A Mistaken Encounter: The Hero of the World

Bell jumped up and down excitedly. "A sea bluer than the sky, a pure white city blessed by the gods. This place is exactly the same as described in the heroic tales! Neatly arranged buildings, a large temple standing on the top of the mountain, and a beautiful land with rich natural environment... It's like entering the world of heroic tales--!"

"Hahaha." Hermes laughed heartily, "For little brother Bell who likes heroic stories, this place is like a paradise."

"Bell, isn't this too much of an exaggeration? The Heroic Tales are stories from thousands of years ago. The world in the book is the same as it is..." Welf was a little bit unbelievable.

The head witch, Rhea, explained, "No, it's not an exaggeration. In the past thousands of years, the land of Olympia has never changed. Long before the gods came, this streetscape was built in ancient times, and it has not changed at all until today."

"So, then - these streets and walls, are they the same as they were when the heroes were alive?" Bell couldn't help but ask excitedly.

"Yes, that's it."

"Oh wow!" Bell cheered. "This is like the entire era of heroes has been completely preserved!"

"Are you happy to be here, Bell?" Hestia asked. After receiving Bell's affirmative answer, she looked at her family, "I also think this is a very good place. Everyone, play to your heart's content and have fun!"

"it is good--!"

"It's just like a last will..." Serven whispered softly. The two goddesses beside him also nodded.

Compared to the excited crowd, Serven, Artemis and Hephaestus were not in very high spirits.

"If I hadn't asked Loki more, I would have been kept in the dark and thought this was a happy trip."

Serven frowned as he looked around at the streets.

"What's wrong, Mr. Adonis?" Liu in front caught a glimpse of Serven's expression and walked over.

"Nothing." Serven looked at the scene ahead with empty eyes. "This is the first time I have encountered such a real illusion."

"Illusion?" Liu, Artemis and Hephaestus looked around at the same time, and felt that both the buildings and the residents of Olympia were extremely real. It was better to say that there was no possibility of illusion at all.

"Yes. Ms. Liu, shall we go investigate together tonight?"

"Okay." The emerald green-haired elf nodded seriously, without any doubt about Serven's words.

At this moment, loud ceremonial music was played.

The priestess Illya led a band of priestesses and warriors, standing at one end of the street and loudly announcing, "Great goddess Vesta - no, goddess Hestia! We are so grateful that you can come to the land of Olympia, and we are beyond words! To show our gratitude, we, the residents of Olympia, will hold a ceremony to welcome the goddess Hestia!"

The warriors and priestesses began to sing, "Goddess Hestia~"

Streamers were flying, colorful flowers were scattered, and ceremonial music was playing.

"Oh oh oh~ The worshipped and ancient goddess~ Welcome to our Olympia~" Illya began to sing as well.

"A sea bluer than the sky~A pure white city blessed by the gods~This is our paradise~"

"The great temple that overlooks us~The sacred fire that protects us~Welcome to the great holy land, Olympia~~"

The ceremony ended, and everyone thought the welcome ceremony was over. Unexpectedly, Illya said, "Now we will start the second chapter of the welcome ceremony~"

"I would like to ask, how long will your welcome ceremony last?" Hestia asked.

"There are six regulations in total. Each regulation has three points. Each point has four aspects. Each aspect has six requirements and seven points of attention. There are 28 chapters in total."

“28 chapters? The readers will rant about you!” Welf complained loudly.

Hestia had to step out and interrupt the welcoming ceremony which lasted who knows how long. "Ah, thank you for your welcome. It was a great show. I'm a little tired now. Can you take me to rest first?"

"So cool, well done! Lady Hestia!" Lily, Ming, Daphne and Cassandra all secretly cheered for their main god.

"Great, our practice was not in vain!" "Yes, we are so glad that the goddess Hestia likes our performance!" The priestesses and warriors in the welcoming group were extremely happy.

"We are honored that you enjoyed our welcome. Welcome to Olympia, Goddess Hestia!"

A man with blue hair and purple tips came over, put one hand on the other shoulder and leaned over to salute Hestia. He was wearing advanced armor, with his strong abdominal muscles and thick arms exposed.

"Who are you...?" Bell asked puzzledly.

This man has a very gentle personality and is always smiling. "I am the God Speaker of the Prometheus Cult, my name is Ayton."

Hestia nodded at him. "The Speaker of God is the greatest man in this country, right? In other words, you are the king of this country?"

"No, before the will of the [Fire of Heaven] and the god Prometheus, all of us residents of Olympia are equal. I am just a little closer to the god Prometheus, and I rule this city under his instructions."

"Then, could you please tell me in detail why you called Hestia to Olympia?" Serven asked, and everyone else looked at Eaton.

"Yes. However, I would like to trouble everyone to move to the Great Temple first. I will explain everything to you there."

——The Great Temple stands on the top of Mount Olympus, with dozens of columns forming a rectangular supporting structure. The columns and the walls of the temple are decorated with decorative sculptures of rare birds and flowers, as well as paintings recording heroic stories of the past. The pure white temple looks solemn and sacred, like a shining pearl embellishing the top of the entire Olympia.

"As you can see, this temple is very old. This is the origin of our Olympia. It enshrines the [Heavenly Fire] brought to the mortal world by the god Prometheus."

"Is [Fire of Heaven] the 'miracle fire that descends from the sky, which drives away evil and gives life to those who touch the flame, but never burns anything'?" Bell found the corresponding content in the Hero's Tale.

"Yes. But now the [Heavenly Fire] has been tainted, so we have to seek the help of the goddess Hestia..."

"What exactly is [Skyfire]?" Lily was still a little confused, "Why do we need the help of Lady Hestia and Lady Hephaestus?"

"The reason is simple. Because [Heavenly Fire] originally belongs to the heaven, we can only rely on the power of God." Serven spoke.

Hestia looked towards him in surprise, and Hermes' gaze also stopped on Serven.

"Huh? Mr. Servin knows about this too?"

"That's about right." Serven said, "Originally, [Heavenly Fire] only existed in the heavens, but Prometheus stole it and brought it to the underworld."

"Mr. Prometheus, why did you do this?" Liu asked.

"At that time, there was no Orario in the underworld, and monsters kept pouring out of the "Big Hole". Except for a few heroes, people were frequently ravaged by monsters. Prometheus could not turn a blind eye to this situation, so he stole the "First Fire" and gave people power..."

"The great god Zeus thundered down in anger, but failed to stop Prometheus's actions."

“So what exactly is [Skyfire]…” Welf asked.

"Although it is not as good as "divine power", you can think of it as "half divine power."

"Half divine power?! I felt its horror in an instant." Ming swallowed in astonishment.

"The hero Epimetheus successfully protected Olympia with the power given by the [Heavenly Fire]." Leia said, "We are now imitating that hero who was bathed in flames. Under the protection of Lord Prometheus, we have fragments of the [Heavenly Fire] in our bodies."

"The Fire of Heaven is the life of us in Olympia. But as the years passed, the Fire of Heaven became tainted, and its sacred miraculous power slowly but surely eroded. And as the erosion spread, the taint has indeed begun to spread to the lands beyond Olympia."

Ayton continued, "The arrogant and domineering alien creatures, the frequent changes in the earth's crust, the miasma that harms everyone... The scope of influence is constantly expanding, and one day it will spread to all parts of the world."

"So, the reason why there are more requests from adventurers outside the city is because..."

"The abnormality brought about by the "First Fire" can indeed cause such an impact." Hephaestus confirmed Serven's judgment.

"After all, it is something that the underworld cannot control—" Hermes said worriedly, "If this continues, the world will become a sea of ​​fire and turn into ashes!"

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"If you need other gods to clean up your mess, your main god is nowhere to be seen."

Serven's sharp eyes locked onto Eaton's face, observing his expression.

Ayton still had a smiling face. "I'm sorry, although we often receive "oracles", the residents of Olympia have never seen the god Prometheus."

"Is that so... I can't see any sincerity from your Lord God at all." Serven sneered.

"The god Prometheus is a god that never appears. His face and figure have never been shown to anyone." The head witch Rhea replied.

Hestia also nodded. "Prometheus was like this when he was in heaven. He was very cautious and never showed his face in front of us gods."

"Yes. In fact, the only one who had contact with Prometheus was probably Zeus who went to stop him." Hermes also said so.

"Then what is this so-called 'oracle' that you are talking about?" Serven questioned Eaton and others.

Ayton nodded with a smile, his expression sincere, "Rather than me explaining, I think it would be faster for you to witness it with your own eyes~. Please come this way."

Under his leadership, the crowd came down to the rear hall.

I saw a huge stone tablet with a blackboard-like slab in the center with shining words appearing on it.

"That's our 'Monument of God'. Any instructions from the god Prometheus will be displayed on it. Before we know it, words will suddenly appear on the stone tablet. Hey, now...!"

Serven's eyes also stopped at the stone tablet in the distance, and saw the words written on it in sacred words -

"Lead the goddess Hestia to check the [Fire of Heaven] and guide her to the path of salvation" - Asphie, who could also read sacred texts, had read out the contents on the stone tablet.

Hestia laughed helplessly, "This is really a headache. I've never met him before, but I was mentioned by name. Prometheus is really a rude guy."

"Oh? It's a headache? Then just don't worry about it." Serven said, reaching out to hold Hestia's little hand and holding her hand and walking back.

"?! Wait, Serven..." Hestia tried to stop Serven in surprise, but Serven forcefully led her out.

The gentle smile on Eaton's face became stiff. He opened his eyes and looked at Serven's back for a few seconds before returning to his smiling look.

“Wait...!” The head priestess Leia tried to call out to Serven, but Serven had already left the sanctuary.

Artemis burst out laughing, and Hephaestus also showed a relieved smile on her face.

Hermes looked at Serven in astonishment as he left, then turned around and said to the others with a smile, "Oh my, this is really Serven's style. It seems that I can only come back to check on [Sky Fire] later."

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Only Bell and others from the Hestia Family were still confused. "Eh——?! Why did they leave so suddenly?"

Liu and Yasfei looked at each other, and Yasfei walked in front of Hermes, "Master Hermes, do you have any information that you haven't told me?"

"Oh? No way..." Hermes pretended to think for a few seconds, and then as if he suddenly realized something, "Brother Serven has run far away, we have to chase him!"

At this time, Hestia was being held in Serven's arms in a princess-like posture. The two of them jumped directly from the top of the mountain, jumping and descending in the air.

She found the most comfortable position in Serven's arms and leaned her head, looking up at Serven's face, "Serven, isn't it too willful for us to just leave like this?"

"Maybe." Serven's eyes did not waver. "The Lord God who has been hiding his true intentions from beginning to end, the "Oracle" of the highest will, and the way to salvation are just like a cult."

"Isn't it a bit rude of you to say that, Serven?"

"Hestia, I'm curious—" Serven looked at the noisy residents below, "In the eyes of you gods, what are those residents down there?"

"?!" Hestia's expression became a little stiff, and she opened her eyes wide in astonishment, "It's fake, right?! Serven, can you spot this too? Even I had to rely on the power of controlling fire to discover some of their abnormalities?!"

"No, strictly speaking, I didn't find anything abnormal about this group of people." Serven shook his head. "I have a detection skill. I discovered the abnormality of the buildings below. Then I paid more attention to these people and their abnormal behavior at your welcome ceremony. That's when I found out about their problems."

"Abnormal behavior?!"

"That's right. This group of people acted very stiffly during the welcoming ceremony and didn't participate in it at all. From beginning to end, only the priestesses and warriors were welcoming you."

"Huh? Really?" Hestia asked in surprise.

She recalled the scene of the welcoming ceremony in her mind, but this group of residents did not seem to participate -

Serven nodded, his eyes looked towards the city gate in the distance, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Something interesting happened. Let's go and take a look."

"What...?!" Hestia only had time to ask a question before Serven sped up again, jumping from the rooftops and rushing to the city gate.

The deafening sound of the bells rang throughout the streets and alleys of Olympia.

"The invaders are attacking again!" a soldier shouted a warning.

"Run away!"

"Leave a minimum guard at the door! Don't forget the eye masks and earplugs, oh, and nose plugs!" A soldier who should be in a commanding role gave the order.

Orario and her group, who had come out of the Great Temple, heard the bell and quickly rushed over based on the commotion at the city gate.

The gates were closed, and there were loud noises of destruction from the other side of the wall.

Standing on the city wall and looking down, I saw the voice of a goddess gradually becoming clear in the smoke of the destroyed city wall -

"Everyone, who is the most beautiful being in this world?"

"It's you!" A high and excited male voice came from the smoke.

"So, who is the most gorgeous, noble, beautiful, and charming goddess in this world, the strongest, ultimate, and invincible goddess that men, women, and gods must kneel before?"

"It's you!" A high and excited male voice came again from the smoke.

"So chuunib, hahaha." Serven couldn't help but laugh. The Hestia next to him couldn't help but hold his forehead, "Why is she here?"

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“That’s right. In this vast universe including the heaven, the underworld, and the dungeon, the most beautiful and noble one is me, who is in charge of supreme love and beauty—!!!” said a goddess with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Her slightly plump body was not bloated at all. She wore slightly transparent clothes, decorated with gold, silver and gemstones, with beautiful and dignified facial features and thick long golden hair. She looked like a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old. Her beauty was extremely outstanding - if you ignore her chuunibaku posture of putting her hands on her hips and looking down on the world.

"Long live Goddess Aphrodite!" Several men in the smoke finally appeared. They were all very handsome, but they all smiled gentlemanly to Aphrodite.

"...What's up with that goddess? She is indeed extremely beautiful as she claims, but it seems that she is also extremely smart..." Yasfi complained with a frown.

"Andromeda, what you said is a crime of disrespect! Even though she looks like that, she is still a goddess after all!" Liu said from the side.