[comprehensive] Ishtar

If the world judges by 'fairness', 'justice' and 'benevolence', Gilgamesh is actually not a qualified king. In fact, such a standard of judgment will even directly classify Gilgamesh as a 'tyrant'. Among the grades.

Words such as self-willedness, disobedience to others, and insistence on going one's own way have become lingering labels on Gilgamesh when he decided to conquer himself.Even the closest servants of the king, or the poets responsible for singing the praises of the king, could not go against their own conscience and describe Gilgamesh as a "wise king".

——There is no wise king who will take the initiative to provoke a war, and even cultivate the militant character of the people step by step, and promise wealth and status, so that in the tenth year of Gilgamesh's reign, Uruk has reached the point where all the people are soldiers , to the point where everyone is belligerent.

For any system, praise and execution are accompanied by criticism and dissatisfaction.Some people were promoted step by step, but naturally some missed the opportunity. The people of Uruk began to have completely different views on their king.

But no one can put the description of "Love King" on the king of Uruk.

"That's why those self-proclaimed benevolence and righteousness died early."

This disdain seems to be mutual. Just as the world cannot sing praises to Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh also sneered at the world's views.

"It's too much to say that." The passage of time has not taken away too many changes. The boys and girls who used to grow up, the intimacy and acquaintance between each other, and the differences caused by too much understanding of each other. It's pleasing to the eye, and nothing will change until there is a reaction.

Ishtar's long golden hair was bound in a golden arc, and the shining gold intertwined with her long golden hair. It was impossible to judge which one was more dazzling.Her figure was tall and straight, and the thin armor and the traces intertwined on it not only did not damage her appearance, but even added a bit of heart-warming temperament to her.

And what the Godhead of Love brings, of course, is her charming temperament and innate beauty.It's a pity that these beauties were given to a blind man who only sees the essence of people——

——In this world, only Gilgamesh can see the essence of Ishtar most clearly.

"You did a good job this time, Ishtar." The young man who had just come down from the battlefield casually threw the armor aside, and the blood-stained weapon was abandoned on the ground. The glory of the army.

He was bare-chested, with tight abdominal muscles and beautiful lines under his healthy wheat-colored skin. Hearing the voice behind him, Gilgamesh didn't turn his head, but picked up the wet cloth that was put aside, Wiping the dust off his body: "But with that appearance, is he worthy of being called a good fighter?"

Gilgamesh didn't even want to give alms to the other party. In fact, he had already deleted the other party's face and name from his memory.

Ishtar waved her hand, signaling the officer following her to step down.Then she entered Gilgamesh's bedroom generously, glanced at the guy changing clothes in the room, and then kicked the weapon blocking the way aside: "You just took advantage of the weapon."

"In that case," Gilgamesh didn't care about Ishtar's offensive behavior, he wiped off the dust on his body, and threw the dirty cloth into the basket beside him, "then you also give them With such weapons, let's see if they will add obstacles to this king's path?"

"Arrogance." The goddess commented, "It's too arrogant, Jill."

Compared with those 'great' or 'outstanding' labels from the goddess 'arrogant', the prideful head held up by the arrogant and arrogant king is more real and more pleasing to him: "On this continent There is no one who can tie with this king."

Ishtar snorted, not thinking about it like him, after all...

...I really can't beat it.

In a sense, Gilgamesh also perfectly interprets what is meant by "selecting the best" and "mixed blood is the essence". Two-thirds of the blood from the gods brought him, in addition to the strong divine power, there are also An ability that ordinary humans, even most gods, cannot match.

"I sense that your faith has added another layer," Ishtar walked around the room and walked to Gilga In front of Meishi's bed, he found a place for himself to sit, "Now even I am being affected."

For this matter, Gilgamesh was not surprised: "It's still early," without complacency, nor any complacency or pride, "It's just an insignificant layer, not even hurting the skin, let alone the bones. "

How many centuries have the gods stayed in this land, and wanting to shake their existence, a mere ten years is not even a foreshadowing: "How, have you got the harvester?"

"Well, I spoiled Father God, and I also had a pleasant surprise by the way." Ishtar said frankly, "Father God is quite satisfied with your actions, and it seems that he has accepted what you told him. "

"Why not?" Gilgamesh turned around, and what he saw was the woman occupying his bed and rubbing the mud and dust all over his body on his bed. "How can they see the war of mortals?"

For the arrogance of the gods, even if he had already experienced the arrogance of the gods, Gilgamesh couldn't help but sigh how different Ishtar is.Compared with this goddess who has only been on the sidelines so far and has never let go, those gods who have been persuaded to help by "letting more people know and feel your miracle" are not only cheap to describe.

As Ishtar commented, an overly long life sometimes does not bring about better evolution, but some kind of degeneration.

Ishtar snatched the wine glass next to the bed, poured himself two glasses of wine with ease, and then manipulated divine power to send one of them to Gilgamesh: "This year is a harvest year."

This is undoubtedly a certain kind of commitment to the king of Uruk, not only logistics, but also people's hearts.

Wang accepted the gift with a smile: "It seems that this king can't begrudge a word or two of compliments." He took the wine glass from Ishtar and clinked glasses with Ishtar from the air, "Excellent choice, Ishtar."

"You're bragging." Ishtar accurately grasped Gilgamesh's deeper self-confidence, "Be more mature, Gilgamesh, don't be like a child, asking for nothing of yourself All kinds of things are showing their teeth and claws, trying to attract attention and monopolize..."

Ishtar's words came to an abrupt end here, and Gilgamesh could understand the rest of what he said.The tacit understanding of meeting eyes and meeting words flows between Ishtar and Gilgamesh.

"So, have you made a decision?" Gilgamesh's scarlet snake pupils reflected Ishtar's figure, "The next vortex is not something anyone can escape."

"So confident," Ishtar of course knew what Gilgamesh was referring to, "but don't forget, after all, you still have two-thirds of the divinity in your Gilgamesh bones. .”

At that time, if the gods are already the unsurpassable peak of mortals, who will guarantee that Gilgamesh will not be moved by it.

Compared to Ishtar, Gilgamesh's demeanor was calm: "If this is your condition, then I bet on the remaining third."

"This is not a betting agreement, Gil." Ishtar would not step into Gilgamesh's trap. "This is just the reward for letting me watch such a good show for so long."

They are all used, and no one takes advantage of anyone else. This is the way Ishtar and Gilgamesh have gotten along with each other in the past ten years.

Gilgamesh needs a pair of ears that can listen to the voice of the gods, eyes that can observe the journey of the gods, and a mouth that can persuade the gods, so Ishtar appeared.

Ishtar wants to prove that he still has a "human" part, dissatisfied with the calculations of Ningsun and other gods, and is full of interest in Gilgamesh, a "similar", so he chooses to approach.

So the king of Uruk doesn't care about the goddess invading his territory, so the goddess of Venus doesn't care about the king's disrespect and ridicule, because there is a chain between them that only they know.

This is the original intention of the goddess of Venus and the king of Uruk to tolerate each other.

Only children can talk about preferences.From the very beginning, what can keep two irrelevant people together and tightly entangle them can only be interests.

Gilgamesh was also not disappointed by Ishtar's rejection, in fact he was even somewhat satisfied with the goddess' rejection——

——That's how it should be.

A voice in the bottom of my heart repeatedly emphasized.

——That guy should look like this!

It's like cultivating a tree with your own hands, watering, fertilizing, pruning, and removing insects.Then watch the seedling grow up little by little, become lush, become rich, and finally become what you want her to be.

Or you can show all the beauty of that humble seed to the world bit by bit with your own hands.

How can such a sense of accomplishment be described by mere words: "If you persist, Ishtar." Wang put his hand on his neck and rubbed his sore neck.

"The surrounding countries will be defeated by you." Ishtar leaned against the head of the bed in a disfigured manner, shaking the golden wine glass in his hand, "By the way, can't you stop fighting and be the shopkeeper?"

Speaking of this incident, Ishtar felt angry: "Siduri is already very busy, and you are still causing her endless trouble."

"Her responsibility is the Counselor." Gilgamesh did not waver at Ishtar's words, "Isn't it her job to deal with those matters? If even this matter needs to be tried by the king himself, then What is the use of my king raising them."

The words are rough, but Gilgamesh’s reasoning is not rough, and Ishtar itself has no other meaning. After all, the matter of Uruk has nothing to do with her, and it’s just because she and Siduri have a good personal relationship. And Siduri has not been free to play with her for a long time.

"In this case, everyone can be king." Gilgamesh said well, but for some reason, seeing the other party's complacent expression, Ishtar wanted to make things difficult for him.

"Others can handle the things you can handle, and others can solve the things you can solve, so what's the difference between you and others? Make way for Siduri."

Ishtar encouraged and criticized with a bit of evil taste.

"Idiot." Gilgamesh looked at Ishtar's sly and nimble appearance as if he was stealing a successful little fox, "If anyone can become king, the world would be in chaos."

"What a superior person should look like." Gilgamesh's gaze fell on a farther place, "It doesn't have to be better than anyone else's ability. He can stand above millions of people. He is already better than anyone else." All are excellent."

Familiar self-promotion: "Be a little self-aware, there must be a limit to boasting, Gilgamesh."

"Listen to me," Gilgamesh rarely stopped drinking Ishtar and continued to pester him needlessly, "Making the best use of people's talents, knowing how to use them well, and having a far-sighted view of the overall situation are the abilities of a superior person."

Gilgamesh's wording, I don't know where to start, replacing 'god' and 'king' with 'superior'.

The topic has already started to change. Ishtar tried to interrupt Gilgamesh several times during the period, but he was bypassed by the other party as if nothing had happened.

Ishtar's intuition told her that there are some things that Gilgamesh cannot continue to say, otherwise some things will be true, and there will be no going back.

However, as if Ishtar knew Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh also had a deep understanding of Ishtar.

Looking at the look on Ishtar's face, he knew that the goddess had vaguely anticipated what might happen next, and was resisting the next thing from the bottom of her heart.

If it were any other god or human being, they might have a little compassion in the face of this situation.

However, Gilgamesh did not intend to back down: "Looking at the world, is there anyone who can do better than this king?"

After doing so much foreshadowing, Gilgamesh finally released his real theme: "Ishtar," as if in the garden more than ten years ago, the blond man invited the woman, "come together Witness the king's land."

Ishtar froze for a moment, the surprise in her eyes was evident.

This surprise was not the idea of ​​Gilgamesh's "new kingdom", but she suddenly found that it seemed that they had always been tacit understanding...

...perhaps there was an error.

What Gilgamesh wants is a country where there are no gods and the people are self-sufficient and self-sufficient.This country does not need faith, nor does it respect gods like servants.

Ishtar had seen the kingdom he wanted, so she wasn't too surprised.

But other than that, apart from this idea that is in line with her big goal, the most surprising thing is the plan that is hidden behind, which makes Ishtar feel trembling all over.

It was also the plan that had always been lurking in her heart like a beast, something she wanted to do but didn't have the guts or the heart to do it.

What Ishtar wants, although it sounds to others that there are many crazy colors besides self-destructive interests, but Ishtar doesn't care.

She used to be a human being, so the behavior of the gods to play with human beings as pawns, the disdain and indifference of the gods towards human beings, and the way the gods treat human beings aloof may be used to a god, but for the former human beings, But it is intolerable and dissatisfied.

However, no one has ever said anything about Ishtar, because of her specialness and her secret.

But she didn't expect that when she thought that Gilgamesh's purpose was different from hers, Gilgamesh's subconscious gave her a big gift——

— to expel the gods.