Enkidu: The Divine Restraint

"Screee—"

Sasuke caught the rapidly flying Golden Spear in one hand. The immense friction produced a piercing shriek, like its dying wail.

The power and pressure Sasuke exerted dimmed the Golden Spear's light.

A crisp sound rang out.

Sasuke crushed the shaft of the Golden Spear in his grip!

In an instant, the shattered Golden Spear returned to the heavens, dissolving into streaks of golden light that scattered in every direction.

Everyone present was stunned.

Standing not far away, Gilgamesh closed his eyes slightly, his expression filled with an indescribable delight.

Although the spear he had sent hurtling toward Illya was only a B-rank Noble Phantasm, an ordinary Magecraft user would have found it nearly impossible to defend against.

Let alone catch it and snap it in two like Sasuke had.

Of course, Gilgamesh thought that killing the Holy Grail vessel so easily would be far too boring.

Gilgamesh had noticed Sasuke long ago. That spear had only been a test to see whether Sasuke was worthy of facing him.

But now, he had to admit, Sasuke wasn't bad.

The wind swept through the castle, now reduced to ruins. Standing atop the rubble, Gilgamesh kept his hands in his pockets, his golden hair swaying in the breeze.

Not a speck of dust had touched his black motorcycle suit or the white shirt beneath it.

Gilgamesh watched Sasuke with interest, his blood-red eyes gleaming.

"Bastard, we meet again."

"But if you're planning to put on a ridiculous show, shouldn't you announce your entrance to this king?"

As soon as Gilgamesh finished speaking, Sasuke raised his hands and formed the [Ram] seal, his face expressionless.

[Shadow Clone Technique]

As a cloud of white smoke dispersed, a Shadow Clone appeared beside Sasuke.

The one who had come here was Sasuke's real body. The one still selling fish at Fish Fresh House was one of his Shadow Clones.

Sasuke, who had secretly followed Illya and Kaoru Sakura all the way here, couldn't help feeling exasperated.

If Kaoru Sakura and the others had obediently gone to the amusement park today, they might never have run into this flashy, golden-haired man.

Though this wasn't their first meeting, Sasuke had seen enough of Gilgamesh's fight with Berserker to know how powerful he was.

But what did that matter?

Today, he had run into an Uchiha.

In the blink of an eye, the only Sasuke left beside Illya and the others was his Shadow Clone. His real body had vanished as if into thin air.

By the time Sasuke's real body appeared again, he was standing atop a broken pillar above Gilgamesh.

Sasuke stood there, gazing at Gilgamesh with his Mangekyō Sharingan, his expression blank.

He looked at him as though he were already dead.

Gilgamesh was clearly enraged by Sasuke's attitude.

"Did this king give you permission to stand somewhere higher than me?"

"Bastard!!!"

Gilgamesh roared. Dozens of golden ripples instantly appeared around him, and the dazzling array of Noble Phantasms all pointed toward Sasuke atop the broken pillar.

With a racket like the wind being sliced apart, dozens of Noble Phantasms shot toward Sasuke.

But Sasuke showed no intention of dodging. Fireworks and dust burst out, and the entire area was plunged into chaos once again!

When the smoke cleared, Sasuke stood unharmed atop the pillar, the skeletal frame of Susanoo surrounding him.

"In my world, there's no such thing as a king."

"I don't know where you came from, you clown."

"While you still have what little time you have left to live, watch closely."

"These eyes of mine can see through everything."

As Sasuke spoke, the bones of his Susanoo began growing at tremendous speed.

In the blink of an eye, the Susanoo's upper body formed. Tendons and flesh appeared, and it donned a cloak and the Crow Tengu Armor.

In an instant, the entire courtyard was bathed in Susanoo's dark-purple light!

Sasuke couldn't even be bothered to lower his head. He merely glanced down at Gilgamesh among the rubble with his Mangekyō Sharingan, his expression blank.

"Watch closely, clown."

"This is the absolute power granted to those who have awakened the Mangekyō in both eyes."

"The Uchiha's third power."

"Susanoo."

Gilgamesh looked at Sasuke, who was staring down at him and calling him a clown. His blood-red eyes seemed to burn with fire!

He leaped onto the top of the castle opposite Sasuke, and more than a hundred golden ripples opened around him!

"Very well!"

"Then feel this king's boundless fury, you bastard!"

The golden ripples kept multiplying. Blinding golden light filled the sky, almost enveloping the entire castle!

Hundreds, then thousands, of Noble Phantasms now pointed at Sasuke in the courtyard.

Yet Sasuke's expression didn't change in the slightest as he looked down at Gilgamesh.

The falling Noble Phantasms were like a golden downpour!

The castle's central courtyard, already reduced to ruins, was completely destroyed by Gilgamesh's assault!

"Boom—"

Explosions, clanging metal, and the crashing collapse of buildings echoed through the Einzbern forest!

Even before the smoke from the explosions had cleared, Sasuke, with Susanoo activated, still stood atop the castle's pillar!

There were only a few white scratches on Susanoo's Crow Tengu Armor.

Other than that, it was completely unharmed.

There was no helping it.

The one standing here now was the real body of the strongest Uchiha.

Sasuke Uchiha.

Susanoo, reinforced to an incredible density by the immense energy sustaining it, was simply beyond the reach of these Noble Phantasms!

A huge bow and arrow appeared in Sasuke's Susanoo's hands. The instant it swung the arrow, a storm whipped up around it!

In an instant, sand and stones flew through the castle's central courtyard as fierce winds raged!

The dust that had been swirling around Susanoo was swept away.

Sasuke stared expressionlessly at Gilgamesh, who stood facing him in the distance.

"Are these pieces of scrap metal you've collected what you're so proud of?"

"Even all of these together aren't enough to shake my Susanoo."

"Or is this the only trick you know?"

Sasuke wasn't deliberately trying to humiliate Gilgamesh. This was simply the conclusion he had reached after observing him.

It was true that these Noble Phantasms had once possessed great glory.

But a Noble Phantasm could only unleash its purest power when used by its original owner.

That was what made someone a hero.

Sasuke wasn't particularly impressed by Gilgamesh. To him, the man was nothing more than a lunatic who knew how to unleash a barrage of attacks.

Sasuke didn't know how Gilgamesh had made it this far.

But from the moment he faced Sasuke, Gilgamesh's life had begun its final countdown.

Gilgamesh, now furious, put aside his delighted expression and grew serious.

"I never thought there'd come a day when even this king misjudged someone."

"I have to admit, you've shown me a power I've never seen before."

"As a Magecraft user, you can even rival a Heroic Spirit."

"Though I don't know where the power within you comes from."

"Your performance has thoroughly entertained this king."

"But..."

"It's time for you to leave the stage."

"This will be divine punishment!"

As he spoke, dozens of ripples appeared around Gilgamesh.

From them emerged silver chains, each tipped with a golden wedge.

The Noble Phantasm Gilgamesh trusted above all others.

Enkidu.

The Divine Restraint.