Chapter 555  : The Arrogance of the Gods. 2

This was entirely accidental, and it happened while Victor was training at Clan Adrastea. Victor had been curious about those red threads that connect everyone and everything.

He tried several times to interact with these wires since, if he could see them, he should be able to interact with them, right?

But this proved to be more complicated than he initially thought, he could see them but couldn’t interact with them, and he didn’t even know what they were.

But caught up in the moment, he tried different ways to interact with these threads that only he could see.

And after many tests and attempts, he found a way to interact.

He used his progenitor power by covering his hand with his ’true’ form, and he was finally able to interact.

It was nothing noteworthy. He could just touch the wire, and when he touched them... Nothing happened.

He didn’t feel anything. Not even his sense of touch could feel anything, he seemed to be touching something ’invisible’, and he only knew he was touching it because his unique vision was seeing his hand touch it.

Slightly frustrated, he just hit the wire, and that proved to be a bad idea.

Because the thread he ’attacked’ shook, and the stone that this thread was connected to shook internally and shattered, but the thread remained intact.

Shocked by what happened, he looked at a random tree and did the same thing, and just like the stone, the tree was broken from the ’inside’, but the thread connected to the tree was still intact.

That day, after testing it in several surrounding landscapes, Victor decided to research these wires even more.

After reading several books in the library of Clan Fulger, Snow, and Scarlett, he found nothing that could satisfy his curiosity, he even tried talking to Scathach or the countesses about it, but they had no idea what he was talking about.

"What are these wires?" Victor wondered.

Just from his observation, he understood that the threads covered all ’existence’, and whenever that thread was damaged, the existence connected to that thread was damaged, but upon understanding this, another question popped into his head.

Why could he interact with it?

Victor doesn’t know it, but he bets 100 dollars that this power is intertwined with his progenitor power.

Victor had never attacked the ’thread’ of a living being before, he just did it on the stones or nature, but now he understood what the reaction of someone who received this attack was.

’If I completely cut these wires, what would happen?’ He really wanted to know.

Angered by the gods’ demonstration, Victor used the two arrogant gods as test subjects.

And the result was splendid, gods who are ’stronger’ than he is lying on the ground while covering their faces in pain.

He made sure to keep that outcome in mind.

’Hmm?’ Victor raised an eyebrow, as he felt extremely tired right now.

’What the fuck was that?’ A feeling of fatigue enveloped his body, and it was as if he had used all of his powers at full power simultaneously. The last time he felt like this was when he fought Scathach, but he didn’t let it show on his face.

"Victor, what did you do?" She looked at Loki and Freya, who had bleeding eyes.

"Are the gods all like that?" Victor didn’t answer and just looked at Aphrodite and pointed to the two gods, specifically their attitudes towards Victor.

And before Aphrodite could respond, he spoke:

"… Nevermind, they are." He spoke in disdain. His mood was very bad right now.

"...." Aphrodite sensed her husband’s mood and understood why he was so upset.

’He felt like his privacy was invaded.’

It wasn’t just that.

Victor had secrets, secrets he wanted to keep hidden, and one of those secrets was related to a certain tree.

[Master, don’t worry, I completely hid my main body, and that being inside you is also helping to keep my body hidden in your soul.] Hearing Roxanne’s voice through his Personal Link, Victor spoke:

[It doesn’t matter, their attitude displeases me, they call me here, one tries to control me or use some kind of mental power, something I hate, and to make matters worse, he violates my privacy.]

[And the other tries to do the same thing.]

"Aphrodite, I’m leaving."

"W-Wait."

"You don’t need to react—."

"Aphrodite." Victor’s voice was stern.

"...." And Aphrodite felt her heart flutter in pain. He wasn’t calling her with his gentle tone like she was getting used to now.

"How do you feel when someone looks into your secrets without your permission?"

"... I would be upset, depending on the case, I would kill this nosy being."

"Right?" Victor nodded.

"A god tried to play a ’joke’ that wasn’t funny at all." He looked at Loki with his eyes glowing blood red.

"What was the damn joke? Would he control me and make a fool of me? Was he going to prove he was superior or some shit like that?"

"Hmmm?"

"I am talking to you. Answer me." His voice came out with a tone of authority while he tried to use his vocal ’charm’ to control the god, but just as he expected, nothing happened.

Loki glared at Victor with visible irritation, but with just one look from Aphrodite, his hostile attitude changed to neutral. He knew that with just a wave of the goddess’s hand, he would have become the woman’s puppet.

"I would control your senses, and play with your mind a little, tease your fears, and laugh about it later."

"… See?" He just looked at Aphrodite.

"...."

"No need to react so much, it was just a funny joke." Loki, who recovered, got up from the ground.

"This is not funny. This is just sick." He spoke in disdain for Loki.

"And to make matters worse." He turned his gaze to Aphrodite:

"He invaded my privacy. Our privacy."

"..." Aphrodite cringed when she realized that he was also upset that Loki saw their ’bond’.

"Were you planning to reveal that you married me in that special way?"

"N-No, I intend to keep it a secret because it will cause chaos." Aphrodite understood her position. She’s just too popular, and if everyone knew what she did, the entire population of male gods would come and kill Victor.

The goddess of beauty was much desired, but no one could ever really have her for themselves.

It was worth mentioning that the gods would be very jealous of Victor.

"And for them? Would you reveal it to them?"

"I would keep it a secret too." She spoke in a smug tone.

"They claim to be your friend but don’t respect your privacy."

Freya snarled with her eyes dripping golden blood, every good impression she had of Victor now gone to waste, a good impression caused by his appearance that was more beautiful than the god’s most handsome man.

"... You’re talking too much for someone who’s only just met us."

"Mortal, know your place. Our relationship is not as simple as your mind can fathom."

Victor completely ignored Freya and looked at Aphrodite."Do I need to say anything else?"

"...." Aphrodite’s silence was the answer he needed.

"I don’t know what relationship you guys have." Victor spoke while looking at Freya…

"But a friend who tries to play mind games with his so-called new ’friend’, a friend who invades his ’friend’s most intimate privacy...’"

"In my view, they are not good friends."

"Haah." Freya visibly sighed, "You don’t need to be offended by this, Loki always does that, and I admit looking into someone else’s soul without their permission-." Freya started to speak but was cut off by Victor again.

"Offended…?" Victor looked at her with an unbelievable look.

"Pfftt… HAHAHAHA." Victor’s high-pitched, demonic laughter was heard throughout the apartment, and the whole apartment seemed to shake, glassware shattered, and the sense of danger began to build.

"..." Aphrodite clearly felt Victor’s feelings now.

His feelings shifted to anger and disgust, but it wasn’t directed at her.

"Offended? It’s an understatement for how I’m feeling right now."

"I’m angry." Victor’s eyes glowed blood red.

Seeing the confused gazes of the gods, Victor’s eyes changed from red to violet, while his eyes flashed in disdain as he understood something:

"…I see. You guys don’t understand what I’m feeling, huh?"

"...." Victor looked at Aphrodite.

"Seems like only Aphrodite understands me."

"...." Aphrodite bit her lip.

The whole environment was calm, and Victor looked at everything in a neutral and indifferent tone:

"Gods are always like that, annoying, proud pests who think they are above everyone else and can treat others as they please."

"For a few seconds, I thought you guys were different, but in the end, it’s all the same shit."

"You guys are just the same kind of cocky pieces of shit."

"Honestly?"

"Fuck off." He raised his middle finger.

Victor turned and entered the elevator again.

"Some advice? Get your fucking dick out of your ass, you pieces of shit. The world doesn’t revolve around you."

Veins popped on Freya and Loki’s heads. That man was being very disrespectful!

Victor ignored the two and looked at the goddess of beauty:

"Aphrodite, I’m waiting for you at home."

"Mm, I will be there soon."