King of Underworld - Chapter 70



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The Story of Persephone – (5)

“…Persephone, do you know what it means to eat the food of the underworld?”

“Oh?! Can’t I eat that? I’m sorry…”

Persephone’s expression suddenly changes to a gloomy one.

The afterlife is a completely different world from this world, so separate rules exist.

The contents of this are well preserved on parchment infused with divine power…

The law of the underworld.

Article 1, Paragraph 1: Once a person dies, he cannot come back to life.

Article 1, Paragraph 2: All the deceased must undergo a trial to settle their karma in this world.

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Article 5, Paragraph 2, …..

Article 5, Paragraph 3: Anyone who has ever eaten food from the underworld must live here.

The case that applies to Persephone is… that very Article 5, Paragraph 3 is the problem.

It doesn’t mean that you can’t go to this world at all, but it means that you must at least move your residence to the afterlife.

Even for gods, this is a law that applies, so the gods who were temporarily dispatched to the afterlife did not touch the food at all.

Neither Athena, Ares, nor Aphrodite ate any food in the underworld.

“Whew… Anyone who eats the food of the afterlife will have to live here.”

“Huh? Is that so? So you’re living with your uncle now?”

The reaction is not bad, since Persephone was hit by Eros’ golden arrow.

But what would Demeter or Zeus think?

No… Wait a minute, even though she’s a young goddess who hasn’t even lived for 300 years,

How can you not know the laws of the afterlife? You didn’t eat this on purpose, did you?

The position of mistress of the underworld is a high position that naturally comes with power and authority, especially for Persephone, who was hit by the golden arrow…

“…Just follow me for now. Don’t go out of my sight.”

“yes!”

I think it would be better if I just took it with me.

* * *

So I took her with me for a while and took care of business.

“You were banished from the followers of Artemis and met death in exchange for losing your chastity…”

“…Glory be to the God of Mercy… Thank you, Pluto.”

While I was listening to the stories of the wronged souls and racking my brain to somehow make a fair judgment,

Persephone had a questioning look on her face.

As soon as I finish the pending trials, she approaches me.

“Uncle Hades. But why are you so generous to humans?”

“generosity?”

“Yes. I think he shows mercy even to humans who insult God or act presumptuously.”

Eyes filled with pure questioning, not sarcasm or complaints.

It’s exactly the kind of thought a young god who was born under a high deity and grew up without regrets would have.

The power of divinity and authority, the pride of being entrusted with the task of maintaining balance in the world, and the sense of superiority over weak humans.

This isn’t just Persephone’s problem.

Most gods would think this way…

“…It would be better to give up such thoughts.”

“Yes..? Yes?!”

“The underworld is the final destination and final destination for mortals. What if I am harsh to them?”

“But aren’t our gods beings who are served by them? If I don’t use the power of spring right now, humans…”

The young gods have great powers compared to their innocence,

At times, they could be seen as cruel and capricious beings towards humans.

This would be even more so for Persephone, who was revered from birth, and had the ability and lineage to do so.

Demeter and Zeus often show cruel behavior towards humans… They seem to have quite similar personalities to their parents.

“…She is a goddess who rules over one of the four seasons.”

“I am the goddess of spring and seeds…?”

“That’s not what I meant. I just meant… that your trivial actions would be seen as a natural disaster by humans.”

He continued speaking, looking into Persephone’s eyes filled with doubt.

I hope that what I saw and felt in the afterlife will be of some help to you.

“Our gods are not perfect. Even Zeus and Athena can make mistakes.”

“Father or the Goddess of Wisdom?”

“There is no perfect god. So, refrain from using your power based on a momentary whim or a short thought.”

“Uncle Hades, the lord of the three gods… have you ever regretted it?”

“…there were countless of them.”

How can one only show a perfect appearance after living for so long?

No matter how merciful the god is, or how just the lord of the underworld is…

“There have been times when I’ve made mistakes and regretted making decisions, and times when I’ve been caught up in the emotions of the moment.”

“ah…”

“When you are angry, the mortals who die in the aftermath may not seem to mind…”

“……”

“Remember that for them it is an unstoppable disaster. Those who died unjustly are coming to the afterlife.”

Persephone’s free-spirited divine powers, which had been pondering my words, were greatly shaken.

Have you realized your role, or perhaps a sense of responsibility for the area you are in charge of?

“It may not always be possible, but we, the gods, must strive to make the best judgment possible.”

“…I’ve never heard anything like that even from my mother…”

Persephone looks at the floor and mutters quietly.

I felt now that she had grown slightly.

It feels like Persephone’s lively and energetic power is being calmly organized.

Spring, one of the four seasons, is a little more stable, and the seeds sown in the ground will grow well.

“I’ll give you a temporary place to stay. And tell your mother about this…”

“Hades, we’re in trouble! We’re in the underworld right now…”

The goddess Styx opens the door and comes running in a hurry, looking for me.

Could it be another attack by Gigas?

“In the afterlife… the spirit of the dead Chiron is here!”

* * *

Chiron.

A wise man of the Centaur tribe with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse.

Although he was skilled in all kinds of skills and had a lot of knowledge, his greatest strength was in education.

He is the one who has the role of raising numerous heroes in this world.

If Chiron is dead, it will be difficult to raise a hero of prophecy who can defeat Gigas.

“I’ll go see him right now. But he’s immortal…”

“That’s… he was tortured by the Gigas that suddenly invaded and gave up his immortality!”

“this…”

The number of Gigas that came to attack Typhon on Mount Etna was only a few hundred.

But I didn’t know that they would use a method to disperse power and kill Chiron…

Last time, when Oedipus was corrupted, is Gaia after the heroes?

Could it be that Gaia had figured out the prophecy that our gods knew about?

No, if I had known for sure, I would have declared an all-out war immediately.

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It is clear that the hero has some sort of connection to Gigas, but

Should I see it as a half-and-half?

It’s a good thing I don’t have the ability to see the entire future.

Well, even Prometheus doesn’t have that ability…

First, he hurried to meet Chiron with Persephone and the goddess Styx.

Yes, nephew, you’d better stay where I can see you.

Soon Chiron appeared in the form of a translucent soul.

Really dying and coming to the afterlife…

“Cheiron.”

“Lord Hades. It’s been a while. I’m sorry to have to meet you like this.”

The centaur lowered his head with a bitter expression when spoken to.

“I heard that the Gigas tortured you. Rest comfortably here.”

“…I feel guilty that I failed to do a good job of raising heroes and ended up escaping to death.”

“If monsters comparable to gods decide to torture, who can resist?”

“Thank you, Lord of the Underworld. They… the students I taught…”

Thanks to Chiron’s fame known all over the world,

Wherever he was, it was always crowded with people who wanted to be heroes.

However, many people were massacred by the Gigas that suddenly invaded.

Chiron and his disciples resisted, but they could not defeat the monsters, each of which was on a par with the lesser gods.

According to him, many of his disciples were massacred or fled.

“I only found out when I reached the underworld, but fortunately, the gods Dionysus and Ares came down and drove those bastards away.”

“Well… when you were in this world, Corinth and Athens were also attacked.”

“It seems to have appeared in all sorts of other places as well.”

“The Olympian gods descended and killed Gigas, but the damage was not insignificant…”

“Rather than killing ordinary humans, they sought to destroy temples and sever the connection between mortals and the gods. When they saw a hero or a demigod, they pounced on him.”

After Chiron finished speaking, the gods, including Thanatos, added further explanations.

They raided human cities, including Corinth and Athens…

“This time, many heroes died.”

“Athena went down to the underworld in a hurry, but her temple was destroyed.”

“What does Olympus think about this matter…”

He stopped the gods from discussing things with a wave of his hand.

“The Rainbow Goddess will come down and summon me to the palace of Olympus. Until then, I will maintain my usual vigilance.”

“Shouldn’t we still prepare a little?”

“There’s Demeter.”

“Ah… Since the Earth Goddess has the Omphalos Stone, she must have figured out where Gigas’ base is!”

Gigas’ final attack achieved the feat of killing Chiron, but

On the contrary, it ended up revealing their base to us.

Surely Demeter would have informed Zeus,

Even now, countless gods are keeping a close eye on Gigas’ stronghold.

Now Gigas can never attack without being noticed by the gods.

All that’s left for them is either an all-out war or Gaia’s schemes.

* * *

From earlier, Persephone had not interfered at all and had only sparkled her eyes.

But she doesn’t bother me when I’m working. Did what I said earlier affect her feelings?

The goddess Lethe tilted her head and looked at Persephone.

“Hades, who is that goddess that was there earlier? She’s not a lower-level deity, is she?”

“Oh, my name is Persephone!”

I don’t want to be accused of deceiving a goddess and bringing her to the afterlife, so I should tell you in advance.

If you keep your mouth shut and remain silent, you are bound to invite unnecessary misunderstandings.

“I am the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, whom I met near Mount Etna. By the way, I saw myself after being hit by Eros’s golden arrow, and I also ate the food of the underworld.”

“yes?!”

“The golden arrow of Eros… no, then…”

“Does Demeter know about this?”

“I plan to go up to Olympus soon and explain it myself.”

The expressions of the numerous gods gathered here changed.

I couldn’t help it even though I saw you like that. I brought you here for a moment because I had to urgently report whether Gigas had attacked in addition to Mount Etna…

“I told you I was fine even when I was hit by a golden arrow!”

“Yeah. Okay.”

“Ugh… Really! Take responsibility for saving me before I got hit by the golden arrow!”

“…what?”

“No… Hades… Why do you keep adding more goddesses every time you leave?”

“Before it grows any further…”

The audience quickly turned their heads and looked at the goddess Styx and the goddess Lethe.

And you can also see Mente, who opened the office door and appeared late, frozen.

As everyone froze, Persephone suddenly started to cry and said.

“Lord Hades, you touched me gently back then! I don’t know! Please take responsibility!”

“Wh…what did you say?”

“Wait, am I getting old and my hearing is getting weird? Should I stop by Apollo…”

“Who’s touching what?”

“Hades…! What have you done!”

No, why are you all doing this to me?

This is a misunderstanding…

Persephone, even though you’ve progressed as a goddess, your personality is still as lively as spring…!

“Nephew… You were talking strangely when Gigas was choking you and you hugged him by the side and put him down on the tram…”

“That… that’s it! I want to marry Hades!”

“Hades. You really didn’t touch it, except to put it down on the chariot?”

“Gigas isn’t the problem right now! Tell me everything quickly…”

“Ha… Lord Hades… I’m fine with having a concubine, but if there are too many…”

The afterlife was originally full of all sorts of things,

It seems to be especially so lately. Did Gaia put a curse on me or something?

“Lord Hades. The goddess of the rainbow, Iris, has come to see you. She was probably sent from Olympus to deal with Gigas…”

“…! Tell them to come in right now.”

You must have come to invite me to a meeting at the Olympus Palace.

I also have to discuss Gigas, and what should I explain to Demeter?

Amid the commotion of the underworld, Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, arrived.

“I will meet the Lord of the Underworld…”

Iris, who was coming in, stopped talking, looked around, and opened her eyes wide.

Seeing such an Iris, Moros, the god of inevitable death, spoke as if it was nothing.

He had been leaning against one wall of his office with his arms crossed for some time.

“Ah. Iris, don’t panic. It’s the same old scenery from the underworld.”

“Mr. Moros, what is this…”

“It’s really nothing. It’s just the sight of Demeter and Zeus’ daughter being shot by Eros’s golden arrow, seeing Hades, eating the food of the underworld, and now fighting with three goddesses who love Hades.”

“Huh? Whose daughter are you?”

The face of the rainbow goddess turned pale,

The seven-colored halo behind her that she always emitted has faded.

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