"...Ten honey cakes a day!"
"Deal!" Cerberus responded quickly, and Jason was secretly delighted.
However, he warned himself that he must wait until Cerberus came to the ground before carrying out the action, otherwise if Hecate saw it, she would definitely guess Jason's true thoughts, and then he would be caught and thrown into the dark room and beaten up.
Not long after Jason and Cerberus made their secret deal, Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, came over, led by the nymphs.
"Jason...huh?"
Persephone, slightly stunned, sensed Jason's presence and walked up to him. She circled around him a few times, and after realizing what was going on, she took Jason's arm and said with a smile, "It seems that little Jason is now my absolutely lovely brother!"
"...Demeter gave you the blood?"
Hades arrived shortly afterwards and, looking at Jason in front of him, told him the truth with a slightly surprised look.
After seeing Jason nod, Hades thought for a moment before continuing, “Okay… I originally thought it would be Athena or Hecate who would give you their blood, but Demeter is also good.
Possessing her blood and inheriting her power, you have gained control over a portion of the divine ministry of life. Now you even have the power to draw the bow of the God of Light and shoot the Moon Goddess's arrows on your own!"
It can make the land fertile, plants lush, and crops abundant, or it can make the earth wither, all things die, and no grass grows.
In other words, Jason can give vitality to others, and at the same time he can also collect vitality and use it on himself.
Now, as long as it is not a desert, Jason, who was already difficult to kill, has become even more difficult.
"No, I will not use the bow given to me by Lord Apollo and shoot the arrows given to me by the moon goddess Artemis without praying to the great gods."
Even though he knew that Hades was just speaking metaphorically, Jason still gave a cautious answer.
"And...Brother-in-law Hades, sister Persephone, I'm so sorry!"
Hades and Persephone were stunned for a moment by Jason's sudden apology, but they soon reacted.
So after some time, Hades brought Jason and Cerberus to a dim room.
Then in that room, Jason saw two mortals chained to the wall, being watched and whipped by guards.
"Lord Pluto, Lord Hercules!"
When the guards saw Hades, the god of the underworld, and the masked hero in white, they immediately greeted them respectfully.
As for Cerberus who turned into a loli, few people knew her.
"Hercules...?"
The blond man who was tied to the wall and looked dying raised his head with difficulty and looked towards the so-called Hercules.
Then he looked at Hercules in front of him, who was not big at all. When he was stunned, he saw the iconic white clothes and immediately realized who the person in front of him was!
"Junior brother...is that you?"
Theseus said this with a mixture of anticipation and shame.
"You guys go out first."
Hades waved his hand and asked all the torturers in the room to leave first.
Then he said to Jason, "Do you know them?"
"This is my senior brother." Jason took off his mask and pointed at Theseus. Then he looked at another person hanging nearby and shook his head. "I don't know the other one...Brother-in-law Hades, I will give you a satisfactory answer."
Hades nodded slightly upon hearing this, then turned around and left with peace of mind.
After Hades left, Jason came to Theseus and said to him with a slightly sharp look, "Brother Theseus, please explain the situation to me... I sent you the invitation because I trust you.
But you've clearly embarrassed me."
"I'm sorry, Junior Brother Jason...but my main purpose for coming to the Underworld this time is not because of the goddess Persephone, but to see you for you."
"see me?"
Jason was stunned for a moment, then looked at Cerberus.
Cerberus shook his head at Jason, indicating that Theseus was not lying.
"What's going on?" Jason asked in confusion, frowning.
"The last time you came here and gave me the invitation, I remember telling you, Brother Jason, that I probably wouldn't be able to come because I was about to go to Crete and enter the Labyrinth of Minos."
Jason nodded slightly. He had indeed heard Theseus talk about this matter, so when the two dogs mentioned that humans had come with invitations just now, Jason immediately thought of Theseus, who was the only one not present at the time.
"But just as I was about to go to Minos' Labyrinth, solve the Labyrinth of Minos, and kill the monsters inside, I heard that a hero had rushed there before me..."
Jason saw that Theseus was speaking incoherently and looked extremely weak.
After hesitating for a while, she finally couldn't bear it and put her hand on him. The influx of vitality made Theseus gradually radiate.
Then Jason ignored Theseus's surprise and asked questioningly, "A hero? ...Who?"
"The huntress who had just left Sisyphus's boulder push, and the heroine Atalanta who participated in the hunt for the Calydonian boar."
Theseus paused briefly, then looked at the stunned Jason and said, "I came to the Underworld this time mainly to see you and tell you this... When I heard about this, it was said that she was about to enter the labyrinth to save the children who were about to be sacrificed to the monsters in the labyrinth."
"She should have gone in by now... I'm sorry, Junior Brother, I didn't help you stop her."
"Wait!" Jason called out to Theseus, looking confused. "Why did you come to the underworld to find me just because of Atalanta?"
"Oh, because she's not your woman?"
Theseus looked very surprised and said to Jason, "I heard Hercules and Meleager say the same thing!"
Jason was silent for a while, gathering his thoughts.
"No wonder we didn't find her back then. She actually ran so far away..."
Muttering, Jason looked towards Cerberus.
Cerberus nodded again, indicating that Theseus was telling the truth.
At this point, Jason's attitude towards Theseus finally softened.
"Then, Senior Brother, please explain to me the story of Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld..."
Just as Jason finished speaking, the person who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke out, "Now the whole world is saying that Persephone is the most beautiful goddess... On her wedding day, she wore the most beautiful wedding dress in the world, surpassing any other goddess in the world.
I know about the invitation. It was me who begged Theseus to let me come with him. It was me who had evil intentions towards the goddess Persephone."
"...You are honest."
Jason turned his head and looked indifferently at the man beside him.
"You want me to eat him? Three honey cakes will do."
Jason shook his head.
"Those two... two, no less!"
Jason touched Cerberus' head in silence and said, "Alright, alright, this isn't about the honey cakes. This is because of my invitation, so I should be the one to resolve it...Brother Theseus, I will tell Hades and the Queen of the Underworld the truth about your situation. As for the outcome, I won't interfere.
… They are my family.”
Without waiting for Theseus's response, Jason looked at the other man and said, "As for you...you don't need to introduce yourself, and I'm not interested in hearing your name. It seems you're also a hero. I'll heal you first, and then you can pick up your weapon and duel with me.
If you win and leave the underworld, I will die in your place.
If you lose, die in my hands."
After Jason finished speaking, a look of pity flashed in Theseus' eyes, and just as he was about to continue persuading Jason.
"it is good."
The man agreed and said with a difficult smile, “I heard Theseus talk about you, saying that you are a very special person...Now I believe it.
Thank you, even if I die in your hands, it will be my relief.
Otherwise, I think I would be imprisoned here forever and suffer endless torture."
"You've said it before. I'm not that kind-hearted...but this matter was caused by the invitation I sent out, so naturally it's my responsibility to resolve it.
After I kill you, I will go and apologize to the King of Hell and the Queen of Hell...By the way, Senior Brother, can you lend me your sword? "
Jason said this, walked up to the man, and gave him vitality, allowing him to quickly recover from his injuries.
Then he took Theseus' sword and left the room.
After a while, he took his weapon and said goodbye to Theseus, then left the room.
Soon, the sound of weapons clashing was heard outside, but it only lasted for a moment.
After a while, Jason came back.
His clothes were as white as snow, spotless.
But the sword in his hand was broken...
"Ahem, I'm sorry, Brother Theseus. I used a little too much force just now and broke it."
Jason coughed dryly and said to Theseus, "I'll make one for you when I have time... well, if you can survive."
Then Jason brought the chained Theseus to Hades and Persephone.
He told the two of them everything truthfully.
Theseus still did not escape punishment, but for Jason's sake, Hades agreed to let him die and then receive a hundred years of punishment.
As for Jason...I guess they wouldn't be willing to fight him even if he begged them to.
So after this incident, Jason immediately took Theseus back to the human world.
And prepared to go with him to the Labyrinth of Minos.
Jason was still Jason, and he hated getting into trouble.
What's more, there are things about the magic spear and Athena's blood waiting for him. Every day of delay will increase the danger.
But when Jason heard that Atalanta went into the dangerous labyrinth alone, and thought of her stubborn and strong-willed appearance, Jason finally... sighed.
Never mind, I'll just consider it as a chance to fulfill my promise to Cerberus.
Jason, who had made the decision, could only comfort himself in this way.
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PS: Sorry that the update is a bit late today, so I just combined the two chapters into one and updated it.
Chapter 3: Cerberus in Maid Costume (k)
The Minotaur, also known as Asterios, means the monster named after lightning.
He is a monster that exists in the Labyrinth of Minos, one of the four great labyrinths in the world.
His birth was the result of the curse of Poseidon, the king of the sea.
This story involves a man named Minos, who was the king of Crete and had an extremely beautiful wife named Pasiphae.
The origin of the story is not complicated. With the help of Poseidon, the god of the sea, Minos ascended the throne and became the king of Crete.
He then promised to offer the highest gift to Poseidon, but he felt that there was no animal in his territory worthy of offering to the great god, so he told Poseidon that he would offer him the first animal that appeared in the sea as a sacrifice.
Poseidon was very moved by this, so he specially made a beautiful white bull emerge from the waves and waited for Minos to offer sacrifice.
For the great sea god Poseidon, it didn't matter what kind of tribute he received, even if the tribute was given by himself. All he needed was the honor of being worshipped by the king.
But what was unexpected was that Minos fell in love with the white bull at first sight and liked it very much. He was reluctant to offer it to Poseidon.
So they secretly hid it in their herd of cattle, and then sacrificed another ordinary bull instead of it, in an attempt to get away with it.
This naturally angered Poseidon, so in order to punish this unreasonable human, Poseidon gave the white bull divine power and made it crazy, allowing it to wreak havoc on the island of Crete, and no one could stop it.
At the same time, it was allowed to mate with Minos' beautiful wife Pasiphae, thus giving birth to a half-man, half-bull monster - the Minotaur!
Of course, there is another version here.
That is to say, it was not the bull that mated with this beautiful wife, but Poseidon disguised as a bull.
Because the monster Minotaur that was born possessed extremely terrifying power. After all, he was actually a demigod!
The white bull, endowed with the power of Poseidon, had great destructive power and no one could stop it until the arrival of the great hero Hercules who subdued it.
This is also the trial of the bull among the twelve trials of the great hero Hercules.
At the same time, such a huge scandal occurred. Although King Minos felt pain and regret about it, he could not kill the Minotaur, so he finally had a huge labyrinth built.
An attempt to seal everything about the scandal, and the Minotaur, forever within the labyrinth.
As for why this matter involved the hero Theseus, it was because Athens had once fought with Crete.
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