"Good morning, Takumi. Where are you going?"
When Hestia saw Takumi, she smiled instantly. She came up and hugged Takumi's arm.
When Takumi heard her words, he rolled his eyes.
"It is still early. It is almost noon now."
"Hmph, who do you think is to blame?" Hestia heard this and playfully pinched Takumi in a coquettish way.
"Ahem!"
Takumi suddenly coughed twice in embarrassment but did not answer.
Hestia did not continue the topic but suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, what is going on in Orario now? Would they have discovered it already?"
Thinking about her bold move last night, Hestia was worried about others finding out.
After all, she still had a reputation to uphold.
People are like this sometimes. When they are desperate, they might not care.
But after things have settled down, looking back, they feel that what they did before was embarrassing.
This was exactly the situation Hestia found herself in now.
"Are you panicking now? I called you this morning and you still didn't want to get up."
Takumi pinched her nose playfully, then shrugged and said:
"Don't worry. I went back early, so Kanae and the others haven't noticed yet."
"But I took Haruhime to Hephaestus again, and she mentioned I have your scent, so Haruhime probably guessed it."
"That is it. Forget it, it doesn't matter whether they know or not; it won't have any impact anyway."
Hestia thought about it carefully. They didn't know the specific details of last night anyway, so there was no need for her to panic.
After reflecting, she no longer cared if her progress with Takumi would be known to outsiders. In fact, it might be better if it were known so she could declare her sovereignty over him.
Although she could not monopolize him, she was the first!
"Did you just get up? Are you hungry? If you are, I will get you something to eat."
"I seem a little hungry."
Actually, in the Dimensional City, the seal on her divine power had been lifted, and it didn't matter to her whether she ate or not.
But if Takumi made it specially for her, that would be different!
Eat!
She had to eat!
"Okay, I will do it then. You wash up first."
"Good~"
Takumi simply cooked wheat porridge and prepared some side dishes. After Hestia washed up, it was ready to eat.
Takumi also ate some with Hestia.
Well, it was mainly because Hestia fed him, making it difficult for him to refuse.
After a brief interaction, Hestia also asked about the topic she had missed before.
"By the way, I wanted to ask, why are you back now? Is something wrong?"
Takumi had plenty to keep him busy in Orario, and based on Hestia's understanding of him, it was unlikely he would take time out of his busy schedule just to see her.
After all, her exhaustion had mostly faded by now.
Moreover, it was not difficult to return to Orario from here.
With Takumi's somewhat blunt personality, she feared he would only think, "It is only a few steps; can't you manage yourself? Do you really need me there?"
"Well, I just awakened a new ability and came back because I wanted to test it."
Takumi didn't hide it and explained the purpose of his return.
He also explained the details regarding Magic Creation.
"What?! You actually have such an ability?! This is too overpowered!"
Hestia was visibly shocked.
This ability was truly a cheat, and to a certain extent, it even surpassed the power of the gods in her world.
For example, the few magic-related gods she knew did not have such broken abilities.
Although they could also create new magic, they relied on knowledge and deep mental research.
As for Takumi?
He just had an idea, consumed magic power, and completely bypassed the creation process. It was like it was conjured out of thin air!
If those magic gods knew about this ability, they would probably lose their minds. They are still doing manual work, and he comes along with something fully automatic.
Is he even playing fair?
"Haha, that is what happens with good luck, but it is pretty much what I expected."
Takumi said cheerfully, "Basically, this is top-tier stuff."
This was indeed the case. Awakening such an ability was within his expectations.
After all, he was here to use cheats. If it wasn't a cheat that finally awakened, he wouldn't be satisfied!
"So what are you waiting for? Let's go and try it out quickly."
Hestia no longer had any intention of eating slowly. She finished her breakfast in a few bites, pulled Takumi, and walked out.
They could interact any time, but she found this new ability much more interesting.
Takumi did not refuse and followed Hestia to the edge of the pioneering area.
Testing it here meant no worries about accidentally damaging what the familia had worked hard to build.
Although there was a restoration spell to fix things, who would want to cause damage at home if it could be avoided?
Then, under Hestia's watchful eyes, Takumi started the test.
Starting with basic magic.
Takumi used magic to create a series of introductory attack spells.
Such as small fireballs, water balls, rock bombs, and so on.
Then Takumi felt the consumption.
"It takes about a hundred times the magic power to create the spell."
He had to admit the consumption was quite high.
After all, if you have the magic power to release hundreds of small fireballs, you wouldn't care for low-level magic like fireballs.
Moreover, if the magic were more powerful, the proportion would likely remain the same, which would be a huge problem.
Powerful magic might be impossible to create due to excessive consumption.
Forbidden spells and the like were even more unthinkable.
By the time he has the magic power to create a forbidden spell, his basic strength would already achieve that level of destruction effortlessly.
If that was the case, the utility of this ability would be greatly reduced.
It wouldn't allow Takumi to become invincible instantly.
At most, it would be a nice addition to his repertoire.
"Maybe it is because you weren't proficient enough the first time, or you lack the foundation, so there are too many variables to create. Try creating an advanced magic of the same type."
Hestia frowned while listening and immediately offered her opinion.
"Fine."
Takumi nodded and continued to test.
He created an advanced fire magic, the Flame Gun.
Looking at the consumption again, Takumi couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.
"It's down! The consumption is only about ten times that of the actual release!"
"That would be great!"
The consumption had dropped, meaning the strength of this cheat was still viable.
But...
"What is the principle? Proficiency? Or knowledge reserve?"