King of Underworld - Chapter 167



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The Trojan War – (1)

The Greek coalition forces launched to destroy Troy.

Most of those gathered were heroes of the next generation who had not experienced the Argonauts’ expedition or the Caladonian boar hunt.

But what they heard from their parents since they were young were the biographies of great heroes.

Cadmus, Perseus, Bellerophon, Asclepius, Orpheus… and finally the story of the greatest hero, Hercules.

Brave men who have trained and nurtured the dream of becoming famous and renowned like the great heroes of mythology.

They hoped that this invasion of Troy would allow them to make a name for themselves like great heroes.

“For Helen, who was kidnapped by that wicked Trojan prince!”

“I don’t know what cunning intentions he had in taking Helen, but he must have paid the price…”

“I must ask for advice about this war. If the gods will give me guidance on the war, then surely…”

From Menelaus, who had his wife stolen by Paris, to his older brother Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae.

All kinds of heroes participated, including Ajax, the prince of Salamis, and Diomedes, who was known for his outstanding dancing skills even at a young age.

Heroes who had already achieved great feats, such as Theseus and Jason, were excluded from the allied forces.

This was because he was not one of Helen’s suitors, and he had already achieved sufficient fame that he did not feel the need to participate.

“You’re going to war? You’re not fighting monsters, you’re fighting people? Huh? Really? The world has become a much better place.”

“That’s true. In our time, there were monsters everywhere, so we’d get attacked whenever we went out of the city.”

“Isn’t this all because you guys are catching too many monsters to build up your achievements?”

“What are you talking about when you came with a spear saying you liked it too? Idas.”

The heroes of previous generations, who had also participated in the training camps of the underworld, were indifferent to the war that would bring great achievements.

There are only two veterans who participated in this war.

“I thought it was a war only young people participated in. It’s nice to see a familiar face.”

With Nestor, king of Pylos.

“I’m not really interested in war. I’m just trying to persuade my sister to come with me. Aren’t you just out to kill time?”

One of Helen’s two older brothers, Polydeuces (Pollux), was a master of pankration.

He joined the army at the request of his sister’s husband, Menelaus, and he stretched his body here and there and had a relaxed expression on his face.

Naturally, since it was a war involving numerous Greek states, the oracles of the gods also came down.

The content of the oracle that everyone heard together was a bit strange.

The outcome of the war is already out of human hands.

“What the hell is this?”

“The gods have decided? Then, of course, we have a chance of winning.”

“Yes. There is no reason for the gods to ignore that wicked Paris.”

“Doesn’t Troy worship Apollo? The sun god…”

It was such a strange prophecy that they decided to ask Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, who was said to be the wisest man in Greece.

Since he was the one who proposed the oaths to Helen’s suitors, I thought he would naturally be here too…

“Where did King Odysseus go?”

“You weren’t supposed to come here in the first place?”

“…?”

King Odysseus was nowhere to be seen.

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Odysseus, king of the small island nation of Ithaca.

He knew his subject very well. There are several examples that illustrate Odysseus’s cunning.

Odysseus originally went to Sparta as a suitor for Helen, but upon seeing the faces of other suitors with strong powers.

Believing that there was no chance of winning this way… on the condition that he would take Helen’s cousin Penelope as his wife.

“There are many people targeting your daughter, so you must be having a hard time.”

“…?”

“If you give me Penelope, I will tell you how to break this situation. If someone interferes with the marriage, we will join forces and fight…”

He had even advised Tyndareus, Helen’s adoptive father, to demand an oath from the suitors.

And that wasn’t the end of it.

Since his country was a very small one, he had to choose the god he would worship as his state religion carefully.

Just as Troy worshipped the god Apollo, Thebes worshipped the god Pluto, and Athens worshipped the god Athena, the rise and fall of a nation is determined by the gods it worships.

‘We must worship a god who is both moderately authoritative and merciful. A god who is able to care for even a small country like this, and who is not greatly inferior to other gods…’

Odysseus was in deep thought.

‘Once upon a time, the princess of Arcadia and the prince of Calydon were married in Thebes. Their bond is like the training ground for heroes that once existed in Thebes. It is similar to the triple alliance between Thebes, Arcadia, and Calydon, which was formed because of their common ground in worshipping the god Pluto. The island of Seriphos is the same… Then, how about we also worship the god Pluto?’

Even the goddess of wisdom, Athena, was keeping an eye on it… The head of Greece’s greatest strategist is spinning quickly.

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There was a very ominous element called the afterlife.

Pluto, the god of wealth, mercy, and justice, will not punish you severely if he does not like it.

The people may not like it a little, but if only Ithaca could sneak in to the Triple Alliance…!

“Hey, listen!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

“We in Ithaca worship Pluto, the god of wealth and mercy. Let us build a temple and appoint a priest…”

Ithaca, where the god of the underworld was worshipped.

Odysseus used that trick appropriately and eventually succeeded in joining the Triple Alliance.

He also developed friendly relations with Thebes and was praised by the people as a wise king.

And now, a letter from Menelaus arrives asking him to join the war.

Odysseus received an oracle about war from the temple of Hades. Naturally, the king of the underworld was extremely negative about war.

King Odysseus decided that he should not go against the will of the god.

“Odysseus, Menelaus has sent me to help you attack Troy.”

“I’m sorry, but Pluto, the god of Ithaca, does not like me to participate in the war.”

“Yes? But Odysseus also proposed the suitor’s oath…”

“Anyway, I can’t go. How can I do something that the Lord I serve hates?”

He immediately rejected the offer from the messenger sent by Menelaus.

“Was it Achilles, not me? Take that friend, the son of the hero Peleus and the goddess Thetis.”

“I’ve already convinced them. Even though they were hiding in women’s clothing… When I told them the story of the great hero Hercules, I found the person who showed the most interest.”

“Then there must be that friend. Do you really need me? It’s not like there was a prophecy that if I’m there, we’ll win the war…”

“Hmm…”

Of course, the messenger persistently urged him to do so, but Odysseus, who had joined the Triple Alliance, was not so afraid of the alliance’s retaliation.

He continues to refuse, making excuses about the god Pluto.

“Tch. I will report this to Menelaus!”

“What were you talking about?”

Odysseus. Absent.

Achilles. Caught disguised as a woman and sent to battle.

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Meanwhile, Troy.

King Pramanas heard that a coalition of Greek forces had been formed and was approaching Troy.

He had an anxious expression on his face as the pressure increased day by day.

“Last night Pluto sent Morpheus again. He said that the underworld is the home of the goddess of justice. What does this mean?”

“Pluto is the god of justice and mercy. Wouldn’t he rather give power to the more just side?”

“But you also built a temple to Pluto and said you would help Troy…”

“If we are to receive help from the God of justice and mercy, don’t we first have to be righteous?”

Once again, the courtiers came forward and began to speculate about this.

Their opinion was easily agreed upon: Troy as it was was absolutely unjust.

“Your Majesty, the pretext for this war was provided by us. Wasn’t it Pluto who pointed this out…”

“It must be because of the woman that Paris brought home. So what should I do?”

“If the Greek allies set foot on Troy, the woman the prince brought back must be returned to them!”

“…But that ultimately means surrendering to their army.”

In fact, I thought that returning Helen, who was the cause of the problem, would be the solution, but it was not that simple.

The status of a prince. The face of Troy. A gesture of stepping back from the strife between nations.

Are you afraid of a foreign army and give up the woman the prince has chosen?

No matter how unfair the love may be, it shows Troy’s weakness.

Even according to Paris, it was like a prize given by the goddess Aphrodite…

“Your Majesty, Pluto has already given his oracle twice. It is clear that the god of justice is very interested in this matter.”

“Your Majesty! If you were to weigh the goddess Aphrodite and the god Pluto, shouldn’t the god Aphrodite have the upper hand?”

“The end of mortality is a fair judgment awaiting us. Please remember this.”

The old king frowned and held his head.

Surely, if he goes to the underworld, his son, Paris, will also pay the price for his sins. So wouldn’t sending Helen back now be a way to lessen that punishment?

A war that even the god Pluto would interfere with in this world… The god Apollo hasn’t said anything yet… Huh…

After thinking for a long time, King Pramadas opened his mouth.

“…the woman who brought disaster to Troy. Send her out now.”

Yes, it is true that the prince did something wrong.

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