Chapter 443 – 443. God’s Invitation (3)
It is undoubtedly Belldandi who helped Eun-hyeon become a demigod, but it was the Vulcan hammer and Aegis bestowed by the goddess Juno that accidentally created the opportunity for Eun-hyeon to have divine power in her soul.
Because there was an opportunity to naturally have divine power in the soul by imprinting the divine weapon into the soul, Eunhyeon was able to grow up and be reborn as a demigod.
“I am truly indebted.”
Vulcanus, the owner of the ‘Hammer of Vulcan’, was a benefactor who really helped Eunhyeon.
[No. I’m proud that my strength helped you.]
Vulcanus smiled bitterly and accepted Eunhyeon’s polite thanks, which he bowed his head.
[Boy. Long time no see?]
Following Vulcanus, a goddess approached Eunhyeon and spoke to her.
“Long time no see. … Miss Vesta.”
[Whoops. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but you’ve really grown beyond recognition.]
Vesta recognized the aura of divine power within Eunhyeon’s body.
“I really appreciate Eleanor’s work. Thanks to that, I was able to overcome a dangerous hurdle.”
[It is fortunate that the child was helpful. Thanks to you, you seem to be saving a lot too. It’s really bold, to convey such words to me through Belldandi. Aren’t children really afraid?]
I don’t know how any other god would have reacted to that arrogant attitude.
“… Sorry.”
[Whoops, no. Because he felt that heart that desperately wanted to be helpful to the child, and I also became warm.]
However, Vesta forgave Eunhyeon with a funny expression.
Rather, it seemed that he was very happy to hear Eunhyeon’s message through Belldandy.
[Will you continue to work hard like that?]
“… Thank you for your consideration.”
[Anyway, it’s amazing. An ordinary human possessing divine power and being reborn as a demigod.]
Vulcanus observed Eunhyeon’s body condition carefully with an interesting expression.
Although he is said to be an apostle of the goddess, it is surprising that humans are literally reborn as demigods.
It is even more surprising that he was not endowed with the power of a god from birth, but rather was the result of being acquired.
[That’s right. Even that ‘Hercules’ could be recognized as a demigod because half of it was endowed with the power of a god from birth.]
After hearing Vulcan’s story, Vesta nodded as if agreeing with him.
That’s why the existence of Eunhyun is special.
However, that greatness did not convey well to Eunhyun herself.
Eun-hyeon had always thought that he was great.
He just used the given paddle to the fullest in the given situation and drew results that fit his capabilities.
He was good at the power he had, the grace he was bestowed upon, he was not great at himself.
In order to make the most of the given paddle, he thought that if someone else started with the same conditions, he would be able to become faster and stronger than himself.
“…”
[Hmm?]
After checking Eunhyun’s expression, Vulcanus tilted his head.
Soon he realizes the meaning of that expression and smiles bitterly.
[You don’t seem to know how great you are.]
“… Yes?”
Eunhyeon opened his eyes wide and asked back.
[At least, until now, I have never seen a human who became a demigod with the power of a god in a human body like you.]
Not impossible.
However, very few have succeeded in doing so.
Those who were able to become demigods were all able to do so because they were born with that wood.
One of its representative characteristics is that it inherited the power of a god from its birth, possessed powers that did not meet the standard, and was recognized as a demigod while accumulating special tasks.
But Eun-hyeon is different.
From the moment he was chosen by the goddess with a normal human body, something was different.
And now, it is treated as a special existence that attracts the attention of many gods.
[You seem to need to take care of yourself a little more. Isn’t it disrespectful to those who have high expectations of you to keep having low self-esteem?]
It is also a disrespectful thought to Vulcanus, who handed over his weapon.
“… Thank you for your words.”
Eunhyeon smiled bitterly and accepted Vulcan’s advice sweetly.
Vulcan’s advice was something I heard from Illyana and other colleagues, as well as from Verdandi, like nagging.
It wasn’t easy to fix that thought, but it made me smile bitterly that it didn’t get better at all as much as I had been working hard to fix it.
He did not think that the way of thinking and habits he had for 400 years could be corrected in just two years.
[Hmm.]
Perhaps because Eunhyeon meekly accepted his advice, Vulcanus nodded his head with a satisfied smile.
“Lord Vulcanus. There is something I would like to ask you.”
[Tell me.]
“Why… Did you readily think of giving me Vulcan-sama’s hammer?”
[Because I made up my mind to put my hopes on you.]
Vulcanus gently closed his eyes and recalled his past.
[In the Corridor of the Gods, it was when the three goddesses, including Belldandy, made a strong argument to the seven goddesses who could strongly interfere with the underworld, how about trying to save you.]
“…”
Eunhyeon hardened his face after hearing Vulcan’s recollection.
It was none other than the story of the incident that became the fundamental opportunity for him to be revived.
[Except for the seven goddesses, all other gods were indirectly watching the meeting. She has ‘recreated’ your ‘time’ in her corridor.]
The appearance of Eunhyeon seen by Vulcanus was the final scene of death.
The scene at that time when Eun-hyeon fought alone, burning her life, prepared for her death, when she single-handedly stopped tens of thousands of monsters that had been mutated due to contaminated mana.
[I saw the light then.]
The candle that burns her body and brightens her surroundings also shines more brilliantly at the end than at the beginning.
The sword created with authority broke over and over again, and the body that gradually accumulated fatigue continued to annihilate the enemies while biting off the limbs.
Even to the god himself, the soul was too dazzling.
[I felt regret then. If only you had in your hands the right weapon to handle her. You wouldn’t have died so vain.]
The regret Vulcanus had was as a blacksmith that a good swordsman was not given a good sword.
[Your Goddess strongly insisted that you should not be sent away like that, who prevented the destruction of her underworld by twisting her future, which was destined for her, while showing the fight.]
The future twisted and passed the danger, but the devils in the underworld continued to work hard to get over to the underworld.
There was an element of anxiety in raising a hero of the underworld from scratch who could prevent that danger.
Then, even if he expended a little more power, it was better to put his hopes on Eun-hyeon, who already had a solid track record of producing results several times, persuaded the seven goddesses.
In order to revive Eun-hyeon, many factors of persuasion were prepared, and thanks to Belldandi’s efforts, Eun-hyeon was able to be revived.
“Berdandy-sama…”
Eunhyeon heard from Belldandi about how she was revived, but did not hear the details of her story.
He felt grateful to his goddess for making so much effort for him.
[So, in my own way, as a result of searching for a way to help you who have been revived, I have given you my Vulcan Hammer so that you can craft the best weapon suitable for you.]
“But… Isn’t that hammer an important weapon to Lord Vulcanus? Is it okay if I give it away so simply? .”
[You mean this?]
As he snapped the hammer in his hand, Vulcanus laughed.
[If it’s really important, I couldn’t have given it to you without any preparation.]
“…”
[God’s armament is the image of one’s own power imprinted in the god’s soul. In other words, I gave you some of my power. It also means that if you don’t like it, you can take my hammer right away.]
Seeing Eunhyun make an expression that he could guess something, Vulcanus nodded his head.
[Looks like you created your own powers as a demigod, right? And the material… It’s none other than your soul itself. It’s fortunate that it succeeded, what would have happened if it failed?]
“It was only possible because of the power of Lord Vulcanus.”
[Hmm.]
Eunhyeon, who was smiling bitterly, spoke politely to Vulcanus, who was observing her closely.
“Hey, I have a question for you.”
[Hmm? What?]
If it were another god, I wondered what would happen if he would say, ‘How dare a human or something talk to me!?’, But fortunately, Vulcanus is a god who shows favor to Eunhyeon.
“The god who asked Belldandy to see me… Are you Vulcanus?”
[Hmm? Alas, not me. I’ve been waiting to meet you, but it’s beyond my power to give you permission to enter this realm.]
“Then what god… ?”
[You came just in time.]
Eun-hyeon unconsciously turned her head in the direction where Vulcanus turned his head and was staring at one place.
Even if it wasn’t, there were two gods in the place where they had the strongest presence.
[Long time no see.]
A chair that exists at the highest level in the innermost place.
It was like a throne.
In this temple, only two gods were sitting on chairs, looking down at Eunhyeon and the other gods.
Among the two men and women sitting on a pair of thrones, the goddess side is a face that even Eun-hyeon knows.
Juno, the goddess who bestowed the ‘Hammer of Vulcan’ directly to herself at the previous ‘Generation Meeting’, greeted Eunhyeon with a blunt expression.
“Long time no see.”
Instinctively lowering her head and greeting Juno, Eunhyeon thought.
Next to Juno, leaning against the arm of her chair and resting her chin on her, he recalled the gaze that had been staring at him with a nonchalant gaze.
[Everyone go away.]
A short, bold word full of dignity.
At that word, the gods disappeared one by one.
[Then let me go away. It was nice to meet and talk like this.]
“I can also thank you for the grace you have given me. I was very happy.”
[Whoops, would it be nice to see you again someday?]
Vesta, who was listening to Eunhyeon and Vulcan’s conversation from the side, said goodbye to Eunhyeon with a smile on her eyes and then disappeared.
Eventually, when all the gods disappeared and only Juno and the god remained, the god who had bitten all the gods around him slowly opened his mouth.
[I am here. King of the Dodecatheon. It is called Jupiter.]
“A human and demigod who is an apostle of the three goddesses of destiny. My name is Eunhyun.”
Eunhyeon was convinced that the god Jupiter in front of her instinctively wanted to meet her.
[Okay. Did you have a special relationship with the second of the three goddesses?]
“… That’s right.”
Eun-hyeon thought about what to say for a moment, but she answered honestly.
Anyway, since he and Belldandi developed a special relationship, it is only a matter of time before other sister goddesses or other gods find out.
In addition, it was under the judgment that Jupiter, a god of another system, would have no justification for interfering.
‘Are you trying to find fault with something?’
Eunhyeon was wary.
When he was desperately shaking his head, fearing that someone might harm Verdandi, Jupiter continued to ask Eunhyeon.
[Did it taste good?]
“Yes. Delicious… Yes?”
[The second daughter of the three goddesses of fate. I asked if Belldandi’s flesh was delicious.]
It wasn’t because I didn’t hear the question properly.
I asked again because I did not understand the question properly.
But even after hearing it again, Eunhyeon had to ask again.
“… What?”
Shin’s first words, “I want to meet him,” Gave Eun-hyeon a shock as if he hit her head hard.
