City of Athens

The news that there was a wandering nun who could heal the wounds caused by the demon king soon spread quickly in the city.

As a result, when Noah just left the inn, he saw many injured people already in a long queue in front of his inn waiting to be healed by Aisha.

Not only those who were injured by the demon king came, but there were also people who were injured due to other things or were sick as well in the queue.

In ancient times where there were no facilities such as hospitals, if they were injured or sick they usually went to priests for treatment, but not everyone could be healed by priests, only certain people could be healed by priests and the majority of them were nobles or had a certain position in that city.

Therefore, when there was news that a kind nun wanted to treat them, they immediately gathered for treatment.

Noah looked around and saw Aisha currently busy healing the people who came.

Seeing Aisha so busy, Noah didn't bother her and walked around the city to see the culture of the ancient civilization.

Walking along the street, Noah saw all kinds of things he had never seen before.

Poets told a variety of stories, from tales of travelers and adventurers to myths of the gods.

Continuing to walk through the city, Noah saw several young men wearing chitons carving statues of the gods. Noah didn't know who the gods were.

As Noah walked towards a large open ground, he saw many armed soldiers conducting battle drills. Seeing this, a curious Noah walked over. Before Noah approached the place, Noah was stopped by the soldiers guarding the training ground.

"Please stay there, this is a place prohibited to the public," said guard A.

"Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?" asked guard B.

"I'm a traveler from the east who just arrived yesterday, so it's natural that you've never seen me" Noah said as he stopped when he was stopped by guard A.

"Are you the one who came with the nun?" Guard A asked while looking at Noah thoroughly.

"That's me," said Noah briefly.

"Forgive our rudeness, the high priest would like to meet you and the nun," said guard A.

"High priest?" Noah asked.

"The High Priest is the person who leads the priests in this city and the person who is responsible for respecting and communicating with the gods" guard A introduced.

"Oh? Why does she want to meet us?" Noah asked.

"We don't know" said guard A.

"Then you can show me the way," said Noah as he followed the guard.

The guard took Noah to the center of the city where there was a large building that could be seen from any corner of the city.

This building is a temple where the gods of the city are worshiped. The building has a square shape with many pillars spread throughout the building.

Entering the door of the building, Noah saw an old woman wearing a white chiton holding a long staff in her hand standing in front of a statue of a goddess.

Even though the appearance was different, Noah knew that it was a statue of Athena because she was located at the center of the temple.

This temple is the Parthenon dedicated to the goddess Athena.

That's right, Noah's current place is Athens, whether by coincidence or fate, the first city Noah and Aisha visited was Athens.

The city of Athena stretches across the central plateau of Attica which is often referred to as the Athens Basin or Attica Basin. The basin is bordered by four large mountains: Mount Aigaleo to the west, Mount Parnitha to the north, Mount Pentelicus to the northeast, and Mount Hymettus to the east.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the old woman turned around and faced Noah.

"You have arrived, traveler" said the high priest.

"So, what does the high priest want from a wanderer like me?" Noah asked curiously.

"First, I would like to thank you for healing the people of this city," said the high priest.

"You have to say that to Aisha, I didn't help anything," said Noah, rejecting the high priest's thanks because he didn't do anything.

"I have an impudent request hoping that you can help us face the demon king," the great prophet explained his intention to summon Noah.

"Why do you think I can face the demon king and help you guys?" Noah asked curiously.

"Because I can give up the terrible magic power that you have, only those who kill gods can have such terrible power, and from the spiritual vision I received, you have a good relationship with the goddess Athena" said the great priest.

Noah was a little surprised that the great priest had such high spiritual vision that he could see his connection with Athena.

As a high priest who served the gods, of course the high priest was also a Hime-miko who had spiritual vision who could see the Akashic records. So it's not surprising that she could see Noah's strength when they met.

"I see, I will help when the demon king attacks the city, I also want to see what his strength is like" Noah said before turning around.

"On behalf of the residents of this city, I express my thanks" the great priest thanked Noah on behalf of the residents of the city.