Chapter 498

"What are you all surprised about? Isn't this obvious?"

"Wait, Ushiwa... I can wash the front myself."

"No~~ Big brother, you have to be a good boy and listen to me. You can't give up halfway~~"

Shirou and Ushiwakamaru started wrestling in the bathroom, pulling at towels.

In the end, Shirou couldn't resist Ushiwakamaru and had no choice but to obediently sit down.

"Your Excellency Ba, what are you doing standing there in the cold?"

"Ah, um... it's coming."

Tomoe Gozen snapped out of her daze and knelt down before Shirou along with Ushiwakamaru.

"..."

Shirou didn't know where to look.

Although the two women were wrapped in bath towels, the view from their vantage point was still far too erotic.

Tomoe Gozen's bath towel was stretched high by her full breasts, revealing her round and full hemispheres, which were still covered with crystal clear water droplets.

Ushiwakamaru wasn't as voluptuous Tomoe Gozen, she was still curvaceous and budding, with her slender and long thighs being particularly eye-catching.

"Time to wash."

The two began to scrub Shirou's chest with towels.

After the back washing, their technique has greatly improved, and the pressure is just right.

"Wow, big brother's physique is amazing from the front too~"

Don't say anything unnecessary.

Are you shy?

No, I didn't.

Shirou muttered.

Since there's no way to resist, I might as well enjoy it. Just as Shirou was thinking this...

"?"

Is it just my imagination?

From the moment she started staring, Tomoe Gozen had been staring at her lower body, which was wrapped in a bath towel...

No, no, no, it must be my imagination. How could the dignified and gentle Ba do something so rude?

This is something only Eiri and the teacher would do... They were definitely watching! Watching intently!

Having noticed this, Shirou became extremely concerned, and then...

Tomoe Gozen, observing the peculiar physiological phenomenon of "the bath towel tied around a man's waist being stretched up without any external force," revealed a seductive and alluring smile.

Tomoe Gozen: "My lord is already an outstanding man."

Ushiwakamaru: "?"

Shirou: "..."

Because the scale of the support was so exaggerated, Ushiwakamaru soon noticed something was wrong.

Even if she is incredibly naive, she can still understand what it is to some extent.

Ushiwakamaru didn't say anything to save Shirou's face, but her face was already flushed.

Stealing a glance at the silhouette reflected in the bath towel, the girl remembered the three-colored dumplings she had eaten for lunch that day.

No, it's probably much bigger than that...

"That's enough, I'm going out now."

"Ah!"

Shirou suddenly stood up, Ushiwakamaru let out a strange cry—because her hand was holding onto the corner of Shirou's bath towel.

The moment the bath towel slipped off, the two people kneeling on the ground froze.

"!?!?!?!?"

Tomoe Gozen's eyes widened, Ushiwakamaru wore an expression of inexperience, her shoulders trembling violently.

"Ma... Maquahuitl!?"

The half-blooded widow, overwhelmed with shock, cried out the name of Quetzal 'Coatl favored, imposing weapon (the saw sword).

"Hoo-hoo... Good morning, everyone!"

Merlin yawned as he walked down the stairs to the lobby on the first floor of the embassy, where he greeted Ritsuka and Mash were already up, with a good morning.

Sitting around the dining table chatting like this, waiting for Siduri to arrive and assign them tasks, is a daily routine that the girls have become accustomed to.

"By the way, who had breakfast today...?"

Just then, a voice broke the morning tranquility of the embassy.

"Excuse me. Is this your place? It's quite spacious for sheltering from the rain."

Everyone opened their mouths slightly.

King Gilgamesh actually visited the Chaldea Embassy in person.

"Are you bored?" Shirou asked as he walked out of the kitchen.

"No, that's not it! I sneaked out without Siduri's knowledge. By the way, what's with that outfit?"

Gilgamesh stared in disbelief at Shirou was now wearing an apron.

"As you can see, breakfast is being prepared... Would you like yours?"

"It's nice to change things up once in a while and try the food of ordinary people."

So, it means "want" or "need"?

"... snort."

Gilgamesh sat down at the table.

"Um... so... this morning... um... what brings you here?"

Mash stood nervously behind Gilgamesh: "I never expected the King to come to our camp in person..."

Gilgamesh laughed and said, "Anyway, you're all tired of being bossed around by Siduri, aren't you?"

Therefore, this time the task will be assigned personally by me.

It's nothing, not some rough job. Just a simple water quality survey.

The delivery trucks are ready. Next, you will travel south from Uruk to the Persia Gulf.

Simply bring back the bottle filled with seawater from the observation post located in the Persia Gulf.

"Is it about moving goods? I see, this job seems pretty simple, Master!"

After living in Uruk for a month, Mash had become quite familiar with the surrounding area.

The road to the Persia Gulf is the only area that even the Three Goddesses won't attack, so this mission can be considered very simple.

"By the way, Shirou, Merlin, and Ana don't need to participate this time, because we only have two extra permits for the Persia Gulf."

"A long-awaited trip for two with my senior?"

As soon as Mash said that, Gilgamesh put on an indifferent expression and said:

"As a supplement to your fighting strength, I will accompany you."

"You must be really bored, huh?"

Shirou complained as he brought breakfast to the King of Heroes.

"Idiot! You're never idle!"

Gilgamesh furious.

"Let me make this clear first, this king isn't doing this because I'm too tired from work, or because I'm looking for thrills... What the hell is this thing?"

Gilgamesh was speechless, staring at the pungent, foul-smelling "that" that Shirou had brought out.

"This is natto," Ritsuka explained.

"Hmm? Even His King, who is omniscient and omnipotent and can foresee the future of all things, doesn't know this?"

Shirou grinned mischievously, Gilgamesh blushed.

"Of course I know what this is! It's that thing, right? It's called 'Chinese medicine'? Although it tastes awful, but..."

"This is the king's breakfast."

"That stinky stuff!?"

Finally, under Shirou's aggressive gaze, Gilgamesh forced himself to eat the entire bowl of natto.

Whether it was retaliation for being forced to eat natto, the King also gave Shirou a mission before leaving.

Gilgamesh: "Shirou, I'm assigning you a rather important task."

Ritsuka: "Whoa, revenge has come."

Mash: "The King... is surprisingly a bit petty."

"I already said it wasn't revenge!"

Gilgamesh declared solemnly, "This time we're searching for something—heading to City of Kussa to retrieve the Tablet of Destinies."

Ritsuka: "It's City of Kussa? Isn't that the domain of the goddess of the Underworld?"

Mash: "So it was all revenge, wasn't it, Senpai!"

"Over there! No whispering allowed!" Gilgamesh roared.

Merlin asked curiously, "Oh dear, this is quite an unexpected job. Is the Tablet of Destinies located in Kussa?"

Gilgamesh nodded.

Not long ago, he finally remembered the location of the lost Tablet of Destinies: in that ruined city ruled by the goddess of the Underworld.

"Although Ereshkigal is dangerous, ignoring the Tablet of Destinies is not a solution."

"Shirou, could I ask you a favor? You're the only one here who has had contact with Ereshkigal."

The red-haired boy agreed without hesitation, "Understood, leave it to me... I don't think she'll make things too difficult for me."

Gilgamesh, "By the way, let's gather some information about Ishtar along the way. We'll pass through several ranches on the way to Kussa."

The rancher has been submitting reports of losses suffered in Ishtar for several days in a row. Go and find out the details.

Shirou nodded.

Ishtar... Perfect timing, it's about time I met that goddess.

The recovery of the Tablet of Destinies went more smoothly than expected.

It only took two hours, less than a tenth of the travel time, so it was practically effortless.

Was it because Ereshkigal was a shy and introverted goddess?

During the time until Shirou successfully found the Tablet of Destinies in City of Kussa, the goddess of the Underworld did not appear before him.

But...

"Yes, it can't be wrong."

Shirou looked at the clay tablet in his hand.