Crossover: The Problematic Human of Arcadia — Shaper of Anime Worlds Chapter 443: Sharing Is Caring

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Arcadia City, Municipal Center, the plaza in front of the main doors

This was the very heart of the city's comrcial district.

Because of business considerations and restrictions left behind by the previous regional ruler, all the buildings here were only five or six stories tall, with the land leased out to various comrcial alliances.

And right now, every restaurant, shop, and hotel around the plaza was packed to the brim.

People who hadn't joined the competition, or who had just been eliminated from the ga field, flooded into the surrounding stores.

Even when prices were jacked up by tens of tis overnight, it did nothing to slow their "enthusiasm."

Before long, anywhere with a clear view of the center of the plaza was cramd with dense clusters of "custors," turning the entire street into a buzzing carnival.

They all pretended to be chatting casually, leaning in close as if deep in conversation, yet every so often their eyes would drift toward the plaza, brimming with curiosity.

More precisely, they were staring at Ryo and Asura resting on a park bench, and at the two "corpses" lying on the ground nearby.

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Inside a dim hotel with its curtains drawn tight, hushed whispers fluttered like mosquitoes:

"Is that the real one?"

"I don't think so."

"B-But he looks way too similar. That face is exactly like the statue I saw last ti."

"Don't tell the leader of Arcadia really made a move on those two from Greece?"

"Co on. Even Arcadia at its peak wouldn't do that."

"Then explain what's lying on the ground."

"…"

Those low murmurs naturally didn't escape the ears of the four people in the center of the plaza.

The instigator, Ryo Yagami, rely swept his gaze around once and said nothing.

Asura, who had been dragged here by Ryo as part of the plan, muttered irritably, "So noisy. Leader of Arcadia, are you sure this will actually make Indra show himself?"

"Just call Ryo," Ryo replied, then explained calmly, "Whether it's Ares and Hers breaking the rules by barging into my Gift Ga, or the earlier attack I launched that exceeded Little Garden's central regulations, the Heavenly Army has every reason to send soone over for a routine investigation."

Asura's face went blank at that.

Seeing her expression, Ryo paused. Looking at this woman who technically counted as Kurousagi's grandmother generation, he added, "Indra himself might not co. But whether he moves or not, and who he sends if he doesn't, all of that is a signal. At the very least, it lets you figure out his current stance."

"Ohhh," Asura nodded with sudden understanding, and then her eyes promptly lost focus again.

Ryo had no idea what she had actually understood, but the situation was unfolding exactly as he'd hoped. So he stopped paying attention to Asura and quietly waited for Leticia and the others to arrive.

anwhile, Ares and Hers lay on the ground, bound hand and foot with black ropes, stretched out flat. They were having a covert exchange.

Ares sneered, "Look at you, Hers. What are you being such a coward for? It's just being put on display."

"Hmph! You're actually playing dead. Are you even a man?"

Hers, already weak, heard that and nearly exploded with anger. He cracked his eyes open slightly, shot Ares a glare, and snapped, "Whether I'm a man or not, Aphrodite knows."

Ares fell silent instantly.

In Hers' blurred vision, Ares' expression turned absolutely awful.

Aphrodite, the goddess of love, ranked among the Twelve Olympians just like Ares.

She was the wife of Hephaestus but also Ares' lover. And, of course, Hers' lover as well.

On the surface, it looked like everyone was evenly matched, with only Hephaestus suffering. But Aphrodite had insisted more than once that what she shared with Ares was true love.

Which made things awkward.

At the very least, Hers sleeping with Aphrodite enraged Ares far more than it did poor Hephaestus.

'Heh. That shallow brute actually believed in her true love lie,' Hers sneered inwardly.

Just then, Ares spoke again in a strangely calm voice, "Hers, since you've treated like this, I won't hold back either."

"Didn't you find yourself a little lover down in the lower layers last ti? Didn't she give birth to three kids for you?"

Hers' face turned white. A horrifying possibility flashed through his mind.

"I regret to inform you," Ares continued leisurely, "the second son is mine."

Hers' eyes flew open. He stopped pretending altogether and shouted, "You're lying! I checked their bloodlines myself! She's a fox demon. There's no way she could fool !"

Ares stopped pretending too. Ignoring the shocked looks from Ryo and Asura, he chuckled. "I asked Apate, the goddess of deceit, to help. Used her authority to hide it from you. Surprised?"

"How is that possible…" Hers' face drained of all color.

Anyone who found out that the child born to their secret lover wasn't theirs would probably react no better than Hers.

"She betrayed . She actually betrayed . No… there are still two. At least two of them are mine…"

Watching Hers mutter in a daze, Ares let out a scornful laugh. "True, the other two aren't mine. But do you really think your eldest son is yours?"

Hers' expression twisted in shock. "Zeus?!"

"No, not him." Ares curled his lip.

Hers finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Ares grinned viciously. "The third child, your daughter, that one's Zeus'. Your eldest son belongs to Poseidon."

All the color drained from Hers' face.

Still not satisfied, Ares added gleefully, "Honestly, he forced himself on your little lover. You know how Poseidon likes that kind of thing."

"After that, when I went to have so fun, she didn't resist anymore. In the end, Zeus found out and wanted a turn too. He had a nice long talk with your lover."

"And she agreed."

Hearing those words, Hers' already badly damaged divinity finally collapsed. He suddenly spat out several mouthfuls of golden blood and passed out.

"Oh? That's all it took?" Ares sounded genuinely surprised, then started cursing, "What weak ntal fortitude. And trash like you gets to stand alongside as one of the Twelve Olympians? Pah."

He spat, then lifted his head and noticed Ryo staring at him. Unable to keep his mouth shut, he sneered, "What are you looking at? Never seen NTR before? With that face of yours, you're Japanese, right? Don't you know n share wives without being polite about it? Sharing is caring."

Ryo raised an eyebrow, clearly annoyed by the rape part. But before he could say anything, Asura grabbed his arm. "Forget it. He's not worth getting angry over. It'd just be embarrassing."

Ryo thought about it, then shot Hers an odd look. After confirming he wasn't dead, he lifted his head and looked toward the doors of the municipal center.

Leticia, having received the news, was already dragging Kurousagi with her, rushing toward the entrance at full speed. She t his gaze just as she arrived.

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