Chapter 79

"Well, there is only one thing to do."

With that, the teacher summoned the god Hades again. Isn't this king of the undead being summoned a bit too casually?

"Anyway...!"

"Hmm...?"

As the teacher explained the situation to the god, the god of the underworld furrowed his brow more and more.

"The more I hear, the more disrespectful it seems. You, who received a direct blessing from me, a god of the demons, are trying to go back on it in less than a year?"

"I have no words to defend myself."

Hades is angry.

The demon king, in response, is now prostrate, barely managing to weather the god's wrath.

"Please wait!"

At that moment, Grashara, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, interjected!

"This problem stems entirely from my selfishness! The Demon King Zedan only accepted my feelings!"

"Hmm...!"

"If there must be divine punishment, let it be on me! If I cannot marry Zedan, then take me to your underworld right now!!"

"No, that's...!"

The resolve of a love-stricken maiden is formidable. Even a god seems taken aback.

"It's fine, you know."

A woman's voice interceded, addressing the god of the underworld.

"Isn't this because you gave a rigid blessing? It's only natural that such a blessing is reserved for unparalleled heroes of ancient and modern times."

"Perhaps... I don't know...!"

"Such heroes naturally deserve to be in the limelight. Imposing harsh restrictions only causes more tears for women."

Who is this woman who speaks so freely to the god Hades? She, too, is a deity. Standing beside Hades, she resembles a noble goddess, like the male and female dolls in a traditional Japanese doll display. She is youthful and voluptuous, with a beautiful face that exudes a powerful maternal aura.

She is likely the goddess of the earth, Demeter Sopone, the wife of the god Hades. It seems that when the teacher summoned Hades, she was inadvertently brought along as well.

"Wow! My summoning skills have improved!!"

This king of the undead.

He isn't using the demon king and others as mere pawns to test his skills.

"My husband... He loves me, which is good, but he's too serious and inflexible, which is a flaw."

And the goddess of the earth speaks in a light, almost housewife-like manner.

"Infidelity is like a virtue for gods. I think it's fine as long as he doesn't neglect me. But he's always trying to compete with the foolish Zeus and Poseidon...!"

"Don't compare me to those fools! I will love only you until the end of the world."

"Oh, but didn't you cheat on me once, thousands of years ago? With that earth spirit, Mente...?"

"Ah-ah-ah!!"

According to the teacher, the god Hades is a god who almost never cheats. However, there is a significant difference between "never" and "almost never."

"I think it's fine. As the goddess of the earth, I believe it's encouraged to have many wives, many children, and many offspring."

"Then...!?"

"But I'm sorry, as the wife of this god, I cannot neglect my husband's will. If I did, it would set a bad example for all of you, wouldn't it?"

No one could argue with the goddess of the earth's irrefutable point.

"The divine blessing is a kind of promise between humans and gods. Breaking it easily would undermine the value of all future contracts. To break a contract while maintaining its value, something extraordinary is required..."

The goddess of the earth looked around, her gaze finally settling on one point.

"Oh, my."

She assessed me.

"Is there something about me?"

"Are you a follower of Zeus? No, you're not. You're from outside our domain. You have something from Hephaestus, don't you?"

What?

Could she be referring to my 'Bearer of the Supreme' gift!?

"This is getting interesting. If this works out, I might be able to grant you an exception."