I Will Be the Son of Man

"So, unless you surpass me in archery and running, I won't promise to let you go!"

Putting on the airs of her sister, Atalanta saw that she had no hope of going on a trip with Hill, so she simply became tough and made some "rascal" demands.

"I know, I will surpass my sister."

Hill nodded, as if agreeing to a very ordinary thing.

"Hmph...Even if you call me sister, I won't relax the assessment..."

Atalanta turned her head away and muttered something in a low voice.

"Then, let's make this decision for the time being! Then I will be the referee agreed between the two of you!"

Artemis smiled, keeping this agreement in her heart, and at the same time she remembered something, and said.

"By the way, since it's a competition of archery, little Hill has to learn how to archery. But, does little Ata have spare bows and arrows for learning?"

"Some of the ones I used in the past are still there...but I'll make some for Hill sometime."

Atalanta thought about it, and decided to make a bow and arrow that fit Hill's shape as soon as possible.

"Is that so... I know!"

Artemis had other thoughts. After saying goodbye to the two of them, she did not return to her residence as before, but turned into a streamer and went to another place that she rarely visited on weekdays. .

—It was a volcano.

It's just a volcano, but above this mountain pass, there is actually a palace full of metal.

Artemis turned into silver light, and soon came to the entrance of the palace.

Sure enough, it's still as dull as before...

Looking around at the empty hall, Artemis felt a little quiet and depressed, but soon, she heard the sound of "Dang! Dang! Dang!", but she didn't see anyone appearing.

So, simply standing where he was, Artemis made the shape of a trumpet with both hands, took a deep breath, and yelled.

"Hephaestus, are you there—!"

The continuous knocking sound suddenly stopped, and after a long while, a dull and concise answer came from the depths of the palace.

"No."

Then, the sound of knocking sounded again, inside the empty palace.

Dang bang, endless.

PS1: Some cuties in the last chapter are right, the author Ji really misunderstood the 2.52 about the God of Beauty, thanks for the correction!

PS2: This is today's Chapter 5, here we go!

PS3: For the sake of hard work, please hand over all the good things you have left (hehe)!ヾ(≧O≦)〃哦~

Chapter 009: Request

"What, Hephaestus, aren't you at home, why do you say you're not?"

Artemis walked into the depths of the palace following the sound, and sure enough, near a specially remodeled small crater, he found a shirtless young man with his back facing her, beating an iron block.

Hearing the voice behind him, the young man stopped what he was doing and turned around.

He has a lean body, but it is not shaped by the needs of the battle, it is more like the refined shape formed after persisting in a certain job for a long time.

He has quiet black eyes and a little stubble on his chin.

He was supposed to have a handsome face, but on the left side of his face, for some unknown reason, there was a crimson birth scar like a raging fire, which broke the original beauty.

And, regrettably, his physical body was flawed.

At this moment, he was able to stand by relying on the metal prosthesis on one leg.

"What can you do with me, Artemis?"

Hephaestus asked blankly, his voice a bit dull.

"Really, you are too boring like this, Hephaestus."

"It's because you're always focused on crafting that Aphrodite... ah! Sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned that..."

Realizing that he had said something wrong, Artemis apologized quickly with an apology on his face.

Hephaestus was silent for a while, and then he asked repeatedly as if mechanically.

"What can you do with me, Artemis?"

"Ah! If that's the case, I actually want you to help me build something..."

Worried that he would offend his [brother], Artemis did not dare to look directly at him, and said his request with a guilty conscience.

"What are you going to build?"

There was no slight emotional change, or in other words, there was very little emotional change.

Hephaestus' temperament is just like the "flame" symbolized by his name, it will only burn silently without revealing anything.

"I would like...you to build me a bow and arrows, will you, Hephaestus?"

"Is your bow and arrow broken?"

The first thing that came to mind was that the bow and arrow of Artemis, who is the goddess of hunting, was damaged, so he would find him, Hephaestus asked back.

"My things are not broken. I want the bow and arrow made by you, but I plan to give it to someone else!"

"Require."

After saying two words briefly, Hephaestus had no intention of delving into it.

"Eh?! Generally speaking, shouldn't you ask who it is for?!"

Artemis complained, he was a little speechless for Hephaestus' dull temperament like a piece of wood, no, like a piece of iron.

Hephaestus just glanced at Artemis. Seeing that Artemis didn't say what he wanted for the equipment, he reached out and picked up the nearby hammer again. He planned to turn around and continue to build things. .

"Okay, okay, I said that's it, Hephaestus, don't give up so simply!"

Artemis quickly stopped the other party, for fear that the other party would not be able to turn a corner, so he would not help him build it.

"Require."

Like a replay of the scene, Hephaestus said without any change in tone.

"Well, now, I feel a little sympathetic to Aphrodite..."

Muttering something in a low voice, Artemis looked at his old-fashioned and stubborn [brother], and said.

"I want you to help build a bow that [can shoot no matter how far] and [can shoot without fail]. As for arrows, there is no requirement!"

Because there is a limit distance for manpower alone in [A hundred shots and one hundred hits], that's why Artemis specifically put forward these two requests, wanting to take them as a surprise.

Hephaestus was silent for a while again, and he turned his eyes to Artemis.

This time, his eyes were not just indifferent and calm like before, but a little more, as if looking at some less intelligent equivalent creature with suspicion.

"Why, why are you looking at me like that, Hephaestus?"

Feeling as if she was underestimated by the other party, Artemis was a little angry, but she didn't know what to be angry about.

"Artemis, do you know what you're talking about?"

"What's the matter, isn't it the bow of [No matter how far you can shoot it] and [Shoot with every shot], you are so powerful like Hephaestus, you must be able to make it..."

As if thinking of something, Artemis suspected that her request might exceed the ability of the other party, so the other party would treat her like this, and she immediately looked at Hephaestus with somewhat confused eyes.

Being questioned by the "layman" with such eyes, Hephaestus finally showed a little more humanity, and sighed softly.

"Artemis, the two conditions of [can shoot no matter how far away] and [every shot without fail] cannot coexist on the same bow, even if what you want to build is an artifact."

Seeing that the other party said so many words, Artemis was a little surprised at first, and it took a while to react, his face was a little dazed.

"Eh? Can't it be done? But my bow and arrow can do that..."

Artemis didn't quite believe what the other party said, so he asked a question.

"That's because you are a god, Artemis."

"For you, as long as your bow can meet one of the conditions, then the other condition can be satisfied by your own strength."

"So, no matter how far away the target is, you can hit it."

Explaining in a dull voice, when talking about this aspect, Hephaestus was obviously much more talkative.

"Is... like this? Then what should I do..."

The expression became distressed, and Artemis felt that his original plan might fail.

"Actually, it's not impossible..."

Hephaestus seemed to think for a while before speaking.

"If you can't do one thing, you can divide it into two."

"Is it still possible to do this?! That's really great, please Hephaestus! I will send the materials later!"

Hearing the other party's answer, Artemis became energetic again.

There is no way to understand why this [family member] of his is always surprised, Hephaestus said suddenly when Artemis was about to leave.

"Artemis, the person you want to send should be a human?"

"Huh? Yes, what, Hephaestus, do you want to know?"

Seeing that the other party was as interested as a normal person again, Artemis asked with some surprise.

"No, I just want to tell you that even if the thing you requested is forged, it is not available to ordinary people."

"Unless you have a divine nature, even if you get that bow, the opponent has no way to pull it away."

"Divinity? That's no problem! Because, in fact, the person I want to give away is a child I picked up earlier! He already has divinity in him!"

Explaining with a smile, Artemis left in a hurry just like when he came.

"Is that the child..."

Knowing what the other party was referring to, the reason why Hephaestus understood was because when Aphrodite was still in the palace, he forced him to look at the child twice.