The next morning, white-capped waves splashed high.
Having been soaked overnight, Luo En erged from the depths of the sea, crossed the overlapping waves, and walked towards the campsite on the shore.
In front of the extinguished, ash-covered fire, the early-rising Thetis and Hecate sat beside the dry branches chatting and laughing, their cheerful and relaxed mood spreading all around,
It must be said that this Ocean Goddess, known for her wisdom, had quite the knack for social charm. Even when faced with the sudden appearance of Hecate, she could interact as if nothing were out of the ordinary, not ntioning the incident when Hecate was left alone on the sea surface at all.
And upon seeing Luo En's arrival, Thetis subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
"What shall we make for breakfast? I'll help you."
With that, she took the initiative to throw so branches into the fire, reigniting the embers, ready to help out.
Seeing the flas rise, Hecate also smiled gracefully, giving up the positions of head chef and assistant to the two, and leisurely strolled by the seaside, waiting for alti.
Glancing over at the distant Goddess of the Underworld Moon, Thetis turned back to Luo En and whispered,
"Was she in your tent last night?"
"Yeah, if it weren't for Astraea accidentally stumbling in, I almost couldn't have gotten out."
Luo En stirred the pot of porridge, glancing irritably at Thetis by his side.
After a brief mont, Thetis seed to realize sothing, her face showing a hint of embarrassed apology.
"I'm sorry, it seems my magic skills still need so refinent; I actually let her sneak in without a sound."
Last night's Defensive Charm had mostly been drawn by this Ocean Goddess herself.
That Hecate managed to breach it so subtly and even reach the very doorstep had left her feeling sowhat guilty towards a certain unfortunate individual.
Luo En's eyes twinkled as he teasingly asked,
"So does this count as you owing a favor?"
"Not at all!"
Thetis grabbed the Bronze Eleph in her chest, clenching it tightly in her palm, while warily looking at the would-be debtee, countering earnestly, word by word,
"You were the one who threw her in; it's only natural she'd co after you. It would have been the sa with or without my Defensive Magic. And if we're counting, I'm the one who got dragged into this, you owe !"
"So heartless..."
Beneath Thetis' logical analysis, Luo En covered his chest and murmured resentfully, wearing a deeply wounded expression on his face.
The Ocean Goddess gave the man making a show a sideways glance, adding wood to the fire expressionlessly, and spoke in a cool detached tone,
"Are we that familiar?"
Oh, isn't that my line from last night?
Won...
Seeing the corners of the Ocean Goddess' mouth that were nearly twitching with suppressed amusent, Luo En's eyes glead with a mischievous smile.
"Not familiar? Then why did you co into my tent so early in the morning?"
"Can't I be hungry?"
Thetis pointed indignantly to the bubbling pot, huffing softly.
"Yeah, I'm hungry too! What's the delicious breakfast today? It slls so good, let see!"
As the two deities by the fire began to squabble, an unsightly head squeezed in, intoxicatedly inhaling the aroma of food in the air and eagerly eyeing the churning seafood porridge in the pot, urging impatiently,
"Quick, quick, quick, serve a bowl first! All the back and forth last night practically killed ."
Hearing Astraea's careless mutter, Hecate shot a deep and ambiguous glance towards a certain granddisciple by the fire.
If she rembered correctly, the two had spent a night together.
And to think, first thing in the morning, straight into the sea for a bath?
Who would have guessed?
So people put up a mask of stoic righteousness, but behind closed doors they act so swiftly.
As Hecate silently sneered, she regarded Astraea—who was devouring her al by the fire—with disdain.
So much for a heart turned to ash; touch it with a spark and it ignites all the sa, doesn't it?
But this ti, the "Seed" I have personally sown will not be easily touched by you!
However, when Hecate's eyes landed on the Golden scales swinging back and forth at the hilt of the sword, she suddenly lost interest.
Tsk, how pointless.
"I'll have one, too."
Accompanied by a languid murmur, Hecate squeezed forward, wedging herself between Luo En and Astraea, giving her granddisciple a radiant smile.
However, Luo En, already on edge, almost stabbed the soup ladle in his hand towards the face of this imposing ancestress as if it were a weapon.
Seeing the increasingly darkening expression on Hecate's face, Luo En hurriedly cald himself, forced a smile, and carefully served food to this formidable Boss in hiding.
anwhile, under the pretense of serving food, he edged closer to Astraea.
Even though he didn't know the specific reason, Luo En sensed that Hecate seed to have a subtle apprehension towards the Goddess of Justice.
Even a false sense of safety felt better than staying near that woman.
At that mont, as she watched the frequently extended ladle and her nearly bottomless bowl, Astraea's eyes brightened with emotion.
Luo En was such a good person!
After a breakfast fraught with tension, everyone extinguished the fire, packed up the tents, and prepared to set off.
However, just as the group was about to depart, a different voice erged.
"Now that the matter at sea has been resolved, it's ti for to go ho and have a look."
Thetis said, expressing a hint of apology and nodding goodbye to everyone,
"So, as for the journey to Athens, please forgive for not being able to accompany you."
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