"Of course there's no problem!" Hestia said as if it were obvious. "Beautiful and moving, peerless in wisdom, and with such a perfect figure—wait! Bell-kun, your tone just now didn't sound very certain?"

Hestia pouted and leaned in close to Bell, blinking her eyes. "...Are you questioning me?"

"Ah...! N-no!" Bell was startled by the Goddess's sudden movement and leaned back, his face flushing slightly. "I just thought that someone who could be related to the Romantic Titan should be the type who... um... knows how to create an atmosphere, or is very artistic and aesthetic? Like someone who writes poetry and paints, who—"

"Who what?"

"Uh, um... who—"

Looking at Bell's stuttering and incoherent state, Hestia couldn't help but start to curl her lips into a very satisfied smile.

"Oh my~ Bell-kun is so cute~"

Although she really wanted to reach out and touch Bell-kun's beet-red face, she held back considering there were so many people around.

"If I may be so bold, Hestia-sama." Liliruca cut in calmly: "If the Nautiluss over there were all like you... chasing after Bell-sama every day, they probably wouldn't be taken as serious Nautiluss."

"You—!"

Hestia's face instantly turned bright red.

Bell quickly tried to smooth things over: "That... let's keep watching the Celestial Screen! Mr. Damianos doesn't seem to have jumped yet."

—

【Stelle wanted to try the Clockwork Trick as well, but unfortunately... there was no reaction at all.】

【Indeed, the delusion of using Penacony's sword to execute an official of Amphoreus is simply expecting too much.】

【"Mr. Damianos, please calm down and don't be impulsive." Dan Heng stepped forward to advise. If they had been a step slower, Damianos would likely have performed a human projectile act, launching an attack on the ground with his head.】

【Seeing the two of them, Damianos also gave a long sigh: "...My two friends, you are unwilling to reveal the truth, so there must be difficulties behind it. I will not make things hard for you. But thank you for showing me the picture of the world beyond the sky. At this moment, I am going to complete this great undertaking that will shake the world—Damianos never breaks his word!"】

【"Your efforts are meaningless!" Stelle intended to provoke him a bit to keep him from jumping.】

【Damianos laughed instead of getting angry, not blaming Stelle at all: "Haha, your tone gave you away, friend! I understand, you want to use every means to keep me here—so, there is no need for more words—Aegle, receive my wrath!"】

【Seeing that Damianos was about to take the plunge, Dan Heng knew it was too late and had no choice but to tell him the truth first.】

【"Damianos! You're right—the world beyond the sky really exists!"】

【Damianos, who had reached the edge of the cliff, paused and turned his head in surprise.】

【"What... did you just say?" Damianos looked at them in disbelief, trembling with excitement, "So... I was right? You really... come from beyond the sky?"】

【"...We have an agreement and cannot reveal the truth to you."】

【Damianos suddenly realized: "An agreement? Ah, no wonder they call you 'Aglaea's esteemed guests'..."】

【Unfortunately, he wasn't given time to ponder it carefully; Damianos was quickly led away by the guards.】

【"Sigh, this is trouble now." Another guard sighed deeply.】

【"What will happen to Damianos?" Dan Heng asked.】

【"He knows things he shouldn't, so he can only be left to Lady Aglaea's Verdict."】

—

One Piece.

"Foolish."

Saint Figarland Garling thumped the scabbard in his hand heavily onto the ground, making a dull sound. No expression could be seen on his wrinkled face; it seemed all his ridicule and mockery were hidden behind those sunglasses.

"That man named Damianos should never have had the chance to stand on the edge of the cliff from the beginning."

"Oh?" The bald man sitting on his left—Topman, the Warrior God of Justice, glanced sideways, "Are you saying he should have been silenced forever at the bathhouse?"

"Of course." Saint Figarland Garling snorted coldly, "Any information that might threaten the government's ruling authority must be nipped in the bud. This is an iron rule—if I were Aglaea, Stelle and Dan Heng would never have been allowed to leave the Cloudstone Celestial Palace. Two living mouths are the greatest threat to rule."

"Heh, those words of yours are certainly cold enough."

Another voice rang out, tinged with amusement. Shepherd crossed his hands on his knees and looked at Saint Figarland Garling with interest, "However, I do understand your meaning. Only the dead don't speak. As a leader, Aglaea is truly too soft-hearted."

He paused and then continued: "But if she could use golden threads to slit Damianos's throat... that wouldn't be bad either. With her power, making someone disappear quietly in Okhema should be quite easy, right?"

"But doesn't she have a Council above her?" Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro asked.

"What about the Council? Can the Council kill her? Aside from the Nautiluss, which mortal in Amphoreus would be a match for these Chrysos Heirs?" Saint Figarland Garling said indifferently, "Besides, her golden threads are spread throughout Okhema; the transmission of everyone's information relies on her. She only seems to be the leader of the Chrysos Heirs, but in reality, the power in her hands is immense. The Council... might not have as much say as she does."

—

【"Rather than his safety, you two should consider the impact of the rumors first. Although no one believes the world beyond the sky mentioned by Damianos, the pink cloud celestial maiden is already being talked about everywhere."】

【Dan Heng said apologetically: "...Sorry for causing trouble for everyone."】

【"It's fine. There's only one way now: you can go to the Lion of Truth and tell it some more interesting rumors. Perhaps you can drown out this wave of rumors. As for what happened here... we won't tell others. Go quickly, you two heroes."】

【After saying that, the guard pointed out the location of the Lion of Truth. They successfully found that lion-headed statue in a corner near the bathhouse.】

【"This is the Lion of Truth? It really is a lion's... head?" Dan Heng looked it up and down. "No matter how you look at it, it's just a statue. How are we supposed to communicate with it?"】

【"Hit it with a bat."】

【"But even if it's just a decoration, damaging public property requires compensation."】

【Before Dan Heng could finish his sentence, the lion's eyes and mouth began to glow, and it let out a burst of surprised laughter: "Ho ho ho! Look, look who has come to visit this lion? Isn't it the new friends of Okhema, the two warriors from afar? Nice to meet you, nice to meet you, ho ho ho!"】