Chapter 76
Chapter 76
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 76
Chapter Title: Hey! Lick My Soles! Clean Every Stinky Corner of My Smelly Feet with Your Tongue!!
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I laid out a business plan to bring Charon down.
Of course, I didn't tell her the whole truth—I mixed in some lies that would hook her interest.
I'm not going to handle the management anyway.
"It's intriguing, but I'm not sure if I can trust you..."
"This wanderer is incredibly capable. I can vouch for him...!"
Hecate was fully on board.
Her old friend Hades had fallen into such a pitiful state, and it clearly pained her.
"Hmm... Even if we start a business, there are more than a few issues to consider, aren't there? Hecate, didn't you hand over all the business rights in Hell to Charon?"
"I transferred the land ownership to you, but I still hold the business rights. We even ran a venture before, remember?"
"Ah, right. It crashed and burned so badly you ended up leaving Hell."
"It did fail, but leaving Hell was just because I wanted to travel..."
Hecate was originally the ruler of Hell, according to the lore.
Once Hades took over, she handed the land to her and granted Charon the business rights.
In any case, as long as Hades approved, there'd be no administrative hurdles.
"But we don't have any money, do we?"
"Hey, Blueboy. You're gonna loan it to us."
"Hmm...?"
"You've got killer connections, don't you?"
"Even a mangy mutt like you can cough up enough debt to start a business, right?"
"But if it fails, all the risk falls on me..."
This Hades girl was always itching for a good whack, even in the game.
He looked like some demon queen, but her heart was too soft and spineless.
I was about to yell to snap him out of it, but Scylla beat me to the punch.
"Lord Hades. I have something to show you."
"?"
Scylla brought over a box.
Inside were parchments crammed full of writing.
"Petitions from Hell's undead and lost souls."
"Petitions...? About what?"
"They're complaints against Charon."
Hades's eyes scanned the petitions.
Her previously dazed gaze sharpened, then lit up with fury.
"So much dissatisfaction... Why haven't you shown me these until now?"
"I showed you a few years ago, but you said there was no solution and went back to sleep."
"Ahh... This damn lethargy..."
Hades trembled on the spot, fists clenched.
"Failing to act when there's something to be done is a sin... If it's what the people want, then as their lord, I must step up...!"
At least her concern for Hell's residents seemed genuine.
"Blueboy. If you're decided, go get that loan now."
"But I'm so tired..."
Swoosh—
Hades's eyes cooled in an instant.
Her body shriveled like his soul had fled.
Thud.
The Lord of the Earth plopped down right there, looking up at me pitifully.
"I must have slept too long... Wanderer, would you share some of your vitality with me?"
"Hah?"
"I, Hades, Lord of Hell, can absorb the souls of the living as sustenance."
Hades's method of soul absorption was straightforward.
Sucking on the living's body.
Why that way, you ask?
Because this is an ero-game world?
"Kukuku. You want to fill this wench's belly with my soul?"
"I'd be grateful if you allowed it... As you can see, this frail lord's body is quite weakened..."
Sharing soul energy wouldn't threaten my life.
It just meant losing a bit of mana.
Still, I'd need to regulate it to avoid exhaustion.
"Hey. Beg some more."
"Please, I beg you. I'll even prostrate myself."
Hades pressed his forehead to the floor in plea.
Even in the game, this guy had no pride for a Constellation.
"Please, fill my pathetic belly with your vitality until it's bursting? Share your divine life force with this incompetent lord..."
"Hey! Lick my soles! Clean every stinky corner of my smelly feet with your tongue!!"
"Ahng."
I slipped off my shoes, and Hades latched onto my foot like she'd been waiting.
Her tongue flicked out, diligently sucking with care.
Slurrrrrp...♡
Smack— smack—♡
Tongue work gentle as if caressing a lover.
My toes slipped in and out of her warm mouth repeatedly.
Come to think of it, I hadn't washed my feet today...?
"Mmm, delicious..."
"Hey! You're way too good at this foot-sucking shit?! What are you, the goddess of doctor fish?! Hey!!"
Smack♡
Smooch—♡
Well, dirty feet didn't seem to faze Hades at all.
Tomo-tan, watching us, muttered with a disgusted look.
"I wonder if Gunda-rukun likes getting his soles licked..."
"Hey hey! Don't go thinking dirty thoughts, you brat?! I just offered the farthest spot from my heart to avoid shocking her!"
Lame excuse, but true.
My dick standing at full attention was embarrassing, but hey, physiological reaction—what can you do?
Then Pomi barged in.
"Woof!"
She joined the doctor fish squad, lapping at my foot beside Hades...!
"Hey Pomi! Why the hell are you licking too?!"
"Why? Can't I? I wanna lick Master's soles too! Pant pant."
"And who are you to steal my precious vitality pouch...?"
"I'm Pomi!"
"I don't care about your name! Scram, you bitch! This foot is mine! Only I, Hades, Lord of Hell, have permission to suck it!"
"Grrrrr...!!"
Two beauties bickering over sucking my foot...!
I'm losing my mind...!!
A light dizziness hit me.
I thought it was from the pleasure, but nope—too much mana drained.
"Hey. Isn't that enough sucking already?"
"Feels like it's still lacking..."
"Hey!!! Here's an extra chocolate bar—now fuck off!!!!"
"Such a merciful hero...!"
She pocketed the chocolate bar like a crow snatching shiny treasure.
"Lord Hades. Time to head out."
"My belly's full, so now I'm sleepy... Can I nap for five minutes first?"
"Enough."
"......"
Scylla grabbed Hades by the scruff and dragged her off.
Then shoved her right through the breached wall.
She tumbled down without much resistance, like a log.
"I'll be back soon."
Scylla leaped into the air after her.
Whoosh—!
Soon, a massive dragon rose against the full moon, wings beating.
Hades rode on its back.
Hope she gets that loan alright...?
First time I've worried about a Constellation like this...
*
Vrooom—!
The motorboat sliced through Hell's currents.
The lost souls pedaling rowboats gawked in stunned silence at the motorboat.
At the helm was Persephone—current girlfriend of Charon, former girlfriend of Hades.
'Lord Hades... I hope she's okay.'
Persephone was crossing the river under the pretext of monitoring Kim Taeyang for Charon.
But her real target was Hades.
Though she'd left her side, she couldn't stop worrying about her being defiled by a human man.
'Why am I even fretting? No matter how rough things are for Lord Hades, there's no way she'd toy with a human man's hands.'
Other gods might be different.
Slutty ones like Zeus or Poseidon had been impregnating humans since forever.
But Hades was pure.
She never looked at anyone but Persephone.
'Besides, Lord Hades still loves me. That's for sure.'
Hades was incompetent and lethargic, but her love was real.
That's why Persephone couldn't fully forget her.
Reaching the fortress, Persephone slipped inside cautiously.
Smooch—♡ smooch—♡
'That sound...?'
Following the vulgar echoes, she spotted Kim Taeyang's group.
She hid behind a pillar, stifling her presence, peeking out.
Slurrrrrp...♡
Slurp slurp slurp slurp!!!
"?"
Embarrassing noises echoed through the fortress.
An unbelievable sight.
'Lord Hades... sucking a human's foot...?'
Hades slurping away, saliva-drenched, savoring it.
Kim Taeyang grinning vilely in front.
She didn't want to judge by looks, but "physiognomy is science" came to mind.
"Mmm, delicious...♡"
"Hey! You're way too good at this foot-sucking shit?! What are you, the goddess of doctor fish?! Hey!!"
'Wh-why...?'
Her eyes twitched.
Lips bitten to stifle a groan.
'How could the Lord of Hell do such a humiliating thing...!!'
Absorbing human vitality wasn't a standard Constellation ability—it was Hades's unique power.
Persephone knew nothing of it.
Back when they lived together, Hades had plenty materially, no need to use it.
'Just like Charon said... That man's a hero specialized in turning women into sex slaves. I suspected, but to toy with Lord Hades like this...'
She held her breath, watching.
Surely there was a reason Hades stooped so low.
Maybe Kim Taeyang tempted her with something amazing?
'Some legendary artifact...?'
The foot-sucking stopped soon.
Kim Taeyang's payment: a chocolate bar.
Hades fawned over it happily.
'...Just for that lousy snack?'
It looked exactly like she'd licked his feet for a chocolate bar...!
"......"
Her breath heated up.
Rage boiled to her scalp.
It welled as hot tears, wetting her eyes.
'Daring to mock a Constellation...'
She didn't love Hades anymore.
But she wanted her to thrive.
Not degenerate into such a sleazy Constellation.
Yet reality was cruel.
Even if it wasn't the full truth...
'Lord Hades. I couldn't love you forever, but while I'm here, I'll protect you...'
Persephone planted a seed in the pillar's crevice.
A seed barely bigger than a pinky nail.
"I command thee, seed born of wrath... Tear the living asunder and enrich this land with his blood..."
In a few days, massive murder machines would sprout here.
Plants grown on Hell's moonlight by Persephone.
Beings even gods feared.
'Kim Taeyang. Your journey will never become an epic...! You'll die without telling your tale...!'
Suppressing her killing intent, she slipped away.
*
There's a seed behind the pillar!
"Woo-hoo~ Got Persephone's weird seed~☆ How careless, dropping your seeds everywhere like that—are you trying to orphan your own plant babies? This unborn baby plant will get the best care ever—!!!"
A vicious trap you have to die once blindly to learn.
The "Persephone left a seed behind" trap.
Once known, it's helpful, but that initial rage? Like getting flipped off by a jammin kid in an academy van on the street.
Basically, fucking pissed.
"Master! What's that? Food? Tasty?"
"Hey. Eat that and you'll get a stomachache."
This weird seed is a super dangerous artifact.
Plant it anywhere with soil, and in days it grows into a murder machine that wrecks everything around.
Three in total.
Seed of Proliferation.
Seed of Growth.
Seed of Shrinkage.
Use one for this event, save the other two for later.
But I only found the "Seed of Proliferation."
Finding game hidden spots in reality ain't easy.
But I have my cute, competent dog Constellation, Pomi.
"Pomi. Find seeds that smell like this. Somewhere in this fortress."
"Got it!"
Pomi started sniffing around the fortress.
"Gunda-rukun. What do we do now?"
"Ahh—Rest easy till Blueboy gets back. We'll declare war once the funds are ready."
I'd done everything possible for now.
Just nap till Hades returned.
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Sniff sniff—
A dog's nose is 40 times keener than a human's.
Pomi's, as a dog Constellation, was even better—finding seeds was a breeze.
'This is it!'
Her tail wagged happily.
She'd found one in a corner crevice.
Sniff sniff—
The nutty seed scent filled her nostrils.
A mood-lifting aroma.
'First time smelling this! So incredibly nutty... Way richer than sesame oil...!!'
How could an unroasted seed smell this good?
It was the miracle of the spring goddess, Persephone.
'Wanna sniff more!!'
Pomi, enchanted by the otherworldly god's miracle.
Suddenly sensing something off mid-sniff, she looked around.
The seed was gone...!
"......?"
Her wagging tail stopped, drooping.
The seed didn't have legs— what the hell?
'Where'd it go?'
Pomi circled the spot, searching frantically.
Her conclusion after ages?
'The seed ran away!'
The seed had legs too.
"Grrr..."
Furious at losing prey so close.
She was one step from Master's praise...!
'You cat-like sneaky seed...! When I catch you, you're done...!'
Vowing revenge, Pomi sniffed aggressively onward.
No chance of finding a seed already in her belly, though...
She'd completely overlooked the possibility of slurping it down unknowingly.