Type-Moon, I heard that after death, you can ascend to the Throne of Heroes?

She sat in front of Athena, wearing a white robe and covering her eyes with a white cloth... She was the goddess of justice, Themis. She said coldly: "Because I have heard the choice he made in the face of fate."

"...Is that so?" Artemis looked at Themis in confusion, and then looked at Nuoyan in the distance. After watching for a while, he couldn't help but said: "But, he clearly doesn't seem to have any intention of hunting!"

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Dressed in black, hunting for promises,

At this time, he was quickly shuttling through the ancient forest under the illumination of the full moon.

And just as Artemis had said, Promise had no intention of hunting.

Because Nuoyan knew better than anyone that under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for him to defeat Meleager and Atalanta.

Even though he had the sword of judgment left by the goddess of justice Themis.

So tonight, Nuoyan is preparing to complete the hunt for Actaeon, who has turned into a giant deer, in an extremely special way!

He moved quickly through the ancient forest, and since he had no intention of hiding his tracks, many hunters discovered him, including Atalanta.

And when Atalanta discovered that there was no trace of the red-haired young man beside Nuoyan, she actually frowned and hesitated whether to catch up with him.

Since coming here, Atalanta's feeling of uneasiness has become more and more intense!

What Atalanta didn't expect was that after just a brief hesitation, the promise had completely disappeared in front of her.

After hesitating for a while, Atalanta ignored it.

After all, the most important thing at this moment is undoubtedly to win the hunt and meet the goddess she admires.

Nuoyan walked for a long time, and he actually didn't know where his destination was. Therefore, when he went deeper into the forest, Nuoyan's speed quickly slowed down.

The forests in the ancient Greek Age of Gods were already full of swamps and filled with wild beasts that harmed humans, not to mention that night was their hunting time.

As a result, Nuoyan was soon injured for various reasons.

In the end, when a giant snake as thick as a leg was hiding in the dark and suddenly appeared and pounced towards Nuoyan, the painting of the Sword of Judgment on Nuoyan's body flew out automatically and beheaded it.

Seeing the Sword of Judgment floating in the air, protecting her promise, Artemis finally 'realized' and looked at Themis in great surprise.

Themis is the goddess of justice and also the god of judgment respected even by the gods.

Therefore, Artemis really did not expect that she, who was so meticulous, would care so much about the weak boy and even give him her sword!

"Hey, wait...if he had your sword, why did he keep going deeper into the woods instead of hunting that bastard?"

Having said that, Artemis came back to her senses and looked towards the other side of the hunting ground.

At this time, Atalanta had actually found the giant deer mentioned in the oracle of the moon goddess Artemis... To be precise, many people had already found him.

At this moment, nearly an hour had actually passed since the hunting sacrifice began.

At the same time, Atalanta finally understood the reason for the vague uneasiness in her heart.

Because it was not a giant deer, but a...monster!

The angry, painful and sad roars of beasts continued to echo in the ancient forest.

Under the light of the full moon, standing on two feet in front of the hunters was a huge deer man with huge horns on his head, a thin neck, long and pointed ears, and spotted fur on his body.

His eyes were bloodshot, his whole body exuded an ominous aura, and his body was stained with bright red blood.

Beside him was a hunter who tried to stop him but fell down, groaning in pain... Yes, he was Actaeon, the Actaeon that Noi was looking for, who was turned into a giant deer monster by Artemis' curse!

About half an hour into the hunting ritual, the hunters actually spotted his huge figure.

And started chasing him until now.

The giant deer waved its hands, which had turned into hooves, and the brute force it exerted was so terrifying that the wind it created made many of the hunters who had gathered there lose their balance.

Among the crowd, only the red-haired young man Meleager could stand before him!

Meleager, who was standing in front of the giant deer, was holding a sword and standing bravely in front of the monster, without any fear in his eyes.

But for some reason, Meleager found that when he listened to the monster's miserable cry, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable...

Actaeon will be killed by his friend, and die in his friend's arms.

This is the prophecy given by Clotho, the goddess of fate.

And there is no doubt that the one who killed Actaeon in the prophecy was Meleager.

"Beautiful Miss Hunter, please help me and stop it!"

Meleager, who was standing in front of the monster, anxiously said to Atalanta, who was shooting arrows in the dark, "We can't let it leave, or our promise will be in danger!"

Atalanta couldn't help but frown when she heard this.

But what surprised the two men and the surrounding hunters even more was that the monster, which had been running away, strangely stopped at this moment.

The giant deer turned its head and looked at Meleager with its scarlet eyes.

Meleager was stunned. At this moment he actually saw human surprise and confusion in the eyes of this monster.

......What's wrong with me.

Meleager shook his head fiercely, then rushed forward with his sword in hand, shouting, "Stop it! Under the witness of the great goddess Artemis, we will surely win!"

Facing Meleager who was rushing towards him with a sword in his hand, the giant deer came to his senses and saw that Meleager was getting closer and closer to him. He became anxious and finally became mad. He jumped down fiercely and smashed his hands, which had turned into hooves, to the ground.

The terrifying force caused the ground to tremble instantly, like a small earthquake, and no one could stand firmly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the giant deer leaped over Meleager and quickly disappeared in front of him.

Even though Atalanta, who had the fastest reaction, immediately got up and chased after him, she was surprised to find that she had been left behind after only two or three minutes.

It was not that Actaeon, who turned into a giant deer, was faster than Atalanta, but because Actaeon had lived here for a period of time and had an advantage in the terrain.

Finally, Atalanta had no choice but to return to the group and tell them that she had lost him. Meleager was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's not your fault, beautiful hunter lady. That monster is very strange. He seems to have human-like intelligence and is very familiar with the hunter's tracking skills...

But no matter what, under the witness of the great moon goddess Artemis, we must drive it away for the sake of glory and the mission of protecting the people!"

Meleager raised the sword high in his hand and at this moment he had become the leader of the crowd.

Although everyone present wanted to gain the credit for killing the giant deer and meet the moon goddess Artemis, after seeing how powerful it was, naturally no one would say much at this moment.

"If there is a next time, I will never lose you again!" At the same time, Atalanta said seriously.

Until then, Athena, who had also been watching the situation here, retracted her gaze and asked Artemis who was sitting on the golden-horned deer: "Artemis, did you say anything just now?"

Athena's voice brought Artemis back to his senses. After looking at Athena, he naturally focused on Themis, the goddess of justice...

"I say, since that kid has Themis' sword, why doesn't he just kill that bastard and complete the hunt..." Artemis repeated her previous doubts.

"It's simple, because he would never use that sword to cut the prey in the hunting sacrifice." Athena replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Artemis did not ask Athena why, but tilted her head in confusion and said, "In that case, doesn't he have even less chance?

If anyone can come to me tonight...it must be that child."

As she spoke, Artemis pointed at Meleager, who had become the leader of the group and was directing them to chase the monster.

Athena did not refute this.

She just smiled and turned her golden eyes towards Nuoyan.

Then, as if she had discovered something, the smile on her face became even wider.

At this moment, the moonlight of the full moon is shining on Nuoyan.

Nuoyan's black hair was slightly wet, and water drops from the small pond fell and slid into his collarbone... He took a little time to wash off the debris on his body from walking through the woods.

"This should be enough."

Nuoyan said this and found a huge rock beside the pond and sat down.

He looked up at the bright full moon in the sky, and at the same time lowered his head to go down the mountain.

"Here, even if Meleager wants to catch up, it should take some time."

After saying that, Nuoyan took out a golden apple from the luggage he had prepared long ago... Themis, the goddess of justice, gave him two of them, and Clotho, the goddess of fate, gave him one last night.

So now, there are three in total.

At this time, Nuoyan finally took the initiative to eat the golden apple given to him by the goddesses.

Close your eyes and quietly feel your body recovering.

Soon, when he opened his eyes again, his energy and spirit had undoubtedly reached the best moment.

He tilted his head to look at the Sword of Judgment that had been floating quietly beside him, protecting him.

"Thank you, Goddess Themis."

As he spoke, Nuoyan stretched out his hand and gently tapped the Sword of Judgment. The next second it turned back into a canvas and fell into Nuoyan's hands.

Nuoyan put it away and put the hunting bow and arrows he was carrying aside.

And took up the silver harp.

Soon Nuoyan became familiar with the silver harp in his hand.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile.

Nuoyan relaxed his whole body and mind, and slowly closed his eyes again, recalling in his mind the teachings of the Centaur sage Chiron on the mountain, and the man whose piano music would move even the gods of the underworld in the future.

Soon, he gently plucked the music of the zither and hummed a beautiful melody, letting the sound of the zither gradually resound in the quiet and dark depths of the ancient forest.

"...I see." Athena, seeing all this in her golden eyes, smiled once again.

"His hunt...begins."

Chapter 6.5 Artemis: "Cute~" (k)

In fact, promises are better than anyone else.

Under normal hunting circumstances, he would not have been able to defeat Meleager, who had led him for a period of time, and Atalanta, the future female hunter who would become famous in ancient Greece.

After all, they are the shining stars among mankind. They will leave a strong mark in this era and be praised by future generations.

Therefore, Nuoyan had no intention of using a bow and arrow to complete this hunt from the very beginning.

With the buffer of that last day, Nuoyan thought of a better idea.

That is to let the prey come to him on its own initiative!

"hunting?"

Hearing Athena say this, Artemis, the moon goddess sitting on the golden-horned deer, was stunned for a moment. She pointed at the moonlight, placed her fingers on the piano, closed her eyes and felt the night breeze in the forest tonight, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

Then the boy hummed a melodious tune and played the piano with his fingers. He couldn't help but ask, "You said this is called hunting?"

"Yes." Athena smiled lightly, her golden eyes reflecting Nuoyan's figure at this moment, seeing through everything, and said with a smile: "This is the hunt that the child has found that can bring him victory."

"Artemis, you said it was impossible for him to win the hunt tonight and come before you... Do you still think so now?"

Artemis didn't answer right away.

Her sky-blue eyes also reflected Nuoyan's figure... He didn't look like a hunter at all. Not only Atalanta felt this way, but Artemis did too.

Therefore, when Nuoyan closed his eyes and played the silver harp in his hand beside the moonlit pond, deep in the silent ancient forest under the night, this scene did not seem abrupt even in Artemis's eyes, but rather it was as it should be.

Looking at him, Artemis couldn't help but glance at Meleager, who was gathering the crowd and treating the wounded. Meleager looked more like a hero.

"...Of course." Artemis then gave the answer.

"In that case, how about we make a bet?" Athena smiled and was not surprised by Artemis' answer.

After all, if it were three months ago, she would definitely have made the same choice as Artemis.

Nuoyan, who is so weak that he seems to be blown to the underworld by the wind, is not a hero by any means.

But it was also because of this that the goddess of wisdom could not help but stop in front of him, and even the goddess of justice Themis took off her white cloth because of him.

Not only because of the pure desire to become a hero that he was not afraid of even death, but also because of the promises he made so far, he had indeed done things that even heroes might not be able to do.

When Athena had never expected or imagined it, Nuoyan stood up on the platform dedicated to Hera.

In that cursed kingdom, in that pure white court, he also completed a judgment that even the goddess of wisdom had never expected.

"He was abandoned by the goddess of fate, but at the same time he was loved by the goddess of fate, so even the goddess of fate could not arrange a definite future for him."

"The goddess of fate was angry because of his choice, thinking that he despised and disrespected fate, and humiliated her as the goddess of fate. But... fighting against fate, rewriting fate and creating a new fate, isn't that also demonstrating the greatness of fate?"