King of Underworld - Chapter 109



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Hades, the god of justice – (2)

A gaze that looks down sternly at oneself.

Majesty emanating from the Lord of the Underworld and King of the Dead.

Dike thought as he knelt before Hades, the king of the underworld.

The only one who is qualified to be a god of justice is the god before your eyes.

That would be the case, for not many gods were qualified to be seen by her eyes, which could discern good from evil.

Regardless of their rank, most gods were self-centered and had arbitrary thoughts.

Yesterday, mercy was shown, but today, there were many cases of people being angry that the sacred had been blasphemed.

Since gods retain their original nature at birth except in very rare cases, mortals were forced to suffer constantly.

It goes without saying that even among the same gods, unfairness is rampant according to the logic of power.

Only a few gods, including the goddess Hestia, consistently showed mercy.

the other side…

A personality, or rather a god, that stands out among the countless gods who are capricious and like natural disasters.

Far from committing atrocities against mortals, he appears as a god who admonishes the gods and sets right justice.

Mortals sing of mercy at his touch, which reaches not only the dead but also the living.

Wasn’t it Hades, whose mercy was widely known on earth and who received faith comparable to that of Zeus?

Surely, if Hades would accept her, she would be able to spread justice in the world even more than now.

* * *

“I, Dike, the goddess of justice, ask to follow in the footsteps of the lord of the underworld and the god of fairness.”

I couldn’t answer easily.

First of all, because I felt the weight and responsibility contained in Dickey’s remarks.

As the Goddess of Justice, I have chosen to borrow my powers to restore order.

Surely, if my Dike becomes my subordinate deity, the high-ranking gods of Olympus will look upon me and show restraint.

As the goddess of justice, she also governed the concept of fairness.

However, he wants to transfer that concept to me and enter the lower divinity himself…

It is not difficult for me, who am already one of the three gods, to accept a lower concept, rather than making a mortal into a god.

It is not that I am not given power that is not commensurate with my abilities, nor is it that I am given a position that I cannot handle.

She has her justification too. I agree.

It’s not a bad idea to support the goddess of justice.

but…

“Do you think I’m worthy of being the god of justice?”

“Yes? That’s obvious…”

“When humans started calling me the god of mercy, I remained silent. That meant the gods were harsh to humans.”

That means the little bit of mercy I showed them really resonated with them.

But I think the divinity of justice is a little different.

“I am not perfect enough to govern the concept of fairness. Do you know how many mistakes and wrong judgments I have made while judging souls? I always regret it and am always troubled. The God of fairness you think of is definitely not like this.”

“But doesn’t Hades always try to make fair judgments?”

“……”

“There can be no perfectly fair god, but isn’t it Hades who strives to pass perfectly fair judgment on mortals?”

Sure. I think I had this conversation with the goddess Lethe too.

Although there was only Dike and me in the audience room, I felt as if I could hear the goddess Lethe speaking to me.

You said to me, who was trying to make the most fair judgment…

Hades is the primordial god, not Chaos, right?

My heart feels a little heavy. Of course, there is also the purpose of seeking my protection…

As the goddess of justice, I guess I’m doing this because I feel like I can fulfill my duty of fairness.

The divinity has the responsibility to maintain balance in the world and to carry out its assigned tasks.

Can we also properly govern the aspect of fairness, rather than the aspect of the afterlife, wealth, or mercy?

I closed my eyes and fell into thought.

When I lose myself in thought without paying attention to anything, I naturally hear the voices of the believers in this world calling me.

I could not have heard the voices of the believers, but I just quietly listened to the sounds that came.

The place where the most voices are heard is, of course, Thebes.

Next are Argos and Ethiopia, the kingdoms where Psyche was…

“Great Pluto! I ask for your mercy!”

“I hope that our son who died on the battlefield is happy in the underworld…”

“I have been able to accumulate this wealth thanks to your grace, so I will sacrifice twenty cows!”

“Thanks to the mint that the God of Mercy sent to this world…”

“Pluto, protect me…”

“Oh God… I feel so wronged. Please avenge me.”

“I swear to Pluto, I really did not commit a crime!”

People who pray to me in all kinds of situations.

Some people call me the god of wealth, but these days, many people seek my compassionate side.

No wonder… this is a world of mythical monsters, absolute monarchy, and gods with human hearts.

The only person a powerless human can rely on is God, and even then, only a God who is friendly to humans.

Poor thing. So sad.

* * *

After a while, I opened my eyes again and looked at the Goddess of Justice.

“I still feel unworthy of the godhood of justice.”

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“ah…”

The Goddess of Justice, with her shoulders drooping in a mixture of disappointment and sadness.

But I’m not finished talking yet.

“but…”

“…?”

“I will trust your judgment to enforce justice to the end in this world.”

“That… word?!”

“The divine justice you proposed. I will accept it.”

Her face brightens again. Well, even if she’s so happy.

If I work for just a few days in the afterlife, won’t I regret it?

As I accepted the divinity of justice, I felt various powers and strengths being created.

Unlike the god of mercy that was naturally called by humans, this was a form similar to the transfer of divinity.

“Thank you, Hades! As expected from a god of justice, your judgment is…! If you just let me do whatever I want from now on…”

“Then take this first. If you are a god belonging to the underworld, you should do this much.”

“…?”

Kuung.

He turned over a pile of parchment that was piled right next to him.

Is this too little for the capable Goddess of Justice? Maybe add a little more…

“Hades… sir? What is all this?”

“Hmm? Can’t you see it? The parchment at the very top is a report examining the financial status of the underworld and the offerings sent by the believers…”

“No, that’s… more work than I thought…”

“A lot of work? That’s an afternoon’s worth of work. And if you include the work that was handled by the lower-level officials before it was reported to me, it’s even more.”

“……”

Tankang-

The sword and scales fell powerlessly from the hands of the goddess who presides over justice.

It looks like he has no hands to receive the parchment I gave him because he’s so full of it. He’ll just let it float in the air…

“By the way, once you’re done with that, stop by Goddess Styx and get a new job.”

“……”

A dark cloud appeared on Dicke’s face, which had always been expressionless no matter what injustice he saw.

* * *

Temple of Hades in Thebes.

The sight of high-ranking priests suddenly becoming busy from the morning was noticeable.

“Hades’ oracle has come down to the high priest?!”

“What did you say this time…!”

“I wonder if you’re going to give me a mint-like plant like last time.”

They ran to the high priest’s room, heard the contents of the oracle, and quickly left the temple, moving in all directions.

The reason is…

“Lord Hades said, ‘The goddess of justice, Dike, is also a god of the underworld!’”

“What?! Why is the Goddess of Justice in the underworld…!”

“Anyway, now that it’s come to that, we must quickly create a new statue of the goddess! We must call a sculptor and get some good marble…”

Some priests went to the royal palace with theologians to explain the changes.

The rumor spread throughout Thebes in an instant…

The debate about the mistress of the underworld that took place in front of the temple of Hades degenerated into a discussion about divinity.

“The Goddess of Justice in the underworld…?! Do you know what this means?”

“I think we should just accept the trust as is.”

“So… are you saying that justice belongs to the realm ruled by Pluto?”

“This is not surprising, since Pluto is the god of mercy.”

“Can’t justice be under mercy? Something is strange. The divinity of Pluto as we know it…”

“Then, surely it would be judgement and fairness…?”

“If it includes the divinity of justice, doesn’t it mean that he governs the law?”

After discussing for a while, they reached a new conclusion.

Because there was a case where a monster died and was promoted to a goddess.

“Wait a minute, doesn’t everyone know the story of the goddess Medusa?”

“The story of how Pluto turned Medusa, who died unjustly as a monster, into a goddess?”

“When you go to the afterlife, won’t you be punished for the sins you committed while alive, and rewarded for doing good deeds or dying unjustly?”

The citizens of Thebes gathered here thought.

To judge the dead fairly and justly, to give them appropriate punishment and reward, and to care for mortals mercifully…

“So, is Pluto the god of justice, fairness, and judgment…?”

“…What if we assume that all these concepts are included in the concept of the afterlife?”

“At the mortal’s final destination, a fair judgment awaits… That sounds true.”

“Those who have sinned will fall into Tartarus. Is this judgment? Is the example of the goddess Medusa fair and merciful?”

“Somehow… the three goddesses of vengeance also belong to the underworld!”

“Judgment must be fair, so the god of justice and fairness…”

So again from Thebes…

Rumors began to spread that Pluto was the god of justice, judgment, and fairness.

Surprisingly, there were very few people who expressed opposition or disagreement.

This new discovery… was because it matched up with what they had seen of Pluto’s actions so far.

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