My mother's love song

“…Oh no, everyone!”

Tomoe Gozen suddenly rushed out and knocked Ishtar away, then came to Rhodes and grabbed his shoulders.

"Hmm? I think I bumped into something just now... Never mind, Master! This is bad!"

"What's wrong? Tomoe, don't panic...if you have anything to say, just tell me slowly."

"Yes, yes, my lord."

Tomoe Gozen said breathlessly.

"King Gilgamesh has passed away!"

Chapter 178: The Goddess of Fenghuang is the high-ranking maid of Kamijou, right?

The Uruk Hypostasis, which was so magnificent that even the tyrant Nero would praise it, is decorated today as a very solemn black and white space.

the reason is simple.

King Gilgamesh is dead.

The only sound in the silent mourning hall was silent sobbing.

The place where the throne should have been was replaced by a huge stone platform covered with lilies.

The throne room was filled with soldiers, priests, and priestesses, all of whom were kneeling on one knee.

However, the king was still lying on the stone platform, which was a pity.

His usually unruly handsome face regained his composure forever.

Wang, passed away peacefully.

Ishtar, who had been shouting "This is definitely a prank show," was so surprised that her jaw almost dropped as soon as she entered the hall.

"Is there really a funeral going on? Siduri, what the hell is going on!"

"Ahh...everyone...is back safely..."

Siduri changed into a black dress and a black veil. She looked much more haggard even though she had only been away for half a day.

"But... unfortunately, King Gilgamesh... has already..."

Ishtar interrupted her: "We were only away for two hours, right? Why is it so late?"

"…Regarding the cause of the king's death, that is…"

"Was it death from overwork?" Meli asked, staring at the body of the Hero King.

The king's body was just as he said, "There is not a single part of my body that is worthy of shame." He was half-naked until his death... This was wrong.

There were no external injuries on the king's body, nor any signs of poisoning or curse.

Considering Gilgamesh's daily work status, it can only be...

Siduri, the first person to discover the body, nodded heavily. "That's right. After 30 hours of work, Wang... under my persuasion, he decided to take a short rest while you were out, and the result was..."

"The king never opened his eyes again!"

The chief priest couldn't help but feel sad when he recalled the situation at that time.

She covered her mouth, her eyes became moist, and her voice began to choke.

"If I could share more of the burden for the king, this wouldn't have happened!"

After hearing the confession of the chief priest, the priestesses and soldiers also began to wail loudly.

"Lady Siduri, you have tried very hard! Wuwuwuwuwu...it's us who are too incompetent!"

“Wow…Wow…!!!”

The originally quiet and solemn Gilgamesh's funeral hall suddenly became filled with deafening cries.

Siduri wiped away the tears from her eyes and said with all her strength: "I'm sorry... I made you all laugh."

Anyone can cry, except her. Siduri knew very well that she had to be strong when the king was away.

"Sister Siduri, that's not right."

Rhodes said as he paced slowly.

The boy walked past the mourning team, climbed the stairs and came to the side of the corpse.

"The king did not die from overwork."

"Lord Rhodes, what do you mean by this!?"

One soldier said indignantly: "The king obviously died for the people of Uruk, do you want to discredit his death!?"

Rhodes sat down on the altar and crossed his legs.

"Slander? How is that possible! I actually want to clear Gilgamesh's name!"

The young man smiled slightly, reached out and picked up the plate of strawberries placed next to the altar.

He spoke slowly as he pushed the strawberry into his mouth with a seductive movement.

"Your king was murdered."

"Nani!!!"

"How is it possible that someone could sneak into the divine tower and kill the king?"

“… Stop talking nonsense!”

"Stop stealing the king's tribute!"

Now, even Ishtar and Tomoe Gozen, who had unconditional trust in Rhodes, found this unreasonable.

Even if King Gilgamesh is a bit of a bad person, but sitting in front of someone else's altar and eating offerings is really... gulp, I think I'm craving for strawberries too.

Everyone was dismissive of Rhodes's statement that "the king was murdered."

however.

The only one who can see the truth is...

He looks like a child, but his mind is different from that of an ordinary person. His name is... Detective Rod!!!

The boy looked down at everyone's shocked eyes with satisfaction and threw away the plate of strawberries in his hand.

"Ah... strawberries are so precious!" Mashu looked regretful.

"That's common sense, my friend."

Rhodes placed his hands on his chin with his palms apart and fingertips touching.

"The murderer of Gilgamesh is named Ereshkigal, one of the Three Goddesses."

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Although everyone keeps saying that the wise king died of overwork, it has become a famous meme.

However, the old hero king in the seventh singularity did not actually die from overwork. His soul was directly taken away by the god of death Ereshkigal.

Rod, the cheating young detective who had read the script, posed like Sherlock Holmes and imitated Conan's childish voice as he told the truth.

"The murderer of Gilgamesh is none other than Ereshkigal, the last pillar of the Three Goddesses Alliance."

When these words were spoken, everyone sat down in shock.

What surprised people more than the cause of Wang’s death was the name of the murderer.

"Is the Mistress of the Underworld back?!"

"Damn you, the goddess of the underworld! She actually killed our king!"

"Unforgivable!"

"Shh...keep your voice down or you'll be killed."

The soldiers and priests of Uruk talked in horror.

On the other hand, the people of Chaldea had already known about the existence of Ereshkigal through the encounters of Lot and Mashu in Kusa City.

"...I see! How could I have forgotten about her... Yeah, that's true. The only one who can kill the king is the [Alliance of the Three Goddesses]."

Meili's eyes lit up.

"It is Ereshkigal's death miasma that fills all of Uruk.

The goddess's garula spirits take away the souls of those who have lost their strength, so King Gilgamesh's soul was probably taken to the underworld as well."

"If that's the case, then we're not too late! The king's body hasn't been buried yet! As long as we can free his soul from the prison of the underworld, the king will surely wake up again!"

As expected of a man who rose from a commoner to the second-in-command of Uruk, Siduri immediately thought of a way to undo the king's death.

"Hey? Is this okay?"

"Your Excellency Siduri is right." Meili nodded, "Since the underworld has reappeared, we can resurrect the king as long as we recover his soul.

In fact, King Gilgamesh's exit now would be a headache. The king's command is indispensable when conquering the Gorgons. In this case, "

The female magician's eyes rolled around and finally landed on Rhodes.

The young man sitting on the King's Lair with his legs crossed took over the conversation: "Hmph... Go to the underworld and take back the soul of King Gilgamesh?"

"After all, it is said that Ereshkigal is quite fond of you, Rod-kun... can I ask you for a favor?"

"Lord Rhodes, please save the king!"

"Lord Rod! Please defeat the evil goddess Ereshkigal!"

"I beg you too." The chief priest walked quickly to the young man and lowered his head.

"I understand. If it was Meili's request, I would naturally not agree to it."

Rhode answered readily, "Since it is Sister Siduri's wish, I will definitely pull King Uruk back from the underworld."

"The first half of the sentence is redundant!" The nightmare pouted in dissatisfaction.

Rhodes felt very happy: this was a great opportunity to consolidate his popularity among the people of Uruk.

While everyone was still considering how to fight against the Gorgon, Gilgamesh and Meli were secretly preparing to fight against the real god Tiamat.

Rhodes was even higher than them, and his mind was full of thoughts about the distribution of benefits after the war.

This time, we must extort a huge sum of money from Gilgamesh.

"Uh. Wait a minute, how can you be so careless and say you want to go to the underworld? Isn't that a bit too much courage?

That's the underworld, the underworld? That's a world where all heroic spirits and divinities will be rendered powerless, right?

There, Ereshkigal is the absolute law. You will be caught no matter what and will be impaled, right?

Rod, aren't you afraid?"

"Of course I was scared."

Rhodes walked up to the Venus goddess and grabbed her wrist.

Ishtar swallowed and took a few steps back.

"Wait, Rod, you don't want me to go with you, do you?"

This is terrible. If I don’t run away quickly… I will be…

"Just this time, absolutely not! No matter what you say, I won't agree...to it..."

"The only person I can rely on is Ishtar."

Rhode hugged her gently, stood on tiptoe and whispered in her ear in a teasing voice.

"Because the goddess is by my side, I'm not afraid."

The next moment, Ishtar's body trembled and her face turned red.

"Ahhh! I know, I will take you there!"

Rhodes chuckled: It's just as easy to deal with as France in 1940.

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