Later, Takumi also told Hestia about his future arrangements for Kanae and the others.
Hestia had no objection to this, but...
"Where's Haruhime? How are you going to arrange things for her? She is just getting started now."
Then she suddenly changed the subject and said to Haruhime:
"By the way, does Haruhime miss her family?"
"You are from the Far East, right? I am quite familiar with Take-Mikazuchi. You can try to ask him to help you find your family."
Haruhime: "..."
She shook her head: "I don't have any family anymore..."
"Ah? Sorry, I didn't know..."
Seeing that Hestia was about to misunderstand, Haruhime quickly added:
"I was expelled from my family, and after many twists and turns, I came to Orario."
"So, I have no family and no home..."
"Ah?" x3
Hearing this, Hestia, Kanae, and Shinobu were all shocked.
They all spoke in confusion.
"How could they do this!"
"That's right, no matter what you did wrong, how could they abandon their family?"
"This is too much!"
Haruhime shook her head again.
"It's not their fault; it's my fault."
Then she told them what happened.
"Just because you ate the tribute? That shouldn't be the case..."
After hearing this, Shinobu wanted to complain, but was interrupted by Hestia.
"Okay, Shinobu, stop talking."
"Why?"
Shinobu still didn't react, but heard Kanae say from the side:
"Because there really are gods in this world..."
"Well..."
Only then did Shinobu react.
There really are gods in this world, and not only that, the gods can also come down to live in the mortal world, which is completely different from their own world.
They would also offer sacrifices to the gods, but the tributes would eventually be shared.
It is because they didn't have manifest gods there, or they did, but they didn't appear to interfere with humans.
But it is different here.
Not only are there gods, they are everywhere.
Therefore, the sacrifice to gods is a high-level national event.
No matter how trivial the matter of tribute is, it may not attract a god's attention.
But the seriousness is too great. If it is noticed, it may be perceived as an offense and divine punishment will be imposed.
This was reflected in Haruhime's father. As the person who specialized in managing tributes, he was an important official.
But Haruhime, as the family member of such an official, made such a mistake, which is even more serious in itself. To know the law and break it is a crime.
In this case, Haruhime's father would not be able to favor his daughter.
Because if it is not handled properly, not only will his family suffer, but it will even harm the country.
That's why he acted so ruthlessly.
This was nothing more than a choice based on weighing the pros and cons. He simply made the choice that most people would choose.
"Yes, please don't say that."
Haruhime also spoke. She was a little regretful but said without resentment:
"Father... he didn't do anything wrong. Haruhime was the one who was at fault. It was me who almost got everyone involved."
"..." x3
"It's all that little Pallum's fault! He must have been up to something!"
"That's right! It must be him! Otherwise it would be too coincidental!"
"Right! He deserved to die so miserably!"
After a period of silence, the three women changed their focus again and began to attack the little Pallum who was the culprit.
"You don't have to be like this; these things have passed."
Haruhime had never seen such a supportive situation before, and she started to fidget uncomfortably.
But Hestia came over, hugged her, and said softly:
"Okay, Haruhime, you don't have to be so reserved."
"This will be your home from now on, and we are all one family."
Haruhime was startled when she heard this. She looked up at Hestia, then at Takumi, Kanae and others.
She found that everyone was looking at her. Except for Kanao who was looking on quietly, everyone showed a kind smile.
"This is my home..."
After Haruhime finished speaking, she felt a warm current flowing through her heart. She nodded heavily and said with a smile: "Thank you, everyone~"
As she smiled and laughed, the tears wouldn't stop flowing.
Seeing this, Hestia couldn't help but rub her head in a funny way:
"Silly girl, you should thank me no matter what."
Kanae and Shinobu also came over to comfort her.
Even Kanao stepped forward and grabbed the corner of Haruhime's clothes.
But this moved Haruhime so much that she cried even more vigorously.
"You're almost done; let her calm down, otherwise she will cry herself to death today."
Takumi looked at this scene speechlessly and couldn't help but complain.
Only then did the four girls react. When they looked at Haruhime, whose eyes were red from crying, they quickly backed away in embarrassment.
After a while, Haruhime finally calmed down.
Takumi then said: "As for the arrangements for you, I am going to let you take the path of a mage."
"In addition to [Uchide no Kozuchi], your other magic [Kokonoe] is also very suitable for you to become a mage."
"This is a very good talent. Once it takes shape, you can stand as a team of mages alone and become a powerful source of firepower."
Haruhime nodded: "Well, I will obey your arrangements."
"That's fine, but you have to wait first. Training a mage requires a lot of preparation. I will deal with it as soon as possible in the next two days."
"As for you, just stay at home and do some daily things, such as buying your daily necessities and so on."
"Yes."
"Okay, let's eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold."
Seeing that everything was settled, everyone returned to their seats and continued eating.