In Hecate's temple,
Inside the temple, after the siblings had played around for a short while, the goddess of fate Clotho appeared and came before the two.
"Medea, have you forgotten about me?"
The beautiful goddess who stepped out from the shadows spoke softly the instant she appeared.
Before the slightly stunned Jason and Medea could react.
"Clotho, I did not go looking for trouble with you, yet you came out on your own."
Amid the fluttering of underworld butterflies, their teacher, the goddess of the crossroads Hecate, appeared and stood in front of Jason and Medea.
Her crimson eyes stared straight at Clotho, narrowing slightly.
Athena did not come out; she hid in the shadows to watch the spectacle.
Incidentally, at this moment, many gods outside were secretly commenting on Hecate's pettiness, because Hecate had unfolded a magical domain that directly blocked the view of all the gods watching from outside, except for Athena who had already sneaked in.
Clotho looked at Hecate who had appeared so directly, her smile stiffening slightly.
She then hurriedly indicated that she harbored no ill intentions and said: "Goddess Hecate, I never intended to do anything to the two of them, and I quite like that child Medea..."
Clotho's words were not yet finished.
"But you did interfere in this matter."
Hecate interrupted and said to Clotho: "Clotho, you know full well that the two of them are my students, my children, yet you still meddled in their affairs without my permission.
If you do not give me a reasonable explanation, I can completely regard this as a provocation against me!"
"Teacher Hecate, this is not her fault, wuwu..."
Seeing this, Medea hurriedly spoke up, about to explain.
But the quick-handed Jason swiftly covered her mouth.
Clotho, seeing this and looking at Hecate who was staring at her, furrowed her brows slightly.
After thinking for a moment, she said thoughtfully: "Then what do you want me to do, Hecate?"
Hearing this, Hecate's mouth curved upward, revealing an expression as if she had been waiting for these exact words.
Medea, seeing this, blinked her eyes.
How could she not have realized it yet.
Then she tilted her head and looked toward Jason beside her.
Yes, Teacher has learned some bad habits from dear brother...
"Do not worry, I will not ask you to do anything. I just need you to make an oath." Hecate said: "Swear upon the river of oaths here that from today onward, you who can glimpse future destinies will never use your powers against my students,
Jason and Medea!"
Clotho was stunned upon hearing this.
"That is all?"
"Yes, that will suffice." Hecate nodded.
"Then no problem. I, the goddess of fate Clotho, swear upon the river of oaths..."
Clotho responded quickly and made the oath on the spot.
After all, such an oath held no loss for her.
Though she felt some curiosity about Hecate's intentions.
But in the end, she had already glimpsed the destinies of Medea and Jason once before.
Compared to Clotho's 'ignorance,' Jason naturally understood Hecate's intention immediately.
There are many gods who can glimpse the future.
But few can glimpse the destinies sealed by the goddess of the crossroads Hecate and masked by the foresight of the god Prometheus.
Evidently, as one of the three goddesses of fate and the one governing future destinies, Clotho had such a possibility.
Otherwise, in the future of the great war between the Ancestor of All Demons Typhon and Zeus.
She would not have produced a future completely different from her two sisters.
Seeing the white-robed Jason.
The realized Jason, looking at Hecate who nodded in satisfaction upon hearing Clotho's oath, could not help but sigh lightly in his heart.
And felt somewhat ashamed...
In fact, during those three minutes replaced by the hourglass of time, when the golden arrow pierced his body.
Jason inevitably harbored a trace of resentment toward Hecate in his heart.
Because this was Hecate's temple, meaning Medea's actions were a result tacitly permitted by her.
And as their teacher, Hecate naturally could not be unaware of what this golden arrow meant for them.
Thus, for Hecate's indulgence, Jason naturally held a small bit of resentment.
However, after Medea explained the full story, their destinies were shattered, and she appeared to set up Clotho, Jason naturally understood Hecate's intentions.
As a teacher, she had truly done the utmost of what she could.
"Teacher Hecate..."
Thus, as Hecate approached the two, Jason spoke out in great shame, even lowering his head and not daring to look at Hecate.
Hiss...
Jason suddenly inhaled sharply, lifting his head to look at Hecate who had come to his side and was smiling at him.
In his line of sight, Hecate's right hand was pinching his waist.
She twisted it harshly.
"For speaking ill of me!" Hecate said sternly to Jason in a low voice.
"Teacher, I clearly did not say anything..."
"You did not say it, but I bet you thought it in your heart!"
Jason fell silent.
He sorrowfully discovered that he seemed to be increasingly no match for Hecate.
Now, with just a glance, she knew what he was thinking. How was he supposed to deceive her in the future...
"Jason, I can finally see you. It truly was not easy."
Then the goddess of fate Clotho came to Jason's side and, after sighing to the somewhat puzzled Jason, smiled and patted Medea's head.
"Congratulations, Medea. Your wish has finally been fulfilled, and so perfectly at that."
"Yes." Medea nodded and smiled happily at Clotho as she said: "All along, it was truly thanks to you, Lady Goddess Clotho. Thank you very much!"
As she spoke, Medea bowed deeply to Clotho.
"I extend my highest gratitude to you, great goddess of fate."
Jason also followed with a bow.
Because evidently, it was Clotho who helped Medea, achieving this for the two of them.
Though Jason still did not know the purpose.
But since Hecate said nothing more and allowed the two to interact with her, it was clear she harbored no malice.
Then, according to Jason's guess and the usual style of these gods.
It was probably just two words—curiosity.
And the reason for this curiosity was evidently still Jason.
The destiny that Clotho glimpsed that day in the great hall of the Olympian gods, the one she could not fully capture.
The hero in sacred white robes.
"No need for such formalities, Medea, Jason... To be precise, I should be the one thanking you, Medea."
Clotho smiled, stroking Medea's head, and said softly to her: "You two truly live up to being Hecate's students, actually breaking free from your own destinies through your own efforts and creating a miracle!
And I had the honor of witnessing it all!"
The goddess of fate Clotho, representing the destinies of the future, extended her highest praise to Medea and Jason!
"Jason."
Then Hecate spoke again, saying faintly to Jason who looked over: "This arrow, Medea prepared it for you for a full three years..."
She stopped there, saying no more.
"Yes." Jason naturally understood the implication, turning his gaze back to Medea and saying solemnly: "I understand, Teacher Hecate!"
Hearing this, Hecate's expression softened considerably in that moment.
Looking at Jason, then at Medea, she revealed a gentle smile.
As mentioned before, Hecate taking Jason as a disciple was originally due to Medea's sake, creating this special bond.
Thus, all along, though Hecate could understand Jason's fear and apprehension toward Medea, she clearly did not want to see it continue.
But this was something for the students themselves, something others could not interfere in.
So Hecate had always remained silent, never speaking of it.
Fortunately, now everything had a resolution.
And it was the outcome she most hoped to see.
In this instant, the scene was extraordinarily warm, but the more so, the silver-haired goddess hiding in the shadows grew all the more envious and jealous, wanting to stamp her feet!
Then, several hours later, Jason and Medea left the temple.
After pondering for a bit, Jason once again entered the palace.
But this time, he did so not as the captain of the Argo.
Rather, as Medea's brother, he entered the palace of Colchis.
Just earlier, Jason had left an exceedingly profound impression on everyone in the palace.
Moreover, he was wearing his white sacred robes, making him all too easy to recognize.
Thus, when people saw him walking together with the little princess Medea, many were very surprised.
Even more surprised were those who heard Medea intimately address Jason as brother...
Soon after, this news rapidly spread throughout the kingdom of Colchis, inside and out.
It did not take long before everyone knew.
That great hero who came from a distant land, named Jason, was also the brother of the beloved little princess Medea.
And they shared the same teacher, the great goddess of the crossroads Hecate!
And speaking of the matter of being students of the goddess of the crossroads Hecate...
"By the way, dear brother, have you seen Aunt yet?"
Along the way, Medea suddenly remembered this and asked Jason anxiously with an expression of worry.
"Aunt?" Jason looked at Medea in confusion.
"That is Circe..."
"Oh, Senior Sister Circe." Jason realized and said: "I have seen her. What is wrong?"
"Dear brother, are you alright? Aunt did not cast any dangerous curse on you, did she!" Medea said anxiously, hurriedly checking over Jason.
"No, no... She did not have the chance to cast a curse."
Jason laughed, then told Medea what had happened before.
During their conversation, led by the soldiers, the two arrived before King Aeëtes and the queen.
With the foundation of the previous visit, this visit naturally went even more smoothly.
Especially as King Aeëtes and the queen watched the intimate manner between Medea and Jason, their favorable impression of Jason naturally skyrocketed.
At nightfall, Jason bid farewell to their attempts to keep him and returned to the side of the Argo's crew.
Though Jason also wished to interact with them as Medea's brother.
But before that, he was still the captain of the Argo, bearing the mission to retrieve the Golden Fleece!
After all, he had an agreement with his uncle.
The parents of Jason in this world were still waiting for his return!
And to obtain the Golden Fleece, he must complete those inhuman trials.
King Aeëtes of Colchis had two fire-breathing divine bulls; Jason needed to yoke them at dawn and plow the field, sowing dragon's teeth.
Then deal with the skeleton soldiers that grew from those teeth.
To be honest, such trials were naturally no issue for Jason.
Moreover, for taming those fire-breathing divine bulls, Jason had a more ingenious method.
Because those two divine bulls were, in the end, things belonging to the sun god Helios...
...
...
The next day,
When everyone exited the city and the trial was about to begin.
Medea stayed closely by Jason's side and said to him: "Dear brother, do you really not need help?
I have already prepared plaster that can block flames. Those two divine bulls were given to my father by our great grandfather, the sun god Helios..."
"Do not worry, sister. I have it all planned."
Jason smiled at Medea and patted her head as he said: "Moreover, do you not trust me?"
"But..." Medea still wanted to say something to Jason.
"Ahem." King Aeëtes could not bear to watch and cleared his throat twice, then said helplessly to Medea: "My dear daughter, have you forgotten? The Golden Fleece is our national heirloom..."
After Aeëtes's words fell, a chorus of light laughter rose around them.
Then they all looked at the slightly blushing Medea and the Jason standing beside her with kind gazes.
In one day, Jason and their arrival, along with what Jason had said and done in the palace, had naturally spread throughout Colchis.
Now, after hearing Medea address Jason as dear brother, almost no one treated Jason as an outsider.
And one thing that must be mentioned is that Jason's innate conditions, with his appearance adding points, were quite high...
Medea left Jason's side and returned to King Aeëtes and the queen, joining the ranks of the Argo crew.
Atalanta quietly came to Jason's side without a word.
"Do you need help?"
"No... This trial is for one person alone, so I shall complete it myself."
After Jason finished speaking, he paused slightly, then said to Atalanta and the other Argo crew members who looked over: "As the captain of the Argo, along the way, I have actually not fulfilled my duties as captain.
At this moment, both emotionally and logically, I should step forward and complete the trial.
Thus, everyone, there is no need for more words.
Rest assured, to not betray everyone's efforts over this time and the trust you have placed in me, for accompanying me to this point, to here.
I, Jason, will give it my all!"
Jason's words moved many of the Argo's heroes.
But only Atalanta's mouth twitched slightly as she looked at the serious Jason before her.
Recalling everything she had witnessed following Jason until now.
Remembering that earth-shaking arrow from that day.
Recalling all the outrageous things Jason had done along the way.
Atalanta very much wanted to say, please take it easy...