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Chapter 6:Δρ. Φιλ - Ελληνική έκδοση


"W-Why?!"

When I fell asleep, I had pretty much expected this 'development'wouldn't have blown up in my face.

Guess who was being pressed on the ground by Medusa, still night and with a body being far too tired to actually react properly?

I blinked blankly as I stared at her eyes, teary and a bit red because of the crying, so demanding for an explanation she wasn't exactly entitled.

What should I say? Sorry that I didn't just assault you and decided to be kind enough to surrender my comfy, good bed and sleep on the cold, wooden floor? Sure this era is crazy...

The pressure intensified as I felt the wood creak beneath me and I was thankful that the young 'Gorgon' had kept her clothes on during this inane plan as I knew it would have made the awkwardness way beyond my sanity.. or insanity.

"The fact that I choose the floor or the fact that I just didn't roll with the whole 'depravated thoughts' kind of stuff?"

She had the decency to blush a little, yet her glare accentuated bring more the peculiar shape of her eyes.

"Yes."

I would have snorted at the sassy reply but I was, how to put it in simple words... kind of 'restricted by a fair maiden'. But let us return to the issue in that moment.

"First thing first, you are expecting me and I repeat ME to be some kind of perverted human that would do good deeds for lecherous rewards."

I huffed at the indirect offense, feeling quite irked at being called as such.

"I ain't that and Gods, if my mother ever saw me such things... well, let's just say that 'she would also be the end me'. Thus no, I will not perform any sexual action or beyond that before I know perfectly who is my lover."

Her glare softened and I felt her hold waning a little as my words indeed started to calm her down.

"Second! There is a major difference between Euryale keeping to her side without having trouble turning in her sleep, the same I am sure you know cannot be said about you. And- No, don't think that I am doing it because 'you are fat' like your sisters say. You are not fat."

I pointed at the bed. "That can house mostly a person and half at best. We would be both having some aching cramps by the morning."

She looked dejected at the refusal and I sighed as she whispered about the results of her silly plan.

"So it was useless? I-I should have not done that and-" "Let me finish please."

She blinked as I interjected her attempted apology and continued my explanation.. Gosh, I was feeling too tired but I had to wrap this up quickly.

"Next time you wish to want to do something with me, either playing around or talking, just ask. Euryale might try to interfere but in the end I'm the master of myself.. so just ask next time, no need to go through some crazy ploy to.. bed me or anything like that, it's not necessary."

Medusa's face showed two emotions, mostly relief at not being punished by me because of that rash action yet she was also displeased about something.

I hope she actually stops this kind of attempts...

"Get back to bed.. tomorrow will be apologies day. You and Euryale will apologise to each other."

My decision seemed to scare the young woman, whom tried to plea against that choice.

"But-" "No butts! Get back in the bed and.. let me have some nice shut-eye.." I yawned and Medusa had an hand over her mouth to show one of hers.

Still I heard it and it was as cute as I had expected.

I finally got what I asked as the moment I would wake up was already morning.

And Euryale was staring above me, her eyes glowing in silent confusion and bubbling anger.

"I.. can explain."


Arristo sighed as he reinforced the small precaution I had asked him to do for me.

My plan for this 'Apology day' was to get the two sisters in a reinforced room which could sustain massive damage and get them stuck there until they accepted each of their mistakes.

Sounds insane and dumb, also many could see an issue with the lack of the third sister and about this I can say I had my reasons for her not being there.

The first of those was.. she was too much sadistic to let inside that room with just her sisters. I wanted them to rekindle their familiar bond, not start a deathmatch against each other.

Second reason and possibly the one that guaranteed her this 'immunity' was that we striked a deal. She would apologise to Medusa once this little social situation was solved by merely toning down her insults.

It would seem like a minor gain but, since Stheno was more than happy to continue to offend everyone with her extended use of her vocabulary, I had no issue in particular with that reduction.

A small feature in that room was a small mirror-like monitor giving us some glimpse to what was happening inside.

The first moments were filled by a cold silence that showed a buildup, Euryale being the one that started with murderous glares which Medusa merely replied with looking submissive at first, giving some glances toward the closed doors.

I thought she was asking some sorts of permission or even trying to get out of that incredibly crazy situation.

Soon her initial behavior changed as the glares were now starting to tick her and she spoke.

"I am sorry-" "Spare me the lie, sister." Let's just say that the taller girl frowned at being shot down so early on but her eyes showed that she was far from 'sparing' her arrogant sibling.

"To say that I am quite offended that Mathias thought I had to apologise too is quite the understandment." She started vehemently, her eyes shooting deadly glares at the door and bringing no little concern over my future wellbeing.

Stheno was smiling as this unfolded, getting hold of the mirror in her hands as to watch the 'spectacle' fully.

"You sabotaged me, Medusa." The first accusation was thrown in and the stronger woman replied to it. "You always berated me. Deriding me for not being 'perfect' as you are."

Euryale scoffed at the 'attack', seemingly unfazed by it. "You are imperfect, Medusa. That is why you cannot be treated like-" "So it doesn't matter that I have pledged my life to protect you both. I never asked anything in return and now you even have the face to continue this fake excuse!"

"Fake?" The girl arrogantly asked. "What is fake? You deem yourself so selfless and so spiritualistic with your 'words' but your actions says otherwise, especially when you react so saddened when you get anything in return to your deeds."

"I just want recognition!" "And you already are!" The shouting started and.. I decided that maybe I shouldn't be watching this because it was.. private.

Thus I did the most unresponsible thing and left the mirror to Stheno to use, small giggles leaving her throat as she continued to watch the heated debate with an happy expression.

Sadist to the very core.

Anyway, I decided to go and intercept one particular magician that had eluded questions regarding his family.

I found him in the room where several cloths were kept, trying to recreate some cloaks to use.

He seemed so much engrossed by his little work that he barely noticed that someone had entered the room.

He DID notice when I poked softly at one of his ears. "Yeagh!" He turned around while jumping away from the 'aggressor', my smug smile being the first thing he saw from me and he returned it with a scowl.

"Can you not! I was busy doing important things." Cue the groan from me as I facepalmed at his futile attempts. "You know that I am going to destroy all of those if they deprive me from touching your elf ears, right?"

He got up from the ground and sighed. "I thought you would have spent this free time studying the tome my aunt had given to you."

That was my turn to sight. "Yesterday I gave it a glance and... I think I will start tomorrow."

He frowned. "That much difficult?"

Oh? Do I feel some smug tone from the feminine teen?

"Yes and, because you just said that, I will renew my effort to make the weekly comunal bath session a thing."

He paled as he knew that was like being thrown in some hellish pit... but with more me than the devil.

"W-Why don't you go harass Asterios? Why are you annoying me?"

I faked a wounded expression at his most unkind words. "To be rejected so fiercely by this adorable prince, what a shameful day for me!"

He rolled his eyes and returned to his little attempt to protect his cute face.

I sighed and decided to return back to the 'monitor room' and, just as expected, Stheno's face showed how much the situation had degenerated.

Red-faced, labored breaths and a genuine angelic smile in her face that bordered on the sinful side.

Crap had hit the fan, it would seems.

I approached the entertained girl and I looked at the mirror, freezing a little at the destruction in the room.

There had been a table, now I couldn't see it anywhere.. maybe its remains had been buried under the debris of the shelves and furnitures that once existed in that room.

Medusa was winded, her clothes a little bit damaged but she seemed fine in general.

Euryale was.. her dress was torn in several sections, her face had some cuts near her cheeks and neck.

Anger-led her shivering body through the possible massacre she had endured as I would have expected her to collapse anytime soon.

I sighed and patted the sadist in her head. "Seems like I will have to intervene, Stheno. I am sorry that I have to end this amusing show of yours."

"D'aw." She seemed incredibly deflated by that decision and I moved toward the door, stepping inside and closing it behind me.

The two women turned around and I greeted them. "Hello-" Only to be tackled by both as they tried to pull me out of the grasp of the other's hold, ensuing no little damage to my poor clothes.


They both sat on the floor, looking ashamed as I stared at them with my stern expression.

"You are two adults, or so I had thought until you decided to resort to this kind of childish resolves."

Euryale's mouth was ready to protest but my full glare killed whatever initiative was behind it. "I had expected you both, as a family, to be capable of having a simple, average and civil discussion. I was incredibly mistaken and I am disappointed with both of you."

Medusa nodded while her sister glared holes at the floor, unable to voice her fury at being treated like this.

"Let us start with the main problem first."

I pointed at Euryale, deciding to tackle the bigger issue. "You are an arrogant, selfish and quite snappy Goddess."

"How dare you-" "Indeed, calling you a Goddess with your childish antics and usual behavior to drag your younger sister on the mud for your dumb amusement does seem quite wrong."

I snapped my fingers. "From now on you shall not be deemed a Goddess anymore. From now you are just Euryale, the same as I have agreed with Stheno."

She was ready to explode when I gave her my little response to her unrequited entitlement but, when her introvert sibling was mentioned, Euryale paused a little in surprise.

"S-Stheno agreed to such foolish demands?"

"She was a bit begrudging about this little ultimatum but she accepted the idea by seeing how good it would do with you two."

... "WHAT?!"

"The reason why you would always ridicule Medusa is mostly related to your status. Thus, depriving it during the whole journey will help you mend up your relation with her."

"B-But I don't want to-" "Then you can leave once we reach Athens."

Unpleasant silence fell on the room and Euryale looked paler than the usual as I dropped this bomb.

Too much harsh? Maybe but extreme issues requires extreme solutions and I was running short of patience with this problem.

It wouldn't be difficult to see this ship destroyed if a true brawl ensued between them while I wasn't there to prevent it.

"Why?"

I sighed and pointed at Medusa. "If I had Medusa put to be executed because she is a mortal imperfection, a stain, would you be happy to partake with it?"

An alarmed expression snapped on the lancer-expert as she tried to keep up with this situation.

"O-of course not! She is my-" She paused, a small frown in her face. "She is my sister."

That! That was what I wanted her to say!

Medusa turned to Euryale with a surprised expression and I kind of felt more jerk-ier than the usual as I saw the short girl slowly put her hands to cover her eyes, sniffling as she started to cry.

The emotional breakdown, knowing whom I was talking with, had been.. expected.

I knew that, deep down that hard 'Goddess' shell was actually a girl with many doubts.

I wanted to coax her to turn back from her pretenses and watch the world honestly.

My eyes glanced briefly at Medusa and, catching my stare, the young woman nodded and pulled her older sister in an embrace.

Euryale tensed under the unexpected warmth but soon melted under the nice hug.

The situation lasted around ten minutes before Euryale slowly left the hug and walked towards me.

Eyes puffy and red, she slapped my face mightily so.

I recoiled at the unexpected retaliation but my reaction was interrupted as she tackled me with a surprise hug.

"I.. I am sorry."


AN

The feels! We need more feels! And yes next chapter will see Athens.

When Mathias stated that Theseus 'founded' the city, he was 'partly' right.

Not much is know about Athens' foundation. Many gives the right of the true creation to the hero, while many others think his father, Aegeus (which the main greek sea was named after) was the first king.

Also small explanation about Euryale's attitude being tackled so soon: I know many will think this whole situation will make the girl's behavior do a 180 and become humble and all and... you are all wrong! Euryale will still be the sassy, once in a while arrogant girl but her whole mistreatement of Medusa has been mostly purged with this small session.

Dr. Phil? Sheesh, I think Dr. Mathias created psychology!

P.S. Dunno if I will be able to write a second chapter today. This morning I found a whitlow in one of the fingers in my right hand ( and I'm right-handed), writing this chapter had been quite tiring as my right hand was mostly unable to keep up with the left one while I was writing, thus I had to correct several mistakes on the spot. Dunno, maybe I can try and get a second chapter out, even a third if I am in a good mood..

Review Q&A!

Fenrir-kun: Thank you!

romerolaguado: Yeah, seems like Ancient Greece had the same physics of classic anime! xD

Guest(chapter 8): Mathias and co. will not join the Argonauts. They will met Herc before he joins Jason but the moment he will met the Greek version of the Avengers will be when the ship reach Colchis.

PasiveNox: Thank you!

Guest Q: Athena... is going to be a unique case, when she will appear next time you will all understand what I mean and.. you would think wrong about the Gods. As much as Zeus would like to mess things even more, he knows that leaving things unchanged and let Mathias do his plans will ensue the same amount of amusement. He is also the Gods of Drama afterall..