Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

Yesterday at the banquet, Miss Gudazi told him that she hoped to join this operation, and of course he readily agreed.

Since King Gilgamesh was going to accompany them this time, Merlin and Anna took the initiative to stay in Uruk, just in case.

So, the final team members were him, Mash, King Gilgamesh, Miss Gudazi and four others.

Ishtar originally did not intend to participate in this operation and chose to stay in Uruk because she was not very good at dealing with Ereshkigal.

Considering the other party's experience, Gudafu had no objection to this.

But unexpectedly, this morning, Ishtar took the initiative to show up again and chose to go with them.

Although the other party did not explain the reason, Gudafu secretly felt that Ishtar seemed to care about Ereshkigal.

In short, although the team was temporarily increased from four to five people, it was not a big problem.

However, just before they were about to leave, Miss Gudazi failed to come out of the room. By the time they finally realized something was wrong, it was already too late——

Miss Gudazi passed away.

In fact, during this period of time, citizens have been dying suddenly one after another - they were obviously healthy, but they lost their lives for no reason - the total number reached thousands.

According to King Gilgamesh, this should be the work of Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld. People's souls were taken to the underworld by the Garula spirits sent by her.

The age of the gods is different from that of later generations. As long as the body remains intact, the soul can be resurrected again after returning to the body. Therefore, their mission this time is not only to defeat Ereshkigal, but also to bring back people's souls that were taken away.

However, according to Merlin, Miss Gudazi's situation is different from those people. Her soul was not taken away, but she fell into a dream that could not be awakened by normal means.

If you want to wake up Miss Gudazi, you must first find her in the dream.

At this time, Miss Gudazi in the dream seems to be in the underworld, and may be trapped by Ereshkigal.

Gudav didn't quite understand what Merlin said, but fortunately, the ultimate goal didn't change much.

Therefore, everyone shouldered the suddenly increased responsibilities and hurried to the city of Kuza. Ishtar roughly opened a hole in the ground and blasted him and Mashu into the underworld.

Let’s get back to the point.

"Huh? Senior, look, what are those?"

Looking at the many gun thresholds in front of him, Mashu said curiously:

"There are slender, birdcage-like things everywhere...it seems like there are countless light spots floating inside..."

These gun sills were as beautiful as works of art. She approached curiously, wanting to reach out and touch them, but was warned by Ishtar on the side:

"...I advise you not to get close. Those are the souls of dead humans on the ground."

"Eh?!"

Matthew was like a frightened bird, and the hand he had just stretched out instantly retracted, and he looked at the gun threshold in front of him in astonishment.

"In other words, these are all...?"

"Yes, these are gun sills made in Ereshkigal, that is, cells."

Ishtar frowned and said:

"When the body dies, the soul gradually becomes thinner until it disappears. But Ereshkigal does not allow this."

"That guy will put the soul of the human being he likes into a cage, completely losing his freedom, and he will be entertained by her in pain for tens of thousands of years."

"this……"

Gudav and Mash looked at each other in confusion after hearing this. Judging from Ishtar's words, the other party was a very cruel goddess, but——

Matthew pointed to a gun threshold and said with some hesitation:

"There seems to be an undead man over there. He just walked out of the gun threshold and was walking on the road..."

"...ah?"

Ishtar's original solemn expression suddenly froze. He looked at the ghost in the distance and rubbed his eyes with some suspicion.

In fact, it's not just the undead that Matthew instructed. If you look closely, you can see that there are many ghosts in the distance who can come in and out of the gun sill. There is no appearance of a prison cell at all.

"When did the management of the underworld become so loose, or did that guy forget to lock the cell?"

Ishtar had some self-doubt for a moment. At this time, Gilgamesh sneered:

"Are you sure you are not telling a story that was made up to deceive children? At least I have never heard of such a thing."

"Not only that, Enkidu's evaluation of the other party is much better than his evaluation of you."

"What?!"

Ignoring the bickering between the two, combined with Gilgamesh's speech and his previous conversation with the other party, Gudafu roughly had some ideas in his mind.

"Anyway, let's go down first."

Everyone walked down the road, and not long after, they encountered a huge stone gate across the road, blocking their way.

At the same time, an emotionless voice also sounded——

"Answer it, answer it."

"O living beings who have fallen into the underworld, answer the question of the existence of their souls."

"The door spoke?!"

Looking at Guddav and Mash who looked surprised, Ishtar explained seriously:

"Okay, now comes the question of choosing one of the two."

"The gate of the underworld will question the good and evil of the soul. It is a fair and rational gate. There are seven gates in total."

"These are the doors that took away my power before."

Hearing this, Gudafu swallowed hard, and the problem of the door also came up——

"Then, let me ask the sinful [Fujimaru] a question:"

"Although the standards of beauty are diverse, they are still absolute. Black can beat white, and earth can beat sky."

"So who is more beautiful, Ereshgagil or Ishtar?"

"...Huh?"×4

Once again, to everyone's surprise, the issue of the Gate to the Underworld did not seem to be as serious as Ishtar said. It was not only a bit weird, but also very targeted.

For example, ‘Ereshkigal or Ishtar, who is the goddess worthy of entrusting wealth? ', 'Ereshkigal or Ishtar, which goddess is more reliable'...

Of course, out of strategic considerations, Gudav all chose Ereshkigal.

Although I don’t know if this choice is correct, every time Ishtar passes through a door, Ishtar’s size will shrink by one circle and his strength will weaken by one point. After completely passing through the seven doors, Ishtar has changed. It has become the size of a figure, and its power is almost nonexistent.

"Why on earth am I here..."

Ishtar lay on Fufu's back with a lifeless expression. Gudafu and Mashu could only comfort her with a smile.

"Next is the temple of Ereshgagil. After defeating the opponent, everything should be restored to its original state, right?"

"perhaps."

"Does this mean that the only ones who will be useful next are me and Mashu?"

Gilgamesh originally laughed at Ishtar, but in the end, he couldn't laugh anymore.

After all, Ishtar is a powerful combat force on their side, and it wouldn't be fun if it were just useless.

But what everyone didn’t expect was that when they passed through the seven gates of the underworld and arrived at the temple, the first person who appeared in front of them was not Ereshkigal, but an acquaintance they were preparing to rescue——

"Yo,"

Looking at the Chaldean group who finally appeared, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and waved:

"You guys are here!"