Demonic Beast Humbaba and Bull of Heaven Attack Simultaneously

Because "Harvest Star Vanguards" from beyond the stars shattered the foundation of the deities' existence in the mortal realm seven thousand years ago, the Age of Gods began to decline from that point on. By now, although the gods reside in the heavens, they can no longer descend to the mortal realm in their true forms.

However, even though it has declined, the Age of Gods has not yet completely ended.

Just as Ishtar can still descend to reality through possession, other deities, even if they cannot find suitable bodies to possess, mostly find vessels like Aruru that can only host them temporarily. But as beings who have existed for a long time, they still have many means to interfere with the mortal realm.

The "eyes" left behind earlier are one such method.

Now, dispatching the strongest Mythical Beast and the strongest Demonic Beast to the Human World is another.

"A bunch of cowards who only know how to scheme behind people's backs!"

After hearing Ishtar's "tip-off," Gilgamesh let out a cold laugh. "If you have the guts, come down here and have a one-on-one fight with this King!"

Ishtar: "..."

If they could come down, they would have already done so.

"That's why I said I was just here to warn you... Why are you holding onto me!?"

Ishtar shifted her gaze from the Ishtar in front of her to Rovi and Enkidu, who were wearing garments similar to linen robes, standing opposite her.

It was mainly Rovi—

The Goddess shifted slightly, but only the chains wrapped around her body moved, making a crisp clinking sound.

She had been captured.

She was tightly bound by the "Lock of Heaven" all over, not a single inch of skin visible, except for her head with its disheveled black hair.

She had come to deliver a warning... or, in her own words, to "declare war," but instead, she was tied up by Enkidu with the "Lock of Heaven" and dragged into the house.

If Ishtar were in her true form, Enkidu, who couldn't fully utilize the power of the Lock of Heaven, certainly wouldn't have been able to restrain her.

But unfortunately, she wasn't in her true form, so she could only be obediently dragged into the house.

Like dragging a dead pig...

Ahhh, I wish I hadn't come.

Good intentions lead to bad results!

"Little En, let her go!" Rovi looked at Enkidu beside him and said, "She means no harm."

"Right? Ishtar Tohsaka."

"Speaking of which, I found it strange before," Gilgamesh said from the side, scanning the Goddess up and down with his crimson snake-like eyes before grinning. "So, you were possessed, with humanity taking the lead!"

"Hahahaha... Is this what you call a Goddess? Such a pathetic sight that makes this King laugh!"

Ishtar's face instantly turned red, but she couldn't refute him.

"However," Gilgamesh paused before continuing, "this appearance of yours is much more pleasing to the eye than that arrogant, nauseating Goddess!"

With a rustle... Enkidu, upon hearing Rovi's words, obediently retracted the Lock of Heaven.

Ishtar stumbled to the ground, the hem of her crimson coat folding and spreading on the floor, her lower legs bent backward and twitching slightly.

She took a deep breath, raised her crimson eyes, and before she could relax, she met a pair of emerald green eyes.

"You have a scent I dislike," Enkidu said, sitting beside Rovi with a smile.

A little scary... Ishtar flinched.

"However, there's another scent that's not so unpleasant," Enkidu retracted her gaze and said calmly. "If that scent remains dominant, I won't make a move against you."

These words, seemingly meant to reassure Ishtar, sounded... even more chilling?

To express her aversion and issue threats without reservation.

This was the natural behavior of Enkidu, the divine mud-person.

"So now, can you tell us directly!" Rovi broke the uneasy atmosphere for Ishtar. "Mistress of Heaven—what did you mean."

"Literally!" Ishtar eased her inner thoughts and responded. She looked at Rovi, Little En, and then at Gilgamesh, before suddenly shaking her head as if realizing something. "No—that's not right! I was only here to declare war, why should I tell you so much?!"

As she spoke, she glared at Rovi... She had even changed into clothes similar to Ereshkigal's, but this guy was completely unfazed and even let the Lock of Heaven tie her up... How detestable!

Clink, clank... In the next moment, gold coins fell to the ground. Rovi retracted his hand, looking at the gold coins he had taken from the King's Treasure and scattered all over the floor. "Now, can you tell me?"

If he remembered correctly, the body possessed by Ishtar, 'Rin Tohsaka,' was a standard money-grubber.

Influenced by her, Ishtar had also developed a similar trait.

As expected, Ishtar's eyes lit up, and her hands unconsciously gathered all the gold coins into her embrace.

However, upon noticing Rovi's knowing expression, the possessed body of the Venus Goddess blushed slightly and forcefully sat up straight, explaining, though the explanation was quite weak: "Ahem... Don't misunderstand, this Goddess would never be tempted by your gold coins!"

"This is merely the Goddess's mercy, unwilling to see you die without understanding why!"

Finally, Ishtar looked at the three 'people' in front of her before continuing:

"You all have acted against the gods before, haven't you?"

"Now, at the suggestion of my true form, the gods are going to punish you... no, the entire Uruk..."

"So they dispatched the strongest Mythical Beast and the strongest Demonic Beast simultaneously?"

"Yes." Ishtar looked at Rovi, who had interrupted her, and nodded. She found it strange; why did this guy seem excited?

How could Rovi not be excited!

In the original Epic of Gilgamesh, both Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven were powerful enemies that Gilgamesh and Enkidu only managed to defeat after joining forces and expending immense effort.

Especially the latter—before being brought to the mortal realm by Aruru, the mud-formed Enkidu had lived with Humbaba for a time. Many of Enkidu's residual combat instincts were learned from him.

Now, because of the 'butterfly effect' he had caused, they had appeared together.

For others, this was an absolute crisis.

But for Rovi—

It was the best opportunity!

Under such a crisis, even with all their might, it would probably be difficult to survive, right!?

Of course, Rovi couldn't reveal the reason for his excitement, so he quickly took a deep breath and deliberately put on a worried expression: "It seems the gods have made up their minds to eliminate us..."

Regardless of how one looked at it, the simultaneous appearance of the strongest Mythical Beast and the strongest Demonic Beast on the Mesopotamian plains signaled a great crisis.

They represented natural disasters, and even among the gods, few could match them in terms of combat power alone.

Let alone now.

Even later, Gilgamesh and Enkidu, when fully unleashing their powers, could only fight one of them.

"Anu's opinion is," Ishtar, acting as the double agent, took full advantage of her role at this moment: "The Lock of Heaven, the Keystone of Heaven, and the Key of Heaven—only two can remain."

Through the previous incident, they had learned that the combined efforts of these three had the potential to shake the realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and could pose a significant threat to them.

Therefore, only two out of the three could remain.

"Then I shall go and face the gods..."

Rather than discussing, he was actively seeking death.

To preserve the names of Gilgamesh and Enkidu—

To be recorded in the epic, becoming a tragic song.

This was exactly what Rovi had hoped for.

But before he could finish speaking, Gilgamesh interrupted him: "...A bunch of riff-raff, dare to point fingers at this King's court?"

"Go back and tell the gods to wash their necks and wait for this King!"

Gilgamesh waved his large hand.

"The three of us will eventually drag the gods into the mortal realm!"

Although... but...

Could you let me finish speaking?

Seeing that Gilgamesh had shut him down with a single sentence, Rovi felt a bit helpless.

However, he glanced at Ishtar's astonished face and Enkidu's... determined gaze from behind him. He paused for a moment, then smiled.

Never mind.

This was fine too.

After all, if war broke out, it wouldn't be difficult to find death!

So—

Let it be!

Rovi looked at Ishtar, or rather... at the gods in the heavens.

"If you wish to die, come!"

The sound echoed through the houses, deafening and piercing the nine heavens, carrying a final whisper that no one could hear...

Please don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower!