Shamhat felt a weak feeling in her calves. She shook her body, failed to stand firm, and sat down on the ground.
But there is no doubt that she is conscious.
She raised her head, her pupils trembling slightly as she looked at the figure in the morning breeze, her hair reflecting the fine light, floating and fluttering. She felt a little...unbelievable.
The almost identical appearance to hers was the second thing. What really made Shamhat lose his mind was 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 me.
"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 helped 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: "Isn't it a bit too foul to be like me?"
"Hmm? Is there any problem?"
Enkidu didn't think there was anything strange, she... wasn't right.
Shamhat realized a rather 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.
Enkidu closed his mouth in embarrassment.
After making sure that Enkidu would not move, Shamhat began his own inspection.
There is something she cares about and she has to investigate...
...
And in the middle of the forest.
The old yellow leaf-like monster was stagnant in place.
Shamhat touched Enkidu's heart, and more than just Enkidu's heart.
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 person? What is that thing?
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 the thing it sees?
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 also wearing pants.
Shamhat just checked Enkidu's body...whether he had brought something with him or not.
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.
Very similar to Enkidu, equally genderless, and equally...beautiful.
Enkidu smiled again, his figure shriveled up, but in the blink of an eye, he became strong and full of masculinity.
"This, this, this -"
Everyone in Shamhat was dumbfounded.
Those muscular lines 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 said, Shamhat."
Enkidu's eyes were extremely calm, which made Shamhat panic.
"What, what's wrong?"
Shamhat has not yet recovered from the shock, and his body is still trembling slightly.
"Can you take me there?"
"That place called Uruk."
"Huh? Uruk?"
Shamhat was stunned for a moment and then came to his senses.
"You mean—you want to go to Uruk?"
She looked a little hesitant.
"That's your mission, right?" 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 away from the gods, has given you an order that you must complete."
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 relieved involuntarily.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"......I see."
Looking at Enkidu's unruffled eyes, Shamhat felt complicated.
But she finally took a deep breath and chose to believe in Enkidu.
Choose to believe...this "mud man" who has exchanged wills with himself.