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

Ash took over Elitia's words and said with a smile, "Is this weapon enough?"

"That's right, the frame..."

Elitia couldn't help but feel a little worried. "But if you do this... won't it be bad?"

"Don't worry, I'm just skipping class for a bit."

Ash smirked, "Even if they acquire this weapon, the heroes won't be lacking the necessary [Curse]."

After saying that, the electronic dragon player who was full of the spirit of guessing, and the sea god with the red pit girl card on his head showed a happy smile.

On the second day, the entertained Argonauts accepted the request of the Dorians, sailed to the Giant Island, and launched a war to defend humanity against the Giants' followers.

Perhaps because the heroes were so brave and skilled in fighting, there were no casualties in the entire giant-suppression war.

This was undoubtedly a textbook-level annihilation battle.

However, all those who participated in such a perfect annihilation battle kept their mouths shut about the details of the entire war, only claiming that they had received help from the sea god Poseidon and achieved a perfect victory.

After that, those who participated in the war did not dare to drink for a long time, for fear of revealing any details.

It was not until much later, when Ash changed his destiny and Kujikos lived to marry his beloved queen, that he revealed the following details while drunk:

"I, I'm telling you... I didn't turn into a monkey... and I didn't climb a tree... Hiccup... The person who turned into a running baboon on the seashore wasn't me... It was Jason, Captain of the Argo..."

"And... that nightmare... the one who was wailing wasn't me... it was Hercules..."

"Hey... He was still crying... and shouting things like 'Brother-in-law, I was really wrong'... 'Brother-in-law, please forgive me, please forgive me!'"

"Really... I've only heard of people who were afraid of their fathers... their brothers... but I've never seen anyone as afraid of their brother-in-law as he is..."

Less than a month after this news leaked out...the Argonaut visited Kitchikos Island again.

After that, Dolione had a new legend - the wailing of Cyzicus, which was as unpleasant as a crow.

Faced with the above legend, Ash only has one thing to say:

"I just want to skip class, what's wrong with that?"

63

Chapter 63 What? Hercules is quitting the team?

After helping the Dorians defeat the six-armed giant and lifting the curse left by the giant's followers, the heroes of the Argo first built a temple on the Giant Island according to their predetermined fate, and then embarked on their journey again.

Perhaps because the heroes of the Argo did not kill the Dorians, the Argo's subsequent voyage did not have the storms and thunder described in the original text. Instead, it was smooth sailing without many disturbances.

Speaking of this journey, Ash has one more thing he wants to complain about.

He had clearly said goodbye to Poseidon, who had abandoned his paternal authority and transformed into Elitia, but when he boarded the Argo and left the island of Kichikos, he could still feel Elitia's presence behind him.

Then, he used the [Poseidon's Favor] to search for Elitia's trace.

It would have been fine if he hadn't been looking for Ash, but once he started looking for him, it became very difficult to hold on.

Because, what Ellytia meant by not boarding the Argo was to leave some distance between herself and Ash so that they could miss each other. In reality, she was just staying in her repaired body, sneaking under the sea, and following the Argo.

After noticing what Elitia did, Ash couldn't help but admire her comedic talent.

But that's not the funniest thing.

Because, when he asked Elitia if this was a violation of the agreement, her series of answers showed her talent -

"Just tell me, if I didn't board the Argo, am I separated from you?"

"What? You're saying this distance won't make you miss me?"

「Wow, if it’s really that far away… I… I…」

Faced with the funny sea god's answer, Ash could only accept the current situation with a helpless smile.

but.

Perhaps it was because Elitia had been following the Argo all the time, giving Ariadne and Aphaia a strong sense of crisis, or perhaps the two chaste goddesses had learned from observing Elitia's ranking process, so they did not make a fuss like before, but instead maintained a delicate balance.

In short, the two chastity goddesses did not fight against the cheating second aunt as they did before. Instead, they used Elitia to follow behind the Argo, so that they could only "secretly observe" Ash's situation, and every day they thought of ways to pull Ash to play on the back deck.

This time, they did not continue to play the special version of Texas Hold'em with Ash that would drain his life and brain power, but instead played "Fishing".

The reason why "fishing" is put in quotation marks is mainly because the two goddesses did not actually fish, but sat next to Ash and watched him fish.

When there was no fish caught, the two goddesses would lean on Ash and chat with him about time-killing topics. Once he caught a fish, the goddesses would cheer for him and even kiss him, providing him with the emotional value of catching a fish.

The entire fishing process was naturally an excellent experience for Ash.

After all, the two goddesses didn't cause any big trouble around him, but just chatted with him peacefully. It was a wonderful time that he couldn't even imagine for him to enjoy the long-lost fun of fishing, let alone let them lower themselves to play with him.

However, this was very uncomfortable for Elytia who was following behind the Argo.

Ash was enjoying fishing, but her two nieces were fishing for her!

She followed him all the way here, but she had been watching her two nieces touching their beloved Ash in broad daylight, even taking advantage of him!

Even though she knew that her two nieces were just baiting her to force her to jump out and give them an opportunity to beat her up, she still felt very uncomfortable.

After all, the fishing behavior of the two chaste goddesses was torture, humiliation and provocation to her no matter how you looked at it.

The most infuriating thing was that even if she jumped out to fight, she would not be able to defeat these two nieces.

Faced with this situation, the sulking Elitia could only manipulate the waves to make the Argo reach the next stop earlier, so as to reduce the torture of her two nieces.

With the literal help of Poseidon, the Argo, which originally needed to sail on the sea for two weeks, only took three days to reach its next stop - the Mysia region.

As soon as they landed, the heroes rushed to the local city to replenish fresh vegetables and daily necessities for their journey at sea.

After most of the heroes had gotten off the ship, Hercules came to Ash and asked him a question that surprised him.

"Um...brother-in-law..."

"According to Brother Apollo's prophecy, I will stay on this land in the future and no longer follow the ship..."

Hercules asked Ash awkwardly, "Should I get off the boat?"

What? Hercules is quitting the team?

If you, Hercules, quit the team, then it will only be Jason and I to support the Argo, right?

Faced with Hercules' question, Ash couldn't help but feel a little confused.

You know, in the original myth, the reason why Hercules withdrew from the Argo was essentially because his beautiful young lover and adopted son Hylas was abducted by nymphs in the water while purchasing supplies in Mysia, so he had to disembark in the Mysian region to look for Hylas.

However, that is just what the original myth says.

The reality is: Hercules never brought Hylas on board, so there would be no story of Hylas being abducted and Hercules having to stay in Mysia to look for his adopted son.

For Hercules now, he had no reason to get off the boat, and it didn't matter whether he got off the boat or not.

"You're going to leave or stay... and you're asking me?"

Ash thought for a moment and said, "Don't you have your own ideas?"

"hey-hey……"

Hercules smiled innocently and said, "I will listen to you, brother-in-law."

"You listen to me?"

Ash frowned and teased, "I see... you want me to take the blame?"

"No, no, there is absolutely no such thing!"

Hercules shook his head repeatedly, racking his brains to come up with an explanation. "I just thought... staying on the ship might be helpful to you, brother-in-law, so I came to ask you."

"Do you really think so?"

Ash knew what Hercules was thinking, so he teased, "I think you're just afraid I'll hold a grudge against you, right?"

"Ah this..."

Hercules thought about it and felt that nothing he said was right, so he lowered his head and admitted defeat, "Brother-in-law, please forgive me and let me die quickly."

"Since you've said that, let's forget it this time."

Seeing Hercules begging for mercy, Ash lost interest in teasing him and said seriously, "It would be good for everyone if you stayed on the Argo, but I have no reason to force you to stay."

"therefore."

Ash patted Hercules's strong arm and said to him, "It depends on your own opinion."

"My thoughts...?"

Hercules turned to look at the backs of the Argonaut heroes heading towards the city, and his face was stunned.

Ever since he responded to Athena's call to become a member of the Argo, and met his handsome brother-in-law who was known as the flower of Greece, he either watched Ash maneuvering in the Shura field formed by the two goddesses, constantly finding a way to survive, or was ordered around by his two sisters or his brother-in-law. He did all the hard work and suffered a lot.

After this hard time, he lived a good life for several months, with only a few days of good days in Elitia's Silver City.

What made him most upset was that during these few good days in Silver City, he also went to Giant Island and watched his brother-in-law use the [Trident of Poseidon] to summon waves, drowning the giants directly, and then transforming the curse left behind by the giants into hallucinogens, inflicting them on them, and calling it a dark historical period that followed the course of history.

But even in this time full of suffering and dark history, Hercules inexplicably felt... that it seemed not so bad?

This is not to say that Greece's greatest hero changed his personality in just a few months.

He simply felt that he had lived a very fulfilling life during this period of time.

He was so fulfilled that he almost forgot why he became a hero undergoing the trial.

Hercules looked at the backs of his companions as they walked away, and for the first time, his lion-like eyes flickered with mist.

"Brother-in-law...I'd better stay..."

Hercules grinned and said to Ash, "It's better for me to stay here and protect everyone."

Faced with Hercules's uncontrollable smile of sadness, Ash couldn't help but look stunned.

Since he met Hercules, this was the first time he saw this strongest and toughest man with such a sad expression.

"Hercules..."

Ash couldn't help but ask, "Did you...think of something sad?"

Hercules stared at the backs of his companions, the sadness in his eyes rising and falling like the tide.

In the end, the hero suppressed the sadness in his heart and smiled.

"The heroes of the Argo are already my companions."

Hercules smiled and said, "I want to see the smiles of their parents when they are reunited with their children."

"..."

In response to Hercules' words, Ash was silent for a long time and then started talking.

"Come to think of it, Sister Artemis once asked me what kind of hero I wanted to be."

Ash said, "At that time, I answered that I wanted to be a hero who protects heroes."

"Later, Athena also asked me if I could fight against [Fate] in order to change the hero's tragedy."

Hercules listened to Ash's account of the past. Although he had already guessed the answer, he still couldn't help but ask: "So... what is your answer?"

"Of course I can."

Ash said, "If I don't want to...you won't have the chance to call me brother-in-law, right?"

“…This is truly a… thorny road…”

Hercules sighed, "Brother-in-law...you are so amazing..."

"I just rely on my pretty face and the favor of the gods. I'm not that great."

Ash said, "Compared to that, you are the more powerful hero."

"I……"

Hercules sighed and said, "He is just a negligent father and a negligent husband..."

Seeing Hercules like this, Ash patted Hercules on the shoulder to show encouragement: "What the gods did is really fucked up, it's not your fault."

"I know... but even if I'm cursed and driven mad... I'll still kill them..."

Hercules frowned and said in a deep voice, "She encouraged me despite her despair... and then..."

"Stop talking. This matter cannot be blamed on you."

Ash stopped Hercules from speaking and continued, "You are only hurting yourself by putting the blame on yourself like this."