"I have absolutely no idea why you would call me a fellow."

"I--"

"I don't think I know you at all."

"..."

Hearing this, Demeter looked at Ian with an extremely sad expression.

"I am still too late."

"you--"

"I have forgotten everything."

"Nothing is forgotten." Ian faced Demeter's gaze.

"I never remember anything like that, so how can I forget it?"

"Demeter, if you know anything, please tell me everything."

"In that case, I might be able to agree with your fellow countrymen a little bit."

"..."

Everything fell silent, with only a few fluorescent lights dancing in the moonlight proving that the scene at this moment was not static.

Demeter's eyes moved back and forth over Ian's body several times, as if examining whether he really intended to express such a meaning.

After a long while, this extremely mature goddess sighed as if she had recognized the reality, then took Ian's hand and spoke with a bit of mourning emotion:

"Pegasus, before I showed up, other compatriots should have landed here in advance, right?"

"..."

Ian frowned.

"Are you talking about Poseidon?"

"Not just Poseidon, Pegasus." Demeter looked at him in front of her, her eyes full of sadness.

"Several of our compatriots also perished in this... this..."

"Okeanos."

"Yes, the Oceanus."

"..."

Ian certainly understood all of this.

After all, Keto, the master of the Oceanus Sea, has entrusted all his past memories to himself.

It is also because of this that he can control the mecha named Athena.

but--

Is all this really just a coincidence?

【You realize that something big must have happened outside Gao Tianwai.】

【This may be the answer to reveal the truth. 】

"I know - they are now sleeping in the depths of the Oceanus Sea."

Ian answered truthfully.

He knew this was not a good time to hide his thoughts from Demeter.

"so--"

"Why are you... or should I say us, facing such a situation?"

"..."

Demeter's eyes trembled.

It was the "we" in Ian's words that touched the mature goddess.

Soon, she stretched out her hand, pointed to the sky above their heads, and let out a long sigh.

"because--"

"Our leader Zeus has gone berserk."

"what?"

【This is a secret that is far more shocking than you can imagine. 】

[Whether it is Poseidon, Athena, or Demeter in front of you, none of them are supposed to exist. 】

[They are a fleet from a distant galaxy, and their purpose is to find a suitable place to rebuild their extinct homeland.]

[After a long search, they finally arrived here. ]

[This is a place that is 87% similar to their "home". ]

[According to the original plan, they should have landed together. ]

【but--】

[When everything was about to begin, the leader named Zeus, the most powerful of the twelve warships, began to attack his companions.]

[This was an attack without warning, and Zeus was originally stronger than other warships.]

[His attack on them was devastating.]

[But even so, as warships capable of completing interstellar voyages, the defensive power of each mecha cannot be underestimated. ]

[The war lasted for a long time, even a thousand years, and Athena, Ares and other mechas were shot down into the Oceanus Sea one after another. ]

[And Demeter was one of them. ]

[The golden sword Chrysaor that you hold is not an ordinary sword. 】

[That is the part of your body that is the basis for you to be recognized by Demeter. ]

【Yes. 】

[Just as Demeter said at the beginning.]

【You are originally their compatriot. 】

[And the compatibility between you and Athena did not come out of thin air. 】

【you--】

[It is the assistant of this interceptor starfighter, a targeted wingman named Pegasus. ]

[You were shot down into the Oceanus Sea earlier than Athena, and completed your own activation and transformation. ]

[The golden sword Chrysaor was created during this process, along with your transformation.]

[Then, by a coincidence that seemed like fate, you, who had not yet awakened, drifted along the uncertain ocean current to the front of Stheno.]

【That’s how everything connected.】

"..."

After learning all this, Ian felt his head buzzing.

He knew that there was no need for Demeter in front of him to make up stories to deceive him.

And more importantly—

All of this was completely consistent with the man's memory, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"how so……"

"You really can't accept it." Demeter reached out and gently stroked Ian's cheek.

It can be seen that she still cares very much about her companions.

"But it is true, Pegasus."

"You...are part of Athena, a fellow human being."

"..."

Ian gently moved Demeter's hand away from his face and apologized.

"I'm sorry, Demeter, please don't be so intimate with me."

"When Medusa finds out... she'll be very angry."

"Really?"

Demeter didn't mind Ian's request.

She withdrew her hand and continued to speak.

"No problem, if your partner minds, then I'll leave that behavior out of the equation."

"But if possible, can you promise me one thing?"

"what's up?"

"That is--"

Demeter looked up at the sky above her head, and the bright moonlight fell perfectly on her hands.

Touching all of this, the goddess from an unknown world whispered her wishes.

"Pegasus, come with me to restart all my compatriots."

"And then again—"

"Strike toward the sky."

477. The Only Possibility of Awakening God/Stheno's Determination (4k)

【This is an invitation to ascend from Demeter. 】

[She confessed everything to you, and expressed her wish to return to the heavens once again.]

"..."

Ian's gaze stayed on Demeter in front of him. Now that everything was explained clearly, his tone no longer contained any hostility.

"Restart the mechas on the seabed and return to the sky again?"

"Demeter, what are you planning to do?"

“Isn’t this easy to understand?”

The goddess with a mature charm held the light in her hand and looked at the man beside her.

"Of course, we will fight Zeus again."

"But--"

Ian frowned slightly.

"Didn't you say that He has completely lost control?"

"If that's the case—"

“What’s the point of going to see Him again?”

"Of course it does." Demeter's tone became serious. "Last time, we were totally unprepared, which led to the current situation."

"This time——"

"I will do my best to prepare my compatriots again. I think the result should be better than last time, right?"

"..."

Ian hesitated for a moment before responding again:

"Demeter, are you planning to take your compatriots to destroy Zeus?"

"Do not."

Demeter shook her head.

"There is absolutely no way we can destroy Him - this is something we inherently reject."

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