The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 68



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Chapter 068

Athena glared at me with her chin resting.

“You seem to be overlooking the fact that I have a good relationship with Hephaestus.”

The cold voice that didn’t smile at all sent a chill down my spine, but it wasn’t for me to back down from here.

I knew before coming here that she was close to Hephaestus.

Athena.

Among the gods of Olympus, she was more versatile than any other and had abilities greater than anyone else. She was a goddess who was respected by many gods as well as humans.

Wisdom, intelligence, peace, war, craft, art.

There are many words to describe her, but the one that represents her the most is war.

A goddess who was born as an adult wearing armor and a helmet from the time she cut off Zeus’s head.

War always requires weapons.

From the beginning, she appeared holding a spear and shield, and Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, were inseparable.

Because war cannot occur without weapons.

It was Hephaestus, the blacksmith god, who cut off the head of Zeus, who was in pain at the birth of Athena, and allowed her to see the light of the world.

Because there is Hephaestus, Athena can exist.

That’s how close the relationship between the two was.

Weapons are essential in war, and for weapons to develop, war had to continue.

The relationship between Hephaestus and Athena was somewhat different from their relationship with Ares, who was an enemy to both of them.

Know.

How important is Hephaestus to Athena?

How pretty Hephaestus loved Athena.

I came knowing this.

No, I came because I knew.

After losing her blacksmith god, the person she searches for most desperately is me.

I saw the hammer in my hand.

Hephaestus’ hammer.

A hammer of God created by fusing the power remaining in his body with the power of Ignis, Hephaestus’ archenemy.

The hammer has not yet been able to fully unleash its power simply because I am not enough to contain all of his power.

A holy relic that can split the ground, create lava, and create a hero-grade hammer just by swinging the hammer.

It’s in my hands now.

A human who is strong enough to kill a god and has the power to close the Abyss on his own.

My ability was one that mid-level and low-level gods coveted.

However, among the superior gods, there was one god who needed me.

That’s Athena.

From now on, the goddess of war will continue to receive weapons from the blacksmith god and fight as the vanguard of the gods.

Unlike other gods who loudly promote themselves, the Goddess of Wisdom differentiates herself by hiding behind a plain sign.

A goddess of intelligence who wants to attract people’s attention by achieving greater achievements than anyone else in a big fight someday.

she knows

It is more important to show your face and perform well when it is most important than to show your face all the time.

I know.

The weapons of Hephaestus, who agreed with Athena’s plan, were selling like hot cakes after the Second Advent.

During the Second Advent, it was none other than Athena who played the greatest role in the vanguard of mankind and the gods.

The sight of Hephaestus wielding relic-grade weapons made with all his might, and defeating enemies with apostles and guild members holding fancy weapons, announced the emergence of a new battlefield Valkyrie.

Many people were impressed by the sight of her holding the weapon of Hephaestus in the vanguard and killing the enemy, and she quickly became a star.

From then on, Athena gained a reputation almost at the level of a god.

Athena’s plan went awry due to Hephaestus’ death.

The person who ruined that plan dared to stand in front of him.

He’s sitting there pretending to be calm, but I know he’s filled with more anger than anyone else.

Do you want to tear me to death?

Or are you going to turn them into bugs like they did with Arachne?

well.

I know full well that she doesn’t have that power anymore.

Although it had powerful magic and power, it did not have the ability to forcibly turn humans into beasts.

Because they are not immortal like in myths.

“You’ll need me.”

“I need you?”

“yes.”

“okay. It’s not wrong. Because I have to kill you right now and pay my respects to my brother Hammer’s grave. Then I can soothe my dead brother’s soul.”

“If that solves the problem, then so be it. But even then, the dead Hephaestus’ abilities will not return.”

Athena pursed her lips.

“You’re so cocky.”

“Because I have the ability to do that.”

She got up at my words.

Coo!

A large pillar fell where I was.

Athena took a step closer to me as I ducked back.

“Then let’s see how great your abilities are. “You must have certain abilities to dare to offend me.”

“Testing in this ignorant way is unbecoming of the God of Wisdom, Athena.”

I raised the Hephaestus hammer and struck the stone pillar that fell on my head again.

[Earth Explosion]

Quaaaang!

The stone split in an instant and flew in all directions.

The stone pieces, which partially melted and turned into lava, disappeared without even reaching Athena’s body.

Athena’s eyebrows furrowed when she saw that.

“… “You have your brother’s abilities.”

“yes. “It’s not perfect, but it’s usable.”

“… … .”

“And I can make you a suitable weapon.”

Athena started glaring at me.

“That’s an interesting suggestion.”

His voice was still cold, but his expression had changed.

It’s shaking little by little.

“If you want to be more active on the battlefield, don’t you need better weapons? In this situation, with Hephaestus dead, you are the only one who can use a weapon containing the power of the godhead.”

I took a step closer to Athena.

“I know that you don’t show your face often, but only appear once when it’s important, reducing familiarity and emphasizing specialness. “When you appear like that, if you are holding a weapon full of godliness, you will attract the attention of many people.”

“So, join hands with the one who killed God?”

“They didn’t just kill God.”

I held out the stone that was the glowstone of the night monster.

Even if no one else knows, Athena will recognize it.

“… Night monster, it could not be possible that the person who subdued the night monster… .”

“That’s me.”

“Do you know Loki?”

I avoided answering.

“He is a human being who has Loki, a major god, as his sidekick… . It’s fun. But I can’t just ignore his brother’s death, can I?”

“Please just pretend that you have a good business partner instead of an enemy.”

“Do you think it’s worth destroying my relationship with my brother?”

“I know that not all good things happened with Hephaestus. “Why was Ericthonios born?”

The semen of Hephaestus, who fell in love with the appearance of Athena, who came to retrieve a weapon, got on his thigh, and the sheepskin he wiped off fell to the ground, and he was born a human.

He refused to be raised by his biological mother, Gaia, or Hephaestus, so Athena took him in and raised him as her stepson.

Erichthonios, the first monarch of Athens.

When I told him the part where Hephaestus’ desire to dare violate the virgin god Athena was revealed, Athena shrugged her shoulders.

“Do you even know that? That’s smart. But doesn’t that have nothing to do with our current transaction?”

“It matters. “I think Athena is setting the price of her love for Hephaestus too high.”

“Ha, this is fun.”

She flicked her hand again.

Then the chair moved on its own and carefully seated Athena.

“good. Put off talking about your brother, and now tell me the real reason you came to see me. What do you want? I’m sorry, but I cannot give you the position of an apostle. “My apostle, who is the god of virgins, cannot be male.”

“I know that Athena’s apostles are a very wealthy area. “All I need is a pair of scissors.”

“scissors?”

“yes. A pair of scissors blessed by the God of Weaving is enough.”

What I want is Athena, the god of weaving.

It was a pair of scissors that contained that power.

“It’s not as great as you think, but you risked your life to get it and come all the way here?”

“It wasn’t something that would risk my life. “I thought Athena wouldn’t be able to refuse my deal.”

Because they are smart, they have a lot of ideas, and because they have a lot of thoughts, their goals are high.

Athena was a woman who would do anything to achieve her goals.

True to her wish to have god-level power, Athena actually became strong enough to approach it.

Those who aim high have many needs.

I knew that what I had was the stepping stone she needed, so I had nothing to fear.

“Scissors… good. So what can you give? You will have to pay more than I give you. “Because there is a value in keeping it confidential.”

“As I said earlier, I will make you a weapon.”

“That alone is not enough. “We were originally supposed to make weapons.”

I recalled the shield she held in the vanguard in her past life.

“I will make you the Aegis, the shield that Hephaestus decided to make for you.”

In mythology, Athena’s shield holds the head of Medusa killed by Perseus.

Unfortunately for her, the Aegis of Athena was not yet complete at this point.

Hephaestus, who was supposed to create it, did not yet have the ability to create it, and Medusa was still alive.

Athena, who was at the forefront during the Second Advent, clearly had an Aegis.

A shield with absolute power that is impervious to any attack.

In the future, it was equipped with Medusa’s head, and although it was a shield, it had an offensive function and was a perfect god-level weapon for both offense and defense.

Athena heard those words and looked at me with suspicion.

“Is it possible for you to be a daytime human?”

“I told you. A human being who even killed God. “There is nothing you can’t do.”

“… In that case, I would like you to make Aegis first.”

“Unfortunately, that is not possible.”

“Why?”

“I need the scissors you asked for to get the ingredients to make Aegis.”

“… “It was a proposal with only one option in the first place.”

“you’re right.”

Athena looked at me closely.

Her poker face shows no emotion, but even in this situation, her head is probably spinning quickly.

The death of Hephaestus, his hammer, a man with not only Hephaestus’ weapons but also his powers. And Loki.

“Do you have any proof that you can make it?”

“Who do you think made this hammer?”

I took out the Dragon Slayer and the Hammer of Hephaestus.

A weapon made together with Eitri.

By showing a weapon containing the power of a god, I was proving my skills.

From combat prowess to blacksmithing skills.

If you mix a little truth with a lie, it becomes difficult for the other person to recognize the truth of the lie.

Even if she is the goddess of wisdom.

Athena sighed when she realized there was no answer.

“I get it. I’ll give it to Monos outside, so you can take it. But I also can’t completely trust you, so I’m thinking of attaching a watchdog. That would be okay, right?”

“of course.”

“I get it.”

She nodded and gestured, and the door opened again.

“Just go out and have a look. “Now that we have finished our business.”

After saying hello, I left without any regrets.

I feel eyes on my back.

Can we really create the Aegis if we save Fenrir?

no. What does Fenrir have to do with Aegis?

Not at all.

Aegis is just a card used to negotiate with Athena.

I don’t even know how to make it or where it came from.

It was just a bluff.