"Welcome to my humble family."
Opening her arms, Hephasteus presented her humble home. Although she said it in her kindest and humblest tone, her family was one of the richest in all of Orario. So, it wasn't humble at all; it was a mansion. Even Inori was a bit surprised by this.
"Thank you, Hephasteus-sama. We'll be in your care for a while."
Thanking her with a forced smile, Yuki sighed internally. He had learned the whole story of Hestia on the way. Despite running as fast as they could, the rumor that he had arrived in Orario had spread. They had to quicken their pace, fearing being caught in the sea of people.
Only now did Yuki really want to open Hestia's head and see what was inside. Although he didn't know how important a Champion was to the gods, he knew it was a pain dealing with people who saw you as an idol.
"Don't worry, Champion-sama. You are welcome in my family."
"I'm glad to hear that, although I'd prefer if you called me Yuki... if you don't mind. The title 'Champion' gives me headaches."
Yuki was genuinely grateful to Hephasteus. Unlike Hestia, who was unreliable, this woman had a very strong sense of responsibility. She kindly opened the doors of her house and had the kindness to explain the chaos that Hestia had caused.
Needless to say, Hestia remained silent about this. No, she bowed her head in shame and refused to look at them.
Yuki just sighed at this. The title Champion was very heavy, and Yuki started to feel it at this moment. So he would use this title as little as possible in the future to avoid another chaos.
"I understand, Yuki-Kun then."
Looking at Yuki's pleading eyes, Hephasteus sympathized with his situation. As a friend of Hestia for thousands of years, she knew how scatterbrained she could be.
But it didn't matter. Hephasteus was sure that Hestia would suffer in the future for this.
"For now, we'll prepare your rooms. You can wait for me in the living room."
"Thank you... And I really apologize for all this."
"Don't worry; I'm used to it."
Waving her hand, Hephasteus didn't care much about it. Even though, like Hestia, Yuki and Inori had become gigolos, Hephasteus saw this as an opportunity to learn more about the Champions. So it didn't matter much, not to mention that her friend was the cause of this.
"Hestia, we need to find a house soon."
Watching Hephasteus leave, Yuki turned his head to look at Hestia, who was now playing with her hands.
"I would like to, but we don't have money."
Hearing this, Yuki's lips arched. Just like in the rumor, Hestia was known as the Goddess of poverty and laziness.
And true to her reputation, Hestia looked at Yuki with puppy eyes, hoping that he would take care of her for the rest of her life.
(Can't be that bad, right?)
Remembering the alcoholic woman he maintained in the Shinobi world, Yuki scratched his cheek. Although Hestia wasn't a drinker and lost money in gambling, she was a Hikikomori.
But it was okay. Hestia was the goddess of his family, so at least she should have her privileges.
"Fortunately, there's a Dungeon in this city. I'll go out tomorrow to get some money."
"Yes, my Champion! Bring home a lot of money!"
With starry eyes, Hestia awaited this moment.
(Is this the beginning of my life as the richest and most powerful goddess in Orario?)
Imagining several scenes where she sank into money and glory, stepping on Loki in the process, a smile formed on her face.
Yuki didn't know what Hestia was thinking, but even if he did, he wouldn't care. She was just another lazy person he had to take care of; he already had a lazy and vicious woman in his native world, adding one more in this world wasn't a problem.
"Oh? That reminds me, Hestia, the Chat Room updated. Will there be more changes in the future?"
Recalling something important, as the responsible Goddess of the Chat Room, Yuki hoped that Hestia would answer some of his questions.
He had used this Chat Room for years, so he had formed his own conjectures about how it worked, but it was better for Hestia to confirm it.
"Update? Does that thing update?"
However, Hestia was confused by this. So, she put a finger on her cheek and asked while blinking.
"Wait... You don't know? Aren't you the creator?"
Yuki was speechless. Hestia responding to his question with another was something he didn't expect.
Even Inori couldn't help but look at her in complete shock.
"Creator? No, I never said I'm the creator."
Shaking her head, Hestia shook her enormous melons, causing Yuki to swallow saliva, and Inori frowned.
"So... Who is the creator?"
"I don't know. It's just an object I had a long time ago."
Shrugging, Hestia had no idea about it.
"I used it for a long time, but that thing only serves to communicate with other gods, as well as travel between worlds... It's not very useful for me."
(Now that I remember... Loki, were you a member of that Chat Room?)
Remembering the uselessness of the Chat Room, as well as the fact that the Chat Room was responsible for Hestia and Loki meeting each other, only gave him a headache.
One could say that if it weren't for this Chat Room, they would never exchange words, and their rivalry wouldn't start either.
But her words were also true. Being Gods, they could travel between worlds and communicate with other Gods easily. There was no need for a Chat Room.
"That's okay... I understand."
(Hestia is useless)
With a huge smile on his face, Yuki didn't ask Hestia about it anymore.
With Hestia's carefree personality, Yuki wondered if he had been deceived.
However, in the end, it didn't matter. Thanks to the Chat Room, Inori and he had met. So, he just looked at Hestia, who lay down lazily and even stretched her arms.
"Well, my next question... Hestia, what can you tell me about Levels and Overlords? Do you know anything?"
With both hands on his mask, Yuki asked seriously. After all, he was bothering her. With the new update, the Chat Room had a power ranking window, and Yuki wanted to know more about it.
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TN: Oh btw I posted the auxiliary power level chapter yesterday I forgor to tell you so read it if you haven't already or nvm next chapter will be explaining levels aswell anyways