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Volume 1: Chapter 110. Athena's Reputation is Harmed

With the addition of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Astrea, the Chaldea team now has five members, oh right, and a furry little animal.

The five people left the city and came to the riverbank, where they began to walk along the banks of the Weiyuan River.

Fujimaru Ritsuka landed in Fuyuki Central Park. Astrea had a vivid memory of the pond in that park, which is why she recognized Fuyuki the moment she landed.

Their ultimate goal is Ryudo-ji Temple, so they need to cross the Fuyuki Bridge to reach the old town area on the other side of Fuyuki City.

Along the way, the Chaldea trio explained the current situation as they ran, especially the settings related to the Holy Grail War.

When the Chaldea members were explaining things, the people of Orario, except for the complete newbies, all showed knowing smiles.

But their progress soon encountered an unexpected event.

Along the riverbank road, a few stone statues began to appear sporadically. These statues looked almost the size of real people, and each one was incredibly lifelike. In particular, the apologetic expressions on the faces of these statues looked more and more frightened than the last, as if the real people had been frightened, giving people a very eerie feeling.

Astrea noticed the strangeness of the statues.

"Ritsuka, what's going on with those stone statues?"

"Those are all humans, just petrified."

"How could that be?"

Astrea was shocked.

"Speaking of which, you are theoretically familiar with the person who petrified them, Astrea."

Astrea immediately understood.

"Gods?"

Yes, that's right.

The Chaldea trio were hurrying ahead, while Fujimaru Ritsuka and Astrea were behind, so their whispered conversation went unnoticed by the three in front.

"The one who petrified them was Medusa, the youngest of the Gorgon sisters, a terrifying monster in legend whose eyes could petrify any creature that met her gaze."

"Medusa..."

"There are many versions of the legend of Medusa. The common version is that she was originally a virgin priestess in the temple of Athena. Because of her beauty, she was raped by Poseidon. Athena was furious when she saw this, but dared not punish Poseidon. So she punished Medusa by turning her into a monster with snake hair and eyes that could make people go crazy."

"This....."

Astrea wanted to comment, but stopped herself because of the presence of the canopy.

Because the plot sounds like Poseidon and Athena are not acting like gods, one forcibly violating the law, and the other bullying the weak and fearing the strong, even unable to protect their own people.

"There's also a more mythological version: Medusa was the youngest of the three Gorgon goddesses. Her two older sisters were beautiful goddesses who were betrayed by the people. To protect her sisters from harm, Medusa trained herself to become a warrior and protect them. However, because of her strength and beauty, she aroused Athena's jealousy and was cursed, ultimately becoming a monster capable of petrifying everything."

Although Poseidon is gone in this version, Athena is still there, and her image is even worse!

"But no matter which version of Medusa it is, in the end, the hero Perseus cut off her head. With the help of Athena, Perseus cut off Medusa's head and became a world-famous hero."

That's it. Athena's reputation is now completely ruined. The monsters were created by Athena, the henchmen were sent by Athena, and the henchmen even became heroes using this system. People in the Otherworld will probably think that Athena is a scheming goddess who helps create heroes for herself by cursing others.

I wonder what Athena from the other world would think if she knew.

Astrea's expression turned complicated.

"She's here."

Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly spoke up to remind them, and a figure appeared on the nearby embankment, accompanied by the convergence of magic.

"It's a servant!"

The Chaldea trio also noticed them.

Medusa appeared with a mad aura, her eyes fixed on Gudako and the others.

"A Servant I've never met and a Master I've never met."

Their gaze then shifted to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"No, there's another Master I haven't met before, and... this feeling... is it divinity?"

His confident smile gradually disappeared, replaced by a face full of doubt.

"With such a profound sense of divinity, are you truly a goddess?"

During the Fourth Holy Grail War, Astrea remained behind the scenes, but this time, when Astrea appeared before the opposing servant for the first time, her identity was immediately recognized by the other party, who also possessed divinity.

"goddess?"

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The director looked at Astrea, and for a moment he was also puzzled.

"Could it be that she is his servant?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka has Command Seals, and Astrea has been judged by the enemy's servant to possess a strong divine nature. Since humans certainly don't have such a thing as divinity, she is definitely not human. In this case, the only one who is not human can be a servant.

"But can the Holy Grail War summon the goddess?"

According to the director's knowledge, the Holy Grail War should not be able to summon the goddess; at most, it can only summon historical demigod heroes.

Medusa provided the answer to this question.

"The Holy Grail War cannot summon the goddess, but if one possesses a physical body as a means of subsistence, the goddess can be summoned."

She twirled the spear in her hand, aiming the tip at Astrea.

"Let me see what kind of goddess has been summoned."

After saying that, he started the engine on the spot and charged towards Astrea.

when--

The sharp gun tip was stopped a full three meters away from Astrea.

The lampposts with black and red stripes blocked Medusa's spear, preventing it from advancing an inch.

Medusa gripped her spear in both hands, looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka with a puzzled expression.

"What are you doing?"

"Is that even a question?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka moved her feet and thrust forward with both hands, pushing Medusa back.

"Of course it's to stop you!"

Medusa was pushed back a step, her face full of surprise.

"Your power... How can you, a Master, possess such power? And why would you, a Master, personally engage in battle?"

"Since you've already said she's a goddess."

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised the lamppost in her hand and pointed it at Medusa.

"Then of course I am the goddess's warrior."

In one sentence, Medusa was reminded precisely of the combination of Perseus and Athena.

"Go to hell!"

Medusa angrily swung her spear down at Fujimaru Ritsuka's head.

Volume 1: 111. Short Stories That Make Adventurers Happy

"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I want to see!"

"Hahaha, last time I learned that the goddess Astrea from another world used her fists and back throws to beat people, and this time I learned that the goddess Athena from another world is such a scheming goddess. This is really too interesting!"

"As expected, the Savior will not disappoint!"

Just like the military police officer guarding the dungeon entrance told the rookie adventurer Bell, the Sky Canopy is not only a place to see fierce battles, but also a place to hear interesting little stories!

And this is exactly the kind of story they wanted to hear!

Last time we heard about Asteria, and this time although the main character is Medusa, the real main character is actually Athena!

Those who heard these little stories started discussing them with smiles.

"What do you think our Athena is like?"

"I don't know. It seems that the goddess Athena did not come down from the heavens. I have never heard of any Athena Familia."

"No, the goddess Athena did not descend from the heavens."

"Would she, like Athena from another world, curse a woman more beautiful than herself, turning her into a monster, and then send someone to kill the monster and become a hero?"

"Although I don't know if Athena would do such a thing, if there really is such a monster here, I would definitely go and defeat it!"

"Are you going to fight monsters? I'm almost embarrassed to say it to you. Just say you want to be chosen by the goddess to be a hero."

After it was confirmed that Athena had not descended from the heavens, the discussion became even more heated.

Those who watched the last Sky Screen live stream will have noticed that while everyone was discussing it, they seemed to have forgotten that another goddess, the goddess of beauty Ishtar, was mentioned in the last live stream, yet no one discussed her this time.

This is naturally because Ishtar is indeed in Orario, and he has a group of powerful Amazon warriors under his command.

Therefore, what everyone is talking about are the gods who are either not here or have already left Orario.

Compared to adventurers, gorillas are much more direct.

"Athena is like that, very hypocritical."

At the site of the gorilla on the Tower of Babel, Ishtar immediately gave his evaluation, leaving the surrounding gods speechless.

I know you're reckless, but is it really necessary to be this reckless? They're talking about Athena from another world, and you're directly attacking Athena from your own world. Is that really necessary?

But for Ishtar, this was really a big deal. Although Athena was not the goddess of beauty, she was no less beautiful than Ishtar. As the goddess of beauty, Ishtar was naturally unhappy to be compared to other goddesses who were not goddesses of beauty, just as she was unhappy with Freya.

“Ishtar is no less ruthless; he tries to destroy someone’s country just because they rejected his advances.”

"what?"

Ishtar looked over angrily and found that it was Loki who had spoken to her.

Loki, who was being glared at by Ishtar, quickly waved his hand.

"Oh dear, don't look at me like that. I was talking about Ishtar from that other world, not you."

"Please don't misunderstand!"

Ishtar clenched her fists, wanting to curse, but Loki had already shut her up. Even though she knew Loki was being sarcastic about her, she could only hold it in.

"That's quite rare, you actually took the initiative to confront her."

Freya looked at Loki, curious about his behavior.

"After all, if we don't speak up, others won't dare to speak up to Ishtar either, and then we'll just have to keep hearing her terrible remarks."

"Aren't you worried that she'll set her sights on you?"

"Not at all."

Loki laughed.

"There are only a few days left until the second challenge, and she will definitely make her move in the second challenge."

"So, you think she'll lose to Ritsuka?"

"That's right, I really don't see any chance of her winning."

"That's true."

Freya laughed as well.

"After all, he was the savior who saved all of humanity."

"That's right."

Loki rested his hands behind his head, leaning back in his chair in an inverted triangle pose.

"Asteria is truly a gem. A super ace like her."

The last time the sky appeared, they learned about Fujimaru Ritsuka's true identity. This time, the sky appeared, and they learned that before Fujimaru Ritsuka came to their world, she had an experience that they did not know, but which was absolutely extraordinary.