After spending two hours with Deter, Orsted returned ho with the materials.
This ti, Orsted obtained twice as many Grimoire materials as before—enough to create at least twenty Grimoires.
The materials he'd gathered from the dungeon, along with blank books, were sufficient.
However, this was still far from enough.
The Hestia Familia would continue to grow, and with each mber having three magic slots, twenty Grimoires wouldn't suffice.
Orsted planned to keep purchasing materials from Deter, which was why he wanted her Familia to avoid trouble.
Returning to the villa, Orsted imdiately began crafting Grimoires.
He had already distributed the benefits for new mbers before leaving for Deter's manor that afternoon.
Twenty-one mbers joined the Hestia Familia this ti.
Except for Senie, all were elves.
Over half aspired to beco mages, while the rest, like Ryuu, aid for lee combat.
Orsted's schedule was tight.
Crafting a single Grimoire took ti, and even working tirelessly without sleep, completing twenty would take three to four days.
This left him no ti to personally prepare lee weapons or defensive gear for the new mbers.
Instead, Orsted tasked Lili and the others with taking the new mbers to Hephaestus to select equipnt.
With the Hestia Familia's current wealth, each mber could afford a first-tier weapon worth tens of millions of Valis, but Orsted opted for restraint, authorizing Lili to purchase third-tier equipnt.
If new mbers wanted stronger gear, they'd need to earn it through effort.
In the future, when Orsted had more ti, he might forge powerful equipnt for them himself. For now, he was too busy.
"Lili, Tifa, Senie, Elenoir, and the others are in your hands," Orsted said early the next morning, standing with Hestia at the mansion's entrance.
"If anything goes wrong, use Skynet to contact imdiately. I'll rush over as fast as I can."
Skynet, Lili's second magic, was an auxiliary communication spell.
It allowed her to create a magical network for group conversations, though it consud significant mind power/ntal.
Lili had only used it once since acquiring it and hadn't touched it since.
"I understand, Orsted-sama, Hestia-sama," Lili said firmly, placing a hand on her chest.
"Rest assured, we'll bring everyone back safely."
"Lili's right," Tifa added gently.
"We'll take good care of Elenoir and the others." Senie, holding a small jug of wine and sipping quietly, said nothing—a true drinker.
"Orsted-sama, Hestia-sama, don't worry," Elenoir said confidently.
"It's just the upper floors. We trained extensively in our villages before coming to Orario."
"We may not handle Level 2 monsters, but upper-floor monsters are no threat."
"Exactly," another elf chid in.
"Please trust us."
"Orsted-sama, Hestia-sama, await our good news!"
"Ser Orsted…"
As Elenoir spoke, the other elves echoed her confidence, assuring Orsted and Hestia.
"I wish you all success," Orsted said with a nod, offering his blessing.
"Don't push yourselves too hard," Hestia added, waving with a warm smile.
With Lili, Tifa, and Senie—who rivaled a Level 4 adventurer—the group faced no real danger on the upper floors.
Orsted wasn't overly concerned.
Though Lili didn't know Senie's full strength, she trusted Orsted completely.
Neither was worried about the new mbers' first adventure.
After a brief farewell, the group, led by Lili, Tifa, and Senie, headed toward Babel.
Orsted didn't join them, as his ti was too limited.
Crafting Grimoires kept him occupied, and leading new mbers into the upper floors would be a waste of ti.
Since the new mbers were all elves, they accepted Orsted's absence as the Hestia Familia's captain for their first adventure without complaint.
Moreover, Orsted had hinted he was preparing gifts for the new mbers.
Elenoir and the others were eagerly anticipating them.
"I should get back to crafting Grimoires," Orsted said, watching the group's figures fade into the distance.
"Thank you for your hard work, Orsted," Hestia said softly.
"It's not hard. It's all for the Hestia Familia," Orsted replied, shaking his head.
He turned and entered the mansion.
Hestia glanced toward Lili and the others' departing figures, then hurried after Orsted.
"Hey, Orsted, our ho's too small," Hestia said.
"We need a bigger ho. What do you think? With just over twenty new mbers, the rooms are already at capacity."
"If we don't upgrade, we can't recruit more."
"That makes sense," Orsted agreed, nodding.
The Hestia Familia aid to be elite but needed numbers.
Orsted found Hestia's proposal practical.
"I'll ask Hephaestus to help look for a new ho," Hestia said.
"Please do, Hestia."
"Heh, it's the least I can do. You're the one working hard, Orsted."
"Let's work together to make the Hestia Familia stronger."
"Absolutely, together!"
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