The Goddess of the Netherworld's authority?
Had she found out that he was working on the Hall of Heroes?
Kroya's expression remained blank. What he did not know was that the Goddess of the Netherworld had indeed noticed something unusual. As the goddess who ruled the Netherworld, certain things were quite easy for her to see.
Although she certainly could not see through Eden to uncover the truth, there were casualties in Kroya's territory, yet no souls ever came to the Underworld. That alone was enough to arouse her suspicions.
Had it been anyone else-even powerful forces like the Seven Gods Church, the Elves, or the Dwarves-she would have acted against them without hesitation. The Netherworld's domain was the life and death of souls. Doing this undermined her very foundations.
Taking in the souls of a few believers now and then was one thing, but if they took every soul away, was her Netherworld supposed to exist at all?
Kroya, however, was another matter.
Even deities were more inclined to be friendly toward geniuses with enormous potential.
That was why she wanted to give him this authority.
"Let the dead remain permanently in this world." Kroya repeated the words, then calmly asked, "In what form could they walk through the world?"
He said nothing more, and Kreha, the Goddess of the Netherworld, asked nothing further. She simply answered, "The laws of the Underworld would no longer forcibly draw them in. As long as they had bodies to inhabit, they could continue to exist.
"But I must warn you.
"Even the strongest magic cannot suppress the buildup of negative energy within the dead. They may very well grow resentful of the world. If something goes wrong..."
She left the rest unsaid, but Kroya understood that if that day truly came, Kreha