23 A new story

She is the tri-goddess, Goddess of Paths, Goddess of Magic, and Goddess of Ghosts.

She is known as the Irresistible Goddess of Death, the Invincible Queen, and the Unparalleled Empress.

She is a very special existence as she neither belongs to the sky, nor the sea, nor the underworld, but she has a very high status in all three places.

She is Hecate!

When Jason's first journey is about to reach the end, Hecate appeared in front of Jason.

Although the test given to Jason has not yet ushered in the final result, in her heart, Hecate has actually approved Jason.

Approved, that he is now her student.

Because in secret, she has been silently watching.

Starting from when he washed his body with Styx in the Underworld to until now.

Hecate has watched everything Jason has experienced till now.

Therefore, even if at first, she has found Jason only because of Medea and had originally kept him for the purpose of the experiment, now, she has admitted and recognized Jason as her student!

"Teacher Hecate, are you leaving?"

And, just as Hecate, who had finished speaking, got up and was about to leave, Jason, who noticed this, raised his head and asked her subconsciously.

Hecate, who was about to nod her head, looked at Jason, who is still quite young and has a childish face, and after a brief hesitation, she sighed: "Forget it, the teacher is not leaving today and will accompany you."

Saying this, Hecate touched Jason's head.

Jason, on the other hand, was a little confused.

'Hey, teacher, why didn't you suddenly decide to not leave?'

Although Jason thought like this in his heart, he naturally did not dare to say it.

Therefore, this night, while holding Jason, Hecate leaned against the golden-horned deer, and while squinting at the campfire, took rest for one night.

The next day, when the sun shined on his face, Jason, who had slept late last night, opened his eyes and obviously, found that Hecate has left.

Leaning on the golden-horned deer, Jason stayed in the same place while thinking.

"Sister Deer, you also think that teacher... Why did she suddenly give me a feeling of being a little more reliable as a teacher? Is this my illusion?"

The Golden Horned Deer glanced at Jason but did not express anything.

She just softly bleated twice, stuck out her tongue, and began licking his face, as if urging him to get up quickly.

"Okay, Sister Deer, stop licking, I'll get up and wash my face right away, then we'll start moving again!" Jason, who got up immediately, after a brief thought, shook his head and shook off all the messy thoughts in his head.

'I don't know what happened to Hecate, but it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.'

'The future and becoming an immortal existence, are still a little far away for me now... In short, my primary and most important task, for now, is to first find Persephone and then learn magic from Teacher Hecate!'

Therefore, with this thought in mind, Jason embarked on the final phase of his current journey while riding on the golden-horned deer.

Now that he has the protection of Hecate; the Goddess of Paths, the guidance of Athena; the Goddess of Wisdom, the sword of Apollo; the God of Light, and the mount of Artemis; the Goddess of Moon.

Jason's subsequent journey became exceptionally smooth.

And Jason, who is riding on the Golden Horned Deer, almost didn't encounter anyone else's interception again.

After all, no one would be stupid enough to intercept Jason riding a tall golden-horned deer.

Many people in this world are aware of it, especially the hunters who travel through the forest, the golden-horned deer is the darling of Artemis, the great Goddess of Moon and Hunting!

Therefore, soon, the story of a blond boy in white, riding a golden-horned deer, began to quickly spread among the hunters.

Especially, when Atalanta, who had returned home after quite a few days, was questioned by her uncle and fellow hunters who came to join in the fun because of this incident!

'A blond boy in white clothes.'... It's only been a few days, how could they forget Jason's appearance.

So obviously, they were very curious as to why Artemis, the Goddess of Hunting, gave the golden-horned deer to Jason.

Atalanta really didn't want to answer at first, but after hearing how it is spread that Jason is favored by Artemis, she couldn't hold back.

"That's not a gift, it's only temporary. It is temporarily lent to him by the Goddess Artemis, and this was my suggestion!"

"He is not favored by Goddess Artemis, he simply does not have such qualifications at all! So don't talk nonsense about who is liked by Goddess Artemis, or be careful of the divine punishment! "

"What is he doing?... He seems to be carrying an 'Oracle' on him. I can't say what the specifics are, but this is not given to him by Goddess Artemis... Although it is related to Goddess Artemis, is only a little related, but more importantly, it seems to be related to Goddess Hecate!"

"Huh? Is there anyone other than Goddess Artemis?... God Apollo seems to be one of them, and there is also, Goddess Athena..."

Originally, Atalanta was only going to explain the relationship between Jason and Artemis, but under the bombardment of gossip, Atalanta spoke a little more without realizing it.

But when Atalanta reacted, later on, it was already too late.

So a new story gradually began to spread, through the mouths of the hunters.

It is about a young boy dressed in white clothes like snow.

He has short golden hair and emerald blue eyes.

He is carrying the oracle of the gods, to complete a task of the gods and do a great thing!

Although he is young, he has a handsome face that is not inferior to the great God of Light Apollo, so even the great God of Light Apollo favors him!

God Apollo, the God of Light, has even given him a golden sword. And no one, not even a ferocious beast, could survive a single strike from that sword!

The wisest goddess, the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena, has pointed the way for him.

Artemis, the Goddess of Moon and Hunting, has even given him her favorite golden-horned deer.

And the name of that young man is Jason!

Seeing that the matter had spread out, Atalanta understood that the situation could not be undone, so she cried and prayed to Artemis for forgiveness.

But Artemis felt that it doesn't matter; moreover, Atalanta is her favorite believer, so she naturally forgave Atalanta.

Afterward, it was Atalanta's uncle as well as those hunters who had led Jason for a while that day, who left Atalanta speechless.

Because since then, for a long time, they had a proud look on their face, while grabbing anyone they can find and saying that they had led the team for Jason at that time!

'Is this something to be proud of?'

'Well, thinking about it, this is actually something that would make mortals proud.'

It's just that whenever Atalanta thought of Jason, she also remembers the look of disgust on his face at the beginning.

And Atalanta really hates it so much that...!

'You will meet again someday.'... At the same time, Atalante recalled what Artemis has said to her with a smile before she left.

In her heart, Atalanta has secretly made up a decision!

'Just wait Jason, this time there was no winner or loser between the two of us. When we meet again, I will definitely let you know that I am stronger and faster than you!'

Although this isn't the era of information explosion so any story can't be instantly spread, due to being in the Age of Gods, there are many minor gods and spirits who like to hear and retell the stories among the mortals to deal with the boredom of their long and immortal life.

Therefore, slowly but surely, Jason's stories have even spread to the areas he hasn't yet visited, after all, even for the minor Gods and spirits, distance isn't much of a problem.

But, for a long time, Jason was completely unaware that a story about him has already been spread.

Because with the company of the Golden Horned Deer, who has been readily helping him with the resupplying, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jason didn't enter any of the towns or villages on the road ahead.

So, not long after leaving Artemis, Atalanta, and Hecate, about a week or so, Jason ushered in the end of this journey.