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(Fate) Chapter 166: Slap her hard!!
🕑 Added 2024-10-15 15:45:02 +0000 UTC“I think it’s because of the oath between you,” In response to his question, the ocean sage Thetis, who did not like to speak in riddles, directly stated her guess and said,
“That goddess of wisdom loves heroes. And Promise, you have to understand something, that is, you are truly special.”
“You are smart, kind, and just. and your fate is intertwined with that of four goddesses."
“Although you may seem delicate, but you’ve repeatedly performed miracles—miracles that even impressed the goddess of wisdom, and even changed the fate of the gods.”
“Not to mention, your greatest desire is to become a hero, and your ultimate dream is to end as a hero...”
As Thetis sorted through her thoughts, she suddenly stopped speaking.
Her beautiful blue eyes the boy looked up and down for a long time, making him feel a little uncomfortable.
Then, with a sigh, she finally spoke again, “Now that I think about it, I can suddenly understand why that goddess would do foolish things again and again because of you.”
“Promise, I think you might just be Athena’s treasure.”
“To Athena, you must seem almost perfect. No wonder she has done more than one foolish thing for your sake!”
Thetis finished speaking, but before Promise could respond, Pegasus next to him nodded in agreement.
Promise, however, coughed awkwardly, and said.
“It’s not that exaggerated...”
“It’s not exaggerated at all,” Thetis said with a soft smile. “After all, this matter realy brings no benefit to Athena. The only thing she stands to gain is the ability to more openly and recklessly take you from Hera once this is all over.”
'Wait, is there really such a good thing?'
Pegasus suddenly raised his head, eyes shining.
Could it be that the drama of the two goddesses compete for a man, is going to be staged again?
“But if you do manage to save God-king Zeus, doesn’t that mean you’ll have the last few paintings you need?” Thetis added.
When Thetis said that, Promise finally understood.
Out of the twelve gods in Olympus, after excluding the god of beauty, Aphrodite’s, he only had four gods left to paint: Zeus, the god of sea, Poseidon, Hestia, and the god of war, Ares.
Among them, the paintings of Zeus, the king of gods, and Poseidon, the god of the sea, were undoubtedly the hardest.
But if things went well this time, it would be as if he had secured Zeus’s painting, and he might even be able to get Poseidon’s painting in the process.
So, in this way, Promise would have acquired the two most difficult paintings in one fell swoop.
After his thoughts became clear, the boy subconsciously opened his mouth, wanted to say something but found himself speechless, his feelings becoming complicated.
Before knowing all this, Promise had actually accumulated a certain amount of resentment towards the goddess of wisdom.
He didn’t necessarily mind her guiding his life, after all, this was part of their agreement—helping him become a hero and have a grand ending.
But Promise felt she shouldn’t drag everyone else into it, while sitting high above like an audience member, treating everyone as pawns in her amusement.
Even though, he had to admit, that was very much like a Greek god.
“How can she be so sure that I can save Zeus?”
After a moment of silence, Promise couldn't help but finally speak.
“That makes it even simpler,”
Thetis, however, said with a laugh. “Because if you really want to,
Aside from Poseidon, who else would really stand in your way?
What's more, I believe the only chains in this world capable of binding even the God-king Zeus are the ones crafted by your goddess teacher, right?”
“And most importantly, Promise… don’t you still have that divine artifact with you? The god of the underworld, Hades’ Helm of Invisibility.”
Thetis reminded Promise of the powerful artifact he had nearly forgotten—the very one that Hades had lent him, when dealing with the matter of Persephone.
Promise had meant to return it, but up until now, it remained in his possession.
With that realization, everything became crystal clear.
"Ah, it really has the style of the goddess Athena."
At this point, Promise suddenly realized what was going on and nodded in understanding, muttering,
“She really thought of everything and set it all up perfectly, huh?”
“It's just that... this is really starting to annoy me!” .
As he said this, before Thetis felt anything, the Pegasus next to him had already raised his head and cast an extremely strange look at Promise.
Wait a second, my little master, what are you planning now?
When it comes to who knows Promise best, even Athena may not be able to compare to Pegasus who has always been by the boy's side.
So, it could sense when Promise was about to stir up trouble.
And it was right.
Promise felt very unhappy.
Not from being dragged into this convoluted scheme, but from the sheer intensity of Athena’s protective and orchestrating nature.
He now deeply understood how much the goddess of wisdom loved him.
She had personally intervened, clearing the way for his victory, even going as far as making several foolish decisions—all for the sake of the oath they had made, putting that vow above all else.
“Goddess Thetis, don’t you think Goddess Athena is being a little too overbearing?” Promise asked and hearing his words,
Thetis nodded in agreement.
“Yes, she certainly is. Even though it seems like you could easily save the god-king Zeus, this is a serious matter matter, after all.
You’re still just a child and shouldn’t be dragged into something so dangerous!”
Thetis had been clear from the beginning—she wasn’t here to help Athena with her plan but to dissuade Promise from getting involved.
In fact, she had already thought about how she could rescue the king of gods, Zeus herself, without putting Promise in harm's way.
After all, even Hermes and Hestia had distanced themselves from this mess, and yet Athena was pushing a mere child to take on such a massive responsibility.
How was that even reasonable?
Thetis was genuinely angry about this matter, especially considering that Promise had once saved her friend.
She had a very favorable impression of the boy so, much that she had even blessed the Argo as it set sail.
However…
Wait a minute, I understand the truth, but Goddess Thetis, I don't think your anger and my little master's anger are the same thing..
The Pegasus standing by saw the situation and wanted to say something but stopped.
It was even glad that it couldn't speak.
As it turned out, Pegasus was right.
It was just as he thought.
Promise wasn’t upset about being involved in such a difficult situation.
His frustration was more straightforward—it stemmed from Athena’s overbearing affection for him.
And so, the next words that came from Promise’s mouth were something that, in this era, could easily be considered blasphemous.
“Even so, Goddess Thetis, let’s go together. Let’s go to the gods’ domain, and give that proud and arrogant goddess a good slap in the face!”
“Alright, you just wait quietly, and this matter to—”
“...Wait, what?” Thetis suddenly froze, her eyes widening in shock.
Processing the words and still feeling she heard them wrong, she looked at Promise with an expression that clearly said,
Did I just hear that right?
“Hold on, Promise, what did you just say?!”
