Falna

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After we informed Miss Eina about my joining Hestia Familia, we left the guild house.

After that, we started walking.

Since there was an awkward silence between us, Hestia couldn't stand it and decided to start a conversation.

However, what would you usually talk about when you are starting a conversation with a teenager?

Some people may ask about how school is going. Or some other things about their lives.

In my case, Hestia decided to ask me about my parents, which was one of the worst choices she could have made.

"Um, Wayne. Miss Eina said you were just 13 years old right now. Is that true?"

She asked me, pondering a bit.

"Well, you can say that. But actually, I am very close to the 14, so yeah, it is like that."

I answered back while observing her expression. And by the looks of it, she is curious about something.

"I see; then what about your parents? What did they say about you being an adventurer? Didn't they oppose that decision?"

She asked me the same thing as Miss Eina.

I don't understand why everyone keeps asking me about my parents. Isn't the rate for adventurers to be an orphan quite higher than in other occupations?

Well, I am not sure about that point, but I know one thing for sure. This topic is making me uncomfortable.

But I didn't want to be seen as a rude person, so I decided to answer her question.

"Well, Since I don't have parents, there wasn't any person who could oppose my decision to become an adventurer. So, it is like that."

I said to her while trying to avert my gaze.

Man, I am really uncomfortable about this question. I hope everybody wouldn't keep asking me this to me.

Seeing my uncomfortable expression, Hestia got a bit emotional and tried to cheer me up.

"Ah, I am sorry for asking such an uncomfortable question to you. I should have waited a bit for you to say that to me on your own; I am really sorry."

She said while bowing her head a bit in the process.

Although I know Danmachi's world is based on Japanese culture, it Is still a bit bothering to see someone bowing her head to me for such a trivial matter.

"No, no, Goddess Hestia, you don't need to bow your head. You must never forget that. You are my Goddess now, so you shouldn't bow your head to anybody, no matter who he or she is. Be proud of yourself and never bow your head down, okay?"

I said to her while looking into her blue eyes.

It looks like Goddess Hestia needs a bit of a boost in her self-esteem.

No need to worry about that right now. After Bell joins us, everything will start to fall into place one by one.

I will try my best, too, in that sense.

And seeing the resolute expression on my face and my black eyes, she averted her gaze and blushed a little.

"Okay, I will try my best to make you proud. I am really sorry for asking that sensitive question, however. Next time I will try to do better. Is that okay?"

She answered back with a faint blush on her cheeks.

I don't want to look like a simp, but she looks really cute.

Well, while we were having this conversation, we had already reached the abandoned church she was living.

"Well, it may look like a shabby place, but this is where I have been living since I descended to the lower world. Are you okay with this place?"

Hestia asked me with a little bit uneasy tone. Well, if I were her, I would be anxious too. Since she was trying to recruit many people, some of them must have refused her after seeing the place she stayed.

However, as an orphan from Daedalus Street, I have seen far worse than this one, so it is not much of a problem for me to live in this church.

"Don't worry, Goddess Hestia. I don't care about the little things like that. After we get enough money for a house, we will rent it right away. So, you don't need to worry about that for the time being, at least, since it is just two of us right now."

I decided to reassure her since I really don't hate living in a place like that.

Although it will be an uncomfortable experience at first, it is nothing unmanageable.

And seeing I didn't lie about living here, she put a genuine smile on her face for the first time after I agreed to join her familia in the guild building.

Although I have a sort of stern face, I couldn't help but curl my lips up seeing her smiling.

I can appreciate the beauty, after all.

After that, we went inside the church.

Well, for starters, the church really looks abandoned both from the outside and from the inside.

It also looks like Hestia didn't put much work into cleaning this place.

Well, it is normal, I guess, since, in anime, Hestia was a bit lazy.

And also, she mustn't have thought she could bring someone here.

It doesn't matter, though. Now that I am here, I should at least put all the things in order. Even though it is an abandoned church, that doesn't mean it should be disorganized.

After we went in, I looked at Hestia with eyes saying, so what do we do now?

And seeing my gaze, she decided to answer.

"Normally, I didn't want you to see this place that unorganized, but I didn't have any time to clean it, sorry. We can go the stairs below, and I can give you the falna on the bed. It would be more comfortable for you since I heard the first time takes a bit longer than usual."

She said while jumping like a child.

Even though she has that motherly aura, that doesn't decrease the effects of her childish actions, either.

And seeing she was genuinely thinking about me, I didn't refuse that offer.

We descended to the bedroom, and I took off my shirt.

Seeing my bare body, she had a faint blush on her cheeks.

But I am pretty sure it is not because I have a super sexy body or something like that.

She is not that type of woman.

It is because Hestia is one of the three virgin goddesses, so it is no wonder she doesn't have any experience.

And seeing a bare body of a male, maybe she feels a bit uncomfortable as well.

And I must remind you that I was an orphan. So I have a body that you can expect from an orphan. Not everyone could be bulky and have muscles like James, you know.

After taking my shirt off, I laid down on the bed with my back facing upwards.

And seeing I got my position, Hestia also took hers, and she sunk a needle in the tip of her finger and dripped her blood on my back.

After dripping her blood on my body, she chanted something, and the room started to shine.

After it started shining, I felt a warm, albeit a bit uncomfortable strange feeling in my body.

It looks like the divinity on her body is finally giving her blessing to me.

After that, the warm and eccentric feelings vanished, and the shine in the room also finished.

<Ding! Quest {Join a familia} completed.>

<Rewards are being distributed.>

<Distribution of the rewards is finished.>

<Host, you can check the rewards later at any time you want.>

I heard Iris' voice in my head, and at the same time, I heard Hestia gasping.

"Wayne-kun, just what is this? Just what is wrong with your status?"

With that, my adventuring life began in the Hestia Familia.