You're Now My Family!

Chapter 8 - You're Now My Family!

"Falna" is the power that gods bestow upon the inhabitants of the lower world. It is a way to quantify one's abilities.

By accumulating enough experience, adventurers can improve their strength, and through continuous updates, they can also develop unique skills, unlocking new possibilities.

Receiving a Falna is crucial for any new adventurer as it quantifies their abilities. It turns innate talent into parameters, revealing potential skills and abilities.

Adventurers with high potential receive better treatment in their familia, which also means a higher status.

Bell and Hestia were guided by Hephaestus to the second floor of her workshop, where she usually worked.

It was the perfect place to temporarily bestow the Falna, although Hephaestus was initially reluctant to fulfill Hestia's request.

"Bell, take off your clothes and turn your back to me."

"Yes."

Bell quickly removed his trench coat and burlap shirt, revealing his clean back. He turned his back to Hestia.

Hestia looked at the pure white back and the faintly visible muscles. "It seems he has had a good workout," she thought.

She knew this child was someone special who came to Orario from the countryside. She took a silent breath, picked up the needle on the table next to her, and pricked her finger slightly to let blood flow out of the wound.

The blood from her finger was smeared on Bell's back, and his body absorbed the divine blood of gods. This ritual completed the bestowing of the Falna, allowing him to obtain the grace of the gods.

The divine blood slowly infiltrated Bell's back, forming the unique tattoos of Hestia's Familia.

Bell, who now belonged to Hestia's Familia, displayed a tattoo of a hearth and flames, symbolizing Hestia, the goddess of the hearth.

Sacred characters appeared around the tattoo, and a blue light shone from Bell's back.

This was the status that belonged only to Bell Cranel.

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[Name]: Bell Cranel

[Level]: 1

[Basic Abilities]:

Strength: I0

Endurance: I0

Dexterity: I0

Agility: I0

Magic: I0

[Development ability]: None

[Magic]:

-Spatial Pocket:

-Storage Magic

[Skill]:

"[Mystic Code: Combat Judgement]":

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"What!?"

Seeing this status, Hestia couldn't hold back and called out.

As her first child, Hestia was very concerned about Bell-kun's status.

With magic and skills, she believed that Bell-kun would have more robust survivability. But skills and magic are rare, so Hestia was prepared for him not to have them.

However, they appeared simultaneously.

Hephaestus stepped forward curiously, thinking, "This girl doesn't need to be so excited even if he has skills and magic." But just a glance made Hephaestus understand why Hestia was so excited.

"Combat Judgement, and the storage magic... Has Hestia saved the world before?"

Excellent adventurers often awaken skills that suit their situation after becoming familia members.

Adventurers who have magic and skills upon becoming familia members are very talented. Skills and magic come in standard and rare forms. There is no doubt that Hestia's first child possesses rare skills and magic.

"The rare space magic among magic, even the magic is used for storage, is shocking enough. In addition to magic, there is another skill. This skill is also the rarest of the rare, 'Combat Judgement.' The literal meaning alone shows the value of this skill."

"The skill description does not contain unnecessary explanations, which means it has unconditional activation. Skills like this accelerate growth and reduce the effort required to level up. If this child enters the dungeon, he may surpass the growth rate of all past adventurers."

After understanding the uniqueness of Bell's magic and skills, even Hephaestus, who didn't care much about the strength of her children, felt an emotion called "jealousy" towards Hestia.

"If other gods learn about this child's skills and magic, they will be tempted to snatch him."

Hestia has undoubtedly found the best familia member. With enough time, Bell will grow quickly.

Hephaestus now seemed to foresee a new heroic chapter being written. Children with such skills and magic will definitely not remain unknown in Orario and will bring shock, excitement, and joy to the city.

"Hestia, you'd better be careful. This kid's skills and magic are too abnormal, and it will be hard for you to keep him alone. If those troublesome gods target him, they will try to take him from you."

"Well..."

Hestia, excited about finding the best familia member, slumped. She knew Hephaestus was right. If someone targeted her first familia member, she might not be able to protect him alone.

"I see. I'll definitely ask Bell to be careful next time."

Once exposed, there will be unprotected situations. But as long as it is hidden, there will be no extra problems.

"Does it really matter? As for the child, I don't need to worry too much, but you needs to be more careful."

Hephaestus wasn't very worried about Bell, who had shown unusual steadiness. With such a stable mentality at his age, he must have experienced something before; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so calm. "Maybe it has something to do with the child's past," Hephaestus thought.

"The problem with that magic is not that big, but the problem with that skill is bigger. Combat Judgement, this skill has no activation restrictions, and Hestia's child will inevitably take an unusual path."

Glancing at Hestia, who couldn't hide her smile and excitement, Hephaestus sighed slightly.

"It's tough for this idiot to understand. After this, she needs to be careful."

"Don't report the child's status to the guild like an idiot. If the child's skills are exposed too early, too many people will be watching him."