Anime Crossover: I, the Shadow King, slaughter my way through DanMachi!

Yingping was deeply moved.

Hestia's head was pressed against his chin, and the curves of her head, rising and falling gently with her breath, pressed against his chest, making even his fingertips go numb.

"Hey, are you... are you alright?"

Hestia suddenly noticed something was wrong. "Your heart is beating so fast... Ouch! Why are you bleeding from your nose!"

"N-It's okay!"

Yingping hurriedly covered his nose with his hand, "This is proof of feeling supreme joy! It's a very normal physiological phenomenon for men!"

Hestia narrowed her eyes suspiciously, then suddenly realized: "Eh? Were you thinking about something just now—"

"Absolutely not!"

Ying Ping bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, lowered his head, and said in a muffled voice, "I have only the purest reverence for Lady Hestia! Like a believer's reverence for a shrine!"

"..."

After realizing that the other person was lying, Hestia was silent for three seconds, then suddenly jumped up and smacked him on the head.

"Idiot! Who wants to be your shrine?"

She grabbed Yingping by the collar, puffing out her cheeks. "Come back to the church basement right now! After I finish imprinting God's Grace for you, I still need to go back and pack up my stall!"

"The church's...basement?"

"That's my temporary residence, my temporary residence!"

Hestia's fair face flushed red: "If you go there and then say you regret becoming my kin, I will absolutely not forgive you!"

Yingping was being pulled along, and as he looked at the swaying blue ribbon ahead, he suddenly whispered, "Hestia."

"what?"

"Thank you so much."

Hestia paused.

The sun illuminated her lovely, flushed profile.

"...Hmph, just follow me for now!"

Chapter 2: Imprinting Grace, Activating the Shadow King Panel!

On the way to the church.

Hestia explained a lot about divine grace and the rules for adventurers to level up to Yingping.

And, precautions for venturing into dungeons.

This information was largely the same as what Ying Ping already knew, but he still listened to it very carefully.

After traversing a gravel path overgrown with weeds, the two finally arrived at a desolate ruin.

The only building that can be considered intact here is a church that is almost half-destroyed.

However, this church was even more dilapidated than Yingping had imagined.

Most of the stained glass was broken, the wooden door hung crookedly, and the cross on the roof was so rusted that its original color was no longer visible.

"this....."

Yingping unconsciously stopped in his tracks, staring wide-eyed at the nearly ruined building.

This building is already a dangerous structure!

"Hey!"

Hestia immediately noticed his reaction, a hint of panic flashing in her large blue eyes.

But then she put her hands on her hips, forcing a fierce look, and said, "You, were you thinking 'What kind of weird place is this?' just now?"

"If you regret becoming my kin now, it's not too late to quit! But I will absolutely never talk to you again!"

"No! That's not what I meant!"

Ying Ping quickly shook his head, looking at her with determined eyes, "I'm just very surprised that Hestia could persevere alone in a place like this all this time, it's truly remarkable..."

Hestia was stunned.

She could clearly sense that there was not a single lie in Yingping's words.

The next second, Yingping suddenly grasped her small hand, which was clad in a white velvet glove, and said earnestly, "Hestia, I promise you, I will definitely provide you with a good house in the future."

"Whether it's rebuilding this place or moving to another location, I will do my best to make it happen for you."

"Stupid, idiot..."

Hestia's face flushed instantly, and she muttered softly, lowering her head, "Who asked you to promise something like that..."

She pulled her hand away and strode towards the church: "Follow, follow me!"

Upon entering, the basement stairs creaked.

When Hestia lit the oil lamp, the dim light illuminated a small but tidy space.

This is a small room that is almost exactly the same as the one in the animation.

A simple wooden bed, a small table, and a few wooden crates for storing miscellaneous items.

"Take off your shirt."

Hestia took a silver needle from the drawer, her voice suddenly becoming softer, "...then lie face down on the bed and expose your back."

"Ok."

Yingping obediently did as he was told, taking off his shirt and lying face down on the bed.

He felt the mattress sink slightly—

Hestia's petite body actually slumped onto his waist.

"Well!"

Ying Ping froze.

The light and soft touch made his heart race instantly, and his breathing became rapid involuntarily.

"Don't, don't move!"

Hestia blushed and gently kicked his back with her bare little foot. "Concentrate, concentrate!"

"Sorry, I got too excited!"

Yingping took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"Once this ceremony is completed, we'll be a family."

Hestia took out a silver needle, her voice filled with unprecedented seriousness.

Yingping clenched his fist: "Yes, I'm honored!"

He was finally able to receive the blessing of the gods and activate the Shadow King upgrade system, gaining the power to become stronger!

"Very well, in the name of Hestia, I bestow upon you the grace of God..."

Hestia smiled with satisfaction, then gently chanted, a drop of warm liquid falling onto Ying Ping's back.

That is the blood of the gods.

He felt Hestia's blood-stained fingers slowly moving across his back, outlining symbols of sacred writing.

A strange warmth spread from the point of contact, as if flames were flowing beneath the skin.

"Alright, the ceremony is over, and the rubbing is complete."

As Hestia finished speaking, Yingping felt a burning sensation on his back.

He knew that the emblem of the Hestia Familia—the black holy fire emblem—should now be appearing there.

[Ding! You have received divine favor and successfully joined the Hestia Familia!]

[Shadow King System successfully activated!]

[Basic ability values ​​initialized.....]

Daily quests are now available!

Ying Ping forcibly suppressed his excitement, temporarily ignoring the system, and sat up, turning to look at Hestia.

In the flickering light of the oil lamp, a hint of unease flickered in Hestia's bright blue eyes.

She seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong, Hestia?"

Yingping asked with some doubt.

"No, it's nothing."

"See for yourself."

Hestia handed over a piece of parchment with the Winning and Draw ability values ​​printed on it.

[Name]: Winning

[Level]: LV1

Strength: I0

Durability: I0

Dexterity: I0

Agility: I0

Magic: I0

【Development ability】: None

【magic】:【】

Skills: None yet

.......

"What a mediocre template this is!"

"Not only does it only have one magic slot, but it doesn't even have a single skill!"

Yingping was also greatly surprised when he saw the contents printed on the kraft paper.

He finally understood why Hestia was looking at him with that uneasy gaze!

Yingping stared at the appalling data on the parchment, his lips twitching slightly.

If it weren't for the system activation notification flashing in his mind, he probably would have burst into tears on the spot.

"No matter what, this...this is just too..."

Yingping's fingers trembled.

Suddenly, a pair of small hands wearing white velvet gloves wrapped around his neck from behind, and Hestia's soft cheek pressed against him.

"It's alright, Lord Yingping."

Hestia closed her eyes and said gently, "Every adventurer starts from scratch. As long as you train hard, you will definitely become stronger."

Yingping felt the goddess's petite body pressed tightly against his back, and the warm touch made his heart flutter.

"That being said, this is a terrible start..."

Yingping shook his head with a wry smile, "Starting as an adventurer at thirty, I'm probably the weakest LV1 in all of Orario..."

"Fool!"

"Age doesn't matter!"

"Whether you're 30 or 300 years old, in the eyes of the gods you'll always be a child!"