Little Garden 216-220 (Patreon)

Title: The Silly Algol

“Great job, AI-chan is very satisfied!”

Right after Athena left, a small purple figure appeared behind Aslan out of nowhere.

It was Algol hugging Aslan from behind.

“You have to handle ugly women like Athena this way.”

Aslan turned his face away awkwardly, looking at her mischievous expression, and couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.

“Beauty treatment is non-negotiable; it hasn’t even been a week.”

Though Algol could come out and strongly supported it, and somehow had already given him her Another Cosmology.

But this didn’t mean he had to reward Algol.

Aslan had spent a considerable cost to help Algol with one beauty treatment.

“You blockhead, does AI-chan only seek you for beauty treatments?”

Algol’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, baring her small fangs as if very angry, sticking closely to Aslan’s face, seemingly pondering how to bite and teach him a harsh lesson.

“Though there’s a bit of that thought...”

Algol twiddled her fingers softly; after all, the beauty treatment effect Aslan used with Spark was too good.

It made her feel that the cosmetics she made, as well as the Beauty Pills and Divine Artifacts she used before, were what? Not even one-hundredth comparable to Aslan’s.

If Aslan had issues in the future or mingled with ugly women like Athena, how could she continue her beauty treatments?

“But AI-chan came out to remind you that the ugly woman Athena has no good intentions at all.”

Algol said with strong reasoning, as if she had found a reason for coming out. She didn’t come for beauty treatments with Aslan.

She specifically came out to warn Aslan to be careful of that ugly woman Athena.

Of course, if she could get a reward of one beauty treatment session from Aslan for it, that would be even better.

“Don’t be fooled by Athena’s surface politeness.”

“AI-chan tells you, that woman Athena, besides her ugly appearance, has a dirty heart too. Not at all as good as AI-chan who’s beautiful and kind-hearted.”

“Athena must be possessed by something; every day her suspicion illness and Persecutory Delusion are severe...”

Algol was toyed with like that. Back then, Athena apologized to her with this excuse and gave her the best divine wine.

She didn’t really want to totally enemy Athena, but who knew Athena tricked the divine wine she gave?

Then Algol fell into Athena’s hands.

For Algol, the divine wine Athena gave was peace, but who knew Athena was preparing for all-out war with her?

However, Algol also understood Athena.

Who told the previous generation Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Metis, to be the best lesson?

As the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, she once helped Zeus build and solidify the Greek Pantheon’s Another Cosmology, Divine Genealogy, which at once affirmed the Greek Pantheon and Zeus’s position.

The Divine Genealogy Another Cosmology was a very rare deduction and observation type. Its function was to perfectly plan Spirit Status paths from Seven-Digit to One-Digit.

Even if Divine Genealogy was fully opened, it could summon great Gods not yet born in Little Garden but recorded in Greek mythology.

But Metis, bestowed the name of wisdom and developed an Another Cosmology on the level of Divine Genealogy, was ultimately swallowed by Zeus, and two-thirds of her wisdom was taken by Zeus.

Athena, inheriting one-third of the wisdom and serving as the current Goddess of Wisdom, would be abnormal if she didn’t have suspicion illness and Persecutory Delusion.

Even for Algol, what Zeus did was indeed dishonest, and Zeus’s child Athena wasn’t much better.

“There’s such a hidden secret?”

Aslan was somewhat surprised. He didn’t expect Zeus swallowing Metis to be exactly as written in mythology.

He thought the Greek Pantheon’s past in Little Garden differed from mythology.

“But Athena seems to have been designated as the Fourth Generation Greek King of Gods...”

Aslan paused for a moment and said slowly. From Algol’s perspective, Zeus absolutely wouldn’t let Athena become the Fourth Generation King of Gods.

How many years behind was Algol’s information?

But thinking about it, Algol being able to leave the Cain identity was already extraordinary.

But even Cain was factually a side character in the Christian Pantheon.

Her information circulation wasn’t even as good as Canaria’s.

Though Aslan’s information also came from Canaria.

But if Canaria knew it, it meant this was no longer absolutely secret information.

Smart people could see that Athena had begun taking over the Greek Pantheon.

How many years had Zeus not appeared? Appearing as the Greek King of Gods.

Not on the front page of some Shunsuisha company newspaper.

“....Ehh~~!”

Algol was a bit confused and opened her small mouth. She really didn’t know this information.

The last time she awoke from the seal, the Dystopia War hadn’t even started.

She had suspected her information was outdated, but not to this extent?

“What’s with Zeus and Athena?” Algol couldn’t help but mutter.

“Previously, Athena was still contacting me, inviting me to join against Zeus?” Algol scratched her face.

“Forget it, Gods and Buddhas in Little Garden are all the same, each dirty and would only dirty AI-chan’s eyes.”

Algol thought for a long time, finally chose to stop thinking, and started acting indifferent.

Her information was too outdated; even if she wanted to do something, there was no way.

Just like back then, she never expected a monster like Siddhartha Gautama to appear in Buddhism, taking the nearly impossible karma path in Little Garden.

Originally just a mortal human struggling to Three-Digit, what’s the issue, not like those Eastern dragon creatures disguising as humans.

Then Algol was beaten to pieces by the Vajra Scepter.

After that, Algol acted indifferent; after all, too many monsters and Old Geezers on this Little Garden stage.

Playing with them was too tiring. Better to be alone and maintain her own beauty.

She wasn’t like the Halloween Queen and Shiroyasha who had unique advantages, having that much capital to waste, especially Shiroyasha.

Anyway, after that battle, everything she could lose was lost.

The bet she placed on Aslan now was the only thing left to her.

One remaining Three-Digit identity, and half an unfinished Another Cosmology.

Almost forgot, plus this half-dead Star Spirit.

“Anyway, don’t fall into the trap of that ugly woman Athena.” Algol said beside Aslan’s ear, her fragrant breath hitting his face.

“That’s definitely impossible.”

Aslan rolled his eyes. What help could Athena give him? Besides her somewhat beautiful appearance, but in terms of beauty and eye comfort.

Aslan still felt Algol was more pleasing to look at.

“And rather than falling into Athena’s trap, I’d prefer falling into Algol’s.”

“Heh, arrogant. You really think you won’t fall into that woman’s trap? Who knows, she might have already started planning how to deal with you.” Algol mocked, then said with a smile.

“Alright, if nothing else, I’ll go first. Beauty treatment time has come again.”

“Hmm, see you.” Aslan said without lifting his head.

Seeing him with no reaction at all, Algol’s face showed slight dissatisfaction.

“Hmm? Aren’t you leaving? Why no movement for so long?” Aslan turned his head, looked at Algol still hugging his neck, and pressed her shoulder.

Algol showed a successful prank smile, and taking the chance while Aslan turned his face, she directly kissed his lips.

Aslan was startled by this action.

When he came to, Algol had already returned to the Demon Star who-knows-when, only a sweet aroma lingering around his mouth.

Aslan licked his lips, as if reminiscing the taste.

“Algol is really silly.”

As if thinking of something, Aslan rubbed his temples in pain, feeling tomorrow’s banquet would give him another headache.

“Hope it doesn’t get too noisy.”

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Mount Olympus.

In front of the War God Temple.

A burly man with messy brown hair, shirtless, stared coldly at the burly middle-aged man with thick curly beard holding a Trident in front of him.

“Heracles, why are you blocking me?”

Heracles didn’t speak, just stared coldly at Poseidon.

“Tch!”

Poseidon clicked his tongue, his face looking bad, and stepped forward again.

“I’m just going to find Ares to discuss some matters. That doesn’t warrant you doing this, right? Step aside, Heracles.”

“As long as you leave Ares’ War God Temple, I can pretend this didn’t happen.”

Poseidon glared angrily at Heracles, his hand gripping the Trident tighter.

If not for this being Mount Olympus, if Zeus wasn’t on Mount Olympus, if Heracles wasn’t Zeus’s son, he would’ve taught this insolent nephew a lesson.

“I’m just going to find Ares, and won’t attack Arcadia.”

Poseidon said this and tried to pass Heracles to directly enter Ares’ War God Temple.

After all, Heracles and he were both Four-Digit Outliers. In the Lower Layers where power was limited, he didn’t dare say he’d definitely win if they really fought.

And even if so, it’d be hard to avoid Zeus’s reckoning afterward.

As he spoke, Poseidon couldn’t help glancing at Zeus Temple at the mountain peak.

There, thunder rumbled loudly.

Heracles said nothing, just continued blocking in front of Poseidon, using all means to prevent him from visiting Ares.

This was one of the few things he could do for Aslan.

After all, Aslan had saved his life, and at the same time gave him a precious artifact extremely compatible with him, its value no less than an Another Cosmology to him.

A few minutes ago, he received a message from Apollo containing a prophecy Apollo made.

Ares was in trouble. If he didn’t want Arcadia targeted by Poseidon using Ares as excuse, then don’t let anyone enter the War God Temple.

After receiving the message, Heracles rushed to the War God Temple and finally blocked Poseidon before he arrived.

(What illness is Ares suffering from now? Why let others block his grand door?)

Poseidon also grumbled in his heart. Since Ares’ incarnation went to cause trouble in Arcadia, everything on Olympus felt off.

Especially Ares!

Based on Ares’ previous nature, if someone blocked his War God Temple door, he would’ve made a fuss long ago.

Except for Zeus, Athena, and those Ares couldn’t defeat, the rest Ares would slaughter together.

But Heracles wasn’t one of those who could make Ares hold back his anger.

Poseidon waited, waiting for Ares to open his War God Temple and invite him in.

But after waiting long, Ares didn’t come, but Zeus appeared in front of Ares’ War God Temple who-knows-when.

The young golden-haired man in white robes looked at Heracles and Poseidon, and sighed.

“Why are you gathered in front of the War God Temple? What’s the point?”

Heracles didn’t speak, silently stepping aside, while Poseidon snorted coldly, face looking bad, and retreated.

After Zeus saw Poseidon leave, he stared at the War God Temple for a long time and sighed.

“Interested in replacing Ares as the new War God of the Twelve Main Gods?”

Heracles pointed at himself in disbelief and asked.

“Father, why?”

Though he and Ares were both Zeus’s sons, Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera.

Compared to Ares, he was just a bastard, with no right to inherit the Twelve God Status.

As for the Fourth Generation Twelve Gods Athena, with Athena’s personality, she’d definitely choose and train them herself to her satisfaction.

“Perhaps to save Ares’ life.”

Zeus sighed helplessly. His originally young and sturdy body looked very old at this moment.

Though Aslan’s actions were very concealed, nothing on Mount Olympus escaped his eyes.

He knew Ares was forcibly displaced.

Aslan’s actions were too ruthless. Ares couldn’t be saved anymore. Leaving one life was already a good outcome.

However, with Aslan’s personality, it was normal to cut the grass at the roots like Athena. Now he was just afraid of the Greek Pantheon’s power.

If Aslan grew in the future, Ares would definitely die, the kind with no chance of survival at all.

Better to let Heracles become the next War God and suppress the issue first.

After all, Heracles was indeed a core member he planned for Athena.

Though Ares’ actions caused considerable losses to Greece, after all, he was Ares’ father.

“Your aptitude, plus the precious artifact given by that Arcadia child, you’re also qualified to serve as one of the Twelve Main Gods.”

As he spoke, Zeus entered the War God Temple, took Ares’ Spirit Status, and looking at Ares’ mummified corpse with a shattered head, sighed emotionally.

“Monsters nowadays are truly getting more terrifying.”

With Aslan’s single displacement on Ares, even he didn’t react in time; Ares’ incarnation and original body were displaced.

At the same time, the incarnation and original body’s conditions were also swapped.

If he wasn’t sure of Aslan’s age, he’d definitely think this was a great God mastering the Realm of Boundary.

-

Title: Karyou: So, Should I Leave?

Right at noon, in the City at the End of the World.

The temple in the center of the city was originally dedicated to the Serpent Goddess, Shirayukihime. However, after Shiroyasha was dealt with by Aslan, this place also became an asset of Arcadia.

As for Shirayukihime’s opinion? It didn’t matter. That irresponsible Yaksha had completely forgotten about it.

This place had been transformed by Aslan into a large Secret Realm, used to host the many visiting communities. And today’s banquet was also held here.

With Leticia’s shadow as the core, Canaria fabricated identities, and after slight modifications by Aslan, servants resembling the Shadow Guards were created. They served exquisite cold dishes, arranging them on long tables covered with white cloth.

High-quality wine from Mount Huaguo donated by the Seven Great Sages, fairy fruits ordered from Avalon, plus chefs donated by Athena.

Added to that were members from various communities who came from all corners of the world to attend the banquet, with different races and appearances.

The atmosphere there seemed like a lively masquerade party.

However, what was very subtle was that the atmosphere was extraordinarily tense and heavy.

Several Beastmen in neat suits gathered, forming small groups.

“You’ve heard the news too?”

“Yes... but is it true? Arcadia really offended the Twelve Olympian Gods...”

“This isn’t just offending.”

With a terrified face, a Beastman deliberately lowered his voice.

“At dawn, I bought news from Thousand Eyes. Ares’ avatar has been killed.”

“The culprit is Arcadia’s new leader.”

“Ssh! So bold...”

“Maybe because he won against Azi Dahaka, he got arrogant... If I had that kind of power, I think I’d be even more arrogant than him... Uhuk, I didn’t say anything.”

“But back then, even Canaria was like that...”

“Uhuk, uhuk... Don’t say things that undermine unity.”

Using a Gift to eavesdrop on the conversation, Mandora Doltrake lowered his head slightly embarrassed.

Why was everyone now predicting Arcadia’s downfall? This made him, who had painstakingly prepared gifts, look foolish.

Vaguely, he even seemed to hear nearby communities discussing a fool.

Even though he had been framed so badly by the old Arcadia, and even in the situation where the current Arcadia leader offended Ares, he still wholeheartedly prepared gifts as a sign of sincerity.

Well, no need to say it, Mandora knew exactly who the fool was.

(Damn, why was I stingy with money last night and didn’t buy information? Otherwise, how could I end up in this situation?)

(Now I’ve become a laughingstock.)

(Most importantly, not only is the spent money likely wasted, but there’s also a possibility of offending the Greek Pantheon.)

(This makes Salamandra’s already shaky situation even worse. What if... we retreat first?)

Mandora’s eyes slowly began to gleam. As long as he escaped this chaos, the Greek Pantheon surely wouldn’t care about Salamandra, this little ant.

Maybe he could get away just like that?

At that moment, his younger sister, Sandora Doltrake, the next leader candidate, looked around curiously and asked in surprise.

“Brother Mandora, why aren’t we going to Arcadia’s headquarters to find Lily and the others?”

Previously, Arcadia and Salamandra were allies.

Both intended to forge friendships between the next generations.

Therefore, Sandora, as Salamandra’s next leader candidate, got along very well with Arcadia’s juniors.

The seven-year-old Sandora at that time got to know Jin Russell and Lily, her peers, and became friends.

And this time was a reunion of friends after a few months, after the Arcadia incident. Sandora was very much looking forward to it.

Mandora hesitated hearing that.

Whether deciding to break the alliance with Arcadia or ally again, both were his personal decisions. Sandora didn’t know.

Sandora only knew he came to visit Arcadia’s friends, while retrieving the Legacy Gift entrusted by their father to Arcadia, and practicing a bit in Arcadia.

Being a hostage, she was very familiar with this.

Mandora knew well that even if Aslan was willing to return the Void Star: Tai Sui Another Cosmology and Dragon Sun Authority to them, they couldn’t keep such secret treasures.

The best outcome was to entrust it first to Arcadia’s leader, and only retrieve this heritage after Sandora matured.

At the same time, Mandora could use this method to bear all the blame, to reduce resentment between Arcadia and Salamandra, making him the only guilty one.

But now it was very awkward...

Aslan killed Ares’ avatar and successfully pushed the just-resurrected Arcadia back into the fire pit.

If his guess wasn’t wrong, Ares should be on his way now.

But current Salamandra absolutely couldn’t fight with Arcadia again. After all, Arcadia was wealthy and could afford to make trouble.

But Salamandra now only had few assets left. If fighting again, whether Salamandra could survive was questionable.

Though he greatly admired Aslan as a person and knew Aslan clearly wasn’t like Canaria, but sorry...

Salamandra couldn’t keep accompanying Arcadia to be buried.

The corner of Mandora’s mouth twitched, and he pulled Sandora.

“Sandora, we’re going somewhere.”

Sandora’s eyes sparkled, thinking her brother would take her to Arcadia’s headquarters, and she happily let herself be led out.

As soon as the two exited the temple door, they saw a group of people walking toward them.

At that moment, Leticia in the crowd said in surprise.

“Oh? Isn’t that the child from the Fire Dragon family?”

Mandora stared at the brilliant blonde woman in Greek-style clothing, whose height didn’t reach his chest, and he was stunned.

However, Sandora beside him joyfully jumped toward her.

“Sister Leticia~~”

“Ah? It’s little Sandora.”

Leticia hugged Sandora, raised her hand, and with a smile on her face, ruffled her head.

As an old cadre of Arcadia, she naturally knew Salamandra’s next leader candidate, and their relationship was even quite good.

Seeing a familiar face, Kurousagi’s mood became very good. Former allies came to Arcadia to ally again.

“This is Mandora Doltrake, Salamandra’s interim leader, and this is little Sandora, Salamandra’s little princess. Aslan, don’t mistake them.”

Kurousagi briefly introduced them, then Aslan couldn’t help but reach out and pinch Sandora’s collagen-filled cheek.

“Of course I know this. I even wrote their invitation myself.”

“By the way, was Sandora waiting for us here?”

“Brother Mandora brought us to wait for you at the door.”

Sandora said somewhat childishly.

She didn’t know about Mandora deciding to break the alliance; she only knew Mandora deliberately brought her to the door.

And mistakenly thought Mandora deliberately brought her to welcome Aslan and the others.

Hearing Sandora’s words, Mandora’s heart skipped a beat; the big stone in his heart fell and landed right on his toe.

Dangerous, now he was truly tied to Arcadia.

At the same time, Mandora also felt pity, pity for Aslan, the dragon undergoing self-awakening.

It would be very good if Sandora could train by his side; this was very conducive to her growth.

The Eastern saying, one person achieves Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, referred to this situation.

When Eastern people undergo self-awakening and become dragons, they emit an aura very beneficial to dragon species, even able to awaken young dragon bloodlines (wyvern) in surrounding creatures.

Of course, Eastern people’s self-awakening to dragons was otherwise called achieving Tao and becoming immortal. Immortal was a special kind of dragon.

(Whatever, since it’s like this, I can only hope Arcadia can withstand the pressure from the Greek side.)

Mandora stood aside with an expressionless face, dismissing his petty thoughts.

Let him be considered a fool.

Hearing Sandora’s words, Kurousagi was stunned for a moment, then annoyedly pushed Aslan away and pinched Mandora’s cheek.

“No need to wait in the banquet hall at all; just go straight to the main headquarters. Sandora, do you understand?”

“Yes.”

Sandora nodded obediently.

“A... A...”

Mandora suddenly stuttered and couldn’t help pointing at the golden figure walking toward them from afar.

“A what A?”

Kurousagi glanced at him oddly, then turned to the direction Mandora pointed, and couldn’t help opening her mouth wide, showing the same expression as Mandora.

“A... A... Why is Goddess Athena coming?”

Hearing Kurousagi’s words, Aslan was also surprised.

No, why did Athena really come?

He had almost openly said their relationship was broken; why did Athena still come?

“Goddess Athena, you really came?”

Aslan looked at the figure appearing beside him with a very strange expression.

“What’s wrong? I said I would come to the banquet.”

The voice of a woman carrying a smile came from the blonde blue-eyed woman wearing an olive wreath on her head and a white off-shoulder Greek robe with an elegant and intellectual aura.

“How about it? Surprised?”

Athena said in a very cheerful tone.

“Not at all.”

The corner of Aslan’s mouth twitched; he straightened his clothes and said with slight disgust.

“You not coming would surprise me.”

“Is that so? What a pity.”

The smile on Athena’s face became more pleasant, or rather, more satisfied.

Aslan’s reaction gave Athena much pleasure.

“Goddess Athena...”

Leticia and Kurousagi who realized, Karyou by Aslan’s side, and several from Salamandra also hurriedly stepped forward, bowing in respect.

Athena glanced at Karyou, then narrowed her eyes and smiled at Kurousagi and Leticia.

“We meet again, Draculea and Indra’s pet.”

“And this is the Roc clan’s daughter, right?”

“I heard from Aslan that you’re a very good housekeeper, helping him a lot.”

Athena looked at Karyou with a smile.

Karyou’s face reddened, seeming very embarrassed by what Athena said, but she also responded.

“Thank you for the praise, Goddess Athena.”

(Uh... Did I ever say that? I don’t think so.)

(Anyway, Karyou? A good housekeeper? Did she ever approach those words?)

Aslan recalled his daily interactions with Karyou: sparring partners, playing games, drinking, then losing badly but still liking to play, and finally inviting Leticia to challenge him together.

Well, sometimes he also invited Natsuki.

However, Aslan had no intention of refuting; if he didn’t want to be scolded by all the women there at once.

Soon after a series of pleasantries, Athena took the initiative to end the conversation, stepped forward, and hugged Aslan’s arm.

“Alright, it’s not too early; it’s time for the banquet organizer to appear.”

Athena tried to pull Aslan, but failed.

(Goddess Athena, what’s wrong with you? Possessed?)

Aslan sent a telepathic message to Athena. Suddenly hugging him for no reason, what’s up?

At the banquet, his female partner was already set: Karyou, who had recently gotten into a relationship with him.

Athena smiled slightly and replied telepathically.

(Aslan, you forgot to wipe the lipstick mark on your lips.)

???

What lipstick mark?

Aslan stared at her with wide eyes. Whatever Athena said, it definitely wasn’t from Karyou and the others.

He hadn’t kissed Karyou and the others today either.

Athena smiled mysteriously and cut off the telepathic communication.

Even Aslan himself didn’t know that on his lips was a lipstick mark left by Algol, which only Athena could see.

The purpose was to mock Athena, that Aslan was hers. Want to snatch?

Ugly woman, look in the mirror first before coming to snatch from her.

If daring, try snatching a man from her?

It’s just that the pitiful one was the only victim there: Karyou.

Karyou widened her eyes, looking at Aslan and Athena with a doubtful face.

Especially Athena’s arm around Aslan’s.

Athena saw Karyou and seemed to understand something.

(Acts in front of eyes...) Athena thought happily.

(What a pity, this poor little bird man is targeted by Algol. Hope Aslan isn’t captivated by Algol.)

However, Athena seemed unaware that in Karyou’s eyes, she was the one looking at Aslan with malicious intent.

“Hmph~”

Karyou folded her arms across her chest, staring at Athena and Aslan with an unfriendly gaze.

Especially Aslan; Karyou snorted coldly at him.

“Am I disturbing your flirting?”

“So, should I leave?”

Meanwhile, Mandora was already stunned.

No, what was he seeing?

Athena and Karyou fighting over a man? And Athena seemed to be the third party?

Was this plot development too wrong?

-

Title: Karyou: So, I’m the Outsider, Huh?

The corner of Aslan’s mouth twitched.

(Why are you stirring up trouble now? Can’t you see the joy in that damn goddess’s eyes is about to overflow?)

Aslan looked at Karyou with displeasure and felt a slight headache.

If he could break free, he would have done so earlier.

(However, since it’s come to this, don’t blame me for being rude...) He thought annoyedly in his heart.

At the same time, Aslan extended his free right hand toward Karyou.

“How could that be! What flirting? My right hand is always reserved just for you.”

Along with that, Aslan gave Karyou an eye signal, trying to struggle a bit.

To show that he was fully embraced by Athena and was truly passive.

(Targeted by Athena, you’re really unlucky...)

Karyou saw Aslan’s empty right hand and looked at him with slight pity.

But hugging him now to declare ownership?

Forget it. She didn’t want to compete with Athena in this aspect.

Karyou glanced briefly and saw a familiar brown-skinned, silver-haired onee-san taking photos of Aslan and Athena with a camera. The corner of her mouth twitched.

Her instinct told her that if she really hugged him now, in a certain sense, she would definitely become famous in Little Garden, and not just ordinarily famous.

Beating Athena in a man-snatching contest... She absolutely didn’t want to see her figure appear in the newspaper with news like that.

Especially in the Shunbunsha newspaper edited by Prithvi Mata.

(So, Aslan, sorry. I’ll make it up to you tonight...)

Karyou folded her arms across her chest and snorted coldly toward Athena and Aslan.

“Forget it, you should save your right hand for someone else.”

After saying that, Karyou left very arrogantly, as if she had made a decision.

She would go find the Gossip Goddess Prithvi Mata.

Although two of the Seven Great Sages died at the hands of the Heavenly Army, and her relationship as the Great Sage Who Leaves Heaven in Disarray wasn’t good with them.

However, Prithvi’s relationship with the elders in her family was quite good. So, her relationship with her was decent.

At least, with a bit of whining, she could erase her traces from future news.

She didn’t want to become entertainment for others.

“...”

Seeing Karyou leave without looking back, Aslan followed her direction of departure and saw the brown-skinned, silver-haired Gossip Goddess. His face darkened.

In his ears rang Athena’s unrestrained laughter.

“Hahaha, your current expression is truly amusing.”

“An expression of dashed hopes, then finding new despair—it’s hilarious.”

“By the way, do you often bully her?”

“Why did you come here today?”

Aslan asked very displeased in the secret communication channel.

Was Athena really here to annoy him?

“Didn’t we agree? To appear as your dance partner?” Athena replied with a smile.

“Dance partner? I think you came to seek amusement; that’s more accurate.” Aslan replied helplessly.

He felt Athena deliberately came to take revenge on him. Well, now he could remove the word ‘felt.’

Daring to hug him in front of the Gossip Goddess? Did they think their reputations were too good?

It was just because Karyou didn’t want to cooperate that Aslan lost a step to Athena in this.

If Karyou cooperated, he could join her to make Athena look like a rejected mistress clinging shamelessly.

Prithvi would surely love reporting that.

Unfortunately, Karyou didn’t want to cooperate. Or rather, she absolutely didn’t want to become famous in Prithvi’s reports. Athena’s name was too big.

Who knew how Prithvi would spin the news in the end.

On the contrary, now he became the scumbag wanting to embrace left and right after having Athena.

(Just because I don’t want to cooperate with you? Do you need to ruin my reputation like this?)

(You also need to think about how big a problem I’ve caused. Don’t say you—even Zeus might not be able to bear this burden.)

(Besides, your attitude toward me is good enough, and the help I’ve given isn’t little. I can’t bear to make you take all the blame.)

Aslan sighed helplessly in his heart.

He really couldn’t understand what was in Athena’s mind.

“Seeking amusement from you?”

Athena narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled sweetly.

“Consider it that.”

After saying that, she pulled Aslan, stepping first through the temple gate and entering the banquet hall under everyone’s shocked gazes.

Mandora, on the other hand, felt relieved. Regardless of what Aslan did to Ares—killing Ares’ avatar.

However, Athena’s current attitude was enough to explain everything.

The foolish actions that were previously mocked by others, especially Sandora’s words, now became an extraordinary sign of sincerity.

Mandora took several deep breaths before he managed to suppress his joyful expression.

If he wasn’t at the banquet entrance right now, he might have laughed like a fool.

“Brother Mandora, where are we going next?”

Sandora beside him waved to Leticia, turned around, looked at her brother, ready to hear his next plan.

“I’ll take you to Arcadia’s headquarters. You might train there for a while.”

Mandora said while looking at the backs of Arcadia members already scattered in the crowd.

“Yay, I can go find Lily!”

Sandora replied very happily, wanting to jump around like a child to express her joy.

However, she suddenly remembered her behavior as Salamandra’s leader and quietly followed behind Mandora.

It’s just that the smile on her face revealed her feelings.

Seeing this, Mandora nodded slightly, said nothing, and silently planned in his heart how to better show Salamandra’s sincerity.

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A Beastman community leader who was communicating with a trading partner looked toward the banquet hall entrance.

When he saw the blonde goddess with an olive wreath on her head, his face froze.

“That’s...”

“That’s Goddess Athena. Why is she appearing here...”

“This must be a joke; a Greek Main God really came. Did she come to demand retribution from Arcadia?”

“No... wait, why are they arm in arm?”

After a brief shock, all gazes focused on Aslan being embraced by Athena.

“By the way... who’s the person on the right side of Arcadia’s leader? Why is she so beautiful? I’ve never seen her before?”

“Hmm? There’s someone on his right side?”

“Damn, there really is! And that little face is really...”

Before he finished speaking, the person trying to flirt turned to stone.

The small community leaders gasped, looking at Aslan embracing left and right with strange faces, their eyes full of admiration.

What a bold man, able to seduce Athena while at the same time ‘handling’ Shiroyasha.

And while seducing Athena, he also embraced a beautiful girl on his right side.

Only a few recognized the girl on Aslan’s right as Algol.

After all, Algol in Perseus’ hands for years was always summoned in her extremely ugly monster form.

Moreover, Algol’s sealing was a very ancient event. They might know Perseus killed Algol and know of the Demon Star’s existence.

However, Algol’s true appearance was known to few. Almost no one recognized her as Algol.

And those who recognized her didn’t dare utter a word, fearing they’d be turned to stone by Algol the next moment.

At the same time, they admired Aslan even more. He was truly a bold man, able to conquer Goddess Athena and Demon Star Algol at the same time.

Instantly, the atmosphere of the entire hall became truly silent.

However, Aslan didn’t care about the atmosphere there, but helplessly tried to stop the hidden dispute between Algol and Athena.

“Ugly woman, you’re really shameless snatching a man from Al-chan?”

Algol mocked Athena and stuck very proactively to Aslan.

“But if you’re willing to admit you’re an ugly woman, Al-chan can generously make you a bed-warmer servant.”

There was a hint of pride in Algol’s words, as if she was very pleased with Aslan’s rejection of Athena.

(Aslan is satisfied with just me; you ugly woman, don’t cling shamelessly.)

Athena smiled and looked around. She saw a stunned and seemingly regretful girl in the crowd and countered Algol.

“Algol, could it be Aslan isn’t your man yet?”

Algol didn’t answer, just rolled her eyes at Athena with displeasure.

(Are you saying useless things?)

“Would you get angry because your man is playing with a pet?”

Moreover, Algol was a demon ancestor. Her morals and worldview were completely different from normal people. She didn’t care about such minor things.

She now purely wanted to attack Athena.

And Aslan stood on Algol’s side.

However, even so, facing Algol’s sharp attacks, Athena still held up perfectly, even occasionally countering back.

Should she be called the Goddess of Wisdom?

It was truly hard to embarrass her and make Athena angry.

Algol and Aslan had the same thought simultaneously.

“...”

Meanwhile, in the corner of the banquet hall.

After finishing talking with Prithvi and successfully pulling herself out, Karyou was drinking alone, staring at Aslan in the middle of the hall, embraced left and right.

Of course, rather than being pulled out by Prithvi, it was more accurate that Prithvi saw bigger and more explosive news, so her presence was naturally ignored.

It’s just that Karyou now felt a bit regretful, regretting why she didn’t step forward earlier.

Seeing Algol and Aslan’s intimate actions, for some reason she felt a faint green light appearing above her head.

If it were Leticia, Natsuki, and the others, she could still tolerate it. Especially because they wouldn’t threaten her position.

Especially Leticia; she was just Aslan’s maid.

But Algol was really different. Seeing her skilled proactive ownership declaration and alliance with Aslan to attack Athena.

Karyou was so angry her molars almost broke.

That place should be hers!

But what could she do? She couldn’t step forward and fight them, right? And she wasn’t sure she could beat Athena and that person.

Karyou didn’t recognize it was Algol.

That person’s appearance even made her feel slightly inferior.

The demon’s beauty was like the incarnation of beauty itself.

“Eh? You’re not stepping forward to help your man?”

A woman’s voice suddenly made Karyou pause.

“This voice seems somewhat familiar...”

Karyou showed a surprised expression. She slowly turned around, and on the right side of the sofa, she saw a woman sitting sideways on the sofa armrest, wearing Dunhuang-style Hanfu.

Her appearance was no more than sixteen years old, very young, even filled with pure innocence.

Blue hair tied in twin tails, vermilion and jade-colored eyes, a small beautiful nose, with a faint smile at the corner of her lips.

This was a woman no less beautiful than her, quite eye-catching to everyone there.

However, Karyou didn’t pay much attention to the other’s appearance, but focused on the other’s face and eyes.

“Asura... why are you appearing here?”

Karyou paused for a moment and called the other’s name with slight surprise.

As the daughter of the Eight Dragon Gods, Karyou and Asura knew each other very well, but that didn’t mean their relationship was good.

In fact, because of her childhood experience of being kidnapped by the Asura clan’s prince, she had no good impression of the Asura clan at all.

They were more inclined to be sworn enemies.

Moreover, the current ruling Asura, Atula, was the most famous child among their young generation.

At a young age, she had become a Four-Digit Elite, a role model among the young Buddhist generation, and the first among the Eight Dragon Gods to take over the clan leader position.

“I don’t think we invited the Asura clan. You didn’t send visiting cards either?”

Asura smiled, showing dimples on both cheeks.

She tilted her head slightly and said to Karyou cheerfully.

“Princess Karyou, you should take care of your own man first.”

Just like Karyou, Asura also had no good impression of her.

After all, the cause of the Asura clan’s decline was Karyou’s older sister, Sun Wukong, and the Roc clan.

In essence, the trigger was actually Karyou.

If not for Karyou, how could the Asura clan fall to such a state, eventually becoming Buddhism’s extension in the Lower Layers? Even the Desire Realm Heaven (Kamadhatu) was relocated to the Desire City in the Lower Layers.

Responsible for expanding Buddhism’s influence in the Lower Layers.

Under Buddhism’s internal pressure, the Asura clan’s situation wasn’t good. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be her turn to become clan leader, serving as Asura.

“You...”

Karyou paused, speechless because of Asura’s words.

She also wanted to step forward! But her opponents were Athena and Algol; she’d just cause trouble.

Even Aslan, sandwiched between them, was helpless.

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Title: Do You Understand What True Insider Connections Are?

“Tch, no wonder you lost to me; you can’t even keep your own man.”

Seeing Karyou silent, Asura laughed smugly while twirling her hair.

“This is really... trash.”

“But still much better than those old bastards nearly dying in the clan.”

Asura said with a disdainful smile. In her words, there was not only sarcasm toward Karyou but even more insult toward the old bastards in the Asura clan.

Calling them trash was already excessive; at least trash could be recycled, but bastards remained bastards.

Though Asura had no good impression of Karyou, she also didn’t have a bad one.

She was very clear that the reason the Asura clan fell to such a state was because the clan internally was rotten. Otherwise, how could the Asura clan’s prince kidnap Karyou?

She just disliked Karyou, disliked why Karyou could have a father who loved her.

While her own father didn’t even dare meet her and her mother.

And Karyou didn’t need to do anything, already comfortably sitting in the Roc clan princess position, and afterward, her path would be smooth.

While she had to struggle step by step, defeating who knows how many stubborn elders, before she could become this Asura.

Moreover, there was a more important reason: one of the Twelve Dharma Protectors of the Heavenly Army, the Fire God Agni, still hadn’t recovered from serious injuries, and his condition worsened, so he planned to retire and undergo self-healing.

The Fire God position would soon be vacant.

She prepared to attack that position but was intercepted by insider connections.

Right, the insider’s name was Karyou.

Just waiting for Karyou to break through and become a Four-Digit Outlier, she could directly take office as the new Fire God.

Though Karyou herself didn’t know about this.

“Hah? Hey, explain first who lost to me!!”

Golden-reddish flames surged high, slowly burning behind Karyou, showing her anger.

“You’re the one who lost to me, right?”

Karyou sneered.

A young Four-Digit Outlier challenged a Four-Digit Legend like her.

In the end, she almost lost, and it only ended in a draw.

“Who knows best if it was a draw or not? Isn’t it you yourself?”

Asura raised her hand, emitting blood-red Karma Red Lotus Flames that extinguished Karyou’s Golden Wing Flame.

Not only the Roc clan had inherited flames; the Asura clan also had their own inherited flames. It’s just that the difficulty level was far harder than Golden Wing Flame.

However, the power produced was no less than Golden Wing Flame. The only advantage was having special attacks against evil people and Demon Kings.

And coincidentally, Karyou was a Demon King, within the special attack range of Karma Red Lotus Flames.

“Isn’t it normal to break through in the middle of battle and use all means to conquer a Demon King?”

“Tch, do you think I’ll believe that?”

Gifts and magic to cover and hide Divinity were available as much as she wanted. No one could be sure what they saw of others was real.

Who knew if the Asura who challenged her back then deliberately covered and sealed her Divinity, planning to harm her?

Karyou didn’t believe it. She just thought Asura wanted to harm her, just like the Asura clan’s prince who wanted to kidnap her.

In fact, at that time, because of the Six Paths of Reincarnation destruction incident triggered by Sun Wukong, the entire Asura Clan except Three-Digit level were exiled from the Desire Realm Heaven to Desire City in the Lower Layers.

Though her background was special, she couldn’t avoid exile to the Lower Layers. Moreover, the Upper Layer Asura Kings were strictly monitored.

The Asura Clan at that time was directly downgraded from a Three-Digit community to a Four-Digit one.

Atula also continuously became a target due to her background, until she became a Four-Digit Legend, the strongest among the Asura clan’s young generation at that time, and successfully killed the other heir, that prince.

The clan elders were forced to acknowledge her as a candidate and gave a test: defeat Karyou, the culprit of the Asura clan’s decline. Even better if she could bring her back to the clan. Then she could become the Asura Queen, inheriting the name Asura.

However, Atula was almost beaten half to death by Karyou who at that time had extraordinary speed and flame power. Because she was from the Asura clan, Karyou didn’t hold back at all.

And then the clichéd breakthrough in the middle of battle happened. At the boundary between life and death, she broke the Four-Digit limit, becoming a Four-Digit Outlier.

After all, Asuras were Battle Gods. Only through tempering of blood and fire could they fully grow.

Finally, Atula reached a stalemate with Karyou, until she used a suicidal method, burning the authority she had just perfected regardless of cost, right when she was about to win.

She was interrupted by the Bull Demon King. Otherwise, the winner would definitely be her.

Of course, Karyou thought the same. If not for the Bull Demon King, she would have achieved the feat of defeating a Four-Digit Outlier.

In the end, Asura returned to Desire City, killed all the stubborn elders blocking her, became the Asura Queen, and inherited the name Asura.

However, now Asura, who had trained for years as a Four-Digit Outlier, and learned Karma Red Lotus Flames, as well as inherited the Asura clan’s Legacy Gift, if she dealt with Karyou again, it would truly be bullying the weak.

Then Karyou and Asura stared at each other, neither willing to yield, and stared for quite a while.

In the end, Karyou, still at the Four-Digit Legend stage, was slightly disadvantaged and gave in.

“But why did you come here?”

Karyou changed the topic, not wanting to dwell on the fact that she lost to Asura.

She wasn’t too upset. After all, the other was a Four-Digit Outlier; what was great about bullying a young Four-Digit Legend like her?

If daring, seal the Spirit Status to Four-Digit Legend stage, and see how she’d beat the other to a pulp.

On the contrary, Asura raised her head arrogantly, glancing at Karyou disdainfully. A little golden bird, easily handled.

Facing Asura’s winner attitude, Karyou just sneered, not caring.

Asura also didn’t care about Karyou’s reaction; she just saw it as a loser’s lament.

“Of course to see what kind of man stole your heart.”

Asura said with a slightly teasing tone.

“Now it seems his charm isn’t low. Even Athena is interested, and he can even make the Demon Star and Athena get along peacefully.”

(Get along peacefully? Are you serious?)

Karyou looked at Asura suspiciously. She felt Asura was fooling her. What she saw was clearly Algol almost fighting with Athena.

Though it looked calm, she could see the hidden undercurrents.

But it turned out that person was the Demon Star in Aslan’s hands.

Karyou also felt relieved. She worried it was someone else who might threaten her position.

It turned out she was Aslan’s familiar.

“So, your purpose in coming here is just to see Aslan?”

Karyou looked at Asura in disbelief. She absolutely didn’t believe a Four-Digit Outlier Asura Queen like Asura visited just to see Aslan.

“Yes, to a certain extent, that’s right.”

Asura turned her head, looking at Kurousagi in the field, and Aslan embraced by Algol and Athena, then scratched her head.

“Of course, more than that, I came to tell you. Taking without permission isn’t my style.”

Her target was Kurousagi and Aslan? No, the target was Indra?

Karyou thought about the relationship between Aslan and Kurousagi. Only in relation to Indra did Aslan and Kurousagi have something in common.

Kurousagi was one of the few Moon Rabbits in Little Garden and a direct subordinate God of Indra. While Aslan held Indra’s Another Cosmology, Vasavi Shakti.

But was there conflict between Asura and Indra? Seemed not?

Wait... Karyou seemed to think of something.

She recalled a scandal she once heard, about conflict between the Asura clan and Indra, and quickly made a judgment.

Perhaps Asura’s goal was to kidnap Kurousagi, seize Vasavi Shakti from Aslan’s hands, just to threaten Indra to appear.

As for Arcadia? They were just innocent victims dragged into the conflict between Indra and the Asura clan.

It’s just that this Asura was too insolent.

Did she really see Arcadia as soft persimmons?

Golden flames flowed from Karyou’s back, and almost instantly solidified into a pair of large wings.

“What? You want to act here?”

Karyou stared at her with cold eyes. If Asura really wanted to act, then please pass through her first.

“Have mercy on me.”

Asura sighed lightly, jumped down from the sofa, and said helplessly.

“Both that Greek Goddess of Wisdom, the Heavenly Army people, or your man, have long noticed my presence.”

“I don’t want to push this conflict to an irreconcilable point.”

She said this, looking at Karyou with a slight smile.

“But with you here, it saves me a lot of effort.”

Karyou frowned hearing this, retracted her wings, and looked at Asura with slight surprise.

“What, don’t tell me you want me to take you to meet Aslan?”

“So what?”

Asura said with a smile. At the same time, she narrowed her eyes at Karyou.

“Or do you feel reluctant? Afraid I’ll steal your man?”

“But sorry, I’m not interested in your man at all. Or rather, I’m only interested in strong people.”

(You say that, why do I become more worried you’re here to steal my man?)

The corner of Karyou’s mouth twitched slightly, but in the end, she didn’t say the truth that Aslan actually wasn’t weak, even after removing Spatial Authority.

In fact, Aslan, even without using any authority, his mastery of Golden Wing Flame was no less than hers.

Moreover, with Aslan’s physique comparable to a Star Spirit, and martial arts learned from Scathach.

She feared if she really said it, the naturally strength-admiring Asura clan would truly snatch that man.

Even if she didn’t watch Aslan grow from the beginning, honestly, she wouldn’t believe such a monster could be born in the Lower Layers.

“But if you came to cause trouble, I suggest you drop that thought.”

Karyou folded her arms across her chest, leaned on the sofa, and reminded Asura with slight pity.

“You’re not necessarily Aslan’s opponent.”

If it were another time, and Asura came to provoke, Karyou might not remind like this.

Two and a half Another Cosmologies, plus physique comparable to Star Spirit, plus Spatial Authority, Sun Authority, and various other Gifts and abilities Aslan possessed.

Karyou didn’t believe Aslan would lose to others in the Lower Layers. Even God Kings like Zeus, as long as in the Lower Layers, still had a chance to fight.

“Is this a warning or advice?”

Asura erased her smile, narrowed her eyes at Karyou. She admitted she was now a bit curious about Aslan.

She originally thought Aslan was only exceptional in space mastery, even only because of his space ability, he got a Four-Digit Outlier threat assessment internally in Ouroboros.

Now, did she need to reassess the other’s strength?

“Consider it advice from an enemy.”

Seeing Asura become vigilant, Karyou showed a satisfied expression. If not because today was an important day not suitable for fighting.

She wouldn’t bother reminding. Wouldn’t it be better to watch Asura fall into the pit?

“Advice? I’ll remember it.”

Hearing Karyou’s words, Asura didn’t ignore it but noted it seriously and included it in her considerations.

“But I also have advice for you.”

Asura smiled slightly, looked at Karyou, and reminded.

“I’m not really attacking your man. My target has always been Indra, the Ruler of the Heavenly Army.”

The implication was that she was just a vanguard sent by Ouroboros to scout. There were others who would truly attack Aslan.

She was just a pawn.

The letter sent by Ouroboros back then was very simple, only attaching pure information. How to do it was entirely up to her.

Of course, if Aslan was willing to cooperate, she wasn’t impossible to turn around and fight Ouroboros together with Aslan.

However, for Ouroboros, the result they most hoped for was she could directly eliminate Aslan. That way, not only reducing the threat to Ouroboros but also shifting the blame to her.

Karyou paused for a moment. Her good impression of Asura seemed to increase slightly, but only slightly.

“I’ll note your advice too.”

Karyou said softly. In her heart, she still felt a bit worried. Just as a vanguard, they already sent an expert like Asura, a Four-Digit Outlier.

It needed to be known that Ouroboros currently could still send such existences even while being chased by Indra leading part of the Twelve Dharma Protectors.

Ouroboros’s strength was somewhat beyond Karyou’s expectations.

Since when did Asura join Ouroboros? How many more experts like Asura did Ouroboros have?

Karyou truly started to worry about Aslan. She slightly regretted letting him send his older brother to the outside world.

Otherwise, there would be one more helper.

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Title: This Isn’t Cheating At All, Right?

As if sensing Karyou’s gaze, Aslan turned and met her eyes, responding with a smile.

To show that he already knew and there was no need to worry.

After seeing Aslan’s smile, the worry in Karyou’s heart lessened slightly, and she felt relieved.

“Why is this Four-Digit Outlier so hard to achieve.”

Karyou sighed helplessly, watching Asura’s back slowly disappear.

“This final step is too difficult to surpass.”

She had been stuck at the Four-Digit Legend position for hundreds of years. Her Burning Heat Authority had also been perfected to its limit, just one step away from becoming the Supreme Burning Heat Authority.

But this step had held her back for hundreds of years. Golden Wing Flame was very helpful in developing the Burning Heat Authority, but useless for the step from Authority to Supreme Authority.

This final step could only be leaped by her herself.

However, this step had held back who knows how many heroes and geniuses.

Otherwise, when facing Ouroboros, she could definitely play a key role on Aslan’s side.

No one would dare provoke Arcadia. Situations like Ares wouldn’t happen.

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At that moment, as the center of everyone’s attention.

Athena with a friendly face, a smile on her lips, slightly tilted her head, and whispered in Aslan’s ear.

“It seems you’re targeted by Ouroboros. Do you need my help?”

However, this whispering attitude, in others’ eyes, looked too intimate.

To others, Athena was really kissing Aslan’s cheek.

“No way! Goddess Athena wouldn’t kiss him!”

“Let me go! I’ll die together with the man who defiles Goddess Athena!”

“No one’s stopping you...”

The crowd immediately became noisy, and Aslan’s mood also soured.

This was clearly Athena whispering to him. Athena seducing this innocent youth, right?

At that moment, Algol showed a sly smile, as if she found the perfect opportunity to annoy Athena.

She suddenly mimicked, kissing Aslan’s cheek, which directly made Aslan’s face truly touch Athena’s lips.

This time... it was really a kiss, though only on the cheek.

Aslan was stunned for a moment, his gaze slightly blank.

Feeling the crazed, jealousy-nearly-exploding stares from many Gods and Goddesses around.

The corner of Aslan’s mouth twitched slightly; he turned to Algol.

(No, what are you doing, damn it? Do you still think I’m not attracting enough attention?)

However, Algol’s face was full of victory. She sent a telepathic message.

“How’s the surprise? How do Athena’s lips taste?”

“Very soft... eh, wait, why are you asking this?”

Feeling his left hand gripped tighter, Aslan quickly reacted and hurriedly changed his answer.

(Damn, I forgot Athena is still standing beside me.)

Seeing Athena’s face still smiling softly, but her whole body tense.

Aslan truly felt bad and didn’t dare say anything. He feared if he said something else, Athena would change her face in an instant.

However, even so, Aslan had to say in his heart: Algol, good job.

(Who told you to cling shamelessly? Since you’re clinging, leave something behind, okay?)

“Tch, coward. Not even daring to describe the taste.”

Algol hissed displeased.

(Wait... what’s with Athena’s attitude? Eh... don’t tell me, that just now was the ugly woman Athena’s first kiss?)

(I almost forgot, that ugly woman is a Virgin Goddess. First kiss and everything must still be there.)

(Oho~~)

Instantly, Algol became excited. What was more fun than seeing Athena’s embarrassment?

That is, the embarrassment she caused herself. Algol didn’t expect her small push could cause such great damage to Athena.

“Ugly woman, you’re nervous. This is Al-chan’s great victory!!”

Algol said mockingly, if ignoring Athena’s increasingly forced smile.

Feeling the increasingly dangerous aura from her side, Aslan could only shake Algol’s hand, reminding her not to overdo it.

Don’t let Ouroboros come, only to fight with Athena first.

Then the problem would really become big.

Indeed, at any time, vigilance toward Algol must not slacken.

The only thing to be grateful for now was that Athena seemed still able to control her emotions.

After the initial panic, Athena quickly calmed down. Even her tense body became more relaxed.

But the more like this, the more Aslan worried.

Athena must have already thought of a way to deal with Algol.

(Hope it doesn’t affect me.)

Aslan sighed helplessly in his heart.

“So, do you need my help?”

The corner of Athena’s lips showed a faint smile, as if she didn’t care much about the previous incident.

On the contrary, she returned to the topic she wanted to discuss with Aslan. As for Algol?

Sorry, what does her communication with Aslan have to do with the familiar, pet, Algol?

And why should she care about the words of the former loser under her?

Feeling Athena building a new communication channel and proactively blocking Aslan’s contact with the previous channel.

Aslan’s left eyelid couldn’t help but twitch. He could only mourn for Algol for three seconds.

While hoping Athena wouldn’t dump this problem on him.

Athena seemed to see Aslan’s worry and said with a light laugh.

“Rest assured, this is enmity between me and Algol; it won’t drag you in.”

Even without reminder, Aslan felt relieved.

(Thanks to Al-chan, the best tank, drawing all the attacks.)

(Seems Athena really doesn’t intend to make a fuss about this.)

“But Algol’s avatar appearance is quite interesting. Is this the latest avatar technology?”

Athena asked Aslan in a very flat tone, as if casually chatting.

(Heh heh, still wanting to escape prison via avatar, restore your original appearance?)

(You’re too hopeful.)

Athena sneered in her heart.

She planned to block Algol’s last escape route from prison. Want to come out? Then come out with the ugly monster appearance.

However, this Algol avatar was interesting. She could maintain Four-Digit power while keeping her original appearance.

After she cracked this avatar technology, wouldn’t she add a few more seals?

“This is Algol’s Heroic Spirit Avatar, created through Gifts and faith.”

Aslan didn’t hide it and revealed the truth about this Algol avatar.

Of course, in reality, Aslan had transformed the Demon Star on his wrist into a Heroic Throne. The Algol inside was a Heroic Spirit seated on the Throne of Heroes, and the created avatar was a Servant summoned through Aslan’s magical energy.

The Servant’s power and Noble Phantasm depended on the magical energy provided by Aslan and the power provided by Algol.

“Interesting. So this is a Heroic Spirit from the Nordic side?”

Athena muttered two sentences, saying nothing more. With her wisdom, this hint was enough to create a seal targeting Algol.

Aslan could only silently mourn for Algol.

“But Goddess Athena, forget help. Currently, the Ouroboros attack is still within my control.”

Aslan suddenly said, which could be said to reject Athena’s offer of help.

Currently in Ouroboros, the only object he needed to watch was the former third alliance advisor, Mithra, who called himself “Prophet.”

It’s just, was Ouroboros overestimating him too much?

To deal with him, a Four-Digit Elite, they shouldn’t need to send Mithra, the top God King known as the Holy Child Avatar, right?

Nevertheless, Aslan wasn’t intimidated at all. As long as he was in the Lower Layers, he absolutely wouldn’t have issues.

Unless the other side was truly unreasonable and insisted on cheating.

But this was Little Garden’s Central Core and Decadence of Wind territory. In a certain sense, Aslan’s connection to Little Garden’s Central Core was far tighter than Kurousagi’s.

Kurousagi only had ears connected to Little Garden’s Central Core, while Little Garden’s Central Core’s gaze was on Aslan.

Daring to cheat under Little Garden’s Central Core’s supervision? Thanks, Decadence of Wind, time to work.

If daring, let’s see who cheats more?

(Want to flip the chessboard and attack people? Then, it’s fine if I place an immovable stone on the chessboard, right?)

The only regret for Aslan was that he couldn’t yet be the one flipping the chessboard.

He could only rely on the rule-maker and referee to enhance rule enforcement power.

This really isn’t cheating at all, right?

“Alright then.”

Athena sighed, saying with slight regret. She hoped Aslan could owe her a favor and draw closer to her.

Not able to offer help in tough times, but offering the finishing touch should be fine, right?

After carefully understanding Aslan’s growth trajectory, Athena was surprised to discover something.

That is, Aslan’s growth trajectory was very similar to a certain Queen. Both were boundary ability users and appeared when danger was about to occur.

It’s just that the Halloween Queen was summoned by the Celtic Pantheon, while Aslan was secretly prepared by Canaria.

And the Halloween Queen was born in the Upper Layers, while Aslan in the Lower Layers.

Meaning, Aslan was fully capable of becoming the Lower Layers’ Halloween Queen, becoming a giant force like the Greek Pantheon in the Lower Layers.

Of course, the prerequisite was Aslan able to withstand pressure from other Pantheons. But yesterday Zeus told her very interesting information.

The White Night Demon Lord had recently fought with the Dragon World.

Thus, the meaning he represented became very interesting.

Shiroyasha would make Arcadia a pawn, preparing to join Little Garden’s grand chess game.

No wonder Aslan rejected her invitation. Following Shiroyasha was far more promising than following her.

This was also an opportunity for the Greek Pantheon.

If they seized this opportunity, the Greek Pantheon could fully take great advantage from the turmoil when Arcadia rises and Shiroyasha joins.

There was even a small possibility to ally with Shiroyasha.

“But I think there’s one more thing you definitely need.”

The corner of Athena’s lips lifted slightly, showing a confident smile.

“What is it?”

Aslan looked at her slightly surprised, showing an interested expression.

“May I ask, do you need the Blessing of the Goddess of Victory?”

Athena smiled slightly, tilted her head a bit, and whispered in Aslan’s ear.

Just like the incident Algol caused earlier.

It’s just that this time it was no longer an accident, but Athena proactively giving a kiss on Aslan’s ear.

“The Blessing of the Goddess of Victory, please receive it well.”

Aslan was truly stunned, even the banquet hall seemed silent for a moment.

“Hey, hey, hey, Prithvi, I’m not seeing wrong, right?”

Kenshin, who reduced his presence, nudged Prithvi who was holding a camera and photographing beside him, asking somewhat incredulously.

“Athena really stepped forward and kissed him?”

They knew the previous Algol chaos was just a minor accident. Athena smiling and letting it pass was already good.

But now, stepping forward and proactively kissing him, what kind of situation was this?

Beside him, Prithvi, the brown-skinned silver-haired Earth Goddess, also hadn’t reacted, her mouth slightly open in shock.

“You’re not seeing wrong; Athena really kissed him.”

“Aw~~, too bad I forgot to photograph such an important moment.”

Prithvi said with slight regret, but soon she seemed to get an idea.

“Eh, Uesugi, how about I just edit the photo? The effect should be almost the same, right?”

Kenshin paused, didn’t answer, just silently distanced himself a bit from Prithvi.

Prithvi, Athena’s gaze is directed here...

Seeing the shocked reactions of the banquet crowd, Athena showed no particular attitude, just stood beside, calmly embracing Aslan’s arm, smiling softly and wisely.

In her view, sunk costs shouldn’t affect any role. Since something was lost, don’t care too much about it.

Better to use it for greater gains. This was maximum utilization, not wasting sunk costs.

Just a kiss, after all not a lip kiss, and not the first kiss anymore. Just give it.

(Just kissing the cheek, it shouldn’t count as losing the first kiss, right?)

Athena thought with slight uncertainty.

As for the use of the blessing she gave, perhaps to enhance Aslan’s luck, so everything Aslan does leads to victory.

And the blessing contained part of her power, which could help Aslan in emergencies.