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

However, this is also good!

After all, this kind of personality seems much easier to communicate with than Ishtar's.

So, she immediately put on a fawning smile and began to ingratiate herself with Ereshkigal, saying, "Um, Goddess Hades, you see, since Ishtar is already asleep, and I've been fortunate enough to summon you again this time, then perhaps you could..."

"Don't call me that weird name. Just call me Ereshkigal, Master."

Upon hearing Rin Tohsaka's words, Ereshkigal immediately understood her meaning and said, "However..."

"You want me to help you fight the Holy Grail War, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Rin Tohsaka nodded hastily, her tone full of anticipation, "As the Hades of Sumer, you must be more powerful than Ishtar, after all, you are the one who killed Ishtar in legends."

"Um... that's true, I did kill Ishtar, but even a human from a later era like you knows about that?"

Hearing Rin Tohsaka's praise of her, Ereshkigal felt a little embarrassed. She hadn't expected that her past deeds would be recorded, circulated to this era, and become so widely known.

After all, only the gods knew what happened back then. She only wanted to teach Ishtar a lesson. As for it being passed down, that was completely impossible. Ishtar would never allow such a legend that was detrimental to her to be passed down. If anyone dared to record or know about it, they would definitely be punished mercilessly by her.

unless……

Suddenly, Ai Lei remembered a Mr. Jin who was building something in the underworld.

Gilgamesh...

No wonder, only he could know what happened back then, record Ishtar's shameful behavior, and then hide the clay tablet so that Ishtar could not find it, thus passing it down to this era.

Although she was happy to see this, Ereshkigal thought that if Ishtar knew that almost everyone in this era knew about her dark history, she would probably shout something like "Destroy this world!" and summon the Bull of Heaven.

Thinking of this, Ereshkigal suddenly felt an even heavier burden on her shoulders. She absolutely could not let Ishtar come out again.

Faced with Rin Tohsaka's question, although she also wanted to confidently say, "I am much stronger than Ishtar," the reality was...

"If you have high expectations of my strength, then I must apologize, Master. If we were in the Underworld, even the gods Ann or Enki wouldn't be a match for me, let alone Ishtar. But on Earth, in the real world, my strength is actually inferior to Ishtar's. I originally thought that the Holy Grail War would only require a little effort to win, but after seeing Astraea and Hercules, I'm not so confident anymore. After all, even Ishtar ended up in that state."

Ereshkigal chose to explain honestly: "Don't let Ishtar's shameful appearance fool you. Her strength is indeed among the top of our generation of gods. She not only possesses the authority of war, but also the Wedge of Heaven, and the strongest divine beast, the Bull of Heaven. Her abilities are almost impeccable. If it were a battle on the ground, I probably wouldn't be her match. So, putting Astraea aside for now, if it were her opponent, Hercules, I wouldn't have much of a chance. After all, he is someone who has harmed their pantheon's Hades, and we don't get along very well."

"what……"

In an instant, the hope that had just been ignited in Rin Tohsaka's heart collapsed.

Ellie's meaning is quite clear.

In the underworld, she is indeed invincible.

However, the Holy Grail War takes place on Earth, so she might not necessarily be as strong as Ishtar.

If it were Astraea, that would be fine.

However, one of Hercules' trials in the Twelve Trials was to bring back Cerberus, the three-headed hound of hell. At that time, he had conquered the underworld and wounded Hades, the god of the underworld, with an arrow. Therefore, as a fellow god of the underworld, Ereshkigal would only feel more uncomfortable facing him.

"Why is this..."

Upon hearing Ereshkigal's honest account, Rin Tohsaka deflated like a punctured balloon.

She already thought it was outrageous enough that she and Luvia could summon two goddess Servants, but how could someone else summon the strongest hero, a terrifying Hercules? This all-around, flawless power left her completely bewildered as to how she could possibly defeat him.

Given the current situation, if we continue to delay, aren't we doomed to lose?

but……

While Hercules is indeed incredibly powerful in mythology, he wasn't without weaknesses, was he?

After all, only death can make one a god, so how exactly did Hercules die in mythology?

Rin Tohsaka began to think seriously; she was quite familiar with Greek mythology.

"Have it!"

After a brief moment of thought, Rin Tohsaka immediately thought of Hercules' death.

It's poison!

It's highly poisonous!

The Hydra's deadly poison made Hercules suffer terribly, and in order to escape the torment, he walked into the divine fire and burned himself to death.

Although he was burned to death by flames, it was actually his own choice. He was tormented by the poison to the point of desperation and gave up resisting, so the real reason was the poison.

Hydra's deadly poison.

If we can get our hands on this, we'll definitely succeed...

After coming up with a solution, Rin Tohsaka began to think about where to get the Hydra's deadly poison.

Ereshkigal, who understood Rin Tohsaka's feelings, directly reminded her that it would be better to just ask Luo Wei for help.

He obtained Gilgamesh's Ea, and he can also use the Treasury of Kings, which must contain the deadly poison Hydra.

"Ok?"

So, while drinking tea and pondering what that hidden gaze in the shadows of the park that morning was all about, which even he couldn't detect, Luo Wei suddenly noticed that Rin Tohsaka was staring intently at him.

For a moment, when Rin Tohsaka suddenly fixed his gaze on him, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, as if there was something strange about that look.

Luo Wei immediately turned his head away, avoiding eye contact with Rin Tohsaka. His intuition told him that this woman was probably up to something again after Ishtar disappeared. Her sudden glance at him meant she had some wicked idea. If he didn't want to cause trouble, it was best to ignore her. No, it was better to avoid being in the same space as her.

Thinking of this, Luo Wei stood up abruptly and took his first step before Rin Tohsaka could speak. In order to leave as quickly as possible, he even used his ability, which exceeded the Magic Limit.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared directly in front of the door as if he had teleported, and gently placed his palm on it. Just as he was about to push the door open and leave...

next moment--

Ding dong.

A sudden doorbell rang in front of him, the source of which was just one door away.

This strange scene made Luo Wei's eyes widen slightly.

He began to wonder why he couldn't sense the presence of the person who was only a door away from him.

Realizing the anomaly, Luo Wei unleashed even more mental energy to investigate, but the result remained the same: nothing. It was as if behind this door lay a bottomless abyss, relentlessly devouring the mental energy he released.

Is it Assassin?

Faced with this bizarre situation, Luo Wei had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

After all, only Assassins in the Holy Grail War could achieve such a feat of concealing their presence. However, ordinary Assassins could not possibly conceal their presence to such a terrifying degree, almost like having their own domain. This ability of concealing presence has far exceeded expectations.

Therefore, it's easy to imagine just how extraordinary the guy standing outside the door is. And among all the Assassins he's ever met, there's only one capable of doing something like this.

Luo Wei immediately thought of the image of an old man who liked to ring a bell.

"Don't come any closer."

Although he had a rough idea of ​​the answer, the more this happened, the less he understood why that person had come to this Holy Grail War.

Is this another time to stomp on weaker opponents, just like Solomon?

And is his Master one of the two he predicted?

If they are enemies, how can we make this person who seeks a destined death and a death-telling by fate settle down?

Just as Luo Wei was pondering this, Rin Tohsaka, who was still recovering from crying her eyes out, was about to come and see what was going on, but Luo Wei stopped her.

He told both Rin Tohsaka and Ereshkigal to step back, because the next Servant to arrive was far superior to any of the Servants they had seen so far. Although its destructive power might not be as great as Hercules', its terror far surpassed it.

Because it was the first time Rin Tohsaka had seen Lo Wei get serious, she stopped fooling around and knew that something must have happened.

So after telling Rowe to be careful, she quietly left with Ellie through the back door.

About half a minute later.

She used Ereshkigal's abilities to execute an epic flanking maneuver, circling back all the way to the main gate.

I want to help Lo Wei.

Although she was confident in Luo Wei's abilities, it was not her style to run away from danger. Although Rin Tohsaka was stingy, greedy, and had many minor flaws, she still had the character and manners of a decent person, so she was prepared to help Luo Wei.

She still couldn't believe it. Just what kind of formidable character could defeat Ereshkigal and Rovi?

However, when he circled back to the gate and quietly peeked out to look at his own front door...

Her eyes widened involuntarily, and she was so nervous that she could barely make a sound.

Because things turned out to be exactly the opposite of what she had expected. The person who came in was neither a fierce magician nor a terrifying servant. She only saw Lovi embracing a girl with light purple hair who looked somewhat like her in front of the door. Then the two slowly separated and stood there chatting happily.

This scene completely shattered Rin Tohsaka's last psychological defenses.

Sensing that her Master's psychological defenses were faltering, Ereshkigal chimed in. She examined the girl with long, light purple hair not far away and sensed a striking resemblance between her and Rin Tohsaka in terms of bloodline and soul, suggesting a possible blood relation.

only……

She couldn't help but shift her gaze downwards by thirty centimeters.

Ah, was it just my imagination after all?

If they were truly sisters, how could there be such a big difference between them?

But the soul cannot lie.

After repeated investigations, Ereshkigal discovered that the girl and Rin Tohsaka were actually sisters.

However, the truth seems even more tragic.

"Don't ask me that to my face!"

Because they share the same body, Ereshkigal is different from Ishtar and doesn't have the habit of blocking Rin Tohsaka's view. As her Master, Rin immediately sensed Ereshkigal's questioning thoughts, which made her lips twitch slightly.

Especially when she felt the way Ellie looked down at her chest.

Rin Tohsaka was starting to lose her composure.

Was that pitying look in your eyes genuine?!

Although she really wanted to ignore Ereshkigal, Rin Tohsaka thought that this goddess was already very easy to get along with, and considering what Ishtar had done to her, she covered her face and replied, "That's my blood sister, Sakura."

"It really is your sister! I never knew you had a sister, Master. But why haven't I seen her before? Doesn't she live at home?"

Ereshkigal, like a curious child, started bombarding Rin Tohsaka with gossipy questions, especially when she saw her hugging Lowi. She initially thought it was another lover Lowi had stirred up, but upon closer inspection, the girl's eyes seemed to hold more tenderness than romantic love.

"Like a father and daughter?"

After muttering to herself for a while, Ai Lei asked, "What is her relationship with Luo Wei?"

"You guessed right, it's father and daughter."