Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

certainly--

Although she wasn't a petty deity, not everyone was qualified to be personally taught by her.

For mortals to hear the teachings of the gods, they need immense luck, the gods' appreciation, and even the gods' own mood.

Athena's favorability towards Ye Xin was clearly limited to this level of help, and she didn't reject it—on the contrary, she showed a very interested expression.

Chapter 120 From Homer to the pantheon, do you understand the value of a biological daughter?

The goddess of love and hope who protects the earth, although in the neighboring Saint Seiya world, she was once regarded as a decorative figure with no combat power, and was a goddess who needed to be protected by the Bronze Saints.

But the real Athena is actually very powerful in combat!

Considered a goddess of war, she had a record of defeating many other gods, including Ares, and was considered the darling of the Greek world.

The reason she's called the "daughter" is because, although she's not the strongest, she's never suffered a loss.

Even Zeus, the king of the gods, had his moments of defeat.

Ares, who is known as the God of War, is actually terrible at the game and loves to play around. He only stirs up trouble and never wins.

On the contrary, Athena was like an invincible war goddess.

There were even rumors that she was the woman prophesied to kill her father Zeus and become the new king of the Olympians.

Although the prophecy states that the lineage of gods would be overthrown by their sons in every generation, the one who would inherit the throne of the gods after Zeus should be one of his many sons.

Especially as the offspring of the prophesied goddess Metis.

However, they have experienced several instances of being influenced by the forces of fate, as well as the experiences of various goddesses using the names of goddesses from other pantheons when they disguised themselves as alternate accounts.

Night was beginning to sense that if a legend exists, then there must be a reason for its existence.

The fact that fate has infinite possibilities—!

Perhaps in a certain world of Greek mythology, the goddess Athena could indeed defeat Zeus and ascend to the throne of the king of the gods, such as in the world of Kratos, the god of war.

With such potential—if she weren't a woman, her excellence would have been enough to make even Zeus wary.

Even without a full set of divine artifacts, Athena's wisdom (knowledge, authority) and power were still formidable.

In Homer's epics, she defeated Ares three times in a single blow, and she and Poseidon were mutually wary of each other. She was clearly stronger than Hera. Here, we present the perspective of the rainbow goddess Iris—

After hearing Zeus comment on and threaten Athena and Hera, he added that Athena was the one who truly gave him a headache.

However, Athena in Homer's epics is not qualified to challenge Zeus. All the Olympian gods combined could not even hold one of Zeus's hands, while Zeus could pull them all up and lock them in mid-air with a flick of his wrist.

This aligns with the power disparity between Zeus, the machine god of the moon world, and the Greek gods, who could single-handedly defeat them all.

However, Athena in other versions still doesn't give in.

In Sophocles' plays, she could defeat the mad Hercules in a single move.

During the Hellenistic period, he could fight Typhon for several rounds and hold out until the gods turned into animals and fled to Egypt.

During the Theogony era, this was the most powerful version, completely equivalent to Zeus without thunder, and clearly stronger than all the gods except Zeus. This version could probably cover many powerful gods such as Heracles, Nyx, and Hecate.

The ability to avoid being defeated is truly a rare and precious quality among all the gods.

In the Greek world, where even Zeus, the king of the gods, suffered defeats, only Athena was either victorious or on her way to victory, crushing all conspiracies and evils.

certainly--

Considering the evolution of human history, Athena's status in the hearts of people at that time was undoubtedly high because she was the patron goddess of Athens. No matter what myths were created, Athena would not be at a disadvantage.

In particular, when talking about Athena, we must mention Ares, the god of war who is defeated by her every time, but always comes out to show up, thinking himself a formidable opponent, but in reality he has no ability and no self-awareness whatsoever.

What's most ridiculous is that Sparta disliked Ares even more than Athens.

The Spartans' inner city, known for its 'fraternity,' was filled with temples dedicated to Apollo, Artemis, Athena, and Aphrodite.

Ares is the only one missing—if you wish to offer sacrifices to Ares, please go to the outer city.

It is common knowledge that all of Greece hated Ares and refused to associate with the god of war.

Thinking about how he was forced to receive a blessing from this damned God of War, Ye understood why everyone here hated Ares so much.

Back to the topic——

Although the process of learning martial arts from Athena only lasted about two days, Ye still benefited greatly and gained far more than he had originally imagined.

Athena is proficient in many skills. Perhaps not every skill can reach the level of divine martial arts like Hector's or Achilles' spear, but her strength lies in her proficiency in many skills, and in each one she has reached the pinnacle of her art, just a membrane away from the next dimension.

With her intelligence, it wouldn't be difficult for her to further comprehend the next stage of martial arts. However, according to Athena herself, the strongest thing for the gods is still their own authority.

The victory or defeat between gods depends on the contest of authority; rather than improving martial arts skills, it is more beneficial to increase one's authority.

Yoru instantly understood—it's like the battles between characters in the neighboring Bleach world are battles of spiritual pressure, right?

What fancy abilities, like a two-hit kill? That concept is pretty powerful, isn't it?

However, as long as the opponent's spiritual pressure is far superior to yours, it can easily override this concept; strong spiritual pressure can crush everything.

Any means are easily crushed in the face of true power.

very good--

Ye was indeed tempted, so the question is, is there any way for him, as a human, to also gain authority or something similar?

He also wanted to raise his hand and unleash a powerful light-cannon attack. If he had the chance to be a mage and bombard enemies with firepower, who wouldn't want that?

It's not that close combat isn't exciting or exhilarating enough, but—he also wanted to experience the joy of being a mage.

Oh no—

It seems he really does have some authority.

Putting aside the hunting in Artemis's Arrow and the authority of the moon goddess that he was not yet aware of, in Night's self-awareness—he did indeed have another authority.

Magical charm——!

A powerful passive ability that rivals the authority of the gods.

Should we take the path of studying and enhancing our charisma and authority?

Other gods use their authority to pave the way and bombard the earth with map cannons, but he directly uses his authority to tempt the gods to help him bombard the earth with map cannons, right?!

Taking a roundabout route to achieve national salvation?

No, think about how Eris acted like a lewd and crazy person when he transformed into Mach not long ago, and Ares's coercion, and Athena who gradually seemed to be acting a little strange.

Night: ...! If this thing keeps getting improved, I have a feeling it might turn all the Greek gods into yanderes.

That's way too dangerous...!

I don't want to be locked in a black box like Anidos someday, drained dry by some goddess every day, or to be constantly ravaged by some god.

He quickly banished this dangerous thought from his mind.

Charm is something that's best in moderation; too much of it is not good.

And time flew by, and the third day arrived very quickly.

When the God of War came to find Night, he asked him what his decision was.

With the goddess Athena standing by his side, Ye, now completely unhurried and utterly calm, said: "Thank you for your kindness..."

Ares' majestic voice asked expectantly, "So, you agree to accept my protection, mortal?"

Chapter 121 War God Baby has always been very confident: Even if I have to fight two against one, I will win!

Night: "But—please allow me to refuse!"

Ares: "What?!!"

Ares looked stunned, seemingly never expecting that Ye would dare to refuse him.

It seems he does have a very high opinion of himself.

Believing that he had extended an olive branch, Ye, as a warrior who wanted to become stronger, would surely accept it.

After the initial shock, Ares's face quickly darkened, becoming extremely gloomy.

The intense low pressure, combined with Kamui, caused the surrounding environment to change as if it were sinking into a swamp or quagmire.

But the night, like an emotionless robot, silently watched this god of war, unaware of any fear.

At this moment, Athena transformed into an owl perched on a branch by the night gate. What a joke! How could he be afraid?

Receiving protection is unacceptable.

If this thing could also be taken out of the simulated universe, Ye, who was originally a free man, would be controlled by Ares, the God of War, if he turned around and went out. Ye absolutely could not accept this.

Whether it's the pride of dragons as born kings or their free nature, they are unwilling to accept anyone's enslavement or restraint. And with Ye's growth rate, even though he is still a mortal now, he will one day cross the life level barrier between humans and gods and reach a new dimension!

Let alone Ares, the god of war, even if Zeus, the king of the gods, were in the picture, it wouldn't be worth him sacrificing his soul for a little bit of power.

Ares was enraged...

His eyes emanated a terrifying sense of oppression, the kind that could make an ordinary person's heart explode and feel the oppressive aura of death just by looking at them.

Faced with calm mortals who are completely oblivious to their own intimidation—!

This valiant warrior both impressed him and deeply abhorred his relentless resistance.

He didn't want to ask the other person why!

All he knew was the outcome—the man before him had rejected his power, rejected the possibility of becoming a stronger, more perfect warrior!

But as a deity, he is still merciful.

They are willing to help such a born hero shine even brighter.

To bestow upon him protection, or even—to grant him more blessings, so that he may leave his bloodline in the genes of the God of War’s family, even if it means sacrificing countless daughters.

Therefore, even if it weren't for Nan Tong, Ares would never have let Griffith go; he was simply too fond of this perfect warrior.

For Ares, even collecting such warriors would satisfy his desires a thousand times more than having love with a beautiful woman or even a goddess.

"There's no right for you to refuse here... Griffith—"

You have no right to refuse the power of a powerful deity.

"Feel my blessing. I may even bestow the grace of Pentessilia upon you, and if that's not enough—I may give you my dozen or so daughters as well, allowing you to leave the power of your bloodline to the descendants of the God of War." Ares seemed to regard this as a great honor.

but--

These words sounded so harsh and strange to Night and Athena.