Aftermath

I never thought to see a mountain of gold in my life, but here we are.

I can see an enormous pile of items to the side of the vault, from a mundane object to a mythical item. What is piling in front of me is a massive mountain of gold. I think it was thirty meters tall of gold. That is only the gold.

However, what catches my attention is one item in the corner of the room.

"Medea, why is there a boat here?"

"Oh, that? It was the boat that King Arthur used in the past. It has the ability to fly as long as the user feeds it with mana. I want to experiment with this, but I can't because of the curse."

"Why does Ares have this item in his vault, I wonder? From whom is this boat he takes?"

"I don't know about that, master. It looks like one of Ares' worshipers is able to kill the owner and then offer this boat to Ares for a greater blessing."

"What's the name of the boat?"

"Prydwen. It was the boat that he took to Annwfn."

"Wait, Annwfn. Isn't that the place where we Dagda take us?"

"Yup. It was the paradise version to Celtic believers."

I nod my head and look around the vault for a moment. Most of the items inside the vault, other than the gold, are weapons and armor. There is a painting and even a farming tool, but most of it is a weapon and armor.

"Medea, you said that we can't use all of this because it was cursed?"

"Yes. It was the curse of Conquest. Any item, including the gold, cannot be used unless you take them after killing Ares. The curse will be lifted when he is killed, and you can use them. I already checked them all, and there is only one curse on them. We are lucky that he is the God of War and not the God of Magic like Hecate. If she owns these items, I will never take them. She has more knowledge about curses than me if we go by her version of my world."

I nod my head. While both versions are very different, they have the same domain. They are the Goddess of Magic, Witchcraft, Spell, and Curse. The last part of the domain that makes her a dangerous Goddess.

"Anyway, Medea. I will not forbid you to do something but make sure you think about it for long. I did not want to injure yourself because you are doing whatever you are doing. Can you promise that? Promise me that you will make sure you are alright, even abandon whatever you are doing if that makes you injured."

"I promise, my master. This Medea promises you that I will always come back in one piece from every plot I do."

"That's good. I'm a greedy devil. I did not want to lose what I own, and that includes you."

"Fufufufu~ Your word is so sweet, master. If you continue doing that, I will eat you up. I have been low in prana lately."

Seeing the sexy smirk that Medea gives to me, I know that I bite more than I can chew, and I know that it is true when Medea carries me with her arms.

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|3rd POV|

Zephyrdor looks at Riser, who is training alone in the middle of the arena, and frowns. Risers have everything. He is powerful, rich, and has a powerful peerage. He is jealous of the third heir of the Phenex clan.

Zephyrdor is the one that is spreading the rumor about how weak Riser is, and the only reason why he won the Rating Game is that he has a powerful peerage member.

However, after all the students witness the fight between Riser and the God of War, Ares, they know that the rumor is false. Zephyrdor tries to prove that he is superior by defeating the unknown man (to him), but he can't even block the shockwave created by Riser and Ares' attack.

Even though he uses the Bloodline Power he is very proud of, the Absolute Defense, he cannot block it. The shockwave tears apart the barrier like wet tissue.

He feels humiliated, and there is only one person that he can blame, Riser Phenex. While the said person did not do anything to him, Zephyrdor decided to blame him for the self-humiliation he felt.

With a frown, Zephyrdor decided to get down to the arena. With a confident step, he walked toward Riser, who was doing his daily Katas. Riser stops his light training and sees Zephyrdor coming at him.

"Zephyrdor? What can I do for you?"

"Riser Phenex of the Phenex Clan, I Zephyrdor Glasya-Labolas, challenge you into a Devil of Youth Competition!"

Devil of Youth Competition is a 'friendly' competition between two young masters of Seventy Two pillar. This competition is an old tradition that the first Satan created to see who is the most powerful young devil among the next generation.

However, before the competition could start, the challenger needed to offer something and demand something from the one they challenged.

"If I win this, I will take over your peerage and become their king! In return, I will give you a piece of land I own in the Glasya-Labolas territory!"

After saying that, two symbols appear above both children. It was the symbol of both the Glasya-Labolas and Phenex clans. This means that the ancient power of the devil has been invoked, and if Riser agrees with this declaration, the fight will happen in three days.

Riser did not really know what to say in his current situation. All of it was just too fast for him to comprehend. He knew that he never did anything to Zephyrdor or Glasya-Labolas's family. It confused him why Zephyrdor decided to challenge him in an ancient competition like this.

Riser's logical mind says that accepting the challenge was not worth it. However, his greedy side screams at him to accept the challenge, and by the look of it, his greedy side is winning as he suddenly says.

"I, Riser Phenex, accept your challenge."

At this declaration, both Clan Symbols shine, and a golden chain appears between the two symbols that connect each one of them. This means that the fight is set and if one of them does not appear in the capital city of the Underworld in three days, they will be declared lost.

"Hmph. Good. You are not a coward. Prepare to be humiliated."

Zephyrdor, who is delusional, still thinks that Riser is not the one that defeats the unknown man (He did not know it was Ares), and if he does, he thinks that Ares is a weak opponent. He completely forgets or decides to ignore that his power easily gets destroyed by the shockwave alone.

As for Riser? He continues to do his light training.