King Gilgamesh had originally been certain that Enkidu was a fake. However, during an observation mission by the sea, he had taken the chance to slack off and gone there with Mash, Ritsuka, and the others. After encountering the fake Enkidu—Kingu—and fighting him, the king could no longer be certain that Enkidu was truly fake.
As Enkidu's only close friend, the king was naturally very familiar with him. Through their battle, the king discovered that Kingu felt strangely familiar to him. He immediately considered a possibility: Kingu might really be Enkidu, or at least, Enkidu's body.
Previously, King Gilgamesh had believed that Kingu was merely something Tiamat had created using her Womb of the Beast. Now that he had come to the Underworld, he naturally had to confirm whether Enkidu's body was still there.
After Enkidu had died, the king had sent his body into the Underworld, where Ereshkigal had personally received it.
"Um... it's gone."
When King Gilgamesh asked about Enkidu's body, Ereshkigal's expression immediately stiffened. After a long silence, she finally answered his question.
"What?" Even though he had already suspected this, the king could not help crying out when he heard Ereshkigal's answer.
"I'm sorry. I don't know when it disappeared either. It had clearly always been in the Underworld."
Ereshkigal looked deeply aggrieved. As the goddess of the Underworld, she had somehow lost Enkidu's body on her own territory. It was utterly humiliating—no, humiliating for a goddess.
Especially since it was Enkidu's body. Unlike Gilgamesh, Ereshkigal had gotten along very well with Enkidu.
It was perfectly natural for King Gilgamesh and Ereshkigal to have a poor relationship, much like his relationship with Ishtar. Ereshkigal was also Uruk's city goddess, and her goal was to drag every Uruk citizen's soul into the Underworld. As the king who