Type-Moon Greece, I really don't want to be a hero!

Chapter 4: Teacher Hecate, Help! (k)

“…It’s really you.”

It was a repetition of a long absence, but there was no touching feeling of reunion.

Looking at Jason in front of her, who was dressed in white clothes as pure as snow, Atalanta, who was covered in dust, couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

She silently took two steps back, trying to blend into the darkness. Only then did she calm herself down and continue to speak to Jason, "Why are you here... Oh, you must have received an oracle from some great god, so you came here."

Atalanta said this with an expression of being used to it, and said, "Should I call you Hercules now?"

It was not surprising that Atalanta would make such a guess, after all, she had seen Jason busy with the gods' oracles more than once.

She also personally participated in it and completed several adventures with Jason.

The great hero Hercules, dressed in white and incarnated by Jason, has now become a household name in Greece.

Hearing Atalanta's words, Jason looked at Atalanta in confusion. She seemed a little strange. After thinking for a while, he realized the reason and couldn't help but smile.

"Well, no." Jason said, reaching into the silver pocket at his waist to take out the staff, then pointed at Atalanta and chanted a spell to her.

Although Atalanta didn't know what Jason was doing and was frightened by the magic circle that suddenly appeared on the ground, she did not resist.

From this we can also see that in her heart, her trust in Jason is actually very high... After all, the fate between them is quite deep.

Then, the light of the magic circle enveloped her. When the milky white light faded, Atalanta, who had looked dirty because she had stayed in this dark maze for nearly a week, had now returned to cleanliness.

It was a very simple cleansing magic. Although Jason was only a half-baked magic apprentice, he at least knew how to use this simple magic.

The reason why he never used it was very simple. The white clothes he wore were woven by the goddess of wisdom Athena herself.

If she were to be contaminated by dust, Athena would probably be so ashamed that she would commit suicide.

"...Thank you." Although Atalanta looked clean now, her expression became even more subtle and unnatural.

After all, my little thoughts were guessed...

Atalanta didn't know why she suddenly subconsciously cared about her image when she saw that the person who came here was Jason.

Fortunately, Atalanta wasn't one to mind such trivial matters. She walked out again, glanced at the little girl who was still having a great time dismantling things, and then said to Jason, "Who is she? ...And you said she's not...what do you mean?"

"She, she is... it's a bit difficult to explain. I'll tell you when I have time. I didn't come here because of the oracle."

"Isn't it because of the oracle?" Atalanta was stunned.

Jason nodded and said, "Well, actually I learned from my senior brother that you were trapped here, so I came here."

"Because of me?" Atalanta's eyes widened slightly, clearly surprised, but she quickly relaxed. "Wait, I understand. Just like that sphinx monster last time, you're the moon goddess Artemis, who noticed I was in trouble, so she sent for your help."

"Not really... But that's fine if you want to understand it that way."

"...What do you mean?" Atalanta frowned. "Will you come to help me just because I'm in danger?"

"Hey, what kind of image do you have of me?" Jason glared at Atalanta in dissatisfaction.

Atalanta's expression became increasingly subtle as she watched Jason's reaction. After a long pause, she said, "...Really? Is it because of me?"

Jason, who hadn't taken it personally at first, suddenly felt awkward being stared at by Atalanta. He coughed lightly and said, "Well, well... we're friends after all. Is there any need to be so startled?"

"...Friends?" Atalanta was surprised again and said, "So we are friends?"

"Don't you think we are friends?"

Jason was also surprised.

Looking back now, Jason and Atalanta really went through a lot together.

Since he was a young boy, he had a deep and unfortunate relationship with Atalanta.

Looking at the Calydonian Boar behind, offering tribute to the moon goddess Artemis, "borrowing" her favorite bow, the Bow of the Sky, and then to the Sphinx behind, the hundred-eyed giant Argus and other things.

Obviously, apart from the gods above, the person who had the most frequent contact with Jason was undoubtedly Atalanta.

The relationship between them has also undergone several twists and turns and changes.

Therefore, Jason could no longer ignore Atalanta as he did before. He was afraid of trouble, but he was not an emotionless machine.

This is also the reason why Jason rushed to help Atalanta when he heard Theseus say that Atalanta was in trouble.

At this time, Atalanta stared at Jason for a long time, and finally gradually accepted that he came here because of her, not because of any oracle, nor because of the moon goddess Artemis.

After noticing this, Atalanta, who probably didn't notice, couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly, and said lightly: "Because you said it yourself, I'm a troublesome woman, so you don't want to have anything to do with me."

"I'm telling you, this happened ages ago, and you're still bringing it up... And after all, didn't I apologize to you?"

Jason was speechless.

"Apology?...Is there an apology? Okay, I missed it." Atalanta lifted a strand of light yellow hair from her earlobe, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

After the words were spoken, their eyes naturally met, and soon Jason also smiled.

This moment, this scene.

If the moon goddess Artemis saw this, she would probably be pleased... Well, here I am referring to the original moon goddess Artemis.

Because there was indeed a time when Artemis really thought that Atalanta and Jason were a good match, so she had been secretly trying to bring them together for a long time.

She was half responsible for the ill-fated relationship between Jason and Atalanta.

Their relationship has finally made progress, which should have been a happy thing, but now, Artemis must be feeling very complicated.

To be precise, I can't be happy, and I even pout in dissatisfaction.

From the last time she came to see Jason and said she wanted to hide Jason, it can be seen that she already wanted to "hunt" him and regarded Jason as her "prey" to be cherished.

And now, someone wants to compete with her for this prey, and it is her most beloved believer. The most important thing is that this is the result of her own efforts!

I wonder if Artemis would be unhappy and roll around on the grass in regret now that she knows... Most likely she would.

Fortunately, Artemis doesn't know about it now. After all, not many gods know that Jason came to the labyrinth, and the gods don't keep an eye on Jason 24 hours a day.

But this situation can't be concealed for long...

And after all, Jason's sudden visit to Atalanta doesn't mean he really had no such thoughts. Don't forget Jason's character.

Be cautious, take the initiative, and never sit and wait for death when encountering problems.

Last time, Artemis almost locked him up in a small dark room, so Jason couldn't help but be vigilant.

And it was obvious that Atalanta could have a certain miraculous effect on Artemis!

However, although he had such thoughts, it was true that he was worried about Atalanta and had already regarded Atalanta as a friend.

......

"I say, are you... done?"

Just as Atalanta and Jason looked at each other and laughed together, Cerberus, who was silently demolishing the house... no, the labyrinth, finally spoke.

After Jason and Atalanta turned their gazes towards her, Cerberus pointed to a half-man, half-bull monster that had appeared out of nowhere not far away and said, "What should we do with it... Do you want me to eat him?"

"Why do you think about eating when you see someone?" Jason was helpless. It seems that everything I just said to you was swallowed by you without thinking?

Then he looked at the monster that appeared in the shadow of the light not far away.

A creature forever imprisoned in this maze, a natural monster, a minotaur destined to be defeated by a hero - the Minotaur!

Looking directly at the monster in front of him, Jason's face did not show a trace of fear.

After all, Jason had seen many monsters that were more frightening than this one, both in appearance and strength.

Whether it is the hundred-headed dragon Ladon, the hundred-eyed giant Argus, or even the little loli incarnation of Cerberus, who is actually the three-headed hellhound guarding the gate to the underworld, they are obviously much more terrifying than Asterios in front of him.

Jason was not surprised by his appearance. After all, Cerberus had made such a big fuss, it would be strange if he didn't show up.

So Jason looked at him calmly, and then said: "Hello, great Lord of the Labyrinth, we have no ill will towards you, as for all this before our eyes...

I'm very sorry, and if you're willing to forgive us, I promise to compensate you!"

The Minotaur heard Jason's words, lowered his head to look at the rubble left on the ground by Cerberus' destruction, and then looked at Jason and the others.

His eyes burned with rage. Asterios brandished a weapon he had picked up from some unfortunate hero and said furiously, "You... all deserve to die!"

"It really doesn't work." Jason sighed.

"Shall we fight?!" Cerberus became excited.

"If you hadn't demolished the house so violently, he wouldn't have been so angry... But in the end, it seems like there's no way to avoid it."

Jason said, tilting his head to glance at Atalanta.

Atalanta came for Asterios, and based on Jason's understanding of her, it was obviously impossible for her to leave like this.

Then, in Asterios' rage, the Minotaur fought Cerberus.

And this battle was undoubtedly a crushing victory for Cerberus!

After all, it is the three-headed dog of hell, not to mention that it has been strengthened by Typhon.

And Cerberus had been unhappy for a long time. This maze reminded her of the bad experience in the abyss. Now that she saw the owner of this maze, it would be strange if she didn't beat him up.

"...Who is she?"

Atalanta was about to take action, but when she saw the little girl kick the weapon out of Asterios' hand and slap Asterios away with one slap, she was stunned and looked at Jason.

Jason didn't care about Atalanta's surprise for the time being because he was thinking about other things at the moment.

He stared at Asterios, his brows furrowed slightly, because he was keenly aware that Asterios's condition was a little abnormal...

In fact it is.

Although the Minotaur was technically a demigod, since he was the son of the mad white bull, he naturally inherited the white bull's ferocity.

Therefore, he is always on the edge of madness!

In the myth, Theseus was able to kill him by sheer trickery.

As mentioned at the beginning, Minotaur and Asterios are both his names, and the name Asterios actually has a certain meaning.

Asterios would awaken his mind, for Asterios was his former name, and would bring back the only warmth of his infancy.

At the same time, the way to kill him is actually very simple, which is to use a sharp sword to cut off the horns on his head and stab it into his body, then he will die immediately.

Theseus used the two points told to him by the gods to successfully kill Asterios.