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"Not forming a bond, lest it only add to loneliness?"
Ereshkigal silently repeated those words, then suddenly widened her eyes. "You're leaving?"
"Mm."
The other party nodded, his handsome face filled with apology. "How about I give you some flowers?"
"No. Flowers couldn't possibly grow in the Underworld!"
Ereshkigal shook her head without hesitation.
The Underworld was the land where all things died. No living thing could possibly appear there.
"No, you're wrong. There is a flower in the Underworld—one, and only one, the most beautiful flower in the world!" The Nameless One suddenly denied what she had said.
"Where?"
Ereshkigal looked astonished.
She was the mistress of the Underworld. Why had she never seen it?
"Right in front of me."
The Nameless One smiled. "You're the most beautiful flower in the Underworld!"
"...Hmph, you're spouting nonsense again!"
Ereshkigal stamped her foot, her cheeks instantly flushing crimson.
That detestable fellow kept teasing her in all sorts of ways. He really was a big bully.
Unable to contain her anger, she said, "If there's a next time, I'll ignore... you..."
Her words broke off because the person before her had vanished without a sound.
Just like when he had arrived, that person had disappeared without leaving a trace.
Even after she used divine perception, she couldn't find the slightest trace of him.
Passing through your entire world!
"Not forming a bond... lest it only add to loneliness..."
Ereshkigal stood rooted to the spot for a very, very long time, murmuring those words.
At last, she completely understood their meaning.
After a long while.
She sat alone on her throne, gazing at the empty Underworld, and sighed softly:
"I could have endured the darkness, if only I had never seen the light... Why did you have to let me see the light?"
The mistress of the Underworld, feared by everyone and hated by every god, once again guarded the lifeless Underworld alone.
Only this time, she was lonelier than before.
At that moment,
A violent rumble came from above, and a huge chasm suddenly appeared.
Ishtar's voice came down from above. "Ereshkigal, did that bastard go looking for you?"
"He's already gone," Ereshkigal replied calmly.
"Argh, that bastard! I have to settle the score with him. How dare he call me a monkey? I'll find him no matter what!"
Ishtar's furious roar reverberated throughout the Underworld.
The scene froze there.
[Several decades later, Ereshkigal joined the Three Goddess Alliance and decided to protect humanity in her own way...] [This Extra Story has ended!] [To learn what happens next, watch the next video!]
The screen slowly darkened.
"Just a mere god, and it thinks it can descend into reality?"
Wei Gong was full of disdain.
My lord, the Age of Gods ended long ago!
The entire world rejected the descent of all gods.
No matter how great your abilities were, you couldn't descend into this era.
"Huh? What the hell?"
Wei Gong's gaze abruptly turned toward a spot three seats away.
Why was a familiar—
divine aura surfacing from Miss Rin?
How was this possible!!!
The Age of Gods had long since ended, and humanity ruled the entire world.
Alaya, the Human Collective Consciousness, had completely sealed every channel through which the gods could descend!
However.
An incredibly distinct divine aura had appeared on Tohsaka Rin next to him!
That familiar divine scent was impossible to forget.
In other words, a god had taken Miss Rin as a vessel and directly descended into her body!
A faint smile appeared on Wei Gong's face, while his heart was frantically cursing.
Logically speaking, now that the Age of Gods had completely vanished, even vessels shouldn't be able to descend.
Once everything impossible was ruled out, whatever remained, however unbelievable, had to be the truth.
Then there was only one possible truth—
Alaya had done it!
Only that damn, unscrupulous capitalist would torment him in so many different ways.
Damn you, Alaya!
He was already working 24/7 to protect Human History for her. Why couldn't she even give him a little time to rest?
Even capitalists would shed tears, kneel down, and beg to learn from her!
So which god was it, exactly?
Based on what Wei Gong knew, the only gods capable of using Miss Rin as a vessel were those two divine sisters.
One was Ishtar, who governed the Sumerian divine authorities of [Beauty], [War], and more.
The other was Ereshkigal, the mistress of the Underworld who governed the Underworld and death.
Both were main-god-level existences. They were also very different from the other gods, as they had never truly hated or despised humanity.
That was why they could continue existing in the human world after Wei Gong severed the Human-God Connection.
Earlier, when the gods had sent down the Bull of Heaven to destroy humanity, Ishtar had even tried to plead for humanity.
In the end, she had spoken in a negotiating tone, trying to make Wei Gong and Golden Flash bow their heads, gain the gods' forgiveness, and continue scraping by.
Unfortunately, if humans wanted to live as "humans," they had to break free from the gods' enslavement.
Those who bowed down to survive weren't humans at all, but livestock raised in captivity!
Therefore, Wei Gong had decided on his self-sacrifice plan from the very beginning.
Previously, as a Master, he had used the Great Hero as fireworks again and again. This time, he would use himself as the fireworks!
As it turned out, when a person became ruthless, he didn't even spare himself!
It was just that Little En had been dragged into it, which left him deeply ashamed.
So who was it this time?
Not far away, "Tohsaka Rin" looked dazed and confused, as if she had just awakened from a great dream and didn't know where she was.
Wei Gong remained composed, doing his utmost to conceal every trace of his aura.
If he hadn't been worried that asking for leave would attract her attention, he would have skipped class already.
As soon as class ended, he left the classroom.
For the next class, he straightforwardly chose to skip it.
The gods had descended into reality. Let that group of Heroic Spirits deal with the headache.
For now, he was just an ordinary high school student. No one was allowed to disturb his peaceful life.
However.
Even after Wei Gong hid on the rooftop, he once again clearly smelled that divine scent.
She was coming, she was coming, bringing her fragrance as she came!
Wei Gong immediately pulled out his phone and made a call. "Aya, come to the rooftop of Building Six."
"Hey, hey, why are you suddenly asking me to go to the place where Makoto's battles happen?"
Luo Ya was bewildered.
The rooftop was considered one of the sacred places for young couples to go on dates.
Because of some incidents that had happened there, ordinary people really couldn't get onto the rooftop.
She spoke with a teasing smile. "You're not planning to make improper advances on me at school, are you?"
"I need to use your body for a bit. Hurry over!" the other party replied.
???
A bunch of question marks instantly appeared above Luo Ya's head.
What the hell?
What had gotten into this guy? How had he suddenly evolved from a pure-hearted virgin into an ultimate ladies' man?
What should I do?
I'm not ready at all. Am I really going to be violated by that shut-in at school?
No! I have to refuse firmly and make him wait a few more years!
On the rooftop.
After making the call, Wei Gong leaned against the railing and turned his head, asking in a deliberately casual tone, "Miss Rin, why did you suddenly come here?"
"You seem to be avoiding me?"
Tohsaka Rin—
No, she should be called—
[Ishtar]
The Heaven Realm had long ago been severed from the human world by the Nameless One, and originally, even she had been unable to descend into the human world at will.
But after the Mother Goddess Tiamat awakened, she, as the other's cherished child, had completely regained her freedom.
An even stranger scene appeared.
An inexplicable channel opened for her.
That channel was precisely the vessel she had summoned back from the future earlier, granting her the right to reach the future directly.
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