Charon was silent. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"I've always wanted to find a child and make him Sparta, really, it's ......" the thinker seemed to plead, as he stood in front of the centaur like a dwarf in the shadow of a behemoth, "I know this child belongs to you, can you...... I just ......"

"You can be his adoptive father, you can raise him and train him to your liking. ”

"Thank you!"

Satie almost jumped up in excitement, climbed up the pile of rubble with his hands and feet, lifted a large rock with great effort, and carried out a baby boy from underneath.

"Krytos, your name is Krytos, haha!"

The thinker looked around excitedly, trying to find someone with whom he could share the surprise, only to see Charon's back in the distance.

In the cold wind, the sea of corpses and blood everywhere was like hell, and Satie ran wildly after the centaurs and left the battlefield.

All was calm again, and Magellan staggered to his feet.

"Look, don't you think this story is full of drama?"

It was a voice belonging to the god of wine.

"One day in the future, Satie, who calls himself a thinker, will die, leaving the boy to be raised by Charon...... By the way, you took his name, Cretos, what a good ......"

Magellan turned and pressed his triangular hand on his forehead as Dionysus was speaking happily.

"Long time no see, Professor Magellan. ”

Athena grabbed his wrist and lowered the hand.

"I thought I could find something fresher......"

The goddess smiled, and with her as the center, the whole world began to change, and under the sun, the grass was like a carpet, spreading to the end of the world.

"Please don't care about what happens in the forest," Athena seemed to say, "it's all an illusion." ”

"What about the centaurs who died in battle?"

"They were dead before they entered the forest, the Setsa did not like centaurs, and the god of war was not an ally of the god of wine. ”

The wine woke up, and Magellan stood in the sun, but he didn't feel a trace of warmth.

"Is there anything else I need to explain? Now that I've got something, I want to go. ”

"When someone destroys the forest, the forest becomes changeable and dangerous, get out now, you're in trouble. ”

Magellan shook his head and sighed.

"So, my goddess, when did you become the god of wine?"

"After he disappeared. ”

"Disappear?"

"Basically, after Sparta started the war with Athens, the gods began to disappear one after another, the god of war, the god of wine, the god of love, the god king and the queen of gods...... I foresaw my own weakness before they did, and that's why you can speak to me here. ”

"So, you took over the Dionysian forest and treated yourself as his ......"

"No, the forest is still the domain of Dionysus, and you can think that he is still alive, right here. ”

Magellan nodded, turning to look at the flower-filled meadow.

"I have to go. ”

"You didn't come here because of luck. Athena put a hand on Magellan's shoulder, "Do you think those things, Sati's burlesque, Charon's tragedy, really happened? No, it's just an illusion, you conquered the forest, that's why you can see me, that's what happened." ”

"Who knows if the forest suddenly went crazy......"

"The forest won't keep you out of this little corner, and I'm the one who does that. ”

"And now?"

"You passed my test, and as you can see, I opened the door for you. ”

"But I don't know what the test is. ”

"You don't have to know. ”

"I want to know. ”

Magellan looked into Athena's eyes, and at this moment, he felt that the goddess was like a crystal statue, perfect, but without the breath of a living being.

"You don't have to know. ”

"So, it's time to say goodbye. Magellan nodded, waving into the air. "Please, open the door. ”

The goddess was silent.

The world began to change.

The sun receded, the flowers withered, and the world was dark and cold, solid as stone.

"I don't want to tell you because that would make you angry. ”

Magellan turned around, and the figure of the goddess had disappeared, her voice echoing everywhere.

"The content of the test is talent. ”

"I'm not angry. ”

Magellan took a few steps forward, stepped into the only pillar of light in the darkness, and let out a long breath.

"Please give me the key, and I will open the sealed temple gate and take Athena away. ”

"As you wish, human, I have remembered your promise, and I hope you will not forget either. ”

The darkness returned to silence, and Magellan suddenly realized it, raised his left hand, and saw the golden triangle on the palm of his hand.

"What does this mean?"

The voice echoed in the darkness, but there was no answer.

"Professor Magellan!"

A voice suddenly appeared, and Magellan's world lit up.

......

"The hyena man came, set a fire and left. ”

The count's face was a rare gloom.

"We were in their camp and found dozens of bodies. ”

"None of this matters, I've got the key, it's time to go and get what is mine. ”

The team is packing their things and they will leave tomorrow to get out of here and back to Athens.

"Hyenas kill all competitors, including lions, when they find carrions, but if they don't have meat to eat, they won't even provoke an antelope. ”

Magellan smiled and waved to the passing team members and packed up his tent.

"How do you know that they didn't smell rot when they came here?"

"Someone drove them to me, but unfortunately, that person didn't know that I used to be a hyena too. ”

"You ......"

The count tried to suppress the look of surprise on his face, but in spite of this, Magellan could see a hint of incongruity on his face.

"I used to be an explorer. Magellan picked up the box and put it on the donkey cart, "So don't worry. ”

At night, the team lit a bonfire and huddled together and danced with Medea, and on the other side of the valley, the cries of wild beasts could be faintly heard.

Early the next morning, they set off.

They brought very little with them when they came, and even less when they left.

Everyone was delighted, the sailors sang the boat song, and Medea danced on the donkey cart, jumping lightly from the top of a pile of rickety wooden crates to another, like a weightless elf.

The mountain trail was rugged and narrow, and it took them two days to walk slowly halfway up the mountain.

When the towering marble temple of the Acropolis appeared in the distance, the team quickened their pace, they had reached the bottom of the hill, and after that, the flat avenue was reached.

Just when everyone was breathing a sigh of relief, they were attacked.