Three days later, the two didn't prepare many things, just a little food, and then they were ready to enter the Underworld.
"You two must take good care of yourselves, Kurumi and Lelia."
Yuu looked at Kurumi with a worried expression. This separation gave her a bad premonition. Although she wanted to go with them, she was stopped by Kurumi and Lelia. Seeing their resolute expressions, Yuu had no choice but to give up the idea.
Looking at Yuu like this, Kurumi lovingly rubbed her little head, silently comforting her.
"Lady Kurumi, I wish you martial success."
Sera blessed them helplessly. She also wanted to go with Kurumi, but Kurumi left her behind to take care of Yuu, using the reason that 'she needed her to look after Yuu and keep her from being disturbed.'
"Then let's go!"
Ayumi and Haruna were not there, so Kurumi had told them both last night. Both expressed understanding. The number of Megalos had been unusually high recently, so the two were out every day, exhausted. Kurumi and Lelia's actions this time would be a good opportunity to investigate what kind of anomaly had occurred in the Underworld.
After Kurumi said a few words to Lelia, the two began to advance towards the entrance of the Underworld.
"It's actually here, no wonder I couldn't find it."
The two of them flew for over half an hour, arriving at the base of Neon's largest active volcano. Kurumi looked at the beautiful mountain, sighed with emotion, and then had Lelia lead the way.
"Didn't people used to say that the mountain was a gateway to another world? So it's convenient for us to build the gate here; not many people come to the mountain at night."
After using her immense strength to move a huge boulder, Lelia smiled and said to Kurumi.
"You guys are really powerless!"
Rolling her eyes at Lelia, Kurumi stopped complaining about her incredibly thick skin, which was wide enough for a carriage to run on.
With such a powerful 'excavator' by her side, Kurumi quickly spotted a black cave.
"By the way, how did Anderson get here? If it was so much trouble to get back, that 'deep well ice' would have killed him long ago."
Looking at the huge stones scattered on the ground, Kurumi asked curiously.
Lelia, who was originally full of vigor, instantly stiffened when she heard Kurumi's words.
"I'm just a fool who can't use magic, please ignore me, this monstrously strong creature, thank you."
Watching Lelia suddenly crouch in a corner, depressed, Kurumi looked at her with a black line, realizing,'So that's how it is!' The ability to nullify all other abilities also meant she couldn't use her own abilities! It seemed she had poked at a painful spot in her psyche.
Before Kurumi could comfort her, Lelia stood up and returned to her usual self. It seemed her self-regulation ability was incredibly strong.
"No time for moping, let's go!"
"Hey! You're the only one moping."
Kurumi helplessly complained about Lelia's natural demeanor. She felt that she was really damaging her 'Tokisaki Kurumi's' tsundere (flirty) persona, but reality was too cruel. She could only curse in her mind and then complain about the strange 'weirdos' around her.
Suppressing the urge to continue complaining, Kurumi followed Lelia into the cave.
The cave was very dark, but both of them were non-humans and could move as if it were daytime in the darkness. They didn't know how long they walked, but when Kurumi and Lelia emerged from the cave entrance, the Underworld surprisingly had a sunset.
"The time points in the two worlds are a bit different."
"Hmm! I know that."
Lelia, thinking Kurumi didn't know, kindly explained, but Kurumi, being a'Spirit of Time,' was highly sensitive to time. She could figure that out with a simple observation.
Interrupting Lelia's explanation, Kurumi carefully observed her surroundings and then said to Lelia, "Let's not waste time. Let's go around and see if we can 'catch a mouth' to understand the current situation."
Saying this, and without waiting for Lelia's reaction, Kurumi began to activate her ability. The shadow beneath her feet began to writhe, instantly enveloping the two of them, and then slowly seeping into the ground. When it came to infiltration, Kurumi was an expert! The use of shadows and clones was simply a divine technique for creating diversions. If she couldn't make a living one day, she might even go to a certain ninja village to be a ninja and earn some extra money.
At the very center of the Underworld, a magnificent palace with ancient Greek architecture stood. This was the comfortable nest Hades had built for herself with her own power after coming to this world.
"What's wrong, Minos?"
"No, perhaps it's just my imagination!"
"Let's go! Don't keep Her Majesty waiting."
The elder sister with short, heroic hair, one of the two beauties currently heading towards Hades's palace, curiously asked her sister, who had suddenly stopped. Ever since the latter suffered a setback in the human world, her sister had been obsessed with seeking revenge, but after being disciplined by Her Majesty Hades, she had been much more well-behaved these past two days. However, knowing her sister's personality, she didn't believe she would settle down, so she had been by her side for the past two days, fearing she would run off to the human world again to cause trouble. If she did, she herself would be punished by Lady Hades, although she had a slight expectation... cough! No expectation at all.
"Such sensitive intuition, it could be upgraded to a treasure."
Soon after the two left, a mass of black shadow began to emerge from the ground. Kurumi, from within the shadow, began to complain about Minos, who had walked away.
"It seems I need to create some chaos. You can take the opportunity to go in and observe!"
Lelia said this and instantly ran out of Kurumi's shadow, heading in one direction. This left Kurumi, who was staring at her retreating figure, quite helpless. She could only lower her outstretched hand, which had been raised to stop her. This single-minded person was too impatient; she hadn't even said where to meet up, and rushing off so recklessly, was it really 'daijoubu' (no problem)?
"Hmm! It seems to be working well. It would be better if it wasn't so noisy, but this is good enough."
Kurumi heard the sounds of fighting in the distance, and the number of people nearby was decreasing, all heading towards the sound of the battle to provide support.
After nodding in satisfaction, Kurumi quickly moved towards the center of the castle.
Cautiously approaching the huge entrance, Kurumi activated her shadow, enveloping herself, and began to seep into the doorway.
"Your Majesty, we are currently engaging Billie Eilish's main forces. According to our estimates, the victor will be decided by tomorrow morning."
"Hmm! Well done, but I hope it's faster. Radamanthys, you go to the front line as well!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it is my honor."
As Hades's most loyal subordinate, coupled with her battle-crazed personality, this task from Hades was practically a reward for her.
"Then, Minos, have you gathered intelligence on the enemy after this defeat?"
"Uh! I apologize, Your Majesty."
Minos bowed her head, sweating profusely, not daring to look at Hades, who was seated on the divine throne. However, Hades did not punish her this time, only sighing softly. Hades couldn't help it; she was in need of people right now. If she could, she really wanted to lock this person up for tens of thousands of years to reflect, but she had no powerful subordinates, which made Hades very helpless.
"There won't be a next time, understand?"
Hearing Hades say this, Minos breathed a sigh of relief and thanked her.
"You may all leave!"
Rubbing her aching forehead, Hades said to the two kneeling below. After they left, Hades turned to a corner of the empty temple and opened her mouth, saying, "Come out! Do I have to invite you?"
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