Good Night, Jason

Jason, who is grimacing in panic, hurriedly spoke.

"Goddess Athena, don't joke with me like this!"

"I'm not joking." Athena rolled up the silver hair beside her ear and sighed: "I really want you... Although I have many believers, I rarely get anyone I like as my believer, because even if I find someone with great difficulty, they always belong to someone else."

Indeed, although Athena has helped many heroes and many have reached out to her for help, not many are exactly her believers, like Heracles, Asclepius, and even Jason.

"Forget it, I won't make things difficult for you."

Athena pinched Jason's face while again patting Jason's face.

After all, even if Jason has grown into a handsome boy, in the eyes of Athena and Hestia, he is not much different from a child.

Obviously, for some, it will probably be different.

Something like, since he has grown up and become delicious, he can be eaten.

Like those forest Nymphs, and even God-King...

"Do you have a harp, Jason?"

While having some doubts, Jason nodded and from the silver bag, took out a golden harp, given to him by Chiron.

After all, Apollo, the God of Light, had said to Jason that he hopes that Jason can play beautiful music for him the next time they met.

Therefore, in the past three years, Jason has not dropped his studies of music, calligraphy, and painting.

Simultaneously, because of this as well as being under the influence of Chiron and Hecate, after three years, Jason can not only fight like a strong demigod such as Heracles but has also developed the demeanor and elegance of a scholarly prince.

If it wasn't for the fact that three years ago many Olympians have left traces of their divine power on him, which can be easily identified by anyone slightly stronger, it wouldn't have been too much of a surprise for Jason to end up like Hylas in hands of forest Nymphs.

Hylas is a beautiful boy and has a very close relationship with Heracles, but after his beauty attracted the water Nymphs during Argonautic Expedition, he was directly abducted by water Nymphs and despite all his efforts, Heracles wasn't able to bring him back.

Athena took the golden harp and caressed it with her beautiful hand, and the golden color turned silvery white.

Immediately, a bonfire appeared on the side, illuminating both Jason and Athena.

Athena adjusted her sitting posture, then patted her thighs while hinting at Jason to come over, and said with a smile: "Come on, Jason."

"...Goddess Athena, moonlight is so beautiful tonight."

Jason was silent only for a moment then he immediately tilted his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky before speaking.

Completely unexpected by Jason, Athena suddenly waved her hand and a towering tree immediately blocked the moonlight.

"Come on, Jason." Athena smiled again while patting her thighs.

Although Jason felt a little headache, under the staring gaze of Athena's golden eyes, he reluctantly gave up struggling.

After hesitating and struggling for a while, Jason stiffly lay down.

What Jason didn't know was that the more he acts awkwardly, the more Athena wants to 'bully' him.

Because Jason's reaction is really new and unique for her; after all, in the current era, if someone isn't lascivious from the start, then over time becomes one after growing up in such an environment.

Athena pressed Jason's head down to let him lie on her lap, then touched his head and noticed his stiff and tense body, so she couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

But Athena soon stopped teasing Jason, then began stroking the strings of the harp she has just taken from Jason and simultaneously began singing a beautiful melody.

The melody Athena is playing, although not as magical as Apollo, the god of light, reached Jason's heart to make him gradually feel calm and relaxed.

And slowly, Jason began feeling his eyelids grow heavy.

Smelling the faint fragrance that strangely reminded him of old books as well as listening to the pleasant melody, Jason closed his eyes to fall asleep for the first time in three years.

*****

The next day.

When an early morning bird flew to Jason's side and put down the fruit that it had just picked and is still covered with morning dew, Jason opened his eyes.

After getting up, Jason immediately discovered that as expected, Athena had already left.

But he didn't expect that even the nearby hut has also disappeared.

Then Jason noticed quite a few ripe fruits placed in front of him as well as Pegasus nearby, who has already woken up.

'...If Teacher Hecate found out that I was so close to Athena, she might feel jealous."

While biting the fruit, Jason couldn't help but think like this, after all, he has already seen more than once Hecate getting jealous of Persephone, who is one of her few friends.

Then Jason thought about it...

'I think, compared to Hecate feeling jealous, I am more sure about Demeter getting jealous because of this.'

'Because with Hecate's magnanimous attitude... it is also possible for her to not care at all, after all, even her getting jealous depends on the mood.' And Jason doesn't know whether to be happy or sad because of this.

"Come on, Brother Pegasus, it's time for us to fly to Calydon."

After eating the fruits, Jason went to wash up in a nearby clear spring, then patted Pegasus, who was waiting for him.

"But, then again, Brother Pegasus, have you seen my harp?"

Jason has already looked for it soon after waking up, but he didn't find it, so he finally asked Pegasus.

And due to waking up early, Pegasus knows about it, so he tilted his head, to indicate the direction of Mount Olympus.

'It was taken away... weird, why did Goddess Athena take away that harp with her?'

Although Jason is feeling a little puzzled, he didn't think too much about it, after all, it is just an ordinary harp, so he climbed on the pegasus.

Pegasus galloped into the sky and rushed in the direction of Calydon.

*****

At this moment, Athena has come to the temple of the Goddess of Harvest, Demeter.

Demeter doubtfully looked at Athena and although she doesn't know why Athena has come to her temple, Demeter still welcomed Athena.

"Jason, that child, has gone out of the mountain."

"Really?!" Demeter immediately stood up in surprise.

"Yeah." After Athena smiled and nodded, looking at Demeter, who is both happy and worried, she continued: "Don't worry, I went to meet him last night and to let him not be perceived and caught by Hera for the time being."

"For the time being?" Demeter is dissatisfied.

"It isn't easy for me to catch little Jason, this child, and Hecate isn't caring too much about it, for now, so I will definitely play happily with him for a while."

Athena happily plucked the strings of the harp in her hand.

For this moment, Athena has been waiting for more than three years.

"Don't overdo it." Demeter frowned.

"Don't worry, I have carefully planned... By the way, do you know what this is?"

After nodding, Athena raised the silver harp in her hand to Demeter.

"This?" Demeter looked at it in puzzlement: "Isn't this just a very ordinary harp?"

"This is a gift from little Jason to me." The corners of Athena's mouth rose, with an expression on her face that is clearly saying she is showing off.

Demeter was stunned for a while, then scowled, and said with clear jealousness in her voice: "Little Jason has never given me anything!... Hmph, what's the big deal, next time I'll let that child give a better one to me!"

"But." Athena continued in a teasing tone: "As far as I know, this is the first tribute that little Jason made to us Gods... and this tribute is given to me."

As soon as the words fell, Demeter became even more unhappy and jealous.