"I said--"

"Where is that girl named Enkidu?"

"..."

Ian didn't expect Ishtar to mention Enkidu at this time.

However, when he thought about it, he was not surprised.

after all--

Enkidu, who had once stood by his side and prevented Ishtar from confessing her love, never thought that he would be forgotten.

"She probably returned to the earth and fell asleep."

"..."

"Then am I really despicable..."

Ishtar leaned on Ian's shoulder.

"Take advantage of someone else's absence and take someone else's husband for yourself..."

"You actually thought of this."

Ian said in feigned surprise.

"But I think, maybe you did make a mistake this time."

"Wha, what do you mean?"

"Think about it—"

Ian's mind flashed with the image of Enkidu hugging him in the Sea of Life.

"If she really hated this kind of thing that much, I don't think she would have rescued me from the Sea of Life in the end."

"At least……"

"She shouldn't really hate you."

"..."

Ishtar heard an answer she had hoped for, but never expected to be so direct.

"Yeah……"

Goddess Venus looked up at her own sky.

The wasteland is still there, so it will take time to complete the building. The place where the two of them are is a bald-roofed house.

At this moment, the stars are bright, and each one seems to be shining in Ishtar.

"Thank you, Enkidu—!"

"..."

"Ian, what's that expression on your face? It's like you're looking at a fool!"

"..."

"Didn't we say Enkidu should return to the earth?" Ian looked helplessly at the extremely foolish Venus goddess in front of him. "How would she know if you shouted at the starry sky?"

"Eh!"

Only then did Ishtar realize her problem.

She quickly tried to remedy the situation.

"Then I'll yell to the ground again now—!"

"no need."

Ian stopped Ishtar who was about to take action.

"If there's time—"

The man looked towards the door.

"I think we should bring them in too."

"they?"

"Yeah." Ian nodded, then looked towards the door.

"Siduri, Ereshkigal, you're all here, right?"

"come in."

"Eh--!"

To Ishtar's surprise, Siduri and Ereshkigal really appeared not far away.

"Wang, you discovered all this."

"As expected of you."

Facing the praise from Siduri and Ereshkigal one after another, Ian just smiled indifferently.

"Come in first, and let's talk."

Ever since——

What was supposed to be Ishtar's wedding night suddenly turned into a party for four.

but……

Goddess Venus doesn't mind much.

"Sister, why are you here?"

Ishtar looked at Ereshkigal and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"..."

Ereshkigal's expression was complicated.

Then, she finally spoke;

"Ishtar, don't you know yet that Ian will leave us soon?"

"..."

Ishtar's expression suddenly lost all warmth, as if struck by lightning.

"How, how is that possible?"

"Didn't he just marry me?!"

"It's precisely because you're leaving that you mentioned getting married, my silly sister." Ereshkigal's tone was full of helplessness.

She knew that her sister really couldn't see it, so she felt so emotional.

"..."

"No, it's impossible, right?"

Ishtar looked at him beside her, her eyes seeming to want to get the answer she expected once again.

But Ian's silence said it all.

"..."

Ishtar was a little crazy at first, but soon gave a wry smile of relief.

"That's right."

"If this were not the case, how could you possibly marry me?"

"I will marry—"

Almost as soon as Ishtar showed signs of self-destruction, Ian directly denied her words.

"I said I would marry you, and I will marry you."

"Ishtar, I simply cannot allow this false world to continue to exist."

"When we meet next time, it will be an even more grand wedding."

"..."

Ishtar's lips trembled, and finally she uttered positive words.

"you said!"

"If we meet again next time, you must marry me again!"

"Yes, I promise you."

"Promising me is not enough!"

Ishtar pouted and then extended her pinky finger.

"Make a pinky wish with me."

"..."

"Row."

Although it was a small child, it was indeed a prayer from Ishtar's heart.

It was impossible for Ian to deny such a promise.

The two people's little fingers were interlocked, and then their thumbs touched each other.

A pact was made in the wasteland of Uruk.

"Very good……"

"It's all coming to an end."

Siduri clasped her hands together in a prayer gesture.

"King, you did everything you said."

"..."

"No." Ian shook his head. "I...actually, I didn't do everything I promised you. I just..."

"Okay, if you keep going like this, I'm going to be unhappy."

Ereshkigal put his hands on his hips.

"You did a great job!"

"If it weren't for you, we'd still be soaking in the waters of Tiamat!"

"Ian, cheer up!"

Knowing that Ereshkigal was trying to comfort him, Ian naturally understood that he had to accept it.

"Don't worry, I know what you mean."

"It's good to know—"

"Otherwise you would think that we sisters are bullying you."

Ereshkigal said this while looking up at the sky.

"But then again... I remember Tiamat biting the Holy Grail and swallowing it, right?"

"Won't that affect your plans?"

"will not."

"The Holy Grail itself is just a carrier." Ian explained very carefully, "As long as Tiamat is willing, she can return the magic power and obtain the Holy Grail again."

"That's it..."

Ereshkigal nodded thoughtfully.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

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