I released the wrong chapter haha, sorry...
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After watching Hestia play with the necklace for a while, Aston entered the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Since coming to this world, Aston had been cooking for himself since he had the ability to do so, and his culinary skills were excellent.
A sumptuous dinner was quickly prepared.
As they conversed about the day's events and enjoyed their meal, dinner soon came to an end.
"Hey, it really worked."
"Fortunately, I had already discussed it with Miach, and he agreed. Otherwise, it might have been a bit troublesome." After dinner, Hestia sat on the sofa digesting, casually mentioning Loki's affairs to Aston. She hadn't expected that the potion he made would actually be effective.
"Yeah, it worked. So, Loki's Familia arranged for me to become stronger, and everything is going smoothly."
"Loki asked Tione, Tiona and Ais to accompany me."
"Oh, by the way, there's another thing."
"I don't know why, but Ryuu Lion of the Astraea Familia contacted me and said she wanted to take me on an adventure to the Lower Floors."
"I agreed." Aston, who was washing dishes with a scarf around his neck, looked over and said.
"Eh? Astraea's dependent with the first-class adventurers of the Loki Familia, is that okay?" Hestia was momentarily stunned and expressed some worry.
Hestia knew Ryuu of the Astraea Familia. She had been studying the Lower realm's records for the past four months and had also read some archives in the guild, learning about Ryuu's existence.
However, Hestia didn't dislike Ryuu; she was just worried that associating with Ryuu might be deemed as collusion with the guild.
And there was also the involvement of the Loki Familia.
"Oh, it's fine. Orario's several major families basically know about Ryuu's existence, but they don't want to deal with her. They generally turn a blind eye." Aston smiled faintly, explaining.
"Is that so? Then I can rest assured."
"Yeah, turn a blind eye?" Hearing this, Hestia also relaxed. Although they had only been in contact for a few days, Hestia understood Aston's character quite well – stable.
However, in the next moment, another red figure appeared in Hestia's mind.
"Aston, can you make a potion to heal injuries, like the one you gave to Loki?" Hestia said excitedly.
"A potion to heal injuries? I can indeed make that, and its effect is quite strong. It can even heal injuries to the point of bringing someone back from death."
"But the materials for that kind of potion are very precious."
"Why do you need it?" Hearing Hestia's excited tone, Aston's gaze once again turned towards her, with a hint of doubt in her voice.
The next second, a flash of understanding crossed his mind, instantly grasping Hestia's thoughts.
"Hestia, are you trying to help Lady Hephaestus?" Without waiting for Hestia to speak, Aston answered her own question.
"Yeah, that's right."
"Since your potion can work on Loki, it should also be effective for healing injuries."
"I just want to try and see if I can restore the scars on Hephaestus's face to their normal appearance." Hestia nodded slightly, her expression serious.
"Alright, I'll draw some pictures of the medicinal ingredients for you later. You can look for these ingredients tomorrow." Aston nodded and agreed.
The potions inherited by Aston were completely different from those in this world, although their effects were mostly the same. However, the medicinal ingredients used were different.
Aston drew the medicinal ingredients he needed and handed them to Hestia, asking her to find them.
As for why Aston did this, it was because he knew that Hestia had a good friend named Miach.
When deciding to sell potions, Aston and Hestia had already included Miach in the plan.
The previously mentioned one-tenth of the profits given to Miach had been agreed upon earlier, serving as a reward for Miach taking the blame. He would receive a share of the daily sales, making it a considerable benefit.
After washing the dishes, Aston drew the pictures of the required medicinal ingredients and handed them to Hestia. Then, ignoring Hestia, who was completely absorbed in studying the drawings, Aston walked to the table by the wall where the tools for making potions were placed and began to make potions.
After an hour, Aston had finished making all the potions to be sold the next day. He then began another task.
He planted the medicinal ingredients' seeds that Hestia had bought into the magical soil field in the small space.
Aston appeared in the small space and with a thought the medicinal seeds in his hand automatically floated towards the magical soil, falling into the field.
In the next moment, Aston keenly felt that the flow of magical energy in the small space had become faster, surging towards the medicinal field, continuously entering the field, and properly accelerating the growth of the medicinal ingredients, reducing the time required for them to mature.
Aston could feel the rapid growth of the medicinal ingredients but couldn't see any changes by the moment.
Even so, it was enough.
Knowing that the medicinal ingredients were growing rapidly was sufficient.
The medicinal ingredients Aston planted himself weren't particularly precious, and their growth cycle wasn't long.
According to Aston's perception of their growth, they could be harvested in about a week.
Before that, Hestia still needed to go and buy the medicinal ingredients required for potion making.
After finishing his tasks, Aston once again communicated with Hestia.
Because he only raised his level by one today, Aston didn't ask Hestia to update his Status.
After more than an hour of conversation, the two began to rest.
However, whether it was because Aston had given Hestia a necklace or not, he clearly felt that Hestia's feelings towards him had become much stronger.
This person wouldn't sleep in her own bed and actually wanted to squeeze onto the sofa with him.
Unable to resist Hestia, the naive Aston reluctantly agreed. Holding Hestia, the two covered themselves with a thin blanket and slowly entered the realm of dreams.
Surprisingly, Hestia was quite soft, and holding her was incredibly comfortable.
Next morning, at dawn, Aston awakened by a suffocating sensation.
"So... heavy." The heavy and suffocating feeling on his face made him unconsciously exclaim.
This girl… her sleeping posture was really not good.
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