Chapter 125: Approval From The Goddess? The Goddess Who Is Ashamed And Angry! 

The Tower of Babel, in the weapons store of the Hephaestus Familia.

"Hephaestus-sama, I finally found you, and Captain is here too!"

Led by the members of Hephaestus's Familia, Yami arrived at the room of the Goddess Hephaestus without any doubts on the faces of the guides.

They have never met Yami, but they have heard rumors from the outside world.

It's just that he didn't expect that their goddess Hephaestus would recruit such an outstanding child, and he seemed to be a blacksmith, so it wasn't particularly strange.

"Oh, it's Yami, you're finally here."

Hephaestus, who was talking to Tsubaki, raised her head, a faint joy flashed on her delicate cheeks, and then quickly disappeared, turning into a gentle smile.

The red-haired goddess glanced back and forth over her child's body, and instantly discovered the situation on the other side's body.

Hephaestus and Tsubaki immediately understood the weapon wrapped in white cloth, and the piece of armor that was stuffed in the backpack, but a corner was exposed because of the haste.

For a moment, there was a faint expectation on the face of each person and one god.

"So have you succeeded? Then the purpose of your coming here today is..."

"That's right," Yami nodded with a smile, with an indescribable confidence on his face, "Actually, the forging was completed yesterday, but because I was too tired, and slept all day. Coming here today. I want Hephaestus-sama to help me take a look at my work."

"Look, this is my newly forged weapon, and I haven't named it yet~"

With unconcealable confidence, Yami reached out and took off the sword at his waist, and pushed it to the red-haired goddess in front of him.

The white cloth slipped off in an instant, revealing a long black sword in the room.

Even if it was just a glance, the eyes of Hephaestus and Tsubaki suddenly flashed.

The red-haired goddess who took the weapon narrowed her left eye, which was not covered by the eyepatch, and Tsubaki who was beside her also stepped forward, scanning every corner of the sword back and forth.

For blacksmiths, this moment is definitely the most tense.

After all, this is for the god in charge of forging to evaluate the weapons he has created from the "highest" level. Even though Yami did not plan to rely on forging for a living, he couldn't help becoming a little nervous, but is still calm standing in place.

You know, there are too few artisan gods in Orario.

It is known that besides the goddess Hephaestus, there are also male gods headed by Goibniu. Although the artisan Familia is fiercely competitive, the relationship between the gods is still very good.

And as the children of these "master craftsmen", they will naturally be affected by the speeches of the gods.

If you are approved by the gods, you will feel joy, and if you are denied by the gods, you will also feel sorrow, and it can even be said to be despair.

In fact, such things do not happen very often.

It is not unheard of in the past. After being recognized, the blacksmith was stimulated because he was too happy, and as a result became crazy, which led to things that could no longer hold the hammer. The same is true after being denied.

Therefore, after many such incidents, the gods also changed.

In order to prevent the child they like from being unable to bear the blow, they made some wording to make the final result easier to accept.

If it was placed in the previous life, this would probably be chicken blood for the workers!

Yami stood in place, waiting for the final answer from Hephaestus. 

After a while, there was finally another sound in the silent room. The red-haired goddess gently raised her hand, stroked the sword handle all the way down, and her nails also ran along the blade.

buzz!!!

For a moment, the black long blade in front of her suddenly buzzed.

The dark surface is like a mirror, slightly reflecting the face of Hephaestus, this long blade is truly masculine and beautiful.

"As expected of a blade made from the 'Black Sword of Udaeus'."

"So, Hephaestus-sama, what is the final verdict?"

As if expecting something, Tsubaki spoke softly, and the words drove the passage of time.

After a brief silence, Hephaestus, who is at the highest level, showed a little hesitation, and then slowly said: "I am really surprised that this precious material can be made by only one person. You know, last time the Goibniu Familia dispatched all the senior blacksmiths to complete the production. It is excellent!"

"Yami, you really surprised me."

The goddess of forging didn't hold back her praise at all, and a stream of light gleamed in her eyes.

Tsubaki, who was on the sidelines, also showed a complacent expression, but she didn't have the slightest envy or jealousy. After all, as the strongest blacksmith of Orario, she can also do this kind of thing alone. 

What's more, Yami's first forging was introduced by her!

Therefore, what she feels more at the moment is the gratification for Yami's growth, or there are more.

Tsubaki has been a part of Hephaestus's Familia for many years, and she is very familiar with the temperament of her own god, so she naturally knows what the evaluation of "excellent" means, and then she thinks about what happened in the God Meating not long ago.

As a result, an unscrupulous smile appeared on her face instantly.

"Hephaestus-sama, since this is the case, does that mean... hehe."

Her words were not finished, but the smirk on Tsubaki's face already explained everything. Hephaestus naturally understood what the other party meant which made her eyelids twitch.

"Hey, even though I said that, there are still a lot of things that are a little immature, but... he can do this step, a little... a little bit of recognition for you…It's not impossible..."

At this time, the red-haired goddess was not as forthright as usual, and she spoke in a nonchalant tone uncharacteristically, beating around the bush.

Her gaze didn't even fall on Yami.

And as her words progressed layer by layer, the blush on Hephaestus's cheeks became thicker and thicker.

Tsubaki, who was watching the excitement, suddenly showed an auntie smile, squinted her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking, and kept scanning Yami and her goddess.

Immediately afterwards, she showed a teasing smile again.

Hephaestus, who noticed this, immediately glared at her with an angry look, but Tsubaki, who had already released herself, would naturally not be afraid, and did not change at all.

Seeing this, Hephaestus could only ignore this woman who just watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal.

Taking a sneak peek at Yami, the latter has gentle eyes and a faint smile on his face, which made Hephaestus suddenly make up her mind and opened her mouth to continue to say something.

"Yami, you have my approval, according to the agreement, I—"

"Please wait a moment, Hephaestus-sama."

Before Hephaestus's words were fully spoken, Yami stretched out his right hand directly to cover the red lips of the red-haired goddess, and at the same time was trembling by the warm touch.

"You!"

Goddess Hephaestus has rosy eyes, and her heart is also trembling.

Yami, who came back to his senses, immediately let go of his right hand. Facing the reproachful expression of his Goddess, he couldn't help scratching his head in embarrassment.

"Sorry, Hephaestus-sama, I didn't mean it."

"What did you want to say just now?"

Even after apologising, Hephaestus did not intend to forgive Yami.

She managed to pluck up the courage and planned to take the initiative to fulfill the promise, but was stopped by her own child, which immediately made the red-haired goddess angry and ashamed, staring at the boy in front of her with hatred.

If the other party does not give her a reasonable explanation then the consequences will be very serious!

"That's right, Hephaestus-sama."

Yami took a deep breath, and his expression also became serious, "Although we once had an agreement, as long as I can create a piece of equipment approved by you, I can associate with you. I am also looking forward to this kind of thing, after all, I admire you very much, Hephaestus-sama."

"But, at least for now, I can't promise this thing."

"why?"

Hearing these words, the anger and shame on Hephaestus's face disappeared, and she completely turned into indifference. If she didn't understand Yami's character, she would have become cold and angry when she was rejected so blatantly. 

Even Tsubaki, who was watching the show, didn't expect the situation to change at all, and began to wink at Yami frantically.

However, the latter seemed to have not seen it, and his expression was as firm as ever.

"Actually, I came today not only to hand over the manufactured weapons to Hephaestus-sama for inspection, but also to ask for resignation. There is a very dangerous thing that needs to be done by me. Even now, I still have no way to guarantee myself to be safe, and I don't know if I can come back, so."

"Because of this kind of thing?"

After his voice fell, the expression of the Hephaestus looked a lot better.

Since it was not to tease her, but for other reasons, there was no need to make the relationship so rigid, and the red-haired goddess couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"So, have you gained the power to go to other different worlds again? Just like Kanae and the others' world, there are powerful enemies in it, and you can't even defeat them?"

"So that's the case? Yami, is Hephaestus-sama right?"

Tsubaki was also surprised when she heard this.

Yami was also a little surprised when he saw that Hephaestus explained his thoughts in a few words, but he didn't hide it, but nodded slightly.

"That's right, I did gain the power to travel to another world."

"There are powerful humans in that world, and the strongest humans are even more powerful than Orario's most powerful adventurer. One of them is the ruler of the world. I am sure I can defeat her, but there is no certainty that I will be able to survive successfully."

"Can't you not go? It's also a good choice to stay in Orario honestly."

Hearing that the situation was so serious, Tsubaki was also lost in thought, and then came up with such a good 'good' solution.

However, Yami shook his head lightly.

"It's really safe not to go, but it's a 'win you continue' or 'you lose, you lose everything' for me. I don't want to be just an adventurer forever. The different world has all kinds of magic, maybe I can find a way to live forever from it…"

When he said this, Yami subconsciously glanced at Hephaestus.

The red-haired goddess heard the deep meaning in his words, and at the same time did not catch any signs of lying. The shame of being rejected just now dissipated most of it, but she still felt a little dissatisfied in her heart.

However, she is also very clear that she has no way to prevent Yami from going to another world.

In fact, the love between gods and humans has never been favoured.

The gap between the two is really too big, even the elves, in terms of lifespan, are far less than the gods. 

Being able to die in old age is really hard to accept.

It's not that the gods haven't pursued something that can make human beings live forever, but they have sealed their divine power. Even Miach and Dian Cecht, who are gods of medicine, can't make it out of existing materials.

But now, the emergence of another world has made this situation more likely.

Thinking in this way, Hephaestus has no reason to stop it.

The room became extremely silent again.

"When are you going to leave?"

Finally, Hephaestus's voice sounded again.

Yami suddenly noticed that the expression of Hephaestus became very serious, he hesitated immediately, and responded softly: "I plan to go right away, my strength has almost reached its limit here…"

At the bottleneck stage, it is very difficult to obtain experience. Even if he successfully obtains an upgrade in the dungeon, he can't get too much strength increase, so it's better to go to a different world.

"I see, just wait for a while!"

"Um?"

What Hephaestus said was a little unpredictable.

She turned around and went to the bookshelf at the side, gently took out a book inside, and the bookshelf split from the middle in an instant, and the layout of this room was exactly the same as that of the branch store.

A huge portal was exposed, walking inside, there was a forging room.

"My lord, this is..."

Yami asked with some doubts, but Tsubaki who was on the side had a slight guess, grabbed his arm, and shook her head with a serious expression.

This made him even more suspicious.

"Come in with me!"

After leaving such a sentence, Hephaestus walked into the forging room first.

Seeing this, Yami had the opportunity to ask Tsubaki at the side: "Captain, Hephaestus-sama, what does she mean?"

"Don't ask, I really don't know why you kid is so loved so much, hurry up and follow up, read more and learn more, not everyone has such an honour. This is an opportunity to witness the forging of Hephaestus-sama, so learn as much as you can!"

After speaking, Tsubaki patted Yami's chest, and then walked in quickly.

Hearing this, no matter how stupid he is, he probably knows what will happen next.

Yami showed a complicated face, and then without any hesitation, he walked quickly into the forging room, only to see Hephaestus standing behind the forging table.

This forging room is not considered gorgeous. In fact, Hephaestus is not a god who values ​​these things. As soon as he enters it, the temperature rises instantly.

The flame is still burning, and there is a pool not far away, which is obviously used for quenching.

All kinds of tools are currently placed on the forging table.

Sure enough, here is a perfect explanation of what is meant by "high-end materials often only need the simplest forging method."

"Yami, you have been in the Familia for so long, I don't seem to have taught you the skills of forging, today is special, so I will teach you well!"

At some point, a piece of metal appeared on Hephaestus's hand.

This piece of metal didn't emit any luster, it was a black piece, very inconspicuous.

But this unremarkable piece of metal in front of him is heavier and harder than iron, and at the same time has extremely strong toughness. It is black gold specially used to make heavy weapons. Only high-level blacksmiths who have enough forging proficiency to make full use of it.

Not only that, "There are also a lot of iron blocks on the forging table.

Just before Hephaestus was about to make a move, she suddenly thought of something, raised her head and asked, "Yami, what kind of weapon do you want, do you want another long sword?"

"Eh?"

Hearing the question, Yami understood clearly.

Sure enough, Hephaestus was trying to forge equipment for him! 

It's such a wonderful feeling to be cared about.

However, why he chose to forge weapons instead of forging armor made him a little confused, but he didn't choose to ask, but responded with a serious face

"No need, Hephaestus-sama, with this long knife, it is enough for the time being.

"But since it is a gift from Hephaestus-sama, if possible, I would like a spear."

"A spear? I see, you and Tsubaki should watch carefully!"

After leaving such a sentence, Hephaestus didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately started to work.