8 Plan, Love, Truth.

Narrator POV:

"But to think that a place like Little Garden would exist, if the gods of this world knew about it, it would drive them crazy. After all, the vast majority of them came down in search of entertainment after getting bored of being in heaven for millions of years."

"Be careful who you give that kind of information to, Mika, at least until you are strong enough. It would be better if no one other than some trusted people or under a binding vow knew about this."

Hestia said with a slightly worried expression on her pretty features after being amazed at the nature of Little Garden.

"I know, I'll be careful, Hestia. for now, I only plan to use it as a bargaining chip in a deal with certain people."

"Although I think it's best if I let you know now to avoid any awkward moments. One of the people I'm planning to make a deal with through a binding vow is Loki."

Mikhael said with slight concern in his tone regarding how the goddess would react when her son told her that he was going to seek a relationship with her "archenemy."

"Gah, that annoying flat chest? Although I dislike the idea. if it's to help you, I'm willing to put aside my personal feelings for that wooden board."

Hestia commented, as her face twisted slightly as if she had tasted a lemon. Resulting in an adorably funny face.

"But what exactly is your plan?, or rather I would like you to discuss with me all the plans you currently have. Perhaps my knowledge can be of help to you, I can even help you contact her, after all I have known her for quite some time. although we do not have the best relationship."

As she patted her chest, causing those enormous things to shake slightly, the goddess asked and suggested. Truly curious about the plans of this son for whom she was feeling something unexpected.

"Well, currently I only have 3 plans with their various follow-ups."

"The first is to make a deal through a binding vow with Loki. The goddess of one of the two most powerful Families in Orario along with the Freya Familia.

"In exchange for the little Garden information and inviting her to there when I go. She will provide certain support such as secret information from Orario, money, training with her members, or a temporary bodyguard to our familia at least until i become stronger..."

"Although if I see Loki is sufficiently attracted to my offer, I will put more cards on the table in an attempt to form an alliance."

"Well, that's a good plan, that obnoxious goddess with an airport is annoying, but she's certainly reliable as an ally, with this I'll definitely be calmer..."

"Although I'm really sorry that you're having to do this because our family have currently low resources"

With one hand supporting her chin, the goddess said after considering the feasibility of this plan.

Only for a bit of shame and guilt to appear on her face as she thought about why her son would do all this.

"I understand that you have a friendship with Hephaestus, "The divine Smith", right? Hestia"

"Yes, she is a great friend of mine,we met in heaven and we got along well since then. She even helped me a lot when I descended to the lower world too..."

"Well, my second plan is very simple, in exchange for "healing" Hephaestus's eye I will ask her to personally make me some armor and sword. I will make it with that at least until we get a blacksmith in the Familia."

"If possible, it wouldn't be bad to seek to obtain an alliance with her Familia either."

As Michael commented on his second plan, Hestia could only blink in great surprise at the content.

"Cure Hephaestus's eye?!, can you do it?!"

The cheerful goddess jumped excitedly on the boy, without any kind of shame while she supported her body on that the one of her son.

"Okay, okay, I can do it, at least the Wanderer's ability allows me to cure almost all "wounds" or "abnormal states", I should be able to cure her eye"

Mikhael could only pat his goddess on the back to calm her down while he used his other hand to support her waist. Preventing both of them from falling from the chair they were in.

"Is that so? It's really good. Hephaustus always had a severe inferiority complex because of her eye."

"If you would help her, there is no doubt that she would be eternally grateful. I approve of this plan with all my heart."

Said the cheerful goddess while just at the end her body froze when she realized her current position, she was sitting on her son's lap.

While the young man whose gaze conveyed deep amusement and something more.

'Cough,cough,cough'

That was the sound of the goddess coughing falsely as she moved her face away from her son's, but still staying in his lap. And beginning to become too much aware of the warmth in the hand that held her waist.

"You can continue with the third, Mika."

"The third plan is to ally with the Miach Familia, a familia of the medicinal type, they were a great familia a while ago."

"But I heard that when their captain had an accident in the dungeon due to which she lost an arm."

"Then, The Familia ended up in decline while only their god and said captain remained in the familia."

"Oh, Miach?, I happen to know him, and he's a pretty kind and sincere god, along with your help.

I don't think it will cost him much to grow his familia again. This will be like sending coal in the winter for them so they probably won't reject an alliance"

"That is a pleasant thing to hear, Hestia, so you will serve as a link between those families and me. If we form these alliances, it will undoubtedly be a great start for our familia."

"Well, I'll take care of that, Mika from now on you are the captain of the Hestia Familia. I will give you complete freedom in your actions. You don't have to worry, I will fully support you in the path you choose."

The goddess said happily, calmer after confirming that her son was not a reckless person who did not think before acting.

"..."

They both remained silent in the same position for a few seconds.

suddenly, the little goddess hugged Mikhael and hid her head in the young man's chest. after a few moments, she whispered with a bit of self-deprecation something barely audible to a normal person but not to Mikhael.

"It really would have been easier for you if you joined Loki's or Freya's Familia, huh?"

"But I joined your Familia Hestia, didn't I?"

Mikhael said in response as he took Hestia's chin in his hand and made her look into his eyes.

"Besides, if I joined another family, I wouldn't be able to enjoy having such a beautiful goddess all to myself like now, right?"

All the while the goddess stared dazedly into Mikhael's eyes, eyes that were full of sincerity, affection, and blatant desire. listening to what he was saying as Mikhael's forehead touched hers, at the same time as their noses touched each other.

"And there is no need to doubt yourself Hestia as a god, you are the goddess I chose, so you should be the most joyful and proud goddess"

" I promise that I will become your sword, so, trust in yourself, and if you can't, trust in me who trusts and will always trust you."

As she listened to what was almost a direct confession, listening to Mikhael's sincere words.

Hestia's face turned deep red, her heart was pounding as if it were going to burst out of her chest, at that moment, Hestia thought:

(ah~ he's going to do it, isn't he?, my heart isn't quite prepared for this...but if it's this boy who appeared and burst into my life like a hurricane, I don't care if it happens~)

At that moment Mikhael closed the gap between their lips, kissing her pure lips, while taking the first kiss of the goddess.

The goddess felt electric sparks running through her veins, as she clumsily tried to reciprocate the passionate lips that moved expertly over hers.

Creating a lascivious clash of tongues as she aggressively exchanged saliva with Mikhael.

After kissing for a few minutes, just when the young man put his hands on Hestia's voluptuous body, she stopped him while she separated from him a little.

Making him look into her eyes, which although they were already full of blossoming love next to a burning desire, they also had doubts and insecurities.

"Mikhael, I know that I cannot monopolize you, in the short time that I knew you, I know that letting you control is not in your personality..."

"but still I can't stop thinking about what would happen if one day you get bored of me. A little goddess in a world like this, and you will forget me here while you go after other women."

"You don't need to worry, Hestia, I understand. Having that kind of insecurities in your first relationship is normal, so..."

Mikhael said softly to Hestia as he carefully stroked the goddess's black hair.

"Binding vow"

The young man calmly said, and before Hestia could react, snapping out of her nervousness in shock at what he was doing. Mikhael continued, while a chain formed around his soul.

"With this Binding Vow as a witness, I, Mikhael, swear that i will love Hestia until the end of time. that even if i forgot my very name, I will never forget her for all my existence, this beautiful kind goddess, I will never abandon her, I swear"

While Hestia could only watch in a trance as the chain became invisible. Creating the promise that had no time limit.

"Y-you big fool"

With words that would seem like an insult, but that made a great contrast with the happy smile of the goddess.

Once she truly managed to understand what kind of person Mikhael was and what she was looking for, her eyes became firm as she made a certain determination to do something.

"Binding Vow"

Hestia said while smiling happily, intertwining her fingers with Mikhael's, while she saw how a chain came out of the center of his soul.

Connecting to the one that was tied in the young man's soul, following the intention of the creator of the pact by fusing the two chains in one.

"With this Binding Vow as a witness, I, Hestia swear that I will love only Mikhael until the end of time. that even if this body collapses my love will still last for all eternity, to my beloved son. I will accompany him to the end of the world and beyond, I swear"

As the two chains became one, marking the beginning of an eternal promise. Right in front of the sincerely surprised but happy face of the young man, who did not expect that the goddess would actually make that decision in such a short time.

"..."

Then, Hestia simply rested her forehead against Mikhael's as she closed her eyes, staying like that for a few minutes.

"Mika"

"Yes?"

"I will allow you to chase other women, but you should know that I will be the main wife. But at least let me know if you end up with new women."

"I...suppose that at least your dream and mine of having a big family will be fulfilled."

"That and for of course your firstborn, first time and your soul belong to me no matter what happens..."

"And I know that you will get a way to make pregnant gods of this world, so I want at least four, no, five children"

All of this while Mikhael opened his eyes at the call of his goddess, feeling surprise, shock, and slight joy, because he passed the most difficult test just like that.

Only for his body to freeze slightly as he finished opening his eyes as Hestia finished saying what she wanted.

"I know I can't suppress your nature, and I want us to start developing a relationship that is as happy as possible..."

"so I can put aside my possessiveness a little, but don't go around chasing any random prostitute either."

In the blue eyes now inexplicably deep of hestia, in addition to affection. There was a new possessiveness mixed with a slight obsession that only will gain strength with the passage of time.

"Alright"

As he relaxed and hugged the goddess tightly.

"I promise"

He said that his love won't lose to the one of her.

***

"Kurma? I'm sorry for calling so soon. But I think I'll need a few extra invitations to Little Garden."

"There is no need for this kind of uninteresting courtesy between us Mikhael~. And yeah, surely, a few more invitations are nothing to me, I will send them to you later"

"Better tell me, you sound much happier and more alive than with that slightly boring mask you were wearing during our first meeting, did anything interesting happen?"

The dragon in her human form asked as she filed her nails. Genuinely curious as to what could cause such a big change in less than two weeks.

"I...think I found a reason to live besides getting back the people of the past."

The boy sounded like a traveler who had lost everything. One on a long, seemingly endless journey who finally found a new home to return to.

"Congratulations, my dear Knight. The improvement of your mental state is the improvement of my mood, kahahaha~"

Kurma said, sincerely happy for the little one.

At that moment Kurma also confirmed a suspicion she had in the past after Mikhael told her about his hobby of dangerous sports and how he died.

How could someone with a high luck skill die in a mere plane crash. With something full of pure bad luck like the parachute not opening?

The answer was:

Because the user's ability only followed the user's wishes.

"Thank you, I appreciate it."