Humanity’s Chronic Affliction

 

Kou pressed Athena on the crux of it.

「Hermes didn’t aim to become his own complete form—he tried to leap straight to becoming another Zeus. He meant to become an Omphalos Stone capable of creating a universe. Now that there are fewer Hemitheoi, is that even possible with his authority?」

「Impossible, most likely. Just as you intended, the stone shattered. That is your greatest achievement, Asia’s Knight.」

「When you put it like that, I feel awkward.」

「Shall we talk about the honeymoon plan, then? I’m curious, too.」

「Stop that! This isn’t the mood for it.」

Kou, sensing he’d be teased with this for a while, denied it with all his might.

Athena’s Aimer smiled mischievously.

「My apologies. In any case, no matter what Hermes is plotting, his target is only Planet Asia. This is the only place where he can get enough ‘resource’ called humans, too. And the planetary management super AI, as well.」

「Does Hermes even need