Seeing Perseus, her Senior Brother, appear, Medea's face broke into a joyful smile, which, combined with her bright eyes, made her look exceptionally cute.
However, Ares was not appreciative. Controlling Perseus, he mercilessly asked, "What do you mean, 'I'm actually on the ship too'? It should be 'you're actually on the ship,' shouldn't it? Medea, do you remember what I told you after you graduated from our teacher?"
As he spoke, Ares, controlling Perseus, threw out a barrier to prevent anyone with ill intentions from eavesdropping on his conversation with Medea and causing unnecessary misunderstandings.
"I remember," Medea replied, "You told me to stay put on Colchis Island and wait for the Argo to arrive."
"But I can't leave everything to you. I've grown up, Senior Brother. Everyone's destiny is for them to grasp themselves. Didn't you teach me that principle?"
"You little brat, your wings have grown strong, daring to speak to your Senior Brother like that?"
Ares, controlling Perseus, glared at Medea, but she was not afraid. Instead, she playfully stuck out her tongue at him, completely fearless.
"Hmph, but what you said isn't entirely without reason. Indeed, if you want to choose your own future path, neither I nor our teacher can interfere with your choice."
Perseus sighed, his tone filled with helplessness: "So I won't pursue this matter with you this time. Why exactly did you want to come here?"
"Because of curiosity," Medea answered, "Senior Brother, you only told me to stay obediently on Colchis Island, not to cause trouble, and not to harm anyone, speaking so gravely. I guessed that something bad might happen to me in the future, so I went to Aunt Circe to have my fortune told."
Circe is also a Goddess of Witchcraft in Greece, and she was one of Hecate's former disciples. This Goddess is not only Hecate's disciple but also related to Hecate, the Goddess of Magic, by blood. Furthermore, her divine duties are similar to Hecate's, as she presides over one phase of the moon and a portion of love.
Of course, in terms of both divinity and ability, Circe is far inferior to Hecate. She is usually considered one of Hecate's subordinate deities. She is also Medea's aunt and is currently living in seclusion on Aea Island.
Later, Circe fell in love with Odysseus, one of Greece's famous Heroes, and was rejected by him. However, at present, Circe is still the Goddess who falls in love with everyone she meets. She warmly entertains men who come to Aea Island and uses magic potions to transform the men she fancies into various animals, keeping them on Aea Island forever to accompany her.
With this Goddess's divination skills, predicting the future drastic changes in the Greek World was impossible, but foretelling the future of Medea, this sorceress, was more than sufficient.
"And then, what did your twisted aunt predict for you?" Perseus asked.
"Something very bad… it's related to Captain Jason over there." Speaking of this topic, Medea slightly furrowed her brows. "She said that I would fall madly in love with this Captain Jason in the future. For him, I would even kill my own brother, and later kill my two children to get revenge on him. I kept wondering what kind of man could make my future self so infatuated, so out of curiosity, I came to take a look."
"So now you've seen him," Perseus retorted. "How do you feel?"
"Hmm, I don't feel anything," Medea said after looking at Jason. "He just seems like a very ordinary handsome man, the kind you see everywhere, with no particular shining points. And Captain Jason, not knowing my identity, didn't make any intimate gestures towards me. It seems he truly has no feelings for me either. Thinking about it this way, Senior Brother, I was indeed tricked by the Gods in the future, wasn't I?"
This little girl looks quite innocent, but in reality, she's cunning.
Facing Medea, who had guessed the truth, Ares neither affirmed nor denied it. He simply controlled Perseus and said to Medea:
"Since you're already here, you can't get off the ship now. The Gods are watching this ship. Don't act rashly. Just follow along obediently, and when you're needed, you can play your part."
"Oh," Medea nodded obediently.
"Accidents might happen in the future, but don't worry, I'll be here watching over you." Perseus paused, then continued, "Also, from now on, we, Senior Brother and Junior Sister, are officially breaking ties."
"Ah?" Medea asked in surprise, "Senior Brother, are you going to betray our teacher?"
"I, your Senior Brother, now believe in Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, and have become a Goddess Warrior under Athena. Do you understand what I mean?" Perseus hinted.
"Oh, I understand." Medea showed a look of sudden realization and asked with a sly smile, "Then, Senior Brother, is the identity of 'Perseus' just one of your many identities?"
Ares looked at Medea with some surprise, suddenly feeling a sense of accomplishment, as if his carefully raised daughter had finally grown up. He reached out and ruffled Medea's head, then said:
"You're such a clever girl… If you know, then you understand how to cooperate with me, right?"
"Roughly, roughly," Medea nodded.
"However, even if we say we're breaking ties, we can't just do it abruptly. That would be too sudden, and others wouldn't believe it."
Perseus stroked his chin and instructed again: "I'll handle this. I'll think of a reason for us, Senior Brother and Junior Sister, to naturally break ties due to conflicting ideals. You just need to cooperate with me."
Medea nodded. Ares then used Perseus to tell Medea some details, and then he removed the barrier.
Their conversation wasn't very long, so in the eyes of the Gods, it merely looked like the Senior Brother and Junior Sister, after a long-awaited reunion, had a private family talk behind closed doors, in plain sight.
Of course, Ares wouldn't be so naive as to think this reason could fool Athena. Since even Medea could guess that Perseus was one of his many identities, there was no reason Athena wouldn't suspect it. So, before coming here, Ares had already prepared to use Perseus to face all of the Goddess of Wisdom's tests, vowing to prove that "Perseus" was a loyal sycophant.
The moment the barrier between them was lifted, Perseus and Medea suddenly heard a cheer from the Heroes on the ship. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw Peleus being slammed to the ground in a very embarrassing posture.