King of Underworld - Chapter 43



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The Journey of the Gods – (1)

The dark afterlife again today.

I, Hades, paused from my work and fell into thought.

Because these days, when I sit on the throne and listen to the world, I feel that something has changed a lot.

“Merciful god Pluto… I thank you for your grace today as well.”

“Bless me with wealth, O most rich of men.”

“Our father who went to the afterlife…”

For some reason, the number of prayers I receive has increased recently.

It wasn’t just an increase in number, it felt like the whole of Thebes was praying.

Not long ago, he came down near Thebes and fought on the mountain…

Is it because of this that your fear of death has grown and you are praying for me?

Elsewhere, a wealthy nobleman built an altar out of wood and knelt reverently.

There were twenty dead cows on the altar, and a nobleman holding a torch lit the altar and shouted.

“Almighty Lord Pluto! I offer you ten bulls and ten cows!”

Omnipotence is something that even Zeus cannot achieve, and looking at the servants behind you, I see that you have worked them to the point of offering sacrifices to me.

And the cows offered as sacrifices were either sick or old.

As the number of people who believe in me increases, a lot of strange people get involved.

He will not be well regarded by the three Minos brothers, the judges of the underworld.

As I was about to look elsewhere, a messenger came running up to me and said:

Now, the face of this messenger is familiar. Perhaps a guard near the judgment hall where Minos is…

“Lord Hades! Another one has appeared from the river Lethe who has not lost his memory!”

“also…?”

“Crazy about being treated unfairly in front of judges…”

Dead people with great grudges keep appearing.

But there’s no end to meeting all these people, so I call upon the goddess Lethe…

“But it seems that he is the grandson of Cadmus, the hero who founded Thebes.”

“Cadmus’ grandson? Let’s meet up. Bring him here.”

Thebes is where my faith spread.

And this is where the great hero Cadmus, who saved the world from Typhon, was born.

Cardmos lived a glorious life, enough to go to Elysium,

I wonder what his grandson went through to retain his memories.

After waiting for a moment, the door to the audience room opened and the spirit of a tall, handsome young man came in.

But the thing he said as soon as he saw me was truly amazing.

“So you are the grandson of Cadmus…”

“Pluto, god of mercy! I am a human named Actaeon! Please avenge me!”

I’ve seen many people being dragged to the underworld and being worshipped by Pluto, the god of wealth…

Why am I a god of mercy?

“I am not a god of mercy. So what grudge do you have that makes you do this?”

“I died because I saw the naked body of the goddess Artemis!”

What? What are you talking about?

When I was speechless, Actaeon cried out and shouted:

“I never approached you with malicious intentions! I never dared to glimpse the body of a beautiful goddess!”

“…Calm down for now.”

* * *

After some time, Actaeon regained his senses.

He slowly tells what happened to him in a gloomy tone.

“I have been studying under the Centaur Sage Cheiron since I was young…”

Centaur, whose upper body is human and the lower body is horse.

Although a violent and savage race, the Chirons were different from the Centaurs.

Chiron was born when Cronus transformed into a horse and raped his nephew.

He was a wise man with a gentle and wise personality, skilled in many things including martial arts, music, and literature.

As his fame grew day by day, it became natural for anyone who wanted to become a hero to study under Chiron.

It seems that Actaeon also received instruction from Chiron, who earned the nickname of teacher of heroes.

“Thanks to Master Chiron’s teachings, I was able to gain some fame as an adventurer.”

“Yes, you were Chiron’s disciple.”

“The day I died… I returned from a hard adventure and headed to the forest of Kitairon to hunt. But there…”

“Was Artemis there?”

“Yes… the goddess Artemis and the nymphs who were bathing…”

It is said that Artemis, who met his eyes, became furious and cursed him.

Actaeon’s body was transformed into that of a deer, and he was eventually chased to death by his hunting dogs.

“I feel so wronged. I knew that the goddess Artemis was the one who swore virginity, but…”

The reason why Artemis was so angry was because of the shame of showing the naked body of the goddess to a human.

And… it was a situation that could threaten her virginity.

Artemis’s virginity, sworn on the River Styx, was in danger of being broken when she showed her naked body to Actaeon.

He killed her to prevent her from spreading the rumor that he had seen the naked body of a goddess…

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“I fully understand your grievance. I will speak to Minos and have him take your plight into consideration when judging.”

“Yes… thank you very much for listening. Glory be to Pluto, the God of Mercy…”

There’s no other way to explain it than to say he was just plain unlucky.

Is this the effect of the curse that Ares placed on Cadmus’ descendants?

Actaeon bows his head and sobs,

The circumstances are very dire, so we should at least give them some comfort in their life in the afterlife.

* * *

“… something like that happened.”

“Artemis is truly merciless.”

“…It’s just right.”

The goddess Styx, leaning on the throne next to me, shakes her head from side to side.

The eyes of the goddess Lethe, who is sitting on the floor and looking up at me, slightly lowered.

“But why are the goddesses here?”

“We deserve a break too. We’ve been working so hard.”

“I am not the god Thanatos…”

A certain god comes to mind who seems to be crying and wailing somewhere, but let’s move on for now.

But if you get too close, you’ll feel a soft sensation…

They were both looking at me as if they were expecting something, so I forced myself to look away and change the subject.

“But Actaeon called me the god of mercy. Isn’t it a case of divinity being misunderstood among mortals?”

“Well, there’s a rumor going around Thebes right now.”

Come to think of it, the goddess Lethe often absentmindedly observed the humans of this world.

She occasionally bestows the blessing of oblivion and observes the reactions of humans, and is sensitive to rumors heard on the surface.

“There is a rumor that the merciful Lord of the Underworld has appeared to save his followers who are in danger.”

“But don’t other gods often help their followers?”

It is quite common for people to help their followers or turn them into constellations.

That is also why humans call on the name of the god they believe in when they are in danger.

“After all, death is something scary and frightening. And it’s something you can’t avoid.”

“Humans don’t often mention the afterlife…”

Is it because I act in a way that runs counter to the image I have among humans?

Well, there aren’t many believers who still seek Hades, not Pluto…

“But I think Prometheus or Hestia would be better suited to be the god of mercy.”

Prometheus, who gave fire to poor humans.

Hestia, the gentle and soft goddess who protects the hearth and home.

You call me the God of Mercy, leaving them behind…

As I think about it for a moment, the Goddess Styx smiles gently and clings to me.

No, if the goddess Lethe does that too…

“Hehehe… Hades has really strong arms.”

“Then maybe here too…”

How many souls came to the underworld today? If you count the number of goddesses raped by Zeus and Poseidon, one by one, it would be one, two, three.

While I was frozen and unable to move at all, I heard a devilish whisper in my ear.

The soft hair of the Goddess Styx touches her shoulders.

“Hades, should we go out to the living world to cool our heads? We’ve been through so much lately.”

“I like it too. Gigas won’t be coming for a while, so why don’t you go out with peace of mind?”

“But I have to be in the afterlife…”

At the moment when I was trying to avoid the gazes of the two goddesses full of anticipation and thinking of an excuse,

I see a silver-haired goddess looking up at me and muttering softly.

“I’ve had a hard time too… Can’t I? Ugh…”

“Huh…!”

The pupils were so clear and blue, and the cheeks and ears gradually turned red as if the goddess herself was embarrassed.

The heart of a god who transcends humanity does not stop beating, but I am now not a god, but a man.

“Okay… okay… then let’s go out for a bit.”

…!

Since I had work to do after I went up to this world anyway, I guess we can go together.

The system of the underworld was so organized that the two goddesses could take a break from work for a while.

Above all, it is important to be able to get out of this difficult situation.

“It’s time to go patrol near Mount Etna, where Typhon’s body lies. Would you like to come with me?”

The faces of the goddesses who heard my story brightened.

“Really? The Goddess of Oath has heard me, so I can’t break it!”

“Hehehe… I succeeded. Styx!”

Oh no… I was fooled by the goddesses’ scheme.

Indeed, the old gods of the underworld, trying to persuade me with their words and actions(?).

Well, still…

“Hehehe… I’ll go change my clothes. Just wait a moment. Hades!”

“Oh. Lete, I’ll go too!”

This kind of peace isn’t so bad.

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