Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

He was tall and imposing, his physique as perfect as the ultimate sculpture, yet his face was forever hidden in the shadow cast by the sun.

Strangely enough, even so, people looking at him can still clearly feel the fact that he is 'handsome'.

In addition, he was wearing a strange, tight-fitting outfit with a pure black base and a bright red "S" symbol on the chest, just like the cape on his back.

But this strange makeup gave everyone an inexplicable sense of immense pressure.

"It's you!!!"

Among the heroes of Argonautica, two men pointed at him in astonishment: Iphicles of Thessaly and Cometus of Messenger.

They were all rivals of Tsurugi who had competed with him for the title of Princess Idonis, but now, their faces were filled with fear.

Tsuruga ignored them, instead looking at the young Jason and the many heroes around him, and said cheerfully...

"So, there's only one challenge here: face me in the final showdown!"

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Having said that, he took out a shimmering golden woolen coat, draped it over his shoulders, and watched them beckon with their fingers.

“Yes, that’s exactly it,” Tsugumi said with a smile.

"You unparalleled heroes, all you need to do is do what you do best—take it from my hands!"

"Any means, any method, whether despicable or not, is acceptable, but harming other innocent people is not allowed."

“I will give you a month. Colkis will treat you with the utmost hospitality. If he does not, you will have to leave.”

He paused here, then spread his hands and looked at Jason with a mocking expression.

“However, I also have the simplest way, which is for you to turn back now and become your king, because—I have already killed your uncle.”

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744. I killed your uncle, you're welcome!

Jason's story can be considered an ancient tale of a prince's revenge.

He would choose to embark on this adventure of the Golden Fleece, ultimately for the sake of his stolen throne.

Once, the wise Creteus established the city and the kingdom of Iolcas in the Gulf of Thessaly, and passed the kingdom to his son Aeson. Aeson, like his father, was an upright king, but his indecisive nature made him unsuitable for ruling the powerful Desalies.

So when the princes of Dessalay rebelled, he welcomed the help of his half-brother Pelias. After Pelias quelled the rebellion, he was appointed captain of the guard of Aeson, but his brother plotted to overthrow Aeson's rule and banished him outside the city.

At that time, young Jason was sent to Chiron for instruction. When he grew up, he asked his uncle Pelias for the throne. Pelias pretended to be willing to cede the throne, but at the same time suggested that Jason embark on a glorious adventure to retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Kingdom of Corchis, claiming it as their family's property.

Did Pelias really say that only by seizing the Golden Fleece could he reclaim the throne?

No, he didn't even bother to make a basic promise, let alone swear an oath.

So even if Jason retrieved the Golden Fleece, he still couldn't reclaim his throne, because there was never such an oath in the first place.

Thus ended Jason's vigorous first half of life, and he entered his decadent and painful second half.

So, did the gods intervene in all of this?

No, not even Hera, who protected Jason, remained completely indifferent at that time.

Since this was perfectly reasonable, and the king had no obligation to fulfill any promises he had made, Hera, as the Queen of Olympus, sided with the ruler.

Even though Jason was the hero she chose, such favor is extremely unstable—and she originally chose Jason to get revenge on his uncle.

On the contrary, when Jason was forced by reality to gradually fall into depravity and finally fell in love with someone else, Hera suddenly appeared.

She ignored the injustice Jason suffered, ignored the grievances Jason felt about being deprived of his throne and having his promises broken, yet she punished him after he cheated on her.

Ultimately, it's impossible to determine who was right and who was wrong in the relationship between Jason and Medea.

Jason wronged Medea, but it was Medea's actions that forced Jason to leave his homeland. The hero, having lost everything, betrayed his wife, only to have his life taken by the gods.

But in Tsugumi's view, there are only two people who are wrong—

Pelias, and Hera

The former is the one who usurped the throne, and the latter is the fairy queen who abandoned heroes; they are the root of the problem.

Of course, the latter is actually not so bad. After all, Jason wouldn't have succeeded without Hera's favor; she didn't owe Jason anything, she simply stopped favoring him.

So there's only one person who's going to die.

During his two-and-a-half-year journey through Dongjiang, he certainly wouldn't miss the root of this problem.

He went to Iorcas, where he disguised himself as a child carrying a precious treasure in the bay city, which aroused Pelias's covetousness.

When he came to take it, Tsurugi took the opportunity to cut off his head and made it into a wine cup.

Now, the wine glass has been tossed to Jason by the Thrush.

Jason was initially puzzled when he saw the skull-shaped wine cup in his arms, but then his pupils dilated in shock.

"Your uncle is dead at my hands," Tsurugi said slowly.

"So your path to the throne is now unobstructed. Why not turn back and take back everything that belongs to you? Go back to be your king, and we'll leave each other alone."

The heroes of Argo were silent, their mouths agape, never having anticipated such an outcome.

"Oh, and by the way, I killed his sons too." Tsugumi said nonchalantly, as if recounting something completely unremarkable.

"You don't need to worry about anything else; they brought it on themselves. Although I was fishing for them, it was perfectly reasonable, so—"

He raised his hand, catching Jason's sword as it swung down. Looking at the young hero, his eyes bloodshot and panting heavily, he raised an eyebrow.

"Not bad attack. It seems Chiron has taught you well."

"You killed my uncle, my family!!!" Jason roared furiously as he continued his attack.

"I will take my revenge on you!!!"

"Wow, revenge! You brainless idiot!" Tsugumi caught Jason's attack with one hand and sneered.

"Your uncle stole your throne and sent you out to die. I helped you kill him, and now you want revenge against me?"

"Has Chiron not taught you a single academic lesson in the past twenty years? How can you be so brainless?"

Although Jason in well-known fan fiction seems to portray him as a cunning and intelligent scumbag, judging from his actual behavior after returning home, the original Jason was clearly a person who couldn't think straight.

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After all, if it were any other hero, being tricked like this after achieving their goal would certainly lead them to resort to violence to reclaim their throne. But Jason, being betrayed by his wife and then driven out of his own country, is truly a unique case of misfortune.

"I'll kill you!!!" Jason roared, turning back and thrusting his sword forward.

I won!

Jason's sword struck Tsurugi's body, but the next moment, the trembling sensation transmitted from the tip of the sword made his arm go numb, and he released his weapon.

Tsurugae reached out and caught the sword, twirled it, and then, laughing, tossed it back to Jason, who was clutching his arm.

"I won't retaliate against you because I promised to give you seven days. But I can't guarantee how I'll fight back next time, so do as you please. Go and rest. I'll have someone arrange everything to take care of you."

Tsugumi waved slightly, then sat back on the throne, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at them with a half-smile.

"Of course, if you're eager to get started right now, that's fine with me. I welcome you anytime. So, good luck."

The heroes of Argo chose to retreat temporarily, and after they left, Medea emerged from behind the throne on the Tundra River.

"So that's it?" Medea asked softly, looking at the Golden Fleece on his shoulders.

"There were no other tests, only these conditions."

"The simplest condition is also the most difficult." Tsurugi stroked the soft wool, looking at her little sister, and said softly.

"But Medea, I don't like to hide things. I'll just ask you, do you believe me, your brother who isn't related to you by blood? Do you believe me?"

"Brother, I didn't..."

"I'm asking you, do you believe me, or don't you?" Tsugumi interrupted Medea, her eyes, which shone brightly even in the shadows, fixed on the treacherous witch, and asked earnestly.

"......I trust you."

Tsuruga glanced at Medea's beautiful eyes, which had turned away, sighed, and let her leave.

Watching Medea's departing figure, Tsugumi felt quite bored.

Having not seen each other for two and a half years, his little sister had indeed become quite estranged from him. Moreover, as someone who had watched Medea grow up, Tsurugi knew very well what kind of person she was.

In fact, there is no consensus on whether Aphrodite intervened in the legend of Medea and Jason, causing Medea to fall in love with Jason.

In the original four versions of the Attic tragedy, Eros directly intervened in two, while the other two did not. But regardless, in Tsugumi's view, Medea's character was extreme and biased.

Even if the goddess of beauty made her fall in love with Jason, it cannot overshadow the fact that she killed her brother entirely out of her own will.

Of course, it could also be interpreted that Aphrodite caused Medea to transfer her love for her family to Jason, but if that were the case, her love for her brother and family would also be just as extreme and obsessive.

Dongjiang was also her family, but he had effectively taken the throne that belonged to her and her siblings. Just like in Homer's story, perhaps in Medea's eyes, this was some kind of conspiracy to usurp her power.

"Ugh, that's why I'm so fed up with all this trouble." Tsugumi scratched her head and muttered irritably.

However, he would be confident that Medea would not be seduced by those heretical forces, but if Medea herself did something unwise—

Dongjiang lowered her eyes slightly.

So-called family ties are nothing irreplaceable to him—love and affection are always two-way. He dotes on his little sister, but if she does something unwise, his affection will not be spared.

Meanwhile, the Argonauts arrived at their lodgings. Jason threw his sword in a fit of rage, and it embedded itself deeply into the wall above the bed!

"I must kill him!!!"

Jason roared with red eyes.

"How will you do that? He's a Titan son who rivals Hercules," Atalanta said calmly, observing Jason's loss of composure.

"Even if all of us attack together, we would probably be no match for him."

"Are you afraid, Huntress?" Theseus asked, half-tauntingly. Atalanta, upon hearing this, immediately drew her bow and aimed an arrow at him, coldly replying...

"You're welcome to give it a try!"

"Alright, stop arguing! We're comrades with the same goal, how can we fight amongst ourselves before reaching the finish line!" Peleus stepped in to smooth things over, stopping the tense atmosphere, then looked sternly at the silent Jason.

"Jason, you need to think carefully. Are you acting for the Golden Fleece or for revenge?"

"If it's the former, then our goal is to obtain the Golden Fleece. But if it's the latter, then you should swear an oath of revenge against the Erinise!"

The Erinises are the collective name for the three Furies. They were born from the blood of Uranus after he was dismembered, and were daughters of Gaia. However, like the Fates, they were independent goddesses, separate from the pantheon of gods.