[3rd POV]
"So these are the books you are picking out for your familia member?" Wanda asked, glancing at the large stack she had amassed. Each of the books in the selection were pretty cheap, and most of them would likely be pretty useful for Bell. The levels of which they would be useful varied, as she found that some of them would not help him too much.
"Mmhmm! I think these are perfect for my Bell-kun!" Hestia replied with a bright grin on her face, rapidly nodding at Wanda's question.
"And you are sure that all of these are...useful?" Wanda asked, once more, as she glanced at a book that she had not seen before.
It was a romance book. Detailing the love and adventures of a mortal man and his Goddess. It was raunchy, smutty, and even had a few...interesting pieces of art inside, which were rather graphic.
Which is why the book was in the 18+ only section of the store, which was enchanted so only adults could even enter the area in the first place. The section had not been that big in the first place, but it had been getting bigger over the past few months as she got more and more books that would fit the section and it's type.
Hestia blinked at her question, before following her line of sight. Her face went beat red and a squeak left her as she moved to hide the book.
"Yep! Th-They're all useful for Bell-kun!" Hestia responded instantly, her face beat red as she tried to ignore the fact that Wanda had just seen the smutty book that she was hoping to read on her own time.
"Arlight then. And I won't judge you for your book choices, Hestia. I have seen far far far weirder things. I would suggest you keep an open mind about that "Bell" of yours" Wanda said, as Hestia blinked.
"What? What do you mean by that? Do you know my Bell?" Hestia asked, tilting her head in confusion.
She would have known if Bell had ever met a woman like this one. A primordial that surpassed any other God or Goddess. At least, she was pretty sure she would know, wouldn't she?
"I don't know Bell personally, Hestia. But I am a Primordial, so knowing things about people is laughably easy for someone of my level of power. And it is not Bell that is the reason why I say this, but the man that taught him" Wanda explained. Hestia narrowed her eyes.
"Who taught Bell? Who could get you to react like that?" Hestia asked, not knowing who she was talking about.
"Zeus" Wanda replied bluntly. This caused Hestia to blank, as she showed no emotions.
Zeus was...a complicated God in the world of Danmachi. He was both hated and loved. He was hated because his familia, which had been one of the strongest in the world, and had been at a time the undisputed strongest, had failed it's most important mission.
Hunting down the Black Dragon. A beast that had caused a lot of harm, and killed thousands of people, if not more. The Zeus familia had worked with the Hera familia in an attempt to defeat the beast, but had failed.
And with that failure, they had fallen from grace. Losing the strongest member of the Zeus familia, and the other strongest of the Hera and Zeus familia's leaving.
Zeus was...well, a huge pervert. Like Loki but somehow worse. He had been Bell's "Grandfather" who had taught him most of the things he knew, and had also mentioned harems...a lot.
So Bell was likely to think of harems and having one. Since Zeus had made him believe that heroes should have a harem.
Basically, Zeus was a giant pervert, and a weirdo.
Not that different to his mythological counterpart, funnily enough.
Although from what she knew he was not in a relationship with Hera or anything like that, and like most other Gods, didn't have much of a relationship with anyone that was a God or Goddess. At most he slept around quite a lot.
Zeus had been thought to have been dead, and nobody had looked from him thanks to that. But in actuality, he had faked his death so that nobody would search him out in the first place. And while in hiding, he had raised Bell.
Eventually he had faked his death once more with Bell, making him believe his beloved grandfather who had raised him, had also died.
He had not. And he was in fact still alive. The only person that knew he was alive was Hermes, Wanda herself, Hestia (now), and maybe like one or two other people who he needed to have known about his existence.
Hestia continued to stare at her in silence, processing this news to the best of her ability. She had no idea what to even say to this news, and how to process the fact that her Bell-Kun had been raised by that pervert.
A pervert that was even worse than Loki and Hermes.
He was not at the level of Apollo, but Zeus was very well known for his perverted nature and tendency to flirt with women, regardless of if they were married or not.
"...I-How do you know he is alive?"
"Hestia, once again, I am a primordial. Knowing things is kind of my thing. And I can tell you for certain that Zeus is the one that had raised Bell, and thanks to that, Bell might have some...beliefs that are not entirely accurate. Hence why I am warning you that you should keep a bit of an open mind when that difference in beliefs starts to show" Wanda responded, deciding that warning her wouldn't do anything bad for their growth.
If anything it was probably for the best to be honest.
"I-How do I even respond to this. Learning that Zeus, that big ole bastard is alive? He's even worse than that flat chested plank, Loki!" Hestia yelled as she slammed her fist down against the counter.
"I understand your anger, Hestia, but control yourself" Wanda cut the younger Goddess off with a sharp look, warning her before she could continue her little rambling.
Hestia shrieked back at that, as she took a deep breath to calm herself. Knowing better than to piss off a primordial that was not restraining her power.
"Sorry, it's just...a lot. Knowing that the perverted old bastard might have influence my Bell-kun into being...like him"
"I doubt he has been influenced to that level, Hestia. The man might be a pervert, and kind of a piece of shit, but even he wouldn't do that to a young boy. Plus, even if he did, I am confident that you can curb those...problematic thoughts" Wanda responded, not blaming the woman that much.
She knew she loved Bell a lot. More than what some would consider as appropriate. Mostly Gods for that latter part.
"That...I guess that is true. Uh, thanks for not getting too mad at me, Maximoff-sama" Hestia responded awkwardly, realizing that Wanda had a pretty good point.
"It's no problem, Hestia. Now, do you want to get your items checked out, or do you wish to continue to talk about Zeus and his problematic nature?" Wanda asked, as Hestia soon decided to finish her shopping.
She had been here for a while now, of course.
With that, she had soon checked out and paid for her new books that would hopefully help Bell. She just hoped that she could talk with him about his grandfather, and about some of his more...questionable beliefs.
And soon, Hestia had left, leaving Wanda alone once more, all the while, she had only one thought on her mind.
'I wonder what the kids were up to?'
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