I am in front of a wooden cabin. It has two floors with a small terrace and maybe also a shed. It's quite nice to look at.
This is supposed to be the location Alya told me about. I thought that being a goddess that descended two months ago, she would be living in a place that was in poor condition or looked like the church where Bell and Hestia lived before they won the war game against Apollo.
Stop staring at the house and walk up to the double wooden doors.
Knock … Knock…
I knocked on the door several times until I heard someone yell "I'm coming!" from inside.
After hearing that scream, a few seconds later someone opened the door.
She was a woman with long black hair. She had very beautiful brown eyes, a slender body, a delicate rounded face, and her nose, which despite being small was very thin.
I was in shock for a few seconds because of how beautiful she was, but I immediately regained my composure.
"Are you Goddess Abeona? I came from the guild to see if she could become part of her familia."
"I'm sorry, but I'm not Abeona" When she said that, she started to feel embarrassed. She reminded me of the time I mistook a girl for a friend, in the end, the girl ended up insulting me and yelling 'Sexist' for greeting her as if, we knew each other. That was very embarrassing because there were a lot of people around. Not wanting to remember that experience I try to calm my embarrassment and scream
"Sorry I mistook you for someone else!" I turned to leave, but she suddenly said "Where are you going? Abeona left to do the shopping, you can come inside and wait for her to arrive"
"Eh?" For a moment I felt my mind short-circuited
Seeing my confused look, she laughed and said "I guess the guild didn't inform you about me"
I nodded, still confused by this outcome.
"I am Goddess Adeona, Abeona is my sister. I have no interest in starting a familia and I only came down because I wanted to be with my sister. So you can wait for her inside the house and if you want I can prepare you some food, you seem very hungry".
With almost all my doubts cleared, I told her "thank you very much, and as for the food. If it's not too much trouble, I would appreciate it if you could give me some food" I was thinking of telling her that I wasn't hungry. But I think it's a bad idea and a very bad first impression trying to lie to a Goddess shortly after the meeting.
"You can make yourself at home," she told me, as we entered the house. There was some furniture, but the decorations were very simple, like some vases with flowers and some carved wooden figures.
She went to what appeared to be the kitchen and began to cook. I tried to help her, but she said "Don't worry. Sit on one of the sofas, I'll do the cooking."
My nerves do not allow me to relax and sit on one of the sofas. I could only reluctantly sit on the wooden chair.
Tens of minutes passed until she finally finished cooking.
"Sorry I can't cook anymore, but right now we only have spaghetti" She sat down in a chair on the other side of the table, having handed me a plate of spaghetti with sauce.
When I saw the spaghetti I felt my stomach start to rumble, and I started to eat, but not before saying "Thank you very much!" while eating she just stared at me with a warm smile.
"You seem new to Orario. What made you want to join my sister's familia?" She asked me as I continued to eat.
I swallowed the food that I had in her mouth and answered her. "I want to become an adventurer and I chose the familia that caught my attention the most" I went back to eat, after answering her and she nodded her head.
"By the way, isn't that hood you're wearing in the way?"
She surprised me with that question because she caught me off guard, I completely forgot that I'd been wearing the hoodie and hadn't taken it down since I got it.
"It doesn't bother me much," I said a very simple answer.
She raised the corners of her mouth and said, "can you pull your hood down? I want to see you without you wearing it" I hesitated for a moment, but I remembered that the people I've seen haven't had much of a reaction to seeing my face, despite how strange my eyes and pale skin look.
"Okay, but can you promise not to tell anyone what you're going to see or at least prevent too many people from knowing?" I told her, as she tried to make me look as serious as possible.
"It makes me want to see you more. But it's okay, I promise."
When I heard her, I started to lower the hood, and when I finished doing it. I saw that her jaw dropped. Maybe it's very strange to have little wings on the head.
I was beginning to have doubts about whether it was a good idea to show her. But her next reaction surprised me.
"You look so cute, can I stroke the wings on your head?" She started to embarrass me a bit. Very few times have I been complimented on my appearance or anything else and this is a new experience that I have not had before.
I could only answer "Okay… but don't play too much," I said the last part with a slightly lower voice.
She got up from the chair, stood next to me, and began to stroke my head first and then my wings. This feeling is somewhat comforting and I wouldn't mind if it would continue for quite some time.
The feeling is very nice. But before she could continue, we heard the door open and someone yells "Abeona! We're done shopping."
After that, we saw two girls with light brown hair and eyes come in. One of the girls had cat ears and the other a wolf. he boy with brown hair and reddish eyes, and lastly a woman with a similar appearance to the person next to me, except she didn't have long hair. She also had some small facial differences from the goddess who was stroking my head.
"We bought…" There was an awkward silence when one of the girls who was about to say something, saw us and they all realized my presence and that of the Goddess.
"Can you explain to me what is happening?" She asked one of the two Goddesses who was sitting in an armchair to the other goddess who was sitting on her knees on the floor.
"I only went shopping for two hours! And when I arrive I find you stroking the head of a child with a stupid look" she said the last while she pointed her finger at me.
Maybe I shouldn't have come in the first place. Will I have to keep looking for another family?
"I can explain it!" she exclaimed while she was still on her knees.
The goddess on the chair sighed and said "Okay. You can start explaining."
She while she continued to observe what happened. Someone tapped me on the shoulder.
"Don't worry. Sometimes they act like that" The brown-haired boy told me.
"Oh, I forgot we haven't introduced ourselves yet" I just nodded as he continued talking.
"My name is David and they…" Before he could continue speaking, he was interrupted by one of the two girls who said "I'm Milye!" while she showed a smile. When I saw her so excited about something as simple as showing up, I thought her sister would be the same. But "I… M… Milya" I could barely hear her voice from her.
I felt bad for her. My sister was just as introverted when she was little. That's why it's so difficult for her to go through it every time they communicate with other people.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Liam. I hope we can be friends," I told them while trying to sound as friendly as possible.
"We also hope to be great friends." Upon hearing her answer, I felt somewhat uncomfortable. I don't know what this kind of feeling is. Is it because they are so much younger than me in my past life? Or is it because I distanced myself from all my friends when we grew up?
Before we could continue our little conversation, we heard how one of the goddesses raised the tone of her voice.
"So, to summarize what you're telling me was that... you thought it was fun to make a little fun of the boy who came a long way to try to join our familia while impersonating me." The goddess said, and it turns out that she is Adeona.
"But…" Abeona said as she continued to kneel on the floor.
"But?" Adeona started glaring at her sister, seeing that she didn't continue what she was explaining.
"It's just that they looked so cute! Especially when I saw him, they acted serious despite their cute appearance, and I couldn't resist." Does that mean she was making fun of me all this time?
"Also! I didn't want him to feel nervous like when I saw him at the entrance, and I liked how quickly his expression changed, so I wanted him to relax a bit." She said with extreme seriousness, which made me a little embarrassed.
I looked to the side because I heard a strange sound and saw David next to Milye holding back his laughter.
I should find another familia. There are still three familias left, and maybe one of them will accept me. If that is not the case, I'll have to resign myself to looking for Hestia. That means I'll be in the middle of all the chaos hitting Orario with Bell's presence.
While I was immersed in my thoughts, I suddenly noticed that everyone was looking at me.
When I realized that, I saw that Adeona was staring at me.
"Your name is Liam?" I wonder if the Goddess Adeona.
"Yes."
"Do you want to be part of the Abeona familia?"
At this point, I don't know what to say and just said whatever first came to mind. "Maybe. I'm not sure." Due to all the events that have happened in this short time.
She put on a smile hearing my answer and said, "Welcome to the Abeona familia."
That surprised me. "Why would you let me join your familia?" I couldn't help but ask her.
"My sister likes you, and she has an eye for good people." After she gave me her answer, I felt someone grab my hand.
"Follow me!" Abeona told me before guiding me towards the stairs. After going up them, we went to a room.
In the room, there was a bed, a wardrobe, and a chair next to a desk that had a knife and papers.
She suddenly said "Undress!" Which surprised me for a few seconds, until I remembered what it was about. Maybe I should prank her for cheating on me when we first met.
I lay on the bed and put my hands on my lap, and said shyly, "This is my first time... please be gentle."
What I just said left her in shock for a few seconds until she suddenly yelled in an embarrassed way, "I'm not talking about that!"
"Didn't you ask me to undress to grant me the falna?" I said, like I didn't know what I was thinking.
When she heard my question, she sighed and calmed down. "Just take off your hoodie." This time, I didn't try to joke with her and just did what she said.
After I took off my hoodie, I lay on my stomach.
I waited for a moment until the Goddess climbed on my back and said, "Don't worry. This will be over quickly." The next thing I felt was a pleasant sensation, similar to when I wake up in the morning and have a clear mind after a good night's rest. Feeling her fingers move gently down my back made it even more relaxing.
When she finished and sat to the side, she looked at me seriously before saying, "Liam, can you promise not to tell anyone about your Status?" I could hear the concern in her voice when she mentioned not telling anyone.
"Do I have some dangerous magic or ability?" I asked with a little doubt.
She just sighed and said, "I feel like you're mature enough to realize it once you see your status."
When she finished saying that, she handed me the sheet containing my status.
Liam Hunt
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