Funny thing about us constantly using that lantern to be sent straight to Rivira is that so people who recognized sohow for being the record handler very obviously had no idea what kind of person I was, as I had few interactions with other Familia's and were obviously walking on eggshells as I simply ordered food from the little cafe.
"We need to get out and get so more fa to our na other than just being the record holders." I mused feeling the curious looks being sent my way.
So other than gather the last few stat points for to basically max out my level I had a couple thoughts of what I should be working on next. The two biggest things are that here in Orario there isn't really systematic training when it cos down to weapon usage as most high-level adventures except for Finn are people who literally threw themselves face first into danger and glory repeatedly and developed their own fighting style over the course of decades. So I should go to another universe to gain so skills in learning how to generally fight with a long-bladed weapon and should that universe have sothing that could passively enhance . All the better.
Thats why I have been considered trying to go Demon Slayer as that world as far as I know has no gods watching over it and the demon slayers and their breathing style will certainly help , not to ntion I am a massive walking inferno and I know for a fact I could get so blood from Apollo and fuse a real sun blessed weapon. Let's see Muzan fight for 6 plus hours with a miniature sun in his fucking gut...
"The loss of Shinobu and Mitzuri Kanroji was a damn sha. That universe has no rcy for waifus." I mumbled as I finished my food and after paying for my food.
Now other than trying to get a decent fighting style figured out for myself another thing we were lacking was reputation as the honest lacking one was bringing negative attention upon us, and Hestia has already told that people have been snooping around the church lately. Even worse was Asfi Androda was also seen flying over our church repeatedly at night which when a person is flying over at highspeed and then stopping to obviously check out an area was very distracting for Hestia when the wards were screaming at her that people are ssing around with us.
'So how could the Hestia Familia quickly and without many consequences get a reputation for sothing other than being a group of cheaters who hacked the Falna.' I thought as I walked up to the Hephaestus's personal store in the Tower of Babel.
Supposedly she spends much of the dayti here working on special pieces and I believed this tal was worth bugging her personally. Plus, I had no interest working around the vice captains and such, that run the logistics of the Familia as both Hephaestus and her Captain Tsubaki were famous for putting off social engagents citing their work.
I did what everyone does when they plainly weren't supposed to be sowhere. Act like you belong there.
"Hello gentleman I have a shipnt of precious tals and materials for Lady Hephaestus." I explained and even pulled out an ingot of so Mithril which shown brightly in the midday light.
"Alright just sign this manifest and we will give it to her after she completes her lunch break." The secretary waved off obviously wanting to just drop off the stuff and move on
Now the reason I didnt co in saying 'Oh Hephaestus I have gathered a never before scene magical tal and you have to see it.' Is this exact reason as the people doing the business side of Hephaestus's Familia are so damn used to be people not having a real choice between her or the other famous forge god Gobinu that they don't really care about custor appreciation because what can a disgruntled custor do. Take a woodsman axe into the dungeon?
No, it was going to be far better for my sanity if I was the one who made contact with the goddess in question rather than a bunch of disgruntled smiths trying to snag the materials in hopes of earning the approval of Hephaestus with a shoddily made weapon as they obviously didnt know the qualities of the tal.
I nodded and signed my na as entering the shops of Hephaestus and then before the jumped-up little secretary could yell I calmy walked past her desk and into the hallway heading towards a single closed door with the na Hephaestus, clearly marked on said door.
"Hey what are you doi-" I knocked loudly on the door which cut her off seeing as I wasn't breaking down the door or anything.
"Co in?" A voice called through the door obviously confused and as I opened it up Hephaestus spoke. "I said I was taking lunch what's the matter?" She asked obviously confused.
Before the secretary could say anything, I entered the room and took a seat across from the forge goddess in a literally a single step using the space stretching ability of the necklace I have been practicing as I walked around Orario.
"That was an interesting trick Jake and what can I do for the rising star of Orario. Oh, and next ti make an appointnt please..." She then muttered about being as much of a surprise visitor as Hestia and probably was only here to mooch of her just like Hestia.
"I ca to trade so drop items for a magic tal you have never worked with that will be able to push the enchantnt parts of your smithing to a new level." I wasn't going to say the tal was going to make her weapons all of the sudden much better but honestly the enchantnt of this world is very lacking so with the tal's great acceptance enchantnts she was likely to make so interesting things.
She only perked up and raised an eyebrow at my words and then she waved off the secretary as she indulged in my fanciful thoughts at having a decent amount of tal she has never worked with.
But her face when I popped out a slab of the plate mail worn by the trolls and a chunk of the broken chain mail of another made her lose all her prior thoughts as she started seriously inspecting the tal and doing several tests like tapping it with different little hamrs and tasted a piece of it...
Thank God I cleaned them off and no longer carried the filth from the Balrog or trolls...
"So, what exactly do you want in exchange for this tal?" She asked after running a barrage of tests and finally rembering I was here and the owner of the tal in question.
"For every ounce of the tal in question I want a unicorn horn or five ounces of World Tree Bark or Branches." I threw out as an opening offer which was a flagrant rip off in my favor as far as I was considered.
"Deal!" She grinned throwing out her arm and taking my frozen arm that was resting on my arm rest and vigorously shaking it.
Fuck I got played didnt I... "If you don't mind asking. What do you plan on using this tal for?" I asked already feeling like soone running a garage sale only for a custor to buy sothing off for cheap and then yell about how they planned to sell it on Ebay for dozens of tis more.
"I will cast the Crozzo magic swords I have stored away, with this tal they will be able to will be able to relax and not break should they not be overused and even if they are the tal won't be lost if people simply pick up the pieces and even better, I bet Welf will be willing to make more knowing the weapons probably won't break at all if he primarily used this tal." Well shit I didnt think about how useful it would be for Crozzo Magic Swords.
But either way I am still more than happy with this transaction, and I am not even selling a fifth of all the tal I have, not to ntion, if necessary, I could possibly try to insert myself into the Hobbit Story and steal a large chunk of the treasure Smaug is hording in return for killing him.
For all the dragon's sheer strength size and cunning. A space blade launched at him would kill him easily.
But I wanted all the purifying things possible to see if I could fuse it will the Balrog's corpse into sothing not beco sothing dangerous to myself like the Lake Watcher could have been.
"Alright. Its best we are both happy with this deal." For a mont I considered trying to get so of my own Crozzo Magic Swords but then it struck that I literally had one in my hands as we spoke and even better it would never break due to overuse.
But hey while I was here might as well get her opinion on this sword I technically made anyway.
"Speaking of magic swords please tell what you think of this sword that I have created." I then offered my sheathed blade to Hephaestus which she gingerly took.
"Hmm didnt know you were a decent smith or craftsman in general. Thought Alchemy and magic was your shtick. Well, that and apparently knocking up the Imposible..." She muttered and after unsheathing the blade she blanched at seeing the reflective black blade that seed to swallow the light around it with its void attribute.
"You ok Hephaestus?" I asked kinda nervous seeing how stiff she went.
She shook her and sent a weird look. "Hey, Jake, didnt Hestia say you have enough won?"
I could only shrug as she hasn't ntioned that stuff for a while as with my growing stamina, I haven't had any problems satisfying Hestia, Freya, or one of the mortal girls who liked to hop in my bed.
"She doesn't really seem all too worried about it anymore." I responded with her taking a more pensive look.
After a mont of deep thoughts, I could literally see the. 'Eh fuck it' thought shoot past her mind as she shrugged. "Well either way I had a pretty decent bet from way back in Tenkai and if other forging gods were to hear I inspected this blade and didnt ntion it well..." I could see the picture of like during a Denatus them bringing it up and shaming her or sothing.
"Either way I made a deal to give soone the chance to court if they made a weapon better than I could without my Arcanum and this blade qualifies as such." She said with a light blush taking over her face.
Man, I got Hestia, Freya and Haruhi, and they are very dependent on my affections already, not to ntion Lili who was closer to a kinky girlfriend who preferred to put out on special dates, and Aisha literally treated like a booty call whenever she got the itch for it. So honestly, I don't really have room for another dedicated lover like the first three so I should just see where this goes as I doubt, she would be as needy.
I would normally be freaking about Hestia throwing a fit but honestly, she has been going mother hen all over Freya and was the one who advised to co here to trade the tal and have Hephaestus check out my sword and it's not like she wouldn't know this little courting tidbit about her best friend having known her for millennium.
"Alright we can et up for dinner or sothing when we both have so free ti and we can see where it leads us, alright." I told her making her relax deeply into her chair seeing I wasn't making a fool of myself like the gods of Tenkai would have.
"That sounds wonderful. Uhm let's see." She moved a couples aside on the table and found what looked to be a calendar. "I shall have several hours of free ti next weekend would you care to et here at the tower to try one of the Restaurant's within?"
I imagine such a restaurant would be horribly expensive but sounds fine as I have never been to one of them before. "Alright sounds great I will et you at the foot of the tower at Daybreak."
After setting up the details of the 'date' I was handed a large pile of materials for the slab of mithril I already gave her. "Alright Hephaestus, I will see you for our date." I said teasingly and she could only roll her eyes in response.
"We shall see how you do and there's another test before you get anywhere Jake." I imagine it was about the eye she is hiding so I simply nodded and went on my way.
Next stop before heading back ho, seeing where I can get magical herbs and plants.
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