Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1445: Chapter 72: The Grim Reaper Arrives (4)

Master of the Underworld… or rather, Hades, King of the Underworld; even ordinary people wouldn’t find such a name unfamiliar, let alone Nero, who had been active in the mortal world as a Transcendent before becoming a Black soul envoy.

But as a Transcendent, even if one has heard of Hades’ name, it might mostly just be considered a deity in legends—just like Nero jokingly referred to herself as [a certain Zeus the Frenzied] at the beginning.

However, as a Black soul envoy, Nero has evidently experienced a level far beyond her time as an Archangel of the Club of Michael… her perspective naturally can’t be compared to the past.

“Are you really Hades?” Nero looked at the guy claiming to be Hades with a face full of astonishment… let’s call this guy Old Ha for now—Nero thought.

“I have no need to lie.” The guy claiming to be Hades… Old Ha’s gaze was indifferent at this time, always locking onto the one controlling the black-covered book, [Prin]—let’s just call Teacher Prin [that stupid husky]—Nero thought.

Though not very clear about the true relationship between Old Ha and that stupid husky, given the current situation, she could entirely temporarily team up with Old Ha against that stupid husky—Nero’s idea has always been simple, she will definitely fight if she can, and call family if she can’t… but calling family when defeated would definitely result in penalty points.

She’s naturally unafraid of this penalizing approach, the key is being caught by the Maid who oversees all Black soul envoys, the consequences would be truly “surprising”!

“Old Ha, I’m alright now… let’s take down that stupid husky together!” Nero suddenly said while tapping Old Ha on the shoulder.

The self-proclaimed Hades… Old Ha was taken aback; he even didn’t respond to when exactly the other party approached—what’s more, the wounds on Nero have disappeared.

From escaping to now, it was such a short time, yet the injuries caused by that book have already healed?

“Are you… OK now?” Old Ha couldn’t help but lightly frown… slightly incredulous, while simultaneously hoping to confirm accurately.

“Yeah, nothing’s wrong.” Nero swung her arm, then shrugged: “I just haven’t adapted yet.”

“Adapted, you say?” Old Ha couldn’t help frowning.

Nero, whether intentionally or unintentionally, said lightly: “Seems my family head used some material when forming me that’s capable of granting immunity to most attacks.”

“So that book… you’re saying its attacks are outside your immunity?” Old Ha nodded… She said, her family head?

“Initially, yes, but it’s fine now.” Nero squinted her eyes and said: “The damage has already registered on me, facing similar attacks next time, resistance will be upgraded, and self-healing won’t be suppressed.”

Old Ha… Hades, despite appearing to remain calm, his heart has already surged with waves.

He doesn’t understand this white-haired girl’s origins; there’s no record in the inheritance he’s obtained about such irregularities… Self-healing power, even not affected by that book’s suppression—that book, no less…

“If indeed as you say, then the one who can create someone like you in such perfect condition… your family head is indeed a great existence.”

Facts speak louder than words, Old Ha saw with his own eyes Nero went from severely injured to as if nothing’s wrong… He knows the essence of that stupid husky’s controlled black-covered book, thus naturally fostering a subconscious respect and a hint of fear toward the creator responsible for [manufacturing] a [monster] like Nero.

Fear of a person never seen?

Old Ha… Hades at this moment still seems calm, but waves in his heart have once again arisen.

“I absolutely agree that my family head is great~” Nero said with a smile, “But one thing you got wrong, I’m far from perfect; among similar types, I can only be considered a defective product, Old Ha oppa~”

“Defective product…” Old Ha’s brow suddenly twitched, his heart stirred again—his emotions have fluctuated several times these past moments, all due to this white-haired girl’s words, “Your family head is…”

“If my family head wants to meet you, you will meet him immediately. If you wish to see my family head, when genuinely needed, you can see him too…” Nero chuckled, “Of course, there’s a third way.”

Hades frowned and said: “What other method?”

The first method seemed quite unreliable to him, full of uncertain factors. The second method seemed even more ridiculous; yet, he felt something seemed amiss, though he couldn’t pinpoint it.

“The third method, of course, is to bribe me!” Nero said playfully: “I can take you to meet my family head anytime~”

Hades snorted lightly, understanding he’d been teased by the white-haired girl—a focus then returned to dealing with [Prin]—that stupid husky.

Oddly, despite having conversed with Nero for some time—a duration of at least several minutes—the stupid husky hasn’t shown any movement yet… Despite his initial judgment that the stupid husky was ready to go all out.

Wait… what’s that?

Hades’ gaze contracted suddenly, as he finally found the reason that stupid husky kept on the verge of exploding but never acted—something had trapped the stupid husky!

A blade… Yama Sword!

Unbeknownst to when it started, the Yama Sword had already appeared behind [Teacher Prin], the blade even directly piercing [Teacher Prin]’s shadow—this is the true reason [Teacher Prin] hasn’t moved, like a puppet, merely allowing Nero and Hades to interact!

Knowing all this, Hades suddenly turned to glance at Nero, “In fact, you could escape yourself without my intervention, right?”

“When wrestling with that stupid husky, I genuinely fought to the death okay! So, may I ask, what’s your relationship with that stupid husky?” Nero shrugged.

Hades pondered a moment, yet seized the opportunity while [Teacher Prin] was pinned by Yama Sword and unable to move, directly stepping in front of [Teacher Prin]… He reached out, gently touching [Teacher Prin]’s forehead.

[Teacher Prin]’s abnormality gradually faded… in Nero’s eyes, it seemed like being infused with some sort of seal—she watched curiously.

[Teacher Prin] gradually returned to normal, ultimately falling asleep on the ground, while that eerie black-covered book lay quietly beside Prin.

What’s curious is that Hades didn’t seem to have any intention of taking this black-covered book at this moment.

“Yikes, aren’t you going to treat this book as a trophy?” Nero couldn’t help but ask curiously — she was squatting beside Teacher Prin, reaching out to poke the face of Teacher Prin, who had returned to his original appearance.

“The Devil’s Bible can only be used by him. Even if others get it, it’s just a useless scrap of a book.” Hades said indifferently, “Whether to take it away or not, what’s the difference.”

Nero blinked and said, “Yikes, if you take it away, he won’t be able to use it! If you can’t use it, you shouldn’t let him use it either!”

“Hmm?” Hades was stumped for words to refute!

“Am I right!” Seeing that this guy, who claimed to be Hades, had run out of ideas, Nero immediately showed a mischievous smile — she directly reached out and picked up the black-covered book beside Teacher Prin — or rather slipped it into her hands.

Although the Yama Sword tried to devour this peculiar black-covered book and failed, it didn’t seem to resist others’s touch — yet it seemed to be exactly as Hades said, apart from Teacher Prin, there really was no one else who could use this book.

Probably knowing the outcome early on, Hades didn’t stop Nero’s actions at this moment… In fact, his thoughts seemed more inclined towards letting Nero quietly take the book away.

“Will this guy turn into what he was before again?” After smoothly taking hold of the book, the thick-skinned Nero casually patted the cheek of the comatose Teacher Prin, “Actually, I quite like this big brother. He’s really powerful and leaves a lasting impression on me～”

“Why did you end up opposing him.” Hades was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, “I know him… So I know that unless it’s something excessive, he will not act rashly, much less risk using the power of that book… You even made that guy inside him appear.”

“That guy inside him?” Nero knocked her head with the handle of the Yama Sword: “You mean… are you saying that the guy inside him is the real stupid husky? I mean… you’re talking about someone like you.”

Hades said indifferently, “I’m asking you.”

“Alrighty, I’ve decided.” Nero suddenly stood up. Between the narrowing of her eyes, her figure had already vanished in an instant.

Hades frowned as he felt a sense of danger emerging from behind — but he found his body was unexpectedly hard to move… He recalled the scene when Teacher Prin was pinned by the Yama Sword through his shadow.

Evidently, he suffered the same treatment at this moment.

“What are you trying to do?” Hades frowned. Even though his body couldn’t move at the moment, he still appeared quite calm.

Nero almost pressed up against Hades’s back at this moment, whispering gently by his ear, “Hades Oppa, I am truly interested in you guys. Why don’t you tell me what’s going on between you two? I can do shameful things with you～”

“What if I’m unwilling.”

Nero said with a sly smile, “Then I won’t even give you a chance to stall for time… I’ll directly take you out.”

“Don’t you have any dignity as a strong one?” Hades shook his head.

Nero crossed the boundary of what he understood as shamelessness, saying without dignity, “Because right now, I am just a little dog raised by my master～ Don’t move, one more movement and I’ll really cut you down. Look, didn’t the stupid husky just slice me down before?”

Hades said indifferently, “What do you want to know.”

“What’s going on between you two?” Nero went straight to the point, “And why do you claim to be the second-generation master of the Underworld?”

“Because the first-generation master is already dead.” Hades said slowly, “Since the first generation is no longer around, I, as the heir, naturally become the second-generation master. It’s just that simple.”

“Yikes, that seems logical… Oh, that question doesn’t count. Answer my first question.”

“He and I both possess a portion of the power of the original master of the Underworld.” Hades thought for a moment and said, “That is, in the myth, the power of Hades, the master of the Underworld — you’re not mistaken, he was indeed the brother of the Sky King, the master of the Underworld, Hades.”

“Hmm… Not to mention the authenticity of this Underworld, I’m more curious about why this power fell into the hands of you two — and you look so similar?”

Although at first glance, Hades and Teacher Prin indeed looked like they were from the same mold, upon close inspection, one could still distinguish between them with several subtle differences.

Hades said indifferently, “Because we share the same parents, we have the same blood ties, it’s only natural to look alike, isn’t it?”

“Brothers, real brothers who both obtained the power of the master of the Underworld.” Nero at this moment blew a breath at Hades’s ear, “Aiya, Oppa, the story you just made up is really lame, really lame… It’s not fun anymore.”

The Yama Sword was drawn, quietly piercing through Hades’s back — she naturally didn’t think that just like this she could kill the opponent. She just wanted to see what differences there were between this guy, who also possessed the power of the master of the Underworld, and Teacher Prin.

Nero naturally didn’t believe what Hades just said — rather than the story of real brothers both obtaining the power of the master of the Underworld, she believed more that this was a situation created by the splitting of divine duties in the legend of the gods!

Because the Yama Sword had already devoured part of Teacher Prin in the beginning — this devoured part had, after some time’s jokes, already deconstructed some information about Teacher Prin.

“Do you always… like to make sudden moves like this.”

After being stabbed, Hades let out a slow breath. He didn’t even get angry; he merely walked forward from the stabbing of the Yama Sword… His body wasn’t harmed at all.

“Occasionally, for disobedient brats, I tend to correct them directly with a punch.” Nero hoisted the Yama Sword onto her shoulder, “Like you, for instance.”

Hades was silent for a moment, “When did you find out?”

“Joe” Nero, however, raised the Yama Sword in her hand, directly pointing at… Hades, “Aiya, what’s going on with you, little dog?”