The tablet of destiny appeared in Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand at some point, recording information about the future.
Everyone watching the video felt that it must contain information about the Human Order Incineration, otherwise King Gilgamesh wouldn't have said that it was priceless to certain people.
Perhaps, this sentence was directed at the people of Chaldea.
Magical Girl Illya World.
"Miyu, that old man, is he King Hassan?"
Illya looked at the old man who appeared in the video to rescue Fujimaru Ritsuka. From his voice, she instinctively guessed that he was King Hassan.
There was no other way, that voice was too distinctive. Illya knew it was him immediately.
And only King Hassan could move freely in the Underworld. When he appeared later, he was also in the Underworld.
With these clues, Illya felt that it could pretty much be confirmed: the person who appeared in the video was indeed King Hassan.
"Illya Please don't say that with an uncertain tone"
magical ruby floated beside Illya, her tone very certain, "After all, it must be King Hassan. Although he changed his appearance, the things he said pretty much confirm it."
"What is 'confirm'?" magical sapphire was puzzled. Had her sister learned some strange new words without her knowing?
"It probably means to confirm something with a single strike, just like in a detective novel, 'You are the culprit!'~"
magical ruby spun around Illya, smiling, "After all, we can pretty much guess what King Hassan said. Those unworthy disciples he mentioned are probably the Hassans."
"After all, Fujimaru Ritsuka helped the Hassans in Sixth Singularity, so it must be this favor that prompted King Hassan to help."
"Yes." Miyu nodded slightly. She thought so too. Although King Hassan seemed cold and merciless, like an existence who would stop at nothing for assassination.
But this was only how he appeared. One cannot judge a person by their appearance, and King Hassan was the same. Although he seemed cold, in Sixth Singularity, he secretly helped Fujimaru Ritsuka and her group more than once.
He even pardoned Assassin of the Arm from surrendering his head.
It was the same in Seventh Singularity. He moved in the shadows, giving Fujimaru Ritsuka hints and helping her when she was in danger.
This feeling... is a bit like... "Ah" magical ruby floated in mid-air, looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was still quite bewildered while holding the tablet of destiny, and smiled, "I don't know why, but I feel Fujimaru Ritsuka and King Hassan are a bit like a grandfather and granddaughter"
"Although on the surface, King Hassan seems cold, he secretly helped Fujimaru Ritsuka solve all sorts of problems. Isn't that just a worried old man and an adventurous granddaughter?~"
"..."
Miyu was silent for a moment. She quietly looked at magical ruby, wondering if she had mastered 'mind reading,' as the two things she said were exactly what Miyu was thinking.
"Then that grandfather is too strong." Illya quietly complained, "Grand Assassin, who can beat him?"
"Hahahahaha~~ I think so too~~"
magical ruby laughed heartily.
magical sapphire's voice was very calm, "However, I am very curious about the content of the tablet of destiny. It must contain some important information."
"After all, this tablet of destiny must have been given to Fujimaru Ritsuka by King Hassan. His appearance here was probably not just to protect Fujimaru Ritsuka, but also to hand her this tablet containing crucial information."
"En." Miyu nodded, then calmly said, "We'll know when the inventory video shows us the content of the tablet of destiny."
"I'm really looking forward to it." Illya was also quite excited.
Type-Moon/Fate World, Sixth Singularity, Sacred Round Table Domain.
"Ah, I feel like my future is a bit grim."
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at herself in the video, her expression particularly subtle. Walking and then entering the Underworld, what kind of situation was that?
Although King Hassan also came to help resolve the incident in the middle, was she perhaps too unlucky? Who would experience something like that?
However, the Underworld... it seems to be Ereshkigal's territory, right? King Hassan wanting to convey this message is clearly intending to remind Merlin and King Gilgamesh that there is someone else in the Three Goddess Alliance.
"Senpai, please don't say that." Mash looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, whose face was full of 'helplessness,' and comforted her, "It's possible that the tablet of destiny fell into the Underworld, so you entered the Underworld to retrieve it."
"Rather than retrieving the tablet of destiny, it's more like that great figure threw the tablet to Fujimaru Ritsuka."
Da Vinci looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with a smile and said, "It seems we need to perform well this time, otherwise if that great figure doesn't help you in the shadows, Fujimaru, you might very well die suddenly."
The intelligent Da Vinci also understood that King Hassan helped Fujimaru Ritsuka because she had helped Hassan and others in Sixth Singularity.
This led to a series of subsequent events. Da Vinci also realized why King Hassan appeared immediately when Goddess Tiamat transformed into a Beast.
Clearly, he had been secretly protecting Fujimaru Ritsuka in this Singularity all along. Later, when Goddess Tiamat transformed into a Beast, he sacrificed his Grand to imbue her with the concept of death.
This made Da Vinci sigh. In a sense, even she had to admit that even though Fujimaru Ritsuka always said she was an ordinary person.
But after these several Singularities, her ability to build good relationships with all Heroic Spirits was no longer that of an ordinary person.
One must know that these are Heroic Spirits, heroes or significant figures who left a profound mark in history. Most of them have eccentric personalities, and unless it's someone they 'recognize,' they wouldn't even give others a proper look.
But Fujimaru Ritsuka achieved it. Whether it was an anti-hero or a famous great hero, she could build good relationships with them.
"However, compared to that, Fou Fou is amazing." Fujimaru Ritsuka picked up Fou Fou, who was lie on Mash's shoulder, and rubbed its pink paw pads, smiling, "You were able to drive those guys away when I was in danger."
"Fou~~~"
Fou Fou barked twice, enjoying Fujimaru Ritsuka's petting, then proudly raised its small head, as if saying, I'm super strong!
"However, Fou Fou should just remain a mascot." Mash didn't care how strong Fou Fou was. She also reached out and rubbed Fou Fou's small head, smiling, "Leave the fighting to me. No matter what danger we encounter, I can protect Fou Fou and Senpai."
"Mash..." Fujimaru Ritsuka was deeply moved.
"Fou!" Fou Fou also looked at Mash and barked twice.
Da Vinci looked at this harmonious scene and teased, "Oh no Mash isn't protecting me I'm sad"
"No no no, Da Vinci, I will protect you too." Mash sweatdropped. She had actually forgotten Da Vinci just now. There was nothing she could do, as Da Vinci was in Chaldea most of the time.
She was much safer than them, so Mash subconsciously said she would protect Fujimaru Ritsuka and Fou Fou, forgetting about Da Vinci.
"I don't care, I need compensation! My heart has been hurt!" Da Vinci chuckled mischievously. She had finally caught this opportunity and couldn't let Mash off easily!
They were teasing each other here.
The video continued to play.
After Fujimaru Ritsuka finished recounting everything that had just happened, Merlin fell into deep thought. Since the Underworld was still intact, it could be assumed that the mistress of the Underworld had also descended here.
Then what was the deal with the Three Goddess Alliance gathering he had seen with his Clairvoyance?
Just as he was thinking this, Dr. Roman shouted, "Everyone, be careful!! A powerful saint graph reaction is heading your way!!"
"I've seen this pattern three times already! There's no mistake! Goddess Ishtar is coming!"
Upon hearing Dr. Roman's words, the four people present all wore expressions of considerable headache. Why would Ishtar come at a time like this?!
"Swish, swish, swish—!!!!" Following this, several highly threatening magic bullet attacks struck.
Mash raised the shield in her hand, shielding everyone in front of her and blocking Ishtar's attacks.
"Finally found you!" Ishtar appeared. The sky had already begun to dim. She looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others and shouted, "You hateful humans! I heard you were digging for information about me from the ranch owners!"
"Although I don't know what you're planning, but! Do! Not! Do! This kind of thing again!!"
"To think you'd want to investigate a goddess's vacation or something, there has to be a limit to how thoughtless you can be?!"
After saying this, Ishtar continued her attack. Mash immediately entered combat mode and shouted, "Goddess Ishtar has launched warning shots without any prior notice! Master, please hide behind the building!"
"Oh my~" Merlin, completely unfazed by the trouble, spoke without any panic, instead sounding like he was trying to stir things up. "The savings-hoarding goddess who swindles jewels from the people has appeared. We're in trouble now; it seems we are the prey this time!"
"After all, we received a large amount of treasure from King Gilgamesh! Our wallets are bursting at the seams!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Merlin, shocked for a moment. In front of the money-loving Ishtar, saying we have a large amount of treasure—Merlin, are you trying to attract hostility?!
At this moment, Ishtar didn't care about the treasure Merlin mentioned, but instead retorted loudly, "That is what you call slander! I didn't attack humans for money!"
"My demands are reasonable compensation! Besides! If I help humans for free, they would easily become depraved, right!"
Mash, in combat mode, froze. She looked at Ishtar in disbelief and said, "Help for free?! The capricious Goddess Ishtar would actually help... humans...?!"
"Ah, I see. I'm starting to understand." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Ishtar with a rather strange expression. "In other words, you have helped for free before?"
Ishtar turned her gaze away. A blush appeared on her fair face, and she said shyly, "Oh no, I let it slip."
However, Ishtar quickly adjusted herself. Looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, she shouted, "In any case, I must impose divine punishment on you to properly pay for the sin of treating me like an idiot twice!"
"Specifically, that thing you're holding that looks like a treasure, it's quite interesting, so I'm confiscating it!"
Subsequently, as if remembering something, Ishtar looked at Merlin with a wicked smile and said, "And also... Hmm! Since you're quite well-off, I'll just empty you out, body and soul!!"
"Prepare yourselves! Being discovered by me means your luck has run out! I will drain you dry without mercy!!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ishtar launched an attack without hesitation.
"You really are just a bandit!!!" Merlin retorted loudly.
"Bang—!!!" With an explosion, the group was temporarily separated. Ishtar flew down from the sky and pounced toward Fujimaru Ritsuka, clearly intending to use her as a breakthrough point.
"Clang—!!!" Mash used her shield to block Ishtar's path forward.
"You've got some skills." Ishtar looked at Mash and decisively kicked several times, using her powerful physical body to forcibly knock the shield-wielding Mash away.
Although Ishtar looked like a weak and helpless beautiful girl, her physical strength was genuine god-level.
Even a shield-wielding Heroic Spirit like Mash, who excelled at defense, was kicked away by this unimaginable brute force.
"Mash!!" Seeing Mash being forcibly knocked away by Ishtar, Fujimaru Ritsuka was quite surprised. However, she quickly noticed Ishtar reaching her hand out toward her.
"Swish—!!!" At this moment, Merlin pulled a sword from his staff and stabbed it directly into the ground, sending a magical shockwave rushing toward Ishtar.
This temporarily separated Ishtar from Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Oh my, oh my, what a hassle." Merlin's expression remained very calm as he held his staff in one hand and the longsword in the other.
"A waste of effort." Ishtar smiled, looking quite happy, and then she jumped up.
"Swish—!!" A purple light flashed. Anna appeared behind Ishtar out of nowhere, swinging her scythe at her, but unfortunately, it was dodged.
Flying into the sky, Ishtar laughed, "Useless, useless! Where do you think this is?! This is the upper reaches of the Tigris River, overlooking Mount Ebih! Without the ability to fly, don't even think about catching me!"
The coordination just now could be called perfect: Mash blocked the first round of attacks, Merlin was responsible for interference, and Anna swung the final blow from the shadows.
The steps were successful, but unfortunately, she could fly and simply took off in an unreasonable manner.
"It's no use; we still can't beat Goddess Ishtar." Mash looked at Ishtar in the sky helplessly and said, "To be precise, as soon as we gain the upper hand, she escapes into the sky."
"That's right! It's too despicable! Ishtar!!" Merlin waved the sword in his hand and looked at Ishtar, saying, "Hurry up and come down to fight fair and square!"
Ishtar looked at Merlin, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and the others on the ground and mocked, "Little fools, how could I possibly abandon my own advantage?! Alright! The game ends here! I'm also prepared to seriously bring out..."
At this moment, the sun was about to set, and Ishtar seemed to lose her signal. She no longer had her previous arrogance and just muttered, "Bring out... bring out... out."
"She stopped moving?" Seeing Ishtar stop, although she didn't understand what was going on, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately said, "Now! Anna!"
"I'm going! Although I can't fly, as long as there are so many rooftops!" Anna ran toward the surrounding buildings, then leaped up and jumped behind Ishtar. She didn't swing her scythe but intended to use her leg to launch an attack.
"A weakness!"
Just as Anna shouted this, Ishtar seemed to reconnect. She looked at Anna, who appeared behind her, in great surprise and said, "Eh?! When did you get behind me—whoa?!"
"Bang—!!!" Accompanied by a heavy kicking sound.
Mash watched Ishtar fall heavily to the ground and said with some pity, "Goddess Ishtar has fallen. That... the way she fell looks a bit painful."
"Oh..." Ishtar let out a muffled groan. Then the sun completely disappeared, and she lost consciousness.
Mash said subtly, "Head-first... Goddess Ishtar is completely silent, knocked out cold."
As she spoke, Mash looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and asked, "By the way, Master, what should we do? This..."
"Let's kill her while we can. Once she wakes up, she'll start nagging non-stop again." Anna appeared exceptionally 'cold,' like a heartless assassin.
"That's true." Fujimaru Ritsuka agreed deeply. She looked at Ishtar and said, "In short..."
As this sentence fell, the scene shifted slightly, not continuing with what Fujimaru Ritsuka said.
Inside a house, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, Merlin, and the tied-up Ishtar were present.
"It hurts! My head hurts so much!!" The newly awakened Ishtar looked around with 'teary eyes' and asked blankly, "What is this? Where is this? Why am I tied up?!"
"This is inexplicable! I demand an explanation!! What on earth is going on?!"
Looking at this newly awakened Ishtar, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt a bit strange. What was wrong with her? Did she have amnesia?!
However, Fujimaru Ritsuka still greeted her, "Good morning."
"Mm, good morning." Ishtar nodded slightly, smiled, and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, saying, "I like polite greetings... but who are you?"
"Fou, Fou-wuu?"
Fou showed a puzzled expression, looking at Ishtar, clearly not understanding why she would say that.
Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka also exchanged glances, seeing a hint of strange emotion in each other's eyes.
"What is that!!!" Upon seeing Fou, Ishtar appeared very agitated and said, "Isn't that the Beast of Calamity?! Why is that thing here?!"
"Am I going to be eaten!? Am I going to be used as a living sacrifice?!"
At this moment, Ishtar was shivering. Mash also added quite helplessly, "Please calm down, Goddess Ishtar. We have no intention of harming you; we just have some things to ask you."
"Furthermore, please understand why your hands and feet are tied; we are doing it for safety considerations."
"?!" Ishtar also realized at this moment that she was tied up. She said in disbelief, "To actually tie me up, it's simply unheard of! It's me! It's me!! Aren't you afraid of what might happen to you!?"
"Not really." Fujimaru Ritsuka said subtly, "We've been threatened by you all this time anyway."
"I... I see." Ishtar looked into Fujimaru Ritsuka's clear, bottomless eyes and couldn't help but say, "Those eyes don't look like they're lying. Whoa... is that so? I really am an excessive goddess."
"But do you think this kind of rope can tie me up? Once I get serious! Just you all! You will all be killed by me!!"
Merlin smiled and said, "No, no, we won't be polite either. That rope is a custom-made product woven from your favorite lapis lazuli and demonic beast hide."
"Even for you, Goddess Ishtar, it would take seconds to break free from this. As long as there is this much time, she behind you will not remain silent."
As he spoke, Anna placed her scythe against Ishtar's neck and said in a very calm tone, "Yes, my scythe is specifically for killing the immortal. If you can't die cleanly, it will be very painful, Ishtar."
"..." Looking at Anna's scythe, Ishtar was silent for a moment, then finally said in a resigned tone, "Is that so? It seems I really have been caught."
"And then? What? Before killing me, do you still have things you want to ask me?"
"We don't intend to kill you." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Ishtar and said very seriously, "We want to ask about the [Three Goddess Alliance]."
Ishtar smiled and said, "I guessed it would be like this. Fine, what do you want to ask?"
Next, the Q&A session began.
Outside the video. No Game No Life World.
"Why do I feel like this Ishtar is a bit strange?"
Stephanie scratched her head. Looking at the Ishtar in the video, her expression appeared quite subtle as she said, "I feel like she's become a different person."
Although Stephanie couldn't beat the Blank Siblings at games, she was a smart person. She immediately saw that Ishtar seemed to have changed into a different person.
Although her appearance was exactly the same, her personality had changed for the better. At the very least, her verbal threats gave people a rather cute feeling.
Although it was strange, Stephanie just had this feeling.
"Be confident, Stephanie." Sora looked at Stephanie and said very seriously, "This is indeed a different person. The other party is not Ishtar at all."
"Eh?!!!" Stephanie looked at Sora, who was so certain, and asked in confusion, "In other words, from the beginning, she wasn't Ishtar, but someone else impersonating her?"
"No." Shiro shook her head and said in a calm tone, "The one just now was indeed Ishtar. The one now is indeed not Ishtar, but Ereshkigal."
"Hm? Ereshkigal? Hasn't she appeared yet?" Stephanie naturally remembered Ereshkigal. The other party had provided a perfect assist to Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others during the final decisive battle.
You have to know that when Goddess Tiamat descended into the Underworld, she had to suffer for a while before she could start counterattacking.
If it weren't for Ereshkigal, the mistress of the Underworld, giving protection to Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka, they wouldn't have been able to move so freely in the Underworld.
But how could Ishtar and Ereshkigal be the same person now? Weren't they different individuals?
During the final battle, didn't we see them fighting side by side?
Stephanie was a bit confused; her brain couldn't quite turn around. If she hadn't watched the final battle of Seventh Singularity, perhaps her brain would have worked faster.
But now, knowing the 'answer,' she felt a bit muddled.
"Mm." Shiro nodded slightly and said in a calm voice, "After it got completely dark, which is now, Ereshkigal came into Ishtar's body, although I don't understand how this happened."
"But this should be Ereshkigal's first conversation with Fujimaru Ritsuka. However, judging by Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression, she probably already recognized that the other party is not Ishtar."
Sora covered his face slightly, sounding envious, jealous, and hateful. "To be honest, are all gods like this? So pure and cute! Ah! I really want to replace Fujimaru Ritsuka!!!!!"
"Brother, you'll die." Shiro glanced at Sora and said with a very calm expression, "If you go, you'll probably be hated by those Heroic Spirits."
"That world is different from this one. We cannot face that kind of 'crisis'."
They knew their own personalities very well. Don't look at how strong they are now; this is all built on 'games.'
But once it turns into reality, blank would be defeated. It is because of this that the Blank Siblings told Stephanie that they were not as good as Riku and Shuvi.
"Sister! I know!! But I'm just envious!!! Even if it's her first appearance, she's so cute!!! This mistress of the Underworld!!!"
Sora's expression was very envious. Although he knew that if he went to Fujimaru Ritsuka's world, he would probably become a hopeless social misfit, commonly known as a super social phobic.
Expect him to communicate with those legendary Heroic Spirits and face the disaster of destroying human history.
Kong said, "It's impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Because that's reality."
"..." Watching Kong suddenly "having an episode," Stephanie expressed her helplessness. She should be used to this guy by now.
Naruto World, Akatsuki Organization.
"Ah, ah~" Deidara looked at the "Ishtar" who was leaking information. They had already recognized that this "Ishtar" with a vastly different personality was Ereshkigal.
After all, they looked almost identical, and knowing who would appear later, one could easily figure out that this person was Ereshkigal.
"What's wrong? You look full of emotions." Sasori looked at Deidara, who had sighed and said nothing, and felt a bit puzzled. What was up with him? Usually, he would mock Uchiha Itachi a few times and then talk about art.
"I just feel it's a bit funny."
Deidara looked at "Ishtar" in the video and said with a smile: "What Three Goddess Alliance? This is clearly the Anti-Tiamat Alliance."
"..."
Everyone was silent for a moment after Deidara said this. Yes, it should be the Anti-Tiamat Alliance.
Because next, one by one:
Underworld Goddess—Ereshkigal.
Beast Queen—Gorgon.
Winged Serpent Goddess—Quetzalcoatl.
All three goddesses were in the back, and when facing the final enemy, Goddess Tiamat, they all contributed their greatest power, dealing unimaginable damage to Goddess Tiamat from the front.
Although they were anti-human goddesses, this didn't change the fact that they would become the main force against Goddess Tiamat later.
As for Ishtar? That goddess was too embarrassing to deserve a spot in the Three Goddess Alliance!
Even King Gilgamesh said that the simplest reason he wooed Ishtar was because she possessed the Bull of Heaven.
It was because of that so-called Bull of Heaven that he wooed Ishtar, but unexpectedly, she lost the bull.
Because of this, Uruk almost fell, but fortunately, the Three Goddess Alliance was capable, and the existence of that Enkidu named "Kingu" brought hope for victory.
"Anti-Tiamat Alliance? That name is actually pretty good," Kisame Hoshigaki said with a smile. He laughed and said: "How should I put it? These three goddesses are all double agents. On the surface, they want to destroy humanity, but in reality, they still want to protect humanity."
"Double agents?"
Kakuzu quietly glanced at Pain, not knowing what to say for a moment.
After all, there were already several double agents in the Akatsuki Organization now: first Uchiha Itachi, then Black Zetsu, and that Uchiha Obito hiding in the shadows.
He didn't know what this leader on the surface was thinking.
"Isn't that talking about our Akatsuki Organization?" Hidan said carelessly: "Everyone says we will destroy the Ninja World, but in reality, we are fighting for peace."
"After all, only when there is true peace can I promote Lord Jashin."
Hidan's mind was simple; he joined the Akatsuki Organization to better preach. If the world was at peace and the Akatsuki Organization became the boss, then no one would object to his proselytizing.
Although he liked to kill, Hidan always thought he was killing for the sake of preaching! If everyone obediently believed in Lord Jashin, he wouldn't kill.
How simple that was.
"Yes." Pain also said very firmly: "Our Akatsuki exists to overturn the Ninja World and bring peace to the Ninja World."
"..." Uchiha Itachi was silent, not speaking. He just wanted to wait for the video to finish, then go beat up Danzo Shimura, and then obediently be a mole in the Akatsuki Organization.
The video continued to play.
After asking about the Three Goddess Alliance, Fujimaru Ritsuka stopped talking; everything that needed to be asked had been asked.
"Are those the only questions?" Ishtar, or rather Ereshkigal wearing Ishtar's skin, looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with a smile: "Then I want to ask you a question too, is that okay?"
"Yeah." Since the other party had answered so many questions, Fujimaru Ritsuka naturally wouldn't refuse.
"Fujimaru Ritsuka." "Ishtar" looked at her and said: "You are a Magus from Chaldea, right? Judging by the era, you should be the last Master of humanity, right?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her head and looked at "Ishtar" very seriously: "I will not become the last Master."
"You really dare to say that, and it's quite rare." "Ishtar" smiled, looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka with interest: "Very good, you're more and more to my taste."
Just as "Ishtar" was speaking, a creaking sound came from outside.
"Fou?! Fou!!! Fou, Fou, Fou, Fou!!!!"
Fou seemed to have sensed something and was calling out while standing on Mash Kyrielight's shoulder.
Mash Kyrielight looked at Fou on her shoulder and said quite helplessly: "Fou, we are discussing important matters now, so be quiet. If you want to eat, later... later... then..."
At this moment, Mash Kyrielight also heard the creaking sound. She quickly poked her head out and said loudly: "Doctor, it's bad! Skeletons have appeared everywhere in the city!!"
"Is, is that so?! But I don't have any reaction here!!"
Dr. Roman seemed a bit confused. From his observations, there was only a large amount of magical energy, and no abnormal situation appeared.
Then Dr. Roman suddenly realized. Since after the Common Era, this kind of magical energy reaction was already considered abnormal, but this was the Age of Gods; mere corpses moving around didn't count as an abnormal situation at all!
"It seems that's right." Merlin also looked at the situation outside and said very seriously: "I also think this is a big problem, because no matter how you look at it, this number is higher than the total population of Uruk!"
"We should retreat." Anna said very seriously: "Fortunately, we have already obtained the target tablet."
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded and looked at "Ishtar": "Before that..."
As she spoke, Fujimaru Ritsuka untied the rope binding Ishtar. Mash Kyrielight urged from the side: "Master, please hurry. We need to escape the city along the rooftops."
"Ah!" Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded, and after untying the rope, she naturally prepared to leave.
And "Ishtar" asked in confusion: "Wait a minute, why did you untie me?!"
"Because Ishtar did not attack Uruk." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at "Ishtar" very seriously: "And, I think we can understand each other through communication."
"Woo..." "Ishtar" blushed and said quite shyly: "How... is that possible... even if I wanted to communicate, I couldn't."
"Please hurry! The longer it drags on, the more there will be!!"
Anna said so, and Fujimaru Ritsuka also nodded, following her towards the roof without a word.
Only the blushing "Ishtar" was left alone in the room.
Standing on the roof, looking at the many skeletons below, Merlin complained: "Did the ancestors from eighteen generations ago come back?! This number is too astonishing!!!"
"If I were a little older, I could use my Noble Phantasm to crush them." Anna also said with quite a bit of unwillingness.
Just when everyone was quite troubled, "Ishtar" flew out of the room. As soon as she came out, she released more than a dozen golden beams and bombarded the ground.
"Boom—!!!"
More than half of the skeletons trapping Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were eliminated, and the path was cleared.
Looking at this scene, Merlin said happily: "I'm really grateful for the Goddess's whim!"
"Senior, let's go now!" Mash Kyrielight also said so.
"Yeah!" Fujimaru Ritsuka naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, but she still took the time to turn around and said loudly to "Ishtar" in the sky: "Thank you!!!"
After saying this, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others ran forward.
And "Ishtar" looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka's back, quietly showing a smile, and said: "To actually express gratitude to me."
The next moment, "Ishtar's" appearance changed, turning into Ereshkigal. She looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said: "Fujimaru Ritsuka, it's a bit of a waste to leave this sacrifice to other goddesses."
The scene shifted slightly.
In the Uruk temple, King Gilgamesh laughed with great pleasure: "Hahahahahahahaha!!! Stop it, stop it, enough, you idiot."
"This kind of adventure experience must never be left in history. Not only being shot down but also being tied up with a rope, and then, after receiving sympathy and help, actually helping you escape and return home."
"This Ishtar is really interesting. Although there is only a slight improvement, it is worth re-evaluating."
Looking at King Gilgamesh laughing so wantonly, Fujimaru Ritsuka said helplessly: "King, aren't you laughing too much? Is Ishtar really an enemy of humanity?"
"Of course she is an enemy of humanity!" King Gilgamesh said unceremoniously: "No matter what happens, she is an enemy of humanity. Although the possibility is extremely slim, even if she repents."
"The existence of that goddess herself will disturb the human world. Her divinity bears such a duty, which is the so-called seed of strife, calling for battle, cultivating desire, and encouraging humanity."
"She is a hopeless idiot, but her nature is not evil, which is why it is tricky. If it were that kind of existence that is evil from head to toe, then it would be possible to reject her without scruples."
After talking about Ishtar, King Gilgamesh gave Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash Kyrielight another task, asking them to rescue the people of Nippur. As long as the task was successful, he would recognize Chaldea as a person capable of repairing human history.
However, this matter could be put aside for now. Merlin looked at King Gilgamesh and asked: "By the way, how should we handle the [tablet of destiny]? Deciphering that thing should also be an important task."
"No, I won't read it." Unexpectedly, King Gilgamesh did not read the tablet of destiny. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said: "That is something Fujimaru Ritsuka obtained; let her read it."
"Let me read it?" Fujimaru Ritsuka was slightly stunned, and then she complained: "I can't read it."
"No need to read." King Gilgamesh looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka calmly: "Just put your hand on the tablet and chant like this."
"There was a city, there was a city, the connection between heaven and earth, an empty wilderness."
Fujimaru Ritsuka followed King Gilgamesh's words and chanted, and then she seemed to see and hear something.
A cold, emotionless male voice rang out.
"I cannot sit idly by, I cannot just sit idly by like this."
"I cannot ignore the evil deeds of that King."
"I cannot ignore the cruelty of that King."
"I cannot let go of that demon who has seen all the suffering and sorrow but does nothing and only smiles."
"So I leave these words here, hoping these words will eventually continue into the future."
The screen showed a black and white image. Some people were praying, some died, some were crying, some were kneeling on the ground, some could not believe everything happening before their eyes.
That emotionless voice sounded again.
"No matter what era, no matter what kind of country, there are always many tragedies in the human world."
"Those who kill children, those who kill relatives, those who do not know love, those who abandon love, those who lament betrayal, those who live by betrayal, those who do not know family, those who abandon family."
"Those who lose wealth, those who die for wealth, those who do not know love, those who mock love, those who pursue success, those who hate success, those who guard faith, those who hate faith."
"Cherishing compatriots, despising outsiders, learning wisdom, spreading ignorance, breeding resentment, being misunderstood, liking discrimination, enjoying persecution, pitying the pitiful."
"What ugly and pathetic creatures these are. But, mortals are just like this. Humans are not omnipotent. Everyone can only swallow bitterness, repeat contradictions, and survive."
"But the omnipotent King is different. He has the ability to solve these, and also the method."
"Possessing Clairvoyance to see through the past and future, a King who has grasped all the tragedies and sorrows of this world, yet does nothing, a King who only laughs."
"If it were ignorance, it would be fine, but a King who still laughs while knowing everything."
[Knowing everything, yet still feeling nothing?! Don't you want to correct this tragedy?!]
"To my accusation, the King replied like this."
[No, I won't, I don't have that feeling.]
With this sentence falling, the screen turned red, which is the color representing anger.
"This man, absolutely unforgivable! We all think so."
"We record this anger here, leaving a trail for those who will continue the path in the future."
"Build the temple, accumulate the band of light."
"In order to destroy that, all resources need to be used."
"In order to forget that, all time needs to be spent."
"Find the road to the Final Singularity, where the throne of the Demon God King is."
"The name of that domain is Solomon, the end of the end, the altar of the time vortex, the hope of reaching the origin."
This was the last sentence. When this sentence fell, Fujimaru Ritsuka was pulled back to the present. She was pale, as if she had had a terrible dream.
King Gilgamesh looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka's appearance and said calmly: "Judging from your expression, it shouldn't be a clear answer, but in this way, the causal relationship is connected."
"That tablet is the product of what I'saw' unconsciously after returning from the abyss."
"It is a rare clue to explore the man who calls himself the Demon God King, the one who incinerated human history."
"I presume that one day, you will understand what the scene you just glimpsed means."
"Until then, keep this matter in a corner of your mind. After all, one day, even if you are unwilling, you will encounter it."
As King Gilgamesh's words fell, the screen plunged into brief darkness.
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