-Roy Raynolds-
A groan escaped past my lips as I opened my eyes.
The usual wooden roof greeted me. However, when I went to move and take the covers off my body, a deep, aching pain spread through my entire chest. My arms specifically felt like they were on fire.
‘’What the fuck…?’’ I rasped out, feeling my dry lips stick together. Slowly, I removed the covers and pursed my lips when I saw the bandages wrapped around me. ‘’Ah.’’
‘’That’s about what I expected.’’ Someone snorted from my side.
I didn’t even turn, just side-glanced the rustling blankets until a certain masked goblin popped out of them. Midna greeted me with a tiny smirk and a wave of her hand.
‘’Welcome to the world of the living, hoomie!’’
I blinked. ‘’Did I die?’’
Midna took a sharp inhale and did a so-so motion. ‘’No… but pretty dang close. If the popo didn’t find you in time, you would have been toast!’’
As if to prove her point, she tapped my bandaged arms. The slightest touch made me flinch in pain.
‘’Oh, trust me. Seeing Bell’s pouty face will hurt a heck of a lot more.’’ She huffed, and I couldn’t bring myself to deny it. ‘’You’re lucky that medicine himbo was willing to sell us the good shit for cheap.’’
‘’Miach?’’ I asked, getting a nod in return. ‘’Right… See, I hears recovery, but I don’t feels recovery. Last time, I remember having a bit of a buzz.’’
Midna rolled her lone eye. ‘’That’s ‘cause we didn’t use an Elixir this time. Though, we did have to pry your armor right open. Shit’s in shambles.’’
Now that felt like being smacked in the face with a sock filled with frozen butter. ‘’Man, I fucking liked that armor…’’
‘’Oh, it will be fine, you big baby. Not like you paid for it anyway, and you can get it repaired!’’ Midna gave a toothy grin, softly patting my left shoulder.
‘’Yeah, I guess…’’ I sighed, still a bit disappointed. ‘’What about Lili?’’
‘’Hm? Oh, the little rascal said she’d be heading out. Something about shit she needed to take care of?’’ Midna frowned. ‘’Honestly… I wanted to punch her in the face. Just a lil’ love tap.’’
Knowing Midna, that shit would not have been a love tap, and I’m doubtful if Lili could have taken the hit in the first place. However, hearing she was fine was good.
‘’Though…’’
That’s when tension started filling the room. All of a sudden, Midna’s usual jolliness was replaced by a dead serious frown. Her digits dug into my shoulder, not enough to hurt, but it was pretty uncomfortable.
‘’Hey, hoomie?’’ Her voice was also flat and dead.
I gulped, knowing I’d had to take it on the chin like a man. ‘’…Yeah?’’
What I didn’t expect was for a pair of lips to suddenly mash against mine. The taste of something fruity filled my taste buds as Midna took my tongue in her own, both hands clinging to the sides of my face and almost digging into my scalp.
Once she separated, I noticed her change in position. Instead of my side, she rested on top of me, lone red eye never leaving mine.
‘’The next time you force me to run away like that?’’ Her stare suddenly felt sharp as a knife. ‘’I’m twisting your ballsack till’ you become a chick by default option, got it?’’
Feeling the future endangerment of my life-creating pearls, I nodded fervently. ‘’Yes, ma’am.’’
Midna stared me down for a few seconds before releasing a huff. Instead of a smack or another kiss, she took my head in her arms and pressed it against her bosom.
‘’We were fucking worried, dumbass.’’ She grumbled in a whisper, and I would be lying if I didn’t feel a pang of guilt in my chest.
‘’Sorry.’’ I bit down whatever joke my mind had made up right now and apologized sincerely. ‘’Certainly didn’t know that would happen… Shit was fucked.’’
‘’I know. That’s why I didn’t smack you in the face until some neurons started working.’’ Midna bit back with a snort.
Meanwhile, I just leaned into her warmth, feeling pretty comfortable with the soft pillow below my head, and the two mounds around it.
…Almost like I could fall asleep like this.
‘’…Hoomie?’’ The goblin’s voice interrupted that idea.
‘’Yes, Midna?’’ I asked.
‘’That your dick trying to get into my cheeks, or are you just happy to see me?’’ She commented with a wiggle of her eyebrows and a smirk.
‘’…First of all, that’s not how you use the phrase.’’ I pointed out, which didn’t dissuade her grin at all. ‘’Second, you have your tits on my face and your fat ass on my crotch. What did you think would happen?’’
The girl hummed, tapping the side of her face as if she had any actual intelligent thought to go through. ‘’Fair ‘nuff… Though sadly for Little Roy over here, I’m not going to be able to help you out. Promised Bun-bun I’d help her with some paperwork and stuff.’’
‘’The fuck do you know about paperwork?’’ I inquired, curious.
‘’Oh, absolutely nothing, but if I’m not bothering her, she’ll probably die of boredom.’’ Midna shrugged.
I tried to hide my disappointment the best I could, but I still let out a sigh nonetheless. ‘’How long until I’m recovered anyway?’’
‘’Two to three days.’’ She said, and I groaned. ‘’Maybe less once you get your shit updated.’’
That… did make me feel a bit better. But still, two days was a whole lot of time if you couldn’t use drugs, the internet, or fuck. Not to mention, I will probably start chewing through the damn mattress if I have to stay bedridden the entire time.
‘’Speaking of… Think it’s time you get a change of bandages.’’ Midna hummed.
‘’Oh? Am I getting a sponge bath from my oh, so generous partner, too?’’ I raised an eyebrow.
She cackled, shoulders shaking. I furrowed my brow because while I was a pretty funny fucker, that thing was certainly not funny enough to draw full laughter.
‘’Oh, hoomie…’’ Midna wiped off a tear from her eye. ‘’I’d love to, but I ain’t your nurse.’’
I frowned in confusion. Considering she had been right at my side when I woke up, I thought that Midna had been the one taking care of me.
Hestia and Bell were, more than likely, dealing with the fallout of those bastards trying to kill us in the Dungeon. Even if Lili wasn’t busy with her own stuff, I very much doubted she’d offer, and Label… Well, I liked the autistic little goober, but she was not nurse material.
Drawing a complete blank, I decided to stop the guessing game and just ask. ‘’So, who's—‘’
Slam!
And as if on cue, the door of the room slammed open. A figure dressed in a tight, white blouse and a black skirt walked through the door. Or, to be more specific, had to crouch so her head could go through while her arms, covered in brown feathers, clung to the doorframe.
Funnily enough, on her right breast and in the little hat that she liked to wear, the bird-turned monster had a little blue plus sign… as if that made her gain some sort of med school degree.
‘’The Nurse is here~!’’ Dodo announced proudly, puffing up her chest, which only made those mounds of flesh stuck to her chest wobble like jello.
I immediately turned to Midna, who was trying very hard not to laugh. ‘’You’re kidding.’’
The goblin merely shrugged. ‘’Hey, believe it or not, them bandages around your body? All covered by a salve bird-brain here made herself.’’
I blinked, actually shocked. ‘…Right, I guess if she knows how to make drugs, this isn’t too far off?’
Dodo was, in less than a blink, next to my bed. With a happy glow on her face and enthusiasm in her orange eyes. ‘’Hi Master!’’
I sighed, trying not to smile. ‘’Hi Dodo.’’
‘’Great, you guys are getting along so well now.’’ Midna joked as she took to the air, aiming for the door. ‘’Now, I’m going to go check out that bun-bun doesn’t die from paperwork overdose. See to the ya!’’
I frowned, shouting after her retreating figure. ‘’That has to be the shittiest way to use that wording ever!’’
The only answer I got in return was her mane of orange hair turning into a middle finger before also disappearing past the door, leaving me alone with my ‘’nurse’’.
Who was still staring at me like a hawk, by the way.
‘’So…’’ I tapped my fingers against my stomach. Dodo tilted her head in confusion. ‘’Bandage changes?’’
‘’Oh, right! Dodo almost forgot—Ghu.’’ Interrupting herself with a very exaggerated cough, the bird’s smile faltered just a smidge. ‘’Uh, Dodo knew that! Now… where did Dodo leave the bandages?’’
Oh, this was going to be one hell of a day, huh?
-X-x-X-
A soft sigh escaped past my lips. As Dodo happily hummed a little tune, she had taken to unwrapping my body like a Christmas present.
With a towel and a wooden bucket filled with warm water, my ‘’nurse’’ had started cleaning off the old salve on my chest and arms.
The process felt both annoying and incredibly pleasant. The former because I didn’t particularly like being a liability, and the latter because who didn’t want a tall nurse with jugs bigger than her own head to take care of them?
‘…At least I got some cool scars to show.’ I chuckled to myself.
My chest had a few discolored marks in the form of tiny cuts. No doubt, a consequence of getting my armor literally caved into my chest. My left arm, too, had a few minor scratches that left thin, imperceptible lines over them.
It was my right arm when things got fucked. Apparently, making your own limb explode inside a dragon’s asshole not only leaves heavy scarring… but makes them look sick as hell, too?
A bit above my elbow, and running all the way to the tips of my fingers, there were crack-like marks. As if my arm had been made of glass, had shattered, and then was put back together by a master craftsman.
It was painful. Doubly so as Dodo re-applied that green salve on top of it, but the limb looked and—by the wiggling of my fingers—worked fine.
In the end, my problem didn’t lie with my injuries, or Dodo herself. An airhead, she may be, but her work was nothing to scoff at, as my upper body had been unwrapped, washed, and swiftly wrapped back together in less than a few minutes.
No, my issues lay when she started taking off my pants.
I blinked, raising an eyebrow in her direction.
‘’Dodo has to clean everywhere, right?’’ Dodo, for her part, just had that adorable, confused smile on her face.
I just didn’t have the heart to tell her.
Because during the process of taking care of me, I could not stop staring at those jumbo-sized, Triple-Crowned, Gravity-defying mammoth tits of hers as she unconsciously rubbed them over my body during the cleaning.
And now, those same breasts were poking against my thighs while Dodo unwrapped the strings that tied my pants together and promptly took them off.
Considering Midna’s earlier teasing and now having spent a full twenty minutes seeing those puppies bouncing around, it was safe to say that Dodo’s attention was drawn to the twitching of Junior, trapped in the confines of my underwear.
‘’Oh…’’ Dodo blinked. Her orange eyes sized up the twitching mast like she was staring at an alien creature.
I swore that for a second I heard her whisper the word ‘snake’. I didn’t know if I should burst out laughing or just go die in a ditch.
‘’You can fault Midna for that,’’ I commented off-handedly. ‘’You can just… work around it. Or if that doesn’t work, I’ll clean myself—Oh, that’s soft.’’
Suddenly, fluffy feathers enveloped my covered shaft. My tiny hiss, followed by throbbing, made the girl’s feathery grip lessen, but the nervousness and panic on her face were palpable.
‘’N-no! Dodo can take care of this… It’s… uh… A medical emergency!’’ She proclaimed with a few nods. ‘’Swelling isn’t normal! Has to be taken care of or it gets painful…!’’
‘I swear if she breaks off a damn ice pack right now…’
Much to my surprise, I didn’t get my dick frozen via dumbass bird. Instead, Dodo squirmed slightly as she slowly removed my last piece of clothing, letting my shaft spring up in all its unrestrained glory.
‘’To treat this kind of swelling…’’ Dodo mused while staring at my throbbing mast. For a moment, I thought interrogation signs were appearing all over her head before a glow of realization entered her eyes. ‘’Oh, Dodo remembers now!’’
And my breath was suddenly taken away, as with a happy smile, Dodo simply ripped off her ‘’nurse’’ shirt, revealing her upper half while sighing in relief.
Calling them mammoth jugs had been an understatement. Now without the pressure of that buttoned shirt, Dodo’s breasts were left free to sag ever so slightly and perk outwards. Each one was easily twice the size of my head.
These weren’t watermelon tits anymore. They were damn pumpkins.
I swore that for a moment, the bed shook as the weight of those puppies, combined with Dodo’s entire body, hit the bed.
‘’Ah, there we go, I feel it reacting~!’’ Dodo cheered happily. My cock was completely hidden and buried between her soft mounds. ‘’Now, treatment starts!’’
I genuinely clung to the bed, knuckles turning white as Dodo started using her feathery arms to move her breasts up and down my shaft.
‘’Who—oh fuck that’s soft!—Who even taught you this, uh… ‘treatment’, Dodo?’’ I asked, biting down on my lip.
‘’Hmm?’’ The girl tilted her head to the side. ‘’Oh, it was the mean goblin! She told me Master loved, um… Ah, yes! ‘Bimbo-looking, back-breaking milkers that would put a cow to shame!’ Or something like that~’’
‘Damn you, Midna! I hate you for blue balling me, but I fucking love you, you degenerate little midget!’
I will not be ashamed to say that my shaft throbbed under the sea of soft flesh at Dodo’s words. Dirty talk was the last thing I expected from the bird-brained woman
‘’Oh, oh! I feel it twitching!’’ Dodo cheered happily, moving her breasts up and down even faster. Get faster updates on novelping.com.
And what a pair of breasts they were. They almost made me feel like I was fucking the softest silk in the world. With how enveloped my cock was, and the bit of hot sweat that had started to drip in between Dodo’s breasts, I would be hard-pressed to identify if I was getting a tit-job or fucking a hole. That was just how good it felt.
‘’Hehe~ Master is close.’’ Dodo hummed happily. ‘’Swelling go away~ Go away between Dodo’s slutty chest fat~ Go ‘spurt spurt’ and release all your swelling juice~!’’
The softness, combined with Dodo’s unknowing teasing and dirty talk, was more than enough to send me over the edge. I felt my balls throb as rope after rope was shot in between the bird’s breasts. And much to my utter shock, not a single shot left the fleshy prison.
It was only when Dodo finally released me, and my shaft met the slightly cooler air, that I saw the sheer mess. Dodo’s breasts were caked in cum, or at least, the connection between her breasts and chest was.
It was extremely hot.
‘’Hmm? Swelling juice smells… weird…’’ Dodo frowned, and without thinking, scooped part of my cum within the tip of her wings, being careful to not stain the rest of her feathers… before putting it into her mouth. ‘’Mhm~ Swelling juice… it tastes kind of sweet!’’
‘You have Midna to thank for that…’ I thought, while all my focus was drawn to the dumb bird happily scooping the mess I had done on her breasts and swallowing it all.
Of course, the sight only made my shaft stop the process of softening up and go back to steel-hardness in a second.
‘’E-eh?! The swelling didn’t go down?!’’ Dodo looked in shock, poking my shaft with a pout on her face before it broke into a happy giggle. ‘’…Don’t worry~ Dodo knows of another way! Dodo knows everything, after all, umu!’’
‘I just can’t every time she says ‘’umu’’—’
The bed creaked this time for sure, as Dodo climbed the bed proper. Her skirt fell effortlessly, letting me see her legs in plain view. I already knew there was a thick layer of feathers in between her sharp talons and her mid-thigh, but…
Just around the waist there was only soft, plush skin, and a twitching, pink mound that was dripping love-juices all over the bird-brain’s thighs.
I looked up, only just noticing the intense look on Dodo’s face as she panted softly.
‘’D-don’t worry, Master…’’ She reassured me in a whisper as she lined my shaft with her dripping cunt with the help of one of her talons. ‘’This will make the swelling go down… Ei!’’
I was then enveloped by an extreme hotness that would have made me think I stuck my dick in a furnace… if it wasn’t thanks to the flowing juices now staining my pelvis.
Dodo’s face contorting in pleasure, while incredibly hot, did not make me less aware of the bed giving out underneath us.
‘That’s going to be one hell of a repair…’ I mused internally as Dodo rose on her own and slammed herself back down, making me genuinely wheeze. ‘…Odin, please bless my pelvis with unrelenting force, amen… or whatever.’
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-Hestia-
That. Meeting. Took. Hours.
After her child had been presented to her, unconscious, with a little Pallum girl Hestia had never seen before, and a notice that her group of children had been ambushed by a bunch of low-lives, Hestia was pissed.
And when she was told that Roy Raynolds, her most troublesome child, had not only put himself in danger to let Midna and Bell escape safely, but also defeated an Infant Dragon alongside that Pallum girl?
One part of Hestia’s brain blamed herself. She had been the one chastising Roy about making sure his Familia was safe just days ago, and now he had blown himself up—Twice, at that—for his friends. Another just wanted to strangle the man, because that did NOT mean he should be twice as reckless with himself!
Hestia… didn’t know what to feel.
Taking a deep breath, she stepped into the cozy, silent house. ‘’I’m home!’’
However, no voice met her call.
‘Bell must be busy, and Roy’s resting… But where’s Midna, Label and Dodo?’
Her wondering was easily solved by climbing up the stairs to the second floor. From one of the first doors, she heard pained groaning along with soft cackling.
‘’Why do they need so many papers? Who needs these many papers?!’’ She heard Bell’s voice complain.
‘’Come on, you big baby. I’m helping.’’ Midna replied with an amused huff.
‘’…Teasing me is not helping.’’
Hestia sighed in amusement. Those two were pretty shaken up yesterday, so she was happy that they could still take things lightly, paperwork mountain or not.
As she was about to leave, another sound reached her ears, akin to a soft groan. Hestia frowned. Had Roy woken up while these two were busy?
Not willing to let her child wake up without any answers, Hestia marched over to his room. The door was closed this time, and in her hurry to check Roy's health, Hestia committed one of the gravest sins when living with multiple people.
Not knocking on the door.
‘’Roy? Are you awake—?’’ Her voice died in her throat as the door creaked open.
‘’Ohhh~ Master’s big meatstick is swelling up… But don’t worry, Master. That means you’ll release more swelling juice than before!’’ What she didn’t expect to see was the tall form of Dodo, completely bare… and bouncing up and down on Roy’s lap. ‘’Mnggg! Dodo’s mating hole feels sooo weird~ Hey, hey, Master. Is Dodo supposed to feel like she’s burning?’’
What Dodo failed to take into account was the fact that her breasts were pushing against Roy’s face, making him completely unable to answer besides a muffled groan or moan here and there.
‘’Hmmm Okaaaay~’’ Yet, the giant bird took it as answer enough to speed up her hips. ‘’Full throttle now! The best medicine for the body is a big workout!’’
Plap! Plap! Plap! Plap!
If before, the wet sounds of flesh against flesh filled the room, they now easily leaked into the hallway.
Hestia finally awakened from her stupor and stepped away from the door. Her entire face felt oddly hot.
‘T-those damn perverts! He’s still in recovery, damn it!’ Hestia grumbled, more worried for Roy’s health than the… indecencies. ‘I know Label and Midna are weird, but I didn’t think Dodo…’
It seemed that, even after opening the door and speaking, neither of the two had noticed her presence. Hestia knew she should back away now. Maybe do some housework while Dodo finished Roy’s ‘’treatment.’’
Then… why did she peek through the door again?
‘It’s… It’s just curiosity.’ She told herself. ‘I never saw what… sex’s like before. Yes, it’s just curiosity.’
Never before had she thought she’d peep into an act so intimate. This was something that someone like Hermes would do, not the chaste and virgin Goddess Hestia!
‘But… what’s up with this kind of sex?! It’s… it’s like they’re animals…!’
Indeed, the constant slapping of flesh on flesh. Dodo’s abundant rear smashing against Roy’s pelvis while she drowned him in her massive breasts. All the while, Dodo’s face contorted into a lewd, happy smile… It was beyond the lovely and slow dance that she imagined sex to be.
It was straight-up debauchery!
And yet, she couldn’t peel her eyes away from it. A mix of curiosity and a sudden heat just below her skin forced her to pry. Hestia’s usual white dress felt incredibly tight all of a sudden, and unconsciously, one hand rose to touch her covered bosom.
‘’Ah! H-here it comes!’’ That was, until Dodo threw her head back and moaned loudly. ‘’Master’s swelling juice will fill Dodo’s hole~!’’
And sure enough, the Jack Bird dropped her entire butt down, drawing a wheeze from the man below her. Her body shuddered, and her face melted in pleasure as the gurgle of something being pumped out reached Hestia’s ears.
After a few seconds of rest, Dodo finally rose. Roy’s shaft slapped against his stomach, completely covered in their mixed juices, and also quickly softening up.
Meanwhile, Dodo’s rear, which was the most visible part of her body to Hestia, was dripping with a pearly-white liquid. It dripped down the girl’s reddened hole and stained both her thighs and feathers, but the airheaded bird didn’t seem to mind or notice.
‘’Heee… Dodo feels so warm inside now! And Master’s swelling is gone! Yay, yay~’’ Instead, she sang a happy tune. ‘’Now Dodo can finish cleaning Master!’’
Hestia could barely see Roy’s expression, but he had remained immobile, just staring at the roof.
‘’…My pelvis.’’ He groaned.
‘’Don’t worry, Master, Dodo will make more salve!’’ The bird reassured proudly.
At that moment, and with the act over, Hestia pulled back from the door. Her face felt burning hot, like she was feverish, and she was panting. Her hand had been placed on her own left breast, which she quickly pulled away in surprise.
‘S-so that’s it… This is… arousal.’ She mused to herself and shook her head. ‘’No, no! What are you doing, Hestia! You can’t spy on your children like this. Bad Goddess, baaaaaaaaaaaad!’’
Without looking back, she made a beeline for the bathroom, ran the faucet, and dunked her entire head in cold water. Immediately, she released a little squeal.
But soon enough, that bothersome feeling of hotness left her body, and she could relax once more. In the time that it took to properly dry her head and go back, she saw Dodo exit Roy’s room, now properly dressed in her usual clothes… which had been scribbled on with blue crayon?
‘’Pyre lady!’’ Dodo greeted happily, as if she hadn’t been copulating with the man inside minutes before. ‘’Master is feeling all better, all thanks to Dodo’s care! I’ll go make him a meal now!’’
‘’That’s great news, Dodo. You did well.’’ Hestia replied curtly, her smile feeling a little bit tight. Dodo, for her part, puffed her chest in pride. ‘’Is he awake, perchance?’’
The Jack Bird nodded twice. ‘’Yes. If Pyre Lady wants to see him, just be careful not to upset his injuries! Oh, and don’t jump on the bed. It’s broken, you know?’’
‘And whose fault is that?!’ Hestia thought, still keeping an outer smile, even if inside, she was outraged. ‘’I… I see. I’ll take care of replacing that. Thank you, Dodo.’’
‘’Umu!’’ And just like that, the giant bird vanished in a flash. Her step was so light that Hestia didn’t even hear her going down the stairs.
And now, she was left alone with a jagged open door. As Hestia saw the bandaged form of her child just resting with his eyes closed, the lewd thoughts from before escaped her mind.
Instead, replaced by the events that led to this. Roy essentially throwing himself in danger’s way and saving both Bell and Midna. Not to mention, risking his life to allegedly fight the Level Two Monster.
Silently, Hestia’s fists tightened, and she walked into the room.
‘’Hm…?’’ Roy opened his eyes, face contorted into a lazy grin as his eyes found her. ‘’Oh, Hestia. How are you doing? Because I’m telling you, I feel like a million valis—‘’
‘’On your back.’’ Hestia interrupted seriously. Azure eyes met chocolate ones, narrowing down. ‘’Now.’’
‘’…Ayo?’’
‘’Don’t joke.’’ She felt her voice shake. ‘’Just… Just turn around. Please, Roy.’’
Hestia didn’t know if it was something in her tone or her face, but Roy’s grin dropped immediately. A part of her mind told her that she shouldn’t force him to move much even after that, but with just a small hiss, Roy complied.
And as his back was presented to her, Hestia only hesitated for a second before sitting on top, making sure not to apply all her weight down.
With a needle she almost always carried around nowadays, the Goddess pricked the index finger on her right hand and let the divine ichor fall on Roy’s back. The bandages stained just a smidge, but soon enough, the Falna representing the homely, ever-burning fire of the Hearth manifested on his back.
Yet, just before the influx of information hit her brain, she was interrupted.
‘’For the record,’’ Roy said in a defeated tone. ‘’I did try staying out of trouble this time.’’
A pang of guilt hit her square in the chest, but before Hestia could speak, her body locked up, frozen in the experiences of her child.
She saw his excitement when testing his new magic and when their little escapade resulted in Midna, Bell, and him all getting knocked unconscious.
She saw the following days of him learning mixing from that dog-hume girl, Miach’s only remaining child. Then, using that knowledge alongside Dodo to create that awful substance.
And she saw yesterday.
Roy panicking, trying to cook up a plan while against the ropes when facing both thieves and monsters on the tenth floor. The despair he felt when he saw Midna being knocked out of the sky, or Bell falling unconscious due to foul play.
Hestia saw the desperate attempt to save those two. A move that would have ended the life of another, less fortunate Adventurer. Then, the team-up with the Pallum and the reveal of her betrayal.
The fight. The Infant Dragon, an opponent way out of Roy’s league. How one single strike from such a beast almost resulted in his death, were it not for his high Endurance.
She saw… the ridiculous method in which that same dragon was killed. At this point, she didn’t know if she should be crying or laughing, so she did neither.
Lastly, she saw him being as annoying as ever while being carried by that Pallum girl, Lili, before being found out and rescued by a member of Ganesha’s Familia.
…There was also the moment she just witnessed. Hestia’s eyes widened in shock. Never before had she gotten a glimpse of Roy’s… sex life when updating his status. Yet the pleasure of being buried in piping-hot, tight lips while he drowned in a sea of soft flesh could not be mistaken for anything else.
Hestia decided to try her best to ignore this last scene. She was not going to comment on it.
And then, she was back. Roy remained silent while she stared at his back. Then, at his bandaged arms, where she knew scars lay. Physical proof of the ‘Adventure’ that his soul had just shown her.
Scars that represented he had fought and come back. Alive and stronger than ever before.
‘’…Don’t apologize, you insufferable child.’’ She whispered.
Slowly, she let herself press against his body. ‘’Hestia…?’’
‘’Shush.’’ She chastised, even though his confused tone was pretty funny. ‘’You’re being hugged. Do not resist.’’
‘’…Okay.’’ He agreed quickly, but only waited a few seconds before opening his mouth again. ‘’You aren’t mad?’’
‘’Why would I be mad?’’ She asked with a frown. ‘’Did you send that scum after yourself? Or did you ‘ragebait’ the Dungeon into spawning an Infant Dragon?’’ Read the latest chapters at g.com.
A tiny pause, then a slight shake of the head. ‘’No.’’
‘’Then there’s nothing to apologize for.’’ She huffed, tracing lines on his bandaged arms with a sad smile. ‘’Thank you for coming back, Roy. You selflessly put your Familia before yourself, and while I don’t condone you risking your life like that… I c-could never be mad at you for t-that.’’
‘’…Are you crying?’’ His question was filled with a hint of amusement. ‘’You’re adorable.’’
‘’N-no!’’ She sniffed, totally not wiping away the moisture in her eyes. ‘’Just take the compliment for what it is! Seriously… how can you be such an annoyance?!’’
‘’Hey, you knew what you were getting yourself into!’’ Now he chuckled, and Hestia felt herself being carried along.
For an entire minute, Hestia lingered in the warmth of her bedridden child. A part of her mind decided then to remind her just what sort of thing was happening in this bed minutes before, but she shook the thought off in favor of enjoying the wholesome moment.
‘’So… how did I do?’’ Until Roy interrupted, curiosity in his tone.
‘’Hm?’’
‘’Update-wise?’’ He pressed.
‘’Oh…’’ A hint of red entered her cheeks. She had totally forgotten about that while engrossed in the moment. ‘’R-right. One moment…’’
Sitting back up, and with a quick swipe of her hands, Hestia saw Roy’s status upgrade. ‘’Let’s see—huh?!’’
Hestia blinked once and rubbed her eyes at least two times. Yet, the numbers kept rising… and rising… and rising still!
Finally, when the glowing numbers settled down, Hestia was completely floored.
[Roy Raynolds.]
Species: [Human.]
Status:
[Level: 1*.]
[Strength: F-322 --> A-832]
[Endurance: D-547 --> S-902]
[Dexterity: G-280 --> A-822]
[Agility: F-312 --> B-790]
[Magic: G-238 --> S-948]
‘’…I know I shouldn’t be surprised at this point, but this is still ridiculous, Roy.’’ Hestia stated flatly.
‘’That much?’’ The man hummed.
‘’Roy… You’re able to level up.’’ She said, focusing particularly on the little star next to his status. ‘’That is… How do I put this? Your average adventurer can take years for that. Maybe even a decade! Underworld below, the fastest record the Guild has is one year!’’
Hestia took the man tensing up as a sign that he finally understood how ridiculous it was for an Adventurer to Level Up in less than a month’s time.
‘’Do I get some money for breaking the previous record over my knee?’’ Only for him to open his big mouth. ‘’Wait… Do I have to pay taxes now?! Hell no! Take it away, bring me the damn potato peeler, I’ll do it myself!’’
Hestia smacked him across the head, drawing a groan. ‘’Don’t go mutilating yourself over petty change, you idiot! Besides, it’s engraved into your soul, not your skin!’’
‘’Then I’d like to rescind my soul for one whole McFlurry Oreo!’’
‘’What the hell is an Oreo?!’’ She shouted back, flabbergasted by her child’s ridicule. ‘’Haa… Seriously, could you be normal at least once?’’
The man sniffed, and even if she wasn’t facing him directly, Hestia could tell he was probably sneering. ‘’You asking me to die here, woman.’’
Hestia shook her head. Honestly, she didn’t know what she expected. Level Up or not, this was still Roy Raynolds.
‘A dumbass through and through.’ She sighed mentally.
And as she decided to lie down once more, letting him shift in position so his arms could wrap around her and finally return the warm embrace…
Hestia thought that, at the end of the day, that wasn’t such a bad thing after all.
-X-x-X-
-Bonus Scene: Fool’s Interest-
-Loki-
Having to deal with the whole fiasco that was the Monsterphilia, alongside worrying over what sort of bullshit Freya would put her through, and having a pretty important exploration in a bit over a week, it was safe to say Loki was a bit on edge.
…Having her Soma Wine still confiscated made it so she only had the cheap stuff to help get that edge off, which didn’t help.
Yes, she may have been a bit wasted when her precious Ais had come back from the Dungeon a few nights ago, all banged up and requesting a Status Update. However, she sobered right up when she experienced for herself the defeat of Udaeus under the blonde’s sword, and the following Level Up.
It was safe to say Loki rode that happiness cloud for days. Bragging to whoever had ears and was near her at the moment.
So… why was her happiness being sent crashing down like this?!
‘’So you’re telling me…’’ Loki started, sizing up the flat-chested nervous Amazon, who had suddenly barged into her office. ‘’Not only you, but Ais and Riveria… want permission to train a set of Adventurers who are not part of my Familia?’’
‘’…Yes?’’ Tiona’s smile spread as she scratched the back of her head.
It was, honestly, an adorable attempt.
‘’Absolutely not.’’ Loki spat.
‘’Ehhh?!’’ Of course, Tiona pouted in her direction. ‘’Why not?! Not even when Riveria wants to?!’’
Loki took a deep breath. Her red eyes side-glanced at the bottle of whiskey. It was already half-empty, but she needed much more than that to start feeling buzzed.
‘’Helping Familias we aren’t allied with is a recipe for a scandal. Favoritism this, Annexation that… It’s just a headache I don’t want to deal with.’’ She informed, tapping her fingers against the table as she rested her head on an open palm. ‘’Though… I know you aren’t lying. Why the sudden interest? Why not have that enthusiasm to train our rookies?’’
Tiona groaned. ‘’But you have Raul for that! Besides, last time Tione and I tried, you had to spend an exploration’s worth of valis in mind potions and Riveria was on healing duty all day!’’
Loki clicked her tongue. ‘’…Right. Though, that just gives me less of a reason to allow you of all people—not to mention, my precious Ais—to beat up some newbies. I could get in deep shit with the Guild if they end up with permanent injuries.’’
Tiona, however, crossed her arms with a cheeky little smirk. ‘’But we’ll have Riveria and Lefiya with us, and they are tough enough to take it!’’
‘’What about your responsibilities?’’ She pressed. ‘’Can’t have you three running around when we may need you.’’
‘’We could train them here, or near if we are needed! Besides, we would be using our own free time for it!’’ The Amazon rebuked.
Heavens above, Loki hated when she was presented with good arguments and no lies. Without hesitation, she grabbed the bottle at her side and took a swing.
It certainly told how common the scene was that Tiona didn’t even bat an eye. Merely staring and waiting for more arguments to debunk.
‘’From which Familia are these people?’’ She asked. ‘I swear, if she says—‘’
‘’Hestia Familia.’’
Thud.
Loki’s head slammed against the wooden desk, and she groaned. The image of that smug, melon-tits brat with a sinister smile has plagued her head ever since that Banquet!
Now that brat of hers not only wanted to put his hands on Tiona, but Riveria? Lefiya? Her little Ais?!
No, no, no, and a thousand times no!
…That’s what she wanted to say, if she wasn’t very intrigued.
Loki, much to other people’s surprise, wasn’t an idiot. She liked acting like an idiot, because then people dismissed her as such. However, she noticed things.
Like how the Guild had been pretty secretive while moving people left and right. Which seemed to happen right after the Monsterphilia.
Now, she could argue that was because of those Violas, but… well, Loki didn’t have the Familia Captain’s ‘’thumb’’, but she didn’t need it to notice things going wrong.
And she did say she’d consult the pillow whether she wanted to mess with Hestia’s troublemaker or not, didn’t she?
With Tiona still staring intently at her while Loki was nursing her bottle, the Goddess of Trickery finally came to a conclusion.
‘’…On two conditions.’’ She said.
‘’Yes!’’ Tiona pumped her fist, and Loki would be lying if her heart didn’t skip a beat seeing one of her beloved children so damn happy. ‘’What are they? Tell me, tell me!’’
Seeing no reason to prolong this any further, she raised two fingers. ‘’First, you’ll bring the brats to me, and I’ll ask ‘em a few questions. Second, you have to ask Finn.’’
Now, she had to hold back a grin, because if there was someone who would be hesitant to accept this kind of offer, it would be the Captain himself. Loki didn’t miss the fact that Tiona had come to her specifically instead of Finn Dalme, someone who had, essentially, the same authority as her in this Familia.
Yet, her amusement dropped as Tiona cackled. ‘’Way ahead of you! Riveria already convinced him by saying it would help us learn how to work with the future executives-to-be!’’
As her jaw hit her desk, Loki could only stare in befuddlement as Tiona gave her a peace sign before running out of her office. ‘’Thank you so much, Loki~!’’
Now alone in her office, the trickster grumbled. ‘’Of-freaking-course I got played like that… I’m getting senile! Senile, I say!’’
And, as she swung her bottle back and no burning feeling hit her throat, Loki noticed she had run out of alcohol, too.
‘’…I’m blaming Hestia.’’ She scowled.
It didn’t matter if the shortstack wasn’t here, or had nothing to do with this! Loki would be crowned King Petty, and that midget would have to deal with it!
-X-x-X-.
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Author’s Note:
If you are intrigued to know, Roy jumped a whole 2595 points. If you do not know how massive of an upgrade this is, here's an example.
In Canon, Bell gained a bit over 2000 points during his training with Ais (which lasted an entire WEEK), before his fight with the Minotaur.
And then, he gained 2200 points (again, over a week), when Ais and Tiona helped to train him before his fight with Apollo's Familia Captain.
As for why this is the way it is, you may notice that, in earlier chapters, Roy's skill says ''Faster Growth'' the more reckless he is, while Bell's says ''Increased Growth''.
This goes to show that, on their own, Bell will grow faster (not to mention, easily break past the stat cap) than Roy in most cases because 'Desire' is much more constant and reliable than 'Recklessness'.
However, in TRULY dangerous situations, Roy will outperform that growth hard.
But I doubt he'd be encountering such strong Monsters on a daily basis, right?
…Right?
*Remembers Freya*
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