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

"—?!!"

Ishtar's eyes widened, then she exclaimed, "It might actually be true! I remember Rin Tohsaka does have a younger sister..."

"Alright, let's leave that topic aside and talk about how to get into the Underworld and find the clay tablets, and Nitocris. What kind of goddess do you think Ereshkigal is?"

Even after seeing that the answer was almost revealed, Ishtar still hadn't realized that her numerous sudden loss of consciousness was actually due to someone else taking her place. Especially when she said that Ereshkigal was possessed by Tohsaka Sakura, Lovi really couldn't hold back.

How does Sakura resemble you?

Putting aside her looks, her figure alone is far superior.

Realizing that if they continued their discussion, the tone would become increasingly skewed, Luo Wei, who already knew the truth, inquired about something more important.

"Yes, Lord Lowe."

Nitocris nodded, then smiled and replied, "Ereshkigal is a very good person, definitely not an evil god. Her personality is really good, even to my opinion, she is a little too gentle and naive."

"Naive? Weak? Are you sure?"

Upon hearing this description, Ishtar, who had once been turned into skewers by Ereshkigal, shuddered. She subconsciously recalled her experience of being stripped naked and hung at the gates of the underworld.

No matter how you look at it, the guy who summoned tens of thousands of gun cages to cover himself the moment they met was completely incompatible with gentleness.

"Of course, after all, after defeating me, she released me based solely on my side of the story, and even generously told me—"

"If you're really here to take over my territory, there's no need for all this trouble. You could just tell me directly. After all, the Underworld is so vast and I'm the only god here. I'm quite lonely by myself. Besides, if you come, I'll have partners to help with the work. So, would you like to work here? All you need to do is guard the gate and receive some souls. You can get paid whatever you want from the Underworld, and you get weekends off, 9 to 5."

"Then she very generously gave up a portion of control over the underworld, saying it was an advance on her salary."

Nitocris said this, and then she slowly raised her palm, a faint blue light appearing on its surface, a sight that Ishtar found utterly outrageous.

As a Sumerian god, she knew all too well what this thing was. It was the same as the secret of her grandfather Enki, the treasure of the Father God En, and a part of the divine office of the chief god. Even a mortal could be elevated to godhood if he obtained a small part of the divine office.

Her sister, Ereshkigal, was actually so generous as to share some of her divine office with an outsider god? You know, even her most doting grandfather, Enki, would only give away his divine office after he was drunk.

Therefore, Ishtar couldn't understand what she was seeing.

"And then you agreed?"

Upon seeing the small portion of the divine authority on Nito's palm, Lovi asked with a smile.

“Hmm,” Nitocris nodded gently and said, “This is the divine duty of the gatekeeper of the underworld, responsible for helping to guide the souls of the dead. It is the same job that Lord Anubis did in Egypt. In addition, I am not bound by the underworld, so I often travel between the human world and the underworld now.”

"Yes, this responsibility suits you very well."

"You're joking."

Nitocris smiled and shook her head, then continued to explain to Rowe her reasons for agreeing.

Originally, she had no interest in being Ereshkigal's servant god in the underworld and wanted to go out to find Lovi. However, the mistress of the underworld kept holding her back and wouldn't let her leave. Later, she showed her what was happening outside and saw how this continent had been ravaged and how even this city was constantly under the watchful eyes of magical beasts.

Upon witnessing this scene, her sense of justice and law-abiding nature made it impossible for her to stand idly by. So she agreed to help Ereshkigal protect the city and planned to set off to search for him once things calmed down. In fact, Nito had wanted to resign and leave as soon as she saw the chaos of the monsters subside, intending to investigate Uruk. However, she never expected to meet the person she had been looking for here. This made Nito very happy, as could be seen from her constantly twitching rabbit-like ears.

"Thank you for your hard work, Nito. I can see your efforts in every corner of this city."

After listening to Nito's account, Rowe nodded, naturally very satisfied with her actions and choices, and equally happy for her. After all, she had undoubtedly made a significant contribution to governing this city-state in this way.

"No, no, I just did what I was supposed to do. Compared to you and Ramses II, I am still far behind."

Nito waved his hand, his words still humble, but no longer as insecure as before.

Seeing this, Lovi shook his head, while Black Lancer Alter glanced at Ishtar with disdain and said sarcastically.

"Look at the gods of the underworld and the wild gods you speak of, aren't they all more responsible than you?"

"you……"

Ishtar gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with envy, jealousy and hatred as she looked at Nitocris, who had actually obtained a portion of the divine authority.

Later, Loe asked Nitob if he could open the gates to the underworld and take them in.

Nitobirati replied that she could manage on her own with the souls, but she couldn't take the living with her. Her role was that of gatekeeper and guide of the underworld, leading only the souls of the dead. If they wanted to enter the underworld, they had to wait until nightfall.

After confirming again, Luo Wei asked about the Destiny Tablets. Had she seen them? After all, she was now the goddess of the underworld and might have some clues.

And surprisingly, this question actually led to a clue.

Nitocris replied, "The Tablet of Destiny? Never heard of it, but the tablet itself looks familiar. I feel like I've seen it somewhere before, perhaps in this city."

Upon hearing this news, Lowe and Merlin exchanged a glance, then decided not to waste any more time and split up to handle different matters.

Now, after all this fuss, the sun is almost setting, and the time to break through the Underworld is fast approaching. The Black Lancer, who possesses the Holy Lance, is naturally responsible for opening a gap in the Underworld from above, while Ishtar is in charge of leading the way.

Merlin, Rowe, and Nitocris went together to find the mud tablets.

Nitocris pointed in two possible directions. To save time, Merlin went to find it alone, while Rowe went with Nitocris. When they chased away the troublesome guy, Nitocris boldly took his hand and led him through the city, causing many pedestrians to gasp in surprise.

Looking at the smile on her face, Luo Wei suspected that Nito had deliberately mentioned a few locations just to get Merlin away, but he didn't say it out loud, since that would be too unromantic.

Led by Nito, Rowe and she followed a road, asking questions and looking for corners where they could hide items. They searched all the way until they entered the temple of Ereshkigal. Suddenly, the surrounding space began to distort. When he came to his senses, he found that Nito had led him into a cave.

"here it is……?"

Just as he was about to ask a question, six beams of light suddenly appeared around him, followed by six pale white skeletal ghosts floating out from behind him.

"Having arrived in the underworld, the living cannot return, and the dead cannot be reborn..."

The one speaking was a large ghost who seemed to possess considerable intelligence. However, before he could finish speaking, a pitch-black mirror appeared above Nitocris's head. On the smooth, black surface of the "Mirror of the Underworld," a dark vortex suddenly appeared with a "whoosh!" and then unleashed a terrifying suction force, directly sucking the six skeletons into it.

This sudden turn of events left the ghosts, who had initially believed the goddess had brought them food, completely stunned. They gripped the mirror and screamed in agony.

"Why? Why? Goddess, why are you doing this to us..."

However, Nitocris didn't want to pay them any attention. They were just six drama queens. At most, her mirror would only send their souls to the underworld in Egypt. For them, who were already souls, there was no pain at all. At worst, they would be Egyptians in their next life.

Who are they?

Looking at Nito, who seemed to have expected this, Loewe asked a question.

“The guards left behind by Ereshkigal, or rather, the trials, are what I’ve learned. She gave me this tablet and told me to bring anyone who comes to me asking for it back here to undergo the trials.”

“Since you are the one who came looking for the clay tablet, there is naturally no need for the trial, so I sent them all away.”

Nitocris said with a smile.

"You..."

After a few seconds of silence for Ellie, who had been betrayed by her own employee without her knowledge, Rowe was about to reach for the slab of clay placed on a high place when a frivolous male voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Wow, you found it so quickly? That's really boring. I was planning to trade it for something with you later, but it looks like I won't have the chance now."

The unfamiliar voice, and the magical spirit origin that made his body react involuntarily just by its appearance, made Luo Wei turn around abruptly. However, all that appeared there was a cloud of black smoke, and a slender figure was hidden in the black smoke.

"You are... a Grand Servant?"

Although he couldn't discern the opponent's lineup, Rowe immediately sensed the Grand Spirit Origin aura emanating from them, while Nitocris sensed a Netherworld aura that originated from the same source as hers, yet was completely different, and even more powerful in scale than Ereshkigal's.

"Are you the God of the Underworld?"

She summoned the golden scales and questioned them.

"Hehe, you really have a good eye."

The figure glanced at Lovi, then at Nito, and said happily, "Interesting. One is a future god, and the other is a fused god. Both are extremely powerful warriors. You are much more interesting than I thought. But don't worry, I am not your enemy, at least not now."

"Were you summoned here to defeat Goetia?"

Luo Wei looked at him intently.

"Hmm...maybe so, but I'm here more for fun. I don't really care about human history, since my era ended a long time ago."

The figure in the smoke smiled, then, seemingly deciding that it was about time, turned to leave: "Alright, we've talked enough here, it's about time we went. Anyway, we're almost at the underworld, we'll definitely meet again soon. We'll talk then. As for my real name, I'll tell you next time we meet. Besides, the underworld below is much more lively than you imagine."

As he spoke, the figure completely disappeared into the black mist.

The next moment, the space inside the temple distorted once again.

Lovi frowned slightly, and when he came to his senses, the surrounding environment was no longer a cave, but had once again transformed into the Temple of Ereshkigal.

He had already gently removed the prepared clay tablet from his hand.

This is precisely the tablet of destiny that Gilgamesh lost.

The timing was perfect; the sky outside had now completely fallen into night.

Chapter 252 Ellie is so cute!

The lowest point of the Mesopotamian plain.

In the underworld, in front of the palace courtyard of Ereshkigal.

Although this is supposed to be the goddess's palace, it doesn't resemble a goddess's palace at all. There are no buildings or altars adorned with gold, no sculptures, not even a proper gate. The surrounding environment is pitch black, with only black rocks and ruins besides the eternal darkness.

If they hadn't sensed that this was the core area where the aura of the underworld was strongest, Leif and Barbatos would have wondered if they'd come to the wrong place. After all, how could a goddess not even have a decent place to live?

However, at this moment, having almost pinpointed their location, Leif and Barbatos had no time to consider why the goddess here was so frugal. The two of them were kneeling on the ground of the underworld, constantly drawing teleportation arrays with tree branches—top-tier teleportation arrays capable of crossing interfaces, divine magic surpassing even grand magic, with effects so terrifying that they could even forcibly remove beings from the underworld.

Leaving without passing through the gates of the underworld is almost impossible for ordinary magicians, but it's not a big challenge for these demon gods who possess the knowledge of Solomon and are nearly omniscient and omnipotent.

Logically speaking, all seventy-two demon gods possess the highest level of Caster adaptability, and each demon god can appear as a Caster in the Holy Grail War. Moreover, they are all at the level of top magicians of the Age of Gods. Given enough time, creating the Holy Grail by hand is not a dream at all. In a normal Holy Grail War, almost summoning just one demon god is enough to secure the final victory.

(Unfortunately, the Holy Grail War has never been a normal one.)

"Yes, just as planned, we slipped in very successfully."

"Ah, if we can bring the king's wife back, I think the king will be very happy. After all, the king has a new life now, and Sheba is not by his side. He must be very lonely. It would be best if someone could accompany him. If we can accomplish this, the position of the king's right-hand man will be a sure thing."

Seemingly lamenting the king's current predicament, a sorrowful-looking Rafe silently quickened his drawing pace. He had originally intended to use the Holy Grail to summon Sheba to present to the king and claim credit, but for some reason, the Throne of Heroes in this singularity was locked, and even the Holy Grail could not summon any more Heroic Spirits. The entire singularity could only spontaneously begin summoning the Heroic Spirits it needed.

Rafe and Barbatos, of course, knew exactly what had happened.

Without even thinking, the two of them knew it was the Counter Force that was behind it—Decisive Tactical Style: Heroic Spirit Summoning.

It's definitely because of Goetia and Tiamat. With both Beasts appearing at the same time, the entire singularity has to enter a countdown state. The Counter Force is determined to fight a decisive battle here and is determined to eliminate Goetia. There's even a chance that a Grand Servant will appear.

If it were before, Rafe and Barbatos might have panicked, but now...

They both just wanted to laugh.

Having already become traitors, they have no say in what happens to Getia, and they don't care at all.

Similarly, they didn't expect these Heroic Spirits to cause any damage to Goetia. After all, the [Anti-Summoning] ability was there, and it was obvious that in the end, the Demon God Pillars and the King would join forces to subdue the traitor. The Heroic Spirits only needed to cheer them on.

Furthermore, the Decisive Strategy: Heroic Spirit Summoning is a countermeasure used by the Counter Force to fight against enemies who intend to destroy the world. Now that they have reformed and transformed from murderers of the world into allies of justice, they naturally have no reason to be opposed. Now they only hope to return to the King's side.

Thinking of the king's smiling face, and what he might say—'Thank you, Floros. You truly are my most loyal and capable subordinate. From now on, you will assume the position of the First Demon God.'