King of Underworld - Chapter 91



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The Goddess of Mint and Thebes – (1)

“Lord Hades! Shall we leave now?”

I see a hallucination of a puppy’s tail wagging wildly behind the man who is urging me.

It seems like you were really sad that your walk was interrupted by Gigas’ attack last time.

“I didn’t take care of you. If you had told me in advance, I would have taken you out.”

“That’s… I wanted to do that too, but…”

The goddess of mint, showing her embarrassment with a troubled expression.

“I wanted to, but…?”

“Oh, no! If you try to steal, you’ll be cursed… cursed… stepped on…”

She suddenly clasped her hands together and started trembling.

What the hell are you talking about? What do you mean by being cursed… and stepped on?

“Anyway, let’s go straight to Thebes via the place where heroes train. I need to go back to the living world to change my mood.”

“Yes! I’ll dress you up so that you’ll please Hades! Oh, and I…”

Mente, who was about to leave the audience room with a happy face, suddenly stopped and spoke quietly.

I couldn’t see his face because his back was turned to me, but I could see his ears were redder than ever.

“Lord Hades, I think the golden chiton you wore when you first met me looks the best on you. It’s just not my style at all…”

“If you like it, then do it.”

Was the outfit I saw last time your style?

He chuckled at her words, which were almost impudent, and changed his clothes.

It may seem like a new thing to say, but I was fully aware of my looks and popularity.

However, because of my high position as the king of the underworld, it is difficult to find a god who treats me with openness.

Moreover, most mortals fear even the name Hades and call him Pluto.

It must have been so, but… the goddess of mint was different.

“Wow…! Lord Hades, you look so cool right now! Hehe… I’ll be back soon!”

When you met me as Naiades, a water nymph, not as a lesser god…

An unusual nymph whose curiosity and excitement outweighed her fear.

It may be that it was because he had that kind of temperament that he became my priest and eventually ascended to the position of God.

* * *

Mente and I went to the training grounds for heroes where Persephone’s power was felt, and soon found Chiron.

The centaur sage is giving a lecture to aspiring heroes, looking happier than ever.

“When shooting a bow, spread your feet shoulder-width apart and place your back foot…”

Chiron aiming at the target by stringing his bow.

And there were heroes sitting in a large circle in the open space, observing it carefully.

After Chiron’s explanation, they dispersed to different places and tried to practice archery.

As I was watching those who were not particularly good at archery gather together and draw their bows awkwardly, Chiron approached me.

We were at a distance that was just enough to be invisible to the heroes, but he must have spotted us.

“When did you come, Hades? The goddess Mente has come too.”

“Cheiron, it looks like the training of heroes is going well.”

“Oh, of course. Didn’t you send us many heroes who accomplished their tasks a while ago? Thanks to that…”

Chiron turns his head away from speaking.

In an empty lot far away, heroes were drawing their weapons and aiming them at each other.

I see a familiar face, Bellerophon over there… and Perseus too…

Bam!

A man easily dodged a flying knife and tripped, tripping the man opposite him.

The man who fell complains to the other person as if he feels wronged.

“King Perseus! Why is a great hero like you doing this here?”

“What does that mean? Isn’t it also a hero’s duty to raise future generations?”

“No, but even so, someone who could become a king would train…”

“…? That Cardmos is there too, but someone like me is unknown. Hurry up and attack!”

A sight of all kinds of famous heroes who have completed their tasks and died training aspiring heroes.

When Perseus died and went to the underworld, Zeus tried to turn him and his wife Andromeda into a constellation.

However, Perseus, who learned about the hero training school in Thebes, refused it.

He expressed his intention to continue to raise future generations even after death, so we allowed him to do as he wished.

Originally, he was going to be sent to Elysium, but he knelt down, saying that he could not go because he was a sinner who killed his maternal grandfather.

He was a hero who reminded me of Cardmos in many ways.

“It’s great to be able to receive such high-level training. It’s much better than when I was teaching on my own.”

“I’m glad it was helpful. If there are any heroes you want in the future, I’ll send them here.”

I looked at Chiron, who was smiling happily, for a moment, then turned my gaze to Mente.

She was in the middle of admiring the sight of the heroes training.

“Wow… Lord Hades. Look over there. Is that the king snake Python…?”

“Mente, if we show ourselves to them, it will only cause a fuss, so let’s just pass quietly.”

I urged Mente to step outside the gap in space.

Saaaah-

“Wh…what?! The heroes are still coming out… ugh! Lord Hades…!”

As soon as I crossed over to this world, the first thing I saw was a middle-aged male priest who was bewildered at the sight of me and Mente.

A high priest with a deep faith… His name is clearly…

“Was it Basiledis? His faith in praying every day without fail is truly a model for a priest.”

“You remember my name… I… am honored! Sigh…”

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No, wait. Don’t suddenly lie down on the floor and cry…

I just wanted to give a little praise for praying every morning and evening.

It’ll be cold here because the floor is stone. I should get out quickly.

“It is uncomfortable to continue to see my priest lying face down on the cold stone floor. Get up.”

“But… how…”

“It is an order.”

Only then did the priest rise carefully.

“Keep it a secret that the goddess of mint and I have come to Thebes.”

“Of course! To the River Styx… uh.”

“…There is no need to make such an oath.”

As soon as I heard the word ‘River Styx’, I was momentarily silenced from speaking.

No, what exactly are you trying to swear on the River Styx for?

There’s no need to do that… Isn’t that too much religious belief?

If Mente and I stay here any longer, we’ll probably faint, so we have to hurry up and get through this…

We passed him by, showing a faith bordering on fanaticism, and hid ourselves and melted into Thebes.

* * *

But what you see as soon as you leave the temple connected to the afterlife is…

“Oh, really? Are you going to keep crying? The goddess Styx is definitely the wife of Pluto!”

“Aren’t you the one whose basis is too flimsy? He was hit by the golden arrow of Eros and fell to the goddess Persephone…”

“That golden arrow, it wasn’t even declared by the priests of the temple of Pluto, so stop speculating.”

“How do you explain that the statue of Lethe is right next to the statue of Pluto?”

There were a great number of Thebans discussing my wife.

Some people argued seriously, while others expressed their opinions with an interested expression.

However, the problem was that there were so many that they filled up the empty space in front of the temple.

When I made eye contact with Mente, she also gave me a puzzled look.

“The goddess of mint was originally a nymph who became a lesser deity. Isn’t this a sign of Pluto’s favor?”

“It’s not because of favor, it’s because I made mint, the symbol of the god Pluto!”

The story about Mente just came out.

Whether I made Mente a subordinate god out of favor towards her… or just a reward…

Hug.

With that I felt a small hand grab my right hand.

The goddess’s gentle hands shyly held me, and I turned my head to look at her.

“Lord Hades… I… I’m curious too.”

“Mente.”

“What do you think about me…?”

A question that is asked as soon as one comes into this world.

Mente, whose face is flushed red, looks into my eyes and speaks.

This is a question I’ve always wondered about. I can sense a slight sense of anxiety in his eyes.

It was clearly Zeus, not me, who made Mente a lesser god.

But to the question of whether I don’t favor Mente…

“…Hades?”

Shiny, turquoise hair and clear eyes.

Even when she was a water nymph, she boasted beauty that rivaled that of the goddesses, but she became even more beautiful after becoming a lesser god.

As I stared at her without saying a word, she seemed to feel uneasy.

Mente opens his mouth urgently.

“I… I don’t even dream of having a first wife… but I wouldn’t even dream of having a concubine…”

“Mente.”

She stops talking as I slowly raise my hand and gently stroke her head.

Although I would have thought of avoiding this situation in the past, I have decided not to do so anymore.

From the moment I first met Mente, who was a nymph… to the days when she became a priestess and worked in my temple,

The scene of her loving me and becoming a lower-level god and coming to the afterlife and working together flashed before my eyes.

The reason why I was able to keep smiling in the afterlife despite all the petitions and work…

The goddess of mint, who never lost her liveliness even in the afterlife, has now entered deep into my heart.

“…You don’t have to beg so much. I don’t hate you either.”

“ah…”

Mente’s eyes grew wide and he hugged me with relief.

The refreshing scent from the goddess’s entire body tickled the tip of my nose.

While enjoying the feel of such soft turquoise hair,

Something caught my eye behind Mente.

“I love you, Melodiforce.”

“I like it too… Alkeios.”

A scene of two men who appear to be in their 20s or 30s hugging each other.

Even other citizens reacted that there was nothing strange.

“Yes. That is true love.”

“Love with a woman is an impure affection aimed at reproduction.”

I quickly looked around at the absurd sight…

Hundreds of men dressed in uniforms were engaging in a loving display on one side of the street.

Which madman dared to poison my Thebes?

“….Ha. Are you Hades?”

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