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

The moment Hephaestus realized what Nuoyan was going to do, his anger turned into panic, and he subconsciously grabbed the mask and wanted to put it on again.

But Nuoyan reached out and boldly grabbed her hand to stop her.

The emerald eyes looked at her with a fiery look as she was stunned. She said, "Don't, just like that, don't move, just like that, Goddess Hephaestus!"

It was easy for Hephaestus to break free; he only needed to exert a little force.

But she didn't do that.

For some unknown reason, she finally let go of the hand that was holding the mask and presented everything about herself to Nuoyan.

And when Nuoyan began to work on the squatting Tianma with an extremely focused expression, he never thought that the moment the brush just fell, the canvas would turn into ashes because it could not withstand the power of the god.

Hephaestus looked at Nuoyan who was at a loss, sighed lightly, and picked up the artifact that Nuoyan had thrown aside, which was considered a treasure among the gods.

Draw a canvas in the air and let it fall in front of the promise.

"Stupid... And this way, it doesn't count as breaking the agreement between you and that Hera guy."

Upon hearing this, Nuoyan took the canvas with surprise on his face.

He didn't notice at all that the maid doll lady ran in at this moment, and was shocked, incredulous, and looked strange at everything that happened before his eyes.

So just like that, Nuoyan portrayed Hephaestus before him.

And this time, what he painted was everything he saw now.

To put it simply, Hephaestus was sitting on the bed with weak legs, wearing a white pajamas, and his long golden hair as tall as his body was shining on the bed in the sunlight.

She took off the mask, revealing her true appearance.

In fact, the birthmark that burned like a flame did affect her flawless beauty as she was a goddess and the daughter of Hera, the Queen of Heaven.

And there is no way to remove this birthmark.

Because it represents the power controlled by Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the god of craftsmen and also the god of fire in ancient Greek mythology.

As for the missing legs, it is actually the easiest to solve, but also the most difficult to solve.

It’s not that Hephaestus couldn’t stand up. After all, this wasn’t a curse. She just couldn’t get over the hurdle in her heart.

It was incomplete because Hera ruthlessly abandoned her and wanted to throw her to death.

But it is precisely because of this, and precisely because the Hephaestus who is completely presented in front of Nuoyan at this moment, is not a flawless god like Athena and others.

Only when you witness the promise of this moment will you pick up the paintbrush excitedly.

Not too long had passed.

In just over an hour, Nuoyan completed the current painting.

But just as he finished it and had no time to appreciate it, Hephaestus snatched it away.

And just one glance and her face turned red.

Hephaestus then realized that he was still in his pajamas.

and......

"So beautiful..."

Looking at the picture in the painting, with a faint smile on her face and long golden hair falling under the bright sunshine as if hugging him, Hephaestus was distracted for a moment.

"Yeah, it's beautiful, right?" Nuoyan said with a smile.

And as soon as he finished speaking, Pegasus, who represented art, nodded and called out.

"My dear master, actually... you have always been so beautiful." In such an atmosphere, the maid, with the determination to be demolished, mustered up the courage to say this.

Hephaestus did not respond immediately. She just tilted her head and stared at Nuoyan quietly for a while.

"But my legs are disabled and there are ugly marks on my face. I am not a flawless goddess. I am the ugliest god among all gods..."

She spoke softly, then looked at herself in the painting again.

"But, beautiful is beautiful." Nuoyan replied.

Sometimes things are really not that complicated. Hephaestus is not ugly. Even though the flame-like birthmark destroys his flawless beauty, its existence makes Hephaestus more eye-catching and impressive.

But the puppets did not dare to mention this matter, and among all the gods, she was imperfect, not flawless, so she was the ugliest. Not to mention that later because of her marriage with the goddess of beauty, Hephaestus simply appeared in the world as a male god.

Nuoyan could not lie to her, and this painting was the best proof, so Hephaestus' expression naturally became complicated.

After a while, she put down the painting and put the mask back on.

As soon as she put on the mask, she saw the regret flashing in Nuoyan's eyes.

Seeing this, Hephaestus suddenly felt sorry for it and took off the mask again.

But for some reason, after completely exposing his appearance to the promise, Hephaestus now felt inexplicably ashamed.

So after taking a deep breath, Hephaestus forced himself to calm down and said to Nuoyan: "Nuoyan, you go out first, I..."

I want to be quiet.

Before he could finish his words, Hephaestus saw Nuo Yan's innocent face and raised his left hand.

The silver chain made a slight friction sound as he moved.

So Hephaestus didn't know what to say for a moment, because she had not actually had time to make the key, and now she was powerless to open it.

The maid looked at Hephaestus, whose expression was frozen in front of her, the noble and great master she had created.

She knew that if she laughed now she would be criticized, so she was trying hard to hold it back.

"Oh, by the way, I don't think I have answered your question, Goddess Hephaestus."

Thinking of the promise at this moment, the emerald eyes looked directly at her in front of him and answered very seriously: "Very beautiful, I think Goddess Hephaestus you are not ugly at all, but a very beautiful goddess."

The words fell,

"Chirp—"

The Pegasus let out a soft cry and stood up, swishing its tail.

slip away.

Seeing this, the maid hurriedly followed, and after leaving the room, she could no longer hold back the smile on her face and laughed out loud.

Because before they left, the changes in Hephaestus' facial expressions were so spectacular that even his ears turned completely red.

Chapter 6 Hera? Just an unimportant mother (k)

later,

The maid finally had her own name, Ocleya.

Its name symbolizes chastity and glory.

In ancient Greek legend, this was the name of the daughter of Hephaestus, and she, like Pandora, was indeed the daughter of this god.

The reason why Hephaestus gave the maid a name was simple.

"Nuoyan asked me what your names were, and I said you didn't have any names, and he said you should have names, otherwise it would be inconvenient to call you, so you got names."

Hephaestus said it casually at the time, as if it was a very small matter.

But the maid Ocleya cried for a long time on the night she got her name. To be more precise, all the puppets in the temple hugged each other and cried for a long time.

Because having a name means that they are no longer waste that can be replaced at any time. From that moment on, they truly own their own lives.

Also from that day on, the dull and lifeless temple underwent a transformation. In just over half a month, earth-shaking changes took place.

Whether it was the maid Ocleya or the other puppets in the temple, they all knew in their hearts who had caused such a change.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed.

early morning,

The maid Ocleya, dressed in a maid outfit, woke up Nuoyan who was sleeping in the temple.

"Good morning, Lord Promise."

With her long flaxen hair floating in the morning breeze, Ocleya, wearing a specially made maid outfit, grabbed the hem of her apron, bowed elegantly, and showed Nuoyan the brightest smile of the morning.

This maid outfit was made by Ocleya herself. During a casual conversation, Nuoyan casually mentioned the matter of a maid outfit for serving, and later Ocleya made it.

Nuoyan stood up and yawned. There was still a silver handcuff on his left hand, but there was no chain.

Hephaestus said that this was an improved version, to allow Nuoyan to move freely. As long as he did not leave the temple, the chains would not be triggered to trap him.

But Eucleia, who had always served the goddess, knew very well that Hephaestus was lying, because she saw with her own eyes how Hephaestus forged it.

This is not a restraint that can even trap gods, it is just a decoration.

Hephaestus was no longer bound by Promise. Promise could leave at any time if he wanted to, but he did not leave.

Because he said that Hephaestus made such a precious artifact, so he should give Hephaestus a return gift.

The best return gift that Nuoyan could offer was undoubtedly a painting, but because of the agreement with Hera, she was the first god that Nuoyan actually portrayed... Although on this point, Athena, the river goddess Aegina, and even Hephaestus at this moment.

You can just give a like, that’s all.

The idea of ​​returning the gift came from the oracle given to him by Athena, so he promised to stay in the temple for more than half a month.

However, the maid Ocleya thought that it was not necessary to be so troublesome.

Because what was the return gift? The painting and the words from half a month ago were the best gifts Hephaestus had ever received in his life.

But Oklea was naturally too smart to say it out loud, after all...

"Good morning, Goddess Hephaestus."

Nuoyan, wearing a simple light blue outfit and a silver ponytail on her head, came to Hephaestus' room shortly after waking up.

At this moment, Hephaestus had already sat up and changed his clothes.

Her long golden hair, as long as her body, fell on the white bed.

Then she stretched out her arms to Nuoyan, and Nuoyan carefully picked her up and placed her on a wooden wheelchair beside him.

Then Nuoyan pushed Hephaestus out of the door and replaced Okleia's original position.

Ocleya was not dissatisfied with this, but was laughing happily.

Hephaestus had given up the idea of ​​cutting his long hair, and even asked Eucleia to take care of it carefully every day, even though she once hated this golden hair so much.

On the way out, the puppets they met would greet them respectfully, and their laughter naturally reached the ears of Hephaestus.

Hephaestus always felt that both the sunlight and the moonlight at night were gentler and brighter recently.

What she looks forward to most every day when she closes her eyes now is waking up the next day...If it weren't for the last time she forged the artifact for her promise, Hephaestus would not have chosen to rest recently.

Soon, Promise pushed Hephaestus into a room.

This is the room where Hephaestus occasionally carves and creates when he is resting. Hephaestus has been coming here very frequently recently. The reason is...

"Teacher Hephaestus, thank you for your help today." Nuoyan picked up the stone chisel and hammer, and said to the goddess Hephaestus beside him eagerly.

Yes, Hephaestus is now the teacher of Promise, and what she teaches is the art called carving.

In fact, Nuoyan is also aware that he is getting further and further away from a traditional hero and closer to a world-famous artist.

However, Nuoyan has also let it go. After all, according to the Heroic Spirit Class Card in his hand, Nuoyan already knows that after his death, he will at worst be an A-level Heroic Spirit.

In addition to the end of Athena's oath, Nuoyan is not in a hurry about death. Therefore, what Nuoyan is concerned about now, besides finding someone, is to draw a sky full of gods.

Hera, Athena, Artemis and Apollo, as well as Demeter and Hades, now Hephaestus.

In fact, if you count carefully, Nuoyan has already completed seven paintings.

The remaining main gods are actually only the king of gods Zeus, the god of the sea Poseidon, the goddess of beauty Aphrodite, the god of war Ares, and finally the virgin goddess Hestia.

Oh, yes, there is also a messenger of the gods who may or may not refuse but has been met, Hermes!

So theoretically, Nuoyan's painting is more than half completed.

"You are really talented. I think it will only take one or two years at most for me to find any flaws in your work."

Hephaestus also picked up the carving tools and said to Nuoyan with a smile.

In response to this, Ocleya, who was standing quietly aside, couldn't help but look at Nuoyan again.

Because this is the only thing Hephaestus will never lie about.

Athena's oracle for the promise was 'She is the most difficult to satisfy, but at the same time the easiest to satisfy god.'