158 Guardian!

A world-level breakthrough mission—here it was again. For Altair, nothing excited him more than the prospect of traveling to new worlds.

Ever since Apollo's gaze had unlocked the permanent Godslayer world dungeon, Altair's combat power had skyrocketed. As a godslayer, he was now a walking dimensional wrecking ball compared to Orario's adventurers. Their stat system had become largely irrelevant to him.

What he needed now were adventurer levels. Each new level unlocked a new dungeon, and those dungeons might hold exactly what he craved. New worlds! As a seasoned otaku, hopping through the realms of 2D fiction was a dream come true—especially since he'd once declared his goal of traversing worlds to collect a harem of waifus.

Altair could hardly wait to see what this new world would be.

He left the Somersault Cloud with Hestia, who zipped around the living room on it like a kid with a shiny new toy, rolling and giggling in pure delight.

While she played, Altair took a moment to check out his new skill.

[Achievement: Reached LV4]

[Achievement Reward: Loli Guardian of Gensokyo]

[Loli Guardian of Gensokyo]

Trait: Having called Hestia your wife the moment you met her, you've fully exposed your inner lolicon tendencies. With this trait, your stats will permanently increase based on the number of lolis you contract. For every 100 lolis contracted, your stats will rise by 1%.

What? Lolicon? What's that supposed to mean?!

Altair wasn't a lolicon—he was just into Hestia, okay?! And sure, Hestia looks like a little girl, but she was a legal! Billions of years old, thank you very much!

Had anyone ever seen such a lively, adorable, sexy legal loli before?

And this stat boost… honestly, Altair thought it was kind of weak. Sure, it was a permanent passive, which was nice, but 1% for every 100 lolis? That's it? Even some random game character could get a 4% elemental damage boost from 100 mastery points!

Even if he wanted to contract lolis, where was he supposed to find that many? And how was he supposed to contract them anyway?

That was the real question.

Wait—there was a legal loli right in front of him. Might as well test it out.

"Hestia."

"Hm? What's up, Altair?" Hestia poked her head out from the cloud, looking at him curiously.

Altair tilted his head up at her, inwardly grumbling that it was a good thing their villa's first and second floors were an open hall—otherwise, she'd have nowhere to zoom around on that cloud.

"I got a new skill after leveling up, and I need your help with it."

"Oh! Coming, coming! I didn't even know you got a new skill! Is it another one that only shows up after you level, like before?"

"Yep. Come help me out."

Hestia obediently commanded the cloud to descend, then leapt off it straight onto Altair, clinging to him with practiced ease.

"Altair, what do you need me to do?"

"Well, I need to form a contract with you, Hestia."

"Huh? What kind of contract? How do we do it?"

"Let me check."

As Altair spoke, a window popped up in his vision.

[Detected a contractable loli. Proceed with contract?]

Obviously, yes!

[Please kiss the target loli to seal the contract.]

Oh! So that's how it works?

A sly grin crept onto Altair's face, leaving Hestia blinking in confusion.

"Altair, why are you smi—mmph!"

Before she could finish, Altair leaned in and kissed her. Hestia's eyes widened in shock, but… she didn't pull away one bit.

Altair's being so forward! This… this is amazing!

Sure, Altair had declared her his wife from the moment they met, pampered her endlessly, and always professed his love—but he'd always respected her boundaries, never crossing any lines. He wasn't some lust-driven creep.

Totally not because he secretly preferred being passive and letting things happen… Ahem. Point is, Altair deeply respected his beloved Hestia.

So this rare moment of him taking the initiative thrilled her to no end. He'd always been affectionate, but this sudden, unannounced assertiveness? It was a whole different vibe—and she loved it!

[Contract Established]

The kiss sealed the deal. A notification pinged in both their minds, confirming an unbreakable soul bond. In Altair's head, an additional prompt about Gensokyo appeared.

It was an independent space, much like the spatial pocket from his skills.

Tch, that name—Gensokyo. What's next, a Hakurei Shrine? A nosy blonde "maiden" peeping around?

Grumbling to himself, Altair brought Hestia into this new, inhabitable pocket dimension.

It was a sprawling expanse, larger than Orario itself—a circular region under a massive barrier, complete with mountains, lakes, rivers, and plains.

Hestia's jaw dropped, and she burst into wild laughter. Other familias had mere bases, but the Hestia Familia now had a whole territory! Who could compete with her now?

Hestia, ever eager to flex, wanted to zoom over to her friend Hephaistos and rub it in her face. But Altair held her back—this space was too outrageous to reveal just yet.

Though she itched to show off, Hestia relented at Altair's request. She was nothing if not obedient to him.

What a dutiful loli wife.

After a quick tour to get a feel for the space, they returned to the living room and sought out Saeko to share the news of his new skill.

Saeko was curious to see it too, but since she wasn't a loli, she couldn't contract. She didn't mind, though.

At Hestia's insistence, the Hestia Familia threw yet another celebration.

Just another typical day of festivities for them.

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