After hearing Zeus's answer, Ash fell silent.

If it was hundreds or thousands of years, Ash would not have any specific idea because the number was too long.

But fifty years... this might not be a big deal for gods, but it is completely different for demigods and humans.

Ash finally understood why Zeus was so kind to him and even felt guilty about it.

"I can guarantee that you will only feel like you have slept for a whole night."

Zeus said, "Even so, you will still feel the baptism of time on the world after you wake up."

"What I did to you was pure evil."

Zeus lowered his eyes and asked the young man who was about to be killed by him, "Are you willing to accept it?"

The moment he asked this question, Zeus actually already knew the answer he would get.

Because He knew that although He seemed to have given the young man in front of him the opportunity to choose, there was only one option before him from the beginning to the end.

Moreover, He had already observed the choice the other party would make from the very beginning.

But even so.

When the predicted result actually happened, Zeus's core finally missed a beat.

"I'm willing to accept it."

"Fortunately, I was granted eternal youth by Persephone, and my lovers are gods who never age."

The Flower of Greece continued to lighten the mood with her somewhat lame joke in front of Greece's [Father], "Otherwise, I don't know how I'm going to face everyone fifty years from now."

Zeus didn't smile at Ash's lame teasing, but just kept his head down: "Sorry."

Ash smiled, came to Hades and Aphrodite, and untied the shackles that had long been released for them.

"In the next period of time..."

Ash looked at Zeus and said with a smile, "Please let me say goodbye to them."

Zeus nodded silently, and then a burst of light and shadow passed by, enveloping Ash and the two goddesses.

When the light and shadow faded, Ash and the two goddesses had returned to Kivotos Island.

Looking at the majestic sculptures of the sun and the moon, the Aegean Sea as blue as the sky, the unfinished mechanical city, and the goddess beside him with a sad face, unwilling to say goodbye to her lover, Ash felt mixed emotions in his heart, but he didn't know how to express them.

In the end, all he could do was sigh: "It's really a Deus Ex Machina."

Yes.

Anyone faced with such an abrupt development would be unable to help but sigh.

But even though it was so abrupt, Ash could still accept it.

Because, this so-called "Deus Ex Machina" was the result of him rewriting the "tragedy" of many heroes.

"Oedipus, Asterios, Dioscuri, Helen, Chiron, Hercules, Jason, the Dorians, Medea... I really helped so many people change their fate."

Looking back, Ash couldn't help but sigh, "Although this was just a small favor from the gods, it was still a joyful experience."

"What a pity... I haven't helped Orpheus and Asclepius change their fate yet..."

When Ash said this, he looked at Aphrodite beside him and said softly: "Aphrodite, you must have helped me a lot behind the scenes, right? I'm so sorry that I only found out about this now."

"I should be the one saying sorry..."

Aphrodite's eyes were filled with tears, and she couldn't help but apologize, "I'm sorry, I've been hiding this from you..."

"I'm already so fickle, so what does it matter if you do something I don't know about?"

The Greek flower kissed her lover's cheek and wiped away her tears. "I'm sorry, Afu, I still need you to wait for me."

"I am okay."

Perhaps fearing that her lover would continue to be sad, Aphrodite not only held back her tears but also comforted him, "I'm very patient. I've been waiting since before you were born, Ash. A little time is not a big deal..."

Hearing Aphrodite's comfort in return, Ash's heart trembled suddenly, and he couldn't help but hug his lover, silently stroking her back, and using the warmth of his body to comfort her.

On the other side, the King of the Underworld, who always had a smile on his face, was also expressing his unspeakable guilt with his talking eyes in the embrace between his lovers.

"Hades..."

Ash said, "You must have made a lot of efforts for me... in places I don't know about, right?"

“…What’s the point of doing so much…”

Hades lowered his eyelids and chuckled to himself, "In the end... everything I did didn't allow you to live a carefree life..."

"How could your help be of no use?"

Ash refuted Hades' point, "Without your help, I don't think Zeus would be so open and honest with me and ask for my opinion like he is now."

"The most important thing is that He allows me to have multiple relationships at the same time, and I don't even have to pay a bride price~"

Ash jokingly said, "Do you know how many people in later generations have dreamed of this but couldn't? I have to thank you for your mediation for me."

"But... well—"

Hades wanted to say something, but his beloved boy pulled him to his side and blocked his lips.

After a long time.

"I just want to get some sleep, I'm not going to die."

After confirming that Pluto's sadness had been temporarily dispelled, the Flower of Greece continued, "I still prefer your smirk. Can you smile? Crying doesn't suit you at all."

"……Um."

Pluto responded to his lover's request, raised his hand and curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

"This is the right thing to do."

Ash put on a badass look and ordered, "When I wake up, I'm going to make Erinyes with you, so be ready for me."

“…You’re wrong.”

Hades was stunned by Ash's sudden joke, but then he laughed and retorted, "By then, they should all be called Fuliie."

"Isn't that the Roman name for the Erinyes?"

Ash couldn't help but complain, "Fifty years from now it's not even the Roman era yet, what are you thinking!"

"Keep pace with the times~"

After teasing, Hades summoned the teleportation array to Cyprus, enveloping Ash and Aphrodite, and whispered, "I will explain to the other goddesses for you."

"Thank you, Hades."

Ash nodded and said goodbye, "See you at the crossroads of fate."

"Ah."

Hades smiled and waved his hand, saying the same goodbye in return, "See you at the crossroads of fate."

As the light and shadow of the portal flashed by, Ash and Aphrodite arrived at the Temple of Love in Cyprus.

The moment he arrived at the temple, Ash could immediately feel that both the atmosphere of the temple and the spiritual veins under his feet were welcoming his arrival.

Under normal circumstances, Ash might have been curious about such a wonderful miracle.

But now he doesn't have such thoughts.

"Afu, I'm sorry..."

Ash whispered to the goddess in his arms, "But... I still have to do something that will let you down..."

"There's no such thing as sorry..."

The goddess of love and beauty embraced her lover and said, "In my eyes, we have always been lovers, husband and wife... There's no need to talk about this between us..."

"Yeah...how could I forget about this..."

Although Ash didn't have [Clairvoyance], he still accepted his lover's words.

"Afu..."

He embraced his lover's body and said, "Aeneas, I leave it to you."

Aphrodite nodded wordlessly, tears streaming down her face.

"Thank you, Afu."

The goddess of love and beauty and her beloved rose completed a wedding that belonged only to the two of them at the end of spring.

……

Deep within Mount Olympus.

Ash looked at the nutrient pod nestled among the Mecha God cores, and the still-ashamed King of the Gods, and whispered, "As long as I sleep in here, the historical ripples I've caused will return to a level acceptable to human nature, right?"

"Yes."

The King of the Gods promised, "I swear by Zeus and Jupiter, and by the flagship of the Proof [Crown of Kronos], that the Greek world will return to the right track of pan-human history."

After making the oath, Zeus couldn't help but say: "Ash Adonis, are you really ready?"

"I'm not someone who would change my mind at the last minute."

Ash opened the nutrition hatch neatly and stepped inside.

"I know that you created [Tragedy] in order to make humans no longer dependent on the gods."

Before falling asleep, Ash prayed to Zeus, "If possible, please create fewer tragedies."

“…I promise you.”

Zeus said, "In the future Greece, there will be no more tragedy arranged by fate."

"With your words, I feel relieved."

Ash smiled and lay down in the nutrition cabin, saying goodbye, "Good night, Father God."

"Ah."

Zeus activated the nutrition chamber and said goodbye solemnly, "See you in fifty years, Ash."

The moment he closed his eyes, Ash's consciousness sank into sleep.

after that.

Under Apollo's guidance, Oedipus knew that the prophecy that he would violate human ethics had been broken, so he returned to his adoptive parents and became the king of Corinth.

Jason, who had not cheated on his wife, regained the throne of Thessaly with the help of Hera and married Hypsipyle as his queen.

Hercules completed the twelve trials, went to Elysium to be reunited with his wife and children, and finally went to Mount Olympus to become a god.

The Dioscuri twins did not fight with their cousins and became the defenders of Troy.

Chiron still works as a teacher, imparting knowledge to later heroes and living a fulfilling life.

Asclepius made the [Immortality Elixir], but was not killed by thunder. Instead, the [Immortality Elixir] and its raw materials were taken away from him, and he became a doctor with curses.

With the help of Aphrodite, Orpheus communicated with Eurydice and brought his beloved wife back from the underworld.

Helen, Atalanta, and Medea were chosen by Demeter and Persephone to be priests and were not troubled by [marriage].

Even if there was no dispute over the Golden Apple, the next generation of Greek heroes still launched the Trojan War out of their desire for glory and victory.

This protracted war lasted for a full ten years and ended with the Greek coalition forces capturing the city.

Hector followed in Aeneas' footsteps, led the people of Troy to Sicily, and became one of the ancestors of Rome.

People are full of speculation about the death of the hero Asho Adonis, who participated in the Argonautic expedition, defeated the God of War Ares, won the love of the goddesses of love and death, and gave birth to Aeneas.

Some say he journeyed to the underworld and remained with Persephone.

Some say he was taken away by Dionysus, the god of tragedy, and never returned.

Some say he traveled to Mount Olympus and became a god.

Although people have different opinions about his death, they all believe that Adonis, surrounded by love and death, is a god who has been resurrected from the dead and will return to the earth in spring and return to the underworld after the end of spring.

A new festival, the Festival of Adonis, appeared in the city-states of Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Eleusis, Thessaly, Corinth and Cychicus.

During the last week of spring, people would spend the first four days mourning the passing of Adonis and the last three days celebrating his resurrection.

However, for the sleeping Ash, this was already a story that was difficult to trace.

Because, he, who was already [dead], was engraved on the Throne of Heroes, and during that "one night" of sleep, he heard calls from other different timelines.

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