The Invisible Island! The Three Gorgon Sisters!

This start was enough to make Moran break down.

Was he seriously going to die in a tsunami right after being born?

Faced with an Age of Gods magical beast and a tsunami disaster like this, even if Moran had brought along all his previous skills, they would have been useless.

However, someone still had not given up hope.

"My child... my child...!"

"God of the Sea! I am willing to offer up my life to you. I beg you to protect this child and let him live...!"

An unknown man carried the infant away from the woman to the bow of the ship, raised him high, and pleaded in anguish.

The woman wept bitterly and begged alongside him.

Mortals had no means of dealing with such disasters. Praying to the gods was the last thing they could do.

Watching the parents of this life plead like that,

Moran felt a complicated mix of emotions.

The Sea Serpent rammed into the ship, breaking and shattering it.

Most of the crew were swallowed by the Sea Serpent.

You lay in a cradle, drifting across the sea with the howling waves, your life in constant danger.

The narration that surfaced in his mind made Moran anxious.

Yet he was only an infant now.

Although he possessed the skill Innate Physique, that skill ultimately could not exceed the limits of what an infant could do.

The threat was not limited to the tsunami.

There was also the Sea Serpent, opening its bloody maw to devour lives as it twisted its body closer to Moran's location.

Damn it, this simulation was definitely over.

How could his spawn point this time be so unlucky?

Just as Moran thought this simulation was finished—

A ray of dawn pierced through the darkness.

In an instant, a trident formed from gathered golden light pierced through the Sea Serpent, and filthy blood scattered across the entire ocean.

"...Huh?"

Moran was left dumbfounded by the sight.

That pure, high-quality magical energy had already solidified into substance. Its purity was something impossible in the modern age.

The shattered radiance of the trident scattered apart.

Part of it showered over Moran in his swaddling clothes.

Your parents' devout prayers drew the attention of Poseidon, God of the Sea. The Sea Serpent threatening your life was eradicated.

You have obtained the Blessing of the Great Sea.

For now, you will not die at sea.

Moran fell silent.

He had personally experienced just how unpredictable the Age of Gods was, and what it meant to live in the same world as gods.

Lostbelt No. 5. Stellar City Mountains.

During the Fourth War of the Gods, which never existed in Proper Human History, Poseidon, God of the Sea, ultimately chose to part ways with the Age of Gods.

He allowed humanity to take control of its own fate.

As a result, Poseidon had his intellect erased by Zeus and became an automated defensive armament guarding the gates of Olympus.

In the end, this god had chosen to stand with the Republican faction.

Moran could only sigh at that.

"But where exactly am I drifting to?"

Moran looked at the clear blue sky after the clouds had dispersed.

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but the vast ocean.

He drifted in his cradle with the currents.

Still, since he had the Blessing of the Great Sea, he probably would not starve to death out here, right?

Moran had that uneasy thought.

Three days passed, and you were still drifting at sea.

As an infant, you were extremely weak.

Suddenly, an Age of Gods Sea Fish with tender flesh leaped from the water and landed in your cradle. After eating it, you regained your vitality.

Five days passed, and salmon flew over from the sea...

A week passed, and you were still drifting at sea. After eating Age of Gods Squid, your condition was perfect...

He had never eaten so much seafood before.

Although seafood from the Age of Gods was incredibly delicious, it was all raw seafood.

If he had not possessed Innate Physique,

eating seafood at this rate would probably have given him gout and killed him.

If his first simulation ended with a death like that, Moran really would not know whether to laugh or cry.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, you caught the earthy scent of land. You knew that you were very, very close to shore.

You saw an island.

The currents and waves were carrying you toward it, and the unknown environment made you nervous.

After several days, you finally reached land.

Moran was delighted.

But he was also worried that he would run into wild beasts the moment he went ashore.

The cradle was pushed onto the beach by the waves.

At that point, Moran hesitated over whether he should cry out.

An infant's cries might attract wild beasts, or they might attract humans.

If it was the latter, that would naturally be best.

Moran was not given much time to think.

The rustling sounds of footsteps on sand and branches being pushed aside came from nearby. Something was approaching him.

"Oh my, where did this pitiful little ant come from? Hehe, such a tiny life actually came to visit this island."

The voice was elegant and sweet.

Though it sounded somewhat devoid of emotion, any man who heard it would surely be intoxicated by it.

As the owner of the voice gradually approached,

she reached out and lifted you up as though examining a toy.

"This time, it isn't a hero who came to slay monsters, but a little thing crying away. How pitiful. Do you know what kind of demon's den you've stepped into?"

The young woman's beautiful face was dreamlike.

She wore a captivating smile like morning dew, and her noble white gauze robes outlined her graceful figure.

A single glance from her was enough to make men lose their minds.

Her charm was utterly, unmistakably captivating.

"But it's fine. Life on this island day after day always needs some extra amusement. After all, I am a goddess. Though I hate humans, I will treat you like my favorite toy. That's right—from this moment onward, you are my toy."

The goddess's radiant smile was like a painting.

Though it was intoxicating to look at, Moran sensed a trace of unease within it.

Like honey that would drown him.

It made him swallow unconsciously.

"Ahh, I'm so looking forward to it. I can already imagine the troubled look on Medusa's face."

"There won't be a good ending for you~ Prepare yourself... hehe, little one, you can no longer escape."

The Invisible Island! The Gorgon Sisters!

You arrived on The Invisible Island, where the three goddesses lived.

Under the shared care of the three goddesses, you grew up healthily.

You grew at an astonishing rate. At only twelve years old, you could hunt Phantasmal Species and repel outsiders who had come to subjugate the goddesses.

You wanted to protect the three goddess sisters.

Today, following the treasure Stheno had mentioned, you came to a cave, where you fought the Great Serpent—

The blade slashed out, and blood sprayed everywhere.

The Great Serpent let out a loud, wailing hiss, its massive head more than ten meters long crashing heavily to the ground.

A man stood atop its serpentine body.

The lines of his muscles were tightly defined, displaying an artistic beauty akin to the perfect golden ratio.

His slightly messy black hair swayed in the wind.

A trace of wild charm radiated from him.

"Tch, the last few times were Chimeras, then the Caucasian Eagle, and now you're throwing a Great Serpent with Hydra blood at me!?"

Moran grumbled irritably.

This was not his first time hunting magical beasts like this.

After all, Stheno, his eldest sister, had said there was treasure buried here by a hero and told him to retrieve it.

Yet she had arranged magical beasts here too.

There had been countless examples like this over the past dozen years.

Just as Moran opened the treasure chest inside the cave—

"Ta-da! Moran, congratulations on passing the trial."

"Where's the treasure you mentioned?"

"Why, isn't it right in front of you? It's me."

Stheno emerged from the treasure chest.

A cunning smile rested on her peerlessly beautiful face.

However, Moran, who had expected this all along, immediately turned around and decisively chose to get away from this mischievous goddess.

After living together day and night for more than a decade,

you knew very well that Stheno, the elder sister who had raised you, loved teasing people most of all.

More accurately, she liked seeing people get toyed with until they spun in circles.

You were the willing fish taking the bait.

"Oh my, Moran, you can't be so cold. At a time like this, you should be shouting, 'I've fallen for you again, Lady Stheno! Please give me even more trials!' The old you was much cuter and more entertaining than you are now."

"Children grow up too. If you want me to say something like that, please do something befitting an elder sister."

"Nope. I'm a goddess, a being who can only be loved. I can't do anything else, so I can't do what you expect of me."

Stheno said this with complete confidence, her hands on her hips.

That left Moran speechless.