I'm really not an old sword

And just then.

"By the way, I remember that my elder brother married Lady Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, right?"

Gilgamesh looked at Lin Qingsu with an innocent smile.

"I haven't congratulated big brother on winning the goddess yet."

Lin Qingsu was stunned.

Looking at Gilgamesh's pure and flawless eyes, he knew that this vengeful little thing must be taking the opportunity to take revenge on him because of what he had just said.

but...

No.

The crystal only has 50 drops of health left, and you're flashing with me to dance in the fountain, right?!

Lin Qingsu almost burst out laughing.

It is true that the goddess Ishtar and the goddess Ereshkigal were sisters, but in fact their relationship was very bad.

Gilgamesh points out his relationship with Ereshkigal.

If it was a normal Ishtar, after learning about his relationship with Ereshkigal, she would never join his camp again, and would not even be kind to him. She would most likely kill him and then carry his body to the underworld to anger Ereshkigal.

But this is not the Ishtar you know!

Chapter 15: Young Shem's Orders, Ishtar, the King of Imagination

How powerful is Toosaka Rin?

The real Ishtar was a cruel and arbitrary goddess.

Make her happy and she is the most perfect goddess.

But once you make her unhappy, she will be extremely cruel and use all the cruel means you can and can't imagine to deal with you.

Her Noble Phantasm, "Mountain-Shaking Star Firewood," was created because she simply disliked the sight of Mount Ebifu, a sacred peak feared even by the kings of the gods, and killed it.

And because Gilgamesh rejected her, she released the "Bull of Heaven" to slaughter unarmed civilians.

and so.

If it was the real Ishtar, she would really kill Lin Qingsu, Ereshkigal's lover. At the very least, she would keep him here or seduce him to piss off Ereshkigal.

But back to the beginning.

How powerful is Toosaka Rin?

Ishtar, the goddess of harvest who was favored by all the gods and had everything she wanted, was turned into a miser.

It turned the cruel and tyrannical Ishtar into a kind and good person.

It also turned the cheerful and generous Ishtar into a tsundere.

Well, besides being "greedy" and "tsundere", Toosaka Rin has another well-known attribute.

Sister control.

Although Ishtar is Ereshkigal's sister, this attribute of hers was not lost at all in Ishtar.

Originally, Lin Qingsu hadn't thought of mentioning this.

Because if he told her, with Rin Toosaka's tsundere nature that was no less than, or even more than, sister-con, Ishtar would definitely refuse his cooperation and act like, "I just don't like that Ereshkigal!", and then secretly help Ereshkigal.

But it’s different when someone else says it!

really.

Ishtar, who had already thought of her lines and agreed to Gilgamesh's request without affecting her dignity as a goddess, was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Lin Qingsu with suspicion and shock.

"You and Ereshkigal are married?!"

"I'm sorry for not informing you in advance. I think that when discussing cooperation, we should consider the interests of both parties, rather than relying on family ties." Lin Qingsu sighed: "But it seems that you are already planning to agree to cooperate with him. In that case, I will take my leave."

"The next time we meet will be on the battlefield."

After leaving the last words with regret, Lin Qingsu made a gesture to leave.

Gilgamesh looked at Lin Qingsu in confusion.

According to his understanding of Lin Qingsu, he is not someone who cannot afford to lose, but after losing a game, he obviously would not leave so many words when leaving and pretend that it doesn't matter.

Moreover, wouldn’t Lin Qingsu know that Ishtar and Ereshkigal have a bad relationship?

There must be a conspiracy!

But Gilgamesh racked his brains but could not figure out what conspiracy this sentence contained.

in contrast.

Given Ishtar's temperament, she might just do something like, "As soon as you leave the house, I'll ambush and kill you."

"Alas, I haven't told you who I'm going to work with yet?"

Ishtar's next words made Gilgamesh unable to hold back.

Lin Qingsu looked at Ishtar in shock: "Are you planning to give up 30% of the treasure?"

Ishtar was very pleased with Lin Qingsu's shocked look.

And reluctant.

However, when he thought about cooperating with Lin Qingsu and fighting against the hateful Gilgamesh together to get 70% of the reward, all his reluctance disappeared.

It's not because of Ereshkigal!

"Let me know in advance."

Ishtar said coldly, "I don't have a good relationship with your wife. I'm only cooperating with you because I don't like Gilgamesh."

"???"

It seems like it was all in vain that I kept calling you "big sister", right?

......

"King, you are back."

As soon as young Gilgamesh returned to the palace, he saw a veiled beauty coming out to greet him.

"Did you succeed in convincing Lady Ishtar?"

Although it was a question, the tone was very affirmative.

It seems that there is nothing that cannot be solved by Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh sighed, "I'm sorry, Siduri. Something went wrong."

Siduri was a little flustered. She was used to the adult version of Gilgamesh and she really couldn't adapt to the young version of Gilgamesh.

Is it really possible for Gilgamesh to "apologize" to her?

He only realized belatedly that he had failed to convince Ishtar, but he was not in a position to point out to her that Gilgamesh had made such a great sacrifice in person but still failed to convince Ishtar.

"That guy tricked me."

Gilgamesh rubbed his head in a headache and said, "I actually overlooked the possibility that Ishtar, who was affected by the leaning body, might have a good impression of Ereshkigal."

His "clairvoyance" had no effect on either Ishtar or Lin Qingsu.

One is the dignified goddess Venus.

Behind the other side are many powerful people such as Meli, Tamamonomae and the goddess of the underworld.

Insufficient information.

But the most painful thing was that he had obviously succeeded, but he had to say a lot and handed Ishtar to Lin Qingsu.

However, Gilgamesh is not someone who would regret.

After a brief explanation, Gilgamesh said, "Tell Merlin that I have failed."

"Yes."

When Siduri was about to leave the hall, Gilgamesh, who was sitting on a throne that was not fit for her body and whose feet did not touch the ground, looked at Siduri's back.

"Siduri."

"I am here, do you have any other instructions?"

Gilgamesh pondered for a moment, then said, "Don't act on your own, don't be willful, and put your own life first..."

"Also, if I lose to him, then I will follow him. Although he is not a good person like me as an adult, he is a good king. This country and its people still need someone who is familiar with it to take care of them."

"king..."

"This is an order."

Siduri looked at the smaller boy on the throne in a trance.

His majestic appearance unexpectedly overlapped with the king she knew.

The Wang he knew couldn't say such words.

Even if I want to say it again.

Siduri knew that this might be the last time she would see the young king. She was overwhelmed with emotions but could only bow her head respectfully.

"Yes, I will follow your orders."

When Siduri's figure completely disappeared, Gilgamesh was the only one left in the huge hall.

"I've done everything I can."

Gilgamesh exhaled, propping himself up with his arms and moving into a comfortable sitting position.

"The rest will be taken care of by me when I grow up."

Gilgamesh sighed, shaking the small bottle filled with purple liquid in his hand.

"I hate to admit it, but I, that annoying me, have to handle this situation."

After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank the liquid in the bottle in one gulp.

......

"Let's make it clear in advance that I'm only coming with you out of my duty as a collaborator."

On the way to the underworld.

Ishtar floated in the air with a look of reluctance on her face.

"As compensation for sending this noble goddess to such a place, I will give Gilgamesh eighty-two...ninety-one percent of his treasure!"

"After all, all the treasures in the world belong to this goddess. That abominable fellow Gilgamesh took them from me without my permission and refused to return them..."

Ishtar is the exact opposite of Ereshkigal.

Ereshkigal was gloomy and taciturn.

Ishtar chatters on and on.

In comparison, Lin Qingsu preferred Ereshkigal's personality, because he had almost been tempted to expose Ishtar's arrogant words several times, and only managed to hold back by relying on his immense willpower to "haven't tricked her into the underworld yet, so I have to hold back."

"right here."

After walking for a while, Ishtar, who was flying in the air, descended to the surface of the earth.

Stopped in front of Lin Qingsu.

However, he confirmed the location of the underworld earlier than Lin Qingsu.

He looked at Lin Qingsu again.

You come and I come?

Knowing the meaning of her eyes, Lin Qingsu was of course relieved that someone else was taking action.

"It's a bit difficult for me to do this kind of thing, so please do it, goddess."

Would it be difficult to defeat someone who can challenge Gilgamesh?

Despite this easily broken shield, Ishtar was delighted. With a smug smile, she said, "Watch this!" and flew into the air, so pleased with herself that she even used a beautiful gem.