The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

Ishtar is the type of person who will pursue anything that interests her relentlessly, regardless of anything else, including the other person.

The other party won't even glance at you if they're not interested in you.

Two extremes that are similar yet different.

Having failed to pique the other person's interest, it seems very difficult to influence them now...

Although she could somewhat foresee this outcome, Ishtar was still quite unhappy...

the most important is……

She didn't pique his interest, but he certainly did...

With a slight upturn of her lips, Ishtar's gaze toward Orpheus began to take on an aggressive glint.

For a proud goddess like her, rejection wasn't uncommon, but this was the first time she'd been completely ignored...

At the very least, I need to make you look at me properly!

Even if the color it contains is hatred.

Isn't it a pleasant thing to stain a pure white sheet of paper?

As for her responsibilities this time? She had long forgotten about them...

Chapter 18 The Divine Ox of Heaven

"Ophis, I'm back."

After some time, Enkidu suddenly emerged from the forest and landed perfectly back on Orpheus's side, then looked around with some confusion.

The divine aura... is not only pure but also quite strong!

"Huh? Was someone else... no, was it a god who came by just now?"

Orpheus thought for a moment, then nodded in confirmation.

"Have."

"Yeah……"

Enkidu gave a wry smile. Judging from the looks of it, that god didn't seem to be the type to attract Orpheus's attention. Given her personality, she probably wouldn't even know what the other party was there for in the end.

Enkidu didn't think it was a good thing for a god to suddenly appear at such a sensitive time, right after the Humbaba incident, with no clear purpose.

Furthermore, Orpheus is the type of person who will ignore people if he thinks they don't need a response, which is not something that a proud god can easily tolerate.

Enkidu had no idea that many gods were consistently following the order and doing good deeds, even if they liked to fill in "orderly good" in their attribute list.

Enkidu truly felt it was a miracle that he hadn't seen any trace of battle here.

"Ishtar".

"Ugh?"

Enkidu looked at Orpheus, who had suddenly spoken, with some surprise.

"She calls herself Ishtar... What's wrong, Enkidu?"

Seeing Enkidu looking at him with a strange expression, Orpheus tilted his head.

"No, I didn't expect Orpheus to bring this up on his own initiative."

"Because I care about something..."

Orpheus shook his head and returned to Dadao.

“Ishtar looks just like the statues placed in the city square.”

The statue in Uruk Square is a statue of Inanna, the guardian goddess of Uruk. This is common knowledge, and even Orpheus knew this when he was handling affairs in Uruk.

Ishtar is Inanna, the guardian goddess of Uruk... Enkidu knew this.

However, she was genuinely surprised that Orpheus would take the initiative to compare and combine the two.

Orpheus has good analytical skills, but that doesn't mean she analyzes things often. On the contrary, as long as she doesn't care, even if a god and a goddess appear before her at the same time, she won't take it to heart.

Under normal circumstances, Orpheus would think that 'Ishtar' and 'Inanna' are two different people and wouldn't associate them together.

But why would she pay attention to something like this this time?

That would truly mean that Orpheus is paying attention to Ishtar.

Could it be that Ishtar is the kind of person who can arouse Orpheus's interest?

I know a bit about this goddess Enkidu; she's the type who's quite good at seducing people...

My Orpheus has been seduced!?

"Enkidu, will the guardian spirit of the city harm the city it protects?"

At this moment, Orpheus suddenly asked.

Seeing Orpheus's serious gaze, Enkidu's wandering thoughts were immediately pulled back, and he began to organize the relevant information from what he knew.

"Generally speaking... 'harm' is impossible..."

At this point, Enkidu smiled with a hint of distress.

"However, if we were to replace the word 'harm' with words like 'punishment,' 'warning,' or 'education,' then that would be a common occurrence..."

After he finished speaking, Enkidu's eyes sharpened.

"Is Orpheus implying that the goddess might target Uruk?"

"Probably... no..."

Shaking his head, Orpheus stood up and turned his gaze toward Uruk.

"but……"

For once, Orpheus showed a troubled expression and shook his head again.

"Although I don't understand... let's go back first, Enkidu."

"understood."

Seeing that Orpheus seemed quite serious, Enkidu did not object. However, when he saw Orpheus preparing to leave, he suddenly remembered something and reached out to stop her.

"Wait, Orpheus!"

Orpheus stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Enkidu with a somewhat puzzled expression.

"this!"

Enkidu ran up to Orpheus and placed a crown of flowers on her head.

"It's for you~~"

Enkidu patted Orpheus's head and explained.

"They used purple flowers... After all, red and black, which match Orpheus's black outfit, are too ominous."

As he spoke, Enkidu conjured a mirror from the soil and faced it toward Orpheus.

"How is it? Isn't it great?"

Looking at himself in the mirror, Orpheus didn't feel anything... Besides, it wouldn't be very convenient to fight while wearing this thing, would it?

but……

Wearing it gives me a strange sense of security, just like Enkidu's smile.

Orpheus touched the flower crown on his head and nodded to Enkidu.

Enkidu's smile was even brighter than before, and then he took Orpheus's hand.

"Then let's go back together, back to Uruk!"

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"What...what's going on?"

Enkidu looked around angrily at the scene.

Logically, after Humbaba was defeated, the farmland, which had suffered considerable damage due to her rampage, should have begun to slowly recover. However, this was not the case.

On the contrary, not only did these newly grown crops wither completely, but the earth itself also developed countless unnatural cracks.

What happened?

Faced with this situation, Orpheus remained expressionless as always, and simply called over a passerby to ask him a question.

However, it was impossible to get any important information from these passersby. In the end, all that could be obtained was the most superficial information: "This drought-like phenomenon started two days ago, and the earth suddenly shook and cracked open."

"It's a divine ox that descended from the heavens!"

In contrast, the priestess was much clearer.

The scene has returned to the main hall of the palace, where the priestess girl kneels respectfully before Orpheus, reporting the information she knows.

"Two days ago, I saw that magnificent thing appear from the sky. When it fell to the ground, the grass and trees withered and the earth shook. It became what you two gentlemen see now."

"...In a sense, it was not unexpected."

Enkidu sighed; it was quite possible that Ishtar was behind this.

The Bull of Heaven was the pet of Anu, the king of the gods, and Anu had a particular characteristic: he doted on his daughter Ishtar, who was always causing trouble.

Although the idea of ​​a god's pet might not sound very impressive, the owner of this pet was no ordinary god, but rather a god-king like Annu.

Naturally, as Annu's pet, the Heavenly Ox's power surpasses that of most gods.

"Yes! The location of the sacred bull has never been fixed. It wanders around Uruk, but it usually doesn't go more than five kilometers away from Uruk. If you two gentlemen need, we can have the priests perform divination to predict where it might appear next."

The priestess was also somewhat uncertain at this moment.

The sacred ox is, after all, a divine creature, but it is now harming the people. So, should it be killed or not? This is a decision that can only be made by these two officials.

Enkidu looked thoughtful after hearing this.

"I see... Wait, Orpheus, where are you going?"

Orpheus, who had been called back, turned around with a puzzled expression on his face.

“Taking the head of the divine bull…Even Enkidu wouldn’t like it, would he?”