Come back to Dodona with me, son

A tremor of divine power wiped out the towering waves, but Oceannus had already vanished.

"God Hermes, what happened!?" Ruslan sensed that something was wrong and shouted his question.

"I..." Hermes ground his teeth.

Meanwhile, Oceannus was speeding through the sea, charging desperately in a random direction.

Even if I have to die, I have to die on my own. I can't drag Ruslan and the others into this. Absolutely not!

On the shores of Atlantis—

"Hey, Hermes, what happened? Why is Oceannus gone?" Jemia panicked and shouted as well.

"Shut up! I'm going to bring him back right now!" Hermes was incredibly irritated too, and he shouted back.

"I need to locate him first."

Clenching his teeth, Hermes thought, Oceannus moved through the sea as fast as Lemoni—absurdly fast. Several minutes had already passed—damn it!

I have to bring that kid back!

There's only one way!

Above the clouds, something immense broke through the cloud cover and descended.

Humanoid sub-unit returning.

True-form mech god descending—

[Hermes]

After the streamlined giant vessel merged with Hermes's humanoid sub-unit, it shot forth like a streak of light, racing madly toward Oceannus's location.

Before long, Hermes spotted Oceannus standing atop the water.

At that moment, Oceannus was preparing to release his suppression.

"Fuck! Don't you—!" Hermes cursed outright. His humanoid sub-unit condensed, and he kicked straight at Oceannus's face.

But Oceannus caught Hermes's foot and flung Hermes away instead.

"I say, Brother Hermes." Suddenly, Oceannus spoke.

"...Huh?" Hermes froze.

"Why did you chase after me?" Oceannus asked, his voice calm yet trembling.

"What are you trying to do, kid?" Hermes seized Oceannus's wrist and asked through gritted teeth.

"..." Oceannus silently looked away.

"You really think it's a good idea to run off to some remote place and quietly let yourself be taken