"Beautiful feet!"
"What beautiful feet?"
Hestia's brows furrowed slightly. She looked at Shiraishi Kawa with confusion, and then her gaze focused on her bare feet.
A blush spread across her cheeks.
She understood the guy's underlying meaning. Even if it was about being a stepping stone or whatever... this was clearly the path to improving her Familia! What was this about looking at beautiful feet!
"A stepping stone, huh."
"You always have to ask the stone's opinion first."
What Shiraishi Kawa was primarily curious about was the difference between the divine script of the DanMachi gods' blessings to their dependents and the divine authority bestowed by a god's profession.
What exactly was the difference?
Having simply finalized the cooperation, he rose from the sofa and looked at Sakurajima Mai, who was curiously observing various rare equipment in the weapon shop.
As for communication, that would still be left to Hestia.
Through the divine authority seal of the Hedonistic Chosen.
He tried to convey a message to Liliruca, informing her to gather at Hephaestus's weapon shop regarding her departure from the Soma Familia.
If the process wasn't particularly smooth.
He would help her resolve it along the way.
Having finished dealing with these matters, Shiraishi Kawa looked at Hestia, pointing to Sakurajima Mai in the distance, and shook his head.
"I think you should prepare to convince her to join your Familia."
"It will succeed!"
Hestia earnestly cheered herself on. To have the Familia's first member, she was determined to get Sakurajima Mai.
Wearing slippers.
She resolutely walked towards the calm-faced girl in the weapon shop.
"Shiraishi Kawa-sama, I have successfully left the Soma Familia. The process was quite smooth, except the former captain asked me which Familia I was going to join."
"I didn't tell him."
Liliruca carefully recalled the details of leaving the Familia. She wasn't subjected to any difficulties by those Adventurers. After paying a fine of 10,000 ferrari.
She left very smoothly.
It was just before she left, the seemingly kind-faced Sanjouno asked about her future plans, and this attitude made her very wary.
"I just told him I didn't have any intentions yet."
"It's fine."
The Soma Familia was a hidden bomb. To maximize profit, it was natural to wait for them to initiate a War Game with his Familia.
Currently.
Not many people knew he was a god—Hestia, Liliruca. Moreover, he hadn't participated in any assembly of the gods, so even if this situation occurred.
It would simply involve him personally intervening as a god.
He spread his immense magic power around, confirming there were no hidden observing gazes, then Shiraishi Kawa opened the wooden box and pointed at the magic device.
"Let's appraise your abilities first, and then you can choose your favorite profession."
"..."
It couldn't be called a professional habit. Looking at the incredibly intricate structure of the magic device, its price would definitely exceed her imagination.
Liliruca, with a nervous heart.
Following Shiraishi Kawa's guidance.
She placed her palm over the ability appraisal area. As a brilliant blue light emerged, the intricate magic device continuously activated.
It appraised Liliruca's detailed data and information.
Finally.
It was inscribed on the floating Adventurer card.
As the appraisal concluded, Shiraishi Kawa was somewhat curious about the changes in Liliruca's attributes after becoming a Hedonistic Chosen, having lived in the DanMachi World.
Liliruca Erde
Profession: Unassigned
Current Status: Hedonistic Chosen
Level: 1
Constitution: 2.6
Agility: 1.9
Strength: 1.5
Mind: 3
Magic: 60
Skills: Unsung Hero, Command & Rally, Cinderella
Considering her identity as a Supporter, she didn't need to engage in combat in non-specific situations, so her Adventurer attributes were not unexpected.
And the attribute values boosted by being a Hedonistic Chosen.
Allowed her to choose all of the highest-tier professions. After quickly browsing the Adventurer card, Shiraishi Kawa handed the card to Liliruca.
"You can choose all of the highest-tier professions."
"It's up to you. Do you have any preferred professions? Mage, Warrior, Assassin, or Support types."
"..."
Taking the Adventurer card, it was indeed very different from a blessing. Even the attributes were different from the Adventurer system.
Liliruca held the Adventurer card with both hands.
Her eyes were filled with shock. A power system from another world, she currently had no idea about its development plan.
"Shiraishi Kawa-sama, what profession do you think suits me?"
"Support or auxiliary types, perhaps. High Priest, Holy Priest, these are more in line with your identity as a Supporter."
"If you're considering combat professions, Sword Master, Magic Swordsman..."
Although Liliruca was a Pallum, considering there was a Pallum in the Loki Familia with the title of Hero, Shiraishi Kawa offered some general choices.
Regarding the development direction of the Hedonistic Chosen.
He didn't intend to interfere too much. He simply laid the highest-tier professions before them, and how they chose was entirely up to their own thoughts.
"High Priest!"
"I want this profession."
Liliruca considered for a moment and quickly gave a definite answer, selecting it in the profession slot of the Adventurer card.
"Unlike the world you're from, Liliruca."
"Killing monsters grants experience points. Once you meet the upgrade conditions, you'll automatically level up, gaining balanced attribute boosts and SP points."
"Skill points can be used to upgrade and learn skills."
The same profession as Aqua in the Konosuba World. He'd take that guy to the DanMachi World for a stroll someday and teach all the High Priest's skills to Liliruca Erde.
Meanwhile, Hestia, having settled the matter, brought Sakurajima Mai-senpai into the office.
"Shiraishi-kun!"
"Sakurajima Mai-kun has agreed to join my Familia, and now I'm going to bestow the blessing... Are you finished with your matters here?"
Having successfully recruited her first dependent.
Hestia's joy was already overflowing on her face. Although it was somewhat embarrassing to bestow the blessing skill upon a dependent.
It had to be done in her friend's office.
To some extent, this was a very private matter, after all, if a dependent developed a rare skill.
It was very possible that they would become an object of contention.
However.
Shiraishi Kawa's main idea was to learn the blessing skill through Hestia, essentially opening another path for the Hedonistic Chosen.
"May I observe...?"
"No problem."
Hestia didn't mind. After all, they were partners now, and the main reliance for recruiting Familia members later on.
Was still the magic device placed on the table!
She didn't forget to introduce Shiraishi Kawa: "You must know him, this is Shiraishi-kun from the Dimensional Chat Group."
"An Ordinary High School Student."
"His identity is a newly born god, and perhaps... he wants to observe the process of the blessing. Sakurajima Mai, you don't mind, do you?"
"No."
Upon hearing Shiraishi Kawa's identity as a new god, even the usually calm Sakurajima Mai couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
He was dressed in a well-fitting Adventurer's outfit.
He looked very handsome and sunny; in school, he'd probably be a top-tier normie, but right now, she was thinking about becoming an Adventurer.
"What do I need to do?"
"Hmm."
"You need to untie the back of your skirt and lie on the sofa, then I can give you the blessing..."
Hestia, who had just realized her oversight, blinked with a flustered expression; she had agreed too quickly without considering this point.
Just as she was about to ask if Sakurajima Mai minded.
She saw Sakurajima Mai already lying on the sofa, her face turned to the side with a hint of tsundere, "I can understand, after all, Shiraishi-kun is just a high school student."
"It's the age when one yearns for the opposite sex, as long as he doesn't do anything strange."
"..."
That's more like it.
This was the Bunny Girl Senpai Shiraishi Kawa was familiar with, watching Hestia untie her maid-like dress, revealing her flawless back.
His attention was entirely on the loli goddess. As Hestia's hand touched the smooth back, a soft white light emanated.
She inscribed the blessing into Sakurajima Mai's body using divine script.
A prompt appeared: "Detected a skill blessing available for learning. Would you like to learn it?"
"Yes."
A proficiency panel appeared before his eyes, and Shiraishi Kawa decisively chose to learn it. As fellow gods, it was perfectly logical for him to be able to learn it.
After that, he didn't pay much attention.
Hestia looked at Shiraishi Kawa. All Adventurers who had just received a blessing had base stats of 0. Based on the current status panel.
She used a magic device to initiate a class change.
She frowned and asked, "Given Sakurajima Mai's current situation, there shouldn't be... many options for a class change, right?"
"Of course not."
Low stats only allow for low-tier classes, just like a certain male protagonist in the Konosuba World.
Shiraishi Kawa's gaze fell on Sakurajima Mai, who had buttoned up her clothes, her face calm but with a hint of panic in her eyes, and he calmly suggested.
"Hestia told you."
"If you want to use the power system of other worlds, you must become my Followers. Ultimately, it depends on your thoughts."
"Otherwise, as an Ordinary High School Student with no combat experience, it will be very difficult to improve."
"..."
"The cost is to become your Followers... right?"
Sitting on the sofa, Sakurajima Mai tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. After reviewing her detailed stats, there was a hint of disappointment in her eyes.
Although she had no concept of it.
She could perceive Hestia's change in expression. In the real world, she was certain that many people couldn't see her existence.
Starting a new, unimaginable life in another world.
This was something Sakurajima Mai had been quite looking forward to, but she was doused with cold water before it even began. Considering they were both Dimensional Chat Group members.
Although they had little contact usually.
She wouldn't be harmed, no matter what.
Thinking this, she nodded calmly: "Okay."
"Hey, Shiraishi-kun, Sakurajima Mai has agreed! Is it your time to shine now?"
Hestia was also curious about Shiraishi Kawa's divine authority bestowal ability—how it could bring about a stat increase in such a short time.
"..."
"No problem."
Shiraishi Kawa didn't think much of it. The Hedonistic Chosen would subtly change thoughts and beliefs, which was a form of corruption to some extent.
Even in front of Hestia.
He decisively condensed the Hedonistic Divinity in his palm, emitting a pink glow that instantly filled the room with an ambiguous atmosphere.
"Lift your skirt."
"..."
Although she really wanted to ask what this was... influenced by the overflowing divinity, Sakurajima Mai still lifted her skirt, revealing her perfectly sculpted abdomen, without a trace of excess fat.
She only saw Shiraishi Kawa's palm.
The moment it touched her abdomen, a faint warmth flowed into her body, rapidly transforming her, accompanied by a subtle tingling sensation.
This caused Sakurajima Mai's cheeks to gradually flush.
Feeling the changes within her body cease, she subconsciously looked at her abdomen, and her already flushed cheeks froze. There was a dark purple pattern.
Crucially... as a high school student in modern society, how could she not recognize what this tattoo meant? She suppressed the twitching at the corner of her mouth.
Sakurajima Mai commented with a strange look in her eyes, "Um..."
"Shiraishi-kun, are you sure this pattern is... a divine blessing ability, and not just to satisfy your strange fetish?"
"Of course."
It's just a silver tattoo.
Shiraishi Kawa spread his hands, his mood exceptionally calm: "I forgot to tell you, I am a god who controls pleasure and enjoyment."
"Becoming my Followers... naturally makes you a Hedonistic Chosen."
"..."
Witnessing Shiraishi Kawa's divine authority blessing process firsthand, Hestia's tightly furrowed brows never relaxed. This divinity... it was far too strange!
It was completely different from Freya, the goddess of beauty. She exuded an irresistible charm that captivated those with unstable minds.
As the Hearth Goddess.
She could fortunately ignore the goddess of beauty's charm.
However, when facing Shiraishi Kawa's divinity, she almost lost herself. If Freya could manipulate desires.
Then... Shiraishi Kawa was like the embodiment of desire!
If he were in a state of full divine power release, it would be truly hard to imagine. Unless she used divine blood to stain firewood and light a hearth to resist it.
She couldn't think of any solution!
Gradually calming the profound shock within her, Freya's charm effect was, in fact... merely superficial. But the divinity that overflowed just now.
If exposed too much... it could even lead to soul corruption!
She couldn't imagine which god would possess such authority, and this guy was definitely not a proper god. Could he be an evil god?
Hestia's youthful face rarely showed such seriousness. She looked at Shiraishi Kawa and asked, "Shiraishi-kun... are you... are you really a god...?"
"Of course."
Chaos evil gods are also gods!
Shiraishi Kawa certainly wouldn't say that last part to Hestia. He chuckled and shook his head. Such perverse acts as catching someone and giving them a silver tattoo.
A gentleman like him would definitely not do that.
Moreover, the bestowal of the Hedonistic Chosen identity had Hestia and Sakurajima Mai's consent. He pointed to the magic device on the table.
"You can try to choose your favorite class."
"Okay."
The dark purple tattoo didn't cause many changes to her body, but the improvement in physical strength was obvious. Sakurajima Mai didn't mind.
She looked at the strange magic device on the table.
Choosing her favorite class meant... that the Adventurer life she had been looking forward to was drawing infinitely closer to her.
It was a familiar process.
He helped Sakurajima Mai assess her Adventurer abilities, and she chose to become a Sword Master, following her own desires.
"Is that... it?"
"..."
Carefully examining Sakurajima Mai's Adventurer card, it showed completely different stats from the current world's ability values. If there was a difference.
It was... that the ability values had changed from a base of 0 to single digits!
Setting aside Shiraishi Kawa's specific identity for the moment, Hestia was only concerned with the stats: "Why do I feel that the ability stats are different from the blessing?"
"Check your updated stats."
After all, with an additional Hedonistic Chosen, Shiraishi Kawa was in a good mood: "Different world systems, different statistical methods."
"..."
Hestia had never imagined helping a Familia member receive a blessing and then updating their stats in such a short time.
After updating the stats.
She looked at the attribute values that appeared on Sakurajima Mai's back. Compared to the very beginning, there was a significant improvement, a leap from the initial base value of 0.
Strength I: 25, Dexterity I: 21, Agility I: 19, Magic I: 41.
For Sakurajima Mai, who had just become an Adventurer, this was already an excellent foundation!
In such a short time.
Hestia's gaze turned to Shiraishi Kawa, and even her tone of voice was quite serious: "Shiraishi-kun, this divine authority bestowal ability of yours..."
"And the Adventurer ability assessment device."
"If other gods knew about it, they would go crazy!"
"Of course."
The DanMachi gods have existed for a very long time, based on billions of years. Let alone knowing the peculiarity of divine authority bestowal, if they discovered another world.
They would probably lose interest in the DanMachi World!
Shiraishi Kawa shook his head with a relaxed tone, putting the magic device into a wooden box. Taking it back to the real world was the safest approach.
However.
Just then... a Dimensional Chat Group notification sounded in his mind.
Group Notification: Detected that group member Asuna is in danger. A group member rescue mission has been initiated, with a limit of 2 participants.
Do you wish to go?.