"Unit Two, why are you slowing down before we've even seen anyone ahead? Pull yourself together!"
On the Mountain Roads, Rin Tohsaka rode her little scooter while lounging atop the Bull of Heaven's back. Seeing Unit Two suddenly grind to a halt, she felt a surge of exasperation and ground her teeth in anger.
"If you don't move, I'll stew you!"
"Moo..."
Yet no matter how it was scolded or threatened, the Bull of Heaven refused to move forward, only lowering its head and letting out aggrieved moans.
"You little..."
"Wait!"
Just as the furious Rin Tohsaka was about to teach the oppressed divine beast beneath her a lesson, Ereshkigal grabbed her raised wrist and stopped her. Her solemn gaze swept over the gray mist that had somehow spread around them, and her brow gradually furrowed as she warned in a low voice.
"There's something wrong with this fog..."
"Moo!"
At once, the divine beast, with lightning for bones and cloud mist for flesh, raised its head and gave a low cry, as if confirming her words.
"Tch, it's just a little fog. What's there to be afraid of? Look at you all acting so suspicious. Watch this!"
Rin Tohsaka curled her lips dismissively and called out with a cold snort.
"Ma'anna!"
"Bzzzt!"
In an instant, under the lofty divine words, the Bow of Heaven with its gold-and-blue multicolored stripes appeared beside Rin Tohsaka. Its majestic frame flickered between light and shadow under the urging of divine power, casting brilliant hues around it.
Then, the Goddess of Heaven lightly raised her hand and tossed several gemstones upward. Her right hand pointed ahead, and the corner of her upturned lips formed a malicious curve.
"Load the ammunition. Blast this fog away!"
In the blink of an eye, the tossed gemstones transformed