I am Kamen Rider who reverses dimensions

At this moment, Siduri, who had already delivered Gilgamesh's orders and returned to the temple to await other commands, returned to the temple. After hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke softly:

"After all, she is a loving mother goddess; perhaps there are other ways to resolve this."

“Miss Siduri, I understand your faith in the gods, but as a priestess, you should also know this.”

Merlin spoke before Gilgamesh could:

"When the mother goddess Tiamat awakens from her slumber, she obeys her instincts and begins to ravage humanity. Although this is based on her hatred, loathing, and sorrow at being ruthlessly abandoned, it is also an act of reshaping the Earth's ecosystem and indulging in the 'joy' of returning as the mother of all things. For the mother goddess, sweeping away and annihilating the existing human race is her current 'compassion.'"

"Yes."

At that moment, Dr. Romani's voice came through Fujimaru Ritsuka's communicator. The acting director said firmly:

"The Mother Goddess Tiamat is an indeterminate being, lacking any semblance of personality. Whether she has lost her rationality or never possessed it to begin with is plausible. She sees only procreation, nurturing, and giving love as the meaning of life, but this is rejected, leading her to wage war against humanity, who deemed her 'useless.' She acts under the extremely primitive system of 'if she doesn't expel humanity, she will be killed.' Therefore, there is no possibility of reconciliation between us and the Mother Goddess."

"Hey~~~ Doctor, how did you know that?"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced down in surprise. Although she knew she couldn't reach out, she couldn't help but reach out and poke at him, saying:

"I really didn't realize you knew so much about Tiamat, Doctor."

"Hahahahaha..."

Dr. Romani scratched the back of his head and chuckled, saying:

"Well, I'm currently the acting director of Chaldea, after all. While you were learning, I was also learning. Besides, Leonardo da Vinci taught me this. You all know how erudite she was, so there's nothing surprising about it, hahaha..."

There's something wrong with this person.

Genji glanced silently at Romani Archaman, and at that moment, the doctor in Chaldea seemed to notice Genji's gaze out of the corner of his eye. He shivered as if struck by lightning, sat up straight, and coughed as he said:

"Since Chaldea can't provide you with Servant assistance right now, we'll do our best to help if you have any questions about the information. After all, Chaldea was created to stop the burning of humanity, hahaha..."

While Romani Archman was grinning foolishly, Siduri bowed slightly to Gilghash, her face full of shame. Siduri knew that her words had angered her king. After all, the current king of Uruk was a king who judged the gods with his royal authority. In the face of a crisis in Uruk, she had spoken such reckless words in a moment of passion, which was truly out of line. Therefore, the priest decided to leave the temple and wait to receive the king's punishment afterward.

But at that moment, Gilgamesh dropped a stone slab, the wind howling, but just before it touched Siduri, a burst of magic erupted from it and slowly landed in the priestess's hand. At the same time, the king's voice also came:

"Go and investigate this matter again. Come back to me as soon as you're done. Do you understand?"

328 The Shameful Goddess - Musashi's Mystic Eyes

"Then let's not all just stand here."

After speaking with Siduri, Gilgamesh turned to the people seated below and said:

"I will prepare for the worst here, and be ready for Uruk to become the true final battleground. But I command you all to do everything in your power to stop the Demon Pillar before it uses the Mother Goddess Tiamat to launch its attack. Alright, now all of you, leave here. I need to get to work. If you have any questions, go and discuss them with Merlin. Just present the final results and plans."

After speaking, Gilgamesh focused intently on the stone slab in front of him. Merlin didn't say much either. At this moment, the king was in charge of all affairs in this territory. He even knew that a soldier's wife on the monster defense line had just given birth to a child, and thus ordered that soldier to complete the handover of duty ahead of schedule and go home to see his newborn child. If it weren't for the two Holy Grails in the king's possession, which greatly reduced the magical power that supported his Servants' actions and thus alleviated his pressure, the king would probably have died of exhaustion by now.

"Mr. Merlin, what do you need me to do before we go to Kusa to find Ereshkigal?"

Outside the temple, Gensou looked at Merlin curiously and asked, "What do you mean?" Merlin thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "..."

"After you finish dealing with Ereshkigal, come to the Beast Defense Line. Uruk doesn't seem to need our assistance for now. As for the plans afterward, we'll discuss them when we get there. When you go to Kusa, we also need to find that disobedient Rider. In the upcoming battles, Quetzalcoatl's power will be indispensable."

"I understand. Then I'll give you a ride."

Gensou nodded, then transformed into a gust of wind, sweeping up Fujimaru Ritsuka and his group, heading towards the forest where Quetzalcoatl was. After setting them down, the boy turned and ran towards Kusa, the city ruled by the Queen of the Underworld. Although he didn't know where Ereshkigal had wandered off to with that doll, it was just an avatar of hers, and her true self remained firmly in the Underworld. In that case, he only needed to find a priest who worshipped Ereshkigal and convey his wishes to her.

Of course, if all else fails, Yuanxiang can just do what he did last time: simply open a hole and go through. With 'Skull' around, he can easily avoid the underworld guards.

Compared to Uruk, the city of Kusa was much quieter. On the one hand, in order to better mobilize manpower and strengthen defenses, Gilgamesh sent messengers to move all the residents of this city to Uruk and the monster defense line. On the other hand, even in the early stages of the monster tide, Gilgamesh did not have time to pay much attention to things outside of Uruk. Therefore, although it is somewhat cruel to say, the sharp decrease in the number of people is not hard to understand.

"Guest, what brings you here?"

At this moment, an elderly woman wearing a black headscarf, leaning on a cane and resting against the wall, said slowly:

"Could it be another messenger sent by the king? I'm sorry, although we all know that the king's order is correct, Kusa is our homeland after all. Our children have a bright future ahead of them and are worth escaping for. But we old bones don't have much strength left, and we can't help the king anymore. Let us rest in Kusa."

"No, I just came here, um... to pay my respects at the temple of Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld. After all, isn't your city under the jurisdiction of that goddess?"

"Oh? I see."

The old woman looked up in surprise and said to Yuanxiang:

"Another one coming to pay homage to the goddess? Hehehe, good, good, it's good to have more people paying homage. Follow this path to the end, and you'll see the goddess's temple, hehehe... Death, oh peace..."

Looking at the old woman muttering to herself, Yuanxiang bowed slightly to thank her for her explanation, and then slowly walked in the direction she pointed out. Along the way, he saw only lonely elderly people. When he passed some houses, he even saw a person who had died lying in bed. He wanted to bury him, but was stopped by the neighbors, who said that the time for burial had not yet come and that he had to wait a while longer until his soul returned to the embrace of the goddess before he could abandon this body.

Hearing this, Yuanxiang didn't say anything more and turned to leave. Now he recalled that during a casual conversation with Mr. Li Shuwen, he had unintentionally mentioned that there were warriors in the monster defense line who believed in Ereshkigal. These warriors regarded death as a way to show their piety to the goddess. Whenever they fought, they would silently and fanatically charge at the monsters, completely disregarding their own safety.

While such individuals are exceptionally talented as warriors and believers, they are not particularly qualified as subordinates of the king. Gilgamesh did not want to see too many soldiers killed or wounded under such circumstances, so he issued a special order to improve the situation considerably.

"Young man, leave. This city is unguarded and too dangerous."

"Yes, leave. Take that little girl from the temple with you. You are still young, and the king needs you. Before you die, we will go to the underworld to serve the goddess in your place."

"Young man, dying too young will anger even the goddess. After all, Ereshkigal is a merciful and compassionate deity. Don't provoke her..."

On the way from Yuanxiang to the temple, the old people along the way all spoke softly and gently to persuade him. During this process, Yuanxiang caught a key word, smiled gently at the old people, and hurried to the temple of Ereshkigal. At the entrance of the temple, a familiar figure immediately came into his view.

"Boo hoo hoo hoo!!!!"

Upon seeing Gensou's arrival, Ereshkigal's face showed surprise, but just as Gensou was about to call out to her, she quickly raised a finger to signal him to be quiet. She then pulled him into the temple, cautiously peeking around like a thief, before closing the temple door, patting her chest, and letting out a long sigh, saying:

"What brings you here? You startled me!"

"What's there to be afraid of? We're meeting openly and honestly, and we're not discussing anything bad."

Yuanxiang leaned against the altar, finding it somewhat amusing. He glanced at the unfamiliar fruit on it, then turned around, clasped his hands together, and prayed with great devotion:

“Beautiful and powerful Mistress of the Underworld, I, a stranger from the land of Origin, find your offerings quite interesting. I hope that you, kind and benevolent, will allow me to taste a little of them.”

"Ugh!!! Seriously, if you're going to eat, just eat. What nonsense are you talking about?"

Ereshkigal, blushing slightly, shyly slapped Gensou, then proactively handed him the fruit platter. The boy chuckled, took out a fruit that looked like a small tomato, examined it, and then took a bite. At the same time, Ereshkigal looked expectantly at Gensou's cheek. Seeing the boy's face contort from the sourness, he couldn't help but chuckle. While hurriedly pouring Gensou a glass of water, he said with a smile:

"It's sour, isn't it? It doesn't taste like anything else except sourness, right? I knew it! My tastes couldn't have changed just because I got a new body."

"What is this thing...."

Yuanxiang spat repeatedly into what looked like a trash can, then picked up a water glass and rinsed his mouth vigorously. Unable to bear it any longer, he said:

"Isn't this your temple? Why is there something like this here? Or is it that you have a taste for this kind of thing?"

"How could that be? My tastes aren't that strong."

Without hesitation, Ereshkigal gave her answer. She moved a stool over and invited Gensou to sit down. Sitting opposite the boy, she looked at the strange fruit and said softly:

"I've heard that this thing grows in caves where there's no sunlight, and it takes a lot of effort to pick it. I don't know when it started, but my followers have begun to think that this thing is very suitable for offering to me, the goddess of the underworld. They've even started a competition to see who can retrieve this fruit the fastest and place it on the altar..."

"And then who was Ereshkigal's most devout follower?"

Gensou eagerly asked to answer, but Ereshkigal shook his head and whispered:

"No, once it's placed on the altar, there's no further action. The high priest will then proceed with the other procedures."

"Hmm... Although it's not nice to say it like this, it seems like Ishtar has a lot of contact with her followers. They even seem to know all of Ishtar's preferences. No, no, no, you misunderstood me."

Seeing Ereshkigal's helpless expression, Gensou hurriedly explained:

"I know your true form cannot leave the underworld, but as a deity, don't you have any magic tricks, like sending dreams or manifesting your power, to let your followers know of your existence?"

"What do you take the underworld for?"

Ereshkigal rested his chin on his hand and said softly:

"If it were that easy, wouldn't it be better for me to come out and stroll around every day? Why do you need to borrow my sister's body at night? And where did you hear about these methods? I've never heard of them before."

"Those are all legends from my time; I've never actually seen them."

Gensou smiled sheepishly, then straightened his expression and looked at Ereshkigal, saying:

"Alright, Ereshkigal, now I seek your answer. Are you willing to assist us in fighting the Demon Pillars?"

"I'm willing, shall we leave now? What's wrong?"

Ereshkigal looked at Genjiro, who seemed somewhat surprised, and said in an annoyed tone:

"Did my decision really surprise you that much?"

"No, no, no, what surprised me wasn't that, but your expression."

Gensho scratched his cheek and said softly:

"He was so calm, it was almost like he was hungry and wondering if he should go eat."

"Well, I'm not like my stupid sister whose brain is full of jewels. Besides, I've been living in this world for so long by my own will. If there are still some things I can't understand, then I'm really too stupid and too stubborn."

Ereshkigal picked up one of the sour fruits and muttered to himself:

"Actually, when the Goddess of Demonic Beasts appeared, I already had a plan: to kill everyone and preserve their souls in the Underworld, so they wouldn't have to suffer in the mortal world anymore. Don't you believe me?"

Ereshkigal smiled and looked at Gensou, saying:

“I really intended to do that. Even before you arrived, I had already completed the magic and was ready to act. Gensou, do you know? In the long years, I have nothing. I have been here watching the souls of the dead, only able to gaze at my own half soaring freely in the sky. What did I do wrong? Why do I always have to work alone to fulfill this duty? Do you know how lonely the underworld is? I am the mistress of the underworld, but I can't even understand what the souls are saying. Sometimes, no matter who or what it is, as long as they can praise me, I feel that I should continue to persevere. But there is nothing.”

Ereshkigal's emotions were initially relatively stable, but as words continued to flow from her mouth, the appearance of this mistress of the underworld became somewhat out of control. Her tearful, ferocious questioning appearance was truly terrifying. If it were Ereshkigal's true form that appeared here, it would probably have already unleashed a terrifying storm of death.

"Ahem, I've lost my composure, I got sand in my eye."

Ereshkigal then noticed her own tears, turned away, wiping them as she mumbled a perfunctory reply. After fixing her makeup, she continued looking at Gensou and said:

"I manage the Underworld with these thoughts in mind, and I also harbor some resentment towards the living beings in the mortal realm. But, after I came here, I encountered some very interesting things. How should I put it? I always feel like I want to go back to the past and slap my past self who was stuck in a rut. Managing the Underworld is my birthright, and doing it to the best of my ability is only natural. To earn praise from others in return, what was I thinking in the past... Genshou, am I right?"

"Um....."

Yuanxiang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said softly:

"Indeed, like a detective, completing the tasks assigned by the client is a matter of course, but..."

The boy gently placed his hand on Ereshkigal's head, softly rubbing it as he said:

"The Mistress of the Underworld has no need for praise, but you, who are speaking to me in this temple right now, do deserve praise. You have endured day after day, truly, truly suffered."

"...Don't suddenly praise me."

Ereshkigal lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then shook off Gensou's hand, turned around, and said in a tearful voice:

"It took me so long to come to this realization, don't make me cry over it again. If I get praised, the loneliness I'll feel back in the underworld will be even more unbearable, really..."

"Well, I think you're overthinking it."

"Eh!?"

Ereshkigal turned around in surprise and saw Gensou trying hard to recall something. After a moment, he listened attentively as Gensou finished speaking.