The Greece Antagonist-Chapter 576 - 72: Failing to Show Off and Getting Screwed Over

At that moment, Cainis, who was up ahead chastising two provocateurs, saw that they were still not responding and likewise lost her patience; her long spear that was both black and coarse was raised aloft.

"Not talking, huh? Then there’s no need to speak!"

Luo En was idly toying with his wine cup, watching with a cold eye.

Cainis was not known for her good temper, and the Divine Era was far from a civilized and courteous time.

Killing for wealth, for beauty, for spite, for honor... Such cases where an argument escalated into a life-and-death struggle were almost a daily occurrence.

If you don’t have the strength, but still pretend to be tough, you better be prepared to face the consequences.

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Cainis’s long, black, and coarse spear whistled down, a nimble figure rushed in from the entrance, grabbing hold of her spear.

Seeing the spear above their heads being intercepted, the two middle-aged men who had nearly reported to the Netherworld seemed to lose all support and collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air heavily.

Feeling the resistance transmitted from the shaft of the spear, Cainis couldn’t help but arch an eyebrow and looked towards the young man who had appeared before her.

"Boy, where are you from?"

"Meleager, Prince of Calydon; these two are my uncles who have come with me to assist Thessaly against the giants," the young man hurriedly replied, immediately lowering his posture to plead.

"With the great battle imminent, I ask you to forgive their offense for the sake of their forthcoming efforts on behalf of Thessaly."

——So it’s him...

At this time, sitting at the table, Luo En, recognizing the familiar face of the youth, couldn’t help but chuckle and shake his head.

Back when he was visiting Atalanta and Medea at the Academy of Athens, he happened to encounter a group of fervent youngsters planning to return to their homeland to subdue Magic Beasts and alleviate disasters.

This student named "Meleager" was one of them.

Luo En remembered him so clearly because he greatly admired this young man filled with righteousness and ideals.

Latter, as he put out fires in Arcadia and Thessaly, he heard some tales about the prince.

His homeland Calydon as well was affected by the Beast Tide unleashed by Typhon, with groups of Magical Pigs rampantly devouring crops, destroying buildings, and killing passersby.

Hence, he gathered companions and the army of Calydon to hunt down those rampaging Magical Pigs.

Ultimately, the Calydonians, under his leadership, successfully eradicated the malevolent beasts within their territory.

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The sizable hunt of Calydon was sung about by Bards from various city-states, much to the delight of many.

Since it was this young man, perhaps he was entitled to a bit of face.

After all, he and Atalanta were somehow responsible for the Beast Tide that had spread to Calydon.

However, before Luo En could speak to Cainis...

The two middle-aged men, now regaining their senses on the ground, had their cheeks flush with anger as they obstinately declared.

"Meleager, she is insulting us, insulting your uncles! Why should we bow down? Punish them, show them a lesson!"

The recent public humiliation had left them utterly loss of face, and the scornful gazes from all around fueled their indignation, compelling them to rely on their nephew to regain their lost dignity.

"Shut up!"

The Calydonian Prince, who had rushed there, coldly scolded with a stern face, showing no intention of standing up for them.

Did these fools really think this was still Calydon, where everyone would tolerate their antics?

Even traveling abroad, they didn’t know how to restrain their arrogant nature—it would be the death of them!

Unfortunately, when the two middle-aged men heard their nephew’s rebuke, far from settling down, they became even angrier.

Meleager, can you really stand by and watch your own kin be treated like this? How can you be so partial to strangers? What did your mother teach you before you left?"

Hearing this, the Prince of Calydon could no longer contain himself. He turned, grabbed his uncles by the collars, and let out a chilling huff.

"Enough! If it weren’t for my mother’s sake, you wouldn’t even have the qualifications to join the expedition! I made an exception to include you, yet you still go around causing trouble, and you’re about to discredit all Calydonians. Get back immediately!"

"You..." Hearing their nephew’s harsh scolding, rage contorted the faces of the two middle-aged men, sequentially turning red and pale as their hands trembled slightly.

"Do I need to say it a second time? Get out!"

The Calydonian Prince scowled as he dragged his two uncles off the ground, then threw them out the door.

"Send them back to Calydon! If mother asks, tell her it was my doing!"

The two Divine Blood guards who answered the call immediately hoisted the two middle-aged men, stuffed them into the carriage, and decisively drove away from the Thessaly Royal Palace.

Once the carriage had completely disappeared from view, the Calydonian Prince visibly relaxed, and then, with a cup in hand, approached Luo En with an apologetic expression.

"My uncles had a bit too much to drink, and were not in their right minds when they offended you. Please forgive them, I am willing to take responsibility for their actions!"

"What if the cost is a life?"

"Uh..."

Looking at the Prince’s changing expression, Luo En smiled and patted the young man’s shoulder with a sincere piece of advice.

"Adults should take responsibility for their own actions, not let others cover for them. The more you indulge them, the more trouble they’ll cause, and be careful that in the end, you might get dragged down too."

In fact, what he said was not unfounded, but was the original fate of the Calydonian Prince Meleager.

In the original Calydonian Hunt, Atalanta had also participated in the campaign and ultimately, due to her exquisite archery and combat skills, became the leading hero in killing the Calydon Magical Pigs.

After the hunt, Prince Meleager, in distributing the spoils, gave the most valuable prize, the skin of the Magical Pig, to Atalanta.

However, this act incurred the dissatisfaction of his uncles, who rallied a few similarly discontented men and took the pigskin first.

In his rage, Meleager, in an attempt to take back the pigskin for Atalanta, accidentally killed the two uncles.

Upon hearing that her two brothers were killed by her son, Meleager’s doting mother’s love died as well.

The mother recalled that when Meleager was only a week old, The Furies prophesied that her son’s life would be as long as the unburnt torch by the hearth. At that time, she immediately took the torch and extinguished it in the water, then hid it in a location within the palace only she knew, hoping her son’s life would be long.

After hearing the tragic news, heartbroken, she took out the torch and threw it into the fire. As the torch burned, Meleager felt himself growing weaker. After her son’s death, the mother deeply regretted her actions and subsequently took her own life.

It could be said that the tragedy of this family was all caused by Meleager’s two ’good’ uncles.

Just now, although Meleager had been harsh on the surface, even giving his uncles a beating and sending them back to Calydon, he was actually trying to save their lives.

After all, the strength Cainis had shown earlier was truly lethal, and Meleager, who personally took the spear, could not have been unaware.

It’s a pity that, given the character of these two, Meleager’s painstaking efforts were mostly in vain.

This kind of familial protection was destined to bring endless troubles to Meleager’s family.

Without addressing the root of the problem, even if Meleager escaped the fate of dying in the Calydonian Hunt, sooner or later he would be dragged down by these two troublesome uncles because of other issues.

The Calydonian Prince pondered for a moment at his desk and then nodded seriously.

"I will take your teachings to heart. Once I return to Calydon, I will ensure that my mother keeps a strict watch over them."

"Don’t let your mother have too much contact with them. Better for them to live as wealthy gentlemen than to cause trouble for you outside. After all, not everyone is as easygoing as I am."

"Yes, sir."

Meleager nodded again, his demeanor even more respectful.

Hearing the Calydonian Prince addressing him, Luo En chuckled and shook his head.

The kid wasn’t stupid. It looked like he had already recognized him, the honorary mentor from the Academy of Athens and the operator of War God Mountain’s Unit Two.

"Alright, you go ahead and get busy."

Having received formal forgiveness, Meleager felt as if a weight had been lifted off him, and with a cup in hand, began mingling and conversing with the heroes in the hall, gradually dissipating the earlier tension.

"Bang!"

Just as the atmosphere in the room was turning more relaxed, a wine cup was suddenly smashed to the ground, shattering to pieces, with the crimson wine splattering everywhere.

"Eurystheus, what is the meaning of this?!"

Telamon, who was attending to guests, stood up angrily, glaring at the middle-aged man surrounded by dozens of Divine Blood Heroes.

The middle-aged man, expressionless, brushed off the wine that had splashed onto his luxurious clothing, and spoke indifferently.

"I don’t drink with slaves..."

At this moment, Hercules, holding a cup with one hand, had veins throbbing on his forehead and his arm trembling slightly.