King of Underworld - Chapter 175



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The Trojan War – (9)

A giant turtle, the divine beast of the underworld, slowly entered the audience room.

I put the documents aside for a moment and greet the newcomer who came up to me, but the gaze from the side is sharp.

It stings.

The goddess Lethe stealthily picked up the bundle of documents that the goddess Styx had just put down… and sent a look of resentment in her direction.

Hmm. Hmm. Sorry, but I wish you could put in a little more effort. I can’t just sit there looking at documents when another messenger from the Lord has arrived.

The turtle god opened his mouth in a very slow voice.

“Hello, Hades.”

“Yes, that’s the guy I saw when I met Poseidon last time.”

“I am honored beyond words that you remember me. It’s because Poseidon himself has something to tell Hades through me…”

Pass the time!

As soon as he finished speaking.

A clear and refreshing energy that did not fit with the afterlife spread out from his body.

Is Poseidon trying to possess the body of a god himself and talk to me?

As the energy soon subsided, Poseidon, possessed by the turtle’s body, looked at me with his blue eyes.

“Hades.”

“What brings you here to me this time, Poseidon?”

“It’s not that big of a deal. It’s just the war between the Trojans and the Greeks these days.”

Are you here to say something because I came down to this world yesterday?

But then wouldn’t it have been Zeus, the king of gods, who sent the messenger, not Poseidon?

“I think it would be a bit odd if you, who rules the underworld, interfered in the war between humans. After all, mortals don’t have much of a fear of death…”

You think it would be better to stay out of the human war? Poseidon, you’re talking nonsense while meddling.

I’m too busy with the affairs of the afterlife to get involved in the wars of this world anymore, but let me just leave it at that.

“What are you talking about, since you’re on the Greek side too? I’ll listen to what Zeus says, but I don’t think it’s something you should be saying.”

“Hmm. I also received something from humans. Can you please be considerate of my dignity?”

“Did the humans offer sacrifices?”

Was that why?

Because Polydeuces and Nestor knew that I had descended to this world.

I guess they spoke to the Greeks just before returning to their homeland.

It’s a war that’s so busy that it’s hard to get involved any more.

If Poseidon says so, I might back down to save face… Ah, I guess that’ll do.

“Okay, let’s do that. But there’s one condition.”

“What conditions?”

“You too, get out of the war. Apollo and Aphrodite are on the side of Troy, and no one can go against your majesty.”

“Hmm… but Troy. Those guys are such scoundrels who dare to insult me…”

“But wasn’t that the fault of the previous king? The current king of Troy is not guilty.”

The blue eyes of the turtle possessed by Poseidon roll around.

After some time, he slowly nods.

“Okay. Then let’s do that. Neither of us will get involved in this war anymore.”

“Good idea, Poseidon.”

Even if I leave, Troy will take care of it.

* * *

The Greek allied forces became more confident after offering sacrifices to Poseidon.

They set out once again to capture the city of Troy.

Agamemnon, Achilles, Diomedes, Ajax and other formidable generals lead their armies with gnashing of teeth.

Troy could certainly be taken, if only the god Pluto had not intervened!

So this time they set out to capture Troy…

“…Agamemnon. Let us go back now.”

“It seems that the gods say that it is not yet time for Troy to be destroyed.”

“Could it be that there is someone among us who has incurred the wrath of God?”

Failed again.

Hector, the commander-in-chief of Troy, held out with the gates closed, but the walls built by the gods themselves did not collapse.

The morale of the Trojan army, which was focused solely on Mercury, was high, while the morale of the Greek army, which was lacking in justification, was very low.

Trojan generals Aeneas, Pandarus, Hector, and others defended the castle…

Greek soldiers climbing up the ladders to the walls fell down one after another.

It seemed like they were pushing forward a little thanks to Achilles’ performance, but that was it.

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“It’s Achilles! Achilles has climbed the walls!”

“Archers! Fire arrows there! Lord Hector! In this place…”

“Achilles! Charge!”

“Ugh! These guys!”

Achilles was neither Nestor nor Polydeuces.

Even among heroes who appear superhuman to mortals, there is a clear divide.

After being showered with arrows, baptized with boiling water, stoned, and attacked by Trojan generals, he was eventually forced to retreat with an arrow stuck in his shoulder.

He might have died if Achilles’ close friend Patroclus had not supported him…

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“What the hell! What the hell is this? My mother clearly said that I would be given a reputation greater than my father’s.”

“When you say mother, do you mean the goddess Thetis? Achilles?”

“That’s right, Patroclus. Don’t you think so too? I’m a pretty good dancer…”

Despite their conversation, the Greek allies had been besieging Troy for several days and were now withdrawing.

The commanders, including Agamemnon, were furious… and the gods, who wanted to destroy Troy, were in a bad mood.

‘…There aren’t as many heroes as I thought. This is completely out of my plan.’

Of course, Zeus, who was watching this, was the same.

Many heroes became subjects of Hades, but they were far from Zeus’ goal.

Zeus, now looking down from above the clouds, saw the Greek allies retreating.

The soldiers are rushing to return after making a treaty with Troy… Athena and Hera look embarrassed.

“Truly the gods… haa…”

“Oh my. The Trojan expedition failed.”

“Let’s go back to our home country quickly and rest. We came all the way here for nothing…”

Zeus, who had been watching this quietly, stroked his beard and shouted.

“Hermes!”

“Yes, Father!”

“Call all the wind gods, Zephyrus, Notus, and others. And tell Poseidon what I am about to say…”

He began to whisper something to the messenger god.

Hermes nodded quietly and started moving busily.

* * *

On the way back to his homeland after making a suitable treaty with Troy.

Achilles and his close friend Patroclus were talking on a ship crossing the sea.

“No, Patroclus. I heard that from my mother, didn’t I?”

“The goddess Thetis is certainly not one to lie, but still, the level of fame gained in this war…”

“I know. I know, right? I haven’t been as active as my father. So the prophecy that I will become famous later, not now…”

Achilles is currently considered to be the most talented hero in Greece.

Although they were not as good as the previous generation at slaying monsters, it was rumored that they would be comparable to them when they grew up.

And the prophecy was that he would become greater than his father, Peleus.

The one who told him the prophecy was none other than the goddess Thetis… His father Peleus was a great hero who defeated all kinds of monsters and married a goddess.

But why couldn’t Achilles perform overwhelmingly well in this war?

He himself was full of doubts.

“No, if only I had gone to war! That would be becoming greater than my father…”

“Haha. Calm down for a moment, Achilles. I have been watching your exploits closely. When you return home, I will write a book about your exploits.”

“A book? Haa… What book is it, Patroclus? Stop talking nonsense.”

“What’s wrong with that? If you gather together a group of people who write and tell them about the Trojan War…”

A being on a cloud was watching over the mortals who were chattering on the ship, unaware of the future that awaited them.

He is Boreas, the god of the north wind, under the command of Zeus.

Wheeeeeeeeee-

“Hey, hey. What is it! No, it’s the wind…”

“Even though I row, the boat is being pushed to a strange place! The flow of the ocean current is also something…”

“It seems like we’ve deviated from the set course for quite some time?”

The ship Achilles was on began to drift somewhere far from its intended destination.

Boreas, god of the north wind, headed back to the ships of the other Greek heroes…

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How long has it been since I was on the sea?

The ship was wrecked by a storm. Achilles, Patroclus, and the soldiers barely made it to an island and saw a sight they had never seen before.

Dense forests and cliffs. Even though it is an uninhabited island untouched by human hands…

Wedge-

A giant bird flying across the sky in the distance.

But the bird clearly had the face of a human woman.

“Harpy?”

“Achilles. Did you know about those monsters?”

“My father once told me that he had gone to a place where no human hand had touched.”

“Just how far has the ship drifted?”

They looked around blankly for a moment.

Weren’t most of the monsters dead? Over there, a wolf bigger than a person was sleeping, and I could also see a nymph laughing and disappearing.

All kinds of extraterrestrial beings living on an uninhabited island untouched by human heroes.

“Did I get cursed by God and end up drifting to the island of monsters?”

“It takes time to repair a ship. You also need to have a lot of wood.”

“Will those monsters leave us alone while we repair the ship?”

Will I be able to return home safely?

An ancient Greek epic based on the story of Patroclus.

A novel that depicts the Trojan War and its mythical monsters in the most vivid and entertaining way.

The story of Achilles’ drift to Monster Island, which would one day bring him fame comparable to that of Hercules.

A story ranked among the top 100 world literature novels of the 21st century.

Achilssey, the beginning.

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