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"The traffic in this country is too unsafe... even flying in the sky is this dangerous." Feeling a sharp pain in the back of his head, Asher muttered, rubbing his forehead.
Then he glanced at the white horse, which was covered in dust from the fall, its beautiful white fur now stained with a lot of mud. "My horse!" Asher looked at Sleipnir with heartache. Although he knew its injuries weren't serious, seeing it so dirty still pained him.
"Are you alright?" He walked over and gently stroked Sleipnir, then used Runic script to slowly heal Sleipnir's injuries. Fortunately, the injuries weren't severe. With the light of healing enveloping it, Sleipnir gradually regained its spirits. "I'm so sorry. If I had dodged earlier, you wouldn't have gotten hurt," Asher said to Sleipnir, and the white Pegasus, as if understanding human speech, let out a soft neigh, indicating that it was fine.
Just then, the mysterious woman beside them slowly got up from the ground, holding her head, somewhat dazed.
"It's too late for apologies now, human! I told you to get out of the way just now, didn't I?!" The mysterious woman slowly stood up, holding her forehead, pushed back the long hair from her back, looked up, and glared at the person who had just been involved in a major car crash with her.
"But seeing as you're sincerely apologizing" Her voice suddenly stopped, as if she was startled. Then, she looked down at herself, then at Asher who was carefully comforting his mount. Anger gradually welled up in her originally bewildered red eyes, and a vein seemed to throb on her forehead.
Asher immediately reacted, his heart sinking. In his concern for his beloved horse just now, he had completely forgotten the culprit behind this car crash scene. Asher gently patted Sleipnir, causing it to transform into light particles and vanish before his eyes, before looking up at the woman again.
From her attire, this mysterious woman was dressed very revealingly, almost as if she were only wearing underwear. She had beautiful black hair and red eyes that were as clear as gems. This was the goddess Ishtar, the goddess of beauty, harvest, and battle in Mesopotamian mythology, and also the most beloved by the gods.
"You scoundrel..." At this moment, Ishtar's black hair behind her seemed to spread out like seaweed due to some powerful aura, and her red eyes seemed to burn with fury.
"Calm down... calm down..." Asher tried to appease the goddess. It had to be said, despite her highly revealing attire, the aura Ishtar exuded at this moment was enough to inspire awe. If Asher hadn't regularly faced such domineering goddesses, he probably would have been intimidated by a few points already.
"Hitting someone and then going to check on your mount first, what an ill-mannered fellow!" You hit me first, didn't you? Asher actually wanted to say this after hearing Ishtar's words, but offending a goddess right after arriving in this world was clearly unwise. So he changed the subject and said, "Were you rushing earlier?
Or did you not control that thing well?" He pointed to the flying boat behind Ishtar.
"!" Ishtar's eyes widened slightly, her cheeks flushed instantly, then she buried her head, her hands unconsciously clenching. Then, she quickly walked up to Asher, one hand on her hip, slightly raised her proud chin, brought her beautiful face close to Asher, stared intently at him, and said, word by word: "I was merely distracted thinking about other things; there was no such thing as not controlling the flying boat well, leading to a car crash."
"Furthermore, if you hadn't been foolishly standing there, I would have landed safely by now." "Also, my flying boat piloting skills are among the best in the world."
"D-do you understand?!" Ishtar's excited demeanor made Asher feel as if if he just said "I don't understand," she would kill him to silence him. However, such an attitude actually exposed the truth long ago... this goddess was really slow to catch on. Asher suppressed a smile, nodded earnestly, and said, "I understand, I apologize, it was my fault just now." Ishtar then nodded in satisfaction, a smile blossoming on her face, "You actually understand quite well!"
Asher didn't want to stay there any longer, so he said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be going." With that, Asher turned to leave. Ishtar's smile faded. With her arms crossed, she gazed at Asher, who was about to leave, and called out, "Stop!" Asher stopped in his tracks and turned to look. "Is there something else, Lady Goddess?"
"Oh~ you know I'm a goddess? Even though you're just a Servant who was just summoned by that guy, right?"
Ishtar's eyes narrowed slightly, observing Asher carefully. Then, she slightly tilted her proud chin, as if a god looking down on a human, and stepped forward again towards Asher. "It's all your fault for blocking my way just now; you made me lose something very important in that collision.
You have to compensate me now." Asher: "???" Why did that sound like a hooligan on the street hitting someone and then claiming injury to demand money from the victim?
"What are you talking about?" Asher asked, maintaining his composure.
"Well, um..." Ishtar thought for a moment, then raised a slender finger, "Something that you'd know 'this thing is amazing' just by looking at it. I don't think you, looking so impoverished, have the means to compensate me, so you'll help me find it. That way, the Goddess will forgive your rudeness just now."
"Why don't you just say you want a free laborer..." Asher was speechless.
"Now, now, being able to help the great goddess is your good fortune!" Ishtar suddenly acted very familiar, patting Asher heartily on the shoulder.
"I haven't agreed to help yet..." Asher muttered. After all, he was just a Heroic Spirit summoned by Gilgamesh, just a clone. Although his original body could feel everything his clone could feel, the point of him coming to this era wasn't to help this goddess find that thing that sounded so baffling.
"So, you're not going to help?" Ishtar's eyes narrowed slightly. She hadn't originally intended to bother a Servant so much, but seeing his mount changed her mind.
If this guy could help search while riding that horse, the success rate of finding it might greatly increase. Looking at her, if he didn't agree, she would probably pester him endlessly. Asher sighed inwardly, then said, "You might as well explain clearly what you want me to find, right?"
Ishtar immediately broke into a charming smile. "You're quite clever, aren't you? Very good, very good. Since fate has brought us together, I'll give you this opportunity to assist the great goddess!"
There were too many things to pick apart, making Asher momentarily unsure where to start, but Ishtar continued, "What I'm looking for is the Bull of Heaven, Gugalanna. It doesn't matter if you don't know what it looks like, as long as you have a rough idea of what you're looking for."
"Ah... mm, I understand. I'll try my best to find it," Asher said. He figured he'd just placate her for now. It looked like she had been searching for a long time, and since the goddess herself hadn't found it, it probably wouldn't matter if he didn't either. He just needed to slack off.
Ishtar stared into Asher's eyes, as if seeing through his thoughts, and with a slight curl of her lips, said, "If you find it, I can let you use it for a day or two, you know?"
"By the way, with this thing, mere demonic beasts are nothing. One attack can destroy all of them." Asher's eyes lit up slightly, then he looked at Ishtar with suspicion: "Aren't you afraid I'll run away if I find the Bull of Heaven?"
"You can try if you think you can," Ishtar said with great confidence. "If that really happens, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth."
"I understand. I will try my best to find the divine beast you mentioned," Asher said, nodding. Ishtar finally withdrew her gaze in satisfaction. Then, as if remembering something, she added a reminder: "Also, remember to be careful. Not every goddess is as easygoing as I am! If you encounter the other two goddesses, it's best to ride your horse and run with all your might!"
"Did you hear me?"
"Mm... I heard you," Asher replied, then murmured to himself, "The Three Goddess Alliance, huh?"
"You heard it clearly, didn't you?" Ishtar mused over Asher's previous words. Then, as if something occurred to her, her cheeks suddenly flushed, and she quickly added, "By the way, I hope you don't misunderstand. I'm not reminding you to be careful because I care or anything like that. I'm just reminding you because you still have to help me find something, understood?!"
It was originally just a simple reminder, but Ishtar managed to make it sound increasingly misunderstood.
Should he call her the 'incompetent' goddess? Asher inwardly complained, but his expression remained calm as he nodded.
"Here, take this. If anything happens, just pour your magical energy into it, and I'll come find you immediately," Ishtar took out something resembling a small pebble.
"What is this?" Asher asked curiously, taking the pebble Ishtar offered.
"Simply put, it's something like a communication device.
As soon as you pour magical energy into it, I'll immediately know your location and come to you right away." Ishtar paused slightly, then suddenly showed a somewhat embarrassed expression, coughing lightly.
"A-actually, it would work better with gems or something for communication, but gems are quite valuable, so..." "No, what are you making me say! Idiot!"
Ishtar suddenly glared at Asher in annoyance again.
Asher: "..." Hadn't she said all that herself?
"Alright, I'm leaving now. If I find that you haven't been helping to search for that thing in a few days, you're dead!" Ishtar said, then got back on her flying boat.
Finally, she gave Asher a meaningful look. "Actually, I quite dislike the aura emanating from you, but I've decided to give you a chance to prove yourself. Do your best."
"What aura?" Asher subconsciously asked.
"The underworld." Ishtar glanced back at Asher, got on her flying boat, and vanished with a whoosh. The aura of the underworld? That's quite normal. After all, he had the blessing of the Goddess of Death on him, and now Asher had integrated Odin's magical energy into his White Dragon Furnace heart. As a chief god, it's not strange for him to have an aura similar to death.
After seeing Ishtar leave, Asher summoned Sleipnir and then returned to Uruk. As soon as he entered the room, Asher was pulled by Merlin towards the great hall. He knew without thinking that Gilgamesh must have woken
up.
"Honestly, the King has been awake for a while now. Lady Priestess just came to ask me where the other Servant accompanying me went, and I didn't know how to answer her," Merlin said in a very complaining tone. "You can explain it clearly to King Gilgamesh yourself later."
Asher was also helpless. He didn't want this either. Who knew that these days you could even get into a car crash while flying in the sky? If this were modern times, Ishtar's driver's license would have been revoked.
Arriving at the great hall, Gilgamesh was leaning on his throne, looking down at the two below. When he asked why Asher and Merlin were so late, Asher began to explain his afternoon's encounter.
After hearing Asher's explanation, Gilgamesh fell silent, just staring at the black-robed youth below him. The wide black hood almost covered half of his face; someone who didn't know might think he was an Assassin. After watching for a moment, Gilgamesh suddenly let out a joyous laugh that echoed through the hall.
"Hahahaha, hahahaha... Siduri, did you hear that? This Servant actually crashed into that goddess while on patrol, hahahaha! I am greatly pleased now, hahahaha!"
On the throne, Gilgamesh laughed uncontrollably as if he had taken laughing gas, seemingly genuinely amused. He covered his abdomen with one hand, still saying things like "Are you trying to make me laugh myself to death?"
Siduri closed her eyes slightly, maintaining her composure, seemingly accustomed to this scene.
It wasn't until a while later that Gilgamesh stopped laughing and then asked in a serious tone, "What do you think of that goddess you encountered?"
"Quite a tsundere?" Asher then added, "I mean... she seemed a bit slow to catch on, like she was a bit dense."
"Dense..." Gilgamesh repeated, then let out another joyous laugh. "Very apt. But that's not what I'm asking. What do you think of her strength?"
Asher shook his head. "I don't know, I didn't see her fight.
But since she's a god, she probably won't be too weak."
"After that, you might face stronger gods. Are you confident you can resist them?" Asher shook his head.
Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow slightly, about to speak, but before he could, he heard Asher continue: "I'll do my best."
"Do your best, huh..." Gilgamesh looked deeply at Asher, then ignored him. "Siduri, continue with the next administrative matter." Asher looked at Gilgamesh, who had immediately returned to work, and did not speak again. Although he really wanted to ask about Clairvoyance now, Gilgamesh's magical energy clearly couldn't be wasted on such matters, because Gilgamesh now looked a bit weak.
Clearly, this Wise King had probably performed another summoning ritual immediately after waking up, which was why he was in this state. He'd have to ask about Clairvoyance later. Asher didn't linger in the great hall and turned to leave. Merlin seemed to have something else to do and didn't leave immediately, remaining in the great hall.
It wasn't until Asher had left the great hall for a while that Merlin slowly sauntered out. "Oh dear, that King certainly knows how to boss people around. He just manifested and immediately ordered me to undertake a mission," Merlin said, looking troubled.
"Where to?" Asher asked.
"He told me to find a clay tablet," Merlin sighed. "I envy you. Because you're strong, you can stay and resist demonic beasts, while I can only run errands."
"Heh heh," Asher gave Merlin a smug smile. He didn't believe someone with Grand class qualifications could be that weak. But then again, it was just Merlin's clone here now, so it was normal for him to be a bit weaker.
"Oh, by the way, before you go back to your room, do you want to meet someone first?" Merlin clapped his head, as if remembering something, and suddenly spoke, "Gilgamesh just said that among the Servants summoned this time, one manifested because they wanted to see you, and afterwards inquired about your whereabouts."
"Want to see me...?" Asher wondered, "Which Servant?"
Asher felt he didn't know any Servants, did he? It couldn't be those people from Britain, could it? That seemed unlikely... after all, those people should be unsummonable.
"How would I know who it is?" Merlin spread his hands innocently, then said, "We'll go and see now." So, guided by a servant who had appeared at some point, the two unconsciously arrived at a certain building, and then stopped in front of the second-to-last room in the corner.
"Go on, go on, go see who it is," Merlin said with a smile, pushing Asher. Asher walked forward, pulled back the curtain, and the woman sitting at the head of the bed looked up. After a brief surprise, a smile appeared on her face, and she extended her hand towards Asher.
"Long time no see, Ash." The golden braided hair shimmered with a captivating luster in the setting sun.
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