CK Simulation, Creating the Style of Tsukino Fumi

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Oh no, the prophecy has come true!

"Zeus's last son will be more powerful than his father and will replace Zeus," this was a prophecy that circulated throughout Greece. Almost all living beings knew this rumor, but no one, not even the gods, ever took this prophecy to heart, especially the Olympian gods.

Because they are all extraterrestrial mechanical lifeforms, they know each other's secrets. Zeus's strength and status as the flagship of the Mech God fleet are unmatched by the other Mech Gods. It can be said that if Zeus wanted, he could forcibly twist the minds of the other Mech Gods, uniting them into one and using his own power to counterbalance the gods. Furthermore, the destruction of the Mech Gods' bodies in the battle against the Planetary Vanguard further eliminated the possibility of this prophecy coming true.

[But now, everything has changed dramatically. Since your arrival, the Greek Mechs have regained the possibility of restoring their Mech bodies due to your actions, and thus regained their former power. Even the puppets you created have become gods because of the birth of the Pantheon. This dramatic change has left all the gods present in a state of panic and mixed emotions.]

[You see Jupiter, and your keen attention notices that something seems amiss with your puppet. Though she exudes immense divine power and pressure, her eyes are empty and lifeless. Like her essence, Jupiter is still a puppet. You watch as her gaze sweeps across the entire area, gazing upon the Greek gods, before she slowly speaks.]

"I am Jupiter, King of Light, Law, and the Sky, the Ruler..."

The doll's voice is similar to Dione's; they seem like twins, or similar individuals. But it's obvious to anyone with eyes that Jupiter is extremely lacking in humanity, unlike Dione, who is rich in emotion. Her divinity is so intense that Quinn wonders if she is the real Greek god of machines.

But now was no time for doubt, for Quinn had already seen the faces of the Greek gods begin to darken, and he immediately rushed forward to stop Jupiter from finishing his sentence.

The moment he appeared in Jupiter's field of vision, a glimmer of light appeared in the doll's eyes, and she stopped speaking before she could finish. As Jupiter stared at Quinn in thought, Quinn covered her mouth with one hand.

“The child doesn’t know any better, I’ll take her away now.”

After saying this, Quinn quickly grabbed Jupiter and started running away. Fortunately, Jupiter offered no resistance and allowed his creator to take him away from the feast of the gods.

You prevented your puppet from making its first appearance before the gods, thus avoiding a riot. However, you know that many gods have already witnessed Jupiter's presence, and soon the news of your puppet's transformation into a god will spread like wildfire. The gods will inevitably demand an explanation from you.

[But before that, you need to settle Jupiter. You bring him back to the palace to figure out his thoughts and state of mind. Soon, you'll have the results.]

The nanomachines you obtained from Vulcan, used to create Jupiter, were once part of the body of Zeus, the god-king. Therefore, with the construction of the Roman Pantheon, Jupiter adopted the Romans' faith in Zeus, thus giving birth to a pseudo-personality. Her understanding of the world comes from the Romans' impression of the god-king, so she believes herself to be the incarnation of the god-king who rules Rome. But before that, she also had the impression that you created her.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing. You have indeed achieved your initial goal, creating a powerful god with a mortal body. Jupiter has the potential to replace Zeus's position and power, and also has the possibility of becoming the new king of the gods. The bad thing is that she has turned from a gift you offered to the king of the gods into a weapon that may threaten him.

You have no doubt that soon, Zeus, the king of the gods, will question you.

But the result

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It exceeded your expectations.

[After this farce, Dione did indeed come to you, but she didn't bring the condemnation of the King of Gods. Instead, she wanted to see Jupiter's existence with her own eyes and witness the miracle created by you, a mere mortal, a miracle that even the Greek mechanics could hardly replicate.]

[You had no reason to refuse, so Dione met with Jupiter, two women who looked almost identical. You expected it to be a fiery encounter, but Dione showed unprecedented excitement. She declared that the King of Gods would greatly appreciate your work and would surely reward you, but you were also responsible for the farce Jupiter caused. As punishment, the King of Gods demanded that you find a way to build a great ship—the Agor.]

As he said, you soon received a reward from the God-King.

[A scepter made of golden bull horn, topped with lightning, was presented to you by Hermes.]

"Ahem, accept this reward, King of Rome. This is a treasure bestowed upon you by the God-King, a precious artifact made in imitation of the God-King's weapon, Thunder, as a reward for creating an unprecedented heir for the God-King. Incidentally, the God-King has requested that the priestess Dione serve as Jupiter's foster mother, after all, a child cannot have only a father and not a mother."

Looking at Hermes, who was barely suppressing a laugh, and the scepter in his hand that was radiating endless lightning, Quinn fell silent.

Chapter 134 I've Seen Through Your Preferences

It is an indisputable fact among the Greek gods that Jupiter was deeply favored by the king of the gods. Hermes brought not only the scepter of thunder, but also the king of the gods' recognition of your creation. If you want to keep Jupiter, you have no choice but to accept this gift.

After delivering his congratulatory gift, Hermes settled down in Rome. According to him, Zeus had asked him to oversee Jupiter and observe the situation of this artificial god. The gods were all paying close attention to Jupiter and even held a meeting. In the end, the meeting decided that if Jupiter would not use her powers to harm mankind, the gods would allow her to exist.

You breathed a sigh of relief, because Jupiter was probably the pinnacle of your magician career. You knew very well that even you might not be able to create a doll like Jupiter again in the future. Just because of her existence, you were already unparalleled in the field of doll making, and no one could compare to you.

However, Jupiter is not yet a perfect creation. She still lacks many blessings from the Greek Mechs. Only when she has collected all the blessings from the Greek Mechs can she be considered a flawless creation in your eyes. Until then, teaching her how to correctly understand the world and building the Argo are your top priorities.

So you devoted all your energy to teaching Jupiter and building the Argo.

Building the Argo is a simple matter for you now, because with the completion of the Pantheon, many of the mechanics simply settled in Rome, such as Hermes, Aphrodite, and Athena.

[Among these factors, the settlement of Vulcan will be of the greatest help to you, because he is the most capable craftsman in all of Greece. With him around, Rome's industrial productivity is far ahead of other city-states, and the construction of the Argo will naturally not be a problem. After all, although the Argo is famous in mythology, it is just a ship and does not possess any extraordinary power. Its true value lies in its crew.]

[Under these circumstances, the Argo was completed quickly, but your work has only just begun.]

[Your main focus during this period should be on teaching Jupiter. Simple early childhood education is not suitable for her, because she is not ignorant of everything in the world. On the contrary, she knows a lot. Her personality was born from human faith, and she naturally understands Greek history. She can look down on the earth from a divine perspective. Her divinity is above her humanity, and she can easily understand all the knowledge you talk about.]

However, she was almost entirely devoid of humanity.

You tried teaching Jupiter the same way you taught Mordred. People management, administrative planning, urban construction... all the kinds of knowledge that Mordred would take years to learn, Jupiter could easily understand and even work backwards from. In just a few months of communication, she surpassed you in many ways.

[You have indeed created a rare and extraordinary treasure. If you lived in a science fiction world, you would probably be filled with fear at your own creative talent. But unfortunately, you are not. Therefore, you only feel extremely proud. Jupiter, whom you created, truly possesses the qualities of a god-king. She only needs a little more growth to become an existence that surpasses Mordred.]

Moreover, what will reassure you even more is that, even so, Jupiter's perspective on you is far different from that of ordinary people. In her eyes, even the Olympian gods are inferior to her, while you are naturally in a superior position to her. This almost eliminates the possibility of her being dissatisfied or hostile towards you. However, this will inevitably make it difficult for her to get along with others.

[Especially Dione, Jupiter's attitude towards this nominal foster mother was quite cold. During your time educating her, Dione also tried to get closer to Jupiter by acting as his foster mother, but all her attempts ended in failure. Jupiter ignored everyone else except you; she only wanted to follow you around and learn your behavior. It's hard to explain why this infantile complex would appear in a doll, but fortunately, Dione wasn't angry about Jupiter's attitude; it seemed she had already gotten used to it.]

This awkward and subtle teaching continued for over a decade. Your moral education of Jupiter remained at a stalemate, while Perseus had already had his descendants. The bloodline of your student began to flourish across the Greek land, which brought you great honor. People sang of your legendary experiences and proclaimed how great the Pantheon you built was. Rome became the center of Greek civilization, and all scholars and warriors longed to come here to admire the appearance of the gods and the glory of the Roman kings.

Until one day, Artemis came to you.

“My dear King of Rome, I have found a woman who is quite suitable for you.”

"...Huh?" Quinn looked blankly at the Moon Goddess who had come running to him with great interest, his lips twitching slightly. "What kind of woman is suitable for me?"

"Aren't you not married yet? I'm supposed to be chosen by you as the most beautiful goddess. Athena is also looking for a suitable woman for you, but I've already found one. As long as you follow my instructions and meet that beauty, you'll definitely fall in love with her."

Artemis was in high spirits, as if she were talking about something happy. However, Jupiter, who had been following Quinn, looked rather displeased. She glared at the goddess who had suddenly become a pimp for her creator, but Artemis paid no attention to her gaze. The moon goddess simply stared at Quinn, her eyes full of expectation.

And Quinn...

He had already noticed many gazes. When Artemis announced that she had found him a match, stares were cast from all directions throughout the Roman palace. The most obvious gaze was directed at Medusa, who stood behind a Roman column about twenty meters away from him. To the left of that column, behind another Roman column, stood Dione.

Are you Greek women just bored and have nothing better to do?

Quinn, who was being watched by a group of people, was starting to lose his composure, but in front of Artemis, he calmly said, "Since she is the one you chose, I will definitely meet her, but whether I like her or not is another matter. So, what is that woman's name?"

"Atalanta, the little kitten I found, she's on her way to Rome. I guided her here specifically to find you. You must help me raise this girl into a hero no less than Perseus."

Chapter 135 Now there really are stray cats

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I'm inside the house.

Atalanta.

The most famous heroine of Greece, in terms of status and fame, it wouldn't be a disgrace to Rome if this woman could become the wife of the Roman king. The moon goddess did indeed choose a good match for Quinn, if she had spoken up ten years later.

“Your Majesty, I am Atalanta, daughter of the King of Arcadia. The goddess of the hunt, Artemis, guided me to Rome, telling me that you would teach me how to become a great hero, and that you would be my destined husband.”

Quinn sat on the Roman throne, with Medusa and Jupiter standing on either side of him like guardian deities, protecting him firmly behind them. The gazes of the two gods and one human were focused on the little girl kneeling on the ground in front of the audience hall, making her so frightened that she trembled as she spoke. But this little girl was indeed worthy of being a heroine in the future; she had extraordinary courage and managed to recite the lines that the goddess had taught her, even under pressure.

Yes, at this very moment, Atalanta, the future Greek huntress, was barely twenty years old, her youthful appearance plunging Quinn into deep silence. The casual glances from the two goddesses beside him made him feel that his sensibilities were being questioned and challenged.

Seriously, how could you say something like that to a minor? Even if people in the Age of Gods marry young, isn't she a bit too young?

Secretly complaining about the unreliability of the moon goddess, Quinn did not respond to Atalanta's words. His silence made the little hunter, who had finally mustered up his courage, shrink back.

The young huntress lacked the courage she would later possess to confront monsters like the boars of Calydon. Now, in the unfamiliar city of Rome, facing the high-ranking Roman king, it was understandable that she would feel timid. Moreover, even Atalanta's father, the King of Arcadia, would have to kneel before Quinn to show his humility.

The Roman king's position among mortal kings was like Zeus's among the gods. Since the War of the Proxy, Quinn had become the most powerful mortal in all of Greece. Most powerful city-state kings would automatically bow down to him, and those city-states that were not very powerful to begin with dared not call themselves kings.

Arcadia happens to be one of them.

For Atalanta, if she had not received the oracle from the moon goddess, she probably would never have thought of coming to Rome to meet Quinn. Just the fact that she came here alone had exhausted all her courage.

Looking at the trembling little girl in front of him, Quinn finally couldn't bring himself to refuse her outright. He slowly stood up and walked to Atalanta's side, enduring Medusa's gaze. The huge height difference between them made Atalanta look at him as if he were a giant, and the shadow cast from above intensified the little girl's fear.

The young huntress could almost foresee her future being driven out of the palace, because when she proposed to come to Rome, her father, who had always wanted a son, belittled her, believing that the oracle she had received was a lie, and that the Roman king would not take a little girl like her as a student, since Quine had not taken a second student since Perseus.

But just as she was filled with fear, a warm touch came from above her head.

"Then you can stay here. I will teach you how to become a qualified hero. But I am not necessarily your destined husband. No one's fate can be easily determined."

Quinn lowered his voice, and his words not only calmed Atalanta's fear but also made Medusa withdraw her gaze. Only Jupiter continued to stare at Atalanta with a disapproving look, like a house cat suddenly seeing a wild cat enter its territory. However, she restrained her divine power, so her simple stare did not attract Atalanta's attention.

At this moment, Atalanta's eyes were only on Quinn. Looking at Quinn, who had agreed to let her stay, she easily noticed that he was different from other Greek men. He did not simply regard women as male companions, but rather as an independent individual, an equal to men.

That gaze instantly captivated Atalanta, and she nervously sought confirmation of her thoughts from him. "You mean... you will train me like you trained the great Perseus?"

"If you want to."

The legendary Greek character Atalanta joins your court and becomes your ward. You take Atalanta as your second disciple and change her surname.

This was a great honor for Atalanta, whose birth was not blessed. She was abandoned by her father at birth and barely survived only because of the mercy of wild animals. If she had been unlucky, she might not have lived to be old enough to remember things. Because of this experience, this young girl had a heart of steel and a firm dream.

In Greece, where the preference for sons is even more pronounced than in Champa, she longs to achieve something great like men in the future, rather than simply being a woman who spends her life as a supporting character to men. But deep down, she still yearns for a complete family, and your actions perfectly fulfill this love-starved little girl's longing for a family.

Atalanta deeply respects and loves you, and this feeling fuels her efforts. She hopes you will treat her with strictness, because she understands that as a woman, she must put in far more effort than a man to become a hero.

Her determination was so unwavering that you felt Perseus paled in comparison. Therefore, you chose to grant her request and arranged for the huntress to undergo far more rigorous training than Perseus, creating a more solid foundation for her future adventures.

Your attitude towards Atalanta has greatly displeased the moon goddess, who is eager to play matchmaker. She thought she had figured out your preferences and specially found the "catgirl" for you to satisfy them, but she didn't expect that you really only saw Atalanta as a student.

Medusa breathed a sigh of relief. Clearly, Atalanta, the matchmaker introduced by the moon goddess, had put immense pressure on her. She was extremely worried that the life she had finally achieved would be drastically altered again due to the intervention of the gods. After experiencing so much with you, she had already developed strong feelings for you and Rome. Now, the fact that you hadn't abandoned her because of the moon goddess's arrangement reassured this goddess who also lacked love, but it also gave her a considerable sense of urgency.

She knew that if she didn't work hard, she might lose everything she had worked so hard for.

The Roman goddess Medusa has devised a scheme to woo you.

Chapter 136 Triangles are the most stable structures

If Perseus's training was about pushing himself to the brink of death, then your training of Atalanta was aimed at driving her to her death. Every day, Atalanta lived as if she were in purgatory, because your demands on her were not just to make her good with a bow and arrow, but to make her a well-rounded warrior.

Your demanding requirements even made the moon goddess who guided her here close her eyes and begin to regret her decision. But Atalanta didn't complain at all. She trusted you completely, and her relationship with you grew closer. She was a good girl who knew how to repay kindness. Therefore, while being your student, she also volunteered to take on the work of a maid that she didn't have to do.

In this life, Atalanta grew up day by day, and soon, she transformed from an ignorant little girl into a beautiful and charming young woman, her appearance becoming more and more like the Greek hero in your mind.

Medusa witnessed all of this.

Although what you did to Atalanta was no different from what you did to Perseus, the difference between men and women is ultimately perceived differently by others, especially when you invest your energy in...

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When it was Perseus, Medusa only felt that you were teaching a child, but when the object was Atalanta, everything changed.

After all, Perseus was never like Atalanta, who, aside from the teaching relationship during daily training, often had to come to your bedroom early in the morning to help you dress and wash, serve you tea and water while you were working, and even stay by your side during your leisure time to wait for your orders.

Given this attitude, and the reason the other party came to Rome, Medusa couldn't help but have some doubts.

Therefore, you will often see Medusa suddenly appear in your line of sight, sometimes in the training grounds, sometimes in the palace gardens, and sometimes she will suddenly bring a plate of fruit to your office in the governor's hall and ask if you need to rest. During these times, her two older sisters will also appear.

Atalanta, witnessing Medusa's every action, felt her image of the gods shattered. She had seen firsthand how this renowned Roman goddess treated you, and glimpsed the true nature of the Greek gods. She realized that the gods were not as aloof as she had initially imagined, but rather possessed various flaws like mortals. She no longer took the moon goddess's guidance seriously, knowing it was merely a pretext to find you a wife, but…

[You notice that as Atalanta grows up, the young girl has developed her own thoughts and feelings. Like a stray cat that has finally found a home after wandering for a long time, she has gone from being unfamiliar with you to being exceptionally clingy and cherishing this hard-won stable life. She also consciously wants you to pay more attention to her, so she works even harder as a maid. In fact, her attitude towards you can hardly be described as that of a maid anymore.]

[Your daily life is almost entirely taken care of by this young woman. Except during training when she sees herself as your student, she treats you more like a young wife. Clearly, the Moon Goddess's guidance has been effective; she truly wants you to become her future husband.]

[You've experienced firsthand just how troublesome it is to have too many women around you. Medusa and Atalanta alone have given you a taste of your days in Britannia. Fortunately, Jupiter remains the same as always; your lovely doll simply clings to you. What bad intentions could she possibly have? She just doesn't want her good master to be bothered by stray cats and neglect herself.]