The taste is not bad.
The fish was cooked to perfection; the skin was slightly crispy, while the flesh inside was tender and juicy.
Kotori took another bite of rice.
The rice had a slightly coarse texture, which is typical of rice from this era.
"Is it tasty?"
Tomoe Gozen asked in a low voice from across the room.
Kotori did not answer.
But her chopsticks didn't stop.
That's the answer.
Tomoe Gozen's lips curled up slightly.
Eat while you eat.
Kotori thought to herself.
I will definitely repay the kindness of that meal later.
Although she has no currency now.
But she can help with something else.
For example... helping Tomoe Gozen clean her house?
Or perhaps help Tomoe Gozen start the fire?
As it turns out...
Kotori's level of acceptance is either zero times or countless times.
I've already eaten.
The other party invited me to stay here for the night.
Kotori did not refuse.
After all, there really was nowhere else to go.
Moreover, Tomoe Gozen's room was kept very clean.
The earthen bed looks quite comfortable.
Can I stay here?
Kotori asked a question.
"Sure."
Tomoe Gozen smiled.
"Anyway, I live alone in this room, so it doesn't matter if there's one more person."
"Besides, having dinner with someone is much more lively than eating alone."
Tomoe Gozen brought Kotori clean bedding.
It was spread on the earthen bed.
As Kotori lay down, she was still thinking.
Why is a summoned Servant sleeping so soundly?
However, she soon lost the energy to think about these things.
Because drowsiness came faster than I expected.
She fell asleep.
Early the next morning.
Kotori woke up from the earthen bed.
I stretched.
"Call--"
There was no lower back pain as I had expected.
This earthen bed is actually quite comfortable to sleep on.
The bed was lined with a thick layer of hay and fur.
The surface was covered with a layer of coarse cloth.
Although it can't compare to modern mattresses.
But it was much better than she had imagined.
"Where is Tomoe Gozen?"
Kotori glanced around the room.
Tomoe Gozen was nowhere to be seen inside the house.
They must have already left.
Kotori's gaze fell on the stone table where they had dinner the day before.
A prepared breakfast was laid out on the table.
A bowl of plain congee.
A dish of pickled vegetables.
Two wheat cakes, baked until slightly golden brown.
There was also a note next to it.
The note was written with a brush.
"I'm going out to carry out the mission the King gave me. Kotori, you're free to do as you please. Remember to come back for dinner tonight. Tomoe Gozen."
Kotori picked up the note and read it over.
It really is... a decision to take care of oneself to the very end.
They even prepared breakfast before leaving.
Kotori left a note.
He picked up the bowl of plain porridge.
I took a sip.
The temperature is just right.
After enjoying breakfast.
Kotori looked at the remaining food scraps in the bowl and plate.
Normally, you should wash it.
However, the bowls and plates of this era were made of bronze and pottery.
It's rather troublesome to wash.
And I didn't see any buckets or anything like that.
Kotori thought for a moment.
Then she held up her finger.
A thin flame emerged from the fingertip.
The flames engulfed the bowls and plates.
It precisely burned away all the food residue in the bowls and plates.
The dishes themselves were completely unaffected.
The food scraps were burned completely.
Not a single grain of rice was left.
That way, you won't have to wash the dishes.
"Perfect."
Kotori satisfaction.
She arranged the bowls and plates neatly.
Then he stood up.
The next question is...
What are you doing?
Kotori was lost in a daze, with nothing to do.
Staying indoors all the time is so boring.
"Why don't we go see what Tomoe Gozen is doing?"
Kotori thought for a moment.
Tomoe Gozen's note said she had gone on a mission.
They were probably assigned to the front lines to fight against the monsters.
Kotori doesn't know which specific front it is.
But the walls of Uruk are only so big.
If you fly around in the sky, you'll definitely find it.
"Okay, let's do it that way."
Kotori made a decision.
She walked out of the earthen house.
Astral Dress, Fifth Edition.
A crimson light enveloped her body.
The junior high school uniform transformed into a crimson feathered Astral Dress.
The white bull horn headdress reappeared on his head.
The ribbon changed from white back to black.
Her temperament changed from gentle and soft to serious and cold.
Kotori rose into the air.
Her body rose several meters, tens of meters, hundreds of meters from the ground.
Soon they reached a height from which they could overlook the entire Uruk city wall.
Looking down from the air.
The entire panorama of Uruk is laid out before you.
A circular fortified city.
A tall, circular city wall.
The city walls are densely packed with mud-brick houses.
At the heart of the city stands a magnificent temple.
Outside the city walls.
It was the Mesopotamia wilderness.
The tawny land stretched to the horizon.
Some dark dots can be faintly seen on the distant horizon.
Those black dots are moving slowly.
Warcraft.
Kotori didn't focus her attention on the magical beasts.
She began flying around the walls of Uruk.
The soldiers on the city wall looked up at the crimson figure in the sky.
What is that?
"I've never seen anyone dressed like that before..."
Kotori ignored those gazes.
She continued flying.
finally.
While flying around the northern side of the Uruk city walls.
She found it.
The front line of the city wall on the north side of Uruk.
This is the area with the most intense fighting along the entire front.
The main attack direction of the Warcraft army is here.
Looking down from the air.
The ground below the city walls was teeming with magical beasts.
They were all surging towards the city wall.
On the city wall.
Human soldiers, clad in rudimentary armor and armed with spears and bows, fought desperately behind the crenellations of the city walls.
Arrows shot from the city wall and landed among the monsters.
But compared to the sheer number of monsters, these arrows are a drop in the ocean.
The true support for this defensive line comes from the Servant.
Kotori's gaze locked onto several figures below the city wall.
Red cape.
He is holding a long spear and a round shield.
Leonidas I.
Ahead of him.
A large number of magical beasts were surging towards him.
But every time he swung his spear, he sent several demonic beasts flying.
When the round shield was held in front of him, all the monster's claw and bite attacks were deflected.
He was rooted there like a nail.
They withstood the most powerful shockwave from the Warcraft army.
Another section of the city wall.
A black-haired girl weaved through the horde of monsters.
She was incredibly fast, dressed in a lightweight Japanese samurai outfit.
The weapon is a katana.
Ushiwakamaru.
The katana drew countless arcs of light in the air.
Wherever the arc of light passed, a monster's body was sliced in two.
She was too fast.
The monster was killed before it could even react.
Behind her was a tall figure.
Musashibō Benkei.
He held a huge naginata in his hand.
He followed behind Ushiwakamaru.
They shielded Ushiwakamaru from the demonic beasts attacking from the side and rear.
This allows Ushiwakamaru to unleash his full power without any worries.
The two worked together seamlessly.
One attack, one defense.
On the city wall.
A silver-haired figure stood atop the city wall, providing long-range support to the front lines with arrows.
Tomoe Gozen.
She is supporting the Uruk soldiers below the city walls with ranged attacks.
Each arrow, when fired, accurately struck a monster's vital point.
The red magic imbued in the arrow exploded the moment it struck the monster.
It blasted a large hole in the monster's body.
Her firing rate was very high.
An arrow was fired almost every second.
But her expression remained calm throughout.
The angle, force, and timing of each arrow were all perfectly controlled.
Not a single arrow is wasted.
This is the northern front battlefield.
Under the overwhelming power of the four Servant.
The monsters below the city wall were quickly wiped out.
The last monster was cleaved in two by Ushiwakamaru's katana.
He collapsed on the wasteland below the city wall.
The battlefield fell silent.
Only the soldiers' panting and the crackling of burning monster corpses on the distant wilderness remained.
Kotori Itsuka flew down from the sky.
Her body landed lightly on the city wall.
The landing site was right next to Tomoe Gozen.
Tomoe Gozen also noticed Kotori Itsuka's arrival.
She put down the bow she was holding.
Turn your head.
I saw the red-haired girl dressed in crimson Astral Dress and with white bull horns on her head.
Tomoe Gozen's eyes widened slightly.
She was a little surprised.
It's not because Kotori came.
It was because the other party could actually fly.
Servant ' Riding skills or certain Noble Phantasm can indeed enable aerial movement.
But that requires the help of a mount or Noble Phantasm.
This ability...
Unlike typical Servant.
But the battlefield doesn't allow her to be too distracted.
In the distant wilderness.
A new wave of Warcraft players has begun to assemble.
It was a dark, dense mass.
They are approaching the city wall.
Tomoe Gozen simply gave a brief greeting.
Kotori, what brings you here?
Then her attention returned to the battlefield below.
She picked up the bow again.
He drew an arrow from the bow quiver.
It's on the string.
They set their sights on the approaching horde of monsters in the distance.
"Danger below."
"If you're not going to fight, stay by my side and don't wander off."