After confirming the identities of the two Servants who had helped them retreat, the conversation shifted to the main issue.
“But we've already run into someone claiming to be Enkidu, the King of Magecraft's companion,” Shiomi said. “So as Enkidu’s closest friend, does that mean Gilgamesh has also sided with the King of Magecraft and become our enemy?”
“Looks like the He...
2025-07-20 22:25:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Old… Shamhat, cough, cough, don’t look at me like that, you’re scaring me…”
The ancient snake coiled in the crevice gave a dry cough and lifted its head, assuming the poised stance of a reptile ready to strike at the first sign of danger.
“Call me Teacher!”
The sacred prostitute squatting at the cave entrance demanded solemnly.
“Oh… Teacher Shamhat...
2025-07-20 20:13:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Alright, back to business. Right now, you have two options.”
Shamhat patted the dust off her long white dress, straightened her expression, and took the clay tablet from Ian’s coiled tail. She began carving routes into it, marking each corresponding location.
“First, Kutha City. Your Master is the guardian deity there, so the compatibility is excellent.”
“There’...
2025-07-20 20:12:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Teacher...”
“Call me sister!”
“Uh... hello, sister...”
“Nope, little sister!”
“Li-little sister...”
“Can’t hear you. You want to learn etiquette, right? Speak up.”
“Little sister!”
“Add my name. One more time.”
In the empty valley, the large brown-red cat crouched in a corner, veins pulsing on his forehead, his f...
2025-07-20 20:12:03 +0000 UTC View PostThat’s right—the two influential ghosts before him were both accomplices in this whole gambling affair.
Each side provided fighters and a venue, fanned the flames, pushed others to place bets, and with the ancient snake lending a hand, they all took part in this rigged beast fight behind the scenes.
What frustrated Ian the most, though, was that despite all the effort he put in ...
2025-07-20 20:11:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe Underworld, once shrouded in lifeless cold, had become unusually noisy.
“Go go go! Kill that overgrown worm!”
“Idiot! Step on its tail, pin its head down, and chop it—how hard is that?!”
“It got away again! It got away again! It's on the left, you moron!”
“Damn it! I don’t get what the goddess sees in these brainless idiots. All they know is brute s...
2025-07-20 20:11:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Ere-sama, so what you’re saying is—our goal in training is twofold: to master techniques and to purify our bloodlines, in order to trace back to the world’s original power, right?”
“And as of now, Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold are the tiers that represent stages of evolution, from lowest to highest?”
Ian neatly summarized the lesson on a clay tablet and handed it ove...
2025-07-20 20:10:33 +0000 UTC View Post“Smack!”
A firm flick to the head snapped the ancient snake out of his daydream. The Master, still mid-lecture, frowned in annoyance.
Ian shrank back, lowering his head as his tongue lightly flicked against Ereshkigal’s hand in a gesture of sincere apology.
Alright, that troublemaker can wait—this isn’t the time to worry about him. Focus on the lesson.
Seeing h...
2025-07-20 20:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Yes! She possesses the authority of the heavens, while Ere-sama commands the earth!”
“She governs harvest and life, and Ere-sama stands for decay and death!”
“She receives offerings in the grand city of Uruk, while Ere-sama reigns over the entire Underworld!”
“Besides, you personally taught her a lesson. In a one-on-one, you totally dominated her!”
The a...
2025-07-20 20:09:25 +0000 UTC View Post“What? You want to learn Magecraft and combat skills from me?”
Inside the Fire Temple of Meslamtaea, the goddess Ereshkigal looked at the snake coiled up on the quilt to help cool it down, and at the writing board it had rolled up with its tail, her expression full of surprise.
Mm-hm!
Ian nodded eagerly, nuzzling his head gently against his Master’s hand, exuding obedien...
2025-07-20 20:08:42 +0000 UTC View PostBuzz!
In the underworld, like the pluck of a string, an invisible anchor line spread upward, connecting directly to the Sea of Imaginary Numbers.
Crash!
Waves surged as a towering figure with the touch of green earth upon its head surfaced from the depths, lifting its palms to gather a humanoid spirit of light.
“Morning, Tiamom...”
The greeting, conveyed throug...
2025-07-20 20:08:11 +0000 UTC View PostWith black hair and eyes, dressed in green Sumerian robes and wearing a white veil, the gentle yet intelligent Head Priestess Siduri saw that Gilgamesh was in high spirits. Resigned, she accepted the wine cup, lifted her veil, and drank with the king.
But the wine did little to ease Siduri’s unease. Unable to hold back, she addressed the king on the throne.
“My king, what exactl...
2025-07-20 09:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post“Mother Goddess! No! Go back!”
The ancient serpent's pupils widened, scales flaring up in layers as its soul trembled violently. Its desperate roar surged along the interconnected anchor lines, echoing through the Sea of Imaginary Numbers to the Goddess of Beginning.
This rift carved into the sky, a passage to the inner side of the World Egg, bore too many marks of human interfe...
2025-07-20 09:47:11 +0000 UTC View PostJust as I thought—something's seriously wrong here.
Ian's snake eyes glinted with a ghostly light. Even his movements, as he helped Ereshkigal forge the Spear-Cages, had lost their usual fluidity.
Back in the Age of Gods in ancient Babylon, Gilgamesh—infamous and revered—was a king who could rip gods apart with his bare hands. He had slain more Divine Beasts and gods than Ian ...
2025-07-20 09:46:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Kind, gentle, lovely, and beautiful Ere-sama, thank you for taking me in.”
Ereshkigal unconsciously read the cuneiform carved below. For a moment, she froze—then her face flushed red, and her voice turned flustered and unsure.
“L-Lovely and beautiful?”
“I-I’m not that great...”
A rustling behind her—then the ancient snake flicked its tail, dropped the ...
2025-07-20 09:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post“There are still 1,200 Spear-Cages left to make… I shouldn’t have slept in.”
In the mist-shrouded depths of the valley, the goddess slumped on a blue-black stone, counting the newly arrived souls on her fingers. She looked around at the empty surroundings, feeling utterly hopeless.
“Ahhh! I’m gonna die! I’m gonna die! I’m gonna die!”
Ereshkigal frantically tu...
2025-07-20 09:45:28 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Age of Gods, the underworld wasn’t just a vague, ethereal concept—it was a realm of death buried deep underground, built within the shadowy layers of the earth.
In a dim valley, jagged rocks cast dense shadows, shrouding the land in gloom and mystery. At the center, a raging black river churned and twisted through its course, sending up waves that splashed with the distorted fa...
2025-07-20 09:44:27 +0000 UTC View PostDarkness, chaos, emptiness, vagueness...
All sorts of indescribable sensations surged in from every direction, stripping Ian's consciousness away from his physical form.
An inexplicable force tugged at him, pulling his spirit upward like a puppet on strings—rising through the clouds, crossing the fierce winds, and finally breaking through the Dimensional Barrier.
After passi...
2025-07-20 09:43:54 +0000 UTC View PostLaw exists not to demonstrate “kindness and mercy,” but to pursue “relative fairness.”
Whether it's the Code of Hammurabi or the Code of Ur-Nammu, both uphold a brutal principle—lex talionis, or “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
The Herb of Immortality, to Gilgamesh, represented a second chance at life—a miracle he had suffered grea...
2025-07-20 09:43:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe shadow of the blond, red-eyed figure hooked a finger through the loop of the cuneiform-engraved rope, lifting the trembling snake to eye level.
The curved blade in his right hand traced down the serpent’s newly-formed fine scales, sliding steadily until it paused at the vital seventh inch.
Hisss!
As the knife tip pressed down slightly, a sharp wave of pain shot through I...
2025-07-20 09:41:40 +0000 UTC View PostWhen autumn winds rise, the snakes grow fat.
As an experienced foodie, Ian had always longed for the legendary chrysanthemum-and-three-snake soup—sweet, refreshing, rich but not greasy. Back when he lived in Guangzhou in his past life, he dreamed of tasting it, but he lacked both courage and time, and it became a lifelong regret.
This time around, fate must’ve taken mercy. When ...
2025-07-20 09:40:03 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the Auswählen-blocking agent was injected, Candice felt her body grow heavy and her consciousness begin to fade. Before long, she drifted into sleep.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself lying on a soft bed, the room filled with a gentle floral scent and warm sunlight.
Sniffing instinctively, Candice rubbed her eyes to adjust to the light. Only then did she notic...
2025-07-20 09:09:56 +0000 UTC View PostCompared to death and the eternal torment of the soul thereafter, losing some power seemed insignificant. However, Bambietta and Candice were initially conflicted. Once possessed, how could it be relinquished so easily? Yet, when Masatsuki Aozaki said, "Your value doesn't lie in your power, but in who you are," they released their hesitation.
"So... who wants to go first?" Masatsuki...
2025-07-20 09:09:20 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, I’m heading to rest now.”
After gathering most of the intel and getting a clear grasp of Orario’s current situation, Bell ended the connection.
In his mind, he began to process everything.
‘The Evilus are nearly done for. That means their final outburst is coming soon.’
The madness that precedes destruction would inevitably fall upon the Evilus.
...
2025-07-20 09:06:42 +0000 UTC View Post"That woman is just... such a pain."
After returning to the Familia from the Tower of Babel, Loki held a brief internal meeting. She gave a quick rundown of what had happened at the Denatus and shared the plans for how to deal with the Evilus going forward. Then, she went straight back to her room.
Right now, Loki just felt mentally drained.
She had to worry about Finn and the...
2025-07-20 09:02:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Cath Palug... Doing something like this right after we meet? That’s way too much! Just because Merlin isn't around doesn’t mean you can take it out on me!”
After a fierce scuffle between mismatched sizes but equal strength, Ritsuka scooped up Fou, and the woman in the white cloak sat up from the ground.
Though her identity was still unclear, Shiomi could at least be certain...
2025-07-20 08:57:22 +0000 UTC View PostJust as the Nara family was having dinner, the Reiji they’d been talking about had already arrived in the Land of Iron.
To pull off his plan to deceive the Third Mizukage, Reiji needed a White Zetsu.
Problem was—he didn’t have one.
So what could he do? He’d have to take a gamble and try borrowing one... from Lord Madara.
At the moment, Aunt Snake hadn’t yet thr...
2025-07-20 08:49:39 +0000 UTC View PostKazuyama’s breakdown of Shisui’s technique had Chōmei’s bug brain practically crashing.
“I don’t get it. Not at all.”
He couldn’t see it clearly either. Forget it—no need to stress. Chōmei just logged off and went to sleep.
While Kazuyama was caught off guard, Shisui was just as surprised.
His short blade, while not a famed weapon, was still a solid nin...
2025-07-20 08:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostShisui Uchiha looked around at the scenery—there was even a waterfall nearby.
This was clearly no longer within the village. They were outside.
Spatial ninjutsu really was something else.
“What’s wrong? I heard from that bastard Fugaku that your specialty is the Body Flicker Technique. With your speed and grasp of space, this should be nothing for you.”
“Body F...
2025-07-20 08:36:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe thought sent a chill through Sengoku’s chest.
With a trap like that in place, even with Kuzan freezing the sea, their forces would’ve suffered devastating losses.
Thank heavens that brat Daren still valued their history enough not to go all the way.
If he had… the consequences would’ve been unthinkable.
Staring across the distance at the lone figure silhouett...
2025-07-20 08:30:18 +0000 UTC View Post