The Greece Antagonist

Chapter 266 If You Agree, Is It Still Coercion?

Several days later, amidst towering mountains and steep ridges.

Two divine horses pulled the Bronze Chariot, progressing slowly and leisurely.

Hera glanced at the scenery slowly moving backward around her, slightly squinted her eyes, and looked towards the figure on the driver's seat.

"It seems like you are taking a detour?"

"Didn't you say you dislike dealing with strangers? Naturally, we should stay further from the city-states."

Luo En turned his head, quickly brought out a prepared excuse, and then spoke earnestly.

"Moreover, this is also for the sake of your reputation."

"Hmph! Reputation? If he's not ashamed, what do I have to fear?"

Hera disdainfully scoffed, but her body honestly sat down, making no further demands for Luo En to change the route.

Clearly, the Queen of Olympus still cared about her face to some extent, and her mood was not as relaxed as she appeared to be on the surface.

But no sooner had Hera resettled herself than a cuckoo flew through the shadowy forest to the Queen's shoulder and whispered into her ear in a low chirp.

Instantly, Hera's previously calmed face darkened significantly, and storm clouds gathered in the sky, flashing with lightning and thundering, signaling that a storm was approaching.

Sensing the dreadful drop in pressure behind him, Luo En's heart leapt, and he asked cautiously.

"What's wrong?"

"He has seduced another Nymph behind my back!"

Hera answered grimly, her clenched fists revealing veins, and her clenched teeth grinding.

So it was because of Zeus?

Luo En breathed a sigh of relief, letting go of his anxiety.

That's no problem, business as usual.

That's Zeus for you, while Hera could focus on catching cheaters, fighting mistresses, and persecuting illegitimate children, His Majesty the King of Gods had a lot more things and targets to consider when being unfaithful.

According to reliable sources, he has seven official wives, over twenty lovers, and including other sources, a total of over 130 clandestine partners.

This number includes not only the opposite sex but also the same sex, and certain non-human entities...

By the way, Poseidon's number topped this with a substantial margin, boasting over 170 affairs, easily surpassing Zeus.

The Sea King truly lives up to his name.

So, with such a fine family tradition, Alcmene was important, but she was just a tool for the Divine King to fulfill his heavenly duties.

Once the seed was sown, whether the old lover was dead or alive, it hardly affected Zeus's enthusiasm for revelry night after night outside.

By now, the Queen, brainwashed by someone, no longer fixated on making life difficult for the same-sex mistresses, directly aimed at the main culprit.

"To think he would use the Authority of the King of Gods to oppress a mere Nymph just for a moment of pleasure, how absurd!"

"Yes, it's too much!"

Luo En, who was driving, habitually chimed in, subtly continuing to worsen the relationship between Zeus and Hera.

However, as soon as the words left his mouth, Hera seemed to catch on, pursed her thin lips, and looked forward with a smirk.

"Since he likes to force others, why don't we give it a try?"

"..."

Luo En stiffened, squeezing out a dry smile.

"Let's not, we are still on our way."

Hera's smile brightened, squinting her moist eyes, she calmly spoke,

"If you agree, would it still be considered forcing?"

"...!"

Luo En said nothing more, dropped the reins, and activated the Authority of the Goat, leaping in an attempt to escape the grasp of the Queen.@@@@

"Thinking of running? Come back here!"

However, accompanied by a disdainful sneer, Hera reached out into the void, and powerful Divine Power instantly sealed off the space around, pulling the just-escaped lamb back into her clasp with ease.

"How about we stay a few more days and enjoy the mountain scenery a bit more?"

"The scenery in Athens is even better!"

Feeling that familiar gaze falling on him again, Luo En quickly spoke up, wiping the sweat from his forehead and cautiously pulled out a message tube.

"Moreover, there's an old acquaintance on War God Mountain who would like to meet you..."

Hera took it casually, poured out the letter inside, and reviewed it. Her initially indifferent expression changed as she read the content named 'Marriage Laws'

and as a subtle signature came into view near the end, the queen on the chariot slightly furrowed her brows.

The Goddess of Justice Themis? She is also on War God Mountain?

Seeing Hera behind him fall into thought, Luo En quietly relaxed his tense heart.

Success!

He had finally shifted the queen's focus from plotting behind Zeus's back and venting her emotions, to a litigation about marriage that had practical significance.

After all, having been cuckolded so many times, and even having brawled over illegitimate children, Hera hadn't thought about divorce, which was no longer a matter of love.

She bore the indignity in silence to maintain this relationship because the continuation of this marriage pertained to her own Divine Authority.

Even when her dissatisfaction and anger had long surpassed the breaking point, she had to endure again and again.

But what if someone could help her break this deadlock?

—For instance, the Goddess of Justice who created the Marriage Laws, invented the concept of family, and defined the obligations and responsibilities between men and women?

Luo En glanced at Hera, whose expression was somewhat uneasy, and couldn't help but reveal a sly smile.

In the half-month of being tormented, he had already thought of his next move.

The birth of the Marriage Laws, although prompted by Themis's disgust towards Zeus for consuming his first wife Metis, ended up benefiting Hera the most. She subsequently became the Queen of Olympus and shared Zeus's authority.

However, as time passed, His Majesty the King of Gods gradually revealed his true nature, and the marital relationship between him and Hera had reached the brink of rupture.

At this very moment, a reform had accumulated enough variables.

How could the Marriage Laws have "marriage" without "divorce"?

Compared to the discussion on her very own root of Divine Authority, undermining her elder sister Hestia seemed rather trivial.

In this way, Luo En could conveniently toss the problem and Hera to Themis, who initially formulated the Marriage Laws, completing the cycle of letting the creator resolve the issue and thus extracting himself from this perilous vortex.

Although it was somewhat disgraceful, who could deny that the Goddess of Justice was one of the few who could suppress Hera effectively?

After maintaining troops for so long, it was time for the Goddess of Justice to come out and shield him.

With these thoughts, Luo En lashed the divine horses harshly a couple more times.

Finally, at sunset, the raging chariot stopped outside the dense forests of Athens.

A goddess clad in a white long gown, her eyes covered with a light veil, stood silently in the woods, her golden long sword adorned with a scale. The resplendent evening sun traced a sacred and solemn hue upon her.

As the sound of wheels entering the forest reached her, the goddess slowly turned around. The veiled eyes gazed at the two visitors, her voice cold and deep.

"You have arrived much later than I anticipated..."

"The journey was long."

"There were some delays..."

The Hera and Luo En in the chariot felt a void in their hearts, covering for each other while unconsciously averting their gazes.

It wasn't the student Astraea appearing on behalf of her mentor, but Themis herself?

Seeing this unexpected turn of events, Luo En gradually felt a foreboding sensation rising within him.

"It's good that you've come."

In the woods, Themis gently nodded her head and then flicked the scales on either side of her sword hilt, summoning countless rays of starlight to fall from the night sky.

A majestic palace of light rose from the ground around them, drawing the three into a vast sea of stars.

Themis ascended a platform built of starlight, sat down calmly, and began solemnly.

"Now, let the trial officially begin!"

Sensing the invisible constraints of the rules descending, both Luo En and Hera standing in the court suddenly changed their colors.

How could this be, it wasn't what was agreed upon?