Chapter Twenty-Nine: Three People, Accusations, and Informants

"Who is the Goddess of the Underworld? And who is the Venus Goddess?"

Inside a courtyard house attached to the Uruk Royal City's Royal Palace, sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating dust motes dancing like tiny fires. Enkidu, sitting beside Rovi, looked at him. "Rovi, you're hiding something from us—did you fight with a god?"

The Divine Construct Golem, with her girlish appearance, her clear voice echoing in the room, tilted her head towards Rovi's exquisite face, her cheeks puffed out in clear dissatisfaction.

Although, but...

Why can you, a Divine Construct Golem, talk about fighting with gods so righteously? Rovi choked.

Of course, he knew that while she was a Divine Construct Golem, because Enkidu's first acquaintance wasn't that god-worshipping Saint Maiden but Rovi, she felt nothing towards those Gods. To her, gods were originally just passersby on the street.

Rovi had already declared war on them before.

So, to Enkidu, the Gods were merely enemies.

Simple and clear, this was the thought process of the inexperienced Enkidu.

"It's nothing, I just went to meet... some new friends," Rovi replied, choosing his words carefully.

There was nothing to hide about this.

After all, Little En was someone he had 'raised', and their relationship was more akin to siblings.

Enkidu was just concerned about his safety.

Nothing more.

Unfortunately, upon hearing Rovi's words, Gilgamesh, who was present, immediately exposed him. "Hahahaha... New friends? Then your relationship with this new friend must be truly good!"

"So good you were mouth-to-mouth!" Although he could only infer the past from the 'future', Gilgamesh could still vaguely see two blurry figures, close together.

"Is the so-called King just a thief who only peeks?" Rovi's forehead developed a slight vein.

"Peeking? Hmph, I am the master of all things, and this world is nothing more than my garden!" Gilgamesh retorted nonchalantly. "Does the King need anyone's permission to patrol his own garden?"

Unfortunately again... Rovi's words left Gilgamesh speechless.

"Is this why you indiscriminately declared you would take the right of first night from all men and women in Uruk?"

This was something that had actually happened.

At that time, Gilgamesh had just come of age. After transitioning from his childhood self, who greatly admired the gods, to a youth who realized the gods treated him as a pawn and began to rebel.

To express this rebellion, Gilgamesh rapidly 'degenerated' from a wise ruler to a tyrant.

His first act was to declare this 'right of first night'.

But in reality, he was stopped before he could accomplish it.

This was because Gilgamesh quickly realized a problem... The Uruk of this world was a nation with a magnificent city-state and countless surrounding towns, villages, and settlements, with a population of hundreds of thousands to millions. The ratio of men to women, old and young, was roughly equal. Even counting only the young people, there were hundreds of thousands.

Let alone that he was still a demigod of flesh and blood.

Under such circumstances, even iron kidneys couldn't handle it!

So, within two days, this so-called 'right of first night' was abolished by Gilgamesh.

That incident was also buried by him as a dark history.

Now, it was unearthed by Rovi—

"Mongrel!" He finally couldn't help but get angry.

"Who are you calling a mongrel?"

"I'm calling you a mongrel!"

"Alright then, Mr. Mongrel, hello!" Seeing Gilgamesh flustered again, although it was a cliché exchange, it had to be said... clichés, since ancient times, win people's hearts!

"Hmph, hahahaha—" Rovi burst out laughing.

This mongrel... he even dared to mimic the King's laughter?

Gilgamesh's eyes widened.

For some reason, Little En, who had gone from questioning to observing, looked at Rovi, then at Gilgamesh, and tilted her head.

A hint of thought appeared on her exquisite face.

The atmosphere was completely different from her life in the forest before.

It was a bit noisy.

But it seemed... this was also good?

Her previous dissatisfaction with Gilgamesh dissipated along with it.

Little En gently smiled, her slender, small figure swayed slightly, leaning against Rovi.

Sunlight filled the window, The weather was beautiful today.

'The King argued with the Sage that day.'

'The Divine Construct Golem quietly listened to the music of the wind and people.'

'The original three officially met under the radiant sun.'

"However, that crisis also arrived shortly thereafter."

"Epic of Gilgamesh"

Bang!

"What was that?"

A loud noise from outside the door caused the two people arguing inside to stop talking simultaneously and look towards the door.

Enkidu also abruptly sat up straight, her long green hair rising silently.

They saw the object that made the noise outside the door, and the figure that had fallen from the sky quickly got up.

Her fair, bare arms reflected a dazzling, dizzying luster in the sunlight. However, she was now wearing a red coat that concealed most of her graceful form. The hem extended down to her thighs, making her appear much more modest and reserved. Compared to before, her attire was more akin to the Goddess of the Underworld's style, as if she believed this would attract Rovi more.

"Ishtar?"

Rovi and Gilgamesh were both stunned for a moment. Enkidu's gaze also turned slightly cold, becoming more vigilant.

The person who appeared was undoubtedly the Venus Goddess, Ishtar, who had only recently separated from Rovi.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Ignoring the reactions of the three inside, Ishtar quickly adjusted her posture after getting up. She walked to the door, crossed her arms, and stood outside, with her back to the sun, loudly proclaiming, "Hmph, hmph, hmph, Gilgamesh, Rovi, and you, Divine Construct Golem!"

"In the name of myself, Ishtar, the Mistress of Heaven, I declare war upon you!"

"My true form in the Heavenly Realm has already requested the God King Anu to dispatch the strongest Mythical Beast, the Bull of Heaven, and the strongest Demonic Beast, Humbaba, to bring punishment upon you—sinners who defy the gods!"

"Tremble in fear!"

"This is merely a warning, a declaration of war, absolutely not a reminder!"

"Do not misunderstand!"

Alright... so this is a reminder.

Rovi understood.

The Mistress of Heaven, having been influenced by humanity, had come to tip them off.

Although her method was a bit awkward.

But it was in line with her personality.

After all, this part of the Venus Goddess that had been possessed and descended was already tainted with the characteristics of 'Rin Tohsaka'... If the gods truly unleashed such a great disaster, it was likely that this 'Ishtar Rin' would also find it difficult to remain at ease.

Humans and gods were completely different.

At the same time.

The Heavenly Realm.

A dimension higher than the mortal realm, existing on a parallel line with the mortal realm.

The halls where the gods resided, bathed in brilliant light.

The gods gathered here, deliberating together.

"I believe everyone has heard Goddess Ishtar's opinion!" The God King, Anu, seated on the main throne of the hall, wearing a crown and holding the divine staff that governed the Heavenly Realm, surveyed the gods on their respective divine seats with eyes like a falcon's. "Since she is willing to offer the Bull of Heaven under her control, then—"

"I, Anu, hereby declare:

We shall inflict the most severe punishment upon those who defy the gods!

I shall simultaneously release the strongest Mythical Beast, the Bull of Heaven, and the strongest Demonic Beast, Humbaba."

"The 'Bull of Heaven,' Gugalanna, is the embodiment of the storm's vortex, the symbol of drought. It shall trample every inch of land and destroy every place!"

"'Humbaba of the Cedar Forest' is the resentment of the endless souls slumbering in the earth, the embodiment of death. It shall bring the eternal sleep of the end to all living beings on the earth!"

As King Anu chanted, two beams of light, one black and one white, were simultaneously cast from the Heavenly Realm into the mortal realm.

They were positioned on the east and west sides, simultaneously attacking towards Uruk.