"My dear Vier, I can't bear to part with you~!"
In front of the moving carriage, King Liao Dekuan hugged Zeus's slender waist, crying like a forty-year-old child, completely without any dignity. It was fortunate that the Queen was not present; otherwise, she would have long since entered 'slaughter mode' and killed this embarrassing fellow.
"Good! I will visit your 'Father King' often (with emphasis) when I have time."
While pulling away this sloppy person who was rubbing his tears all over her, she verbally comforted him. Didn't you set the rules so proudly just now? Now it should be me crying, not you, you bastard.
"Really?"
King Liao Dekuan, who had the personality of a small child, lifted his tear-reddened face, making Zeus want to punch him.
"If you don't behave, I'll call Mother over."
Zeus, not wanting to humor King Liao Dekuan, had no choice but to bring out her trump card, the Queen. The effect was outstanding; instantly, this big child became dejected and sat to the side, no longer looking at Zeus. It seemed her psychological shadow from the Queen was considerable.
"Let's go!"
Zeus said, looking at Artoria, who had already mounted her horse. She couldn't keep people waiting too long. Who knew what changes might happen in the end? Unfortunately, Liang was unwilling to come along. After Zeus got into the carriage, she looked at Nasha beside her, thinking helplessly that her fun would probably be lessened. She wondered what was wrong with Liang.
With doubts, Zeus and Artoria left the Kingdom of Camelot and began their journey to Britain. Before leaving, Zeus didn't see a sad figure watching the convoy disappear.
"I'm sorry, Guinevere, I really can't bear to see the person I love enter the halls of marriage with someone else."
Liang looked at the disappearing convoy in the distance, then at her own hands. She was still too weak. She hadn't expected such a huge gap between herself and King Arthur. Moreover, she herself had sent the person she loved away. This made her unable to forgive herself.
"Haha… haha, King Arthur, do you think this is over? Hmph! I will make you and your country perish even faster than in the original story. Just you wait, Guinevere."
After her maniacal laughter, a flame of vengeance was added to Liang's eyes, along with regret and anger. She didn't notice that beneath her shadow, bubbling, pitch-black liquid was churning. If Zeus-chan were present, or if Liang had calmed down and observed behind herself, she would have discovered that a small part of the Evil of this World, which could even infect Gaia, was now attached to Liang. This was truly unbelievable. During the Third Holy Grail War, Zeus-chan, using Erza's guise, had placed the seed of the Red Lotus Flame into the Holy Grail, yet it hadn't eradicated the Evil of this World. It seemed there were other Holy Grails or some other things that the Evil of this World had possessed.
"Wait for Guinevere, wait for me. I will rescue you from the hands of that heartless statue."
At this moment, Liang, who had already gone dark and broken, smiled with a dangerous, yandere expression, swearing to the heavens that she would reclaim Zeus-chan. Then, Liang turned and walked into the jungle. She now needed stronger power, even the power of a witch. She had to learn quickly to contend for the goddess in her heart.
"Long time no see, Merlin."
Fortunately, Camelot was not far from Britain. By evening, Zeus-chan and her companions arrived at the city gates of Britain. To Zeus-chan's surprise, there was a somewhat familiar figure. She looked closely—wasn't it Merlin? So she went up and greeted her 'friendly'.
"Long time no see, Your Highness."
Merlin rubbed her shoulder, which was sore from Zeus-chan's rough greeting, then stepped back two paces and bowed to Zeus-chan. She was not surprised by Zeus-chan's arrival. It seemed she had either glimpsed it in fate or had been following… ahem, there was no surprise in her expression.
"Your Majesty, we need to prepare. The wedding will begin in three days, and Princess Guinevere must be very tired already!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zeus-chan, Merlin approached Artoria to discuss matters.
"Mm! Thank you, Merlin."
Artoria watched Zeus-chan leave with the maid, her heart very complex. She wondered if she was being influenced by something, as her heart rate accelerated every time she saw 'Guinevere'.
"What kind of feeling is this?"
Touching her chest with one hand, feeling the vibrant rhythm within her bosom, she was very confused by this emotion. Her teacher Merlin had never taught her about it, and she didn't want to prioritize her personal issues. First and foremost, she was a King and should put her people first. Moreover, the rebels and traitors needed to be suppressed. These things could wait to be considered later!
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
Merlin looked at Artoria, who had suddenly become distracted, finding it very peculiar. She had never seen Artoria spaced out, touching her chest. Had she realized she was too small? Hmm! Merlin looked at her own chest, which was only one cup size larger than Artoria's, then thought of Zeus-chan's F-cup. Suddenly, an inexplicable fire erupted within her. She wanted to cut off those two lumps on Zeus-chan's chest and weigh them to see how heavy they were, but the fire came and went quickly. She gave up on this 'wonderful' idea. She suddenly remembered an ancient Eastern saying: 'Comparing oneself to others only leads to anger,' which magically described her current mood.
"I apologize, I was distracted. I'll leave the rest to you, Merlin. I'm going to rest; I might be too tired."
Merlin's words awakened Artoria from her thoughts. As a knight, it was very rude to be distracted while someone else was speaking. So she apologized to Merlin, then made arrangements and went to rest.
"Sigh~! I hope everything follows the path of fate!"
Watching Artoria's retreating figure, Merlin sighed and left the spot.
In another world, the Five Sisters gathered again.
"I say, eldest sister, why did you publicize the image of our adorable sister? That statue took all five of us so much effort to complete, and we used a lot of stardust. What benefit do we get from doing this?"
Hera looked at Hades with dissatisfaction. She believed that no one else was worthy of admiring her adorable sister's figure, and she couldn't stop Hades, who had given the order, so she could only go along with them.
"I also don't quite understand why we're doing such useless work."
Poseidon spread her hands and shrugged, indicating she didn't understand what was going on.
"Demeter, explain."
Hades narrowed her eyes. She didn't want to answer their questions, so she let the other mastermind explain.
"Alright! I understand."
"We all know the power of faith. Although our requirements for faith are not high, it's much better to have it than not."
"I know why we're doing this. What are you talking about, faith?"
Hera suddenly lashed out. She had disliked this green-haired one for a long time. She thought that although this person seemed very outgoing, a hidden side of her had been discovered by Hera. This one was definitely not to be trifled with.
"I was just about to explain. Please listen carefully."
"Hmph!"
Hera couldn't help but snort as she watched Demeter explain. She held back, as now was not the time for infighting, but the current situation still made Hera anxious, so her temper had been a bit short lately.
"We all know the characteristic of faith: it can connect to the object of faith, which means…"
"So, you're saying we create a large amount of faith for Zeus-chan, and then the faith begins to search for Zeus-chan according to its characteristics, and by following the faith, we can find Zeus-chan, right?"
Before Demeter could finish, Poseidon, who had been slightly piqued by the topic, instantly understood the underlying principle. She continued Demeter's sentence.
"Exactly! At that time, we might just find Zeus-chan."
Demeter said happily. She had had this idea when she first interacted with humans: to have humans, creatures created by Zeus-chan, worship Zeus-chan, and then follow the path of faith to find Zeus-chan. It was truly exciting.
"Tch! This one."
Hera looked at Demeter with displeasure. Although she was grateful for her plan, she still couldn't bring herself to like this green-haired one.
"Alright, since you all understand, go and do it quickly!"
Hades gave the four a cold glance and began to dismiss them. She still had many things to deal with. The Underworld was incredibly busy. If Zeus-chan's matter hadn't occupied her thoughts, she would have long since thrown in the towel. It was only because the King of Gods had great power and could help her a lot that she was able to continue.
"Everything, for Zeus-chan."
Thinking this, Hades disappeared from the four. Seeing their eldest sister leave, the four also departed to attend to their own affairs.
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