Shirou's clones number 30 million

Ereshkigal shook his head slightly, glanced furtively at Fujimaru Ritsuka, and said with a smile:

"From now on, let's go together to save humanity."

"You're too easy to fool! Fujimaru, I misjudged you."

Olga Marie glared indignantly at Fujimaru Ritsuka, then another question occurred to her, and she couldn't help but ask:

"Don't you and Miss Ishtar share the same body? Making such a decision on your own will probably cause her a lot of trouble."

“It’s alright, Ishtar can’t beat me, her opinion doesn’t matter.”

When he spoke, Ereshkigal's tone was full of confidence.

With the underworld by his side, and empowered by its many powers, he can simply ignore Ishtar and the like.

"That is a problem," Fujimaru Ritsuka said, lost in thought.

The two of them currently share one body, so taking Ereshkigal away is equivalent to taking Ishtar away as well.

But it's really inconvenient to keep doing it this way.

In particular, Ereshkigal can only appear after sunset, making her daily activity time far too short.

There is no way to completely separate them at present, but there is a way to separate them temporarily.

"Aileen, come with me for a moment."

"Huh...? What's wrong?"

Ereshkigal was led to the room by Fujimaru Ritsuka with a puzzled look on his face. Looking at the neatly made bed next to him, his face instantly turned red.

"Well, I'm not very talented, so please guide me in the future."

Fujimaru Ritsuka paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Okay, I'll say it again. Please guide me in the future."

At the same time, a soft sound came from outside the door.

Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced in the direction of the gate, waved her hand to set up a soundproof barrier, and said again:

"You and Ishtar share one body, but appear at different times. Isn't that inconvenient?"

"So, next I'll teach you a clone magic trick. Try to clone Ishtar into one of your clones."

This is an improved version of the Shadow Clone Technique. Its function remains unchanged; the only difference is that the energy consumed has been changed from chakra to mana.

"Huh...?" Ereshkigal was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening. The blush on his face gradually disappeared, and he nodded slightly.

"I'll give it a try."

Under the tutelage of Fujimaru Ritsuka, Ereshkigal quickly learned the magical version of the Shadow Clone Technique.

After a brief practice session, I was able to use it quickly.

The next moment, a black-haired Ereshkigal and three blonde Ereshkigals appeared simultaneously.

"Wow... Ereshkigal! What are you doing here? And there are four of you."

“Ishtar, why don’t you learn the Shadow Clone Technique too? That way, Ereshkigal can appear during the day as well,” Fujimaru Ritsuka suggested with a smile.

"Huh...huh...? What's going on?" Ishtar looked at the two of them with a bewildered expression, completely confused.

Chapter 308 I will try to be gentler

Chapter 308, Section 309: I will try to be gentler.

thump!

As they were talking, the door was suddenly kicked open, and the two people eavesdropping outside quickly got up, trying to act as if nothing had happened.

The next moment, Olga Marie couldn't help but exclaim:

"So many goddesses! What's going on? And Ishtar and Ereshkigal have appeared at the same time."

"Well... it's just a clone technique, no need to be so surprised, right?" Fujimaru Ritsuka changed the subject and asked, "By the way, why aren't you guys going to sleep? Why are you here eavesdropping?"

"With so many unexpected things happening, how could I possibly sleep? Besides, besides... it's nothing."

The previous speculation was too embarrassing to talk about, and Olga Marie hesitated for a few seconds before keeping it to herself.

"Let's go to bed early, we might have to build walls or make mud slabs again tomorrow," Fujimaru Ritsuka said with a smile.

"No way, I've had enough of those chores. Wait! You're saying that, but you're not planning to go to sleep right now, are you?"

"I still have some things to do."

"What is it?" Olga Marie's gaze unconsciously drifted to Ereshkigal, her cheeks flushing involuntarily. "Could it be that you're planning to...with her..."

"I just plan to read for a while."

Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly interrupted, pointing to several clay tablets on the table beside her, and said:

"These are books I borrowed from the library. I plan to return them after I finish reading them."

"Oh...I see."

Olga Marie unconsciously let out a sigh of relief, then tried to put on an indifferent expression.

"So you read at night? When did you start?"

"It's only just begun. Uruk is so far removed from our time that any written records here would be invaluable documents in our era."

Fujimaru Ritsuka paused, then smiled and said:

"So I want to take this opportunity to read more books about this era and broaden my horizons."

That day, I had to work during the day, so I could only watch it for a while during my evening rest time.

"Isn't this just a singularity?" Olga Marie asked, looking surprised.

"That's true, but no matter what era it is, knowledge is always the most precious treasure."

To be honest, although it was Liu Xiu's request at first, after reading for a while, he found that reading was actually quite interesting.

Because records were kept on clay tablets, the text was very brief and often accompanied by some illustrations.

"Can you understand it?"

"Barely acceptable."

……

The next day, inside the palace.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were summoned by Gilgamesh early in the morning, but he was busy with official business and had no time to talk to them.

So the group chatted quietly on the side until they were finally summoned several minutes later.

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, you've come at the right time. Your next task is to patrol the castle and make final preparations before the decisive battle."

Fujimaru Ritsuka instantly realized the meaning behind his words and asked:

"Does that mean the final battle is either tonight or tomorrow?"

"The monsters' attack power is increasing; the Gorgons will probably launch a full-scale attack within two days."

"Do you need us to provide support on the battlefield?"

“Foolish!” Gilgamesh was unusually serious. “This is not something you should be doing. Leave those monsters to the soldiers of Uruk. You have more important enemies to face.”

"Understood." Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded slightly.

The enemy arrived much faster than expected. While the group was patrolling the city, a tremendous magical power suddenly rose from the north.

When Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others arrived, what they saw was the Beast Goddess Gorgon commanding an overwhelming horde of monsters, charging towards the city walls as if they were courting death.

"Is that Gorgon, the goddess of war? Is she... deliberately seeking death?"

Upon hearing the second half of Fujimaru Ritsuka's sentence, Merlin's expression changed slightly, and he muttered to himself:

"Oh no! This is a conspiracy."

"What's wrong, Mr. Merlin?"

“We have three goddesses here, along with numerous Servants. No matter how powerful Gorgon is, she can't defeat so many people working together. Clearly, she's courting death. Once we get rid of her, something even more troublesome will immediately follow.”

"But we can't just defend all the time and do nothing, can we?"

"So this is a calculated move, forcing us to choose between killing the Gorgons and playing a passive defensive role."

Hearing him say that, Fujimaru Ritsuka gradually remembered what happened next.

"We have no choice but to go for it! Director, I'll provide the magic power, you use Unlimited Blade Works to shield Gorgon."

"We're not close enough; we need to get closer to her. But there are just too many monsters coming one after another, and so many flying monsters in the sky. There's no way we can get too close."

"Then we have no choice but to launch a surprise attack!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka turned to Quetzalcoatl and asked in a deep voice:

"Quetzal, could you please throw the director onto the Gorgon's head in one go?"

"No problem! I'll try to be gentle."

The smile on her face sent a shiver down Olga Marie's spine.

too horrible!

“The incantation is too long. If we don’t coordinate well, we won’t have enough time, right?” Olga Marie said quickly.

"No, the spell is just to conserve magic power. Increasing the magic power output can reduce the magic power to zero in one go."

As a fellow user of Unlimited Blade Works, Fujimaru Ritsuka was well aware of this.

For Unlimited Blade Works, the main purpose of the opening incantation is to conserve mana. Without incantation, mana consumption is too high, which is a huge waste considering Archer's total mana.

"Hmm...is your magic power sufficient?"

"no problem."

"If I'm alone, I probably won't be able to defeat the Beast Goddess, right? Her divinity is too high; none of my Noble Phantasms can break through her defenses."

"Quetzal, Ishtar, you two go and help."

“Of course!” Quetzal smiled at Ishtar. “If you fly over from the sky, you’ll definitely be attacked, so do you need my help?”