As soon as she heard the word "eat," Hestia's wailing stopped instantly.
"Really?!"
Hestia sniffled, looking at Heimdall with a pitiful expression, her stomach growling in perfect timing.
"I want to eat meat!"
"And drink sweet wine!"
"Fine, fine."
"You can eat whatever you want now."
"Just don't eat me."
Heimdall nodded perfunctorily and reached out to tidy up her messy twin tails.
"Yay!"
Having received his promise, Hestia was instantly revived. With a cheer, she ran toward the entryway barefoot, moving so fast she was nothing more than a blur.
"..."
Watching her suddenly energetic back, Heimdall shook his head helplessly.
Then, Heimdall turned around and looked at the girls behind him, whose faces showed clear fatigue, their bodies still stained with the dust and dried blood of the Dungeon.
Although their spirits were still high from the party just now, the exhaustion radiating from them couldn't be hidden.
After all, since arriving in this world, they had been fighting intensely in the Dungeon for two full days.
Today, they had even pushed all the way down to the 13th floor.
Their bodies were at their limit.
Heimdall glanced specifically at Inaba Tsukiyo.
Inaba Tsukiyo was still young, and although she had been standing quietly to the side, her slightly swaying figure showed that she was clearly struggling to hold on.
"Alright."
"You all must be exhausted."
Heimdall's voice softened.
"Fighting for two consecutive days is not easy, even for veterans."
"Don't push yourselves tonight."
"You should go take a nice hot bath and relax."
"As for tomorrow, Tsubaki Cobrand might not finish repairing your equipment, so you can just take a day off."
"If we aren't back by the time you finish your bath, don't wait for us."
"Decide for yourselves what you want to do."
"As for the falna update ceremony..."
"Anyway..."
"That's a reward for your hard work, and it's not going anywhere."
Heimdall smiled, his tone gentle.
"One night won't make a difference."
"Only when you're well-rested can you welcome a new beginning, right?"
As Heimdall finished speaking, his consideration and care warmed the girls' hearts.
This feeling of being cared for and treated with such consideration seemed to wash away much of the fatigue from their entire day.
"Yes, Lord God."
"Don't worry about us."
"We'll be good and watch the house."
"Please come back early."
"Yes."
Watching these sensible children, Heimdall replied softly.
"Let's go, let's go!"
"If we're any later, there really won't be any food left!"
Seeing that Heimdall had finished his instructions, Hestia reached out to grab his arm and started walking outside.
...
With that, the two walked out the door.
The night was very deep.
In this high-end residential area located on Northwest Avenue, apart from the occasional patrolling guards from the Ganesha Familia, only the streetlights embedded with magic stones emitted light.
The two figures, one tall and one short, walked along the empty stone path.
Their shadows were stretched long by the lights, occasionally overlapping.
"Come to think of it, you've taken in so many beautiful girls."
"And every one of them is so capable."
"When you compare them..."
Hestia kicked a small pebble on the side of the road and muttered softly,
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