Several weeks after Odin sent orders to his raven to return to Asgard carrying the ravens he intended to feed with his energy—
the raven was already approaching the island.
But—
Odin was not waiting for it on the shore.
Instead, he was somewhere else entirely.
Inside the village of Asgard—
there was a small celebration for the children whose powers had recently awakened.
Night had already fallen.
In the middle of the village, a large fire was burning.
Children were dancing around it and laughing…
giving the place a warm, family-like atmosphere.
Beside the fire—
a long table had been placed where the rulers were seated.
Odin… Athena… Hades… Poseidon…
along with the awakened children.
As for the other children who had not awakened yet—
they were sitting near the fire…
playing, running, and laughing.
This idea had come from Odin himself.
He was the one who wanted to create a clear distinction between the awakened and the non-awakened.
Forn sat beside Athena at the table.
She was looking at the children dancing near the fire with a strange expression.
Athena noticed this.
She turned to her and said sarcastically:
"What's wrong, Forn?"
Then she smiled slightly and said:
"Do you want to have children or something?"
She added while watching her gaze:
"Why are you looking at the children like that?"
Forn looked at her in confusion.
"Where did that come from, Athena?"
Then she continued:
"I'm just watching the children dance."
She added calmly:
"This is a new scene for me."
Athena laughed mockingly.
"Yes… yes…"
"You're right, Forn."
At that moment—
Odin looked at them and said calmly:
"Focus on the celebration."
Then he added seriously:
"I don't want any problems today."
Then he said:
"Is that understood?"
Forn and Athena both nodded in agreement.
As for Hades—
he looked at Odin and laughed.
"You know women, brother."
Then he added:
"They always have to ruin the atmosphere of joy."
Poseidon nodded quickly while devouring his food.
"Yes… yes."
Then he said with his mouth full:
"Women are the cause of all problems in the world."
He added jokingly:
"I wish we could just get rid of them."
But—
the moment he finished speaking—
he felt a strong hit on his head.
He quickly turned around…
and saw Athena standing behind him, glaring at him angrily.
His anger disappeared instantly.
He quickly swallowed his food and said nervously:
"I was joking, sister!"
Then he quickly pointed at Hades and said:
"Brother Hades forced me to say that!"
Hades looked at Poseidon, who had just received the blow…
and smiled mischievously.
But—
the moment he heard that he had become the accused—
he quickly shook his head.
"No! Of course not!"
Then he looked at Athena and said:
"Do you believe this nonsense, sister?"
He added quickly:
"I have always been… and still am… on the side of women!"
Then he said:
"I see no difference between them and men."
He added:
"In fact, women might even be stronger sometimes."
Then he pointed to the end of the table.
"Look at my daughter over there."
His daughter was sitting at the end of the table.
Then he continued:
"She is better than my son."
Then he pointed to his son sitting beside him and said:
"Isn't that right?"
At that moment—
Odin was eating quietly.
Then he said without raising his gaze:
"Sit down, sister."
Then he added coldly:
"Today… I do not want any fighting."
He continued:
"Is that understood?"
Athena looked at Odin and said irritably:
"But they… are the ones who started it!"
Odin laughed lightly and said:
"Don't listen to them, sister."
Then he added:
"You know how much they enjoy joking."
He gestured with his hand.
"Come on… sit down."
Athena listened to her brother and returned to her seat while muttering in annoyance:
"I only wanted to hit Hades and Poseidon a little."
Then she added grumbling:
"I wasn't going to ruin the celebration."
Forn looked at her with fake sarcasm and said:
"You seem fierce like men, Athena."
At that moment—
Athena's eldest daughter, who was sitting beside them, looked over and said proudly:
"My mother is one of the best warriors in the world!"
Then she added excitedly:
"She is the ruler of wars!"
She continued proudly:
"She is better than any man in the world!"
Athena looked at her daughter…
then burst into laughter.
"Ha ha ha!"
Then she turned to Forn and said:
"That's my daughter!"
She added with a smile:
"See that, Forn?"
Then she said more seriously:
"Children are very important to every person… and every living being."
Then she asked directly:
"Why don't you want children yet?"
She added curiously:
"Or have you simply not found someone worthy?"
Forn laughed while shaking her head.
"No man who knew me ever dared to look at me as a woman."
Then she continued:
"They always saw me only as the Crown Princess."
She added calmly:
"And anyone who approached me… only wanted to benefit from my position."
Then she said:
"So I built a barrier between myself and them."
She continued:
"That is why I never married… and never had children."
Athena looked at her and said:
"But… you are already quite old, Forn."
Then she added seriously:
"And if you wait any longer… having a child could become dangerous for you."
Forn looked at her angrily.
"Who are you calling old, you annoying woman?!"
Then she added sharply:
"I am still young!"
She continued:
"And for a long time I have been using my aura to preserve my youth."
Athena shook her head.
"But that won't help much, Forn."
Then she added:
"And of course you can't maintain your aura like that for your entire life."
She continued:
"You will become old sooner or later."
Forn laughed slightly.
"I am not an ordinary human, Athena."
Then she continued:
"I belong to the Human Imperial Family."
She added:
"And I was the Crown Princess."
Then she said proudly:
"That is why the Ruler of Humanity blessed me."
She raised her finger and said:
"That is why my aura is different from others."
Then she released a small portion of her aura from her finger.
Athena looked at the finger in surprise.
"My gods…!"
Then she said with slight sarcasm:
"That must make you immortal then."
Then she added jokingly:
"My apologies."
Forn looked at her angrily.
"No!"
Then she added:
"That will not make me immortal."
She continued:
"But it makes me a human superior to other humans."
Then she said:
"And if I had obtained the Human Flame before…"
She added:
"I would have been able to live for a very long time…"
"Perhaps close to the lifespan of the Elven Saint."
At that moment—
Odin intervened while eating calmly.
"There is no need for this discussion now."
Then he slightly raised his gaze and added:
"We are here today to celebrate the children."
Then he said coldly:
"Not to listen to your problems."
Hades looked at Odin with a mischievous smile and said:
"Oh?"
Then he joked:
"It seems our guest has never found love, brother."
Then he added with a grin:
"Why don't you marry her… and show her enough love?"