In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

"Now that the Holy Grail problem has been solved..."

However, Rowe was not in the mood to continue fooling around with her. Instead, he silently lowered one of the two fingers he had raised and proposed again, "Do you still want to cooperate with us, Ishtar? After it's done, I can give you a tenth of the wealth of the King's Treasury."

Ishtar asked, "Huh? Why is it 10%? Didn't you just say 20%?!"

"Because you lost the Holy Grail," Rowe replied calmly.

"I'll think about that some more..."

"0.9%"

Ishtar: "Why is it still decreasing!?"

"Thinking also counts as time, 0.8% of it. My patience is limited."

How could you do this?!

"0.7%"

"0.6%"

"Enough! Stop it!!"

Listening to Loewy's relentless countdown, Ishtar felt her heart bleeding. Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer and hurriedly shouted, "Okay, okay! I agree, I'll do it, alright? One part at a time!!"

"Then it's a pleasure to cooperate."

With a smile on his face, Luo Wei casually tossed the entire cart of treasure behind him to her, and the humiliated goddess predictably pounced on it, embracing her wealth once more.

"Oh, right, I have one more condition before we set off."

As Ishtar picked up the treasure from the ground, she suddenly spoke to Rovi.

Rafe: "How dare you! You still dare to make conditions?!"

Rafe, the lackey, once again stepped forward to protect his master, intending to teach her a lesson. However, Rowe stopped him and instead asked Ishtar a question.

"What conditions?"

“It’s…it’s…that…” Ishtar hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Lovi in ​​front of her, and thought of the black figure that had driven her from the mountaintop to the mountainside. She took a deep breath and then shouted in despair, “My home, my home has been taken away by a black goddess! If you help me take it back, I will work for you wholeheartedly!”

"A black goddess?"

"Yes, the goddess who was black, had big breasts, and was holding a red spear, was the one who drove me here."

Upon hearing this description, Lowe's eyes lit up. He then glanced at Meryl behind him, who smiled and nodded.

He then looked at Ishtar with a smile and extended his palm: "No problem, then it's a pleasure to cooperate with you, Ishtar."

"You mere human want to shake my hand... Fine, fine, I'll shake your hand then."

When Ishtar reached out her hand to Rowe, she was about to refuse as usual, but seeing Lev and Barbatos sharpening their knives, she reluctantly took their hands. Suddenly, the dark red Command Seal on the back of Rowe's hand flashed with light.

—The contract is established.

Ishtar withdrew her hand, realizing the contract was complete. She sighed helplessly, then glanced at the mountain peak and thought to herself.

'You wretched fellow! I've lost so much money because of you. I'll teach you a lesson later!'

Then she glanced at Luo Wei and the others who seemed even more eager to step forward than her, and a strange feeling arose in her heart. She had a feeling that she might have been tricked.

'Am I just imagining things?'

She couldn't help but think to herself.

Chapter 241 The Attack of Goetia

Today, Getia is furious, extremely furious, furious like never before.

Just a few days ago, the seventy-two demon pillars, including Floros, told him that they should teach Solomon a lesson and that the great cause of burning humanity could not end so hastily. He was quite pleased, at least these seventy-two guys, although they usually bickered and sometimes ignored his command because of their own ideas, had indeed developed feelings for each other after thousands of years of getting along, and still chose him in the face of right and wrong.

While he was pleased with the choice, he wasn't entirely surprised. After all, excluding the time Solomon spent slumbering on the Throne of Heroes, he had only led them for a few hundred years, while he had led the Demon Pillars, accomplishing great things, saving the world, and burning human history—all in pursuit of the future—for thousands of years. Moreover, he believed he had done a better job and led for a longer time than the inactive Solomon. Their choice of him was undoubtedly reasonable. Goetia, reflecting on his own efforts over those thousands of years to learn how to be a good leader, felt quite gratified by this outcome.

but--

He never imagined that the guys who were just peacefully discussing with him how to make Solomon suffer and let him know that he couldn't do anything without the Demon God Pillar would betray him without hesitation the moment he turned around. Some of them hadn't even changed their expressions yet, and while agreeing with him, they held him down, which made Goetia so angry that he cursed them out.

These usually quiet and unassuming Demon Pillars are truly social butterflies.

The demons, who utterly despise human treachery, dared to exploit his trust and commit such a heinous act. Seventy-two demons, in a premeditated act of betrayal, caught him completely off guard, leaving him no time to react before being subdued. Even more infuriating was Floros, the one who stole his rings, turning his situation from one of advantage to one of vulnerability. Without the Ten Commandments, most of Solomon's Noble Phantasms were rendered useless, and even the Temple of Time was largely paralyzed, though it had already been crippled during the seventy-two demons' rebellion…

Similarly, even more frustrated and angry than Goetia were the Demon Pillars who had just won a battle.

Having regained their freedom by taking the Ten Commandments, they were preparing to wait for the King's return at the entrance of the Temple of Time and then offer their loyalty. However, Flauros, the sixth brother, stole the spoils of war and fled with the Ten Commandments. Moreover, to prevent them from chasing after them, he used the Ten Commandments' powers to block the entrance. They could only concentrate their powers to open the entrance and send Barbatos, the most loyal of the Demon Pillars, to hunt down their captors. But like throwing meat buns to a dog, he was gone forever, leaving them with nothing but—

Barbatos left the group chat.

Seventy Demon Pillars: "..."

Now, seeing that Barbatos and Floros had escaped again and were ignoring their communications, they were so angry that they wanted to rush over and kill the two traitors.

Having just betrayed Goetia, you're now betraying the Demon Pillar. Are you playing a double agent game here?

At this moment, seventy Demon God Pillars remain in the Temple of Time. Although the Ten Commandments have closed the gates, even if all seventy of them concentrate their power, they could still send one or two Demon God Pillars away. However…

The thought of the two traitors' actions immediately plunged the remaining seventy Demon God Pillars into a vortex of suspicion. None of them dared to gamble, as no one could guarantee that the newly sent Demon God Pillars wouldn't defect like the two traitors. This resulted in none of the seventy Demon God Pillars mentioning the matter, and they remained stuck in this stalemate.

"..."

At this moment, the Demon God Pillar and Goetia, who had been fighting fiercely not long ago and wishing they could kill each other, have reunited. However, after learning about the situation, they both felt extremely tired. They didn't mention their previous grudges, but instead thought about what to do now.

Despite having just been betrayed and deeply wounded, Goetia rubbed his head. Despite being the embodiment of the seventy-two Demon God Pillars, he felt exceptionally tired. He turned to the Demon God Pillars below and said, "Let's put the past behind us and think about what we should do now."

As soon as Goetia turned around, the bizarre scene before him nearly gave him a heart attack. Although he was immortal in the Temple of Time, sometimes immortality really isn't a good thing. Like that pink-haired boss who refused to reveal his name or appearance.

The demon pillars who had been beating him, shouting "Charge!" and eager to personally kill him, had now transformed into human form and sat on the ground. They tied themselves up with a rope, covered their eyes and mouths, and had the words "hostage" prominently displayed on their heads.

This instantly enraged Goetia, who was already feeling utterly helpless, to the point that he almost unleashed the Noble Phantasm he knew nothing about, "The Time for Farewell Has Arrived." But after the anger came boundless sorrow and helplessness.

"Ugh……"

Goetia sighed inwardly. Back then, it took them, a group of demons, countless years to decide to stand up and save this filthy human world. How could they have degenerated into this state in just over ten days since Solomon appeared?

Internal strife, backstabbing, sneaking away, deception, and even the world of anime... it really has been tainted by every kind of human vice.

(What did the world of anime do to you!?)

Raising his hand tremblingly, Goetia could even hear the desolation and trembling in his own voice. But he still forced back his grief and indignation, pointing at the demons who were less than salted fish, and said, "You...you...don't you know shame? Where is your dignity as the seventy-two demons of Solomon? Have you truly no shame at all?!"

This was his soul-searching question and cry. Goetia sincerely hoped that these lazy bums could do something worthwhile and stop embarrassing themselves.

"Pah, you talk as if you're so innocent. If you hadn't tricked us into doing something big, we'd still be sleeping peacefully here."

"That's right, and not long ago they were calling themselves the Seventy-Two Demon Gods, but now that the King has returned, they've become the Seventy-Two Demon Gods of Solomon. Who would believe you don't have ulterior motives..."

Goetia glared angrily at the group of demonic pillars and shouted, "Damn it! Who said that? If you have the guts, step forward and stop your nonsense!"

Having been kicked out of the group chat, Goetia could no longer communicate telepathically with the Demon Pillars. The seventy Demon Pillars below were exchanging words in a chaotic cacophony, making it impossible for him to identify who was speaking. Even though they were supposed to be mouth-sealed, these guys could still communicate so loudly—what was the point of sealing them up?

"I...you...never mind! If you're not leaving, then I'll leave!"

"You've forgiven Solomon, but I can't forgive even a little bit!!"

Finally, completely speechless, Goetia could no longer tolerate these idiots and, without hesitation, smashed the object into a space behind her.

Click!

With a strange cracking sound, a pitch-black dimensional rift was created by him the next moment, and Goetia jumped into it without hesitation.

"I'm not playing along!"

After leaving behind his last words, Goetia vanished completely from the sight of all the Demon Pillars, leaving only their astonished shouts.

"—No!! Goetia, at least leave the door open!!!"

However, Goetia demonstrated to these demonic pillars what "no way" truly meant.

After finally realizing that Goetia, the traitor, had also escaped, the remaining seventy Demon Pillars had no choice but to make another decision.

However, this time they chose a representative who was known for his honesty and loyalty among the Demon Pillars, and who would definitely not choose to defect like those two traitors, Floros and Barbatos.

"It's up to you, Jepai. You must find the king, or capture Floros, and open the gate for us," the demon pillars said earnestly.

"Leave it to me! I, Jiepai, stake on the name of King Solomon and his seventy-two demons, I will complete the mission and bring our king back safe and sound!!"

Having said that, the demon pillar named Jiepai, with the help of the other sixty-nine demon pillars, successfully escaped from this place, carrying boundless hopes. Seeing Jiepai leave, the demon pillars behind him clenched their fists in cheering him on, hoping for his triumphant return.

However, Jie Pai, on whom his companions placed high hopes, was unaware that hell lay ahead.

-

"Hmph... Hahahaha!!"

One-tenth of Gilgamesh's treasure, along with two Demon Pillars, a Solomon, and two Heroic Spirit bodyguards as a bonus.

"Hmph hmph hmph hahahahaha! Ahahahahaha! There's nothing to be afraid of now! I don't believe that black guy can beat this combination. How can they turn the tide? If she can still turn the tables, I, Ishtar, will devour the Bull of Heaven alive today!!"

"I, Ishtar, am indeed a goddess favored by fate! This is true fortune, destiny-ordained fortune!!"

She's the kind of person who can't hide her thoughts. Although her face is still Rin's, Ishtar's heart has already collapsed beyond recognition. She even wears the image of a crazy goddess on her face. If it weren't for Rovi and the others around, this girl might have imitated some Egyptian queen and performed "I'm so high!"

In short, Ishtar considered Lovi and the others her bodyguards after she joined the ranks. Now that the new army had been reassembled, all that remained was to reclaim the palace and secure the newly acquired treasures. As for the rest—the Beast Goddess, her mother, and so on—Ishtar didn't care much. After all, no matter what, she had to participate in the war once Tiamat appeared; it was an order from the Father God, who had even granted her permission to bring the Heavenly Bull out.

Although she had recently abandoned the Bull of Heaven on the beach while playing, and it had vanished without a trace when she remembered, causing her a great deal of panic, now that the Demon King was about to deal with Tiamat, it didn't matter whether the Bull of Heaven was there or not.

Just as mentioned before, she, Ishtar, truly is a goddess blessed with incredible luck! No matter how reckless she is, someone will always clean up her mess in the end!

However, when he was only a short distance from the summit, and he looked up and saw the dark Tower of the End above him, he knew he had come to the right place.

As expected, the only being capable of driving Ishtar to tears beside the altar was the Black Lancer Artoria, who was of god-like strength. Therefore, upon seeing the dark Storm Tower, Merry smiled and said...

"The first one has been found successfully."

“Hmm.” Luo Wei nodded.

"What, the first one?"

Ishtar suddenly spoke up, asking something she didn't quite understand. What were they talking about? What did they mean by the first one?

"It's nothing, I was just saying that you're the first capable helper we've found." Hearing Ishtar's question, Rowe smiled and answered her.

If this woman knew that his main purpose in coming here was actually to find Black Gunner, and considering that Black Gunner had recently beaten her up, she would definitely think they had plotted against her, and she would probably start acting crazy again, causing even more unnecessary trouble. Therefore, Luo Wei decided it was better to keep this not-so-bright guy in the dark forever.

"Oh, I see. So I really am the first one? You guys really have good taste, coming to find me, the most outstanding goddess who governs love and beauty, right away."

Ishtar naturally had no doubt about this explanation. She patted the body's barren chest and laughed triumphantly, thinking that being placed first was a sign of recognition. In reality—