Seizing the Future

In the end, everyone returned to the forest.

This was the spot where the foundations had been destroyed, causing the temple to collapse.

While there was still time, I intended to fulfill my promise to give Ishtar a home and rebuild the temple here.

Ishtar was deeply moved by this, but she was far too tsundere to admit it even if it killed her.

My proposal won everyone's approval. Whether they were students of the El-Melloi Classroom or the twenty-eight monsters, they all joined in.

For no other reason than that I had reached an understanding with Waver before he left.

Ishtar would build a temple here, serving as a forward outpost for observing ORT's resurrection.

It solved Ishtar's temple site problem while also helping the Clock Tower find someone to monitor ORT, making it a win-win situation.

Everyone needed to process the construction materials first, then Ishtar would use her divine arts to reinforce them before the temple could slowly be built.

The process was rather troublesome, and building a temple alone was not enough. A large number of houses also had to be constructed.

Snowfield City's Ley Lines had been destroyed, and the Land Clan's duty had come to an end. After excluding those who planned to venture out on their own, around five hundred people still did not intend to leave.

Tine Chelc would remain here with the rest of her clan, becoming, in a sense, half of Ishtar's subjects.

Tine Chelc had originally refused. The only king she acknowledged was Gilgamesh; if she was to become anyone's subject, it would be Gilgamesh's. But after my patient persuasion, she ultimately compromised.

Yuan Shikai told Tine Chelc that Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk and lived in the same era as Ishtar. They both ultimately hoped to revive