Did the witch get her wish today?

Relying on the gift from Enkidu, Lilium began to try to act alone in and around the palace.

Girls often stand on the high wall at the entrance of the palace and look into the distance, waiting for the return of the King of Gold and the Sky Lock.It will also occasionally appear around the palace, and together with Siduri, give some instructions from the palace to the nearby residents.A little tired, she would sit under the wall and quietly watch the children playing around.

But the busiest time in the city is the moment when Zhu Wang and his friends return.It has been a long time since Lilium heard everyone's fear of Gilgamesh. Accompanied by Enkidu, the lonely king found a companion who understood and listened to him.He had announced in front of everyone more than once that he would share the throne with Enkidu, and he never hesitated to share his treasures and fruits of victory with each other.

At the same time, the girl also lost the last trace of her color due to platinum-lead disease, but the people in the palace and town were still able to abandon the fear of abnormalities, and affectionately called her "Lilium".

Everything seems to be going in the right direction.

Of course, there were some disturbances in the middle, for example, Gilgamesh held a banquet and celebration, and the quarrel for several days angered the goddess of the underworld.It caused a crack in the ground of the banquet square, and the precious musical instrument he had just acquired fell into the underworld just like that.

In the end, Enkidu went to the underworld to bring the instrument back.

Lilium was not in the square when the earthquake happened.At that time, she was plunged headlong into the clay tablet that recorded the records of Uruk and the gods, trying to learn the language, customs and culture of this country, and naturally she missed the grand occasion where Wang Nan was so embarrassing.

So when she knew that Enkidu had gone to the underworld, she sat at the table and sulked for a while.

The main reason is that I regret that I didn't see Gilgamesh make an embarrassment, and I also feel a little bad for another person who went to the underworld to find Qin but didn't come to tell her about it.

But she also knew that it was because of her special physical condition, otherwise someone would not cling to her every time she came back from an adventure, and it also came with a large "hahaha" gold pendant.

"Thank you, Lilium."

A female voice sounded beside her ear, bringing Lily's thoughts back to reality.

The female officer in green and veil stood at the table with a smile.

"How are you studying?"

The person who came was Siduri, the priest of Uruk, and she was responsible for taking care of herself when Wang and Enqi were away.

"It's still far away." Lilium smiled slightly, and reached out to pick up the long staff beside her. "Although I can almost read the characters, it is still very difficult to read the ancient books related to gods." As she spoke, the girl's fingers brushed the thick clay tablet on the table, "As for customs and geography knowledge, although they can be understood ..."

But this kind of thing can't give her any real feeling just by describing it in words.In Uruk now, there are no drawings that are particularly easy to consult.

"...I really want to go and see for myself."

Whether it was the surrounding city-states or the magnificent and sacred temples in the description, she wanted to see them with her own eyes.

"In this case, how about letting Enkidu take you there?"

"Eh?"

The girl froze for a moment, she had no idea that Siduri would suddenly turn the topic to Enkidu, who had become a popular figure in Uruk.

"He also asked me, 'How can I make Lily happy', if it's Enkidu, there must be no problem." The priestess frowned slightly, deliberately putting on a somewhat embarrassed expression. "Our king should also handle the affairs of state well. After all, the clay tablets left in the hall can be piled up into a small table."

Lilium laughed at the woman's teasing words.

Just when the atmosphere was a lot more relaxed, the court servants ran in from the outside in a flash, and brought exciting good things.

The king and his friends defeated the monster Humbaba in the fir forest and returned in triumph!

This was originally exciting news, but when Lilium saw the two of them, her heart trembled suddenly, and her joyful emotions also fell silent.

The girl looked at the smiling two surrounded by the crowd, and stopped in the distance.

Because Enkidu... didn't look particularly happy.

That night, Lilium boarded the high platform of the palace and found the sky lock looking up at the starry sky.

"Did something happen?"

There was never any concealment or scruples between her and Enkidu, and they just said what they wanted to say.

The king is holding a banquet with singing and dancing in the square. Of course, what they did this time was much more restrained than the one that angered the goddess.

"...Sure enough, when Jill came back, he bet me that you would see something."

The man with long green hair and indistinguishable beauty looked at the crowd from afar and smiled to himself.

"But he didn't ask for anything, so is this a bet?"

It was rare for the other party to answer the wrong question, which made Lilium's worry rise to the highest point.

"Enkidu...?" She slowly approached the person sitting on the edge of the stone platform, "You...are you alright?"

Enkidu still had his usual calm and composed expression on his face, but the girl keenly felt that the pair of green eyes looking at her seemed... shaken for a moment?

"Fumbaba... is my friend."

The man made by God slowly narrated a truth she had never known.

It turns out that the one who communicated with Enkidu in a human way, and the powerful beast hidden in the jungle, turned out to be Humbaba they crusade this time!

"But she's... not my friend anymore. Something has changed about her."

Enkidu did not explain clearly what kind of changes had taken place in his friend. Through his description, Lily only knew that the powerful monster lost its mind and was judged by Enkidu as a divine weapon as an "unborn thing". ".

So he "destroyed" her.

"But she... wears a flower crown."

The flower crown he gave Humbaba to symbolize friendship and parting.

"Gill said 'Stainless minds are delighted by such a necklace.' I don't understand why he said that."

"but……"

Lilium watched him gently press his empty hand on his heart.

"Back to the capital, the moment I saw you. I always felt that this place...is empty."

Tears blurred the girl's vision, and suddenly a huge, uncontrollable sadness welled up in her chest.

Enkidu raised his head as the first tear slid down his cheek.

"What's wrong Lily?"

The hand that was touching her chest stretched out, gently wiping away her tears.

"Why are you crying?"

Lilium choked with sobs, tears streaming down her cheeks.She wanted to speak, but couldn't utter a single word, she could only open her mouth slightly, breathing in the cool night air.Finally, with sobs, he slowly hugged the beautiful person sitting in front of him.

Enkidu did not attend the banquet that night.Instead, he quietly lay on the fur-covered stone bed with Lilium, patted her on the back softly like a mother comforting a child, trying to calm her sorrow.

What are you feeling sad about?Who are you crying for?

The girl herself does not know.

However, time will not stop because of grief. The news that Gilgamesh and Enkidu defeated Humbaba quickly spread throughout Uruk. According to Siduri, it even reached the temple, which shocked the people watching gods of the city.

Early this morning, after recovering from meditation, Lilium felt her heart beating fast, and she had a very ominous premonition.

In order to synchronize with other people's work and rest, she accepted the advice of the priests and began to learn to concentrate her will and exercise her mental power through meditation.This method is very good, at least in a day she can also let her mind go.

But it was the first time she felt this wonderful feeling of unhappiness and panic today.

Do you want to ask Siduri?

The girl immediately frowned, denying her thoughts.

Siduri is already very busy at ordinary times, so there is no need to go out of her way to trouble others with such a small problem.

However, just when she had made up her mind and was about to continue reading, there was a loud noise in her ears!

The stone table on which the clay boards were stacked shook slightly, and dust even fell from the roof.

Lilium stood up suddenly, and heard the panicked shouts of people not far away, as well as the sound of something collapsing.

What happened? !

Leaning on a long stick, she walked out of her residence quickly.

On the way, the attendants and guards who used to be busy in the palace were fleeing in panic from the place where the loud noise came from—the main hall where the king was.

"It's a goddess! The goddess Ishtar has descended!"

"Hurry up and tell the others to leave!"

...Ishtar?

Lilium remembered that she had seen this name from ancient books. It was said that she was the goddess of beauty, harvest and battle, and at the same time, the goddess most favored by the gods.

Why did the goddess come to the palace of Uruk, and these people are so afraid?

"Lilium!"

On the way to the main hall, she met Siduri who was comforting the evacuated people.

"Where are you going?"

With a rare worried expression on the woman's face, she stopped the girl from going to the main hall.

"I..." Lilium looked at the quiet palace, suddenly something happened, and her mind was full of people she cared about. "I want to find Enkidu..."

"He and the king are in the main hall, but now...the goddess has descended."

Ishtar is beautiful and powerful, but at the same time full of arrogance, she is not easy to get along with.And as the goddess who protects the city-state, she has always been at odds with Gilgamesh, who likes to fight against the gods.

However, the great achievements of the two successfully conquering Humbaba spread to the ears of the gods. This goddess has always favored Gilgamesh, who has the blood of gods, and defeating Humbaba this time pleased her even more.As soon as she was in a good mood, she came here to act like a baby in the name of the completion of the holy marriage.

Yes, she just came here to act like a baby when there was such a big commotion.

"Lilium, I don't know what kind of conflict the goddess will have with the king. You are not in good health, so it's better not to approach the hall, it may be dangerous."

But hearing Siduri's tone, Lilium even felt that this goddess... came here to scold her.

Probably because of intuition, as well as the reactions of the people around him, I always felt that the king might not be particularly happy.

"but……"

She was worried about Enkidu, but also curious about the gods in this world, after all, it was the first time she saw him.

"Then I won't go to the main hall, just stand below, please, Siduri!"

It may be the first time she has been so entrusted, or it may be that she has no skills at all, but the Priestess finally agreed to her request.

"Stay away from those temple priests, I don't know what will happen if that adult notices."

The girl nodded, clenched the wooden stick in her hand, and walked towards the main hall.

The entrance of the main hall, which is usually guarded by guards, is empty. It seems that the remaining power of the gods has brought a lot of influence to everyone.

Lilium was wandering under the stone steps. She vaguely saw a few people standing at the entrance of the main hall. Considering that the other palace attendants had almost run away, they should be the "priests of the temple" that Siduri called.

... I don't know what happened to Enkidu inside.

At this moment, there was only a loud noise, and a huge cloud of dust was raised in front of her eyes. At the same time, something flew out from the entrance of the main hall.

Lilium was stunned for a moment.

"You... You guy is...?!"

The dust dispersed, and she saw a beautiful woman with golden hair floating in midair.

"Gilgamesh! What's going on!"

At this moment, this woman with red eyes... no, it would be better to call her a goddess, was angrily pointing at the bewildered Lilium, and furious at the main hall.

What... what's going on?did she do something

"Twittering, when did you idiot goddess become a brat with no hair at all!"

The goddess seemed to be irritated, and even the light around her body was dazzling: "Huh?! Who is the brat with no hair! You dare to hide such a filthy thing in the palace! My brain was smashed by a monster Yet?!"

"Are the eyes on your face a decoration? That girl is a human!"

Uh--this is purely poisonous wording... Wang!That's a goddess, a goddess!

However, these words seemed to have calmed down the furious woman. She frowned and looked at Lilium, whose legs were weak and could only hold her cane tightly to support her, with disdain.

"Human beings...? Uh... you really do... oh? It's quite pretty."

This Ishtar seems to be a god-sama who is full of emotions and anger, and now he is obviously no longer angry, but Lilium still feels the breathless coercion.

She is watching herself.

"So that's how it is...you are the rumored slave who is as beautiful as Shanhante."

Slaves... slaves? ?

Is she a slave now? !

The goddess frowned, and said with disgust on her face, "Oh, you really picked up something incredible, Gilgamesh, this is full of filthy magic power, I almost spit it out after seeing it."

"What... what?"

Lily could understand every word the goddess said, but her mind was in a mess.

What responded to her was Ishtar's raised right hand, as well as her haughty and cold but beautiful face.

"Shut up evil! You are not qualified to talk to me."

"Lily!!!"

A golden light flashed in front of the girl's eyes, and Enkidu's voice rang in her ears.

In the next instant, her eyes were covered with blood, and the severe pain started from the top of her head and quickly spread to her whole body.

"Ahhh-!!!"

"——Here, it is———. Thank me."

These were the last words Lilium heard before losing consciousness due to the severe pain.