King of Underworld - Chapter 57



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Goddess of Mint, Mente – (1)

The goddess who was walking slowly into the audience room with her face blushing shyly was clearly Mente.

It was clear that she was no longer a nymph but a goddess, with a refreshing divine power radiating from her entire body.

“Grandfather, then please go talk to the newborn god. I, a lowly messenger, will now return to Olympus. Haha!”

“Ha.. Hermes. Okay, I’ll see you later.”

My niece waves her hand as she watches my bewildered expression at her unexpected appearance.

It’s clear that he expected my reaction and applied to bring me a mentor himself.

After Hermes left, I looked at Mente, who still had difficulty meeting my eyes.

There’s so much to explain, where should I start…

“So Men…”

“Hot! Yes! Hades…uh…”

Mente stutters and panics as he is afraid to speak.

This isn’t the first time we’ve met, and you’re even a priest, so why are you doing this?

“Mente. I don’t know why you’re so frozen, but stop being embarrassed and tell me slowly what happened.”

“…Ha. But…”

“…?”

Mente’s face turns even redder and he starts speaking quickly.

“I volunteer to go to the underworld ruled by Hades, so I am prepared to accept him at any time…!”

“no…”

“The goddesses I met last time, are they the mistresses of the underworld? Ha… But I’m fine with being a concubine…!”

“Stop. Stop it…”

When the conversation kept going in a strange direction, I waved my hand to make them stop talking.

Mente, who had been speaking strangely excitedly, took a deep breath and calmed down.

He’s still young… Tsk tsk. It seems like he’s suffering from a disease where his delusions run wild.

I really need to get Apollo to treat me sometime.

“So how did you, a nymph, become a god, and why did you come to the underworld?”

“That’s… a bit long to say…”

Mente’s words, spoken shyly in front of me, were as follows.

First, mint gradually spread from Thebes and was exported throughout Greece…

The status of mint, which is considered my symbol in this world, has risen significantly.

“Hmm. It’s the grace of Pluto. I don’t believe in him, but I’m grateful…”

“No matter what… Even though you say you’re afraid of other names, isn’t it something you’ve given us for the sake of humans?”

“According to the merchant from Thebes, Pluto is a benevolent god who cares for the living.”

Then, naturally, the status of Mente, the creator of Mint that I had declared, also rose.

Even more so because she herself is not a human but a nymph and acts as my priest.

“They say there is a nymph in Pluto’s temple who is said to be the creator of mint…”

“Could an ordinary nymph make something like that? Perhaps she is a god who came to this world under the command of Pluto.”

“I don’t know. Anyway, I went to pray for him too.”

Gradually, she began to be worshipped as the goddess of mint among humans, and faith in her began to gather.

Eventually, the god Hermes came down to Minthe, who was praying in the temple, and took her to Olympus…

“Are you the nymph Mente, who is worshipped among humans? You look quite beautiful…”

“Father, I have heard that that nymph is favored by Uncle Hades.”

“Ahem! Well, I’ll tell you quickly… Anyway, I’ve created a symbol of the underworld, so that should be enough to elevate me to goddess status.”

So Zeus, the king of the gods, recognized her as a god,

Mente, who was promoted to the Goddess of Mint, wished to work in the afterlife.

“Hermes, how can it not be?”

“The afterlife? There’s a manpower shortage there… No, there’s a divine power shortage there…”

This was the story of how the newly born goddess of mint came to the afterlife.

* * *

Mente, who finished his explanation, looked at me with sparkling eyes.

It looks like he’s expecting something quite a bit.

“Lord Hades! So what should I do now?”

“…I don’t know if you knew, but the afterlife is quite busy, so sometimes you are given tasks that are beyond your authority.”

“Hehe! Even though I was a priest, I was able to adapt well to the difficult temple work!”

Mente puts his hands on his waist and sticks out his chest as if emphasizing it.

But was it hard to work as a priest in the temple of Thebes? I wonder if I’ll be able to adapt well in the afterlife…

I need to give some advice to Mente, who is smiling brightly.

“Mente, why do you think our god lives forever and is strong?”

“yes?”

She looks puzzled.

He tilted his head for a moment, as if trying to guess my intentions, and what he said was as expected.

“Uh… Isn’t it because I inherited the great lineage and power of the primordial god, Chaos?”

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“…was wrong.”

To mortals, the gods may appear great, powerful, and sometimes perfect.

Foreseeing the future or the power to change the landscape gave mortals justification for worshipping us.

however…

“Because we must sustain the world, we are given an overflowing strength and a spirit that is not weathered by the passage of time.”

“ah…”

“Just looking at you, you can tell that you were an ordinary nymph who became a god. What does this mean?”

It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that it means becoming a slave to make the world run smoothly… right?

From what I’ve felt while working in the afterlife, that seems to be true, but…

“…Just think of it as a job to maintain balance in the world.”

“As expected! The great gods are strong because they have to carry out such a noble duty!”

Now you too are that great god.

And the noble responsibility is… well, to some extent, right?

“Maintaining the balance of the world… exactly the responsibility and task of a god I’ve been thinking of!”

“There is also a saying that God does not rule the world because he is strong, but because he must rule the world…”

“Aha! So with great power comes great responsibility!”

It’s true that the immortal god’s physical strength comes with many tasks…

Mente nods and says, twisting his body again as if he understood something.

“You are so worried about me… I will fulfill my responsibilities as a goddess who created mint, the symbol of Hades!”

“…? Uh… okay. Okay, then.”

No, it feels like the conversation is going well, but it feels out of sync.

Since you’re so confident, let’s just assign you to an appropriate place.

As I was flipping through the parchment, wondering where to sit, a messenger came running.

A young male spirit soldier wearing a toga, a familiar face I recognize.

“Lord Hades! This time, in the courtroom again…”

“It would be difficult for the three Minos brothers to judge on their own. Were there any prophecies or victims from the gods?”

“Huh! How did you know, this time even…”

It is also common for Apocretians, the swift messengers who work near the judge’s office, to come running.

Perhaps it’s another victim of the gods. Is it difficult to judge when several Olympian gods are involved?

Of course, I trust the judgment of the three Minos brothers,

The higher gods sometimes looked down on Minos for being lenient on those he had punished.

Minos, who are nothing more than dead humans… seem to be going against the judgment of the god himself or something.

Of course, you can’t express such complaints in front of me…

It was a rumor brought by Hermes, the messenger of Olympus and messenger of all.

So, in order to relieve the burden on the Minos brothers and make a fairer judgment,

I have often been the one to pass judgment on humans who have been punished by the gods or who have died in the gaps between various gods.

Of course, they were also involved in the judgment of serious criminals who were difficult to judge on their own…

“Has another mortal been caught up in the love affairs of the Twelve Olympians? Perhaps another victim of rape or adultery. Tell Minos that I am on my way now.”

“Yes, I understand! Then I will step aside…”

The messenger left again and I looked at Mente.

“If you go to the goddess Lethe, she will help you with your work. Then I have something to do…”

“Ah.. yes!”

* * *

“Thank you… Thank you, King of the Underworld…”

“Yes, in my lifetime I was treated badly by the gods because of my outstanding looks, but that will not happen anymore.”

“Ugh… ugh…”

The beautiful female soul in front of me cries sadly.

This spirit was a woman who had rejected the advances of a lesser god during her lifetime, but was eventually raped by him.

But the problem was that, as a believer in the virgin goddess Artemis, she was cursed by the goddess and committed suicide as soon as she lost her virginity…

The gentle Artemis is said to be strict with her followers.

But, since it wasn’t my will that I gave up my virginity, shouldn’t I know how to be a little more generous?

“What soul is next, Minos?”

“Yes, this time it’s an animal named Arachne… a human female.”

“Arachne? Come in. Which god is involved?”

“… the document states that the goddess of wisdom, Athena, herself punished her.”

Is it the goddess of wisdom this time?

Athena is a goddess who swore chastity on the River Styx, so it can’t be a love story between gods.

A female soul, seemingly filled with resentment, slowly enters.

Looking at the documents on the desk… A soul with a poisonous mind that retained its memories even in the river of oblivion.

He must have harbored resentment toward Athena for killing him.

The soldier who brought her makes Arachne lie down.

The female soul bows her head toward me as if collapsing on the floor.

“Your name is Arachne? Before you die, tell me honestly what happened.”

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