King Of Underworld [EN]: Chapter 96

The King of the Underworld is Tired 96

The Trial of Ares and Poseidon – (3)

As I watched Poseidon walk away, Zeus approached me.

He sat on the chair next to me and gestured for me to do the same, so I sat down beside him.

A translucent barrier formed by Zeus’s divine power appeared, blocking out the sound.

“Poseidon must be going through a lot.”

“Because of his children?”

“Indeed. I wonder if his way of showing affection to his children is a bit misguided… but it’s not really my place to interfere, and I don’t think I’ve done a great job with my own children either.”

Zeus’s words must be referring to Tantalus, who tried to deceive the gods not long ago.

If that guy had gained divinity, a true god of madness surpassing Dionysus might have been born.

“…I think you’ve done well with your children. Apollo, Athena, and Hephaestus are still…”

“Do you know what I was thinking when Poseidon called Ares a brute earlier, brother?”

“…?”

“It’s true that Ares’s nature is violent, so I couldn’t argue with him. I also wondered if I hadn’t set a good enough example…”

Weak words coming from Zeus’s mouth. He had a slightly subdued look in his eyes, unlike his usual self.

The dark thoughts harbored by the king of the gods, who always showed a confident and dignified appearance.

I stared at his serious eyes for a moment.

Thanks to the barrier made of divine power, our conversation will never be heard outside.

Is he a little burdened that he’s opening up to me like this?

“Because of the prophecy, I often traveled to the mortal realm to create human heroes, and I feel sorry for Hera, like in the case of Callisto, who became a constellation… and also for Io, who suffered as a cow…”

It’s not that Zeus doesn’t have the desire to pursue beautiful women, but clearly his actions are largely beneficial to the gods.

Because great heroes like Perseus, who received the blood of the supreme god, are occasionally born.

I know that he takes coercive measures because it takes quite a while to woo human women and have children with them.

However, it is a method that can never be justified, but Zeus himself is also trying to create the hero of prophecy in his own way.

“If you know, then don’t do things that Hera would hate. There are quite a few victims coming to the underworld because of you.”

“Haha… I’ll think about it when I’ve dealt with all the Gigantes [giants born of Gaia and Tartarus] and Gaia acknowledges my rule.”

The blond god strokes his beard with a bitter smile.

As our conversation continues for a long time, the surrounding gods look at us with puzzled expressions before forcibly turning their heads.

I slowly looked at each of them.

Apollo, Zeus’s proud son who oversees the sun and many other domains. Ares, who seems reasonably satisfied with the trial result but still feels uneasy.

Hestia, who is talking to Hebe, the goddess of youth, smiles at me when our eyes meet, and so on…

I understand that Zeus’s heart must be heavy, having to oversee all these gods.

The Titan gods are trapped in Tartarus [the deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering], dreaming of revenge, and Gaia doesn’t acknowledge us, and even though there are Gigantes, the enemies of the gods, the hero of prophecy is still nowhere to be seen.

“Zeus, you just need to stay in that position.”

“Hmm?”

“…You’ve done well enough so far. Continue to sit on the throne with a confident face in front of your children and descendants. That suits you.”

“Ha. Ha… Hahaha! Are you comforting this Zeus, brother?”

He laughs brightly and looks at me.

He looks a bit more like a king now. How can the king of the gods be so gloomy?

In fact, I also have many imperfections, as I told Mente…

“If you have any urgent matters, contact the underworld at any time. But don’t take Thanatos [the personification of death] away just because some human is annoying.”

“What nonsense! I won’t need to bother my brother in the underworld. See you next time.”

Flash- Rumble!

The king of the gods, who removed the barrier of divine power surrounding us, stood up and flew into the sky with his chest puffed out.

Zeus’s face, which I saw last, seemed much better than before.

* * *

After the trial, Poseidon, who was returning to the sea with many gods including his official wife Amphitrite, suddenly stopped walking.

Some of the lower sea deities who were following them looked at the master of the sea with puzzled eyes.

Poseidon slowly turned his head to the right and spoke towards the empty field.

“Come out now, Gaia.”

Gaia? Isn’t that the name of the Protogenoi [primordial deities] who are hostile to the Olympian gods?

The surrounding gods were shocked by the words that came out of his mouth, but it was too early to be surprised.

Because a captivating female voice echoed from the empty field where nothing existed.

As expected of Poseidon. He’s worthy of being the chief god who has taken over Oceanus’s domain.

“…I’ve been feeling the divine power of the earth that doesn’t belong to Demeter since earlier. Stop with the flattery and tell me, why did you seek me out?”

Poseidon, who had already summoned the Trident and held it in his hand, glared at the empty field, but

There was no sense of tension in the beautifully echoing voice.

Of course, I came to persuade you, didn’t I? I also heard about the conflict between you and Zeus’s son.

Gaia is the earth itself, a Protogenoi who has priority over Demeter in the dominion of the earth.

It is difficult to avoid Gaia’s eyes on what happens on the land.

When Zeus’s son killed your son, I saw it too. Was it Ares? The sword wielded by Zeus’s son accurately cut through your son’s neck. Afterwards, a cold corpse was scattered on me, and cold blood flowed out. Aren’t you angry?

“…Are you trying to drive a wedge between me and Zeus?”

Poseidon’s expression becomes even more distorted.

As the chief god who rules the sea becomes increasingly uncomfortable, the air fluctuates along with the salty smell of the sea breeze.

Even so, Gaia spoke to him in a soft voice.

Wedge? How is this a wedge? Your son died unfairly. And wasn’t the dominion of the sky, sea, and underground determined by lot among you three brothers?

“……”

I intend to drive out Zeus and the Olympian gods. If you help me…

Amphitrite anxiously grabbed one of Poseidon’s hands.

The surrounding lower deities were now frozen, unable to even breathe.

If one of the three chief gods sided with Gaia, would Olympus have a chance of winning?

They waited for the chief god’s decision in suffocating silence.

I might even give you the position of king of the gods. Of course, the dominion of the sky as well.

Poseidon closed his eyes.

The memory of that moment in the past, when they won against the Titan gods and divided the world…

Hades didn’t seem to care, but he had always wanted to have dominion over the sky.

So he also started a rebellion, and he often became a rival to Zeus.

Clearly, he is greedy for the position of king of the gods and the dominion of the sky. But…

“Kuh… Hahahaha! You’ve underestimated this Poseidon too much.”

“…?”

“To think you’re telling me… to join your side for the sake of power!”

A majestic roar echoed from his throat.

A long time ago… the rebellion that Poseidon started with Apollo and Hera.

Even if he succeeded in the rebellion, he had no intention of imprisoning Zeus or locking him in Tartarus.

Zeus is his brother, and he also has the grace of being taken out of Cronus’s belly.

He was going to take away the divinity of the sky and exile him, but he had no intention of doing anything more than that.

However… if Gaia wipes out Olympus, what will happen to Zeus and his relatives?

“You’re planning to imprison all the Olympian gods in Tartarus instead of the Titan gods! No matter how greedy I am for power, do you think I would do the same thing as that Cronus!”

…You’re rejecting my offer? I thought I could reason with you a little….

“Shut your mouth! Gaia!!!”

The tip of Poseidon’s proud trident, Triaina [Trident], pointed towards the earth.

The trident, raised high with both hands, was eventually plunged into the earth, causing an earthquake and devastating the surroundings.

The power of the chief god, who struck down with all his might in anger, combined with the power of the Triaina, was truly outstanding.

The surroundings were completely dug up around him, and the bare earth was revealed.

The aftermath of the earthquake grew larger and larger… overturning everything visible on the earth with a strong roar…

Numerous lives swept up in the sudden disaster were lost in vain.

“Gritting… Did you think… this Poseidon… would fall for such words.”

Amphitrite and the other gods only watched his back as he suppressed his anger.

His anger seemed even greater than when his son died and he was angry at Ares.

Whoosh-