"My King! My King! What's wrong, my King?!"
Gilgamesh fell, landing right in front of Siduri, who had just returned. The scene instantly devolved into chaos.
Inside the Divine Tower Palace.
Gilgamesh sat on his throne, two strips of cloth stuffed in his nostrils, blood still visible.
Below the throne.
Mo Shuying stood there, a bit awkward, thinking to himself that he had been too impulsive. He shouldn't have kicked him; it wasn't very Assassin-like. He should have used Embrace and Kill!
"Why did you ambush me?!"
Gilgamesh was furious! If not for his demigod physique, which made him resistant to damage, an ordinary person falling from such a height would surely be dead or crippled.
"Um... would you believe me if I said it wasn't intentional?"
Mo Shuying offered an embarrassed smile.
"What do you think?"
Gilgamesh clearly didn't believe him.
"But it really was involuntary, you know? Don't worry, it won't happen again! I promise!"
Mo Shuying patted his chest.
"You want there to be a next time?! Ugh, I won't ask you about that for now. Tell me, who is Ereshkigal?!!"
Gilgamesh also felt wronged; he had been kicked for no reason.
"Ereshkigal? She's the Goddess of the Underworld, Ereshkigal."
Mo Shuying said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"What? You know Ereshkigal?"
Gilgamesh frowned. He didn't understand when Mo Shuying had gotten involved with this Goddess of the Underworld!
"Oh, no, I don't know her. Haven't met her."
Mo Shuying said, very calmly.
Gilgamesh felt his heart clench, and he suppressed his anger, continuing to ask.
"Then why are you calling her 'Ereshkigal' so intimately?!"
Mo Shuying was displeased at that.
"Doesn't it sound good? Ereshkigal is too long and too formal. Ereshkigal sounds much better. Even if we haven't met, I've admired Ereshkigal for a long time. Can't I have a goddess in my heart or something? Is that against the law?"
Mo Shuying was righteous, and Gilgamesh was so angry that the cloth strips in his nose were dislodged.
"Good! Very good! I'm giving you two choices right now! One! Get out of Uruk immediately! Don't let me see you again!
Two! Starting tomorrow, you will go and persuade the other two goddesses to join our alliance. If you fail, don't bother coming back!"
Gilgamesh gave Mo Shuying two choices, and Mo Shuying blinked.
"Is there a difference between these two choices? Wait a minute! Why should I listen to you? You've already given me the Holy Grail, so what else can you offer to make me work for you? Let me tell you, working is impossible. It's impossible in this lifetime."
"…"
Gilgamesh looked up and took a deep breath, telling himself to remain calm.
Once his breathing stabilized, Gilgamesh looked down at Mo Shuying and smiled.
"I have no more benefits to offer you, but… sigh, if this Singularity fails to be repaired, then even if you get the Holy Grail, it will be useless. Humanity's History will still be destroyed. What's bound to happen will happen."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Mo Shuying frowned. Was he being threatened?
"I don't mean anything, just telling you that I've been fighting the Three Goddess Alliance for half a year now. The pressure is getting greater and greater, and I'm tired. I think, if it really comes down to it, I'll just give up. It's just Uruk, I'll give it to Tiamat!"
Gilgamesh leaned back, speaking indifferently.
Mo Shuying's expression changed.
"Hey, hey, hey! Are you giving up already?!"
"You forced my hand!!"
"You!"
"Hmph!"
Gilgamesh turned his head away from Mo Shuying. Mo Shuying clenched his fists. He knew it! He should have followed Embrace and Kill with Intentional Blast Punch!
Siduri, standing nearby, had her mouth wide open. Fortunately, her veil covered her face, otherwise it would have been noticed.
It was the first time Siduri had seen her King throw a temper tantrum like a child. Of course, it was also the first time she had seen her King fall from such a height right in front of her; it looked painful.
"Alright, alright, alright, you win."
Finally, Mo Shuying shrugged. Gilgamesh had won.
"Oh? Heh, what's your choice?"
Gilgamesh rose, a smile on his face.
"We'll handle the other goddesses. You just focus on holding your battle lines. However, winning over a goddess is clearly no simple task. I'll need some material assistance from you."
Mo Shuying rubbed his fingers together, his meaning clear.
You want my help?
Sure!
But it'll cost you!
And so,
"What?! We're going to try to win over Ishtar?!"
Mo Shuying returned to the inn where Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were staying. Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little surprised to hear Mo Shuying's mission.
"Yep, I've already secured the mission funds. Gilgamesh is willing to part with 30% of the jewels from his Gate of Babylon to 'buy' Ishtar!"
Mo Shuying had already received a huge sum as a down payment. It was truly a lot. As expected of Gilgamesh, he was outrageously wealthy.
"Will that really work? She's a real goddess!"
Mash sounded a bit worried.
Mo Shuying shook his head.
"If it were any other woman, it naturally wouldn't work, but since our target is Ishtar, then there's no problem. Don't worry, we'll definitely succeed."
How could that Venus goddess possibly turn down such an enormous fortune?
"Alright…"
Mash didn't say anything more. Mo Shuying then looked at Merlin and Anna.
"What about you, Merlin? Do you want to come with us?"
Merlin thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"I'll pass. I still need to help the King find the Tablets of Destiny. Sigh, if only the King could remember where exactly he lost them…"
Merlin had a headache. He had been searching for the Tablets of Destiny for half a year already, but hadn't even found a single fragment.
"Oh, what about Anna then?"
Mo Shuying looked at Anna, a gentle smile on his face.
Little Anna looked up at Merlin. Merlin immediately smiled back, as if saying, Pick me, pick me!
"I'll go with Mash."
*CRACK!*
The moment Anna spoke, Mo Shuying seemed to hear the sound of shattering glass. Hmm, it must be a broken heart.
"Alright, everyone get some good rest tonight. We'll set off bright and early tomorrow morning!"
"Got it!"
Night had fallen.
Mo Shuying's room was on the second floor of the inn. Opening the window, he could see the full moon in the sky.
After cultivating his mental energy for a while, Mo Shuying felt a constant sensation of being watched. He opened his eyes and searched, but couldn't find anything at all.
"Strange… who's staring at me?"
Mo Shuying was a little puzzled. With that, he lost the desire to continue cultivating. He looked up at the full moon, enjoying the rare moonlight view.
And just then,
Detected no sign-in today. Sign in?
"Sign in."
Ding~ Host successfully signed in. Obtained Noble Phantasm [Michael's Blessing].
"Huh??"
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