Greece Brings Evildoers Chapter 269

  Chapter 269 Will you win? Guaranteed to win! (4.1k)

Themis turned to look at Athena, who was walking from the depths of the starry sky, and shook her head slightly.

 “The jurors should not be dismissed.”

"Since you agree with my attendance, it proves that I, as a juror, also have the authority to interpret the law, identify facts, and hear cases. In the face of injustice and possible miscarriages of justice, of course I have to speak out for this."

Athena smiled in response, her tone neither humble nor arrogant.

Themis was silent for a moment, turned the hilt of the sword, and the gap in the starry sky closed. She released the prisoner's restraint, sat back on the judgment seat, covered her eyes with a gauze, and pondered solemnly.

 “Okay, you can start your inquiry.”

  Athena nodded and asked a question.

“Let me ask, are the parties concerned committed to improving the judiciary, establishing order, and practicing justice?”

"yes!"

 Themis nodded slightly and gave a positive 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 indeed, 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 selfish motives, he has a clearer bottom line than most gods. He rarely breaks the rules openly, so he leaves almost nothing that can be called a handle.

 “Has his transgression not yet come true?”

"yes…"

 Themis nodded again and gave a frank answer.

Athena had the same evil smile on her face as someone else, it was very obvious.

“So, can a person who is temporarily innocent be convicted for something that has not happened yet?”

Themis was silent for a long time before letting out a faint sigh.

 “Is this why you defend him?”

 “Not really, I pay more attention to the results than to the elusive justice in this world.”

Athena shook her head with a smile, then rolled her eyes at the accuser behind her and snorted angrily.

“Some people say that he can make the world a better place, and I believe him.”

 “I used to feel the same way…”

Themis murmured with feeling, her eyes under the gauze staring at Athena on the field.

"No regrets?"

"No regrets!"

Athena nodded solemnly without any hesitation.

 “She is just as stubborn as your mother…”

Themis smiled bitterly and sighed, waving her hand half-heartedly.

 “That's all, I'm the one who's busy.”

 Suddenly, the stars in the sky were restrained, the sense of oppression around them disappeared, and Lorne, the plaintiff, also broke free from the invisible imprisonment.

 Sister Ya, don't say anything! It's better that you treat me well!

As soon as he got out of trouble, Lorne looked at Athena excitedly, wishing he could rush forward and hug the sister who saved him from fire and water and kiss her.

 “Poof!”

However, before he could take action, the goddess of justice on the judgment seat opened her mouth and vomited out a mouthful of golden blood, and fell forward.

 “Auntie!”

When Athena saw this, her expression changed, and she rushed forward in a hurry to help Themis up.

Lorne looked at the goddess of justice who was suddenly struck by thunder and turned pale, with complicated emotions.

To be honest, he still had some objections to what Themis had just done.

Although I did use some tricks to drag this goddess of justice into the water, and the motives of many things were not pure, a gentleman should judge his deeds but not his heart, and there is no perfect person in the world.

 At least in many issues concerning people and matters, Lorne asked himself that he was much stronger than His Majesty the God King and most of the Olympus gods.

But apparently, because she accidentally triggered the PTSD left by her biological 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 and walked forward to ask cautiously.

"What's up with her?"

 “Fortunately, he's not dead, he's just seriously injured and in a coma.”

"so serious?"

The unexpected answer made Lorne a little stunned.

Athena turned around, glared at the accuser, and snorted angrily.

“Do you think it is that simple to unilaterally cut off the continuation of the law of marriage and divide the authority of the God King?”

Lorne was stunned for a moment, and there was a vague premonition in his heart.

Athena glanced at the dim and swaying stars around her, and looked faintly at the accuser on the field.

“...To practice justice for the weak and wield the sword against the strong, there is a price to pay. Since this price is not paid by you or Hera, who do you think it will be fulfilled?"

Lorn suddenly understood and looked at the pale-faced Themis in Athena's arms in astonishment. He hesitated for a moment and spoke dryly.

 “What will happen to her?”

 “I can't die yet.”

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

"But to violate the oath made to the Styx River, to interfere with the divine power of Olympus; to betray my father, to shake the most powerful destiny king in the world, so many troubles piled up together to detonate, the situation is worse than Death is not much better."

 “How is she?”

“My godhead is broken, and I cannot become the goddess of justice. My consciousness has been severely damaged. I shouldn't be able to wake up in the short term. If things go on like this, I'm afraid I will fall into eternal sleep.”

 Hearing Athena's answer, Lorne couldn't help but be surprised.

He originally just wanted to trick Themis into the game and use the marriage law to weaken Zeus's authority.

Unexpectedly, under his pressure, this goddess of justice actually got into trouble. In order to keep her promise, she even swung the sword and risked herself.

This time, he really tricked Themis.

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

"so what should I do now?"

"What else can we do? We can only hope that Qian will really keep her promise, perfect the judiciary, build order, practice justice, use this faith to repair her damaged godhead, and one day wake her up!"

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

“So, she has already made her choice from the moment she swung the sword?”

Lorne was startled for a moment, then looked at the unconscious goddess of justice in shock.

“Then she also said she wanted to take me to see Zeus?”

"If you don't say so, will you have a long memory? And if she really wants to sacrifice you to Zeus, does she have to touch the divine power of destiny first?"

Athena became angrier as she spoke, turning back to glare at the instigator standing behind her, with a gloomy look on her face.

"I told you before that conspiracy has its limits. If you rely too much on your own cleverness without absolute strength as support, you will get into big trouble sooner or later!"

"You dare to even get into Hera's bed, and you still want to use this as an opportunity to leverage the power of the God King. Do you really think that your head is harder than the thunderbolt of Olympus? Or are others at your mercy? You fool, no one sees through your hidden evil intentions?”

"This time it was Themis who took advantage of me and managed to resist all the suspicion and consequences for you. What about next time? You don't think you can win every time with your tricks, do you?"

Hearing those heart-wrenching questions, Lorne was speechless and felt deep guilt in his heart. Indeed, he relied too much on his own tricks and forgot a crucial truth.

 The practice of justice requires bloodshed.

 He got away with it through his cunning, but someone has to pay the price.

Looking at the bloodless Lady Justice, Lorne couldn't help but murmur.

 “Why didn't she say such an important thing?”

 “Then are you being honest with her?”

Athena turned around and asked unceremoniously.

 Lorne was speechless and could only argue bitterly.

 “Didn't I find a chance?”

"Chance?"

Athena glanced at the complainant with a meaningful look.

“Do you remember anything different about her face during the second trial?”

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

“She took off the blindfold…”

"When she puts the blindfold on, she won't be able to see the faces and identities of the people in the dispute, so she won't be tempted, and doesn't have to be afraid of power. She is the goddess of justice who doesn't have personal feelings; when she takes off the blindfold, she won't be tempted. It's just Themis, a woman who breaks taboos for you because of a trust and a promise.”

Athena sighed, spoke with a complicated expression, and leisurely revealed the answer to the mystery.

“She gave you a chance but you chose the worst answer…”

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

It's just that there are too many secrets in me, and they are too heavy to tell easily.

Lorne was speechless as he recalled the disappointment in Themis's eyes.

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 wisdom.”

Lorne nodded seriously and took this teaching to heart.

Immediately, Athena activated the power of [Labyrinth], carefully hiding Themis who was temporarily stable, and then turned to look at the disintegrating starry sky and the graceful figure walking anxiously in the dense forest.

 “Let's go, she didn't last until the end, so I have to perform the second half.”

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

Hearing Athena's conclusive reminder, Hera's expression suddenly changed, and she couldn't help but look worriedly at Lorne, who had just been released from the Starry Sky Court.

By the time the incident broke out, she and Zeus had completed their marriage and the separation of divine rights, but they were not too afraid of being held accountable by the god-king husband.

But that may not be the case for the little lover in front of her. Ixion, the king of Thessaly, who had a wrong idea for her back then, is still imprisoned in the Tartarus Hell, suffering eternal divine punishment, unable to live or die.

 Fortunately, Athena changed the topic and brought good news.

"However, I stopped her and persuaded her hard to give up the pursuit."

 What a good boy!

Hearing this, Hera looked at Athena with a look that was moved and fond of her.

 Since Athena is the daughter of Metis, the first queen of heaven, she is considered a latecomer.

With such an orphan girl helpless, Hera rarely targeted Athena, and the two parties got along fairly well.

Unexpectedly, this trivial kindness actually allowed Athena to give her stepmother a hand at a critical moment.

 However, before Hera could be happy for too long, Athena added a faint explanation.

“Of course, there is a price for her agreeing to hide it for you.”

 “At what cost?”

 “I will sever my personal relationship with Lorne from now on and will no longer be entangled with him.”

Hearing Athena's request on her behalf, Hera's face suddenly darkened, showing unwillingness.

 “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 face, and spoke in a deep voice.

“Of course, she did this for your own good.”

 “For our own good?”

Hera frowned, confused.

Athena then 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 with impunity 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 feelings. 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 full of frankness and sincerity.

“If you want to maintain this relationship with dignity, at least you must be able to protect yourself and the person you care about…”

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

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

Immediately, the queen of the forest glanced at the young lover with whom she was involved in this evil relationship, and reflected in her mind the scenes of getting along with him. Finally, she turned her head cruelly and secretly told Athena.

 “Take care of him for me…”

"Um!"

Athena nodded solemnly, watched as the stepmother summoned the chariot, and headed 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 like she is very attentive to you.”

 “But I don't want to be a queen.”

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

“Furthermore, 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 took the position of dragging him to see Zeus. It was probably to make Hera retreat and stop pestering him.

Athena glanced to her 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 uttered a domineering declaration.

“Anyway, no matter which way you choose, I will win in the end!”

 (End of this chapter)

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