Gilgamesh did not know any of this. He merely saw that Rovi was "safe and sound" and could not help but laugh.
"Ha ha ha... As expected of the friend this king acknowledges!" He laughed. "Then this king shall temporarily forgive the unforgivable crime of supreme disrespect you have committed against this king!"
"Rejoice, and praise this king's chest as broad as a sea of stars!"
"You already said that one. Try another." Rovi remained expressionless. "Don't tell me you have so few insults that you also have so few ways to praise yourself?"
Gilgamesh: "..."
Would this guy die if he did not talk back?
Enkidu ran over from the other side, looking immensely delighted as well. "Rovi, thank goodness!"
Her long robe fluttered as the Divine Construct Golem slowly took Rovi's hand.
Her smile bloomed as brightly as a flower.
"You actually endured even the gods' curse... In that case, hurry up and hand over all of this goddess's payment!"
A flicker of delight crossed Ishtar Rin's face, but she immediately restrained it. As though deliberately concealing something, she said, "This goddess has been waiting until now for this!"
"Whether you live or die... I don't care at all!"
"Another troublesome tsundere..." Rovi glanced at Ishtar.
What did he mean, "another"?
Gilgamesh's eyes widened slightly, feeling rather offended.
Rovi cast a sidelong glance toward a shadow in the corner by the palace gates. There, he saw the blonde goddess in scarlet robes.
It was Ereshkigal, who had sensed that something was amiss even in the underworld and had used the item Rovi had given her to come to the world of the living.
Her scarlet eyes watched him.
The instant their gazes met, her cheeks flushed faintly.
Then she vanished in the blink of an eye.
Rovi could