Capítulo 1166: Chapter 497: Gifting a Knife
Outside, the rain was falling harder and harder.
Silently waiting inside the house, Iris wasn’t in a good mood.
Waiting for others was sothing she had always done a lot of.
But waiting for mortals, this was the first ti she had done that.
If it weren’t for Hestia being by her side, the Goddess of Rainbow would never waste ti for a handful of humans.
Fortunately, just as she began to grow impatient, the wooden door finally sounded a knock.
Knock, knock, knock—
“Co in, the door’s not locked.”
Creak—
The not-so-sturdy wooden door was pushed open, and a young man with a straight posture walked in.
If she wasn’t mistaken, he should be the ‘phisto’ that the Goddess of Hearthfire ntioned… Looking past him, a hint of surprise flashed in Iris’s eyes.
Behind him, the so-called elder didn’t look all that old.
Judging by appearance, he looked more like a seasoned middle-aged man, with only a pair of blood-red eyes being sowhat uncommon.
However, the Goddess of Rainbow wasn’t surprised by this, for so unknown reason, she felt the person in front of her seed sowhat familiar.
It was as if she had seen him when he was young, but on careful recollection, she couldn’t find any impression.
“…You’re late.”
“Didn’t anyone teach you that visits should be announced beforehand?”
Speaking lightly, without much thought, Iris tossed aside the familiar feeling.
Perhaps she really had seen him sowhere, the ‘Sage’ of the Human Kingdom… And in front of her, in the place unnoticed by the Goddess of Rainbow, phisto, who stepped in, also felt a flicker of surprise in his heart.
“Is this… Iris?”
With a slight flicker in his eyes, facing the other’s questioning, phisto only smiled and countered:
“Madam, may I ask in what capacity you are questioning ?”
“…As a guest, is that not allowed?”
Slightly stunned, the Goddess of Rainbow decisively replied:
“As a punctual guest, I naturally don’t like people like you who have no concept of ti, I suppose there’s no problem with that.”
“Of course, there’s no problem.”
With an unchanged smile, phisto gently shook his head.
“It’s just that guests should do what guests are ant to do, they shouldn’t make decisions for the host, because they simply can’t make the right choice… just like now.”
“Madam, I am very curious how you concluded that we are late when clearly there’s still half a water clock’s ti before our agreed ti?”
“But I think perhaps there is so misunderstanding between us that has made you prejudiced against .”
“If that is indeed the case, then please allow to offer you my apologies and make ands for any unintentional offense I may have caused.”
“…”
Unable to respond, Iris had to admit, this is indeed a very polite young man.
Pouting, she no longer tried to pick a fight with him.
The Goddess of Rainbow gave the ‘elder’ beside him a brief glance, yet said nothing further.
“Alright… everything’s ready.”
“Youngsters, you’ve arrived, I see.”
As the room grew sowhat quiet, Hestia ca in from the back kitchen, carrying a large basket of dried fruit.
Of course, she heard the argunt inside the house, but Iris’s dissatisfaction with waiting for humans was a common trait among the gods.
Shaking her head silently, the Goddess of Hearthfire laid out the prepared food on the table.
Just as she was about to say sothing, she looked up to see the middle-aged man in front of her, and for a mont, she too was a bit dazed.
“What is it?”
“…Nothing.”
“It’s just that this gentleman, you remind of an old acquaintance.”
Forcing a smile, Hestia took a deep breath and put her various associations back in her mind.
Maybe it’s because this place is so special, after all, this town isn’t far from there.
Without more thought, the Goddess of Hearthfire called upon the guests who had arrived.
Ti has flown by, so many years have passed.
So of those ancient past events, even she can barely recall.
…
The evening banquet was ordinary, nothing special about it.
Neither phisto nor the two goddesses displayed anything unusual.
Until the heavy rain in the sky gradually stopped, at the wooden house’s door, the people exchanged farewells.
Letting out an unconscious sigh of relief, and then feeling sowhat inexplicably odd.
The Goddess of Rainbow didn’t know what was wrong with her today, why she cared so much about the comings and goings of these two humans.
Good thing they had already gone, she should also complete her task… Turning to bow, Iris communicated the Divine King’s command to the Goddess of Hearthfire.
“…This is it.”
“His Majesty hopes that all the gods will do sothing in the Mortal Realm to punish those humans who blasphe the deities.”
“Of course, Your Highness, you can decide freely.”
“Whether or not to do it, I think Zeus will not object.”
“Is that so?”
Frowning in thought, Hestia sighed in response.
Things have indeed co to this, the flas of war spreading among the gods…
Not long ago, she was also aware of the upheaval on the Mount of the Gods.
Under the unshakeable will of the Divine King, Olympus and the Spirit Realm have ultimately arrived at this point… Despite not wanting to participate, as Zeus’s sister, Hestia couldn’t stand aloof from it all.
Yet, on that day, when she was about to go, soone stopped her.
For the Guardian of the Ho, as the eldest of Zeus’s six siblings, no one could stop her from helping her family, but that person was different.
When she spoke to the goddess, Hestia ultimately chose to listen.
And since that day, she has remained here… In fact, it was because of this that she tended to the shrine that worshipped the Titans.
“Iris… Tell Zeus.”
“If it ever cos to a life-and-death mont between us, I will help him.”
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