--thump!
Shamhat felt a weak feeling in her calves. She swayed, lost her balance, and sat down on the ground.
But there was no doubt that she was conscious.
She raised her head, trembling slightly as she looked at the figure floating and fluttering in the morning breeze with her hair reflecting the fine light. She felt a little...unbelievable.
The face that is almost exactly the same as hers is second to none. The thing that really makes Shamhat a god is that calm and extremely gentle smile.
"Are you...Enkidu?"
she asked confidently.
She knew that the person in front of her, who looked exactly like her but was completely different in temperament, was the big green monster who had been by her side before, but she always felt a little bit——
Outrageous.
And what's even more outrageous is that she and Enkidu look exactly the same now, but looking at Enkidu, she can't help but feel a little... ashamed of herself?
No, no, it must be an illusion.
"Shamhat."
While Shamhat was still dazed, she heard a soft voice calling her name.
When consciousness returned, the beautiful green person was still in front of her.
"Huh? Huh? What's wrong?"
She quickly stood up from the ground, but almost fell down again because her legs were weak.
Enkidu took a step forward and supported Shamhat.
The two "people" were very close, but for some reason Shamhat looked at this face and his own face suddenly turned red. He quickly took a step back and pulled away from Enkidu. A little distance.
"Wait, wait, this, this isn't right."
She put one of her hands on her chest, looking a little embarrassed: "It's a bit too foul to be like me, isn't it?"
"Huh? What's the problem?"
Enkidu didn't think there was anything strange, she... wasn't right.
Shamhat realized a serious problem.
She took another sudden step forward, getting closer to Enkidu.
Enkidu:?
Shamhat put his hand on Enkidu's chest and frowned.
"...No." Her voice was serious and dignified.
Enkidu tilted his head, almost with a question mark written on his face.
"That..." He seemed to want to say something, and slowly raised one of his hands.
"You wait first."
Shamhat directly interrupted Enkidu's words, showing a completely different strong attitude from before, and even glared at Enkidu.
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Enkidu closed his mouth in embarrassment.
After making sure that Enkidu would not move, Shamhat began his own inspection.
There was something she cared about and she had to investigate...
...
And in the middle of the forest.
The yellow old leaf-like monster was stagnant in place.
Shamhat touched Enkidu's heart, and more than just Enkidu's.
Ananu and Enkidu are one and will always be together.
Therefore, of course, their spiritual worlds are also common and connected.
It - saw it.
what is that?
Who is that? What it is?
Why does it appear before my eyes, why does it appear in my soul——?
Ananu didn't understand.
It held its head high, as if searching for the sky through the gaps in the leaves.
But countless ideas and possibilities appear in its mind——
Its body, which was made of the same clay as Enkidu, began to ripple, but there was no real ripple.
Now Ananu has great curiosity.
That is -
What is it seeing?
Human city-state, prosperous city-state, Uruk—what is it?
...
"There's nothing above, and there's nothing below." Shamhat stood up, touched his chin, and said solemnly, "No, I should say - nothing."
Enkidu was wearing a white piece of cloth and nothing else - ah no, he was wearing pants.
Shamhat just checked Enkidu's body... whether he had "brought something with him or not" about himself.
The conclusion is, I didn’t bring it.
Enkidu has a human appearance, but he does not have his proud breasts or other things. In other words, Enkidu is a genderless... creature.
Shamhat thought of the two people around the goddess who were somewhat similar to Enkidu.
Much like Enkidu, equally genderless, and equally...beautiful.
"Are you curious about these things?"
Enkidu spoke again with a gentle voice, catching Shamhat's eye.
She looked up and what she saw was -
The same thing as my own chest!
"Scared!" Shamhat suddenly felt a chill.
"Is this still possible?"
Enkidu smiled again, his figure shriveled up, but in the blink of an eye, he became strong and full of masculinity.
"This, this, this -"
The people of Shamhat were dumbfounded.
The lines of those muscles made Shamhat feel like he could pinch himself to death.
“Don’t use my face to look like this!
! "
She let out a somewhat broken whine.
Enkidu still had a calm smile on his face, as if nothing mattered.
The muscles disappeared and Enkidu returned to his slender appearance.
"I say, Shamhat."
Enkidu's eyes were extremely calm, which made Shamhat panic.
"What, what's wrong?"
Shamhat had not yet recovered from the shock, and his body was still trembling slightly.
"Can you take me there?"
"That place called Uruk."
"Huh? Uruk?"
Shamhat was stunned and came to his senses.
"You mean—you want to go to Uruk?"
She looked hesitant.
"That's your mission." Enkidu smiled and continued, "I saw it - I saw it at the moment when our wills were exchanged."
"Your king, King Gilgamesh, who led mankind astray from the gods, has given you orders that must be fulfilled."
He raised one of his arms: "An order to bring the beasts in the cedar forest—that is, me and my brother Ananu—back to Uruk."
"Huh? Ananu?" Shamhat caught another name, but she quickly shook her head and said anxiously: "No, what I want to say is, although Wang is a respectable King, but how he will treat you... you! You may not know..."
"it does not matter."
Enkidu interrupted Shamhat with a smile and spoke calmly.
"Take me there."
Nodding slightly, Enkidu's voice made Shamhat feel a sense of relief involuntarily.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"......I see."
Looking into Enkidu's unruffled eyes, Shamhat felt mixed.
But she finally took a deep breath and chose to believe Enkidu.
Choose to believe...this "mud man" who has exchanged wills with himself.
