When the Moon Goddess first appeared, she'd been the epitome of an aloof deity.
She'd casually tossed the demon boar to punish the kingdom of Calydon for neglecting her worship.
But now, anyone could see the Moon Goddess was clearly deeply interested in Nameless.
"As expected of my brother!"
Hearing the Moon Goddess praise Nameless's words, Miyu couldn't help but smile proudly.
Even the aloof goddess couldn't help but praise the utterly perfect brother.
While happy for her brother, she also felt deep concern.
Indeed, even a goddess couldn't resist Nameless's terrifying charm—could she be planning to descend to the mortal world to compete for him?
The only consolation was...
She currently held the position of his little sister.
No matter who competed for Nameless, they wouldn't see her as a rival. Instead, they would try to curry favor with her.
Unfortunately, she truly didn't want to share him with these people!
"He truly is a perfect hero!"
Ilya wholeheartedly agreed.
In the age of Greek mythology, so-called heroes were practically no different from bandits.
Murder, arson, plundering treasures—it was the most chaotic and dark era imaginable.
Now, a hero so perfect he seemed like he shouldn't exist had suddenly appeared before the Moon Goddess, naturally catching her eye.
And just as this thought occurred...
The scene in the video changed.
It showed the heroes who had responded to King Calydon's call to hunt the monstrous boar.
Upon arrival, the group discovered the boar already lying dead on the ground, and their eyes filled with greed.
They rushed forward, stabbing their swords into the boar's carcass while declaring, "We killed this beast! The spoils belong to us!"
Their avaricious expressions filled all viewers with disgust.
Atalanta glared at them angrily: "We were the ones who hunted it! This has nothing to do with you!"
"Hah, a mere woman could kill such a boar? Get lost, or you won't be leaving either!" A burly man leered at the huntress with even greater greed.
At that moment.
A dazzling sword light suddenly erupted.
By his side, Nameless appeared like a ghost: "This is our prey. I dare anyone to touch it!"
Thud~
The head of the man who had been spouting arrogance earlier rolled to the ground, instantly silencing everyone.
The crowd recoiled in terror, no longer daring to provoke.
Nameless then sighed as he looked at the massive boar carcass. "It's too big to carry. If the gluttonous King Arthur saw this, she'd probably go mad with heartache."
The thought of that gluttonous King Arthur brought a faint smile to his face.
He then cut off the toughest and most magically dense piece of hide from the boar and handed it to the hunter. "Here, let's take this small piece."
"For me? Alright."
Atalanta reached out and took the hide, tying it securely behind her back.
Seeing this, Miyu became even more certain.
This female hunter had indeed fallen for him.
Otherwise, given her aversion to men, she would never have accepted a gift from Nameless!
Miyu sighed softly in her heart—
Brother, you really are a heartbreaker!
To be fair, Nameless hadn't done anything special—he'd simply treated her as a companion.
But for someone as solitary as the hunter, such an ordinary gesture held immeasurable significance.
It was something she could never forget!
As the saying goes—
"I could have endured the darkness, had I never seen the sun!"
Truly, some bonds only bring loneliness.
After completing the trial of the demon boar,
the video showed Nameless and Atalanta following the divine oracle into the forest.
However, the moment they entered, a magnificent stag charged toward them from the distance.
Its golden antlers gleamed, and its four bronze hooves carried it with breathtaking agility.
Yet, it seemed to be fleeing for its life, barreling straight toward Nameless.
In that critical moment, Nameless grabbed its golden antlers with both hands and, with sheer brute strength, brought the stag to an abrupt halt!
After struggling briefly, the golden stag gave up entirely, panting heavily.
Then, a thunderous noise echoed from afar, as if the demon boar were rampaging through the forest.
A towering, muscular man suddenly appeared before them.
Clad in a lion's pelt and holding a hunting bow, he frowned and said, "Mind handing that stag over? It's part of my task!"
The moment he appeared, the barrage of comments exploded—
-[Whoa, it's the real Heracles!]
-[LOL, the impostor meets the real deal!]
-[Nameless used his name earlier—what's he gonna do now?]
-[That stag is one of Heracles' Twelve Labors!]
...
"Wow, it's really Heracles!"
Illya gasped in delight at the screen.
As expected, Nameless and he knew each other!
Heracles, the son of Zeus, was the most renowned demigod of strength in Western mythology.
Legend had it that he was abandoned in the wilderness as an infant, lest his existence incur the wrath of Hera.
Ironically, Hera herself happened upon the child and nursed him once, granting him godlike strength.
As a newborn, Heracles strangled the serpents Hera sent to kill him.
Later, he trained under Chiron, the most famous centaur teacher in Greek myth.
During his subsequent growth, Hercules unexpectedly went mad and killed his wife.
Overwhelmed by endless guilt, he accepted twelve tasks from the gods, completing one each year as atonement for his sins.
These became the legendary [Twelve Labors]!
This deer was the target of the third labor.
Under the watchful eyes of all the onlookers,
Nameless openly said, "Of course I can let you have it, but this is a deer set free by the Moon Goddess. Are you sure that's alright?"
Hum~
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw pure moonlight gathering brilliantly around him, forming the elegant and beautiful figure of a girl.
It was none other than the Moon Goddess Artemis.
She reached out and gently pinched Nameless's cheek, full of expectation: "Would you like to become my follower?"
"Sorry, I bear a mission and cannot become a follower of any god."
Nameless shook his head.
"Oh..."
Artemis suddenly looked very disappointed and turned her gaze to the little giant nearby. "As he said, this is a deer I set free. I cannot give it to you!"
"Goddess, I have no choice. Please, allow me to take this deer!"
Hercules hurriedly pleaded.
This was the third task of the Twelve Labors. Without completing it, he could never atone for his sins.
Nameless also stepped forward and requested, "Lady Artemis, we previously completed the trial of hunting the boar. Could we exchange it for this deer?"
This statement made Hercules look at him with a strange expression.
He had no idea why Nameless was helping him so much.
"Of course not!"
Artemis approached, her silver-white hair shimmering like moonlight, dazzlingly radiant.
As she walked over, Atalanta nervously watched the goddess,
seemingly afraid she might blame Nameless.
Nameless also subtly glanced up at the sky, as if wary of some presence.
The onlookers grew even more astonished—
-[Tsk, so this is why Hercules joined the Argo expedition!]
-[Damn, did Nameless just look up because he's afraid Apollo might shoot him with an arrow?]
-[Apollo: "Whoever dares touch my sister, just wait till I get to work in the morning and finish you off!"]
-[Nameless really seems to be walking the path of a hero favored by the gods!]
...
"Eh, is Apollo really aiming an arrow at Nameless?" Roya was utterly amazed.
In mythology, Apollo was the ultimate siscon. Could even Nameless's charm not win him over?
"Perhaps..."
Souma's mouth twitched.
To that ultimate siscon, anyone getting close would be seen as a thorn in his side.
Not to mention, Artemis had just reached out and touched his cheek—Apollo probably almost shot him dead on the spot.
That's why the Nameless in the video appeared so well-behaved, not daring to move a muscle!
As the standoff continued, another god descended—none other than Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, whom they had met before.
She still appeared in her armored, warlike Valkyrie form.
Athena smiled faintly: "How about this? If you agree to participate in the upcoming Golden Fleece trial, I'll allow you to take the deer."
"Then let it be so."
Artemis also nodded.
These trials were scripts written by the gods, with heroes performing according to the divine plan.
The more outstanding the performance, the greater the rewards from the gods.
"Agreed!"
Heracles nodded.
Since he had to atone for his sins, one more trial wouldn't make much difference.
"The Golden Fleece trial?"
Nameless hesitated slightly.
Such a voyage would waste a great deal of time, which naturally made it hard for him to accept.
"Stranger, congratulations on successfully hunting the demon boar. Next, the Twelve Labors of the Gods will commence. If you complete all twelve tasks, you will receive the full assistance of the gods!"
Athena continued with a smile, "The trial I assign you is to seize the Golden Fleece!"
"The Twelve Labors of the Gods?"
Nameless's expression grew even more solemn.
Having arrived in this era where gods freely walked the earth, he naturally couldn't do without divine assistance.
Otherwise, even a single powerful deity causing trouble would be enough to prevent him from completing his mission of safeguarding human order.
He nodded. "Very well, I accept!"
As long as he completed the tasks, he would gain the full support of the Twelve Olympians.
That was even more help than he had in Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia!
"Then go!"
Athena channeled her divine power, teleporting the entire group directly to the seaside.
An enormous wooden ship had already been completed.
Its name was the Argo, meaning "swift ship."
It was the very first ship the Greeks sailed into the open sea!
Meanwhile, in modern-day Greece...
Medea, watching the video, smiled brighter and brighter. "Atalanta, you still claim you couldn't possibly like Nameless? Then why are you standing so close to him?"
Indeed, in the video, the man-hating huntress was pressed uneasily against Nameless, almost clinging to his arm!
"N-no, nothing like that! I'm just feeling a bit uneasy!"
Atalanta's confidence waned further as she hastily changed the subject. "The Golden Fleece is in your kingdom—when the time comes, you'll surely act even more flustered than me!"
Medea suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahaha, as if! I'm the infamous Cruel Witch—there's no way I'd be as easily charmed as you!"
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