Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

This is the downside of being too indifferent.

For the Sword King, the number of forces he controls and their names are of no concern to him whatsoever.

Even if you ask him to recall his memories, he can't remember when he accepted allegiance.

Therefore, he was almost never present when other kings invaded his territory, caused destruction, and arbitrarily seized people from his forces.

He was still absent when the disobedient gods ravaged his land.

In short, the Sword King is a figure with both good and bad reputation within this faction.

"But the new king may not be stronger than the King of Swords."

"The new king is very likely to be a king like Marquis Voban or Cult Leader Luo Hao."

Old Granitchar's lips curled into a slight smirk, which once again made the atmosphere heavy.

However, the somber atmosphere didn't last long this time, as Diana shook her head directly.

"I should let you know in advance that a new king is on his way."

He is giving you a notification, not a request.

"We did not refuse the power of a king's wrath."

Diana laid bare the most naked reality, presenting it directly to old Granicar's face.

That's right.

What's the point of you rambling on and on like this?

It's as if you have any right to choose.

Let's be clear: to put it bluntly, you're just pigs on a chopping board. Whether they eat you or resell you is their decision, and it has nothing to do with you.

"I know."

Old Granitchar showed no displeasure.

He knew this better than anyone else.

"How much longer did Lily say?"

"It seems to have been five minutes."

Diana blinked, her expression uncertain.

Italy is certainly not a large country, but the distance between Rome and Milan is not exactly close either.

She remembered clearly that Liliana had told her that she had just been in Milan.

Five minutes to here...

"Don't overthink it. The power of the gods is beyond the explanation of magic."

Old Granitchar stood up and straightened his suit trousers, which were wrinkled from sitting for so long.

"Hurry up and go out to greet them."

"Oh, that's not necessary."

"However, I thought I would give you five minutes to discuss this, but it seems that it may not be enough."

A male voice suddenly rang out, and in the center of the room, a black vortex began to swirl and quickly spread to an area the size of two people.

From within this black vortex, the first to emerge was Liliana, a striking-looking woman with a blue vest and an expressionless face.

Their gazes lingered on Liliana for a moment, and after seeing that there were no obvious external injuries on her body, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, the two of them fixed their gazes on the two people who came out after them.

"Clap clap..."

Two crisp sounds.

That was the sound of knees hitting the ground. The moment Makoto Haramura and Edelweiss stepped out of the teleportation portal, old Granical and Diana immediately knelt down.

"Welcome, Your Majesty."

The familiar movements and synchronized voices made it seem as if they had rehearsed many times.

That's exactly how it is.

They were already used to kneeling before the king.

Their knees are like rice cakes, so what if they're limp and weak?

"Hmm, that's not a bad way to address someone."

His noble demeanor emanated naturally as Makoto Haramura casually walked to the chair where old Granichal had just been sitting and sat down.

Edelweiss walked directly to Makoto Haramura's side without saying a word and stood still.

"Grandpa, let's take out the divine artifact first."

Liliana approached her grandfather and spoke first.

Liliana has now found her place quite accurately; she has entered work mode and begun to see herself as Makoto Haramura's subordinate.

"Oh, okay, okay."

Old Granichal paused for a moment, then, with a joyful smile on his face, quickly reached into his pocket, took out the ancient jade pendant, and respectfully placed it in his palms before presenting it to Haramura Makoto.

Actually, what was he most worried about until just now?

His biggest worry was what kind of unpleasant treatment his granddaughter might have suffered.

But now it seems that's clearly not the case.

Not only was his granddaughter not in danger or oppressed, but she even naturally joined the other side, didn't she?

Moreover, his granddaughter didn't show the slightest sign of resentment.

This is the best-case scenario; it's safe to say that most of his worries have been alleviated.

Edelweiss reached out and took the jade pendant, then placed it in Haramura Makoto's hand.

The familiar aroma instantly wafted towards me.

"It really is her. This is going to be interesting."

Haramura Makoto held the jade pendant in his hand, gently stroking it, and a smile naturally appeared on his lips.

It's called a jade pendant, but it's actually made of obsidian.

On the surface, there are childish and clumsy human faces painted on the surface, and dozens of snakes carved with floral patterns. The snakes are so lifelike, almost like the hair of the figures in the painting.

The stone itself is quite worn, but it is indeed quite ancient in terms of time.

These guys couldn't figure out what it was, but that didn't stump him.

—The Stone of Gorgon

Based on the concept of Medusa, the monster reached by the hero Perseus, it symbolizes the divine artifacts of Athena, the "Queen of the Underworld".

He just said it.

How could so many divine aspects of the Earth Mother Goddess emerge, and all of them be incomplete?

No one would believe this thing didn't belong to Athena.

"Cough cough!"

Makoto Haramura cleared his throat, and a wisp of pale golden magic swirled around his fingertips as he touched the ancient jade pendant.

Immediately afterwards, he placed the jade pendant next to his ear.

"Hello, hello, can you hear me?"

……

Meanwhile, in Naples, a very famous city in Italy, the rebellious goddess of darkness appeared.

A girl quietly appears atop a very common square spire.

Silver hair and black eyes, a beige wool shirt, black knee-high socks, brown round-toed leather shoes, and a cute cat-ear-shaped knitted hat.

You simply can't understand what this goddess of wisdom is thinking right now. Compared to her goddess-like demeanor just now, she now seems like a primary school student who hasn't grown up yet.

Middle school students don't wear these kinds of hats anymore, okay?

“My family, bring back to me the things I buried here.”

Divine power surged from the goddess's body, and countless rustling sounds arose on this beautiful land.

In the corner between the houses.

Deep in the grass.

Inside the manhole cover in the sewer...

In various parts of this region, accompanied by rustling sounds, the first completely black snake emerged.

One, two, three...

From all sorts of corners, countless black snakes gathered around Athena.

Honestly, this is only because there's nobody around here right now.

Otherwise, anyone who saw this scene would scream in terror.

"Hey, hey, can you hear me?"

The sudden sound rang in Athena's mind.

The swarm of snakes scattered instantly, and Athena's expression flashed with surprise for a moment.

The voice that appeared in my mind?

This matter is indeed quite unusual.

But what was even more unusual was the aura of the 'Gorgon Stone' emanating from the other side. Not only that, she had only heard this sound half an hour ago.

“I did not sense the presence of a snake on you just now.”

Quickly adapting to the situation, Athena narrowed her eyes and asked directly.

Opposite her was the man who had just spoken with the outsider.

She was certain that the snake she needed, at that time, was definitely not on the man, or even in the vicinity.

Even if she is very weak, if what she needs or what she wants is already in front of her, she will absolutely not miss it.

"Of course, I'm a man of my word."

"I didn't have this thing on me just now, but after I left you, it just appeared in my hands on its own. I had no choice."

Athena felt her fist had hardened.

If this man stood in front of her, even if she was no match for him and defeat was inevitable, she would definitely pick up her sickle and slash at him.

She had been searching for this for so many years, something she had longed for but could not obtain, something that could even be considered a deep-seated wish.

In the man's words, it was actually delivered to her voluntarily.

In this situation, how could I not make her angry?

The gods are about to explode with anger, okay.

Are you trying to use this to threaten me?

Athena said coldly.

Even though they were separated by such a great distance and couldn't face each other, Athena felt as if she could see Makoto Haramura's smug face.

The man was very pleased with himself; he believed he had his lifeline in his grasp.

Indeed, that's exactly the case; this thing can be said to be second only to her life and dignity.

However, that is still below.

"Using threats would be boring."

“I think we can continue with the same model as last time, what do you think?”

"At least I think that time was relatively pleasant."

He was furious, truly furious.