The Bard of Hogwarts

Chapter 210 Agreement Reached

As Athena finished her narration, the vast temple fell into an eerie silence.

In this quiet atmosphere, you could almost hear the crackling of the olive oil lamp burning.

……

"What do you want me to do?" Ino broke the silence first. The fact that the other party brought this up meant that they must have some kind of plan.

"It wasn't a big deal to begin with, but now I have a better idea."

Athena gazed at the blue phoenix. After a moment, she chuckled softly and spoke:

"I'll give you the potion of the god of love. Go and seduce Amphitrite, also in the temple! After you're done, have this bird bring you back, and I promise to protect your safety."

"Pfft...cough cough!" Ino almost couldn't catch her breath.

As expected, the Greek gods are the most humane. Even the renowned Athena is behaving like a vengeful young girl at this moment.

"Let's find another way to retaliate!"

He rejected the suggestion to seduce the sea queen without hesitation.

In the temple of the sea god with Poseidon's wife... this is probably no longer a matter of revenge.

"Then go and destroy his temple!" Athena's expression turned cold instantly upon hearing the refusal.

Destroying the temple was an even more suicidal suggestion.

However, faced with this even more outrageous condition, after a moment's thought, Ino nodded in agreement.

"Okay! I promise you, but not now!"

"What? You'd better think this through!" Athena raised her eyebrows, looking surprised.

Demolishing or damaging a temple has escalated to the level of hatred.

Although the Greek gods did not rely on the power of faith, temples were their most basic representation.

Unless a true war of gods breaks out, no one will cross each other's bottom line.

Therefore, Athena was momentarily taken aback when her casual, impulsive remark was agreed to.

……

Seeing Athena's momentary daze, Ino naturally spoke again:

"I can help you get revenge, destroy his temple, and I won't need your protection afterward. But on the condition that you promise Helena's safety..."

Before he could finish speaking, Athena coldly interrupted him.

"I gave you a chance to change your mind!"

Faced with a silent response, she suddenly felt somewhat bored.

After a moment, Athena stood up and calmly said:

"If you can do it, I will make that girl my servant."

Upon hearing this final promise, Ino nodded silently.

In fact, the gods did not have much status in Greek mythology.

But the title of serving God cannot be denied.

The famous Hermes, although Zeus's assistant and messenger, was in fact a servant of the gods.

Although serving as an attendant to Athena did not hold the same status as serving Zeus, as an attendant to the twelve Olympian gods, she was still protected by the rules.

Helena's safety was no longer an issue, and she indirectly gained immortality; as long as the god she served existed, she could live on indefinitely.

……

"I will destroy his temple if I can."

In response to Athena's generosity, Ino made a corresponding promise.

"Whatever!" came the reply from the head of the table again, but the boredom in the tone was quite obvious.

In fact, he had guessed the reason for Athena's change in attitude.

It's like a girl who accidentally gets an interesting toy, but before she can even play with it properly, she discovers that the toy has inexplicably become a disposable item.

But unlike Athena's boredom, Ino felt a sense of relaxation.

In fact, ever since he first discovered the chariot of the sun god, he had been as cautious as possible to avoid causing trouble or drawing attention.

Fate had brought him into contact with this large family.

But after encountering it, he suddenly realized that there was no trouble as he had expected; instead, he felt more open-minded.

Anyway, I won't be coming back.

He wanted to have one last wild night before leaving, which would be a way for him to fulfill his duty as a teacher and also a gift to Helena to secure her future.

……

Half an hour later.

Under the cover of night, Ino left the temple.

After the agreement was reached, Athena's attitude became increasingly perfunctory, and she even stopped talking altogether.

Faced with this situation, there was no better option than to take my leave.

Once again, we walked through the quiet streets outside the temple.

Pushing open the bakery door, Helena's concerned gaze immediately comes into view.

"I'm fine. I might be leaving soon," Ino said calmly.

On the way, he planned to be honest; some things would be known sooner or later, and he couldn't hide them anymore.

"Do we really have to leave?" Helena asked, her head bowed and her voice filled with disappointment.

"There's no way around it, I'll have to leave sooner or later, just like my sudden arrival. But before I leave, I'll prepare a gift for you so you'll never go hungry."

Ino made his promise.

……

Time slips away silently.

It has been almost half a year since the Athena Festival.

During this time, Helena also changed a lot.

Although I've matured a lot, I've also lost some of the joy of childhood.

Whether this is good or bad, no one can judge.

But one thing he was very clear about was that the price of maturity was that he would lose something before he could truly mature.

Ino noticed Helena's changes, but he was powerless to change them.

All we can do is spend as much time as we can with each other.

The Imitos Mountains.

Located on the coast, influenced by the humid and warm sea breezes of the Aegean Sea, although there are four seasons, the lowest temperature never drops below 5°C.

Therefore, you can always see some blooming flowers in the valley, the only difference being the quantity and type.

In the valley, under tall olive trees.

Ino was fiddling with the camera in his hand.

As time went by, Helena seemed sullen all the time.

He decided to find something to tease his disciple before leaving, and also to leave some souvenirs.

"Just keep your eyes looking ahead and try not to turn your head."

While fiddling with the camera, Ino didn't forget to give Helena some instructions.

"Okay!" Helena stood timidly under the tree. This was the first time she had ever heard of this kind of painting.

Although it was somewhat bizarre, she still chose to believe.

"Okay, don't move!" After adjusting the angle, Ino quickly ran back to her original position and then half-squatted next to Helena.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound rang out, and time seemed to stand still.

……

evening.

The night gently swept across the valley.

A flash of blue light appeared in the room, and then Fide's figure appeared.

Feeling the affirmation emanating from her mind, Ino chuckled and stroked the phoenix's wings.

To be honest, he was also scared of Fied. Asking him to find a place during this period was like the blind men and the elephant, or even more outrageous.

After a series of mistakes, he lost hope.

Despite this, Hu still habitually grabbed Fide's tail feathers, treating it as yet another blind box trip.

(End of this chapter)