Chapter 199: Leniency for Confession, Life in Jail

“Ah~!”

The next day, in the mansion of the Hearth Goddess, a suppressed scream pierced the morning mist.

The humanoid figure lying on the bed jumped up as if it had been electrocuted, emitting a mournful cry.

"... Gently... Gently, that's meat, not dough..."

"Okay, just bear with it for a while, it will be over soon."

Hestia, who was sitting on the bed, quickly withdrew some of the strength in her hands and applied the medicine more carefully. At the same time, she looked at the bruises all over her own subordinate god and couldn't help complaining.

"Athena is really something, bullying the weak with her power, and she is so harsh!"

"that is!"

As the victim, Loen also made his accusations indignantly.

However, due to his overly intense reaction, he accidentally pulled the wound again, and a needle-like pain suddenly hit him, causing the muscles on his face to twitch uncontrollably and reveal a painful expression with grimace.

The result of last night's battle was obvious. He got up and was killed instantly. There's basically nothing much to say.

After all, if he met Hermes who was at the bottom of the list, or Ares who was a brainless and reckless man, he might be able to deal with him.

But Athena's strength is obvious to all. She ranks among the top gods and is also a Valkyrie who is in charge of battle and victory.

Even if Loen had made great progress, he would be pinned to the ground and beaten if he met Athena, who had extremely high fighting power.

What's more, the woman went all out, obviously planning for a long time to give him a good beating.

When Ron, who was lying on the bed, thought of the tragic experience of being caught and beaten last night, he felt depressed and couldn't help turning his head to complain to Hestia beside him.

"How dare you give her the Holy Fire?"

"No, isn't it on you?"

Hestia blinked innocently and explained patiently.

"Before, she said that she would use the holy fire of heaven to make a set of holy clothes for you to protect yourself, so I injected the part that I was guarding into it."

"What about you? Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

"It's okay. This was originally the cluster that Prometheus stole from the heavens. Because it was contaminated by too much power of human faith, it became an independent branch and could no longer be absorbed by the original fire. That's why Zeus agreed to let me go down to the mortal world to manage the fire in the world and use it to worship the gods."

"So that's what happened. I thought you guys had just torn down the altar in heaven."

After listening to Hestia's account of the whole process, Lorne breathed a sigh of relief.

Now is not the time to turn against Zeus. If we really destroy Olympus's business, it would be a bit too much and might easily bring unnecessary trouble.

Fortunately, this was Prometheus’ fault.

Even if there were some minor changes in the sacred fire during the inheritance process, with Prometheus stirring up trouble on Mount Caucasus, Zeus would not have suspected them for a while, and he would never have thought that his good daughter Athena had become so rebellious.

But to be honest, the growing rebelliousness of the goddess of wisdom was more or less inseparable from the instigation of the culprit, Loen.

"By the way, where's the Holy Flame? How's it going? Has it been integrated?"

At this moment, Hestia beside the bed couldn't help but interrupt Lorne's thoughts and asked curiously.

Luo En nodded, then raised his hand slightly and silently recited the divine words in his heart.

——The powerful fire of light is the most powerful of all origins. I would like to offer it to you with poetry and wine!

In an instant, a ball of burning and dancing golden flame appeared in his palm, like a bright lamp that dispelled the cold, illuminated the darkness, and made people feel warm. Negative emotions were swept away, and endless courage burst out from the body.

Looking at the dancing flame in Ron's hand, Hestia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and smiled brightly.

"Well, it seems to have succeeded. I will feel more at ease if you have it with you in the future."

Feeling Hestia's genuine concern, Lorne couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

The sixth incarnation - [Flame], this is the embodiment of Hestia's divinity.

Its function is to clear away all negative states and strengthen one's own divinity.

At the same time, this is also the fire of faith that connects human civilization. When the users have the same ideas as believers and the public, they can achieve resonance through powerful appeal, and then gather the spiritual power and vitality of the public into powerful magic.

The purer the faith and the stronger the emotions of the people around you, the more powerful the magic you can provide.

Theoretically, this is the incarnation with the highest upper and lower limits, and has many possibilities.

Even if it is fully developed and utilized, it might even surpass Athena.

Feeling a dull pain from his bones to his muscles, Loen gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"When there's a chance, I'll make her feel the same way as when she gets beaten!"

"No problem, I'll help you hold your hands and feet down then!"

Hestia next to her also echoed with the same solemn oath, as if she was venting her anger for the support of the gods.

"Are you there? I'm coming in..."

A faint groan came from outside the door. The familiar voice made the master and servant in the bedroom shudder at the same time, and they quickly forced out bright smiles towards the figure who came in.

Athena looked at the two people whose expressions were a little distorted and asked casually.

"What are you talking about? You look so happy?"

“What a nice day today!”

“Great for sunbathing!”

Hestia and Lorn were suddenly startled and answered without thinking.

Then, they raised their heads and glanced outside the window at the sun which had not yet risen, and simultaneously looked away, feeling guilty.

In order to avoid further embarrassment, Loen laughed dryly and changed the subject.

"By the way, why are you here?"

"I came to see you and bring you some letters..."

Athena smiled and waved outside.

Suddenly, several snow-white owls flew into the room, landed on Athena's shoulders, and slowly combed their feathers.

Looking at the well-behaved and docile appearance of those little guys, Loen's heart skipped a beat and he immediately had a bad premonition.

“Gugu~~”

Sure enough, accompanied by cheerful calls, several white owls used their beaks to untie the letter box tied to their claws and delivered it to Athena.

Judging from their skillful movements, this was obviously not the first time they had done this.

traitor!

Seeing this, Loen cursed inwardly in grief and anger, then looked at the goddess of wisdom in front of the bed with resentment.

At this point, he no longer understood that these owl messengers wandering around the yard were all spies sent by Athena to follow him.

At this moment, the goddess of wisdom turned the letter tubes in her hands, her eyes swept over the familiar carvings on them, and she smiled.

"The nine muses, the goddess of hunting Artemis, the goddess of memory Mnemosyne, the goddess of the sea Thetis... you are popular. How can so many people care about you?"

"Well, that's all for Lady Hestia's sake..."

Lorne explained with a dry laugh, cold sweat breaking out on the back of his neck.

"Nothing like that! I'm not familiar with most of them!"

Hestia shook her head and snorted in retort, then looked dimly at the patient lying on the bed and clenched her teeth.

"So, shouldn't you explain what's going on with them?"

"Just say it, it's just a normal relationship, Auntie won't blame you, it's no big deal..."

Athena on the side also gave advice in a gentle voice, appearing to be extremely reasonable.

Looking at the two goddesses standing in front and behind, Loen swallowed his saliva, stiffened his neck, and complained angrily.

"Isn't this all for you?"

"I?"

Athena was stunned when she heard the question.

While Athena was stunned, Loen counted on his fingers with a resentful look.

"The nine muses and the goddess of memory Mnemosyne are important aids in compiling books and codes of law. We must win them over. It is related to the future construction of Athens. Artemis was introduced by you. She is not the only one who knows me. We first got together because of the incident in Crete. Not to mention the incident with Thetis. It was you who insisted on me plucking her hair. There is no hatred or grudge between us. We should at least repair our relationship and make amends, right?"

Hestia nodded repeatedly as she listened to Ron's explanation.

That seems to be the case.

Without realizing it, this guy had secretly done so much for Athena.

Obviously, I am his main god...

When the Stove Goddess thought of this, she felt a little sad in her heart, and she looked at her eldest niece with a hint of vigilance.

(End of this chapter)