Two Little Girls

　　In the afternoon after forming partnerships and battle plans, Ryota made the decision to go to the Underworld.

　　He needs to find Ereshkigal, and then complete his plan to win her heart.

　　In fact, once night fell and Ereshkigal occupied Ishtar's body, he could directly discuss the matter with her without having to go to the Underworld.

　　But Ryota thought that this would come across as very insincere.

　　Although persuading Ereshkigal is a sure thing according to him.

　　But insincerity is insincerity.

　　And there are covenant restrictions of the Three Goddesses Alliance having to take this into account.

　　Among the three goddesses, the Gorgon, Ereshkigal, and Quetzalcoatl, they couldn't reveal information about each other and they couldn't attack each other.

　　In the original plot, Merlin tricked Quetzalcoatl into attacking the Gorgon temple. As a result, the former was punished by the treaty and injured, and her combat power was instantly halved.

　　If they wanted to win over the two goddesses, they had to settle this matter.

　　In the original plot, the Ereshkigal treaty is cut short by King Hassan.

　　Now that King Hassan doesn't show up, Ryota plans to try it himself.

　　Based on his new sword technique, [Blade of Execution], which could raise attacks to a conceptual level, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

　　Even if it was due to the problem of the output being too weak, there was no way to directly erase Tiamat's immortality. But there should be no problem dealing with the concept of a pact between the three goddesses.

　　Of course, the premise was that he had to go to the Underworld, because Ereshkigal couldn't get out of the Underworld now.

　　Ryota told Ishtar about his plan.

　　...

　　"It's finally possible to get revenge!" Ishtar got excited.

　　If no one was looking, she might be dancing around.

　　She showed an evil expression: "Hmph, how dare you use my body to do such a thing, I have to repair it this time!"

　　"Ishtar, calm down," Ryota warned.

　　"I'm so calm," Ishtar said with a chuckle, "I'll calmly blow that woman's head off. When I think of that scene... Woohoo! I can not wait! Let's go."

　　After speaking, her body floated up. It looked like her was about to fly into the air and shoot towards the ground, piercing the path to the Underworld.

　　In the age of the gods, the world and the Underworld were connected, and that was a physical connection. In other words, the Underworld is underground.

　　Although physically connected, the rules of the two places were very different, so it was fine to treat them as two worlds.

　　Go to the Underworld, pay attention to the right path.

　　There is a specific description in the legend of Gilgamesh seeking immortality. But Ishtar wasn't prepared to do such a troublesome thing.

　　Blasting directly through the ground could also enter the Underworld, she would do so now.

　　"Wait a minute."

　　As Ishtar's body floated up, Ryota grabbed her ankles.

　　This action made Ishtar tremble, and bad memories came to mind.

　　Ryota grabbed her the same way that night and nearly raped her.

　　Even though he didn't reach the last step, a foul was still a foul… She was a bit reflexive.

　　"What do you want to do!"

Ishtar shouted instinctively.

　　"Why are you screaming so loudly?"

　　Ryota pulled Ishtar down and said: "I just wanted to remind you, don't mess around, we are here to win allies. Moreover, the Underworld is your elder sister's hometown, how can you be her opponent there? I remember in the myth, you went to the Underworld to make trouble, and you were stripped naked by your sister, then hanged and beaten. "

　　"You..."

　　Ishtar blushed involuntarily. On the one hand ehe is angry, on the other hand she is ashamed.

　　Swearing reveals no flaws!

　　She really wanted to kill Ryota, an outspoken man.

　　"You bastards...!" Ishtar gritted her teeth, "Of course I know that the Underworld is her territory, and I have no advantage. However, with you by my side, the chance of victory is still great."

　　"I?" Ryota's eyes are smooth: "You want to rely on me?"

　　"Yes," said Ishtar as a matter of course: "We are teammates, right? Don't tell me, you will see your teammates get beaten, and you won't come forward to help."

　　"Of course not." Ryota nodded "After all, I'm your captain. If someone hits you, it's like hitting my face. It is up to the owner to beat a dog."

　　"Your statement is a bit annoying... Forget it." Ishtar waved her hand, "With your help, I have no chance of losing."

　　"But I don't care about domestic violence."

　　"..."

　　Ishtar froze for a moment, she quickly reacted and said loudly: "Wait! You won't help me?"

　　"Your older sister beat you as domestic violence?" Ryota shook his head "I don't care about other people's family matters."

　　"What is domestic violence, bullshit!"

　　Ishtar's face was full of unhappiness:

　　"Don't give me inexplicable reasons, I'll just ask if you can move!"

　　"There's no way to move."

　　Ryota was afraid that Ishtar would cry again, so his tone softened a bit.

　　"You heard my plan before, right? To eliminate Tiamat, Eli is the most important link. Without her weakening Tiamat's immortality, our plan will have no chance of succeeding."

　　"Eli? Heh… You really are affectionate."

　　Ishtar's face darkened.

　　She finally found out the real reason why Ryota wouldn't move.

　　"You want to sleep with my sister?"

　　Ishtar said disdainfully: "Bastard who forgets friends after having sex!"

　　"Don't scold too badly, I already told you the reason why I can't move."

　　Ryota shrugged: "If you don't believe me, I can't do anything about it."

　　"I don't believe it." Ishtar said in a firm tone, "You must have forgotten about your friends."

　　"You two use the same body, I see you every day, why are you guys so attracted to each other?"

　　Ryota replied with a reason.

　　"That seems right."

Ishtar found herself ignoring the question.

　　After thinking for a few seconds, she asked: "But you call so affectionately, don't you deny it?"

　　"Don't you think that's a nice name?"

　　Ryota started to back off: "If you mind, I can call you by a nickname, for example… how about I call you 'Little Ishtar? Hmm… looks really cute."

　　He suddenly clapped his hands: "That's it, I will call you little Ishtar from now on."

　　"Shut up! What kind of stupid name is that, disgusting!"

　　Ishtar roared with a red face: "If you dare to call out like that, I will definitely kill you!"

　　She felt goosebumps.

　　"Ouch..." Ryota showed a hurt expression: "It's okay if you don't want to say I'm disgusting..."

　　"Anyway, I don't want to hear that name, just call me the same as before."

　　Ishtar's sharp demeanor was slightly restrained: "You really don't mean to like that woman, do you?"

　　"It's okay if you don't believe." Ryota waved his hand: "Forget it, I won't ask you to lead, the Underworld is so big, it should be easy to find Eli, you can just stay in Uruk."

　　"No, take me with you." Ishtar immediately clung to him: "I didn't come down just to trouble that person, I also have business to take care of."

　　She showed a slightly complicated expression: "I have something to tell that person myself."

　　"No, I feel like taking you is a ticking time bomb." Ryota refused, "You stay there, otherwise it will affect the plan to win over the allies, and I don't know how to save her."

　　"If you don't take me there, I will go myself!" Ishtar said firmly.

　　Ryota showed a smiling expression: "Whatever you want, as long as you are not afraid of being stripped naked by your elder sister, being hung up and beaten."

　　Ishtar: "..."

　　To be honest, she was still a little scared. After careful consideration, she decided to compromise: "Okay, can I not trouble her this time? I promise."

　　"Kneel down and beg me, and I will take you there."

　　Ryota changed his indifferent expression: "Oh, by the way, you have to kiss my back."

　　"…It's bad for a man to hold a grudge."

　　Ishtar could not help but remind.

　　"It's okay, as long as I'm not going to pick you up, I don't have to pay attention to these details in front of you."

　　Ryota shrugged.

　　"Don't say it too bad," Ishtar drew closer, and said in a slightly teasing tone, "Have you not considered the possibility that this goddess might like you?"

　　"That's right." Ryota nodded "Then you can prove it to me."

　　"How can I prove something like that?"

　　"Kiss my back."

　　"...Go to hell!"

　　...

　　In the end, Ishtar ended up making Ryota change his mind after stalking him.

　　Looking back after that, she found that Ryota seemed to be getting better and better at dealing with her.

　　Obviously she was the one who took the initiative in the first place, and it was Ryota who asked her not to cause trouble in the Underworld.

　　In the end, it turns out that she has to beg Ryota to play with her.

　　Ishtar felt as if she was being manipulated by Ryota.

　　Thinking about the future may not be easy.

　　Thinking that there might not be another chance to teach Ryota a lesson in the future.

　　She was quite melancholic for a while.

　　From her casual observation, Ryota's demeanor was basically very gentle when dealing with women he both cared about.

　　When Shokuhou Misaki and Hayasaka Ai usually bullied him, he didn't take turns retaliating, but chose to accept it.

　　Ishtar felt that if one day she really wanted to return to the field, maybe she could start from this aspect.

　　It's just that the sacrifice is rather big.

　　No, maybe not a sacrifice either.

　　Apart from other things, be it strength or appearance, Ryota is quite up to her taste.

　　If it weren't for the man always loving to tease her, she might have taken the initiative to make a move.

　　(Ah… why is it that the more I think about it, the more unwilling I feel.)

　　Ishtar scratched her head, and quickly pushed aside the random thoughts in her mind. If it went on like this, she might really want to give it a try.

　　No, no, no.

　　(By the way... this guy is really old.)

　　Ishtar glanced in the direction where Ryota had gone: "Was it taking so long to find a little girl?"

　　...

　　At the same time.

　　Following his spiritual induction, Ryota quickly located Ming Hong.

　　When he got closer, Ana was feeding Ming Hong the special Uruk food.

　　Ana took off her hood and looked at Ming Hong, who was shorter than herself, enjoying her meal, and there was a smile on her indifferent face.

　　Even she herself didn't know why she was happy.

　　Happiness comes from watching other people eat... Happiness is so easy to come by.

　　"Can you let me go?"

　　After Ana finished her mouthful of food, she shook her right hand to remind Ming Hong.

　　Upon hearing this, Ming Hong glanced at her, then made a few movements with one hand, and moved her feet a few times.

　　After many hand movements, Ana was confused: "Uh... Are you trying to express something?"

　　Hearing this, Ming Hong repeated her actions again.

　　Ana was a little overwhelmed, she really didn't understand.

　　"She wanted to tell you that I haven't issued an order to release you."

　　At this time, Ryota comes and explains to Ana.

　　Hearing his voice, Ana immediately put the hood attached to the coat on her head, covering her head.

　　The hem of the hood fell, covering even her eyes.

　　From Ryota's point of view, he could only see her smooth lips and fine chin.

　　"She still doesn't understand the underlying meaning of my words, so she will strictly execute them."

　　Ryota touched Ming Hong's head and said: "Actually, what I meant was to ask her to go out with you, take a walk around Uruk, and have fun, not only asking her to take you with her, but also letting you take her with you."

　　"Let me take her?" Ana was shocked.

　　"Yeah," Ryota nodded, "She usually lives in my body and rarely comes out. It's rare to find someone her age now. I wish you could hang out more often."

　　Ana cautioned, "I actually don't know how old I am."

　　"It doesn't matter," Ryota said with a smile, "I don't know how old Ming Hong is either."

　　Ana: "…"

　　"Aren't you the master?" Ana asked.

　　"I told you before, Ming Hong is a weapon, I didn't forge it."

　　Ryota explained: "So I don't know how long ehe's been around. But there is no need to care about this. I generally consider her age to be equal to her appearance. It has also been proven that her IQ is no different from her age…. Hiss!"

　　Before he finished speaking, he screamed out in pain.

　　Turning his head to look, Ryota found that Ming Hong was looking at him, and just pulled her little leg to kick his knee.

　　(Uh... I didn't mean to scold you when I mentioned IQ.)

　　Ryota complained in his heart.

　　Ming Hong's attacks were different from outsiders, she could control a portion of the Military Commander System, which meant, she could bypass all of Ryota's defenses.

　　Being kicked doesn't seem to hurt, but in fact it still hurts a little.

　　Ming Hong is still very cruel, but very cute.

　　Ryota carefully glanced at Ming Hong.

　　"Um… I don't think she's that big."

　　Ana nodded in agreement, then asked: "She can't seem to speak?"

　　"She hasn't learned it yet." Ryota said, "It will take another two years to learn it."

　　"Two years?" Ana was a little surprised, "How did you confirm that?"

　　"I estimated it based on her current development."

　　Ryota made simple sentences casually.

　　The moment Ming Hong learned to speak was confirmed in his own experience.

　　However, Ana definitely wouldn't be able to understand these kinds of simple words, and Ryota had to explain for a long time, so he didn't reveal the problem.

　　"I'll take Ming Hong away first," said Ryota as he got down to business: "You're going to find Merlin now? He seems to be planning to leave Uruk now to deal with the Feathered Serpent God."

　　"The Feathered Serpent God?" Ana looked confused.

　　"…Almost forgot you weren't at the previous meeting."

　　Ryota slapped his forehead. Because Ana was relatively small and transparent, she ignored this matter.

But it's okay. In the original plot, Ana played the role of a simple thug who follows a grand plan, or who is often beaten.

　　Both humans and gods were showing off, only Ana was beaten.

　　"Since you don't know, then don't go."

　　Ryota suggested to Ana: "If you run to find Merlin now, he might trick you into becoming a thug again. The Feathered Serpent God was a god who was good at fighting and wrestling. If you go with him, you will be beaten. You should stay in Uruk, have more contact with the people."

　　"People..."

　　Ana looked around Ryota, and quietly pulled up the hood: "No, I hate humans."

　　"Why?" Ryota asked knowingly.

　　"Because they only know how to fight and kill, and only pursue pride." Ana said lightly.

　　When she said this, she didn't carry much of her own emotions.

　　After all, based on the age reflected by her current appearance, she, as a young Medusa, shouldn't have experienced any worse events in later myths.

　　Presumably at this age, she was still living carefree on the island with her two older sisters.

　　Humans land on the island to destroy their lives, turning them into monsters that devour her sister... This is all that will happen next.

　　So when she said that she hated humans, there was no hatred, and it was more correct to think of it as "scaring others".

　　Ryota stared at Ana for a while, thinking.

　　"What is wrong?"

　　Ana looked slightly uncomfortable, so she asked.

　　"You hate humans, so you like Ming Hong?" Ryota asked suddenly.

　　"Hmm..." Ana blushed a little "No, I don't like her."

　　"Do you hate her?"

　　"No!" Ana quickly corrected, "I don't hate her."

　　After correcting her, she blushed even more, and looked directly at Ryota, thinking that Ryota was very annoying, asking such questions to tease her.

　　Ryota smiled: "Since you don't hate it, then you two will act together."

　　He pushed Ming Hong, who was eating, forward, and pushed her in front of Ana.

　　Ana subconsciously took two steps back.

　　After discovering that this action was inappropriate and might make the other party feel that he was rejecting her, she suppressed her embarrassment and took two steps forward.

　　After carrying out these actions, Ana suddenly realized what was wrong. For a moment, the embarrassment she felt became more serious.

　　Staring into Ryota's smiling eyes, she had the urge to raise the scythe to kill this person.

　　He dared to tease her…!

　　"Don't look at me like that, I didn't do anything about it, but you, Ana, I think you should be more honest and direct."

　　Ryota suggested seriously.

　　"I don't want you to arrange it!"

　　Ana showed a fierce expression, as if warning.

　　Ryota didn't take it seriously, he patted Ming Hong on the head, and said to her: "Ming Hong, get your act together and hang out with your friends."

　　Ming Hong looked at him, then nodded her head twice. Then she stared at Ana like prey.

　　Ana felt uncomfortable being stared at.

　　Seeing this, Ryota sighed.

　　He asked the two to get their act together, not only because of Ana, but also because he wanted to see Ming Hong have playmates who were the same age.

　　But as far as results are concerned, there is still a long way to go.

　　At this time, Ana asked: "She is your weapon. You let her act with me. Isn't there a problem with you?"

　　"Oh?" Ryota joked "You accepted my offer so quickly, it seems you really like it."

　　"...Killing you!"

　　Ana suddenly threatens.

　　"Don't be so easily offended," Ryota waved his hand, "Don't worry, this isn't the time for me to go all out, so she doesn't have to follow me. When the time comes, I will naturally call her back. For now, let's go to the temple first."

　　"Temple?" Ana asked, "What were you doing there?"

　　"Help you change the contract so that you have enough magic power to fight."

　　Ryota looked at Ming Hong, then turned and walked towards the temple.

　　Ming Hong understood, and forcefully dragged Ana to follow.

　　"Wait! Let me go..."

　　Ana tries to communicate. After realizing that Ming Hong wasn't listening at all, she gave up struggling.

　　She didn't know why, she was definitely a bit smaller than her, but very strong.

　　When she was pulled out of the previous temple, she tried to fight back and even attacked, but to no avail. It even almost angered Ming Hong.

　　Just then, being stared at by those eyes condensing vicious killing intent Ana confessed to being afraid.

　　This was a short-tempered little girl she couldn't afford to provoke.

　　Fighting is pointless.

　　Seeing this, Ryota cheered up a bit, without any guilt from the instigator.

　　While walking, he said: "When you weren't there just now, I and another Servant signed a contract. Since you also want to participate in the battle, then sign it together."

　　"I don't need anyone else..."

　　"Don't rush to refuse, don't you want to feel the refreshing feeling of using magic power without worrying about consumption?" Ryota teased "You can freely use the Noble Phantasm if you want."

　　"I can do it?"

　　"Of course."

　　"Then... Try it first."

　　However, she couldn't hold back Ming Hong so when faced with Ryota's words, Ana chose to compromise.

　　Seeing this, Ryota smiled lightly.

　　He didn't need Ana as a fighting force.

　　Eliminating the Gorgons was now Ishtar's main quest, and Ana didn't have to.

　　Ana cannot participate in another battle.

　　After all, in the original plot, she was basically getting beat up the entire time.

　　It seemed that even a second generation Gorgon Demon Beast couldn't defeat it.

　　The reason why he gave her the contract, Ryota hoped that this little girl would survive, not fall into her own destiny, and only exist as a restraining force for the Gorgon.

　　With its power, this young Medusa's spirit foundation could be maintained forever.

　　She will not become another Gorgon.