Kaito Kid is Superhero

"Would you like to become a Saint?"

Ada had no idea what that even meant. But as an elite intelligence agent trained to observe everything, she immediately caught the look Liu A'dou shot her—the side glance, the subtle tilt of his chin.

She didn't get it, but she went along anyway. "I would."

Athena smiled. "The twelve Gold Cloths of the Zodiac will soon be completed. Once you wear yours, you'll be a Saint in service of the gods."

Ada kept a calm face, but inwardly she was completely lost.

Then Athena remembered Zeus's instruction and turned to Diana. "Princess of the Amazons, I want you to take me to my brother."

"…?" Her brother? But aside from Liu A'dou, there wasn't a single man on the island. "I'm terribly sorry, Goddess of Wisdom, but I don't know where your brother is."

Athena frowned slightly, then eased her expression. This Diana was only twenty—how could she possibly know what happened a thousand years ago? "Take me to your mother."

"I'm already here, Athena!" Queen Hippolyta strode forward, her tone not nearly as reverent as her daughter's. She was used to dealing with Hera and Zeus. Compared to them, Athena was still a junior.

"A thousand years, Hippolyta—you haven't changed a bit," Athena said graciously. "May I ask that you take me to my brother? It's an order from Father Zeus."

Seeing how sincere Athena was, Hippolyta nodded. "Follow me."

Liu A'dou grabbed Diana's arm. "What are your mom and the goddess talking about?"

"They're speaking Ancient Greek. It's different from English. I only know a bit. Ever since I was born, barely any Amazons still spoke it," Diana replied.

Liu A'dou suddenly realized—right, all the Amazons here spoke English. He guessed Queen Hippolyta had long since planned to abandon isolationism and had been preparing for it quietly. Sending Diana out into the world as Wonder Woman had probably been a part of that plan—a vanguard to pave the way. A two-thousand-year-old fox indeed, full of foresight.

"Let's follow them and see what this is all about," Liu A'dou said, his curiosity piqued.

Hippolyta didn't dismiss them. Ares, the God of War, was a prisoner on Themyscira—a symbol of Amazonian valor—and there was nothing to hide.

In a small cave halfway up the mountain, no one would have guessed the mighty God of War was imprisoned here.

Diana had visited this cave as a child but had never found anything unusual, so even she was curious where the prisoner could be.

Torch in hand, the group ventured deep into the cavern. Still, nothing seemed out of place.

Athena followed quietly, admiring the natural beauty of Themyscira. She hadn't seen the mortal realm in ages. Sure, Mount Olympus had its forests, flowers, birds, and beasts—but they were all illusions, constructs of divine power, not living things.

The mortal world was far more authentic—just as she remembered. Athena looked around with satisfaction.

At the deepest point of the cave, Hippolyta raised her arm. A beam of light shot out from the sapphire embedded in her bracer and struck the stone wall ahead.

The sound of ancient machinery echoed as hidden mechanisms activated—not mechanical levers, but something awakened by light itself, creating a surreal sense of temporal dissonance.

Behind the wall was a dim chamber lit by candles. Ares, the God of War, knelt inside, his arms shackled in thick iron chains anchored to the wall. Gods didn't need food or drink to survive, so Ares had been imprisoned like this for a full thousand years.

Long ago, Ares had violated the gods' covenant and led a campaign against the Amazons, nearly wiping them out. The war only ended when Hippolyta led a deadly assault with a handpicked squad and captured Ares in battle.

Originally, Hippolyta had intended to execute him. But Zeus intervened. As compensation, Zeus sealed away Ares's divine power and handed him over to the Amazons for imprisonment, while Hera granted them Themyscira as a new homeland.

Of course, that was all from a thousand years ago. Now, Ares was a shadow of his former self—filthy hair matted in greasy silver strands hanging over his face, his once-imposing body now gaunt and lean. The armor he still wore was the same one from his last battle, now caked in grime and soot, its original details long obscured.

"Who's there?!" Ares didn't raise his head, but the sound of footsteps echoed in everyone's mind as his raspy voice reached out telepathically. His exhaustion was not only physical—it was spiritual. After being imprisoned for two millennia, who wouldn't be tired?

"Ares!" Athena stepped forward and gently lifted her brother's haggard face.

"Athena… did Father send you?" For the first time in ages, Ares seemed to stir with energy. He thought Zeus had finally come to free him. "Father hasn't forgotten me."

"…" Athena remained silent, clearly uncomfortable. Zeus had only told her to check on Ares—not to release him.

Ares opened his eyes and immediately read the disappointment in Athena's expression. He knew Zeus had no intention of freeing him. "Leave. All of you. Get out."

If there was no release, then what was the point of them being there?

Athena quietly straightened up and backed away.

Hippolyta, who had been watching coldly from the side the whole time, finally spoke. "Two thousand years, and you still haven't learned your lesson. Ares, you brought this on yourself."

Heh… Ares sneered silently. If he ever escaped, he would slaughter every Amazon and ignite war across every corner of the world.

"We're done here. Athena, you've seen what you needed. You can return to Mount Olympus now."

Liu A'dou craned his neck to get a better look. Cleaned up, Ares would absolutely be a handsome guy—great figure too. It's just a pity his brain was fried from all the war obsession. He should've read some strategy books, learned that "war is the grand affair of the state."

As the stone gate rumbled shut behind them, the group made their way out of the cave.

Athena turned to Ada. "It's time for me to go, but I will return soon. Ada, train hard. Next time, I'll bring your Cloth with me."

Ada nodded. "Understood."

Athena then looked at Queen Hippolyta and said, "What I've seen and heard here—I'll report everything to Father Zeus."

"Suit yourself," Hippolyta replied curtly. She worshipped Gaia, not the Olympians, and made no effort to hide her disdain.

Athena turned once more into a beam of golden light and vanished through Themyscira's barrier.

"Flashy as hell," Liu A'dou muttered. Did she have to make such a scene just for teleportation? If he ever figured out how to teleport, he swore he'd do it discreetly.

"They love drama," Queen Hippolyta replied, surprisingly in agreement with Liu A'dou. But then she frowned. She'd just realized she'd forgotten to ask why Athena had descended in the first place. If her goal was to visit Ares, she should've come straight to Hippolyta. Why did she appear near Liu A'dou and Ada?

She turned sharply to Liu A'dou. "Why did Athena seek you two out?"

Liu A'dou noticed the sharp glint in the queen's gaze but kept his composure. "Because Ada has exceptional talent. Athena wants her to become a Saint." Simple and to the point.

Hippolyta glanced at Ada and sensed it too—that potent force within her. She nodded. That made sense. Otherwise, there's no way Athena would've gone out of her way to descend. "Athena is the Goddess of Wisdom. She wouldn't harm you. But if she's alerted Mount Olympus… it seems this world is on the brink of something big."

She had led the Amazons with foresight since the days of ancient Greece. She had once believed Themyscira could remain a true paradise. But during the First and Second World Wars, she had seen brutal naval battles unfold just off their shores. From then on, she began making preparations.

It took her more than ten years to convince her people to start learning English—all in preparation for the coming upheaval.