King Of Underworld [EN]: Chapter 186

The King of the Underworld is Tired 186 (185/193)

Extra Story – The Queen of the Underworld is Tired (TS)

The master of the underworld, feared by all mortals.

One of the three main gods, along with Poseidon and Zeus, the god of the underworld, renowned for fairness and compassion…

“Lord Hades. Lord Poseidon wishes to visit the underworld. He suggested going on an outing to the mortal realm together…”

“Tell him to get lost.”

A very beautiful goddess.

“Lord Hades! Lord Zeus has sent many treasures, including golden apples…”

“Send them back. And tell him if he tries such a trick again, I will lead the armies of the underworld to Olympus.”

So beautiful that she is compared to Aphrodite.

The Queen of the Underworld, who rejected the advances of the two gods, swept back her beautiful black hair and thought.

Surely, in her previous life, she was a man, and the Hades of Greek mythology was also a male god.

Why was she reborn as a goddess?

“Hooo…”

The Queen of the Underworld, holding documents in one hand and her head in the other, looked like a painting.

The subtle decadence felt due to the numerous tasks, the languid but softly appearing eyes, and even the toga [a loose flowing garment] of all black attire.

You could understand why she receives so many proposals from the proud male gods.

The element of the underworld is a bit concerning, but her personality is so good that she is considered a goddess of mercy and fairness, so who wouldn’t fall for her?

The Queen of the Underworld was looking into the documents when she heard the voice of a servant calling her from outside.

“Hades. King Salmoneus, who imitated Zeus and met his death, has arrived in the underworld.”

“It is my principle to judge serious criminals myself. Give him the water of the spring of memory [Lethe] and bring him before me.”

Salmoneus.

That madman who threw torches at the people, saying it was lightning, and made thunder sounds while driving a chariot.

The mad tyrant who made people call him Zeus. In the end, he was struck by the thunder of the enraged Zeus and disappeared along with his country.

A little time passed. King Salmoneus is dragged before the Queen of the Underworld.

“Are you the human who imitated Zeus and threw torches at the people?”

“Who are you?”

“I am Hades. I am the one who will judge you from now on. Anyway, you are Salmoneus…”

“Oh. You are truly beautiful. The rumor that Pluto, the goddess of the underworld, has beauty comparable to Aphrodite was true!”

As expected, Salmoneus has madness that threatens Dionysus’s [god of wine and ecstasy] position.

His eyes could only see the beautiful Queen of the Underworld. Has he forgotten his situation of already facing death?

“…Gouge out his eyes and send him to Tartarus [the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering].”

“No. No, wait…!”

The goddess of mercy, who turned her gaze away from Salmoneus being dragged away, held her head again.

The fact that her beauty is known among humans is probably due to the widespread rumors.

Heroes such as Cadmus and Perseus also saw the Queen of the Underworld in person. The Olympian gods and nymphs all praised Hades’ beauty.

How difficult it was when Cadmus, the great hero who deceived Typhon [a monstrous giant and one of the deadliest creatures in Greek mythology], confessed to her.

“Oho. Is this the temple of the goddess Pluto?”

“Why is that portrait so… Ahem! Did Pluto also oversee beauty?”

“I want to ask the dead. Is the Queen of the Underworld really this beautiful?”

“This sculpture. Hmm. Hmm. It seems to represent the goddess’s benevolent heart well.”

Anyway, as a result, the Pluto temples in the mortal realm were full of portraits of the Queen of the Underworld.

It is certainly true that the paintings were drawn with faith and offered as tributes… but for some reason, they are very uncomfortable to receive.

Perhaps that’s why many men visit the temples of the underworld and wealth.

She can’t reject them all. Hades really thought it was difficult.

* * *

Today is the day of the banquet in Olympus.

Because of her position as the master of the underworld, and the stinging gazes of the male gods, she has ignored the invitations of Olympus for hundreds of years.
Hades was thinking that she should go soon, when a goddess approached her… It was Styx, the goddess of the River Styx.

“Hades! You’re not going to the banquet in that outfit, are you?”

“…Yes? What’s wrong with this?”

The Queen of the Underworld looked down at her outfit.

No, isn’t there anything particularly wrong with her outfit? It’s not like she’s wearing something too comfortable.

“It’s the same outfit as usual! How can you be so indifferent to clothing!”

“No. I’m just going to drink nectar [the drink of the gods], so it’s not that important.”

“Tsk! Is it okay to waste that beauty! Come here quickly!”

Thus began the rampage of the goddess Styx.

She started putting all kinds of beautiful clothes on Hades one by one, from who knows where. After they had been doing that for a while, the goddesses came in droves and clung to Hades, as if rumors had spread.

“Oh my. Oh my. Look at her. She’s so pretty when she’s dressed up. How can you only wear drab clothes every day?”

“Lady Eris. I’ll take care of it from now on…”

“What are you talking about? Hey, Lethe. Hold that there. Let’s put this on her this time.”

“Hades… just stay still…”

At this moment, the goddesses’ thoughts were in unison.

They can’t let the word get out in Olympus that the goddesses in the underworld can’t dress up properly!

Beautiful clothes were forcibly put on Hades’ body. Honey and olive oil were applied to her face.

From head to toe, every part of her was transformed by the goddesses’ hands.

* * *

This is Olympus.

The gods who attended the banquet kept glancing at the entrance. Especially the male gods.

Because today was the day that Hades, the Queen of the Underworld, expressed her intention to attend the banquet. Many male gods came to see the beautiful master of the underworld, who is said to have beauty comparable to the goddess of beauty, once again.

“Lord Hades is coming today. She hasn’t arrived yet.”

“When I saw her last time, it was really amazing. I thought, ‘Isn’t this what the goddess of beauty is?'”

“Ahem! What are you talking about? Lady Aphrodite is clearly here.”

“You’ll know when you see her once? I firmly remember the image of the two of them standing side by side…”

“There seem to be many who have come to propose to the master of the underworld.”

As Hades did not enter even after a long time. The heat of the banquet hall cooled down.

Just as boredom settled on the faces of the male gods and they were about to leave one by one, the door opened and a beautiful goddess walked in.

Squeak.

“Gasp…!”

“Wow…”

“Lord Hades?”

Hair as black as ink that stretched to her waist, black eyes reminiscent of obsidian, and clinging clothes that showed off the curves of her body well.

Even the tired and languid eyes, and the light makeup applied to her lips.

The Queen of the Underworld, who already has beauty comparable to the goddess of beauty.

Her beauty shone even more when she made up her mind and dressed up like this.

The male gods, who had been넋을 잃었던 [넋을 잃었던 is a Korean word that means ‘넋을 잃다’ which translates to ‘넋을 잃다’] by Hades’ beauty, relaxed their hardened faces and flocked to her.

But no male god could manage the gazes directed at the Queen of the Underworld’s body.

“H. Lord Hades! Do you remember me? I am the god of wind…”

“Ahem! Hades. I’m going to have a banquet in the sea next time, so I hope you’ll come.”

“You look really beautiful today. Maybe after the banquet, you and I…”

“Perhaps you are the goddess of the underworld. I happen to have jewelry that suits your beauty.”

“…Everyone, get out of the way.”

Hades soon frowned and pushed everyone away.

But it was already impossible to be quiet because she had attracted too much attention.

Even though she was belatedly trying to sit in the most secluded spot and just drink nectar and leave.
The gazes of those who were watching as if they would engrave even the smallest actions of the goddess who rules the underworld into their minds were stinging, and Zeus was also watching this way, so she felt sorry for Hera, and anyway, the Queen of the Underworld was suffering in many ways.

“Heh. Hehe. Hades. You’ve dressed up quite a bit today?”

“Yes. It’s been a while, Aphrodite.”

“Eek! What is it? That powerless answer! How can the only goddess who can rival my beauty have such an attitude?”

“Don’t say strange things. My head already hurts.”

Goddesses were no exception. Rather, the various emotions seen in the eyes of the goddesses, who are sensitive to beauty, were unusual.

Jealousy, admiration, and even pure praise for beauty.

Gulp, gulp.

“Oooo…!”

“I. I saw something good…!”

“That’s really amazing. I should come to banquets often.”

When the Queen of the Underworld drank nectar, the male gods’ eyes were fixed on her naturally exposed white neck.

Of course, there was no way Hades wouldn’t know this. Just as she was thinking about going back to the underworld, she felt a presence approaching her.

“Ahem. Hmm. Sister Hades. How is the underworld situation these days?”

He was the king of the gods, Zeus, who was approaching while forcibly ignoring the absurd gazes of the surrounding gods.

He was trying to justify it with official words, but his quickly moving eyes were already scanning Hades.

“If the underworld is too lonely, you can come to Olympus often. If you have any thoughts, you can spend a pleasant time with me…”

“Look behind you and say that again.”

“Um?!

When Zeus turned around and looked behind him, he saw Hera, Metis, Leto, and Maia glaring at him.

A low voice flowed from Hera, the queen of the gods, who was about to have a seizure.

“Zeus… let’s talk for a moment.”

“Oh. This.”

The playboy god was quietly dragged away.