Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 778 Almes's Misconceptions

However, this does not mean that they will not take advantage of Zeus when he reappears.

After all, Zeus really has no bottom line.

His dignity exists solely for himself; only when all hope is lost and he has been tricked into a state where survival is nothing but suffering will he resolutely and completely fall into slumber.

However, if he could, in order to continue being the ruler of Olympia, even if only the title remained, he would definitely sell Apollo and the others for a good price.

The thought that everything was on track, but because of his own carelessness, everyone was plunged back into hell... sent chills down Armies' spine.

Greek gods, indeed, were all cursed and unlucky.

Even if he was extremely well-prepared, had no past transgressions, and severed ties so completely, he could still unknowingly commit such a grave mistake.

He's so thoughtful!
Why was it that no one noticed this before Bowen mentioned it?

This was simply incredible for Armies, who always thought things through repeatedly and was careful in everything he did!
Armies shuddered and looked at Bowen solemnly, saying, "Thank you, Uncle Bowen, you really helped me a lot."

Then he looked gratefully at the mask gleaming in the mud... He also had to thank the kind-hearted Chista.

If he hadn't acted so admirably and rescued Bowen, who had been acting strangely ever since entering the noisy tunnel, the scholar probably wouldn't have had the time to care whether Bowen had psychological problems.

After all, it was a minor issue that he could have brought up after everything was over.

Bowen had no idea what he was planning to do! Nor did he know how much of an impact his psychological problems would have.

The fact that this great scholar was able to address his parent-child issues so quickly after resolving his own problems shows his genuine concern.

Bowen smiled and waved his hand: "As long as you don't think I'm meddling."

Learn from your father, Armies, who said anything to those close to him.

You're not a bad kid; you wouldn't speak up to hurt anyone.

Even if the truth is embarrassing and uncomfortable, it's still worth listening to.

Those who are close to you won't feel hurt by harsh truths, and those who love you will understand the love hidden in your words.

Your father is even less likely to think that much; he should let go of the past more completely!

Ezra was still confused... He didn't quite understand how the conversation had veered off in this direction.

The Countess, however, realized what was happening: "Are these shadows of the past causing significant harm to your future, Armies?"

Armies immediately shook his head: "No, it's just a subtle effect."

But the things I plan to do later are rather complicated, so it's best not to keep them.

"Psychological problems... how do we solve them?" The Countess was somewhat troubled.

“It’s very simple.” Pearl, who was standing behind, suddenly picked up the conversation. “Mom, because your brother is usually too well-behaved and doesn’t like to talk about his troubles, you’ve always been very reserved in front of him.”

Even if your father makes a foolish mistake, you can still suppress your anger because of your older brother.

Just project the aura of someone who's the only one around.

Armies was still somewhat traumatized by his father's absolute authority; he would understand once he saw what the head of a proper family was like.

Although Ezra and Zeus are completely different, in Armes' eyes they still overlap... after all, they are both fathers he acknowledges.

Hermes completely abandoned his respect for Zeus and the faint reverence he held for his father because he sensed the old man's covetousness towards his backside.

Whether Zeus was inhuman or never considered Hermes his son, it was a heavy blow to him.

Even after withdrawing those feelings and beginning to treat Zeus only as a benefactor who promoted and valued him, Hermes still harbored some lingering affection.

After all, Zeus was really good to this guy before he revealed that natural, flowing beauty because of his love for music.

Hermes held a very important position on Mount Olympus, and it seems that even Ares, the god of war and Zeus's most important son, did not receive as much attention as Hermes.

Zeus actually really likes smart children.

Ares, ha~
Zeus lost interest in him when he openly slept with Cupid.

Zeus was so infatuated with women that he seemed easily blinded by them, yet he never gave his wife to an unworthy goddess... no matter how beautiful she was.

Cupid's problem is not just a matter of insufficient ability.

No matter how nicely it's said, Cupid is also a part of Uranus!
Even Cranus had a chance to be resurrected! How could Uranus, who was still in the Greek sky, not have one?

In the eyes of truly intelligent people, Cupid is almost a curse.

Even Hades was extremely wary of her.

Even if that person were someone you could easily sleep with without even trying, Hades would simply ignore them.

This wasn't Persephone being overconfident; after all, Cupid was like that before he married her.

Let alone someone like Poseidon, even the two-headed giant Cupid could be accepted.

She's slept with almost every decent-looking male god on Mount Olympus.

In a sense, this woman lives quite independently. But the man who knows his place won't touch her.

For example, Hades and Prometheus.

Even the most greedy Zeus did not touch Eros when she was still single.

Zeus allowed the enraged Hera to hand over the goddess of love to her most disliked and indeed most incompetent son because of these potential threats.

Once her identity was fixed as the wife of Vulcan, no matter how much the goddess of love tried to manipulate or how many Greek gods she mingled with, she could not escape that bondage.

While the matrilineal system is indeed the foundation for the continuation of bloodlines, the status and position of each goddess will always be limited by the status of her husband.

This includes permissions on Mount Olympia.

Heh~ Thank you, Gaia.

Zeus was very shrewd in these matters.

As a result, Ares, this foolish son, not only openly committed adultery with the goddess of love, but even forced the god of fire to break off his relationship with the goddess of love, insisting on giving his beloved goddess a proper title!
Before that, Ares could command the celestial army of Mount Olympus, but after that, he could only manage the army in his own small territory.

What a brilliant military genius! He had fewer generals and officers under his command than Athena did.

These armies, which were divided among several gods, would not only obey the orders of those gods, but would also inevitably follow the command of Almes, the herald.

Even Almes's command authority was above that of these gods.

Although Armes does not directly command these armies, he can become the supreme commander if needed... or stop any war waged by the gods.

This is a very dangerous kind of trust.

Ares was able to regain military power so easily because he had always been just an agent.

Given Zeus's suspicious nature, he would probably only have placed such trust in Hermes.

He was even willing to refrain from pressuring Hermes after Hermes showed obvious reluctance.

Although, occasionally she would still drool over Hermes' back.

If Apollo had this kind of treatment, he wouldn't need to pretend to be a stupid loser chasing after women.

Therefore, no matter how disappointed or dissatisfied Hermes was with Zeus in the end, he would inevitably still have some lingering affection for Zeus in his heart.

That kind of feeling for a trustworthy elder will not completely disappear because of the elder's lack of virtue; it will only turn into deep regret.

Even though Ezra had replaced Zeus's father figure, and even though Armes thought he wouldn't confuse Ezra with Zeus, he would still... inexplicably compare them in his mind.

But all of this was just Armes's own delusion.

Zeus, though Hera would sometimes yell at him, found the powerless confrontations—where he could do nothing but throw a tantrum—quite uninteresting.

Hera was driven to impotent rage by the insults, while Zeus remained unmoved.

They were acting out a tacitly coordinated confrontation, but it was just a performance.

Armies had never seen a real couple arguing, let alone understood the concept of fighting at the foot of the bed and making up at the head.

His understanding of the couple still bears some traces of Zeus and Hera.

So, Pearl used to feel that her brother, who lived in a family like Hamilton's, inexplicably had no expectations for marriage.

They were even afraid of getting into marriage.

This must be because that seemingly perfect couple, who were so good at putting on an act, left such a deep impression on him.

Persephone, since waking up, has never asked Almes whether Zeus was on Mount Olympus or whether Hera had survived.

Hera is definitely not here.

If Ares were dead, the queen of the gods would never have forced herself to stay by Zeus's side any longer.

She was truly only entangled with Zeus to the very end because her sunk capital was too much and too heavy.

The only thing that could convince her to endure it was that she still had some power and her son Ares's undisputed position as heir.

Neither Apollo nor Hermes could compete with Ares.

When all of this is gone, who will continue to struggle with Zeus?
The moment Ares is caught by Hell, that woman will rush into Hell herself... and then directly attack Zeus.

Does she really not realize how stupid her behavior of constantly bothering women, especially those women whom Zeus has grown tired of?
Hera back then was even able to rival the goddess of wisdom!
She simply knew that she had no other choice.

The loser becomes the enemy.

In this alliance disguised as marriage, she is the loser.

If she hadn't been so insane, the fate of another loser, Athena's mother, the goddess of wisdom, would have been a precedent for her.

As she continued to pretend, even Hera herself probably forgot why she was pretending in the first place.

(End of this chapter)