After that, Aslan went back to sleep.
Really, what was all the fuss about in the middle of the night? Can't people get a good night's sleep?
As for Athena, Aslan casually used a Silence Spell to mute her mouth.
Judging by Athena's intense movements, it was clear she was cursing profusely, her emotions highly agitated.
"Hmm? AI-chan, why'd you come out?"
Aslan looked at the petite figure hugging a blanket and pillow, lying beside him, slightly surprised.
"So I accidentally woke you up?"
"AI-chan just sensed that ugly woman's aura."
Algol turned, glancing at the hanging Athena, and burst into laughter.
"Foolish Adina? Didn't expect that ugly woman to have such a counterpart. When we return to Little Garden, AI-chan will definitely let that ugly woman enjoy her own dark history."
Algol could already picture Athena's expression upon seeing this counterpart.
It'd surely be hideous.
But Algol loved seeing Athena show such an unsightly appearance.
"But the possibilities on this Foolish Adina are a bit strange. Oh well, doesn't matter."
Algol muttered softly, then stretched a few times, snuggling into Aslan's embrace, letting him hold her.
"I heard that after a good mood, a deep sleep has magical effects on beauty."
Algol hummed an unfamiliar tune, then continued her sleep.
If she hadn't suddenly sensed Athena's aura, she wouldn't have wasted her beauty sleep time.
As for now, of course, back to sleep.
Aslan and the others slept soundly, but Athena—she couldn't sleep soundly at all now.
Since Algol appeared, she couldn't sleep anymore.
That was Gorgon, Medusa, the Primal Demon, the Demon Star…
It was a Medusa whose power far surpassed hers.
Since Algol appeared, Athena felt her connection to the Gorgon Stone severed.
She truly lost a third of her Earth Mother essence.
Now, she was more fittingly called the Lord of the Underworld and Goddess of Victory than the Trinitarian Athena.
A premonition in her heart told her that even if she did nothing, she could easily be swallowed by the other party.
This kind of swallowing wasn't like Zeus's previous swallowing of just Divinity but a complete replacement of even her existence.
Athena didn't want to give up without a fight, but the absolute gap made her despair.
The other party, just by existing, made the Divinity she lost willingly sever ties with her, wanting to join Algol.
She saw a beam of light fly from Italy to this place, about to enter Algol's body.
Then, it was slapped to the ground by the sleeping Algol.
"Ugly thing, don't come tainting AI-chan's beauty."
In Algol's eyes, anything less beautiful than her, if absorbed, would only affect her beauty.
So she never absorbed her counterparts, only their possibilities.
More or less like collecting data.
But seeing Algol disdainfully slap away the Gorgon Stone she chased for thousands of years, though Athena was slightly relieved—since the other party didn't plan to swallow her—she was also a bit displeased at the same time.
Why? She shouldn't be weak, right?
She was a Goddess, so how could she be an ugly thing?
But since the other party didn't want it, don't blame her for being impolite.
Athena vigorously shook the rope, arduously swinging toward the Gorgon Stone on the ground, under the watch of Lancelot hidden in the darkness.
(Just a bit more! Just a bit more!)
(Damn, why is this servant in this little girl form now!)
Athena's toes strained, but she was always about a centimeter away from the Gorgon Stone.
Just a little further, and she could reclaim her lost power, returning to the Sublimity of the Trinitarian Goddess.
(Struggle! Just a bit harder! Just a little!)
Finally, with a gentle breeze blowing from nowhere, Athena's toes reached the Gorgon Stone.
Her toes touched the Gorgon Stone, absorbing the lost Divinity within it.
The sky darkened at that moment. By the planet's rotation cycle, only half the earth should be dark. But now, everything fell into pitch-black night.
No moon, no stars in the sky, just endless darkness.
The prophesied Starless Night had arrived.
With an excited face, Athena silently chanted Spirit Words.
"This servant chants, chants the Praise of the Trinitarian Goddess. Connecting sky, earth, and darkness, this is Reincarnation and Wisdom."
"This servant chants, chants the Song of the Degraded Goddess. As a Queen but deemed a Forbidden Snake, this is the Queen's Lament."
"This servant chants, chants the Poem of the Goddess with Body and Soul Torn. Violated by the great Father, this is the Merciful Mother's Humiliation."
"My name is Athena, daughter of Zeus, Guardian Goddess of Athens, Eternal Virgin."
"Once, the Earth Mother birthed all things! Once, the Lord of the Underworld ruled darkness! Once, the Queen of Wisdom knew the spread of heaven's wisdom! This servant swears, Athena will return to Primitive Athena!"
Accompanied by silent incantations, Athena's form gradually changed. The soft little girl's body elongated, transforming in an instant into a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old maiden.
The modern sweater on her body turned into a white Greek-style toga robe.
Descendant of the Earth Mother.
Ruler commanding Death and Darkness.
Queen of the Sky ruling heaven, earth, and darkness.
One of the strongest Divinities among Earth Mother Gods. In various mythologies with alternate identities, she was a Main God on par with Great Gods. Athena reclaimed her original True Body.
At the Peak of Divinity, Overlooking the World, There Is I, Athena, There Is the Sky!
Black Sword, Gorgon, Exterminate God Slayers, Destroy the World!
Only a Medusa stronger than her. Let her try with the Trinitarian Goddess's power!
Athena was equally invincible in the world!
Just a thin rope, how could it hold the Trinitarian Goddess Athena?
But, fantasies are beautiful, reality is cruel.
"Ughm~ Ughm~ Ughm~~~"
Even Athena, having reclaimed her Divinity, remained hanging.
Her mouth sealed by the Silence Spell. Even if she wanted to speak, she couldn't utter any crude words.
She could only shake vigorously, as at the start, showing her dissatisfaction.
Of course, the words "Foolish Adina" on her face didn't vanish with Athena reclaiming her Divinity.
This made Athena's series of actions look more comical in Aslan and the others' eyes.
No way, right? No way, right?
Could someone really think a Divine Ancestor (Guinevere), a Heretic God (Lancelot), a mysterious young Creator God (Algol), plus a Star Spirit (Algol) would need sleep?
Even if truly sleeping, it didn't mean they lacked perception of the outside world.
Athena's struggle… no, Foolish Adina's struggle was truly a great spectacle for Aslan and the others.
Bringing countless joys.
Finally, Athena realized something was wrong. She looked at Algol, laughing heartily in the blanket, with slight silence.
Her mind froze at this moment.
So, what was all her hard work for?
To come play the clown? Or to reclaim her snake?
Athena once again regretted why she was possessed and came to Britain to retrieve "Gorgon."
Though her life was spared, and her snake was reclaimed.
Her dignity was lost forever.
Humiliation!
Athena bit her lip, staring at Aslan with tearful eyes of sorrow.
She could only hope her tearful expression now could evoke pity from this wicked Steel Hero, King Arthur.
But Aslan's character was far worse than she imagined.
Aslan pulled out a phone, aimed it at Athena, and started taking photos.
"Yes, like that. It'd be better if your expression was a bit more humiliated."
"Great, this is truly perfect!"
Aslan was so shameless that even Algol couldn't stand it.
"With you acting like this, aren't you really not afraid that ugly woman will kill you?"
Know this, Little Garden's Athena wasn't good-natured. In fact, she was very hot-tempered.
In Greece, the fake War God, Ares, was only responsible for starting wars, not victory.
The true War God (Athena), after three warnings, started wars directly. Without a word, she'd crush bones and send the other party to the grave lightning-fast.
And never failed.
"Of course not afraid."
Aslan shook his head. Satisfied with the photos in his album, he put away his phone.
"What do you think of this Foolish Adina's Spirit Status?"
"Trinitarian Athena, and she dares make AI-chan and that ugly Athena one entity. If AI-chan finds who's behind this, AI-chan will turn them to stone!"
Algol said with slight annoyance.
But who made this the natural evolution of this world's mythology? It clearly still had much use for Aslan.
Otherwise, he'd have acted long ago and killed this Athena.
"But in terms of Spirit Status, though majestic and very complete for Athena, AI-chan would never give Medusa's Spirit Status to Athena."
The Trinitarian Athena Spirit Status, if completed in Little Garden, could likely reach top-tier Almighty Domain status and a Pantheon Leader among Three-Digits.
It also had much use for Athena.
As for Two-Digit? Still lacking.