Hades’s Divine item was called the “Registry of Hades.” It was a registry that listed the life expectancy of the gods. It could be used to increase and decrease the lifespan of the gods. Naturally, an item of this caliber came with stipulations and restrictions.

Therefore, Lee Gun headed toward the Ancient Temple to use the registry. His Constructs had told him that for some reason, the Registry of Hades could be used only over there.

On the other hand, something else was the priority at that moment.

“Hey, are you sure it’s not working?”

“….”

“Really? There is no reaction at all?”

“Gun!”

“Damn it! It really isn’t rising!”

“Why the hell do you think it’ll work, you idiot?” Hugo sent his fist flying toward Lee Gun, who was pushing lewd materials toward him.

Yes, Lee Gun was trying to fix Hugo’s defects. To check if it was fixed, they were participating in some extracurricular activities. Lee Gun had brought out various videos, photos, sounds, and all kinds of media for his friend. 

Lee Gun grumbled. “Tsk! I thought I made a strong effort this time, yet it didn’t work?”

“Damn it!!” Hugo wanted to toss aside Lee Gun, but he knew he couldn’t do it. This was why he clutched at his face.

On the other hand, Lee Gun continued to talk to himself, “Shit! If I knew this would happen, I would’ve asked Yooha to borrow a picture of Moss Jiwoo.”

Although he said he opened the lewd content, all he could find were fanfictions with the thirteen heroes as the topic. Of course, there was no way such content could be lewd, so Lee Gun had searched several websites for experimentation. However, it was all useless.

“Really! Work a little harder! Let’s take this home! Look at another one!”

“Really! You want to die!”

In the end, Lee Gun pouted when his phone was temporarily confiscated. It wasn’t as if he had shown Hugo R-rated content without any plan.

In case it worked, he had used the Chalice skill of the Aquarius to create healing potions and poured a lot of it into Hugo. However, the plan had failed, and he had no idea what to do next.

“If the Chalice could solve it, the baldie wouldn’t have suffered so much.”

Moreover, it wasn’t as if Hugo had lost function. That part of him had been cut out. One couldn’t revive something that didn’t exist in the first place. That wasn’t all.

‘Aside from this defect, his life expectancy isn’t growing.’

It seemed all of Hugo’s life expectancy had been extracted when he was partitioned.

Of course, there might be a solution if all of Lee Gun’s penalties were lifted. Lee Gun would be able to use all of his Life abilities…

‘I can’t always revive someone that’ll die in a week.’

But even he couldn’t revive someone indefinitely.

[Caution! If the revival is too far out of the natural order, the reviver’s soul will be consumed.]

[Penalties will be applied to you, including your karma.]

In other words, reviving someone who wasn’t at the end of the road wasn’t as flagrant. However, indefinitely reviving someone who had reached the end of their lifespan would greatly damage the order of the universe. It would make Lee Gun amass karmic debt. 

Lee Gun didn’t mind it for himself, but he worried that the Karmic debt would splash toward Hugo and his family.

‘I have to find the other parts that were cut away and combine them. That’s the most surefire method.’

This included the defects that the Great Spirit of Olympus had stolen away. Hugo’s kidnappers had taken away Hugo’s abilities and life expectancy for their benefit.

‘Those bastards are dead.’

Lee Gun’s eyes flashed. That thought was driving him mad when…

“S-Snake god. You can use it here now. Hurry up and take it.”

“!”

Lee Gun smirked when he heard a voice next to him.

It was Anubis. He was returning Hades’s item to Lee Gun. Since Anubis was also a god of the underworld, he was able to complete this task quickly. However, he looked desperate for some reason.

“If our business is done here, let’s quickly get out of here!!!”

“Why are you in such a hurry? Do you have to go to the restroom?”

“This place has everything to do with it, you asshole!” Anubis expressed his anger.

Currently, they were inside the Neutral Zone under the supervision of the Divine world. Since the Pantheon was divided into nine large factions, this place was a shared space for everyone.

Moreover, it was a place where fighting was forbidden. In a way, it was like a civic center. All the divine activities of the gods were administered here. 

This included the registration of Zodiacs and Constructs. They also managed Divine items and colonists in various territories.

To use the Divine item taken from Hades, one had to go through a procedure in this place. This was why they were here.

“Do you understand what I’m trying to say? This is where all the factions gather! What if I come across a god that I know— Kuh-huhk!!”

Lee Gun kicked Anubis. “Say the magic word. Say ‘Master.’”

“Fuck!! You’re a mere fledgling g—!”

“What the hell? Is it a fight? Who are they?”

“I think they are from Ennead….”

“Ahhhk!”

When he started garnering attention, Anubis quickly lowered himself and covered his face.

The other gods walked past them as if they didn’t care.

Anubis felt like dying.

‘I don’t have time to be doing this…!’

“Anyway, I secretly transferred its ownership from Olympus to you. You’ll be able to use it— Kuhk! Master!”

Satisfied, Lee Gun activated the Registry of Hades. Since the ownership of the registry had been transferred, the item had changed from black to gold.

The book hovered in the air. Countless names were written inside it.

“What the hell? Why are they mostly gods under the Olympus faction?”

“Why else? You have to fight the gods of other factions and take their names. That is why it is rare— Ahhhk! Why is my name written there?”

Anubis was shocked when he saw Osiris and his name written at the end. After they had become Constructs, they had come into Lee Gun’s ownership.

Lee Gun ignored him as he turned the page. Olympus was enough for now.

“I think the Divine status of the one who called earlier was called Morpheus….”

Morpheus was the god of dreams, the origin of morphine.

After turning several pages, Lee Gun smirked. “There he is. His Divine name is Master of Dreams. His remaining life expectancy is 48,349 years.”

It seemed the life expectancy of gods was determined by “Achievements,” “level of Divine power,” and the number of “followers.”

If one erased the numbers and rewrote them, one would change the fate of the gods. However, there was one crucial problem.

“Hey, I can’t change the numbers. This says it’s locked.”

Anubis grabbed the back of his neck. Lee Gun was too green. “That Divine item can harm the order of the universe. It is a 5-star Divine item, so it can’t be used on a whim!”

“That’s so lame. How is this supposed to be used?”

“You have to buy a Permission Ticket (Absolve Responsibility)!”

“Permission ticket??”

“Yes. It’s like a chip that absolves responsibility!”

Permission Ticket (Absolve Responsibility) was the most important item in the Divine world. Even a god couldn’t mess with the order of the universe excessively.

Through their abilities and items, gods had the means to even bring an end to the universe. This was why certain techniques had restrictions placed on them. These techniques needed permission from the Divine world.

If a god used them by force, the god would amass Karmic debt. The Divine world would dish out a penalty, depending on the gravity of the offense. It was a reasonable system.

‘If they are allowed to be used without any restrictions, everyone might die.’

On the other hand, the life expectancy of low-rank Constructs could be freely expanded and contracted. However, Lee Gun wasn’t aiming for the Constructs.

‘I want the Zodiac ranks’

Lee Gun smirked. “How do I buy a Permission Ticket?”

“What? There is no way someone like you can— Kuh-huhk!”

Even though he received a hit again, Anubis pounded his chest in frustration. It was to be expected since Permission Tickets were sold depending on a god’s credit rating and level.

Moreover, buying even one or two of them was hard. This was why the gods didn’t like selling them.

“You’re a rookie who probably has no Divine Achievements. How dare you think you’ll be able to buy a Permission Ticket! You should consider yourself fortunate if you can acquire even one—”

“Ah! What the hell? I can acquire a thousand of them.”

“?!!”

Lee Gun automatically saw the Permission Tickets through the clearing house. With a smirk, he took out papers from something that looked like a kiosk.

[Serpent Bearer]

[Beginning and End Serpent]

[Designer]

- Number of Permission Tickets allowed to be exchanged -

- Sale of Divine Achievement -

[Content: Chasing out the master of a floor (permanent defense increase)] = 10

[Content: Killing Hades(permanent attack increase)] = 50

- Sale of items in possession -

[Strange Spear] = 100

[Strange Currency] = 10 for 1

[Pushover] = 500

[Registry of Hades] = 20

[Weapon of the Sun] = 10

[Leo’s Tooth] = 50

Lee Gun smirked. He didn’t know for sure, but it seemed he could purchase Permission Tickets using the Achievements and items that he had amassed.

‘The spear and the currency are the ones I made.’

They were probably referring to the spear he had made from the Abyss monarch and the counterfeit money that he had created.

In the case of counterfeit money, he had no idea why it was valued so highly.

‘Was it because I made them with the carcass and excrement of the monsters?’

Did they have some use, like the spear made from the monarch? It didn’t matter in the end.

‘They possess a sense of self. I just need to give them an order, and they’ll return to me.’

This was why Lee Gun spoke without hesitation. “Alright. I’ll sell Leo's Tooth and the remaining 1,000 currency.”

“Uh!”

When Lee Gun took out the counterfeit money, a murmur erupted around him. The reason was the rumbling noise coming from the Talents.

“Wait a moment!! Look at that!!”

“Aren’t they the items that came out of the auction house?”

“That’s right. The Talents that possess a sense of self!”

The gods instantly gathered around Lee Gun.

“Oh, nameless god! Do you plan on selling them for the Permission Tickets?”

“Uh. It says ten of them can be exchanged for one Permission Ticket, so…”

“I’ll give you one Permission Ticket for seven of them!”

“What?”

“I’ll give you one Permission Ticket for five of them!”

“I’ll give you one Permission Ticket for each of them!!!”

“????”

Anubis’s eyes turned round at this odd sight. He had no idea what was going on.

Lee Gun didn’t care for his reaction. He just smirked.

“I’ll give you ten for each of them.”

“Alright! I’ll buy a total of ten thousand!”

“?!”

In a flash, he acquired Permission Tickets, which were hard to acquire.

Lee Gun nonchalantly created a large stack. “What the hell? It’s that easy to buy Permission Tickets.”

Although Anubis was shocked, he still laughed in disbelief. “Y-You won’t be able to affect the pillar gods with ten thousand. Do you realize how many gods are under Olympus?”

Lee Gun ignored him as he activated his Creation Workshop. “I’m a manufacturer god. I just have to make more. That’s all there is to it.”

“?!!!”

Anubis screamed as he saw stacks of counterfeit money start to stack up.

* * *

The first floor of the Divine world…

“What? Why the hell is no one inside the main god’s palace?”

It was a spire located between two imposing rock faces. An enormous city and buildings stretched out below the high skyscraper.

Morpheus was located on the highest floor within Olympus’s territory. He had just finished his communication with Lee Gun and come here to meet the Great Spirit regarding the deal involving Hades. 

At that moment, he couldn’t hide his shock. This place was the headquarters where the Great Spirit, the pillar gods, and their faction’s greatest officers resided.

Unlike the second and third floors, which had European-style low-rise architecture, the first floor was elegant. It was a city of spires that evoked the feeling of a battlefield.

Moreover, this palace was supposed to have countless Constructs to deliver nectar and food at all times…

“Is anyone here?”

“M-Master of Dreams…!”

“!”

Morpheus scanned the hallway. He was surprised when he saw a guard in the palace. The guard was lying on the ground, having a hard time breathing.

“What is going on?”

“That is— Kuh-huhk!”

Finally, the guard screamed. 

At the same time, familiar symbols appeared on the floor, and the guard was dragged under the surface.

That was the symbol of Hades’s underworld, the symbol of Tartarus!

“He was dragged away to the underworld?!”

There was no mistaking it. This was Hades’ power, the Registry of Hades!

One’s life expectancy could be manipulated to make others into residents of the underworld.

‘Who?’

After Hades had died, Morpheus had come here to report to the Great Spirit to restart the deal with Ennead. He had already sent Anubis and Osiris over there to make the transaction.

[I have to front-run the other gods to make some profit for myself.]

The gods of Olympus weren’t just aiming for Pushover’s Divine body. They were aiming for the money that would come in from selling Pushover.

The money would be used to take over the earth, where Pushover had come from.

So what the hell happened…!

However, it seemed this phenomenon wasn’t occurring only within the palace.

“Did you hear? All the Constructs of Olympus were dragged to the underworld.”

“What?!”

When the change occurred, most of the gods, including the pillar gods and high-rank gods, came rushing in. They looked shocked.

“I thought Hades was dead, so how….!”

“What are the goddesses of fate doing?”

Flash!

“Ahhhhk!!”

The gods who had rushed to the palace screamed. Screams filled the entirety of the palace’s first floor.

In a flash, the light surrounded the entirety of Olympus, engulfing all the gods. The gods couldn’t believe the number that hovered over their bodies.

“This is—!”

“It’s our life expectancy— Ahhhk!!!”

The gods screamed. Normally, the figures ranged from thousands to tens of thousands of years. Yet, it had suddenly changed into “7 hrs 00 min 0 sec.”

Their life expectancy had shrunk to seven hours. The gods turned pale and froze. They never expected such a thing to happen.

[Ah! Ah! The underworld is giving notice to Olympus.]

“…!!!”

An unfamiliar voice rang out through Olympus. The voice came from the sky.

“That is…!”

A bird was flying in the sky and emanating the voice. It was very similar to the communication bird that had been sent to Ennead.

[I killed Hades. That means I’m now the owner of the underworld. Ah! Most of your Constructs have been turned into residents of this place. They are still alive and well. You don’t have to worry about them for now.]

“…?!”

“Who the hell is that bastard?”

[You probably know this already, but all of your life expectancies have been changed to seven hours. You can refer to it. I wanted to make it seven days, but I didn’t realize I had to specify the unit of time. That’s why it turned into seven hours. I apologize for that.]

“??!!”

[Anyway, that’s what happened. Don't struggle unnecessarily against it. If you want your life expectancy back, give me back Pushover.]

The gods of Olympus went into a panic. What did that crazy bastard just say?

“D-Did he really…!”

“The Divine world didn’t intervene in this matter?”

The gods were taken aback. This was the same for one of the pillar gods of Olympus, who stood amongst their ranks.

Sagittarius was also taken aback. It was for no other reason.

‘What the hell, nephew!!’

What was the point of turning his life expectancy into seven hours too?