King of Underworld - Chapter 131



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Sea Monster Charybdis – (2)

Charybdis, daughter of Poseidon, incurred the wrath of Zeus because of her immense gluttony.

They ate nectar and ambrosia indiscriminately, and even swallowed passing pears whole…

“Poseidon, how bad is your daughter’s mob?”

“It’s not that big. It’s just a small statue that doesn’t even reach Typhon’s waist.”

“Where does that leave you looking at it as cute?”

Typhon was a giant god whose shoulders reached the sky and whose head brushed the stars in the night sky.

Just comparing it to that guy shows how huge Charybdis’ body is.

Well… of course a person that big would have a huge appetite.

Zeus couldn’t control his anger for a moment and threw a thunderbolt.

“Can you send a messenger to Olympus to summon Demeter?”

“Why Demeter?”

“If I go and tell you to suppress your gluttony all of a sudden, of course you won’t listen, but if you periodically give me grains blessed with abundance, your daughter will stop bothering the sailors.”

“That… Ahem! I thought about that too… but would Demeter step in for my daughter?”

Poseidon turns his head slightly, stroking his beard.

He was trying to do something to Demeter the last time Persephone went missing.

I think maybe he tried to force a relationship… but anyway, it seems like things have been cold since then.

How else does Demeter persuade?

“Ha. Isn’t this all because you looked at Demeter with a sinister gaze last time?”

“Sinister eyes! I was just trying to ‘comfort’ you…”

“Comfort? Who the hell would look at a mother grieving over her missing daughter?”

“Ahem! Ah, let’s stop here! Let’s forget about the past!”

This is truly mind-boggling. Should we just beat up Charybdis and tell it to stop eating humans?

Phew… No. I’ve already been struck by lightning by Zeus, and I’m also Gaia’s daughter…

“Just say you owe Demeter something.”

“No, but is it a bit much to go into debt?”

“You don’t like that? Then let Charybdis be cursed by the humans. You’ll be weak-hearted when you see your daughter, so I’ll scold you instead… If you don’t like being indebted to Demeter that much, then there’s nothing I can do.”

“…?”

“Don’t mortals always offer you a sacrifice of safety before going out to sea? And yet, you let Charybdis swallow your ships whole, and I don’t know if the rumors about you not being able to properly repay what you have eaten are spreading. If you keep doing that, didn’t you also lose your city to Athena? Even if I were an Athenian, I would have chosen Athena. Tsk.”

Is it because I keep saying things that will provoke his pride?

Poseidon’s complexion gradually rots away.

“The sea god who doesn’t really care about his children eating all the intelligent beings that come his way, that’s really…”

“I get it, so stop it! Don’t you think you owe Demeter something?”

“Good idea. Humans will praise your mercy.”

Like a wave that suddenly surges in, it easily comes over with just a little provocation.

But that’s it. If I say any more, I’ll get angry.

* * *

“So you called me while I was resting well on Olympus?”

Demeter, who came into the sea, looks back and forth between Poseidon and me.

Demeter’s eyes are filled with doubt as she suddenly receives contact from two of the three gods and goes into the sea.

“Yes, this is my chance to repay my debt to Poseidon, so I hope you’ll help me out.”

At my answer, she looked the master of the sea up and down.

What on earth does that look mean? It’s a very trembling look…

“Huh. So you’ve finally decided to take on some childcare? I hope that decision lasts a long time, Poseidon.”

“…I originally wanted to let that child do whatever he wanted, but Hades here has a point.”

“So what exactly do you want me to do?”

Thank goodness Demeter is cooperating.

Of course, he occasionally gives me some really unpleasant looks… but he seems to tolerate it because of my relationship with Persephone and Charybdis’ misdeeds.

Poseidon knows that too, so it doesn’t seem like he’s thinking about useless things.

“Well. If you make me food with the blessing of abundance…”

“Demeter, aren’t you the goddess of abundance, the opposite of the goddess of hunger, Limos? So…”

“When humans pass near where Charybdis lives, I will command them to offer sacrifices into the sea.”

“She’ll be satisfied if even a small amount fills her stomach.”

“Poseidon, but wouldn’t it be something you could just go and persuade…”

“I actually think it would be better to just let that kid do whatever he wants…”

“It’s obvious why Charybdis ended up like that.”

So Poseidon, Demeter, and I plotted a way to persuade Charybdis.

Parents are too big of a deal to just use force and coercion.

Demeter produces food from the earth, which she blesses with abundance, and stores it in her temple.

Then Poseidon gave an oracle to his temple, saying that whenever he passed near the place where Charybdis lived in the sea, he must offer food blessed by Demeter…

He also periodically delivers ambrosia, nectar, and food from the sea to Charybdis.

And finally.

“I can’t swear on the River Styx… but I promise on my trident.”

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“Okay. I’ll contact you next time if I need anything from you. Poseidon.”

Poseidon considers himself indebted to Demeter.

Of course, I won’t grant your excessive demands, but it’s the right to ask the Lord of the Sea.

“It’s finally over. Then, shall we go talk to your daughter?”

Poseidon bit his lip bitterly. That’s why you should have raised your child well a long time ago.

Well, it’s fortunate that you’ve come to your senses a little now.

* * *

He rode on the back of a dolphin, a sacred beast given to him by Poseidon, and traveled to the place where Charybdis was.

A calm sea with gentle waves and a moderate breeze. A little further away, a boat carrying people was passing by.

When the dolphin that was carrying me stopped, I stood on the surface of the sea and looked around.

I guess we’ve arrived now? Down there, I feel a pretty strong energy. Is that Charybdis?

In terms of strength, he’s probably above Triton… Well, his mother is Gaia, and he’s also a goddess.

“hmm?”

I was thinking of a way to approach her in the ocean, but the water around me seemed to be heading downwards.

To be exact, Charybdis there would be sucking up sea water as it rises above sea level.

A whirlpool formed in the middle of the ocean, revealing parts of its massive body.

No, the whirlpool was Charybdis.

Everything is sucked into the center of a whirlpool filled with giant teeth.

Of course, the same goes for humans who were traveling on boats a little further away.

“Eww! There! There’s a sea monster over there!”

“My stomach is getting sucked into that whirlpool, no, into that monster’s mouth…!”

“Lord Poseidon, please save us…!”

“Am I going to die like this? Hurry up and row!”

“Right now, this is the best I can do!”

The mortals on board panic and pray to their gods. They clutch the oars so hard that they bleed, trying to escape from here.

Some people had already given up and were shedding tears, while others were glaring at the whirlpool with bloodshot eyes.

Whioooooooo

I am the god of the underworld. I cannot control water and the sea like Poseidon.

I can’t fly through the sky as fast as Hermes to rescue humans, or open a rainbow passage like Iris to evacuate them.

However… it had enough power to stop Charybdis from sucking up the seawater.

I’m sorry, Poseidon.

I think I’ll have to give your daughter a little spanking.

* * *

The captain of the ship that unfortunately passed through the waters where Charybdis lived gritted his teeth.

I’ve definitely heard that there have been disappearances around here. But the reason is a sea monster.

If I had known this would happen, I would have taken a completely different path.

Whioooooooo

No, a monster? Is that really just a monster?

The toothed whirlpool swallowing up all the sea water was a display of the majesty of the gods.

“Hehehe… Ehehehe! Mother!”

“I wasn’t supposed to get on the ship… Should I meet Thanatos here?”

“Before we went out to sea, we definitely sacrificed cows to Poseidon! So why did this happen…”

“Poseidon must not have been pleased with the sacrifice!”

The sailors on the ship are in a state of panic.

Now I have stopped rowing and let go of my hands.

No wonder, because I couldn’t escape that horrible whirlpool monster.

In front of a mythical monster that devours all the surrounding seawater… ordinary people who are neither demigods nor heroes can only despair.

The captain closed his eyes and offered one last prayer to Poseidon.

He was 70 years old. The old man, who had served the sea god all his life, sought God more earnestly than ever.

‘Gods of Olympus! My lord Poseidon! Please have pity on us!’

The cries of the sailors, the sobbing and wailing of sighs can be heard all around.

and…

■■■■■■!!!!!

An ear-splitting roar…?

I quickly opened my eyes and covered my ears.

His mouth was wide open, and clear liquid flowed from his eyes.

The old captain quietly folded his hands and knelt down on the spot.

The other sailors followed suit and did the same.

“I’ll send you to a safe place.”

It seemed as if a black pillar was being erected between the sea and the sky, destroying everything.

Because I saw a god come up onto the deck at some point.

“It is not yet time for you to come to the afterlife.”

Now I’m alive.

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