Bound by Rules [Third Update]

By now, Ye Ting had come to fully understand Athena's personality.

Perhaps because she had been born later, Athena usually appeared calmer and more mature than the other gods, thanks to the wisdom she had inherited from her parents. But that was only on the surface.

Put simply, she forcefully made up for her emotional intelligence with raw intellect.

Yet when intelligence alone could not solve a problem, Athena's true nature revealed itself.

The real Athena was indeed a powerful goddess, but despite her strength, her personality was not especially resilient. When faced with overwhelming hardship, she would cry like an ordinary child, like a little adult pretending to be mature.

Looking at it that way, this goddess seemed rather... adorable?

At least, that was what Ye Ting thought.

Seeing Athena on the verge of tears again, Ye Ting sighed and gave up on the idea of keeping her in suspense.

"If Your Goddessship has no good solution for the moment, I happen to have an idea."

Ye Ting's words made Athena's eyes light up, and the tears that had reached the corners of her eyes instantly vanished.

"If... if you truly have a good solution, then as a goddess, I shall graciously grant you the honor of offering your counsel."

She really was a child. Even now, she still had to maintain that lofty posture.

Ye Ting glanced at her, but ultimately resisted the urge to tease her further and calmly laid out his idea.

"Since Your Goddessship does not wish for the Argonauts to suffer disaster, why not simply do something about it?"

"What?" Athena looked somewhat bewildered.

"What I mean is, is there any god in the Olympian Pantheon whom Athena greatly fears?"

"How could that be?" As if eager to prove herself after her earlier embarrassment,