26 Meeting older 'Brother'

"Unbelievable! He is driving it as well as a professional driver!" The black-haired girl exclaimed with wide eyes. What kind of instinct is this nonsense!?

The trio of girls were in the stands watching how Raynor was driving a Ferrari 599.

The Godslayer had a simple dodgy lap before starting to drive it properly, then starting to get faster and faster!

All Erica could say is that he is 'natural' and its 'Godslayer natural luck'. All that sounds like bullshit to the black-haired girl. If it's all like that then he can do anything he wants!

Eventually, the teen's good time came to an end as he drove around ten laps. 

"...I am impressed your lap time is in the top ten!" The instructor said with quite a shocked look as he looked at the time.

Did this kid just start to drive today!? If he wasn't the one who instructed him, then he wouldn't believe himself! But it's goddamn true! Maybe that's why he got this diplomatic immunity!? He is some sort of genius!?

"Nice, I will come back later after practising to break the record!" Ray said that while pumping himself up! 

"Sure thing. By the time you will visit again, we might have a new model rolled out from the factory." The man said quite enthusiastically. Maybe he could ask this kid to drive for their F1 team?

"Deal! It's going to be epic!" Raynor agreed! Why not? It's going to be epic to try out new Ferrari Cars!

~~~

The group was back on the road after the Godslayer bought a red Ferrari 599, a V12, 6-litre car beast, and a white Ferrari 458 Italia, V8 a 4.5-litre sports car.

His parents will surely be shocked but he can always say that it's his girlfriend's gift… one of the perks of having a rich girlfriend.

Regardless, their road trip was coming to an end as they were arriving in Rome. 

While Erica was dealing with 'the issue' which is getting the item to bait the Heretic God, the trio were exploring the city, after seeing several sites they ended up in a local cafe.

"Hmm?"

"Is something wrong?" Ena asked Raynor who was looking somewhere.

"No… I just felt that someone was looking at me." The teen said that while looking around for a second. It was not a Heretic God. No, it felt… magical. As in someone with magic…

'A witch or a knight… one of those.' As he thought about it he ordered some tea and an array of pastries.

After a short break, they were back to exploring the ancient capital of the Roman Empire.

Eventually, they ended up in the Coliseum, it was impressive and at the same time sad proof of the passage of time.

"I could only imagine how incredible this looked back in the day. Some say that they would even have naval battles here with water and ships! The apex of the vanity of one of the greatest Empires of the world!" Yukino was geeking over as she looked around. 

She was finally at the stage where she can enjoy such things so she is doing just that…. The girl even got her hands on camera.

Her explanation did make Raynor think about how all that worked. He does know that they used to have impressive battles between man and the beast.

Though their exploration was cut short when the surroundings shifted and it got darker. The Godslayer instincts flared to the max. 

He senses… a Heretic God!

Moments later a white-haired girl dressed in a middle school girls' uniform appeared on top of one of the pillars. Her eyes were purple with barely visible snake-like slits. 

"Godslayer, have you seen my snake?" She asked with an emotionless tone.

"Snake? Metaphorically or literally?" He asked her quite casually. His battle instincts have calmed down because he sensed that she was… not at max power.

"...No, you have no idea what it is. Strange you don't wish to fight me, why is that?" She asked him curiously as she appeared in front of him. 

By this point, Ena was already holding her sword and Yukino's eyes were wide, she knew who this girl was! For some reason, she simply knew! It was a Goddess! A Heretical Goddess!

Just by standing here, she was feeling suffocating! How can someone fight something like this?

"You are not a full-strength Goddess, what is your name if you don't mind telling me?" He asked her while looking at her with a small smile. Was this goddess…cute? Little sister type thing? It's strange… will she achieve her adult form after regaining her full strength?

"Hmm, why not? You look interesting for someone who usurps God's powers. I am Athena, a Mother Earth Goddess, and a Queen, don't forget that Godslayer! Now since you know my name do tell me yours?"

"Raynor Valeron, people call me the King of Storms." 

"I see… I will remember your name, until then… I have to look for my snake." After saying that she disappeared and the day has returned.

The teen Godslayer had a thoughtful look as he recalled what the Goddess just said.

'It appears I am dealing with a Goddess who has been descended for a long time… her background is different from regular Athena, it appears she has Snake and Darkness attributes… most likely related to Gorgon myths… apart from that… Mother Earth Goddess…  aren't those getting cut in half? One becomes a creature other half becomes a lesser being… 

Oh, I see… so Athena is not Zeus' Daughter… he made her his daughter… and Gorgon became half of her original power… this could be the Snake she is talking about.

Fascinating… though because Zeus beat her and added to the Pantheon… this makes my King's Authority extra potent on her.'

"T-That was a Goddess?" Yukino was pale like paper after seeing her.

Raynor walked over and pulled her into a hug.

"It's fine… she didn't even notice you two. Regular humans are like bugs to them. Unless they look for them they will not be able to see them." 

The girl grimaced when she was called a bug. It's a hard pill to take, but after seeing a God in person no complaints coming from her!

She ignored the fact that this Goddess was just a kid… with a hat… dressed in school uniform… though she was Athena. Maybe dressed in school uniform is another way to show that she is valuing knowledge?

Well, it doesn't matter! She saw a Goddess! And it's terrifying!

~~~

"The item belongs to Athena isn't it?" Raynor asked Erica who just walked over to him.

His question got her off-guard for a bit, before nodding to him.

"...Yes, it appears she has met you. Though to hand them over to you…you need to show them that you are capable of protecting it." The blonde knight said that with a strained smile…

"Oh…"

*Thunder Crackling in The Background*

"I told them that you already killed two gods… but it appears they don't take that seriously…" Erica said that with a shrug.

"Don't worry, I will prove it to them." As he said that he motioned for her to show the way.

This was the time when Yukino saw Raynor switch to his serious mood. She has not seen him call forth thunder in the background like this before! It appears he was quite annoyed by these people!

Though… What is going on!?

Erica motioned to follow her as she took them to an area outside the Coliseum, three people were waiting for them.

These were people from magical societies of Italy, they were here to decide if Raynor was worthy to be handed the responsibility of receiving the item.

Which was an insult in a sense, as if they have the power to do that…

It appears they grew complacent with their Italian King who doesn't care about anything, to the point that they can boss around another Campione who won't do anything to them.

By this point, it became extremely cloudy above Rome. So cloudy that it appears that a storm is about to hit the city.

It doesn't help that thunder is rumbling in these clouds.

"I have heard that you want to test me, are you the one who will fight me? The odds seem to be in your… favour… number wise… don't worry… my Miko or my Knight won't interfere." As Raynor said that his eyes were already glowing Sky blue as the thunder rumbling only got louder and louder. 

"...This… well…we need to see if you are capable—"

*CRACK*

*BOOM!!!*

A ten-metre-wide crater appeared not far from their location as static electricity was felt by the three people… after all…only the three don't have immunity against lightning…

"It appears… my aim is off… haven't smitten someone in a while… next one will not miss…" 

"""!!!"""

"F-Fine! It appears you are capable of defending Gorgoneion!" 

One of them swiftly pulled out a metal Medallion and quickly handed it over to Raynor who immediately inspected it.

"...Nice… you three did good work, now why don't you return to your associations and continue with your work. I will fight this God outside Italy's borders so you three don't need to worry about a thing." He said with satisfaction as the thunderclouds started to disappear.

"Understood. Good hunting my Lord."

"Yes, yes. Now let's go, ladies, we still have a few things to see before taking our flight to Australia." 

Hearing how he no longer cares about them the trio rapidly retreated! This was a close call!

They didn't expect this teen to take this personally so quickly, their current King doesn't bother this much! Yet, this one smote them down!

~~~

"Was it necessary to threaten them like this?" The black-haired girl was reminded that Raynor is a Godslayer and a King of this world, but his behaviour was similar to that of a Despot and a Tyrant.

"Threaten? Ray reminded them that he is a Godslayer and he doesn't take nonsense from some pesky mortals." Erica said from Raynor's right side. She does like it when her boyfriend is using force like that. Showing them who is the boss around here. 

"Erica-san was right, they have no right to question someone who has already killed two gods. By other Godslayer standards, he is already considered an experienced Campione." Ena pitched in from the side as she was just like Erica satisfied by what Raynor did.

Yukino could only sigh and let this subject go, she prefers dialogue over this… however, it made sense… those three don't have the power for dialogue to start in the first place!

As they exited the Colosseum a male voice spoke from a side.

"Little brother we finally met. I have heard some interesting things about you." 

Raynor looked at the side and looked at… Godslayer who has blond hair and is dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, this guy had a case on his shoulder which radiated absurd… Godly energy.

"You must be my big bro, the sixth Campione, Salvatore Doni." The teen Godslayer said with a smile, the blonde smiled back as he walked over, he was accompanied by a middle-aged guy and a silver-haired girl dressed in a blue uniform. She had a rapier on her side. 

'This magic signature, she was the one who was following me. Though she looks like a fairy… I wonder…'

"Indeed, so you know who I am! This is great! What do you say? Wanna fight?" He asked with a grin as he walked over in front of Raynor.

"I do… but I have a proposition…"

"Oh? Let's hear it!" Salvatore Doni was curious this was the first time someone had something like this! What is he going to offer?

"I want her." Raynor pointed at the silver-haired girl.. " that's if I win, but if you win. I will give you this." The teen Godslayer showed Gorgoneion." This will work like bait towards a weakened Heretic God, give this to it and you will have a proper fight with a full-powered Heretic God." As Raynor said, he pocketed his bait.

"Hahaha! I like you, little bro! Finally, I have a sibling who understands me! Fine! You can have Kranjcar if you win!"

Salvatore Doni agreed without much bother, while the rest were just shell-shocked to hear that! 

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