I Am Hades, Lord of the Underworld!

Pontus had left. 

But!

This wasn't the end. Mnemosyne waited a little longer before seeing the arrival of thunder and lightning.

With the flashing lightning, Zeus's figure appeared.

He stood there, exuding an aura of authority and fury without saying a word, simply looking at Mnemosyne, as if waiting for her to provide an explanation. His silence was enough to make his intentions clear.

"Lord Zeus!" 

Mnemosyne greeted him respectfully, her demeanor very deferential.

Zeus spoke in a cold voice, "Mnemosyne, you should know what I want to hear. You'd better explain clearly what exactly has happened."

Zeus's expression was icy, and his presence was surrounded by thunderbolts. The terrifying lightning struck fear into any god who might witness it.

These weren't just ordinary bolts of lightning—they were the God-Slaying Thunder, capable of killing gods.

Mnemosyne knew that Zeus was truly enraged. After all, besides Zeus, theoretically, only the Earth Goddess should know Mnemosyne's location. And now Hestia had found her, and more importantly, Mnemosyne had handed over the Book of Memories. What was the meaning of this?

Moreover, during the Titan War, Hades had casually mentioned Mnemosyne, which was the most significant aspect. Why had this happened? Everything about this situation seemed too strange, too unusual.

Zeus had many affairs to manage over the years and hadn't had the time to delve into these details. But now, with Mnemosyne's involvement resurfacing, Zeus was determined to get to the bottom of it.

After all!

Aside from Zeus, Mnemosyne, Metis, and Prometheus, no one knew the truth of those past events.

And given how Metis and Prometheus had behaved all these years, Zeus was confident he wasn't mistaken about them. If that was the case, could it be that Mnemosyne herself was the traitor?

"Lord Zeus!" Mnemosyne responded with utmost seriousness, "I don't know how Hestia found me or why she could locate me."

"Continue."

Zeus didn't express further anger but spoke calmly, urging her to continue.

Mnemosyne continued, "Lord Zeus, if I were truly connected with the Underworld, it would have been very easy for them to hide Hestia's actions this time. But I knew nothing—Hestia simply arrived."

"She didn't say much, only that all of the Twelve Titans should be dead and mentioned that Lord Hades had already collected three of the Four Divine Books and was hoping to obtain the fourth, the Book of Memories."

Was Mnemosyne lying?

Well~~~ Technically speaking, Mnemosyne hadn't exactly lied. She had merely omitted a part of the truth, specifically everything related to Pontus.

But the truth was!

Mnemosyne really didn't know how Hestia had managed to find her. The discovery wasn't even the main issue here.

The core issue was that Hestia, or more accurately Hades, seemed to know about her connection with Pontus.

So!

To what extent did Hades know? That was the real problem, and it was a big one. If he knew everything, that would be incredibly troublesome.

Mnemosyne didn't dare gamble on this. This wasn't the kind of secret that a mere god could handle—it was like a child carrying a heavy fortune through a bustling city.

But if Hades had this information, he would be able to wield it effectively. The Underworld, from top to bottom, had no fear of anything.

As the saying goes, since Kronos's fall, the Underworld had become the most terrifying force.

It might give the impression that when the tiger's away, the monkeys play, but the reality was just that. And besides! The Underworld's strength had grown too quickly.

"..."

Zeus regarded Mnemosyne coldly.

Threatened? Found out?

Zeus pondered Mnemosyne's words. After some thought, he realized that Mnemosyne's explanation didn't seem to have any flaws.

If Mnemosyne had truly been hiding there with the intention of handing the Book of Memories to the Underworld, they would have had numerous ways to prevent Zeus from finding out.

Simply put, compared to the Heavenly Realm and the Sea Realm, the Underworld's foundation was too solid. Plus, with Erebus and Nyx, that ancient godly couple who seemed hell-bent on going all-in, there were too many questions left unanswered.

"I understand," Zeus said coldly. "Mnemosyne, I hope you won't do anything that displeases me."

"Lord Zeus, I would never dare!" 

Mnemosyne dropped to one knee, bowing her head in deep reverence.

Zeus's figure transformed back into lightning and disappeared, while Mnemosyne helplessly gazed into the distance. It was all so inexplicable! She had been dragged into this mess out of nowhere.

"Sigh!" 

Mnemosyne sighed as she returned to her temple. No matter what, life had to go on, and work had to be done. But now she knew she needed to be even more cautious—she was being watched.

In the Heavenly Realm!

Zeus returned to the temple atop Mount Olympus, seated on his throne, deep in thought.

Mnemosyne's explanation…

Honestly! Zeus couldn't find any flaws in her story. In other words, Mnemosyne had no reason to lie. She had been found by the Underworld, and her life had been threatened. Why had Mnemosyne betrayed Kronos? Simply to survive!

Moreover, the Underworld only wanted the Book of Memories and had no interest in anything else. With that in mind, Zeus knew that if he were in Mnemosyne's position, he would have handed over the book as well.

"So…"

Zeus narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, "If Mnemosyne isn't the problem, then who could have leaked the information? Metis, Prometheus…"

Zeus's eyes flashed with terrifying lightning. No matter how he thought about it, the only suspects were the two gods who had followed him from the beginning. There was no one else who could have betrayed him.

At this moment!

Even though Zeus held the divine hearts of these two gods of wisdom, his suspicion of them flared up once more.

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