Era of Heroic Spirits: I Was Exposed by Alaya

Why on earth was this goddess, who looked just like her, wearing such shamelessly revealing clothes?

Rin shuddered all over.

Alaya's video was being broadcast globally.

And Ishtar looked exactly like her.

Which meant… everyone was essentially looking at her.

Just glance at the comments—a horde of perverted viewers were already shouting things like "I could lick those legs for a year!"

And then there was the heavyweight contender who declared—

"You lot aren't depraved enough. I'd lick her down to the bones!"

Are you a gentleman of culture or a tiger with barbed tongues?!

These people were terrifying!

"So why the hell does Ishtar look like me?!"

As Rin kept watching, goosebumps erupted all over her body.

She couldn't shake the feeling that she was being publicly humiliated on a global scale.

Damn that shameless goddess! How am I supposed to go to school after this?!

In the video, the goddess spoke in the most arrogant tone imaginable:

"Gilgamesh, crawl out here and face this goddess!"

But after her words, there was no response.

Siduri, the priestess, could only step forward nervously.

"Goddess… His Majesty has assigned Nameless to receive you."

"Hmph. A mere mortal king dares to disrespect the most noble and beautiful goddess? He should twist his neck 180 degrees and reflect on his sins!"

Ishtar snorted, her killing intent palpable.

To this goddess, beloved by the gods, everything in the mortal world was a plaything.

She could do whatever she pleased!

But now, the most interesting toy was hiding from her, putting her in a foul mood.

Her gaze shifted to the handsome man beside her, and she tilted her head slightly.

"You… there's something unusual about you."

"So you're the trash goddess Gilgamesh mentioned?"

Nameless asked bluntly, without a shred of courtesy.

Behind him, Siduri lowered her head, unable to bear watching.

This guy truly was as unrestrained as the King, showing not an ounce of reverence for the gods.

No wonder the King held him in such high regard.

Though the two quarreled daily, calling each other "mongrels,"

They were exactly alike in this regard. The King had likely subconsciously regarded him as a close friend long ago.

"A mere mortal dares to call this goddess useless! If strange rumors spread, it would be troublesome. I'll just kill you along with everyone else!"

Ishtar trembled with rage, her killing intent erupting as she unleashed her full power.

Hum~

The resplendent Noble Phantasm that had previously dissipated materialized once more.

It was the divine ship, Maanna, which traversed the world of Mesopotamia.

A stellar transfer gate linking Earth and Venus.

Thus, she was also known as the Goddess of Venus.

Above her, an enormous celestial body slowly rose.

Transforming into an immense shadow that blotted out the sun across the sky.

Enveloping Uruk entirely in darkness.

This was the conceptual manifestation of the planet [Venus], unleashing a cataclysmic thunderous strike!

All ordinary people fell to their knees in terror, hoping to appease the goddess's wrath.

Even the spectators watching the video could feel this terrifying might—

-[Damn, directly projecting the planet Venus—this is a god's power?]

-[Annihilating you has nothing to do with you!]

-[This is legit terrifying. Thank goodness the Age of Gods faded from Uruk, preventing deities from descending upon the world!]

-[Nameless is way too arrogant, even more so than the King of Heroes. Isn't he afraid the goddess will destroy Uruk?]

-[Go, big brother defending human history! Strike down the eternally aloof goddess!]

...

"This goddess is terrifying!"

Roya, who had been eating watermelon, set it down in shock.

What did it mean to project an entire planet?

If it truly materialized and fell, it could destroy the world!

"Fou... Fou? (More terrifying than you?)"

Fou, nestled between Souma's legs, gave her a puzzled look.

This girl was strange.

Despite exuding an aura on par with its own, why did she seem so—

Cluelessly adorable?

"She is indeed powerful."

Souma casually stroked Fou with one hand, his eyes filled with reminiscence.

A god was still a god.

No matter how strong a mortal became, slaying a deity remained nigh impossible.

The only consolation was that this wasn't the goddess's complete form.

She was merely the future timeline's Rin Tohsaka, summoned as a vessel for the goddess.

Yes, the overwhelmingly dominant Ishtar in the video was using Rin Tohsaka's body!

In a way, the Tohsaka family's "failure at critical moments" gene was even mightier than the gods.

A veritable causality-defying weapon of fate.

Comparable to that clueless retired old man!

Back then, a single jinx from him nearly triggered a world war when the U.S. declared war on the King of Heroes!

"I wonder how Nameless can possibly withstand this."

Roya watched with growing anxiety.

This was a genuine deity!

Under her worried gaze,

The screen showed the domineering goddess wantonly displaying her divine majesty.

Boom!

The divine bow drew back, and a dazzling beam of light blasted toward Nameless.

Familiar violet light shimmered before Nameless, forming layered defensive barriers.

[Rho Aias—The Seven Rings that Cover the Burning Heavens!]

Yet—

The divine attack was unimaginably powerful, tearing through layer after layer of defenses with unstoppable force.

In the blink of an eye, the first six formidable defensive layers were effortlessly shattered!

Just as he was about to project another Noble Phantasm to block it, a familiar surge of energy eagerly intercepted the attack before him.

Golden ripples shimmered within dazzling golden vortexes, each radiating the overwhelming presence of mighty Noble Phantasms.

The King of Heroes' arrogant laughter rang out: "Nameless, you seem rather pathetic—can't even withstand this worthless goddess's attack, hahaha!"

"Piss off! I only just projected my first Noble Phantasm! I don't need help from a useless golden bastard like you!"

Nameless fired back with equal venom.

Far behind them, Siduri couldn't bear to watch.

These two were truly insufferable—even while fighting side by side against a deity, they still had to hurl insults at each other.

Couldn't they at least show the goddess a little respect?

"Humans! You have succeeded in enraging me!"

Ishtar glared furiously at the pair.

Though they were supposed to be lofty deities, these two men treated her with nothing but disdain—each more contemptuous than the last.

However, this sudden newcomer seemed even more enigmatic than Gilgamesh.

An aura shrouded him, one so profound that even she couldn't see through it—as if countless worlds and endless time had converged within him.

He was more transcendent than a god!

At this thought, Ishtar's fury gradually subsided.

As the goddess most beloved by the gods, she had always gotten whatever she desired.

Even the King of Uruk was, in her eyes, nothing more than a collectible human-shaped treasure.

Now, it seemed she had found an even rarer specimen.

A being who scorned the gods and hailed from unknown origins—such a figure only stoked her desire to possess him further.

How amusing!

Truly amusing!

Since he detested gods so much, she would simply switch to human courtship methods.

As a goddess, she could act as recklessly as she pleased!

To mortals, falling for someone, confessing, being together, even marrying and having children—these were beautiful things.

But to Ishtar, this was all wrong.

Even in marriage, there was a clear hierarchy—a relationship of exploitation and subjugation.

Romance was war.

Thus, she would make him confess to her, force him to lower his proud head in submission!

With a smile brimming with amusement, Ishtar declared, "Lowly mortal, lay down your sword and confess your love to this goddess!"

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