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

For example, some people said that Yang Yuhuan of the Tang Dynasty was a beauty who brought disaster. She caused Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to marry his daughter-in-law as a concubine even if it meant marrying his own son. He also arranged important positions for all the concubine's relatives, which led to corruption in the empire and eventually the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion.

But even if Yang Yuhuan was not there, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang would have found other concubines to fill the void and disrupt the government.

In fact, before Tang Xuanzong forcibly married Yang Yuhuan, there was already a equally favored concubine, Wu Huifei. This Wu Huifei was a vicious woman who could interfere in the palace politics and even caused Tang Xuanzong to kill three sons in one day before he became completely incompetent.

But even a vicious woman like Wu Huifei was able to interfere in state affairs essentially because she had obtained the tacit approval of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

From this point of view, it can be seen that beautiful women are different from ordinary beauties. In essence, they are caused by the presence of foolish kings or princes who are also consumed by desire.

Therefore, Helen, like Yang Yuhuan, is also an unlucky woman who has to bear a lot of blame in the story.

Because the source of the Trojan War was the fight between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite for the golden apple "given to the most beautiful goddess", that is, their desire to possess the honor of being the "most beautiful" in Greece.

In order to compete for the title of "most beautiful", the three goddesses asked the gods to be the judges. In order not to offend the three goddesses, the gods put the blame on Zeus. In order not to take the blame, Zeus gave the right of judgment to the beautiful boy Paris from the world.

After that, the judge Paris, under the open bribery of the three goddesses, chose Aphrodite as the most beautiful, who proposed to "give you the most beautiful woman in the world."

As a result, when this judgment came out, Queen Helen, who had originally been married to Menelaos, the king of Sparta, unfortunately became the woman chosen by Paris, which in turn triggered the Trojan War.

If this isn't incomprehensible, it's at least an abstract and outrageous story. No matter how you look at it, Helen seems to have become a victim just because she's too beautiful, right?

Therefore, Ash not only wanted to see how beautiful Helen, the "beauty who brings disaster", was, but also wanted to know if he could help her.

Ash even felt that Helen, in a sense, was the companion in the entire Greek mythology who could best understand his predicament.

After all, he was targeted by a group of gods because he was too handsome. He was an unlucky guy who didn't know when he would fall and trigger a terrifying Shura field.

Of course, Ash really wanted to see how beautiful Helen was.

He did not think that Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, could be more beautiful than Athena beside him, or the four goddesses who paid attention to him.

But he just wanted to see what Helen looked like!

After all, she was a beauty who triggered the Trojan War. She was obviously T0 on the must-see list of ancient Greece, and could even be said to be the second most powerful hero after Hercules!

If I don't see what Helen looks like, wouldn't it be a waste of my time traveling to Greece?

With this in mind, Ash immediately looked at Ariadne and said, "Sister Athena, can you teleport us to Sparta, to the Dioscuri family?"

"Where's Sister Athena?" Ariadne blinked, as if she knew nothing. "The one in front of you is Ariadne."

Not sisters?

Anyone who knows Athena can see through your fake account. How dare you continue to pretend?

Faced with Ariadne's words, Ash was truly speechless.

He finally realized that these Greek mecha gods had more tricks than each other and were more and more skilled at playing.

As for Athena's situation, Ash felt that she was probably only slightly worse than Hades. She had not completely given up her face, but she was also shameless enough.

The most important thing is that he really has no way to deal with Athena's cheating behavior.

After all, Athena was the most powerful goddess in ancient Greece. Her fighting ability was so strong that she even dared to fight Typhon after he destroyed the world and the gods fled.

What else can you do when you meet such a shameless goddess who is so good at fighting?

"Forgive my ignorance, but I cannot decipher the riddle of the Goddess of Wisdom." Ash said helplessly, "Could you be so kind as to give me a hint?"

"That's easy." Ariadne smiled and then said in a voice transmission, "I want to hold your hand."

"Holding hands?" Ash complained with an awkward expression, "Aren't we already holding hands?"

"That's different!" Ariadne pointed out seriously, her eyebrows raised. "I took the initiative to hold your hand, not you!"

At this point, Ariadne was still angry: "You were the one who took the initiative to hold Persephone's hand! I remember it clearly!"

???

Although Persephone doesn't acknowledge me, I am still Persephone's adopted son in name. Is there anything strange about me holding her hand?

And you saw me holding Persephone's hand... but that was when I was six. Aren't you Ariadne now? How dare you use Athena's perspective?

This, this, this...does this make sense?

After complaining to this point, Ash finally realized that this Greek goddess was no different from a human being. She was also an abstract monster who was jealous and would even bring up old grudges to be jealous.

This ability to be jealous is comparable to the level of some extremely crazy people who try to find poison in the plot, or even make up poisonous plot points in their own imagination that don't exist!

Damn, you gods are too crazy and too annoying, aren't you?

Alas, I am unlucky to meet you, a group of scary goddesses.

Ash sighed inwardly and could only pull Ariadne's hand away from Chiron once again. Under the wide-eyed gaze of the Centaur Sage, he asked Ariadne, "Beautiful princess, can I take the lead on this 'date'?"

This is what I want to see!

Don’t even mention a date, even if something else unexpected happens, I can bear the pain and accept it!

Faced with Ash's slightly bitter but very thorough service, the goddess felt secretly happy to the extreme and almost threw away her dignity and nodded directly.

but.

The goddess of wisdom always understands the principle of knowing when to stop and that too much is as bad as too little.

Athena, you have to hold back and don't laugh.

This was just the pre-dinner dessert, the initial stages of the war. If he started to get cocky now, the worst thing he'd do would be to provoke others' attacks, but the worst thing he'd do would be to make Ash dislike him!

Therefore, Athena suppressed her excitement and smiled reservedly in response to Ash's "invitation".

Ariadne took the hand Ash offered her and said gently, "It is my honor to receive your protection and invitation."

Are you sure I'm protecting you?

Ash sighed inwardly once more, then prayed towards Athens: "Athena, goddess of wisdom, please help us and take us to the home of the Dioscuri twins and invite them to become heroes of the Argo."

"You're doing great. I'll help you."

At Athena's response, multiple beams of light enveloped the group, transporting them to a manor in Sparta.

Not only that.

"Ash, I remember that Her Majesty Hera gave you her Sphinx as a mount, but she didn't give you the reins, right?"

"It must be very uncomfortable to ride the Sphinx like this. I happen to have a set of reins here, so I'll give them to you."

As the beam of light was transmitted, the Sphinx beside Ash unknowingly possessed a set of reins filled with divine power.

Sphinx looked at the reins that appeared on his body and said in surprise, "Boss, I'm a regular, meow?"

"Uh..." Ash touched the Sphinx's reins and confirmed, "Is this... a divine treasure?"

"That's right," Chiron explained at the right moment. "From what I've observed, this should be a riding Noble Phantasm similar to the 'Knight's Reins' on Pegasus."

"This Noble Phantasm greatly enhances the wielder's riding ability, and also increases the attack and defense power of both the rider and the mount. It is a supreme anti-military Noble Phantasm."

Chiron continued, "Just looking at the amount of spiritual energy stored... this is probably even stronger than the 'Reins of the Knights'!"

Stronger than "Riding Ying's Reins"?

That means this thing is guaranteed to be A+ grade against the military, maybe even A++ grade?

Oh my god, such a powerful treasure is just given away casually... Athena is so generous!

Ash suddenly realized that Athena, who had used a small account in front of him, smelled of tea, and pretended to be a little woman the whole time, didn't seem so bad after all.

If a little service to Athena can earn such a powerful treasure, then wouldn't it be great if I could serve her more...

Ash shook his head and suppressed his desire.

The Noble Phantasm given by Athena was great, but it was nothing compared to the possibility of one's own life being physically cut into pieces by other goddesses!

Thinking of this, Ash immediately put on a loyal attitude and praised: "Thank you for the gift, Lady Athena. I will work harder on the road of heroism and live up to your expectations!"

What I want is not your efforts in this regard!

Although Athena wanted to say so, she finally acquiesced to his praise.

The wise goddess knew that if she tried to take over Ash's body and mind by force, she would end up losing everything.

Because only if she truly establishes a romantic relationship with Ash will she be qualified to compete with Persephone and Aphrodite for his belonging.

After all, both of them have the identity of Ash's mother, and can obtain the most powerful position in the judgment of the gods.

When Athena thought of this, she completely calmed down.

"Ash." Athena controlled her avatar and urged her beloved young man, "Let's go visit Dioscuri soon."

I've been waiting for you to say this!

"We're going now."

Seeing Athena's response, Ash immediately took Ariadne's hand and walked towards the manor gate.

Before the formal visit, Ash did some research.

Although in the original mythology, the Dioscuri Twins were the sons of Zeus during their lifetime and were elevated to full gods after their death, this mythology is completely different in Type-Moon.

In this Type-Moon world, the Dioscuri Twins were originally nature gods of the Greek region, but were conquered by the alien Olympian Mecha-Gods and demoted to their subordinate gods.

What's even more tragic is that these two were demoted to the twins from gods and gradually lost their divinity under the faith of mankind, becoming the sons of Zeus who were demigods.

Ash didn't know what Type-Moon was thinking when she wanted to explain and restore the fusion phenomenon between myths in this way.

But there was one thing he was certain of—that was that this pair of twin gods were truly unlucky and miserable, so miserable that they could even obtain the rank of "Avenger".

Therefore, Ash decided to treat the unfortunate twin gods as he would treat gods in order to restore their dignity.

"I am Ash Adonis of Eleusis." Ash knocked on the door and carefully selected his words. "I have long heard of the gods Castor and Pollux. I beg you to allow me to see their glory."

"God?" A young man's voice came from the manor. "I never thought someone would remember our true identities."

"The Eleusinians, visiting us in Sparta?" the girl said with a hint of surprise. "What a distinguished guest."

After saying that, two rays of light rushed out from the mansion, opened the gate of the manor, and came in front of Ash and others.

"Are you Ash, the one who wants to visit us?" The arrogant blond boy looked directly into Ash's face and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad."

"Oh, what a bunch of distinguished guests we have here." The gentle blond girl welcomed them with a smile, "Come in, everyone."

Perhaps they did not recognize Ariadne's true identity, or they pretended not to know.

In short, the Twin Gods, with Ash as their primary guide, gently welcomed the group through the manor and into their own residence.

After inviting everyone to take their seats, the Gemini God, as the host, immediately started the conversation.

"I know you're inviting me and my sister to help Jason obtain the Golden Fleece," Castor said, somewhat forcefully, "but you should also know that our sister Helen is too fragile and needs our protection and care."

"Yes, yes." Pollux added with a smile, "Although Helen is still young, she is already more beautiful than me. If we were not here, I don't know how many people would plot against her."

What red and white face combination?

This is to increase the intensity of my Peking Opera singing!

Ash knew that he had met a tough opponent this time.

Faced with this situation, just saying soft words won't work, he must also be more forceful.

"I understand your concern for your younger sisters, and I sincerely understand your difficulties," Ash continued, gently adding, "If I put myself in their shoes, if I also had a fragile younger sister who needed protection, I would definitely do my utmost to prevent her from coming to any harm."

"But the reality is that not all problems can be overcome by fighting hard."

At this point, Ash said seriously, "Rather, the problem is that the more fiercely we resist, the worse it gets, and even out of control."

"I know what I said is just useless and unpleasant truths, but I still have to say it..." Ash changed his gentle expression and said seriously, "If the two gods defy fate like this, it will most likely only make the future worse."

"Worse?"

"If anything else, it would only mean we retreated prematurely, becoming remnants of a bygone era." Castor sneered. "Compared to our sister becoming a stigmatized femme fatale, the cause of our farewell to the Age of Greek Gods, what does that mean?"

"That's right," Pollux said. "It's okay for us to become victims of human faith, but Helen must not be."

"Although she, like the rest of us, has been demoted from a natural deity to a demigod, at least she can still lead a normal life," Pollux continued. "This is much better than becoming a victim, caught between heroes and gods."

What the hell?

Not only is Dioscuri a demigod who was demoted from a god, but Helen is also one?

It's over. Not only did Helen become a victim of the Trojan War, but was she also the cause of the farewell of the Age of Gods?

Are you saying that... the Trojan War was a symbol of the farewell of the Greek gods, orchestrated by the gods... or Zeus?

What is this the most miserable family in Greece?

Ash was taking in a lot of information from the Dioscuri twins' words and his system went into a state of interruption.