On the outskirts of Uruk.
In a stream within a patch of low woods, water surged up like a fountain.
Glug glug glug.
"Pwah—"
The goddess emerged from the spring. Though she had just come out of the water, her hair remained fluffy and beautiful, and her expression was brimming with confidence.
I called this a fish breaking the surface.
The one who emerged from the spring was, naturally, Nanshe, the goddess of springs. This somewhat useless goddess blinked, unsure of what she should do.
That day, she had nearly been beaten up by Annanu. Fortunately, she had run fast enough and used her Authority to transfer herself somewhere else with water.
She had nearly been scared to death at the time. The oppressive and overwhelming feeling coming from Annanu had felt about on par with when her father god faced off against Enlil.
Terrifying.
As for why she had come to Uruk now—
She had heard that her older sister, Ninsun, Enlil's daughter, had given birth to a new king here: Gilgamesh. She had always been quite interested in this city.
After all, it was the child of a human and a god!
And more importantly—
She had sensed something unusual.
The traces Annanu had left behind when he came to Uruk could probably be spotted easily even on a globe. It would have been strange if Nanshe had failed to notice them.
So the culprit who had destroyed the Cedar Forest to such an extent was that kind of monster?
Unbelievable.
Enkidu was wandering along the streets.
What Gilgamesh had said before had worked. Until they gradually found what they wanted to do, there was no need for them to rush.
Gilgamesh could support them.
Though even if Gilgamesh did not support them, it did not matter. They