Takatsuki had no intention of interfering with the struggle between the gods, and Hestia was not skilled in this either.
However, there was still a hidden danger in Takatsuki's known situation: the people of Ikelos Familia who had been pursuing the Dragon Girl in the original story.
Their Main God was also a pleasure-seeker, only interested in watching the spectacle of his Familia's affairs. On the surface, he appeared to be merely observing and not interfering, but in reality, he was secretly supporting them.
Takatsuki remembered that Hermes was also investigating this individual in the original story, but the other party stated that even if he were sent back, he couldn't stop the people in his Familia. Furthermore, Hermes had no evidence, making it impossible to casually send a god back.
But Takatsuki was different.
He didn't need evidence to act.
However, he couldn't just go and kill the other party directly. He still needed to plan this carefully.
Let's talk about the internal affairs of the Hestia Familia.
Everyone was actually very fond of the Dragon Girl Nana's arrival. The Valkyries, not being from this world, naturally didn't have the same prejudice against monsters as the people of this world. In fact, Herrschers were arguably far more dangerous than monsters in every respect.
As for Bell and Haruhime, they were naturally kind-hearted and wouldn't reject a child-like Nana.
However, Nana could not leave the Hearth Manor, which was a real problem.
Then Kiana latched onto Takatsuki again.
Takatsuki strongly suspected that Kiana knew he was currently flush with Magic Stones, so she came to take advantage.
So, after jointly investing 900 Magic Stones with Kiana, they drew two S-rank items: one was the long-unseen Horse Talisman, and the other was a Teigu from the same world as the Shikoutazer, the Gaia Foundation.
Takatsuki discovered that after the system patched Kiana's good luck buff, her luck was similar to his own, which had a 'Lucky' development ability. However, once Kiana also gained a 'Lucky' development ability, Takatsuki's luck was once again surpassed by hers.
"How do you use this? Is it for makeup?"
Takatsuki equipped the Gaia Foundation into his equipment slot and materialized it. Kiana looked at the cosmetic box in Takatsuki's hand and asked curiously.
Teigu themselves have a limitation: only individuals with matching wavelengths can unleash their power. If the wavelength doesn't match, the Teigu will reject them and be unusable.
However, since this item was drawn by Takatsuki, there was no situation where it couldn't be used. As long as it was equipped in his equipment slot, he could ignore the so-called requirements and perfectly wield the Teigu, unleashing power that even someone with a 100% wavelength match couldn't compare to.
However, if he were to take it out and use it directly without equipping it in the equipment slot, it would be affected by wavelength. But as the owner, Takatsuki had a baseline compatibility with all Teigu, meaning he could still use them, though the effect would be limited if the item didn't match him.
But if given to others, it would be completely unusable if there was no match.
And at present, the Gaia Foundation, which Takatsuki had equipped in his equipment slot to perform beyond its original capabilities, broke through its original limitation of only being able to apply makeup to the wielder, meaning its effect could be maintained indefinitely.
"Exactly. With this item, you can take Nana out."
Takatsuki opened the cosmetic box and squatted in front of Nana: "Come, Nana, don't move. I'll help you get ready."
Having been at the Hestia Familia for a day, Nana had completely accepted the place. Although she wasn't very familiar with Takatsuki, everyone she relied on trusted Takatsuki, so she naturally came to trust him as well.
Using the cosmetic box in his hand to apply makeup to Nana, who sat motionless on the sofa, Takatsuki had no experience in this area, but Teigu didn't play by ordinary rules.
Under the astonished gaze of the surrounding people, Takatsuki merely symbolically ran the small comb through Nana's hair, and her originally blue hair turned black from top to bottom.
Picking up the sponge and dabbing it on Nana's face and skin a few times, her greenish skin became like that of a normal human. Most importantly, the crimson magic stone on her forehead and the scales on her body were completely hidden by this magical sponge.
Because it wasn't about transforming Nana into someone else, but rather applying a disguise to her appearance, only small, detailed changes were made, but it was far simpler than ordinary makeup.
"So amazing! How did you do that!"
Kiana sat down next to Nana, full of curiosity, picking up a strand of her now black hair and touching Nana's body, unable to see any trace of her original appearance.
"Hahaha, Kiana, that tickles."
Nana giggled as Kiana touched her, then turned and hugged Kiana.
"Does this mean Nana can go out with Kiana now?"
Nana now looked almost exactly like a ten-year-old girl. Takatsuki put away the Gaia Foundation, ruffled her hair, and stood up, saying.
"Yes, but be careful not to make any attacking moves outside, and don't spread your wings, otherwise the disguise will disappear."
"Mhm!"
The others nearby were also amazed by this magical sight.
"Bronya has never seen such a convenient makeup tool before."
Fu Hua also nodded, but after thinking about it, she wasn't too surprised: "As expected of Takatsuki, but this situation is also normal."
"So, as long as it's left to Takatsuki-kun, there will definitely be no problem. He'll certainly find a way."
Mei and Kiana had come to fully understand Takatsuki's miraculous abilities along the way; essentially, whenever they had a problem, seeking out Takatsuki would solve it.
Because Takatsuki provided all the information and clues about the Fallen Spirits, the Hestia Familia members no longer needed to specifically gather clues, and with the concealment of the Gaia Foundation, the risk of exposure was minimized.
There wasn't a single cowardly Xenos in the Familia who raised objections out of fear of risk.
"Takatsuki-kun, aren't you coming shopping with us?"
Mei noticed Takatsuki putting on his coat, seemingly preparing to go out.
"Not today. You all go ahead. I need to deal with some of the aftermath of this matter."
Loki had no intention of sharing progress with Takatsuki, so he also needed to resolve some potential risks himself.
The others didn't say anything about Takatsuki's actions, trusting him completely.
After walking to the entrance hall and avoiding everyone's sight, Takatsuki took out the Gaia Foundation.
"I originally planned to use Transformation Technique, but this is also good."
Using the Gaia Foundation on himself was much simpler than using it on others.
He took out a few tools from the makeup box and quickly applied them to his body. With a puff of white smoke, a white-haired figure appeared in the entrance hall.
Pushing open the door of the Hearth Manor, 'Kiana' walked towards the slums.