"..."(x2)
John and Mylon followed Athena in rising from the giant sofa after seeing the legendary Hades, King of the Underworld.
"Uncle." Athena looked Hades up and down, the confusion on her face impossible to suppress. She asked,
"What's with the way you're dressed...?"
"Listen to you." Hades still wore a smile as he raised his left hand and looked around the luxurious reception hall, explaining,
"Of course I'm keeping up with the times! Keeping up with the times!
"Stuck down here underground every day, unable to go out—can't I send some of my subordinates to buy a little human entertainment technology? Otherwise, the passing years might not be able to kill me, God of the Underworld, but boredom would.
"Besides, Umbrella Corporation's consumer products are genuinely excellent."
As he spoke, Hades looked up at the projection device hanging above them and sighed,
"The Holographic Projector 3000-X cost me a fortune, but it's genuinely great for watching movies. Especially horror movies—the three-dimensional images can really scare people...
"No, gods, I mean."
"Erm..."
Athena looked at Hades, who was being rather improper, and had no idea how to respond.
They had not seen each other for several thousand years. She had never expected her uncle, the King of the Underworld, to become a 'human expert' who knew how to enjoy life.
"Has Athena arrived?"
Just then, a voice Athena was fairly familiar with came from the spiral staircase at the far end of the hall.
Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, with golden hair reaching her waist, fair skin, and beautiful features, was slowly walking down the stairs.
Persephone wore a human woman's miniskirt and camisole. Combined with her beautiful face and fair, tender skin, the outfit perfectly highlighted the quality a goddess should possess.
At first glance, she looked almost like