Chapter 118
Chapter 118.
'I wonder if there will be a constellation this time too.'
Lee Ganghan brought his hand to the golden box.
Then.
Sssss…
A green barrier formed around the box.
[Confirming player's access authority…….]
[You received a clear evaluation of SSS+ in the 'Golden Palace'.]
[Access is possible.]
The barrier examined Lee Ganghan's access authority.
Zziiing…
Soon it disappeared before his eyes.
'I might not have been able to get this if it weren't for that viewer.'
The viewer who kept spamming ㅎ.
If he hadn't cast word magic on Nero.
The very last clear condition for receiving SSS+.
[Nero died recognizing that his artistic ability was lacking.] - he might not have been able to break this.
Until his death, Nero had been thinking 'You just don't understand my art.'
Even in death, he had been engaging in mental victory, saying he would perform for Apollo.
'Thinking about it that way, it really was a difficult clear condition to achieve.'
Lee Ganghan thought anew that receiving SSS+ hadn't been easy.
Swish.
He opened the box lid.
Then.
Paaaaat……!
Brilliant light burst forth from there.
[Releasing the sealed 'Constellation'.]
[Constellation 'War God Ares' is released.]
[Constellation 'War God Athena' is released.]
Then.
Messages floated up one after another.
'Oh…… I know who these gods are.'
Previously, he had to search the internet to figure out the identities of the Aztec gods.
But Ares and Athena were names Lee Ganghan already knew.
Weren't they gods who frequently appeared in Greek and Roman mythology?
'But to think they were sealed in a place like this…….'
If that other race viewer who kept spamming ㅎ was really Apollo.
He didn't seem to be sealed and appeared to be living just fine.
Ares, Athena.
And even Hades, who was sealed in the place of exile.
Other gods from Greek mythology seemed to be in poor circumstances.
'And seeing that Hades was trying to give a quest to rescue Zeus, Zeus must be imprisoned too.'
At this rate, that mythological world was practically in ruins.
As Lee Ganghan was making such speculations.
Tiring.
['War God Ares' proposes to become your Guardian Constellation.]
['War God Athena' proposes to become your Guardian Constellation.]
Just like the Aztec gods had done before.
Ares and Athena also proposed to become Lee Ganghan's Guardian Constellation as soon as they were released.
Of course.
[You are the owner of the trait 'Heavenly Demon Constitution'.]
[If you accept a constellation, the grade of Heavenly Demon Constitution will drop to F and be fixed.]
[You are the owner of the trait 'Demon-Conquering God'.]
[If you accept a constellation, the grade of Demon-Conquering God will drop to F and be fixed.]
Since accepting a constellation would not only drop Heavenly Demon Constitution to F but also fix his newly acquired trait, Demon-Conquering God, at F.
Lee Ganghan rejected their proposal.
Then.
['War God Ares' angrily asks why you refused to become his Guardian Constellation.]
[He threatens you, asking if you perhaps chose Athena and telling you to think carefully.]
['War God Athena' finds your choice puzzling.]
[She says that countless heroes have received her patronage until now, and most achieved good results, asking you to reconsider.]
Unlike the previous constellations.
These two weren't immediately accepting Lee Ganghan's choice.
Perhaps it was because they were well-known names.
"If I accept a Guardian Constellation, my trait becomes F. I don't keep Guardian Constellations."
When Lee Ganghan explained the situation.
['War God Ares' says there's nothing he can do then and respects your choice.]
Ares coolly respected his choice, while.
['War God Athena' tries to persuade you, saying it would be better to choose her even if your trait drops to F…….]
Rather, Athena seemed unconvinced.
She was preparing to persuade him.
Then.
['War God Athena' begins to calmly explain to you.]
With the message that she was starting to explain.
A long text appeared in the message window.
['War God Athena' first praises you. She says releasing the difficult seal while in Bronze state is a great achievement, and she understands how painful it must be for you to lose your trait.]
['War God Athena' then explains the benefits of choosing her. She proposes that you can receive support from war god equipment, and even if your trait grade drops, you can replace it with a new trait.]
['War God Athena' also says she will stay by your side and help you make the best choices. She persuades you that although there may be temporary losses, it will ultimately be a great benefit…….]
And she continued to send long messages about why he should choose her.
Athena kept sending lengthy persuasion messages.
'Why is this so long?'
It was so long that Lee Ganghan wondered if this was really being sent on the spot.
As consecutive lengthy persuasion messages appeared, Lee Ganghan felt slightly burdened.
All the constellations he had met so far quickly gave up when told the trait would drop to F.
What had gotten into Athena to make her act like this?
['War God Athena' awaits your response…….]
After the long message ended, Athena said she was waiting for an answer.
"I'm sorry. I cannot give up this trait."
Lee Ganghan rejected her proposal again.
['War God Ares' bursts into laughter seeing his sister get rejected.]
At Lee Ganghan's rejection, Ares was delighted.
['War God Athena'…….]
In Athena's subsequent message, only …… appeared.
What's this?
Was she perhaps preparing another long persuasion text?
As Lee Ganghan felt ominous looking at the chat window showing only ……
Passs…
Green smoke rose from the opened box.
It soon gathered together and transformed into the shape of a small round shield.
Then.
Flash!
Gray eyes filled with light popped out from the shield.
[Wh-what is this? Eyes suddenly appeared!]
The Divine Maiden ghost was startled seeing this.
In response.
Swish…
The gray eyes in the shield glanced at the Divine Maiden.
[I am Athena.]
A dignified female voice was heard from there.
***
"You are…… Athena?"
He hadn't expected the famous goddess to appear with just eyes popping out of a shield.
As Lee Ganghan stared at the shield.
Athena's voice was heard from there.
[That's right. I'm the War God you kept rejecting. I'm in this form now because I was just released from the seal, so please understand.]
"I see."
[Originally, I manifested like this to properly persuade you…….]
Swish.
The eyes looked Lee Ganghan up and down.
Athena's voice lost some of its strength.
[Now that I see you directly with my own eyes, I understand why you rejected me.]
"Why is that?"
[You're Bronze rank yet handling such powerful wings of light, so would my persuasion touch your heart? You'd want to keep your existing trait.]
The wings of fire still floating behind Lee Ganghan's back.
Seeing the power contained within, did she assume that Lee Ganghan's trait had drawn out that power?
"Ah. These wings are a one-time item I received from an angel, so the effect will end soon."
[Is that so? Then listen to what I have to say.]
Athena's two eyes in the shield sparkled.
Thinking he might have to hear another long persuasion, Lee Ganghan quickly waved his hands.
"No matter what you say, I cannot give up my existing trait. Please reconsider the Guardian Constellation matter."
[Even if I, Athena, personally help you with both material and spiritual support?]
"Yes."
[Fine. Then I'll become your exclusive constellation. I won't help any other player and will only help you. Would this allow me to become your Guardian Constellation?]
"No."
[Why on earth!? Fine. Then in addition to this…….]
Athena tried to persuade him several more times.
Lee Ganghan asked her in return.
"Why do you want to be my Guardian Constellation so badly?"
[Because you have the most outstanding qualities among all humans I've met. With you, we could rebuild Olympus.]
Rebuilding Olympus.
It really had fallen, it seemed.
Lee Ganghan drew a clear line after hearing her answer.
"In any case, no matter what you say, it's not possible right now. I cannot give up my trait, so please stop persuading me."
[Right now…… I see. I understand.]
Oh.
Was she finally giving up?
[The current me doesn't seem to be a very attractive option, so I'll persuade you again after recovering my strength next time.]
This person is really persistent.
As Lee Ganghan felt Athena's determination to persuade him again later.
[But looking closely, your clothes…… that's Uncle's Quiene, isn't it? How did you obtain it?]
Athena's eyes were now looking at Lee Ganghan's clothes.
"This is……."
When Lee Ganghan briefly explained the circumstances of how he obtained Quiene.
[He was dragged away while sending a message……?]
"Yes."
[Even Uncle…….]
Athena expressed her regret with a troubled voice.
[……The power of the rebels is not ordinary. If we could rescue father whose whereabouts are unknown, we could turn the situation around.]
"What exactly is the situation? Isn't Heracles turned into a giant?"
[That traitor! Just hearing his name makes me angry!]
Athena shouted angrily as soon as she heard Heracles' name.
[Ah. Already my strength…….]
Her voice rapidly grew smaller.
Shwoooo…
The shield form collapsed and soon disappeared as smoke.
[Constellation 'War God Ares' grumbles about what manifestation she did without any strength.]
[Constellation 'War God Athena' says there won't be such incidents once she recovers her strength, and asks you to forget the disgrace from just now.]
After manifesting and spending all her time trying to persuade him to become her Guardian Constellation.
Just when he was about to ask some questions, Athena was reverse-summoned.
Still, since she could send messages in constellation state.
He thought she might answer the questions he asked earlier.
[The two constellations can no longer stay here, so instead of becoming your Guardian Constellation, they will repay you in another way.]
[Will you accept the constellation's reward?]
The two seemed unable to stay here any longer.
They proposed to give him a reward.
Even if he couldn't get answers, he should receive the reward.
"I'll gratefully accept the reward."
When Lee Ganghan answered thus.
Flash!
Pure white light flashed from his body.
['Divine Power' increases by 1.]
The stat 'Divine Power' increased by 1.
'Do they originally increase Divine Power when you release constellations?'
When he released the Aztec mythology constellations, it was the same.
This time too, Divine Power increased by 1.
As Lee Ganghan thought this might be the end of the reward.
Tiring.
[War God Athena separately bestows a blessing, partially releasing the seal of 'Quiene'.]
A message appeared saying Quiene's seal was partially released.
Quaaaak.
The necktie seemed to choke Lee Ganghan's neck for a moment, then loosened again.
[Quiene's sealed function, 'Cerberus Summoning' becomes available.]
Then 'Cerberus Summoning' became usable.
'Oh…… this is good.'
Athena's obsession with becoming his Guardian Constellation was burdensome.
But such additional rewards were welcome.
"Thank you."
As Lee Ganghan lightly bowed his head.
Paaaaat……!
Light scattered in all directions from inside the box.
[The two released constellations begin their activities.]
Up to this point, it was the same as when the Aztec gods were released.
Tiring.
['War God Athena' will continue to watch over you…….]
Even as she left, Athena left a meaningful message.