"I-It's nothing..."
Jason smiled awkwardly and brushed it off.
Could he say it outright? ...This was inside the abyss, inside the body of the God of the Abyss Tartarus.
If he said it out loud, he probably wouldn't want to ever leave from inside here!
Thus, Typhon, who had transformed into a bewitching goddess with white hair reaching her waist, blinked her eyes as she looked at Jason before her, then curiously glanced toward the distance.
She saw her father god, who was currently scolding the Hellhound.
Typhon tilted her head and thought for a moment, but when she couldn't figure it out, she looked back at Jason and smiled, saying, "Child, why have you come again."
"Mm, I came to take Cerberus, who is imprisoned in the abyss, out... And also to accept punishment for disturbing the order."
Jason thought for a moment. Since it was not something worth hiding, he told Typhon honestly.
Upon hearing this, Typhon nodded to indicate understanding, then looked at Jason, glanced at the demon spear in his hand, thought for a period of time, and then asked, "The God of Fire and the Craftsman Hephaestus is also your teacher... right?"
"Yes." Jason nodded.
"Is that so." Typhon nodded, her eyes fixed on Jason before her, then revealed a bewitching smile.
"As expected, my senses have never been wrong... Child, compared to me, you are even more capable of bringing destruction to the gods of Olympus!"
Jason froze for a moment.
Then he looked at Typhon, about to deny this matter.
"Child, do you know why I have never left my father's body? ...The reason is simple." Typhon said faintly to Jason, "Because although I can defeat God King Zeus, I absolutely cannot kill him.
But you, child... you possess the possibility of killing him!"
...Me?
Jason was dazed for a moment.
"Child, do you know about Zeus's curse... That was the curse placed upon him by the previous god king, Zeus's father.
His life is destined to be taken by his most powerful descendant, and his rule is destined to be overthrown by his strongest descendant!"
Typhon spoke quietly to Jason, and Jason appropriately revealed a surprised expression.
However, regarding this curse, Jason had actually known about it for a very long time.
And the Zeus, who was originally bound by fate, had also broken it by devouring the first-generation Goddess of Wisdom, who was also Athena's mother, Metis.
Because Zeus's most outstanding child was undoubtedly the Goddess of Wisdom Athena.
But because Athena was a goddess, she could never shake Zeus's rule.
"Athena is undoubtedly Zeus's most outstanding descendant, but since she is a goddess, she cannot threaten Zeus's rule. However, she remains his greatest threat.
Therefore, if anyone in the world could kill Zeus, it would only be her."
Listening to Typhon's words, Jason did not respond, simply looking at her like that.
"Are you very puzzled about what this has to do with you... I said I have been paying attention to you all along." Typhon said softly, "Therefore, I naturally also know about your relationship with Athena... I am the greatest enemy destined for Zeus in the current world. I represent destruction.
And now, I have given my power to you.
At the same time, you have a deep relationship with Athena. You were originally the one with the greatest chance of obtaining Athena's blood... the blood that can truly destroy Zeus.
Now, you are also the student of the Craftsman God Hephaestus.
Your teacher Hephaestus possesses infinite creative ability. She can fuse my power with Athena's power...
My power of destruction, and the cursed blood power within Athena... Now, do you understand what I mean?"
Typhon gazed at the youth before her and smiled, saying, "Do you know why I said you have even greater potential than me to bring destruction to the gods?
I think your two teachers, at least Hecate, must have noticed it. But they hid it from you, right?"
Listening to Typhon's words, Jason fell silent.
At the same time, he believed Typhon's statement.
And not only that, just like with Hecate that day, in this instant, a scene also flashed in Jason's mind... himself standing atop a dim Olympus, raising a pitch-black demon sword.
Pointing the sword at the furious God King Zeus.
And with this, many things instantly made sense... the strange behaviors of Teacher Hecate and Teacher Hephaestus at the time,
All of it was explained.
"...Typhon, I don't understand."
A long time later, Jason looked up at Typhon and said softly, "Why tell me... these things that even my teachers were unwilling to tell me."
If Hecate and the others were unwilling to tell Jason for his own sake, then Typhon could have simply kept all of it hidden and, once the demon sword was finally made, forced Jason to turn against them.
If the god-slaying sword were made, and Zeus learned of it,
Then Jason would have no choice but to walk the path of god-slaying!
"Because I said, you would come to me sooner or later." Typhon said confidently, "Even if you knew everything, you would still come to my side... Child, the aura of destruction on you is growing thicker."
"Rest assured, child. I will not tell Zeus about you, because your existence is also a form of liberation for me... I was born for destruction, born to destroy the Olympian pantheon. That is the meaning of my existence.
And now, I see the possibility in you... So even if I die, I will know that someone will take my place to complete this mission!"
"...I am not limited to only the path of destruction." Jason said seriously to Typhon, "My teachers said that there are three miracles upon me in total.
I may become an existence that slays gods, but at the same time, I may also become an existence beloved by the gods, and I may abandon everything and ultimately choose to leave this world alone."
"Oh?" At Jason's honesty, Typhon could not help but look at him with some surprise, then smiled and said, "No wonder the prophetic god Prometheus placed one of his eyes in your river of fate.
Since that's the case, I have nothing more to say... And I think it won't be long before all conclusions are settled."
"By the way, child, among these three outcomes, I wonder which one you like the most..."
"I don't like any of them." Jason shook his head at Typhon and said, "Therefore, personally, I most like the appearance of a fourth outcome... Up until now, many people and gods have asked me about my wish, what I truly want to obtain. And in fact, what I want to obtain has never changed.
I just want to live on... Typhon, actually, I just want to live on, to live on quietly and peacefully, that's all."
Upon hearing this, Typhon clearly froze for a moment, looking at Jason before her.
"You... you're not lying?"
"How could I dare lie before the great Typhon."
Jason smiled and said, "So, Typhon, you've been disappointed. I'm probably not the kind of person you imagined... I'm just a mortal who wants to survive, a very cowardly one who fears death."
"...But I remember you said last time."
"Teacher Hecate, she is the exception." Jason nodded and answered Typhon's words, saying, "She is my most respected teacher, my benefactor... If it's for her, then although I fear death, dying once is no big deal."
"...Those words, she really should hear them." Typhon was silent for a moment, then smiled and replied, "She would probably be very happy."
"Alright, go back, child."
Finally, Typhon said, "I've said what I wanted to say, and I know what I wanted to know. There's no need for you to stay here any longer."
Jason nodded lightly. As he turned to leave, his body paused for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he turned back to Typhon and said, "Great Goddess Typhon, may I ask... do you have anything you like?"
"Hm?" Typhon looked at Jason in puzzlement.
"Next time I come, I can bring some things for you, Typhon..."
Upon hearing this, Typhon looked at Jason before her. Only after a long while did she say, "Speaking of which, child, you... you really don't seem afraid of me at all.
No, not just me. You don't seem very afraid of my father either... Jason, are you afraid of me?"
Jason thought for a moment, then said to Typhon, "I respect you greatly, Great Goddess Typhon."
"But I represent destruction, a monster who will bring catastrophe to the world... You're really not afraid of me?" Typhon looked at Jason, a strange light flashing in her eyes.
"Well..." Jason hesitated for quite a while, finally saying softly, "It's not that I'm not afraid, but... I think I'm probably more afraid of Great God Zeus..."
After all, Zeus accepted all comers.
Jason was truly afraid...
Hearing Jason's words, Typhon froze for a moment, then laughed... clutching her stomach as she laughed at the embarrassed Jason.
She laughed until tears were nearly coming out.
Then Jason left... Typhon accompanied Jason and arrived before the God of the Abyss Tartarus and Cerberus, who were playing Go.
When Jason returned, seeing Cerberus before him, he could not help but be dumbfounded.
Because the tall, clumsy three-headed dog Cerberus was gone. Now before Tartarus was a little loli dressed in black clothes, with black hair and red eyes.
And this little loli's appearance even bore some resemblance to Hecate...
"Jason!"
And upon seeing Jason return, the teary Cerberus could not wait to leave the board and came running to Jason's side.
Looking at the black-haired little loli running toward him with a face full of grievance.
Still a little loli who resembled Hecate somewhat.
Jason subconsciously reached out, caught her, and picked her up.
Then... Cerberus opened its big mouth and took a huge bite right on Jason's shoulder!
"Ah."