The Greece Antagonist

"I, I'm not hungry, it's said to be a welcoming feast for you, it would be inappropriate for me to ruin it, you should eat..."

"Perfectly appropriate, why be polite in your own home?"

"I've been dieting recently, I've lost my appetite."

"At your young age, why diet? I haven't seen you for so long, and look, you barely have any flesh on your bones."

The plates on the table were pushed and pulled back and forth while the hands on them, one large and one small, bulged with veins and creaked with bones.

"That's... not...!"

"Absolutely... is...!"

The two seated smiled at each other, the words squeezing out from between their teeth, their faces contorted with strain because they were speaking so forcefully.

In the Gorgon sisters, Stheno, meaning 'Lady of Strength,' was the smallest in size but possessed the strongest arm strength, while Luo En, invoking the 'Bull,' was not far behind in terms of power.

At this moment, in front of the dining table, both parties were wrestling like deadly enemies on the battlefield, eager to cram the plate full of delicious food into each other's mouths.

"Bang!"

Finally, a feminine hand could no longer bear it and slapped the table, interrupting the scene of mutual courtesy between them.

Athena looked around with dissatisfaction.

"What, too scared to eat?"

"No, no!"

"Absolutely not!"

Luo En and Stheno sat upright, shaking their heads in unison, their hands, one large and one small, quietly pushing their plates away.

As the forces met, the plate spun faster, sliding to a stop between Hestia and Circe.

You two...!

Previously trying to keep a low profile, Hestia and Circe, even lying down, seemed to get hit by an arrow and glared angrily at the two culprits across from them.

"It's just a meal, I didn't poison it, what's wrong with eating a bit?"

Seeing the guests avoid her dish as if it were venomous, an indignant Athena stood up.

"Watch, I'll taste it for you!"

Frustrated, the Goddess of Wisdom grabbed a fork from the table, skewered a piece of cooked beef, and chewed on it to prove her innocence and that the food was harmless.

Seeing this, Hestia and Luo En were startled and wanted to stop her, but it was already too late.

As Athena chewed the pork, her expression froze as if time had stopped.

Hestia and Luo En instinctively held their breath and asked cautiously.
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"How is it?"

"Are you okay?"

Hearing the voices by her ear, Athena snapped back to reality, glanced at the apprehensive duo, and scoffed.

"It's just a bite of food, how could anything be wrong with me?"

Luo En coughed dryly, his gaze drifting.

"And the taste?"

"Taste?"

Athena wiped her mouth with a napkin, her Adam's apple shifted quietly, and then she hummed lightly.

"What taste can home cooking have? Not salty, not bland, just right!"

That's great, that's great!

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.

It seems there are a few edible dishes among the many.

Seeing her niece possibly having a bit of culinary talent, Hestia, the Goddess of the Hearth, couldn't help but feel relieved and praised.

"Athena, you've learned to cook so quickly? Not bad at all!"

"Yes, it looks quite good, and the smell is top-notch!"

Circe chimed in from the side and then caught Hestia's eye, both preparing to sample some of the cooked beef from the plate as a gesture.

However, just as Hestia raised her fork to put the beef into her mouth, a foot suddenly kicked her leg hard under the table, causing the beef to slide off the fork onto her small plate.

Look that way...

In the silent communication, Hestia read the meaning in the opposite gaze and immediately followed Luo En's direction, glancing towards the garbage bin.

Suddenly, she noticed that the napkin previously discarded was bulging, seemingly hiding something.

The Goddess of the Hearth suddenly realized her blunder, her body shuddering, and she quickly put down her fork and sat up straight.

By this time, Circe had already stuffed the forkful of cooked beef into her mouth.

"This beef..."

To fully savor the dish's flavor and texture and provide a professional and objective evaluation, Circe even closed her eyes, completely unaware of the secretive actions of Hestia and Luo En.

Chewing… hmm… very fresh…

Chewing again… hmm… very chewy…

Continuing to chew… very elastic…

Finally chewing… what the hell!

The texture was so rough it felt like gnawing on a shoe sole, and no matter how hard she bit, it wouldn't break apart!

Could it have been filled with some kind of adhesive?

Circe realized something was amiss and wanted to spit it out to spare herself the agony.

However, a faint gaze was cast her way, and the Great Witch, feeling intimidated, could only swallow the tears along with the "delicious" piece of cooked beef and offer insincere praise.

"The taste is good, chewy, and delicious!"

"If it's delicious, have some more!"

At that moment, the ever-dutiful disciple immediately stood up and scraped all the cooked beef on the table onto the plate in front of Circe.

In doing so, he also snatched the piece of cooked beef that had earlier fallen onto Hestia's small plate.

Beastly!

Looking at her utterly rebellious good disciple and the little mountain of cooked beef piling up before her, along with a large heap of unspeakable, unidentified food below it, Circe shivered, her voice breaking as she silently set down her fork and squeezed a smile onto her face, rising from her seat.

"You guys go ahead, I need to..."

But two hands, one in front and one behind, pulled her back into her seat, cutting off her speech.

"What's the rush, eat your meal first."

Luo En smiled radiantly, while Hestia guiltily lowered her head beside him.

Dastardly couple!

Realizing she was being grilled over a fire, Circe deeply regretted her careless words.

However, as a hand lightly brushed against her back, vaguely moving its index finger, Circe immediately understood and, steeling her heart, forked a meat patty into her mouth. After chewing for a moment, her face turned pale, and she grabbed Hestia's arm, crying in agony.

"Help, help me..."

"Circe! What's wrong with you? Don't let anything happen to you!"

Hestia immediately scooped up her close friend, looking scared and anxious, and hurried towards the door.

At that moment, the instigator of all this, Luo En, also conveniently dragged the unconscious Chiron out from under the table.

"Mr. Horse, hang in there!"

Each supporting a teammate, they rushed to escape.

But just as Hestia and Circe had stepped through the doorway, a golden ribbon of light shot up from the ground, blocking Luo En's path.

"The banquet isn't over yet, why the rush to leave?"

Hearing the somber mutter from behind, Luo En reluctantly turned around to face the mocking smile of Athena at the table, feeling utterly dejected and extinguishing the last flicker of hope he had.

Clearly, she was targeting him.

The same excuse could get Hestia out early, but not him.

Unless Athena declared the banquet over, or someone finished off the table of dishes.

In thought, Luo En maliciously glanced toward another Gorgon at the table.

Instantly, Stheno realized what was happening and, squeezing a look of tragic panic on her face, started dragging her rigid sister under the table toward the door.

"Euryale, don't scare me, I'm taking you to get treated right now!"

"Leave it to me!"

Meanwhile, a figure of "warm-hearted tradition" stepped forward, took Euryale in his arms along with Chiron, and threw them both outside.

The two unlucky tasters were indeed thrown successfully beyond the doorway, landing in front of Hestia.

"They're just too full, need some sleep, one person can take care of them."

With a beaming smile, Luo En held back Stheno, who was attempting to flee, pulling her back to the table.

Just die already, why drag me down with you, lowest of the low!

Seeing no escape, Stheno was so angry she itched to jump on him and bite the despicable man to death.