"I'm asking you, what the hell are you doing?"
Witnessing Female Gil stop fighting halfway, discard Ea, and run to a man to act coquettishly, Golden Gil was truly having a meltdown.
Dropping the royal 'we', he stared fixedly at the Female Gil and Ryuya, his anger visibly rising.
"Hubby, someone's bullying me."
The one who was undefeated in battle, supremely arrogant before anyone, who subdued the non-human races in Mesopotamia and swung her sword even at the gods, the Female Gil was now throwing herself into Ryuya's embrace, even letting go of Ea in her hand.
Bzzzt…
Ea seemed to want to ask, 'Woman, are you even aware of what you're doing?'
"Gil, you..."
"Alright, change of players."
Never expecting the Female Gil to run into his arms so cutely, Ryuya ruffled Gilgamesh's hair. He sensed the presence of several Servants within the Rashomon.
Smiling, he indulgently signaled for the Female Gil and Enkidu to step back. He took two steps forward and looked up at Golden Gil.
"Who are you, mongrel?"
Facing Ryuya, Golden Gil was surprised to find he couldn't see through this man's aura.
Recalling how this person had contained his Ea's attack, he knew he had likely entered a different world.
Frowning at Ryuya, Golden Gil was proud, not stupid.
"…"
Ryuya remained silent, simply looking at Golden Gil. After a long moment, he sighed.
"Who allowed you to look down on me from that height?"
His appearance hadn't changed, and his clothes were simple everyday wear, forming a stark contrast with the Golden Gil's golden armor.
Yet, it was this Ryuya who possessed a presence that was impossible to look away from.
Gently unfolding the Blade of Vowed Obsession in his hand, without any visible action, just a light, floating slash, the Golden Gil's armor instantly shattered.
As if struck, he fell directly from the sky.
Thud!
Completely caught off guard, or perhaps unable to block even if he had reacted, Golden Gil was struck down to the ground by a single slash from Ryuya.
"Hmm, this position is better. It suits our respective statuses more."
Looking nonchalantly at Golden Gil sprawled on the ground, Ryuya's voice was soft yet echoed like thunder in everyone's ears.
How arrogant!
How confident!
How formidable!
At this moment, everyone inside Rashomon, Iskandar, Waver, Kayneth, Diarmuid, Kiritsugu, and Saber, was stunned.
After all, they had just witnessed the battle between Golden Gil and Female Gil. They had to admit Golden Gil was a formidable enemy in terms of strength, magical energy, Noble Phantasms, and more.
"You mongrel... How dare you... How dare you..."
Burning with rage, Golden Gil didn't hold back. Without even using the Gate of Babylon, he concentrated his maximum magical energy into Ea.
With an overwhelming aura, he instantly retreated hundreds of meters, creating distance from Ryuya.
"Ea."
Looking helplessly at Golden Gil's actions, Ryuya's growth speed in the real world wasn't as fast as in the Life Simulator.
After all, he had lived for many years in the simulations, compared to a much shorter time in reality. Even in the Land of Trials scenario, it had only been a year at most.
But with the bloodline of the Ultimate Being, the talent of the Beast of the Apocalypse, the title of King of Myriad Races, and the authority of the Sun God, his power progressed every moment, already reaching an all-around SS+ status.
He didn't even need to activate special skills against Golden Gil. He decided to return like for like.
Swish!
Hearing Ryuya's call, Female Gil's Ea obediently flew into the man's hand.
Clearly remembering the campaign against the gods in Uruk's underworld with Ryuya, Ea didn't dislike the Female Gil… it just liked Ryuya too much.
It was like a household cat, indifferent to the mistress but full of enthusiasm for the master.
"Mongrel, take this king's strike!"
As the words fell, Golden Gil launched his attack, even more terrifying than when he faced Female Gil.
With the sound of the sword's hum, everyone saw an extremely bright sword light roaring forth, as if intending to slash down the very heavens.
"What terrifying power. Even if I deployed my Ionioi Hetairoi, I likely wouldn't be a match."
Watching Golden Gil's strike, Iskandar nearby was already contemplating how to face it.
"Kiritsugu, the power of this move is immense. Even with Avalon for protection, I'd probably have to wait for his magical energy to deplete before counterattacking."
Also staring intently at the battlefield, Artoria said worriedly.
"I understand."
Nodding, lost in thought, Kiritsugu's gaze instead fell on Ryuya. That man showed no movement, a stark contrast to Golden Gil, yet felt even more terrifying… that was Kiritsugu's intuition.
"Diarmuid, what do you think of these two individuals' strength?"
"My Lord, frankly speaking, if either keeps their distance, I have no chance of victory."
Shaking his head, Diarmuid added, "I excel in close combat, so I must close the distance."
"Mmm, it's fine. I understand."
Nodding, Kayneth was also watching the battle focusedly. For him, even if they were enemies, witnessing such a grand decisive battle was valuable.
Even as a magus, he had to respect the power before him.
As for Sola beside him...
'This is it.'
'Yes, this is the kind of man I want.'
Her vision was completely filled with the being named Ryuya. Sola had finally found the type of person she liked.
A strong individual, a captivating presence. The light he emitted was like the sun, making it impossible to look away.
She could only stare dazedly at Ryuya, Sola's entire being breaking into a sickly smile.
"Heaven and Earth Are Sundered, Star of Creation."
Unaware that several Servants and Masters were observing, and not caring if he knew, Golden Gil was beyond caring about such things now.
The overwhelming, surging sword intent descended at this moment. Its world-obliterating appearance seemed to be nothing special to Ryuya.
The next moment, Ryuya simply raised the Ea in his hand, without any particular action, fearlessly meeting the sword light.
Boom!
As endless, sharp sword intent and various magical energies fell upon Ryuya like a storm, the interweaving sword lights created a brilliance too bright to behold.
When the light faded, everyone looked at the scene on the field, speechless with astonishment.
"Truly boring. I thought it would be stronger."
"The moment you became my enemy, your defeat was already predetermined."
An indifferent voice sounded. The Ea in Ryuya's hand easily received Golden Gil's attack and reflected it all back.
Unscathed, he looked at the stunned Golden Gil, then gently swung his sword, bringing this farce to an end.