King of Underworld - Chapter 30



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Sisyphus… The Story of Thanatos – (1)

A peaceful life.

Sisyphus, a demigod born from the wind god Aeolus and a human woman named Enarete.

King Sisyphus, who founded Corinth, was usually cunning and resourceful.

There are several anecdotes that clearly demonstrate the wisdom of Sisyphus.

This is well illustrated in an anecdote with the demigod Autolycus, the son of Hermes, the god of messengers and thieves.

Autolycus, who usually stole without being caught, using the ability granted to him by Hermes.

Sisyphus, whose cows were stolen from him…

“If you look here, my name is engraved under the cow’s hoof. This is my cow and you stole it.”

“Shit… It’s noisy! Isn’t that something your subordinate secretly carved?”

He succeeded in detecting Autolycus’ theft by carving his name on the cow’s hoof in advance.

Autolycus used his gifted ability to change the sex and color of the stolen cattle, but he was helpless in the face of clear evidence.

King Sisyphus, who trusted in his own tricks and wisdom, made a mistake…

“Are you the river god Asopos?”

“What does the king of Corinth have to do with me?”

“I know where your daughter, Aegina, has gone missing.”

“What? You know where my daughter went?”

“I will tell you if you give me a clear spring of water for Corinth.”

Asopus, the river god, was persuaded by the confident Sisyphus.

With a gentle gesture, he made clear spring water flow into the city in search of his missing daughter.

“Your daughter was kidnapped by Zeus.”

“This… this fucking shit! Is that true?!”

“It is true, if you follow this mountain path, you will see Zeus and your daughter.”

So the river god hurriedly moved along the path Sisyphus had shown him.

And soon…

“Ah… Father… Ugh…”

“Zeus! How could this be! Aaaah!!!”

“Ahem. I guess I’ll go back now.”

He could see Zeus forcibly raping his daughter, Aegina, and Aegina weeping in sorrow.

He discovered Zeus running away and got angry, but it was already too late.

But it didn’t end there.

Zeus noticed Sisyphus’ actions.

Naturally, Zeus was furious at the incompetence.

“How dare a human interfere with the affairs of the gods! Tell Hades that there is a serious criminal and to send Thanatos!”

With the King of Gods like this, the future of Olympus is very dark today as well…

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This is a dark underworld.

The home of Thanatos, the god of death who is always having a hard time controlling countless clones of himself.

The god, who had black wings and the appearance of an old man, was delighted with the unexpected business trip.

“Thanatos. I have received a call from Zeus. He wants me to drag a certain criminal to the underworld.”

“Is there a human who has committed such a great sin? Hades.”

“Well…? First, I’d like you to send Thanatos to Olympus for a while… I hope you have a nice trip.”

“To Olympus? It’s been a while since I’ve been to Olympus. Thank you very much.”

“Still, you have to come back quickly. Is it really true that that person committed a crime?”

Thanatos rarely ascended to Olympus.

Because he was always busy, he was not invited to the banquet of the gods living in Olympus.

Those who live there are immortal gods for whom death does not exist, so they do not come to harvest souls.

This was a short vacation, granted with the acquiescence of Hades, who pitied his hard labor.

I guess I can rest for a while while I go to Olympus and catch some criminals.

Thanatos expressed his gratitude in his heart to the master of the underworld who occasionally looked at him with pity.

He ascended to Olympus by moving his main body, not his clone.

“Thanatos! You’ve finally come, it’s him! How dare a human meddle in the affairs of the gods!”

And soon we could find Zeus running wild, pointing his finger at the underworld.

If humans had meddled in the affairs of the gods…

Did they embezzle some of the offerings or blow some wind into the gods’ decision?

First, Thanatos examined the human as instructed by the supreme god Zeus.

There was King Sisyphus, the founder of Corinth, drinking wine in his palace.

“But what kind of felony is that…”

“Ah, I know that person a little too. Thanatos.”

Thanatos’ words, as he was about to ask Zeus a question, were cut off by the words of a god who spoke from beside him.

It was Hermes, the messenger of the gods, holding the caduceus.

He, who was always cheerful, spoke to Thanatos with a grumpy face today.

“He overestimated his own abilities and defeated my son. The power of stealing that I had granted him… Tsk. I guess he must have done something to upset his father this time too.”

Thanatos was somewhat convinced by the messenger god’s rough attitude towards humans.

Well, he must have done something. And as Zeus says, he’s just a mean human.

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There was also the thought that if they took him to the underworld, Hades and the three Minos brothers would make their own decisions.

So Thanatos flapped his black wings and flew leisurely to the palace of Corinth.

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This is the Royal Palace of Corinth.

Sisyphus revealed a secret to his wife and queen, Merope.

“Surely Zeus will hold a grudge against me and send Thanatos.”

“Yes…? Then… what should I do?”

“Listen carefully, Madam. If I die, there will be no funeral. Do you understand?”

He had anticipated the coming of Thanatos and was preparing in advance.

First, tell your wife in case something happens…

Sisyphus, holding a large club made of birch wood, hides behind the curtains in the back of the bedroom and waits for Thanatos.

And soon, Thanatos, the god of death, enters the bedroom to take Sisyphus to the underworld.

Sisyphus grips his club tightly to strike down Thanatos when he approaches.

however…

‘You think you can avoid my senses? Are you crazy enough to think you can knock me down with a club?’

There was no way Thanatos didn’t know that.

Sisyphus is a demigod, half-man, but he is an ordinary person with no special powers other than his wisdom and cunning.

On the other hand, Thanatos is not a common lower god, but the eldest son of Nyx, the god of the night.

An old god who is older than the three gods, Hades, and is respected by the lord of the underworld.

Thanatos, the personification of death and possessing powerful grip strength, laughed at the foolishness of humans.

Thud thud.

Thanatos moved naturally and entered the stupid human’s bedroom,

Sisyphus, who thought that the time was now, jumped out and swung his oak club.

“Thanatos! You’ve finally appeared! Take it-”

Boooow-

A club that flies too slowly for the sense of the high divinity that harvests souls.

Thanatos snickered slightly at the sight of a foolish human gritting his teeth and swinging a club at a god…

‘Wait, if I just get hit by this guy and fall down, wouldn’t I be able to rest a little more?’

Suddenly I started thinking in a different direction.

Thanatos, the god of death, is a god who has never been able to rest since he was born as the eldest son of Nyx.

Since death always happens in this world, he too had to bring the soul every day.

He who is here now is not a clone but the main body,

If you pretend to get knocked out by this idiot, you can rest.

But he wonders if it’s really possible to take a break from work.

If one is negligent in harvesting souls, the burden will fall on the gods of the underworld who suffer alongside him.

‘Haa… well, if I rest, who will do this work? As an old god of the underworld, I must set an example…’

In his mind, countless fellow gods who had been struggling with their work passed by.

No matter how difficult your work is, the other gods too…

“Tsk tsk, Thanatos. You’re having a hard time harvesting souls today too. Tsk tsk tsk…”

First of all… he helped me a little bit before the great flood that wiped out humanity occurred,

When the great flood actually began, Hypnos pretended to comfort and laughed at him…

“We’re lucky we’re not Thanatos, Moros.”

“Of course, Ceres.”

Ceres and Moros, who are also gods of death, are relatively comfortable because their areas of jurisdiction are smaller than theirs.

“Lord Thanatos, I am always grateful. If I were the god of death…”

Lastly, there was that Morpheus guy who came up to me in a friendly manner and laughed heartily!

Come to think of it, these damn guys, they couldn’t help me, but they laughed at me because they thought their own bodies were comfortable.

Thanatos’ face suddenly began to distort into a hideous grimace.

And then the self-justification that follows immediately.

Since that guy is half-god and half-human, you can just say that he let his guard down and got hurt.

If you take a short break and then start working again, no one will be able to say anything.

Yeah, just one day… just one day off! Just one day!

“Ugh. Ugh!”

“-ra! Huh…?”

Before the club even reached Thanatos’ head…

He falls to the floor while performing a very unnatural act.

Naturally, the poor human being suddenly gained notoriety for having overthrown a god.

Sisyphus froze in the position he was swinging his club.

“….what?”

Sisyphus froze for a moment, looking back and forth between his club and the fallen Thanatos,

In the end, with a sullen expression, he tied up Thanatos and locked him in the basement.

But King Sisyphus did not know what consequences this action would lead to.

The act of ‘confining’ the ‘body’ of Thanatos, the personification of death itself, also affects the laws of the world.

And from the very next day,

An emergency has been declared in the afterlife’s business of managing dead souls.

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