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They’re cute and all, but I can never find one I’d want in my
Familia
. The good ones all go after the money! If only more people knew the name Hestia…”
    “I’m not so sure. All the ‘blessings’ start out the same, no matter what god or goddess gave it…”
    I live with the goddess Hestia. I guess gods and goddesses have names just like us.
    A
Familia
is basically a group formed by a god. For example,
Loki Familia
is the group put together by the goddess Loki, and
Hestia Familia
by Hestia. Some people call it Team Loki or Team Hestia.
    Personally, I think that being in a
Familia
is like being part of that god’s family.
    While gods are in Gekai, they can’t use their godly powers, called Arkanam. It’s a rule that they set themselves shortly after arriving. Without Arkanam, they need our food and money to survive.
    While I have heard of a few gods who like working, most gods came here to have fun. So, they rely on us “children” to make money for them while they do whatever.
    A person gets a “blessing” when they join a
Familia
.
    In exchange, they use the power from the blessing to make money.
    To be frank, members of a
Familia
provide for their god.
    But we can’t argue with the benefits of receiving a blessing. Anyone with a blessing can get strong enough to take down even the fiercest monsters.
    Hestia, the goddess sitting across from me, calls it “give and take.”
    “Bell, I really feel bad making you work by yourself to provide for me.”
    “Hey, I’m fine. And you’re working, too, aren’t you?”
    Some
Familias
are very large with hundreds of members, and some are very small, like ours.
    In these circumstances, even the gods or goddesses themselves must find work… like Hestia. They can’t do what they love; they have to make money first.
    Sure, they can do anything they want to earn money. But it makes me happy knowing that the gods living in our society have the same problems I do. I feel, I don’t know, closer to them somehow.
    Well, there are some gods who turn their
Familia
into a monarchy with themselves at the top. They call it “Kingdom Game” or something like that.
    But even that is built and managed by people. Therefore, the gods have to follow our rules. There are some who say the gods are manipulating our society by behaving this way, but the fact that a god was able to create a “kingdom” is only because a group of people wanted him to.
    While the gods do watch over what we create, in the end, they have no way to give anyone an advantage over the competition.
    “… I’m sorry I made you join the
Familia
of such a pitiful god…”
    “G-Goddess…”
    I watch her withdraw into the sofa. My voice sounded pathetic even to my own ears.
    I met Hestia while circling Orario trying to join a
Familia
. I had just arrived, and I needed a blessing before I could become an adventurer.
    The famous
Familias
always have people trying to join their already full ranks. So people with skills that would benefit the group get first priority. Country-boy newbies like me get passed over. I wasn’t just shown the door, I had it slammed in my face a few times.
    I think that Hestia could see that in my eyes when we crossed paths. Sort of like I was a lost puppy, and she brought me home.
    Hestia came to Gekai relatively recently and was staying with a friend, also a goddess, and her
Familia
before she met me. She told me that she spent all day every day doing what she loved, reading our books. Her friend eventually got angry and kicked her out.But she wasn’t heartless; Hestia’s friend found this room under the church for her.
    But really, all blessings are equal. That’s a fact.
    Everyone who receives a blessing starts from the same point. As for how they grow, well, that depends completely on them.
    In the end,
Familias
are judged by the abilities of their members, just like any shop or any country. A
Familia
is not strong because of its god, and neither is it weak.
    “It’s