"You are Victoria Housekeeping?" Hades said, looking at the four figures that had rushed out of the world's light orb in front of him.
The four figures, who had been noisy, instantly quieted down. One of them, a burly white werewolf wearing a black butler's suit, a straitjacket mask covering his right eye, and pitch-black high-heeled armored boots, Von Lycaon, stepped forward and asked Hades:
"Correct. Who might you be, Your Excellency? Why have we appeared here? And where is this?"
"This is the Underworld, the place where all dead lives in the universe should come; and I am the Lord of the Underworld, Hades. The reason you came to the Underworld is likely because you encountered a dimensional rift.", Hades answered very patiently.
"The, the place where all dead lives should come..." The timid Corin Wickes, who had green twin tails, held a long-handled circular saw, and wore a bear backpack, said fearfully as she hid behind Lycaon.
"Corin, don't believe it so easily. I don't believe this is the Underworld.", said Ailun Joe, a red-eyed girl with a long shark tail, a huge pair of scissors, shark-tooth patterns on her maid outfit's collar and white headband, and a lollipop in her mouth. She clearly didn't believe Hades's words.
"Oh my, Ellen, don't say that. Noble young master, is there anything we can do for you?" The last one, Alexandrina Sebastiane, a maid whose behavior was somewhat ghost-like, bowed to Hades while floating in the air.
Hades could see the disbelief in the eyes of Victoria Housekeeping regarding their arrival in the Underworld, so he decided to let them witness the truth for themselves.
Snap—!!
With that thought, Hades snapped his fingers, teleporting everyone from Victoria Housekeeping along with himself above the First Prison, intending to personally introduce each hell in order.
Along the way, the members of Victoria Housekeeping saw scenes of souls being punished in various hells and heard the painful wails of the spirits.
It wasn't until they arrived above the Judas Ring that the members of Victoria Housekeeping had to believe it, whether they wanted to or not.
"This really is the Underworld... that is, Hell..." Ellen was so surprised that the lollipop fell out of her mouth, her eyes widened, and she spoke with a face full of shock.
"Indeed.", Hades said, nodding with his arms crossed.
Finally, everyone arrived at Elysium. The beautiful scenery, so unlike the previous hells, left Victoria Housekeeping in a daze for a moment. Then, the three maids exclaimed in admiration:
"So... so beautiful..." (Corin)
"It's different from the hell before, a beautiful scene like something out of a fairy tale..." (Ellen)
"This place is simply a paradise..." (Rina)
"..." Lycaon closed his eyes, his face full of enjoyment as he felt the breeze blowing from Elysium, his nose twitching occasionally to catch the scent of flowers and grass carried by the wind.
Hades walked to Lycaon's side and looked at the beautiful river before them, saying:
"This is Elysium, a paradise that only specially chosen virtuous souls can set foot in. There is no hunger, no conflict, no pain, and no sorrow. It is an eternal utopia completely free from the troubles of the mortal world."
Hearing this, Lycaon opened his eyes to look at the beautiful scenery and said, "Is that so, Lord Hades? So you have prepared a paradise for the virtuous people who have died."
While Hades and Victoria Housekeeping were admiring the beauty of Elysium, a magical projection of Mephisto, wearing the celestial leader star underworld armor, appeared before Hades.
Currently, he not only served as a celestial leader star Specter but also as a director for the [Grey Magus]. He was very busy and would not contact him unless it was a very urgent matter.
"Mephisto, what is it?" Hades asked, frowning slightly as he looked at Mephisto's appearance.
Seeing Hades, Mephisto quickly knelt down, took off his top hat, and said, "Forgive me for disturbing your leisure, Lord Hades! I have something to report!"
"What is it?" Hades said, his tone softening slightly.
Seeing Hades's tone relax, Mephisto secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then spoke, "It's like this: at the international tournament, our Underworld team has not participated and was directly given a seed spot."
"This has already piqued the audience's curiosity; they want to see the Underworld team perform. The organizers and various high-level officials feel the same, so Ajuka asked me to tell you and request that you send a team to compete."
"Hmph! Those organizers and high-level officials must be looking for trouble. This is just asking for a beating.", Hades said angrily, swinging his arm forcefully.
"Now, now, Lord Hades, this is a major event for the entire Hidden World. They just purely want to add a little bit of excitement.", Mephisto saw signs of Hades's anger and quickly reached out to persuade him.
At this moment, Hades turned to look at Lycaon beside him. After their eyes met, Hades spoke:
"Can your Victoria Housekeeping accept my commission and compete as our Underworld team? The reward for you will not be small."
"Thank you for appointing Victoria Housekeeping. Our Master's wish is our mission.", Lycaon said, bowing very respectfully. Ellen, Corin, and Rina beside him also bowed respectfully.
"Then let me lead them in the competition as the [King], Lord Hades.", At this time, Pandora, who had previously appeared at the Black Dog Bar, walked to Hades's side and bowed to him.
"Pandora (Lady Pandora)?" Hades and Mephisto turned their heads and said in confusion.
"Lord Hades, please be sure to let us participate as well."
"During the last 'Great Eclipse', we didn't even have a chance to appear."
"So please, by all means, let us go."
"We beg of you, Lord Hades."
"Let us demonstrate the majesty of the Underworld in this tournament."
Five people wearing tattered purple cloaks that hid their bodies and faces appeared out of thin air, kneeling on one knee before Hades and speaking respectfully.
"..." Hades turned to glance at the five people. They emitted a powerful Cosmos, making Victoria Housekeeping feel a powerful pressure like a mountain pressing down on them.
After watching for a while, Hades closed his eyes and turned his head, saying:
"Do as you wish."
"Thank you for your appreciation, Lord Hades.", the five figures in purple cloaks said respectfully, then immediately stood up.
"Victoria Housekeeping, give me your weapons and armor. I will upgrade them for you.", Hades turned to look at the four members of Victoria Housekeeping and said.
After the members of Victoria Housekeeping glanced at each other, they immediately handed their weapons and equipment to Hades.
Lycaon's black metal armored boots, Ellen's shark-head greatsword, Corin's long-handled circular saw, and Rina's electric gloves—the four weapons floated before Hades.
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