Who Gets to Decide When the Time Comes?

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Li Yu had just finished brushing his teeth when there was a knock on his door. Hestia's voice came from outside. "Open the door quickly, Li Yu!"

Upon hearing the sound, Li Yu walked over with a black line on his forehead. When he opened the door, he saw Li Yu with Hestia excited face and Asuna with a helpless expression.

Li Yu glanced at Hestia today; she had changed her clothes, no longer wearing the blue ribbon, but a dress, and she was also wearing shoes.

Did Asuna get this for her? Did she go out and buy it for her last night? Now she finally looks like a modern person dressed like this.

"Good morning! Time to go to school!" Hestia greeted Li Yu happily, eager to go to school with Li Yu and the others.

From today onwards, she will have many Familia! Just thinking about it makes her happy. Hestia couldn't hide the smile on her face at this moment; it was just too wonderful.

"You're so energetic! Didn't you sleep all night?" Li Yu looked at Hestia speechlessly. She was unusually energetic today, like a primary school student going on a trip.

"That's because I'll soon have a lot of followers! Just thinking about it makes me happy!" Hestia said with a smug smile.

She could already imagine herself leading a group of Tier 3 people back, and the shocked looks on her friends' faces. Just thinking about it was thrilling.

Li Yu rolled her eyes at her expression, then grabbed Li Yu keys and said, "Let's go, it's time to go to school. Don't act like a little kid."

After saying that, Li Yu went out and locked the door. Hearing this, Hestia hurriedly retorted, "I'm not a child, you don't understand!"

"Yes, yes, you're right!" Li Yu was too lazy to refute this guy. After the elevator arrived, Li Yu went straight in, Asuna followed closely behind.

The three of them went down the elevator together, had breakfast first, and then headed straight to the school. Hestia looked around, full of curiosity about everything she saw and heard along the way.

When Li Yu and Asuna arrived at the school with Hestia, they happened to run into Kato Megumi and Yukino, who were also stunned to see Hestia behind Li Yu and Asuna.

Yukino Yukinoshita walked over to Asuna and looked at Hestia with some confusion. Asuna immediately understood what she meant and whispered to her, "Something happened, but it's a good thing. You'll find out when we get to school."

Upon hearing Asuna's words, Yukinoshita frowned. Good news? This surprised her somewhat, and it seemed to be related to the school.

What puzzled her was why Hestia was with Asuna and the others? Or rather, had she gone directly to find Li Yu?

"She was with you guys yesterday?" Yukino asked curiously, and Asuna nodded in response.

She slowly began to recount what had happened yesterday: Hestia had gone straight to Li Yu's house to confront him, and then Hestia had stayed at her place for the night.

"No wonder you all came together." Yukino Yukinoshita nodded thoughtfully. This God was after Li Yu, wasn't she? Could it be that there was something about Li Yu that she couldn't forget?

Yukino Yukinoshita was filled with doubt. When she looked at Hestia, Hestia was also looking at her, and the light emanating from her gaze seemed to be filled with... excitement?

It was as if she had spotted some prey, which sent a chill Yukino Yukinoshita. This feeling of being watched... was really unsettling.

Hestia was overjoyed to see the other members of Li Yu's team. Now that everyone was together, her judgment had proven correct.

"Hello, we meet again!" Hestia greeted Yukino Yukinoshita and Kato Megumi, especially Kato Megumi, whom she couldn't help but glance at a few more times.

This talent is overflowing! It's amazing that this world has so many people with such powerful talents. It's truly wonderful.

"Hello!" Kato Megumi and Yukino greeted her upon seeing her. The two were now even more curious about what would happen next, which seemed to be related to them.

"Will you go see the principal yourself, or should I take you there?" Li Yu couldn't help but ask Hestia, "Stop staring at the two of them like a pervert and get on with your business."

Hearing Li Yu's words, Hestia snapped out of her daze and hurriedly said, "Tell me where he is, I can go there myself. You all go ahead and do your work!"

Now that she was already here, she wasn't in a hurry. And most importantly, Li Yu had become the leader of her Familia, so the others naturally couldn't escape.

All she needs to do now is meet with the principal and discuss things with him, and then everyone else in Li Yu's class will become her dependents.

Hearing Hestia say that, Li Yu pointed to a building and said, "It's over there. Go straight to the third floor. It's the room near the stairs. Just knock on the door."

Li Yu had been there just yesterday, so she was familiar with the Principal's Office. Hestia nodded in agreement with Li Yu's explanation, waved goodbye to the four of them, and then quickly headed in that direction.

She could already sense the principal's presence; he was quite seriously injured. But that was none of her concern. She just needed to deal with things quickly so she could repay the Falna those people had bestowed upon her.

After seeing Hestia off, Li Yu and the other three walked towards their classroom. Yukino couldn't hold back any longer and asked Li Yu, "What exactly happened?"

Now she had a hundred questions in her mind. What was that God planning? Why did she suddenly come to the school? Was it really okay to let a God wander around like this?

"Their power system can make us stronger quickly. After receiving divine Falna, we can level up like in a game. It seems that Hestia has reached some kind of cooperation with the people above, and in the future, everyone in our class will become members of her Familia." Li Yu quickly explained these things.

Upon hearing this, Asuna and Kato Megumi were both stunned. Their entire class would become members of her Familia? Was this for real?

"That's about it. In short, it's good for us... Plus yesterday..." Asuna spoke up at this moment. She confirmed Li Yu's words and thought about Li Yu's series of actions yesterday. Her expression became extremely strange.

"Even if people from our class become members of her Familia, they can leave at any time if they want. Yesterday, Li Yu ruthlessly ensured our dominant position." Asuna's lips curled up slightly; she wanted to laugh as she thought about what happened yesterday.

"It seems quite a few interesting things have happened." Yukino Yukinoshita was also extremely surprised when she heard that she could leave at any time.

If that's the case, then there's really no reason to refuse. It's like leveling up in a game—that's fantastic! Plus, you can leave whenever you want.

Asuna recounted Li Yu's actions from the previous night to the two of them. After listening to Asuna's explanation, Yukino and Kato Megumi's first thought was, "This god's brain isn't working very well!"

Is that guy really a god? Isn't he a bit too easy to fool? But... this is good, Yukino is quite supportive of Li Yu's actions.

After all, someone with that kind of personality isn't really suited to managing any kind of Familia. From now on, they should just obediently act as a mascot, and everyone else can handle the rest.

She had no objection to Li Yu being chosen as the group leader, and she estimated that the other students in the class would also have no objection, as Li Yu's prestige in the class was second only to the homeroom teacher.

Even more so, although all the students in the class had been beaten up by Li Yu, they had also been helped by him. Although the class had not elected a class monitor, everyone had already tacitly accepted Li Yu as the class monitor.

As Yukino pondered this, she unknowingly arrived at the classroom. Everyone returned to their seats and sat down, waiting for the bell to ring.

Surprisingly, Zhang Li walked in before the class bell rang, told everyone to study on their own, and then left. If nothing unexpected happened, she probably went to the Principal's Office.

Upon hearing the word "self-study," the students in the class immediately began to do their own things, and some students who hadn't had a chance to ask Li Yu for help yesterday also gathered around again.

It wasn't until the second period started that the homeroom teacher, Zhang Li, walked in, followed by Hestia. She had finished her business and was now there to formally meet the members of her future Familia.

The students were all stunned when they saw Hestia. What was this goddess doing here? Was she going to be their student?

Just as many people were thinking this, Zhang Li spoke up, "I have something to tell you. Next, Miss Hestia will grant you a power called Divine Blessing, which will allow you to become stronger by killing monsters in the Dungeon."

Upon hearing this, the classmates instantly erupted in shock. Good heavens, wasn't this like giving everyone a cheat code? Getting stronger just by killing monsters? It's like turning into a game mode!

"Quiet!" Seeing the noisy students below, Zhang Li patted the table to quiet everyone down.

"Let me finish speaking first!!" Zhang Li understood the students' excitement, but could they please let her finish speaking before discussing the matter?

Hearing Zhang Li's words, the classmates quickly quieted down, and then Zhang Li continued, "To receive divine Falna, one must become a member of Hestia's Familia."

The students were taken aback when they heard this. Familia... what are those? None of them had any concept of such things.

However, Hestia would explain it to them later. Zhang Li directly asked Hestia to explain the matter of the Familia, and after listening, everyone roughly understood.

To put it simply, it's like the gods give you power, and you're responsible for nurturing the gods—that's the gist of it. But they're still students, right? Is this how the school arranged things?

Many people frowned, not quite understanding the reason for this arrangement. If it were simply for the sake of divine Falna, wouldn't this be unnecessary?

"You should all already know about the situation of the Familia, so next I will tell you about some arrangements."

Zhang Li looked at the students below and continued speaking.

Upon hearing this, everyone sat up straight to see what Zhang Li planned to say and what the school's arrangements would be.

"The Department of Education is in charge of Miss Hestia's formation of her Familia, and everyone in our class will become members of her Familia, and then... follow her to another world!" Zhang Li said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing that they were going to another world, everyone was stunned, but Zhang Li continued speaking, and no one dared to interrupt.

"Traveling to another world is a relatively dangerous undertaking, especially since that world also Dungeon, and its development is far more advanced than ours."

"Besides your training, you have another mission there: to learn more about the Dungeon and establish yourself, and to acquire as much knowledge as possible about that world."

Zhang Li slowly began to tell her classmates about these things. They had also carried their studies with them during their past experiences, although they weren't the main force behind it.

The students' main task was to help Hestia establish a foothold there and expand her Familia, which seemed to be a plan for the future.

In that world, if one had the help of a super-large Familia, and the two worlds were completely connected, the benefits that could be obtained would be unimaginable.

"Going to another world is entirely up to your personal choice. If you don't want to go, you don't have to," Zhang Li said at the end, indicating that this was not a mandatory training.

Hearing this, the class started discussing it. Xia Yu suddenly raised her hand and asked, "Teacher, if we go over there, who will take us? Will the teachers go?"

Upon hearing Xia Yu's words, the murmurs among the crowd gradually subsided. This was indeed very important, as it concerned everyone's safety.

What she really meant was that she was asking if the teacher would secretly protect them like they did when they went down into the Dungeon. In this completely different world, none of them felt safe at all.

"A few teachers will accompany you. I know what you're worried about; you're worried about safety, right?" Zhang Li looked at Xia Yu with amusement.

Just ask directly; there's no need to beat around the bush. After all, it's human nature to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. If there were any real danger to life, everyone would definitely have to consider it carefully.

"Regarding safety, I can assure you that if your lives are threatened, you will be teleported back to us immediately," Zhang Li explained.

Sending this group of people over there will naturally prepare the higher-ups. If something really goes wrong, it would be a huge loss, and they won't do that.

"You can actually do that?" Xia Yu's eyes lit up when she heard this. Isn't this just like dying and returning to town? Then you can just roam around like crazy.

"That's possible, but you only get one chance, and once you're forcibly sent back, you probably won't be able to go to that world again." Zhang Li saw through Xia Yu's thoughts, so she didn't hesitate to pour cold water on them.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu was speechless. So it was only a one-time thing, and she would be blacklisted? This was truly outrageous. It was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing. However, as long as she could save her life, being blacklisted was fine; her life was the most important thing.

"As for whose orders to follow?" Zhang Li asked, glancing at Li Yu. Hestia had already appointed Li Yu as the Grand Master of Hestia, so all the students would have to listen to Li Yu.

Her gaze made it clear to the class that they should listen to Li Yu when they got there, and everyone quickly realized that this goddess seemed to be there specifically for Li Yu.

"Besides that, there will be other teachers joining you, which is another layer of protection for you in that world," Zhang Li slowly said, revealing the last point.

The teachers will definitely go too. In addition to the teachers from a few classes who are familiar with the school, there will also be two teachers transferred from other places to go there as high-end combat force.