The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

Although Orpheus quickly figured out a way to turn death into life and put it into practice, and could then get rid of Ereshkigal's entanglement at any time, she still chose to remain in her original state.

It wasn't out of curiosity or a desire to experience more kissing... cough cough, that's only a very small part of the reason.

An even greater factor was the rarity of the opportunity: the god of the underworld personally infused death into his own body, which allowed Orpheus's 'self-reference' to reach its fullest potential.

The function of self-reference is to absorb beneficial information from the external environment into one's own cycle.

Ereshkigal had just frantically infused himself with the power of death, which meant he had skipped the step of reading the outside world and could directly integrate death into his own cycle. Orpheus also used this to easily convert death into life.

While it's impossible for a mere few dozen seconds of mana replenishment... we mean, a few dozen seconds of energy fusion will allow you to learn about death and life, it does deepen your understanding of these two powers, giving you considerable resistance when encountering similar abilities in the future.

"Ah."

While casually responding to Qi's summary, Orpheus used the Chains of Heaven to hang Ereshkigal.

With his palm open, a mini magic circle appeared in Orpheus's palm, which he then aimed at Ereshkigal.

Then... in the moonless night, a purple glow began to shimmer.

"Cough cough cough cough... Wait, wait, wait, this is too much! Waiting for me to be woken up by cannon fire? This is blasphemy! This is blasphemy!? And what the hell is this chain? I've never even heard of binding a god like me!? This is unacceptable! This is absolutely unforgivable, pfft-ha--"

After being hit by another mini magic cannon, Ereshkigal finally calmed down.

"I ask, you answer."

Orpheus put away the magic circle in his hand and said calmly.

"Hmm...looks like I've really been caught. Seriously, I absolutely can't let my stupid little sister know about this...but what the hell is that ability of yours? It's so cheating! It's definitely cheating!"

Ereshkigal looked at the Chains of Heaven binding him and the various weapons poised to strike behind Orpheus, and finally sighed resignedly.

"Ask whatever you want, but I can guess that what's most important to you right now, what you most want to know, is information about the 'Three Goddess Alliance,' right?"

"That's right, I need your information about their specific identity, their specific purpose, and why they appeared."

Upon hearing Orpheus's question, Ereshkigal twisted a few times in mid-air, adjusting to a more comfortable position with Orpheus's tacit approval as he loosened his chains, before speaking again.

"Hmm... Although I was unable to exert my full strength in that battle because I wasn't in the underworld and my body wasn't even my own, and the whole process was inexplicable, a loss is a loss. As a reward from the goddess to encourage heroes, I will tell you some information within the permitted scope."

Chapter 49 The Goddess's Information

"The purpose of our Three Goddess Alliance and the reason for attacking Uruk are quite simple and need no further explanation: to dominate the land thereafter."

Ereshkigal indeed had no intention of going back on his word and spoke directly.

"Of course, there are some slight differences. For example, I am the ruler of mankind, while the goddess of the north is the ruler of the earth... And the one in the south, the cultural difference is too great, I simply cannot understand what she is thinking."

"So, in reality, the true 'Three Goddesses' do not include Ishtar?"

Upon hearing this, Orpheus interrupted Ereshkigal and asked a question.

"Ha, that stupid girl doesn't understand anything at all. The most advanced thing she can do is to fly around in the Skyship aimlessly and carefree every day, right?"

When his sister was mentioned, Ereshkigal scoffed disdainfully.

"Although that guy seems to have lied to you about this before... or rather, played a trick on you with this, it is still a fact that he is not one of the 'Three Goddesses'."

Orpheus nodded.

Indeed, upon closer examination, although they often try to find some superficial reasons to cover it up, Ishtar's actions have always been aimed at hindering the Warcraft.

In other words, that guy actually knew quite well what he was doing, right? And those unintentionally leaked pieces of information too.

...That should be right, right?

"Putting all that aside, although we are nominally called 'allies,' we actually compete according to our own rules."

"rule?"

"That's right. It depends on who conquers Uruk first and then gets their hands on the Holy Grail that you, Orpheus, have been hiding... In short, the first goddess to obtain the Holy Grail will be able to claim this land as her own according to the treaty. As for what happens after that, the other two goddesses can choose to leave on their own, or if they want to stay, they can only choose to be subordinate to the victor... That's the purpose of our Three Goddess Alliance, quite simple, isn't it?"

"The Holy Grail?"

Orpheus tilted his head.

In her eyes, the Holy Grail wasn't anything particularly powerful... Although it possessed magical power comparable to infinity, it was only comparable, still some distance from true infinity.

After all, the so-called Holy Grail is merely an 'unfinished product' of the Third Law, or rather, just a medium for completing the Third Law.

Although it's also known as an all-powerful wish-granting machine... it's ultimately just all-powerful, not omnipotent.

If Orpheus had enough knowledge, he could do far more than the Holy Grail.

However, for others, the Holy Grail is still a rather useful tool.

Even if the three goddesses don't actually need to use the Holy Grail to do anything, such a high-ranking treasure is more than valuable enough to be used as a key tool to determine the outcome of a battle.

This is so troublesome...

Orpheus sighed inwardly.

If it weren't for the fact that doing that might cause the collapse of human history, she really would have liked to just give the Holy Grail to anyone.

"Speaking of which, it was only after meeting you that I realized how ridiculous it was that the two of us... the three goddesses, were scheming to the death in pursuit of the Holy Grail."

Ereshkigal pursed his lips, looking at Orpheus with some resentment.

Mana replenishment is a process of mutual fusion. Although neither side used the most powerful method in legend, Ereshkigal still sensed a corner of Orpheus's essence during the recent entanglement.

The so-called 'infinity' is even just a small part of it, which is infinite and can never be compared to a broken cup.

"So, what are the specific identities of the goddesses of the North and the South?"

After pondering for a while, Orpheus asked again.

"I can't tell you that."

Somewhat surprisingly, Ereshkigal, who had been quite cooperative, said something in denial.

"After all, we have a rule of 'no attacking each other' between us. This doesn't just refer to physical attacks, but rather to rules such as not infringing on each other's rights and not interfering with each other's work. Revealing each other's real names is also among the prohibited items."

Ereshkigal explained his reasons for refusing in this way.

"Hmm... There was a question before, 'Why did this happen?' Well, just as you guessed, my other side, the foolish younger sister, was summoned by those priestesses. But I killed those priestesses and left. Only that foolish younger sister would be so stupid as to think that so many people died from exhaustion of magic..."

"What about the other two pillars?"

"Ah, those two were attracted by the Holy Grail. As for whether there's some guy called the Magic King pulling strings behind the scenes—that's not something I'd know."

Nodding, Orpheus closed his eyes and began to ponder.

You're lying.

A few minutes later, Orpheus opened his eyes and uttered those words.

"Huh? Wait a minute, I'm not lying. Besides, isn't this strange? How did you come to that conclusion?"

"intuition."

"Isn't that the same answer as that stupid girl's?!"

Ereshkigal twisted his body in mid-air in dissatisfaction.

"And if you want to investigate where you lied, point it out to me specifically."

"Who knows?"

Orpheus waved his hand dismissively in response.

Since... well, I don't know when it started, Orpheus's intuition has become increasingly powerful.

Most of what Ereshkigal just said is indeed an undeniable fact.

But there was only one thing that made Orpheus realize something was wrong.

"Your purpose doesn't seem to be telling the truth."

Calling it a lie seems a bit much... but Ereshkigal definitely held back on that point.

Orpheus's intuition told her so.

"Huh? This... isn't right..."

I suddenly started to waver for no reason...

Looking at Ereshkigal, who was now rambling incoherently, Orpheus thought to himself speechlessly.

"Don't talk nonsense! My goal, my desire, is to establish a kingdom of the dead and dominate the souls of all mankind! I hate the living and toy with the dead. I am such an evil being!"

Ignoring the other party's explanation, Orpheus waved his hand, causing the Chains of Heaven to dissipate into golden specks of light.

And Ereshkigal, as expected, fell to the ground.

"you……"

"Killing this body here wouldn't make a difference."

Orpheus interrupted Ereshkigal's question and began to explain.

“Ishtar is not one of the three goddesses’ pillars, so there’s no need to kill her. As for you, I don’t have the means to kill you across the barrier between the ground and the underground, so I’ll let you go.”

"...Tch, don't think I'll thank you for that."

Standing up, Ereshkigal's expression was somewhat complicated.

"In short, I won't give up on my goal. In the end, even you will be taken to the underworld. Cleanse your soul and wait!"

After delivering his villainous lines, Ereshkigal leaped onto Ishtar's celestial ark and flew away, leaving Orpheus still sorting through the information he had just received.

"So...the purpose isn't evil, is that right?"

After considering the other party's personality, Orpheus finally came to this conclusion.

Just listen to it from the opposite perspective.

Chapter 50 Merlin's Declaration

Even at the very end, Orpheus still didn't understand what the goddess's purpose was in coming to find him.

Could it be because they saw him on the way and came over to talk to him?

However, thanks to this, we did get a lot of new information.

The other party's purpose, and the 'Magic King'.