Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning

Chapter 400: Saving Private Ereshkigal Part
"Dumuz? It seems you know what is happening to Ereshkigal now?"

Li Ye, who knew something about mythology, naturally knew who Dumuzi was.

The Sumerian god of agriculture and spring.

There are also myths about the underworld, which are myths about the changing of the four seasons.

Let’s not talk about this for now.

In this age when the gods are not visible, even in the underworld, only Ereshkigal is there to keep it running.

Dumuzid, who is also a god, appeared in front of Li Ye, so there must be a reason for it.

The biggest situation is to explain Ereshkigal's current problems.

Judging from Ereshkigal’s previous reaction, he had given up and forgotten all the memories related to Liye.

Li Ye even exaggerated a little bit and said that Ereshkigal gave up all the memories after the chain summoning in order to meet the conditions for the transfer to the underworld.

Li Ye had no idea what the situation was with this transfer to the underworld.

However, with just a few words, Li Ye couldn't get much useful information.

"It's very simple. Ereshkigal intends to destroy himself and transfer the underworld to others."

Thus said the golden sheep Dumuzi: "Before that, Ereshkigal will destroy all humans who remember her goddess body, such as you, such as Chaldea -

But the power has not yet been adjusted, Chaldea has not been attacked, and you have arrived in the underworld in advance."

Dumuzi, who was walking in front, had light steps, which made Li Ye feel like jumping over a goat.

"why is that?"

Liye, who was following Dumuzi, immediately asked, "What was Ereshkigal's reason for destroying himself and transferring the underworld?"

"Because she broke her oath to the goddess, of course."

Dumuzi said calmly: "I don't need to introduce the rest to you. The guy below will tell you. After all, there is no appearance fee for me to say these things. It's too much trouble."

Dumuzi, who seemed to have no intention of continuing to explain the situation to Li Ye, turned around and said, "But the situation is very dangerous. You must be prepared."

hum.

As he spoke, Dumuzi took out a ball of light from the extremely thick wool on his body and said, "This is a gift. Of course, I won't charge you for it."

Li Ye took the ball of light from Dumuzi and asked casually, "What is this?"

"It's Ereshkigal, the part she cut off."

Dumuzi said: "It's a gift. Christmas is coming soon."

After saying this, Dumuzi turned into a stream of light and disappeared, as if he didn't want to stay for a moment.

“The part that was cut off—”

Li Ye put away the things in his hands and then looked towards the gate to the underworld not far away.

While talking with Dumuzi, Li Ye came to the next gate to the underworld, and in front of that gate, two figures that Li Ye was very familiar with were standing at the door.

"It's so cold! So hopelessly cold!"

Ushiwakamaru, who was lightly dressed, breathed out cold air and complained, "It's already cold, and now it's snowing!"

Ushiwakamaru, becoming increasingly angry, drew his sword and swung it at Benkei who was standing beside him.

Ding-ding-ding-ding.

The cold lights of the swords intertwined, and Benkei's helpless words rang out: "Master Yoshitsune, please be patient. I understand that you want to exercise because you are cold.

But why did it turn into using eight ships to randomly kill me? This question is really hard for me to understand. "

That was no ordinary sword technique; it could be said to be a sword strike that utilized Ushiwakamaru's secret technique.

This is not something that can be justified by a small fight.

"Don't mind it, it's just my expression of love and hate!"

Ushiwakamaru, who was swinging his sword continuously, said, "And there wasn't even any bean paste consolation supplies from the underworld this morning! That guy Ereshkigal ordered us to fill up the rocky mountain, but he actually had the audacity to forget to send us food!
This kind of thing is fine in every way, but as a person like me, I simply cannot stand working with no bright future in sight!
If you want to reclaim land, you should improve the land first, improve the land!
I am the same, in short, I am not getting enough nutrition! "

As Ushiwakamaru continued to complain——

"Hey, Lord Ushiwaka, Lord Benkei, it's been a long time since we last met."

Li Ye raised his hand to greet them and said with a smile: "It's quite lively here."

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"I see, Lord Li Ye, are you here to give me a gift?"

Ushiwakamaru nodded and smiled, “You actually want to give a gift to that cold, stubborn, stingy, and lonely Ereshkigal.

Well, it is not easy to run around for others under such a cold sky. I, Niu Ruo, admire you very much. "

"Mr. Li Ye, I have roughly listened to your intentions——"

Musashibo Benkei, who was standing by, was silent for a moment before saying, "Are you—well, excuse me for being rude, but how many years did this happen in your place?"

"2018, I think. It should be almost the end of the year, around Christmas or something like that?"

Li Ye, who didn't know what time he was transferred to, roughly estimated the time and said casually: "Are our times different?"

"I see. No wonder it is different from our consciousness."

Musashibo Benkei nodded and said, "I'm very sorry, Lord Li Ye, I can't tell you this for the time being."

"What's going on, Benkei?"

Ushiwakamaru, who was equally confused, came closer and whispered, "Tell me secretly so that I can understand too."

'That is to say, regarding the current time in the underworld - although I am not very clear, I estimate that if we want to destroy Ereshkigal, we must do so after the Battle of Uruk.

So Lord Yoshitsune, please keep this matter confidential. If you tell it, it may make the problem more complicated.'

"Okay, I see."

Ushiwakamaru understood what Musashibo Benkei meant and nodded, saying, "But you are really smart. Is it because you are an immortal after all?"

Li Ye, who had not deliberately eavesdropped on the conversation, scratched his ears and said with a smile, "It seems that this is a question I cannot know."

The reminiscing with Ushiwakamaru and the others did not last long. Li Ye continued to move forward and helplessly defeated the leopard man who was like a chaos demon, and arrived at the next gate to the underworld.

In front of the door, the Flower Magician stood and greeted him with a smile: "Hey, how have you been lately?"

“Not bad!”

Li Ye raised his hand and high-fived Merlin, then said with a smile: "I'm planning to look for my next job."

"You have to work hard, otherwise you can come to Avalon."

Merlin smiled and said, "It's nice to be with big brother Merlin, right?"

"Thank you. Even though you are not a good person, I still thank you."

Li Ye waved his hand and said with a smile: "It seems to be you, Merlin, can you tell me what's going on here?"

Dumuzi left too quickly, resulting in Li Ye not getting much useful information. Now it seems that Merlin has to act as the commentator.

Merlin, who also knew this, smiled and said, “In short, the attack on you and the imprisonment of Ereshkigal were due to the god Nergal.

To be precise, it is the [malice of Nergal] that remains in the underworld, because the gods have left Mesopotamia, and they will not appear unless summoned by humans.

Really, should we say they are stubborn or holding a grudge? It was just the remaining thoughts wandering in the underworld.

It must be because of Ereshkigal's weakening that he made such a desperate move. He planned to seize the control of the underworld from Ereshkigal and reign as a god again.

Although [Sun God] Nergal is a thing of the past, [God of the Underworld] Nergal is another matter.

Because even in modern times, the underworld is already the other side, where one can reign as a god."

Kaka.

Just as Merlin was talking excitedly, an unusual sound came from the stone gate not far away.

Seeing this, Merlin smiled and said, “He was going to close the gates to the underworld to stop the intruders, but for some reason, you ended up here.

The story has come to this point. Do you think everyone will accept this Bad Ending?
The most important thing is that I don’t want to see this happen.”

As Merlin revealed what was behind the door, Nergal rushed out from behind the door and gritted his teeth and said, "Damn nightmare, how dare you interfere with me! Who the hell do you think you are? Why do you know my plan?!"

This should never have happened.

"If you are outside the abyss, it is impossible to know the situation in the abyss—"

"Well, this is considered a company secret. Don't look at me like this. I still have my own channels."

Merlin smiled and said, "Really, you are too greedy, God Nergal.

What does it matter if you become the king of the underworld now? Are you so unwilling to lose to a little girl? If you just watched Ereshkigal being destroyed, there would be no accomplices. "

"Don't think you know everything! You lowly incubus, I will destroy you all!"

Nergal roared, and the magic power in his body began to rise.

"Ouch, did I hit you where it hurts? Since I've pissed you off, the only thing we can do is fight!"

Merlin jumped up like a rabbit and rushed behind Liye, pointing at Nergal and shouting, "Come on, British dragon, young man with a nostalgic face, get rid of these evil spirits first!"

Zheng.

Li Ye casually materialized a [clothesline] and rushed towards the man named Nergal with big strides.

"Secret Sword - Return of the Swallow."

The ordinary whispers represent the blossoming of divine skills.

The atmosphere was instantly cut apart, and at the same time, the circular slash blocked all of Nergal's escape routes.

It can be said that even the future of gods and Buddhas is woven into this sword!

After witnessing the battle between infinity and finiteness, Li Ye also successfully entered the so-called divine realm, and relying on the magic experience gained from the second magician, Baozhu Weng, he successfully reproduced this magic sword.

The ultimate sword that can kill Feiyan several times!
The battle did not last long. Facing those who had reached the divine realm, Nergal seemed extremely fragile and could not be of much use.

"Ooooooh. Damn—"

Nergal was filled with resentment at being completely annihilated, but that was all.

To this-

"Oh, you've worked hard, you're pretty strong!"

Merlin, still smiling, nodded, expressing his agreement with Nergal: "Also, I'm sorry for telling you that you are the one with the remaining thoughts.

Thousands of years have passed since you lost to Ereshkigal, but the hatred still burns fiercely.

Oh my, the gods of the earth since ancient times are really scary. It seems that the next underworld will also have a hard time."

Li Ye put away his sword and didn't pay attention to the disappearance of Nergal. He asked, "Now, is the matter resolved?"

"It won't stop, because it was Ereshkigal who initiated these attacks."

Merlin looked distressed and said, “This is the trouble. Even if Nergal’s malice disappears, these attacks will not stop. Instead, they will aim at Chaldea and strike after the power is fully charged.

Ereshkigal, who is in the abyss, is now accumulating power to attack Chaldea in order to kill himself."

"To destroy all those who remember Ereshkigal?"

Li Ye asked: "But there is no one in the underworld to transfer to, right? What's the point of destroying it?"

"That's the problem. Ereshkigal once helped you and Chaldea, so it broke the oath of the goddess."

Merlin said: "The result should have been that she lost her spiritual base and returned to the underworld system—"

"She was not able to return. The so-called life and death of God refers to the extinction of faith and memory."

Liye continued, “Ereshkigal ran to fulfill her oath and disappeared, but due to the existence of humans who remembered her and the existence of Chaldea who recorded her battle, she could not completely disappear.

In order to destroy Ereshkigal, Chaldea, who remembers her, and I must also be destroyed.

Is that the case? "

Now Li Ye has caught up with Merlin's thinking and can understand the current situation.

“That’s right, but she should have been induced by Nergal. In fact, Ereshkigal has completely completed the purification.

In order not to cause trouble to you, she took the initiative to remove her [then] self from herself. "

Merlin said, “The reason why she had no reaction when she saw you was because she is no longer the same person she was [at that time].

Now, without the influence of her human body, she is the cold mistress of the underworld in the myth."

"So that's it."

Li Ye, who had already obtained the part of Ereshkigal that was cut off, nodded and said, "That's really a bit troublesome."

"Not only that, the biggest problem is that Ereshkigal himself seems to have underestimated his sense of responsibility for his own nature."

Merlin shrugged and said, "After erasing the memories of [then], Ereshkigal has returned to her former status as the mistress of the underworld, but she cannot forgive herself for having lost the memories of you two.

After learning about the outside world, the inner world of Ereshkigal became unstable and began to waver.

Ereshkigal believes that such an underworld and such a person are extremely dangerous. "

“That’s why we have to eliminate the goddess Ereshkigal and leave the rest of the matter to Nergal.

It hadn't started yet, but after you appeared, she is now immersed in the fresh water of the abyss, dissolving her form.

She believes that this is the most correct way to take responsibility.

Really, there has to be a limit to being negative and gloomy.”

Merlin sighed and said, “The consequences of the goddess breaking her oath actually caused this kind of thing. My predictions were too naive.

If I could disappear, just by myself, it wouldn't cause such a troublesome situation."

"Merlin is still the same."

Li Ye put his hands in his pockets and smiled: "What can we do now?"

"Hehe, of course. What I cling to is the choice that is connected to the more distant future. I am not likely to help out for personal will or dignity, although these can indeed be my nutrition.

so--"

Merlin raised his lips slightly: "The next choice is yours. Chaldea has not yet observed this place, so you can only rely on yourself.

If you want to solve all this, you can only defeat the mistress of the underworld. But, uh, you can't let Ereshkigal disappear, because that will play into Nergal's hands. Letting Nergal rule the underworld is a terrible thing, right?
The soul is in agony, the atmosphere is polluted, maggots, flies and corruption are rampant, and this place will become a grave."

"Let's go, see you next time."

Li Ye, who had already gained a lot, waved his hand. Merlin, who stayed where he was, shouted, "Be more careful next time. A more terrible enemy will appear at the last seventh door. He does not belong to the Nergal camp, nor to the Ereshkigal camp. He is the embodiment of the pure desire to defeat you—"

(End of this chapter)