Sora studied it for a bit.
Didn't quite understand.
Studied it some more.
Was greatly shocked.
"No way!"
"With the Underworld's configuration, why was it defeated by Sanctuary repeatedly?"
"Does Hades even know how to play?"
Sora really couldn't help but complain again.
"Your Majesty!"
"Once, Lord Hades was indeed one of the three God Kings alongside Poseidon and Zeus."
"However..."
"The Holy War has rules - gods can only participate in the Holy War in human form."
"Besides that."
"Sanctuary also has the secret assistance of the Olympian gods."
"This is what led to repeated defeats in the Holy Wars."
At this moment, a noble, elegant voice reached Sora's ears.
Sora turned around to see two tall female figures.
One had dark purple long hair, the other had jet-black long hair.
Their clothing consisted of one-piece long dresses matching their hair colors, reaching their ankles, with different colored high heels on their feet.
The difference was.
The dark purple-haired woman on the left appeared more elegant and noble, with her brows always filled with a kind of sorrow.
The jet-black-haired woman on the right appeared more charming and alluring, her eyes seeming to see through everything.
Pandora, the witch who brought despair and hope.
Ker, the Goddess of Fate.
Sora examined Pandora and Ker, saying with interest: "Speaking of which, I was just curious earlier. I found the divine essence and Underworld God Surplice of every Underworld God, except I couldn't find yours. Sure enough, you haven't died."
"To be precise."
Ker said in an elegant, alluring voice: "Your Majesty, we two have not failed to die, but are about to die. Lord Hades' death and the Underworld's collapse means that everything related to the Underworld will face death."
"Hehehe~~~"
"How ridiculous. The Underworld that governs death is welcoming death itself."
Ker spoke with a self-mocking smile at the corner of her mouth.
Pandora continued: "However, Your Majesty, with your arrival and becoming the new Lord of the Underworld, you are the God of Darkness who surpasses Lord Hades. You have naturally become the new foundation of the Underworld, and we too depend on you, becoming stable once again and surviving."
"Hmm~~~"
Sora pondered something, then after a moment said: "All the Underworld Gods of the realm, essentially, have their lives linked to the Underworld."
"It seems."
"Hades didn't trust you at all!"
"Between gods, where is there real trust?"
Pandora shook her head. As the witch who brought hope and despair, she naturally understood.
Gods as creatures.
Trust?
That was almost impossible.
Sora smiled and said: "Perfect, I don't trust you either."
Snap!
Sora snapped his fingers, and two parchment scrolls floated before the two women. He said directly: "These are subordinate god contracts. Sign them, and you can continue to live."
"..."
Pandora and Ker exchanged glances, without any hesitation.
The two goddesses picked up the subordinate god contracts before them and signed their names.
As the contracts were established, Sora could sense that the two goddesses had become his subordinate gods.
Sora could feel that he had absolute control over the two goddesses.
With just a single thought, he could even turn them into firewood, burn them completely, and use them to ignite his divine fire and condense his divine essence.
Of course.
Sora felt there was no need for that. No matter what, they were still two goddesses.
Given his current impoverished situation, the two goddesses were still very important.
At the very least, they were pleasing to the eye!
"Continue with what we were discussing."
"The Holy War."
"Even if gods have restrictions, the Underworld has 108 Underworld Warriors, Hypnos, Thanatos, the God of the River Styx, the Goddess of Fate, you as a witch, and three thousand Dream Gods."
"If Hades had even a bit of brains."
"This Holy War would have been impossible to lose!"
"Moreover."
"After the Holy War rules were established, no matter what underhanded methods were used."
"Could it be."
"Did the Olympian side have no rules to follow?"
Sora leaned back, and a pitch-black divine throne materialized. He sat on it, truly puzzled by this.
"Furthermore!"
Sora looked at Ker strangely and said: "As I understand it, Ker, you're also a plural god, right?"
"So Hades' power was very strong!"
"Not to mention counterattacking Olympus."
"With this kind of power, he couldn't win a Holy War?"
Sora continued: "Even if he couldn't win, at the very least, couldn't he defend the Underworld? How could people charge into the Underworld and pluck the 108 berries from the Mokurenji tree?"
Sora's series of questions left both Pandora and Ker silent.
Well!
Perhaps...
Maybe—
It seemed?
It really was a bit embarrassing!
The Underworld's strength.
Sanctuary's strength.
If you compared them, you'd understand that winning should have been natural, losing was strange, having people charge into the Underworld to seize the Mokurenji berries, and even having people kill their way into the Underworld to directly eliminate Hades there.
This was simply outrageous beyond belief!
"Fortunately."
Sora played with the Evil Star bracelet in his hand, saying: "After the Evil Stars became my property, a new Mokurenji tree will be conceived anew. Otherwise, my future Underworld Warriors would be born with an inherent flaw, and that would be truly troublesome."
"Your Majesty..."
Ker opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Sora raised his hand to stop her: "There's nothing more to say about this matter. Speaking of which, what's with the barrier in the temple? I can sense a deity sleeping there. The Queen of the Underworld? Persephone didn't leave the Underworld?"
Pandora explained softly: "To be precise, from the moment Persephone was forcibly taken to the Underworld by Hades, she sealed herself and was then imprisoned here by Hades."
"Hm?"
Sora raised an eyebrow.