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Chapter 3: With great power comes...
Hestia is once more checking Bell's status and she looks shocked at what she's seeing.
"Is something wrong, Goddess", Bell asks as she lays on the bed and turns to look at Hestia.
"N-No, it's nothing...", Hestia says nervously. She's growing far too quickly... I know she had some extraordinarry experience, but... That's not enough to explain this... It must be because of Heroine... In other words... Quick Growth! As long as people admire her, she will continue to grow in strength... And the more numerous and stronger the admiration... The stronger her growth... But what if the other gods find out and start to admire her skill...
Hestia then got off of Bells back. "So goddess...", she says as she gets up to grab her clothes.
"Do you mind if I just tell you? I don't feel like pricking my finger today..."
"Of course."
Hestia told Bell her status as they sat on the couch-
"My status has gone up that much!?"
"Yes. You appear to be growing at an incredible rate right now. It's like a growth spurt", Hestia explained as she sat with a straight back.
"Right."
"This is just my personal opinion, but I think you have talent. You'll definetly become strong", Hestia says as Bell looks at the ground, blushing and twirling a bit of her hair. "But."
Bell lifted her haid quickly.
"Be careful, don't be reckless", Hestia said firmly. "I, also, don't want to be left alone."
Bell looked at her Goddess warmly. "Okay."
Aah! She's so precious! "And Bell. I'll be gone for a few days, starting tonight!"
"Huh... Well... O-Okay", Bell said confused.
Afterwards Bell ran to the Benevolent Hostess.
"I'm sorry", Bell said loudly as she bowed her head. "I ran-off yesterday without paying!"
"Well I'm glad you came to pay it off yourself, otherwise I would've come to drag the money out of you myself."
"Eep! I'm really sorry", Bell said as she bowed, flustered.
"Don't apologize anymore, Bell-chan", Syr said. "I'm happy you came back. You're going back to the dungeon today, right? Here, I made you lunch", she said, handing Bell a small white and green lunchpack.
"Oh I couldn't."
"Please take it..."
"Allright..."
Syr then ran back into the kitchen.
"Hey. I can offer you a deal", said Mia. "I can offer you free food after you come back from the dungeon, IF you do a little work here after you eat."
"Um... What kind of work?"
"Work as a waitress. Serve the customers food and drinks, and you won't need to pay me for food."
"B-But why me?"
"I saw how the customers looked at you, then today the same customers asked me if you're here often. You, attract customers."
"U-Um... Well... I guess I can do that", the white haired girl said bashfully.
"Oh! And if you work more than the food was worth... I'll pay you. Pretty good deal."
"O-Ok ok okokok...", Bell said quickly.
"Allright. Now before you go... Remember, no matter how much people insult or laugh at you, always stay strong in the face of those people", Mia said before grabing her by the shoulder se and pushing her. "Now get going! And remember to come back if you're feeling hungry!"
Bell found her balance before wawing the woman off. "I-I will!"
What did I get myself into, Bell wondered as she sighed.
Later that day...
In a palace shaped like a man with an elefants head.
"Thank you for coming, everyone! I! AM! GANESHA", a man with a helmet shaped like an elefant yelled proudly. "I am so glad so many of my colleagues were able to join me tonight!"
The gods drank, ate and chatted amongst themselves.
"Hey, how many centuries has it been?"
"Um, four days..."
"What an unfortunate looking guy over there..."
"Isn't that Takemikazuchi", one god said as he pointed out a god holding plates and a piece of meat in his mouth.
"Hermies too... He's back from his journey...", another said, pointing at the other god next to Takemikazuchi.
"Hey! She's here! The goddess of beauty! Freya", the group of gods said as the woman with gray hair and wearing a tight white dress with an exposed chest area.
The goddess looked out to see a small goddess wearing a blue cloack on her shoulders, putting food in a small basket and smiled.
"She's so wonderful. And this just what she's on the outside too!"
The goddess walked towards the small goddess. "Good evening, Hestia."
"Eep", Hestia yelped as she turned to look at the woman. "Freya..."
"Oh sorry... Did I interupt you..."
"No... I just don't like dealing with you..."
"Haha... I love this about you."
"Well... I atleast like you better than some other-", Hestia said before looking behind Freya to look at a red-haired god in a black dress running down a set of stairs.
"Hey, Freya", the god yelled. "And shrimp!"
"Oh my, Loki."
"What are you doing here", Hestia said deadpanned.
"What? Am I not allowed to come here without reason", Loki asked. Hestia cleared her throat.
"Anyway, this is perfect timing. Loki, I wanted to ask you something. "That sword princess of yours... Is she looking for friends outside her familia at the moment?"
"Oh what! You think she has trouble making friends?"
"I don't know, she seems to have some trouble-"
"Oh", Loki pushed her head against Hestias.
And so they began pushing their foreheads against each-other.
"You two are such great friends", Freya said with a smile.
"We are not!"
"We are not!"
"Anyway... Loki, it may be a little late for this, but you seem very different today... I haven't seen you in a dress for a while...", Freya said before Loki pulled out of the headbut, letting Hestia fall to the ground.
"I guess so. But I heard a certain shrimp was attending the feast, so I came to laugh at the poor god who can't even afford to buy a dress", Loki said, looking down at Hestia.
"Oh, now that's hillarious. You came to laugh at me, when everyone's going to laugh at you. What with your uterly sad...", Hestia said as she looked up at Loki. "... flat chest!"
And so Loki collapsed to the ground as Hestia laughed.
Back at the dungeon...
Bell was walking out the dungeon as adventurers walked up the stairs with their shiny and new equipment.
"Everyone's got great equipment..."
And finally back up at the surface...
"Hey, it's that time of the year again."
"Monsterphilia?"
"A year goes by so fast."
And and the others talked of such things, Bell stoped to look at a couple of swords on display.
"Oh? If it isn't Bell-chan", behind Bell stood a man with dark hair carying a bag of suplies.
"M-Miach-sama", Bell said as she straightened her back to look at the god. "Sorry... I know I'm not going to buy anything..."
"There's nothing to apologize for."
"Wait... You didn't go to the Banquet of Gods?"
"Yeah... I got invited, but since my familia is so small, I've been busy gathering my goods. Bell..."
"Yes?"
"Take these", the god handed the girl two vials filled with a blue liquid.
"No, I couldn't!"
"Don't worry. I'm just brown-nosing my good neighbors. It's my way of saying thank you for patronizing my familia."
"Well th-thank you...", the god then wawed and walked away.
GRUMBLE
"Haaah... I guess take Mamma Mia up on that offer", she said as she began walking towards the tavern and went to the counter as a few drunk adventurers looked at her. "Hey Mia..."
"Look who it is. Ready for my offer?"
"Yeah..."
"Well just sit down and wait, I'll bring you something good..."
"Allright...", Bell sat down, putting her things next to her and waited for her food to come.
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