Someone in the Multiverse, Transformed into Fu Hua at the Start Chapter 15

Even if I can't hurt you, dragging you into Feathered Dust and finding a way to kill you—making her 'think she's dead'—would also be a solution, though the hope is slim...

The more I think about it, the more unwilling I feel...

"I was wondering what was happening—this is way too ridiculous, isn't it? Are you trying to destroy Uruk?" At that moment, a sound of breaking air came from afar, and then Ishtar appeared beside Amber.

Even she couldn't help but exclaim at the sight of the ground after their battle.

"..." Amber didn't speak, but stepped forward to block Ishtar's body, assuming a protective stance.

In her eyes, Ishtar was pretty weak, so it was better not to let her stand around so casually—what if the enemy struck her?

"I appreciate the sentiment, but aren't you underestimating me a bit?" Ishtar's face stiffened for a moment, then a vein bulged on her forehead as she twisted into a strained smile: "Regardless, I'm still one of the top goddesses. Even if I can't hurt this one, I'm not completely defenseless."

That was true—Ishtar's escape speed was still unmatched in this Singularity.

Sensing Amber's slight disdain, Ishtar resolved to make her understand her worth later, but for now, explaining the situation was more important: "I didn't get a chance to say it before—the reason I told you to figure out her thought process instead of using force is that force is useless against her."

"Ehh~ You're Ishtar, right? As a fellow Venus Goddess, I can tell that much." Quetzalcoatl smiled, not minding the leak of her information. But since they'd already fought this far, she had no intention of hiding anything. If she wasn't going to hide it, she might as well explain herself.

"As Ishtar said, if it were the Beast Goddess, I might have trouble. But with you and Ishtar, there's absolutely no way you can defeat me."

Quetzalcoatl's eyes sparkled with amusement: "As long as you are 'good,' you cannot defeat me."

"Good?" Amber was stunned. What did it mean that being 'good' meant you couldn't beat her?

"She's a good god—the pinnacle of goodness. In other words, 'good things cannot overcome her.' Only 'evil' can harm her." Ishtar, having been interrupted, quickly snatched back the conversation.

Seeing this, Quetzalcoatl didn't mind and generously spread her hands: "That's how it is."

Amber, Fu Hua: ...

Well, you're really something...

Even Fu Hua, who had been somewhat pleased to see Amber struggling, couldn't help but frown.

She had already been cautious about this world, but this situation truly refreshed her understanding—it was completely beyond her comprehension. 'Good' being ineffective was even stranger than a Herrscher's authority. Such an opponent couldn't be fought head-on; the only option was to use Feathered Dust to restrain her.

Amber could only think of the same solution.

But... they weren't at the point of no return yet. Honestly, she already regretted using the Sword God just now. Facing Quetzalcoatl, who had a kind heart, she didn't actually want to hurt her too badly.

If not for their opposing stances, she wouldn't even want to harm her. If Quetzalcoatl got seriously injured or even died because she pushed too hard, her conscience couldn't bear it.

Seeing this, the Navigator subtly relaxed his expression.

And the Navigator's careful intentions were naturally caught by Quetzalcoatl.

The South American chief god couldn't help but smile even wider.

"See? I really do love humans the most—especially brave and upright ones."

"Although Crimson Kite is human, she's also considered a goddess," Ishtar reminded.

"That's true for Mesopotamia, but to me, she is undoubtedly human." Quetzalcoatl, knowing Mesopotamia's concept of 'divine authority granted by the people,' didn't argue. Every place had its own views and perspectives—that wasn't strange.

Besides, it didn't stop her affection for Amber.

Amber felt proud of that, but she wasn't arrogant enough to think the goddess liked her personally. She had always been playing the role of Crimson Kite Immortal. If the goddess liked Crimson Kite Immortal, that meant she liked Amber's fictional wife. The pride came only from the certainty that her performance hadn't been wasted.

You're right—my wife is that brave and upright!

Fu Hua was a bit speechless.

"Let's end today's battle here." Quetzalcoatl didn't intend to continue. Besides, she wasn't completely unscathed—she still had to go back and continue training the humans she was protecting.

With that, she didn't worry about the two attacking her. She winked at Amber, then leaped out of the crater, landing on an approaching pterosaur.

"We should go back too."

Ishtar sighed in relief, then looked at Amber: "For now, we don't have any means to directly confront the Feathered Serpent God. It's better to plan carefully."

Having no other options, Amber could only nod.

Chapter 32: Ritsuka's Night Talk

"Mm, this is quite serious. I didn't expect that goddess to come and cause such a ruckus in Uruk." Merlin shook his head, resting his hand on his forehead.

Back in the Divine Tower to regroup, everyone had to reconsider their strategy against Quetzalcoatl.

"That's enough! Letting her run wild in the city like that will damage morale!" Gilgamesh roared. "Damn it! This is all that ridiculous goddess's fault! Ishtar! Since you're of the same kind, think of something for your king!"

Ishtar, suddenly called out, looked displeased: "Where do you see us as the same kind? Our culture and style are completely different."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Ishtar with complicated expressions.

In a way, Ishtar was also a goddess whose thoughts were hard to read, and she was also a Venus Goddess. Calling them the same kind wasn't unreasonable.

"So I said! We're completely different! I have nothing in common with that muscle-brained goddess!" Ishtar's face darkened as she forced a smile. "Personally sparring with every single human—I can't understand her behavior at all!"

"Even as a fellow goddess, you don't understand?" Mash frowned. "I remember she said she wants to protect humans. If that's the case..."

"There is a world of difference between 'the gods sheltering humanity through calamity' and 'humanity and the gods enduring calamity together.'"

Gilgamesh spoke with a calm expression. "So don't go saying things like 'it's not a bad contingency plan' or anything of the sort."

Having said that, he furrowed his brow and turned to Amber. "Even the Crimson Kite Immortal has no way to deal with her..."

"As I said, any attack of a good alignment is useless." Ishtar emphasized once more.

"If it's just restraining her, there might be a way." Amber suddenly spoke up.

"You can restrain that chief god of South America?" Merlin looked at Amber in surprise, then realization dawned. "You mean that authority over consciousness? The one you used before when fighting Ishtar."

"Control over consciousness?" Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow.

"The cost of that method and how effective it would be are still unknown, but it does give me a dangerous feeling." Ishtar admitted frankly. "It would be difficult to harm Quetzalcoatl, but holding her back might be feasible."

"But wouldn't that require the Immortal to maintain it constantly?"

Ritsuka frowned, pointing out the drawback.

These words cast a shadow over the atmosphere again. Though they now had a means to restrain Quetzalcoatl, they couldn't afford to give up their greatest combat asset—it wasn't worth the trade, and could only be used as a last resort.

"Does Chaldea have no other methods!? What about that doctor named Roman!?" Gilgamesh's roar broke the tension.

"You're asking me!?" Roman's eye twitched. "Don't you have Merlin over there?"

"As I said before, using Clairvoyance to gaze upon a goddess only invites her wrath. As a goddess, there's no way she wouldn't notice being spied upon—it would likely bring disaster in an instant. It's far too early to provoke a goddess now." Merlin shook his head. "Besides, my magical energy is currently being spent on other matters. I simply can't spare the capacity to perform any large-scale magecraft."

Roman was somewhat choked by Merlin's matter-of-fact display of incompetence, but the information Da Vinci brought over eased his furrowed brow.

"As things stand, we have no means to oppose her. But if we could weaken her divinity, the situation might be completely different." Roman stated the obvious.

Mystery loses its effect before higher mystery. If she lost her divinity, even Quetzalcoatl, a chief god, would become much more fragile.

But the question was: how to weaken it?

Seeing everyone's gazes on him, Roman didn't keep them in suspense. "Aren't you all curious? Even though she's a chief god of South America, why does she have such high divinity here in Mesopotamia?"

That was true.

Roman continued, "It must be because she built a temple in this region, much like the goddess Ishtar. According to Chaldea's investigation, there is an extraordinary magical reaction deep in that jungle—very likely a temple."

"In other words, we just need to destroy the temple?" Ritsuka understood.

"Well done, you Chaldeans!" King Gilgamesh finally broke into a smile. "Then your next objective is to reclaim Marduk's Axe from Eridu while destroying Quetzalcoatl's temple, putting a stop to that troublesome goddess's antics!"

With new hope, no one was about to let it slip away.

Without delay, they packed their belongings, and Chaldea once again set out on the road to Eridu.

Time quickly passed into night.

After finally crossing the journey and entering the jungle, the group encountered a spirited Servant dressed like a theme park mascot costume—Jaguar Man. Her face, no matter how Amber looked at it, reminded her of a certain teacher nicknamed the Fuyuki Tiger.

With an indescribable expression on Amber's face, this seemingly comic-relief Servant was easily won over by Fujimaru Ritsuka's charm and promptly joined Chaldea's ranks.

As someone with boundless energy, Amber naturally volunteered for the night watch again. Ishtar, who had graciously taken the watch last time, showed no intention of repeating the favor today. Ritsuka, unusually unable to sleep, decided to keep Amber company through the night.

"As an ordinary human, this will only leave you sluggish the next day." Amber advised.

"...I know, but I just can't fall asleep." Ritsuka scratched his head sheepishly. The two of them sat on chairs hastily made from felled trees.

"Immortal... what do you think of Quetzalcoatl?"

After a long silence, Ritsuka suddenly spoke.

His eyes were fixed on the campfire before him, carrying thoughts that were hard to read.

"She is a kind god." Amber replied.

"Yeah..." Ritsuka nodded. "She shelters humanity, wants to train them to survive calamity—without a doubt, she is a kind god. But the path King Gilgamesh spoke of might be more fitting for humanity... Humanity can only be saved by humanity itself."

"Surviving under a god's protection, and surviving fighting alongside a god—the former is being a god's appendage, while the latter holds the reins of destiny."

"In your eyes, what kind of god is Quetzalcoatl?" Amber asked.

"I don't know."

Ritsuka shook his head. "But she isn't a god you can't talk to. I believe she loves humanity."

For some reason, Amber caught onto Ritsuka's train of thought.

"You don't want to destroy the temple?"

"If there's no other choice, then we'll have to." Ritsuka let out a breath. "But maybe that isn't our only option."

Amber hadn't expected Ritsuka to say these things. An ordinary human with no Golden Finger, yet living among a group of Servants, he bore a responsibility and mission heavier than anyone else's...

A feeling of admiration rose in her heart.

"A night talk? Mind if I join?" At that moment, Ishtar's voice came from beside them.

"Me? I'm just a supporting role behind them"

Shilling a book by a whale author—dude, you're so rich, why are you writing novels? Why not come be my big brother!

Speaking of which, to write Chapter 7, I've been reading the game script and the anime adaptation these past two days. Writing this part naturally meant I had to rewatch the 'Humanity's Resolve' that Teacher Kodachi presented to us.

I'm honestly sick of it. A few times and I could still laugh, but too many times and it's just nauseating.

Can't take it anymore, folks! Quetzalcoatl's character is completely ruined! All depth gone, turned into a damn wrestling queen! How many mothers does Kotodora have?!

A bit out of control emotionally, utterly disgusted.

Please collect! Please vote! Begging for everything!

Chapter 33: Ritsuka's Decision

"Of course, please don't hold back." Ritsuka naturally had no objection, inviting Ishtar to sit beside him.

Ishtar smiled and nodded at him, then shot a glare at the expressionless Amber, which immediately made Amber realize she had switched to Ereshkigal.

"Seeing the current state of Ur all of a sudden must have been a shock." Ereshkigal spoke, deliberately sitting as far from Amber as possible, as if throwing a tantrum.

"Yeah..."

Recalling the jungle city he had entered following Jaguar Man, Ritsuka was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Even though Quetzalcoatl dragged us back, everyone seemed listless... and... it didn't seem like fatigue from training, completely different from Uruk."

"That's true, but for this era, Uruk is the strange one..."

Ereshkigal sighed, her expression looking somewhat sad: "After all, not all humans are that strong... there are those who can't succeed no matter how hard they try. It has nothing to do with courage or cowardice—it's just that as living beings, there are differences in what they're good and bad at."

"And... even Gilgamesh and Quetzalcoatl don't understand... no, they haven't prioritized considering this. If the world only recognizes the strong and brilliant, then the weak and dark have no place to stand. It's not that you should protect the weak because they're weak, but that some things can only be seen through the eyes of the weak."

"I don't want to despise this. I want all things to be equal."

This wasn't something Ishtar would say—Ritsuka easily judged that.

He couldn't refute it, because the goddess's words were not wrong.

He had no need to refute it either, because the goddess's wish was undoubtedly beautiful.

Amber also found no fault.

Seeing the two of them silently acknowledging this, Ereshkigal felt a little pleased that her time organizing her thoughts hadn't been wasted.

"Thank you for opening your heart, and... about before, I'm sorry." Amber spoke.

"Before?" Ritsuka thought she was talking to him, but quickly realized that wasn't the case. Recalling the night Amber and Ishtar had kept watch together, he understood that the two of them must have had a conversation that ended badly.