King of Underworld - Chapter 97



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Hercules, the hero of prophecy

“Is that true, Hermes?”

“Yes. Fortunately, Poseidon the Great-Uncle rejected Gaia’s offer…”

“Now you’re trying to placate the gods.”

Two days after returning to the underworld, Hermes came to visit here.

The news he brought, as the messenger of the gods, was that Gaia was trying to persuade Poseidon.

Hermes, who delivered this news, spoke to me with a slightly anxious look.

“But isn’t there a possibility that Uncle Poseidon might waver?”

“Hermes. You still don’t know much about Poseidon.”

Although he is somewhat proud and has a violent temper, he will never betray us.

Well, all of Kronos’ children, including me…

“But this time, you had a huge fight with Brother Ares… and there was even a trial. If you were hurt…”

“Of course he won’t feel good. The punishment given to Ares also took into account Poseidon’s position.”

For immortal gods, the concept of time is a little different from that of humans.

For the gods, who consider a year to be a short period of time, a two-month punishment is a very light one.

There is no way Poseidon wouldn’t know this.

However, the reason he let it slide was because he also thought his son’s actions were wrong.

Because I knew of his actions in sending his son to keep Athena in check.

I hope that now that Ares has been punished, even if only in name, he will have some sense of self-worth.

“But Poseidon is the one who, although he may cast a disapproving glance at Ares, never joins hands with an external enemy.”

“okay.”

“You must have told Zeus about this. What did your father say?”

“…Just send a messenger to Poseidon the Great-Uncle and tell him to thank him for not falling for Gaia’s persuasion. My father, who was so sensitive about his position as the King of the Gods, didn’t even suspect it…”

Look, Zeus isn’t stupid, he knows that Poseidon wouldn’t betray him.

Even if a rebellion were to occur, Poseidon would not involve external enemies in the rebellion.

“Is that all you wanted to tell me?”

“Oh, there’s one more thing. He told me to tell her that Iris, the goddess of rainbows, will be here soon…”

“Why is Iris here again?”

“Well? I’m not sure about that. Maybe he’s trying to invite Uncle Hades back to Olympus?”

I didn’t think so, but I nodded and sent him out.

Iris and Hermes both come to the underworld? Usually, if you have something to say, you only send one.

* * *

As Hermes said, let’s wait a moment, and the messenger opened the door to the audience room and came in.

“Lord Hades, the Rainbow Goddess has arrived at the entrance to the Underworld.”

“Let them in.”

“But… you were holding a human newborn baby.”

“…?”

The Rainbow Goddess, whom I had not seen in such a long time, had a very troubled expression on her face.

It must be because of the newborn baby in her arms right now.

“Greetings, Hades. Zeus has asked you to deliver this letter.”

“Yeah, but what about the newborn baby you’re holding?”

“That’s… first of all, the letter…”

Iris rummaged through her belongings and took out a piece of parchment.

But the power contained in this parchment was not ordinary.

As if it were sealed so that no one else could see it.

Phagejik-

As I unfolded the parchment, the lightning within tickled my hand, but I ignored it and continued reading the contents.

“Brother Hades. I am Zeus. I didn’t want to ask for your help, but somehow this is how it turned out.”

Do you have a favor to ask of me?

“You must be wondering about the newborn baby that Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, is carrying. Couldn’t you hide the baby from Hera for a month or so? I know what it means to let the living spend time in the underworld, but Hera sent a poisonous snake to kill the baby…”

It looks like he’s another son born from Zeus’s affair.

But if you ask me for something, Hera must be very angry.

Well… if you look at this letter, it says that it was hidden in mountains, caves, and other gods’ dwellings, but Hera somehow found it. Since this world cannot avoid Hera’s eyes, they plan to hide it in another world, the underworld…

One month… Is this saying that if I protect the child from the afterlife for just one month, I can somehow find a place to avoid Hera’s gaze or change her mind a little?

She may be thinking of hiding it here and there until her anger subsides. But what kind of bastard is he to ask me to hide his illegitimate child…

“That child is my son, and I have named him Heracles (= Hera’s glory). Surely this child will be the hero of prophecy who will win the fight against Gigas, so even if the laws of the underworld are severe…”

Wait, this kid’s name is… Hercules?

Hercules. Hercules. I pronounced it a few times in my mouth, and it certainly felt familiar.

I’ve heard it somewhere… a lot. I’m sure I know this name.

A memory that is more deeply ingrained in me than being hit by Eros’ arrow… is…

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“Tell the goddess Styx to dip this newborn baby in the River Styx.”

“…Lord Hades?”

The most famous hero among heroes in Greek mythology.

Hercules, the great hero who will be active in the fight against Gigas in the future.

We won.

* * *

“…Huh?! You mean… the River Styx?”

“Yes. Even the frail human body would have recovered a little if it had fallen into the River Styx.”

Iris looked at me with great confusion, but her determination remained unchanged. It is a law that the living should not come to the afterlife, and so on, but this must be allowed.

A memory from a previous life flashed through my mind. It was the fact that Hercules was the hero of prophecy.

If a living being can withstand the power of the River Styx… they will develop a body so strong that it cannot be even scratched by any weapon.

If you immerse your entire body in it, you will be able to prevent the hero of the prophecy from dying a violent death.

“But this child is a human who is hated by Lady Hera…”

“But why did you come all the way here at Zeus’ request… No. If Hera finds out, tell her that you had no choice but to do it because of my request.”

Was it because Zeus asked Iris, Hera’s attendant, to bring this child?

If he sent the child to Hermes, he might have deliberately persuaded Iris because he was afraid that Hera would become suspicious.

Through Hera’s confidant, he secretly delivered her illegitimate child to the underworld…

How on earth did you manage to persuade the rainbow goddess, Zeus?

Have you sworn on the River Styx never to do the things you often did to Iris?

“all right.”

“Good. Tell the Goddess Styx to make sure the child’s body is completely immersed. Remember.”

I strongly advised them not to, because there was a chance that something like not being able to dip their heels could happen.

Looking at the back of Iris, who is heading towards the goddess Styx with such a sad face, I can’t help but laugh.

One of the concerns that threatened our gods has been half resolved.

Now, if I raise Hercules well and make him a great hero… all the Gigas will be dead.

Soon the goddess Styx entered the audience room.

The child in her hands appears to be transformed by the energy of the River Styx.

As expected of the son of Zeus, he withstood the power of the River Styx.

The goddess Styx, who had left Hercules in the hands of the maid next to her, spoke with a worried face.

“Hades. First of all, he was the son of Zeus and was said to have the potential to become a hero, so he was dipped in the river. If we keep releasing humans who have received the power of the river into the living world…”

“Well, I know. If heroes with the power of the River Styx were to roam around, the balance of this world would be disrupted.”

This child, who will ascend to the living world again, will eventually enter Chiron’s school when he grows up?

If Hercules ever comes to the training camp of the underworld, I must tell Chiron to give him a proper character education.

You will grow into a powerful hero who has even immersed himself in the River Styx…

We need to educate them properly so they don’t harm others recklessly.

“Of course, I will train him properly under Chiron later. Of course, I will not be training many heroes who have immersed themselves in the River Styx.”

“Well, that’s good. But, why are you giving special treatment to this child when you’ve seen so many heroes?”

Of course, based on his past life experience, he knows the future in which Hercules will defeat Gigas.

I can’t say that…

“If you look at the letter Zeus sent here… it says that he was breastfed by Hera and killed by two poisonous snakes right after he was born.”

“A poisonous snake..? How could it be…”

“I guess Hera must have sent it. There’s nothing I can do about it since she’s an illegitimate child.”

“ah…”

The black-haired goddess nods in agreement.

I added a little more explanation to her, who clicked her tongue as she looked at Hercules.

“The one who brought this child is Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, and Zeus asked me to bring her in a letter containing lightning.”

“Perhaps the goddess Hera secretly breastfed him while he was sleeping. Her wrath would pierce the heavens.”

“Yes. You might not have such an easy life. Filled with monster corpses and human jealousy…”

I turned my head towards the child in the maid’s hands.

Hercules was sleeping peacefully, unaware of what was about to happen.

In fact… this Hercules is the child that Zeus intentionally gave birth to for the victory of the gods.

It is certain that he was born with Hera’s milk and was strong enough to kill a poisonous snake…

I wonder if I have doomed you to a difficult fate.

Still, I hope that having dipped myself in the River Styx will help me navigate that fate.

“Eww! Eww!”

“no…!”

“Ah! Hades! Look away for a moment. I can’t stand the power in your gaze and am crying!”

At the Goddess Styx’s flustered voice, I quickly looked away and looked elsewhere.

Did I stare too intently? I make this mistake sometimes…

Since I can’t feed her food from the afterlife for a month, I’ll have to find a wet nurse or bring in food from the living world.

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