As the Loki Familia returned home, Hephaestus and Tsubaki sat in the living room with Jaune and Hestia.

Jaune asked, "What brings you here today, Hepha?"

Hephaestus cleared her throat to hide her blush. She was not used to Jaune using her nickname. She said, "I came here to ask you for a commission like that Riveria girl in the Loki Familia. I want to commission a set of armor and weapon for Tsubaki. I will also be paying for the materials used since I did not procure any of my own for obvious reasons and because you seem to have materials I have never heard of before."

Jaune said, "I can do that, but can't you make armor and weapon for her yourself?"

With a shake of her head, Hephaestus said, "Without using my Divinity and materials from Heaven, I can admit that you are better than I am. Thus, here I am. I'm willing to pay upfront for this commission."

Jaune shook his head and said, "I'll accept the commission, but I don't want your money. As thanks for teaching me everything about forging and other things like tailoring, I'll gladly do this for free."

Hephaestus said, "I can't have you doing that. I'll…"

Jaune stopped her and said, "If you treat me as a friend, then don't ever mention money to me."

Hephaestus sighed. She knew she would not be able to change Jaune's mind.

Jaune added, "By the way, why are you still wearing your eye patch?"

Hephaestus said, "I'm not someone that likes attention. If I were to be seen without them, people would flock around me and ask many questions. And, as you know, my beauty was the cause of my curse; I don't want a repeat of that event."

Jaune understood. Though, there was anger welling inside of him. He thought, 'She is such a wonderful and kind Goddess. If I ever find out the one that caused her harm, they better watch out as I have analyzed and can recreate the same curse. I shall let them have a test of their own medicine.'

Jaune asked, "What kind are we talking about for the weapon? A sword, a spear? Or maybe a staff?"

Tsubaki replied, "I mostly use a naginata and a katana. Either one of those would do."

Jaunt thought momentarily and said, "I got it. I'll be able to get them ready by tomorrow."

Tsubaki was shocked that he only needed a short amount of time. But then again, this guy could make weapons, armor, and other equipment on par with Hephaestus-sama after only learning from her for a month.

Jaune said, "As for the armor, I'll have to take your measurements."

Tsubaki stood up, and Jaune did his job. He was very professional about it. They would have taken this chance to do something unprofessional if it were any other man.

With that done, Hephaestus asked Jaune, "Are you planning to attend the Monsterphilia? I heard that the Ganesha Familia will be putting on a performance taming monsters."

Jaune replied, "That sounds fun. Hey, isn't there also the Banquet of the Gods? I remember Hestia mentioning it once. Though, she said she was not interested in going. However, we plan to make her go since she barely leaves the house unless I go with her."

Hephaestus sighed, saying, "Sorry about her. I know she's quite a handful at times."

Jaune said, "What? No, she isn't. She helps out in the house every day. When I cook, she is there helping. When I cleaned, she would be there also. She even wanted to go out and work, thinking she was a useless Goddess because she hadn't done anything for us besides update our status."

Hephaestus was astonished, saying, "Wow…Where was this Hestia before? Before you came along, she was ready to mooch off of me. If I didn't kick her out, she wouldn't have worked on looking for Familia members."

Jaune was equally shocked, saying, "That's quite different from how she was when I met her."

Hephaestus said, "Having you guys in her life has given her a reason to change. Believe me when I say Hestia is a tough person to change. You have to push her hard before what you say affects her. Hence why I had to kick her out."

Jaune remembered something and said, "By the way, I'd like to thank you for teaching me how to make living growth weapons. This will help bolster the strength of the others."

The conversation continued. Jaune and Hephaestus were having a great time talking, and Tsubaki did not know how to join in. Thus, she decided to keep quiet.

Hephaestus and Tsubaki returned to their place an hour later, and Jaune got to work. But only after giving a gift to Hephaestus. He then made lunch for the girls, as they have been working hard studying magic and increasing their stats, and catching up to Jaune, not knowing that he got an even bigger cheat, [Gluttony].

As the fragrance of the food spread throughout the entire manor, the girls woke up one by one. First came footsteps from Nora's room, and a door went 'Bang!' as it was forcefully opened. Next was in Yang's room, then Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Pyrrha, Lei, and Amber.

Jaune smiled and said, "You girls look like a mess."

Yang yawned and said, "You gave us homework…"

Jaune did not apologize and said, "I know you don't like it, but you need it if you want to be able to cast more than a simple fireball spell. So? How was it?"

Yang sighed, saying, "I stayed up all night reading all the materials you made for us…I'll admit, it is better than I expected, and I enjoyed it, forgetting how late it was."

Ruby added, "I like how you added pictures to make it easier to understand. I'll rate it 10/10."

Nora said, "I agree with Ruby. Plus, you made mine pancake-themed. I'll give you an 11/10."

The others also agreed on how they enjoyed it and how it was themed after what they liked.

Jaune looked at Hestia and said, "Are you ready for the Banquets of Gods?"

Hestia pouted and said, "I am. I even have the dress you guys picked for me…Sorry, I mean, I have the dress you made for me. Seriously, I'm only attending a social gathering for Gods and Goddesses. Why did you have to make my dress a piece of protective equipment? This is just too much!"

Jaune shook his and said, "Nope! It is best to be safe! I don't trust other Gods and Goddesses. You know full well how bad things get out of pettiness. See what they did to Hephaestus. I don't ever want things like that happening to you or her."

Hestia said, "Ugh! Why do you have to make sense? Fine! I'll wear it since you insist so much."

She may act like this, but she is happy that Jaune worries for her, and he would go out of his way to make a dress that can block curses of immense power. Anyone who dared to fire a curse at her would be in for a nasty surprise.

She then added, "However! I want you to join me in this banquet!"

Jaune replied, "Isn't it only for Gods?"

Hestia said, "Yes, but trust me, you'll fit right in. I don't know if you noticed, but aren't people in the streets sometimes bowing to you?"

Jaune momentarily thought about Hestia's words and said, "Actually, yes. Many times, but I never cared for it."

With a simple, Hestia informed Jaune, "That's because you exude the same Aura as that of a God. And! To top it off, you have the same charm as a God. You can waltz right into the banquet, and there would be none the wiser who would believe you are a Human."

Jaune said, "If that's true, then how come Hephaestus has said nothing about it?"

Hestia said, "Their knowledge of you being in my Familia subconsciously causes them to ignore it. I think. Since this is my first time encountering such a phenomenon, I am unsure."

She added, "Well? Are you coming with me or not?"

Jaune sighed, saying, "Sure, it's a date."

It was a mistake for Jaune to say that, as Nora said, "Hey! No fair! I got first dibs!"

Jaune chuckled and said, "Well, how about when we return to Remnant, I take you around on a date during the Vytal Festival?"

Nora was happy. She nodded at Jaune in approval.

Hestia looked at Jaune and smiled; she enjoyed the antics of her Familia from another world. That's right. She knows that Jaune and the others are from another world. How wouldn't she? She had access to Jaune's skill and its information. It was easy to find out. It made sense how they had abilities like Aura and Semblance that no one in Orario or around the world had.

Hestia said, "I'm quite curious about the world you belong to."

Jaune looked at her and said, "You can come with us when we return. The time in this world can be slowed down. That way, you won't miss a thing."

Hestia was happy. She said, "I'd like that."

Later, Jaune and Hestia got dressed for the Banquet of the Gods. Jaune wore something he got in the Dreamscape a while back but had no reason to use.

[Royal Silk Suit Set: A very soft shirt, pants, vest, and coat made of the highest quality royal silk. Automatically adjusts size according to the body shape of the wearer. Maintains a comfortable temperature for the wearer. Immune to dirt. Contains an auto-repair function]

[Dragon God's Leather Shoes: Shoes made from the skin of a dragon god, the pinnacle of the dragon species. It ignores environmental effects or features. No matter how much the wearer walks or runs, they won't get tired, and the shoes won't be damaged. The size changes to fit the wearer. Immune to dirt]

Jaune thought, 'These shoes are a waste only to be used alongside the suit. I should repurpose it later and use it for my combat suit. That reminds me, I need to change the form of my armor. I want to match the others, and a full armor set is not the way to go. I'll transmogrify it to make it look like combat suits from Remnant.'

When Hestia arrived dressed, she was beautiful, and the only thing Jaune could say was, "…" nothing. He had no words for how beautiful she was. She is indeed a Goddess.

Hestia asked, "How do I look?"

Jaune could not answer. Thus, Hestia said, "I'll take that as you like it."

Jaune said, "I know I'm the one that made that dress for you, but I never would have imagined how mesmerizing it would make you."

With a teasing tone, Nora said, "Oho! Is our Jaune going to grow his Harem? I mean, he did call it a date earlier. Well, Goddess Hestia, welcome to the Arc Harem!"

Jaune blushed, shouting, "Nora!"

She ran as Jaune chased her, which was unfortunate for her as he was wearing the [Dragon God's Leather Shoes], making him inexhaustible as he chased her.

Thirty minutes later, Nora was hanging from a pole with roped tied in turtle-style bondage. She said, "Wow! I didn't know you were learning some kinky stuff, Jaune. I like it! I'm a total M for you!"

Jaune said to Hestia, "Don't mind Nora's words."

Hestia looked at Jaune and said seriously, "What do you think of me being part of your harem?"

Jaune felt the seriousness in Hestia's words. He said, "I have known you for a month now, and I can honestly say I am lucky to have the affection of such an amazing person as you. If that's how you feel, we can try."

Hestia was happy, and she said, "Let's go! I can't wait for Loki to see my new dress. I bet she knew I was coming and would dress up too, but this time, she wouldn't know what hit her!"

She added, "By the way, Loki told me how you said she had her own charm. Is that true?"

Jaune nodded and said, "I did, and my words are true. Just as you have your own charm, she does as well. So, don't go getting jealous because I complimented others."

Hestia said, "I won't. Besides, we don't have the same hate for each other as we did before. I wonder why?"

Jaune did not know it, but the moment he said those compliments to Loki, his title [Harem King] added her to his candidate list and affected her, causing her to have a better relationship with Hestia through Cohesion 100%. This goes for Hestia as well, long ago.