Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

Hector fell silent, a pang of regret creeping into his heart for not stopping Paris.

Perhaps Odysseus and the others should have taken Helen away...

The woman followed her brother to Troy because of 'love'.

But things aren't going well here.

Due to its special status

Although the old King Priam protected the couple like a father.

But what if Paris has a dispute with his brother?

As the argument escalated, some people took their anger out on Helen and started scolding her.

In everyone's eyes, Paris offended the King of Sparta because of Helen.

He committed such a reprehensible act as eloping with another man's wife...

Therefore, everyone likes to blame that woman for being a femme fatale, and considers Helen a symbol of disaster.

It was her promiscuity that caused Paris to suffer such a stigma.

Just as hateful as the witch Pandora of old...

Although some people may harbor jealousy and greed, wanting to destroy what they cannot have.

Faced with this malice,

Normally, only Hector is willing to step forward.

He spoke up for him, calmed the brothers' anger, and helped him out of the predicament.

He loved and cared for his younger siblings like an older brother.

He was also the only person who never swore at her, for which Helen was very grateful and often went to him to cry.

As one of the few heroes of Troy, and even one of the few heroes of Greece, whose character was relatively noble and just,

He had witnessed all the suffering Helen endured here.

"You're right, Night."

The Greeks were unable to conquer the city after a long siege.

Given their brutality, they might vent their anger and resentment on other small towns in the surrounding area. —Hector

"I really want to go and save them..."

But I'm afraid that's impossible.

Thank you for letting me know just how powerful the enemy is.

Facing the multinational coalition forces of Greece,

Our only hope of victory lies in holding out at Troy.

After a moment of calm reflection, Hector's heart bled for the innocent people in other cities who were about to be implicated and possibly destroyed.

However, his excellent strategic acumen made him realize that...

At this time, it is absolutely unacceptable to send troops out to provide support.

The Greek coalition formed by several kings,

The enemy's fighting strength may be far greater than it is now.

The kingdoms behind those kings were their largest source of soldiers and reinforcements.

In comparison,

With the full power of Troy,

To attempt a full-scale defense is nothing short of a pipe dream...

"That's it...

If I remember correctly,

Lord Hector, your wife and family are in Thebes of Boeotia, aren't they?

Night's words caused Hector's expression to change.

Andromache was Hector's wife.

Her father was the ruler of the city of Thebes.

Of course, this Tebai is not that Tebai.

Greece also had a Thebes.

It was a powerful country.

It is the birthplace of the legend of the hero Oedipus.

It is also the prototype of the legend of the Seven Walls.

Later in the Trojan War, Hector will encounter the first hero who will cause his spear to fail: the Shield of Ajax.

That defense, strong enough to withstand shields as thick as seven city walls, also stemmed from this.

(The prototype of a certain world's Noble Phantasm - the Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Heaven.)

And now Night is talking about Thebes.

It was just one of many city-states surrounding Troy.

At this point, facing the powerful Greek coalition...

Let alone Thebes, even Thebes in central Greece, protected by seven walls, might not be able to stop this pack of hungry jackals and wild beasts.

The builders of Troy were Apollo and Poseidon.

The material itself is extremely special... as if it were blessed with divine power.

Thebes was just an ordinary city.

It was utterly impossible for them to stop the Greek army led by Achilles and others.

If we give up like this...

Poor Madame Andromack will lose her seven brothers and her beloved father.

Troy will also lose a loyal ally.

I have often heard that the hero Hector possessed courage that others could hardly match.

Whenever someone mentions it, they invariably rave about "that gleaming helmet."

That is a tribute to the heroes who always dare to stand at the forefront of the battlefield...

Brave, fearless, strong and mighty.

This is the impression of Hector held by all of Greece.

Night's tone shifted abruptly, and the sudden praise immediately stirred Hector's already restless heart, which had been agitated by the reminder.

Some even became a little embarrassed.

He was... brave and fearless?

Such boasting—

Hector, who had just decided to ignore the surrounding city-states and abandon the other cities, looked somewhat uneasy.

If it were any other time, in a different place, hearing such praise would be...

He will surely accept it with a smile.

but now--

The conversation shifted again, and Ye's tone suddenly rose as she shouted, "But when—"

The fearless first warrior of Troy,

Would they also fear the sharpness of the enemy's spear?

Today, Troy has abandoned its efforts to rescue the other city-states.

tomorrow--

When Troy is in trouble, no allied nation will be willing to support or intervene on its behalf.

Or--

Lord Hector, can you really bear to see so many ordinary people suffer the ravages of the barbaric Greeks?

Even your wife's family won't be spared.

They might even arrest the priests and priestesses who worship the sun god Apollo.

"To offer them, along with the city's most beautiful daughter, to Agamemnon, the leader of Troy's enemies?"

Upon hearing this,

Hector's face finally turned completely ugly.

It wasn't just because Ye mentioned his wife's relatives again,

There is also the saying that the witches of Apollo were captured and offered to Agamemnon.

Thebes was a city dedicated to the sun god Apollo.

The name of Apollo, the chief god, was a taboo subject rarely mentioned in Troy. (The reasons will not be discussed here.)

But if the enemy army really breaks through Thebes,

Given the barbaric nature of the Greeks, they would certainly not have missed the opportunity to plunder extensively.

Indulging in sensual pleasures...

Let alone giving a priestess who serves the gods to one's own king,

Even throwing a party in a newly conquered city would be very Greek.

No one would find it strange.

Chapter Eleven: May I sleep beneath a mound of earth, so that I may not hear your wailing!