Honestly, a scene like this was truly hilarious, leaving people not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
At the same time, however, it was quite a blow to morale.
After all, in the first timeline, Ishtar had provided their side with enormous help through Gugalanna. She had been highly reliable at crucial moments.
Yet in this Singularity that had been pulled from the "past" into the "present," many things had changed. At the critical moment, things instead charged headlong in an even worse direction. It really was a morale-crushing development.
As a goddess, Ishtar deserved such an embarrassing punishment.
Precisely because of that, Gilgamesh had no intention of discussing anything for the moment and immediately told everyone to go back and rest.
The sudden decision made everyone somewhat uneasy.
In response, Gilgamesh said, "Though there is only this brief time before dawn, this is likely Uruk's final chance to rest."
"Remember, we are not sleeping because we have abandoned hope. We spend this night so that we may survive tomorrow!"
Words filled with poetry and philosophy were thus spoken.
Those simple words alone stirred everyone's hearts and gave them the will to keep fighting.
At once, everyone departed to prepare for tomorrow's decisive battle.
Only Fujimaru Tachibana and Mash remained in the throne room.
That was because Fujimaru Tachibana and Mash were still not in good spirits. Both of them were deeply despondent.
Gilgamesh noticed, so he kept the two behind and entered mentor mode.
"You two, why are your spirits still so low?"
"Could it be that you still feel guilty over 'failing to stop Tiamat from destroying Uruk'?"
"Or are you distressed because 'despite knowing Tiamat would appear, you ultimately could do nothing'?"
"..." The two girls remained silent. Even Fujimaru Tachibana looked dejected.
Clearly, although she had