DxD: Scion of Lucifuge-Chapter 290: Teasing Hestia—Liliruca Joins the Familia

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Syr quickly brought their food.

"Please enjoy your meal, Honored Gods." She bowed and left.

"Hestia, dig in. Don't be shy," Roy chuckled, seeing Hestia eyeing the food hungrily.

"Then—Itadakimasu!" Hestia said, a bit embarrassed, but her hunger won out.

Roy enjoyed the meal. The food here was quite good.

"By the way, Hestia, we're new to Orario and don't have a place to stay. Do you have any recommendations?"

Hestia almost choked.

She was currently living in the basement of the abandoned church.

If they found out, she would be mortified.

"What's wrong?" Roy asked, amused by her reaction.

"Nothing. I'm staying at a friend's place. I can ask around if you're looking for a place," Hestia said with an awkward laugh.

"I see. I was thinking that abandoned church would make a good base. With a bit of renovation, it would be perfect," Roy mused, stroking his chin.

Hestia's heart sank. Why that place?!

It was the only place she could barely call home, and she hadn't even moved her belongings out yet.

If they found out, she would die of embarrassment.

"I...I think there are other good locations. How about I introduce you to some?" she suggested hopefully.

"Other locations are fine, but I'm quite fond of that church."

"But—it's so inconvenient. Rebuilding it would take days!" Hestia insisted, still trying to dissuade him.

"It's fine. We can hire adventurers. It'll be done quickly. Besides, it'll be our base. What do you say, Hestia? Want to join us?" Roy smiled, extending an invitation.

Hestia was stunned. He was inviting her to live with them?

She hadn't even stayed long at Hephaestus's place before being kicked out.

She was overjoyed. Finally, someone had accepted her!

"Yes!" she exclaimed, then immediately regretted it. Her belongings were still at the church!

She would have to find a way to retrieve them discreetly.

That afternoon, Roy, having nothing else to do, helped Hestia sell fried potatoes.

His cooking skills were surprisingly good. His fried potatoes were incredibly popular.

But this also led to people assuming he was a penniless God, just like Hestia, reduced to selling street food.

Roy ignored the rumors.

As evening approached—

Roy sensed Kisara and the others returning from the dungeon.

"Hestia, let's pack up. We're done for the day."

"Huh?" Hestia was confused.

"My Familia is back. We're going to meet them, then head to the tavern for a feast," Roy explained.

"They're back from the dungeon already? I'm so jealous!"

"Hestia-sama, I'll bring back lots of magic stones for you tomorrow!" Kurumi declared, puffing out her chest.

"Yes, but be careful, Kurumi."

"Don't worry, Hestia-sama! I'm very strong!" Kurumi smiled.

They packed up their stall and went to the Adventurer's Guild.

Kisara, Enju, Kohina, Megumin, and Yukari soon appeared.

The surrounding adventurers were slightly intimidated by the five girls' bloodlust—a result of their...enthusiastic monster slaying in the dungeon.

And behind them was a small girl carrying a massive backpack, several times larger than herself.

Roy was surprised.

He had told them to hire a supporter to collect the magic stones.

But he hadn't expected them to find Liliruca Arde. What a coincidence!

Kisara and the others, seeing Roy at the Guild entrance, smiled, their usual serious expressions softening.

"Roy, we're back," Kisara said.

"Welcome back. You've worked hard," Roy smiled, walking towards them.

Hestia, seeing the girls, was stunned. They were all Roy's Familia?

——

"They're terrifying! They're just Level 1 adventurers, but they went all the way to the lower floors!"

"They're nothing like Level 1 adventurers. I saw them one-shotting Level 2 monsters! They're incredibly strong!"

"Me too! I saw it as well."

"I doubt even Ais Wallenstein was that powerful at Level 1."

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As Roy greeted the girls, the surrounding adventurers murmured amongst themselves, a mixture of awe and fear in their voices.

The girls' ruthless efficiency in the dungeon was unbelievable.

They were just Level 1 adventurers, yet they were cutting down monsters like they were nothing.

"It seems you did well in the dungeon," Roy chuckled, overhearing their comments.

"Cutting down monsters like grass? That's—exaggerated, isn't it?" Hestia, also overhearing the conversations, was surprised.

"Don't mind them. Let's go inside," Roy said, leading the way into the Guild.

Liliruca opened her backpack.

Clatter!

A mountain of magic stones tumbled out, stunning everyone in the hall.

While most were small, Level 1 monster stones, the sheer quantity was astounding.

Eina and Misha Flott were speechless.

"Roy-sama, they just registered today, right?" Eina asked, her voice filled with disbelief.

"That's right," Roy smiled.

Eina was even more shocked. They had just registered, and in a single day, they had acquired so many magic stones? That was incredible.

Such a haul was usually only possible on large-scale Familia expeditions.

"Alright, let's exchange these for Valis," Roy said, tapping the counter.

"Yes, Roy-sama! Right away!" Eina quickly began counting the stones.

Roy glanced at Hestia, who was staring at the mountain of magic stones with a dazed expression.

He chuckled, amused.

"By the way, who's this little one?" he asked, gesturing towards Liliruca.

"You told us to hire a supporter to collect the magic stones. We happened to run into Liliruca being bullied, so we hired her," Kisara explained.

"That's right! She's such a pitiful child. Let's take her in!" Yukari said, hugging Liliruca tightly, almost suffocating her.

"Yeah! Let's steal her from the Soma Familia!" Megumin and Enju agreed enthusiastically.

Kohina didn't say anything, simply clinging to Roy's clothes.

Liliruca, hearing this, looked at Roy timidly. She knew he was a High-ranking God.

But after her experience with the Soma Familia, she was wary of Gods.

"Liliruca, would you like to join my Familia? No one will bully you here," Roy said gently, approaching her.

Liliruca looked up at him, tears welling up in her eyes.

No God had ever been so kind to her.

"I...I would like to," she said, wiping her tears.

"Welcome to the Familia, Liliruca." Roy patted her head.

"Now Lili won't be bullied anymore!" Megumin, Yukari, and Enju cheered. They were clearly fond of Liliruca.

And Liliruca had been a great help in the dungeon.

Without her massive backpack, they wouldn't have been able to carry all those magic stones.

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"After we exchange the magic stones, we'll go see Soma and have him release Liliruca from her contract."

"Wow, Roy! You're amazing! You found another excellent Familia member so quickly!" Hestia exclaimed enviously. Why couldn't she be so lucky?

"You'll find someone too, Hestia," Roy said with a smile and a wave of his hand.

"Roy-sama, we're done," Eina announced, having finished counting the magic stones.

"How much?" Roy asked.

"1,320,000 Valis."

"What?!" Hestia's jaw dropped.

Over one million Valis?! That was an insane amount.

Even large-scale Familia expeditions rarely earned that much.

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