"Souta, is it true?"
"What?"
"Mila said that you've returned."
"Oh... Yeah, I've returned but I'm not currently in the Giza Continent. I'm on God's Continent and it's quite far so it would take me a while before I return."
Souta was sitting on a chair while looking at the window. The sky was dark and most of the people were asleep. He had nothing to do so he accepted the call from Lumilia. He just finished talking to Lumilia and Lynn replaced her.
"Aw... I thought that I could see you."
"Haha, don't worry it won't be long before I go back there. I actually miss everyone there." Souta laughed.
"Hehe... Souta, I'm waiting for your return. I will be waiting here with others. There's currently a war because of demons but it's far from the Hebrei Kingdom and Eternal Empire."
"I'm excited to return there but I'm afraid that it will take a lot of time. So until then keep practicing." Souta smiled lightly as he stood up and opened the window.
He gazed at the starry sky as Lynn's voice sounded in his ears.
"Mm. I'm practicing every day and once you return I'm going to show you the fruit of my hard work." Lynn giggled and added, "Though it's not much compared to Bryan and Yujin's improvement but I'm doing my best."
"I'm looking forward to it. Also, I have something to tell you and the others at that time. It's important."
Souta was ready to tell them the truth once he returned. He already decided and Alice will also tell them about her identity. He was sure that they will be shocked but he was looking forward to that day.
"W-What is it?"
"It's a secret. It's better if I said it personally. I would love to see your reaction at that time."
"Eh?! You're teasing me again!"
"Nope, it's just that I learned a lot of things in my travel. It didn't just improve my strength but it also develop my mentality."
Souta smiled lightly. The two continued to talk for a while until the sun began to rise. It was then that Souta decided to bid farewell.
"It's already morning, Lynn. We'll talk later. I still have to do something."
"Ah, sorry. I got carried away. You waste a few hours of your time talking to me."
"Don't mind it. It's not a waste. I actually enjoy talking to you. Talking about ordinary things calms my nerves. Then, I'm going now. Call me later if you want to talk again."
"O-Okay, I'm glad that I didn't cause any problem. See you later, Souta."
Souta ended the call as he closed his eyes. He imagined Lynn's face with a beautiful smile before he shook his head.
"She's really a kind person."
He exited his room. He knocked on the doors of the other four and found that they were awake.
"Let's eat breakfast first. After this, we're going to visit a certain legion again."
The group went downstairs to have breakfast. After that, they went outside and quickly went to a god's legion.
"We're here."
Alice, Eztein, and Eilish lifted their heads. They saw a huge palace before their very eyes. They were familiar with this as they have visited this place yesterday.
"Are we going to join this god's legion?" Eztein asked in a low voice.
"I'm going to join this legion. I'm not forcing you to join but I think I can gain a lot if I join this. You can join other god's legions if you want." Souta explained.
"I see." Eilish nodded.
"Athen's Champion," Alice muttered.
"Yeah, this is my choice. To join the legion of the Goddess Athena." Souta nodded at her words. 'My Goddess, one of the few gods that I respected.'
"Hm..." Alice hummed as she took a glance at his face and saw that he had a faint smile as if he was excited to meet the said goddess.
"Let's enter."
Souta stepped forward and enter the huge gate. On the side of the gate, some of the warriors of Athena approached the group.
He simply explained that they were here to join the legion.
"The recruitment area is in Site B Building 4." The guards said.
After thanking the guards, the group walked around and after a few minutes, they've arrived at the recruitment area.
The recruitment area looked like a giant stadium. Thousands of people were here trying to join the legion of Athena. This legion was in the top 10 legions so a lot of people wanted to be a part of it and shared its glory.
"Oh! These people are here to join too?!" Eztein exclaimed.
"Athen's Warrior is in the top 10 in the legion ranking so I already expected it," Eilish said.
Souta turned to them and asked, "Are you sure that you want to join this legion?"
"Yeah, I'll just follow you. I'm still ignorant in this place so I'm afraid that I will offend someone without knowing." Eilish smiled at him.
"You're my boss so I'll follow you." Eztein shrugged his shoulder.
"Well, suit yourself." Souta decided to not think about it. If they want to follow him then he will not force them.
To join the legion, the group first registered their names in the registrar. After this was an interview then the examination. The examination was the most important part as it will decide whether they could join the legion or not.
Athen's Warriors didn't have a level restriction for people that wanted to join. From the lowest power level up to the highest power level. Anyone can join as long as they passed the examination.
The level of the examination depends on the power level of the said person. The most important was that they combat power.
The examination has two parts. One for combat and one written exam.
After all, Athena is the goddess of wisdom and war.
Souta and the rest finished registering their name. Someone will call their name and they will be interviewed.
Since they had nothing to do, the group found a vacant seat. They decided to wait here while observing the people in the recruitment area.
"In my world, a person at my level could already become an overlord yet in this place most of the people ignore me," Eilish muttered while looking around.
"That's natural. One shackle realm is rare but not that pretty rare. It is still in the mid-tier in terms of power level in this world. If you've seen the tragedy in Ladros City you will see how insignificant a one shackle realm is." Souta said in response.
"Tragedy in Ladros City? What happened there boss?" Eztein asked curiously.
"Ladros City is the place where we've been living before we arrive on the sub-world." Alice suddenly said.
"Imagine a god and a monster lord fought in that city. The whole city was demolished and ninety percent of the population were wiped out." Souta paused for a moment before he added, "Before that, an organization attacked the city. The people that attacked consisted of C-rank to SSS-rank."
The nobles and the high-ranking teachers of the Ladro Institute worked together to fight the six-circle and seven-circle officers. But most of the seven-circle officers were handled by one person called Bargan, the Flame Master.
Souta was lucky that the seven-circle officers that he fought were already on the brink of death.
"That happened?!" Eilish was surprised to hear this story.
"Yeah, it was a life and death situation for me, Alice, and the rest of the people in that city." Souta nodded.
The battle between Leo and Underground King was still one of the biggest clashes besides the battle between Leo and several gods.
Oh, in the Three Bringers of Calamity, Leo became the most active one after his two appearances. The rest of the Bringers of Calamity hasn't appeared yet.
"Gods..." Eilish muttered as she narrowed her eyes.
"Souta Ieshi!!"
Eztein, Alice, and Souta raised their heads.
"Oh, it's me." Souta stood up and he turned, "I'm gonna go now. Wait for your turn."
With that, he left the group...
Souta was inside a small room sitting on a chair. In the opposite direction was a middle-aged man with long blue hair and a pair of antenna on his forehead. He had a pair of semi-transparent wings on his back.
He naturally knows this guy. Igmun Romar is the name of this guy. A high ranking officer of Athen's Warrior. Although he wasn't part of the main heroes, he was still powerful.
Souta's eyes adjusted and he saw that Igmun was at four shackles realm. When he joined the Athen's Warrior in the game, Igmun was at six shackles and he became a hero by receiving Athena's blessing.
"Hmm..." Igmun tapped his finger on the table while reading the words written on a piece of paper in his hand. "You said in this paper that you're a monster, right?"
"Yes," Souta answered politely.
"In Mount Olympus, there are several monster lords such as Lady Echidna, Lord Typhon, Divine Sphinx, and Empyrean Satyr. So I'm going to ask why do you want to join Athen's Warriors instead of joining the banner of the monster lords on Mount Olympus?" Igmun asked as he looked at Souta with a serious expression.
