Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

As expected, Ereshkigal decisively rejected Gudaev's request and attacked Gudaev and others in the form of a giant undead, starting a battle.

While observing the battle in front of him, Ritsuka Fujimaru recalled his own experiences.

The situation on her side was that Ereshkigal quickly exposed his true identity under Ishtar's provocation, and then he was injured by the situation she pointed out during the night talk, which made Ereshkigal lose most of his will to fight.

Afterwards, after a heart-to-heart talk, Ereshkigal understood her attitude, and it ended with a very simple battle, winning Ereshkigal over as their companion.

The whole process was relatively relaxed and pleasant, with only Ishtar being persecuted.

——Perhaps this is the difference between parallel worlds?

After all, from the conversation just now, it can be seen that her personality is somewhat different from Gudafu's.

Back to the point.

Although an unexpected battle took place, the condition of King Gilgamesh in this world was much better than that of Gilgamesh on her side. The most important thing was that he had not yet died from overwork and entered the underworld as a living person.

Furthermore, Ereshkigal herself was not a goddess who was particularly good at fighting.

Soon, she was defeated by Gilgamesh, who had the dual blessing of divine power and royal power. Her undead body was broken and her true identity was finally exposed in front of everyone.

"I lost..."

Ereshkigal sat on the ground helplessly, lowering his head and saying:

"I am the god entrusted to the underworld. I have taken all humans and souls into the underworld. This is the meaning of my existence and my destiny. I have no regrets or remorse for carrying this out wholeheartedly."

"Since I lose, I am willing to let you take my head off."

"…But before that, I have a question for you. Fujimaru Ritsuka."

"For a long time, I have been here managing the souls of the dead. I have no happiness, joy, sadness, or friends of my own. I can only look at the half of my body flying freely in the sky."

"Are you going to hold me accountable for this? Even now, do you still think that my behavior was wrong?"

"No one wants to praise my efforts in doing this job all by myself?"

"..."

After hearing Ereshkigal's words, Ishtar's expression was somewhat conflicted, as if she wanted to say something but didn't know how to start.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and others on the side were staring at Gudafu silently, waiting for his answer.

'Don't praise someone who is in pain.'

After a moment of silence, Gudafu finally spoke:

"I'm sorry I can't compliment you enough."

"Because if I praise you, it would be like tarnishing your pride."

"Eh? ...Even you don't want to understand what I'm saying..."

Hearing his answer, Ereshkigal's tone became even lower, and Mash's expression became a little reluctant. However, Gilgamesh and Fujimaru Ritsuka, who were watching, smiled with satisfaction and nodded slightly.

"Don't you understand yet, idiot?"

At this time, seeing that Ereshkigal himself did not understand, Gilgamesh reluctantly took the initiative to speak:

"You can lament your duties, or abandon them and seek other ways. But it is evil to devalue the duties that you have never shirked and have always fulfilled."

"And praising this kind of pain is simply an insult to yourself!"

"You deserve praise for the great work you have accomplished! As for your pain, it belongs to you alone. Outsiders cannot understand your pain, but your work is respectable..."

"This is what Fujimaru Ritsuka wanted to express."

At this time, Fujimaru Ritsuka also came over and said with a smile:

"To put it simply, what Fujimaru was unwilling to praise was not your behavior, but the 'suffering you endured in fulfilling your duty'. In any case, suffering itself should not be praised."

"exactly!"

Gilgamesh nodded appreciatively, looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, raised his lips slightly and said:

"You are quite understanding, little girl."

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"Thank you for the compliment, isn't it the same for the king?"

As she spoke, she came to Gudafu, smiled and patted his shoulder to express encouragement and praise.

Although the process was a little laggy, at least it held up at the key points. Overall, the performance is still acceptable.

"I see!"

At this point, Mashu at the side finally understood the meaning of it. Ishtar's frown gradually relaxed, and she looked at Ereshkigal in front of her and murmured in a low voice:

"However, I can understand her desire to be understood..."

But she also understood that Gudafu's judgment was correct, so she finally shut her mouth and said nothing.

On the other side, Ereshkigal also raised his head cautiously and looked at Gudafu.

"……is that so?"

Under her expectant gaze, Gudauf smiled and nodded in affirmation. Seeing this, Ereshkigal finally revealed a relieved smile.

Then, she asked with some confusion:

"Why do you think I'm not a bad goddess?"

Gudafu laughed when he heard this:

"Because you have always been worried about humans. You told me a lot of things when we were chatting, and I already understood it at that time."

"……Eh?"

Ereshkigal was stunned on the spot. After he understood the meaning of the other party's words, his face instantly turned red, and he said incoherently:

"Have you realized that it was me?!"

"Well, it is."

Gudafu scratched his head and laughed:

"After all, your whole appearance changes every time you sneeze."

"Then the image of the terrifying goddess I have been pretending to be...!"

"I suppose you must have some personal reasons."

"babble--?!"

Ereshkigal uttered another scream and squatted on the ground, trying to find a hole to crawl into out of shame and anger.

“Why is this happening?!”

"This is such a bad idea! There is nothing more embarrassing than this!"

Seeing this, Gudafu and Mashu smiled at each other, and Gilgamesh raised his eyebrows and said:

"Anyway, is this matter resolved?"

Gudafu smiled and replied:

"I think so."

Now Ereshkigal's attitude has softened, and she is not a truly evil goddess. As long as she returns the souls of those humans, she can join them like Ishtar and become a fighting force on their side.

After squatting on the ground to calm down for a while, Ereshkigal chose to forget everything that had just happened. He stood up again and looked at Gudafu, just about to say something.

"Fujimaru..."

But at this moment, an old man in a cloak appeared silently behind her.

Zheng——

The next moment, the blade slashed down vertically, as if splitting the whole person in half. Ereshkigal's body stiffened slightly after being attacked, and then he fell unconscious to the ground.

"Ereshkigal!"

The sudden attack made everyone's pupils shrink. In the instant they reacted, Ishtar angrily shot a magic bullet at the opponent, but the opponent's body seemed to not exist, and the magic bullet went straight through.

"Eh?!"

"calm down."

At this time, the old man said in a deep voice:

"What I severed was not her life, but her contract with the Three Goddesses Alliance."