King of Underworld - Chapter 74



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A slightly different story of the afterlife – (2)

Thud thud.

As I was carrying Persephone back to the castle, I felt movement in my arms.

Are you now recovered enough to regain consciousness?

“Ugh… this place… is hot!”

“Are you awake? I’ll move you right away, so wait.”

It is not easy to overwrite the realm of another god with your own power.

It is also for this reason that Gaia finds it difficult to do business with Thebes, which is full of her followers.

Even I, one of the three gods, find it difficult to cover Athens or Delphi with my own power.

It’s not impossible, but I would say it’s quite tiring.

But, my realm, which is comprised of three gods, is being touched by a god who is inferior to even the 12 gods of Olympus?

Even if you only adjust a part of the afterlife, it is by no means easy.

This is possible because Persephone is the descendant of Zeus and Demeter.

If my nephew wasn’t in the underworld, the Twelve Olympians would have to neutralize the underworld’s energy themselves.

“Uncle Hades… You’re hugging me so affectionately… Are you finally going to marry me?”

“Just be quiet and recover your strength before you put it down.”

The goddess in my arms smiles weakly and jokes, but her face is pale.

Right now, you probably can’t even move a finger.

When she confirmed the power and energy of the underworld that she had neutralized…

“This isn’t something that can be done in a single shot. It needs to be maintained by continuously adding strength about once every six months.”

“So, I can hug Uncle Hades once every six months?”

“…as much as you can, since you’ve done it for me.”

The spring spirit that Persephone brought does not last forever.

After some time has passed, it will be eroded again by the energy of the afterlife, and eventually return to its original state.

“Heh.. heh…”

“Why are you laughing so hard? It looks like you won’t be able to use your divine powers for a while.”

“I just like it right now…”

“under…”

When I saw Persephone looking up at me and smiling bashfully, the corners of my mouth went up without me realizing it.

My nephew in my arms looks up with a slightly surprised expression.

“Huh?! Didn’t you just laugh?”

“…you saw it wrong.”

* * *

I placed Persephone in a suitable room, returned to my throne, and closed my eyes.

Because from now on, we must prepare to give oracles to this world and nurture heroes.

A few days later, Zeus himself took Morpheus to the king of Thebes, telling him to give him an oracle…

I should tell the priests of my temple in advance.

All kinds of training tools and items also need to be brought into the canyon…

Since the food that heroes eat must be obtained from this world, not the afterlife, there is also…

The priests of this world will have a hard time for a while.

“Are you the high priest now? I have called you because I have something to tell you.”

“This… This is! Lord of the underworld…! Give your order!”

The current high priest was an old man.

As I watch the faces and positions of the mortals I knew change, the passage of time seems fleeting…

“Starting from my temple, I will connect the afterlife and the living world.”

“Yes.. yep?!”

Now is not the time to indulge in such sentiments.

The high priest was taken aback by the sudden introduction of the main topic, but he ignored him and continued his explanation.

About the serpent monster, Gigas… The training and management of heroes, the oath to keep silent on the River Styx…

“…That’s it. After a few days, discuss the details with the King of Thebes, who will receive the oracle of Zeus, and decide.”

“I will do as you command, Pluto, the god of mercy!”

“Oh, and… erect a statue of Persephone, the goddess of spring and seeds, and daughter of Demeter and Zeus.”

“Are you saying that the Goddess of Spring resides in the underworld…?!”

“It just so happened. She is now a goddess belonging to the underworld.”

I gave him some limited information in Thebes and then cut off the message.

Even though you are the high priest of my temple, there is no need to tell me all the details of the gods.

But this high priest seems to have really strong faith.

It is very easy to connect with this world or convey my intentions.

Somehow, as time goes by, it seems like the believers’ faith is gradually increasing…

“Hades! This is a letter from the goddess Demeter to the goddess Persephone!”

“…You don’t need to bring it to me, just give it straight to Persephone.”

As I sit still on the throne, a flood of work comes to mind.

“Next, those who came to the afterlife with strong resentment and memories of their disrespectful words and actions toward God…”

“Inform Lethe, the goddess of forgetfulness, of this fact.”

“Eros, the god who was entrusted with the role of punishing the criminals of the underworld, now petitioned to stop drawing his bow…”

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“Did you beg to be let out?”

“Uh… you didn’t do that.”

“You still haven’t come to your senses. Don’t relay Eros’s words to me for the time being.”

“Also, Triton, the son of Poseidon, the ruler of the sea, has arrived to say hello…”

“Take me to the audience room and bring me the nectar.”

I thought about it as I handled each task the messenger brought.

Now it’s just like the afterlife usually is.

* * *

The oracle of the Olympian gods came down to this world.

In the temple of Apollo at Delphi, and in the temple of Athena at Argos…

The Olympian gods all spoke with one voice to the underworld, and there was only one message they could convey.

If you want to be a hero, go to Thebes.

It was just a short proclamation, but it greatly moved the hearts of all young people who dream of becoming heroes.

After Chiron, the widely known teacher of heroes, died, I thought it would be difficult to become a hero…

Perhaps it was because a great monster with the lower body of a snake had recently swept through Greece.

There were plenty of people who wanted to become heroes.

“Are you saying that you can gain strength there and become a hero?”

“The god Apollo said that the name of the serpent monsters that killed Chiron was Gigas.”

“They say that the goddess Athena came down from Athens and killed Gigas?”

“A monster that only a hero can face… Alright! That’s the level it should be!”

Even if all the gods spoke by oracle, the conclusion was clear.

“If you go to Thebes, you can catch the eye of the gods!”

“Those who are chosen there will receive blessings and armour and become heroes!”

“I too am like King Perseus of Argos…!”

Dozens of aspiring heroes flocked to Thebes every day.

As people of all genders, ages, and specialties flocked to the city, Thebes experienced an unexpected boom.

“Your Majesty, the number of people who passed through the gates today…”

“The city’s population is growing rapidly.”

“There are too many people in the commercial area, so there is a need to expand a little…”

Due to the rapid increase in population, there may be a shortage of essential goods and facilities.

This is a city blessed by Pluto, the god of wealth.

The royal granaries of Thebes were always full, and no one went hungry.

Mint, a specialty and a famous product, spread throughout the world through merchants passing through here.

“Oh, this is Mint. It’s the grace of Pluto… Is that what you’re saying?

“It is also very good as tea leaves, and if placed at a funeral for the deceased, it can prevent bad breath.”

“It’s a leaf that’s good for headaches and stuffy noses… I can’t explain it any other way than as a mercy from Pluto to mortals.”

Naturally, believers flocked to the temple of Pluto in Thebes.

The believers were amazed by the grandeur of the temple, and again by the statues of all the gods of the underworld, and finally…

“Why is there a statue of the goddess of spring in the temple of Pluto?”

“Oh, is this what you mean?”

“Persephone, aren’t you the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of the earth, and Zeus?”

“Haha. That’s right… because Pluto was hit by Eros’ arrow and brought to the underworld!”

“What?! The arrow of Eros?”

“If not, how could the lord of the underworld, who existed so loftily, suddenly fall in love with the goddess of spring?”

The misconception that Persephone had been kidnapped by Pluto was also spreading.

Since the temple of the underworld was first built, suspicions about the non-existent mistress of the underworld have been growing.

“Well, if the god of mercy is to bring the goddess of spring to the underworld, it would be impossible without the arrow of the god Eros.”

“Since the Zeus of the underworld is Pluto, it may have been useless for the goddess Demeter to try so hard…”

“Isn’t it the golden arrow of Eros that arouses feelings between people of the same sex?”

There also emerged believers who worshiped goddesses who were not originally gods of the underworld, but who had come to the underworld anew.

There were people who believed that Pluto loved Persephone so much that he brought her to the underworld.

“Hera of the Underworld, beloved by Pluto, may the harvest be good this year…”

“But since the four seasons are normal, I wonder if you come up to this world often?”

“You are definitely loved by the god Pluto.”

However, those who thought of Persephone as the mistress of the underworld were soon faced with strong opposition.

This is because there were many believers who wondered what the numerous goddess statues that had existed in the temple were.

“No, Persephone is just a whim of Pluto!”

“Just look at the statues of goddesses here, like Lethe, the goddess of forgetfulness, and Styx, who rules over the River Styx…”

“Then what would Mente, who created mint, became a priestess of Pluto, and eventually a goddess of the underworld, say?”

“Just as Zeus’s wife is Hera, and Poseidon’s wife is Amphitrite, so the mistress of the underworld…”

“Isn’t it true that there is no such thing as a legitimate wife? Isn’t it just our thoughts…”

“Eight! That’s nonsense! How can there be no one next to the one who rules the world!”

“That’s true, but Pluto is a very busy person…”

This is a display of the ancient Greeks’ love of discussing truly useless things.

Eventually, in front of the temple of Hades, there was a wide open space…

It was transformed into a place where believers of the underworld gathered every day to discuss Pluto’s legitimate wife.

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