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

"Speaking of which..."

Merlin shook his head, then looked at Rowe with a very serious expression, and then hugged his leg.

"Hurry and save me! I can feel it, the goddess of the underworld is almost here! I don't care if it's humans messing with me, but if she gets my hands on me, I'll definitely be going back to Avalon today, so you have to help me! I'm innocent!"

"innocent?"

Luo Wei looked at him suspiciously and asked, "You mean... you're not the culprit?"

"it's me."

Merlin immediately gave an answer.

"Then what makes you innocent?"

Merlin: "But it was clearly the other party who took the initiative."

"Then you won't refuse?"

Luo Wei's eyelids started twitching uncontrollably.

How could I possibly refuse a lady's request?

Merlin declared righteously, "Any man who refuses a lady's invitation is the worst kind of man!"

"What about her husband?"

"What does this have to do with me?"

Merlin's tone was so matter-of-fact that it took Rowe a while to react before he drew his own conclusion.

"Why don't you just die? It would be better for you and for the whole world."

While the two of them remained seated on the altar chatting instead of running away, the goddess, surrounded by a crowd, also approached them from the other side.

"Disrespectful! Utterly disrespectful!!"

The priest who was clearing the way saw this and shouted angrily, "Sinners! You're about to die and you still have the mind to chat here. This is utter contempt for the goddess and for the majesty of the underworld!"

Punish them!

Upon hearing his words, the crowd behind him became agitated.

For the people of this era, they don't need to understand or know anything; they just need to follow the leader and agree with him. They are very easily swayed, or rather, they are very naive.

Nitocris said nothing, but told them to step back. She would then use the scales to judge, trusting the artifact in her hands more than human words.

However, just as she stepped out of the crowd, preparing to use her divine power to demonstrate the majesty of the god of the underworld...

The first thing she saw on the altar was the figure she had been longing for day and night, and then she was completely stunned.

"Lord Lovi!"

She couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"it's me."

Lowe also saw her, then raised his hand to greet Nito: "Yeah, it's been a long time, Nito, I've finally found you."

The two smiled at each other, and then, to everyone's astonishment, embraced.

"..."

This scene silenced the previously excited crowd, who stared blankly at it. After all, in this era, the relationship between humans and gods was far more intriguing than the stories between humans.

Indeed, watching the drama unfold is human nature.

"I miss you so much, Lord Lowe."

Nitocris Alter held him and murmured to herself.

"Me too."

Lo Wei also responded.

-

Although the situation was extremely complicated, the appearance of the goddess of the underworld prevented it from spiraling out of control.

Originally, Nito thought that it was Loewy who had done what these humans claimed was the one who did it, and believed that there must be some misunderstanding. He was prepared to punish these slanderous humans.

Upon seeing that this human had such a relationship with the goddess of the underworld, the priest was so shocked that he immediately knelt down. It wasn't until Luo Wei stated that there was no misunderstanding, but the culprit was the lazy Merlin on the other side, that the priest's life was saved.

Then, with Loewy's permission, Merlin, who thought he was finally saved, was captured again and hung above the city wall for several hours.

It wasn't until almost dusk that it finally crawled back, looking utterly exhausted, completely dried out like a salted fish.

However, despite his current pitiful state, after learning what he had done, no one sympathized with him; on the contrary, they felt that simply hanging him up was too lenient.

This is especially true for Nitocris, whose personality became just and rigorous after merging with the divine essence of Anubis.

Naturally, she had no liking for a scoundrel like Merlin.

If it weren't for Loew's pleading on his behalf, and the fact that he was still needed to find the clay tablets and retrieve Gilgamesh's soul, Merlin might have been forced to return today.

"Waaaaah, you all have no conscience! You all just stood by and watched me die!"

Merlin sobbed softly, while the others stared at him speechlessly.

"—?!!"

Because he simply couldn't bear it any longer. So, when faced with Merlin pretending to cry, Black Lancer Alter's style was even more decisive and efficient; he directly plunged the Holy Lance into Merlin's groin and then said...

"Merlin, hurry up and hold it in, or I'll help you completely break this bad habit."

Then, seeing the Holy Lance that was only a hand's width away from his manhood, Merlin actually stopped crying. He didn't want to become like Meryl and be pinned down by someone else.

"Alright, don't worry about me for now."

Merlin shook his head, wiped away the utterly fake tears from his face, then straightened his expression and said, "Now that we've all gathered here, let's go together and bring out Gilgamesh's soul."

Despite his cynical attitude, Merlin wasn't really a fool.

The reason he didn't go into the Underworld alone to rescue people and find the clay tablets was because the master of this place, Ereshkigal, was almost invincible in the Underworld, and if he went alone, he would only be a casualty.

The reason I dug a hole in the temple before was to try to explore the entrance to the underworld and investigate Ereshkigal. As for causing such a big commotion, it was because I roughly predicted when Luo Wei and the others would arrive, so that it would be easier to meet up.

(Merlin: It's not because I couldn't control my lower body.)

Of course, Lo Wei didn't believe this.

However, what he said now is indeed correct.

Rather than discussing the despicable things this guy did, they have a more important mission.

Everyone nodded. After finding Nitocris, the most urgent task now was indeed to rescue Gilgamesh and retrieve the tablets and the Holy Grail.

According to Ishtar, the entrance to the underworld can only be opened at night, so there is still some time.

Originally, Lowe had planned to investigate some intelligence, but after seeing Nitocris sitting in the chair, smiling at him, he gave up the idea.

After all, the true ruler of this city was right here, and it was faster to ask directly than to investigate on his own, so he asked directly, and Nito naturally answered all his questions.

The first question Lowe asked was about the time; he wanted to know when Nitocris arrived in the Underworld.

Nitocris responded to this.

"It was about a month. Because of Lord Anubis, I had a good affinity with the underworld of this world. So when the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers disappeared, I opened my eyes and found myself transferred here."

Upon hearing this, Luo Wei nodded; the timing matched.

Moreover, the first thing he did upon waking up after landing was to use a Command Spell to summon Nitocris, but it failed because of the barrier of the Underworld.

However, he could tell that when Nito spoke of Anubis, her originally cheerful tone inexplicably turned somewhat sad, and he also did not see the cunning strategist appear after this meeting.

"Then... what about Anubis?"

Lovi asked Anubis where he had gone.

"Lord Anubis, he..."

Upon hearing this, Nitocris lowered her head and replied, "Now it has merged with my spirit origin. Because I was seriously injured at the time, coupled with the interference of the underworld affinity, Lord Anubis's influence on me became more and more serious. In order to prevent him from completely taking over my body, Lord Anubis dissipated on his own after handing over his soul and divinity to me. That's why I act in this form."

As she spoke, Nitocris lifted the golden scales that Anubis had left her, a gift from him.

Originally, after being swept away and stranded in the Underworld, she was already on the verge of death. Logically, Anubis should have taken her place, and her soul should have returned to the Throne of Heroes. However, perhaps realizing that even if he took her place, Nitocris's other side would still return to the Throne of Heroes, and whether Nitocris could return would be beyond their control, Anubis, who had just gained his own life, couldn't allow it to be lost so easily. Furthermore, Anubis also loved Nitocris and, although he longed to see other worlds, knew one trip was enough. Therefore, he gave Nitocris as much of his power as possible, and to avoid his will influencing Nitocris, his own soul returned directly to the Throne of Heroes.

Although Nitocris was inevitably affected, Nitocris's side accounted for 90%, while Anubis's side only accounted for 10%, so in the end, only their personalities were slightly affected.

Nitocris then briefly recounted her experiences in the underworld—

After successfully merging with Anubis's power, her strength increased dramatically. She transformed from an Egyptian pharaoh into a composite divine servant, combining elements of Horus's divinity with the soul of Anubis. Coupled with her underworld powers, she could practically move freely within the Mesopotamian underworld. However, just as she was preparing to leave, her foreign underworld aura attracted the attention of the region's underworld ruler.

Moreover, the opponent was also a divine servant, naturally a very powerful being. In addition, this was their underworld, so Nitocris had almost no power to resist and was controlled by the red lightning. Even using the power of Anubis and Horus at the same time, she could not defeat the opponent.

To her surprise, after subduing her, the other party did not kill her. Instead, they asked her some questions with some trepidation, such as: (What is she doing here? Is she here to attack her or cause trouble?)

Nitocris's answer was, of course, the truth. She had wandered in by mistake and didn't even know which part of the underworld she was in. How could she possibly be causing trouble?

The other party was a very simple god, who released Nito without even interrogating her about whether she was lying, and even revealed her true form from that terrifying skeleton. Nito thus saw her true face, which was a person with long golden hair who seemed a little not very smart, or rather, simple-minded.

"Ok?"

As Nitobir thought of his boss's appearance, he glanced at Ishtar unexpectedly. He had been so focused on Lovi that he hadn't paid attention to Ishtar when he came back, mainly because the difference in their hair color was too great. But now that Ereshkigal was mentioned, Nitobir immediately realized that they looked very similar.

Why are you looking at me all of a sudden?

Ishtar, who was suddenly being stared at, was taken aback for a moment, then pointed to herself and said loudly, "Your capture has nothing to do with me. I never go to the underworld. You've mistaken the god."

"Yes, I know it's not you. After all, the difference in temperament is just too great, but..."

Nitocris asked, "What is your relationship with Ereshkigal?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this question, Ishtar paused for a moment, then sighed helplessly and replied, "She is my sister."

"Oh, I see. No wonder they look so alike."

"picture?"

Ishtar frowned involuntarily at Nito's words.

"That's impossible. Although our original bodies do have similarities, I'm currently using a young girl's body. How could she be similar to me?"

"...Yes, but it's very similar, even exactly the same."

Nito continued, "Could it be that the beings you possess are also twin sisters?"