Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Landing on the Island! Returning Home After Nine Years!
Artemis's sweet smile gradually faded.
She had been rejected again, without any mercy.
This had never happened before. Shouldn't humans be delighted by the love of a god?
Why? Why? Why?
I love him so much!
[Even the Mech God's computing center couldn't calculate it. The variables of emotion were an unknown field that she had never explored]
[Before experiencing this emotion]
[She was just a simple Mech God weapon]
[The Mech God fleet had traveled through the universe for an unknown amount of time, descending to Earth and transforming into a god. But even so, she had never felt that kind of throbbing sensation from humans]
[She thought it would always be like this]
[Until she gazed upon this man]
[The first emotion she had ever felt since her birth made her feel that everything in the world had become so lovely]
[For the first time, she was grateful to her creator]
[Grateful that she had been created in another universe, giving her the opportunity to experience this emotion on this planet]
[But in an instant, everything was reversed]
[This man had denied her love]
[The love that had made her so happy instantly turned into anger, and kindness turned into hatred]
[Just as this emotion reached its limit]
[The man she both loved and hated spoke]
"Artemis, I don't hate you, but a confession that starts with sacrificing my family is wrong from the very beginning. So I can't fulfill your wish. You say my family is beyond saving, but even so, I have to try. After all, I'm a hero. I can't choose to betray anyone, especially myself."
Moran stepped onto the boat on the sea.
The small boat was enough for him to sail on the sea.
[Listening to these words, Artemis didn't speak. She just listened, feeling a little familiar, as if she were pondering something]
[The countless days and nights she had spent in the past]
What a genuine and steadfast existence this man is; it's precisely because of this that I fell in love at first sight.
"If it weren't for this moment, if there were other opportunities, perhaps, I would have fallen in love with you. I'm sorry."
Moran concluded with an apology.
He sailed away into the distance.
Originally, anger was spreading in my heart.
After being rejected by this man, there should only be hatred left.
"But why… do I feel happy…? No, no! That guy is just a despicable jerk!"
Artemis clenched her small, pink fist and puffed out her cheeks.
As if trying to reignite that anger.
Love and hate collided in her heart, and she had never felt so conflicted.
Hating Moran, loving Moran.
Loving his unwavering and steadfast nature.
Hating his rejection and departure.
When she heard Moran's rejection, she was so angry that she wanted to crush everything around her into dust.
"Hmph! What is this! He already has me, yet he's still thinking about risking his life for other women! Darling, you're such a flirt!
Grumble grumble… I should just fire a planet-destroying cannon to teach him a lesson!"
Artemis still harbored some resentment.
Even her mech-god body located in outer space had repeatedly gathered magical power, locking onto Moran on the sea.
But every time she saw his handsome face,
She would remember him saying that he didn't dislike her.
"Ugh! This is infuriating! What's going on…? Idiot, idiot! Idiot Moran! Go ahead and care about other women! There's a whole line of people on Olympus who want to see me! I don't care about you anymore! Hmph!"
Artemis puffed out her cheeks and threw a stone.
In the end, she chose to forget this exceptional outing.
The complex emotions swirling in her heart were unclear.
She didn't want to dwell on these strange feelings any longer and just wanted to return to being the cold mech-god with a system as her core.
Perhaps, that would make her feel better.
She didn't want to care about humans anymore.
[This moon goddess is throwing a little tantrum.]
[This is her first time experiencing such unknown emotions, so her reaction is less than ideal.]
[Everything has to start from scratch.]
[You sail towards the Shapeless Isle on a small boat, your mind filled with various beautiful figures, causing you some distress.]
[In the end, only one figure remains in your heart.]
[And so, you are single-minded.]
…
[You arrive at the sea area where the Shapeless Isle is located.]
[The changes in the sea area are too obvious.]
[The sky is red, a seamless red. The space, corrupted by magic, is as viscous as blood.]
[In the high sky, a colossal shadow that defies common sense is coiled.]
[It is the Caucasian Eagle soaring.]
[The sky seems to have become the domain of this magical beast, and a large area of the sea is occupied by the water monster Scylla.]
[This is a magical mirror that humans are not allowed to enter.]
[Strangely, you, who were originally wary of these magical creatures, discover that they seem to have no hostility towards you.]
[A faint sense of foreboding arises in your heart.]
[You speed up your boat and land on the Shapeless Isle. After landing, you first search for the traces of the three sisters.]
[Fortunately, your search doesn't take long.]
[You find Stheno and Euryale in a mountain forest. They are very surprised to see you return to the island.]
"Returning to the island at this time, Moran, your timing couldn't be worse. There's still a chance to leave now, you know."
"How could I leave you all alone? You wouldn't be thinking of letting Medusa become a demon like that, and then sacrificing yourselves and Euryale, would you? I won't let that happen."
Moran had already seen through Stheno's concern hidden behind her harsh words.
She didn't want him to get involved in this mess.
"Really! You never listen to advice! Medusa has reached that point, she's already… You don't have to…"
Euryale looked sad.
She and Stheno had long been prepared to stay with Medusa until the end.
But, Moran was different to them.
Moran was originally a person who drifted in from outside the island; there was no need for him to get involved in the Gorgon sisters' tragedy.
Therefore, Stheno and Euryale,
They both wanted to drive Moran away.
The fundamental reason was that they didn't want Moran to take risks.
"You two…"
Just as Moran was about to say something,
An earthquake-like tremor spread throughout the entire island.
He couldn't help but turn his gaze towards the outside of the cave.
"Stheno, Euryale, you two quickly go to the coast. As for Medusa… I'll deal with her!"
Moran turned around and said resolutely.
How could he let the two sisters be devoured?
He had been striving to become a hero precisely to prevent tragedies from happening, and he couldn't let this tragedy repeat itself.
Looking at his tall figure clad in armor,
Stheno and Euryale couldn't help but be stunned for a few seconds.
The child they had raised was now grown into a hero whom even goddesses would admire.