#14. Feed Cerberus (1)
My vision slowly eroded.
This is already my third part-time job with Gods.
This scene transition also feels quite familiar.
‘Address rate is also address rate… .’
First of all, I didn’t want to miss out on this great opportunity called the ‘double salary opportunity’.
‘With a double, I can finally buy something at the store.’
It was a golden opportunity to become a consumer at the extremely expensive God’s Store.
‘Is the point of this part-time job not to be bitten by Cerberus…? .’
[A word from the boss: Our dogs don’t bite. ^‿^*]
This means biting unconditionally.
‘cancer. ‘Unconditionally.’
Still, I’m not too worried.
‘At least they only provide food.’
If you combine the skills and talents you have acquired so far, as well as the newly acquired authority of the Sword God, I think it is possible to provide food.
‘Anyway, what does Hades look like? Do you think it looks as scary as it looks in the book?’
At that moment, my vision was becoming brighter.
A shape hovering before my eyes.
As my vision became clearer… .
“Oh, what a surprise!”
Damdeok screamed.
Even though the face was close in front of me, it was too close.
Bald and with a grim look.
Moreover, the mouth of the man wearing rags slowly opened.
“you… “He’s not dead.”
Low, wet voice.
To the sound, a ferry boat sways in the current behind.
Squeak! Sigh!
‘ship… ?’
Only then did the surrounding scenery come into view.
A river completely immersed in darkness.
An old ferry boat visible behind the man.
I had a rough guess.
The man would be a boatman.
Carrying the dead from the underworld… .
‘Then this is the River Styx.’
River Styx.
In Greek mythology, it refers to the river surrounding the underworld.
In Korea, it would be about three degrees thousand.
The man gestured firmly.
“go back. This is no place for a brat like you. “The living cannot cross.”
Damdeok’s eyebrows twitched at the word ‘kid’.
“hmm. “Then where do I go to meet Hades?”
This time, Boatman Charon’s eyebrows twitched at the name ‘Hades’ being spoken without hesitation.
“dare… . “How dare you mention His Hamzah without permission.”
“Then let’s call Hades Hades. What but? Oh, should I give it a title? God of the underworld? King of the underworld? Zhienha?”
Charon’s mouth twitched like crazy.
… He just swore in Greek, right?
“Isn’t life a waste?”
“That’s what I wanted to ask. “You were the one who provoked me first, right?”
“you?”
“Yes you. “You said it informally first?”
Puzzle!
Sparks flew from the boatman’s eyes. Charon, who was glaring at her as if she were going to kill him, turned around and pulled out a long hooked pole from her ferryboat.
What are you going to do with it?
To hit… ?
“I definitely warned you. “Go back.”
Charon said threateningly, aiming his pole.
Maybe it’s because he’s bald and he’s so big. I was just a little scared.
“All the less energetic gods like you died hanging from this pole.”
“and. “You are such a bad guy.”
“… What nonsense. It’s your last chance. “You little one, just go.”
Huh, baby again.
I don’t know why I get so upset about that word.
He quietly raised his middle finger.
“Oh my, you cheeky!”
What, do you understand this?
Charon’s pole began to spin menacingly.
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I also quietly moved the moonlight fox to my shoulder.
Charon snorted.
“Hmph, are you saying you’re going to fight with spirits? “There is no god in this world who would treat a little bastard like that!”
Charon swung the pole like a whip.
I also quickly transformed Baekseol.
Kaga river!
A heavy metal sound rang out.
A simple bounce.
But Charon was looking at Damdeok with an expression of disbelief. It wasn’t because he was blocking his own attack.
“you… “How are you holding that?”
Charon’s eyes were shaking wildly.
The corner of my mouth quirked up.
‘What, it looks like the story in the myth was real?’
To make it more visible, a white club was draped over his shoulder.
“why? “Do you recognize what this club is?”
Charon began to tremble with anger at Damdeok’s whining words.
I know… , I know!
That club made of olive wood!
It was definitely true. That is,
“It’s the club of Hercules…” !”
Charon wins! I ground my teeth.
Hercules.
He was the one who dared to come to the underworld while alive, beat up himself, the god of the dead, and cross the river.
And that too as a human being,
Even the ferry fare is covered!
He’s like a pure bladed robber!
At that time, the club Hercules used to beat himself was that olive tree club.
‘It’s definitely a different color.’
Charon gritted his teeth.
Apart from the rising anger,
I couldn’t move my body quickly.
Damdeok hits with a stick! He hit my shoulder and touched it.
“Well, if you know what this club is, the story will be faster.”
Charon felt cold sweat breaking out on his back.
Memories and trauma of that scary day crept up on me.
“… “What on earth do you want to say?”
“What do you mean? “Let’s go quickly, I’m busy.”
“… … .”
“why? no? Are you really going to try it?”
When he suddenly lowered the club, Charon flinched and took a step back.
“Well, then at least the boat fare… .”
“what? Are you kidding me?”
Charon kept his mouth shut as the atmosphere became more hostile.
‘That guy is very similar to Hercules!’
That intimidating posture, way of speaking, and threatening style.
‘Damn it, what crime have I committed!’
It was the moment when Charon’s pride completely collapsed.
The fear of that day when I was beaten like a dog on a dog day.
To be honest, I felt like I wanted to give him a ride quickly and not see that stick.
“… “Follow me.”
When I finally gave up and tried to guide them to the ferry, the fiery spirit of Hades suddenly passed by.
“You useless bastard! Invading the living! He will be imprisoned in chains for one year!”
The back of my head felt creepy.
The criminal who threatened and even committed assault was Hercules, but didn’t he, the victim, receive a terrible punishment?
Charon, who was trembling in fear, suddenly turned and swung his hooked pole.
“I can’t be sentenced to chains again!!”
Wedge!
It was an attack that Damdeok, who was defenseless, could never avoid.
but,
[Power intuition is unleashed!]
what? what?
It feels like all the blood from the whole body is rushing to the head at once.
I felt it.
In a split second, life overflowing from Charon!
Wedge!
The pole narrowly grazed his left cheek, and Damdeok instinctively kicked the ground.
“This bastard stabs you in the back?!”
“… omg!”
It was only a moment, but Charon saw Hercules in Damdeok.
Hercules, wearing the Nemean lion armor, beat himself up like a beast of hell.
“Save me… !”
Panic came due to severe trauma.
Damdeok’s club hit with all his might on Charon’s stiff head.
Kwaang!!
“Keuuk!”
Immediately, Charon’s egg white turned over, and then it fell down with foam in its mouth.
Damdeok scratched his head sheepishly as the battle ended so smoothly.
“what… “Why are you so weak?”
* * *
chin!
As soon as I got off the boat, I saw a large cave.
“Oh, so this is the entrance to the underworld?”
I asked Charon, but there was no answer.
I looked back and saw that he was rowing away quickly.
Damn! Wow!
– @#&@$%#@!
He walks away while shouting something. It must be an insult, right?
“… “You’re such a coward.”
While I was clicking my tongue a couple of times, I heard a beautiful voice from behind me.
“Are you here in charge of Cerberus?”
When I turned around, there was a goddess standing there. She was a real goddess, not a metaphor.
Her richly braided golden hair, transparent white skin, and particularly red eyes proved that the woman in front of her was not human.
‘Aphrodite… ?’
For a moment, her appearance could have been mistaken for a goddess of beauty, but that couldn’t have been the case.
‘Because this is the afterlife.’
I cleared my voice.
“Yes, this is Yu Dam-deok.”
“nice to meet you. “Her husband was so angry that there were no applicants, I almost had to take over the job.”
The goddess smiles as she offers to shake hands.
‘If Hades is your husband… Is it Persephone?’
Persephone.
She was a goddess who reigned as the ‘god of the underworld’ along with Hades.
“Let’s go. “I will guide you to where Cerberus is.”
I walked along the winding road for a while, following the goddess.
What was surprising was that as I entered the cave entrance, there was a vast wasteland stretching out endlessly.
“Cerberus is very far away.”
“In the past, we called it right where Cerberus is… But my husband told me not to do that anymore.”
“Why?”
“Half of the part-time workers who came like that couldn’t handle Cerberus and ran away. So, I thought that I would have to be capable of subduing the boatman Charon in order to deal with Cerberus.”
‘So that was some kind of test.’
I understand. In mythology, Cerberus was a fearsome monster called ‘the sentinel of hell.’
‘I’m feeling nervous again for no reason.’
How long did you walk?
I saw a faint light in the distance.
“We’re all here.”
As the goddess spoke, an open land spread out before my eyes.
“That’s Cerberus… .”
It was huge.
A body as big as a house, with shiny black fur that matches the underworld.
Above all, it had three heads.
– Crrrrr!
The guy looked in my direction and bared his teeth. It was the action of three heads at the same time.
‘If I get bitten, I think I’ll have to open the gate of hell right behind me and go in… .’
A huge gate to the underworld located in the back.
It was a huge door, probably ten times bigger than Cerberus.
‘The scale is really big.’
Seeing the entrance to the underworld in person gave me a truly new feeling.
The time of appreciation was soon broken… .
– Crrrrr!
Cerberus growled viciously.
It seemed like he would attack at any moment, but Damdeok surprisingly remained calm.
‘Still, I feel a little relieved because I’m tied up.’
A huge pillar next to the Gate of the Underworld.
Because Cerberus was tightly tied to that pillar.
“Please read this before you start work.”
Persephone handed over an old parchment.
[*Cerberus Note*]
It’s usually mild and gentle, but there is a high risk of injury when feeding. Be especially careful not to get bitten on your hands, arms, head, torso, or legs!
‘What you need to pay attention to are hands, arms, head, torso, legs… Just tell everyone to be careful.’
Other situations that require attention include when Cerberus guards the gates of the underworld, when Cerberus lies down, when Cerberus stands, when Cerberus sits, when Cerberus licks its front paws, when Cerberus yawns… etc.
‘You’re kidding, really!’
Wagjak the parchment! I was about to crumple it up, but I held back and folded it up.
“My husband has organized the precautions, so it will be clear. “I also have a daily schedule on the back, so please refer to it.”
Hearing Persephone’s kind explanation, he unfolded the parchment again.
As said, Cerberus’ daily schedule was written on the back page.
[*Cerberus daily schedule*]
After breakfast, take a walk (only in the afterlife!)
After lunch, take a walk (only in the afterlife!)
After dinner, take a walk (only in the afterlife!)
It was a very simple and clear daily schedule, but Damdeok was astonished.
No, you mean taking a walk?
“Does Cerberus take walks?”
At those words, Persephone smiled without saying a word.
An expression that asks why you are asking the obvious.
No, it’s clear that you only need to pay for the public notice… .
Damdeok’s gaze slowly turned towards Cerberus.
– Crrrrrrr!
The guy’s fiercely exposed teeth said this.
kill! Be sure to bite and kill!
“… Hahaha, it’s going to spin, really.”
fantasy,
