West District, Orario.
A burly Pallum with a thick waist moved back and forth through the wine cellar, loading crates of divine wine onto a carriage.
Only after the carriage was completely filled did he stop and look toward the Pallum girl not far away.
"Liliruca, the liquor is ready."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Chandra."
Lili walked over to inspect the situation.
After more than ten days of preparation, today was the opening day of the first Hestia Restaurant.
To ensure a steady supply, she had dragged Chandra and several members of the Soma Familia to the wine cellar before dawn to move the divine wine.
Her gaze swept across the several carriages lined up before her. After confirming there were no issues, Lili marked a check in the small notebook in her hand.
"Mr. Chandra, I will leave the transportation of the liquor to the restaurant to you."
"No problem."
Chandra nodded.
After the War Game ended, Zanis was expelled from the Soma Familia by Soma and thrown into the Guild's prison.
As the only remaining Level 2 in the Soma Familia, Chandra became the new captain and also took on the role of logistics manager for Hestia Restaurant.
Every day, aside from supervising the renovation progress, he frequently ran errands for Lili and Cain, handling various miscellaneous tasks.
Although the workload had increased significantly, Chandra had no complaints.
The reason was simple. Cain paid him well with divine wine.
"I'm off."
Taking a swig from the flask at his waist, Chandra waved to Lili, climbed onto the carriage, and headed toward the restaurant.
After seeing Chandra off, Lili did not stop working. She led the Soma Familia members to the Demeter Familia.
Only after confirming that the ingredients delivered today were fresh enough did she finally finish her tasks and head toward the Hestia Familia.
After a busy morning, the sun had already risen above the horizon, and the streets were gradually filling with people.
Returning to the Hestia Familia mansion, Lili pushed open the front door and walked toward the second floor.
"Lili is back!"
The Pallum girl's voice echoed through the hallway.
A few seconds later, Hestia poked her head out of a room.
"Welcome back, Lili."
"Good morning, Goddess Hestia."
Seeing the door open, Lili stepped inside naturally to take a look.
"Huh? Lord Cain is not here?"
"Cain? He left before dawn. Before leaving, he even asked me to update his Falna."
As she spoke, Hestia seemed to recall something and her expression turned slightly strange.
"Lili, it seems Cain accomplished something remarkable last night."
"Uh, last night?"
Lili instinctively tensed.
"What happened? What did Lord Cain do?"
"I do not know the details, but when I updated his Falna this morning, he had accumulated enough for a deed."
"Accumulated enough for a deed?"
Lili quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully it was not about her relationship with Cain.
...Wait.
"Accumulated enough for a deed?!"
"Yes, enough for a deed."
Hestia looked at the Pallum girl.
"Lili, after I woke up I thought about it carefully. Cain went out with you for several hours last night after updating his Falna. Do you know something about it?"
"This... In Lili's memory, Lord Cain did not do anything last night that could be considered a deed."
Lili replied with a slightly guilty tone.
The reason Cain went out last night was mainly because she had recently been craving chicken.
Ever since Hestia returned from the Hephaestus Familia, Lili had lost her exclusive alone time.
Whenever she tried to get intimate with Cain, Hestia would suddenly appear from some corner and join them.
Once or twice was fine, but every single time? Lili could not endure that anymore.
Fortunately yesterday's workload was relatively light, so she dragged Cain outside to relax for a while.
As for why Cain suddenly accumulated enough for a deed, she had no idea.
It could not be that they achieved a deed just because they played a little wildly, right?
That would be far too ridiculous.
Shaking her head to drive away these strange thoughts, Lili looked toward the small goddess in front of her.
"Goddess Hestia, if you want to know the truth, it would be better to ask Lord Cain directly."
"I did ask, but he would not tell me. He just said something ridiculous about it being the reward for sleeping very well."
"Oh... That kind of baffling answer really does sound like Lord Cain."
"Right? So I did not ask further. I just went back to bed and slept a little longer."
Hestia took out a blue ribbon and tied her loose hair into twin tails.
"By the way, what exactly did the two of you do last night?"
"Uh, that is... a secret."
"A secret?"
Hestia's gaze suddenly became sharp.
Her intuition told her that Lili seemed to be hiding a very important secret.
But just as she was about to press further, Cain's voice suddenly came from the hallway.
"Hestia, breakfast is ready."
"Lord Cain! Good morning!"
As if she had seen her savior, Lili rushed out of the room and into the hallway.
"Huh? Lili, you are back already?"
"Yes! All the divine wine and ingredients needed for today's opening have been prepared!"
"You worked hard."
Cain gently patted Lili's head.
"Since you are back, let's eat together."
"There is also a guest here. She will be working with us today."
"A guest?"
"Yes. Over there."
Cain pointed toward a corner of the second floor.
Only then did Lili notice a blonde girl standing quietly in the corner.
The moment she clearly saw the girl's face, Lili's eyes widened and she let out a surprised cry.
"Huh?!"
"What is wrong? Why are you shouting so loudly?"
At that moment Hestia walked out of the room.
Hearing Lili's startled cry, a confused expression appeared on her face as she followed Lili's gaze toward the corner.
Huh?!!
Hestia and Lili reacted in perfect synchronization.
After recognizing the blonde girl's identity, Hestia immediately grabbed Cain's arm, her expression filled with vigilance.
"I remember you. You are the Sword Princess from the Loki Familia, right? What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
"She is here to learn Hamon."
Before Ais could answer, Cain spoke first.
"I believe I mentioned this to you before."
"Hmm... I think I vaguely remember that."
Hestia suddenly realized.
"So you came to learn the Breathing Technique?"
Ais nodded quietly.
"I was practicing the Breathing Technique with Cain in the backyard this morning. After that, he invited me to work as a greeter."
"A greeter?"
Hestia looked at Cain.
"Did you forget? Today is the opening day of Hestia Restaurant."
Cain pointed to the work uniform that Lili had already changed into.
"It is a rare opportunity. I plan to have Ais work as a temporary greeter today to help attract customers."
Because of both her beauty and her strength, Ais was extremely famous in Orario.
She would not even need to do anything. Simply standing at the entrance wearing the proper outfit would be enough to attract customers.
"To invite the Sword Princess to work as a greeter... As expected of Lord Cain, you truly are amazing."
Now that she had regained her composure, Lili could not help expressing her amazement.
This was a First Class Adventurer.
Even if it was only for a single day, it would still bring tremendous fame to Hestia Restaurant.
However...
"Will there not be any problems with the Loki Familia?"
"No problems."
Ais answered calmly.
She did not even need to do anything. Just standing there and occasionally nodding would earn her five hundred thousand Valis.
If she explained properly after returning, Finn and Riveria should be able to understand.
Probably.
T/N- Last chapter had a bit of Inconsistencies, I have fixed them. Thanks for Phantom_Zero_v2 For pointing them out, appreciate it.
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