Before they knew it, the sky had turned dark.
It was already evening when Rozen and the others arrived at Kuza. After the battle in the Underworld, it was normal for the sky to turn dark.
When everyone returned to City Cusa along the ground that was blasted by Ishtar, looking at the sky and the tired look on everyone's face, Rozen made a decision on the spot.
"Let's stay in Kuza for the night and return to Uruk tomorrow."
After all, the souls of the people in the city of Koza had all been taken away by the Garulla spirit, and their bodies had all been transported to Uruk for preservation. Even if the souls were released by Ereshkigal and returned to their bodies, the people of Koza would only wake up in Uruk, and the city of Koza would still be empty.
Since that was the case, it was not difficult to find a random house to stay in and make do for a night.
Thus, they randomly found a relatively comfortable house, lit the lights, and moved in, preparing to spend the night there.
Including Ishtar and the two rituals, both of them would stay here.
Of course, the houses in Kuza had been empty for a long time, so they still needed to be cleaned.
"Leave it to me, Senpai."
Matthew volunteered to take on the responsibility, picked up the cleaning tools, and began to tidy up the house in high spirits.
"Fou! Fou! "
Fou crawled out of Rozen's clothes and ran towards Matthew as if it wanted to help, but the little guy naturally could not help much. It was probably just playing along.
"I can go anywhere. I've even stayed in the Underworld."
The two rituals were as straightforward as ever, and they sat down in the corner of the hall.
As for Ishtar …
"Remember to clean my room. I don't want my skin to come into contact with dust."
The goddess made a request to Matthew as if it was a matter of course.
"Al … Okay!"
Mashu immediately accepted it honestly.
On the other hand, Rozen sat down on a chair and raised an eyebrow. He looked at Ishtar who followed them here with a puzzled expression.
"Do you want to stay?"
Rozen asked.
"What? You want to drive me away after using me? "
Ishtar's face was filled with dissatisfaction.
"Not really," Rozen said honestly. "I just didn't expect you to stay with us."
Rozen had thought that after the matter with Ereshkigal was settled, the goddess would fly away and no longer interact with them.
But the person himself said so.
"I'm just a little more interested in you, so I want to try and observe you." Ishtar looked at Rozen and smiled cunningly. "I thought you were a hateful human before, but now I see you in a different light. Let me see how far you can go in this era."
"Oh?" Rozen seemed both surprised and amused. "In other words, you want to move with us?"
"For the time being, I have this thought." Ishtar did not hide it and said frankly, "This is an honor that others can only dream of. Cherish it."
"I hope so," Rozen said calmly. "I hope you don't cause any more trouble for others."
"That's rude of you." Ishtar was instantly displeased. Then, he said with a faint smile, "Why don't I form a temporary contract with you as well? You won't have to worry then, right?"
This time, Rozen was stunned.
"You want to form a temporary contract with me?"
Rozen looked at Ishtar in surprise.
"Well, it's just an idea on a whim." Ishtar put his hands on his hips and said in a dignified manner, "Seize this opportunity, or I'll regret it."
Hearing that, Rozen gave Ishtar a deep look.
After confirming that Ishtar was not joking, Rozen did not beat around the bush and asked directly.
"Don't tell me it's a whim. I don't believe in such nonsense. Give me a reason, or I'll ask Attie to come out."
Rozen actually threatened him like that.
"You …!"
Ishtar glared at Rozen in shock and indignation.
However, in the next second, Ishtar sighed again.
"It's just a small token of gratitude."
Ishtar finally told the truth.
"Gratitude?"
Rozen fell into deep thought.
"About Ereshkigal."
Ishtar grunted softly, crossed his arms and turned his head away.
However, Ishtar's voice was still ringing.
"Thanks to you, I finally redeemed what I failed to do when I went to the Underworld. Even though the process was miserable, I've told that guy everything I wanted to say and achieved my goal. Since that's the case, it's only normal for me to thank you, isn't it?"
Ishtar's words did not surprise Rozen.
Because from Ishtar's attitude, Rozen more or less saw some signs.
That was, Ishtar had always been concerned about Ereshkigal's existence.
As a free and unrestrained goddess, it was impossible for Ishtar to not be concerned when she learned that her other half, her sister, had abandoned everything and been imprisoned in the underworld for thousands of years. She had been managing the undead creatures for thousands of years and had never regained her freedom.
Even if she had said that in the legends, the reason why she descended to the Netherworld was because she thought that there was no challenge that she couldn't overcome, but if that was the case, no matter how arrogant she was, she should have given up after going through the trial of the Seven Stacks Door, right?
After all, no one forced Ishtar to go through the seven Gates of the Underworld, and he only had seven powers with him at that time. After going through two or three gates and having two or three of his powers taken away, no matter how stupid he was, he should know that once he went through the seven gates, all of his powers would be taken away, and nothing would be left.
Under such circumstances, any normal person would have given up and fled. Why would she grit her teeth and go through the gates, losing all her powers and turning into a weak goddess who couldn't even use her powers and was at the mercy of the King of the Underworld?
Yet, Ishtar did it.
The reason should be that she had something to say to Ereshkigal, right?
"Just because of the rules set by the gods, she stayed in the Underworld obediently and managed the undead. Even I feel uncomfortable that her other half is such an obedient girl."
Ishtar didn't know if she was telling the truth or talking to herself.
"If you don't want to care about the Underworld, you can just ignore it."
That was why Ishtar went down to the Underworld.
But in the end, she failed.
But this time, Ishtar succeeded.
She had told Ereshkigal everything she wanted to say.
She even saw Ereshkigal sign a contract with Rozen with her own eyes. Ereshkigal was finally willing to leave the Underworld and walk toward the future.
Wasn't this what she had always wanted to do and see?
So …
"Since you've done something that even I couldn't do, I'll sign a temporary contract with you."
Ishtar smiled at Rozen.
"If you perform well, maybe I will sign an absolute contract with you too."
Leaving those words behind, Ishtar turned around and went upstairs.
Only Rozen was left. Looking at Ishtar, he curled his lips and smiled.
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