Saint Seiya: From the Succession of the Underworld

No!

What the hell are you talking about?

When did you tell me these things?

I……

Artemis wanted to say something, but ultimately gave up. Oh well, since she was outmatched, she figured she might as well just obediently listen to them and nothing would happen.

otherwise.

Who knows if there might be a problem? If that happens, it could be a real mess.

"you……"

Artemis opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she really didn't know what to say.

Jiang Chen said casually, "It's alright. If you don't want to, you can live in hell for a while and think it over. Sooner or later you'll agree."

"No need."

Artemis shook her head and said, "I agree."

"Oh?"

Jiang Chen looked at Artemis with interest, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "A good choice. Then, let's sign this divine contract."

Jiang Chen raised his hand, and a divine contract floated in front of Artemis.

Looking at this divine covenant.

this moment.

How could Artemis not understand?

The person behind Persephone was not Izanami, but this person, whom she herself did not know at all, or rather, who gave her the impression of being a god who had just ascended to the throne.

But he was the core of everything.

"hope."

"My choice was correct."

Artemis was also provoked; she was not without the determination to die rather than live in dishonor.

but.

When you are like a fish on a chopping board, completely powerless to resist.

Even Artemis would feel despair.

She silently shook her head, no longer thinking about it, and naturally signed the divine contract.

In an instant!

As a vast amount of knowledge entered Artemis's mind, it was accompanied by an elevation in all aspects of life, origin, and personhood.

At this time.

Artemis now understood what had happened and how it all came about.

Jiang Chen looked at the transformed Artemis and then withdrew his gaze.

Kotoko Iwanaga nodded, seemingly helpless, and said, "Artemis is too shrewd. It's really pointless. If she didn't agree, she could have just done it..."

Jiang Chen listened to what Iwanaga Kotoko said.

Silence fell once again.

No.

How could you possibly say something like that?

What exactly did you say?

never mind!

Jiang Chen shook his head, too lazy to pay attention to the almost distorted Kotoko Iwanaga. Instead, he turned his head, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Izanami, why did you choose to bring back Athena's divine garment?"

Tell the truth.

Jiang Chen didn't quite understand why Izanami would make such a choice.

after all.

Those divine garments were meaningless to him, as they did not suit the gods on his side, and even if he brought them back, they would be useless.

If it were to be destroyed and then reforged, it would be completely unnecessary.

That's not as good as quietly waiting for it to be conceived. It's only a matter of time before it's conceived by the Dark Tree and the Dark Sea, and the quality and yield will be extremely high.

If you think you can use this divine garment to control Athena? That's impossible.

Izanami took out Athena's divine garment and gently explained, "Dust, I discovered a goddess sealed within this divine garment, namely Athena's mother, Metis!"

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Chapter 112: Kotoko Iwanaga: Athena, no, Saori Kido, you don't want Metis either...

"Metis?"

Artemis, who had just recovered, was astonished upon hearing Izanami's words and exclaimed, "She's not dead?"

"die……"

"Hmm~"

Izanami pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "That's hard to say."

"To be more precise."

"Metis is currently in a state between life and death."

"For ordinary gods."

"Unless it's an absolute god making the move."

"otherwise."

"Even if other gods discover Metis's special nature, they will be unable to save her. Her current state is very special."

Izanami's explanation leaves one bewildered.

Jiang Chen rubbed his chin thoughtfully, while Albedo very considerately handed him a dark cigarette.

This has become a habit of Jiang Chen's.

Dark cigarettes.

Produced by the Dark God Power Production Machine.

Over time.

As Jiang Chen conquered more and more worlds, the raw materials used as the dark divine power production machine in Hell increased, while the output of dark cigarettes did not increase, but the dark divine power they contained became more and more terrifying and abundant.

The darkness in the human heart is absolutely the most terrifying darkness.

and.

Jiang Chen usually likes to light a cigarette when he is thinking.

"Whoo~~~"

As Jiang Chen exhaled smoke, he said thoughtfully, "If that's the case, then according to this line of thinking, the core of the forging of this Athena's divine garment, or rather, the divine garment of war, victory, and wisdom, is Metis?"

"This……"

Artemis felt completely bewildered, staring in astonishment at the divine garment before her. This divine garment was actually made from Metis.

Jiang Chen didn't receive a reply from Izanami. Instead, he turned to Artemis and asked, "Artemis, in your understanding, what was the fate of Metis?"

“Metis…”

Artemis paused briefly, then said, "As I understand it."

"once."

"After Metis gave birth to Abel, Abel was sealed away by Zeus and Apollo, thus erasing her existence from mythology."

"As for Abel's status as the sun god, it was stripped away and given to Apollo."

"after that."

"Metis and Prometheus launched a rebellion."

"Metis was swallowed and sealed by Zeus, and Prometheus was sealed away."

"and!"

"During this process, no one knows what happened, but Athena was born."

"after that."

"Metis, on the other hand, completely disappeared without a trace. After the war of the three kings, the mythological war, and everything else came to an end, and with the ancient gods falling into slumber, Athena came to the earth and became the ruler of the earth."

"As the gatekeeper of Olympus, she was in charge of managing everything on the earth."

"And Zeus promised that Metis would be released when the time was right."

"Hehehe~~~"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but retort sarcastically, "The goddess of war, victory, and wisdom doesn't think about fighting for what belongs to her herself, but instead relies on the promises of the gods?"

"A divine promise is meaningless compared to a piece of paper."

Artemis didn't care about such comments, which is perfectly normal.

That's what gods are like.

Artemis continued, “Your Majesty, just as you said, all the gods believe that Metis is dead, but Athena insists on staying here. It seems that, in her eyes, this is her only hope.”

Jiang Chen shook his head, too lazy to even consider the matter; it was pointless.

Kotoko Iwanaga asked curiously, "Chen, why did Auntie say that Metis is currently on the verge of life and death?"

"Hmm~"

Jiang Chen rubbed his chin and said, "To put it simply, first of all, is Metis dead? Yes, he is! His body, soul, and origin have all been forged into this divine garment, but what is most special is..."

"Metis, as the goddess of wisdom, did indeed leave herself a way out."

"She transformed into this divine garment."

"Theoretically."

"She died, but she was also not truly dead."

"In between these two."

"As for how to recover?"

"This is just as Izanami said: either an absolute god intervenes, or no one can do it."

"If I were to estimate..."

"Hmm~"

"Hard to say."

Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "Probably Zeus didn't even know this, and Athena insisted that her mother was not dead because she could sense Metis's aura on the divine robes."

Jiang Chen was also analyzing the situation thoughtfully, concluding that it was unlikely to be certain.

Of course.

Hephaestus must have been involved in this; the god of forging would certainly do anything to cause trouble for Zeus in secret.

"I see."

Kotoko Iwanaga nodded knowingly.

Enma pondered, "Chen, if that's the case, only you can reverse this life and death?"

"This is easy."