if story(If Freya had discovered Kai before he joined a Familia?)
"..."
For some reason, she woke up earlier than usual. Normally, she would have gone back to sleep, but today, she felt a strange urge not to.
'Something's off...'
Although she felt uneasy, she wasn't particularly tired, so as usual, after being meticulously cared for by her children, she sat in a room with a clear view of Orario's scenery and watched the colors of those living their own lives.
'Isn't there any child with a beautiful color... Huh?'
Just as she was starting to get bored with the common color combinations she often saw, something caught her eye that piqued her curiosity.
"Black..."
It was a color that normally wouldn't evoke much interest, but its strangely radiant appearance had already captivated her gaze.
'Who is that child?'
Using a magic tool to project the child's image onto a mirror for a closer look, she was able to discover one interesting fact.
"Someone with a purpose has intentionally tampered with this soul."
If the other children she had brought so far were like paints beautifully showcasing various colors, the child she was watching now felt like those paints had been forcibly overlaid and turned black.
"It's too precise to be a mistake... altered in a way that's both crude and delicate..."
She didn't know who it was, but she strongly felt that someone had deliberately messed with this child's soul.
"...How interesting."
In that moment, she thought about keeping him close to observe, and
"...Arne, are you there?"
"Yes."
"Would you bring this child to me?"
She immediately put it into action.
"...Understood."
It wasn't out of greed or desire, just a simple amusement, but she had a feeling something interesting would happen.
"So, not only was I kidnapped while walking, but I'm being forced to join a Familia..."
"Fufu~ I look forward to working with you."
Since she had impulsively brought him without thinking, she used her charm power very weakly as a precaution, but
"...Is it possible to transfer to another Familia?"
"...Huh?"
She hadn't expected that the interesting thing would be an ability to resist her charm.
if story(If the restaurant Kai went to for lunch during his day laborer days was the Hostess of Fertility?)
One day while working as a day laborer to save money
"Hey, kid! Hey, kid!!"
"Ah, yes!"
"Phew... Since we finished early, I can finally eat at that place again."
"...That place?"
"Huh? Ah, come to think of it, I haven't taken you to that restaurant before, have I?"
Today, since not many of the usual coworkers showed up and they finished early, he said he'd introduce me to a good restaurant a bit farther away, not the nearby one, and took me there.
"So, is the work manageable?"
"Not that again... I always say this, but I do it because it's manageable, so don't worry."
"Is it because you're young? You say it's manageable even though you're moving that heavy stuff without a break?"
"Well, moving things is all there is to it."
"That strict boss of yours would be thrilled to hear you say that so casually... Ah, we're here!"
Following the man into the restaurant, what I saw was
"Welcome, nya!"
A restaurant where women of various races, dressed in green-themed waitress uniforms, were serving.
"...Uncle?"
"...Huh?"
"I'm just asking, but is this your... preference?"
"It's not like that, you brat!!"
There was a bit of a commotion for a moment, but somehow we managed to sit at an empty table and ordered food.
"Here are the dishes you ordered."
"Oh..."
The food came out faster than expected, the portions were generous, and it looked very delicious.
"How is it? Not bad, right?"
"I haven't tasted it yet, but... it definitely seems like a good restaurant."
As soon as our food arrived, the man and I started inhaling our meals, and
"Ah, if you ever come to this restaurant alone later, avoid the evening hours."
"...Why?"
"From evening onward, they cater to adventurers, so the usual meals are sold at a higher price."
"I see..."
I accidentally noticed that the man had left some food on his plate.
"For you to leave food, that's unusual."
"Ah, it tastes good, but I ate mostly greasy things, so it's not going down well."
"...Is that so?"
Hearing his answer, I briefly examined the leftover food, and
"Huh? What are you doing?"
"I'll make a secret sauce for you, so just wait a moment."
Using the lemon slices that came with the fish dish, boiled eggs from the salad, a bit of leftover mayonnaise, and pickles for palate cleansing, I made a sauce and handed it over.
"Trust me and try this sauce with it."
"Hmm... You're not the type to mess around with food, so I'll trust you."
And the reaction was
"Wow!! This is delicious! Really delicious!!"
Naturally, it was a pass.
"Hoh..."
Startled by a voice that suddenly came from beside me, I looked over to see the woman who had been working in the kitchen earlier standing there.
"I was about to kick you out for messing with the food, you know."
Pressed by some inexplicable pressure, I nodded my head timidly while shrinking back.
"Looking at your skills, it seems like you've done some cooking somewhere."
"Y, yes..."
"Hmm... Do you know how to cook?"
"I'm confident to a certain level... yes."
"Ho~ Is that so?"
After that, somehow I ended up cooking, and for some reason, the man, the woman, and the restaurant staff ate it and even judged it, and
"Hoh... No affiliation or workplace? That works out well. I actually needed some extra hands. How about I hire you at our restaurant?"
"The place I'm staying now is a bit far from here..."
"I'll provide a room for you to stay."
"...How much is the salary?"
"This much for starters. How about it?"
"Should I call you boss?"