This Lili was indeed a clever girl. She knew that in order to join Hayasaka Ai's team regularly, she needed permission from him, the God of the Familia.
"I don't see any problem with you joining Little Ai's party, but you must get their approval first."
"Mmh! Thank you, Lord Feng! Thank you for giving Lili this chance!"
Lili was instantly overjoyed when she heard Lin Feng's reply, with clear tears streaming down her eyes. If they hadn't been standing in an isolated alley, some justice-minded adventurer would probably have stepped forward to apprehend Lin Feng, the
"scoundrel"
bullying the Werewolf girl.
"Keep working hard! Little Ai and the others have already gone to the Dungeon today, so you probably won't find them."
Lin Feng reached out and stroked the top of Lili's head, casually pinching one of the beast ears. The feeling transmitted through his fingertips was indeed just like the real thing (as if he had touched one before)!
"Lord, Lord Feng..."
Lili, whose beast ears were suddenly pinched by Lin Feng, instantly blushed profusely. With the dried tear tracks near her eyes, she looked particularly easy to bully at that moment.
"I'm truly sorry, Lili. I just wanted to test if your magic was genuine. I didn't expect..."
Lin Feng, still pinching the beast ear, suddenly heard a faint sound coming from below and looked down.
Lili, overwhelmed by Lin Feng's sudden intimacy, was at a loss. In over ten years, no one had ever stroked her head or touched the beast ears created by her transformation magic. The sensation was ticklish, making her shudder and feel extremely embarrassed.
"Do you have any plans today, Lili?"
Lin Feng asked, removing his hand from her beast ear and looking at her rosy face.
"Lili wants to go buy some items and tools that can be used in the Dungeon."
As a Supporter, Lili was very familiar with her duties: she needed to buy supplies the party could use, most importantly, life-saving items.
"You can go get reimbursed by Little Ai after you buy those things."
After speaking with Lili for a while longer, Lin Feng left the deserted alleyway.
"Hey! Isn't that Lin Feng?"
Tiona, who had finally gotten a chance to go out with Aiz, was heading to Hephaistos's blacksmith shop when she suddenly saw Lin Feng, who had just parted ways with Lili. She shook Aiz's arm and pointed him out.
"Lin, Lin Feng?"
Aiz's usually spacey face looked confused upon hearing Tiona's voice and followed her gaze.
"I told you! That's the male God whose Familia girl rejected you that day!"
Tiona was afraid Aiz might not remember the incident immediately, but Aiz was no fool, even if she was an airhead.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Aiz, don't run off! Riveria only allowed you out today to pick up items at the blacksmith shop!"
Tiona quickly grabbed Aiz, who showed signs of wanting to slip away. Tiona absolutely could not let Aiz leave her sight, or she'd be scolded severely when she returned.
"Tiona, bad person."
Aiz was suddenly pulled back by her friend. Her wrist strained slightly, but seeing no sign of Tiona letting go, she turned back and said seriously.
"Ahhh!!! Aiz, you big idiot!"
Tiona couldn't care about politeness anymore and quickly dragged Aiz to the side. I should have kept my mouth shut!
Lin Feng, walking down the street, had no idea Tiona was agonizing over Aiz and him. Of course, even if he did, he would just smile it off. The Breathing Style belonged to Tsuyuri Kanae's world, and if Kanae disagreed, Lin Feng would naturally respect her wishes. After all, Kanae didn't owe Aiz anything.
Lin Feng's main purpose for resting and coming to this street today was Hestia. He hadn't been here in two days and wondered how she was doing.
"Welcome! How many portions of Fried Potatoes would you like?"
Before long, Lin Feng saw Hestia in the middle of the street, talking to a customer. Her face was full of happy smiles, showing she had gotten used to her current life.
"Hestia, how have you been the last two days?"
After Hestia saw the last two customers off, Lin Feng walked up to her from where he was out of her view and asked.
"W-Wow! It's Junior-kun!"
Hestia instantly turned around when she heard Lin Feng's voice, her face full of disbelief, which quickly turned into an expression of delighted surprise. She quickly rushed toward him.
"Whoa, whoa, slow down!"
Seeing Hestia not looking where she was going and about to trip, Lin Feng quickly took a few steps forward and caught Hestia firmly in his arms.
"Hestia, why are you so careless? You would have been hurting for a long time if you'd fallen just now."
After catching Hestia, Lin Feng looked at her in his arms and playfully flicked her small nose with his index finger.
"Thank you... Junior-kun."
Hestia blushed slightly at Lin Feng's intimate gesture, but realizing they were still on the street, she quickly wriggled out of Lin Feng's embrace and repeatedly thanked him. She knew that if it hadn't been for Lin Feng's help just now, she would have hit the ground face-first. Even if she wasn't seriously injured, she would be hurting for a long time, and she wouldn't be able to continue working today.
"Be more careful next time." "Mmhmm!"
The two then walked over to Hestia's Fried Potato stand. As the vendor, she couldn't leave the stand for too long. It was best to chat here while working—two birds with one stone!
"Junior-kun... I still haven't found a Familia. Even though... I try hard every day after work, no adventurer wants to join my Familia."
In front of the more familiar Lin Feng, Hestia revealed an expression completely different from the one she showed customers: worried, pitiful, and looking abandoned.
"Ahem, I ran into an adventurer who has issues with her Familia. I wonder if..."
Seeing Hestia look like this, Lin Feng was worried she would become dejected again. She had just managed to cheer up, so he brought up Lili's situation.
"I'd be thrilled!! Quickly, quickly tell me who this adventurer is!"
Hearing that Lin Feng had a potential adventurer in mind, Hestia instantly dropped her pitiful demeanor. Her eyes widened significantly, and she grabbed his arm, shaking it repeatedly, desperate for the specific information about this adventurer.