Ishtar hovered beside the horns of the Bull of Heaven, the wind blowing through her long, silvery-white hair, the same smug smile still on her face.
Then her gaze inadvertently swept over Sajyou Manaka on the ground.
The smile froze.
The red eyes suddenly contracted.
She saw it.
She sensed an incredible aura emanating from the blonde girl who appeared to be only fourteen years old.
It is power.
Powers similar to those of the Mother Goddess.
Ishtar's expression suddenly changed.
She rubbed her eyes.
I watched it again.
It's still there.
"... Did I not sleep well?"
She muttered something under her breath.
How could I suddenly see the same power as the Mother Goddess in an ordinary human being?
That's impossible.
Power is the exclusive domain of gods.
Humans cannot --
Your cow is very good.
A cheerful voice came from below.
Sajyou Manaka was staring at her with a beaming smile.
His icy blue eyes were full of admiration, as if he were looking at a beautiful ornament.
"Although it's a bit big, it blocks the sun."
Ishtar hadn't had a chance to respond yet.
Sajyou Manaka raised her right hand.
The next second.
An invisible force emanated from her body.
It's something more fundamental, like the rules of the world themselves have been rewritten.
The Bull of Heaven's movements came to a standstill.
The mythical beast that blotted out the sky stopped all its movements.
Then.
It turned its head.
She looked at Sajyou Manaka.
The previously raging Divinity light in his golden eyes vanished.
Instead, a gentle, submissive light shone forth.
"What--!"
" The Princess of Monsters."
Sajyou Manaka softly uttered the name of power.
The Bull of Heaven's body began to change.
The enormous body, too large to be seen in its entirety with the naked eye, began to shrink.
Its size, spanning hundreds of kilometers, is shrinking at a rate visible to the naked eye.
The entire sky was rapidly shrinking around Sajyou Manaka.
Ten seconds later.
The once sky-covering divine beast has transformed into a gigantic bull-shaped creature only a few dozen meters tall.
Standing on the street, it looks as big as a small building.
Silvery-white cow hooves trod on the asphalt road.
Golden lightning crackled on its horns.
However, its size is less than one ten-thousandth of its original size.
Ishtar hung in mid-air, mouth agape, her mind blank.
"What?"
"She can actually wield the powers of the Mother Goddess?"
"Is this Holy Grail War really this outrageous?"
First, the silver-haired Archer killed Gilgamesh and Heracles.
Then another girl appeared who could steal the Bull of Heaven.
What kind of Holy Grail War is this?
Is this the scene of a myth reboot?
"Alright."
Sajyou Manaka clapped her hands, walked over to the shrunken Gugalanna, and reached out to touch its bull nose.
Gugalanna lowered his head obediently and rubbed his hand against hers.
Golden lightning danced at her fingertips, yet it did not harm her in the slightest.
"Stay put and don't move."
"..."
As Ishtar watched this scene, the expression on her face changed from shock to disbelief, and then from disbelief to Wrath.
"You—you give my pet back!!!"
"Don't want."
Sajyou Manaka's answer was crisp and concise.
"May I have your name?"
"I am Ishtar! The Mesopotamia goddess of harvest and war!"
"Oh."
Sajyou Manaka nodded.
" Ishtar, this cow is mine now."
"You!!!"
Golden magical light condensed in Ishtar's hands.
She was furious.
The Bull of Heaven is her trump card.
It was stolen right in front of us.
She couldn't swallow this insult.
A golden light bullet shot from her hand, heading straight for Sajyou Manaka.
But Gugalanna moved.
The shrunken Bull of Heaven stood in front of Sajyou Manaka, raising a silver-white hoof. Golden arcs of electricity condensed into a transparent barrier, blocking the glowing bullet.
"Puff."
The light projectiles exploded on the barrier and were completely blocked.
"Your attacks won't break through its defenses," Sajyou Manaka said with a grin, peeking out from behind Gugalanna's legs. "It listens to me now."
"Aaaaaah! You—!"
Ishtar began to attack relentlessly.
Golden light bullets, light arrows, and True Magic bombardments.
One attack after another shot out from her hand, all aimed at Sajyou Manaka.
But every shot was blocked by Gugalanna.
Although the shrunken Bull of Heaven is smaller in size, its defensive capabilities have not decreased significantly.
After all, it was essentially a calamity-level divine beast from the Age of Gods.
It's more than enough to block one of Ishtar's normal attacks.
Sajyou Manaka stood behind Gugalanna with a smile.
And further behind her.
Sajyou Ayaka, Richard, Hassan of the Zealot, Sigma, and Tsubaki Kuruoka were all protected behind her by an unseen force.
"She's so strong..." Sigma whispered, holding Tsubaki Kuruoka.
"It's more than just strong." Richard stood to the side, his red eyes filled with complex emotions. "That was a goddess's Noble Phantasm, and she just snatched it away so easily."
"What are you talking about?" Sajyou Ayaka asked Richard.
at the same time.
The underground of Snowfield City.
The Underworld.
Gilgamesh and Ereshkigal had already started talking.
In the minutes after Gilgamesh climbed out of the pit, the two went from being at loggerheads to having a relatively peaceful conversation.
After all, Gilgamesh knew the other party before his death.
They are both Mesopotamia.
Moreover, the other party is the goddess of death.
During the mythological era, the two had some interaction.
"Gold, Gilgamesh."
Ereshkigal was almost led astray by the body of Rin Tohsaka he was possessing, and ended up calling the other person "Gilgamesh."
Fortunately, the car stopped at the last second.
She cleared her throat and resumed her demeanor as a goddess of the underworld.
" The Underworld is the final resting place of the dead."
"You are now in the body of Servant, practically a dead man."
"From now on, you'll stay in the Underworld obediently."
Gilgamesh looked at her.
A hint of displeasure flashed in her red eyes.
Does the other party want me to stay in the Underworld?
He naturally could not agree to that.
He is the King of Heroes.
His stage is in the present world.
Staying in this cold, damp underground?
Are you kidding me?
But he was also very clear about it.
The situation is now more powerful than people.
This is the Underworld.
Ereshkigal's home ground.
My chances of winning are extremely low if I fight them here.
All the power in the Underworld is in her hands.
He is currently in Servant form, and although he retains some of his power, he will be continuously suppressed in the Underworld.
A direct confrontation is out of the question.
I need to find a chance to slip away first.
"I'll think about it."
Gilgamesh said without changing his expression.
"No need to consider it."
"I'll think about it some more."
"..."
Ereshkigal narrowed his eyes.
You have no other choice.
Who said that?
Gilgamesh's gaze swept across the ceiling of the Underworld without making a sound.
The large hole that was trampled by the Bull of Heaven is still there.
That was his escape route.
But now is not the time.
The other person was staring at him.
Moreover, the Underworld is filled with Soul Cage Spears.
If he tries to escape, those guns will pin him to the ground instantly.
On the ground.
Ishtar had escalated from exasperation to rage.
She attacked continuously for almost two minutes.
All of the dozens of light-emitting projectiles were blocked by Gugalanna.
He didn't even touch the corner of Sajyou Manaka's clothes.
"When are you going to stop hiding?!"
"I didn't dodge, it was blocking for me," Sajyou Manaka said innocently. "Why don't you tell it not to block anymore?"
"It's not listening to me now!!!"
"Oh, right."
Sajyou Manaka.
"Fine, let it keep blocking then."
"You--!!!"
Ishtar took a deep breath.
She decided to stop using normal attacks.
The air around her began to distort, and golden light emerged, preparing to unleash her Noble Phantasm.
But at that moment...
The magical reaction was rapidly approaching from the other side of the battlefield.
A green figure.
It burst out from around a street corner, moving as fast as a green streak of light.
Enkidu.
He arrived at the battlefield.
Its emerald green eyes swept across the battlefield.
He saw Gugalanna, Sajyou Manaka, Sajyou Ayaka, and their group.
Then he saw Ishtar.
Ishtar was seen attacking in the direction of Sajyou Manaka.
Someone is fighting Ishtar.
That petite blonde girl.
Although he didn't know the girl.
But he met Ishtar after the desert battle.
That Pride golden goddess.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Enkidu.
Press both hands down on the ground.
Countless earthen weapons rose from the ground and shot towards Ishtar.
"You're joining in the fun too?!"
Ishtar was forced to distract herself from Enkidu's attacks.
The mud weapon and the golden light bullet collided in mid-air, exploding into clusters of debris.
The Origami hangs in the air, overlooking the chaos below.
Ishtar is attacking Sajyou Manaka.
Gugalanna is protecting Sajyou Manaka.
Enkidu is helping Sajyou Manaka fight Ishtar.
Sajyou Ayaka and her group watched the show from the back.
She rested her chin on her hand.
"This drama is getting more and more interesting."
"I wonder who will be the first to break this deadlock."
Origami continues watching the show.
at the same time.
Faldeus stood in front of the surveillance wall of the secret hideout.
He watched the battle unfold on the screen.
The goddess's sacred bull was taken away by the blonde girl.
Enkidu joined the battle.
The situation is completely out of control.
He picked up the communicator.
" True Assassin."
His voice was steady, but his fingers were trembling slightly.
"Heading to the battlefield."
"When the situation is beyond repair, replace the biggest problem one-on-one."
There was a two-second silence on the other end of the communicator.
Then a hoarse voice came.
"Clear."
In the shadows.
A dark figure vanished without a sound.
Hassan of the Lurk set off.
On the battlefield.
Enkidu's arrival has left Ishtar in a precarious situation.
Ahead lies the defense of Gugalanna.
Enkidu's earth-weapon bombardment came from the sides and rear.
She was beaten badly.
"You two have gone too far!!"
A flare grazed her shoulder as it flew past.
"I am the Mesopotamia goddess of harvest and war! How dare you treat me like this!"
"You didn't say that when you stepped on Gil and sent him underground," Enkidu replied expressionlessly.
"He deserved it!"
"Then you deserve it now."
"You!!!"
Ishtar was so angry her face turned red.
The battle is at a stalemate.
Sajyou Manaka stood behind Gugalanna, watching this scene unfold.
The smile on his face gradually faded.
She was getting a little bored with it.
Ishtar's attacks could not penetrate Gugalanna's defenses.
Although Enkidu's attacks could pose a threat to Ishtar, Ishtar is, after all, a goddess and would not be easily defeated.
This will only lead to an endless tug-of-war.
It's pointless.
However, she doesn't currently have any good methods to deal with the gods.
The Holy City Ablaze and the Holy City Fall are large-scale destruction Magecraft.
Ishtar is a deity; that level of attack might not be enough to kill her.
She closed her eyes.
Connecting to the Root, all the information from the entire battlefield flowed into her mind.
Each person's position, abilities, and weaknesses.