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"The Divine Tower?" Gudako looked confused.

“That’s a temple in Mesopotamia, or altar,” Mash, who was more knowledgeable, explained.

"Hahaha, that's right, you'll soon be able to meet King Gilgamesh!" Merlin laughed heartily.

……

Inside the palace, Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk, rested his chin on his hand as he listened to reports from his subordinates. His jade-like red eyes wandered around the palace, as if he were deep in thought.

"That concludes the report." The minister knelt before Gilgamesh, presenting intelligence on the front lines.

This was Gilgamesh's requirement to report on the front lines daily, but now, as the situation has become increasingly tense, it has become once every two hours.

"The more up-to-date the intelligence on the front lines, the better; updates must not be neglected," Gilgamesh instructed.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Immediately change the interval for the secretary to make clay slabs to one hour!" the minister replied immediately.

“Alright, then next.” Gilgamesh picked up the clay tablet.

Reports from this era were made of clay; paper and parchment were never used.

"There are delays in transporting supplies from Eresh City. We're sending 20 men from the East Gate barracks to drive away the monsters. Tim will be in charge of the operation; it's his hometown, and he's familiar with the terrain."

"Speaking of which, I heard that Tabardo's daughter has given birth. Send a witch over and bring her some nutritious fruit," Gilgamesh continued.

"Yes, sir. I will make the arrangements immediately." The veiled woman below, who appeared to be an assistant, bowed and accepted the order.

"Yes, also, bring Tabado back from the North Wall and give him three days off. His grandson's face will surely make him look radiant."

At this moment, Gudako and Mashu were both surprised by Gilgamesh's wisdom. They had thought that Gilgamesh would be a cruel king as the legends said, but they did not expect him to be such a wise king who could understand such a small matter as a soldier's daughter giving birth.

Chapter Twelve: The King's Treasure, A Clash of Treasures

However, Shirou knew that such a king would not last long, because he would eventually die from overwork due to the excessive amount of things he had to deal with.

Having experienced the Fourth Holy Grail War, Shirou actually didn't have a good impression of Gilgamesh from that period.

But the feeling he got from the wise king in front of him was completely different in terms of temperament.

At this moment, this ruler is undoubtedly a very wise and virtuous monarch.

"King Gilgamesh! The magician Merlin has brought guests!" Merlin called out to Gilgamesh.

"Hmm?" The wise king quickly shifted his gaze from the clay slab and looked up at Merlin, who was walking up below.

"You're back, Magician Merlin."

The veiled woman standing to the side spoke up: "You've worked hard, and the king is very pleased. So, what are the results? Did you bring back the Destiny Tablet?"

"No, no, we found nothing there either."

Merlin shrugged helplessly and replied, "That thing isn't in the western forest either. Honestly, if you remembered where you put the clay tablet, I wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble."

“That’s disrespectful, please shut up,” the veiled woman quickly reminded them, then turned her gaze to Gudako, Mash, and Shirou.

"By the way... who are these people? They don't look like citizens of Uruk at all?"

This

At this moment, King Xian said, "No need, I already know the general situation. You may leave, Siduri."

“King Gilgamesh? Could it be…” The veiled woman named Siduri suddenly realized something and seemed somewhat surprised.

"You're right, I'm about to slightly tarnish this throne. I'm too busy to waste time talking to you to understand the situation, so I plan to use battle to distinguish between you and your falsehoods."

As the wise king Shan made this announcement, golden ripples spread out around him, and his treasure weapon extended from them.

"Get ready, magician of the observatory!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than dozens of magical weapons were launched!

Upon hearing Gilgamesh's words, Gudako and Mash immediately tensed up.

"Does that mean we have to show some skill first...?"

“It seems so.” Mash immediately materialized the cross shield.

In that instant, the sound of the Noble Phantasm whistling through the air echoed in the girl's ears.

A number of Noble Phantasms, comparable to those unleashed by Gilgamesh, rushed out and collided with it.

Boom boom boom————!!!

Both of their Noble Phantasms shattered and were destroyed the moment they collided.

Shirou did not use "Imagine Collapse", so the power after the Noble Phantasms collided was not enough to destroy the Divine Tower.

"Oh?" Gilgamesh's eyes widened slightly upon seeing this, a smile playing on his lips. "Want to compete with me in the number of Noble Phantasms... Interesting!"

The next moment, even more golden ripples emerged, increasing to over a hundred in just a few seconds.

Upon seeing this, Merlin quickly tried to stop them.

"Wait a minute, King Gilgamesh! So many Noble Phantasms will destroy the Tower of Gods!"

Upon hearing this, Gilgamesh, who was about to unleash his Noble Phantasm, stopped.

"Hmm...you're absolutely right."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief after finally managing to dissuade him, but Gilgamesh's next words left him speechless.

"However, this is a gamble. If you are not strong enough, then you will fail. For the future of Uruk, this palace is worth destroying!"

Without pause, hundreds of Noble Phantasms shot out in response to Gilgamesh's words.

Whoosh whoosh! ! !

The Noble Phantasm trailed a golden streak of light as it hurtled toward Gudako and her group.

"I see, so it was a test." Shirou chuckled, and the same number of Noble Phantasms as Gilgamesh's were shot out from behind him at high speed.

The two Noble Phantasms, trailing golden or blue light, collided in an instant. Shirou did not detonate his Noble Phantasm here, since the power of detonating it would be enough to destroy the divine tower directly. King Shan only wanted to test their strength and did not intend to take their lives, so Shirou was not serious.

Boom boom boom! ! !

The treasures shattered one after another, turning into scattered fragments of light that fell to the ground.

"It actually possesses a quality comparable to my Noble Phantasms..." Gilgamesh exclaimed with slight surprise.

"That's not all."

With the power of "Ultimate Forging", Shirou can use any type of Noble Phantasm in the Type-Moon world at will. Of course, the scope is not limited to this, but Shirou just prefers to use this type of Noble Phantasm in the Type-Moon world.

Shirou raised his hand and took out a rather peculiar red sword from the ripples that appeared beside him; it was "EA: Ea".

The moment the sword was drawn, both Merlin and Gilgamesh stared in awe at the sword in Shirou's hand.

"That is—!?" Merlin's mouth gaped open, unable to contain his surprise.

The wise king narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Shirou, then his brows suddenly relaxed, revealing a hearty smile.

"Very good! As expected of someone from Chaldea, with such strength, I acknowledge you!"

Gilgamesh, having returned to his throne, turned his gaze back to Gudako and the others.

"Since I am capable of accomplishing all things, I am naturally omniscient. I even know about the affairs of your Chaldea long ago."

As he said this, Gilgamesh first gave Shirou a deep look, and then turned his gaze to Merlin.

The court magician shrugged helplessly, indicating that even his "clairvoyance" couldn't predict the future of this red-haired boy.

Upon hearing this, Gudako quickly spoke up.

"Since that's the case, please listen to our explanation. If we fail to retrieve the Holy Grail from this era, humanity will collapse! Therefore, we must retrieve it as soon as possible—"

Before Gudako could finish speaking, Gilgamesh raised his hand and took out a golden cup from the Royal Treasury.

Seeing Gudako and Mashu's surprised expressions, Gilgamesh smiled.

"What's wrong? Aren't you looking for the Holy Grail?"

“That is the Holy Grail, no doubt. But… but why is it with you!?” Mash asked in surprise.

In response, Gil

Gilgamesh simply snorted.

"Of course, isn't it? All the treasures of this world belong to me, so I suppose the 'Three Goddess Alliance's' goal is also this Holy Grail. Otherwise, they would have no reason to attack Uruk."

Chapter Thirteen: The Alliance of Three Goddesses

Gudako stared intently at the Holy Grail in Gilgamesh's hand and spoke up impatiently.

"Please, please put that..." But before she could finish speaking, Gilgamesh interrupted her.

“Even if it was a slip of the tongue, don’t try to spout nonsense like ‘please give us the Holy Grail,’ okay?” Gilgamesh’s expression turned serious. “I have no reason to give you my treasure.”

"This..." Gudako frowned immediately. "Then... how about we use defeating the 'Three Goddess Alliance' as a bargaining chip?"

“…” Gilgamesh couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this.

"You guys are saying... we're going to defeat the 'Three Goddess Alliance'!?"

"That's right, what's so funny?!" Gudako puffed up her cheeks in anger upon hearing Gilgamesh's merciless mockery.

Her words only made Gilgamesh laugh even harder.

"That joke was good. I'll record it in the palace log later. Just write, 'The king laughed so hard his abs cramped up.'"

As he said this, Gilgamesh stopped smiling.

“Uruk is a city that I, the king, should protect. There is absolutely no need for the power of your Chaldea.”

As Gilgamesh made this announcement, a soldier strode into the palace.

"I apologize for interrupting your pleasant conversation, Your Majesty!"

"Who's chatting happily with someone? Are you blind?" Gilgamesh said coldly.

"No... because the king's laughter echoed throughout the entire tower..." the soldier replied somewhat nervously.

“Idiot! You’re not some easily amused teenage girl… No, that’s irrelevant. Tell me what happened,” Gilgamesh asked.

"Yes, sir!" the soldier replied hastily and solemnly. "Ishtar, one of the pillars of the 'Three Goddess Alliance,' is approaching Uruk!"

Gilgamesh sighed helplessly upon hearing the soldier's report.

"Sigh...it's that idiot again?"