The Greece Antagonist

At dawn, at the foot of War God Mountain, the bushes rustled, and a figure covered with dew and dust crawled out from a deep human-shaped pit.

With every movement of his body, the figure on the ground twitched involuntarily, his handsome features contorting into an expression filled with bitterness and sorrow.

It hurt! It really hurt!

It felt as if all his skin had been torn, all his muscles had been severed; every bone trembled, and every drop of blood cried out in agony...

All the organs in his body seemed to have been tortured to the point of wanting to collectively stop working or break free from his body...

Was it really necessary to pluck your feather so harshly?

Luo En grimaced as he reached for his swollen buttock, enduring the severe pain as he fished out a thorny little spike lodged in his flesh.

"Athena, just you wait, sooner or later, it will be your turn to get slapped!"

Just as a certain wretched victim was secretly grinding his teeth and swearing, a series of light footsteps approached from ahead.

Two familiar figures were coming down the mountain path, their purple and green eyes looking around.

"Where's the teacher?"

"The Goddess said he's waiting at the foot of the mountain, he should be around here."

Atalanta and Medusa, walking together, scanned the area for the person who had promised to accompany them to the Academy of Athens today to register.

"Ah, you're here? Up so early?"

Soon, a familiar call came from the woods, and the person they were looking for appeared from under the shade of the trees, smiling and waving his hand as he stepped on the mountain path.

For some reason, however, his steps seemed somewhat floaty and shaky.

Seeing this, Atalanta couldn't help but feel astonished.

"Teacher, you today..."

"Oh, last night, I rushed a little while practicing a newly mastered authority, used up too much energy, my body can't quite cope."

Luo En supported himself against a tree trunk, smilingly explaining: "But it's okay, I'll take you to complete the procedures first, then go back to rest."

"Are you sure it's no problem? Actually, I can accompany Atalanta to check in by myself." On the side, Medusa expressed her concern, volunteering her suggestion.

But Luo En waved his hand with a smile, graciously declining the kind offer: "Don't worry, I can handle this little trouble."

The insistence on going together wasn't about any so-called pride, but because he had his reasons that he had to go.

Shortly after, Luo En and the two young women exchanged a few words before he took the initiative to lead the way, guiding Atalanta and Medusa directly toward the Academy of Athens.

Soon, after a short distance, the mountain path wound around, and suddenly, a magnificent academy, featuring the standard architectural style of an Ancient Greek temple, came into view.

Groups of youths from neighboring city-states were either in the open training fields, competing in swordsmanship, archery, combat, and other fighting techniques, or beside the quiet gardens, flipping through poetry, history, philosophy, magic, and other subjects, or in the sunlight-flooded corridors, walking side by side with teachers who had just finished classes, engaging in heated debates about classroom knowledge...

Looking around, although the Academy of Athens was still in its early stages, it already possessed a strong academic atmosphere.

Luo En nodded secretly, leading Medusa and Atalanta across the elegant marble archway and all along the way to a quaint woodland cottage built beside the lake.

As the door was knocked, the Centaur Sage Chiron, with his long, slender legs, stepped out, looking at the old friend in front of him with surprise.

"You're back?"

"Uh-huh, things went relatively smoothly."

"Good to have you back..."

Chiron nodded slightly, a flicker of reunion joy in his eyes, but his expression soon inexplicably fell.

Seeing the mood around him become somewhat oppressive, Luo En immediately smiled and waved his hand, pushing Atalanta, who was behind him, to the forefront.

"Oh, right, I brought back a student for you this time."

Chiron came to his senses, sizing up Atalanta, his gaze lingering on her arms and behind her for a moment, a warm smile appearing on his face.

"Hmm, a good hand at archery, and the bow isn't bad either."

"Not only that, her speed and combat skills are top-notch, plus, she's also learning to identify herbs."

Luo En praised his student, then shared his plans with the centaur sage.

"Mr. Horse, she has been living in Arcadia, just came out of the deep mountains, so I want her to get a feel for the cultural practices of different city-states."

"Etiquette and cultural lessons, huh? Sure, no problem."

Chiron nodded, then cleared his throat to correct.

"However, my name is Chiron."

"Okay, you're good at herbal medicine, right? I'll ask you to teach her later then, Mr. Horse."

"That's fine. But could you call me Chiron?"

"Her experience in archery isn't enough, Mr. Horse, you could practice with her whenever you're free."

"Sure, I..."

"Then there's no problem, are you free tonight, Mr. Horse?"

"…"

Watching the obviously inattentive old friend in front of him, the honest centaur could only give up on his title and asked with a wry smile.

"What's up? Got other plans tonight?"

"That's it, Atalanta will be under your care for a while, and since she has no relatives or friends in Athens, I, as a teacher, should probably show some gesture, right?"

Luo En affectionately patted the centaur sage's shoulder, squeezed out a warmly enthusiastic smile, and loudly declared.

"So, tonight we're going to my place for dinner, and that's happily decided!"

"Your place?"

Chiron blinked, somewhat surprised.

Having known him for so long, he still didn't know this guy's exact home address.
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"Oh, it's up on the mountain at the residence of the Goddess of the Hearth, Hestia; I am her lesser deity."

"Goddess Hestia? It might not be nice to just show up uninvited?"

"Don't worry, Goddess Hestia is very hospitable and won't mind, plus you helped out so much today, we must entertain you properly!"

Luo En thumped his chest, guaranteeing solemnly, then leaned in and whispered to the centaur sage, hooking his neck.

"And besides, Goddess Hestia is going to cook herself tonight, you really shouldn't miss this opportunity."

Upon hearing the continued enthusiastic invitations and the name of the chef, Chiron slightly got tempted.

Tasting a meal cooked by the Goddess of the Hearth was definitely a rare treat.

"Alright, it's settled then! You handle the paperwork for Atalanta first, take her home after school in the evening, and we'll have a good meal at my house!"

Luo En patted Chiron's shoulder, then unceremoniously left Atalanta with Chiron to handle the paperwork, pulling Medusa as he briskly exited the Academy of Athens.

After walking a distance, someone finally reined in his warm smile, stopped, and turned back, gazing solemnly towards the dense forest where Chiron resided, quietly making a cross over his chest, murmuring softly.

Mr. Horse, it's an emergency, you're so good, you shouldn't blame me, right?