The Rebellious-Girl Impression

"Won't the gods be angry that they've been burdened with these experiences for some unfounded reasons?"

He was very puzzled by this, and in his opinion, if this situation happened to him, he would definitely be so angry that he would explode.

Just because you made up a story, does that mean I should act according to your fabricated story? Isn't that a bit too absurd?

Upon hearing William's words, Artemis burst out laughing. The goddess's silvery laughter made William's brows furrow even deeper, for he didn't understand what was so funny about what he had said.

"No, I just wanted to say that you're really considerate, William!"

Artemis waved her hands repeatedly, looking at William with a hint of warmth in her eyes.

William didn't speak, but just looked at Artemis with a puzzled expression.

"William is angry because of me, isn't he?"

Although William didn't say it explicitly, Artemis still had a vague feeling about it.

"The gods are not bound by the myths you've fabricated, as you claim!"

"Take Loki, for example! In the Lower Familia mythology, Loki is male, but in the Upper Realm, Loki chose to live as a woman."

"You've seen this kind of thing many times before, haven't you!"

William nodded knowingly.

That's right, he's seen many examples of this in Orario.

The most obvious difference is that male and female gods are of different genders!

"But why are you still..., Lady Artemis?"

William looked at the goddess with puzzlement. If the concepts of mythology couldn't completely bind the goddess, then why was this goddess of chastity treating him this way?

If the goddess were to be a different goddess, not a goddess of chastity, he could still understand.

After all, those goddesses didn't really care much about their chastity, so a heart-wrenching love affair between a human and a goddess might be a very interesting thing for them.

"You want to know?"

A rare, mischievous smile appeared on the goddess's face, and William nodded in agreement.

Artemis wrapped her arms around her calves, rested her chin on her knees, and began to recall the past.

"Actually, I was completely indifferent to the myth of Orion and me falling in love at first, and I was fully prepared to put it aside and not think about it at all."

Artemis spoke slowly, and William nodded repeatedly, because in his view, this was the kind of thinking that suited Artemis's identity.

"But when my beliefs clashed with those of my first children, and they all left because they couldn't stand my ideas, I began to question my own beliefs for the first time."

Artemis was somewhat disheartened as she spoke of this, because she felt down whenever she thought of her former children.

"It's really painful when your own beliefs clash with those of the child you've carefully nurtured."

William wasn't sure whether he should comfort her at this moment, since it was his own problem that had triggered her memories.

All he could do was remain silent and listen quietly to the goddess beside him pour out her heart.

"So when I recruited Familia again, I chose to raise the children myself from a young age!"

"This time, the children and I are truly more aligned, and they won't leave me just because of my beliefs!"

"But I still can't stop the children's longing for love!"

"Speaking of which!"

At this point, Artemis looked up at the bright moon in the sky and murmured.

"The moon is just as beautiful as the day I made that decision!"

"That day I was thinking, maybe I should try falling in love myself, and see for myself why love is so attractive to children!"

Listening to the goddess's heartfelt words, William, for some inexplicable reason, placed his large hand over the goddess's small hand.

Artemis glanced at William in surprise, but did not break free from the warmth of his palm. She simply continued telling William her story with a rosy complexion.

"So I've decided, why not follow a story from a myth?"

"Of course, I won't deliberately look for Orion!"

"But if Orion himself appeared before me, I would take it as a sign from heaven and give it a try!"

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Chapter 139: A Rebellious Teenage Girl's Vibe [2 and 1, please subscribe]

"If I personally experience it and find that dating isn't entirely undesirable, I might relax the requirements for my children!"

William froze, even though Artemis's words sounded very sad.

But to him, it gave off the vibe of a rebellious teenage girl!

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

They destroyed "Antares" without paying any price, and then, as if by fate, encountered Orion.

Good things kept happening one after another, and only today did she finally let out the pent-up worries that had been weighing on her mind.

"Nothing!"

William mechanically shook his head; he absolutely couldn't let this goddess know what he had just been thinking.

Otherwise, his fate would definitely be the same as Hermes'.

"Speaking of which, why doesn't the 'Orion's Arrow' look like an arrow at all, Lady Artemis?!"

William's skill in subtly changing the subject did not arouse Artemis' suspicion.

"Oh, you mean this!"

Artemis said with a smile on her lips.