Against the Dragon [Five Updates]

"Goodwill from the gods of Olympus? Are you joking?" As if he had heard something hilarious, the dragon nearly burst out laughing.

But once the laughter ended, what remained was boundless fury.

"You are nothing more than a mere mortal, a pawn manipulated by the gods. Yet you dare prattle on before me about the so-called dignity of the gods? How ridiculous... Don't you know? The gods of Olympus you speak of have always harbored ill intent toward the Magic Pantheon. And weren't you sent here to steal the Golden Fleece as their accomplices?"

"W-What?" Jason had absolutely no idea what the dragon was talking about.

"Isn't that so?" A mocking smile appeared on the dragon's tooth-filled maw. "The Colchis Kingdom is clearly a kingdom protected by the goddess. If you stole the Golden Fleece I guard, what would happen between the goddess and Helios, who stands behind the Colchis Kingdom?"

"..."

Jason had no answer. He had never considered the schemes between these gods.

"In the eyes of those petty gods of Olympus, there is only their rule over Greece. The moment they saw the 'remnants of the former dynasty,' as they called them, showing signs of joining forces with the goddess, they could no longer sit still. And you are merely pawns they use to drive a wedge between us. What a pity. You ants are completely unaware of it, throwing away your lives for the paltry scraps they toss you. It is utterly laughable."

Paltry scraps?

The throne of Thessaly was merely a paltry scrap?

But wasn't that exactly how it was for the gods?

So long as the gods wished it, a single oracle could replace the king of a nation, and its people would have no choice but to accept it.

The dragon's words finally