I really didn't want to burn it.

Seeing Merlin, the big white-haired guy, rolling around on the ground under the attack of the little white-haired Fou, Ritsuka, who was originally going to go up and say hello, silently walked away.

"Now I understand why Leon always has a hard time when Merlin is mentioned," Mashu muttered under her breath.

Ritsuka raised her eyebrows in surprise: "You've got it backwards. Isn't it Li Ang who's always making Merlin work overtime?"

Mashu broke out in a cold sweat: "That makes sense... Miss Euryale, what's wrong with you?"

Euryale didn't answer Mash's question; instead, she walked over to Anna and grabbed her shoulder.

“Who are you?” Euryale asked seriously. “Let me see your face.”

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Underworld.

“It’s amazing!”

Ai Lei covered her mouth, unable to express her feelings in words.

"I never expected that Gilgamesh would have such a backup plan. What I never expected was that he actually succeeded."

Ishtar grabbed DD's thigh, shrinking behind the maid and looking up warily.

A green-haired boy floated above everyone's heads, his eyes closed as he slowly rotated, as if he were asleep.

Li Ang slowly shook his head, denying Ishtar's guess: "No, this is not solely Gilgamesh's doing."

Without his own involvement, Li Ang suspected that Gilgamesh's backup plan would remain just that—a backup plan.

It's no wonder that Gilgamesh in the myth failed to resurrect his friend; he lacked the necessary conditions.

But now that I have myself, everything has changed.

"Now is the time, wake up."

Li Ang touched the green-haired young man's forehead with his finger, and a transparent magical halo immediately spread out.

The green-haired young man opened his golden eyes.

"It's been a long time, Lord Utnabistim."

"Young man," Enkidu said with a smile.

Chapter 198 Ishtar: This is too hard for me! o(╥﹏╥)o

The fact that Enkidu was able to be resurrected was truly an unexpected surprise for Leon.

Although the option of reviving Enkidu was indeed in Leon's plan, the process of reviving him truly surprised him.

A few minutes ago, Li Ang and the others, guided by Ereshkigal, arrived at the place where Gilgamesh had been going in and out of the Underworld some time ago.

Incidentally, Ishtar was furious when she heard that a mortal could freely enter and leave the underworld, while she herself had been severely tormented on her two visits there.

"Don't worry, my dear sister." Ereshkigal patted Ishtar's head with a smile, "I'll make that man pay."

Although Ellie spoke casually, her expression was serious.

It is obvious that Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, has set her sights on Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, and is ready to punish him.

As a result, Ishtar opened her mouth to bite, but her sister easily dodged it once again.

"That's not what I care about! Why should I be punished in the underworld!"

For the goddess Ishtar, being punished in the underworld was unforgivable.

She didn't care whether the other illegal immigrants would be punished; as long as one person escaped punishment, Ishtar would feel a severe psychological imbalance.

"These are the things Gilgamesh left behind... two wooden boxes?"

While the two "Rin Tohsaka" were fighting amongst themselves, Li Ang dug up what Gilgamesh had buried in the underworld—two boxes.

Based on the texture of the wood, Li Ang deduced that it was the Puku and Meiku from the mythological records.

"Probably... I'm not sure."

Ai Lei took a closer look, and finally shook her head helplessly.

"Not sure?"

DD's face was full of doubt.

"I'm sorry, I can't see what Lord Li Ang is holding, I can only sense that something is there."

DD frowned, turned to look at Li Ang, and asked, "Master, what exactly is going on?"

“Perhaps he used some special materials,” Li Ang guessed. “To prevent Ereshkigal or other people in the Underworld from taking it, Gilgamesh must have deliberately chosen materials that the people of the Underworld couldn’t see.”

"Materials that the people of the underworld cannot see?!"

Ai Lei was stunned and asked, "Is there such a thing?!"

“I think so.”

Li Ang had heard of similar things in many myths and legends, but it was hard to say whether they actually existed in Mesopotamia.

Since Gilgamesh possesses the original texts of all the world's Noble Phantasms, it's not surprising that he would have something with similar effects.

This explained why Enkidu couldn't find Puku and Miku in the Underworld.

Li Ang suspects that the 12th stone tablet, through the fusion of the Type-Moon universe and the Mesopotamian mythological world, has become a sequel to the original Epic of Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh threw Puku and Meku, which were invisible to the people of the underworld, into the underworld, and used these two things to call Enkidu back from the underworld.

"If that's the case, then the box must contain the key to reviving Enkidu..."

Li Ang easily opened one of the boxes, which contained half a chain; the other box, however, seemed to be locked, and Li Ang could not open it no matter what he did.

Are there any conditions required?

Li Ang tried twice, but finally had to give up.

Using runes, Li Ang could definitely destroy the box by force, but he wasn't sure if that would damage what was inside.

"Never mind, we can open it once the conditions are right."

Li Ang put away the wooden box that couldn't be opened, and then turned his attention to the wooden box that could be opened.

"Is this the Chains of Heaven? Gilgamesh, that guy, really... Servant summoning, how did he even come up with that idea?"

Having figured out Gilgamesh's intentions, Leon felt both annoyed and amused by the golden-haired king.

Enkidu's death was so unusual that even Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, could not interfere with or summon him.

Everyone knows that Enkidu's soul is in the underworld, but knowing it is useless; you can't find him, and he can't respond to anyone who calls out to him.

So Gilgamesh came up with a bug and used Servant Summoning to summon Enkidu.

After all, a Servant is essentially the soul of the hero himself. If you give a soul to a body, it is essentially the resurrection of a person.

Gilgamesh was in this state after the Fourth War.

Although Gilgamesh needs to absorb a large amount of magic power to maintain his existence compared to a normal person, he is already a living person in other respects.

If this method is applied to Mesopotamia at this time, it will be even easier to control.

Because the magical environment in the Age of Gods was much better than in modern times, Enkidu didn't even need to specifically absorb magical energy to maintain his existence.

Li Ang even suspected that Gilgamesh responded to the call of the Fourth Holy Grail War because he intended to personally experience what it felt like to be resurrected in this state before placing an order for Enkidu.

Unfortunately, Gilgamesh found a way, but he couldn't summon Enkidu.

Because of Anu's punishment of Enkidu, no one in the entire Mesopotamia was able to successfully summon Enkidu.

"So... Master, you're the one who can summon Enkidu?" DD frowned. "Why is it only you who can? Because Master, you're not a local at heart?"

“Furthermore, I’ve also recorded Enkidu’s Spirit Origin. Actually, Ritsuka could probably do it too, but I’m playing it safer. After all, when it comes to summoning Servants, I know better than that half-baked Ritsuka how to exploit loopholes in the rules.” Leon smiled at DD and said.

The process of summoning Enkidu went very smoothly. With all the artifacts prepared, summoning him was not a problem at all.

However, Li Ang did not become Enkidu's Master, but instead bound him to the Underworld.

In other words, Enkidu's current situation is similar to that of Kojiro, the gatekeeper, except that he is guarding the gates of the underworld.

Li Ang must continue serving under Kingu and is not suitable to be a Master. At this stage, Enkidu is more suited to stay in the Underworld to protect Ereshkigal and prevent her from encountering any misfortune.

"Is this alright?"

Eresh looked at Enkidu, who was adapting to her body, and asked with some concern.

"Rest assured, Lord Ereshkigal. I will protect the Underworld," Enkidu said with a smile.

Ai Lei nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."

Enkidu's combat prowess is absolutely unquestionable; from a guardian's perspective, he's even far superior to Gilgamesh. At least Enkidu doesn't act on his own or run off on his own.

“Well… Gil does sometimes… a little… unreliable, that’s all.” Enkidu hesitated for a long time before saying this.

"Anyway, the mission to the Underworld is complete, right?" Ishtar impatiently stomped her foot on the ground. "In that case, can we return to the mortal realm now?"

"Oh my, isn't this the goddess Ishtar?"

Enkidu approached Ishtar, deliberately looking down at her from a superior position.

"Ah, as expected of the goddess of beauty, this is the first time I have ever seen a god who is aging in reverse."

Despite the respectful tone, Enkidu's words and disdainful expression made it clear to everyone that he was mocking Ishtar.

However, Enkidu's bad attitude is completely understandable, since his death is inextricably linked to Ishtar, and it's perfectly understandable that he would criticize Ishtar.

Of course, this understanding refers to outsiders; I don't see it that way myself.

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!" Ishtar retorted angrily, "How could I possibly be aging in reverse?! Enkidu, you were doing this on purpose, weren't you?!"

Ishtar was furious, feeling that she had been greatly underestimated by those around her.

"hehe."

Enkidu smiled faintly.

"What do you mean? What do you mean by looking at me like that?!" Ishtar asked through gritted teeth.

Just as Ishtar was about to bite Enkidu, Leon walked up to her and reached out to ruffle her hair.

"Calm down, eating weird things will give you diarrhea."

"Lord Li Ang! Don't treat me like a three-year-old!"

"Hey, Lord Utnabistim, isn't that going too far?"

Enkidu and Ishtar both made sarcastic remarks at the same time.

"If you feel ashamed, then shut up." Li Ang rarely displayed the authority of a team leader.

Enkidu replied apologetically, "I know, I was immature."

Ishtar's attitude remains highly volatile.

"Lord Li Ang! You're being far too biased! I was the one who followed you first, but how come others always beat me to it?"

"I was definitely first!"

DD is uncompromising on such matters of principle.

“That’s enough, Ishtar,” Leon whispered in her ear. “If you keep acting up, I’ll carve ‘I lost the Bull of Heaven’ on your forehead with runes, and you won’t be able to wipe it off.”

"Huh? What are you talking about... Lord Li Ang... I don't know anything about this!"

Ishtar's face stiffened, and although she vehemently denied it verbally, her body remained perfectly still.

“Next, I will go find that feathered serpent god,” Leon said to Enkidu and Ereshkigal. “I’ll leave the Underworld to you.”

"Looking for that South American goddess?" Irene asked curiously. "What do you want to do, Lord Leon?"

"Hmm, I plan to try and see if I can turn the [Three Goddess Alliance] around."

"Turning means..."

"I want to rebuild the Three Goddess Alliance and unify the entire Mesopotamian front."

Li Ang decided to try to do what Ritsuka did in the original game script, but Li Ang wanted to do far more than Ritsuka did.

He decided to try to modify the entire alliance by starting with the contract of the Three Goddesses Alliance, and then see if he could lock that vixen in.

That female fox was far too dangerous; Li Ang felt it would be better to deal with her as soon as possible.