Chapter 585

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Volume Eight, Chapter 368: If His Voice Actor Is Noriaki Sugiyama, Isn’t It Only Natural That He Can Use Susanoo?

The king of Uruk began his day by passing judgment.

Every morning, Shirou sat upon the throne in the ziggurat, listening to reports from soldiers and citizens and offering his decisions.

He was, after all, a high school student. Although he had struggled to adjust at first, enough time had passed that he could now handle the work quite well.

“These are all of today’s reports.”

The captain of the guard brought an entire cart of clay tablets into the hall.

“My king, please review them… Huh?”

“Don’t mind me.”

Despite her saying so, it was rather difficult not to.

While Shirou attended to official business, the goddess Ishtar was sitting on his lap.

With her arms around his neck, the Mistress of Heaven paid no heed whatsoever to the chief priestess or the soldiers.

The soldiers wore expressions that seemed to ask, “Is this really all right?”

The chief priestess lowered her eyes. Much as she wanted to reprimand the goddess, Ishtar really had done a great deal for Uruk lately. She would turn a blind eye this time.

“Say, Shirou~ Isn’t it about time we started thinking about our wedding?”

The Mistress of Heaven’s moods were as changeable as the weather. Today, she was feeling clingy.

“I suppose so…”

Shirou glanced at a clay tablet and spoke.

“Nothing unusual in the Persian Gulf last night? Good. Stay vigilant and continue monitoring it.

“Oh, and have the craftsmen carry out a routine inspection and maintenance on the surveillance golems. Assign ten soldiers from the eastern gate barracks to escort them.”

“Yes, sir! I’ll make