After completing their mission to retrieve water samples from the observatory, Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash returned to Uruk.
The next morning, she was summoned to the temple again.
Gilgamesh sat on the throne, tapping his fingers on the armrest.
" Master of Chaldea, I have a new task for you."
What mission?
"Go and persuade the goddess."
"... lobbying?"
"If we could win over the three goddesses of the Three Goddess Alliance to Uruk's side, the course of this war would be completely transformed."
Ritsuka Fujimaru blinked.
"Wait, you mean we should turn the enemy into our ally?"
"That's right."
Gilgamesh rose from his throne and walked to the center of the hall.
"I will give you leverage."
He snapped his fingers.
Then a guard pushed a small cart out from the side of the main hall.
The car was loaded with jewels.
Ruby, sapphire, jade, diamond, cat's eye.
Under the sunlight, the whole car seemed to be glowing.
Ritsuka Fujimaru's jaw nearly dropped to the ground.
"This, this is..."
"Samples of mineral treasures from this royal treasury."
Gilgamesh's lips curled up slightly.
"If you can successfully bring Ishtar to Uruk, she will have all the mineral treasures in my vault."
Ritsuka Fujimaru stared at the car of jewels for several seconds.
Then he suddenly turned his head.
When do I leave?
The team heading to Mount Ebih consisted of four people.
Ritsuka Fujimaru.
Mash.
Ana.
Merlin.
And Fou.
A large cart of gems, pulled by two donkeys, slowly made its way across the wasteland.
"Senior, do you really think you can win over a goddess with jewels?"
"Sure!"
Fou lay on the jeweled carriage and rolled around in the pile of jewels.
" Fou ~"
He looks very comfortable.
After walking for most of the day, the group finally saw the towering mountain peak in the distance.
Mount Ebih.
A wide staircase leads directly from the mountainside to the summit, leading to the temple entrance.
The steps are flanked by massive stone pillars, covered with ancient Mesopotamia reliefs.
The temple itself was even more extravagant.
Especially noteworthy are the two Gilgamesh lucky cat statues placed at the entrance.
"... Is this really where the goddess lives?"
"This looks more like the home of a nouveau riche."
Ana muttered something under her hood.
The group pulled the jeweled cart and climbed the steps to the temple entrance.
They haven't knocked yet.
A figure descended from the sky and landed in front of them.
Black hair in twin ponytails.
Red eyes.
Wearing a white breastplate with gold patterns and black shorts, barefoot.
"It's you? Why have you come to this goddess's temple?"
Ishtar stood with her hands on her hips, looking down at Ritsuka Fujimaru and her group.
A huge bow-shaped weapon floated beside her.
"Excuse me!"
Ritsuka Fujimaru stepped forward, flashing her standard social smile.
"We are envoys sent by King Gilgamesh!"
"That guy Gilgamesh?"
Ishtar frowned.
What did he send you here for?
We've come to discuss something with you.
Ritsuka Fujimaru waved her hand behind her.
Mash pushed the jeweled cart up to Ishtar.
Ishtar's gaze fell upon the cart of jewels.
Her expression changed.
His red eyes widened slightly.
These are...
"A sample of mineral treasures from Gilgamesh's Treasury."
"All of them...?"
"If you are willing to Uruk the Uruk faction, 20% of the mineral treasures in Gilgamesh's treasury will be yours."
Ishtar did not answer.
She stared at the car full of jewels for a long time.
His Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
"... This goddess doesn't lack such things."
"Yeah?"
"I am the goddess of Venus! The greatest being in Mesopotamia!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"How could a mere gemstone possibly win the heart of this goddess?"
"Of course, of course."
Ritsuka Fujimaru picked up a fist-sized Ruby from the jewel cart.
I strolled around in the sunlight.
"Such a beautiful color."
"That one! That one is my favorite pigeon blood red!"
"Huh?"
"It's the one you're holding! There are only three pigeon blood red stones of this quality in Mesopotamia! The other two are in the hands of that reclusive girl in the Underworld!"
Ishtar's voice has completely changed.
The aura of a goddess that she once possessed has vanished.
Instead, there was a pure desire for gemstones.
"Alright, alright, this goddess will reluctantly help Uruk this once."
Ishtar had a stern face, and the tips of her ears were slightly red.
"But 20% is too little."
"Ah?"
"This goddess wants 30%."
"This..."
Ritsuka Fujimaru pretended to ponder for a moment.
Then he sighed.
"We can't decide on 30%, but I can help you get it."
She took a step closer.
He lowered his voice.
"I can personally help you get another half percent from Gilgamesh."
"But in exchange, I need you to grant me one request."
What are the conditions?
"After Uruk, please help us defeat the Three Goddess Alliance."
Ishtar looked at Ritsuka Fujimaru.
This red-haired girl.
It's just a human being.
His eyes, however, were very serious.
"... Okay then."
"Two and a half percent it is."
"Make a deal!"
Ritsuka Fujimaru extended her hand.
Ishtar hesitated for a moment, then reached out and shook her hand.
"Thank you!"
"Hmph, don't get cocky."
Ishtar released her hand and turned around.
The tips of her ears turned even redder.
Back to Uruk.
News of Ritsuka Fujimaru's successful mission quickly spread throughout the city.
But just as they were preparing to set off to find their second target, the Forest Goddess.
An accident has occurred.
That afternoon.
The sky suddenly darkened.
Something is blocking the sunlight.
A huge shadow swept across the sky.
It was a huge pterosaur.
With a wingspan exceeding twenty meters, its entire body is covered in emerald green feathers.
On the pterosaur's back stood a human figure.
Long, golden hair.
Healthy, wheat-colored skin.
Wearing South America style clothing.
He is tall and exudes power.
"Yay! Friends in Uruk!"
The figure waved towards the city.
" Quetzal Quetzalcoatl has come to pay a visit!"
Her voice echoed throughout the entire city of Uruk.
Then she jumped off the pterosaur's back.
They jumped directly into the city of Uruk.
Bang--!
The impact of the landing created a crater in the ground.
The nearby soldiers paused for a second.
Then he drew his weapon.
Quetzal Koyatl stood in the pit, dusting off his hands.
"Alright, I've come here today with serious business."
"Before you humans are destroyed by Tiamat, I, the god, have come personally to send you on your final journey."
After she finished speaking, she rushed into the nearby group of soldiers.
"Wait, wait a minute,"
Ritsuka Fujimaru hadn't finished speaking.
Quetzal Koyatl has already taken action.
Her figure moved among the soldiers.
So fast that it was almost invisible.
But none of her movements were fatal.
He knocked a soldier unconscious with a single chop to the neck.
He swept another one down with one kick.
A beautiful over-the-shoulder throw sent the third person slamming into the wall next to him.
The soldiers fell to the ground.
"This..."
Ritsuka Fujimaru watched this scene, speechless.
Quetzal -Koyatl did not stop.
She rushed towards the temple.
She took down all the soldiers and civilians along the way using her hand-to-hand combat skills.
"That's amazing..."
"Is this wrestling...?"
Merlin stood on the corner of the street, watching Quetzal's figure, a blade of grass he had somehow gotten his hands on dangling from his mouth.
"As expected of a main god-level Servant South America."
"With this kind of fighting technique, even Leonidas probably wouldn't last three rounds."
In the city.
A red-haired figure flew up from the rooftop.
Kotori floated in mid-air, watching the golden figure rampaging through Uruk below.
Tomoe Gozen joined the ranks of those blocking her way, but before she could even raise her bow, Quetzal delivered a beautiful headbutt and knocked her to the ground.
Tomoe Gozen's back hit the ground with a dull thud.
"Waaah..."
She struggled to stand up.
But Quetzal Koyatl has already moved on to his next target.
That woman didn't kill anyone from beginning to end.