Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

"Probably not. Although you are quite vain, you wouldn't risk going to the underworld to provoke Ereshkigal. That would be really stupid, wouldn't it?"

"That's right. What kind of fool would take such a risk and come to the underworld to provoke her?"

After hearing Xia Yuan's words, Ishtar's eyes suddenly lit up, and she actively agreed: "At least I won't do such boring things."

"I just want to tell her how beautiful the world outside is."

"?"

Aren't you really not showing off by doing this?

Xia Yuan and Yanwujing were both a little confused about Ishtar's strange train of thought.

"Don't you understand yet?"

Ishtar sighed and continued, "That guy was sacrificed to the underworld by the gods since he was born, and has never seen the outside world. And I heard from Shamash and other gods that she doesn't like me very much. Please, I am the goddess of the sky favored by the gods. If she hates me, she must be jealous of me. After all, she can only live in the dark underground."

"That's why I went down there and told her in this way how wonderful the world outside is. If you like the outside world so much, then come out. There's no need to stay in that kind of place forever."

What kind of tsundere sisters are these?

After listening to Ishtar's explanation, Xia Yuan and Yanmiaojing's expressions changed.

Xia Yuan was shocked by the tsundere and roundabout way the two sisters acted towards each other, while Smoke Mirror had completely given up any hope in Ishtar's intelligence.

How can it be possible that the God of Hell just stop doing something when he says he won’t do it anymore?

If that happens, not only the order of the human world, but also the order of the entire world will collapse, causing a chaos that even the King of Gods will not be able to solve.

Only this spoiled Venus goddess could do such a wanton and heinous thing.

During the conversation, the three of them had arrived in front of a huge stone door.

The breath representing the underworld immediately hit him in the face.

"Here we are."

Compared to Xia Yuan and Yanwu Jing who arrived here for the first time, Ishtar, who had been here once, was much more familiar with this place.

“Is this the gate to the Mesopotamian underworld?”

"It's obvious, it must be. Although the aura of death here is a little different from the one I have, it's not difficult to confirm that this is the underworld."

Smoke Mirror looked at the door in front of him and then spoke.

"Okay, get out of the way, what are you still standing here for?"

While the two were still thinking about how to open the door, Ishtar shook it, and then began to walk in front of the two people. Looking at the towering and huge gate of the underworld in front of her, Ishtar raised her arm without hesitation, controlled the huge sky bow Maanna beside her, and gathered magic power -

"Hurry up and open the door! Ereshkigal!!"

Without waiting for the owner on the other side of the door to respond, the blue energy beams had already gathered in the center of the Sky Bow Maana, and then began to gradually enlarge, condensing a terrifying magic power——

"Wait a minute..."

Xia Yuan couldn't help but be frightened by this incredible scene. He was about to stop Ishtar from doing such a reckless thing, but Ma Anna had already pulled the bowstring.

boom--! !

The powerful magic power bombarded the huge gate of the underworld, and suddenly a piercing sound broke out.

Along with the ripples of magic power, the huge vibrations caused the entire underworld to tremble.

Fortunately, the gate of the underworld was not broken by an attack of this magnitude, otherwise what would happen next would be too much to talk about.

"This is really too ridiculous..."

Seeing Ishtar's reckless behavior, Smoke Mirror couldn't help but frown.

It was the first time he had seen a god dare to bombard the gate of the underworld like this. If anyone dared to do such a thing in the underworld under his control, he would definitely throw the person into the abyss to be tortured as a punishment.

"Who is coming?" When Xia Yuan was about to teach Ishtar a lesson, suddenly a girl's voice similar to Ishtar came from the other side of the door.

It was obvious that the other party was the person they wanted to visit.

Ereshkigal, the mistress of the Sumerian underworld.

Chapter 225: Who is more beautiful, me or Ishtar?

"Who is coming?"

A girl's voice similar to Ishtar's echoed in the underworld.

On the other side of the gate to Hades, their target, Ereshkigal, the mistress of Hades, had already appeared.

"Ishtar, the goddess of love and harvest, wealth and beauty, daughter of the moon, mistress of the sky. It's me, open the door quickly, Ereshkigal, or I will let your door fall down."

Ishtar banged on the door with her hands and shouted madly.

Even when facing her own sister, the mistress of the underworld, a god who once taught her a painful lesson, the pride and sense of superiority in her bones were fully displayed at this moment.

"This idiot..."

"She's so brave."

Xia Yuan covered his face, and Smoke Mirror looked at him as if he was a fool.

In the underworld, facing the unreasonable and arrogant mistress of the underworld, they really didn't know where Ishtar got the courage from.

You have to know that in Hades, even Enki and Anu have to give Ereshkigal some respect. How could she, a loser who was once impaled and hung at the gate of Hades, have the courage to continue to challenge Ereshkigal? Wasn't she really afraid that Ereshkigal would shoot her through the air and turn her into a hedgehog?

"Open the door, open the door! Ereshkigal, I know you are in there! I am not here to cause trouble with you, open the door and let me in!!"

Ishtar was still shouting.

However, as expected, the scene where Ereshkigal became furious because of Ishtar's rude behavior did not appear.

"..."

The voice on the other side of the door was silent for a moment, as if thinking about something important. After a long while, it slowly spoke: "In that case, then come in, Ishtar. I am also looking forward to meeting you..."

"Eh? Are you so easy to talk to?"

Ishtar was stunned, obviously not expecting that Ereshkigal would directly agree to let her in.

Crunch——!!

The heavy gate of the underworld was pushed open from the inside by an unknown force, and a strong breath of the underworld blew in. The breath of decay and death made Xia Yuan, a living man, and Ishtar, who often lived in heaven, frown.

"Sure enough, your place is still as bad as ever..."

"But since you're so sensible this time, I won't bother with you about what happened last time."

Seeing the gate of Hades open, Ishtar showed a hint of pride on her face. She looked back at Xia Yuan behind her, then patted her chest and boasted: "See, the gate of Hades is a piece of cake for this goddess."

"..."

Xia Yuan covered his head, having completely given up hope for this goddess's poor IQ and EQ.

They could have raised the matter of Enki outside the Hades Gate and let Ereshkigal know, and let him decide whether to open the Hades Gate to let them in. At worst, Smoke Mirror, who is also the Hades God, could also push open the gate. But this guy insisted on using the stupidest and most violent method to solve this simple problem.

And are you sure that Ereshkigal is afraid of you? Do you know what's good for you? He opened the gate of Hades so readily, which means there must be a trap inside!

He could already foresee the scene where the gates of Hades would close instantly after Ishtar stepped in, and then Ereshkigal would teach her a lesson.

He really regretted going down the same road with Ishtar.

This useless goddess should be hung over the abyss and then let down after the matter is dealt with.

"Ahahaha... Master, is it too late for me to cancel this commission now?"

Seeing the bad scene in front of him, even Smoke Mirror beside him couldn't help but laugh, and then said half-jokingly: "I always feel that if we go in, it will definitely be troublesome."

"When I return this time, I will ask Chaldea for the blueprints and help you build the plane and yacht. Is that okay?"

"Plane? Yacht?!"

Hearing these two words, Yanwujing's eyes lit up and he nodded decisively.

"Hahaha, I was just joking, Master. I am the most contract-abiding god. How could I just turn down a commission and give up halfway?"

At the same time, Yan Yanjing did not forget to make a promise to Xia Yuan, "Don't worry, if anything really happens, we can just leave this useless goddess here. If I can take you out of the underworld with my strength, even Ereshkigal can't stop me."

"Okay, okay... I'll leave it to you then."

"Hey! What are you two guys whispering about over there? Are you going in or not?"

Ishtar suddenly turned her head and shouted to the two people who were still whispering behind her.

He was totally unaware that he had been betrayed in their plan.

Of course, at this time, the mistress of the underworld, who had been focusing her attention on Ishtar, also noticed the presence of Xia Yuan and Smoke Mirror.

"Ishtar..." Ereshkigal suddenly spoke again: "Who are the two people behind you? Why do you want to bring the living into the underworld?"

"Oh...they are..."

Ishtar was stunned for a moment, and was about to tell Ereshkigal that the two of them were also here to break into the underworld like herself, but was interrupted by Xia Yuan in time -

I was afraid that this guy would say something weird and make things worse.

"Greetings, Lady Ereshkigal, the mistress of the underworld."

Xia Yuan greeted him politely and then began to introduce himself: "My name is Xia Yuan. I am a traveler from another world, a magician who controls the third miracle, the king of Ur, and the twin kings of Uruk. I am visiting the underworld today to seek your help."

"Seeking... my help?"

The voice on the other end seemed somewhat surprised by Xia Yuan's answer.

She had never heard of such an answer. Even if these humans encountered difficulties, they would only seek help from the gods in heaven. No one would ever pray to her, the god of the underworld.

"That's right. Mesopotamia and even the world are facing a huge crisis. The final disaster predicted will devour all living things in the world."

"If we want to defeat the final disaster, your strength is indispensable, so the purpose of my trip is to seek your help."

"That's it, then..."

"Hey, hey, hey! Are you stupid? You actually stated your request so openly. How could this unruly goddess who loves to torment others easily give it to you? You should know that I was severely punished by her last time..."

Before Ereshkigal could reply, Ishtar, who was standing in front, shouted in surprise, and then began to slander others in front of Ereshkigal.

Recalling the tragic experience of being transformed into a hedgehog last time she entered the underworld, Ishtar couldn't help but shudder.

Her current impression of her sister, Ereshkigal, was only pity and fear.

"Just be quiet, Ishtar."

Xia Yuan ignored Ishtar's shouting, just shook his head slightly, and continued to answer the voice: "I must get your help this time. Of course, you can also test me to confirm whether I am qualified for your help. If you have conditions, or want me to do something, you can also put it forward to me, and I will do my best to meet your requirements in exchange for your help."

"You want me to test you?"

"Hmm... That's a very good suggestion, human." Ereshkigal said calmly, "Indeed, I like your vision and demeanor more than that useless goddess over there who thinks she can't see the situation clearly."

"If that's the case, then let me test you..."

At this time——

A voice suddenly rang out from the gate of Hades:

"Ask a question—"

Something is coming!!

Sensing the arrival of some unknown force, Smoke Mirror and Ishtar became alert, while Ereshkigal's tone was a little more joyful.

As the dark gate of the underworld in front of them began to make a sound, a terrifying power began to overflow from the depths of the underworld.

Just by feeling the substance and aura of that terrifying power, Ishtar couldn't help but tremble.

She was very familiar with this feeling. She had been suppressed and unable to move by this terrifying power before, and then she was pierced into a hedgehog by Ereshkigal.

"Oh? Interesting."

The smoke mirror on the side recognized the essence of this equity energy.

There is no doubt that it is a terrifying power of the same scale as that of Hades and his divine state, and it is the power that comes from the Lord of the Underworld.

If the sky above our heads is the biggest, then this principle no longer applies in their territory.

Because there is no heaven in the underworld.

Pluto is the reason for everything.

Even the King of Gods doesn't dare to say that he can defeat Hades in the underworld.

"Ah? What do you want to do? Ereshkigal!"