Greece brings evildoers

Chapter 269 Will I win? I guarantee I will win! (4.1k)

Themis turned around and looked at Athena who came from the depths of the starry sky, and shook her head gently.

"Jurors should not leave the court."

"Since you agree that I should attend, it proves that as a juror, I also have the authority to interpret the law, determine the facts, and try the case. In the face of injustice and possible misjudgments, I must speak out for this."

Athena smiled in response, with a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant.

Themis was silent for a moment, turned the hilt of the sword, and the crack in the starry sky closed. She then released the prisoner's restraints and sat back on the bench, covering her eyes with a veil, and pondered solemnly.

"Okay, you can start your questioning."

Athena nodded and asked a question.

"Let me ask, are the parties committed to improving the judiciary, building order, and practicing justice?"

"Yes!"

Themis nodded slightly and gave an affirmative answer.

There is no doubt that the plaintiff in front of him is the well-deserved founder of the rule of law in Athens, and as he said, he has built a brighter order for Athens.

"Has his selfishness hindered the perfection of justice and the execution of justice?"

"No..."

Themis thought seriously for a moment and shook her head.

Indeed, although he has selfishness, he has a clearer bottom line than most gods. He rarely breaks the rules openly, so he has almost nothing left that can be called a handle.

"Has his usurpation not yet come true?"

"Yes..."

Themis nodded again and gave a frank answer.

Athena's face showed the same smirk as someone else, and the dagger was revealed.

"Then, can a person who is not guilty for the time being be convicted for something that has not happened yet?"

"..."

Themis was silent for a long time before she sighed faintly.

"Is that why you're defending him?"

"Not entirely. Compared to the justice that is hard to achieve in this world, I pay more attention to the results."

Athena smiled and shook her head, then rolled her eyes at the plaintiff behind her and snorted unhappily.

"Some people say that he can make the world a better place, and I believe it."

"Once, I thought so too..."

Themis murmured with emotion, staring at Athena on the field under the veil.

"No regrets?"

"No regrets!"

Athena nodded solemnly without the slightest hesitation.

"Really as stubborn as your mother..."

Themis sighed with a wry smile and waved her hand with a dull look.

"Forget it, I'm meddling."

Suddenly, the starlight in the sky was restrained, the oppression around disappeared, and Lorne, the plaintiff, also broke free from the invisible confinement.

Sister Ya, don't say anything! You're still good to me!

As soon as he got out of trouble, Loen looked at Athena excitedly, wishing he could rush over and hug the elder sister who saved him from the water and fire.

"Puff!"

However, before he could take action, the goddess of justice on the trial seat vomited a mouthful of golden blood and fell forward.

"Auntie!"

Athena's face changed when she saw this, and she rushed forward hurriedly to help Themis up.

Loen looked at the goddess of justice who was suddenly struck by lightning and turned pale, and his mood was complicated.

To be honest, he still had some opinions about what Themis did just now.

Although he did use some tricks to drag the goddess of justice into the water, and many things were not pure motives, a gentleman judges deeds rather than hearts, and there is no perfect person in the world.

At least in many issues about people and things, Loen asked himself that he was much better than the king of gods and most of the gods of Olympus.

But obviously, because he accidentally triggered the PTSD left by his father Zeus, Themis, who had been deceived, seemed to have lost her trust in him.

Next, I really don’t know how to get along with this goddess of justice.

Finally, Lorne sighed, walked forward and asked carefully.

"What happened to her?"

"Fortunately, she didn't die, but was seriously injured and unconscious."

"So serious?"

The unexpected answer made Lorne a little stunned.

Athena turned her head, glared at the plaintiff, and snorted unhappily.

"Do you think it is so simple to unilaterally cut off the continuation of the marriage law and divide the power of the God King?"

"......!"

Lorne was stunned, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

Athena's eyes swept across the dim and swaying starlight around her, and looked at the plaintiff on the field.

"...Practicing justice for the weak and swinging the sword at the strong requires a price. Since this price is not paid by you or Hera, who do you think will be fulfilled?"

Lorn suddenly realized, looked at the pale Themis in Athena's arms in surprise, hesitated for a moment, and spoke a little dryly.

"What will happen to her?"

"She won't die for the time being."

Athena snorted in response, then pursed her lips and murmured in a low voice.

"But she violated the oath made to the Styx River and interfered with the divine power of Olympus; betrayed my father and shook the most powerful divine power in the world. So many troubles piled up and exploded, the situation is not much better than death."

"What about her?"

"The godhead is broken, she can't be the goddess of justice, her consciousness has been severely damaged, and she should not be able to wake up in the short term. If this continues, she may fall into eternal sleep."

Hearing Athena's answer, Lorn was shocked.

He had only wanted to trick Themis into joining the game, and weaken Zeus's power by using the marriage law.

Unexpectedly, the goddess of justice really got into trouble under his pressure, and even swung the sword to keep her promise, even at the cost of herself.

This time, he really screwed Themis over badly.

Loen couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and asked immediately.

"What should I do?"

"What else can I do? I can only hope that you will really keep your promise, improve justice, build order, and practice justice, and use this faith to repair her damaged godhood, and wake her up one day!"

Athena continued to inject divine power into the unconscious Themis to stabilize her injuries, and the coldness in her voice became stronger.

"So, she had made her choice from the moment she swung the sword?"

Loen was slightly startled, and then looked at the unconscious goddess of justice in astonishment.

"Then she said she would take me to see Zeus?"

"If she didn't, would you learn your lesson? And if she really wanted to offer you to Zeus, would she have to touch the divine power first?"

Athena became more and more angry as she spoke, and turned back to stare at the instigator standing behind her, with a gloomy face.

"I told you long ago that conspiracies have limitations. If you rely too much on your own cleverness without absolute strength to support it, you will get into big trouble sooner or later!"

"You even dared to get on Hera's bed, and you wanted to use this as an opportunity to pry open the power of the God King. Do you really think your head is harder than the thunderbolt of Olympus? Or are others fools at your mercy, and no one can see through your evil intentions?"

"This time, Themis sacrificed herself to bear all the suspicions and consequences for you. What about next time? You don't think your tricks will win every time, do you?"

Hearing the question that pierced his heart, Loen was speechless, and a deep sense of guilt rose in his heart.

Indeed, he relied too much on his tricks and forgot a crucial truth.

The practice of justice requires bloodshed.

He escaped punishment with his cunning, but someone has to pay the price.

Looking at the pale-faced goddess of justice, Lorne couldn't help but murmur.

"Why didn't she say such an important thing?"

"Then are you honest with her?"

Athena turned around and asked back bluntly.

Lorne was speechless and could only argue angrily.

"Didn't I find an opportunity?"

"Opportunity?"

Athena glanced at the complainant with a meaningful look.

"In the second trial, do you remember what was different on her face?"

Lorne thought for a moment, looked at Themis' pale face, and murmured.

"She took off the blindfold..."

"With the blindfold, she can't see the identity of the disputants, so she won't be tempted, and she doesn't have to fear power. She is the goddess of justice without private feelings; without the blindfold, she is just Themis, a woman who breaks taboos for you because of trust and a promise."

Athena sighed, spoke with a complicated look, and leisurely revealed the answer.

"She gave you a chance, but you chose the worst answer..."

So, what she really wants is not a high-sounding excuse, but a confession?

However, there are too many secrets in her body, and they are too heavy to be easily told.

Lorne recalled the disappointment in Themis' eyes about him, and was silent.

Athena waved her hand, breaking the dull atmosphere around her, and spoke solemnly.

"Forget it, you have time to regret it, you might as well think about how to fulfill your promise in the future and use less self-righteous cleverness."

Lorne nodded seriously and kept this teaching in mind.

Then, Athena used the power of the Labyrinth to carefully hide Themis, who was temporarily stable, and then turned to look at the disintegrating starry sky and the graceful figure pacing anxiously in the dense forest.

"Let's go, she didn't make it to the end, so I have to play the second half."

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"Aunt Themis already knows about your affair, and she wants to tell my father!"

Hearing Athena's firm reminder, Hera's face suddenly changed, and she couldn't help but look at Lorne, who had just been released from the Starry Court, with worry.

The truth was revealed, and she and Zeus had completed the division of marriage and divine power, so she was not afraid of the pursuit of the husband of the God King.

But the little lover in front of her might not be the same. Ixion, the King of Thessaly who had evil thoughts about her, is now imprisoned in Tartarus Hell, suffering eternal divine punishment, unable to live or die.

Fortunately, Athena changed the subject and brought good news.

"But I stopped her and persuaded her to give up the pursuit."

What a good child!

Hearing this, Hera looked at Athena with a look of emotion and love.

Since Athena was the daughter of the first generation of Queen Metis, she was a latecomer.

In addition, such an orphan girl had no one to rely on, Hera rarely targeted Athena, and the two got along well.

Unexpectedly, this insignificant good fate actually allowed Athena to help her stepmother at a critical moment.

However, before Hera could be happy for too long, Athena made another explanation.

"Of course, she agreed to conceal it for you, but there was a price."

"What price?"

"From now on, break off the private relationship with Loen and stop entangled with him."

Hearing the request made by Athena on her behalf, Hera's face suddenly darkened, and she looked unwilling.

"Why?"

"You filed a lawsuit for your husband's infidelity, and Aunt Themis agreed to uphold justice for you. She made a judgment in your favor on the division of divine power. But you also committed infidelity during your marriage, so for the sake of fairness, , the previous personal relationship should be severed.”

Athena explained the reason in detail, then stared at the stepmother with a gloomy expression, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Of course, she does this for your own good."

"For our own good?"

Hera frowned, confused.

Athena immediately pulled Lorne over and spoke earnestly.

"I know you like him very much, but there is no airtight wall under the sky. This time it was Themis who discovered the clues, and I can still stop him. But what about next time? If it is my father who comes, Can you guarantee his safety and ensure that you are not punished?"

"..."

Hera opened her mouth, but was speechless.

Yes, she had never thought about this question.

Zeus can cheat without restraint because no one can punish him.

But she was different. Once her cheating was exposed, His Majesty the God King could crush her little lover to death with just a wave of his hand and make her suffer.

"I understand your difficulties and believe that you are serious about your relationship. But your love is still too heavy for him now. If you insist on going your own way, it will only cause harm to each other and leave irreparable regrets."

Athena patted her stepmother on the shoulder, her eyes filled with frankness and sincerity.

"If you want to maintain this relationship in an upright and upright manner, at least you must be capable enough to protect yourself and the person you care about..."

"Athena, you are right, I was reckless."

Hera's mind suddenly clicked, and she looked gratefully at her adopted daughter who thought of her so well, and thanked her profusely.

Immediately, the queen in the forest glanced at the young lover who had been involved in this evil relationship with her, and the scenes of getting along with him were reflected in her mind. Finally, she turned her head cruelly and secretly gave instructions to Athena.

"Take care of him for me..."

"Um!"

Athena nodded solemnly and watched as the stepmother summoned the driver and walked towards Olympus with a heavy heart.

As the meteors in the sky disappeared from the field of vision, the goddess of wisdom recalled Hera's twinkling eyes before leaving, and turned to look at Lorne with a half-smile.

"It seems that she is very attentive to you."

"But I don't want to be a queen."

Lorne replied calmly, then turned to look at Themis who was hidden in the [Maze], and smiled helplessly.

"Besides, I have so much debt on my back and I want to pay it off with interest. Apart from that, do I have any other options?"

He now understood why Themis wanted to drag him to see Zeus. It was probably to make Hera retreat and stop pestering him.

Athena glanced to the side and asked playfully.

"Do you regret it?"

"No regrets!"

The same question got the same answer. The two people in the forest looked at each other and smiled, and an invisible tacit understanding emerged spontaneously.

"Then what should I call you? Sister?"

"up to you."

Athena smiled nonchalantly, her eyes filled with indifference.

"You are not them and you don't need to be anyone, just be yourself."

Immediately, the goddess of wisdom looked at the conspirator in front of her who was plotting against Olympus, and spoke a domineering declaration.

"Anyway, no matter what you choose, I will win in the end!"