Chapter 8 - Finding a home

In this way, at least ordinary people won't be able to know the specific data through simple observation unless other gods personally use "falna" to forcefully unlock it .

It's like taking out an insurance policy. 

 Then poor Hestia was kicked out of the room by Hephaestus... 

"Okay, Hestia, now that you have a dependent family, don't rely on me anymore. It's time to learn how to face life in the lower world with your new family. As the goddess of the dependent family, you should act like one." 

The adventurers of the Hephaestus Family also quickly packed up Hestia's little luggage. 

The adventurers of the Hephaestus Family quickly packed Hestia's small luggage.

There was no other way ; although Hestia was full of tears, she had no choice but to leave. Just as Hephaestus said, she was no longer a goddess without members but a goddess with a family and a member. 

She can't lose face in front of her own child. 

 "Don't worry , Link, I'll take you to find a place to live right now!"

Hestia said confidently. 

As a goddess, it would be too embarrassing to have to use someone else's place to live.

However...

Hestia touched her pockets with both hands, rummaged through her luggage for a long time, and finally froze on the spot... 

Only then did she realize that she didn't even have a valis in her hand!

Nothing!!!

'It's over, what should I do now? I'm going to embarrass myself in front of Link...'

Hestia suddenly calmed down, no longer as full of energy as before. 

Orario is no different from ordinary cities. Money is still very important in this society, which naturally means it's hard to advance.

"It's fine. If it's Vali, I still have some left here."

At that moment, Link suddenly reached out his hand and lovingly touched Hestia's soft hair. He then extended his hand , and a bag containing 10,000 Vali appeared out of nowhere in Link's grasp .

"Lady Hestia, here's 10,000 Vali. We should be able to find a good place to live temporarily. I'll enter the dungeon to earn the remaining funds tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Link..."

Hestia took the bag and looked at the Vali inside, tears almost welling in her eyes.

"Don't cry, Lady Hestia. I'll help you carry your luggage, but I don't know the situation in Orario yet, so I'll have to trouble you to find a place to live and show the way."

"No, no, no... it's not troublesome. I'm very happy to be able to help Link. I'll go out to work and pay you back this money, Link..."

Her twin pigtails suddenly shook like bells.

Seeing Hestia's cute appearance, Link couldn't help but touch her head again.

"It's okay ; there's no need to pay it back. As long as I'm here, Lady Hestia can do whatever she wants and live a good life."

"Eh... I don't want to be lazy! By the way, Link should stop using honorifics for me in the future. Just call me Hestia. From now on, we'll be equal members of the family, not boss and subordinate!"

"Okay, Hestia!"

...

Hestia has lived in Orario for some time and is relatively familiar with the surroundings.

Under her leadership, the two of them quickly found a single-family house located on North Street. 

After understanding the situation, they learned that the owner of this house is a merchant who travels to various towns for business and will not be returning anytime soon. 

Under the owner 's guidance , Link walked inside and took a look. In addition to the living room and kitchen, there were five bedrooms and two bathrooms. He decided to live there for a short period.

It's very good. There are more rooms , so if new members join in the future, they will have somewhere to stay .

The monthly rent is 45,000 valis , which is already considered cheap. After all, these three-story villa-type single-family houses are rare in all of Orario.

It's equivalent to renting a villa in metropolitan cities from a past life.

However, there are some disadvantages. 

There is not much furniture in the house, and the dust is quite heavy. They need to clean it. It is also far from the entrance and exit of the underground city, the center of Orario ; they need to walk a long distance to get there. Of course, it is also far from the city center , making it relatively quiet and less noisy . Each has its pros and cons.

Link finally negotiated and lowered the price to 40,000 valis. As a bargaining chip, Link decided to rent the property for three consecutive months. If he wanted to renew the contract, he would sign an agreement at that time. 

 The owner immediately agreed. After signing the contract, he handed the keys to Link. 

After collecting the keys and putting down their luggage, Link and Hestia went out to buy furniture, especially personal items such as tableware, mattresses, and sheets, which needed to be replaced.

After purchasing the items, the two of them began to clean up. 

By the time the simple cleaning job was completed, three hours had already passed.

The sun had set, and moonlight filled the sky. 

"Ah…"

Hestia didn't have any goddess image ; she was just like the little girl next door.

She jumped straight onto the bed, as if she were lying there exhausted. There was no way around it; because the house had been vacant for a long time, it was full of dust.

If they wanted to live in it, they could only clean the dust first. Cleaning every corner of the room was truly laborious and consumed a lot of energy.

In these three hours , the two of them have accomplished a lot. It was fine for Link because he exercises regularly. The main reason was that Hestia had been sealed with divine power and had become like a mortal. She suddenly felt very tired when she unexpectedly worked so hard at physical labor.

Lying on the slightly hard mattress with her whole body aching, Hestia couldn't help but miss her past life as someone who was useless . When she was at Hephaestus's house, her family's childs took care of her , so she didn't have to work as hard...

But when Hestia turned around and saw Link still cleaning the fireplace, the tired expression on her face instantly vanished . She quickly stood up and reached out to caress her pouting face.

" Now that you have a family, you can't be lazy anymore, Hestia! " She tried to encourage herself.

"Link..."

"What's wrong, Hestia?" Link turned around when he heard her voice and saw Hestia sitting cross-legged on the bed.

Because she was wearing a white mini dress, the cross-legged position caused Hestia's underwear to be completely exposed.

"Hey... Hestia, you should be more careful when wearing clothes like this. It's not good for others to see you if you're naked."

"Ah…?!" 

"Hestia's face turned red in response , and she quickly grabbed the hem of her skirt , shifting to a kneeling position .

From now on , she'll be living with a guy, so she must be more cautious .

Hestia coughed lightly, adjusted her posture, and said, "Okay, I'll pay more attention in the future! But Link must also be more mindful of safety going forward . As my first family member, now my only family, if something happens to you, I'll be sad."

"Don't worry about it, Hestia. What I desire is power, not to seek death in the dungeon. If my life is in danger, I will choose the right moment to retreat. Don't fret ."

"Eh~ That's good."

Clearly , Hestia was relieved, and she was also sincerely afraid that her child would eventually perish in the dungeon due to an excessive pursuit of power.

Ever since she came to the lower realm, she has heard too many rumors about potential adventurers who eventually died in the dungeon.

Hestia worried that Link would become one of them.

Now that Link has a clear understanding, she feels somewhat more relaxed , but she is still mentally concerned .