Hestia had never imagined an adventurer’s potential could be laid out in front of her this plainly.
The reason, of course, was this translucent screen.
[Hero Raising Plan]
A bit of trivia.
The dividing line for countless adventurers in Orario was a D in their stats, because only by reaching that standard could they go through rank up.
And right now, Renn had just become an adventurer.
If he simply explored and developed at a steady pace, he could become a Lv.2 adventurer.
And if she added a proper growth plan on top of that…
He’d definitely reach something higher.
The young goddess frowned slightly and thought about it seriously.
“So how exactly do I set up a growth plan for Renn?”
Curious, Hestia kept studying the Hero Raising Plan panel.
[Affection: 3]
Affection…
That wasn’t hard to understand.
Renn had only just joined her Familia, so the number he had now probably came from her picking him up off the street.
A god and her follower were supposed to be close, after all!
But what did closeness actually do?
Hestia hadn’t figured that part out yet, so she moved on to the other attributes on the screen, trying to work out how this thing functioned.
[Mood: 43↓100 (Uneasy)]
[Energy: 93↑100 (Good)]
[Health: 98/100 (Excellent)]
[Money: 0]
[Note: Having just arrived in Orario and become an adventurer, Renn still hasn’t found a place to live and feels uneasy about his new life ahead.]
[Raise Affection to unlock the character development function.]
“So this is…
how he’s feeling right now?”
That made sense.
He’d come to Orario with the goal of becoming an adventurer, and then every Valis he had was stolen while he was unconscious.
Anyone would worry about their situation after that.
Hestia could sympathize completely.
When she’d first arrived in Orario, if her friend Hephaestus hadn’t been kind enough to take her in.
She’d have ended up on the street herself.
I got rained on once, so I want to hold an umbrella for someone else!
On top of that, Renn had already accepted her Falna.
All that was left was registering at the Adventurer’s Guild, and he’d officially be the newest member of her Familia.
Thinking about that, the goddess realized she had to solve his current problem.
“Renn, do you have somewhere to stay?”
“Not yet…”
Renn kept getting the feeling this goddess was looking at him strangely, but he answered the question about his living situation honestly.
“Okay.”
“Then wait here for a bit!”
…
Solving Renn’s housing problem.
There was no way she could manage that on her own, since Hephaestus covered all of her daily expenses in Orario.
So.
When you had a problem, you went to your best friend for help!
Especially when the first follower she’d recruited had something called the Hero Raising Plan, an unknown that not even a god could analyze.
“Hephaestus…”
She came into the office at the weapon branch shop and pulled the heavy wooden door shut behind her so Renn wouldn’t see what was about to happen.
Otherwise the dignified goddess image she’d worked so hard to build would be torn to pieces.
But faced with her friend’s knowing gaze, Hestia rubbed her hands together, her smile a little awkward.
“I came to talk to you about something.”
“?”
They’d spent a long time together back in heaven.
One look at Hestia in that state and it was obvious nothing good was coming.
Hephaestus put a hand to her forehead.
“If it’s a loan, forget it.”
“…”
The speech she’d prepared was dead on arrival, so Hestia switched tactics.
She raised her head, and even her expression turned serious.
“But this time is different!”
“Renn is a new member I just recruited, and he doesn’t have any money.
As a goddess…
I can’t just watch him end up on the street, can I?”
“Could you lend me a little?”
“I promise, it’s absolutely all for Renn.
Once I guide him into becoming an adventurer, things will get better.”
“…”
She still hadn’t said a word about paying it back.
Hephaestus knew exactly what Hestia was like.
If she didn’t get what she wanted, she’d pester her relentlessly for days.
Besides.
Renn showing up might actually get her to fix that freeloader personality of hers.
She pressed a hand to her forehead, feeling a headache coming on, though mostly it was plain resignation.
“Fine…
how much do you want to borrow?”
“Ten million?”
“Get out.”
“Then one million.
I want to pick out a weapon and gear for him too.
It’d make exploring the Dungeon so much easier.”
“…”
“Or if that’s really too much, a hundred thousand Valis works.”
How was that asking for too much?
Hestia certainly didn’t think so.
Renn had just arrived in Orario, and there were plenty of things a new adventurer needed money for.
And with more money…
Raising Renn’s affection would be a lot easier too!
“Just this once.”
“Hephaestus, you really are my best friend.”
“I’d rather not be…”
After getting her hundred thousand Valis, Hestia went back to find Renn, and she could feel herself standing noticeably straighter.
She came out into the front of the weapon shop.
The black-haired boy was standing in front of a display case, studying the weapons.
“Renn, you’re a new member of my Familia now.”
“So as your goddess, of course I’m going to take responsibility for you.”
“Come on.”
“I’ll take you to find a place to live first.
As for adventurer gear, we can think about that later.
Just tell me if there’s anything you need.”
Because of how straight she was standing.
The goddess’s full, generous chest, framed by that blue ribbon, was on perfect display right in front of Renn.
“…”
Transmigrating into the world of Danmachi.
His first goal, becoming an adventurer, was already done.
Next came food, clothing, housing, and getting around.
On that note.
Renn decided he needed to take back his initial assessment of Hestia, even if the whole operation still looked pretty makeshift.
But he understood something clearly.
She wasn’t obligated to give him special treatment just because he was her follower.
Looking at it now, a goddess willing to solve his most urgent problem and guide him through the rest was definitely a proper loli mom.
Give me a peach, and I’ll give back a plum.
It was a simple enough principle.
Renn had been through a modern education, so of course he understood it, and he had no intention of treating her kindness as something he was owed.
“Thank you, Lady Hestia…”
“Don’t mention it~”
That was what she said.
But the smile on Hestia’s young face showed exactly how she felt.
She waved a hand.
“If you really want to thank me.”
“Then…”
“I hope the future you holds on to why you wanted to become an adventurer in the first place, and finds your own view along that road!”
“I’ll do my best.”
“…”
[Affection +2]
Noticing the affection increase pop up on the Hero Raising Plan, the goddess’s smile turned downright doting.
She quietly clenched a fist.
So.
Was she actually a master at raising people after all?