Athena: Where are you, Jason?!

Hestia, the Goddess of Fire, Hearth, Home, and Family.

She is one of the twelve main Greek Gods of Olympus.

At the same time, she is the first-born child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea; consequently, she was also the first one to be swallowed at birth by her father and the last one to be disgorged.

Therefore, she is referred to as both the eldest sister and youngest sister of Demeter, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus!

Hestia is the most sacred, gentle, and peace-loving Goddess, even then, her status is very high among all the Gods.

God King Zeus has given Hestia extremely high privileges and just by authority, her status is not under Hera, the Queen of Gods!

And when Jason learned Hestia's real name, he naturally was surprised.

'I really have the luck of pulling out the first prize every time, now I have again encountered an unexpected Goddess, and it's even one of the Olympians!'

'Now only Poseidon, the King of Sea, Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, Ares, the God of War, and Hephaestus, the God of Smithing are left for me to get the achievement of encountering every Olympian!'

"About Demeter, her child Persephone, and Hades... actually, I have always been aware of their matter."

Holding Jason's hand, graceful Hestia, who is wearing an embroidered skirt, whispered to him: "Although I am their eldest sister, this matter... it is actually not good for me to intervene in this matter."

Although Hestia is the eldest sister of Zeus and others, she is still unmarried.

Also, along with her nieces Athena and Artemis, she has pledged to forever remain pure and v*rgin, and are together regarded as the Three Chaste Goddesses of Olympus!

Of course, this does not mean that no one has pursued her.

On the contrary, she is quite popular and it is exactly because of this she has made such a pledge to keep the peace at Olympus.

Namely, Poseidon, the King of the Sea, and Apollo, the God of Light, wanted to marry her and were even about to fight each other.

Obviously, they weren't the only ones...

But, in brief, fearing that no matter who she chooses will result in turmoil, Hestia pledged to maintain eternal v*rginity.

"But now... countless beings have died at the hands of Demeter, and I can't just sit back and watch the situation continue, so after talking to Hades, I came to look for you."

After saying this, Hestia looked at Jason, who is obediently following her, and said with a smile: "And you... obviously didn't disappoint me."

"I have seen so many heroes in my life, but child, you are still very special."

"Even though you have many disguises on your body, I can still see that your heart is so clean."

Hestia gave such a high evaluation of him, that even Jason himself began feeling uncomfortable all over.

'Am I so noble?... Why do I not know about it?!'

Actually, the reason behind Hestia concluding like this is that Hestia is the gentlest and kindest Goddess in Greek Mythology, so much so that even before transmigrating and also after transmigration, Jason has learned about this, even though, she has the least number of Myths.

And, although Jason was complaining in his heart about meeting another Goddess, Jason also felt lucky that it is Hestia, and not any other God, who has found out about his dislike towards Gods.

So, it is because of Hestia's nature, that she also has the habit of seeing kindness and gentleness in others; following the quote from Jason's previous world that what people see in other's eyes is the reflection of themselves.

However, there are two sides to this quote, and people generally think that bad people will see bad things in other people, but the opposite of this is also true.

Hestia is a kind and gentle Goddess, who is actually regretting that she hasn't intervened before, otherwise many lives would have been saved.

On the other side, although Jason's main purpose for this journey is still his safety, as someone who has grown up and been living in a civilized society, not even a year before, his views are indeed benign from the standard in this world!

Also, although he is decisive enough to take Persephone to Underworld and would likely do the same every time even after knowing the result, it does not mean he doesn't feel remorse upon learning that many people have died because of him doing that and he is willing to spend some effort to fix that.

So, Jason has embarked on another journey just after a day of rest for two reasons, first and the main deciding reason is that Jason knows that delaying too much might lead to accidents; and the second reason is that the longer he delays the more people will die!

That is why, Hestia, who is really kind and is feeling regret for not taking action, sensed Jason's kindness and regret, and believed that Jason is taking action because of those feeling, even if in reality they did influence his decision but were never driving factors for it.

At the same time, Chiron and Hecate who don't intervene much in outside things, after feeling weird about Jason's decision at first, due to being familiar with Jason also sensed his feelings, then either by chuckling or punishing him, gave their agreement for this journey.

Therefore, Jason has recruited a strong and resourceful companion for this journey - Hestia!

And although Jason still feels he isn't kind because he will always put his safety before others, he obviously won't refuse the participation of a kind and gentle Goddess.

After all, Jason really doesn't dare to see Demeter alone.

Because he also knows that although his soul is protected by Underworld and it would be difficult to die, it absolutely doesn't mean that he couldn't be imprisoned or tortured.

So, by the sunset, Hestia took Jason by hand and led him out of the ancient forest, to the sea.

"Child, wait here for a while." Hestia let go of Jason's hand and patted his head, then slowly walked towards the sea.

After her beautiful feet were dipped into the sea, Hestia began to call out a name to summon...

The King of Sea... Poseidon!

Soon, under the call of Hestia, the sea began to churn with even greater intensity, and from the sea, a burly man came out.

He is holding a trident, with his eyes of deep-sea color, just like the boundless sea.

Poseidon's expression was very surprised at this moment, and looking at Hestia, he asked: "Why are you here, big sister?"

"I'm here to borrow something from you." After saying this to Poseidon, Hestia looked back at the stiff, expressionless boy standing in the dark.

'Please don't see me, you can't see any Jason here.'

"And I want to introduce you to a child...Come here, Jason."

'...Goddess Hestia, thank you so much for giving me such an opportunity!'

'Haven't you already guessed that I don't like gods?!'

Although Zeus is generally considered to be one of the worst gods in Greek, Jason is aware of the fact that Poseidon isn't much better than Zeus!

First, Poseidon is considered to be the most violent, ill-tempered, and mean-spirited God among all Greek Gods currently in the rule.

And second, the list of how many r*pe he has done is comparable if not longer than the list of Zeus.

The only small consolation Jason has in his heart is that at least Poseidon doesn't have the record of assaulting the masculine side.

'... But, who can guarantee the virtues of the Greek gods... Ouch, headache!'

"The great King of Sea Poseidon..."

Jason helplessly walked over to greet Poseidon.

But what he didn't expect is that his words would be interrupted even before he spoke half of them.

"You are Jason?" Poseidon interrupted Jason, and after looking at him with interest, he even walked over, then after again observing him a few times, he said: "It's you who has abandoned Hera's belief and the believed in Hecate due to which she made a joke of herself, right?"

The gods have very a small range of communication, so naturally, most of the gods are familiar with the three Goddesses of Fate.

However, even if they can't talk about important prophecies, interesting gossip like Hera making a joke of herself in front of other Gods will obviously be spread fast!

So now, most of the gods are aware of the name Jason just because of this.

But when Jason heard this, his face turned pale.

Jason understood that now saying he has mortally offended Hera would be an understatement.

"Okay, it would be better if you say fewer words." Hestia saw that Poseidon couldn't wait to speak about the most vulnerable point of Jason, she pulled Jason into her arms and looked at Poseidon in annoyance.

"Let me borrow your pegasus... I'm going to meet Demeter." Hestia then briefly explained her purpose for coming here.

And since Hestia wanted to borrow it, Poseidon naturally wouldn't refuse to give it.

Although he wanted to have a few more words with Jason, seeing Hestia protecting Jason behind her, he could only give up for the time being.

So the Pegasus flew out of the water and stopped in front of Hestia and Jason.

So, Hestia took Jason and sat on the Pegasus, then wrapped both her arms around Jason like she is hugging Jason in her arms.

"That... Goddess Hestia, can't you ask God Poseidon for one more Pegasus?"

He can feel the back of his head touching very soft things, along with the touch of being held in Hestia's arms and smelling the faint homely fragrance...

Jason has become extremely stiff.

"Well, why?"

Hestia smiled, then stroked Jason's hair and whispered in his ear: "Isn't this good?... And I can't ride a horse. If I don't hold little Jason, I will fall down."

After saying this, Hestia lightly kicked Pegasus with her foot, and Pegasus chirped softly at the sky, before flapping its wings and galloping toward the sky... clearly showing that this isn't the first time she is riding Pegasus

'... Goddess Athena, where did you go?

Jason, who is stiff and didn't dare to move, recalled the figure of the girl with silver hair and golden eyes, and couldn't help but shout in his heart.

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And where is Athena now?

In fact, she is now on the only way to the next ancient forest that Jason would have originally passed through after crossing the previous ancient forest.

At this moment, she is standing in front of many beasts bowing their heads to her and is giving orders to them.

"Listen clearly, a blond hero will walk into this forest soon, and your job is to make trouble for him, but don't hurt him! … Forget it, you won't be able to hurt him anyway."

After saying this, Athena looked at the many beasts in front of her, then looked into the distance, and as the corners of her mouth rose slightly, she said with anticipation: "Why haven't you come, Jason? I have prepared a lot of stories for you this time, come quickly!"