I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 213
After Hestia bestowed her blessing on Roy, she walked towards the sea with huge strides.

Seeing Hestia leave, Roy hesitated for a moment, then said to Io on the altar.

"Princess Io, I'll leave first."

After speaking, Roy turned around and ran after Hestia to the beach.

The coast south of the village of Eleusis is surrounded by the mouths of two rivers.

Roy followed Hestia to the coast, and saw Hestia stop on the beach, looking towards the southeast.

Looking southeast from this coast, Roy can only see the outline of Salamis Island ten miles away, but Hestia may be able to see the distant Argonauts beyond Salamis Island. Sri Lanka area.

For Hestia, the Argos region is not only her territory, with the Argos she has guarded for hundreds of years, but also her hometown where she has lived for hundreds of years.

But now, Hestia was driven out of his hometown by Zeus and became a wandering god with no fixed place.

Looking at Hestia's eagerness to return to his hometown, Roy couldn't help but said.

"Goddess Hestia, if you want to marry me, let me share your—"

Before he finished speaking, Roy stopped.

Because Roy suddenly felt that in order to obtain eternal life and divine power, he actually proposed marriage to Hestia, whom he met for the first time, which was a bit dazed.

Although Roy didn't finish speaking, Hestia still looked down at Roy, and exchanged blank glances with Roy.

Roy said to Hestia with a bright smile.

"Goddess Hestia, I know that losing the patron saint seat and being kicked out of your hometown will deal a great blow to you. But I am here to assure you that I will take back the Argos region for you soon, so hurry up Get back to normal!"

Hearing Roy's words, Hestia's blank eyes showed hope.

"you……"

Under Roy's suspicious gaze, Hestia squatted down and stretched out his right hand to touch Roy's left face.

After realizing that his palm was too big to hold Roy's cheek with his palm, Hestia's body shrank rapidly, and finally turned into the figure of a human girl.

After the transformation was completed, Hestia stretched out his right hand to hold Roy's left cheek, and said with a smile.

"You are strong! You have the ability to fulfill what you just said, so don't betray your promise."

What Roy said just now was just to please Hestia, but he didn't expect Hestia to really rely on him.

"Goddess Hestia, what reward can I get for taking back the Argos region for you?"

"Aren't you satisfied with my blessing and divine power? Then you can use me to deify yourself and cast you as the basis for becoming a hero god. Because I am a virgin goddess, you cannot claim to be my son, but You can claim that you are my brother. I will also publicly admit that I am your sister."

"Brother? Sister?"

The reward for taking back the Argos region for Hestia—it turned out to be sister and brother with Hestia.

But I want to lie flat and marry the goddess to share her eternal life and divine power. I don’t want to spend a lot of hard work to become a hero god after death.

Looking at Hestia's innocent gaze, Roy did not make his shameless request after all.

"Sister Hestia, since I am your younger brother and you are my older sister, can I hug you?"

Hestia nodded without hesitation, and Roy slowly stretched out his hands to hug Hestia's slender waist, and then hugged her in his arms.

After pressing his chin against Hestia's smooth forehead, he felt that Hestia didn't waver at all, just like a human girl being hugged by a child. Roy couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

After reluctantly parting from Hestia, Roy said to Hestia with a serious expression.

"Sister Hestia, although I cannot deprive you of the territories of other goddesses, my Kingdom of Athens is your second home. In my Kingdom of Athens, you will be respected by all humans and gods."

"Thank you……"

Hestia said with a sweet smile.

"Is this what it feels like for a sister to be taken care of by a younger brother? I have seen many scenes of human brothers and sisters caring for each other, and I never thought that one day I would experience it myself."

"Sister Hestia..."

Seeing Hestia's beautiful smile, Roy couldn't help holding Hestia in his arms again.

Although Roy did not get Hestia's permission, Hestia was not angry.

After a moment.

Hestia said in a soft voice.

"Brother Roy, it's time for me to get off the ground."

Roy let go of Hestia reluctantly, and Hestia's body immediately turned into a flaming red-golden flame, and flew into the sky with incredible speed.

Looking up at Hestia who had returned to an altitude of several thousand meters, Roy couldn't help but said.

"The desolate goddess who has lost the patron saint seat, lost her territory, and lost her people is different from the proud goddess standing on the patron saint seat! Although I am sending charcoal to a desolate goddess, her favorability for me has also increased. It was too soon, the first time we met, I became half-siblings."

When night falls.

Loi, Io, and Pallas returned to Athens from the village of Eleusis.

The Royal Palace of Athens.

When Procne, Philomela, and Kaone came to the courtyard outside the hall to welcome Roy, they saw Roy and Io riding a horse, and Io, who was sitting in front, leaned her body against it very naturally. In Roy's arms, Philomela questioned Roy directly.

"Brother Roy, who is this woman you brought back?"

After returning to the ground from the horseback, Luo Yi explained while hugging Io off.

"Don't get me wrong, she has nothing to do with me. She is Io, the daughter of King Inakus of Argos, and is now a commoner of our Kingdom of Athens. Because I want to use her as a legitimate reason to conquer the Argos region, so I will let her live in the palace."

Seeing Roy hugging Io with the princess, Procne said quietly.

"Brother Roy, even if she falls off the horse, she won't be injured. If you hold her like this now, who would think that she has nothing to do with you?"

After Io left Luoy's arms, she took the initiative to bow her head to Procne, Philomela, and Keone.

"As Your Majesty said just now, as a subjugated princess, I am now a commoner in the Kingdom of Athens. I have no intention of competing for His Majesty's favor. I just want to serve Your Majesty and repay Your Majesty's care for my people."

Procne and Philomela looked at each other, and when they looked at Io again, the hostility in their eyes disappeared.

As a subjugated princess, Io is now a commoner.

This alone makes Io ineligible to be the love rival of Procne and Philomela.

Since Io's attitude is so submissive, Procne and Philomela must show the tolerance of their regular wives.

Procne came to Io, took the initiative to hold Io's hands and said.

"Sister Yi'o, I am very sympathetic to your experience. Now that we are a family, we will take care of you as a sister, and you can get along with us as equals."

Of course, Io knew that Procne's words were all polite words. She really regarded Procne as her younger sister, which would definitely arouse Procne's dissatisfaction.

(End of this chapter)