As the voice fell, a black-haired beauty dressed in ancient Greek attire appeared, accompanied by a nymph fairy standing obediently at her side.
The group turned toward the sound, and Shiroyasha was the first to ask in confusion, "Athena... why are you here?!"
"Why can't I be here?" Athena replied calmly to Shiroyasha. "Perseus is my subordinate Community. Isn't it perfectly normal for me to be here?"
"No!" Shiroyasha said irritably. "You know what I mean... What I'm really wondering is, how did you, of all people, get here so quickly!"
"Even if Perseus is your subordinate, it isn't exactly close to your territory."
At that, Shiroyasha's mind raced. She struck her right fist into her left palm, a look of sudden realization appearing on her face. "Unless you arrived here long ago and watched this entire Gift Game from the sidelines."
"That's why you were able to show up so promptly!"
At that thought, Shiroyasha secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she had told Uchiha Yuzhen earlier not to use power beyond four-digit—exceptional rank.
Otherwise...
If Athena had seen it, given that she was something of a potential ally to everyone...
She might not report it, but that Goddess of Wisdom would never pass up the chance to extort Yuzhen—or rather, extort her—for a hefty sum.
At that moment, Yuzhen, who was already holding Medusa's head, turned around and answered Athena with a smile. "So you're the famous Goddess Athena."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Uchiha Yuzhen of No Name."
"As for the matter you mentioned..."
"I can leave the other Gifts untouched, but Alger's head—if I remember correctly, the Greek Pantheon only has custodial rights over it, not ownership rights. Am I right?"
Yuzhen knew very well that Alger had ended up like this because she had