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

"I know...I know everything..."

Hercules could not help but roar, "But, but! If I don't blame myself, then who should I blame?"

"Do I blame my father, who caused my birth but could not protect me? Or do I blame the people who wished for a hero to protect them? Or do I blame Hera, the Queen of Heaven, who inflicted Madness on me, or Madness itself?"

"If I don't blame myself, who else can I blame?!"

After roaring out the sadness in his heart, the strongest hero's face froze.

Obviously, after venting his anger, he regained his sanity.

Hercules regained his senses and quickly apologized to Ash: "I'm sorry, brother-in-law..."

"I am okay."

Ash continued, "Compared to my situation, how do you feel? Are you relieved?"

"I……"

Hercules sighed and nodded, "Well...it's getting better..."

"I hope you feel better."

Ash said, "If you really can't find anyone to blame, why not blame me."

"...Brother-in-law?"

Hercules looked surprised and asked Ash in disbelief, "Why... do you say that?"

"If I had been born earlier, perhaps I could have changed the tragedy and saved your wife and child."

Ash couldn't help but sigh, "No, if I had met you earlier and completed [Growth] earlier, I could have changed the fate of your family."

At this point, Ash couldn't help but look sad, and said in a deep voice: "But these are all ifs, and I don't have the ability to change the past."

"..."

Hearing Ash's sigh, Hercules fell into a long silence.

That is undoubtedly a statement filled with arrogance.

But it was such nonsense that made the strongest hero feel the rare warmth.

Because the strongest hero in Greece could clearly feel that the nonsense of the person in front of him all came from the pain he felt because of the existence of [love].

It's amazing.

This is clearly my pain, so why do I feel much calmer after seeing that others can also feel it?

Is it because my pain has been shared, or is it because I have become weak?

No, that shouldn't be the case.

I guess... I'm more human than a monster now, right?

As expected... I'm not born a "strong person"... but a "weak person" who became stronger...

"When the Argo returns, come visit us in Paradise."

The Flower of Greece smiled and said, "I thought you would be willing to introduce my nephews to me?"

"...Can I really...?"

Hercules couldn't help but ask, "Am I really qualified to... kill them?"

"of course."

Ash said, "Believe me, the love I see in you."

"I am willing to swear in the name of Adonis to the almighty god Zeus that the love I have seen is absolutely true."

Ash made the most solemn oath to the Greek "Father", "If I am false, may Almighty God take my life with thunder."

No wonder.

No wonder the chaste goddess would give up her vow.

No wonder the father god of the ocean gave up his “fatherhood” that had existed for thousands of years.

No wonder the goddess of love and beauty would give all her love to one person.

No wonder the mistress of the underworld would give up using death to get her favorite flower.

All this is simply because the flower that disturbed the hearts of the gods truly possessed a beauty that was truly captivating.

Hercules sighed like this.

however.

His emotion did not last long.

Because the Greek flower that moved him also had an inherent evil side.

"Oh, by the way, you can stay on the ship, but remember to knock Polyphemus unconscious and make him stay in Mysia."

Ash changed the subject and reminded Hercules, "According to predetermined destiny, he will establish the city of Chius in Mysia and become its king."

"Ah this..."

Hercules responded with a smile: "Okay, got it!"

Sure enough, even the most beautiful flowers have a bad side.

The strongest hero in Greece complained in his heart.

64

Chapter 64: Are you the second best in Greece?

After replenishing the sailing supplies and leaving Polyphemus, the king of Mysia, there, the Argo set out on a new voyage.

Since Hercules did not leave the team, the entire Argonaut naturally did not quarrel as in the original story, nor was time wasted because of it. Instead, they maintained unity and harmony as always.

Perhaps because the entire Argonaut adventure was too harmonious and smooth, and no serious dangers were encountered, the heroes on the ship began to become bored and even started to give up.

Even Captain Jason, who married a wife halfway, was a little bored and fell into the slacking state of a veteran office worker.

Hercules felt uncomfortable seeing everyone slacking off, so he went to talk to Ash, the "hidden crew member", about the situation, hoping he could help to motivate them.

Ash was actually happy to see this situation happen.

After all, it is much better for the heroes to relax and sunbathe or go sea fishing than to fight and kill each other.

In the eyes of this time traveler, such a pleasant slow life is really the happy life that many middle-aged people in later generations, especially men who have established families and careers, desire but cannot obtain. I wonder how many people want to live like this but cannot do so.

However, he did not directly instill his ideas into Hercules. He just smiled and held him down, asking him to wait and watch the show at the next stop.

Faced with the delighted look on his brother-in-law's face, as if he had seen something funny but was unwilling to say it directly, Hercules stopped thinking about teaching the heroes a lesson and chose to wait and watch the show.

In this way, the heroes' happy and slow life continued for a while, until the Argo entered the next port - Bebrycus.

As soon as the Argo reached the shore, the Bebrycons immediately surrounded the ship and blocked the heroes' way out.

Just as the heroes were feeling annoyed by the locals' overly rude and even somewhat offensive behavior, a muscular man wearing a pearl crown, about two meters tall, and dressed in gorgeous long clothes walked out of the crowd and came to them.

As soon as this king-like man arrived, he didn't give the heroes a chance to introduce themselves and began to preach arrogantly.

"Listen, you who wander the sea, I am Amycus, son of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and king here."

"Since you have come to my land, you should know some of my rules."

"Anyone who sets foot on this land must be ruled by the king."

Amycus said proudly, "If you are dissatisfied, you can send the best among you to duel with me to prove your strength."

"If you win, I can grant you permission to stay temporarily on my land, and I can also allow you to leave."

"If you lose..."

Amycus paused, a greedy expression on his face, and jokingly said, "Then all the treasures on your ship will become my property, and you will stay here and become my slaves to please me!"

As soon as Amycus finished speaking, the Bebrycans immediately raised their fists and loyally supported their king: "Amycus, the strongest!"

Faced with Amycus's extremely arrogant declaration of war, Ash couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Oh my god, isn't this the standard line used by the small-time villains in our old-school RPG games?

Such an outdated formula villain speech, in the 21st century, can only be used in comedy works, right?

If a funny villain like this were to appear in a comic, he probably wouldn't survive more than a single chapter, right?

The reason why Ash dared to complain like this was not because he relied on his strong background and many connections to take it lightly.

This is mainly because... in the original text of the Argonautica, Amycus is also like a funny character. He is a villain used to soothe the emotions of readers who have read the tragedy of Cychikos Island and the withdrawal of Hercules.

Speaking of Amycus, his fighting ability is actually not bad. He can even be regarded as a T0 goalkeeper among the Greek demigods. He is a villain who can appear as a mid-to-late-stage BOSS in many heroic biographies.

Unfortunately, the film set where he played the villain was called "The Argonauts".

What’s even more regrettable is that there are T0s everywhere on the Argo, and T1s are worse than dogs.

In other words, this Amykos is really a hilarious villain who can't survive more than one episode.

The battle-hardened and knowledgeable Ash smiled happily at Amycus's provocation, but the young heroes on the Argo were different.

Under Amycus's ridicule, all the heroes present were ready to fight, their faces flushed, and they turned the entire Argo into a Rambo Club.

This was because all the heroes on the ship were either demigods or skilled craftsmen who had reached the divine realm. It could be said that each of them possessed the power of a demigod.

More importantly, they had never seen anyone so arrogant and domineering in front of them since they were young!

"Isn't he just the son of the sea god and the king of a country?"

Jason was the first to curse, "You speak as if we don't have the Argo."

"Yes."

Peleus, known as the father of Achilles, followed suit and shouted, "I am still the King of Thessaly!"

"Yeah yeah!"

Admetus also stood up and proved, "I am still the king of Leto!"

"I am still the King of Crete!"

Deucalion also stood up and cursed, "You are just a small king from a remote area of Thrace, and you have the nerve to challenge us?"

When Deucalion said this, all the Bebulicians, including Amycus, were stunned and then showed angry expressions.

Then, all the heroes on the Argo went from being angry to trying to hold back their laughter, and finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Even Ash laughed out loud after hearing this.

There's nothing I can do about it. I can't really blame Ash for having a low sense of humor.

Because what Deucalion said was too discriminatory and too slanderous.

You know, Greek culture has a very wide range of influence, and naturally there will be many cultural differences and discriminations due to different locations.

Coincidentally, Crete is the birthplace of Greek culture, and the country with the richest cultural heritage, while Thrace is the last "barbaric land" to be conquered by the Greeks and was not completely civilized.

The low status of the Thracians in the Greek cultural circle can be summarized in the simplest words: in the stories of Greek mythology, the people of city-states such as Athens, Sparta and Thebes are almost all heroes in the stories, while the Thracians are basically villains such as robbers, liars and thieves.

There is even another more direct manifestation of regional discrimination in Greece: when the Greeks considered themselves civilized, they cut out Ares and Dionysus, two "barbaric" theocracies known for "war" and "indulgence", and even recorded them in history books as barbarian gods brought into Greece by the Thracians after they entered the Greek cultural circle.

It is easy to imagine how harsh Deucalion's words must have been to the Bebulic people living in Thrace.

Faced with the Argonauts' roar of laughter, Bebrycus was furious, and Amycus was furious. He pointed directly at the Argonauts and shouted, "What's the point of talking nonsense!"

"Do you dare to gesticulate with me?"

Amycus cursed, "Let me show you what it means to be second to Greece!"

Seeing Amycus speak like this, the heroes present were stunned for a moment, and suddenly couldn't help laughing even more.

Because they discovered that this clamoring clown actually had some self-awareness, knowing that Hercules was the strongest in Greece, and then put himself in second place.

And what made them laugh the most was that this clown who knew the name of Hercules had no idea that the strongest hero of Greece was on the ship!

Faced with this situation, even the Greek Hercules, who was always good at holding back his laughter, couldn't help laughing.

There's nothing we can do about it, it's because Amycus's remarks were so funny.

Anyone who can resist laughing at such a hilarious clown must be a god!

"Of course we can duel, but there are quite a lot of us..."