My mother's love song

"Lord, did you know that monsters don't move at night? So there's no need to be afraid after dark, okay?

Magical beasts are different from wild beasts. They are active only during the day and return to the caves in the north to rest at night."

Tomoe Gozen looked at the setting orange sun and said, "You are safe now. I will arrange for someone to send you to a shelter later."

Luo De nodded in a disobedient manner. He had no interest in taking refuge here.

Now that we are in Nippur, it's about time I find an excuse to say goodbye to Tomoe Gozen.

Find a restaurant and get a free meal by scanning your face, then return to Mount Ebifu.

But before that

"Sister Tomoe."

Rhodes suddenly held her hand.

"Will you protect me tomorrow?"

"Of course."

Tomoe knelt down in front of Rod and gently placed his hand on his shoulder.

"Ba will be in charge of the defense of this city from now on. With me here, I will never let you be threatened by the monsters.

Mr. Luo De, let’s make a promise.”

"I will always protect you. So, come and touch my horns next time~"

Tomoe narrowed his eyes and hooked Rhodes' little finger.

"Ah."

After they made the pinky promise, Rhodes suddenly reached out and stroked her cheek.

"……Why?"

A blush appeared on her face, but she did not resist.

Rhodes nodded and looked into the ghost girl's eyes and said.

"It's agreed."

He thought to himself as he stroked Tomoe Gozen's face.

I'm sorry, King Gilgamesh.

I want this woman, so it's okay to take her from you...

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"Goodbye~Rod~"

Tomoe Gozen stood on the city wall, looking at the back of Rhodes as he sailed away on the sky boat.

“Come to think of it, Lord Ryoku-kun and Lord Yoshinaka are somewhat alike.

Haha, they are all the same small size and so cute.

If Yoshinaka-sama was also a boy... would he be as well-behaved and obedient as him?"

Chapter 145: Ailei: Am I familiar with Ishtar?

After dinner, Rhodes boarded the sky boat and flew back to Mount Ebifu in the night.

"I am back."

"...Oh, you're back."

As soon as he entered the temple gate, he found that the goddess who stayed behind had a strange expression on her face: Is it Ereshkigal who is on the list now?

Rhodes took a look at "Ishtar" who was sitting on the jade throne but had no interest in the jewels in the palace, and instantly understood.

Although the appearance has not changed, Ishtar should have fallen asleep, and the one occupying this body now is the goddess of the underworld.

It's strange to say.

It is clearly stated in the Type-Moon official setting that the reason why Ishtar likes gems is because of the influence of her container [Tousaka Rin].

But this does not explain why Ereshkigal, who was chain summoned using the same body in the Seventh Singularity, showed any liking for gems.

So all we can say is... Ishtar is a miser.

"Good evening, goddess."

Rhodes observed Ereshkigal sitting on the jade throne.

She has fair skin, smooth and shiny black hair, and revealing clothes that wrap around her slender body.

One of the long legs that were famous throughout the world was covered with luxurious stockings made of mythical silk, while the other was naked, emitting a provocative luster in the dim candlelight.

Although her breasts are not spectacular, they are firmer and fuller than I imagined, perhaps because she is in the lactation period.

"……Well."

Does the temperament change so much just by knowing that you have become a different person on the inside?

"How rude! How long do you want to see before you are satisfied?" The goddess suddenly spoke.

Ereshkigal covered his lower abdomen and thighs with his hands and said dissatisfiedly, "Humph, I thought you were a human who didn't care about your appearance."

After saying this, she wrinkled her pink lips.

Judging from her subtle movements, she seemed more happy than angry.

Great, it turns out that Rhodes is a normal boy...

If he is a pervert who likes girls with skeleton appearance, even I would feel a little sad... The Queen of the Underworld thought secretly.

“…No one cares about appearance, and neither do I.”

Rhodes said.

"As long as a being possesses intelligence, it cannot escape the underlying impression brought by its appearance.

Maybe it’s because of the people who raised me, but my love for beautiful things is much greater than that of ordinary people.”

"...Humph, you are quite honest."

Ereshkigal put his right hand on his small chin and said in a flat voice, “If that’s the case, you must like Ishtar [me] the most.

After all, Ishtar is the goddess of beauty and the most noble celestial maiden in Sumer."

Ishtar and Ereshkigal are sisters and two separate aspects of the same pillar god.

They have equal strength and beauty, but lead completely opposite lives.

One who is held in the palm of the hands of the gods and has obtained almost all important powers as God, like the bright Venus hanging high in the night sky.

The other was exiled to the cold underground, where he lived with death and loneliness for tens of thousands of years.

Ereshkigal never envied his sister's experience, nor did he feel inferior in front of her, but

The girl had also watched the sky that could never be reached from underground countless times.

Rhodes climbed the steps of the temple, came to her side, and sat down on the armrest of the throne without permission.

“Of course, I like Ishtar best.

Ishtar had saved my life before and nursed me while I was unconscious.

For me, Ishtar is someone I must repay for my kindness." He said calmly.

"...That's it."

Ereshkigal said nothing, twisting her hair in circles with her slender fingers.

Then when I released you from the underworld, didn’t I also save your life?

Feeding and stuff... Hmm, hmmm, I've done that too...

The girl lowered her head unwillingly: In the end, will Ishtar be the only one who will be remembered forever...

She felt as if there was an extremely depressing air blocking her chest and she felt very aggrieved.

But I can't blame anyone else for this kind of thing, after all, I was the one who chose to hide in Ishtar's shadow.

"However, I have another person to whom I want to repay a favor."

Rhodes looked at the ceiling of the temple and said calmly.

"To me, that person is as important as Ishtar."

"……Why!?"

Ereshkigal suddenly raised his head and looked at Rhodes, his red eyes filled with divinity becoming brighter.

"Who is that person!"

She grabbed Rod's arm and raised her voice with a smile on her face.

"Rod! Who is the other person you mentioned who wants to repay a favor?

Let me guess... Could it be a goddess who is different from Ishtar, smart and capable!?"

Rhodes smiled mysteriously and shook his head.

I don't want to charge the tower, so please don't push the tower into my face.

"This is an agreement between me and that person, so I can't tell anyone about it."

"What agreement?"

Seeing this, Ereshkigal pressed her body on Rhodes' back, puffed up her cute cheeks, and shook the boy's shoulders.

"...Uh...uh...uh...what does that smiling expression of yours mean?

If you don’t explain it to me, I will put you in hell.”

"My lady goddess."

Rhodes interrupted the goddess who was in high spirits: "Didn't you just say you were going out?"

"Ah yes."

Ereshkigal realized that he had almost revealed his identity and quickly covered his mouth.

"Well... I have something to do tonight. Rod, you have to stay at home and watch over the house, okay?"

"Ah, I see. I'll wait here for you."

"gone."

The goddess said, looking back every few steps.

After taking one last lingering look at Rhodes, she turned around, brushed her long hair, and walked out of the temple.

"Oh, by the way...did I tell him that I was going out tonight?"

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The northernmost point of the Babylonian singularity, the city of Kazaru.

In the darkness of night, a massacre is about to take place.

This city has been surrounded by the Warcraft army for several days, and the soldiers defending the city have been almost exhausted.

With a loud bang, the sturdy city gate collapsed.

"what happened?"

"The monsters have entered the city!"

“Why! Didn’t they agree that monsters won’t attack at night? Aaaaaaaaa!”

In the citizens' terrified eyes, what entered the city were not a large number of ferocious monsters... What humans encountered was even deeper despair.

What entered the eyes of the citizens of Kazaru City was a giant shadow over twenty meters tall.