Genshin Impact: The Recorder of All Things

Tong Hu: "I didn't know the goddess could learn like this. Do you think it's possible that Athena is like this?"

Sisyphus: "..."

Sasha is Athena, but Athena is not Sasha.

Since ancient times, Athena and Hades have been reincarnated in countless ways.

Hades placed his divine body in Elysium, while his soul was reborn into a child with a pure soul. He was playing a trick of possessing a body by having his soul take over the body.

Athena's divine body had long since disappeared; she was even a true reincarnation of her soul, growing from scratch.

This is why Hades remains unchanged, while each of the goddess's reincarnations has a slightly different personality.

A goddess's personality as she grows up is related to her upbringing. For example, Sasha, who grew up in an orphanage, was a good child who was resilient, unafraid of hardship, and gentle and considerate.

Saori Kido, who grew up in a family of unscrupulous merchants, is somewhat willful and capricious, and sometimes unreasonable.

They are all essentially Athena, possessing the kindness of the goddess who fought to the point of losing her soul in order to protect the earth, so they all eventually became goddesses who protect the earth.

Some believe that Athena's so-called protection of the earth is a conspiracy to eliminate gifted humans and maintain the rule of the gods.

But Hades and Poseidon had been eyeing the earth for quite some time; they had been encroaching on the land every day before Athena was even born.

This conflict stemmed from the initial lottery in which the three gods drew lots to determine who would govern the three realms. Zeus then used trickery to cause the conflict to arise and deepen over time.

Later, the earth belonged to Athena. Why did it belong to Athena?

Because of a prophecy: Gaia and Uranus prophesied that Metis's future children would be intelligent and powerful, and that after giving birth to her bright-eyed daughter, she would give birth to a son who would overthrow Zeus.

Zeus, fearing the trouble his children would bring, swallowed both Metis and Athena while they were still pregnant. Afterwards, Zeus suffered a splitting headache and asked Hephaestus to split his head open. Just as Hephaestus raised his axe, to the astonishment of the gods, a beautiful goddess, graceful and clad in armor, leaped out of Zeus's head—this was Athena.

Although she was a daughter, Zeus still worried that one day she would be overthrown by Athena.

He was already thoroughly annoyed by Hades and Poseidon, so he thought of diverting the trouble to Athena!

Athena had just taken over the land when Hades and Poseidon, seeing her weakness, frequently invaded it.

One wanted to turn the earth into a land of death, the other wanted to turn the earth into a vast ocean.

What should Athena do? Surrender?

Human: Goddess, what are we going to do if you surrender in 4.7?

Athena, seeing these humans with no way out, decided to take action! Besides, surrendering wasn't in her nature.

How are soldiers selected? Of course, by choosing the ones with the best aptitude!

In the first Holy War, Athena's warriors didn't even have Saint Cloths; they fought purely with their physical bodies.

Later, Athena formed alliances and obtained the power of many constellations, and the Saints gradually became more complete.

After battle after battle, the earth was saved, but Athena could no longer rebel against Zeus, and she might never wake up again.

Because she is no longer the one who is alive—

Sasha: "Hooray!"

Each time, she is a newly born deity.

Perhaps she was enjoying it, because this was her true home, more so than Olympus.

Chapter 360 Kiana Gets Taken for Free Three Times in One Minute (Saint Seiya Explanation)

While Sasha was engrossed in practicing her martial arts, Zhong Gui quietly appeared at the Goddess Temple.

Then we saw the scene of "Lin Daiyu uprooting the willow tree".

"???"

Upon spotting Zhong Gui, Sisyphus and Tong Hu approached him. "Sir."

Zhong Gui nodded, then pointed at Sasha: "What happened?"

Tong Hu: "...My mistake."

Then Tong Hu and Sisyphus explained the situation in a low voice.

Zhong Gui was speechless. Are you guys trying to give me a cute contrast?

"Speaking of which, if I remember correctly, Sasha is only fourteen years old, right?"

Zhong Gui pondered, resting his chin on his hand.

Then he glanced at Sasha's figure again...

"hiss--"

Hu Tao, how about we let Gan Yu raise the child from now on?

Some things are innate and cannot be learned.

"Hmm? Mr. Zhong Gui, you've arrived?"

Sasha stopped practicing and slammed the Victory Scepter on the ground. The eagle wings on it immediately folded together into a circle.

"You're all sweaty, wipe it off." Zhong Gui handed Sasha a towel.

"It's fine."

Sasha grinned foolishly and wiped his sweat haphazardly.

She's like a wild girl now, completely unlike her usual goddess self.

Tong Hu and Sisyphus seemed unfazed and offered no advice.

Especially Sisyphus, this usually serious man, was looking at the lively Sasha with a big, aunt-like smile, as if he were very pleased.

“She was meant to be this way. If I hadn’t taken her from the orphanage, she would probably still be happily with her brothers and sisters,” Sisyphus said while Sasha went to change her clothes.

"In that case, wouldn't it be fine if Hades' army found Hades first?"

Sisyphus: "..."

“Come on, take me for a walk,” Zhong Gui said, patting Sisyphus on the shoulder.

The three of them walked out of the temple of the goddess and saw the huge statue of the goddess.

"This thing is still here?"

"No one's touching it; we'll take it out when we're ready to go to war."

Inside the statue of the goddess in front of the temple is the goddess's sacred garment, which can be retrieved using only the goddess's blood.

This was originally a secret known only to the Pope, but because of "The Lost Canvas," all the Gold Saints now know about it.

Tong Hu: "The Pope didn't keep quiet afterward. Things have come to this point, so everyone knows. After all, when something happens, everyone knows how to retrieve Goddess's God Cloth."

Then Tong Hu said with a strange expression, "It's better than two hundred years later, when that old sheep is suddenly killed and no one knows where the Goddess's Divine Cloth is."

That's right, they watched not only "The Lost Canvas" but also "Saint Seiya".

This holy war was utterly devastating for them; it was absolutely horrific.

Not only did the person die, but the Saint Cloth was also shattered into pieces and has not been fully repaired for over two hundred years.

The Gold Cloths contain the legacy of the Saints, but due to the severe damage to the Cloths during this Holy War, much of that legacy has been lost.

Cancer is in an even worse situation, with its lineage almost completely severed.

When watching Saint Seiya, at first Manigoldo had time to curse the next Cancer Deathmask, but as he cursed, he started crying. He was responsible for the mess his successor made.

Sisyphus: "Then he said that in order to prevent future generations from being disgraced, let the Holy War end this time."

"Wow, you guys are pretty confident."

"It wasn't quite enough before, but now that you're here," Manigoldo said as he approached Zhong Gui from the Papal Palace, his smile ingratiating as he saw him.

Behind him, the Gold Saints caught up one by one.

When Zhong Gui appeared, Sisyphus notified all the Gold Saints, and they traveled through the Twelve Palaces and the Papal Palace to the small square in front of the Temple of Athena.

They all became happy as soon as they saw Zhong Gui.

I was wondering what to do if I couldn't win, and then this powerful backer showed up! Even Sasa is more reliable!

"It's not just me, there are many others too."

After Zhong Gui finished speaking, several spatial portals opened in the small square.

"Has the fighting started? Has the fighting started?"

Kiana and her friends popped out.

She wore the latest Valkyrie armor, carried the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, and had a halo of light with thirteen gem nodes shining brightly behind her.

This clearly demonstrates that she is ready for battle!

"Kiana, tone it down a bit, we haven't even started yet," Bronya said.

"Oh." Kiana reluctantly took back the look she had prepared for so long.

Zhong Gui: "Kiana, you ran over here so fast, do you think you can beat a Saint Seiya?"

"How can I not win? I have planetary-level combat power, how many Saint Seiya have reached that level?"

"Besides, doesn't Earth have that...that..."

(Bronya whispers: Gods, gods, seal.)