Wise King Gil: Young Me, Come Over Here and Be My Tool! / Ai: I Really Miss the Days of Bullying Illya...

Merlin cheerfully took up the topic. Fou at the side tried to kick him, but Merlin had long since gotten used to being kicked and had practically developed a reflex. Without another word, he dodged and stuffed Fou into Artoria's arms.

"All right, Caster of the Beast, there'll be plenty of chances to deal with Merlin later..."

Artoria was no stranger to Fou either. In the legends of King Arthur, a Three-Eyed Cat Demon born from a pig demon had once appeared before Artoria and her foster brother Kay. Back then, Artoria had even been dragged into a hard fight.

Later, the Magic Cat became Merlin's familiar. When Merlin went to the Tower of Confinement, he took it with him as well.

"Fou... fwu..."

Fou struggled for a moment, then jumped straight back into Mash's arms without a word.

"The decline of this planet's Age of Gods can mainly be divided into three stages: decline, farewell, and opportunity!"

"The opportunity has not yet arrived. The farewell came during King Gilgamesh's era. Because of the gods' capricious tempers, they brought countless disasters upon the earth. As the Wedge of Heaven, King Gilgamesh believed humanity had no need for gods. Under his rule, there was no room for the gods to interfere. Thus, he declared a farewell to the gods, separating the world of humans from the world of gods as though heaven and earth had been split apart."

"In a sense, that's really arrogant..." Ai could not help commenting.

"As someone half-god and half-human, he should understand the gods' power even more clearly, as well as the consequences of defying them. In a sense, Ai's comment is right!" Natsuki nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, Illya had somehow turned into Sitonai.

"The three goddesses inside me are clamoring for me to teach that