Contract … Contract? "
When Rozen's words reached the ears of everyone present, not only Ereshkigal, but everyone else was also stunned.
Only Attila and Matthew, as if they knew what Rozen was going to do, focused their eyes on him.
Rozen maintained his posture of reaching out his hand and fixed his gaze on Ereshkigal.
Ereshkigal, on the other hand, was stunned.
Completely stunned.
After a while, Ereshkigal came to her senses.
"What do you mean?" Ereshkigal asked in shock. "Why should I form a contract with you?"
To this question, Rozen only had one answer.
"To atone for your sins, of course." Rozen stared straight at Ereshkigal and said, "Don't you think that you can't do anything? Don't you want to save humanity? Then I'll give you this chance! "
As a goddess who was offered to the underworld as a cornerstone, Ereshkigal indeed could not leave the underworld.
Therefore, Ereshkigal could only watch and do nothing about what was happening on the ground. If it wasn't for the fact that she could occupy her body at night because of her relationship with Ishtar, she would not even be able to form a contract with the other goddesses.
However, if she formed an absolute contract with Rozen, then it would be a different story.
At that time, as a record engraved in Rozen's soul, Rozen could summon this goddess on the ground at any time.
Although Rozen and Ereshkigal had only met a limited number of times and interacted with each other, logically speaking, based on their conditions, it should not be enough to fulfill the conditions of an absolute contract. But if Ereshkigal's love for humanity was really that deep, and if she had such high hopes for Rozen, as the master of Chaldea, then perhaps, this condition could be fulfilled.
Moreover, Rozen basically had no enmity towards this goddess, only sympathy and pity. Therefore, Rozen naturally proposed a contract.
Rozen explained the matter of an absolute contract in front of everyone.
"How about it? Want to come? "
So Rozen asked Ereshkigal directly.
"This …"
Ereshkigal was dumbfounded and speechless.
The rest of them were basically the same.
"Absolute Contract …" Ishtar was also stunned as he looked at Attila in realization. "So, you formed such a deep contract with this human master?"
Attila did not answer, but her silence told the others the truth.
Only then did Ishtar and Ereshkgal understand why this destroyer and invader, who even the ancient gods feared, would obey Rozen, and why Rozen dared to order such a being around.
The two of them had long since merged their souls and were inseparable.
If this so-called Absolute Contract was really as magical as Rozen said, it was no wonder that he was not afraid of Attila at all.
Because, even if Attila harmed any existence in this world, she would not hurt him, let alone disobey him.
It was really surprising that such a magical contract existed in this world.
But at the same time, Ishtar and Ereshkgal were also relieved.
At least, limited by this contract, Attila would not lose control and cause the ancient catastrophe to happen again.
Unless, Rozen wanted to restore Attila's true form and awaken her true power, that would be another matter.
Then …
"Isn't this a good opportunity?" Ishtar poked his head out of Rozen's clothes, looked at Ereshkgal, and said nonchalantly, "If that's the case, why don't you form an absolute contract with this human?"
This should be a good thing for Ereshkgal, right?
First, after forming an absolute contract, Ereshkgal would no longer need to be restricted by the Underworld and lose his freedom.
Second, Ereshkgal could also redeem herself from her previous unwillingness and fight for the humans on the ground.
Even if Ereshkigal would become Rozen's Familiar and be controlled by him after the contract was signed, Ereshkigal wouldn't be entrusted to the wrong person. Ishtar felt that this choice was still worth considering.
Plus, Rozen was a traveler who had wandered through different eras. For Ereshkigal, who had never seen the sky or soared across the earth, traveling with him shouldn't be an unacceptable thing.
This was Ishtar's opinion.
However …
"… That's impossible."
Ereshkgal was silent for a while, then sighed and said.
"I am indeed lonely and lonely, but that does not mean I want to avoid this responsibility."
Ereshkigal was doing her job as the Goddess of the Underworld from the bottom of her heart. She had no complaints about managing the Undead.
Therefore …
"I will not abandon the Underworld and my responsibility as a goddess and only care about my own fun. Don't confuse me with you who does whatever you want."
Ereshkigal said this to Ishtar.
"Hey, you …"
Ishtar was a little angry and wanted to say something.
However, Rozen beat Ishtar to it.
"Even if you say that, this responsibility is not something you can do for long, right?" Rozen said bluntly, "It is now the end of the Age of Gods, and humans have officially said goodbye to the gods."
"With the end of the Age of Gods, the gods have left the ground and this world, including you. If you were not summoned by chance, you would not have returned to this land."
"It is the same for the Underworld. With the end of the Age of Gods, it will gradually disappear. If you did not come back this time, perhaps the Underworld would no longer exist."
"So, even if you do not make a contract with me, the Underworld will end sooner or later, and you will end up disappearing along with the Underworld. You may even be completely annihilated as the human civilization burns."
"Even so, are you not willing to give up the Underworld and lend your power to me, to the humans, to this Mesopotamia?"
Every word that Rozen threw out hit Ereshkgal's weak spot.
As Rozen said, she could not do this responsibility and mission for long.
The underworld will disappear sooner or later, and she will also disappear sooner or later. Instead of that, it's better to sign a contract with Rozen, and let her last bit of power play, and let her life be complete. Isn't that better?
Thinking of this, Ereshkgal began to struggle in her heart.
Rozen was not in a hurry. He patiently waited for Ereshkgal's reply.
The others did the same. Apart from Ishtar, who wanted to say something, they all waited quietly for Ereshkgal's answer.
"Phew …"
After some time, Ereshkgal let out a sigh as if she had given up.
Then …
"I can make a contract with you."
Ereshkgal said so.
"But I have a condition."
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