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Chapter 40: Happy Birthday, Hephaestus! (Please Collect It!)
[In order to save this silly second sister, you shut your mouth tightly. No matter what she asked, you pretended not to hear and concentrated on handling the hare in your hand. ]
[Ou Feimo saw that you ignored her, curled her lips in boredom, and also concentrated on working. ]
[Her efficiency is actually much higher than yours, but she was chatting all the time before, so the progress was not fast. ]
[Now that you ignored her, Ou Feimo's speed immediately increased. ]
[In less than two hours, all the hares were cleaned, cut into small pieces for easy grilling, and skewered on the skewers that Otenia cleaned. ]
[Just at this time, the sun also set. You lit a bonfire, took out the food from your luggage, and chatted with your sisters while grilling rabbit meat. ]
[From leaving Lemnos Island to accepting Athena's oracle and going to the Invisible Island to attack Anna, but being stopped by a group of crazy sirens. ]
[You are very eloquent and have strong narrative skills. ]
[Even Anna and Togo, who had experienced everything with you, listened with great interest. ]
[Not to mention the four sisters of Eucleia, who had never set foot on the island of Lemnos. ]
[As you narrated, a vivid world they had never seen before emerged vividly before their eyes. ]
[When they heard you say that the s****y sirens were going to take you back to their nest, they couldn't help but curse the sirens for their shamelessness. ]
[And when you talked about the Minotaur, who had been imprisoned in the labyrinth since birth, the four sisters, who felt the same way, couldn't help but feel sad for him. ]
[At the same time, they also became curious about Ikaros and Daedalus. ]
[I really want to see Ikaros, who is also a puppet like them, with my own eyes. ]
[And when you said that you used a trick to kill Minos, the villain who destroyed the bridge after crossing the river, the four sisters immediately applauded. ]
[They said Minos deserved it and died well. ]
[They praised your wisdom and witnessed your growth. ]
[They were also worried about whether you would encounter difficult-to-solve dangers after boarding the Argo. ]
[The joys and sorrows of the puppet sisters were reflected in them. ]
[Just like real humans, they could cry and laugh, sympathize with the miserable, and hate the evildoers. ]
[They were so vivid that they had long since left the category of puppets. ]
[They are your....]
[Family members! ]
[The night gradually deepened. ]
[The sizzling skewers were neatly placed on the tray. ]
[You sprinkled spices on them, and Togo, who had been hungry for a long time, couldn't wait to take away ten plates! ]
[The quiet and introverted Anna also took one. ]
[You sat around the campfire, enjoying this rare beauty and reunion. ]
[Hephaestus sat at the top, quietly watching the joyful scene in front of him. ]
[This was a scene that she had never seen in her dreams. ]
[It was also an emotion she had never experienced before. ]
[Everyone was like a family, gathering together to talk about everything, sharing the trivialities of life, or the good fortune of seeing flowers blooming, or the bad luck of accidentally making dark dishes... ]
[No one was impatient, and everyone was listening carefully. ]
[These bits and pieces, combined together, turned into warm spring water, wrapping Hephaestus tightly. ]
[She was afraid that one day she would lose this warmth, but she was reluctant to let go of this happiness that she had never had. ]
[In the midst of her worries, she didn't notice that you and Philophorosine left mysteriously. ]
[When Hephaestus came to his senses, a cake with an "abstract" appearance had appeared on the table in front of him. ]
[And Philophorosine, who was grinning foolishly, and the smiling boy beside her. ]
["Master (Your Majesty Hephaestus), happy birthday!"]
[The scattered words formed a sentence of happy birthday. ]
[The sky was full of stars, and the candles representing the endless life of the gods were lit on the cake. ]
[Hephaestus looked at everything in front of him at a loss, and was speechless for a moment. ]
["Sorry, Your Majesty Hephaestus, we don't know exactly when you were born. Forgive us for our self-assertion. We just.... want you to look less lonely and want you to be happier."]
["In the days to come, we will celebrate your birthday countless times. I hope you can be happy every day."]
[Sincerity is always the best nirvana. The sincerity of you and Eucleia moved Hephaestus. ]
[For some reason, her eyes suddenly became blurred. ]
[In the astonished eyes of everyone, Hephaestus shed tears. ]
[Tears are like pearls that have broken off the string, dripping down continuously. ]
[The more you wipe, the more you drop. ]
[But Hephaestus no longer cared about these things. She only felt as if she was surrounded by happiness. The anger and hatred in the past were no longer important. ]
["Thank you."]
[The goddess who didn't know what love was, cried so hard. ]
...
After venting all the negative emotions, Hephaestus regained his sanity and immediately regretted the "embarrassment" just now.
She had a wooden face, and there were still tiny tears on her thick eyelashes like a palm leaf fan, but she had to pretend to be fierce.
She threatened everyone in a muffled voice.
"You didn't see anything just now! I didn't cry! Got it?"
Alex and Okleya looked at each other, and finally couldn't help laughing.
Hephaestus was embarrassed and was about to run back to the temple to shut himself up.
He was held down by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Alex.
"Your Majesty Hephaestus, you haven't made a wish yet! After making a wish, remember to share the cake?"
"..."
After taking the knife handed over by Alex, Hephaestus' mood calmed down a little.
She glanced at the not-so-beautiful cake on the table, then at Alex, and asked curiously, "How did you come up with this kind of food?"
"I had nothing to do. You know, bored people are the most terrible, and they can do anything!"
"Oh, then go beat up Athena."
"Ah this....."
"Didn't you say you can do anything?"
"..."
If you say that, beating up Athena is too outrageous, right?
If I had this ability, wouldn't I have already climbed Mount Olympus and taken the throne of that old Zeus?
Alex was speechless and choked, only complaining in his heart.
Hephaestus hummed softly, feeling proud of himself for getting back a city.
While thinking about how to divide the cake, he also did not forget to make a sharp comment.
"You made this cake too ugly."
Philophorosyne, who was in charge of making the cake, had a shaky face. She thought she would be praised...
"Sorry, Master..."
Before she finished her apology, she was interrupted by Hephaestus.
"However, since it's your first time, I won't pursue it. I hope you can make a better one next year, okay?"
"Of course, Master!"
Philophorosyne smiled brightly. She realized that her master seemed to have changed.
Not as obsessed with perfection as before.
She.
Reconciled with herself.
"Make a wish quickly."
Alex interrupted at the right time.
Hearing this, Hephaestus couldn't help laughing.
I am the object of human prayer. Who can fulfill my wish?
But....
Let's make a wish.
Just as a reward for their hard work.
Hephaestus closed his eyes and put his hands together.
Make a wish silently in his heart.
-I hope you will be by my side every year in the future.
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