Chapter 170: Zeus, You Are Such A Naughty Fellow!
Of course, concerning Dione, the gods would certainly not dare to have any improper thoughts; that would be a suicidal way to go.
However, this beautiful and delicate goddess of beauty would be much more suitable!
Regardless of identity, status, appearance, or authority, she was second to none in the entire universe!
After Aphrodite arrived at Olympus, she immediately leaped to become the chosen goddess that the Olympus Gods most wanted to marry!
There was no other!
Just as in the Ocean, she instantly became the most sought-after existence among the Olympus Gods.
However, what the gods found strange was that His Majesty the God King and the Goddess of Just Order did not come out to greet her.
After much thought, the gods could only conclude that His Majesty the God King was trying to save face for the Goddess of Wisdom.
By not appearing himself and instead entrusting the matter entirely to the Goddess of Wisdom to handle, this implied that the Goddess of Wisdom remained the highest-ranking and sole “primary wife” on Mount Olympus!
What the gods thought was indeed correct.
Metis had thought so much of Zeus and made such a great sacrifice, so naturally, Zeus had to uphold the dignity she deserved.
In any case, Dione did not need this, nor would she care about losing such a small amount of face.
And then there was the fact that the Goddess of Justice’s lap pillow was simply too comfortable!
She was truly reluctant to leave.
As for the Goddess of Justice, what could she do if Zeus didn’t let go?
She could only secretly lament in her heart, praying that this newly arrived Goddess Dione would not hold a grudge against her because of this.
However, Themis thought too much this time.
Dione naturally would not blame her for this; instead, because of this unintentional act, she had inadvertently earned Metis’s gratitude.
In the current era, although the later concept of explicit “marriage” had not yet appeared, nor were there so-called “monogamy” legal constraints.
However, with the innate, proud divinity of the gods, when a deity publicly announced their beloved spouse, that relationship was by default only permitted to have that person as their sole partner; this was an unwritten, implicit rule among the gods.
If a god publicly announced they had multiple beloved partners, and their spouse willingly accepted it, then that spouse would inevitably face ridicule from other gods.
This was considered the greatest humiliation, an act that greatly diminished dignity and was extremely embarrassing.
Even if the other party was the supreme God King, this humiliation still existed.
Therefore, Metis’s willingness to accept all of this was truly a great sacrifice that other gods could not imagine.
After all, for immortal gods, there were few things more important than their dignity.
Look at Cronus, who was so brutal; he still only had one publicly acknowledged Goddess Queen, and only Rhea as his formally announced wife.
His other lovers would never be able to appear in public, let alone flaunt themselves before the Goddess Queen Rhea.
The gods might be able to turn a blind eye to their partners’ private dalliances, but if a lover dared to act presumptuously in front of the official spouse, a fight would break out on the spot, resulting in an immortal, eternal grudge.
In this matter, a partner must unconditionally support their legitimate spouse; any hesitation would lead to immediate hostility and a break between the husband and wife.
Unless both parties publicly announced that their relationship had ended, in the custom of the gods, no deity had ever dared to have a second publicly acknowledged beloved spouse simultaneously.
Wasn’t it precisely because Metis was the God King’s only publicly acknowledged beloved that she possessed such immense authority now?
Even those lovers that all gods knew about were still just lovers, beings who could not appear in public.
Of course, even as lovers, as lovers of the God King, those who were not to be offended were still not to be offended.
Everyone knew the influence of a pillow talk.
The union of gods was a deep intermingling of the very essence of laws, the most profound harmony of divinity.
Especially in a case where offspring with divine laws had already been born, it indicated that the relationship between the two parties had indeed reached an unimaginably close degree.
Now, Metis’s willingness to personally welcome Dione to Olympus, and the fact that the gods all came out to greet her, was because these two goddesses were people that no one could afford to offend.
Since it was the Goddess of Wisdom herself who made such a grand gesture to welcome them, the gods appearing was something no one could object to.
Who knew whose face they were showing up to greet?
Moreover, everyone was also very curious about what the goddess who had taken His Majesty the God King’s first time looked like?
What kind of charm did she possess to have quietly captured His Majesty the God King and given birth to his first child?
The gods were truly incredibly curious!
After seeing Dione and her daughter, the gods truly understood.
It was not surprising that His Majesty the God King could not control himself; anyone else would have been unable to control themselves.
Even those few goddesses who also harbored affections for the God King and were extremely curious felt a pang of bitterness and sadness after seeing Dione.
No matter how proud or conceited a goddess was, after seeing Dione, they all felt inferior.
Moreover, how could this goddess who appeared out of nowhere, and the child she conceived with His Majesty the God King, be so flawless!
Was all the beauty in the entire universe taken by you two mothers and daughters?
Although Metis had already decided to give up her own self and completely fulfill Zeus, it would be a lie to say she didn’t care about her dignity at all.
If that were not the case, she would not have put on such a grand display this time and gone to receive them personally.
Although no god dared to discuss it to her face, she could imagine that in private, there must be some harsh words circulating that she wouldn’t even dare to imagine.
She could only try her best to deliberately ignore those voices.
Currently, Themis, as the Vice-Regent of the Universe, not coming out to meet Dione alongside Zeus was, in itself, the most direct respect and demonstration of her “first wife” status.
The Goddess of Wisdom naturally felt incredibly moved.
Thinking of this, the Goddess of Wisdom’s resolve became even firmer.
The flawless Lady of Justice lived up to her name of flawless justice!
Such a goddess, she had to reciprocate!
And win her over!
In Zeus’s heart, Metis clearly saw how deep his affection was for Goddess Themis, and that burgeoning possessive desire, a passion no less fervent than her own.
Metis arranged a magnificent divine palace for Dione and Aphrodite, and formally introduced them to the gods before convening a welcome feast.
After arranging all of this, Metis immediately set off to find this Goddess of Justice.
When a beautiful magnolia nymph came to announce that the Goddess of Wisdom was coming to visit, His Majesty the God King, who was then embracing the slender waist of the Lady of Justice, half-asleep and half-awake, immediately jolted awake.
And Themis, who had been feeling her heart race due to Zeus’s heavy breaths blowing on her flat abdomen, couldn’t help but let out a peerlessly beautiful smile upon seeing Zeus’s adorable appearance.
She instinctively reached out her hand, gently caressing Zeus’s handsome face, and gently embraced him in her tolerant and ample bosom.
During this time, the Lady of Justice felt an unprecedented peace and tranquility; her divine softness was strongly supported, and the emptiness in her heart was completely filled.
Because Zeus was in her embrace.
The nymph who came to report, facing this passionate and ambiguous scene, really wanted to look but absolutely dared not, her head deeply bowed, awaiting instructions, her heart feeling as if a kitten were scratching it.
The Goddess of Justice quickly regained her composure and said softly, “Go tell the Goddess of Wisdom to wait a moment. Allow me to change my attire, and I will personally go to welcome her.”
The nymph, after receiving the order, lowered her head and quickly departed.
As she left, she couldn’t help herself and glanced up as if by chance, her heart filled with immense shock.
Wow! His Majesty the God King’s head was completely buried in there!
Lady Themis then released Zeus and, with a tone of doting that she herself hadn’t noticed, said softly, “Your Majesty the God King, you have rested long enough. I have a distinguished guest here, you should return to your own palace.”
Zeus was still reminiscing about the wonderful moments just now and truly didn’t want to leave. He pressed himself against his beloved Goddess of Justice’s fit abdomen, affectionately nuzzling her, causing the flawless justice to blush and feel weak once more.
Zeus lazily said, “My dear Themis, thank you for your tenderness, I have rested very well.”
“Then I will leave now, but I will return.”
Themis sighed softly, her sigh filled with helplessness.
She gently advised, “Your Majesty the God King, it is best not to come again for personal matters. Please do not continue to harm a goddess who deeply loves you, do not continue to harm her noble heart.”
“The distinguished guest outside the hall, her love for you is so deep that even I am moved. How can you bear to harm her love for you?”
Zeus buried his face in her abdomen, breathing deeply of the fresh, clean scent unique to the Goddess of Justice.
His muffled voice vibrated against her fit abdomen, “My dear Themis, I do not wish to harm any goddess who deeply loves me, because I deeply love you all as well.”
“However, you are all too excellent. You all possess an irresistible attraction to the deepest, most fundamental part of my divinity. I truly cannot restrain the most sincere and profound love in my heart for you.”
“My dear Themis, please feel this palpitation deep within my divinity. This heart beats fiercely for you; how could I not be attracted to you? How could I possibly abandon you?”
The Goddess of Justice sighed again.
And she, was it any different?
“Your Majesty the God King, you should leave quickly, please do not make it difficult for me any longer.”
The Lady of Justice’s cinnabar-colored soft lips pursed slightly, and then she paused before continuing, “Moreover, the Goddess of Wisdom, she seems to be growing impatient, and looks like she might enter directly.”
Upon hearing this, Zeus immediately sat up.
He bent down and swiftly kissed Themis’s flawless yet cold and beautiful face, saying quickly, “My dear, I’ll be going back now.”
Themis smiled helplessly and said weakly, “Please hurry and leave, Your Majesty the God King.”
Zeus smiled shamelessly and then transformed into invisible faint light, leaving without a sound.
Although Metis had accepted that he could have other wives, it wouldn’t be proper to be fooling around with another goddess while Metis was busy with his affairs.
Besides, he couldn’t do such things in front of people.
No matter how magnanimous a goddess was, she would absolutely not be able to tolerate it.
Moreover, this would be too disrespectful to Metis.
The Goddess of Wisdom, for his sake, had loved him so deeply that she had become dust.
No matter how shameless or how promiscuous he was, how could he inflict such harm on a heart that loved him wholeheartedly?
The Goddess of Wisdom was originally a noble and proud goddess as well.
To be humble for love was not her fault.
Themis carefully tidied her attire and adjusted her expression, ensuring that no abnormality was visible, before hurrying out of the hall to welcome Metis.
Upon seeing Metis, who was wearing a gentle smile on her face, an incredibly heavy sense of guilt instantly surged into her heart.
She did not wish to go against her principles, but even though she was already doing her utmost to control herself and restrain her feelings for Zeus.
However, when faced with Zeus’s initiative.
She truly couldn’t resist!
Looking at Metis’s beautiful and soft smile, her heart was filled with even more pity.
This goddess before her truly loved Zeus to the point of being willing to give up everything.
Beneath her peerlessly beautiful smile, who knew how much grievance and pain was hidden.
She could only bear it silently and still face it with a smile.
For a goddess to actively share her beloved god with another goddess.
In this world, there was probably nothing more tormenting to divinity.
The Lady of Justice, with such an incredibly complex emotion, with immense pity, stepped forward and gently embraced the Goddess of Wisdom.
She spoke in an extremely gentle tone, one that even Zeus had not enjoyed, softly saying, “My dear Metis, welcome. Please come in quickly.”
The Goddess of Wisdom, upon feeling Themis’s heartfelt affection, was first stunned for a moment, and then her heart was filled with even more emotion.
She gently embraced the Goddess of Justice and said softly, “My dear Themis, thank you for your support.”
Themis was startled, but in just a moment, she had already understood the reason behind Metis’s words.
Her heart felt even more guilty.
Her just and flawless divinity made her want to explain clearly, but she also had to conceal it for Zeus, and furthermore, she truly could not bear to inflict any more harm on Metis.
The Goddess of Justice dared not say more, and could only hold Metis’s small hand and hurriedly enter the divine palace.
In her heart, she could only secretly blame Zeus: ‘Zeus, oh Zeus, you bad fellow! You’ve truly made a mess of all the goddesses who deeply love you!’
