American Comics: The Op-Op Fruit
Chapter 1213

Void Hole (Part 2)

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"Come to think of it, this was all that cowardly king's fault. He could have raised him into a hero of the kingdom. Ah, damn it, this reminds me of someone I hate."

Jason climbed up from the ground and joined the discussion about imprisoning the Minotaur. Before he could finish, though, he suddenly cried out—clearly, he had thought of himself.

Asterius had become the Minotaur entirely because of the king Minos at the time. In a way, Jason was somewhat like him, except Jason had been favored by the gods, which was why the voyage of the Argo had happened.

"Cowardly kings are all like that. Anyone who threatens their position is their greatest enemy. That guy was the same." Achilles had clearly thought of a certain king as well.

Come to think of it, Greek tales had many cowardly kings, and that was how so many heroes' stories came to be.

"Good thing I'm just an ordinary hunter." Orion's voice sounded over the communications channel.

"An ordinary hunter, huh? Man, I'm so jealous. Come to think of it, I used to wish for that too, but it was an impossible dream." Achilles spoke.

Among Greece's many heroes, very few had truly lived freely and ended well. Orion was one of those few, and he had even won the Moon Goddess's love. He really was enviable.

"Sigh. Only after spending this time with everyone did I realize how naive I used to be. I always believed I lived in a world where good and evil were clearly defined. Protecting where I belonged was justice, and destroying my shelter was evil." Corday suddenly let out a deep sigh.

"In a sense, that's correct. In a sense, the Minotaur was merely protecting his labyrinth."

The Minotaur would never leave the Great

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