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

Rafe's smile became as hard to suppress as an AK.

First, take the king's wife back, and after Goetia is dealt with, summon Sheba. Then, rise through the ranks step by step, stepping on the heads of all the demons. That way, his life will be completely fulfilled.

He still dreamed of that wonderful future.

"By the way, Floros, there's something I've always wanted to ask you."

"what?"

Although Rafe wanted to continue working, he had been moving faster because he had just thought of Wang Luomo's expression, causing some parts of the teleportation array to be drawn shaky and needing to be redrawn. So when he heard Barbatos's words, he answered while looking down, trying to erase the mistakes and redraw them. He was almost finished.

"Although your plan is excellent, it will undoubtedly please the king. By waiting on the inevitable route, you can bring his concubine back. But have you considered what would happen if, what if the person who passes by later is not the king's concubine?"

Barbatos had actually wanted to ask this question for a long time. The teleportation node was designed with the divinity of the underworld in mind; any god of the underworld who approached would be forcibly teleported to the King's side. They intended to give the King a huge, unexpected surprise. After all, back in the Sixth Singularity, these guys were all recognizing the King one by one while he was slacking off, constantly firing lasers, and even killing the King's friend at the pyramid—something that still bothered him deeply, making him feel extremely derelict in his duty. He had expected to be punished by the King afterward, but to his surprise, Rowe didn't hold it against him.

After all, Barbatos was clearly not qualified to defeat Ramses II; the real culprit was Goetia. Even though Loew didn't pursue the matter, recalling that experience still filled Barbatos with immense emotion and guilt. Just thinking about it made him want to perform a great hero's Noble Phantasm and set off fireworks to amuse the king. This was also a major reason why he readily agreed to help Lev carry out his plan.

However, while these two Demon Pillars are very confident in themselves, they aren't stupid. They might be able to talk tough to Gilgamesh, but actually sending Barbatos and Floros together to break into Ereshkigal's palace and bring him out would be suicide. Moreover, they've heard that the goddess there is incredibly terrifying, evil, and extremely ugly, and has therefore been imprisoned underground for many years. That's why Lev used this trap-based teleportation method to minimize the risk.

When Barbatos first heard about this method, he considered how Lev could possibly ensure the person would be teleported there with absolute certainty. After all, there was more than one god in the underworld, and the location was right in front of Ereshkigal's palace. Wouldn't this setup teleport Ereshkigal there? But he held back. Seeing Floros's confident demeanor, asking the question would clearly make him appear incompetent.

However, seeing that Rafe had no precautions at all and had placed the teleportation array directly in the middle of the road without any plan to prevent any unexpected situations, he still revealed his plan, wanting to ask if Rafe had prepared some means that he was unaware of, and then planned to take most of the credit for himself.

Although they were indeed all from the same faction that had defected from the Demon Pillars, there was still competition between them, so he needed to understand the situation clearly.

"—"

Normally, when faced with Barbatos's question, Rafe would likely wear a knowing smile and arrogantly explain to Barbatos, showcasing his superiority. However, that's the usual scenario.

"Floros?"

Barbatos waited for a long time for an answer but didn't get one. He turned around in confusion and found that Rafe had suddenly frozen in place. Out of curiosity, Barbatos leaned over, but he found that Rafe's expression was not one of complete control. Instead, he looked like a certain character who often pranks other anime series and causes natural curly hair to become useless, with a twitching, drunken grin. Yes, that's the one you're thinking of.

"???"

Damn it! When Barbatos saw Rafe's expression and the scene turn black and white, he knew that this unreliable StarCraft player had not only lost his eyesight but also his brain. All he could see was bringing the person back, completely ignoring any contingency plans. Damn it! Realizing this, Barbatos now wanted nothing more than to tear him apart for scrap. You're supposed to be one of the Seventy-Two Demon Gods, aren't you? What happened to your supposed near-omniscience and omnipotence? You couldn't even consider this situation? Where did you come from, a follower of Axis?

Why the hell didn't you say so sooner?!

When Rafe finally realized his mistake after being reminded, he immediately shifted the blame, showing no remorse whatsoever, instead passing the buck to Barbatos, who had just kindly reminded him. After all, it's better to blame others than to reflect on one's own actions; they're all brothers, and helping each other take the blame is commonplace.

"You have the nerve to ask me?! Didn't you swear you'd be fine, that you'd take me with you to explore the Underworld, and then draw up the teleportation array?!"

Although Barbatos was simple-minded, he wasn't stupid. He certainly wouldn't take on such a huge burden. In fact, because he had been tricked by this idiot, he didn't hold back and punched Rafe right in the eye, knocking him down, and then looked furious.

"I really believed your lies. We've launched so many operations, and apart from successfully destroying Chaldea, what else have you succeeded in? I think you've lost your mind playing StarCraft. You're a disgrace to us Seventy-Two Demon Gods!"

"So what do we do now?"

Rafe asked while covering his swollen eyes.

"Is there even a question? We should definitely wipe out the teleportation array first. We must eliminate this threat before Ereshkigal comes out. It's not too late to start now!"

Barbatos was ruthless and didn't talk much. He kicked Rafe to the ground and then gave his solution.

Logically speaking, they shouldn't be in such a hurry or afraid. After all, Floros and Barbatos are the immortal seventy-two demons of Solomon. Even if they were burned by the goddesses here, they could be resurrected with full health in the next moment.

The problem is that their resurrection point is in the Temple of Time. This means that once they are resurrected, they will directly face seventy brothers who are furious beyond measure, which means that they have an absolute reason not to die.

Fortunately, they discovered it not too late.

Although the king's concubine did not appear, they were also unfortunate enough to encounter Ereshkigal, meaning it was still not too late to back down.

In short, we absolutely cannot send that rumored, terrifying, and vicious goddess of the underworld to the king's side! With that thought in mind, Barbatos calmly straightened his tie and then prepared to work together to destroy the teleportation array that had just been drawn.

however--

"Who are you two? What are you doing squatting at my doorstep? I've been watching you for ages. Are you drawing some kind of magic circle? But why are you only using tree branches?"

Just as they were blaming each other, in the blink of an eye, a melodious female voice came from behind them, along with an extremely high divinity that sent chills down their spines. Barbatos's smile vanished instantly.

'No, no, it can't be such a coincidence...?'

A very bad premonition arose in his heart, and then he looked at Rafe beside him and found that Rafe looked even more panicked than himself. Even the most basic style of his demeanor was about to change, and he was behaving like a student who was caught playing games in the back row of the classroom by the patrolling homeroom teacher.

What to do, what to do, what to do?

These three words kept flashing through Rafe and Barbatos's minds. They had to use their wisdom to find a way to solve their current predicament, otherwise they would both have to go back to the Temple of Time today to be subjected to loving torture.

Barbatos: "Hmm..."

Rafe: "Hmm."

"What are you two doing here? Don't ignore my question! Are you lost souls or ordinary people who accidentally fell into the underworld? I have a lot more work to do!"

Ignoring the calls of the woman behind them, the two demon pillars, who were on the verge of despair, stared at each other, their eyes blinking like telegrams as they began to exchange messages.

"Um--?!"

"--Um!!"

Ereshkigal: "Huh?"

Finally, through their frantic eye contact and blinking, their unspoken understanding allowed them to comprehend each other's thoughts.

Then, they took a deep breath and made their choice together.

"—Take this! Evil goddess, this is the resolve between us!!"

While Ereshkigal was completely bewildered, the two turned around in unison, then simultaneously raised their fists. One figure in green and the other in black extended a hand, their palms facing each other, seemingly preparing to unleash some kind of power of friendship to launch a counterattack.

however--

boom! !

Clearly, the hostility of the intruders was detected, and the active defense mechanism of the underworld was triggered. Two crimson bolts of lightning fell from the sky, striking the two demon god pillars who were just shouting about friendship and resolve, knocking them unconscious and causing them to collapse to the ground. They didn't even have time to use their true forms.

"Huh? What are you doing?"

Looking at the two figures that had been cleaved down in front of her, Ereshkigal was completely bewildered. She scratched her head with her giant skeletal hand, utterly baffled as to why these two strange creatures had suddenly become hostile towards her. She had only intended to send them out.

"Could it be?!"

However, she soon seemed to realize something.

Looking at his skeletal hand, he attributed their sudden hostility to his terrifying appearance, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Indeed, there are very few beings who can see through one's true form at a glance like Nitocris and not feel afraid.

"Ugh……"

Seeing the few living people she had managed to find being electrocuted and knocked unconscious, Ereshkigal sighed. Then, a beautiful golden figure emerged from the giant skeleton. After seeing that someone else had been frightened unconscious, she still felt that this gesture would be better.

She glanced at the two unconscious men lying on the ground, spitting out black smoke, and said nothing. She grabbed their feet and prepared to drag them back to heal their wounds first, and then ask them about their reasons and purpose for coming to the underworld after they woke up.

However, just as she stepped towards the two of them, preparing to take them away, she didn't notice that the magic circle beneath her feet had already taken shape and resonated with the characteristics of the god of the underworld within her. So, the moment she stepped into it...

"Huh?"

Ereshkigal suddenly sensed something glowing around her. She looked down and saw that the pale blue teleportation array was already in operation.

"This is?"

Before Ereshkigal could react, with a "whoosh!" sound, her figure was forcibly teleported away, leaving behind only the two pathetic demon god pillars still lying unconscious on the ground.

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In the city at night, Loe returned with the Tablet of Destiny in his hands and Nitocris, successfully reuniting with Merlin, who had found nothing.

Merlin saw the Destiny Tablet in Lovi's hand and began to turn it around, occasionally clicking his tongue in amazement and making strange noises: "The Destiny Tablet is indeed here. However, Gilgamesh and I have been searching for the Destiny Tablet for so long without finding it, and you got it as soon as you arrived. Your luck is a bit too good."

"It's alright, but it's all thanks to Nitot."

“No, as long as it helps you, that’s fine.” Nito smiled slightly.

"Ah."

After giving a brief answer, Luo Wei handed the Destiny Tablets to Merlin, saying, "The Destiny Tablets are now complete, and the prophecy is fulfilled. Similarly, with these two tablets, the issue of the inheritance of Sumerian culture is no longer a concern."

"That's right, we've collected them all."

Merlin nodded.

The Tablet of Destiny is not merely a tablet on which Gilgamesh accidentally carved the future. The future recorded on it suddenly became important, but it also holds an irreplaceable position.

Gilgamesh often said that Uruk would surely be destroyed, but the will and the story would never perish. And the Destiny Tablets, as objects of destiny, would naturally be able to be passed down. Therefore, Gilgamesh planned to also enshrine the stories and culture of Sumer on these two extraordinary tablets, so that they could be passed down to future generations, and the culture of Mesopotamia and Sumer would be passed down forever.

It was precisely because of the prophecies on the clay tablets that guided him to resolve his predicament, and because the tablets themselves were of paramount importance to the continuation of civilization, that Gilgamesh took them so seriously. Even facing the dual threats of Goetia and Tiamat, he still sent Merlin to find the tablets—it was a necessary task. Because of the correction of history, because of the ultimate correctness, even if Tiamat and Goetia were defeated, the Sumerian civilization would still perish; this was his worst-case scenario plan.

In reality, Gilgamesh's actions also represent a transmission and continuation of human civilization. However, he approached it from a human perspective, believing that future generations would be able to carry on the torch of Sumerian civilization and move forward by passing on will, bloodline, and the flame of civilization. This choice is far superior to the foolish approach of The Lion King, who extinguished human will, preserving only the soul and body as specimens and placing hope in extraterrestrials. This is also the method that Loewy approves of.

"In short, thank you for your hard work. Now, all we have to do is bring Gilgamesh out of the underworld."

Merlin put away the clay tablet, then said with a smile, "Let's go and meet up with Lily and the others."

Upon hearing this, Luo Wei nodded, then recalled the figure in the mist and said, "Merlin, I encountered a Grand Servant while obtaining the tablet, and it wasn't the familiar King Hassan, but a Grand Servant of another class. I took this Destiny Tablet right in front of him, and he's also a god of the underworld. He also told me that there's more than just the Queen of the Underworld in the underworld now; there are many unexpected beings that might make things quite interesting. What do you think?"

Loew told Merlin about his encounter with the Grand Servant and asked for his opinion.

Are there many gods of the underworld?

Merlin was also lost in thought about this, and as they pondered, they walked toward the outskirts of the city.

They soon encountered them outside the city. Black Lancer Alter had already chosen a spot to dig the hole and was holding the Holy Lance, ready to dig it open. Ishtar was also standing obediently to the side. Lovi told them about what had happened earlier.

"Besides Hassan, there are Grand Servants in this singularity? It seems the Counter Force is no longer willing to pretend it doesn't see the terrible situation unfolding here. But besides the mistress of this place, are there other gods of the underworld? This is truly perplexing..."

Black Gunner raised an eyebrow and said, "Could it be referring to Nitocris? After all, she's also a goddess of the underworld."

"No, Artoria."

Upon hearing Black Lancer's words, Nitocris shook his head and then replied, "I was also present when that Grand Servant spoke. It's clear that the target he was referring to was other Hades beings besides me."

"I see..."

Upon hearing this, Black Gun nodded in understanding.

Merlin, on the other hand, found it increasingly interesting.

He exclaimed, "Two Grand Servants, and one of them is most likely a Hades from some pantheon. Moreover, according to him, in the underworld beneath his feet, besides Anubis of Egypt and Ereshkigal of Sumer, there are also Hades gods. So, this last one must also be extraordinary. Based on my speculation, he must also be a lord of the underworld!"

"Why do you say that?"

Upon hearing this conclusion, Black Gunner couldn't help but look at Merlin and ask.