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

And even though it was just a sharp sword, when Nuo Yan came back to his senses and with the help of Themis, he engraved the sword of judgment on his painting and exited the state of being in the painting with his whole body.

The sun has already risen.

The moment Nuo Yan put down the brush in his hand, a strong feeling of exhaustion suddenly hit him.

"promise......"

Hearing the voice next to his ear, he subconsciously turned his head and stuffed a golden apple into his mouth.

Nuoyan blinked and looked at Themis in front of him.

Why is it a golden apple again!

Then I ate it honestly, feeling my energy restored, and couldn't help but sigh in my heart, it's really good stuff.

It's a pity that the two coins I finally saved were all sacrificed to Hera...

Just when Nuo Yan thought so.

Themis suddenly took out two more golden apples and placed them in his hands.

Nuo Yan was stunned for a moment and looked up at her.

"Including the first time, we have met three times so far, so these are three golden apples."

Themis explained again, but her explanation made Nuoyan feel even more confused.

What do you mean, it's like every time I meet you, you have to give me a golden apple...

Just when Nuoyan was thinking this, he found that Themis in front of him seemed to be staring into the distance... Even though her eyes were covered with white cloth, Nuoyan followed that gaze.

What I saw was the kingdom after I woke up from the dream that night.

Even though they were a little far away, they could still vaguely see the prosperous scene of people walking around in the kingdom.

Seeing this scene, and recalling the unsightly scenes of the kingdom being persecuted by natural disasters and plagues at the beginning, Nuoyan naturally smiled on his face.

And at this moment,

"The reason why I let you sit in the position of judgment is very simple, because as early as when we first met, I saw such a future from the judgment scale... At that first meeting At the time, I actually asked Judgment Scales two questions.

That is whether you are fair and kind, whether your judgment is fair...and now I have the answer to all of this. "

With that said, the scales of judgment once again appeared in Themis's left hand.

It is still shaking, which represents the uncertain future of being abandoned by the goddess of fate while still being attached to the promise.

"I asked you that day why you came here and what mood you were standing in front of Hera. Your answer was that you wanted to come, so you came."

"And I think, even if I ask you now why you, who wanted to be a hero, were given the verdict of a dream at the trial that day, your answer should be..."

"I never thought about it that much."

After all, if it weren't for the judgment of the promise that turned everything into a dream that only the gods knew, such a great undertaking as judging the gods would be such a terrifying reputation.

But the promise at that time really just thought that this should be the best result... Yes, although there were still flaws, this was indeed the best result that the promise could think of under the circumstances at that time.

The kingdom returned to its prosperous state, people who should not have died returned to the world, and the goddess in the tower smiled, gaining everything she had lost.

Even Hera, her hated love rival, built a temple for herself and became her most loyal believer, praying to her on time every morning.

In fact, this is not the first time such a choice has been made.

That day in Jason's hometown, in the kingdom, facing Hera who was about to become furious, Nuoyan also achieved what he thought was the best outcome.

Hera, the Queen of Heaven, who mistook him for Jason and was therefore ready to bestow all glory on him, lost nothing and gained even more.

And because of the promise and trust, Jason did not back down even if he had to go to retrieve the Golden Fleece, and he had hope for the future.

"Whether you are fair and kind, the scales of judgment have not given an answer. This shows that your future cannot be observed by fate, but it also shows that... child, you actually have no answer in your heart."

Holding the scale in her hand, Themis told the promise, and this time, her originally cold voice was much softer.

"Athena has actually told me about your agreement with her, her oath, but...my child, have you ever thought about what kind of hero you want to be, and have you ever really thought about you? What kind of ending is going to happen?”

Nuoyan was stunned and looked at Themis, the goddess of justice in front of him.

In ancient Greek mythology, there is a hero named Achilles.

His father was the great hero Peleus, and his mother was the sea goddess Thetis. Before he was born, her mother knew from the goddess of fate that her child would die on the battlefield.

[He will be famous in history, but he is destined to live long and die on the battlefield at a young age]... This is the prophecy told to Thetis by the goddess of fate.

So when Achilles was born, Thetis held his ankles and soaked him in the River Styx, making him invulnerable. Only his ankles were held by Thetis's hands and were not immersed in the underworld. The river water left hidden dangers.

And he was not allowed to go to the battlefield, hoping that he could escape the attention of the goddess of fate. But after knowing all this, Achilles answered his mother like this.

Rather than spending this life peacefully under the protection of your great power, mother, I would rather burn my life and fight heroically on that battlefield.

Live beautifully even if it is short!

That was Achilles' choice, the end of an epic story.

When Themis asked Nuoyan, Nuoyan immediately thought of this story, and at the same time found that he really couldn't answer the question of the goddess of justice in front of him.

"Even though the goddess of wisdom has promised you a grand ending,...child, I hope that when that day comes, it will be your own choice, the result of your longing and decision."

Seeing that Nuoyan didn't answer, Themis didn't care and continued to say softly: "But you don't need to be so worried, because my child, your journey has just begun.

On this road, I believe you will eventually find your own answer, so until then, my sword will protect you..."

"And child, when you have your own answer in your heart, please use your paintbrush to paint me... on your painting."

Nuoyan's green eyes reflected the goddess of justice Themis in front of her. The sun was shining on her body at this time, making her look so dazzling.

"...I understand the goddess Themis."

After a long while, Nuo Yan raised his head and looked at Themis in front of him, and nodded firmly.

And he said extremely seriously: "There will be a day when I am qualified to paint you, the goddess Themis, on my canvas!"

"So, have we agreed?" Themis laughed and asked softly.

"Yeah!" Nuo Yan also laughed at this time, "We have made an agreement!"

"I'm looking forward to that day, and I believe that day won't be too far away. After all... I said it at the beginning. In fact, I already have the answer in my heart."

Saying this, Themis raised the shaking scales of judgment again in front of the promise.

Then she was dressed in white robe, under the sunshine at this moment, with her back facing the kingdom where she woke up from her dream that night, the temple built by the river god Aegina.

She stretched out her hand, held down the scale that had been shaking at this time, and slightly raised the side that represented kindness under the gaze of Nuo Yan.

"Then go ahead, child, and tell your name, your deeds... to the whole world!"

...

...

then,

At noon that day, the promise left.

He left the kingdom and said goodbye to the river goddess Aegina.

Aegina actually knew that Nuo Yan would leave, but she really didn't expect it to be so soon.

She seemed at a loss at first, and thought about staying, but in the end... Aegina still chose to give her blessing.

"Go ahead, promise. May your future journeys be illuminated by the sun. May the stars and the moon watch over you and guide you in the way forward."

Aegina actually wanted to give everything to her promise, the wealth accumulated in the kingdom, and even the crown and throne that represented royal power, but she ultimately did not accept these promises.

There was only one wish left that made Aegina feel sad and wanted to cry, but in the end she couldn't help but laugh.

Although Nuoyan doesn’t have a clear idea of ​​what kind of hero he will become and what kind of ending he will ultimately choose, but...

"Please help me spread my name. I am a student of Chiron, the centaur sage. I will become a hero and in this world...

Leave my name! "

After nearly three months, Nuoyan finally left here.

And his next path was obvious.

After all, Jason, who must have been waiting for news from him for three months, was actually very anxious.

Nuoyan holds the vengeful notebook in his hand and carries the sword of judgment on his body that will protect him on this journey. He will go to meet the heroes who will become famous in ancient Greece in the future or have already begun to do so.

He will invite them to come to Jason's hometown together.

After completing that scene, Queen Hera gave him and Jason's trial, the most famous legend in ancient Greek mythology...the legend of the Argonauts!

But having said that, where are they now?

Are you planning to pay tribute and ask the goddess Athena or Hera?

Just when Nuo Yan was thinking about this issue,

Promise left the kingdom and walked not far when he suddenly saw a familiar figure under a big tree beside the road...

It was a delicate-looking girl. She was wearing ancient Greek-style white clothes, with some white hair falling from her hood.

She closed her eyes, holding a crystal ball in her hand, and seemed to be sleeping soundly under the shade of the tree.

Nuoyan looked at her with surprise, after all, he recognized who the petite-looking girl was.

At that time, in the temple of Hera in Jason's hometown, Nuoyan had seen her.

It was the goddess of fate who promised to be the one who could bring glory to Hera... Clotho!

And just when Nuoyan looked at her in surprise, wondering why this goddess of fate appeared here.

Probably aware of Nuoyan's gaze, Clotto twitched his eyebrows slightly and slowly opened his eyes.

Although under those white eyes, she actually couldn't see anything.

But at this moment, the goddess of fate raised her head to the promise.

Chapter 28 Respect fate or fight against fate?

"The student promise of the centaur sage Chiron, you...let the goddess of fate be shamed because of you!"

Under the shade of the trees in the afternoon, the awakened goddess of fate, Clotho, raised her head, tried to lower her voice, and spoke to Nuoyan in a majestic tone.

But Nuoyan looked at the petite goddess in front of her who was trying to look at herself with her head raised, and because she had just woken up, she was even rubbing her eyes at the moment.

He really couldn't feel the slightest bit of majesty.

But Clotto did this for himself, so Nuoyan naturally judged it.

"Goddess Clotto, may I ask what I have done that I shouldn't have done?" So after thinking about it, Nuo Yan asked in front of Clotto.

"You resurrected people who had died long ago, you continued things that were originally destroyed, and..."

Clotho, who pointed to the Kingdom of Aegina in the distance, paused slightly when he said this.

And let me change my prophecy about Queen Hera again and again!

"You have interfered with destiny and made everything that was originally orderly become a mess. You have made the goddess of destiny ashamed because of you. Therefore, the student promise of Centaur Sage Chiron, you...do you know that you are wrong!"

When Chloe finished speaking, she looked clearly very angry and furious in front of her. If it were someone else standing here in this world at this moment, their face would have turned pale and they would be panicking.

After all, bringing shame and anger to a god... let alone a goddess who controls destiny is almost equivalent to being sentenced to death!

But there is no promise,

He looked at the puffed-up goddess of fate in front of him, and Nuoyan couldn't help but laugh twice before replying: "So it's because of this, but Goddess Clotho, it's not me who performed these things.

But the goddess Themis, the goddess Athena, and the Queen Hera? "

Clotho was silent for a while, and then replied: "Actually, as the goddess of fate, I already gave you a wide berth regarding Jason's matter.

Although you tampered with some destiny, you still restored everything to its original trajectory, so I don't blame you.

But this time, it's different! "

"Do you know how much disaster you have brought to this world because of the decisions you made without authorization? Not only the human world, but also the gods are now running around because of the fate you tampered with.

The whole world has become a mess! "

Clotto said to Nuoyan with a serious face.

This matter is actually easy to understand. Nowadays, the world is compared to a book, and the spindle of destiny controlled by the goddess of fate is equivalent to the script and story that have been fixed in a book.