Greece: Zeus made me the queen of heaven?

Chapter 905 Charon, the Ferryman of the River Styx

"What happened? What happened?"

Charon looked bewildered, his skeleton clattering and cracking.

If a pretty young girl were to feign innocence, it might be somewhat convincing, but Charon's choice to disguise himself as a skeleton soldier means he can't sell any cuteness at all.

"Still pretending?!"

Eros remained unmoved and continued speaking.

"What do you mean, pretending? Your Majesty Cupid, don't try to scare me!"

"I worked hard, day and night, and worked overtime all year round. Even if I didn't achieve anything, I still deserve credit for my hard work."

"There are countless souls on the River Styx right now, it's so busy that we can't keep up with them all, let alone have time to do anything else."

Charon, as if lamenting his fate, lifted his black robe, revealing a very explicit scene to Eros.

"Look at me, all this constant hard work has made my bones osteoporosis. I don't know when they'll fall apart."

Charon nonchalantly swaggered his skeletal body in front of Eros, displaying an air of shrewdness and showing no sign of being intimidated by Eros's words.

"Ha, I clearly heard the name of the goddess Demeter just now."

Upon hearing the name, Charon's bones seemed to move slightly, but since he had no flesh or face, it was impossible to tell.

"Perhaps you misheard me? How could I, a ferryman on the River Styx, be associated with Saturn, the god of agriculture on Mount Olympus?"

Charon began to defend himself with an air of absolute certainty.

"Even if there is a relationship, it should be with you, with my dear Cupid who is like a brother to me.

Since there was only a skull left, Eros couldn't tell what Charon's expression was when he said those words.

Why do you look like such a sycophant?

"You're right, how could the ferryman of the River Styx be related to the god of agriculture?"

Eros smiled slightly and said slowly.

"But I've heard that if a non-soul wants to cross the River Styx, it only needs to use the golden branch from the Garden of the Queen of the Underworld as proof to summon the ferryman of the River Styx. Why is that?"

"Why would a living person, or a goddess, who is not a soul, come to the underworld? And why would the golden branch, which can only be obtained by crossing the River Styx, become the token to summon the ferryman?"

Upon hearing these words, Charon, who was disguised as a skeleton, was completely stunned. Even though she was just a skeleton, her guilt and panic were evident.

What kind of outrageous rumor is this? Who could spread such a message? Could it be Demeter herself?
Yes, Charon did do something small.

For example, a certain Saturnian god longed for his daughter and felt that he couldn't see her for three months of the year. Since Persephone didn't stay for the full three months each time, he would secretly sneak off to the underworld to visit her during those quiet moments when no one was watching.

Because her presence in the underworld would cause many negative consequences, she only allowed herself a little time each time and dared not disturb others.

Flying on the River Styx is forbidden, a law of the underworld. Even Demeter had to bribe Charon, the ferryman, to cross it by stealth.

Thus a highly specific legend arose: the underworld, which is supposed to welcome the dead, has hidden passages specifically for the living, and these passages are only accessible to those who have already been to the underworld.

However, only Demeter would do such a thing, so it's unlikely that the rumors would actually come true.

So when Charon sensed the fluctuations of the golden branch, he instinctively assumed it was Demeter calling him and called out her name. But Charon wasn't flustered, because who would think that way for no reason? As for why she rushed over, he could find other reasons to explain.

But she didn't expect that Eros, from who-knows-where, would directly reconstruct the whole incident.

Is it a prophecy? Or is it that, as an omniscient deity, these things simply cannot be hidden from his eyes?

Charon was in a state of turmoil, unsure how Eros knew all this, but she still tried to remain defiant.

"Where did you hear such rumors? I work so diligently and tirelessly for the normal operation of the entire underworld, how could such a thing happen to me?"

"Your Majesty Cupid, you have to believe me~"

Upon hearing this, Eros sneered and said.

"Whether I believe you or not? Go tell Hades, go tell Zeus!"

"I'll conduct a thorough investigation and uncover everything you've been hiding, including accepting bribes and violating the rules of the Underworld."

"Wait a minute! Her Majesty the God of Agriculture is the mother of Her Majesty the Queen of the Underworld. Isn't it reasonable for a mother to visit her child? Besides, wasn't this something that His Majesty the King of the Underworld agreed upon with you?"

Seeing that Eros was about to arrest him and send him to trial, Charon finally panicked and hurriedly tried to explain.

“Indeed, I have granted Demeter and Persephone ample time to meet each year.”

Eros nodded.

“But I said that Persephone could return to Olympus, as long as she spent three months in the Underworld each year, but I never said that Demeter was allowed to visit the Underworld.”

"As the goddess of agriculture, Demeter must have given you a very generous bribe, right? All of this ill-gotten gain must be confiscated!"

Eros grabbed Charon's skeleton to prevent her from escaping, his anger palpable, determined to teach this skeleton-like, dead woman a lesson.

He may not be interested in you, but you can't act defensively towards him.

Before they could even grab Charon's skeleton and lift her up, a cascade of gold coins fell from her black robe, quickly filling the entire small boat.

"This, this is all my money! His Majesty Hades gave his permission!"

As the ferryman, Charon naturally had certain privileges.

"The underworld doesn't even pay wages, so His Majesty Hades has granted me permission to charge these dead for the journey. This is all the money I've saved up over the years!"

Howling in Eros's hands, this ferryman of the River Styx didn't seem to be the aloof figure of legend; instead, he was rather... a miser.
Although these gold coins look magnificent, they are actually just ordinary gold and not anything precious.

Charon, however, still looked heartbroken, as if his own flesh and blood had been forcibly taken away.

However, Eros noticed that although Charon was wailing terribly, her skeletal frame was still instinctively covering her black robe.

Eros shook it vigorously, then flung it twice more, finally unleashing a golden ear of wheat that radiated a divine aura.

"What is this?"

Leaving Charon behind, Eros picked up the golden ear of wheat and asked Charon with a half-smile.

"This"

(End of this chapter)