Hestia Discerns the Truth!

It's important to know that when Loki was in the Heavenly Realm, he single-handedly incited the gods to kill each other, triggering the War of the Gods, which caused many gods to return to their original forms. He was recognized by the gods as an extremely cruel and cunning god.

If Hestia were truly naive and innocent, she would have been completely fooled by Loki long ago. How could she be called Loki's nemesis by the gods? The two are simply not in the same league!

At this point, some people might ask, if that's the case, then why does Hestia's behavior in the original work seem so... brainless?

In Wu Tong's view, there are three possible explanations for Hestia's seemingly mindless behavior:

One possibility is that it's the result of divine influence: After all, Bell is a hero anticipated by the gods, so some gods are paying attention to his clan. And as gods, they all have some special abilities, so it's quite normal for them to use these abilities to manipulate things during this period of attention, isn't it?

Note: This ability refers to the unique power that a deity possesses when their divine power is sealed.

Martial arts similar to Takemikazuchi, the War God, the medical skills of Miach, the Healing God, the allure of Freya, the Beauty God and Ishtar, Fire God Forging of Hephaestus, and the Wisdom of Loki, the god of mischief...

After descending to the mortal realm, Hestia, whose divine power was sealed, was just an ordinary person. If she were to be influenced by some gods with strange abilities, she would naturally not be able to maintain her original state unless she took the initiative to break the seal and Investiture of the Gods!

Second, it could be an act: After all, he is an ancient god who has lived for hundreds of millions of years, so it is normal for him to have some psychological abnormalities. Over the long years, it is not impossible for him to gradually develop a liking for acting. Isn't that what Di Shitian in Feng Yun is like?

As for the third point, Hestia truly invested her emotions. Just as Loki changed his mischievous nature as the god of trickery for the sake of his Familia, Hestia also turned herself into a lazy, unthinking person for Bell.

(PS: I'm not writing all this here with any conspiracy theory in mind; I just want to portray Hestia as a bit smarter.)

After all, I think it's really impossible to live to be a hundred million years old and still retain this kind of personality among a group of Fun God.

Therefore, she is portrayed here as a goddess who doesn't like to use her brain, but is essentially very intelligent.

Hmm... Just think of her as a Wisdom, enhanced version of Hestia!

My personality won't change; I'll just become a little smarter.

(PPS: The main theme of this book leans towards the first possibility, which is that Hestia was returned to the Heavenly Realm and her Investiture of the Gods unsealed by Zeus, along with Hermes, Gaia, Hera, and other gods, which is why she showed such favoritism towards Bell and seemed so brainless.)

Of course, whatever the reason, none of that matters in the current situation.

Let's get back on track...

At this moment, Hestia realized something was wrong and immediately began to use her "Wisdom" brain, which she rarely used except when facing Loki, and started thinking at high speed.

Hestia, having reactivated her divine brain, quickly used her hundreds of millions of years of experience and extraordinary Wisdom to observe many amiss in the conversations of the crowd.

Of course, this is also because the people in the Dimensional Chat Group didn't hide anything too much, but simply guided the conversation with their words.

However, the logic behind it is not rigorous, so Hestia found many loopholes without much effort.

Leading words, provocative challenges, veiled rhetoric, precisely targeted guidance...

Seeing these glaring loopholes, Hestia's memories of outwitting and outmaneuvering numerous Fun God instantly flooded her mind:

These loopholes... the more I look at them, the more they seem to resemble the words those "Fun God" use when they're having fun.

Hestia frowned, a guess popping into her mind.

To verify her suspicions, Hestia logged back into the Dimensional Chat Group, opened the Heavenly Realm, and began to look through the chat history after she left.

Soon... Hestia discovered what the group members had been doing.

"Oh, these naughty kids, they actually made fun of me? That's outrageous! I thought they were all good people!"

Hestia looked at the chat history on the Heavenly Realm, and her little face turned into an angry emoji.

Although Hestia was somewhat angry, she was still the pure and Kindness Hestia at heart.

In addition, she had long been used to the fun and jokes of her fellow gods when she lived in the Heavenly Realm, so Hestia didn't really care about these jokes.

Therefore, Hestia's sudden outburst of temper came and went quickly:

"Never mind, although those kids were just making fun of me, judging from their chat history, it was probably just a joke."

"Compared to this little joke, what those Fun God did was far more outrageous."

"This little bit of stuff isn't even a fraction of what those guys managed to produce."

After saying that, Hestia paused for a moment, then looked through the chat history again, muttering to herself as she read:

"Although they made fun of me, the person who recommended me was actually quite reliable."

"Based on the discussions among the group members, this Yotsuya Miko really seems to have exceptional qualities, perhaps even the qualities to become the Familia Captain."

"Well, alright... I'll forgive them this time, considering they brought me such an excellent familia."

At this point, the last trace of resentment in Hestia's heart turned to ashes.

For the gods in the DanMachi World who have lived for hundreds of millions of years and have become shameless.

People really don't care about saving face or adopting a god-like demeanor. They prefer having fun to those useless things.

Regarding this, Loki was rejected when he invited his kin to join Hestia while working there; he was severely beaten by Riveria; Loki was sidelined by God of Wine Familia Captain; Dark Calamity, the Dark Faction sent the gods back to the Heavenly Realm...

All these things show that they have always had a disregard for their own face and integrity.

Hestia is the same; because she doesn't care about saving face or taking jokes lightly, she is able to recover from her emotions quickly.

That's why, after learning that the people recommended by the group members were truly talented, Hestia immediately put aside her reservations.

After all, compared to the utterly useless feelings of face and annoyance, the tangible benefits of family are far more important.

Moreover, a superior kin could enable her to fulfill her dream of slapping Loki in the face and showing off to the gods.

After reading through all the chat history, Hestia turned her attention back to the private chat interface.

Hestia glanced at the still unanswered private chat interface and felt a sense of helplessness.

"Huh? Still no reply? Miko being far too wary, isn't he?"

Although Hestia desperately wanted Yotsuya Miko to join her clan Yotsuya Miko, she was helpless in the face of the current situation.

After all, the other person completely ignored her and refused to reply no matter what. What could she do? She was desperate!

"Well, if that's the case, let's wait and see. Let's study the Dimensional Chat Group first."

"I just joined the Dimensional Chat Group and only glanced at it briefly. I haven't really gotten to know it properly yet."

"Besides, I might even be able to learn more about Miko in the Dimensional Chat Group."

After sighing, Hestia turned and entered the Dimensional Chat Group, beginning to explore its functions.

At the same time, Hestia also focused a portion of her attention on the private chat panel, so that she would be notified immediately if there was a message in the private chat interface.

On the other side.

The world of "The Miko Yotsuya Sees Them".

Because the flow of time is different in each world.

In addition, Yotsuya Miko has never spoken since joining the Dimensional Chat Group, and she also has some resistance and aversion to the Dimensional Chat Group.

This caused the Dimensional Chat Group to be unable to pinpoint the timeline of her world.

Therefore, not much time has passed in other worlds.

In the world where Yotsuya Miko is, about three days have already passed.

Early morning.

The Yotsuya family.

"Knock knock knock..."

A series of urgent knocks suddenly sounded at the door.

Upon hearing this sound, Miko's Mom, who was making breakfast in the kitchen, immediately turned around and shouted towards the door:

"Hello, please wait a moment, I'll be right there."

After saying that, Miko's Mom quickly turned off the stove, stopped what she was doing, and ran towards the door.

Although she didn't know who the person was or what their purpose was, Miko's Mom wasn't worried at all about encountering bad people.

As for why we are not worried about this issue?

The reason is simple: the Yotsuya family's house is located in a building near the police station.

Miko's Mom didn't think anyone would dare to do bad things near the police station.

Therefore, Miko's Mom was not at all alarmed by the sudden doorbell ringing.

"Hello, how can I help you... Hey, Hana?"

Upon opening the door, Miko's Mom was about to ask the person who knocked on the door why they had come, but she stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

She not only recognized the person standing at the door, but was also very familiar with him.

Her own daughter, Yotsuya Miko's, best friend, Yuri River Hua.

"Good morning, Auntie. I've come to find Miko so we can go out and play together."

When Yuri River Hua saw Miko's Mom open the door, she immediately greeted her with a smile.

Today is Sunday, and I have no classes.

So Yuri River Hua is planning to come and ask Yotsuya Miko to go out and have fun together.

But now it seems she arrived a bit too early; her Miko's Mom was still cooking.

"Welcome, welcome, Hana! I didn't expect it to be you. Come in and have a seat. Miko is still sleeping in the bedroom. I'll go wake her up."

Upon hearing Yuri River Hua's purpose for coming, Miko's Mom immediately smiled and welcomed her inside.

Ever since Miko's Dad had that accident, Miko has become a completely different person. She has become much more gloomy, as if she has erected a thick barrier between herself and others.

Every time Miko's Mom saw Miko like this, she was very worried about her safety.

After all, Japan schools... well, those who know, know.

If you don't have friends at school and don't fit in with others, you will inevitably be bullied.

Therefore, Miko's Mom highly approves of this girl who is willing to be friends with her child, to the point that she spoils her like a second daughter.

"Hehe, then I'll take my leave."

Upon hearing this, Yuri River Hua didn't stand on ceremony and cheerfully walked into the Yotsuya house.

She was already quite familiar with the Yotsuya family, so there was no need for her to be too reserved.

Miko's Mom had led Yuri River Hua to the sofa and made her sit down, she brought out some snacks and fruit for Yuri River Hua, saying:

"Hana, please sit down first. I'll go wake Miko up right away."

After saying that, Miko's Mom turned and walked towards Miko's bedroom.

Meanwhile, in Yotsuya Miko's bedroom.

Hiding under the covers, shivering, Yotsuya Miko breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the private chat interface, which had been popping up intermittently for the past few days, was finally silent.

'Finally, it's quiet down. This Evil Spirits was so persistent! It harassed me for three whole days. It's so different from the Evil Spirits that would leave as soon as I asked them anything!'

'Luckily, my acting was good, so I didn't give myself away, otherwise...'

Just as Yotsuya Miko was inwardly rejoicing that she had escaped this "disaster"...

Suddenly, a series of thumping sounds came from outside the bedroom door.

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PS: The time flow issue in Yotsuya Miko's world:

Because Yotsuya Miko harbors some resistance towards Dimensional Chat Group, the Dimensional Chat Group are unable to anchor the time in her world.

Ultimately, the group members are the most fundamental element of the Dimensional Chat Group!

Most of the people who join the Dimensional Chat Group are Destiny in this world, and can represent the will of the world to a certain extent.

If group members do not want the Dimensional Chat Group to join, then the Dimensional Chat Group cannot force its way in.

Although Dimensional Chat Group have this capability, they cannot do this.

Because if it ignores the will of the group members and forcibly enters the world, it directly undermines the foundation of the Dimensional Chat Group, even if it has no malicious intent.

In short, if the Dimensional Chat Group does this, its alignment in the Endless Void will essentially change from Order Neutral to Chaos Neutral.

All the chaotic factions in the Endless Void will provoke spontaneous resistance from the world.

By then, it will be quite troublesome for the Dimensional Chat Group to recruit people in other worlds of the Endless Void.

Therefore, the Dimensional Chat Group could not anchor her world until it gained Yotsuya Miko's acceptance.

Therefore, it is impossible to control the time in the world where Yotsuya Miko, which in turn causes its time to differ greatly from that of other worlds.