End City.
Aslan had just returned to Arcadia, deftly grabbing an expensive bottle of red wine and two stemmed glasses from the wine cabinet behind him.
"By timing, Stupid Adina should have been discovered by Athena by now, right?"
Aslan poured two glasses of red wine, took one, and sipped lightly.
Soon, in the void, as if a colored brush appeared, outlining a figure bit by bit.
Short silver-white hair, wearing a blue cat-ear knit hat, petite body, young and beautiful face.
Seeing the other party, Aslan raised his glass, smiled, and clinked it with Athena.
"Welcome to the Little Garden."
Athena slowly opened her eyes, moved her fingers somewhat unaccustomedly, and said softly.
"This is the Little Garden?"
"How does it feel?"
Aslan smiled, took the other red wine glass on the table, and handed it to her.
"The power is a bit too excessive."
Athena carefully took the wine glass, sipped lightly, and said while squinting.
The transparent stemmed glass rang at this moment, then completely cracked. Her way of holding the wine glass also changed to supporting it.
Only then did she avoid shattering the glass again.
Feeling the overflowing power in her body, Athena couldn't help sighing.
"This feeling is truly mesmerizing."
After sipping, Aslan looked at Athena.
"Pretty good. Almost as we estimated. Legendary Four-Digit level, still okay."
"Too bad, my race is clearly God."
Athena said with slight annoyance. She was still unhappy about not being rated as a Natural God/Buddha.
"That's an Artificial God."
Aslan corrected the mistake in her words, while sitting on the sofa and crossing his legs.
"The Little Garden's Central Core's evaluation for Gods and Buddhas is very strict."
Athena puffed her cheeks unhappily and looked at him with slight despair.
"I know. Can't you let me be happy a little?"
"No. I have to shatter your illusions about the Little Garden."
Aslan said ruthlessly.
There are two types of God-Buddha evaluations. One is existences born with Divinity, like Athena in the Little Garden, whose parents are also Natural God existences.
They are born in the true mythological world and born with authority.
The other type is existences born with fundamental abilities or very closely related to the world's origin.
Like Tohno Shiki and Ryougi Shiki, born connected to the Root.
Kurousagi's Moon Rabbit family is the same. Their ears are connected to the Little Garden's Central Core.
In fact, even Gods in the Danmachi world are hard to evaluate whether they are Gods and Buddhas or spirits born and symbiotic with the Heavens.
But most likely they will be evaluated as spirits, because their homologs as Gods already exist in the Little Garden.
Overall, Natural God evaluation depends on life essence. If the essence isn't grand enough, the Little Garden's Central Core won't grant God-Buddha Spirit Status.
The Spirit Status of one of the three strongest races isn't that cheap.
"What an ungentlemanly man. I was blind—how could I like you?"
Athena sneered.
"By the way, didn't you bring Luo Hao and the others here?"
Aslan was stunned and rubbed his temple with a slight headache.
"Guinevere and Lancelot, I have other plans."
"As for Luo Hao… I'm afraid she'll be killed by Karyou."
Aslan said with a very strange expression.
Karyou might not tolerate Luo Hao's nature. She is the Great Sage who Leaves Heaven in Disarray, Roc Demon King.
If talking about experience as a Devil King, she has far more than Luo Hao.
"Makes sense."
Athena couldn't help spitting inwardly.
(Who told you to be greedy? But precisely because of his greed, she had a chance to live, right?)
"Makes sense what?"
Aslan glanced at her annoyedly and knocked on Athena's head.
"Prepare yourself, Stupid Adina. The Little Garden Athena will come soon."
"I hope you can survive Athena's hands."
Athena sighed and fell silent for a moment.
"Hopefully."
In the end, still unavoidable?
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Outer Gate 3345, Thousand Eyes Headquarters.
Shiroyasha, using Aslan's money to invite a famous girl group from the West Region for an erotic dance, looked at her subordinate and said in surprise.
"What? The Boss wants to meet us?"
"Yes, Lord Shiroyasha."
The employee answered respectfully and anxiously.
"Tch, bad premonition."
Shiroyasha muttered, then waved to the girls and quietly walked to the enclosed courtyard.
(Don't tell me Aslan kid's issue has been exposed?)
Shiroyasha was somewhat restless. If it was exposed, how should she protect Aslan from her two bosses' hands?
Or how should she act cute to get through?
After entering the room, the door immediately closed tightly. Then, golden light lines lit up one by one on the floor, forming a circle, forming the character [α].
Seeing the character light up, Shiroyasha walked to the center of the character and closed her eyes.
The light emanating from the ground grew brighter. The light gradually gathered above.
When Shiroyasha opened her eyes, she saw a line of text floating in the air.
[Maintain order in the Lower Layer and execute duties as Floor Master.]
When Shiroyasha saw this line of text, the writing gradually disappeared, as if erased with an eraser.
Seeing this, she scratched her head in frustration.
"Seems Aslan caused big trouble again."
"Feels like it won't be quiet after this."
Shiroyasha said despairingly. The next second, she suddenly realized.
"Eh, right! The trouble caused by Aslan—why should I clean up his mess?"
"He's our subordinate God. Isn't the responsibility of executing Floor Master duties just handed to him?"
Once the idea of throwing the pot emerged, heaven and earth instantly broadened.
In an instant, Shiroyasha became energetic.
At that moment, she looked up and saw a golden-haired Goddess flashing by on her Pegasus, heading straight toward Arcadia.
"That's Athena? What is she doing at Arcadia?"
Shiroyasha was silent for two or three seconds, as if understanding something.
"The victim has come knocking! Here we go!"
Shiroyasha's expression was somewhat strange. If she hadn't happened to see Athena, she might only see Aslan's corpse upon return.
"So, for Aslan's sake, I, the Boss, must step forward and sacrifice myself!"
Shiroyasha chuckled, her body flashed and appeared behind Athena in an instant.
She hugged Athena from behind.
"Athena, if there's a problem, just find me, your Main God. I've decided to protect Aslan!"
Shiroyasha said in a very domineering voice. If only she didn't show a lewd expression while madly sniffing Athena's scent.
Athena was silent for a moment, her face pale, and she said through gritted teeth.
"Why do you think I'm looking for Aslan to demand accountability?"
"Eh? I guessed wrong?"
Shiroyasha was instead somewhat surprised this time.
(Does that mean the task given by the two Bosses to maintain Lower Layer order is really because the Lower Layer has issues? And it's not caused by Aslan?)
At that moment, Athena asked with slight curiosity.
"Somewhat curious to ask—why do you think I'm causing trouble with Aslan?"
Though almost correct. Her main goal was to find the other Athena, get explanations from Aslan, and if possible, beat Algol to vent.
"Uh…"
Shiroyasha was stunned. Clearly, the task set by the two Goddesses couldn't be told to Athena.
Athena saw her somewhat troubled and gave up the intention to argue further with Shiroyasha.
She had no desire to argue anymore.
"Forget it, see for yourself."
After Athena met the other Athena in an unknown way, Athena's Spirit Status shift became much faster.
Now it had completed its change.
A certain feeling told her that the Trinitarian Athena had most likely arrived in the Little Garden.
After all, Shiroyasha would know sooner or later; Athena decided to directly release her Spirit Status.
"Wisdom of the Heavens, Majesty of the Earth Goddess, and Glory of the Underworld Queen…"
Shiroyasha was stunned seeing Athena's Spirit Status manifestation.
"Ancient Trinity Queen Athena, Medusa, Metis. Whose heart is so venomous?"
Making Athena, Algol, and Athena's mother the same person. This rumor was too cruel.
No, this was more than cruel. This was wolf!
Which genius thought of this trick? What grudge did this person have against Athena?
Wait… Could it be Aslan?
Shiroyasha's expression froze.
(Oh no, very possible! Just now the Boss asked me to maintain Little Garden order, and soon after Athena is looking for Aslan to demand accountability.)
(Hard to say it's unrelated.)
(Could Athena really be looking for Aslan to demand accountability?)
While thinking, Shiroyasha's unclean small hands hugging Athena from behind also groped up and down.
Up, a bit more up, soon could touch…
Opportunities to freely take advantage of Athena like this weren't common.
Then Shiroyasha was thrown backward because Athena suddenly accelerated.
Only leaving Athena speeding forward on her Pegasus.
"Tch, isn't it just beautiful interaction between girls? To that extent?"
Shiroyasha clicked her tongue annoyedly. She wasn't worried at all about Aslan's safety.
At most, just punished by Athena. And this was purely Aslan courting death himself.
This time she sided with Athena. After that, she would hold Athena when Athena started attacking.
Maybe… she could do it again.
Thinking this, Shiroyasha's face showed a lewd smile again.