Or, why don’t you find another savior?

The moonlight of the Age of Gods poured in from the opening at the front of the carriage and fell on Altria's fair body, like a thin layer of frost that could not be melted.

Altria's body was not as hot as her forehead. Her well-proportioned arms hid solid muscles, but they were not stiff at all.

Her power comes from the release of magic power given by the dragon factor in her body, rather than relying entirely on her body.

So when they hugged each other, even though Xi Jian was taller and bigger than her, she felt like she was wrapped in a ball of warm water.

She suddenly felt the contact of their skin. The carriage was not big, and the two of them were pushing each other.

The strange thing is that only when there is something suddenly in the heart will the intimate contact have meaning, so everything is caused by the feelings deep in the heart.

Altria tried to move to the side a little, but it was no use.

Their souls were still blending together, and every flow of the magic circuit was clearly visible.

Her avoidance made them both more sensitive, and her five senses became sharper and clearer than before, as if the world was under her control.

The chirping of cicadas and birds on the Mesopotamian plains can be heard even from far away on the road.

There are also wild animals walking on the earth and the sound of a river flowing not far away.

You can even hear the non-existent sound of the heat dissipating bit by bit as the wind blows across your sweaty skin.

"Oh... I thought I'd stay in the river a little longer, but it's over now."

Scathach's voice suddenly sounded, and Shiomi could only wipe his face and watch his master walk barefoot across the wet mud of the river and walk in front of him.

"Don't ask about this kind of thing." He said helplessly.

Altria was lying in the carriage, breathing in what seemed like pain with her eyes closed, but it was obvious that she had obtained sufficient magic power and would soon be back to her best condition.

One of her hands was unconsciously held in Shiomi's, shaking unconsciously.

"Because I need to know if my beloved disciple has any extra magic power left for me after going through a hard battle." Scathach snuggled into Shiomi's arms.

The master, who had just bathed in the river, felt a cool and fascinating feeling in the night breeze.

"Well... it should be fine if it doesn't require magic power." Shiomi said, "And Master only used the Noble Phantasm once, so he didn't lose much magic power at all."

But these are just joking remarks.

Although Uruk had the most prosperous sleeping palace of the time for accommodation, it was someone else's place after all, so it was inevitable that he could not move freely.

That's why I want to make full use of my time when I'm out.

This is why, even if she could rush back to Uruk overnight, Scathach still chose to camp by the wetland river on the way.

"It's impossible without losing magic power?"

"I never said anything like that." Shiomi hugged her master tightly.

"It doesn't matter anymore, right?"

"Ok?"

"About your coma this afternoon."

"Master, why don't you ask for the specific reason? Although I also find it very strange, there is still a vague answer there."

"No need to rush, just talk bit by bit, the night is still long."

"Then let us talk until dawn, Master, just like we did in the Kingdom of Shadows."

As for whether it was a full meal or was treated as a meal, when Xi Jian recalled it later, she was a little confused.

Chapter 26 Clairvoyance

"You want to know what Gilgamesh, now serving as an assistant, thinks of that fake Enkidu?"

Shiomi found a time to ask Meili, who was the court magician.

"Is there anything wrong with this question?" asked Altria, who was sitting next to him.

"No, there's nothing wrong. It's just that I thought Mr. Shiomi would be the kind of person who would go all out to achieve his goals and wouldn't care about such trivial matters." Mary spread her hands exaggeratedly, as if she had encountered something very extraordinary.

Shiomi felt very strange: "How did you come to this conclusion?"

"Oh, isn't it?" Mary looked surprised.

"Don't you have the same clairvoyance as Merlin?" Xijian suddenly asked.

"Yes. But I turned it off on my own initiative." Mary smiled faintly.

This sentence also made Romani, who would keep in touch as long as Meili was around, stunned for a moment: "Actively... shut down?"

"I'm different from Brother Merlin. I'm not interested in humans. I only come into contact with humans out of curiosity about their evolution." She spoke in a kind but very cold tone, "If Brother Merlin didn't dare to come, and if there were humans like you who were at the crossroads of evolution, I wouldn't be here to take over."

This attitude made Xi Jian feel a little strange: "It's really... hard to evaluate."

"I see... I understand you a little bit now." Romani nodded to himself, as if this part of Mary's spiritual side that was different from that of humans was not enough for him to find unacceptable.

"Oh, it's so annoying. Roman is so loyal that I have to start thinking about giving back to the fans." Mary said with a smile.

Romani was stunned by the coaxing: "Can I ask what the specific content of the fan feedback is?"

“Can’t you guess? Actually, I’m also good at serving the king. If Roman needs me—”

"How can that be possible!" Romani refused directly, "Magic☆Merry is everyone's idol, how can you only take care of me like this!"

"...Oh, really~" Mary didn't seem surprised by the answer.

"I can't tell whether you are crazy or not, doctor." Xi Jian felt powerless to complain, so he had to bring the topic back to the topic, "Forget it, answer my previous question quickly, court magician."

But before Meili could answer, the voice of Hakuno Kishiba rang out in the garden where everyone was chatting:

"Gilgamesh's reaction to this was actually quite calm. He said, 'It's not impossible.'"

"You are here, Moon King." Meili saluted Bai Ye.

Bai Ye nodded, indicating that there was no need to be so polite. She looked at Xi Jian and said, "Even if he is a fake, the power displayed by the fake Enkidu is undoubtedly the Heaven's Chain. And Gilgamesh once told me that his best friend is the type who does not care about the consequences..."

However, Hakuno could sense that Gilgamesh's mood was not pure anger or sadness, but something more complicated.

"Really?" Xi understood.

He guessed that Kishinami Hakuno came this time because he had some important matter and wanted to ask them to handle it.

After returning from the Persian Gulf Observatory, the few people in charge of field work, including Shiomi, did not immediately start the next task.

Even the strongest person needs rest, let alone running around in such ancient times.

Therefore, in the next few days, Shiomi and the others helped to handle various affairs in Uruk City, and went to the northern city wall to support the defense work there.

Compared to encountering strong enemies every time you go out, it is much easier to only have to deal with the demon pillars and monsters.

"But it is for this very reason that I wish you to take a trip to the underworld."

Then, Hakuno made a very extraordinary request.

"The underworld?" Altria was stunned.

In comparison, Xiomi was actually not that surprised.

From a certain perspective, the world is just a layer of fabric wrapped around the planet, and the thing that fixes this layer of fabric to the planet is the "Tower of the End".

It is said that there is more than one "Tower of the End", and Altria's Holy Lance is just the shadow of one of them.

Before the Age of Gods came to an end, the heavens, the earth, and the underworld all existed on the same piece of cloth and were interconnected.

As long as you know the way and master the method, you can travel between the three.

This is also one of the reasons why Cu Chulainn was able to reach the Shadow Kingdom and become Scathach's apprentice in the Celtic mythology era.

"This is just my personal request. There is something that needs to be confirmed once for all." Hakuno Kishiba said, "After Enkidu died under the curse of the gods, Gilgamesh buried his body in the underworld. I would like you to go to the underworld to confirm whether Enkidu's body is still there."

Obviously, what Hakuno meant was that the appearance of the imposter with the same abilities as Enkidu must be related to his remains.

"From what you said, going to the underworld to investigate the condition of Enkidu's remains is just a incidental purpose, so there must be a real mission." Xijian asked.

Hakuno nodded seriously, "That's right. Everyone knows that Gilgamesh has a clairvoyance that can see into the future. When he was alive, he recorded the future foreseen by his clairvoyance on something called the 'Destiny Tablet'. On it is important information about the 'Three Goddesses Alliance'."

"...Since the Clairvoyance saw it, why didn't you tell us directly?" Xijian frowned, "Even if you become a Servant, you should--"

"That's not the case, Shiomi." Romani spoke at this time, "If the user does not actively open the clairvoyance, the content that the user can see is actually very limited. Whether it is Solomon, Gilgamesh, or Merlin, the past, present, and future that they see through their eyes are generally just the formation, direction, and results of things, not every detail. Gilgamesh's Destiny Tablet should have been seen by him through clairvoyance during meditation, and then unconsciously written on the clay tablet, so he actually doesn't remember it very well..."

He paused here and added, "For example, 'seeing three goddesses, each in charge of a certain field, forming an alliance to destroy humanity' is the most likely scenario. I only remember a general idea... roughly?"

"Thank you for your kind explanation." Xijian sighed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Ahahahaha..." Romani could only laugh to hide his guilty conscience, realizing that he had said too much.

However, it was precisely because of his explanation that Shiomi was able to accept the mission entrusted by Kishinami Hakuno as the King of Uruk.

Chapter 27 Candidates

Previously, when investigating the catacombs of Blackmoore, Gray's hometown, El-Melloi II had described this concept of the underworld from a magician's perspective.

The underworld itself means the world of the dead, a realm bordering the real world.

In different cultures and myths, the underworld has different names.

The underworld, the underworld, the kingdom of shadows, Yomi Hirasaka... and so on.

But there was one thing that El-Melloi II didn't know, and couldn't tell, and that was -

"The underworld... I can't say much about other places, but in the Land of Shadows, all heroic spirits and divinities will become powerless. In fact, when the Age of Gods retreated, even humans couldn't survive there for more than five seconds."

At the four-person meeting in the bedroom, after learning about the new mission, Scathach looked quite helpless.

"Doesn't that mean I can't travel with the Master?" Altria seemed a little nervous, or anxious.

She is a god-level Servant. Because she actively responded to the summons, she no longer possesses full power when she appears in the form of a Servant.

After entering the underworld, he was affected by the concepts of that world and was unable to exert his existing power.

"Not really. Since entering the underworld is just a side job, as long as we don't cause a fight and confirm the condition of Enkidu's body, we can leave as soon as possible."

As the queen of the kingdom of death, Scathach is somewhat confident about this.

However, she is not the real goddess of the underworld, and she manages the Shadow Kingdom entirely by her own strength.

As for Mesopotamia, Scathach was not sure to what extent she could interfere with the underworld.

"Even if you say so..." Shiomi felt that she shouldn't take the risk. "Since the underworld will have a certain influence on heroic spirits and divinity, maybe... it would be better to bring Sakura or Gray with us?"

Those two kids have the best practical abilities, so they are really suitable.

Then there is Mashu.

However, the child was already reaching his limit, and Shiomi hoped that Mashu could be as relaxed as possible on this "journey", so she didn't consider it.

Morgan gently pinched Shiomi's cheek, as if playing with it: "Gray is not suitable. Have you forgotten that the child is afraid of ghosts and monsters."

“Oh, that’s right…” Xijian held his forehead with his hand.

Although he is a grave keeper, he is a human being created to recreate the incomplete King Arthur, so his resonance with the spirit is too high.

There are ghosts and monsters in the Kingdom of Shadows, and the underworld here is no exception.

"Then I'll have to take Sakura with me." Scathach looked regretful, "I originally thought I could travel alone with my beloved disciple."

"Master, isn't he taking it too easy? What if that imposter or someone else attacks us?" Xijian was worried. "But if we increase the strength of the field troops, the defense of the northern city wall will be reduced... It's really a dilemma."

"If you're only away for a day or two, then it won't be a big problem." Morgan analyzed, "After my renovation, the northern wall has been built into a new defensive structure that can deal with attacks from the Demon Pillars and monsters. Even a monkey can command them standing there, not to mention that the one who stayed behind is Altria."

Morgan's words made Altria a little uneasy. She tried to calm herself down: "Are you asking me to stay this time? We haven't drawn lots yet..."

"You are both a Servant and a God. Entering the underworld is an away game among away games. Do you want to lose there?" Morgan rarely made sarcastic remarks this time. Instead, he stopped Altria in a serious tone. "My husband gave you the last precious seat for summoning Servant in this singularity. This vacancy cannot be easily filled."

"…I'm sorry, I lost my composure." Artoria was also a little surprised that she would lose her composure over such a small matter.

But...I don't understand it.

The overlap of her body and mind with the Master indeed brought her to an unprecedented mental state and inadvertently affected her subsequent actions.

"After all, you have never had a man before. The Knights of the Round Table under your command only regard you as the 'king', a gender-neutral existence." Morgan suddenly changed the subject and began to tease Altria, "It seems that my husband has been trained very well. You have tasted the sweetness of it after just one time."

"...Absolutely, absolutely not..." Altria retorted subconsciously, but was unable to refute further.

After all, if she really denied that she had a bad experience that night on the plain, it would not only be a complete lie, but also a ruthless trampling on Shiomi's gentle and affectionate behavior.

He slumped over the table at this point, and as expected, Morgan noticed it before he confessed.

"After all, the scent of the Knight King's beloved disciple can be smelled on him, and it's quite obvious." Scathach spread her hands, showing an attitude that she had no intention of helping to defend herself.