"Ishtar? Are you there?"
The moment Ishtar asked that question, she suddenly heard a voice in her head.
That voice was very familiar.
Wait, wasn't that woman Ereshkigal's voice!?
Hearing the voice of her nightmare, Ishtar froze completely, unable to react at all.
"Mm... not there? Does that mean I have to knock her out again this time? But she's using my body."
After calling out twice without getting a response from Ishtar, Ereshkigal's voice turned troubled.
"Ah! Wait! I'm here! I'm here!" Ishtar cried out in her mind, her hair standing on end.
Wait—was the reason I'd been blacking out these past few days... because I was getting beaten up!?
Ishtar felt a chill run down her spine, and everything about her felt awful.
"Huh? You are there? Hey, Annanu—no need to hit her!"
Receiving Ishtar's panicked response, Ereshkigal happily called Annanu off.
"Oh, no need to?"
Having switched to the Netherworld, Annanu had already taken out the Key of Heaven. Hearing Ereshkigal say there was no need to beat up Ishtar, a trace of disappointment appeared on his face.
"No, no need! You—you stay away from me first!!!"
Tears welled up in Ishtar's eyes as she sat on the ground and frantically scooted backward, widening the distance between herself and Annanu.
She felt that trusting Nanshe and that Servant named Lawrence and returning to Uruk had been the biggest mistake of her life!
It was true that she had regained her beautiful jewels, but—she would get beaten up!
Making her fight side by side with natural enemies like Annanu and Ereshkigal—wasn't that simply cruel to her!?
"Um, Ishtar? If you can hear me, close your eyes, then slowly use your thoughts to guide your soul. We can switch back," Ereshkigal said to her sister within their souls, her