Without a doubt, women cared deeply about beauty, and goddesses even more so. Comparing themselves to one another and refusing to concede was a common occurrence.
There had even been countless cases of goddesses coming to blows or causing all sorts of trouble over matters of beauty.
One of the more famous examples was the Golden Apple Incident in Greek mythology, which began because several goddesses competed over who was more beautiful and ultimately led to the Trojan War.
As the progenitor of Greek mythology, the Sumerian mythological system naturally had similar cases, so it was only natural for such things to extend to the Sumerian goddesses as well.
Therefore, when the Gate of the Underworld asked who was more beautiful and then emphatically added, "Answer quickly," Ishtar, having snapped back to her senses, immediately gave the bewildered Fujimaru Tachibana a benevolent smile full of pressure. Raising her right hand to press down on the other girl's shoulder, she said, "There's really nothing to hesitate over here, riiight~~~?"
The drawn-out question made Ishtar's intentions clear, and those threatening, pressure-filled words made Fujimaru Tachibana break out in a cold sweat. She had no choice but to answer along with Ishtar's lead. "The answer is Ishtar!"
The moment she heard that, Ishtar's oppressive smile instantly turned bright and sunny. Looking immensely pleased with herself, she laughed happily and faced the Gate of the Underworld. "As expected of Fujimaru—you really have good taste. Though, that's only natural. After all, one of us is an ugly, corrupt goddess, while the other is the goddess of beauty and harvest."
As she said this, she smugly struck a pose to show herself off. Her figure-flattering posture and narcissistic expression made Tohsaka Rin's face darken again in the real world, her lips twitching as unbearable shame surged