Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

He murmured the name softly—"Patcro...s?!"

A look of profound sorrow appeared on Ye's face, as if she had instantly transformed into Cui Beisai, and she played mournful melodies as she said, "That's exactly it—"

Out of a desire to protect their friends, demigods will lend their most beloved armor and weapons to their best friends.

But this affection was too heavy for Pat Cross to bear.

So what will be his final fate? Death…

Until the River Styx, which once granted Achilles his invulnerability, separated the living from the dead.

Having personally pushed his friend into a fire pit, what choice will the enraged demigod make?

At this point, Ajax the Great had not yet raised a second question, but the Night seemed to have already given him an answer.

Achilles—he will once again step onto the battlefield!

Blinded by hatred, was it precisely because of his carelessness and recklessness that he ultimately lost to Hector?

Although he didn't guess correctly, he had a growing belief that Achilles would fail and possibly die in the end.

Ajax the Great was filled with awe at that terrible future, and also with the beginning of night.

The more the other party claimed that this was deduced, the more reasonable it seemed.

But that control over human nature even foreshadowed every choice these heroes made and their ultimate fate.

All of this made Ajax the Great absolutely certain that the future would likely unfold in this manner.

Although he guessed wrong about Achilles' cause of death, such a small error was insignificant.

A sense of awe rose in Ajax the Great's heart.

If a person has such a grasp of human nature, even if they don't foresee the future, it's almost the same as predicting it.

terrible!

But what's even more unsettling for Ajax the Great is that he absolutely cannot allow things to continue developing as they originally intended, after knowing all this.

Ajax the Great suddenly stood up: "I must stop Achilles... I can't let him lend the armor to Patroclus!!"

Night: "Wait...!"

Ajax the Great stopped in his tracks, as if afraid he might have missed some crucial information.

Then he heard another question from the soul, Night: "Stop Achilles?"

Naive... What can you do to stop it?

Is it just vague speculation?

If Patroclus found out about this, he would only think you were trying to sow discord between him and Achilles.

There was something else Ye hadn't said.

While it's unlikely that Achilles was gay, his relationship with Patroclus was indeed excessively close.

It was also for Patroclus's sake that Achilles ended his cold war with Agamemnon, returned to the battlefield, and ultimately led to the opening of the death route.

Given the heroes' pride, even knowing the danger, they would most likely still want to try out that divine equipment.

Night: "I have a way to prevent such a future..."

When Ajax the Great did not respond, he merely cast a tense glance his way.

Night knew he had taken the bait.

He didn't know where Achilles was, but Ajax the Great certainly did.

Even if Ajax the Great didn't know, Patrós certainly did.

As long as Ajax the Great leads him to Patroclus, finding Achilles in the end is almost a certainty.

So the next issue is no longer about persuading Achilles and his companions to lend the armor.

Instead, they packed the person and their armor together.

Success or failure hinges on this moment!

Agamemnon, you'd better step up your game and draw more of Achilles's hatred.

Night temporarily calmed Ajax the Great, allowing him to wait patiently with Night.

at the same time--

Meanwhile, what Ye had been anticipating was unfolding in full swing.

Chapter 58: Even if I gave you the equipment, you'd still be useless. You can't even hold a weapon properly, so what's the point of playing?

the other side--

Although the heroes' meeting ultimately failed to decide who should receive Achilles' armor.

But almost everyone agrees with the idea of ​​having someone impersonate Achilles.

Agamemnon sent men to forcefully deliver this order to the outlying camp where Achilles was living in seclusion.

"This is outrageous!!" Bang!!! A terrifying aura rose from the demigod's body, and his sword struck a steel shield, which shattered into pieces.

The person delivering the order was so frightened that he ran away immediately.

Achilles had made up his mind that he would never let Agamemnon's shameless idea succeed.

He would never give his beloved armor to another hero.

No one was qualified to inherit his beloved weapons and armor—no one…!

As the saying goes, treat weapons like lovers.

In this vast Greek military camp, who was qualified to share a lover with Achilles?

At this moment, the demigod, whose eyes seemed to be burning with raging flames, hesitated several times, wishing he could just pick up his spear and rush into the main camp to nail Agamemnon to the throne.

But when he thought of the goddess Athena who had appeared that day, and knew that although he was powerful, he could not defeat this goddess of war, Achilles' anger was immediately doused with cold water, and he showed an expression of utter sorrow.

And at this moment——

His beloved friend has arrived.

It was Pat Cross!

It was during the night that Ye was giving Ajax the Great a small lesson.

The old man Nestor on the other side was not idle either.

To be honest, although Nestor was unaware of Night's existence as a traitorous mole.

But this did not stop Nestor from fulfilling his duties and traveling around.

Just like in mythology, just like in the Iliad—

While many heroes were blinded by desire, Nestor thought of the same thing as Ye.

While Night possessed a prophetic, God-like perspective, Nestor stepped outside that framework and calmly and rationally analyzed the crux of the problem.

Upon seeing that the meeting had ended, Agamemnon ordered his men to find Achilles.

He knew it was doomed to fail.

Agamemnon's behavior was no less than a rival's outburst of sarcastic remarks; it would be a miracle if he succeeded.

What made Nestor feel exhausted—

This reckless king was probably more interested in 'disgusting Achilles' than actually following the plan.

Meanwhile, Nestor, who was eager to help Greece win, began to painstakingly clean up the mess left by the Mycenaean king.

He did not go directly to Achilles, but instead sought out Patroclus first.

Then, just as described in the Iliad.

Because the mighty Hector will not cease fighting until Peleus's quick-footed son (Achilles) rises up from the ship's side, on the day the Argos will circle the dead Patroclus at the stern, fighting in terrible torment, it is preordained.

Although Nestor, unlike the night, was not a prophet who could foresee this outcome.

But he also understood the dangers Patcross would face if he wore that armor.

But he still told Patcross—

Even if you are angry, I don't care, but he (Achilles) should let you lead the Milmidonians to the war, which may bring hope of salvation to the Danaos.

May he give you his fine armor to wear, and the Trojans may mistake you for him and cease their fighting.

Patcros was flattered. At the meeting, many heroes were arguing about who should wear Achilles' armor, but Nestor, this respected old man, actually chose to support him.

Blinded by fame, glory, and desire, Pat Cross suddenly felt like a chosen hero, someone who was destined for greatness.

When Nestor said that only you were qualified to persuade Achilles, and only you could put on your friend's armor and go into battle.

Moved, Patrulus immediately ran along the ship to see Achilles, the descendant of Aeacus.

All I can say is that Pat Cross, while not particularly strong and lacking in any redeeming qualities, is—wishful thinking!

In addition, he had a good relationship with Achilles.

In the original mythology, if Patroclus hadn't been so arrogant, relying on his powerful divine armor to charge into the enemy's heartland three times on his own, he wouldn't have been caught off guard and killed by Hector with a single spear thrust.

There wasn't even time for anyone else to save him.

For someone as clown-like and lacking self-awareness as to actually think he's something special just because Nestor praised him a couple of times.

When he arrived at Achilles's seaside camp, he found Achilles still in a state of anger, but he was completely oblivious to the situation and just excitedly begged his friend.

Patcross wasn't stupid, or rather, while he was a bit of a clown, he at least knew that speaking directly would likely result in Achilles' rejection.

So he pretended to be sad and said, “Achilles! My dear friend! You have not been on the battlefield these past few days and have not seen how tragic the scene I have witnessed is.”

Our men suffered heavy losses. Even several heroes were seriously wounded.

Achilles, who was still angry, immediately comforted his friend, saying that everything would be alright.

Patroclus sighed and said, just as recorded in the Iliad: "Achilles, son of Peleus, our bravest man, if you still refuse to go to the battlefield."

Then let me lead the Milmidon troops to the battlefield immediately; perhaps we can save the Danaos.

Please lend me your armor to wear. In battle, the Trojans might mistake us for each other and use it to stop their attack on the exhausted Danaos.

But Patcross acted as if he couldn't bear to take away his good friend's beloved armor.