Lately, my teacher has been acting weird!

Afternoon, in the Arcadia region.

In the magic circle that is connecting Underworld and Land, Hecate held Jason like holding a chicken and threw him out of the Underworld.

And he was directly thrown into the school of the Centaur Sage Chiron in Mount Pelion.

"...Why are you back?"

Immediately after becoming aware of the fluctuation of divine power, Chiron, a handsome, blond, and blue-eyed man with a half-human centaur body, arrived here.

And looking at Jason, who has just gotten up from the ground, his expression became weird.

Seeing the unexpected appearance of Jason once or twice was naturally a surprise for him.

But if it happens too much, one would naturally become numb...

After all, it has only been a few days since they have met last time!

"You didn't really make Hecate angry and got expelled by her, right? And it seems like Hecate has taken away her protection... wait, no, she has clearly taken away her protection on you, but then, why can't I completely understand you?"

After repeatedly observing Jason, who is dressed in white and carrying the sword of God Apollo, the God of Light, doubts appeared in Chiron's eyes.

When they have met last time, because of Hecate's protection, Chiron couldn't pry into many details of Jason, like determining his future, but now Chiron found that he couldn't do the same even without Hecate's protection.

"Oh, teacher Hecate really doesn't care about me... As for not being able to understand me, it should have something to do with my soul."

After saying this, Jason walked to Chiron and told him about the tempering of his soul with the unquenchable flame while also being protected by Hades.

This time Chiron looked at Jason even more weirdly.

"Even Hades, the King of Underworld, approves of you so much... Wait, don't you hate Gods very much? How come you are unknowingly meeting more and more Gods?"

After saying this, Chiron began laughing, obviously thinking of Jason from not-so-long-ago.

"Teacher Chiron, you are talking nonsense, when did I hate the Great Gods?!"

Jason continued with a serious face: "I just think that Great Gods are so busy, so they shouldn't waste their time on me, who is insignificant. I, Jason, respect and love the Great Gods from the bottom of my heart!"

Chiron is dumbfounded because even after knowing that Jason is talking nonsense, being a God himself, he noticed that Jason isn't lying, obviously, hiding something but still isn't lying.

Then Chiron immediately understood what is happening, because Gods can detect lies only based on what the person speaking is thinking, and he soon noticed the peculiarities in the words used by Jason.

Chiron knows Jason does dislike Gods, even somewhat close to repugnance but his feeling is not exactly that of hate; even for the second half, Chiron guessed that he does love and respects Gods, but possibly only his teachers.

Therefore, thinking that this is also a skill unique to Jason, Chiron turned around and chuckled: "Okay, teacher won't say anything about you."

After saying this, Chiron took Jason to the shade of a dense tree and sat down.

And Jason, after asking about other students and learning that they are still going through their courses, simply told the reason why he has come out this time.

"You don't want to sit still so choose to take the initiative? ... Although it sounds very dangerous, teacher believes in you."

Hearing this, Jason was really moved, but...

"After all, the teacher knows that you cherish your own life more than anyone else."

...Jason grimaced.

However, he really couldn't refute this!

"Teacher Chiron, in fact, I came out here because I have something to ask..." Jason changed the subject.

After saying this, Jason pointed to himself, then pointed to the sky and did a few gestures to Chiron.

Looking at Jason who has stopped after speaking half, Chiron was puzzled for a while, but after understanding the gestures, he asked: "Jason, are you worried that Gods have left their divine power on your body, and you are afraid that your words will be heard?"

"Nothing, teacher!"

Jason denied it in speech but nodded his head...

But this time, due to Jason replying in hurry, Chiron clearly detected a lie.

Actually, before he had Hecate's protection so he wasn't worried about this but now he does need a clear answer to this; so that he can ask the real question.

Therefore, Chiron became speechless for a while and covered his forehead, before saying: "Your personality has not changed at all... Don't worry, none can hear your speech and you only have the positioning left by three Gods."

"Then it is good... Wait, three!" Jason was stunned: "One is teacher Hecate, two is goddess Athena, and who is the other?"

Although he hasn't interacted much with Athena, Jason, who is wearing this white coat, knows very well that it is impossible for her to not leave anything behind on it!

As for the last God, Chiron didn't hide it, he stretched out his finger and pointed to Apollo's sword that Hecate had been using as a chandelier before, and has now thrown it out along with him...

"...Teacher, can you send me back to the underworld?"

"Weren't you going to see Goddess Demeter?" Chiron asked in amusement.

"But now, I'm afraid!"

After all, although the time he has spent with Apollo was superficially the most relaxed one, it was actually the most mentally straining time where he wasn't even able to fall asleep because he knows that consent of the other party doesn't matter much to the Greek Gods.

And Jason admits that he is a coward who wants both, his innocence and his life.

However, ultimately Jason isn't someone indecisive, therefore, since he has arrived here, he would not go back without trying everything possible to achieve success.

So, when he learned that no God would hear his conversation, Jason immediately asked Chiron the main question, to clear the doubt he has in his heart for a while...

"Teacher Chiron, after I left that day, may I ask... did something happen?"

'My teacher has become a little weird lately!'

In fact, Jason has already noticed the abnormality recently shown by Hecate.

After he has ruled out in his heart that Hecate wants to become a cougar, wants to do some terrible experiments on him, wants to do something between him and Medea, as well as all kinds of unreliable guesses, Jason can only target that time on that day.

The day when he left Chiron and was prepared to go to the underworld, but then suddenly lost consciousness!

And Hecate's unusual attitude towards him did begin from that time.

In fact, it's not something abnormal, but Jason has understood long ago that Hecate is very casual about most things, including his and Medea's matter.

But from that day on, she has become unusually attentive to his issues!

At the same time, Jason knows that if Hecate wanted him to know about it, she would have already said it.

But it isn't in Jason's nature... to sit still and wait for the result!

Jason doesn't want to provoke any trouble, but if he encounters an incident that cannot be avoided, then he will definitely try to immediately solve it!

However, even for this, he has to first know what the incident is about.

"Something happened?... Oh, you went to Underworld that day, so you don't know." What has happened that day, Chiron naturally would not easily forget.

So he told the events of that day, soon after Jason had left him, the sky suddenly shook, showing that God-King Zeus was really furious and it continued for a long while.

'The sudden anger of God King Zeus? ...Will this matter even have anything to do with me?'

Jason is puzzled because he naturally doesn't feel that he had such a great ability.

'But...it is indeed a bit coincidental!'

Jason remembered this in his heart, then began to think about how to know more about this.

'Regarding this incident, continuing to ask teacher Chiron will obviously not give me any results, because he clearly does not know the reason himself.'

'It just so happens that before coming out this time, I have prepared to meet a goddess!'

'And that goddess should definitely know the reason for Zeus's anger!'

******

At this moment, on Mount Olympus.

In a flower field that blooms every season of the year.

Beautiful silver-haired Goddess Athena is strolling in this flower garden.

And the Goddess walking beside her is Hera.

But Hera's expression is not very good-looking, she is obviously angry.

The target of her anger is naturally Jason!

And Athena is now trying to alleviate Hera's wrath at Jason.

Obviously, the reason for this action is very simple, Athena is now very interested in Jason... especially after experiencing the 'betrayal' of Artemis, she has become even more interested!

So, for now, she didn't want to see Jason in trouble.

However, the effect of her efforts is not looking good.

Because the main reason for Hera's anger is not that Jason suddenly changed his faith and became a believer of Hecate, but because of Jason, she has been humiliated in front of other gods!... Well, at least Hera claims like this.

After all, the real reason why Hera has helped the original Jason in assembling so many Heroes for getting Golden Fleece and reclaiming the throne is that Jason's uncle, the current king of Iolcus, Pelias, had once forgotten Hera while paying respects to the Gods.

Still, following her claims, when Hera thinks that she was in front of Zeus, Athena, Hermes, and the three Goddesses of Fate at that time and she swore that Jason was her sincere believer, and it was because of her that he had gained everything glorious...

'While doing this, when I was complacent, then because of Jason I had to face the humiliation of immediately learning that Jason is not my believer at all, but Hecate's believer!'

Greek Gods are known to be mean-spirited, let alone this was...!

So just when Athena was beginning to feel a little headache about this.

'Huh?...'

Suddenly, she felt a reaction from her positioning left on Jason and as if he has left Underworld.

Athena, who was initially skeptical, could not help but subconsciously turn her head and look in Jason's direction from a distance.

And after realizing that her feeling is correct, a slight smile appeared on Athena's face.