Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

"As ordered."

Karna, realizing the Lord's intention, nodded, then leaped out, holding a golden spear with the fire of the sun and stood in front of Ishtar.

The burning flames, the golden spear, and the eyes full of fighting spirit, the intention is self-evident.

"Oh? A Servant? The magical aura is very strong, and it is somewhat similar to that of Shamash. But do you really want to attack me?! You are furious because your conspiracy was discovered by me, the goddess? And you still say that it was not you who stole the treasure!!"

Ishtar shouted loudly while controlling Maana to attack Karna.

"..."

Her extremely bizarre train of thought made Merlin, Fujimaru Ritsuka and others who were watching from behind feel ashamed.

This goddess seems to have something really wrong with her brain.

Not only is there selective deafness, but there are also serious problems with comprehension.

Seeing this situation, Xia Yuan felt that he was really stupid for trying to reason with such a guy just now.

Not only does it waste your breath, but it also wastes a lot of time.

"Merlin, should we help?"

"senior……"

Watching the ace dogfight between Karna and Ishtar outside Uruk.

Terrifying magic power as well as golden and red light and shadows kept flashing above their heads.

Mashu, as a companion, was a little worried, and Anna couldn't bear it anymore, so she raised her sickle and prepared to go up to help Karna.

"Oh? If possible, Merlin-sama would like to help, but I can't fly, and I don't have wings... so there's nothing I can do."

"But..."

Merlin glanced at Mashu and Anna beside him, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Although you can't get up there, I have some magic tricks that can help you get up there~"

"Huh?! Really?"

Mashu was a little surprised when he heard this.

"Of course. Stand still and I'll take you up to help."

After saying that, Merlin began to chant a spell, performing a levitation magic that he hadn't used for a long time on Mash and Anna, and then he bit his tongue embarrassingly while chanting the spell.

“Ahhh, it hurts so much, I almost bleed... It really is more convenient to just swing the holy sword to finish off the opponent than to chant a spell or something.”

Merlin couldn't help but complain aloud for a while, but fortunately his magic worked successfully, allowing Mashu and Anna to gradually fly up and join the battlefield in the sky.

As for his words...

Doesn't someone have to stay behind to protect Fujimaru Ritsuka? Apart from him, the core of the team, who else can take on the task of protecting such an important person besides big brother Merlin?

"Useless Merlin, you are still thinking about slacking off at this critical moment. You have lost all the face of a Servant Candidate for the Grand Position!"

"Ah, Romani, you are really stupid. With the current strength of the three riders on the field, it will be no problem to defeat Istar. Even if I don't go up to help, it won't have much impact. In this case, I might as well stay down there and wait for them to finish fighting."

In this regard, Roman, realizing that the old bastard Merlin was trying to take advantage of the situation again, directly lashed out at him with words. Merlin, not to be outdone, retorted sarcastically, and the two men, who seemed to be at odds with each other, started bickering again.

"How did things develop into this? Why did a melee occur..."

Compared to the intense fight between the deceived and the noisy crowd below, Fujimaru Ritsuka, as an outsider, felt a little speechless.

We were almost reaching Uruk, but then we encountered something like this. The repair of this last singularity was really difficult.

Xia Yuan did not explain too much to Fujimaru Ritsuka's doubts. He just handed Enkidu in his arms back to Merlin, raised his magic aura, and then jumped into the sky to join the battlefield to encircle Ishtar.

Poor and stubborn Ishtar experienced the same treatment as Jingu in a short period of time.

In the whole scene, there was only one magician and three servants. She, who was only a possessed body, was completely unable to resist.

"Ah? There's another one! Who are you? How can you use your numbers to bully the few? Come and fight me in a one-on-one duel!!"

Faced with four figures surrounding him, Istar, whose scalp was tingling, no longer had the arrogance he had just had and shouted in dissatisfaction.

"What's your ability? It was obviously you who caused this, and you were the first to start it. We didn't take the initiative to challenge you... My time is limited. As for morality, I'd better take you down first and then talk slowly."

Faced with Istar's questioning, Xia Yuan answered her speechlessly.

Since this guy was the first to attack, and she wouldn't listen no matter how I reasoned with her.

Things have come to this point, so he doesn't mind letting Ishtar suffer a little first. Just think of it as helping Gilgamesh teach this willful goddess a lesson.

"Eh?!"

Even Karna, who was of noble character, had no objection to this.

Even if it is a one-on-one duel, it is only for equally noble warriors.

Such a willful goddess is obviously not worthy of being called a qualified warrior.

When facing the enemy, he is not like a knight who believes in the one-on-one fight.

So in the next moment, lights of different colors began to intertwine, and the four people in the sky simultaneously launched a fierce attack on Istar who was blocked in the center.

"Ah ah ah ah ah……!!!"

Brilliant magic flashed before his eyes, and Ishtar made a shrill sound like a groundhog.

……

……

On the other side, Gilgamesh, who had just been so angry at Ishtar that he had a headache, seemed to have noticed something interesting and suddenly stood up from the throne excitedly.

Even the important matters he was handling were thrown aside by him. His face widened with joy, and he stared fixedly at the south of Uruk.

From time to time, he would let out his representative joyful laugh: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha..."

"Interesting, really interesting. I never thought a useless goddess like you would end up like this..."

"Eh?"

Such an abnormal situation surprised Siduri, but seeing Gilgamesh suddenly smiling so happily, she still walked forward and asked.

"King, what happened?"

"It's okay, it's okay, Siduri. I just suddenly thought of something funny, don't worry."

Without telling Siduri that Ishtar was having a good time being taught a lesson outside the gates of Uruk, Gilgamesh sat back on the throne with an expression of irrepressible excitement.

At the same time, he murmured, "Although that useless Merlin did not complete the task assigned to him by the king, the gains from this outing were indeed not small. I will not punish him for his dereliction of duty this time."

After laughing for a while on the throne, Gilgamesh turned his head to look at Siduri and arranged: "Drive away those chattering people outside first. Some important guests will be here later. I will deal with the rest of the affairs in the evening."

"Yes, as ordered."

Siduri nodded slightly, although she didn't know what made the king, who was originally angry with Lord Ishtar, suddenly happy.

But she was already relieved to see that the king finally stopped scolding Lord Istar while handling affairs.

Is it because of the guest Wang mentioned?

They seemed to be a remarkable group of guests, as they could make the king so happy.

Thinking this, Siduri, who had no idea what was going on, retreated from the ziggurat while praising Ishtar and Gilgamesh.

Go outside and dismiss the residents of Uruk who are waiting to hand in their affairs.

Chapter 188: Lonely Ishtar

“Mmmmm…”

"What's wrong with you? How dare you treat me like this? Knowing that I am..."

In the wasteland not far from Uruk.

Ishtar, who was subdued by Xia Yuan and his men, refused to stay still even though Merlin had sealed her magic power and her limbs were tied up with chains. While yelling, she tried to break free from the chains and started swinging around.

Even so, she never stopped talking from beginning to end, and she was still shouting madly about how noble her status was and how powerful she was.

"Ah, yes, yes..."

"The mistress of the sky, the goddess of Venus, the epitome of beauty, Ishtar, the greatest god on the Mesopotamian plain, right? You have said it dozens of times. Aren't you tired? Do you need me to pour you a glass of water so you can rest for a while before continuing?"

"Since you..."

When Istar was about to start the second round of shouting, Xia Yuan, who was annoyed by her noise, tore a rag from Merlin's robe and stuffed it directly into her mouth.

“Mmmmm…”

With Ishtar's anxious expression as if she wanted to speak but couldn't make a sound, the people present felt that the whole world had become quiet.

"It's much quieter now. This is the first time I've seen a creature with a bigger mouth than Merlin, and she's actually a goddess."

Looking at Ishtar Xia Yuan who finally calmed down, he sighed.

Because of possession, Ishtar now has the appearance of Toosaka Rin, and her personality and strength have also been affected to a certain extent, so she was taken down so easily by them just now.

Otherwise, even if the four of them joined forces, it would not be an easy task to defeat Ishtar, the Mistress of the Sky, in Mesopotamia, unless they hired Berserker to join forces with him again.

Mashu looked at the beautiful girl in front of her who was tied up and had a red face, and said hesitantly.

"...Miss, is this really the Venus goddess Ishtar? I feel like something is a little different..."

After all, the image of Ishtar in mythology who did what she wanted and was cruel was so different from the poor goddess Aqua in front of her that Mashu couldn't help but have doubts.

"This is actually quite normal, because Ishtar is not here in her true form at this moment. She is just possessed by one of her believers, so her personality has been affected and her strength has been greatly restricted."

Hearing Mashu's question, Xia Yuan patiently explained to her.

"Otherwise, given Ishtar's character in the myth, she would never come down to ask. She would probably bomb me directly in the sky. After I'm dead, she would look for what she wants from me. Even if she found out she was wrong afterwards, she would definitely just laugh it off and would not take it to heart, let alone feel any so-called remorse."

"This is also the true condition of the Mistress of Heaven."

After he finished speaking, Xia Yuan pointed to Ishtar beside him, who had tears in her eyes and looked like she was about to cry at any moment.

"..."

For this beloved mistress of heaven, when had she ever suffered such an injustice?

She doesn't look like a goddess at all. She was caught by mortals and tied up here, and was viewed and evaluated by people like an exhibit.

If it happened in mythology, Ishtar, who had suffered such injustice, would definitely go to the palace of Anu and Enki, the god of heaven, to throw a tantrum, and then beg the king of gods or Enki to teach Ishtar a lesson.

But God is no longer there.

The gods on the Mesopotamian plains have all returned to the inner sea of ​​stars and have completely left this land.

But she couldn't stand the loneliness, so she responded to the believers' call secretly and ran down to play. She was a single god.

So right now, even if she fell to this point, there would be no God to save her and support her.

The father god Anu who loved me the most, the gentle and beautiful mother goddess Ningsun, and Grandpa Enji were no longer there...

There were no more gods to help her in all of Mesopotamia.

Thinking of this, the naturally spoiled Venus goddess actually shed tears.

"Ah? You're crying?!"

Seeing that Ishtar really cried, Xia Yuan's expression was a little hesitant and his face looked a little at a loss.

Why did you start crying first? Did I teach you a lesson too harshly? You were the first to attack me, and I didn't say I would do anything to you... Besides, you are a goddess, the famous mistress of heaven, Ishtar. What's wrong with crying in front of mortals? Where is your dignity as a god?

"Senior Xia Yuan...she's crying..."

"I see."

Hearing Mashu's reminder, Xia Yuan couldn't help but cover his head and felt a headache.

Originally, he just wanted to teach Ishtar a lesson and then stop there.

But in the current situation, how could he do it?

Let’s not talk about Toosaka Rin’s appearance for now.

There were so many people around looking at him, and Istar was just spoiled, and had no subjective ill will towards him, but had some character flaws and was a little dull. He couldn't do this to a crying girl.

"Senior Xia Yuan..."

Mashu, who was the softest-hearted, stepped forward and asked, "What should we do with Miss Ishtar? You don't want to..."

"Alas, what else can we do? She's already like this now, so let her go..."

Looking at Ishtar who was crying with her head down but unable to make a sound, Xia Yuan couldn't help but sigh. He then bent down to help Ishtar loosen the chains and then removed the magic restrictions on her body.