--Thud!
Shamhat felt a trace of weakness in her calves. Her body swayed, and unable to keep her footing, she fell onto the ground.
But her mind was undoubtedly clear.
She raised her head, her pupils trembling slightly as she looked at the figure standing in the morning breeze, hair reflecting flecks of light as it drifted and fluttered. It felt somewhat unbelievable.
The face nearly identical to hers was one thing. What truly left Shamhat stunned was that calm, utterly gentle smile.
"Are you... Enkidu?"
She asked with certainty.
She knew that the person before her, who looked exactly like her yet possessed a completely different temperament, was the green monster that had been by her side all along. But she still felt that it was a little—
Absurd.
And even more absurdly, although she and Enkidu now looked exactly alike, merely looking at him made her feel... somewhat inferior?
No, no, it had to be an illusion.
"Shamhat."
Just as Shamhat was still lost in thought, she heard a gentle voice calling her name.
Her awareness returned, and before her was still that beautiful green person.
"Huh? Huh? What is it?"
She hurriedly rose from the ground, but her legs were so weak that she nearly collapsed again.
Enkidu took a step forward and supported Shamhat.
The two "people" stood very close together, but for some reason, when Shamhat looked at that face—her own face—her entire face flushed red with a whoosh. She hurriedly took a step back, putting some distance between herself and Enkidu.
"W-Wait, this... this isn't right, is it?"
She put one hand to her chest, looking somewhat flustered. "Isn't turning into my appearance kind of cheating?!"
"Hm? Is there a problem?"
Enkidu, however, did not find anything strange about it. She—no.
Shamhat realized a