Danmachi: Adventuring Till the End!

It was already four o'clock in the morning when Orsted returned to the church.

Hestia and Lili were already fast asleep, so Orsted didn't disturb them.

After washing up, he lay down on the sofa.

"After I deal with Lili's situation tomorrow, I'll go buy a villa as our new home," Orsted murmured to himself before closing his eyes and falling asleep.

The next morning, Orsted woke up feeling suffocated.

After struggling for a moment, Orsted managed to free himself.

He looked over and saw that Hestia had somehow moved from the bed to the sofa and was lying on top of him.

"Wake up, Hestia. Why are you on top of me again?" Orsted wasn't surprised by this—it had happened several times over the past two weeks.

"Let me sleep a little longer," Hestia mumbled drowsily before drifting off again.

"Orsted-sama, just give up. Hestia-sama has a serious case of morning laziness. There's no way she'll wake up this early," Lili said, emerging from the bathroom with a cup of water in one hand and a toothbrush in the other.

Hearing this, Orsted didn't try to wake Hestia again.

Instead, he gently slipped out from under her and went to the bathroom to wash up.

By the time Orsted finished, Hestia was finally stirring.

"Good morning, Orsted."

"Where's Lili?" Hestia rubbed her eyes and glanced around.

"She went to buy breakfast," Orsted replied, drying his face with a towel.

As soon as he spoke, footsteps echoed from the stairs, followed by Lili's voice.

"I've brought breakfast!"

After a flurry of activity, the three of them sat on the sofa and ate breakfast together.

"What's the plan for today?" Hestia asked between bites.

"First, we'll help Lili. Then, we'll go buy a new home," Orsted replied.

"Alright. I'll go see Hephaestus first and ask her to come with us," Hestia nodded.

"Uh, is that really okay?"

"I feel like something's off about this," Orsted said, feeling a bit awkward.

It felt like using Hephaestus's influence to pressure the Soma Familia.

"It's fine. This is exactly how the Soma Familia should be handled."

"I've been investigating the Soma Familia these past few days."

"What I found made me furious."

"The adventurers in the Soma Familia are completely out of line."

"And Soma himself—"

"This is the treatment they deserve. It'll teach them a lesson," Hestia said, her anger evident as she stood up for Lili.

"Lili, it's a miracle you survived this long."

Hestia hadn't been idle during this time.

She'd been gathering information about the Soma Familia, and what she'd learned had left her seething.

Initially, she had planned to approach the Soma Familia diplomatically and negotiate peacefully.

But now, Hestia was determined to use Hephaestus's influence to pressure the Soma Familia into submission.

The Soma Familia deserved nothing less.

"Ahaha, I'm used to it, Hestia-sama," Lili laughed nervously.

Orsted considered Hestia's words and felt there was some truth to them, but—

"What about Hephaestus?"

"Isn't this kind of thing likely to cause trouble for her?" Orsted asked, concerned.

"It's fine. I've already talked to Hephaestus about it. She can't stand the way Soma runs his Familia either, so she's happy to help," Hestia said with a smile.

"She's that willing to go along with this?"

Orsted's mouth twitched slightly, finding Hephaestus's willingness to cause trouble a bit surprising.

"Hephaestus and I are best friends and She's happy to help me out," Hestia said proudly.

Orsted shrugged and didn't press further.

He didn't know how close Hestia and Hephaestus were, but it seemed their friendship was strong enough for Hephaestus to go along with Hestia's plans.

***

After breakfast, Hestia took Lili to find Hephaestus.

Orsted, however, stayed behind to craft magic items.

With so many materials collected from the Dungeon, why let them sit unused?

A deep light glowed in his hands as various materials floated within it, suspended in the air above his palm.

Orsted's mind raced with theories and designs .

He began assembling the materials, creating one piece after another.

Every ten minutes, a new piece of item floated out of the light and landed on the ground beside him.

This continued for a full hour and soon the space around Orsted was filled with magic items.

[Amplifier: Enhances the power of weapons.]

[Swiftwind Boots: Increases the user's speed. The boost depends on the amount of mana infused.]

[Cloak of Invisibility: Renders the wearer invisible.]

[Magic Limb: Prosthetic limb which can be controlled at will.]

[Magic Cleaner: Cleans an area within a 500-meter radius. Can be controlled with mana.]

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