Volume 1 Chapter 3 (1/2)

Chapter 3 - The Enemy's Name is Athena 1

Two days passed since the hero Achilles died in battle──

Rokuhara Ren's title was elevated fro by japanese person』 to 『the brave warrior who saved princess Cassandra and assisted in defeating the hateful Achilles』

Unbelievably right noas staying in the palace of Troia as a guest

His coot the title of 『a witch who could transforave her respectful gaze

……Of course, there was a reason for this friendly treatain!」

「Aaa, it would be great if we just immediately leave to somewhere at that ti to him, so he hurriedly went out of the city

Greek are Troia even after Achilles's death They careat nuh in order to take revenge for the hero's tragic death

Troia ar side was still unable to rally themselves

There a request for Ren's assistance arrived Although, it would be a bit too wasteful to use up the re on you Stella」

「Good grief, what a hopeless man Well, if it's this kind of crude matter, then ill be able to depend on that person somehow so……come God of war Ares, o God who is clad in bronze If you haven't forgotten your rorant me your momentary assistance!」

For soot stuck in the middle while she used her Friendshi+p Circle

A tank ca from the sky Of course it wasn't the tank that was the invention of the 20th century, but a chariot pulled by two horses that was the sa it was a war general wearing bronze helmet

「Please Ares, can I ask you to scatter apart the insolent bunch of Greece!?」

「……You intentionally su of war that is me for that trivial matter?」

The war God Ares talked with a displeased tone

His chariot caround Stella as sitting on Ren's shoulder was lance with moist eyes

Well, there was no way Ares would be moved by that but──

「……Hmph」 Ares suddenly took off in his chariot

The Greek ar toward Troia's ra for the ti to land from the Greek shi+ps on the sea──Ares drove around his chariot above their head heroically

Rumble rumble ru through the sky sounded like thunder

This roaring sound enerals and soldiers of Greece to feel disco forward until then in order to take revenge for Achilles suddenly began to flee!

「……What, in the world is that?」

「Manipulating <ruby>fear<rt>deiht<rt>phobos</rt></ruby> in battlefield is also Ares's authority」

Stella answered Ren's question Her expression was relieved

「He is a God who doesn't really hold interest to event outside battlefield, so it's fortunate that a scene where we can ed like this」

However, Ren felt ill at ease

It seelare at his way froh the sky with thunderous sound

「Did I, do so of the war God Ares, he is one of the adulterous partners or the Goddess Aphrodite」

Riona smoothly informed him Ren nodded in respond

「Aaa, so that's it, I see now」

「Stu, stupid- That's obviously just a baseless rumor that is completely untrue!」

It was hidden by the bronze helmet, but Ares was quite handsome

And then Stella=Aphrodite had the tendency to be『attracted by physical looks』 In any case, the areance finally retreated

Troia's side that was in a hard fight could finally take a breather with this

「We also get a chance to receive new present with this……wait, eh?」

Ren was surprised Because the war God Ares who routed the ene to the opposite direction of the Greek arreet Stella before leaving!?」

「I told you just now, Ren The God of ho is clad in bronze has no interest in anything other than war, so don't expect anything further after su him」

「As expected form the God of the warrior tribe Scythians that rivaled the Saiyan……」

Riona commented in admiration

Well, in any case, this was the victory of Troia's side When they returned to the city together with the soldiers who had fought hard, the people welcomed them with loud cheers

──OOOOOOOOOOOOO-!

──OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-!

Ren and Riona ot showered fully with cheers

「So this is the so called triuh Rokuharsan was si upon others, you're still a person who has rendered a distinguished service and saved the city, more or less I think you won't receive karood fronized and were put on a chariot

The driving of the horse was left to a coachman, while the two of them had their feel of the cheers to their heart's content at the back When they waved their hand, the gathered spectators raised their voices even louder

And then a few days passed

Ren and Riona were given private room inside the castle

There was soft and clean bed that felt coiven exclusive slaves that cleaned the room and took care of the everyday necessities for them All their need was taken care of There was also no need to worry for food

「This ht be the first ti to a world of reat that we don't need to travel with only the clothes we're wearing, it's a completely different experience Furthermore the bath here……we can enter bathtub that is filled full of hot water」

「It's a palace after all, the servants worked hard to draw the hot water for us」

The two of the mood at a calm early afternoon with sunny weather

They had just finished their lunch that they asked the kitchen to prepare for thearden By the way, here at Troia their breakfast consisted only of sile piece of bread and a bowl of oat porridge

In return, the ht was proper oat's cheese, bread that was cut into triangle shape like cake, rilled, alranate juice

「Unexpectedly even though they're in the e, they aren't lacking in food The streets where I went to play yesterday also had a lot of food stalls」

Riona s

「In history Troia was a commercial city that became a trade center of land and sea It's said that it was extremely prosperous It should have abundance of foods」

「It seems the Troia in the myth is also like that This palace too feels like it cost a lot」

「That's why Greece's allied army came all the way to this place to plunder it Well, but, in Greek ht──actually properly exist though」

At that ti

Those voices obviously belonged to ”flirting man and woman”

『The brave brother-in-law Hector has died, will this city be alright?』

『Don't worry, beautiful Helene Your husband it the hero who brought down the hateful Achilles, and a man ore to protect you even at the cost of his life』

『But Paris When I thought that you would er because of that, I……!』

Ren and Riona were──looking at each other's face and immediately hid behind a tree

A man and a woman arrived The man was someone familiar even for Ren It was Prince Paris who shot down the hero Achilles at the previous battle The big brother of the beautiful princess Cassandra

『Anyway Helene Right now let the both of us enjoy the delight of love together!』

『Yes! Wrap me up with your love Co of the prince Paris and his wife Helene didn't look like it would settle anytime soon

The two japanese people left that place After taking far enough distance, Riona suddenly spoke

「By the way, that idiot coup……no, that couple is the cause of Trojan War」

「Eh, is that so?」

「The peerless beauty Helene is originally the queen of Sparta, a powerful country in Greece But she fell in love with Prince Paris as a diplory countries of Greece for back love!』 and began a battle to take back Helene」

「So that's the cause of Trojan War……」

「What's 」

It didn't stop there Riona enumerated further for Ren

「In Homer's epic poem Iliad, he refused to participate in battle because of fear Even when he unwillingly appeared in the frontline, he willfully deserted under enemy attack And after all that he hid the fact that he ran away, flirted with Helene, and intruded into the house of his for that it's to treat his wound……」

Ren groaned 「Uuunn」

「That prince called Paris, he was really gallant when defeating Achilles and looked wonderfully strong though── Somehow the impression is different」

「Actually this is a really important point for us ……Rokuharsan」

Suddenly Riona brought her face closer

Whether it was Cassandra or Helene, this was a world with so irls──didn't only have nice facial features They were also clad in aura that was out of this world that was unlike that of normal people They were existence that stood out and shi+ned brightly just by being there

Riona also e

「Could it be that Rokuharsan is feeling optireat hero Achilles? Perhaps you're thinking that preventing the downfall of Troia──will bethat a bit」

「Then, it's better for you to brace yourself Achilles getting removed even before the final part of Trojan War, is within the established plot」

「Eh, you're lying right!?」

Ren spoke in surprise

「The main character of Trojan War is Achilles It's that kind of story isn't it!?」

「Yes And then, there is one more hidden main character It's Prince Paris He is 『the one destined to defeat the great hero Achilles』 『Sooner or later the sun God Apollo and Prince Paris will con the immortal Achilles to oblivion』 There is even that kind of prophecy」

Riona talked apthetically Certainly Prince Paris fired the finishi+ng blow after Rokuhara Ren fired the arrow of Apollo

The plot of the ruly” as that kind of character Well, I don't hate so atmosphere of him……」

「It seems that in the myth that preceded Homer, there is verses where he is more like the orthodox heroic prince But the poets of Greece, especially Hoood man in order to make 『Achilles who meet an untimely death』 stand out more as main character……」

Riona concluded that there was that kind of theory

「In fact, throughout the long Trojan War, soh he was a completely different person and showed a poorthy of a hero Though that awakening didn't continue for long」

「Perhaps that's a trace of his character before the forceful change re story here and there huh」

「In the first place, do you think that the iood ood look?」

「No, indeed」

They won exactly because the arrows of Prince Paris contained enough power

It was just as Riona said At that time, the protective barrier fro after all……

Ren's shoulders dropped Riona watched hiht

When the two of them returned to their personal roo for them

「Cassandrsama would love to meet with the both of you too today……」

It was a summon from the beautiful princess

Since that day, she was unusually interested to the two strange foreigners

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The fortress city Troia that was build on top of a hill

It was surrounded in four directions by a rampart that was built froht was a little less than ten hly 250 th of the south and north sides was around 200 meter

The inside of the city was relatively lively despite the continuation of the long war

……In the end, the 『Greece allied army=pirate theory』 that Riona advocated must be correct

They were siroups』, 『even if they had enough number but there was no end to their internal dispute』『the leadershi+p of the alliance was shaky』 That hy, 『they only attacked Troia and its sphere of influence sporadically』

Thanks to that, Troia that was in the defending side had quite the leeway──

「After all Paris-san and Helene-san can still act like that……」

Rendown on the city frohest spot in this city Other than the palace there was only single-storied buildings, so the vieonderfully a without end at the other side of the hill──

And then, the princess of the palace that boasted the superb vieas right beside hi the matter……with Onii-sama and Helene-sa along really well just now」

「That's good then Especially Helene-sama──with the death of Hector-niisama, her position should become really difficult after all……」

The kind Princess Cassandra said with a relieved loo

Prince Hector The supreeneral as murdered by Achilles before this Riona casually cut in here

「The noble Prince Hector always treated Helene who eloped with his little brother gentlemanly──he is one of the few people ould do so After all she is 『the main cause of the war』 after all……」

「Aah, certainly, doing so like that isn't easy at all」

「His character is to the degree that the later generation praised hi behind Achilles as the victor」

People who badly treated woht be the majority

That was the custom of the world of man Especially in an environment with a lot of stress that ar Ren deeply felt that a person as too good for this world had died

Cassandra s like that

「I have the feeling……that Ren-sama is a bit similar with Hector-niisama」

「Really? I'm happy if that's the case If you want, you can call me 「Onii-sama」──」

「Rokuharsan In this case you should consider it as Princess Cassandra's polite words or ht that ht be the case But isn't it fine forand wild delusion has to be plucked right away」

「Fufufufu The conversation of the both of you are really fun Are all the people of the country called japan like the both of you?」

「As a japanese, I believe that this person is an extremely special case」

「I return the same exact words back to you」

「My Is that so!」

Cassandra laughed looking really delighted

Her reaction was really honest and virtuous And then, it also looked a bit exaggerated, as though she was acting brave The sadness and feeling of loss fro cheerful to not show those emotions on the surface

She wanted toof wanting to have a change of mood

By the way──the ears of Cassandra, Prince Paris, and Helene were curiously pointed All of them were said to be descended froe became apparent from their ears

However, the beautiful princess of another world's ”unusualness” wasn't limited to just that──

「Say Cassandra Don't you have tiood?」

When they were getting cornered by Achilles, Cassandra showed 『foresight』 every tiet it The princess in question hesitated to answer it

Then Riona answered in her place

「Rokuharsan Princess Cassandra has precognition ability」

「Precognition? That's a!」

「Attracted by the princess's beauty, the sun God Apollo granted her that ability But when he approached her to become his lover as the compensation and the princess refused it──he placed a curse on her It's said that anyone on earth becoht……」

「My── It's a that Rionsama is aware of that!」

Princess Cassandra sent an adirl

「As expected from the person who possess the power of witch!」

「I'ht away The story of 『Troia's Prophet』 is faot affected by Apollo's curse Because of that I couldn't believe princess's words and even enerous Apollo-san placed such curse?」

Ren tilted his head There was still one re arrow that he received from Apollo

Ren wondered if it was really true that such youthful God with radiance that was exactly like a sun would have that kind of episode that was obviously unsuited──malicious for him

「Ah, no That person, certainly the sly from him……」

Ren recalled Apollo's conversation with Stella and he resolved himself

「When I meet him next time, I'll complain about Cassandra's iven to me because of──my imprudence」

The princess of Troia suddenly spoke solemnly

「With how I turned my back to his will to add me to the rank of his lovers and to appoint me as his priestess, it's only natural for a divine punishard to Troia where a wo──he keep his protection for us without any change despite all that……」

Cassandra joined her arms in front of her chest and spoke as inside her heart piously

Now that she mentioned it, Ren recalled The sun God Apollo, the war God Ares, and the Goddess of love Aphrodite should be supporting the city of Troia

On the other hand, the Gods supporting the side of Greek if he remembered correctly were──

「Without the presence of the shi+ning Lord Apollo, on't be able to possibly contest the terrifying force of Greece Because after all is said and done, at that side the beloved daughter of the great God Zeus, the princess Goddess with shi+ning eyes is present so……」

「shi+ning eyes──what?」

「The princess whose beautiful visage contained the radiance of star The Goddess of war Athena」

Cassandra recited the Goddess's name with awe and fear

Athena's name was just too faht Compared to that double faced woman who pretended to be innocent, souys is the weakest s──

The one who cursed with such ? The nu Troia is as many as the stars But the ene spirit, and troublesome is──the Goddess Athena without a doubt!」

After taking their leave froarden

It was already night When Ren called her naround like a foam There she mentioned Athena's name

「That woman you see, she is the favorite of Lord Zeus In the war this time too she put on air like a queen and spearheaded the heroes of the Greece that is the hoh she put on an act like a pure hearted virgin Goddess, she ot full of herself It's really laughable」

The hed scornfully and sarcastically

Her words were really full of thorn Riona was in admiration while Ren was surprised

「As expected from Aphrodite who is a preeminent carouser even in the world of Goddess of all times and countries and the miss stoic Their relationshi+p is bad as a hter」

「Then, it's a sisters quarrel?」

「……Aah, we are officially sisters after a fashi+on aren't we」

Stella spoke ords that contained a hidden hed evenhis partner expressing her antagonism until this far Ren muttered

「A Goddess who Stella hate by thisher a bit」

「You're stupid just as I thought, Ren You've already──met her face to face」

「Eh?」

「Speak of the devil and she will appear…… How shameful For a Goddess of all people to immodestly eavesdrop like this…」

Stella suddenly stared coldly at behind Ren

Ren immediately turned around There was an ash tree with splendid shape there On its treetop──a single oas perched

「It has been a long tiotten my name」

It was the o in Kobe City

That mysterious owl appeared in front of Ren and others when they noticed

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「How do you do? Protector Goddess of Athens, and the bitch princess who is wagging her tail to Lord Zeus」

「You are still an ignorant lady princess like usual」

The owl spoke with a girl's voice in respond to Stella's sarcasm

「The servant beasts that are the retainers of me──this Athena are the birds of the owl kind, and then the snake And then there is also the beasts of the forest I believe I'」

「My So the lady who is the Goddess of wisdo in sarcasive ine that Princess Aphrodite with her empty head will be able to do such wordplay」

It was a supernatural war of words by a doll sized girl and a suspicious owl

However, putting aside the solemnity of the vocabulary that they used, the content was a 『woar He saw it now, these two had rivalry between theround──

The next e reen color, but the hood was lowered down Her rather short silver hair contained radiance like liquefied ht, while her eyes re that she was beautiful But, what surprised Ren above all else was her gaze

Even though her pupils were jet black──they see brilliance to hiht so

「So this is Athena……」

The Goddess of wisdonorant of Greek y knew of her

Here Ren noticed Athena was holding a bishop's staff, but its tip had silver handiwork that was s bared』

The one who silently took a step forward toward Athena──was Riona

「If you haven't forgotten of reeting It's an honor to otten I also don't think of it as impolite I ree-heartedly to the high school girl in blazer

「In the end, you hastened toward your death You leaped into a world that willto meddle unnecessarily into a strife where only Gods and heroes can participate」

「Because if Troia become the one that come out victorious, even that end can be avoided」

As expected forarasu as ”nearer to God rather than reat Goddess as her talking partner Athena formed a smile on her immature beautiful face

「Fufufufu Do you think that you have influenced so Achilles? But, that man, he was after all a human who shouldered the fate to be defeated halfway Si such person──」

「You believe that the big picture won't change? To think that Athena of the shi+ning eyes of all people will be that naïve」

Stella cut in provocatively

「Don't you think that you should say such words after you consigned to oblivion──Rokuhara Ren here?」

「Eh? You are du it to me there Stella?」

Ren as in the position and mood as spectator faltered

In the first place, a ood result Even though he was secretly endeavoring to become one with the air as much as possible──

「Hou」

It was like thunder in blue sky Athena stared at Ren

From the perspective of a japanese, her appearance wasn't that irl But, there was no way there was a girl in her early teen with a gaze this sharp Ren straightened his back and greeted

「Thanks for the other day I'ravate the matter He smiled cheerfully In contrast Athena behaved with a queen's haughtiness

「Fumu I've seen you before At that time──I felt the same presence of the princess I'e」

「Hahahaha So that hy you turned a blind eye toanything However, Athena haughtily──stared strongly at Rokuhara Ren with a drilling gaze and ignored his s face

「You're a fool but, that's not all…… I feel that at that tih, you are sheltering Princess Aphrodite A really interesting h she was seeing through him until his deepest bottoer orking, because a sweat daet into quarrel with her Yes, he shouldn't right now, not yet

He had topersonality

And then, Athena suddenly leaked out an i smile

「Kukukuku So this person is Princess Aphrodite's──new adulterous partner」

「Wha!? Refrain fro! Know that thismore than a palanquin to carry htly ignored her

「Let's leave it at that」

「Uuuuu- You, don't tell me you intend to spread a rumor about this matter in Olympus!?」

「How foolish Do you think Athena will do such thing? Of course, when I'm asked about the relationshi+p between you two, I will talk about it froh……」

「Yo, you don't need to talk about it, this pot head, dull-brained, two-faced wo that I, the Goddess of wisdo about the activity of love between man and woman? I'll ask you to stop with the false accusation I possess thorough knowledge in regard to those h Now that it has come to this let's settle it in the battlefield!」

Stella declared with a resentment that she couldn't clear fro victory to Troia that I ahly beat up the force of Greece that you are supporting! Prepare yourself!」

「Understood Then, let's ain in the battlefield」

Athena also responded with a scornful laugh

「I'll also make my proclamation here I will destroy Troia's ar destruction to this sanctuary, in addition I will also guarantee that the destruction──will also reach earth without fail O surface dweller, the days your birthplace meet its end is also close You better resolve yourself」

「……Wait a second」

For the first tily at Athena

「If you speak about 『destruction』 that easily like that, then it will et that」

「Ackowledged, o man of the mortal coil Then, this is farewell」

Athena transformed into an owl once ht's darkness The trouble still hadn't ended Next after the hero Achilles, the Goddess whoin the back as eneht passed after the confrontation with Athena──

Ren left the palace early in theand headed toward the city of Troia

When he visited a plaza where a lot of stallholders gathered, it was croith people

「There're a lot of people right fro here begin with the sunrise after all The people here woke up far earlier compared to us」

His company Riona commented Ren nodded

「Aa, certainly The palace was also really busy fro……they're also working hard to grind the wheat into flour forrind the wheat into flour using stone

Because if they didn't make wheat flour like that, they wouldn't be able to prepare the ingredient for bread that was the staple food here

By the way, they could alsothe flour as it was However, its taste wasn't so that the modern people would want to eat proactively It seemed that the wealthy people of this world also preferred bread-centered food due to the sa in the air

Pork was grilled in a certain stall at the open air ht now, let's buy sorilled chicken on skewer」

「Riona, when there are options of goat, pig, cow, and bird, aren't you generally picking chicken?」

「It's siht now I'm not transformed, so it doesn't count as cannibalism」

「I wonder about that」

There was a lot of choice to buy food froether A shop hole-roasted pig where only the part they would eat would be cut for therilled with salt Fruit sellers that sold waters, etc Freshly baked bread Wheat paste product that was boiled in soup, and so on──

They also had war fund They were awarded cash as reward for their achieverain of silver was used as 『currency』 It seemed that even without paper money or coin, rilled larilled with salt that was put between flat bread

Riona bought skewered wild bird ht their own lightthe way until they arrived at the city gate of the fortress city Troia The gate was closed tightly when in the middle of battle Today was also the sauard The received this from the palace too

Thus, the two japanese people finally came out to the outside

They walked for a while and arrived on a hill──at the edge where they could look down to the sea

「Then as promised, let me show the map」

Riona stood on the cliff that coer to the sky quickly

Then, nearly ten white herons descended one after another forertip, the white herons──changed into crane origaaht after they arrived in Sanctuary Troia

She gave theraphy and situation They finally finished their duty and gathered at Troia where their araphy like this──」

The notebook that she brought froround There a graphic topographic map floated!

The bird's eye view of Troia city The topographicIt increased piece by piece

What Ren especially paid attention to was──

「The shape of this sea and land, I've seen it before」

It was a picture like seeing to the land below froh in the sky It was like a satellite picture

Ren took up that paper and stared fixedly

「It looks siean Sea” at our earth……」

「It just like I said before Based on the relationshi+p that the epic poem of Trojan War was modeled after the historical fact, the world of myth is also similar with earth in reality──」

Riona suddenly pointed at the coastal part of the Aegean Sea (lookalike)

「The city of Troia is located here」

「Hey, this is completely near the Dardanelles Strait!」

The point she pointed out reean Sea

If he looked a bit to the east, there was also a ”chasm” that looked really similar with Bosporus Strait It was a place that was considered as the border of Europe and Asia Minor