[Main Quest 'Raise Blessing Level to LV4' completed, rewards being distributed...]
[Levi Bright]
[LV3 → LV4]
[Strength: SSS1599+500/SSS1599 → I0+500/SSS1999]
[Endurance: SSS1599+1500/SSS1599 → I0+1500/SSS1999] (Greenstone of the Rock 500, Thousand Rock Flower 500, Thousand Rock Set Effect 500)
[Dexterity: SSS1599+500/SSS1599 → I0+500/SSS1999]
[Agility: SSS1599+500/SSS1599 → I0+500/SSS1999]
[Magic: SSS1599+500/SSS1599 → I0+500/SSS1999]
[Development Abilities: Swordsman F, Mage E, Archer F, Lancer E, Primordial God H, Harmony S, Mystery G, Luck H]
[Selectable Development Abilities: Hunter, Advanced Healing]
[Omitted]
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[LV4 Dimensional Card Pool Unlocked.]
[New Main Quest Generated:]
[Main Quest 1: Raise Blessing Level to LV5. Quest Reward: Raise Quest Level to LV5, All Ability Potential Cap +500, Unlock LV5 Dimensional Card Pool.]
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"Levi, congratulations on reaching LV4," Hestia said, gently hugging her lover from behind, her voice filled with deep affection and longing.
"This time, are you planning to choose 'Advanced Healing' as your development ability?"
Levi, his upper body bare and revealing a physique akin to a marble sculpture, nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, maintaining a Heroic Spirit requires a constant drain on my magic. Even if I'm wrong, having a development ability that continuously restores mental energy provides a solid baseline."
"Alright, I'll follow your lead."
Hestia traced her finger, stained with divine blood, lightly down Levi's back. In the next moment, a new entry appeared in his development abilities section—'Advanced Healing I.'
Levi sat up and kissed the cheek of the twin-tailed goddess: "Starting tomorrow, I'll likely be spending some time in the dungeon."
He had already informed her of his plans, so Hestia wasn't surprised by her familia member's statement. She propped her chin on her hand, murmuring her thoughts: "As much as I'd love to spend more time with you, Levi, for our future, the familia needs to grow. But this means our current residence might not be suitable anymore."
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The residence Hephaestus had provided Hestia was, technically, the basement of an abandoned church. With Levi and Hestia officially together, one bedroom had been vacated. However, the two bedrooms were adjacent, with poor soundproofing. Any slight noise would disturb the other side, making it unsuitable for certain 'nighttime' activities.
Seeing her goddess's cheeks flush slightly as she spoke, Levi, being no stranger to such matters, easily caught the underlying meaning. He smiled and took out 20 million valis from his inventory.
"While I'm in the dungeon, why don't you find us a new home, Hestia?"
"Leave it to me!" The twin-tailed goddess puffed out her chest, thrilled to finally be of help to Levi.
Then, unaware of how adorable she looked, she was playfully pushed onto the bed by her familia member.
...
"Ouch~" Hestia lay on the bed, frowning slightly, while reminding, "Please, be gentler."
Hephaestus smirked: "I think I'm being gentle enough."
To prove her point, she patted her friend's back, eliciting another involuntary gasp.
"Come on, do you have to be so dramatic?" Hephaestus teased.
Hestia raised an eyebrow: "I can't help it. My Levi is just that amazing."
Hephaestus: "..."
"Ever since you came to the lower world, no, since you met Levi, your whole persona has changed," Hephaestus remarked.
The twin-tailed goddess turned her head curiously: "How have I changed?"
She was promptly tapped on the head: "You've become more... amorous!"
"No, I haven't!" Hestia refused to admit to such 'slander.' "As the guardian of the sacred flame, I'm purer than 99% of the gods in the heavens."
"Oh~~" Hephaestus squinted, "Then who is this goddess before me, indulging so much she might be sent back to the heavens for releasing divine power? It's so hard to guess~~"
"Ugh—"
Hit where it hurt, Hestia's ship sank.
After a while, she recovered.
"Don't talk about me. If it were you, you wouldn't be able to resist either."
"How could that be?" Hephaestus crossed her arms, looking like someone who had seen it all and wasn't comparable to a novice like Hestia.
But the next second...
"But aren't you, like me, or rather, like I was before meeting Levi, still a virgin goddess?"
"Gah—"
Hephaestus, who had been watching from the sidelines, was stunned. It took her a few seconds to recover, and she asked excitedly, "Wait! Hestia, how do you know that?"
In the heavens, she had always been known as Aphrodite's husband. Though she had been cuckolded many times, no one had ever questioned it.
How did Hestia find out...
"Oh, I might not have told you before, but as one of the three great virgin goddesses, I can sense certain private matters about others through their scent, similar to the 'charm' authority of the goddess of beauty," Hestia explained calmly. "Not just me, Athena and Artemis are also aware of your situation."
"Of course, now that I have a lover, this divine ability has been revoked."
Hephaestus took a step back, covering her chest: "Hestia, you're telling me this now?!"
"Well, you never asked," Hestia scratched her cheek. "Don't worry, I've never mentioned your situation with Aphrodite to anyone else."
Hephaestus still felt uneasy, or rather, embarrassed: "But what about Athena and Artemis?"
"You don't trust their integrity?" Hestia glanced at her friend.
"...True."
In terms of keeping secrets, Athena and Artemis were even more reliable than Hestia.
"So..." Hestia put her hands on her hips, steering the conversation back, "Neither of us, before coming to the lower world, had any practical experience despite our theoretical knowledge."
"Of course, I'm a bit more experienced now." As she spoke, she raised her right hand, making a gesture of universal understanding.
Hephaestus rolled her eyes.
—You can boast all you want, but do you think I didn't notice that water stain on the ceiling?