"Answer this king, are you the magi who dared to commit the crime of disrespect, just to witness the King's radiance?"
A gentle breeze swept through, and the several thugs instantly turned into debris less than dust.
As the haughty voice sounded, Yukino and Haruno saw the figure above the alley.
"You... you are...."
Golden armor, a radiance like the sun, crimson eyes exerting immense pressure.
The stunningly beautiful face exuding divinity evoked awe and shock.
Completely captivated by the appearance of that figure, the Yukinoshita Sisters were even rendered speechless.
"What's this? What does this foolish expression mean?"
"You dare not bow upon seeing this king? You must be prepared to pay the price for provoking the King with your lives!"
As the majestic voice came from the golden figure, the eternal Lord of Babylon… the oldest King, Gilgamesh, had arrived!
"Gil, don't scare them like that."
"Let me see, you are the Master who summoned me, right? Thank you very much, Master."
A suddenly emerging voice broke the sisters' stupor. As the pure white, green-clad figure appeared, Yukino and Haruno finally felt their constricted hearts regain some ability to beat.
Soaked in cold sweat, watching the person beside the golden girl descend, they wanted to move, but couldn't.
"Gil, look, you've scared our lovely Masters. Tone it down a bit."
"Enkidu, you... Fine, considering the Masters are just children, this king will be slightly more magnanimous."
Hearing Enkidu's voice, the reluctant Gil-chan finally descended from above.
Simultaneously, Yukino and Haruno felt their bodies could move again.
"You... you are...."
Looking in astonishment at the stunningly beautiful Servants who bore no resemblance to humans and exuded divinity, information about them surfaced in Haruno's mind.
Her Servant, the Berserker named Enkidu.
"What kind of look is that? Mongrels."
"Let's be clear upfront. Even if you are this king's and Enkidu's Masters, this king's need for you is zero. Because this king and Enkidu are not so-called Heroic Spirits to begin with. This Holy Grail War is merely a boring struggle where fools fight over this king's treasures."
Clearly dissatisfied with the Yukinoshita Sisters' lack of a bow, frankly, if it weren't for Enkidu arriving together, given Female Gil's personality, while she might not be as prideful as Male Gil to kill her own Masters, a good scolding would be unavoidable.
"This king... You are... the most ancient King, King Gilgamesh?"
Like her sister Haruno, information about her own Servant, the Archer, Gilgamesh, surfaced in Yukino's mind.
Widening her eyes as she looked at Female Gil, her face was full of disbelief, "How is this possible? How could the most ancient King be a girl?"
"Hah? Do you have any objections regarding this king's gender?"
Annoyed by talk about women not being fit to be kings or the like, Female Gil had heard enough of that since childhood.
"No... I just think Gilgamesh is very beautiful. I'm envious."
Beneath the sensitive, icy exterior lay a fragile and gentle heart. Looking at Female Gil, who was full of stunning divinity, Yukino's words were sincere… she thought Gilgamesh was incredibly beautiful.
"Hmm? It seems your discernment isn't bad, Master."
Narrowing her eyes slightly, no woman gets angry when praised for her beauty… even Female Gil was no exception.
Snorting coldly, she looked around at their surroundings.
"Enkidu, regardless of how we were summoned to this world for now, let's find a place to stay first. After all, these two Masters look too disheveled."
"To be the Masters of this king and Enkidu, what kind of appearance is this?"
Having always lived in the Eternal Babylon with Enkidu, Female Gil and Enkidu were never dead. They existed in an eternal state, much like Merlin.
They were just fine in the Eternal Babylonian Empire when they suddenly felt a summoning and arrived in Snowfield City without even the power to resist.
Knowing that the Counter Force, Alaya, would establish the Throne of Heroes and the Holy Grail War, they wondered why they were summoned.
Clearly, the Counter Force in their world no longer existed, leaving only the faith in the Sun God.
Deciding to find accommodation first with the shaken Yukinoshita Sisters, the four of them didn't know that shortly after they left...
"Hmm, yes, yes, this is that arrogant guy's scent, and Enkidu... troublesome."
Underneath black long hair were crimson eyes. Like Gilgamesh and Enkidu, she possessed considerable divinity and stunning beauty. The goddess named Ishtar held her head, looking troubled.
"Hmm? Rider, you know about the enemy?"
Following Ishtar to the alley, her Master, Okita Souji, had also arrived in Snowfield City three days prior.
Similarly unaware why she was pulled into this unfamiliar world, the information called the Holy Grail War told her that winning the war would grant a wish.
'I want... to see Ryu-nii.'
'No matter where he is... I must see him!'
Gripping the blade in her hand, Souji had also heard some Mesopotamian myths and naturally knew about the grudges and entanglements between Ishtar and Gilgamesh.
Hearing Ishtar say she sensed Gilgamesh and Enkidu's magical energy fluctuations, they rushed over but were a bit late.
Finding the scene empty, they also quickly left the alley, finding a safe place to continue their discussion.
"You said you know Gilgamesh and Enkidu are together. According to what you said, might they have already formed an alliance?"
Looking at the nervous Ishtar across from her, Souji sat in a very proper posture, resembling a samurai ready for battle at any moment.
"Alliance? Of course they're allied? If not allied, could they be fighting?"
Hearing Souji's words, Ishtar asked back with a strange expression.
"Is that so? As expected of the legendary best friends. Their cooperation must be quite troublesome, right?"
"Should we also seek cooperation with other Masters? The combination of the oldest King and the Chain of Heaven should be very troublesome, right?"
Looking seriously at Ishtar, in Souji's understanding, opposing Gilgamesh and Enkidu would be quite troublesome. Although Souji believed her own power was inferior to none, she was still accustomed to caution.
"Find others? Why find others?"
Her mind always a bit slow, even after all this time, Ishtar was still the goddess who once dragged Ryuya onto the rocking horse.
Looking at her Master with naive eyes, Ishtar was thinking about why she hadn't found Female Gil and Enkidu first to latch onto them, so she could slack off.
Staring at Souji with a rather dumbly cute expression, both Ishtar and Souji were bewildered at this moment.