Chapter 58 - Useless

When Megaera felt those words, she felt excitement rather than fear. She didn't know she can feel such emotion in that kind of place.

[I heard your whisper, Joren. A mortal calling us fools!?]

Gyges furiously shouted in reply to Joren, making others know what he whispered amidst the cacophony of chaos.

"But they heard you now…!" Megaera didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"So what if they heard me?" Joren just laughed and wrapped his other hand around Megaera's bare stomach.

"I still haven't heard any useful information from you. If I feel grateful, I might push her into you all, I don't know."

"Huh? Even if know I wouldn't push you, they are no longer in their right minds." a wide smile could be seen on Joren's face, "I don't know how long they have been there but seeing a perfect woman like you in front of them, they will cling on that little hope which I might really push you if they persuaded me enough."

"..."

Megaera didn't believe Joren at all.

Before a person shouted stronger than the others.

[My name's Tantalus, a legendary king of Sipylus, the wealthiest when alive! I'll give you all my inheritance, just push her to us!]

Megaera was instantly disgusted upon hearing this. Another reason was added why she hates Tartarus.

Looking at Joren, realizing he was right, she found that this man was more wicked than she thought.

"Useless! Anything valuable that you can give me right now?"

Joren shouted. These people were once great people, standing at their own peak. But now, they could only greet their teeth while thinking of a way to persuade this mortal.

What valuable thing could they give right now?

There's only one thing that's left with them down there, knowledge!

[I'll make you a student of mine!]

[The secret to an immortal life is…!]

Each sentence that was spouted at that moment was so valuable that countries would wage war for them. However, they were all speaking at the same time that Joren couldn't really hear who was talking nor what they were saying at all.

Furthermore, the majority of their voices were still being drowned by the shrieks and screams of others tormented.

Meanwhile, Megaera had a face of shock. She could discern most words, however, found out that almost all of them were incomplete.

These were the secrets of life, some were a way to absolute power, and there are those who may even be spouting nonsense by saying they know how one can control the universe.

"I guess, I couldn't get anything from them…" Joren sighed and let go of Megaera but she didn't move. On the contrary, she felt unsafe now that he let her go. However, she will never admit it so she moved away from him.

Tartarus was not as scary as it seem. However, it was so creepy in another sense that Megaera would never come back to this place!

Though she still couldn't stop her legs from trembling.

This just made the men more excited as they desperately shouted for Joren to push her down.

"There's a reason why they're down there, let's go…" Joren just said, held Megaera's hand, and was about to turn around when he felt a grasp on his other hand.

It was obviously not Megaera… then who?

She and Joren's faces went paled when a demonic creature somehow climbed up to the cliff. Joren looked at the imp and saw that Gyges was holding it up with one of his long arms.

[Never thought others could pass through? Some beings are meant to come in and out. I just don't let them because how could they when we're still stuck in here?]

Gyges smiled widely as he lightly tugged the demonic creature's foot, making Joren flinch.

[Push Megaera down here or I'll pull you into this hellhole.]

He threatened. Joren was still holding Megaera's hand.

'Oh no, I still haven't recovered all of my strength yet!'

Not just because of fear but also because of some restricting power within Tartarus that made her weak. If powerful monsters and demons still retain their power, they wouldn't suffer as much within that hell.

Joren, on the other hand, was already weak. Meanwhile, Gyges was one of the Guardians and he wasn't affected by this restricting power so he could stand the heat of Tartarus.

Megaera knew she was done for when against her expectations, her hand was released. Joren showed how he released her and raised his hand up.

"Pull me then."

"...!"

Not just Megaera, Gyges and other creatures who were wickedly smiling at his fate were dumbfounded.

[This is your last chance, grab her, or I will pull you into your eternal damnation with everyone here as your enemy!]

"I said, do it, multi-faced fucker."

Joren straightforwardly stared at the Hecatonchire, Gyges.

A nerve popped out of Gyges' forehead. With his strength and size, he simply moved his hand a little and it already felt like a mountain was dragging Joren down.

Blood spurted on the cliff as the demonic being fell into the sea of flames again to suffer forever. With its grasp is Joren's hand.

Joren raised his other hand and pointed a middle finger at Gyges.

"You failed."

"..." Megaera was speechless. This guy… he's like a thug among Gods.

Joren then turned around and held Megaera's hand again to exit Tartarus. Megaera looked at his hand that was mauled from the force. Yet, he was treating it as nothing. Once the red tint was gone.

Joren dropped onto the ground and laughed.

"Hahaha!"

"Why… why are you laughing?"

Megaera found that she was still not finished being stupefied by Joren's actions.

"No, it's because, I got out, hahaha! I thought I was done for. I got too ahead of myself again, hahaha!"

"Is… that funny?"

"Hahaha… yeah, o-ouch!" Joren then felt the sharp pain from his missing hand. He squeezed his wrist not to let any blood out.

"You should've done that from the start!" Megaera dropped on her knees to help him with that task.

"I think the only time I'll be able to hold the Goddess of Jealousy's hand is when she scared."

Joren laughed again, making Megaera taken aback.

"So, you like holding my hand more than saving your blood?"

"It's not like I'm going to die…" Joren replied with no regret in his tone.

"Not really, a lesser undead can die like any mortal. You're just harder to kill and basically have an infinite lifespan. But a loss of blood may still kill you."

"R-really?"

"Are you stupid!? Let me wrap that up!"

"You suddenly know a lot about a lesser undead, huh?"

Megaera was not sure about what she was saying but she didn't like how Joren was bleeding so she made up some excuses.

After completely covering Joren's wound, she helped him walk to which Joren let her. Why wouldn't he? After all, with her strength back, she was in no way like before, weak.

"Say, how do you know that those people will react that way?"

"You don't know how hard it is to be itchy." Joren only replied.

Megaera blushed when she heard this.

"Of course, I know that. But those people are so desperate. I know that they want to relieve themselves from all the pain but… they are degenerates."

She didn't know a worse word than that.

"Well, seeing someone so beautiful as you, they would go crazy. And since all of them are sinners, there's no need to hold their urgers back."

Joren explained as if he knows what they feel in and out.

"Someone so beautiful…" Megaera lowered her head as she muttered before asking Joren, "So, who's more beautiful, Allecto or me?"

"H-huh?"

Joren then received a sharp glare.

"What's with that question?"

"Earlier, you said she's the most beautiful girl and that you want to take her hand for marriage. But when you saw me the first time, you didn't tell me that. So, are you saying that she's much much more beautiful than I am?"

Megaera's voice became piercing cold.

'I would be happy right now if she's my girlfriend or something but she's not.'

Joren cleared his throat and finally told her honestly.

"That was a lie. I really just want my soul back from Allecto. I have to be human again and that's where I will need your help. You remember your promise, right?"

"So, that was a lie."

"Sorry, don't be angry." Joren said but he knew that his words hold no weight.

"That's not my question, Joren."

This was the first time Joren heard his name from Megaera's mouth.

"I asked, are you saying that Allecto is more beautiful than me?"

"Eh? You two are equally pretty…?" Joren said.

"Answer me not with a question."

"Why are you getting angry- o-ouch, don't tighten your grip on me!"

"Answer!"

"Megaera is the most beautiful, I swear!"

Joren shouted in pain before Megaera released him.

"I see, whatever you say."

She chuckled.

"Whatevery I say?" Joren muttered and may have found a person with thicker skin than him.

Megaera then brought Joren over the wall. This time, she was carrying him better so the ascent didn't hurt as much as earlier.

Sneaking in, Joren fell onto the comfort of his bed.

"Tell me about your plan later."

Megeara was about to exit his room when he stopped her.

"Wait"

"Is there anything you want?"

"Goodnight." Joren smiled to which she smiled back too and nodded.

"Then, goodnight."