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"It's okay." Ereshkigal held his arm, looking guilty. "I...did do something wrong."

"Ishtar, it's normal for you to be angry."

"..."

"Although I don't really want to interrupt your sisterly love at this time."

"but……"

Ophelia looked at the stagnant Sea of Life and spoke with a worried tone.

"Goddesses, at least finish what you need to do first before looking back on this warmth."

"For example..."

The top student of the Clock Tower looked towards the underground Heian-kyo, which was beginning to fall apart.

"Why is there such a landscape underground in Uruk?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Everyone's eyes were instantly focused on Ereshkigal.

This is a very natural thing.

Because apart from the unconscious Abigail, the only person (or should I say god) who knew what was going on was Ereshkigal.

"..."

I understand that it is absolutely impossible to hide the matter any longer.

Ereshkigal sighed and then spoke softly.

"You... should know that there is something called the Holy Grail."

"It was because of this that I met Abigail."

"..."

Not a surprising answer.

After all, it seemed that Abigail appeared here just because she wanted to see him.

but……

Could it actually appear directly with the Holy Grail...

It's really unexpected.

Ian's emotion only ended there, and he quickly focused his attention on what Ereshkigal was going to say.

"Along with Abigail appeared a being claiming to be Tiamat."

"Abigail and I were both affected by the strange aura she exuded, and naturally became 'allies'."

"A strange smell...?"

Medusa looked puzzled.

And Ophelia quickly answered.

"It should be the breath of 'life' - after all, she is the goddess of the underworld, so she should be very sensitive to such things."

"but……"

"It's unlikely that there's only one reason, right?"

"Indeed."

Ereshkigal nodded.

Compared to Ishtar, her temper is much better.

"The key point is that Tiamat wants to destroy this land."

"Of course I can't let this happen... Absolutely not."

Although that was not her territory, Ereshkigal's clenched fists were enough to show that she was very unhappy with Tiamat's plan.

This touched Ishtar somewhat.

"elder sister……"

"So you care about me so much?"

"Eh……"

Perhaps realizing that his words were a bit too biased towards Ishtar, Ereshkigal quickly shook his head in denial.

"Nothing!"

"I just—I won't allow Uruk to become a mess!"

"..."

Knowing that this was part of Ereshkigal's tsundere personality, Ian didn't intend to expose her, but continued to ask.

"So, is 'projecting' Heian-kyō also part of your plan?"

"Ah."

Ereshkigal nodded.

"Our original plan was to use Abigail's power to create the place that left the deepest impression on her in Uruk's underground underworld, and then use my power to 'sew' it back together with Uruk."

As she said this, as if she was afraid that her meaning would not be understood, the goddess of the underworld used the thumb and index finger of her right hand to form a small space, and then closed them little by little.

"in this way--"

"Tiamat can be crushed to death inside."

"..."

"What an incredible plan." Stheno exhaled slightly, and it was obvious that he had never expected it to be like this.

However, Yurielle pointed out the "key point" at this time.

"I said--"

"This plan itself is not very realistic, right?"

"Since you intend to sew Uruk and Heian-kyō together, you have to at least ensure that someone on Uruk is willing to cooperate with this suturing, right?"

"Isn't it too much of a stretch for me, or rather, two people, to do this kind of thing?"

"Besides, if there's no cooperation, wouldn't Tiamat's slight struggle, without Uruk's assistance, ruin the entire plan?"

"..."

Although he was reluctant to admit the flaws in his plan, Ereshkigal was not one to be stubborn.

At least not in admitting mistakes—

"Yes, it was indeed my mistake."

"I... underestimated Tiamat and overestimated myself."

"By the time I wanted to ask Ishtar to come and help, it was already too late."

"..."

Looking at Ereshkigal, who was filled with guilt, Ian knew that this was not her fault alone.

"Ailei, this is not just your problem."

"Okita and I were too reckless."

"if……"

"If I think about it for a while longer, the results will probably be better when you show up."

"Okay, okay!"

Ishtar raised her hand.

Even at this time, she still remains optimistic.

"Let's talk about that kind of discouraging stuff later."

"Shouldn't we find a way to solve the problem first?"

"..."

"Right."

Ian calmed himself down and focused all his attention on his current predicament.

"Let's find a way to solve the problem first."

"If you say so..."

"I do have a question I'd like to know the answer to."

As Ophelia spoke, she pointed to the Sea of Life where Ereshkigal had stopped.

"If Ereshkigal was able to still it, that means her power is not inferior to Tiamat's, right?"

"Do not."

Ereshkigal quickly denied this.

"It's only because I'm in the underworld that I can barely do this—and even so, I've only temporarily stopped everything."

"That means..."

Ophelia looked at Ereshkigal.

"If others help, we can kill Tiamat, right?"

"What are you..."

Ereshkigal sensed that there was something behind Ophelia's words, but for a moment he couldn't tell what it was.

"It's very simple."

The top student from the Clock Tower came to Ian.

"Let Athena come out again, and with the combined power of you and Ishtar—I think we can inflict heavy damage on Tiamat no matter what."

"Athena?"

Ereshkigal blinked, looking quite puzzled.

"what is that--"

"A formidable war machine." Ophelia described Athena herself, replaying the image in her mind. "I think it could definitely be useful at a time like this."

"Eh!"

Ereshkigal and Ishtar both became serious.

"Wouldn't the matter be resolved quickly then?" Goddess Venus spoke first.

"..."

"I'm afraid not."

Ian answered somewhat helplessly.

"Athena suffered severe trauma in the battle with the Bull of Heaven. I don't think she'll be able to reappear anytime soon."

"This one……"

Now it would be Ishtar's turn to feel embarrassed.

Just as her sister Ereshkigal felt guilty about Tiamat, she also had something she was embarrassed about - that was that she had let the Bull of Heaven run rampant on the land of Uruk for so long because of her laziness.

"I'm sorry if I..."

"OK!"

Before Ishtar could finish her words, Ereshkigal covered her mouth with his hand.

"You just told me not to bother you, but now you're bothering me again, right?"