After finishing his secret discussion with Goddess Hera, Charlie departed from the sacred territory of Olympia. However, his objective was far from over. He did not immediately return to the labyrinth city of Orario.
There was one more thing he had to do before initiating his grand plan.
Without needing to bother with an exhausting overland journey or crossing vast oceans, Charlie now possessed power beyond reason.
With merely a single thought in his mind, his body vanished.
He folded space and time, enabling him to traverse distances across opposite sides of the world in the blink of an eye.
When his consciousness refocused, Charlie was already hovering high in the air, a faint smile on his lips as the gusting wind brushed against his face.
Lowering his head, he looked straight down at the landscape of the realm spreading far below him.
"So this is the Far East, huh..." He carefully observed the scenery beneath. "Whether it's the architecture of the multi-story wooden buildings with their distinct curved roofs, the urban layout, or even the culture of the people on the streets wearing layered traditional garments... all of it truly resembles Ancient Japan."
The Far East itself was a vast island nation completely encircled by water, experiencing four distinct seasons. The country adhered to a unique system of governance modeled after a gigantic Familia faction directly controlled by the Imperial Court, with Goddess Amaterasu as its supreme, exalted deity.
Charlie's gaze then shifted toward the densely crowded central area of the city.
In the middle of a expansive city square, a magnificent, large stage had been erected, decorated with brightly glowing lanterns.
Atop that stage, the figure of Harmonia was dancing with immense agility while chanting the melody of an extraordinarily beautiful song. Her crystal-clear voice echoed through every corner of the area, mesmerizing thousands of spectators who had gathered to pack the square just to behold her.
Charlie watched the commotion of the audience cheering and waving light sticks from beneath the stage.
"This scene... really reminds me of an idol performance in the modern world."
He felt amused seeing how the music performance culture in the Far East shared a tickling resemblance to it.
"Found her!"
In less than a second, Charlie successfully located his target amid the massive crowd.
His figure instantly vanished from the air, and when he reappeared, he was already inside a luxurious private room.
"Wuaaah!"
The startled scream of a woman instantly broke the silence of the room.
The woman leaped backward from her spot, staring at the figure of the man who had suddenly materialized in front of her with wide, bulging eyes. However, her shock quickly morphed into an exceedingly strange expression.
"Huh? Charlie? This isn't a hallucination from me using you as my masturbation subject too often, is it?"
Aphrodite rubbed her eyes repeatedly in disbelief, then uttered something that instantly rendered Charlie utterly speechless where he stood. The Goddess of Beauty looked Charlie up and down from the tips of his hair to his toes, trying to verify whether the man before her was real or merely a passing illusion.
"Why are you still here? This is completely impossible!" Aphrodite exclaimed with a deeply bewildered look on her face upon realizing Charlie was not vanishing. "Orario and the Far East are so far apart!"
"Ah, I know! I must have truly gone mad from missing Charlie too much!" She clutched both her cheeks, which had suddenly flushed red. "Ever since I met him, I haven't been able to sleep with another man! After knowing a man as incredible as Charlie, other men in my eyes are now no different from worthless soybean dregs!"
Charlie could no longer stand simply staying silent and listening to Goddess Aphrodite's wild ramblings. He let out a long sigh and stepped forward.
"It really is me, Goddess Aphrodite. You are not hallucinating."
Aphrodite's eyes instantly widened completely when the man in front of her offered a vocal response.
Returning to her senses, she quickly pinched her own thigh hard. The surging pain confirmed that all of this was neither a wet dream nor a visual illusion like the ones she had been experiencing lately.
"Charlie!"
Without warning, Aphrodite threw herself into Charlie's embrace, hugging him tightly. She rubbed her face against the man's broad chest while inhaling deeply of the intoxicating masculine scent of Charlie's body.
"You have no idea how much I missed you, Charlie! Even over this past week, I've been constantly dreaming about the two of us, imagining your presence by my side to the point where I couldn't focus on anything else!" Aphrodite spoke without a single shred of shame.
"..."
The corner of Charlie's eye twitched as he listened to Aphrodite beginning to describe the exaggeratedly romantic scenes within the Goddess of Beauty's dreams.
Feeling that the atmosphere in the room was starting to become unconstructive, Charlie immediately grabbed both of Aphrodite's shoulders and forcibly pulled the goddess out of his embrace.
"Please stop speaking like that and take a few steps back, Goddess Aphrodite."
"Remember your position as an exalted goddess. Please act with more dignity, preserve your honor, and refrain from saying such improper things in front of me."
Aphrodite immediately placed her hands on her hips, her facial expression shifting into a deeply serious one as she looked at Charlie.
"Listen, Charlie, I wouldn't say things like this to just anyone!" she spoke in a defensive tone. "Don't you ever group me together with the likes of Ishtar and Freya, who are willing to sleep with anyone just to satisfy their lust! I have high standards and very clear criteria!"
The Goddess of Beauty patted her own chest, raising her chin with immense pride.
"Ever since I first descended from Heaven to this Lower World, I have never once allowed a single man to sleep with me!" Her eyes gleamed with full self-esteem. "That's all because I felt I hadn't found a single man worthy of touching me. So, all this time, I've usually only slept with the women in my Familia."
Then, with an exceedingly bold and seductive movement, Aphrodite slowly slid her bra-like top downward.
That action instantly exposed the shape of her breasts, which appeared firm and lovely, though in terms of size they were indeed smaller when compared to the jumbo breasts belonging to Hestia or Demeter.
"You should feel honored, Charlie." Aphrodite said in a provocative tone. "You are the very first man I've given the opportunity to be this close to me."
"..."
Charlie was clearly no monk who had attained ultimate enlightenment and succeeded in shedding the seven emotions and six worldly desires. Nor was he the type of timid beta male protagonist who would run away in panic when a piece of fresh meat was voluntarily offered right in front of his eyes.
However, Charlie possessed an extraordinary degree of self-control. He would never allow his lower body to take over his sound judgment and dictate his every action.
"We will discuss this topic another time, Goddess Aphrodite."
"There is something far more important I wish to discuss with you right now."
"Tch."
Aphrodite clicked her tongue, realizing that her charm had failed to sway Charlie. With a pout, she promptly straightened her top once more.
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