Type-Moon, a human love simulator.

Chapter 118: Unreal Dream

In fact, Athena should have asked Hera a long time ago, not only Hera, but also Hestia.

The three goddesses are Surlun’s angel investors and the gods who initially blessed him, so the support of the goddesses is very important.

Needless to say, Athena wanted to know Hera's opinion now.

Hera had a strange expression on her face. She couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I didn't expect that our brave and wise goddess Athena would actually address me with a respectful title, right?"

"Even when you were dealing with my unfaithful husband, you only called him 'Zeus'?"

The gods get along with each other quite casually and rarely use honorifics between each other. That is all out of respect from mortals and nymphs to the gods.

Even when facing the King of Gods Zeus, the gods mostly call him by his name, and very few respectfully address him as Great Father Zeus or King of Gods Zeus.

Athena remained calm and said calmly, "Hera, you know what I want to ask."

"..."

Seeing that Athena did not accept the challenge, Hera stopped teasing and said, "That child, a beautiful and loyal child, I like him very much..."

"No, I should say that I love him very much."

There was a trace of kindness in Hera's eyes. She said, "As for his ambition?"

"What a trivial question that is!"

Hera shook her head and smiled, "You and Hestia trained that child to become the strongest hero in Greece. You gave Surren the power to dominate Greece, which will naturally encourage him to have ambitions that match it."

"If Suerlun didn't have such a compassionate heart and the virtue of being kind to everyone, wouldn't he have been rejected by you and me long ago?"

"Do you want Surren to learn to be like Hercules..."

Hera narrowed her eyes slightly, a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes, and she said coldly: "Hercules, made forty-nine virgins pregnant overnight, and had sex with countless men and women..."

"Sullun undoubtedly has the strength to surpass Hercules. Do you also want to see Suerlun become such a scum?"

It is a bit too much to call Hercules a scumbag. After all, it was her father, the king, who sent his daughter to Hercules' bed. But when you think about it, she is Hera, it is understandable.

When dealing with the son of Zeus, Hera always mixed a little personal emotion with a bit of official business. Even main gods like Apollo and Artemis could not escape Hera's persecution.

The illegitimate son of Zeus, whether he was a mortal hero or destined to become the son of God, had to overcome the first hurdle, which was the murderous intent from Hera.

In fact, Athena did not have any negative feelings about Hercules' promiscuous relationships with both men and women. In fact, in her opinion, this was the time when the charm of a male hero shone!

As a man, you should take it as an honor to conquer more women.

Although Athena is a goddess, she is a staunch supporter of patriarchy. The father of Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, was killed by his mother. When he grew up, he killed his mother to avenge his father, thus being hunted down by the goddess of vengeance.

In the end, during the trial, it was Athena who cast the crucial vote of approval, symbolizing that the patriarchy in Greece completely overwhelmed the matriarchy.

Athena had always thought so before. Even though Hercules had such chaotic personal morals, he still got Athena's support.

but now……

Just think about the chaos that Suerlun had with fifty virgins, not to mention the possibility of a delicate man in the future...

Athena couldn't help but feel a murderous intent in her heart.

She nodded with a cold expression, confirming Hera's statement: "You are right, Hera."

But she was the goddess of wisdom after all, so she quickly came to her senses and did not fall into Hera's rhythm. She continued to ask: "Hera, what I really want to ask is--"

"What can you do for Suerlun?"

"Is your support for Suerlun limited to the mortal world?"

Athena admired Suruna's ambition to admonish the gods, but he could do it but not say it.

People should be people, and gods should be gods. If Suerlun does not want to kill or expel all the gods, he must let the gods themselves cooperate with him.

Athena wanted to gain the support of Hera, the Queen of Heaven. Hera was the mother of Ares, the god of war, and Hephaestus, the god of fire. She was the Queen of Heaven who shared divine power equally with Zeus. She occupied a very large proportion in the Olympian pantheon in terms of both influence and power.

In terms of strength, after the disaster of the white giant god Cephalus, Ares, the only god of war with a mechanical body, became the only main god among the Olympian gods who could rival Zeus.

Otherwise, Ares would not have become Mars of Hosts in the later Roman era, and would not have been on par with Jupiter, the king of gods.

When it comes to power, the word "equal" says it all.

So, Hera's support is crucial.

If the gods still had their own bodies before, even if all the Greek gods joined together, they would not be a match for the almighty Zeus, and it would be easy for Zeus to dismantle them.

But now, Zeus has lost the body of the Almighty God, and has taken on flesh because of mankind's faith. Although he still has much stronger strength than the other main gods who have lost their bodies, he has also fallen to the same level as the main god Ares who has a body.

Zeus still enjoyed the greatness of the Great Father, but he no longer had the majesty of the Almighty God.

Hera looked at the nervous Athena and suddenly laughed. She pointed at Athena and said, "You took away one-third of Zeus' wisdom, but how come you still don't understand Zeus at all?"

"What image do you have of Zeus?"

Hera smiled and asked, "Is he a tyrant who is greedy for power? Is he a mediocre and incompetent ruler? Or is he a dictator who cares about power?"

"How can you be sure that Zeus will oppose Suren's proposal?"

Hera's words stunned Athena. It seemed that from the very beginning she had imagined the pinnacle of power in the Greek divine realm, the king of Mount Olympus, as an imaginary enemy, and believed that Zeus would definitely stop them.

Athena was secretly annoyed: "It seems that I have stayed in the mortal world for too long and have seen too many power struggles among humans..."

Hera continued, "Zeus, he is the first incarnated god of the Olympus fleet. He lost his mechanical intellect, but gained precious sensibility. Do you think his love for humans is less than yours?"

"Zeus, the most loving god of Olympus!"

Zeus had a lot of illegitimate children, some of whom were indeed born to him, but some of them were illegitimate children he acknowledged.

As long as there is a mother who gets pregnant before marriage, or is forced to give birth to an illegitimate child of an enemy country, and in despair tells others that this is Zeus' child, please don't kill him, then Zeus will appear and admit that this unblessed child is his illegitimate child.

For example, Perseus, his mother Danae gave birth to Perseus with Polydectes, the king of Seriphos. The child should have been killed, but Danae held Perseus up and said that he was Zeus' child, and thus saved his life.

Perseus also received the blessing of Zeus, and as the son of Zeus, he received the blessing of Athena and embarked on an adventure.

How could such a broad-minded and loving father god be a power-hungry god? Athena misunderstood Zeus' attitude from the very beginning.

And Hera, who had been entangled with Zeus for so many years, was already familiar with the character of her husband. Although he was philandering and lecherous, as a king of gods known as the Great Father God, Zeus undoubtedly possessed a broad mind and kindness that other gods could hardly achieve.

"And, Athena, have you forgotten?"

Hera couldn't help but remind her: "The Age of Gods..."

"I know! You don't need to remind me!"

Athena interrupted Hera rudely, and then she bowed her head and apologized: "Sorry, Hera, forgive my rudeness."

"I know this is just a child's fantasy, an illusory dream. Why should we cruelly tear apart this illusory dream?"

"Hera, you will support Surren too, right?" "...I will."

"Um...excuse me, Hera, Athena, are you discussing Surren?"

A slightly socially anxious, timid and soft voice interrupted the conversation between the two goddesses. Athena and Hera looked up and saw Hestia pacing outside the temple with a hesitant look on her face.

Fortunately, the nymphs and the lower goddesses who served Hera were driven away by her, otherwise Hestia would probably be too socially anxious to dare to make a sound.

"Sister Hestia? Why are you here???"

If it was Athena who came to her, it would still be within Hera's imagination, but the appearance of Hestia, whom she had not seen for hundreds of years, was far beyond Hera's expectations.

Hestia, a homebody, rarely shows up at the Gods' Councils held in Olympus. Every year during the Vesta Festival, she hides her identity and goes to the mortal world to celebrate, minimizing her contact with other gods...

In order to reject her suitors, she even imitated Artemis and swore to Zeus' beard that she would never marry...

This is hilarious.

Artemis swore an oath before Zeus's thunderbolt, saying that if she broke her oath, the thunderbolt would burn her.

But you swear by Zeus' beard...

If Zeus shaves his beard, won’t your oath be broken?
And even if Zeus doesn't shave his beard and you break your oath, can Zeus' beard do anything to you?

Look at Athena's attitude, she is much more calm. We are not bound by any vows, and I have not said that I will not marry. The reason why I am still a virgin goddess is simply that I look down on you!

"Um...are you talking about Suerlun?"

Hestia repeated it. The goddess' face turned slightly red and she was obviously a little nervous. She didn't feel any sense of closeness towards her sisters whom she hadn't seen for hundreds of years.

Athena patiently repeated to Hestia the content of their conversation. After listening, Hestia patted her chest and said, "That's right, Hera is right. Zeus will definitely support Suren."

"Well, I need to observe the attitudes of the other gods."

Hestia said seriously: "After we lost our bodies, the Mecha-Gods were able to take on flesh and survive in their true form because of the faith of humans... This is great in itself, but the gods also gained different sensibilities because of this."

"I'm not sure what the other gods have in mind."

Hera said calmly at this time: "Athena, you can try to win over Apollo and Artemis. If you can get the approval of half of the main gods, plus the tacit approval of Zeus, it will be enough to help Suren realize this beautiful dream."

In fact, to put it bluntly, Zeus' acquiescence is the most important. As long as Zeus has acquiescence, even if there are only three goddesses, it will be enough to help Suren build momentum.

However, since perfection can be achieved, why not try harder?
"No, I can go to Apollo anytime."

Athena shook her head slowly and said, "We should go to the Moirai (the three sisters of fate) and ask for a prophecy."

"Even if it's just an illusory dream, it still needs the support of fate, right?"
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"Artemis, what do you like about Surren?"

Apollo was angry for the umpteenth time. He shouted angrily, "Is it because he is too beautiful?"

"Apollo, beauty, isn't that enough?"

Artemis' eyes sparkled with stars, and she said with an infatuated look on her face: "Surren, my Surren, the most beautiful person in all of Greece... my beloved son, just because of this, can't I love him?"

The most ancient love-brain, it was fine before the Moon Goddess was reincarnated, and the Star Destroyer would not laugh at you, but after being reincarnated again, I don’t know why, the intelligence obtained by this guy is different from that of other gods?
If Aphrodite is unreasonable and a bitch, then Artemis is a loser, a naive person, and a love-brained person.

"..."

Apollo suddenly felt that he could not refute it. Being favored by the gods because of her beauty was a perfectly legitimate reason. All gods were so obsessed with beauty. They just liked beautiful boys and girls...

To be honest, Apollo also likes Suren's type, if only he wasn't as mindlessly crazy as Artemis.

And if the existence of this person would threaten the life of his sister, then no matter how much he loved her, Apollo would not be able to help but have the intention to kill her.

Apollo narrowed his eyes. He knew that his sister was always opinionated (her love brain could not be controlled). Simply chasing and blocking her would probably not be very effective. As the saying goes, it is better to loosen up than to block.

Simply telling Artemis what would happen if she liked Suren would not have any effect at all.

It would be better to just let Artemis dislike Suerlun, so that it would be more convenient to solve the problem once and for all...

"My sister, Artemis, are you saying that you like the beauty of Surren?"

Apollo whispered, "Do you like only the beauty of appearance, or the beauty of the soul as well?"

Artemis said without hesitation: "Of course, all the beauty of Surren, I like it!"

"As long as it's from Suerlun, I like it!"

Artemis narrowed her eyes and said happily, "Did you see that? Suren is the one who wants to admonish the gods. Such a great ambition can only be matched by our almighty father Zeus."

"Sullen must have made such a wish in order to be compatible with me and for me to be free from the constraints of the oath in the future, right?"

"..." This left Apollo speechless. Does Suren know who you are? Does he know what oath you have made?
Apollo forced a laugh and coughed lightly, "But I think true love needs to be tested, and the beauty of the soul cannot be expressed with words. My sister, do you believe me, Apollo?"

"Well……"

Artemis opened her eyes that had never been polluted by knowledge, and looked straight at Apollo with those clear and stupid eyes, which made him feel extremely guilty. Then Artemis patted Apollo's shoulder affirmatively and said.

"Of course I believe you, my dearest brother. It's so strange. Why do you ask me such a strange question?"

Apollo turned his face away and said casually: "I have a good idea to test Suren's true love and inner beauty at the same time. Do you know the island of Lemnos that once offended Aphrodite?"

"I have no idea!"

Artemis shook her head decisively and said angrily: "Apollo, don't tell me those useless words. You just need to tell me what to do!"

"..."

Apollo had been speechless for the umpteenth time by his sister. He rubbed his head and said helplessly, "Okay, Artemis, listen to me!"

"The men on that island all ran away because of Aphrodite's curse, so only women are left. These women will seduce passing men to have sex. With the number of people on the Argo, everyone can find more than ten women to have fun with..."

"What?!" Before Apollo finished speaking, Artemis immediately got angry and shouted excitedly: "No, you can't talk like that!"

Don't tempt him (referring to Suren)!

“So…so!”

Apollo forcibly stopped Artemis, who was about to draw her bow to completely destroy Lemnos, and said, "Isn't this the time to test Suren?"

"Didn't Suerlun say that true love will last forever? If he can't even withstand this little temptation, how can it be called true love?"

Apollo snorted coldly, "Then he would be a hypocritical person full of moral lies, a hypocrite with a filthy heart, and all he has is that natural face."

"Artemis, watch carefully and see if Surren is truly worthy of a goddess's true heart!"

Artemis bit her lip. The naive goddess was fooled by her own brother. She felt something was wrong, but when she thought about it carefully, there didn't seem to be anything wrong. What Apollo said seemed to make sense.

If it were Athena, she would definitely not fall into Apollo's language trap. The so-called test itself was an act of asking for trouble.

But she was Artemis, born carefree, as pure as a deer.

(End of this chapter)