The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

"..."

Ereshkigal's throat moved slightly.

She pinched herself, and after confirming the pain, she realized that this was not a dream.

Yes.

The man admired and loved by her sister has achieved far more great achievements than she could have imagined.

I underestimated him a bit.

"Thank you." Ereshkigal maintained his politeness, then took out a gold coin and placed it in the hand of the female passerby.

“The food is very good, I hope to eat better in the future.”

“That’s what I think it should be worth.”

"Eh……"

The female passerby hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted the gold coin from Ereshkigal and nodded with a smile.

"Of course I will—"

"Uruk, I love giving you surprises."

[Just by landing, the situation in Uruk completely overturned Ereshkigal's imagination.]

[Your rule is far better than this goddess of the underworld could have imagined.]

[She decided to look at you, the King of Uruk, with a completely new perspective.]

【"Um--"】

"Just consider it a break in the human world."

Ereshkigal thought so, and then began his journey in the direction where he could find you.

This time, she decided to take a down-to-earth approach.

Once you look at something from a different perspective, you may discover its charm.

This was Ereshkigal's state of mind at the moment.

Following the guidance of the female passerby, she arrived at a new village after some time.

And I don’t know whether to say it’s luck or something else.

When the goddess of the underworld arrived, the village was filled with joyful blessings.

"Great King of Uruk—"

"We pray faithfully for you."

"May your rule be as unfading as a river, and may your throne be as strong as a mountain."

"..."

Hearing such words, Ereshkigal would probably feel a little angry if he were the normal person.

After all, such words should be spoken to the gods, not to a king.

only--

Thinking of how that man had actually been able to "drive" his kingdom right to the gates of his own underworld, Ereshkigal became a little more cautious.

She came to a little girl who was watching the village celebrate - humans of this age spoke the most sincere words.

"that……"

"What are you doing?"

"Celebrate the king~" the little girl said innocently.

The answer was not surprising, and it could even be said that I had expected it to be like this.

After all, those words already contained enough hints.

but--

You still have to keep asking.

"Then..." Ereshkigal paused, then continued, "What is this celebrating the king?"

“Pay tribute!”

"Pay tribute?"

Once again, Ereshkigal was shocked.

As the goddess of the underworld, she remembered that every time she asked these humans to pay tribute, there was not such a happy atmosphere.

This……

It's like a festival, right?

How could it be a tribute?

But the facts soon slapped Ereshkigal in the face.

The little girl nodded quickly, confirming that what she had just said was correct.

"Big sister, this is indeed a tribute!"

"We will offer the king so much treasure and so much food!"

"..."

Ereshkigal was silent for a while, but finally asked the question that was in his heart.

"Isn't it a sad thing, then? You have to pay tribute to someone you may never meet in your lifetime because of this. Isn't it sad?"

"Eh?"

"Why is that?" the little girl asked in confusion.

"Because it's yours!" Ereshkigal said anxiously, "And instead of giving it to the king, why not offer it to the gods in heaven?!"

"Aren't they more powerful?"

“But they won’t give us anything.”

The little girl held her chin to her hand and told the most important thing in the most innocent way.

"The gods took everything from us, but they won't tell us anything - they said this is what we should do."

“And after the king came, we had enough to eat and lived better.”

"Then... no matter how you think about it, it would be better to give it to the king, right?"

With a whoosh——

Flames rose from the distance, pointing straight to the sky as a way of celebration.

"Hey! It's started!"

"Big sis, I'm leaving now! We'll talk next time!"

Having said this, the little girl ran away without looking back.

As he watched her back, Ereshkigal's gaze gradually rose to the sky along with the vitality of the flames.

"Can he give us something he won't give us...?"

"It's really... unexpected."

The goddess of the underworld seemed to understand why her sister became like that.

925. Ereshkigal's First Meeting/A Country That Doesn't Need Gods (4k)

After a long journey through mountains and rivers, Ereshkigal finally arrived at the real Uruk.

only--

When she climbed over the hill and reached the entrance, she saw something she had never expected.

In front of the goddess of the underworld was an extremely thick wall.

but……

If it were just a city wall, it wouldn't be surprising.

After all, Ereshkigal had witnessed countless things like this in the past.

What really surprised the goddess of the underworld were the words carved on the city walls.

Each of them is shaping the majesty of this city-state in the most gorgeous way possible, and every gesture is enough to make people stop and admire.

"Is this also done by that man..."

Ereshkigal's lips parted slightly, and it was clear that he was quite surprised.

However, besides being surprised, the goddess of the underworld was also a little more excited.

There is no other reason.

Since even something like a city wall can be as perfect as it is now.

So--

There must be something more worthy of appreciation within the city-state.

really...

How can there be such a capable human being?!

No!

Further investigation is necessary!

With this thought in mind, Ereshkigal came to the road leading to the city-state of Uruk.

But what the goddess of the underworld did not expect was——

This city-state seems to have been waiting for me, but it is not so easy to integrate into.

Or should I say...

Some are on high alert.

"Stop, who are you!"

With a shout, the two Uruk soldiers at the door stopped Ereshkigal.

The crossed swords stopped in front of the goddess of the underworld, preventing her from taking another step forward.

"..."

Although he felt a little unhappy about being stopped, Ereshkigal did not lose his temper.

The reason was simple: she wanted to see the truer Uruk, not the one distorted by some will or force.

So faced with such an obstruction, she pretended to be normal, stepped back a little, and continued:

"Feel sorry--"

"Although it may be a little rude, could you please tell the king of Uruk that I want to see him?"

"..."

"..."

The two soldiers looked at each other, and it was obvious that no one dared to respond.

One of the fatter soldiers spoke at this time:

"What are you looking for our king for?"

"I simply wish to meet him," Ereshkigal said, a lie that wasn't really a lie. "I've heard so many rumors along the way, and I have so many questions about this king."

"..."

The soldiers were still a little hesitant to answer.

According to common sense, they should have rejected this unexpected request for a meeting.

but……