Atop Mount Olympus, standing amidst the gods, Athena quietly listened to the edicts of Zeus.
The sudden change of environment, the different aura of the deities around her—everything was somewhat beyond the Goddess of Wisdom's expectations.
She had merely been probing her own memories, yet she didn't expect such events to occur—especially as the words of Zeus came to an end, Athena noticed that the gaze of the gods seemingly swept over her.
Or more accurately, not just her but also Hera and Aphrodite, only more so directed at her. Realizing this shift, Athena seemed to understand something.
Everything was clearly related to what Zeus had previously stated; his references to the "battlegrounds of the mortal realm, the armies of city-states" must be deeply connected to her and the other two deities, to the extent that all the gods were awaiting their reaction.
