A Trial of the Heart from a God!

Wood thought Hestia was wonderful in every way, except that sometimes she got carried away with herself a little too easily.

If he remembered correctly, not long ago this little goddess in front of him had been selling roasted sweet potatoes on the street and even begging an old man at the library to join her Familia.

And yet, it had only been a little while, and now she was turning down such an outstanding young man.

"Hmph, I'm not the same as I was before. Not only have I founded my own Familia,

I also have an excellent child like Wood, so naturally my standards are higher now."

Seeing Hestia stand with her hands on her hips, looking smug and making her already impressive bust stick out even more, Wood could only smile helplessly.

"Mr. Bell Cranel, may I ask—"

"Please don't be so formal with me. Just call me Bell. I'm not that important."

"Then, Bell, are you really planning to join our Familia? I should explain our situation first, and you can decide afterward.

"First, there's our patron goddess, Lady Hestia here. She only recently came down from Heaven, and at the moment she has nothing at all. She's even still living off a friend of hers.

"And I'm the first member of this Familia. My situation is much like yours—I'm only planning to become an Adventurer today.

"What's more, our Hestia Familia was only founded at the Adventurer Guild today. Even knowing all that, do you still want to join us?"

Hearing Wood's words, even Bell, a newcomer who had just arrived, was stunned on the spot.

The goddess of his Familia had only recently descended to the Lower World and was still living off a friend.

The Familia's captain wasn't just an inexperienced Adventurer; he