I love time travel the most!

You'll understand after a little thought.

Hestia had only recently arrived in the lower realm, and her own familia was quite weak without any members. Therefore, she urgently needed talented children from the lower realm to develop and expand her familia. At this time, Eina slightly boasted about and recommended Kobayashi, which naturally attracted Hestia's attention.

Although Hestia's retinue was small, she still received a favor, which was undoubtedly a win-win situation.

Bell was incredibly embarrassed to see that his god's dazzling appearance had attracted all the adventurers' attention. He quickly grabbed her arm and pleaded in a low voice, "My God, this is the Adventurers' Guild. If we make too much noise, we'll be kicked out."

"Hmph, who cares! That half-elf actually dared to send someone to disturb my sweet and happy time with Belle, of course I wasn't going to give her a friendly look. I was going to refuse her anyway, but if it weren't for Belle persuading me, I wouldn't have come!"

Hestia, her twin ponytails swinging, looked quite displeased. She wasn't just unhappy about outsiders entering her kin, but also about Bell agreeing to Eina's request.

That half-elf must have been using his profession to seduce Bell. I'll break you two up!

"But God, didn't you say that developing your clan urgently requires talented people...?"

"Who knows who that half-elf recommended? Do you expect me to accept any scoundrel or defective person?"

Hestia harbored considerable prejudice against Eina.

Or rather, she harbored deep prejudice against every woman who coveted Bell.

however--

When Hestia saw Kobayashi, she was completely stunned.

Kobayashi waved to her and said with a smile, "I never thought I'd be called ugly one day. But Goddess Hestia, don't worry, I just joined the kin of Uranus, the god of the sky. I'm sorry, I don't have the chance to become your kin."

Kobayashi wasn't angry because he knew Hestia was very hostile towards women, especially women from the same clan.

But next second.

"ah--------!"

The guild erupted in even more ferocious screams.

Everyone froze in mid-air, simultaneously shifting their gaze to a corner of the guild.

Standing before Kobayashi and Eina, Hestia clutched her head, crying out in anguish and frustration, "Such a wonderful child was snatched away! What was I doing?! Why did I deliberately drag my feet for so many days before agreeing?!"

and many more!

What's with this being like a minotaur's speech?

Especially now that Kobayashi is holding hands with Eina, while Hestia is looking at them with a look of utter despair.

"Hey, look, look!"

"What? Is this a case of catching someone in the act?"

"Judging from the complicated expression on that little girl's face, it's probably because..."

"They're a magnanimous loli goddess and a mature and steady half-elf older sister! What a scumbag! He makes me jealous... ugh, I'm furious!"

The adventurers in the guild couldn't help but huddle together and whisper, so much so that strange rumors like "[Shocking! The High God discovered that the person he likes is having an affair with another woman!]" inexplicably spread throughout the guild.

No, I haven't abandoned the project. I've just been feeling unwell these past couple of days. I'll resume updates today, and I'll also be updating twice a day for the three days of the Dragon Boat Festival to make up for the missed chapters.

No eunuchs, no eunuchs, no eunuchs

Eryang seems to have been feeling unwell these past two days and has taken a break. Today's update is currently under review. Also, I will start updating twice a day tomorrow to make up for the missed updates.

that's all.

Chapter 233 Forced to Sell Herself to Pay Off Debts

Hestia stormed off in a huff.

After trying to stall for days, she ended up losing a promising child. She felt like a clown, having been torn between two conflicting emotions. Staying there would only make her angrier, so she swished her pigtails, snorted, and left.

"Wait, wait, Your Majesty! I'm so sorry, Mr. Kobayashi. I will apologize to you later!"

Bell shouted and hurriedly chased after Kobayashi after apologizing to him.

To be honest, being young and naive, he couldn't understand why his god's mood was so complicated, but with his keen intuition, he probably understood that it was because Kobayashi had joined another family first.

"In other words, it's a case of being enraged and embarrassed?"

"probably."

Looking at Kobayashi sitting calmly on the sofa, Eina's first reaction was disbelief.

After all, in her opinion, the man sitting opposite her was just a novice adventurer, and he shouldn't be so angry about missing out on a familiar.

But if Eina knew that this man could descend to the 17th floor alone before even joining the Familia, and trigger the Minotaur's "Monster Feast," she would understand why Hestia was so frustrated.

The loss of the super rookie left Hestia incredibly frustrated, no matter how magnanimous she was.

Kobayashi didn't feel anything, because he never intended to join anyone's kinship from the beginning. Even the kinship of Uranus, the god of the sky, was just nominally his mercenary.

"But in any case, it's great that the High Goddess Hestia didn't continue to cause trouble."

"...Can we say that this situation is good?"

Hestia looked furious, and Eina suspected that she might have left to go find the god Uranus.

"Oh, right! To celebrate Kobayashi's successful joining of the Kinkaku and becoming a colleague, let's go celebrate!"

The half-elf girl took the initiative to invite him.

It seems to have become a tradition to celebrate after something good happens, and Kobayashi couldn't bear to refuse the girl's enthusiastic gaze.

"Okay, then tonight at..."

"Wait, wait! Eina, didn't we agree to go on a date tonight? Why did you turn around and go find another man?"

Before he could decide where to celebrate, a playful voice interrupted.

Turning her head, she saw a girl with short pink hair, wearing a guild uniform, and with a slightly mischievous look in her eyes, lying on the sofa behind Eina.

The person who just spoke was her.

Although it was a complaint, it was mostly a joke, and he didn't seem angry when he heard that he had been stood up.

"Misha!"

Eina called out her name.

It was a close friend of Eina's from her student days, and also a colleague at the Adventurers' Guild, named Michael Flott.

The pink-haired girl didn't reply. Instead, she looked at Kobayashi sitting opposite her and then at Eina, her eyes darting back and forth as if trying to confirm if there was any illicit affair between them.

"M-Misha?"

The strange looks from her best friend made the half-elf girl feel extremely uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Misha channeled her inner drama queen, raising her left hand high and covering her chest with her right, like an actor passionately performing on stage, and loudly proclaimed in a plaintive and melancholic tone:

"Ah! Why, why did you leave me, Eina! Do you know how much I love you! For you, I was willing to suffer and resist the temptation of money, but you agreed to someone else's request and ignored my feelings!"

"You're just saying that because you don't want to work overtime. Besides, didn't I tell you to watch fewer plays? Performing in public is embarrassing."

Knowing her best friend's personality all too well, Eina sighed helplessly, while the girl's oblivious expression, sticking out her pink tongue the same color as her hair, only made things worse.

“But I was really heartbroken when Eina left me to go on dates with other men.”

"It wasn't a date! It was just a celebration between colleagues, Misha, you've misunderstood."

"really?"

"real."

Michael's suspicious gaze swept across Eina and Kobayashi's faces. After realizing that the two of them really had no interest in that kind of thing, he waved his hand and straightened up, losing interest.

"What? This is boring. I thought you were finally getting married, Eina, and I was so touched."

"What's with that old woman's tone?"

Eina complained helplessly.

Misha then put her arm around Eina's shoulder again and said to Kobayashi, "Hey buddy, Eina is the most popular employee in the guild, and she's incredibly well-liked. So you'd better hurry up and make your move."

She was bewitching Kobayashi.

Unfortunately, Kobayashi had no such thoughts and calmly said, "I am very grateful for Miss Eina's care, but it is just the relationship between an adventurer and an adventure advisor. I think Miss Michael has really misunderstood."

"really?"

Misha looked at Kobayashi, then at Liu Zi, who was sitting quietly beside him.

It seems there really was a misunderstanding.

Eina, who has half-elf blood, is indeed a rare beauty, but she pales in comparison to the quiet and elegant waitress beside Kobayashi.

"I'm sorry, I've done my best, Eina."

"So what's your reason for trying your best? Enough, you should just leave now!"

Eina, feeling embarrassed and shy, pushed Misha away, not wanting her best friend to continue causing trouble.

And so, the celebration came to nothing.

After leaving the Adventurers' Guild, Kobayashi planned to visit the blacksmith and the pharmacy.

Expeditions are extremely resource-intensive activities. Without sufficient preparation, one can only descend a few levels before having to return. Although he can go on expeditions with the members of the Loki Familia, it doesn't mean he can arbitrarily take their supplies, especially since he is only LV2 and is being treated as a burden.

Thanks to the guidance of members of the Loki Familia, Kobayashi was able to move freely within the Gubney Familia.

After passing through the heart of the clan's territory, we soon arrived at the main house.

As luck would have it, they encountered the Sword Maiden Ais.

Gubernius turned around and handed her a sword.

"Here, this is what you left with me."

"Thank you."

She came to retrieve the reforged Sword of Despair and to return the spare weapon that was damaged at the festival.

Seeing the shattered rapier on the counter, even the god Guberius said helplessly, "It's broken after only five days. You really are a blacksmith's killer."

Because Ais's powerful strength caused weapons to always break, the goddess Gubernius volunteered to become her personal blacksmith.

But then again, since the weapon, which is said to have the attribute of "immortality," is broken, the blame shouldn't be placed on her.