( Yuuki's POV )
Loki: ...Are you going to name your price?
Yuuki: First, listen very carefully to what I have to say.
When I presented what I had to say as a kind of transaction, I gained the undivided attention of the Loki family.
Yuuki: Removing your powers is as easy as breaking the weapons used to take them, but that won't fix how weak you are.
Loki: ...You're trying to make a joke, we are one of the strongest families in Orario.
Yuuki: Your family, or all the families of Orario together, don't even come close to my family, How long do you think you would have lasted before that Hydra agent took you all out, or do you think you could have snatched a victory from him?
Bete: grr That's enough!
Bete reached his limit and jumped out of his seat. I wasn't surprised by that, and with a snap of my fingers, Bete was pushed to the ground with increased gravity.
Yuuki: You need to learn to relax, well your weakness is not entirely your fault, it is the blessing of the gods.
Loki: ... Be careful what you say, you're testing my patience.
Yuuki: I told you to listen carefully, stick with me, you'll like how this ends.
The goddess was losing her temper, but she decided to listen to me, or rather, she had no other choice, I stopped pressing Bete with gravity and he reluctantly returned to his seat. Hestia, on the other hand, seemed to be enjoying how this conversation was going, but I chose to continue ignoring her.
Yuuki: The truth is, gods don't understand mortals, much less their true potential; after so long living side by side, that's something that has improved somewhat tut the "gift" from the gods has not changed since the times when they looked down on mortals.
Loki: ...You are clearly not a weak person; you are interested in sharing your methods.
Yuuki: I told you that you were going to like what I had to say, no? I can show you how to overcome your limits but you have to do something first.
Loki: So here comes the catch.
Yuuki: It's not difficult at all, you do this all the time. You have to bring me a magic stone, but choose carefully, If you want power, speed, defense, or reflexes, choose a monster that reflects that.
After saying what she had to say, Loki stood up and then her family followed. Her expression didn't reveal much, but I knew she was interested in what I was offering.
Loki: One thing before we go, I didn't know you were going to notice my family's situation, but I want to keep this a secret.
Yuuki: Of course, I understand that this is a delicate situation.
Loki: You're not the one I'm worried about.
Loki looked at Hestia, and I immediately understood what she was implying.
Yuuki: Don't worry, she won't say anything either.
Hestia looked like she was going to protest what I said, but I covered her mouth before she could say anything. Then I escorted the Loki Familia to the door, they returned home, but the girl Así stayed behind and looked at me with her emotionless expression.
Ais: ... That's true... What you said before?
Yuuki: I'm a man of my word, you seem interested, I can help you too if you want.
Ais: Um, I'll bring you a magic stone.
The girl answered in a cold voice, but that was just how she was, so I didn't take it badly. Before she left, I took some barrier bracelets out of my storage and threw them at Ais.
Yuuki: Give that to those two who were attacked; it will help them during their dungeon expeditions.
Ais responded with a nod and after putting away the barrier bracelets, and she left with her family. I went back into the mansion and Hestia immediately came towards me.
Hestia: Yuuki, why are you doing so much to help that washboard?
Yuuki: You two really don't like each other, huh? I'm not helping her specifically, I can also help your family members, the same goes for you Mikoto.
Mikoto: I'm no-
Haruhime: Mikoto, you can trust Yuuki with this; it's one of hid specialties.
Hestia changed her attitude with the idea that her family could grow stronger, Mikoto was more doubtful of me but a few words from Haruhime put her at ease.
Yuuki: Well, you know what to do. If you'll excuse me, I have places to go.
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( Kuno's POV )
Babylon kingdom
Shortly after Yuuki went out to check on the exploration teams scattered across different worlds, we detected the signal of other travelers from worlds unrelated to those we were investigating.
The forces of our kingdom continued to grow rapidly, but recent events were causing us to spread out somewhat, that hadn't reached a dangerous level, but we did accelerate the construction of two more powerful flying battleships.
Miu: Kuno, everything is ready, we'll leave whenever you say.
The ship we were going to take was the Argento and the team that was going to go on this mission were only Sekireis from our original world, Miu, Akitsu, Usume, Chiho and Kaie.
Yuuki already had a lot to worry about, so we kept this mission a secret for the time being.