The Referee's Rigged Call

There was no helping it. At the pinnacle showdown, they ultimately chose Prince Paris of Troy as the arbiter.

In the end, Aphrodite won by using her beauty to spend a night with Paris. Later on, Aphrodite was quite satisfied with that pretty boy from Troy. Having acquired a taste for it, the two often hooked up.

Once the match-fixing scandal was exposed, Olympus was thrown into another round of chaos.

But during that time, the gods had already been exhausted by the Golden Apple incident and lacked the energy to stir up more trouble. The ten-year siege left the Trojans and their horses weary, while their allies were defeated one after another.

As for the Amazons, whom Troy had relied on most—sorry, they stood them up.

Hector, lacking divine protection, was captured alive by Achilles. Paris, who took over the defense, failed to see through the Trojan Horse scheme, leading to the kingdom's eventual fall.

At the end of the story, the Trojans, whose nation and families had been destroyed, followed Prince Paris to the Italian Peninsula under the guidance of the Gods of Olympus and founded Rome. Aphrodite's bloodline—Venus's bloodline—was carried on as well. Caesar's family was among its descendants.

According to Samael's speculation, the dispute over the Golden Apple likely later evolved into a wager between Olympus's old and new factions.

Perhaps it was precisely because Aphrodite sacrificed her charms to secure victory that Ares was able to surpass Zeus and become the chief god more revered by the Romans.

After the war, Mount of the God of War treated Hector well as a prisoner, allowing the fallen Trojan prince to settle with his family on the Ten Islands of the kingdom. Achilles even warmly invited his former opponent to live on Thetis Island.

At first, Hector,