Shirou's clones number 30 million

"Oh no! Too late..."

Instantly! Communication was lost.

Behind Fujimaru Ritsuka, Quetzalcoatl was slowly walking upwards, dragging his greatsword.

"Is your target my sunstone? Well done, but you're still a bit late."

Fujimaru Ritsuka's gaze passed over Quetzalcoatl and lingered on Mash and the others who were lying on the ground, and she couldn't help but sigh softly.

As expected, plans can't keep up with changes. It didn't take two or three minutes at all. I ran up from below, and it only took me a few seconds at most.

It seems that Mashu and the director were knocked unconscious with one punch each.

And Merlin, he didn't perform up to the standard expected of the Sword Saint of Avalon at all. Could he be slacking off?

"The operation has failed, there's really no other way but to continue!"

"Oh...? You want to face me head-on? I love courageous humans, that's wonderful!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka gripped the leopard-man spear tightly, instantly appearing behind Quetzal and slamming it down.

Clang!

Under the immense impact, Quetzal's hands trembled slightly, and he almost dropped his weapon.

Fujimaru Ritsuka disappeared again, flashing to her side and attacking from below.

This time, Quetzal's parry wasn't fully in place, and his weapon slipped from his hand and rolled down the stairs.

Upon seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately threw away his weapon, grabbed her waist, and gave her a back throw.

Quetzal lay back on the steps and laughed:

"Well done! I never expected a legendary wrestler to lose to a newbie in wrestling. That's fantastic!"

"I'm indeed a novice at wrestling, but I'm quite good at fighting. Shall we do it again?"

"Of course!"

……

"senior!"

When Mashu woke up from her coma, the first person she thought of was Fujimaru Ritsuka.

I was easily knocked unconscious. I wonder how my senior is doing?

The next moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka's face came into view. Mashu quickly realized that she was lying on his lap and hurriedly got up:

"I'm sorry, senior, for causing you trouble."

"You're welcome, you've done a great job."

"The result... huh?"

Seeing Quetzal in the distance and Olga Marie leaning on Fujimaru Ritsuka's shoulder, Mash looked puzzled and was filled with confusion.

“Don’t worry, we won.” Fujimaru Ritsuka said with a smile, “Quetzal has withdrawn from the Three Goddesses Alliance and is now our ally.”

"How did you do that, senior?"

“I won the wrestling match, which is how I won her over.”

"Why……!?"

Seeing Mashu's "how could this be?" expression, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and turned to look at Olga Marie, who had just woken up and was still looking confused.

"Chief, the situation in Ur has been resolved, we can go back now."

"Whoa... How did you do that? Could it really be like you just said, that you used wrestling?"

"That's right, that's exactly it."

"I still find it hard to accept, but oh well, as long as the result goes smoothly."

Finding everyone safe and sound, Olga Marie smiled and said:

"Then, please guide me from now on, Quetzal."

“Alright, I’ll give you wrestling some good pointers.” Quetzal’s gaze shifted to Fujimaru Ritsuka. “Especially Fujimaru, I’ll definitely train you to be the greatest wrestler in history.”

"Oh my... I really didn't expect that you would exceed the mission requirements. The King will be very happy." Merlin's gaze also lingered on Fujimaru Ritsuka, his face full of smiles. "Then, let's take the divine axe back with us. It will definitely come in handy."

Chapter 303 Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore.

Chapter 303, Section 304: Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore.

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, you did a great job this time!"

Inside the palace at dusk, Gilgamesh looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with considerable admiration, a faint smile on his face.

"I acknowledge your ability to seize that extremely slim opportunity during the investigation and win over Quetzal, one of the three goddesses."

"In that case, let's keep up the good work and conquer the other goddesses as well."

“Indeed.” Merlin nodded slightly. “The Three Goddess Alliance has been dissolved. This is the best opportunity to take advantage of the situation and win over the others.”

“First, let’s eliminate the incarnation of the abomination Gorgon, who cannot communicate,” Gilgamesh pondered. “Then, what’s left is that troublesome goddess who’s the easiest to deal with.”

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, your next target is the goddess Ishtar. I grant you full authority to negotiate with her. Do everything in your power to win her over."

"If we fail, at the very least we will take her life."

"With Quetzal, who is also a goddess of Venus, dealing with Ishtar shouldn't be a problem."

“Leave it to me!” Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled slightly, then asked again, “So, how many bargaining chips has King Gilgamesh prepared for this negotiation?”

"They've all been prepared in advance and are stored in the warehouse. We'll pick them up later."

"In that case, I'm 90% sure."

The so-called bargaining chips naturally refer to treasure.

For the greedy Ishtar, this was undoubtedly the best negotiating material.

Moreover, with Quetzalcoatl, who is more powerful than her, helping her, it's practically a sure thing.

……

The mission location was Mount Elf, and we were originally supposed to get there by donkey cart.

In Uruk, the most common mode of transportation is the donkey cart.

Now, with Quetzalcoatl, one of the three goddesses, as a companion, and bringing with her a group of pterosaurs, transportation has naturally evolved.

Although Mash and Olga Marie were unaware of the situation, they were worried that Fujimaru Ritsuka, as an ordinary human, would find it difficult to ride a pterosaur without any safety measures.

However, due to Fujimaru Ritsuka's insistence, this was the only means of transportation they could use.

Compared to the original donkey cart, the evolution of transportation into pterosaurs made travel much more convenient.

What used to take several hours or even a day can now be completed in the blink of an eye.

"Have we arrived yet? It's such a steep mountain, but we've arrived in the blink of an eye. It feels like we're cheating."

Looking at the temple in the distance, Mashu sighed softly.

“Don’t worry about it. Spending time on the road is the most unnecessary thing.” Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and then looked at the communicator on her wrist. “Dr. Roman, we have arrived.”

"Then, let's formulate a battle plan first."

"There is no need for combat. The plan this time is to win her over. We will use the bargaining chips entrusted to us by Gilgamesh as leverage to negotiate with Ishtar and bring her into our fold."

Mash turned to look at the two bags full of treasure being pulled by the pterosaur and couldn't help but ask:

"Although it's not good to say such things now, should we really use this to negotiate with Ishtar? What if she doesn't actually like money? It might backfire."

"will not."

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a moment and added:

“Now that things have come to this, I won’t hide it from you anymore. Ishtar, the human girl who fused with the pseudo-Servant, is someone I know, and... like family.”

“I know her personality very well. Because she is focused on gem magic, she is overly attached to gems, money and other valuables.”

"The ratio between Ishtar and her is roughly 80/20 or 70/30, so she has been affected to some extent."

Mashu stared blankly at Fujimaru Ritsuka for a long time, then smiled and said:

"Why does it feel like everyone I know is a senior?"

"Well... it was just a coincidence. Anyway, I'm still somewhat confident about this operation plan."

"I see. So King Gilgamesh knew this too, which is why he specifically sent his senior to take full charge, instead of coming here in person to negotiate?"

“That’s not the case,” Merlin interjected. “If King Gilgamesh were to come in person, Ishtar would absolutely not agree.”

"Moreover, King Gilgamesh was unable to leave his throne. Not mentally, but because of the workload."

"Not just Uruk, he also has to command all the cities in Mesopotamia, and handle military equipment and warfare..."

"From what I've observed, he's on the verge of dying from overwork."

After hearing what he said, Fujimaru Ritsuka gradually realized what was going on.

Although Gilgamesh appears powerful, in this singularity he is merely human.

Without the various buffs from Heroic Spirits, its strength isn't actually that great.

As they were speaking, a group of bizarrely shaped golems surrounded them.

"I'll do it!" Olga Marie immediately drew her bow and sword and charged forward with great enthusiasm.

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at her in surprise. Why was she so excited? Had she been fighting too many monsters in her dreams and developed an interest in leveling up?

After defeating the golem and walking a short distance further, the temple was now almost within reach.

This is a temple that exudes an aura of "hand over your money" from the inside out. There are two stone statues of lucky cats at the entrance, making people really reluctant to step inside.

Upon entering the temple, Ishtar immediately stormed out in a rage.

"They actually dared to barge in from the front and even defeated the temple guards. They are incredibly audacious and completely disregard me."

"Until now, we have turned a blind eye to you, but now we can no longer sit idly by."

As she spoke, she suddenly noticed Quetzal beside Fujimaru Ritsuka, and her face showed a clear moment of panic, but she quickly calmed down after remembering that this was her temple.