Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

Seeing such a weak and feeble attack, Gilgamesh couldn't help but say, "Huh? The mighty goddess Ishtar actually has times when she worries about hurting others?"

Gilgamesh, who seemed to have seen through something, glanced at Tokiomi slightly to the side.

ha? ! !

Ishtar immediately looked like she'd been struck on the heart, her tsundere expression flustered and panicked. She hurriedly denied it: "Wh...what? I...I didn't have any reservations. You idiot Kingpika!! I'm here to declare war on you on behalf of my Master."

Gilgamesh: "I see, so you're a Servant from the other side..."

Gilgamesh immediately saw through the difference in state between Ishtar and the Servants on their side. Hmph—! In that case, the faction battles are a little more interesting.

Including that guy who used the Holy Lance before, plus the chance to teach Ishtar a lesson in the faction war, it's finally going to be an exciting and enjoyable war.

Tokiomi Tohsaka, standing nearby, exclaimed in surprise: "Goddess—Ishtar?!"

Isn't that it?!

Since he had chosen to summon the King of Heroes, Tokiomi naturally couldn't have failed to learn about the legends surrounding the King of Heroes during his lifetime.

The goddess who caused the tragedy of the King of Heroes Gilgamesh and his close friend Enkidu, in some ways she was even like the King of Heroes' nemesis.

Even though in mythology, Ishtar and Enkidu successfully defeated the Bull of the Sky sent down by the goddess, it doesn't mean the goddess was weak. If Ishtar could summon the Bull of the Sky again, could the king still defeat it alone without the help of Enkidu, the Chains of Heaven?

Not to mention, besides the Bull of Heaven, the goddess herself couldn't be weak in combat either; she's a god!

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Director Ken's Relics Have Disappeared 'Once Again'

On the other hand, unlike Tokiomi who was tense at this moment.

Even when facing a goddess, Shanshan remained completely calm. Looking at Ishtar, a goddess who was different from her own perception of her, she no longer felt that repulsive and lewd aura.

This also made Shan Shan less eager to take action.

After all, Ishtar is Ishtar, and Rin is Rin. Being so influenced by Rin's personality, she would have become a completely different goddess long ago.

She's now a rare and charming woman.

"You're not wandering around in your flashy clothes anymore, so it seems your taste has improved..." Sparkle commented, even becoming interested in modern attire because of Ishtar's outfit.

"Hmph~!! This goddess's taste is naturally... Wait, you—why are you still chatting with me so casually now, without even a hint of urgency?"

Although she came to provoke them, Ishtar actually didn't want to fight anymore after discovering that Rin's father had summoned the annoying King Pikachu.

Because of the supply of magic, she is not in her full condition right now. Although Ishtar hates Kimi, she knows how strong Kimi is. If we want to deal with her mother, the Ea in that guy's hands is definitely a rare combat force.

Even though I keep telling myself that the people of this era have nothing to do with me, why should I be foolish enough to go against my mother and protect this world?

But Rin's kindness made her unwilling to sit idly by and wait for death. In addition, she still had Ereshkigal in her heart, so she couldn't bear to see this era destroyed by the beasts who had returned to the truth.

That was the gentle goddess of the underworld, who was willing to weave protective cages one by one by hand to prevent the flame of the soul from being extinguished.

Even though this is not Uruk, which they know, the goddesses still love humanity.

On the other hand, having lost the all-knowing and all-powerful Star and unable to see the future, Gilgamesh had not previously sensed the fleeting and inconspicuous presence of the Mother Goddess in Tokyo.

Gilgamesh frowned upon hearing Ishtar's words.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Have you finally become so confused that you've lost your mind? Goddess Ishtar—since you dared to appear before me, you were prepared to be punished by me and have your dog's head chopped off, weren't you?"

Since this foolish goddess had delivered herself to his doorstep, Gilgamesh had no reason to let her go. After saying that, he completely ignored Ishtar's anxiety. In fact, the more the goddess jumped up and down, the glittering became more and more delighted.

He could tell that Ishtar seemed to want to say something, but that didn't stop Gilgamesh from beating her half to death before forcing her to reveal the information he wanted. That's right—he simply wanted to torment the goddess first.

In an instant, the Gate of Babylon opened, and hundreds upon hundreds of Noble Phantasms rained down and swept away.

After all, her opponent was a goddess, and Gilgamesh was already a bit more serious this time. This scale of the Rain of Royal Treasures immediately forced Ishtar to flee in all directions across the sky in a sorry state.

Damn it—!! If it weren't for saving magic power...

"Aaaaaah! I don't care anymore, I don't care anymore—!! Even if Mother wants to swallow up the world, I don't care if I run out of magic power, I'll just blast you, you disobedient bastard, Kimihika, into the sky with one cannon shot!" With that, the goddess put her hands together and aimed at Gilgamesh, preparing to fire a magic cannon shot.

but--

Gilgamesh: "Wait, what did you say?!?!"

Bang! Due to the shocking news, Gilgamesh didn't even intend to use his Noble Phantasm when the light blast landed. He only pulled out a shield to block it when it was about to hit him.

After the explosion, a disheveled and ashen-faced Gilgamesh glared at Ishtar with murderous intent in his crimson eyes. After a moment—instead of exploding, Gilgamesh suppressed his anger—and, seemingly regaining his former wisdom and rationality, asked, "Even though I've temporarily suppressed my anger, I still have my limits. If you can't give me a reasonable explanation—I'll strip you naked and let you experience being hung in front of the gate for all to see again. What do you mean by 'Mother's arrival'?"

Ishtar shuddered instinctively upon hearing Gilgamesh's words, which reminded her of her previous experience of running to Ereshkigal only to be stripped naked and hung at the gates of the underworld.

This is absolutely outrageous! They're not treating a goddess like a goddess at all!

But when Ishtar heard that Kinpika seemed to have finally gotten anxious and was trying to find out about his mother, she instantly became smug again.

There are things you, a golden pickup truck, don't know!

It seems that Gilgamesh was a Heroic Spirit summoned before that incident, and had no idea that his mother had returned!

So……

…………

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The effects of the huge commotion caused by the Holy Lance in Einzbern are still lingering.

This has caused all the Masters who haven't yet summoned a Heroic Spirit to feel a sense of urgency, and they've finally started to hurry up and prepare for the summoning. Without a Heroic Spirit to protect them, they really can't feel safe now.

For example—Director Ken, who is far away in the Clock Tower.

As a first-class lecturer in the Clock Tower's necromancy department, and the heir to the Archibald family, a renowned family of magic with nine generations of history, he is proficient in necromancy, summoning, and alchemy. He was hailed as a child prodigy even in his youth.

He was absolutely confident in his magical abilities. He originally participated in the Holy Grail War, a war waged by magicians from a small rural town, merely to gain prestige, bring back the Holy Grail as one of the backdrops of his many glories, and at the same time, to show off his strength in front of his fiancée Sora and successfully win her heart.

However—this Holy Grail War had problems from the very beginning.

It was not just a battle between 7 people that turned into a faction war between 14 people, a true and false Holy Grail War.

The shot that destroyed the unknown Heroic Spirit of Einzbern shocked the entire magic world. Even the Clock Tower began to re-examine the Holy Grail War, which they had initially taken lightly and did not believe in the existence of the Holy Grail, this omnipotent wish-granting machine.

The current news is so heated that it can't be covered up anymore. That huge, bottomless sinkhole is something that can't be hidden by the excuse of a gas explosion.

The magic community came up with a random excuse, claiming that the remnants of the Third Reich (Germany) were researching nuclear weapons there and accidentally detonated themselves, sending themselves to their deaths.

But anyone with a modicum of rationality knows that this excuse is just for fooling children.

Outrageous rumors have even circulated that the United States is about to start a world war, or that aliens are preparing to attack Earth.

But Kenneth knew perfectly well that it was an attack from a Heroic Spirit.

Faced with the immense pressure of that level of destructive power, Kenneth naturally wanted to summon the Heroic Spirit as soon as possible, but not long ago he discovered that the relic of Alexander the Great, the conqueror king, which he had carefully prepared, had disappeared once again!

(Hmm? Why did you say 'again'? *laughs*)

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Responding to the Arrival of the Valkyrie? No, It's the Death Star!

"Damn it...who stole my relic!" Kenneth's roar could be heard even by the students and lecturers passing by the door, but they all pretended not to hear and left.

Even though the timeline is different from the original Holy Grail War, Kenneth still faces the events of his destiny, as if this was an inevitable ending.

Sora: "Shut up, Kenneth—so what if it's lost? We still have a relic, right? We can use that."

Kenneth's face was extremely ugly, but he didn't dare to yell at his beloved Sora, and could only swallow this bitter pill himself.

Shall we use that? A relic of the Knights of Fiona from Celtic mythology.

But looking at all the heroic spirits in the entire Knights Order, there probably isn't one who could defeat the owner of the holy lance that destroyed Einzbern.

No matter how exquisite one's combat skills are, they appear so fragile and insignificant in the face of such powerful numerical beauty.

Summoning such weak heroic spirits to fight the enemy is just suicide, isn't it?

So—should we use affinity summoning?

Time waits for no one. Although Kenneth still has a considerable amount of assets, there is no time to search for new relics now.

If we could summon Finn, we might still have a fighting chance.

As a descendant of Nua, the Celtic god of war, and a powerful demigod hero, he is the supreme king who serves Erin and a man who has fought against the gods Orn, the demon boars, the underworld horses, and even his ancestor, the god of war Nua.

Gritting his teeth, Kenneth preferred the safer option to an uncertain summons: "Alright, let's use that summons then."

Then—when Director Ken, as always, chose to cheat by having his fiancée Sora provide the magic power while he summoned the Heroic Spirit, he successfully summoned the 'Brush' again.

After all, with a face similar to that of Director Kamishiro, Kenneth was definitely more attractive to Brush Bro than summoning Director Kamishiro.

As soon as the brush-wielding guy appeared, he confidently announced his name: "Lancer—Diarmuid! Answering the call, I will use my unparalleled martial arts to lift up the legendary Holy Grail for you, my lord!"

Upon hearing Diarmuid's name, Director Ken's face immediately darkened: "Do you know what you're saying? Do you know what kind of powerful monster has appeared in this Holy Grail War?"

The Finn I wanted didn't appear, but Diarmuid did instead.

Although Diarmuid has a decent reputation, in a tournament like this, he's just a pushover.

Even though Director Ken was unaware that besides the Holy Lance he had seen that day, there were several other monsters capable of unleashing attacks of this level.

But—the fact that he couldn't summon the powerful demigod Finn, and the thought of possibly having to solo the Holy Lance wielder's spirit one day, made Director Ken's heart tremble.

Meanwhile, Diarmuid: "Uh..."

His expression was somewhat awkward. After all, he had come after the huge commotion at Valhalla, and he naturally knew that at least the Mesopotamian creator goddess Tiamat and the legendary final trial of mankind were both in this era.

The thought of having the chance to challenge those two evil humans filled him with excitement as a knight and hero. However, Diarmuid was clearly well aware of his own strength, not to mention that he wasn't even descending in his most proficient Saber class, but rather in Lancer class.

"I will fight to the death for you, and I will never dishonor your glory—my lord!" Diarmuid's response to his earthly desire was to be a loyal knight and die on the battlefield for his lord. For him, death and defeat were not terrible. If he could die on the path of protecting his lord and fighting evil, that would be the best life!

But Kenneth didn't think that way; he only wanted to win! With his pride and arrogance, he absolutely couldn't accept losing to those country bumpkin magicians. And hearing Diarmuid's words—clearly unsatisfactory and a clear indication of his resolve to die—Kenneth's face darkened even more!

Meanwhile—on the other side, the person who stole the relic from Director Ken was none other than Waver, who, as always, excitedly summoned the King of Conquerors, but this time he went to Tokyo instead of Fuyuki.

Because he hadn't been paying attention to the news, he missed the fact that the Holy Lance destroyed the Einzbern. Now, driven by passion and resentment, Weber, who was determined to realize his ideals and prove to his mentor that birth and lineage were not the key factors affecting a magician's future achievements, decided to prove his strength. Like a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, he was extremely brave at this moment.

If he had done his research and gathered more information, he would never have dared to step into a Holy Grail War of this scale again.

……

On the other side, in Guanbuzi City.

Nigel, a wandering magician and notorious mercenary in the magic world with a similar identity to Kiritsugu Emiya, is unexpectedly chosen by the Angel Command Seals and becomes a member of the false Command Seal faction in the true and false Holy Grail War.

It wasn't that the Command Seals were distributed by Night or Aika; it was purely by fate that he received Command Seals from among the seven billion people in the world and became a Master.

That's right—because of the unique nature of the Holy Grail War, even magicians who are not in Fuyuki or Tokyo have the opportunity to be chosen.

This minuscule probability led Nigel to believe that he was the chosen one!

And he was indeed destined to be connected with the Holy Grail War.