[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades":3,"chapter-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-243":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},418483,682,"Chapter 243: Meeting Kronos","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-243",243,"\u003Cp>Emma read the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes became cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned the device to her pocket and followed into the meeting hall with Neo and Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat next to Neo and Jack. The two were going through the documents placed on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Ares' device rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the emergency ringtone, but the Titans, Neo, and Jack didn't know the signal's importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gentlemen, please excuse me,\" Ares said and took out his device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He read the message and looked at Neo and Jack before shifting his gaze to Emma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message behind his eyes was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Don't create a commotion before the Titans. We can't show weakness in front of them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma nodded imperceptibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She introduced Jack and Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are Neo Hargraves and Jack Hanma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you all know, Neo defeated anomaly #33 eight months ago, and Jack is the Necromancer who….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring her introduction, Neo scanned the meeting hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen chairs were placed around a large circular table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares, the chairman of the Awakener Association, and two more members of the Association sat on one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, holograms of four Titans were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first Titan had brown hair and green eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had an amicable smile while his head was covered in bandages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the meeting continued, he introduced himself as Perses, the Titan of Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second Titan was someone whom Neo was familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm Francis,\" the Titan introduced himself. \"You might know me as Kronos, the Titan of Time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Francis smiled and patted the empty seat next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for this empty seat, Atlas was supposed to sit here, but as you can see, I have no idea where he is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Francis chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He navigated the conversations with ease and kept the atmosphere friendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This bastard has always been good at talking.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first topic was about Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack had committed irreversible atrocities in Spain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious he would be punished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we can't decide how to punish Jack Hanma, let's discuss this issue on a later date,\" Ares said after a lengthy discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo and Jack weren't surprised by the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's obvious why they aren't punishing Jack.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They need as many powerful Awakeners as possible to fight Typhaon when he wakes up.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interrupting Neo's thoughts, Ares continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, onto the reason for this Council, we need to discuss whether we should rescue the Child of Mana or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another lengthy discussion took place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares would've loved to not reveal the Child of Mana's location to Neo, not after reading Apollo's message of Neo's possible betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the information was written in the documents placed on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Neo and Jack had read them before Emma and Ares read Apollo's message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They are just using complicated reasons to say why they shouldn't rescue the Child of Mana.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo continued to read the documents while listening to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So they found the location of the Child of Mana – Sphinx – through her brother who….'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Daniel Caelum?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Daniel Caelum is Sphinx's brother?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor who taught Neo about the Time element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who was rough around the edges and found it difficult to express his emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel Caelum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'….'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I shouldn't be surprised. This is the past. I was bound to meet famous figures of the history.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Instead of being sidetracked, I should focus on the task at hand.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed the document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal of coming to the Association was completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found the location of the Child of Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I need to try at least. If I'm going to go rescue Sphinx from Typhaon, I would need all the help I can get.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo knew the possibility of them following his words was close to zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he decided to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because failure was not an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant the end of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I need something that can create an impact.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attention of the meeting shifted to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo Hargraves, is there something you have to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo looked them each in the eye before he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jack and I are from the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air in the meeting hall froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhea, the Titan of Nature, laughed and broke the stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she stopped when Neo remained serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…you aren't joking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm afraid I'm not,\" Neo said. \"Jack and I are here to save the Child of Mana. If we fail to do so, the world would end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo could almost hear the gears turning in everyone's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words had been no less than a nuclear bomb being dropped at their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you prove you are from the future?\" Ares asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He isn't lying,\" Iapetus, the Titan of Justice, answered Ares as he used his lie detection ability. \"Though there is a possibility he has been brainwashed, hypnotized, or fake memories have been implanted in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That way, he will believe his words are true, and anything he says would be truth, even if they are objectively false.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iapetus' words revealed the drawback of lie detection abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lie detection worked on subjective truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person could wholeheartedly believe their neighbor was a murderer, even if it was false.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this case, if they said 'My neighbor is a murderer' in front of a lie detector, it would be counted as a truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a Darkness user,\" Neo said. \"I have high mental defense. There is zero possibility of me being under someone else's mind control or hypnotism.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is low possibility, not zero,\" Iapetus interrupted Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine, Iapetus. Let's hear him first before we jump to conclusions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Francis stared Neo in the eye as he asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure that if we don't save the Child of Mana, the world would end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is lying,\" Iapetus spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clicked his tongue and corrected his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have evidence I gained from trusted sources. These evidences suggest that the world would end if the Child of Mana falls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Iapetus,\" Francis said. \"Neo, I hope you won't lie to us again. I want to trust you, but it won't be possible if you are not truthful with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1044,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","accb0d7ec15dd33adda0024876051d0ca38313f222165a7b18d144fb3fd66935","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-244","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-242",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]