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City of Orario, North Main Streets

Miach walked through the streets of Orario to buy all the supplies he needed to run his shop. Even so, he had another matter to attend to before that. A very important one at that. Not for the business, but for a certain someone's happiness.

The god approached a food stall where a small raven-haired girl with a giant pair of boobs prepared a few potato croquettes. "Hestia… It has been a while." Miach smiled, remembering the eternities they had spent together back in Tenkai.

"Oh, hi Miach, how are you doing?" She said happily, raising her head from the food when she saw who it was.

"I'm doing good. Anyways, I don't want to take too much of your time, so I'll go straight to the point; do you think Bell would like to have another party member?" He asked, causing the girl to reflect over it, not expecting that kind of question.

"… That definitely could help him out… But why do you ask?"

"It's that I have a problem child working for me and I need a few drop items from the dungeon." Miach answered.

"Ah err. If it can help Bell in the dungeon, I don't see why not. What's his name?"

"She's a girl of about the same age as Bell. Her name is Aura." Miach said and became perplexed when he saw Hestia turning red in rage. "Uh? Is something wrong, Hestia?"

"What does that girl want to do with my Bell?" She said with a killing glare.

Miach sweatdropped at Hestia's frantics. "Calm down, calm down. Just because it's a girl doesn't mean that they'll fall in love with each other."

"Still, I can't let Bell near other women for safety measures. I don't want him to start looking at other girls lustfully, except for me, uh, I mean no!" Hestia shouted angrily, making Miach recall how Bell felt uneasy and blushed when looking at Shalltear's appearance. He wondered if this was a good idea after all.

"If I recall correctly, Aura told me that she had an interest in other girls, not boys, so I doubt she will attempt to seduce him if that is what you're worried about." At the mention of Shalltear's gender preference, Hestia's eyes lit up as she breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"If that's the case, she may be a perfect companion for Bell!"

"Um yes, although she somehow has experience in the dungeon, I'm not too certain about who she received the falna from. Her god is supposedly 'gone' if that says anything." He said with a serious expression.

"No, it doesn't… I hate to ask, but how would you profit from this affair? Surely you don't just want drop items to make special potions, do you?" She asked with a skeptical look, knowing him too much to know that this was not the real reason.

"I do, but it is out of concern for the girl. She's very lonely and depressed… I thought making friends with someone of her age would help her out through whatever she's struggling with. And kids these days all go explore the dungeon. It wouldn't be nice of me to restrict her." He said solemnly, making Hesta smile.

"Ah~. You always get yourself into trouble because you're too kind for your own good, you know?"

Miach smiled back in amusement. "Is that an insult? I see nothing wrong with that."

Hestia laughed heartily at that answer. "Well then, it's alright with me, but I'll have to talk to Bell about it. I don't want her to slow down my child's progress… How about a trial tomorrow morning? The two of them go in the dungeon and see for themselves if they want to form a party together."

Miach nodded. "Sounds good. I'll relay the message to her. Have a good day, Hestia." He said before going on his merry way.

"See you." The goddess waved before going back to making her jagamarukuns.