King of Underworld - Chapter 94



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The Trial of Ares and Poseidon – (1)

After finishing up the business in Thebes, I was working and chatting with the goddess Styx.

Whenever I leave the afterlife, it’s all thanks to the goddess that things don’t pile up too much…

“I swear on the River Styx that I speak only the truth, but today, the goddess’s hair is shining brightly.”

“Ugh… Don’t keep making weird promises in front of the person you’re talking to…! You didn’t do that for a while, but now…”

Even today, the Goddess Styx is extremely embarrassed to swear in front of others.

But how could I resist seeing the beautiful black hair fluttering before my eyes, as if it were silk woven by Athena?

I put down the parchment for a moment and stared blankly at the black waves billowing before me…

The goddess, slightly blushing, opened her mouth.

“…Then, do you want to touch… it? Just a little bit…”

I just couldn’t stand this.

The Goddess of Oath came up next to me and pressed her body against mine as I absentmindedly nodded.

Is it the scent of a mountain of parchment that I sense at the tip of my nose, or is it the scent of olives emanating from her?

I put my hand on her hair as she forcibly lowered her head and worked without looking this way.

As I slowly stroke the goddess’s hair, which seems to flow down from my hand, I feel a strange, inexplicable current.

“Ugh…”

Am I feeling happy right now?

Despite the hard and busy work of the underworld, he spends quality time with the goddess…

Suddenly.

“Lord Hades! Brother Ares is at the entrance to the underworld… Huh?!”

“Ahem… What’s going on?”

“oh…!”

The one who opened the door and came in was Persephone, the goddess of spring and seeds.

She quickly looked around the office, and as soon as she saw me and the Goddess Styx clinging to her, she pouts and puts her hands on her hips.

“B… You’re only with Goddess Styx, and I’m completely invisible to you? Lord Hades?”

“You don’t even call me uncle anymore…”

“Well, I’ll have to call you ‘you’ when we get married! So when are you going to go to this world with me?”

“…? You and I are going to this world together?”

“Hey~ You’re pretending not to know again. Are you going to keep acting like that? The rumor that Hades is going on an outing with the goddesses he likes has already spread far and wide in the underworld. He’s even spent time with Lady Styx and Lady Lethe, and even with that low-level goddess called Menthe, so why is he only with me…”

Please, nephew…

Of course, it’s not a big problem among the gods, but there’s a bit of psychological resistance…

I guess your existence is a bit… too early for me.

The beautiful goddess of spring gave me a chance to change my mind, but my relationship with her is still awkward…

Let’s change the subject for now.

“…What does it mean that Ares came to the gates of the underworld?”

“Oh. That? He said he needed help opening a trial because of a big fight he had with Uncle Poseidon…”

Poseidon and Ares had a huge fight?

As far as I know, the only time they clashed before was during Poseidon’s rebellion.

* * *

That’s how I came to see the male god walking into the audience room.

Solid muscles like iron armor, the divine armor made by Hephaestus, and a sword at his waist.

Ares, my nephew and god of war, knelt on one knee before me with an awkward smile.

What happened to Ares, who had been terrified of the underworld since the great flood?

“Hello, Uncle Hades.”

“…Okay. I heard the general story. What’s going on that you and Poseidon had a huge fight about? And why did you come to the underworld?”

“Let me explain slowly. So, what happened is…”

According to the story of Ares, it was caused by a demigod named Halirothios, the son of Poseidon.

Halirotios, the child of Poseidon and the nymph Eurythea.

It is said that he believed that his father was Poseidon and that he was a riot in Athens, the city ruled by Athena.

“Hey! You’re a priestess serving the goddess Athena, so you don’t look bad at all, do you?”

“Please… Please don’t do this. We all swore chastity…”

“A vow of chastity? So what? Do you know who I am?”

Don’t you habitually tease the breasts of the priestesses of the Temple of Athena by fondling them?

Boom! Bam!

“What?! You told me to leave because I don’t have money? To me now?”

“Even if you are a child of Poseidon… Ugh!”

“No. No. You are the one who has received so much grace from the sea, and yet you dare treat me like this?”

They took things without paying and caused trouble in various restaurants and inns in Athens…

“Wait a minute! Just wait a minute, that’s the olive tree that symbolizes the goddess Athena…!”

“What the heck?! My father is Poseidon.”

Dddddd… Kuung!

It is said that he incurred Athena’s wrath by cutting down the olive trees that symbolized the goddess Athena.

But Athena couldn’t dare confront Poseidon directly, so she just scolded him…

After hearing the story up to this point, I asked Ares a question.

“Are these the stories you heard directly from Athena?”

“That’s right. That piece of trash did it.”

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“…Just keep talking.”

Ares, the god of war, had a demigod daughter.

A girl named Alcippe was grazing in a field near Athens…

Unfortunately, I ran into the bad guy, Hallirotios.

“Do you know who I am? Follow me, and marrying me is for you too…”

“Who… who are you! Gyaaaaah! Father!”

“Can’t you be quiet! My father is Posei… Ugh!”

Crunch- crunch.

“Alkippe, are you okay?!”

“Ah… Father… Ugh. Thank you…”

Haliros, who was trying to take Alcippe by force, encountered Ares who ran towards him after hearing his daughter’s screams…

Naturally, Ares saw the madman trying to rape his daughter and swung his sword and cut off his head.

When his son died, Poseidon fiercely blamed Ares.

“Ares! This son of a bitch! Cut off my son’s head?!”

“What?! Uncle Poseidon’s son tried to rape my daughter!”

“But this guy!”

“I did nothing wrong!”

As their argument became more and more intense,

Zeus and other gods decided to hold a trial to mediate this…

“…Yes. The man who tried to rape your daughter is probably being punished by the three Minos brothers. So why did you come to the underworld?”

“Everyone said that Uncle Hades was the one who was fit to be the judge! Please give him a fair verdict!”

The god of war who speaks passionately in front of me and then looks at me with a lot of emotion.

You want me in the afterlife to pass judgment on you?

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“The man who tried to rape your daughter is already dead, so it’s under my jurisdiction, but isn’t your fight with Poseidon the job of Zeus?”

This is clearly a problem of this world.

Wouldn’t Zeus decide for himself? But the fact that this matter has been brought to my attention…

“That’s… because, as I said, everyone recommended Uncle Hades.”

“Tell me more.”

This was the situation in Olympus that Ares told me.

When their quarrel became so intense, Zeus, the king of the gods, decided to hold a trial in Athens.

Other gods also expressed their willingness to attend the trial.

however…

“Hoo… Then, I, Zeus, will listen to both sides and make a decision…”

“Zeus. Wouldn’t it be better to ask Hades for this rather than you?”

“That seems to be what Hera said… I guess Hades always handled this kind of work in the Underworld?”

“…I think Hades is familiar with the judgment…”

It is said that when Zeus offered to take on the role of judge, the goddesses opposed him and recommended me.

When Hera, Hestia, and Aphrodite gave their opinions, the other goddesses agreed…

“Ha! Okay, let’s leave it to Hades.”

“I don’t mind either. There is no god more just than Uncle Hades.”

“Hmm. So, does everyone agree to appoint Brother Hades as judge?”

Even Poseidon and Ares, who are before my eyes, said that I would be more suitable as a judge than Zeus.

After Ares finished explaining, I looked at my nephew.

“That’s what happened, Grandfather.”

“…Are you now leaving the affairs of this world to me?”

“My father said that if you help me, I will give you a ring with similar effects to the Harmonia necklace.”

The necklace of Harmonia, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus, is a divine item that brings youth and beauty to the wearer.

But our gods are immortal, so there is no need for them.

Still, it is the ring of youth…

It would be good to give it to someone you like, or just keep it for your collection.

“hmm…”

By the way, the reason why Poseidon’s son caused a riot in Athens, the city of Athena.

He may really be a bastard, but I don’t think Poseidon would have condoned or ordered him to do so, right?

Athena and Poseidon are not on good terms, so it’s quite possible.

When Zeus said he would take the trial, I can guess why the other goddesses mentioned my story…

I can understand why Zeus would meekly back down from such an opinion.

If things were as they were, he would have said that he would take on the role of judge to keep Poseidon in check, but

Obviously, given my personality, you would have guessed that I would side with Ares. It wouldn’t look good if I were to be too blatant in my restraint.

Poseidon must have thought I was better than Zeus.

First of all, this is a story I heard from Ares.

This is a problem that needs to be considered after hearing both sides of the story.

“…Okay. Okay. Where should I go?”

“Thank you, Grandfather! If you could attend the trial tomorrow on a hill near Athens…”

Phew… Okay. The gods are fighting again, so we need to mediate.

After being killed by Ares and becoming a citizen of the underworld… I’ll have to look into the memories of Haliros and go to trial.

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