King of Underworld

Side Story - Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty and Love (2)

Descending to the Underworld with Aphrodite, who looked around curiously at the unfamiliar and somber scenery, we drew many gazes.
The souls crossing the five rivers of the Underworld, as well as gods like Charon, all turned to stare.

“Hades... Who is that beautiful goddess standing beside you?”
“This is Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty. She will be helping with the Underworld’s affairs for a while.”
“Is that so? Ahem. I am Hypnos. Perhaps we could have a conversation...”
“Oh my, I’m sorry, but I like Lord Hades.”

“H-Hades? Who is this goddess now?”
“Goddess Styx. This is the Goddess of Beauty. I brought her here temporarily to stop a conflict on Olympus...”
Crack. “...You’re sure there’s nothing between you?”
“...Of course.”

With her radiance, fitting of a goddess of beauty and love, Aphrodite cast a glow upon the Underworld, which led to some misunderstandings.
Bearing envious, jealous, and bewildered gazes, we finally reached the throne room.

“Hehe. There are quite a lot of interesting people here in the Underworld.”

As Aphrodite flipped her golden hair and smiled, I felt countless troublesome thoughts rush into my mind.
She truly was beautiful. If I had left her on Olympus, war would have broken out eventually.@@novelbin@@