The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

Whether it was the fat one or the thin one, they both felt a sense of oppression that was hard to resist from the "stranger" in front of them.

It was as if as long as he said no, he would suffer extremely cruel revenge from the other party.

"Why...is such a request not allowed?"

Ereshkigal spoke again.

Her temper is indeed not bad, but she is not so friendly as to say that anyone who argues with her will be so friendly.

Besides...

It was the other party who ignored me first.

"Just pass on the message, there's nothing else to do." Ereshkigal emphasized his intention once again.

If this didn't work this time, the goddess of the underworld knew that she would have to take some less friendly measures.

"convey……"

"Oh, good."

The thinner soldier turned around, seemingly wanting to convey this message to Ereshkigal, but he just stood there in a daze.

"Wang, why...are you here?"

"Ok?"

Ereshkigal's reaction was quick.

She looked directly in the direction of the soldier's surprise, and her breathing quickened slightly at that moment.

"Is this... the King of Uruk?"

The goddess of the underworld muttered to herself, looking a little distracted.

You have arrived at the city gate.

You calmed down the Uruk soldiers who were surprised by your appearance.

[Then you noticed the "culprit" of all this—the woman whose attire didn't quite match the people of Uruk.]

"..."

"Are you looking for me?"

After pacifying the Uruk soldiers, Ian's gaze fell on Ereshkigal, whose identity had not yet been revealed.

He looked at the other person as if he was examining some treasure he had never seen before.

"..."

Facing Ian's gaze, Ereshkigal felt a little shy, but she also knew that now was not the time to be really shy about it.

after all--

This time, I came out for my sister.

I have to help my sister figure out what kind of person this King of Uruk is!

"Yes." Ereshkigal nodded. "It is indeed you I am looking for, King of Uruk."

"..."

Ian did not rush to follow Ereshkigal's words, but looked at him, as if he had thought of something.

After a long while, he finally said his next words:

"Then, judging from your appearance, you shouldn't be from this kingdom—tell me, where are you from? And what is your name?"

"This king will consider all your subsequent requests based on this."

"..."

Ereshkigal looked at Ian in front of him, feeling a little secretly happy.

Of course, she didn't mean to say that she was happy because the other party treated her like this.

Rather, the goddess of the underworld felt that her disguise had not been discovered - which meant that the King of Uruk, who was constantly admired by his sister Ishtar, was actually not as powerful as imagined.

This silly sister, this is just a momentary impulse!!

Despite being heartbroken, it caused a lot of trouble.

But Ereshkigal's appearance remained calm and sunny.

She continued with the kind of lie that wasn't really a lie:

"King of Uruk, I am from a distant land. I heard legends about you along the way and wanted to verify for myself whether you are indeed such a person."

"As for my name—"

Ereshkigal looked directly at Ian in front of him, his tone more tentative.

"King of Uruk, you may call me Elei."

The underworld is also a country - it's just a place where no one can get close to.

The name "Aile" was not made up out of thin air.

That was her nickname, but only those close enough to her were qualified to call her that—at the moment, that silly little sister had probably called her that a few times.

There is nothing theoretically wrong in saying it now as your real name.

all in all.

This isn't a lie, that's right.

Ereshkigal was sure of this.

"Aile..."

Ian's brow furrowed slightly.

This made Ereshkigal somewhat concerned – could it be that the other party had discovered his “secret”?

But the goddess of the underworld soon found that this idea was unnecessary.

Because after Ian frowned, he nodded in agreement.

"I understand."

"In that case—"

The King of Uruk smiled.

"Then follow me and see what kind of country Uruk is."

You brought Ereshkigal into Uruk.

[You will show this "stranger" who has come here what it means to be apart from the kingdom of God.]

【Everything has its reasons.】

Within the territory of the main capital of Uruk.

It was not until he actually set foot in this city-state that Ereshkigal realized that his understanding along the way was actually still somewhat superficial.

No.

To be precise, the feeling gained based on those rumors is a little limited.

The city was surrounded by extremely gorgeous walls carved with many words, and rare gold and some gems could be seen everywhere.

These things are dotted on buildings and even some roads, and when they are illuminated by sunlight for a little while, they actually have a visual impact.

Even Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, found it hard to believe that there was such a luxurious country in this world?

"Does it look good?" Ian's voice sounded at this moment.

The king of Uruk seemed to have guessed how much trouble Ereshkigal would have in his heart because of his "decoration".

"This is all designed by the king himself."

"..."

"It's beautiful, of course." Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, did not deny everything in front of her just because of her status as a deity.

After all, along the way, she has realized how "superficial" and "vulgar" her understanding of Uruk and this man is.

"But, King of Uruk, isn't this a bit extravagant for you to do? Won't your people feel pressured by this?"

"Ha ha ha ha--!"

Ian laughed.

"What you call pressure only arises when no one can afford to eat or wear enough. That's what a tyrant does, one who cares nothing for his own enjoyment, and who disregards the people."

"But!"

The King of Uruk raised his hand, as if asking Ereshkigal to look carefully around him.

"In the kingdom I rule, no one is hungry. Every citizen of Uruk, as long as they are willing to follow me, will have enough to eat and drink. What is there to complain about?"

"These gems and gold are gifts they gave me, so naturally there is no contradiction."

"..."

Ereshkigal actually wanted to say that Ian was joking.

But along the way, the goddess of the underworld found that she had never seen anyone who was hungry.

Everyone living in Uruk lived a very happy life - they even had time to offer blessings to the king of Uruk in their own villages because of this kindness.

This is something I haven't even done.

"That--"

Ereshkigal looked off into the distance with a bit of evasion, and then he noticed something was not right.

"Hey, then why are there several buildings that look so abandoned?"

Just as Ereshkigal suspected.

The goddess of the underworld, whose attention had just been attracted by the gold and gems, discovered after her attention was distracted that there were actually several buildings covered with moss in this extremely luxurious city.

They are out of tune with the surrounding environment - they are like conspicuous nails, sitting on the land of Uruk.

"Oh, Ailei, you're asking this..."

Ian's gaze followed Ereshkigal's direction and he forgot to move forward, then continued to explain.

"That place was originally used for offering sacrifices to the gods—it just hasn't been used for a long time and no one has taken care of it, so it has become like this."

"What?" Ereshkigal couldn't believe what he heard.

This person in front of me actually treats the place of sacrifice like this?

But Ian himself was not at all surprised by Ereshkigal's reaction.

On the contrary, he seemed to enjoy the other party's attitude.

"It's okay, you can be surprised as much as you want—because everyone who comes here will have this kind of reaction."

"The reason why I want to keep all this is naturally to tell my people something."

"That is, even without the care of the gods, the people of Uruk can still create a country that suits them with their own hands. That's all."

"..."

Ereshkigal was speechless.

This is consistent with previous rumors - Uruk is a country that does not welcome gods.

"That……"

"Don't be surprised by this anymore." Ian interrupted Ereshkigal and took back the initiative.

"I have something more suitable for you to see."

"..."

Ereshkigal didn't answer Ian, but just nodded.

She really wanted to know what else this man in front of her could come up with to surprise her.

only--

More than ten minutes later, when Ereshkigal saw the huge crossbow in front of him, his expression was filled with even more uncontrollable surprise than before.