[Greek mythology] Born to be arrogant

"Ah, Po, Lo?"

The soldier who had lost his helmet and removed his armor laughed, and picked up the helmet scattered on the beach, with an unruly expression on his face.

Apollo didn't answer, but still hugged Diana tightly, calming down the inexplicable panic in his heart.

Diana vaguely felt something was wrong, and couldn't help asking softly, "What's wrong?"

Apollo shook his head, got up with Diana in his arms, and said "you go away" to the soldier who happened to pass by, and then turned back to the Temple of the Sun.

The soldier stared at Apollo's back for a long time, then shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity..."

Such a willful and proud girl should fight bloody battles on the edge of the continent, instead of being raised by the sun god in the sanctuary of Delphi, like delicate flowers in a greenhouse, which may wither at any time.

He packed up his armor, ordered his men to spread the sails in the direction Diana pointed out, and sailed all the way.

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"Apollo," Diana called him.

Apollo lowered his head and gave a stiff smile: "What's wrong?"

"You're not quite right." She hooked his neck and looked at him worriedly, "Is something wrong?"

"Honey, don't make trouble." Apollo gradually returned to his usual gentle and harmless appearance, with a smile showing through his eyes little by little, "I am the god in charge of Delphi, what can happen?... Don't think too much Yes. The way you looked just now almost frightened me."

Diana lowered her head slightly, a little embarrassed: "I..."

"It's because I didn't think carefully." Apollo took the conversation, "After you became a human race, you were already a lot weaker, and you were put to sleep alone under a palm tree... Hey, I really think that at that time I'm too stupid."

"...Apollo?"

"I'm here, dear." Apollo replied casually, quickened his pace, and sent her to the Sun Temple. He ordered the guards to be careful, and then returned to the main temple where the priests were summoned.

Daphne hadn't left yet, she just knelt under the throne without moving, with her head lowered, her smile seemed a little weird.

Apollo's face sank: "That person, you called him?"

"His name is Achilles, a Greek hero, the son of the sea goddess." Daphne answered irrelevantly.

"What exactly do you want to do?!"

"What are you doing?..." Daphne laughed softly, "I'm here to persuade you to seize the throne, Apollo, the sun god. You see, as long as you don't take the throne for a day, you will never be able to stop the 'strange people' from Diana's molestation. Oh, and..."

——As long as he does not take the throne for a day, he will never be able to lift the curse on Diana.

Apollo gradually frowned, his face turning pale.

Originally, he thought that they could live like this forever.

But now... now he only left for a short while, and someone...

No, Diana must return to the godhood.

And he must also find a suitable reason and a suitable method to obtain the status of the king of the gods.

As for Zeus...

What he owes him, he will definitely pay back.

"Oh it's you."

A faint voice sounded behind Apollo, without any emotion, but Daphne couldn't help raising her head, her face turned pale in shock.

Diana.

Diana, who was supposed to be reading comfortably in the back hall, followed Apollo to the main hall at some point, and by the way, she heard clearly what she just said.

Diana came out from behind the throne and looked at Apollo. There were some doubts in her pale glass-colored pupils, and more sighs: "Your heart is disturbed, Apollo." Otherwise, he should have noticed it early in the morning. her arrival.

Apollo stretched out his arms to hug her, but she gently pushed him away and shook his head.

Diana walked down the steps step by step, looked at Daphne who was kneeling on the ground with a devout face, bent slightly, raised her chin, and asked word by word: "Is this your 'gift'?"

Daphne didn't answer, but the nervous expression gradually faded away, and the weird smile from before gradually appeared again.

"Answer me, Cassandra." Diana's eyes were a little cold.

"Cassandra?" Daphne laughed dumbfounded, "You call me 'Cassandra'?"

"You know Cassandra's fate, don't you? Besides, you are still trying to replace Cassandra—" Diana approached her and whispered in her ear, "It must be written in the book of fate : 'Apollo tried to pursue Cassandra, and Cassandra asked him for eternal youth and beauty, as well as an innumerable lifespan like river sand, and finally Cassandra abandoned Apollo', right? "

Daphne's pupils shrunk.

"Are you curious, how do I know this?" Diana's voice became even colder, revealing a shuddering chill, "I also know that everything will change, because—even you, Even Daphne, the goddess of laurel, cannot escape from my hands—the gods."

She spoke word by word, with a faintly cold smile in her eyes.

If even Apollo's established destiny can't be changed, then she really is—a rebirth in vain.

Diana turned her head to look at Apollo, and found that his complexion was a little pale, and there were some golden luster faintly in the sea-blue eyes, like the golden sunlight reflected on the sea, which was extraordinarily bright.

Golden... eyes.

Diana's eyes became colder, and she said very lightly: "Is this the gift you left behind? The golden-eyed sun god, with ambitions to subvert the God Realm?"

"Ah……"

Daphne actually smiled slightly.

"I'm really sorry that you found out."

"You, have, back, hand." Diana said every word.

"Ha ha……"

Daphne's laughter became clearer and sweeter.

"I'm so sorry to be discovered by you again."

Diana gradually loosened her jaw, stood up, and lowered her eyes slightly.

"Even if I tried my best to force you, you wouldn't say it, would you? Your Excellency, Goddess Laurel."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, you found out...uh..."

"I can kill you." Diana smiled slightly, but her eyes were still cold, she squeezed Daphne's chin again, leaned closer to her, and said coldly, "I hate people who design Apollo, especially you. However, with your backhands, you must have anticipated this unexpected situation?...Even if you die, another time bomb will still be detonated..."

Daphne didn't understand what "timed bomb" meant, but she still understood what Diana meant.

"Apollo is a man, so he doesn't know much about women's psychology." Diana said, turning her head to look at the sluggish Apollo, and continued, "But I understand. As long as I use the most 'appropriate' intention to speculate on your Your thinking is enough. You are very clear about what you want, and what you want has never changed. You long for the supremacy, the attention and glory, and you will even pay any price for it. To put it mildly, it's called 'motivation'; to put it bluntly, it's called 'vanity'."

"Then how should I guess about you? ... You are a pretty smart goddess, and you know how to grasp the situation, and most importantly, you know how to provoke Apollo into a kind of... something that is beneficial to you. You can become Cassandra today, and you can definitely become me tomorrow, and then try to kill me, or make me fall into eternal sleep, and then replace my identity, stay in the Beside Apollo."

"...In my name, let Apollo get what you want most."

"...Finally, pick the right moment and be yourself."

"Am I right? Laurel—no, Your Excellency, Mizusawa Goddess."

"You have been spreading rumors that the sun god is obsessed with the goddess of laurel in order to 'repeat the lie a thousand times so that everyone will believe it'. You are really willing to work hard, and you are cruel enough to yourself. It's a pity Daphne, you miscalculated a lot of things."

"The one I miscalculated the most was you, Diana." Daphne said quietly.

"Really?" Diana gradually smiled, "Thank you for your 'miscalculation'. I don't like to meddle in other people's affairs, but it doesn't mean I'm kept in the dark. Achilles is your introduction Did you come here? The timing is really accurate. If it wasn't for..." She turned her head to look at Apollo again, and then continued, "If Apollo didn't react too strongly, I'm afraid even I would be fooled by you .”

"What do you want to do next?"

"Let me guess..." Diana closed her eyes, thought about it for a while, and gradually felt a chill in her chest, "Jealousy..."

"You!..." Daphne's expression changed immediately.

"...Sure enough." Diana's eyes darkened, "Is this your real purpose?"

"You!..." Daphne bit her lower lip fiercely, a little sweat dripped from her forehead.

"...that's enough." Diana stood up and shook her head, "I don't want to say anything more. You can go."

"You!..." Daphne said the word "you" for the third time today, but after talking about "you" for a long time, you didn't say anything.Apollo's face was extremely ugly, he stepped down from the throne, and held Diana's hand.

He said, "Tell me, Diana."

Diana turned her head and smiled at him: "It's not important, Apollo."

"Tell me." Apollo insisted, "Since this matter concerns me, then I have a right to know."

"Hmph..." Daphne suddenly spewed out a syllable from her nose, "Who knows if you're cheating on me?"

"Cheat you?" Diana laughed angrily.

"Apollo with golden eyes is easily irritated. You know this better than me, and you use it more familiarly. Daphne, tell me, if Apollo shot Achilles with his own hands, what kind of storm will it be?" ?”

She turned her head, looked at Apollo, and sighed softly.

"The moment you hugged me, I really felt a real killing intent from you."