I Can See Health Bars in Real Life

Chapter 524 17: Progress of the Two Goddesses

"How did you all fall in..."After pulling the Chaldea group out, the Light Envoy used an immortal technique to dispel the transformation technique on everyone, allowing them to quickly regain their original size, Gu Mo calmly asked.

Just as they were about to return to Mount Abif, the Witch noticed someone passing through the barrier, and he realized that a few extra people had appeared in his Box Garden, which was already almost full. This was why he could discover and locate the Chaldea folks who had fallen into it so quickly.

"I'm... I'm sorry. We actually meant to visit you today, but when we got to the mountain, we found that you weren't there..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka explained somewhat awkwardly. Although they were initially more restrained, knowing it wasn't appropriate to wander or touch things randomly as guests, some small accidents still happened despite their self-restraint. Naturally, she felt a bit embarrassed.

But it couldn't be helped. Who could have thought that something resembling a bonsai art exhibit would actually contain a world of its own with mountains and rivers?

The bonsai wasn't actually a bonsai but a space that seemed like a paradise.

None of them had sensed it beforehand, so they naturally fell for it and were directly sucked into the Box Garden... Thinking about this, the girl subconsciously glanced back at the square bonsai behind her, couldn't help but tug at the corners of her mouth, and unconsciously took a small step to the side.

What reassured the girl a little was that the Immortal just smiled, his long hair gently swaying in the incoming breeze. He seemed not to care much about this incident and didn't hold a grudge against them for falling into his Box Garden.

However, what was with the fox-eared girl not far behind him who was looking over with a wary face, carrying a faint sense of hostility?

"Well, you really didn't come at the best time. Today, we happened to go to the Mysterious Forest in the south to negotiate with the Forest Goddess..." Gu Mo nodded thoughtfully. Seeing that large cart full of gemstones in front of the Ishtar Goddess' Divine Hall, he basically confirmed what happened.

"Negotiate with the Forest Goddess?!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had just been instinctively looking at the large group of people behind Gu Mo and was muttering about why there were so many girls, quickly caught the keyword in the conversation and her eyes lit up.

She hurriedly pursued the question, "So, what was the result, senpai? What did the Goddess say?"

They had come to deal with the Ishtar Goddess, and if everything went smoothly, it would be a great success. If they could go beyond that and bring the Forest Goddess onto their side too, it would lay the foundation for the victory at this singularity—

The girl, still unaware of the true catastrophic threat facing this singularity, thought it was only natural.

"It's a tricky question. Should I say she was easy to deal with or not..." Gu Mo held his chin, contemplating seriously. "Although she's a goddess of utmost benevolence, she likes to resolve issues through wrestling, which is quite a headache..."

With my small arms and legs, before fully demonizing, how could I possibly have an enthusiastic wrestling match with that Goddess? Moreover, my Guardian Spirit is temporarily unavailable because, to some extent, it has combined with the intelligence obtained from the Boundary Recording Belt and turned into Caster Miss Tamamo no Mae.

Right now, I've only temporarily summoned the White Viper residing in the Demon Blade, maintaining a possessed state to continue disguising my pseudo-Servant identity.

However, my body, repeatedly baptized and transformed by the Nine-tailed Fox Power, isn't really suitable for White Viper's possession and finds it difficult to provide ability value boosts equivalent to the Nine-tailed Power... But perhaps if I were to fully demonize into the White Snake God, I might be able to make some connections with the Feathered Serpent God?

Of course, that was just a thought.

"W-Wrestling?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was a bit stunned. Did that Goddess like wrestling?

"Yeah, wrestling... But overall, our negotiation was fairly successful. The Goddess said she would like to meet you, the last human Master."

Gu Mo lightly nodded. Although they didn't engage in a friendly wrestling exchange, the Goddess probably wasn't fully convinced by them either. However, the overwhelming strength on their side, with so many people ready to fight, made victory inevitable.

The Feathered Serpent God straightforwardly accepted the loss and agreed to the victors' reasonable requests, yet she still wanted to see what the last human Master was like.

"Meet me? ...Alright, I understand." Fujimaru Ritsuka instinctively widened her eyes, but then nodded firmly, as if decisively making up her mind.

If no one else persuaded the Forest Goddess, she would have to do it herself eventually. After going through so many singularities, she had long been able to accept these things calmly and wouldn't find them difficult. Moreover, according to what this senpai said, the Forest Goddess had essentially conceded.

She just wanted to meet me, that's all. Of course, she wouldn't shy away, and even Mash, who was seriously listening and thinking next to her, opened her mouth but ultimately didn't oppose.

"That's great, Gudah, that's the spirit we need!"

Gu Mo nodded with satisfaction, speaking with the tone of "The task of saving the world is in your hands," while reaching out to pat the girl's shoulder.

"Gudah? Uh, I don't go by Gudah..." The girl frowned in confusion. What kind of strange nickname was that? Her name was clearly Fujimaru Ritsuka, so how come she was being called this? Could it be that during her last visit, she hadn't introduced herself?

"Don't mind those details..." The young man in a cyan Daoist robe chuckled heartily, moving aside to glance at the Ishtar Goddess who had been standing in the back the whole time, "Speaking of which, we noticed on our way back that the cart filled with gems was brought by you, wasn't it?"

"Y-yes..." Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded instinctively, "According to what you said before, dear senior, we came bearing the sincerity of Uruk. That cart full of gems is our down payment, carefully selected from King Gilgamesh's Treasure Vault, top quality, each one."

The Ishtar Goddess, who was already delighted by the cart of gems in front of her temple, was now completely ecstatic upon hearing this. She tried hard to maintain her dignity as Lady Goddess, but the blush of excitement on her pale, delicate face couldn't be contained:

"That cart of gems... is just the down payment?!"

Even her voice trembled slightly. The materialistic goddess, who had little to do with gems, felt the human girl she possessed had her heart racing uncontrollably.

Moreover, it wasn't just the goddess's divinity that was becoming jubilant, but the possessed girl seemed to be getting somewhat excited as well. After all, she was in a pseudo-servant state, possessing a human with a similar wavelength, chosen as the one most akin to her nature among those connected to the Holy Grail, and it all felt quite fitting.

"That's right, that cart is just a gesture of our sincerity as a down payment. The rest is still in King Gilgamesh's Treasure Vault. As long as Lady Goddess agrees to help us, we will certainly offer you rewards that satisfy you." Fujimaru Ritsuka took a deep breath, making her tone more composed.

Originally, she wasn't quite sure if Lady Goddess would be so easy to deal with, but now she realized that it seemed the other was indeed an understandable woman.

"Hmm... so, specifically, how satisfying would the rewards be..." Lady Goddess tried her best to sound reserved and composed, but with little success. She was visibly getting excited.

"According to King Gilgamesh, we can..."

The red-haired girl pondered for a moment. Just as she was about to respond, she noticed that the Immortal next to her winked at her discreetly, gesturing with two fingers.

She paused slightly, then understood immediately, responding without even blinking: "Hmm, we can offer you two-tenths of the mineral reserves from the Uruk Treasure Vault as compensation, hiring you as our reliable force. This is also the common wish of all the people of Uruk."

"Two... two-tenths? Hmm, this..."

Ishtar was so happy she almost spun in circles, but her last bit of dignity as a goddess kept her restrained. Her words were quite stuttered, but her tone was bursting with joy.

"Although... although such superficial conditions... but seeing as I'm Goddess Ishtar... I, I mean, you guys know, right? I'm originally the City God of Uruk! And since this guy stands up for you, well... respect me, fear me, and worship me at your leisure."

She tried to find a lot of reasons to convince herself and others, as if she had no choice but to agree reluctantly. However, the full smile between her brows and eyes wasn't very convincing.

Plus, because someone had told her beforehand, she thought this was the most ideal portion, so there wasn't much to bargain about, unconsciously thinking that this was the result of someone's negotiation.

Heh heh, not too bad a job!

For that alone, this goddess won't argue with this guy...

Seeing Gu Mo beside her calm as ever, Ishtar's mood brightened significantly, free of the usual gloom and irritation. Ever since she was persuaded by him a few days ago to sign a contract with that elf, she hadn't yet received her reward, and it seemed like he had no intention to act further.

As time went by, Lady Goddess naturally began to be skeptical—

Had she been sold without realizing it?

But now it seemed, this guy was honest after all, not cheating her, and somehow he had completed what he promised... You could say, for all the suspicion and dissatisfaction Lady Goddess felt previously, she was now equally joyful and content.

"Congratulations, congratulations, so now we have reached a consensus..."

Gu Mo said with a smile, stepping slightly forward, and whispered using Illusory Sound into Fujimaru Ritsuka's consciousness: "The remaining tenth is mine, don't tell Ishtar."

Hmmmmm...

The girl roughly understood what was going on. She cast a sympathetic glance at the goddess who was happily covering her face on her own, but she still nodded. Since her senior requested so, there must be some purpose to it, as King Gilgamesh allowed her to handle it as she saw fit.

Despite the slight mischief, the Immortal's image in her heart became more vivid.

Well, what can be said, he seemed a bit more human.

It somewhat diluted the prior impression left within her of that massive hand seemingly able to block out the entire sky, and those indifferent, huge eyes like the sun and moon.