Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

After all, in Greece, believing in other gods is not prohibited.

Even though Ares is now Troy's hostile patron god, it is not a capital crime if you simply believe in Ares.

However, the boy was arrested because of this half sentence.

Even girls who didn’t say anything but just heard those words were arrested and executed…

When this cruel reality came upon her, the girl was instantly frightened and realized the crisis.

Finally, she had the same idea as the boy. She did not think of herself as a heretic. She was even a devout believer of the goddess Athena.

How could the kind and gentle goddess Athena commit such a cruel and indiscriminate massacre?

These must be outsiders who came from Poseidon's kingdom. They have bad intentions and are using the name of the goddess to overstep their authority!

After all, according to the news from the front of the battlefield, Poseidon and Ares had joined forces to deal with the hero Griffith.

The king, who is the son of Poseidon, would do these dirty things behind the goddess' back and it seems that he has every reason to defame Lady Athena.

She had to report this important news to the goddess.

Even if he couldn't see the goddess, at least he could see Lady Hecuba. With Lady Hecuba's identity, he would surely be able to resolve the brutal behavior of these sea god soldiers who were killing people everywhere.

The girl said a lot excitedly -

But Diomedes was leading the way in the middle, as if he heard nothing.

As a loyal warrior of Athena, he would always be the first to stand up and defend the glory of the goddess.

It's so quiet at this moment——

This made Ye feel more and more problematic.

The woman's cries echoed throughout the eerie interior of the temple, and even the sky above the open-air corridor was gloomy.

The underworld scenes before her eyes certainly didn't seem like something Athena could create.

At this time, Ye tried to sense the contract between him and Athena, but his perception was very weak in this place.

Although there is a faint scent of the goddess Athena in the temple, it is not enough to prove that the goddess has come in person.

When they arrived inside the temple, in front of a majestic statue of Athena, Ye and others saw a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes.

"Mother!" Chryseis suddenly shouted respectfully when she saw the woman.

The beautiful woman in front of him was Hecuba, Hector's mother.

As a royal princess, there was nothing wrong with Chryseis and others calling her mother.

Briess also called out "mother".

Hecuba's image is quite gentle, and she showed a happy expression after seeing the two sisters.

"Thanks to the protection of the great goddess Athena - are you two sisters finally safe?"

After that, Hecuba will take Chryseis and others to worship the statue of the goddess Athena.

At the same time, after learning that Ye was the great hero Griffith who signed a contract with the goddess on the battlefield and received the blessing.

Hecuba bowed respectfully...

This hero, who seemed to have an intimate relationship with the goddess that was too intimate to delve into, did not dare to act unruly in front of her, even though she was the mother of the hero Hector and the wife of the old king of Troy.

However, when faced with Hecuba, Diomedes and others who were worshipping the goddess, Chryseis and others subconsciously also wanted to respectfully worship the goddess' statue.

Ye frowned and suddenly stopped them.

This scene caused Hecuba to be confused, surprised and frown.

"Hero-sama? What's the problem?"

Griffith did not worship the goddess, and Hecuba could not say anything given his closeness to the goddess, but why did he drag Chryseis and the others along?

At this moment, a faint blue light suddenly burst out from the statue.

The eyes and mouth of the statue suddenly glowed, as if it had come alive, and she spoke: "Griffith - now that you see the goddess, why don't you bow down."

When these words with a strong sense of déjà vu appeared, Ye was stunned for a moment.

Then he came to his senses——

"…Compared to that, I have something more important to ask you right now, Goddess Athena!"

Sensing the 'power of Athena' emanating from the statue in front of him, Ye slowly raised his eyes and asked calmly.

Athena: "What's the matter..."

Ye: "Did you order Kukonos to arrest civilians in the city?"

"I never gave such an order, Griffith. I don't know what you are talking about..." The goddess denied this.

The woman who was brought in with them suddenly became excited.

As expected - everything was just the work of Poseidon's minions.

At this moment, Hecuba suddenly said, "My Lady Goddess... You are not asking me to—"

"Shut up, Hecuba. I never gave any orders, do you understand?" the statue said coldly.

A bone-chilling chill suddenly descended upon her, and although she did not understand why, since it was obvious that this incident had actually happened and that the Goddess herself had instructed her to do it, she seemed to have completely forgotten it now in front of Griffith-sama.

But Hecuba did not dare to go against the will of the god, and immediately knelt down in fear and trepidation and asked Athena for forgiveness.

However, Hecuba, who was kneeling on the ground, did not see the hint of silent sarcasm and ridicule that seemed to be revealed in the goddess' shining eyes.

That is the satisfaction that comes from teasing and playing with people's hearts.

Although the statue in front of him still had Athena's divine power and aura, Ye could finally be sure that it was not Athena's.

This strange arrogance and somewhat familiar feeling of nausea——

In response, Ye slowly drew out the long sword from his waist, and at the same time added the power of the divine sword of Achilles to this ordinary standard long sword that he picked up on the road.

Chapter 159: The ominous premonition engraved in DNA, the damn arrow and bow

"Grey...Face?" Several pairs of eyes in the temple noticed Ye's sudden action, and 'Athena' asked in a condescending tone.

She didn't believe that given Griffith's relationship with Athena, he would attack her, the statue of 'Athena'.

Especially since she possesses Athena's power and aura, and has Diomedes as her follower!

Who can say she is not Athena?

but--

Why did he draw his sword—was he going to kill Hecuba?

Just when the goddess subconsciously thought this, she even misjudged and did not let Diomedes protect her immediately.

The next moment, BANG~!!!

With a shocking blow, Ye slashed at the statue with his sword without hesitation.

A scream came from the statue, and then the entire statue, which was filled with divinity, suddenly shattered.

Then, a roar of anger, unwillingness, and resentment came from the void—

"No! Griffith, why did you do this to me? I love you so much and signed a contract with you, but you destroyed the statue where my spirit resides and hurt my soul!"

And Ye, who was supposed to be extremely close to Athena, now said, "I cut some boring things again."

"You...what did you do?!!! Gods above--!" Hecuba's face was filled with horror, and then her chest heaved violently, filled with infinite anger.

"Disobeying the gods——! How dare you..."

Even though the person in front of him is the hero Griffith.

But they did this to the beloved goddess Athena who protected them.

Unforgivable…

At this moment, Diomedes also stood up silently and drew his weapon, as if he was ready to attack at any time if there was a disagreement.

Chryseis and Briseis opened their eyes wide, stunned by this horrifying and sudden scene.

But they still choose to believe in the night.

There must be a reason why the hero did this.

But Ye seemed to be completely unaware of the tense atmosphere, and said calmly: "How long are you going to pretend - you shoddy fake. Even if I breathe the same air as you, I still feel sick. You pretend to be a main god in front of me, a hero who has signed a contract with the goddess Athena. What gives you the confidence to deceive me?"

Night: "You are a despicable person who regards pain and lamentation as pleasure and feels mocked for playing with other people's hearts. You are a thief who stole the name of the goddess! I already know who you are!"

When the aura of the goddess Athena, which even he himself could not distinguish, and the chaos she created in Troy, seemed to be chaotic just for the sake of creating chaos.

If he still didn't understand who the woman in front of him was, then he would have read so many Greek mythology stories in vain.

He declared loudly, as if to dissect his clownish nature thoroughly and expose it no longer.

"Your power comes from war itself.

The outcome of a war has nothing to do with victory or defeat...

The longer, more painful and more chaotic the war is, the more meaningful it is to you.

Chaos... that's what you want to achieve.

Let the people in the city tremble in fear. Bring the war and the battlefield from the outside to the inside, and instill the concept of war in people's hearts. "

That night made its mad nature clear.

At this moment, the space inside the temple began to vibrate violently.

When everyone at the scene heard Ye's shocking inference, their eyes widened.

Goddess... not a goddess?

But are they other gods in disguise who want to bring about the cause of war?

No, this...how is this possible?

The next moment, buzz~!!

The Huala Temple was suddenly filled with light, and then from the distorted light, a graceful figure with black wings slowly descended from the sky.

That sacred posture immediately attracted everyone's attention.

When he looked up that night, he saw a face and divine power that were exactly the same as Athena's - except for a pair of large chicken wings, it was so lifelike that it was completely indistinguishable from the real thing.

"Athena - that's right, this is our main goddess Athena!" Hecuba, who had witnessed Athena's arrival once when she was young, suddenly spoke excitedly, her voice becoming a little incoherent because of excitement.

She knew it, the goddess who protected them, successfully brought Briseis back to her safely, and summoned the hero Diomedes to guard this place, how could it be false?

On the other side, Hecuba was still unable to tell the truth from the false, and she knelt down with tears in her eyes in front of the goddess who had come in person.

The night has no emotions...

For those who cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood, you cannot wake them up just by calling them. Instead of wasting time trying to make them believe you.

He prefers to address problems directly at the source.

no doubt--

The one in front of me is a real goddess.

"Eris, the goddess of strife and discord!" Ye murmured her real name.

The moment Ye pronounced that name, everyone present was shocked.

Among the remaining people at this time, Diomedes was obviously controlled and was not shaken at all by Ye's words.

As for the relationship between the Chryseis sisters and Ye, naturally they trust Ye unconditionally, not to mention that they have also seen Athena themselves.

Even if the person in front of me is pretending to be——

But it still feels a bit inconsistent.

The last remaining woman who wanted to meet the gods was now confused and didn't know who to believe.

At first she thought it was Poseidon's minions causing trouble, but later she unexpectedly heard shocking words from the hero Griffith.

The goddess in front of me is not Athena? But Eris, the goddess of strife and discord?

Soon women won’t have to worry about who to listen to.