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Then, Shirou spoke to her.

"Stop digging that tunnel of yours, just come and join me."

"Huh? I've dug almost half of it, how could all my efforts be wasted!" Ai Lei refused without hesitation: "How could you force...rob...if I don't want to..."

It seems like it really can.

Ereshkigal, who belatedly understood this, fell into silence.

"You don't have to worry about this. I won't force you if you don't want to." Unless Tiamat comes out later, her plan will not succeed at all.

What's more, even if it really comes to that, Shirou will take action to block the tunnel.

"Anyway, you just did this and that weird thing to me after I joined, right?!"

Airei straightened her back and stared at Shirou, speaking in a determined tone.

"What's weird?" Shirou asked.

"Just...just..." Ailei blushed and hesitated, unable to speak. Finally, she stood up and stamped her feet angrily, then ran away downstairs.

"She is such a shy goddess." Shirou muttered with a shrug.

……

The morning light gradually rose, and golden wheels appeared in the sky.

Early in the morning, Siduli hurried to the place where everyone stayed.

"No, it's not good! King Gilgamesh——"

The woman wearing the veil was covering her face and crying, and she was so weeping that Gudazi and the others' expressions changed, and they hurriedly asked.

"What happened, Siduri?"

Siduli said to everyone in tears.

"Last night, King Gilgamesh was still working all night. I went to deal with some affairs in the middle of the night, and when I came back, the king had already fallen into eternal sleep on the throne..."

When Merlin heard these words, his expression froze.

"This is impossible! He is a man who has insight into the future and takes the initiative to become a magician. In order to avoid dying on the battlefield, he will always stay on the throne to command. This is the agreement between him and me! How can such a king He might die!"

At this time, Roman's voice, who also heard these things, came out from the communicator.

"You're right! Death from overwork is too outrageous!"

Da Vinci's voice also came from it.

"Romani, if you don't deny it, I think your life will be in danger!"

But Roman retorted nonchalantly.

"But if he reaches this level, he will die. He has died countless times so far!"

"Indeed." Gudazi also nodded.

"Well...because of the suddenness, I lost my calm just now. Now that I think about it carefully, something is indeed wrong."

Merlin regained his composure after a brief moment of confusion, and then he looked at Siduli.

"Siduri, has there been any change in Uruk since we set off for Ur?"

"This..." Siduli thought about it carefully, and then opened her eyes suddenly, "By the way! There were many reports at that time that there were cases of weakness and death in Uruk."

"Weakened to death?" Ishtar asked doubtfully.

"Yes, although I was disrupted by the death of the king, the number of similar reports I received was indeed unusual. It was as if the whole of Uruk was surrounded by the breath of death."

Siduri replied.

At this time, Quetzalcoatl, who had been staying quietly beside Ishtar, spoke.

"This is so abnormal. This should be a good thing done by the "Three Goddesses Alliance". "

"But who could it be?" Gudazi asked doubtfully.

Upon hearing her question, Quetzalcoatl replied firmly: "It can only be Ereshkigal, the Mistress of Hades."

"Huh? You mean Ereshkigal!?" Ishtar screamed when she heard her sister's name.

It seems that she still doesn't know that she transforms into Ereshkigal at night.

Although she should have understood what happened at dawn that day, but Gong Rin was a stupid goddess.

Shirou shook his head at this.

At the same time, Quetzalcoatl spoke in place of Ishtar.

"What fills the whole of Uruk is the fragrance of death of Ereshkigal. The Garula spirits she uses will take away the souls of those who have lost their physical strength. The soul of King Gilgamesh was also killed by Garula. He must have been taken to the underworld by La Ling."

After hearing Quetzalcoatl's words, Mashu's expression became confused.

"Wait a minute! Isn't the "Three Goddess Alliance" not Gorgon, the goddess Quetzalcoatl, and..."

Saying that, Mashu cast his eyes on Ishtar.

The rest of the words were self-evident, she thought Ishtar was too

A goddess who is one of the "Three Goddess Alliance".

And it would be weird if there were four goddesses in the "Three Goddesses Alliance".

Seeing the doubtful look from Mashu, Ishtar shook his head and said.

"I'm not."

"Eh!?" Mashu said in surprise.

Then Quetzalcoatl explained to her.

"The members of the "Three Goddesses Alliance" are Gorgon, me, and then the 'Goddess of the Underworld' Ereshkigal. "

Ishtar also said with a puzzled look on his face: "Let's not talk about it for now. Ereshkigal has actually been resurrected. What the hell is going on!"

"Doctor, do you know what's going on?" Gudazi asked the communicator on his wrist.

"Well...the last pillar goddess Ereshkigal has also appeared."

"But isn't Miss Ishtar the only one who has left Sumerian divinity in this era?" Mashu asked.

Ishtar also said: "That's right! I was the one who came first!"

Chapter 34 Ishtar’s shameful past

Roman read the information at this time.

"In Sumerian mythology, Ishtar is the 'Mistress of Heaven', while Ereshkigal is the 'Mistress of Hades'."

"Ah, that's it, that's it. I understand the principle."

Merlin nodded, then looked at Ishtar and said, "When you were summoned, Ereshkigal was also summoned."

"Ha!?" Ishtar's surprised voice echoed in the temple hall.

Mashu wondered: "Ishtar was summoned by the witches, right?"

"At that time, the chief witch who successfully completed the summons died. I am afraid she was killed by Ereshkigal."

Roman also said at this moment.

"Ishtar is the goddess of harvest. In contrast, Ereshkigal, who represents human death, is the mother goddess of fear."

Da Vinci answered immediately.

"The two pillar goddesses are one in appearance and inwardly. In this case, these two can be said to have the same divinity."

Hearing Da Vinci's words, Gudazi asked with some doubts.

"But isn't the goddess of the underworld in the same body as Ishtar?"

"Although when Ishtar is summoned, Ereshkigal will be summoned in a chain, and they have the same divinity, so in calculation it becomes "there is only one pillar of the Sumerian god", but this does not mean that In this way, it is fixed in this body. "Roman answered.

"That's it..." Gudazi suddenly realized.

"Hey... are you going to the underworld?" Ishtar's face suddenly dropped, showing her physical resistance.

"It seems that's all we have." Gudazi said, "Please lead the way, Ishtar!"

Quetzalcoatl also stepped forward and patted Ishtar on the shoulder.

"Let's go."

"Really, I know! I'll just take you there!" Ishtar replied helplessly.

Saying that, Ishtar looked at Merlin and others.

"You just stay in Uruk to avoid unexpected situations here."

Quetzalcoatl also came to Shirou at this moment, held his arm and said.

"Sorry~ I really have no use in the underworld, I can only wait here for you to come back~"

Shirou nodded upon hearing this.

"During this period, let's protect the city of Uruk here."

"Okay~" Quetzalcoatl agreed.

……

The target was the city of Kusa. Ishtar used a large bow to directly drill a large hole leading to the underworld near the city of Kusa.

After Ishtar did this and acted arrogantly as if he was begging for praise, Shirou suddenly said something.

"Actually, I have control over the underworld and can enter directly."

"Ha————? Then why didn't you tell me earlier!?" Ishtar gritted his teeth and glared at Shirou.

Because this sentence made everything she had just done seem a little funny and shameful at the moment.

"You didn't ask?"

Shirou spread his hands with an innocent look on his face, and the moment Ishtar's face turned red, he directly activated his power to lead everyone to the underworld.

Purple light lingered, and the four figures disappeared from the ground.

In the blink of an eye, they came to the dark and deep underworld.

Observing this empty underground world, Gudazi exclaimed.

"I didn't expect that there is the underworld under the ground of Kuza..."

"It's not in the realm of other dimensions, but it's truly connected to the soil of this world." Matthew said.

"This is of course." Ishtar said in a matter-of-fact tone, "In the Age of Gods, the sky, the earth, and the underworld were all made of the same fabric."

On the way, Gudazi looked curiously at the cages that appeared at regular intervals on both sides of the road. In the cages, there was a faint blue light shining.

"This is the soul of the dead human being on the earth. The soul imprisoned inside has even disappeared.

Even if they are not allowed, Ereshkigal will put the human soul she likes in a cage and play with it for tens of thousands of years. "

Ishtar said.

"So...the souls that weakened and died on the ground are also here?" Mashu asked.

Ishtar nodded and said: "It should be so. The number is more than before. It should have increased after joining the "Three Goddesses Alliance". Does that guy want to build a kingdom of the dead? "

"Where is Ereshkigal?" Gudazi asked after looking around.

Hearing this, Ishtar raised his finger and pointed in one direction.

"Beyond the seven gates ahead, there is the palace of Ereshkigal, and Ereshkigal is there."

"Speaking of which..." Gudazi suddenly looked at Ishtar curiously, "Miss Ishtar not only knows the specific location, but also knows the rules of the underworld very well."

"So, it's true..." Mashu also cast a curious look at Ishtar.

"This..." Ishtar's expression showed a hint of embarrassment, as if the secret had been revealed, and she quickly explained, "That... you see, this is the power of the goddess!"

"But, doesn't it mean that divinity is invalid in the underworld?" Masuo asked doubtfully.

"This..." Ishtar's expression suddenly solidified.

Ishtar once came to the underworld, but although Ishtar's combat effectiveness in the outside world was stronger than that of Ai Lei, in the underworld, his self-respecting fighting ability was no match for Ai Lei, the lord of the underworld.

At that time, Ishtar coveted the position of the Lord of the Underworld of Airei, so he prepared a divine costume, adjusted his strength to the best state, and went to challenge Airei in the underworld.