From the top of the North Wall, Shirou Emiya looked down.
On the ground below, Kingu met his gaze without retreating.
"Shall we settle this now, Kingu?"
"Absolutely not."
Kingu rejected the proposal without hesitation. He turned toward Gorgon, who was still recovering nearby.
"Mother. Let us withdraw for today."
"No."
Gorgon endured the throbbing pain in her chest and let out a low, furious growl.
"I want to kill him."
"Mother, please listen."
Kingu's voice remained calm.
"The enemy before us-Shirou Emiya-is extremely troublesome. If we force a decisive battle now, the result will only be mutual destruction."
"And that would only benefit the other two goddesses."
He continued without pause.
"If we wait until the newly born demonic beasts fully mature, then launch a total offensive, the other goddesses will have no chance to exploit our weakness."
Although Shirou Emiya had humiliated her in the previous battle, that loss meant little compared to the hatred for humanity carved into Gorgon's very marrow.
After a brief silence, the fury on her face slowly subsided.
For her, ruling this land was a crucial step in her vengeance.
She would never allow another goddess to steal it.
"Very well."
"Let today's humiliation stand."
"In ten days, I will begin the final decisive battle."
"We will settle everything then."
As her words fell, Gorgon's massive body faded from sight.
"I understand."
Kingu lowered his head slightly.
With her injuries fully recovered, Gorgon stretched her body before the soldiers stationed at the North Wall and issued a thunderous proclamation.
High above, the battle finally ended.
Shirou Emiya felt the strength drain from his body and sat down directly against the wall.
Although he possessed Battle Continuation, which allowed him to fight at full strength regardless of circumstances, the pain and exhaustion still existed.
The skill only allowed him to endure them.
It demanded will.
Kingu cast one final glance at Shirou Emiya.
Then he turned and flew away into the distance.
"Finally gone..."
"Lord Shirou!"
"Senpai Shirou!"
"Lord Emiya!"
Seeing him suddenly sit down, the people gathered on the wall rushed over at once.
"I'm fine," Shirou Emiya said calmly. "Just tired."
In this battle against a deity, the only thing he could rely on were his Authorities.
To prevent Kingu from intervening and escalating the situation beyond control, he had been forced to maintain his Authority states almost continuously.
The Authorities of the Ten Incarnations could be used at the same time.
But the more he activated, the heavier the burden on his body.
Unlike Gorgon's Mystic Eyes of Petrification, which could be used without limit, each of Shirou Emiya's Authorities could only be activated once per day.
That restriction weighed heavily.
He raised a hand toward the crowd.
"Go back to Uruk immediately."
"Inform King Gilgamesh of everything that happened here."
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded solemnly.
He understood.
"Time really is tight."
"Since Avenger Gorgon plans to launch a total offensive in ten days, we need to use those ten days to gather as much power as possible."
Merlin stepped forward.
"In that case, recruiting a goddess becomes urgent."
"Understood."
Fujimaru Ritsuka agreed without hesitation.
Merlin looked into the distance and sighed softly.
"Given the battle that just ended, you should rest briefly."
"We'll set out soon."
Mash hesitated for a moment.
Shirou Emiya noticed and smiled faintly.
"You mentioned it yourself."
"She only claimed to be that."
"In truth, she isn't the Demonic Beast Goddess Tiamat."
"Her real identity is Avenger Gorgon from Greek mythology."
Mash, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
"Senpai Shirou said... Avenger Gorgon?"
"But earlier, she claimed she was the Demonic Beast Goddess Tiamat."
Leonidas, standing nearby, nodded.
"I also believe she is Gorgon."
"Those Mystic Eyes of Petrification are far too famous."
"The Demonic Beast Goddess Tiamat does not possess such eyes."
"The ability to turn all things to stone is the clearest proof."
"Indeed."
Leonidas was a descendant of the great hero Heracles, and thus of Zeus himself.
The sense of familiarity he felt could not be mistaken.
"I could feel it."
"It was definitely her."
With Leonidas confirming it, Gorgon's identity was no longer in doubt.
"So the members of the Three Goddess Alliance are now fully identified."
Avenger Gorgon of Greek mythology.
Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent of South America.
And Ereshkigal, the Mistress of the Underworld from Mesopotamia.
After learning of Ereshkigal's descent, everything finally made sense.
The sudden deaths throughout Uruk were undoubtedly her doing.
As for Ishtar-
She had long since been excluded from the alliance.
Even if the body being used looked identical.
"Putting aside those three goddesses-Gorgon, Ereshkigal, and Quetzalcoatl-there's also Jaguar Man we encountered in the forest."
"And Ishtar herself."
Compared to Ishtar, who merely stole jewels from civilians, Ereshkigal was the true member of the Three Goddess Alliance.
She had admitted it herself when restrained by Shirou Emiya.
Compared to previous Singularities-
This one was overwhelmingly difficult.
"There's no choice."
"Even if it's hard, we push forward."
"Our path to restoring Human Order doesn't stop just because it's difficult."
"To have five goddesses appear in a single Singularity..."
"That's insane."
From Chaldea, Roman stared at the data and couldn't help but sigh.
"Now isn't the time to rest."
"Yes."
Fujimaru Ritsuka's resolve only hardened.
"Then we'll leave the North Wall to Senpai Shirou and Lord Leonidas."
"We're heading back to Uruk to discuss strategy with King Gilgamesh."
Merlin stood and smiled.
"I'll recover as quickly as possible."
"If anything happens during the mission, don't hesitate."
"Call me immediately."
Shirou Emiya also stood.
"When that time comes, no matter where you are..."
"I will come."
"I'll protect you."
"Yes, Senpai Shirou."
Fujimaru Ritsuka answered without hesitation.
And meant every word.
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