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After a smooth night, Asher set off to leave Uruk. It's worth mentioning that Ishtar, for some inexplicable reason, came to find Asher last night, and they chatted about many things. She seemed quite interested in his past life experiences, talking for most of the night.
No, to be precise, it wasn't Ishtar, but Ereshkigal. At night, Ereshkigal could manifest by borrowing Ishtar's body. Last night, after Ishtar sneezed, Ereshkigal's true form appeared, though Asher didn't expose her identity.
He found it quite interesting, and also somewhat feared her getting angry if he revealed her.
After leaving the room, Asher originally intended to head straight for the forest, but as he was about to leave,
Merlin blocked his path.
"What do you want?" Asher asked, annoyed, the moment he saw Merlin. He felt he had been tricked. He thought he could slack off in Uruk, but it seemed he was doing more work than Merlin every day.
"Arthur, you seem to be in a bad mood?" Merlin asked with a smile.
"Yeah, I can't help it. It's because I saw your face first thing this morning," Asher chuckled.
"Oh, I'm so sorry... Wait! Are you disliking me, Arthur?!"
He truly didn't know if Merlin was just slow to catch on or intentionally playing along with Asher.
He lightly clapped his hands. "Alright, alright, let's put that aside for now. I want to ask you, where are you heading now, Arthur?"
"Gilgamesh's task is for me to go to the jungle of Ur to confirm the identity of the newly appeared goddess," Asher said.
"Ah... that's troublesome then," Merlin scratched his head in distress. "Actually, I also have something to trouble you with."
"Solve it yourself," Asher said decisively.
"Oh dear, don't say that. I've helped you quite a bit, haven't I?" Merlin looked friendly, but Asher just rolled his eyes. Had Merlin helped him a lot? He didn't seem to recall any of it.
"Actually, if I could, I wouldn't want to ask you, but I have no choice. If I were to do it, there would be a certain risk." Merlin's tone grew more serious towards the end. "Arthur, I have a very important task to entrust to you."
Asher originally didn't want to bother with Merlin, but seeing his solemn expression, he finally reluctantly said, "Tell me first."
"Actually, it's like this..." Merlin explained roughly.
And upon hearing the end, Asher couldn't help but look at Merlin twice, saying, "So, what you're saying is, we actually have an even greater crisis, but you've been delaying its arrival?"
"In other words, you're delaying Tiamat's awakening?"
Merlin nodded. "Just as you said."
"To be honest, I don't feel like you're the type to sacrifice yourself like this," Asher said.
"You can boldly remove 'feel' and 'like', Arthur," Merlin said with a smile. "I'm only doing it for myself. If human history is destroyed, there will be no observable creatures in this world. I can't possibly look out at a garden from my tower every day, can I?"
"That sounds like a reason you would act," Asher nodded lightly. "And then, what do you want me to do?"
"Although we can currently stabilize the Mother's awakening, once this current body of mine dies, that Genesis Goddess will awaken from her slumber, and my combat power isn't particularly high, so..." Merlin slowly said something.
Asher froze, then couldn't help but raise his voice: "You want me to take your place and hypnotize Tiamat?!"
"Yes, that's right," Merlin nodded seriously. "How about
it?"
"Not good at all," Asher shook his head decisively. "That's a Genesis Goddess! You're actually asking me to go before a Genesis Goddess and, based on your previous actions, continue to hypnotize Tiamat?"
"Trust me, Arthur, I wouldn't harm you," Merlin said with a serious expression. "This is also for the sake of human history."
"It's strange coming from you... And I don't know how to set up the 'dream prison' you mentioned either," Asher gently refused.
This idea was too insane; it wasn't a joke. Asher felt his heart might race just by facing that Genesis Goddess, let alone having to stay there for a long time to hypnotize Tiamat.
"I've already set up a 'dream prison' for Tiamat, so you don't need to set it up again. You just need to continuously supply magic to the 'dream prison' every once in a while," Merlin said. "In short, that way she won't wake up so quickly."
"What about the goddess in the forest of Ur? Who else
can go besides me?" Asher asked.
"Me, or Mash and the others can go. You have more important things to do, and I'll explain it to Gilgamesh so that everyone doesn't end up thinking you're slacking off," Merlin said.
"And think about it... this way, you won't have to be constantly rushed by that King to go here and there. You just have to stay in one place, okay? And that way you'll eventually get the information you want." Merlin coaxed.
"This is a task only you can complete. Odin is a chief god; although he isn't particularly proficient in dreams, he has a high aptitude for learning. If I teach you, you can even quickly learn the method of the 'dream prison'."
"This way, you can even create beautiful dreams for that Genesis Goddess, extending her awakening time even further."
I have to say, Merlin indeed persuaded Asher. Odin truly possessed a high talent for magic. In the past, Asher's ability to quickly grasp magic was also related to Odin.
Besides Merlin, he was indeed the most suitable candidate.
"How about it?" Merlin's voice sounded again, pulling Asher back to reality.
He rubbed his temples, looked up at Merlin, and then asked, "The magic spell?"
"Actually, I've set it to a spell that's quite easy to remember, so don't worry. Listen carefully, Arthur, the magic spell is: 'Artoria, dinner's ready!'"
Asher: "Huh?"
That truly was an easy-to-remember magic spell, though if Lily found out, she'd probably want to beat Merlin to death.
"So you agree, Arthur?" Merlin asked tentatively.
"Actually, this is beneficial for you too. At least that place will block out all images and such..." Merlin then muttered to himself.
"Images?"
"Ah... nothing, nothing," Merlin waved his hand. "What do you think of the proposal I just mentioned, Arthur?"
Asher lowered his head, lost in thought for a brief moment, then sighed.
"I understand. Take me there."
"I knew you'd agree, King Arthur," Merlin said with a brilliant smile.
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