People Couldn't Possibly Be Interested in an Idiot!
Just as the discussion about the meat was in full swing, a bird wing stealthily reached out towards the corner of the succulent venison stall.
"Smack!"
Athena glanced at it with her purple eyes, casually swatted away the paw that was trying to steal food, and asked with a smile.
"Harpy, how much note-taking have you done?"
The Harpy bird wings and letting out a painful cry, blinked and stammered a dry laugh.
"Athena, can we eat quickly? I'm so hungry..."
"We can talk while we eat, that way I'll definitely remember faster!"
The silver-haired goddess couldn't help but chuckle, a slight upturn at the corners of her lips.
"So you haven't taken any notes yet? Looks like you have a good memory."
"Since you're so confident, for this assignment, you don't have to co-sign with us; you can submit a separate copy to Teacher Ma."
The Harpy's face immediately fell, and she went forward to hug her captain's arm and wailed.
"No! The bird will die!"
"Because of the last exam, Teacher Samael called me into his room, and my bottom still hurts..."
"If I do it again, I won't be able to handle it, and I probably won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow!"
Uh-huh!
The atmosphere froze as the Harpy began to wail.
Athena and Anna simultaneously glanced at someone, their gazes, some disdainful, some horrified, meeting one after another on Samael's head.
At the same time, the aura of the vast stars behind him spread out, a solemn scrutiny that made Samael's scalp tingle.
"What are you thinking! She slept in the exam room and handed in a blank paper! I called her in to give her some punishment!"
The ancient snake's expression changed drastically, and it hurriedly tried to explain.
"I'm really curious about what kind of punishment could make a girl's butt hurt."
Athena looked at someone with amusement, her smile growing even brighter.
"I'm curious too, Teacher Samael..."
Anna's increasingly aloof demeanor reveals another aspect of the ancient serpent's identity.
"So you've finally succumbed to your animalistic desires and are about to attack us? Oh dear, how embarrassing! This is so exciting! Hurry up! Hurry up!"
Stheno and Euryale, always eager for chaos, had their faces flushed with excitement, like female hooligans yearning to be molested.
"I..."
Samael's forehead veins bulged, his breath hitched, and he had an urge to tie these two troublemakers, who seemed to enjoy watching the spectacle, into a four-horse formation, gag them, and hang them up to be whipped with a small leather whip.
One hundred times! At least one hundred times!
At this moment, a fair, delicate hand gently rested on the ancient snake's shoulder, a subtle yet firm reminder that blocked any possibility of someone exonerating themselves.
"The court reminded that any private physical contact under the pretext of education or punishment without permission also falls under the category of indecent assault."
Athena raised her delicate hand, stroked her chin, exchanged a glance with Themis, and smiled softly to herself.
"After all, punitive education like spanking may just be an excuse for some people to cover up their own special fetishes."
Samael, the target of everyone's condemnation, raised his hand to cover his face, his expression one of utter grief and indignation.
"What are you talking about! Her butt hurts because she's losing hair!"
"As soon as that idiot heard I was going to beat her up and give her more homework, she spread her wings and ran away!"
"I just grabbed her casually, and ended up only touching her tail feathers, so I didn't pay attention and ended up pulling her bald!"
Instantly, the previously lively atmosphere froze, and eerie gazes were fixed on the distracted victim.
"Slurp..."
"Huh? Why are you all staring at me? Is dinner ready?"
Amidst what sounded like swallowing, the drowsy Harpy wiped the glistening traces from the corner of his mouth, rubbed his belly, and looked on expectantly.
"All you know is how to eat! You're kidding me! You said your butt hurts, is it because I plucked all the fur off it?"
Samael, whose blood pressure was rising, asked with a dark expression.
"Huh? Oh, that's right..."
"Samael is so fierce! He even said that if I fail the next test, he'll really roast me!"
"So Athena, don't leave me behind!"
Some of the bird spirits, having lost their senses, continued to cling to Athena's arms, whimpering with pained expressions.
"No way! This time I'll kill you and sacrifice you to the heavens!"
Samael's knuckles cracked, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace. Harpy, his face deathly pale, leaped behind Chiron, grabbing his ponytail and refusing to let go.
"I'm going to die! I'm going to die! Teacher Ma, help me!"
Even with his extraordinary demeanor, Chiron felt an urge to kick this traitorous disciple away as the Great Sage bird dragged him around and repeatedly used him as a shield.
The ancient serpent stopped its pursuit in a huff and shrugged at the crowd.
"Look at this! This guy's mentally challenged! You all believe whatever he says! I wouldn't even consider someone as normal as her. Only someone with a brain fart would have feelings for her!"
The crowd was speechless. Looking at the jumping and leaping Harpy, for some reason, they felt a strong sense of agreement with Samael's roar.
Anna, Athena, and Themis, Goddess of Justice, who were the first to raise questions, glanced away, feeling inexplicably guilty and embarrassed.
Ugh, so boring...
Stheno and Euryale, who had been egging them on, rolled their eyes and lost interest when the commotion subsided.
After all that, the group lost their focus on completing the project quietly, and hunger began to rise in their stomachs.
So the Chiron the Wise waved his hand helplessly, instructing the students to set up camp on the spot and begin cooking.
When the time comes, it's clearly not enough to catch just one prey.
Having mastered their skills, the gods and monsters scattered their magic in all directions, and based on scents and tracks, quickly tracked down a sizable herd of deer.
Athena, as the initiator of a hunting party, twisted her body and swung her arm first, throwing a spear as fast as a meteor that accurately pierced the brainstem of a doe, pinning her to the ground.
The frightened deer, upon seeing the blood, cried out and scattered in all directions.
However, no matter where they ran, there were always terrifying hunters releasing their concealed, ferocious aura.
Hydra, hellhounds, Nemean Lion, Chimera, and other monsters skilled in hand-to-hand combat use their unpredictable speed to catch up with their prey and, with precise control, cleanly and decisively kill their chosen targets.
Ladon skilled in Magecraft, the Gorgon Sisters who can wield magical weapons, and Athena, among others, are responsible for long-range sniping and blocking paths.
The students worked together, using whistling and etheric vibrations to communicate, forming a perimeter around the deer and quietly selecting and separating them.
If gods were to descend upon this place, they would strangely discover that these gods and monsters selectively hunt.
The deer caught in the traps were mostly adult or old wild deer, while pregnant doe and young fawns were intentionally let go.
Moreover, after obtaining the necessary ingredients, the students decisively released the deer herd, allowing them to scatter and escape.
The prey left behind were thrown one by one onto the backs of several large monsters such as Hydra and Ladon, who were responsible for dragging them back to the camp.
The hunt was smooth and effortless, without any of the destructive power or terrifying force that ferocious monsters would bring, which would spread for hundreds of miles whenever they set out.
They were elegant, self-disciplined, perceptive, and intelligent, and grew into perfect hunters, whether in the marshes and forests or within the spiritual system of the Greek World.