after hearing this, Broly asked directly, "Then, Lord Hestia, will you reject me or become hostile towards me because of this?"

"Ha, how could that be? Even if it means going against the world, I will stand firmly by your side."

The loli goddess said without hesitation.

Then she saw the Saiyan boy, and a relieved expression appeared on her face.

"Ah, no, isn't the point of my sentence that we're at odds with the world?"

Hestia asked, hands on her hips.

"Then I will do everything in my power to destroy any world that wants to be my enemy!"

Broly said seriously.

After saying that, as if only then noticing that Ryu was still beside him, he quickly added, "Of course, this only applies to those in this world who want to be my enemies."

Ryu noticed Broly's gaze, paused for a moment, and then realized that the boy's next words were probably spoken out of consideration for her.

Ryu was somewhat amused and exasperated. Although she didn't deny that Broly was incredibly powerful, she wondered if he really thought she could destroy the world.
As for the matter of the dragon girl Winnie, Ryu didn't actually have any negative views. A little dragon girl with wisdom and intelligence, who hadn't done anything wrong, was being hunted down by adventurers simply because she was a monster...

In her view, it was similar to an innocent person being hunted down by others simply because of their race.

Broly's choice to rescue and protect the little dragon girl was, in Liu's view, a perfectly righteous act of helping the weak.     Of course, knowing that Xiaolongnu was also the object of the Saiyan boy's desire to meet her made her a little flustered.

But with nowhere to go, the little guy made it difficult for Ryu to tell the Saiyan boy that she was suggesting he drive him away. The elf was still conflicted, feeling sorry for Seele again for not being able to properly help keep an eye on the boy she liked and prevent him from continuing to attract other girls.

First it was the fox-girl, then the monster girl Little Dragon Girl, who will be next? Will there be another character who is acting out of a sense of justice, and the boy has no choice but to help?
"Your name is Winnie, right?"

Hestia looked at Little Dragon Girl.

"Yes, Broly got it for me."

The little guy nodded.

"Do you have somewhere to go?"

The Loli Goddess asked again.

“Broly…”

Winnie answered, her little hand instinctively grabbing the back of his shirt.

It seems that what she wants to express is that the only place she can go is the boy in front of her.

"Ah, there's really nothing I can do about it, but what can I do? My divine will is to give children who have nowhere else to go a warm and safe haven. Broly, you're just following my divine will."

Hestia said this with a helpless look, then turned her body to the side and opened her eyes to look at the little dragon girl who had no reaction.

"Huh?!"

Winnie looked at her with a somewhat blank expression.

"What, you've been taken in, and you're not even willing to thank the people who took you in?"

Hestia asked.

“That’s great, Miss Winnie, you can stay here.”

Chunji offered her congratulations, but it was only then that Xiaolongnu realized what was going on.

"Lady Hestia, thank you."

The little guy went from being scared to beaming with joy.

She was as innocent as a child, wearing all her thoughts on her sleeve.

"However, while I'll take you in, your identity is special, and it needs to be kept confidential. After all, I don't want to encounter situations where I'm overcharged, refused to buy things, fired from my job, or have to endure being looked down upon and scorned by others..."

Being ostracized doesn't necessarily mean being subjected to violence. After all, your own child's strength is undeniable, and there aren't many people who would dare to bully him.

But violence isn't just physical violence; emotional violence is also violence. If you can't afford to provoke someone, can't you at least avoid them? Hestia felt that if Winnie's situation were discovered, what she described would definitely happen.

But just because others are giving us the silent treatment doesn't mean we should lash out at them. She's neither an evil god, nor is her own clan a dark faction.

Therefore, taking some preventative measures is absolutely necessary. The matter of taking in Winnie must be kept secret and not allowed to be known to the outside world.

"Broly, you don't want to be rejected by other girls you want to meet in the future because you took Winnie in, do you?"

Just because someone you've met hasn't rejected you doesn't mean someone you might meet in the future won't.

Ais and the others did not refuse because they knew Broly had come first.

But what about the people they meet later? They probably won't even want to get to know them and will just reject them outright.

If we don't keep the fact that I took Winnie in a secret...

Hestia's words made Broly serious; upon closer examination, he realized it was indeed possible.

This is something he finds even harder to accept than going against the world.

"Yes, Lady Hestia, I will keep it a secret and will not reveal a single word to anyone."

Broly nodded seriously in agreement, then looked at the others present.

"I will keep my mouth shut."

Tiona echoed this sentiment from the side.

"Our guild will also help cover this up."

Just as everyone was saying they would keep this a secret, Fels walked in.

"Hey, Miss Fool, didn't you go out?"

Hestia stepped forward, shielding Xiaolongnu behind her, and tried to change the subject.

"No need to hide it, I know what's going on with her..."

Seeing Hestia's wariness, Fels explained the matter of the heretics.

"So, the guild actually knew all along that there were some intelligent, special monsters in the dungeon that you called heretics?"

"Actually, it wasn't very early. It can only be traced back to 15 years ago, when we discovered the first heretic. Those heretics who possessed intelligence and intellect could neither integrate into the mortal society on the surface nor be accepted by the irrational monsters in the dungeon. Instead, they were beings that would be attacked by both adventurers and monsters."

I, on the other hand, followed the divine will of the god Uranus, providing guidance and assistance to them, and attempting to explore the possibility of coexistence between mortals on the surface and intelligent monsters in the dungeons.

"It's just that mortals and demons have been enemies since ancient times. Rashly revealing the existence of these heretics might cause panic, or even intense hostility, among the people of the surface world, so..."

"So, you're actually representing the guild, asking us to keep this a secret?"

"Lefia asked."

"No, on the contrary, I hope you can reveal some information about this Miss Winnie to the Supreme God behind you."

Lord Uranus and I, however, wanted to know Loki's opinion on the heretical monsters in the dungeons who possessed intellectual wisdom.

"Of course, there's also Lord Hephaestus and Lord Soma, and if Miss Gale can contact Lady Astrea, we'd also like to know the opinion of that goddess of justice."

After a pause, the Fool turned to the boy again: "Also, Mr. Broly, are all the people present the ones who know you brought the Dragon Girl back?"

"No, there's also the White Witch, Miss Philwis, and the group of adventurers who are hunting Winnie."

Broly shook his head.

"Dionysus, the god of wine? It's alright, I'll go there later. As for those adventurers who are chasing us, do you know what kind of clan they belong to?"

Upon hearing this, Broly and the others thought for a moment and then shook their heads: "Those adventurers don't seem to be wearing anything related to their familiars."

Fels nodded, seemingly unsurprised. Seeing the puzzled looks from Broly and the others, he took the opportunity to explain, "There's always been a force in the dungeon that captures heretics. They smuggle the captured heretics out of the dungeon and sell them on the black market."

"Hey, smuggling, isn't that what Loki is investigating?"

Tiona was somewhat surprised.

(End of this chapter)