Episode 542:
In the underworld, there are countless monsters who call themselves kings.
Among them, only the one who has many kings at his feet is called a grand duke.
The person who subjugated all of those princes was called the King of Hagye.
The power of unripe archdukes is insignificant.
However, the evaluation of the King of the Underworld was different.
The first racial war.
A few Heavenly Masters who had heard of the poor results additionally showed interest.
He recognized that the power he uses belongs to the One God.
one two.
The rulers of heaven participated in the next race war.
If the Underworld King is really one of two gigantic sculptures created by a single god greater than themselves.
This is because he is convinced that just by taking that power, he will have an existence equal to that of Baal.
In the beginning, the King of the Underworld was not great, but he defeated many of the absolute beings and the demonic beasts of the heavenly masters.
[I remember what Baal said back then.]
Ra continued, looking at the Elven.
[If the Fairy King were alive. It is said that if there had been a divine beast, one of the heavenly masters would have died in the second tribal war.]
[….]
In fact, the King of the Underworld, who grew up through the tribal war, drove the master of the four heavenly realms, ‘Gandharva’, to the brink of extinction.
Ra was sure that it would have happened if the master of the 5th Heavenly Realm had not intervened.
“It seems like the relationship between the heavenly masters is not that close.”
[It’s not wrong. The 4th and 5th heavenly realms have quite unique structures.]
[…?]
[It seems that Ilshin put a lot of effort into creating the 5 heavenly realms. Just by creating four absolute beings, the capacity of the 5 Heavenly Realms was filled.] [
Huh.]
The Elven laughed.
[Externally, Brahma is the master, but Vishnu, Shiva, Kali. Each one of them became like a co-owner. The 4th heaven is a place they created using their respective powers.]
[They created the heavens…]
[Hahaha. That’s an incredible power.]
“Is there another place like that?”
[A similar place is the relationship between the 2nd Heaven and the 3rd Heaven.] It is
said that the Elyos of the 3rd Heavenly Realm are beings created by mating between the Elyos of the 2nd Heavenly Realm and life forms of the Middle World.
“I’ve heard this a lot…”
Taehyun recalled the tribal war he once saw.
[okay. The owners of the second heaven are the gods, led by Zeus. The third heaven is ruled by those called Demigods.]
“Wow.”
Taehyun shook his head at the immense power.
[Master of the 2nd and 3rd heavens. If they had participated in the war, it would not have been unreasonable to hunt down the King of the Underworld at the time. The reason they didn’t do that was because they weren’t interested.]
They showed more interest in the Middle Earth, which looked up to them as gods, than in the Lower World.
As in the case of the third heaven, there were species born from the union of the master of the heavenly world and the middle world, so Baal was also not a problem.
“That’s strange. How did those guys become so serious about the race war?”
[The King of the Underworld preyed on Vishnu, one of the co-owners of the Five Heavenly Worlds.]
“…”
It was around that time that his presence began to increase rapidly.
[Belatedly, other masters of the five heavenly realms attacked him, but the great dukes risked their lives to protect him.] The
existing great dukes were not comparable to the masters of the heavenly realm, but they made a contract, and as the king of the underworld became stronger, they were able to obtain greater power.
[Hahaha. It’s fun. It’s fun. Rosaria will like it if you tell it to her.]
[Stupid. Don’t be distracted and concentrate.]
Ra continued for a moment to look at me with happy eyes.
[Afterwards, as the tribal wars were repeated, the tilted balance was corrected. The more the King of the Underworld went to war, the more powerful he became.]
The King of the Underworld, who lost many of his princes and grew up through several tribal wars, used magic.
A minimum fence was set up to prevent beings from the heavenly world from using the power seen in the underworld.
[The seven heavenly realms, excluding the 1st heavenly realm, the 9th heavenly realm, and the 10th heavenly realm, attacked with all their heart.] It
could be said to be an all-out war.
[It was thanks to that spell that Ha-gye was able to endure. It was around that time that the power of reincarnation began to be used.]
During the long racial war, many absolute and highest-ranking princes died.
One day I was dreaming.
[The King of the Underworld came to the 10 heavens.]
Just like Baal did.
It was a sudden and secret visit.
* * *
The King of the Underworld at that time clearly had the power to deal with many of the Lords of the Heavenly World.
This means that even if ‘Ra’ reveals its full power, it must be prepared for extinction.
It’s that kind of opponent.
[The guy didn’t show any particular desire for battle. Instead, he asked me to treat him to a cup of tea.]
Although it was our first time meeting each other as we did not directly participate in the ethnic war, we were not able to sit down and chat.
[Aren’t we enemies?]
When asked that question, the answer was, ‘Who is our real enemy?’
At that point, I realized that the King of the Lower World and the King of the Upper World had made contact.
These are people who call themselves kings of various classes, so if they decide to do so, it would not be difficult to avoid the gaze of heavenly masters and princes.
[Sit down.]
Just like Baal in the past, the King of Hades visited Ra several times.
We always talked about trivial topics.
The first person to break such an unwritten rule was King Ha-gye.
“You’re definitely a guy who can communicate.”
[Did Baal say that?]
“Who could it be if not him?”
Slurp. Slurp.
The sound of two absolute beings drinking tea flowed quietly.
“That’s the face I expected.”
[Why didn’t the tribal war end sooner? I had thought about that often.]
“There are countless people like you in the ten heavens. There is no need to take risks.”
[Don’t tell obvious lies. The person you are now has achieved a level of awakening that can be said to be similar to that of Baal in the early days. I heard they are called the Demon King on their home planet, right?]
Ra continued speaking longer than ever.
This is to ensure that the story progresses.
“The Demon King… That’s a nostalgic name.”
[I will ask again. That level of presence would mean that Balak’s power has been fully awakened. Why don’t you end the race war?]
“I told you. I met Baal. You would have known that the power of reincarnation was not my power, right?”
[…Have you met the One God?]
Someone other than Michael has come into contact with the One God.
That was a question that even Ra could only guess at.
“Oh my. Could it be that that power even affected the memories of the heavenly masters?”
[….]
Unlike the great dukes of the underworld, the masters of the heavenly world are beings created as pieces of the One God.
Therefore, unlike the great dukes, they did not suffer much damage to their memories even when the power of reincarnation came into play.
At least, I thought that would be the case.
“As expected, it is a scary power. I understand why he said that attempts like this would not be infinite.”
[Speak clearly. There should be something rewarding about serving tea.]
Contrary to what he said, it was clear that he would not let me go unless I told him properly.
Slurp.
King Hagye opened his mouth only after finishing his cup of tea.
“L. What do you think about the one God?”
[God of gods. The one who created everything in the beginning.]
“I guess not?”
[….]
“I’ve been here a few times. Do you think it’s because I simply needed someone to talk to?”
Ra was the only person who could communicate with Michael of the 1st Heaven.
That’s what I heard.
[What do you want?]
“I need to take care of this body.”
Sweet.
An empty teacup was placed on the table.
[I’ve waited a really long time. Wasn’t the search period too long?]
“It was well worth it. What can I say even now?”
[What is Arrangement?]
“I am looking for a successor.”
[Please help him?]
“Correct answer.”
[Huh… Are you crazy?]
The master of the heavenly world becomes the king of the underworld.
This is a ridiculous request.
However, it seemed that King Hagye had already made up his mind.
The red eyes that looked at him were curved like a crescent moon.
[…Are you serious?]
“Whenever I talked to you, I was sincere.”
[….]
Even though he did not agree to this absurd proposal, King Hagye began to talk about his plan in detail.
Those were things you could only do when you were someone you could open up to, which was different from when you were just drinking tea and telling silly jokes.
Suddenly, I realized that I was listening.
lang syne.
His own boredom may have also played a role in his regret over not being able to accept Baal’s offer.
[The plan seems to have a lot of holes.]
“The looser the plan, the more likely it is to be realized.”
The King of the Underworld replied in a sly tone.
I forgot.
How this man grew up.
With this personality, he ate up opponents stronger than himself one by one.
“The seeds were sown in Middle-earth.”
He said that among the ‘predatory’ powers, useful ones were planted in those who seemed to have considerable potential.
‘Is it affecting not only the Lower World but also the Middle Earth?’
Compared to the upper and lower sectors, these are the ones that have relatively little development potential.
It is not unknown that the King of Lower World is also from Middle Earth, but this was only possible because of the variable of Balak.
It would have been difficult to expect a similar ‘major incident’.
This means that it is not a significant enough force to have an impact on the ethnic war.
Ra heard that he had planted the ‘seed’ that King Hagye had mentioned.
Elyos enjoying entertainment in Middle Earth.
It was just that much.
“Well, it wouldn’t be that bad.”
[….]
‘Do you think it is enough that Middle-earth has not become a plaything of Upper-world?’
It is an action that causes more harm than good.
It is more realistic to increase the number of anti-aircraft guns by training higher-ranking species in the lower world.
“My eyesight isn’t that bad.”
[Even if we leave aside the possibility of planning. You can also share this information with others. If that happens, the plan will be disrupted, right?]
He mentioned the possibility of his interference.
“I told you. I don’t have bad eyesight. Possibility is not recognized until it is successful.”
[….]
“There is no need to answer now.”
With those words, the Underworld King left, and when he returned later, the conversation was about trivial topics. He continued.
The only thing that has changed is his gaze.
He observed the actions of the King of the Underworld more closely. He
moved so secretly that other heavenly masters did not notice.
His eyes were special, and there were only a few people who knew the King of the Underworld’s tendencies. In the end,
his thoughts were correct.
They are beings from Middle Earth who inherited the power of the King of the Underworld. Although
they managed to become renowned beings on their planet, they did not enter the ranks of the great dukes.
This is because the nature of the power itself was low. It may be possible, but it seemed difficult for the existence of Middle-Earth to accept more than that.
In order to take over the King of the Underworld, he would need at least ‘Predation’, his main weapon.
Otherwise, there would be no point in appointing him as an agent.
A long time has passed . .
Several tribal wars passed.
One day, suddenly.
King Hagye came with a triumphant look on his face.
“This will be my last visit,”
King Hagye suddenly said as he left the car.
[What do you mean?]
“I will continue the succession.” I found it.”
[….]
“You’re probably showing too much surprise.”
[I wasn’t able to observe it.]
“That’s probably true. I played around with the power of God.”
He said that he put all the power of the one God that was given to him on the line.
[Are you… out of your mind?]
“Ra. Your celestial masters, who are said to have been created as pieces of the One God, are also gradually being worn out. I can’t rely on this power forever.”
[This is a foolish… a foolish choice. There is no way that the humans of Middle-earth would be able to accept your power…] Ra
stopped talking.
[No way. […]
The corners of the man’s mouth rose as he admired the sun god’s quivering blue eyes.
“Yes. I handed over the ‘Predation’.”
