King of Underworld - Chapter 172



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The Trojan War – (6)

I returned to the underworld and saw Paris being dragged away by Thanatos’s incarnation.

Soon the sinner arrived in the audience room… He was about to bow his head while lying down on the floor, but then he looked at my face and was very surprised.

“Huh… gasp! Phew… Phew…”

“Do you know who I am now?”

“Oh. Of course! Lord of the Underworld!”

A sinner who cannot meet my eyes and hurriedly lowers his head again.

It seems that he has only just realized my name, which we met at the place where the owner of the golden apple was chosen in the past.

His memory, which had disappeared after crossing the River Lethe, but had been restored by the spring waters of the goddess Mnemosyne, recognized me clearly.

“Remember that you are the prince of Troy.”

“…Who are you?”

“I don’t know, but I’m saying to make a careful decision without being tempted by the reward.”

After clearing his throat for a moment, he passes judgment on the criminal.

Paris’s crime was so great that it came straight to me without going through the three Minos brothers.

“Your sin is that you used the blessings of the goddess Aphrodite… to steal another man’s wife, and ultimately create the spark of war.”

“…!”

“This war will cost tens of thousands of mortals their lives. You will pay the price for it all.”

“That’s… me. I…!”

“Shut your mouth. You won’t be given a chance to explain yourself.”

He sentenced Paris to death, who had lost his voice and could only open his mouth.

Paris, imagining a terrible punishment, clasps his hands together and begs for mercy… But I am the king of the underworld and also the god of justice.

“The act you committed was to steal another man’s wife. However, the great war that followed has brought many sins upon you.”

“…!!!”

“Therefore, I hereby decree that you shall be punished by carrying stones in the afterlife for 100 years with your memories erased.”

“Hey! Take this criminal away!”

The sin of lusting after a woman who already had a husband, and even causing war, causing sorrow to countless people.

He will have to pay for this for a very long time.

* * *

Meanwhile, King Menelaus, who had returned to the Greek camp after beheading Paris, said that he would return to Sparta with Helen.

His face, having avenged the revenge of having his wife taken away, looked at times relieved and at times empty.

“Menelaus. Come and discuss this with me. Shouldn’t we be destroying Troy while we’re at it?”

“Brother Agamemnon, I am sorry. Many of my soldiers were killed and wounded. Of course, I also have a grudge against Troy for raising that bastard Paris, but I would like to stop now and return with Helen.”

“No… what is that.”

“I have received sufficient compensation from Troy, I have received an apology from Hector, my successor, and I have cut off the head of that bastard Paris. I will be satisfied and leave.”

Immediately, several generals began to denounce him.

Menelaus, the ‘victim’ who had his wife taken away, can be justified simply by being in the Greek army…

If he forgives Troy and returns, aren’t the Greek army gathered here now just plunderers? The gods won’t look upon it favorably either.

And the compensation for taking Helen from Troy was entirely taken by Menelaus.

“King Menelaus! Is this really so? You have been sufficiently compensated. You have killed Paris and received Helen back. Now you are going to back out?”

“We got nothing for it, but we were dragged here…”

“Why did you swear on the River Styx without consulting us?”

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“You didn’t swear an oath because you were afraid of the gods who were on the Trojan side? I didn’t see it that way. You really are a coward!”

“…You’d better watch your mouth.”

Menelaus glared at the last person who had insulted him by calling him a coward, then opened his mouth.

There was an irreversible determination in his eyes.

“It was a war that was wrong from the start.”

Menelaus left the barracks after saying those words.

Then Helen’s brother, Polydeuces, and the old man Nestor also spoke to the commander-in-chief, Agamemnon.

“Agamemnon. If Menelaus and Helen return, I will return too.”

“Me neither. This is a war between humans and not a monster. And you know that we were trained in the temple of Pluto, don’t you? Why continue to go against his will to support Troy?”

…!!!

“I originally participated to bring my younger sister, so please understand…”

“Wait a minute, Polydeuces. Even if Menelaus returns, wouldn’t you at least participate in the final battle? Nestor, you too.”

“Hmm.”

“I know you are not interested in this war because you are heroes who have been on many adventures. You must have taken a passive attitude toward the war because you do not want to massacre the Trojans.”

Agamemnon is right.

How could a war between humans be seen by Nestor or Pollux, who had fought mythical monsters?

If they had gotten involved in the war in earnest, the Trojan army would have been literally slaughtered.

“But just this once. Can you not participate in the battle just once, just to see my face? I can’t come all this way and return without any results. I beg you.”

Agamemnon bowed his head with an earnest expression and asked.

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Of course, he participated in the war because he felt sorry for Menelaus, but… he wanted to gain fame, honor, and wealth through the Trojan War.

Beyond punishing the foreign prince who committed adultery, his achievement was to destroy Troy.

Then they exchanged glances and nodded with a sheepish expression.

“…I will go into battle just once and then return.”

“Then I will do the same. If we cannot take the castle with our own strength, then the gods do not wish for Troy to fall.”

Nestor and Polydeuces join the war.

* * *

King Menelaus returned to Sparta with Helen, but the morale of the Greek alliance was higher than expected.

First, Agamemnon, the older brother of King Menelaus, still remained, having received the oracle of Poseidon…

Hades is on Troy’s side? Don’t worry, just take the castle.

“My brother, Menelaus, has mercifully forgiven Troy! But I cannot bear to see the wicked Trojans! May Poseidon’s protection be with us!”

Athena’s blessing and encouragement to destroy Troy.

“Diomedes. The power of Athena will be with you. Kill all the Trojan commanders.”

“I give the glory of the battlefield to the goddess! Understood!”

And the decisive reason is…

Thud thud.

“Polydeuces, descendant of Zeus!”

“The heroes of the Argo are coming forward. Troy is finished today.”

“I can finally see Nestor’s dance.”

“No matter how great Aeneas or Hector are, compared to them…!”

It was because of one man walking out with his bare hands and no weapons whatsoever, and one old man who looked middle-aged.

Their appearance may have seemed shabby at first glance, but everyone who knew their faces cheered.

Trained at the Temple of Pluto, famous for creating powerful heroes.

I’ve dealt with countless monsters and villains.

He took part in the famous Argo expedition and even fought a dragon and survived.

Finally… the heroes among heroes who defeated Gigas, who was said to be comparable to gods.

The morale of the Greek army soared when they saw that those who had been watching from behind were about to join the battle.

Compared to the monsters they had defeated, the Trojan generals were nothing more than rags.

Srrrrung!

Agamemnon, the commander-in-chief of the Greek army, drew his sword and shouted loudly.

“Warriors of Greece! Let’s finish off Troy today and return to our homeland!!!”

“Wow!!!”

“Long live King Agamemnon!”

“Let us destroy Troy and take everything!”

“The Goddess of War protects us!”

The heroes of the reversal stand at the forefront,

The army, with its morale sky-high, began to advance toward Troy.

The Olympian gods who sided with Greece smiled in rejoicing.

There are only two heroes from the previous generation who achieved great feats by slaying monsters, but if they step forward, Troy is as good as already fallen.

“…It’s over. The Greek allies will win.”

“Isn’t Polydeuces the son of Zeus, who was said to be very skilled at making panctors?”

“Hector is a man who deserves to die here…”

Only Zeus, who had the intention of continuing the war a little longer, was stroking his chin and thinking deeply.

When dozens of those people gathered, didn’t they even defeat Gigas? Even Hector, the greatest hero of Troy, would have been subdued in an instant.

Even if the gods on the Trojan side help somehow, the gods supporting Greece will not stay still.

Should I tell Polydeuces to step aside? Or should I call Athena?

No matter how much I thought about it, it was not something that Zeus, who claimed to be neutral, would interfere with.

As he was looking for a way to continue the war, he discovered something.

“…hmm.”

He leaned back on the throne again with a calm expression.

At this moment, the underworld.

Even though I was busy with the influx of souls, I occasionally caught sight of the Greek army as I was checking on the souls.

To be exact, it was Polydeuces and Nestor who stood in front of the Greek army.

No. I brought you to the underworld to train you to defeat monsters, and now you’re trying to take over Troy?

A while ago, when I went to the battlefield to stop Aphrodite, she showed signs of self-restraint and did not get involved in the war between humans, so I left her alone.

Let’s see, there’s a believer on the Trojan side who can lend his body to come down to the world of the living.

Did the shadow of death cast by the war cause my followers to increase?

“I need to borrow your body for a little bit.”

“Uh… Which god are you? No way!”

Saaaah-

A cold current of air circulated through Hades’ body with his eyes closed,

The god of the underworld began to descend on the battlefield where death was rampant.

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