"Little Jason, hurry and undress."
"...Hm?" Jason's eyes widened slightly as he looked at Deter, who suddenly whispered this to him.
"This is the gift I am giving you. Go in."
Seeing Deter gesture toward the small pool ford by the morning dew before them, Jason finally reacted.
Just now, for a brief mont, Jason had thought of so improper things and was truly a bit at a loss...
Then, Jason looked at Deter, who was watching him intently. After hesitating for a while, his face slightly flushed as he ran to the side and hid behind so grass.
Seeing this, Deter could not help but smile.
After so rustling sounds, Jason poked his head out from inside and looked at Deter.
"What are you standing there stunned for? Co out." Deter said to Jason, who was blinking his eyes.
"Um... Godmother Deter, could you turn away for a mont?"
Jason finally could not hold back and spoke out.
Deter was montarily speechless, then glanced at the slightly brightening sky. With a soft sigh of regret in her heart, she turned around.
Only then did Jason breathe a sigh of relief and jump into the water at an extrely fast speed.
But not long after jumping into the water, Jason was dumbfounded.
Because this small pool ford by morning dew was truly extrely clear, without a trace of impurities, it provided absolutely no cover at all...
"...Little Jason, you have truly grown up." Just as Jason was feeling a bit panicked, Deter suddenly said this.
Jason looked up and saw Deter, who was appreciatively surveying him with a nod here and there...
Just as Jason was sowhat at a loss about this, he saw Deter bend down and set down the lantern in her hand... Eh?
Jason's eyes widened once more. Looking at Deter, who had stood up and placed her hand on the embroidered skirt on her body, his heartbeat instantly quickened. He did not know if it was from fear or sothing else... In short, the things Jason was imagining ultimately did not happen.
Deter did not remove her dress and enter the water. She rely took out a small golden knife, then aid it at her left wrist and gently made a cut.
Instantly, divine blood flowed from her hand and rged into the pool.
"Godmother Deter!" Jason, who had just relaxed in his heart, called out in surprise and worry at the sa ti.
"It is fine." Deter felt Jason's concern and smiled at him.
At the sa ti, as Deter smiled, the bright red blood imdiately transford into gold.
And as the golden blood flowed out, a trace of fatigue appeared on Deter's face.
Then, after Deter's blood flowed into the small pool, the crystal-clear pool imdiately took on a faint golden hue and began to boil.
Afterward, Jason felt heat... Accompanying the pool turning golden, Jason only felt it growing increasingly hot!
It must be known that Jason's heat resistance was very strong, after all, his body had been tempered by the unquenchable fire of the underworld.
"Although Athena said that helping you obtain the power to listen to all things would suffice... but if it were rely that, would the gift from as your godmother to you, my child, not be too ager?
Moreover..."
Muttering to herself, Deter looked at Jason, who was frowning in the pool, and the corners of her mouth curved up slightly again. She said, "This way, you will truly be my child!"
As she spoke, Deter bent down and placed her cut hand into the pool. Gradually, the pool was dyed a true gold.
At the sa ti, just as the pool turned golden, the plants and grasses around the pool began to grow wildly.
anwhile, the increasingly hot sensation assaulted Jason.
At this mont, Jason felt as if he were burning in flas, and his body gradually beca unbearably itchy, as if it were molting, making Jason feel exceptionally uncomfortable.
Then, he did not know how much ti passed, but Jason lost consciousness just like that. When he woke up again, he found himself lying on Deter's lap.
And at this mont, the sky had already brightened; the midday sunlight filtered through the dense leaves and shone on Jason's body.
Deter, who was stroking his head, noticed Jason's movent. She lowered her head, t his pair of golden eyes, and after a mont, lightly laughed, "Awake?"
"Mm... Mm." Jason nodded sowhat dazedly.
After a short while, as Jason's mind gradually cleared and he hurriedly propped himself up from Deter's lap in a fluster.
"Oh, this guy is awake."
"Yes, yes, he has been lying on the great goddess's body for a whole morning. How fortunate."
Jason suddenly heard unfamiliar voices coming from above his head.
He instinctively looked up but did not see anyone, only two small birds...
"Did you hear that... It seems you did."
Deter noticed Jason's reaction. After looking up with him, she revealed a gentle smile to Jason.
"Co down."
Then, Deter stood up and extended her hand toward the two small birds.
The two small birds obediently flew down from above, landed in Deter's hand, and even respectfully said to Deter, "Respected Goddess!"
"...Eh?"
"This is my return gift to you."
Noticing Jason's current bewildernt, Deter lightly laughed and said to him, "From now on, you can hear the voices of all things in the world... Lend your ears and listen, child. They are all greeting you."
Hearing Deter's words, Jason instinctively turned his head and looked in the direction Deter was gazing.
Soon, the sounds from all around entered Jason's ears.
"Hello, child." Now, even the great tree providing shade for Jason greeted him.
And just as Jason was sowhat dazed processing the information before him, a light chirp sounded. With a flap of its holy wings, the heavenly horse arrived before Jason.
"Little master, are you alright! ... It seems you are fine. That is great."
Then, a sowhat gentle male voice entered Jason's ears.
Seeing Jason stare dazedly, after sizing him up, the heavenly horse finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That is good, it seems nothing is wrong... If sothing happened to you again, I would be in trouble.
Just the day before yesterday, I inford Athena, Goddess Hestia, and the others about how exhausted you were. They even specifically instructed to keep a close watch on you recently..."
"...Wait, you were tattling on ?!" Jason, coming back to his senses, looked at the heavenly horse and said, "You told Athena and the others about my matters?"
"I told them a part of it, but so things Goddess Hecate told to keep my mouth shut and not speak randomly, so I did not say them.
It was just that Goddess Athena said, if it does not work, then pretend it is a chance encounter and have bring you to her... Hm? ... Hm?!"
The heavenly horse replied subconsciously, then paused. After realizing what he had said, he abruptly raised his head to look at Jason.
"That is why I told you to rest more."
Deter spoke at just the right mont, saying, "This heavenly horse already told everything about how you have not been sleeping or resting lately and are very tired."
"Goddess Deter?!" The heavenly horse's eyes widened.
"I bestowed upon this child the ability to listen to all things as a gift." Deter gently stroked the head of the small bird in her hand and said, "So the words you just said... he heard them all."
"...Brother Horse." Jason's eyes narrowed slightly as he revealed a kind smile to the heavenly horse and said, "It seems we have many things to talk about... Actually, I have always been puzzled why every ti Goddess Hestia and the others can accurately appear on our unavoidable path.
Now it seems... as I have always guessed, it is indeed so."
Looking at the heavenly horse's gentle smile, the heavenly horse's entire body could not help but tremble at this mont...
"Child, do you like the gift I gave you?"
"Of course I like it."
Jason glared at the heavenly horse, then turned his head to look at Deter and said, "Thank you for the gift, Godmother Deter. But... is it really just this?"
Deter looked at Jason, who seed about to say sothing, and lightly smiled, "Of course not only that... Place your hand on this great tree, then fully activate and demonstrate the power I gave you!"
Hearing Deter's words, Jason ca under this lush great tree, pondered for a while, and placed his hand on it.
Then, faint divine power surged from Jason's hand into the great tree.
In a short ti, the great tree began to grow rapidly, visibly becoming larger and larger to the naked eye.
At the sa ti, as the great tree grew, a trace of fatigue gradually appeared on Jason's face...
"Thank you, child of the gods!"
Then, in the heavenly horse's very dazed gaze, the great tree's excited voice of thanks entered Jason's ears.
"Thank you for the blessing you have bestowed upon . Please allow the honor of knowing your great na!"
"...Heracles."
As Jason perfunctorily replied to the great tree, he withdrew his hand, stared at his palm, and finally abruptly turned back to look at Deter, who was gently watching him...
"Demigod..."
Jason softly voiced the answer in his heart.
That is right, demigod!
Deter had given her divine blood to Jason, bestowed her power upon Jason.
From this mont on, Jason had formally stepped into the realm of demigods.
The only advantage the heroes of the current world had over Jason no longer existed!
Although Deter was not one of the existence like the Lord of the Underworld, the Sea Emperor, or the God King, she too carried the blood of the previous god king and was the sister of those three.
And most importantly, she was a goddess possessing boundless divine power; she could make the land fertile, plants lush, and the five grains abundant, or make the earth wither, all things decay, and not a blade of grass grow.
And now, Jason had undoubtedly inherited this power!
"Child, co here."
Deter beckoned to Jason.
Thus, after Jason sowhat dazedly ca before her, Deter imdiately pulled him into her embrace, happily stroking his face and saying, "Now you are truly my child, Persephone's little brother!"
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