But soon, Erica realized that her body was starting to lose control.
She didn't panic because she knew that Professor Victor had taken over her body.
Sure enough, Erica's voice became extremely confident in front of Hades, seemingly with a touch of casual indifference:
"Lord Hades, we meet again."
Upon hearing this reply, Hades was first taken aback, then anger flared up in his heart.
He suddenly stood up from behind his desk, placing his hands on the table.
Anger flared in his eyes, and even the tip of his beard seemed to glow with a faint red spark.
The oppressive aura emanating from him seemed to scatter the judgment papers on the writing desk into the air.
"Damn human, don't think you can get close to me just because you gave me back my dog!"
"I told you, I gave you a chance! And Tartarus will not allow anyone to participate in the trial twice!"
If the trials can continue indefinitely, wouldn't the heroes who have passed them be able to repeat them indefinitely?
How can something so good happen that you become stronger after each trial?
Therefore, Hades' rejection of Erica was definitely not due to his personal grudge against Victor...
Well, it is indeed related to them.
In reality, this is the rule of the underworld, and even he, as the ruler of the underworld, cannot change it.
Even if the trial were sent to Viktor again and he were to pull it down himself, it wouldn't make a difference; it simply couldn't be opened.
Upon hearing this explanation, Erica, who was floating in her soul form, frowned slightly, a faint gloom settling over her face.
Since the trial cannot be repeated, why does Persephone still insist that she continue to take on the challenge?
Just then, Erica saw Professor Victor speaking up for "her".
“But I was the one who passed the trial earlier, and according to the rules, my students are still eligible to take on the challenge again.”
These words reached Hades' ears. He pondered for a moment, then sat back in his chair, leaning back against the dark red leather backrest.
With his arms crossed and brows furrowed, he seemed to be carefully considering Viktor's words.
It seems that this explanation does hold water.
Regardless of how Viktor started the trial, the important thing is that the one who ultimately succeeded was not that human girl.
Since you failed, you will naturally have another chance to try.
This means Erica can continue the challenge.
but……
"You mean, let her complete the trial on her own?"
At this point, Hades couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He recalled Erica's difficult performance in the first trial, and now he had to let this human girl pass it on her own merits.
This was the funniest joke Hades had heard in a long time.
"Foolish human, don't make me laugh. Her?"
“Okay, I acknowledge her courage, but courage is by no means a substitute for strength.”
After making a sarcastic remark, Hades flicked his finger and retrieved the floating golden pen from his hand.
Afterwards, he went back to his desk and continued his paperwork.
While he was busy, he didn't forget to remind her:
"As a wandering soul, you should stay in the underworld and not try to roam around."
“My wife may have high hopes for you, but I will not have any expectations of a dead man.”
After saying that, Hades lowered his head and ignored Victor.
After all, Viktor had deceived him.
He had naively believed that Victor was a living being who had deliberately infiltrated the underworld to take away the trial rewards from hell with that human girl.
This idea arose entirely because Hades had never discovered any record of Victor's death.
Even when they saw him transformed into something akin to a soul, they simply assumed he had used some means to possess Erica's body.
This refers to the act of boosting someone else's account.
Because the human girl couldn't pass the trial, he thought of using his own strength to help her complete it.
But who would have thought that this human came to hell because he had no physical body and died?
No, does a normal person's soul turn into a trench coat after death?
Hades grew angrier the more he thought about it, and he felt resentful that Victor had deliberately deceived him.
He decided to ignore the dog thief, no matter what the other person said.
But when Viktor spoke again, it unexpectedly piqued his interest:
"Then do you know how I died?"
This remark certainly piqued Hades' interest.
During Victor's trial, Hades only saw this human making a fool of that golden, radiant god boy.
But Hades knew nothing of what happened after that.
As the ruler of the underworld and the god who governs the dead, he didn't even know how Victor died.
Hades then raised his head again, forgetting his earlier decision.
"Go ahead and tell me, I should be thinking about the best way to make fun of you."
Faced with his provocation, Erica, who was standing in front of him, slowly raised her head.
His gaze met Hades's directly, and a slight smile played at the corners of his lips:
"Because of the 'rules' you keep talking about, I killed you once."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire underworld palace fell into an absolute silence.
The only thing that broke the silence was the heavy thud of Hades' golden pen landing on the desk.
He just stared blankly at the other person until Viktor raised his head.
He spoke in an incredibly calm tone, yet one that clearly conveyed immense arrogance:
"rule."
"It's meant to be broken."
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