Granting Lamia release.
Helping her see her former children and apologize for her past wrongs.
This was the only thing Jason could do for Lamia.
Jason let go of his hand, looking at Lamia before him, who had returned to human form, her body then swiftly engulfed by flames, burned to ashes, and purified.
Then, as he turned around to look at Persephone, while also looking around, he said, "Sister Persephone, my teacher she..."
Jason naturally knew this was the result of his teacher Hecate's action.
"She said she does not want to see you for a short time."
Persephone replied, while chuckling lightly, "My cute little brother, do you really think Hecate would not care at all about you taking Hephaestus as your master?"
"Ah..." Jason was stunned.
"See, she does not even want to meet you." Persephone, who had walked over, gently knocked on Jason's little head and said with a smile, "Think about it yourself; next time you see Hecate, how to coax her to be happy."
"I..." Hearing this, Jason subconsciously wanted to say something, but the next second, he only felt darkness before his eyes; when he came back to his senses.
He was already back in the human world from the underworld.
"Eh, Hecate, if you hide and are unwilling to appear, then you are unwilling to come out."
After Jason left, Persephone puffed up her cheeks unhappily and said to Hecate, who walked out from the shadows, "Why did you call little Jason away? I still wanted to catch up properly with little Jason!"
"What is there to catch up on? Not long ago, during Artemis's tribute, did you not just meet?" Hecate, who walked out, said faintly.
"You have the nerve to say that!" Persephone widened her eyes, "That day you directly took Jason away; I did not even say a word to my little brother!"
"And my tribute... the tribute, he ran away again!"
"...Are you really not afraid that King Hades will be jealous over this?"
Hecate looked at Persephone helplessly.
"Rest assured; if he gets jealous, I would be happy; moreover, Hades also likes this child Jason; it was even he who called me to come help."
Hades was the god of the underworld "King of the Underworld," neither a "death god" nor a judge of the underworld; merely the king of the underworld.
He was strict in discipline, fair in handling matters, impartial and selfless; in the eyes of the ancient Greeks, he was a god to be revered.
Although Hades was the ruler of the underworld to the outside world, in reality, he held little actual power and was not very interested in power, appearing quite low-key.
However, in Jason's matters, Hades had acted several times.
The privilege Jason now had to freely enter and exit the underworld, besides because he was Hecate's student, was also something Hades had to strive for in secret.
Moreover, he had infused divine power into Jason's soul, making Jason's soul reach a state where, except for divine thunder, it would absolutely not be destroyed.
Therefore...
"To be precise, it is I who should be jealous of Jason!" Persephone pouted, "He is not even this good to me..."
Hearing this, Hecate could not help but shake her head.
In her heart, she was actually quite puzzled; she did not know what was so good about this wicked disciple Jason, how one after another was so fond of him... Clearly, Hecate had no self-awareness.
Just now, it was she who acted to remove the curse on Lamia... note that it was Hecate who acted to remove the curse that even King of the Gods Zeus did not dare to remove.
Because King of the Gods Zeus did not want to provoke Queen Hera just because of Lamia.
So, Hecate had taken the initiative to shoulder the blame again.
...
...
On the other side, when Jason returned to the human world.
He discovered that it was already morning.
The bright sunlight shone on Jason's body; the somewhat dazed Jason could not help but shake his head: "Ah, this... Teacher Hecate did not even come to see me; looks like she is angry... but it should not be to that extent, right?
The matter with Teacher Chiron, when I saw her, she did not care at all."
Just as Jason was thinking about these things, the Pegasus nearby walked over and bit the hair of Jason, who was sitting on the ground.
Indicating for Jason to look at the eagle perched on the tree nearby.
After reacting, Jason hurriedly stood up.
After a period of contemplation, Jason finally said to the eagle, "When Lamia left, she left with a smile; I think... for her, this should be the best ending."
With that, Jason could not help but feel a bit uneasy.
Because this ending was completed according to Jason's own wishes.
In fact, Lamia could completely have lived on; after all, in the end, even Persephone had relented, clearly Persephone and Hecate them all knew that Lamia was afflicted with Hera's curse, so they probably also guessed who had entrusted Jason.
That was why they said this was unlike Jason's usual style... but in fact, this actually was Jason's usual style.
Not wanting to stir up trouble did not mean Jason would fear trouble!
Since he had made the decision, Jason would choose to see it through to the end!
Jason understood that Lamia no longer had the will to live, so Jason granted Lamia release.
But this was Jason's intention, not Zeus's intention.
This was also why, afterward, Jason no longer looked at the eagle's expression and did things on his own.
Thus, at this moment, one person and one eagle silently stared at each other for a long time.
Jason did not explain too much; even though he had gone to the underworld, Jason knew that this "eagle" before him.
Certainly also knew everything he had done, and Lamia's ending.
And so, in this wordless staring contest's end, the eagle let out a resounding eagle cry, flapped its wings, and flew toward the blue sky.
Seeing this, just as Jason breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thinking the matter was over, the eagle cried out in the high sky and circled in the sky.
This was... meaning for me to continue following?
Jason blinked his eyes, then looked at Brother Horse.
After Pegasus nodded, Jason mounted Pegasus and flew into the high sky.
In the high sky, the eagle flapping its wings indicated for Jason to grab the reins obtained from the god of craftsmen Hephaestus.
After Jason gripped the reins, the eagle accelerated, soon turning into a small black dot, about to disappear from Jason and Pegasus's sight.
Seeing this, Jason, who understood the eagle's meaning, gently patted Pegasus and said softly, "I leave it to you, Brother Horse; this time... run as fast as you can."
Pegasus, which had nodded, after a slightly excited horse neigh, flapped its wings and turned into a gale, chasing after the eagle.
Previously, considering Jason's feelings, Pegasus had always slowed its speed.
But now with these reins, even if it turned into a shooting star falling down, it would not bring Jason the slightest discomfort.
Under such speed, when noon was approaching, the eagle brought Jason to the Caucasus Mountains.
And the Caucasus Mountains were precisely the place where the prophetic and foreknowing god Prometheus, because he stole fire for humanity and thus received punishment from Zeus, was hung on the cliff.