A Rabbit Boy Rejected by Every Familia, Just Like Wood

Orario, the Adventurer Guild

A young elf woman with tea-colored hair handed the relevant documents to Wood and Hestia at the service counter.

"Congratulations, Lady Hestia. Starting today, you have a Familia of your own.

"And Mr. Wood here is the first member of your Hestia Familia."

Aina handed Hestia the documents establishing the Hestia Familia, along with its corresponding crest. Hestia took the proof with an expectant look, then began bouncing up and down like a child, overjoyed.

"Wood, look! Look! This is proof that our Hestia Familia belongs to us. Starting today, I have a Familia of my own, too.

"Let's hurry back. I need to tell Hephaestus the good news. She'll be so surprised and happy."

That was right. In the end, Wood had been unable to resist Hestia's persuasion and had chosen to join her Familia—or rather, he and Hestia had founded the Hestia Familia together.

The reason was simple. Because of Mia's interference, no Familia in Orario was willing to take him in anyway. Hestia was a complete exception: she hadn't had a Familia before, so she had probably slipped through Mia's net.

Of course, the main reason was that Wood had been moved by Hestia's words.

Mia had once saved him, someone she considered family. So when Hestia spoke about finding a family, Wood had already decided to become part of her Familia—or rather, her family.

Watching Hestia cling to him excitedly while bouncing up and down, Wood soon wore a troubled expression.

After agreeing to become Hestia's first Familia member, Wood and Hestia's relationship had heated up rapidly—or rather, Hestia's feelings for Wood had heated up rapidly, all on her side.

In Hestia's eyes, Wood wasn't merely one of her Familia members. He was also family, someone who had reached out to help