Type-Moon Greece, I really don't want to be a hero!

Atalanta, sitting sideways on Pegasus, asked calmly.

"Ah, no..." Jason looked at Atalanta's profile in confusion, thought for a while, and finally patted Pegasus.

"Forget it, it's okay, Brother Ma, let's go."

Then the Pegasus did not move. Under Jason's puzzled gaze, the Pegasus cried softly twice.

After more than three years of getting along, how could Jason still not know what Tianma meant? A few black lines appeared on his forehead.

Then he took out two pieces of grass cake from the silver bag and stuffed them into its mouth. Then Pegasus happily spread its wings and flew away.

When Pegasus flew into the sky, Atalanta immediately grabbed Jason's clothes, and in Jason's peripheral vision, she was looking down at the earth with a very surprised and happy expression.

Looking at him like this, Jason suddenly realized something.

That means Atalanta is only sixteen years old now...the same age as him now.

"Hey, Atalanta, why are you dueling with me?"

Atalanta was silent for a moment, "Because I feel I am stronger than you and more deserving of Lady Artemis's favor."

Sure enough?

Jason curled his lips, "So, are you willing to accept your defeat last night?"

"I'm not convinced... But I won't challenge you again, even though I know you deliberately defeated me that way last night."

Upon hearing this, Jason couldn't help but look at Atalanta in surprise.

Seeing Atalanta holding down her hair with her hands, Jason thought for a moment and suddenly said, "What would you think if I told you that my second order to you last night was invalid?"

Atalanta glanced at Jason and said, "Go and tell Lady Artemis."

"Forget it then." Jason replied immediately.

"...I heard from Lady Artemis that you haven't had a break for over three years?"

"Well, that's about right." Jason nodded.

"Is it to become a great hero?"

"No, I have no interest in heroes and have no desire to be one at all."

"......Um?"

Atalanta was stunned.

He turned his head to look at Jason, then frowned and said, "Is it fun to tell such a lie?"

"I didn't lie... Besides, there's nothing to lie about."

What a joke!

Atalanta's first reaction was of course disbelief. After all... you are already a hero, the one whom the gods love according to legend!

Although it was the result of her accidentally letting the cat out of the bag.

"You don't want to be a hero?"

"Do not want to."

"Then why are you coming to Calydon?"

"The goddess of wisdom, Athena, guided me, so I came."

Atalanta stared at Jason, and then gradually realized that this man was not lying. After all, this was not something worth lying about.

So just when Atalanta was inevitably surprised by this.

"So I'm actually quite angry to see you again."

"Because I heard that the rumors in Arcadia were caused by you letting the cat out of the bag...but every time we meet, you always seem to suffer losses, so let's just let it go."

Hearing Jason's words, Atalanta felt it was extremely absurd, but she finally held back and didn't say anything more. Instead, she frowned and asked, "In that case...why have you been sleepless for three years?"

"You want to know?"

Jason looked at Atalanta, then smiled faintly and said, "Actually, there's no big reason. I just want to live happily and peacefully... in this era."

...What is this person talking about?

You are someone favored by so many great gods, right?

Yet you actually said you worked so hard, just... just to survive?!

Jason could naturally sense Atalanta's shock, and he had no intention of explaining further.

After all, you can't tell Atalanta, who believes in Artemis, that in this era, the more attention you get from the gods, the harder it will be to live happily.

Because most people pay attention to the glorious moments of those who are favored by God, and rarely pay attention to the tragic ending of most people.

Jason didn't know whether it was the malice of the gods or something else.

But among the many Greek heroes, few had a good ending.

Therefore, being a hero in Greece is definitely the most dangerous job.

Whoever wants to be the boss can be the boss, but Jason said he has no interest at all.

Just when Atalanta felt that her cognition collapsed because of Jason's words, they had already arrived outside the Kingdom of Calydon.

After letting Pegasus fall, Jason looked at Atalanta, who was still looking at him with an extremely strange look, thought for a while, and then said to her: "Atalanta, are you interested in doing me a favor?

It's about paying tribute to Lady Artemis..."

Chapter 4: The Summons of Typhon, the Ancestor of All Demons (k)

"Remember Jason, Artemis is the easiest and most difficult god to deal with among all the gods you offer tribute to!"

Let's move time forward a little bit at this moment.

These were the exact words that Hermes, the messenger of the gods, said to Jason that day after Jason agreed to Io's request.

Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and the Titan goddess Leto, the sister of Apollo, the god of light, and one of the twelve Olympian gods.

Artemis was free and independent, loved life in the wild, and opposed marriage between men and women. She liked unmarried virgins and young men who despised Aphrodite... From this, it can be seen that her relationship with the goddess of beauty was not very good.

At the same time, Artemis and Athena are the two daughters that the god-king Zeus values and dotes on... To be specific, Zeus undoubtedly values Athena, and dotes on Artemis almost unconditionally.

The king of gods, Zeus, would hardly refuse any request of Artemis, and she was also one of the most worshipped gods by the ancient Greeks.

And for such a goddess...

"No matter how much tribute you give her, she will never be satisfied, because she actually has everything she needs. She can easily get everything she wants. As long as she wants, all the gods in Olympus will help her."

Jason recalled what Hermes had said to him at that time.

"So, Jason, when it comes to tribute to Artemis, you must remember not to seek any 'expensive' tribute, because Artemis lacks nothing.

Of course, this doesn't mean that she doesn't need tribute. She just doesn't need the physical object. What she needs to see is your heart!

So Jason remembered that when you offer tribute to Artemis, you must not be careless.

As long as the tribute you offer her shows your love, she will be very happy even if it is just a flower!"

Jason did not doubt Hermes' words. After all, he only needed to refer to Calydon to know the answer.

This also explains why when Calydon offered sacrifices to all the gods, he did not offer sacrifices to Artemis, which made Artemis angry and abandoned the wild boar.

But later, Meleager, the prince of Calydon and Jason's senior brother, prayed sincerely to Artemis, asking her to bless him with a successful hunt, and Artemis quickly agreed.

Therefore, when it comes to offering tribute, she is undoubtedly the easiest and most difficult god to deal with.

Most other gods have their own requests.

But Artemis didn't.

It is actually very simple to explain it using Jason's understanding.

Artemis was obviously a wealthy woman who had more material possessions than she could ever desire. Naturally, she had no pursuit of material things, but rather spiritual things.

This also explains why Artemis seemed so concerned about the relationship between Atalanta and Jason.

......

......

Now, let’s go back in time.

"Tribute?"

Atalanta looked at Jason in confusion, thought for a moment, then nodded and said to Jason, "Well, you should indeed offer tribute to Artemis... So, are you planning to let me help you kill the Calydonian Boar?"

"Why?" Jason looked at Atalanta in confusion.

"Why?" Atalanta asked, puzzled. "Besides the Calydonian boar, do you hunt anything else?"

Fighting = offering to the gods = ravage.

Even though Atalanta was very disdainful of this barbaric action, it was common sense in this world after all.

"No, but I am not going to offer my prey to Lady Artemis." Jason shook his head.

"You're not offering prey?" Atalanta frowned and asked doubtfully, "Then what are you offering?"

"Romance." Jason replied briefly with these two words.

After careful consideration, Jason felt that this was the tribute that would most satisfy Artemis.

"Romance?" Atalanta was stunned. "What is romance? Is it some terrible monster?"

"Hmm... This is hard to explain, but it's not a monster. I told you I'm not planning on hunting. Just tell me if you're willing to help me."

"...If it's about tribute to Artemis, I will naturally help you." Although Atalanta was very confused, she finally agreed.

"Thanks, Atalanta!"

Jason breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Atalanta's reply.

After all, the tribute he offered required some time to prepare, and Artemis couldn't be allowed to come and disrupt or discover it during this time, otherwise the effect would be reduced.

Then Jason and Atalanta returned to the palace. As for Pegasus, Jason told it to find a place outside to play by itself, as it would easily attract attention.

"Jason, you're back..."

As Meleager said this, he saw Jason and Atalanta following behind him and was stunned.

"Brother Jason, we're going to hunt the Calydonian boar tomorrow night. What do you think?"

Hercules was standing by and saw Meleager staring at Atalanta, so he could only stand up and speak to Jason.

"Late tomorrow night? I see."

Jason nodded, then said apologetically to the two, "Brother Meleager, Hercules, I've come here to apologize to you two... I was planning to spend some quality time with you today, but can you please delay it for another day?"

"That's okay...but what's up with you?"

"He wants to pay tribute to Lady Artemis." Atalanta explained calmly to Hercules who was asking in confusion.

At the same time, he gave Jason a strange look.

Atalanta only just found out that Jason was actually a student of the famous Centaur sage Chiron.

Isn't he a student of Hecate, the goddess of roads?

"Offer tribute to the noble moon goddess Artemis?...Junior Brother Jason, are you planning to hunt the wild boar alone?" Meleager couldn't help but ask.

"No." Jason shook his head. "It wasn't that wild boar... Anyway, I apologize, Meleager and Hercules. I will apologize to you personally once this is over!"

After saying that, Jason turned around and grabbed Atalanta's hand, and while Atalanta was slightly stunned, he took her away.

"Wait, Junior Brother Jason!"

Watching Jason taking Atalanta away, Meleager, with his eyes wide open, almost subconsciously called out to him.

Then, under Jason's questioning gaze, Meleager hesitated for a moment and said, "Can I go with you?"

"That's impossible." Before Jason could reply, Hercules said to him, "You still need to entertain the warriors who responded to your call."

"makes sense."

Meleager gave a wry smile.