FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Oh no!"

Lan Muyan hurriedly closed the box lid, but a Gandr grazed his head.

"come out!"

Ishtar's voice brooked no refusal.

Lan Muyan had no choice but to walk out with the surrounding followers.

"There are quite a few people here. What, is watching us fight so interesting?"

Ishtar's tone was clearly unfriendly.

Lan Muyan hurriedly said, "It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. I'm here on behalf of King Gilgamesh to offer tribute to the goddess Ishtar, the goddess of Venus."

"Huh? That gold-plated guy is offering me tribute? Has he lost his mind?"

Ishtar and Gilgamesh's relationship was exceptionally bad. She didn't believe Gilgamesh would be so eager to please her for no reason. Considering the current situation in Uruk, even if Ishtar was stupid, she would know what Gilgamesh's purpose was.

Just as Ishtar was about to refuse, Lan Muyan opened the box, and the colorful gems inside instantly attracted Ishtar's attention.

"These... these are all for me?"

Ishtar looked at the chest full of gems and almost drooled.

"Yes, King Gilgamesh also said that this is just a small gift. If the goddess Venus is willing to help Uruk overcome this crisis, she will give you another box."

Ishtar's breathing became noticeably heavier. She wanted to maintain her goddess-like composure, but looking at the crystal-clear, colorful gems in the box, she was like a debauched king seeing a group of naked beauties, unable to control herself at all.

"Then...then I'll..."

"Then I'll accept it without hesitation."

Suddenly, Ibuki, who had been silent all along, waved her hand, and a strong gust of wind slammed the box shut and blew it to her side.

"Ibuki! This is my jewel!"

Ishtar panicked instantly.

"Huh? I thought you didn't want it. You were being all coy for ages. This kind of treasure doesn't have a name on it, so of course it's first come, first served."

"You don't use magic, so what use are these gems to you?"

"Huh? Don't you know I have the blood of the Dragon God in my veins? Dragons, you know, are completely powerless against anything that sparkles."

Ibuki even deliberately took out a gemstone and rubbed it against her face.

"Give it back to me!"

Ishtar realized she couldn't communicate with Ibuki at all, so she stopped wasting words and manipulated Maana to fly in front of Ibuki to snatch her away.

"No."

"No."

"I just won't give it to them."

Taking advantage of her size, Ibuki skillfully dodged all of Ishtar's attacks, which made Venus so angry that she almost cried.

Having no way to deal with Ishtar, Ishtar turned to Lan Muyan and said, "What are you all standing there for! Come and help! If you help this goddess retrieve the jewel, I'll agree to help Uruk!"

Hearing Ishtar's promise, Lan Muyan was very happy. After all, it was almost certain that the "Goddess of Calamity" was Ibuki-dōji in front of him. Taking advantage of the moment to carry out a righteous gang fight and eliminate her would be killing two birds with one stone.

"Nobunaga, Robin Hood, you two try to assist Ishtar in attacking Ibuki. If attacking her directly is ineffective, you can also try aiming at the box of jewels next to her. Souji, Cú Chulainn, you two prepare on the ground. If you can shoot down Ibuki or the treasure box, then proceed accordingly."

Just as Lan Muyan finished making arrangements for the operation with great interest, Cú Chulainn Alter stopped him.

"Wait a minute, Lan Muyan. I need to confirm something first."

Cú Chulainn Alter looked up at Ibuki.

"Ibuki-dōji, do you remember the Master you met in Edo named Natsumi?"

Ibuki, who had been teasing Ishtar, turned to look at Cú Chulainn Alter. After a moment's thought, she suddenly landed on the ground, pointed at Cú Chulainn Alter, and said, "You're Cú Chulainn? Why do you look different from what I've seen before?"

"Haha, that's a long story. But what are you doing here? Before we left Edo last time, we wanted to say goodbye to you, but we found you had disappeared."

Upon seeing that Ibuki recognized him, Cú Chulainn Alter was able to confirm that this Ibuki was the same Ibuki they had met in Edo.

"Haha, I also have some secrets to keep. So, Xia Yan is here too?"

Ibuki immediately associated Cú Chulainn Alter with Xia Yan.

"Yes, Xia Yan is in Uruk right now."

Lan Muyan was somewhat bewildered by the conversation between Cú Chulainn Alter and Ibuki.

How could I run into an old acquaintance here?

Turning his head to look at Ishtar, who was now content with the treasure chest that Ibuki had given up, Lan Muyan suddenly had a bold idea.

Children make choices; adults want to take both goddesses with them!

"Goddess Ishtar, now that you have obtained the jewel, can I take that as your agreement to assist Uruk?"

"Uh-huh."

In high spirits, Ishtar agreed without a second thought.

Just as Lan Muyan was feeling lucky, having taken down two goddesses without even a fight, Ishtar pointed at Cú Chulainn Alter, who was chatting and laughing with Ibuki, and asked, "What's going on here? You two know Ibuki?"

At this moment, Ishtar used her supposedly clever little brain to think for a moment. Ibuki deliberately occupied her temple, then fought with her, and then these people appeared by sheer coincidence, offering her jewels and asking her to help Uruk. This all seemed like a trap set for her!

Upon reaching this conclusion, Ishtar's expression immediately changed. After quickly moving the treasure chest to a secluded corner, Ishtar piloted Maana back and said to Lan Muyan below, "Don't think I can't see through you. You're all in cahoots! Trying to trick me into going to Uruk? No way! I'll show you what happens when you deceive Lady Ishtar!"

Then, Ishtar, with one hand holding the gun and the other arm bent for support, unleashed a barrage of Gandr fire at Lan Muyan and the others below.

"What's wrong with this goddess?!"

Cú Chulainn Alter, who was still catching up with old friends, took out his thorny spear and stood in front of Lan Muyan, who hadn't even reacted yet.

Lan Muyan sighed and said, "It's all because you seem to know Ibuki very well, which made her mistakenly believe that we're in cahoots with Ibuki."

"I..."

Cú Chulainn ALTER wanted to argue, but from Ishtar's perspective, it did make some sense. However, they were on Uruk's side, and Ibuki was a member of the "Six Goddess Alliance," so they weren't on the same side at all!

Forget it, there's no point in saying all this now.

"So what do we do next?"

"What else can we do but subdue Ishtar first!"

Lan Muyan looked at Ibuki and said, "Ibuki-dono, are you willing to help?"

Ibuki nodded without hesitation.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you to keep Ishtar under control and prevent her from escaping. If possible, it would be best to take her down. The rest is up to us."

"no problem."

Ibuki gave an OK sign, then took off and flew towards Ishtar.