Type-Moon, there are too many myths that defy the heavens!

"I see..." Ash understood what Hades said, "In your opinion, Persephone is your..."

"From a human perspective, she should be considered my daughter," Hades said truthfully. "However, from a human perspective, gods can disregard these concepts."

"..." Ash was silent for a moment, then complained, "So...it's the human faith that harmed you?"

"Without human faith, we wouldn't even have family relationships," Hades replied calmly. "It's just that after my personality differences with Zeus, I've become more drawn to the human concept of family."

"So..." Ash said with some difficulty, "In your eyes, I am actually your..."

"You are the son-in-law I foresaw when I observed her destiny," Hades said. "It was because I told her this that I persuaded her to take on the responsibility of managing the underworld and share my worries."

So Persephone is so obsessed with me because of your prophecy?

Are you using this so-called prophecy to deceive your so-called "daughter" into working for you for so many years?

No wonder Persephone never brings me to see you. Who would want to see a scumbag god like you if they have nothing better to do?

"Wait, if you're so moral..." Ash couldn't help but complain after discovering Hades' true face, "Then wouldn't our relationship be...totally messy?"

"Compared to home, the opinions of the outside world are unimportant," Hardis said frankly. "We will all eventually leave the human world anyway, so why should we care about what people say?"

No, how dare you say that?

If someone doesn’t know you, they would think you are a Greek family hero from somewhere!

Chapter 17: Hades, I will remember this grudge!

Because they like the human concept of family, they establish family relationships, but because their family relationships are chaotic, they don't care about human evaluations.

Don't say it, really don't say it.

Although the Greek gods were all transformed from machines into gods in disguise, they did learn the essence of human double standards and flexible moral bottom line.

It is really not easy to learn well, but it is easy to learn bad things!

As Ash listened to Hades's argument, he felt his head buzzing, as if it was about to grow a brain.

"If that's the case, then how should the gods address each other?" Ash complained. "For example, how should I address you? Father God? Uncle?"

"We will only address each other based on our mutually recognized relationship, not indirect relationships," Hades explained systematically. "For example, Demeter and Persephone are essentially the same type of material production ships, just different sequences."

"Because Demeter belongs to the second generation of material production ships, and Persephone belongs to the third generation, they can be categorized as predecessor and offspring, or mother and daughter."

"But there are exceptions."

"For example, Artemis and Apollo are essentially new frigates that inherited the work of Helios and Selene."

"But they don't like Helios and Selene. Instead, they prefer Zeus and Leto, who actually created and designed their physical bodies, and they respectfully call them Father God and Mother Goddess."

After giving the example, Hades went on to explain, "If you insist on understanding us using human concepts of family, then the relationship between us can be simply divided into three generations of gods and four generations of gods."

"Above that, you can consider Zeus the father god who gave birth to all four generations of gods," Hades said. "After all, from a strict production perspective, all four generations of gods were built by the factory built on his body, so he can be considered the father god of all four generations of gods."

"What about Kronos?" Ash continued, "What is Kronos to you?"

Hades patiently answered, "Kronos is the flagship of the Titan Fleet and our former flagship."

"After we defeat Kronos and seize the flagship's certificate, the 'Crown of Kronos', he will be nothing to our Olympian fleet."

"Later, Zeus inherited the flagship certificate and became the new flagship, the God King you call him."

"People in the past couldn't understand the relationship between us and the cause of the war, so they mistakenly believed we were oppressed by our father god and ultimately chose to go to war with him," Hades said. "This is how the myth describes this war."

After listening to Hades' calm explanation, Ash couldn't help but imagine the scene of that mythical war.

They were two interstellar colonization fleets that originally belonged to the Void (Chaos). They had sailed together between the stars for tens of thousands of years, arriving on Earth, a civilization with backwardness, only to plunder resources in order to revive their home planet.

However, the Olympus Fleet, shouldering such a heavy responsibility, would be delighted by the worship and faith offered to humans who were as fragile as ants and could be destroyed at a glance, and would then rebel against the Titan Fleet, which adhered to its original mission and possessed the authority and power of the flagship.

No matter how you look at it, the Olympus Fleet was a betrayal of the Void, of the civilization that created it.

However, it was this group of traitors who stood on the side of backward civilization and humanity, but they defeated the original flagship in a war that lasted for who knows how many years and cost the lives of countless mecha gods, and thus became the gods who protect humanity.

In this war with such a huge disparity in strength, what kind of variables led to this outcome?

Ash didn't know the answer to this question, but there was one thing he was sure of.

In the Type-Moon world, "God loves the world" is not just empty talk from missionaries.

If not, many things would not be accomplished.

however.

Ash's feelings for the deeds of the Greek gods were ruined by Hades' next words.

"Humans also have a unique view of Zeus's acquisition of the 'Crown of Kronos': they believe that Zeus seized Kronos's 'fatherhood', thereby gaining the power to reproduce and becoming the king of the gods."

"It was because Zeus accepted the world's interpretation of this incident that he acquired the image of the Father God and became the king of gods hailed by the people."

Ash understood Hades's whitewashing of the truth through mythology and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are you saying...that the divine king Zeus, whose form resembles a giant white lion, is based on people's beliefs?"

"Whether it's a lion, a bull, or a dragon, these are all forms that Zeus once had."

Hades explained very considerately, "Nowadays, people prefer to believe that a lion king who commands a lion group and has a large number of lionesses as his support is the most ideal image of a king. That's why Zeus's divine body became like this."

"So..." Ash asked awkwardly, "If humans don't believe in God the Father, then doesn't that mean..."

"As long as people firmly believe that the God King who rules over all the gods is a mother goddess, Zeus's divine body will also undergo corresponding changes." Hades confirmed, "It's not just Zeus, nor is it just Greek gods like us. Even gods from other worlds often encounter this situation."

"However, it is rare for the image of a god to undergo such a radical change."

"In most cases, the feminine or masculine variant of a deity will simply become a part of the deity's spirit."

"So, Zeus does have a female form, Dione."

Hadeskop said, "Many humans believe that Aphrodite was born from the union of Zeus and Dione."

"Because they believe that Zeus is the greatest father god in the world, and Zeus's female incarnation Dione is the most beautiful goddess in the world. Only in this way could Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, be born so beautiful."

Oh my god, isn’t this just self-pollination?

The ancients had wild ideas to be able to come up with such a fantastic story.

After explaining another abstract mythological story, Hades jokingly said, "Well, myths written by humans are quite interesting, aren't they?"

"It's really interesting." Ash nodded. "I never thought the truth behind the myth would be like this."

"Since I've already brought up the topic, I also have something to ask you." Hades asked curiously, "Are you interested in Aphrodite?"

"What the hell?" Ash was a little confused after hearing Hades' sudden words. "Why did you suddenly mention Aphrodite?"

"Because I see that the 'Eros Echo' within you is gradually solidifying," Hades said. "Before long, you may possess the 'Eros Core' and become a God of Love."

Ah? I'm the God of Love?

real or fake?

"Shouldn't the role of Goddess of Love belong to Aphrodite and her child Eros?" Ash asked, puzzled. "Why am I included in this role?"

"Because you are also a child of Aphrodite." Hades said seriously, making Ash uncomfortable. "Your birth is the result of your mother's forbidden love for your father, and the god who facilitated this forbidden love is Aphrodite."

"Is there any logic to this?" Ash was confused. "Even if she contributed to my birth, she has no blood relationship with me. How can she be considered my mother?"

"The gods' judgment of children is never based on so-called blood ties," Hades said. "For us, any creature that inherits our divinity and possesses our blessing can be called our child."

"If that's the case..." Ash drew inferences, "Then wouldn't it be true that Zeus, the God King, has so many demigod children..."

"That's right. Those sons of Zeus mostly came from people's blessings," Hades said. "Because the number of people who hope to receive Zeus's blessing is the greatest, the number of Zeus' sons is also the greatest."

Okay, that's true.

As expected, whether in Greece or China, the gods that are believed to be effective have the most incense offerings, and the people who claim to be their children are also the most numerous.

"So..." Ash continued, "Aphrodite enjoys forbidden love? Even her own children?"

Hades was silent for a moment after listening to Ash's answer.

"...Adonis, you have a very vivid imagination..." Hades replied seriously, "Aphrodite doesn't like taboos, she just happens to be in love with you."

"That's a pretty romantic thing to say," Ash complained, "but unfortunately, no matter how romantic it is, it can't change the fact that she loves her own child."

"Adonis... do you hate Aphrodite that much?"

"That's not the case." Ash said truthfully, "I just want to find someone with the same dating experience as me. Is that okay?"

"This is your view of love, and I have no right to interfere." Hades said, "But I have to tell you that in the future I foresee, Aphrodite does love you."

"She loved you so much that she abandoned herself and her dignity, willing to disguise herself as someone else just to gain your favor," Hades said. "Even if you never responded to her advances until your death, she would be heartbroken over your death, cursing that love in this world must be accompanied by suspicion and betrayal."

"She will even transform your body into a rose so that it will always be by her side, turning you into a symbol of love."

At this point, Hades couldn't help but sigh: "I hope you can understand that Aphrodite loves you."

Oh my god, why is Aphrodite described by Hades like a lapdog? And what's the point of disguising herself as someone else?

Doesn't this mean that even if I reject her courtship, she will still meet me in a different appearance, trying to gain love by changing her identity?

After hearing what Hades said about the future, Ash was not moved at all. Instead, he felt an indescribable abstraction and terror.

And what's the point of turning my body into flowers and keeping them by your side? Even after I die, you won't let me go?

Holy shit, this is love? Are you sure you're not committing a crime?

Oh my god, your view on love in Kamijou is too outrageous!

"Okay, I admit that there's a slight possibility that Aphrodite loves me." Ash said with a stiff face, "But I don't deserve her. I think she deserves someone better!"

"..." Hades was silent for a moment, then couldn't help asking, "She likes you so much...don't you feel anything?"

"I just felt horrible."

"Love isn't a transaction. What you give must be rewarded," Ash said seriously. "Besides, it wasn't me who instigated Aphrodite to do this, was it?"

"That's not true," Hades said, "Aphrodite offered it for you."

"Isn't that what she forced upon me?" Ash continued, "If this kind of forced love must be responded to, then I think the person Aphrodite should love the most is Hephaestus, because Hephaestus has always been making jewelry for her to please her."

"Besides, don't you treat Persephone as your own daughter? Why don't you help Persephone, but instead speak well of Aphrodite?"

Ash looked at Hades's mountain-like face and asked, "Who are you helping?"

"Of course I'm helping Persephone," Hades said. "According to my observations, your departure will allow Persephone to grow, and she will become a true goddess of the underworld."

"That's not what you meant..." Ash said, somewhat bewilderedly. "Is the condition for your Hades' evolution to be a failure in love? Why do you insist on me leaving Persephone in order for her to grow?"

"A qualified god of the underworld must possess the will to take the lives of others," Hades replied. "Persephone lacks this will, and you are needed to help her grow."

"Oh my god!" Ash understood Hades's hint. "The reason you want me to betray her is to force her to take my life and establish her position as the God of the Underworld, right?"

"Yes," Hades said, "She is too weak now to be a qualified Lord of the Underworld."

No, buddy, if you want Persephone to grow, just let me die?

Damn it, you Hades are even more brutal than my deserter system!

Is my life not a life?

"No wonder Persephone never lets me see you." Ash grew angrier and angrier, finally unable to contain himself and cursing, "Hades, you're such a jerk!"

"I am not a human being." Hades didn't care about Ash's verbal attack at all. Instead, he said, "Your attack can't hurt me."

"So shameless?" Ash was shocked. "Then what about your dignity as a god?"

"People's faith in the underworld has long since shifted from Hades to Persephone," Hades said nonchalantly. "I don't even have a divine body anymore, so why should I care about the so-called dignity of a god?"

Okay, okay, so shameless, huh?

Sooner or later I will make up your unofficial history and make you into a goddess, or turn you into a effeminate servant like Kama, and then I will humiliate you severely!

Hades, I will remember this grudge!

Ash remembered the small notebook in his mind.

Chapter 18 Let’s form a family as three of us!

Originally, Ash thought that the myths of the Type-Moon world were truly abstract.

For example, many heroes and gods who should have been invincible have been inexplicably changed and weakened. Instead, a lot of characters who are purely story backgrounds and NPCs are brought out to brag about. Moreover, these characters are fine if they are not exaggerated, but once they are exaggerated, they seem to be able to sit at the same table with the main gods. Some can even kill the God King with explosives, directly becoming top-level shock waves. It can be said that it is a pure collection of niche abstract myths.

Among them, the ones who suffered the most were Luo from India, He from Greece, and Fin from Britain.

As for who is the biggest shockwaver in the Type-Moon world...oh my god, this is a topic that cannot even be touched!

In short, Ash once really felt that the Type-Moon mythology was too wild and too good at making up history.