Chapter 419: Apollo Isn't a Main God! The Executives Upgrade to God-King Grade Artifacts!
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Seito was also running through the Twelve Main Gods of the Greek pantheon in his mind:
Zeus: King of Gods, God of Thunder.
Hera: Queen of Gods, Goddess of Marriage and Birth.
Hestia: Goddess of the Hearth and Flame.
Poseidon: God of the Sea.
Demeter: Goddess of Agriculture and Harvest.
Athena: Goddess of War and Wisdom.
Apollo: God of Light, Music, Prophecy, and Medicine.
Artemis: Goddess of the Hunt.
Ares: God of War and Bloodshed.
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty.
Hephaestus: Goddess of Fire and Crafts.
Hermes: God of Thieves, Travelers, and Merchants.
"Wait, does Apollo actually hold Main God Authority?" Seito asked, feeling a bit curious.
After all, Apollo was famous as one of the twelve main gods in Greek myth. But looking at things now, he didn't seem to hold any Main God Authority—especially considering Seito had dealt with him in the past.
"He doesn't," Hestia shook her head, going on to list all Twelve Main Gods of their pantheon for Seito.
Listening to her explanation, total realization dawned on Seito.
Right!
This was the Western Mythos Faction—a complete fusion of various western mythologies! It was totally normal for the Twelve Main Gods line-up to have a few twists.
In this current fused pantheon, every main position matched expectations except for Apollo's slot being different!
And who had taken Apollo's place?
Naturally, it was Odin, the Main God of Norse mythology!
Which made total sense. Since Norse gods like Freya and Loki were present, Odin naturally deserved a Main God seat as well.
As for why Apollo didn't make the cut? Seito figured Apollo's notorious reputation in this merged pantheon probably turned off quite a few of the other main gods.
Pulling his thoughts back, Seito looked directly at Hephaestus: "When Zeus hosts his divine gathering tomorrow, I plan to kill him right then and there, making Hestia the sole Main God of the Western Mythos Faction. The Main God Authorities of your pantheon are spread out far too thin and need to be brought together. So,
Hephaestus, what's your decision?"
Seito laid his cards directly on the table. No matter what, he was going to execute Zeus tomorrow, so he needed to know where Hephaestus stood.
"As for me..." Hephaestus thought it over briefly before answering, "Tomorrow, I'll naturally hand over my Main God Authority to Hestia."
Hephaestus had zero desire to compete for the Main God seat anyway—it was far too exhausting. But compared to Zeus, she was infinitely more inclined to support her best friend.
Hestia had the backings of Seito's entire divine faction, so Hephaestus had no intention of making things difficult for them. She knew Seito and Hestia were already giving her immense respect by having this talk first.
After all... if they hadn't brought it up now, they probably would have just taken it by force tomorrow.
Hearing her answer, both Seito and Hestia broke into warm smiles.
"Hehe~ Hephaestus~!" The blue-ribbon goddess pounced forward once again.
"Alright, alright, stop messing around," Hephaestus sighed helplessly.
After the two roughhoused for a bit, Hestia returned to her usual energetic self.
"Alright, I'll be taking my leave first," Seito smiled and said.
There was nothing left for him to handle in the DanMachi world for now. Plus, once Zeus was dead tomorrow, he could travel freely in and out of DanMachi whenever he wanted.
"Leaving already?" Hestia looked at him.
"Yeah," Seito nodded.
"Fair enough." Hestia didn't try to keep him any longer.
Under the watchful eyes of the two goddesses, Seito used spatial movement to teleport away. He didn't take Sora with him—when the divine meeting started tomorrow, he could simply send Sora a quick signal.
Time flew by quickly.
In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.
During these two hours, the gods of the Space Faction worked at full speed to help the Fatui executives take total control of the Central Region.
Any god who dared to resist was executed on the spot! Those who surrendered were forced to pledge themselves to Sora's faction. But since Sora wasn't around at the moment, they were placed under temporary lockup.
The entire Central Region was now firmly locked down under the control of Seito and his team.
Inside the Space Divine Kingdom.
The Main Divine Hall.
Seito sat high upon his throne, looking down at the assembled group of God-Kings and lower gods.
His faction now housed a huge number of gods. The main heroines and side characters from Sobu High were all part of his divine system. Even Hachiman's younger sister, Kirito's sister, and several of the mothers were included, making the entire faction run with incredible efficiency.
"Kaede, these are your Divine Runes," Seito produced 490 Divine Runes, distributing them among the ten core executives before him.
Kaede's heavy shield had already been upgraded into a God-King grade artifact previously, so these 490 runes were exactly enough to boost the rest of the God-Kings' gear up to the God-King tier as well. The girls didn't stand on ceremony, accepting the runes and immediately initiating their weapon upgrades.
Seeing them start, Seito pulled out another massive stack of Divine Runes.
He was currently sitting on an immense stash of runes. While he had used up the ones Zeus handed over as a deposit, his solo kills on multiple God-Kings earlier had rewarded him with a huge stockpile.
After a brief thought, Seito handed the extra stack over to Sae Chabashira and Mrs. Yukinoshita.
"Sae-sensei, Mrs. Yukinoshita, feel free to use these Divine Runes as you see fit and distribute them as needed."
With a soft flick of his divine energy, he pushed the stack forward.
"Understood."
"No problem at all."
Both accepted the runes smoothly.
Right at that moment, a series of brilliant glows flashed across the room as the executives' weapons officially upgraded into full-fledged God-King grade artifacts!
"I didn't expect a God-King grade weapon to be this insane!" Kirukiru Amou's eyes sparkled as she marveled at the weapon in her grip.
She had already thrown away the gear dropped by the former Weapon God-King. After all, without set bonus effects, standard drops couldn't compare. A true God-King grade artifact backed by full set bonuses was on a completely different level!
A chorus of excited chatter broke out among the girls. Seito didn't interrupt, letting them enjoy the moment for a few minutes.
"Ahem."
Hearing Seito's soft clear of his throat, everyone quieted down at once, turning their eyes back toward the throne.
Sweeping his gaze across the assembled goddesses, Seito spoke up with a calm, steady voice:
"I have an important matter to discuss with all of you regarding the Western Mythos Faction in the Western Sector of the God-King Star Sector."
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