Chapter 988 Prologue to the End and the Beginning (1)
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"Jewel Knight?"
"Prime Minister?"
Ryunosuke and Mashu expressed surprise at the different names, looked at each other and explained to each other:
"I feel that the name 'Gem Knight', which is similar to a medieval title, does not fit the style of Uruk in the mythical age." Ryuzhijie said.
"But according to Chaldean information, the positions second only to the king in Uruk are 'consul' and 'chief priest', and there is no such title as prime minister at all," Mashu said.
"[I can prove this!]" Yad jumped out and shouted.
"Haha," Tosaka Tokiomi, or Tosaka, smiled: "I gave this code name myself. As for the 'Prime Minister', the king asked me what position I wanted. I casually said this, and the king directly
Announced, 'Uruk will create a new position called Prime Minister from today onwards'."
This is really like what the wanton king did...
Ryunosuke recalled Gilgamesh's behavior, stopped asking questions, and left the main road with Mash following Tosaka who picked up Ishtar.
If it is said to be a "prime minister", then his official residence should be relatively high-end? Of course, it may also be inside a certain royal palace.
The three people and one god - let's count Ishtar - finally arrived at a... "Gem Shop" located on the outside of the ring area, close to the Temple of Ishtar.
It is not much different from the adobe houses of ordinary citizens, except that it has two floors, and the decoration is relatively gorgeous.
So, in the king's mind, does the "prime minister" mean "a scapegoat who specializes in taking care of the troubled goddess and provides gems to please her"?
Tosaka ignored Ryunosuke's strange look, and familiarly sent the fainted little goddess back to her children's room on the second floor, which was decorated with various gems. He returned and asked Ryunosuke and Mashu to sit down in the living room.
Only then began to explain the matter of mutual trust.
"You see, this is the [Lock of the Earth]," Tosaka put the crystal clear gold and silver gemstone chain that Ishtar had held in his hand on the table: "It should belong to [Enkidu],
But now there are some mistakes, it was discovered by Ishtar in advance and was taken as her own, and there is absolutely no hope of getting back what she has included in her possessions."
Aren't you holding it?
"Do you want us to find Enkidu?" After thinking about it for a while, Ryuzosuke gave up complaining and asked directly.
"No, Enkidu is not a child who grows naturally. When he appears only depends on when the gods create him. This cannot be interfered with. I just hope that you can work with the king to defeat the monsters in the forest."
Humbaba'," Tosaka continued: "In the absence of Enkidu, the king alone may not be able to defeat it. Note, this is not that I question the king's strength, but that 'Gilgamesh and
The matter of Enkidu defeating the monster Humbaba together has been seriously interfered with. With Enkidu disappearing, if the king's behavior continues to deviate from the "Historical Facts of Gilgamesh", it is likely that he will lose [the most ancient
King’s identity.”
That epic hasn't been written yet, right? I always feel that these heroic spirits with clairvoyance skills and their entities have great potential as magic sticks.
However, although Tosaka made it clear, a new problem still arises...
"Which king?" Before Ryuzosuke could speak, Mashu asked first: "We have been wondering from the beginning why there are three royal palaces in Uruk. Could it be that the rulers of other cities are united because of the alliance?
Moved here?"
"Of course it's because there are three 'Gilgamesh'~" Following a voice that sounded like a little boy's, a handsome boy with blond hair and red eyes walked in from the door.
He looked about eleven or twelve years old, with a lively expression. He was wearing a white loose shirt and shorts, only decorated with a few gold threads, but there were bright red lines with some magical meaning painted on his arms and torso. In addition,
In addition, there is a bright golden chain that is very similar to the "place of earth" that goes over his shoulders and wraps around his arms.
"See my king." Tosaka immediately stood up, took half a step back, bowed and saluted, all in one breath.
"Tossaka, I only like what you do when you are an adult~" the blond boy complained, turning his eyes to Ryunosuke and Mashu who didn't have time to react: "I am the omniscient and omnipotent Gilgamesh——
Childhood, but it is not the state of drinking the rejuvenating drug. In other words, the time when this special point occurs is exactly the time period when this king naturally grows to this appearance."
"Judging from the appearance of the goddess Ishtar, I can probably guess it," Ryuzosuke nodded: "So, who are the other two kings in the ring area?"
"Hmm... that's right, it's another Gilgamesh and another Gilgamesh who came in the form of a servant, my adult version," the blond boy scratched his cheek and looked to the side, seemingly a little confused.
Shy: "At that time, the Three Goddess Alliance suddenly attacked, and I had to activate the [Omniscient and Almighty Star] to seek powerful heroic spirits to help solve this matter. The result..."
Because even in his child form, he firmly believed that he was the strongest, so he directly summoned the "adult version of himself", leaving no room for other heroic spirits to accept the summons.
Ryunosuke sighed secretly and decided not to tell this obvious conclusion to avoid the young Gilgamesh becoming angry. He continued to ask: "So what is the current situation?"
"The result..." Young Gil glanced in the direction of the palace: "They occupied the Archer and Caster offices respectively, and each used [Star of Deviation of Heaven and Earth] and [King's Horn Cannon] to clear out the attacking enemy in large areas.
Monsters and beasts are now the defense officers of the southeastern city wall and the northwest city wall respectively. Because my [King's Treasure] is incomplete, they sent them to 'grow up according to the original history' and 'control Ishtar by the way.
Don't let her cause trouble'."
"Hmm..." Ryunosuke didn't know what to say for a while, while Mashu was trying hard not to laugh.
"So, I still have to defeat Humbaba, find a way to get Ishtar to confess to me and then reject her, then defeat the Bull of Heaven, and finally find the elixir of life to feed to the snakes," the blond boy spread his hands in a funny way.
: "Although I am very interested in that green-haired best friend, there is nothing I can do if he refuses to show up."
"You can't see it even with the [Omniscient and Almighty Star]?" After experiencing several singular points, Ryunosuke had long been accustomed to the discrepancy between facts and history, and asked proactively.
"In the 'original history', Uruk was not attacked by the Three Goddess Alliance," young Gil patted the [Lock of Heaven] wrapped around his arm, "If that doesn't work, we can only let the guy who wrote the epic write it."
Enkidu] has been changed to [Enkidu].”
Homophones?
King Gilgamesh found a chain in the wild and recognized it as his only friend. Together with the chain, he defeated the monster Humbaba. However, the chain was broken because it was cursed. He lamented the impermanence of life and went to look for the elixir of immortality... It seems that
make sense?
That’s weird!
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According to the "Epic of Gilgamesh", Humbaba is a rock monster that lives in the forest. It is composed entirely of soil and stones, and imitates the beast with sharp claws and sharp angles. Because it has no fatal parts, Gilgamesh was
Mish and Enkidu cooperated with the double locks of heaven and earth to completely bind them before completing the kill. It seems that the Bull of Heaven was also treated in the same way.
Some people in later generations deduced that Humbaba and Enkidu were both created from the soil. It is very likely that the former was a failure produced by the goddess during the creation, and arranged for the latter to destroy it to gain merit.
urgent.
In addition, in the epic, Humbaba has the title of "Guardian of the Forest", which can be said to prove this point.
However, the situation at this time was different. Uruk was being violently attacked by the Three Goddess Alliance. The city wall was compressed into the shape of an eye, and the forest where Humbaba was entrenched happened to be in one of the "eye corners", directly blocking it.
Soldiers who lived in Uruk went out to explore and collect resources on the road.
Therefore, destroying this giant monster that cannot communicate and prevents anyone from entering the forest has become a high priority. And when ordinary soldiers are basically free, it is reasonable for the task to be handed over to the idle young Gil.
"Hmm...so my 'Humbaba' looks like this?" Young Gil looked at the huge earth and stone monster wandering by the small lake in the forest from a distance, sighed in a low voice, and then added as if explaining: "Every time
Each Humbaba Gil encounters looks different."
"It's a bit exaggerated, Mashu, can you stop it?" Ryunosuke also stared closely at the monster in the distance.
"I, I will try my best." Matthew responded uncertainly.
It was a bluish-gray stone monster that looked like an orangutan. It had strong arms and legs, and held a stone blade of the same color in its hands. Its square head without facial features was topped with clumps of weeds.
"My Heavenly Locks are not very effective against such non-divine things, and I don't have Enkidu's second chain." Young Gil raised his hand and aimed at the guy: "I can only choose to kill him as soon as possible -
That Chaldean Master over there, do you need any weapons?"
"No, it's enough for me to use this sword." Ryunosuke glanced at the twelve twinkling stars on the golden sword in his hand. Although he still couldn't release the noble phantom, he had no problem killing various monsters, and
, inexplicably feeling that he has an advantage when facing giant monsters.
"Well, speaking of which, it seems that there is no sword like yours in the treasure house. You'd better not be seen by that shiny golden me." Young Gil said as he suddenly stretched out his palm to grab it, and several golden ripples appeared.
Around "Humbaba", the same number of sharp chains rushed out and stabbed at it.
After a jingling noise, Humbaba was unharmed, but he was angered by the sudden attack and turned viciously in the opposite direction to where Young Gil was.
That's right. If the adult version of Gilgamesh really saw the Noble Phantasm from the parallel world, would he say "I am not interested in treasures from other worlds" or "Since it has come to this world, I am the king."
What about”?
Ryunosuke cursed and rushed out without stopping. Although his body was as fragile as before, after strengthening his strength, agility and defense through "magic release", he was already strong enough to compete with ordinary heroic spirits.
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Crack!
The golden sword was lifted up, and a deep gash was made directly from Humbaba's hind legs to the waist. However, since it was not a living thing, this deep gash could not be seen except for the fact that it roared angrily.
What's the result?
It has no mouth, so where does it roar?
"【hold head high--】"
Boom! Dang!
Humbaba turned around angrily, but Ryunosuke had already reached behind it before that. The only person who appeared in front of it at this time was Mashu, who was holding a large shield in the distance.
"Hey - big man - it was I who beat you just now -" Mashu hit the shield twice with the hilt of his sword and shouted to Humbaba from a distance.
【Determined to Rise up the Shield】!
Humbaba may not have understood, but it still understood Mashu's obvious provocation, so it roared angrily and rushed towards her.
Cha-cha!
Ryunosuke followed closely behind the giant, hurriedly chasing and slashing its calves and heels. However, although Humbaba resembled a humanoid, it was not essentially human. There were no tendons on the heels and calves, so its movement speed was not affected at all.
Thump thump thump!
It seemed like a long distance, but Humbaba had already crossed it in a few steps. He raised his big foot and stepped towards Mashu. Mashu had no choice but to directly say "Hey" and took the initiative to raise his shield to greet him.
[The chalk wall is hazy]!
At this moment, an oval-shaped golden light suddenly appeared on the big shield, and Humbaba's big foot was kicked back directly. As a result, its intended slashing and punching failed completely, and the whole "person" leaned back ridiculously.
.
"Well done!" Ryunosuke behind Humbaba exclaimed in admiration, suddenly lunged forward, and slashed Humbaba's only heel that was currently supporting his body with the big sword in his hand.
Click! Humbaba's ankle was completely crushed under the influence of its own weight, and the whole "man" fell on his back to the sky.
The next moment, dozens of golden ripples lit up around it, and the same number of golden chains were found to tightly bind its joints and parts prone to force. Humbaba who fell to the ground struggled wildly, but was completely unable to escape.
The control of these chains.
"Although I don't know where the fatal position of this stone guy is, let's cut off the head first." Ryunosuke avoided the giant's struggling body, walked all the way around to its head, and slashed at the stone monster's head with several swords.
"neck" and eventually cut it in two with a sword.
This behavior seemed to be very effective. Humbaba, who had been roaring continuously and almost breaking free from the control of the Heavenly Lock, fell silent instantly.
call--
And just when Ryuzosuke was about to say something to Yougil and Mashu, an illusory figure of a young girl suddenly flew out from Humbaba's "eyebrow position". She was wearing a loose white robe with green hair.
With long hair, a pair of golden eyes, and a neutrally beautiful face full of anger at this time, he stared at Young Gil fiercely and disappeared in an instant.
