From the curse back, I started to eat the clone's soft rice

Therefore, the only answer Sakura could give to Ais was rejection.

Ai Si was not frustrated by the result, but continued to ask another question.

"Can I study with Sakura for a while?"

Since she couldn't get the answer with words, Ai Si decided to learn from Sakura through personal experience.

However, perhaps realizing that it was not a good idea to make such a direct request, Ai Si added another sentence.

"I can offer a reward."

"remuneration?"

Looking at Sakura's eyes, Aisi nodded seriously.

"Anything I have is fine."

Ai Si definitely couldn't come up with the money. The repair of the Sword of Despair that was cut off by Sakura before and the long sword that had just been scrapped had already drained all of Ai Si's savings. She also had a huge debt to Farley, so all Ai Si could pay was other things.

Although Ais couldn't think of anything she could offer as a reward, she would do anything as long as she could learn from Sakura.

"That's too much. It's not a big deal anyway. Sister Aisi doesn't need this."

Facing the serious-looking Ai Si, Sakura waved her hands repeatedly. As mentioned before, the way Sakura became stronger was purely because of her talent, which could not be replicated by outsiders. Therefore, even if Ai Si followed her to learn, she was destined to learn nothing.

In this case, given Sakura's personality, she would naturally not ask for a high reward from Ais. She would not do such a shameless thing.

"Riviera said that if you ask for help from others, you must pay equivalent compensation."

Ais's expression remained unchanged in the face of Sakura's words, and she continued to speak stubbornly.

In response, Sakura could only nod.

"In that case, Sister Ais, from now on, without harming anyone around you, please do one thing for the members of Hestia's family unconditionally."

After thinking about it, Sakura proposed such a condition as a reward, which could be big or small. After thinking about it for a moment, Ai Si didn't think there was anything wrong with it and nodded immediately.

"Okay, I agree. When I get back, I'll ask Loki and Captain Finn to move to the Hestia Familia for a while."

In this way, Anxiu, the other two, and Ais left the dungeon without any accidents.

After returning to Orario, Ais said goodbye to Anshu, Sakura and Seele, and then returned to the Dusk Mansion, the residence of Loki's family, and told Loki and Finn about her experience in the dungeon, her next goal, and the process of her communication with Sakura.

"What? Ai Si Tan is going to move to that dwarf's clan residence to live for a while?!"

“No, I don’t agree!!!”

Unable to accept the departure of his beloved Ais, Loki immediately pounced and tried to hug Ais's thighs, but Ais easily dodged him.

So Loki immediately started to act like a rogue and rolled on the ground.

"Gah, Ai Si Tan is going to leave me and run to that shorty or something like that? No, I don't want that!"

"Something like this will have to wait at least ten... twenty years... no, at least thirty years after I return to heaven!"

Chapter 168: Loki's Family's Thoughts, Aisi's Visit

Ignoring Loki's unreasonable behavior, Ais looked at Finn in front of her.

Compared to Loki, Finn is obviously much more rational.

"How about going to the Hestia Familia to exchange and study for a while? If they really allow it, there's nothing wrong with that."

To be honest, Finn didn't think that Ai Si could learn anything on this trip. Not to mention whether the so-called secret to becoming stronger really existed, even if it did, it was impossible for the other members of the Hestia family to agree to teach it to Ai Si so easily.

This can be seen from the conditions that Sakura proposed to Ais, which required Ais to unconditionally do something for the members of Hestia's family without hurting those around her. It sounds like a very important promise, but if you think about it carefully, with Sakura's strength at level 2, she could easily defeat Ais. For Sakura, who has already reached level 5 after just two months, does this promise really carry any weight in front of the other party?

If the person who proposed this condition was a man, then Finn would have to secretly speculate whether the other party was taking advantage of Ais's innocence and had any bad intentions, but the Hestia family was different. From the main god to the two super geniuses, all the family members were women. It could be said that it was as safe as it could be.

Oh no, listening to what Ais just described, it seems that the Hestia family now has a new male member, but a newcomer who has just joined the family cannot have any weight, and it is even more impossible for him to do anything to the lv5 level Ais under the noses of Sakura, Seele and the Lord God of Hestia, so this concern can be completely ruled out.

From Sakura's perspective, this condition was probably just something she casually proposed. She wouldn't care about it at all, and she wouldn't really need Ais to do anything.

Therefore, letting Ais go to the Hestia family to study for a period of time can be said to have only benefits and no disadvantages.

It would be best if you could learn something. Even if you don't learn anything in the end it would just be a waste of time. At the very least you can build better relations with the Hestia family, which would also be beneficial to the Loki family as a whole.

The world of adventurers is not just about fighting and killing, especially for a large family like the Loki Family. Although the Hestia Family is now very small and has been established for a short time, its strength is enough to force the Loki Family to take it seriously.

Sakura, who was able to defeat Ais at level 2 and advance from level 1 to level 5 in two months, and who also mastered the most outrageous magic [Magic Card Creation] that Finn had ever seen in his life, and Seele, who also advanced from level 1 to level 4 in two months and had once displayed some powerful large-scale healing magic.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Hestia family does not encounter any changes in the future, the future of Orario belongs to the Hestia family, or to Sakura and Seele.

This is not unique to Loki's family. Most of the families in Orario, no matter how dumb they are, will see it as long as they have normal judgment. Not to mention ordinary people like them as family members, even the gods of Orario have already determined that the two are the heroes who will lead mankind to defeat the black dragon in the future.

Of course, in this situation, there will definitely be some ill-intentioned members of the Hestia family who have some bad intentions towards the Hestia family, but the problem is that Sakura and Seele are growing too fast. It is normal for normal adventurers to go deep into the dungeon and stay there for ten days or half a month, but it only took Sakura and Seele two months to reach level 5 and level 4.

Excluding the first few days when they reached level 2 and the subsequent period of preparing for the war game with the Apollo family, for those larger families, Sakura and Seele's leveling speed is no less than when they go to the dungeon and come back to find that they have grown or are about to grow into the top-level adventurers.

With this upgrade speed combined with the lv5 and lv6 floor masters that Sakura copied with the mirror card during the war game, almost all of Orario's clans were obedient.

"I also think Ais can join the Hestia Familia. Sakura and Seele, those two children, probably have no ill intentions."

Riveria, who was also present when Ais came over, nodded and agreed with Finn's suggestion.

She had also met Sakura and Seele. Even as a member of the elf royal family, she felt very comfortable with those two children. They couldn't be bad people.

So, after getting the support of Finn, the leader, and Riveria, Ais returned to her residence to pack her things, and then headed to the Hestia family.

"It hurts, it hurts too much."

Seeing this scene, Loki, who was kneeling in front of the base in an ORZ posture and watching Ais leave, covered his chest with a look of heartache.

Of course, both Finn and Riveria knew that Loki's current behavior was obviously mostly a joke.

In fact, Loki was not really worried about the current situation. After all, Ais was just going out to study for a while and she was not going to stay away from coming back.

Sakura and Seele are both very cute children from the underworld like Ais, and it is impossible for them to take advantage of Ais.

I don't know why, but Loki always feels a faint, subtle sense of foreboding.

However, just like Finn's previous analysis, Loki also didn't think that Ai Si would encounter any problems on this trip, so he simply classified it as his own illusion.

......

At the Hestia family's residence, Anshu, Seele, and Sakura have also returned and were warmly welcomed by Hestia.

"Xiaoying, and Xi'er, you must have had a hard time in the dungeon this time. Are you hurt? Are your clothes dirty? I'll go boil some water for you to take a bath. How about we have a big dinner tonight to celebrate?"

Well, it seems that Hestia's welcome does not include Anshu himself, or Anshu is just a by-product.

However, An Xiu didn't care about it. After all, when he first arrived in the Earth World, he used Hestia as a tool. Could it be that he was not allowed to have some emotions towards him?

Now An Xiu is not in a hurry to return to the original world. Without taking direct action, Xinhai of the Coral Palace will probably have to command the resistance army and the shogunate army to fight in Kamunashima for a while. It is still too early to attack Narukami Island.

On the other hand, in the Earthly World, there are obviously more fun things to do than beating up the Shogunate army.

"One of Loki's kids actually wants to come and stay with us for a while, and it's the kid named Ais?"

At this time, Seele and Sakura also told Hestia about Ais, and Hestia obviously had no objection to this.

"Isn't it good? That child named Ais is a good child like Seele and Sakura. There's nothing wrong with living in the Hestia family."

And with outsiders around, Anxiu should be more restrained towards Seele and Sakura, right?

With this thought in mind, not long after, a knock on the door was heard outside the gate of the clan’s residence.

...

PS: There is another chapter at 12 o'clock.

Chapter 169: Sakura's new card, Aisi collapses due to exhaustion

"excuse me."

Standing outside the gate of Hestia's family, Ais spoke to Hestia who came to open the door.

"It's okay, Aisi, right? Sakura has already told me about your situation. Come in first."

Hestia led Ais into the station and took her to the hall.

"You should know about the Hestia Familia's residence, Aisi. This residence used to belong to the Apollo Familia. After it became the property of the Hestia Familia, only a few of us have lived there. There are still many vacant rooms. You can just go to the second floor and choose one."

Sakura and Seele in the hall also welcomed Ais's arrival.

"Welcome, Sister Aisi."

Just like that, after putting her luggage in an empty room on the second floor, Ais finally settled down temporarily in the Hestia family.

While Ais was cleaning the room, Sakura was in the hall with her eyes closed, looking like she was deep in thought.

"Are you worried about what to teach Ais?"

Seeing this scene, An Xiu asked.

Sakura nodded in response.

"Sister Ais has made a promise to Sakura, so Sakura also wants Sister Ais to become stronger."

After all, Sakura had already received compensation from Ais, so she didn't want Ais to spend her time studying in the Hestia clan in vain.

Unfortunately, Sakura's knowledge of how to teach others to become stronger has touched upon her blind spots.

It's impossible to just give Ai Si a Sakura card, right?

It took a while to come up with the answer, but fortunately, when Ai Si finished cleaning the room and came out, it was already late, so everyone started preparing for dinner.

Due to Ai Si's arrival, everyone did not choose to go out, but prepared a big meal directly in the clan residence.

Dishes made by Seele were served on the table one after another. Since she was materialized until now, Seele's cooking skills have been honed to a very good level, and are in no way inferior to the dishes sold in the Orario Tavern.

Since it was her first time dining alone with other clan members, Ai Si remained quite silent.

But soon, her attention was drawn to the scene at the dining table.

"Xi'er, Xiaoying, you are growing now, you should eat more."

Hestia was seen diligently picking up food for Seele and Sakura, but Ess didn't react much to this.

And Seele and Sakura... were surrounding Anshu, who she had previously thought was a new member of Hestia's family?

"Brother An Xiu, this dish was specially made by Xier. Come and try it."

"And this dish, it seemed inconvenient for An Xiu to pick it up just now. Sakura, come and help An Xiu pick it up."

"And Sister Hestia and Sister Ais, you should try it too."

To be honest, Ais felt a little strange about the relationship between Hestia's family. Compared to Hestia, the main god, Sakura and Seele seemed to be closer to the man named Anshu.

The Hestia Familia also seemed to be centered around this man, rather than the main goddess Hestia, or Seele and Sakura.

This is obviously abnormal, but Ai Si obviously can't understand this kind of thing.

Since I came to the Hestia family to learn from Sakura and find a way to become stronger, so maybe this situation is also a part of becoming stronger?

After using her amazing wisdom to think for a moment, Ais also chose to join in, leaving Hestia alone to stare at the scene in amazement.

What’s going on? Seele and Sakura are fine, but why is Aisi, who just joined the clan today, also joining in?

Hasn't this child always been with Loki's clan? Logically, he should have had no contact with An Xiu at all, right?

Although An Xiu didn't quite understand this, this was the situation.

Perhaps Aisi considered serving him food as a prerequisite for becoming stronger? To some extent, it seemed like there was nothing wrong with it.

Soon, dinner was over and Aisi found Sakura who was waiting for her.

She will continue with her studies today.

Fortunately, Sakura was no longer as clueless as before. She brought Ais all the way to the training ground in the clan's base.

The scale of the training ground at the Hestia Familia's base is naturally far smaller than that of the Loki Familia's base, but it is completely sufficient for the use of only Ais and Sakura.

"Sister Aisi, we are going to start our daily exercise. It might be a little uncomfortable for a while, so you have to be prepared."

Hearing this, Ai Si nodded and got ready.

Then, she saw Sakura take out a card and pointed it at herself, or rather the training ground in front of her.

"Heavy!"

It is not any card held by Sakura in the original plot, but a new card, just like the previous Favor Card, which is materialized by Sakura with her own magic power and her own needs and ideas.

At this moment, a huge force was exerted on the training ground. Ai Si felt that her whole body became extremely heavy under the pressure of this force.