Please Call Me the Goddess Ishtar

Hali struggled to look toward the source of the voice and saw a woman standing there. She knew she was an Einzbern homunculus, apparently named Felia.

The woman took a deep breath, as though savoring the air, then gave a surprised "Oh?"

Looking at the Servant Hali had summoned, the woman said, "I never expected our ties to run so deep. To think this child would be here too."

Then she frowned. "Even Gilgamesh and Enkidu are here, along with several beings with absurdly powerful magical energy. It seems this will be quite interesting."

Hali had no idea what Felia meant, but she had no chance to think about it. As her life ebbed away, death drew near.

The woman asked, "Was this the child who summoned you? Were you the one who injured her? Did sensing Gilgamesh and Enkidu make you lose control?"

With a casual gesture, the woman sent divine magic flowing toward Hali. In an instant, Hali's body healed before her eyes.

Hali, who had been ready to meet her death, suddenly opened her eyes. Unable to feel any pain, she thought she was already dead.

Then she realized she was still in the same place. The Einzbern homunculus was still there, as was the Servant she had summoned. Her wounds had vanished. She no longer had to die.

The woman said to her, "That child was the one who wounded you so badly, after all, and it was thanks to you that she could be summoned. Consider this my thanks."

Hali said, "You're definitely not the homunculus Felia. Who are you really?"

The woman laughed. "'Who' as in a person? That's not quite right. I am a goddess—a goddess of nature and harvest, as well as love, fertility, and war. Sometimes, I am also a symbol