How come the Ace of Cups isn't considered the Holy Grail?

"In short, these seven calamities, born from the bestial nature of humanity, are what we call the Beast class. The Tiamat we are about to face is one such being."

After You Du finished speaking, the entire interior of the Divine Tower fell into silence.

The others were silently processing everything they had heard, including Siduri, who had barely understood anything.

Only Gilgamesh, seated on his throne, looked at Yudo with an enigmatic gaze.

He could now confirm that this guy was definitely a Grand rank candidate of some class!

It's even possible that he's not a candidate at all, but rather a Grand Servant of a certain class!

After the science lesson, before those unknown life forms arrived in Uruk, the group began to discuss their plan to defeat Tiamat.

They learned from Chaldea that among the Spirit Origin reactions of the opposing forces, only the unknown life forms that were heading towards Uruk showed no reaction similar to that of the divine beings. From this, they deduced that Tiamat had not yet fully awakened.

Gilgamesh thought that simply sending Yuwatari to Latiamat to play cards might solve the problem, since it's reasonable for a Grand Servant to fight a Beast-class Servant. However, as a wise king, he decided to prepare more methods.

In this way, if Yuwatari's Noble Phantasm, which doesn't currently have a Grand Origin, is ineffective against Tiamat, then at least they still have a second option to take.

As the holder of the Royal Treasury, which contains prototypes of various Noble Phantasms, Gilgamesh's goal is naturally to first consider the Noble Phantasms themselves.

"That's a divine weapon kept in Eridu, the one that once slit the throat of Tiamat—[Marduk's Hand Axe]!"

Although it is still unclear how much effect this divine artifact, originally intended by Gilgamesh to defeat Gorgon, can have on Tiamat, it can increase the chances of victory by a little bit!

However, since it's in Eridu, all we need to do is send Quetzal Koyatl, who is currently guarding Jingu, to retrieve it. With two pterosaurs as her mounts, she doesn't need to worry about not being able to bring the hand axe.

Ishtar went to find Quetzal Koyatl to relieve him, and the remaining people's plans were progressing slowly because they didn't have much intelligence about Tiamat, so they simply went to the city gate to help with the defenses.

They still don't know what those unidentified life forms are...

Before leaving, Yuuto lagged behind the group and handed over the extra cards he had crafted over this period to Gilgamesh.

He didn't need to say anything more; he was confident that Gilgamesh knew exactly where to use those cards.

Chapter 104 Brothers and sisters want to have some heartfelt words with you

A black wave swept across the land.

Looking out from the air, one can see a dense mass of unidentified black creatures gradually staining the area they pass through with their colors.

Like locusts swarming across the land, they chuckled as they slaughtered every living thing they encountered along the way. Their spiky limbs pierced through the bodies of one life after another, all for the pleasure of that fleeting moment of taking a life.

"Hehehehehe—"

"#%Happy%#%#%～&^"

The garbled cries were occasionally interspersed with human characters, clearly indicating that these unidentified creatures were consciously learning human language.

But despite their fun, they did not forget their mother's instructions. They casually left behind the corpses of animals and monsters and marched in a large group toward the only city where humans still lived.

"Hehehehehehe..."

"Humans ￥＃*＆@￥* kill @＃$%$^**..."

……

Urukne.

Because he was worried that if Ishtar were to go alone after switching shifts with Quetzal Koyatl, it might trigger some strange, recurring problem with the Tohsaka family, Yuuto also went with her to the place where Kingu was imprisoned.

Although it was called imprisonment, the house was actually as fragile as tofu to Jingu, who was a god; it was something that could be destroyed at will.

The people who actually imprisoned him were the goddesses Ishtar and Quetzalcoatl.

When Youdu entered the room, Jingu was standing by the window gazing towards the Persian Gulf. He only turned around when he heard their footsteps approaching, and then froze for a moment when he saw Youdu.

Tsk, why did this guy come here too...?

Although Kingu had given up on the idea of ​​escaping from Uruk and instead planned to wait for his mother to rescue him, it didn't mean he was willing to see Yudo appear in front of him.

It should be noted that although the mental pain he experienced has gradually subsided, the inexplicable aftereffects still remain.

As a result, he has been seeing strange images from time to time these past few days, and his mind has been filled with memories that are not his own.

Looking at the figures of Gilgamesh, Ishtar, and Siduri appearing in the memory images, Kingu guessed that these memories were probably fragments of memories remaining in his body.

He even found himself somewhat affected by these fragments of memory, which caused him to dislike Ishtar for the past few days and to keep thinking about binding her with the Chains of Heaven and throwing her out.

Naturally, he wouldn't be friendly to Yudo, who had made him into this state. He looked at Yudo with a mocking smile.

"Oh? I didn't expect you to come with this foolish goddess. Speaking of which, that nightmare should have been killed by Mother by now, right? You came to see me about that?"

"You mean Merlin? Never mind, I already saw the ad and he's been resurrected! He's so energetic now he could run a marathon right away!"

Jingu: "?"

Yuuto casually brushed off Kingu, completely disregarding Merlin's life or death, ignoring the other's inscrutable gaze, and waited for Ishtar and Quetzalcoatl outside to finish their conversation.

It didn't take long. After Yudu heard the sound of some large creature flapping its wings outside, Ishtar, with veins bulging on her forehead, stormed in.

"Who are you calling a stupid goddess?! You bastard!"

"Oh dear, I don't recall mentioning you by name, did I? Why are you in such a hurry to claim responsibility?"

Kingu watched with a smile as Ishtar, who had already condensed a magic bullet at her fingertips, watched as several Heavenly Locks emerged from the golden ripples behind her, eagerly aiming at Ishtar.

Just as Yudo was about to summon Stardust Dragon to stop them, so that he wouldn't be accidentally injured while standing in the middle of them and waste another face-down card, he suddenly heard an explosion coming from the south gate of Uruk.

boom--

Youdu: ?

They've already gotten here?

It seems to have happened even faster than Leonardo da Vinci and his team had anticipated...

Yu Du frowned, then decided to stay behind to guard Jingu and summoned the Stardust Dragon. He sent Ishtar and the Stardust Dragon to the south gate to provide support, which also prevented them from fighting each other while they were in the same room.

Aren't you going with that greedy goddess?

After Ishtar left, Kingu also lost interest and put away his Chains of Heaven.

He didn't try to attack Yudo's escape while the Stardust Dragon was away, since even without the white dragon, there was still a red and black dragon at Yudo's location that hadn't appeared yet.

"With just her and that Chaldean magician, it's impossible to defend this city from the destruction my mother unleashed. If you're worried I'll take the opportunity to escape, there's no need to worry..."

Jin Gu shook his head, leaned against the wall, glanced sideways at You Du and gestured towards the south gate, raising the corners of his mouth as if to kindly remind him.

“After Mother woke up, you old humans were already destined to be eliminated here. I don’t need to run away. I just need to stay here and wait for you to meet your end in the world of new humans.”

Upon hearing this, You Du couldn't help but glance at him strangely.

No, you can't beat me, so how dare you speak so arrogantly in front of me?

You Du didn't tolerate him. He raised his hand and, despite the high magic power consumption, summoned the [Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon], directly suppressing the smug Jingu under his claws.

He paid no attention to Jingu, who was struggling unhappily under the claws of the Crimson Dragon and had even summoned the Chains of Heaven. He simply said a sentence indifferently.

"The Holy Grail is within you."

In an instant, Jingu stopped struggling.

"So... you found out after defeating Gorgon?"

In fact, before this, Jingu still held a sliver of hope that Gorgon had not left the stage, even now that his mother had awakened.

After all, maybe Mother was awakened because that annoying dream demon died in the battle with Gorgon, causing the dream cage to break?

However, after hearing Yudo so confidently point out that the Holy Grail was within him, he gave up the last glimmer of hope in his heart.

"That's right, the Holy Grail is the magical core of this body, located within my heart. So, shall we reclaim it?"

"no need."

Yu Du glanced at Jingu, who was wearing a tough expression for some reason, and said casually.

“This singularity cannot be dealt with simply by retrieving a Holy Grail. With Tiamat still unresolved, your Holy Grail is not of much use.”

"I just want to remind you to be careful, your brothers and sisters might say something really heartfelt to you!"

And it was a physical act of opening one's heart...

Chapter 105 The Leopard Man! A Dazzling Debut!

Uruk, South Gate.

"Report! A monster resembling an unidentified creature has been spotted in front of the city gate! Its number... is incalculable!"

"The royal seal is fully filled! Ready to fire at any moment!"

"Alright! Aim at those guys and fire! Everyone, listen up! We absolutely cannot let those monsters cross the city gates! Keep them all outside!"

"Yes!"×n

The soldiers lined up outside the city gate, holding round shields and gripping long spears, their faces tense as they faced the black wave in the distance.

Bang!

Bang!Bang!Bang!

One after another, the roar of artillery fire rang out, clearing out one empty space after another in the dark waves, only to be quickly filled in by other unknown creatures.

"Damn it, there are too many!"

The sergeant, his face grim, continued to order the attack.

"Doctor, have you been able to detect what they are?"

On the city wall, Fujimaru Ritsuka stood observing the unknown life forms sweeping towards Uruk, and asked in a low voice to her bracelet.

"No, we can't detect anything at this distance. We can only confirm their spirit origin reactions. To get more detailed information, we need to get close to them..."

Inside the control room, Dr. Roman stared at the screen showing the unidentified creatures that were still multiplying. He couldn't help but scratch his head in frustration.

"These guys haven't stopped multiplying yet, and their numbers have already exceeded one hundred million! And they're doing it very quickly! They're coming!"

The unidentified creature was very fast; in the short time it took Fujimaru Ritsuka to speak, it had already moved from a distance to a point where it could be clearly seen with the naked eye.

The grotesque and bizarre appearance clearly aroused the fear in everyone's hearts. The soldiers in front of the city gate nervously swallowed, feeling their sanity plummeting, and their hands trembled so much that they could hardly hold their spears.

"Don't be afraid! If we can't stop them here, there's no way out!"

The sergeant struggled to break free from the inexplicable fear and shouted to wake up the other soldiers around him.

As the price for being the first to awaken from his fear, he undoubtedly attracted the attention of those unknown creatures.

Even though Anna, whose Mystic Eyes had been unsealed, used them to eliminate some of the unknown creatures beforehand, and Mash, holding his shield, fought back one after another of these mind-numbing creatures, he still couldn't take away the honor of being the first among all the soldiers to face these unknown creatures.

Those unidentified creatures leaped forward like jumping spiders launching an attack, their sharp limbs outstretched, lunging forward like gaping maws.

In a split second, the sergeant was pounced on and was about to be pierced through by its sharp limbs. Fortunately, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had come down from the city wall, attracted the attention of the unknown creature with a magic bullet, which saved his life.

"Let's get out of here while we can!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka shouted at the sergeant lying on the ground, still in shock. She ignored him and, facing the unknown creature whose attention she had drawn, the Command Seals on the back of her hand lit up slightly.

She was already preparing to use a Command Spell to summon Yudo, after all, she knew her own limitations and knew that her weak magic bullets would definitely not be able to deal with these guys.

However, before Fujimaru Ritsuka could speak, a long spear (?) with a cat's paw pads attached suddenly flew out from the side and knocked the unknown creature away.

Then, a woman dressed in what looked like cheetah pajamas and with animal ears on her head suddenly appeared out of nowhere and struck a pose with her arms crossed in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"Hey! It seems Kukul forgot about it, so the leopard man who wasn't taken along makes a grand appearance!"

At the same time, Dr. Roman's voice also came from the bracelet.

"Detected! Fujimaru! That creature is made of divine mud, an individual that has never existed in any life system before!"

Because they had previously investigated the relationship with the defeated Kingu, Chaldea's database also had records of materials like God's Mud, which matched up perfectly.

"Because we are life forms from the Age of Gods, we are very different from them, starting from our magic circuits. You could say they are mass-produced versions of Enkidu!"

Even their identities were successfully determined through the joint efforts of Dr. Roman and Leonardo da Vinci.

"These creatures are called 'Rahmu,' and they are one of the children of Tiamat!"

Knowing that there wouldn't be much free time during the battle, Dr. Roman's lips moved quickly, and without any wasted words, he directly spat out all the information he had gathered.

Fujimaru Ritsuka: "Rahmu... I understand, Doctor. I'll go back and tell King Gilgamesh about these things!"

"Taku! Leopard Kick!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka: "Any new news from Tiamat?"

"Hah! Leopard Fist!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka: “…”