Chapter 542

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“Sounds awfully suspicious~”

“If even Fujimaru, an honorary citizen of Uruk, says so, then it must be true.

“Hmph... This king never believed that stubborn fellow would die so easily, either.

“Besides, this adventure has also recorded his Spirit Origin in the Throne of Heroes...

“If you work hard enough, perhaps you might someday summon Shirou with the Spirit Origin of a Divine Spirit.”

“...King Gilgamesh!”

The King of Uruk had appeared aboveground in a form other than his Archer incarnation. Even Ishtar was astonished.

“Pay it no mind! Though my physical body is gone, Ereshkigal disappeared along with Shirou. Thanks to that, there are any number of ways for me to manifest temporarily on the surface.”

“Your... your physical body is gone? Does that mean you’re a ghost now, Your Majesty?”

“I said, pay it no mind. This king has already said his farewells to you.”

The corners of Gilgamesh’s mouth lifted.

“Return to your observatory singing songs of victory and praising this king’s name.

“...Ah, no, wait. There is one thing I forgot to ask.

“What did you think of Uruk? You spent quite some time here, did you not?”

“We had a wonderful time!”

Ritsuka and Mash answered in unison.

“Then I’ll stay here and wait for Shirou... Huh?! Why are my feet disappearing?”

Jaguar Warrior suddenly shrieked.

“Could it be that, as a Divine Spirit, I’m finally getting another star added to my rarity, meow?!”

Quetzalcoatl sighed helplessly.

“Were you listening to anything we said?

“This is a sign that we’re leaving, Jaguar.

“The earth is telling us that our mission is over.

“Our summoning was impossible to begin with—a summoning of divine beings that could only exist while Mother Tiamat