One-way traffic

To prevent the singularity from forming further, remove the "Holy Grail," and restore human history to its normal balance.

This is what they are trying to do, and what they are doing.

"During this time, we will use a specific method to cast spells, thereby summoning all sorts of beings from mythology and history as Servants that we can use to fight against the various dangers we face... Wait a minute!! This kind of knowledge should be basic for people who can travel through time and space!"

After explaining for a long time, Dr. Roman finally realized that something was wrong.

He first told the other party about Chaldea, and then told the story of the six singularities that Fujimaru Ritsuka had encountered so far.

Then, it explained why humanity went extinct in 2016, elaborated on the Holy Grail question left behind by King Solomon, and then explained what the Holy Grail is, what a magician is, and what a Servant is…

No matter how you look at it, these are the most basic concepts.

If it were an entity capable of traversing time and time travel, there would be no reason for it not to know these things.

"Besides... time travel shouldn't be something that can be done casually. Even Chaldea relies on countless hours of effort to create a device that can do it, and it requires extreme caution. How could time travel be done so easily! And also—!! At the beginning, shouldn't I be the one asking you questions? How did it suddenly become me explaining the settings one-sidedly?!"

Finally realizing he had been used, Dr. Roman began to shout in great displeasure.

Of course, Accelerator didn't care about that. He used all sorts of linguistic tricks to get the other party to reveal all the corresponding information about this world.

However, not answering the other party's question can indeed cause some trouble.

Thus, even Accelerator had to face the fact that he had to explain their detailed identities to Dr. Roman.

He cleared his throat, and thus entrusted the answer, which he had struggled with for some time, to himself—

"It's nothing serious, just a guy passing by, no need to worry about him."

"Ah, I see... what the hell!! What's the difference between this and not saying anything at all?!"

"Um... please calm down. While we do use a different power system than yours, we're really not bad people..."

Seeing Dr. Roman, who was almost going berserk, in the projection in front of her, Hatsune Miku realized that things were going badly and quickly pushed Accelerator away, then tried to smooth things over with a wry smile.

"How could you possibly calm down! You must understand, the power you just used had absolutely nothing to do with magic—"

"What's the problem then?"

Romani Archman, who was about to say something more, was immediately silenced by Accelerator's words.

"Even in this world, there are gods, right? Gods have their own powers, and there are different people with different abilities. Originally, there shouldn't be only the power system you use in this world... right?"

"That's true... Even in historical records before 2015, there have been many supernatural phenomena such as spontaneous human combustion and telekinesis... but those were basically just—"

"It's nothing serious, it's just that the nature of the abilities is different, it's that simple."

Dr. Roman's words were once again completely interrupted by the other party.

Everyone present knew that these words were merely a pretext to cover things up, because the abilities displayed by Accelerator and Hatsune Miku had far exceeded the intensity of that kind of performance.

But even so, so what?

Roman knew that the reason he was so eager to know about the identities and true nature of the two of them was simply because he was worried that they might pose a threat to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

After all, these two are currently following closely behind the last human master... What if something were to happen to one of them?

It's perfectly normal to have doubts about beings whose identities and power systems are unclear.

"doctor."

But then, the person who interrupted him was neither Accelerator nor Hatsune Miku.

Instead, Fujimaru Ritsuka herself was looking directly at the projected image.

"It's okay, I trust these two people."

"Huh...? Fujimaru, you..."

"Although we don't really know the exact identities of these two people, they did save us during the attack just now. Whatever their reasons, that's an undeniable fact, isn't it?"

"...That's definitely true."

Romani, far away in the modern era, frowned, still unable to let go of his worries.

"No matter what the situation is, at least for now, I... am willing to believe them."

"I'm willing to believe in this Hatsune Miku who's willing to protect our safety, and... in Accelerator who was able to appear in time to help us defeat those monsters!"

The girl stopped and looked at the camera with an extremely serious and earnest expression.

Dr. Roman across from him finally scratched his head in exasperation.

"Seriously, there's nothing I can do about it... Listen up! Since you're so determined to take this path, there's nothing I can do, but you absolutely must be extra careful. If something unexpected happens, it could be really dangerous."

"This is a one-time exception, and it won't happen again!!"

Upon hearing this, both Matthew and Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled with relief.

"I'm sorry to have caused you trouble, Ms. Fujimaru..."

"No, that's not true at all~ Because you did save us, didn't you? That's an undeniable fact~"

"What you said is right, senior. You two really helped us in our time of crisis. So, no matter what, we shouldn't be so confrontational just because of simple suspicion."

After the three girls completely resolved this perplexing problem, the joy on their faces grew stronger and stronger.

Neither Accelerator nor Enkidu responded to these questions.

They simply walked ahead without saying a word.

"Then, please take a short rest here."

Upon arriving at a hilly area resembling a river, Enkidu turned around and said this to the group in front of him.

"Next, although we are heading to Uruk, due to the complex relationships between various forces in the southern region, we will need to take a slightly longer route to get there."

"Various forces...? Could it be that in this era, there are other factions besides King Gilgamesh?"

Enkidu simply smiled and answered the questions posed by the crowd.

"The Alliance of the Three Goddesses."

"What…?"

"Those are three goddesses who appeared because of the Holy Grail, and in this era, the three of them have formed an alliance..."

He walked slowly toward the edge of the hill.

At the same time, the girls also heard sounds like roars and running.

"—Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia".

Not only the three girls, but even Accelerator himself came to the hill and looked into the distance.

Endless as far as the eye can see.

It really felt like a dream, with massive city walls stretching endlessly to the left and right.

Towering above the ground.

"That was... what we just encountered?!"

"Those are all magical beasts, and there are thousands of them...!"

Looking down from the hill, countless monsters, like raindrops, were rushing towards the city wall – the very same monsters that Accelerator had just instantly dispatched.

If these monsters were measured in modern terms, their power would be comparable to the firepower of a small tank.

Building thousands of monsters on this foundation... it's like a nightmare.

"Nothing to be surprised about?"

Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, Enki couldn't help but chuckle.

"Even at this level, they have persisted for more than half a year."

"Half, half a year?! With Mesopotamia's current strength?! That's outrageous!"

Even Dr. Roman, who was listening to all of this, responded with an extremely shocked tone.

This is the Age of Gods, not the modern world. No… even a modern city would probably struggle to withstand such a massive attack by magical beasts.

He simply couldn't comprehend, based on his own imagination alone, how these people of the Age of Gods managed to withstand such a catastrophe-like event.

"...They are just shedding meaningless blood."

"Eh?"

Hatsune Miku was taken aback.

She turned her head, and Enkidu beside her... seemed to be whispering something.

The green-haired man stared at everything below, his eyes narrowed.

"There's no need to destroy them all. After all, even if we leave them to fend for themselves, they'll all die out anyway. They're really stubborn."

"Enkidu?"

This time, even Matthew and Fujimaru Ritsuka heard what he said.

"What were you referring to just now?"

"Ah...sorry, I didn't explain myself very clearly."

Enkidu blinked and smiled in response to the others.

"They are monsters. After all, with so many of them, they would all die out no matter what."

"is that so?"

"That's exactly right, no mistake."

He chuckled lightly, changing the subject, and then looked ahead.

"If we go further ahead, there's a forest to the west. From there, we can reach a safe area. There's a small river not far away. If we take a boat from there, we can avoid all kinds of forces and reach Uruk directly."

"Ah...oh."

The two girls nodded and followed Enkidu forward.

just.

No matter what, there was still one person staring intently at him.

"One party...?"

Hatsune Miku, who was planning to travel with them, then saw it.

Accelerator stood still, gazing intently at Enkidu's departing figure.

"nothing."

He casually pursed his lips, without saying anything more.

just.

What no one knew was that Accelerator had already taken a liking to that guy named Enkidu.

Just because of what he just said.

————————————————————————————————————————

"Oh dear? It looks like the sun is about to set."

Before they knew it, they had been there for almost a day.

If Accelerator wanted to, he could directly use his spatial teleportation ability, or fly into the sky in one breath and circle the entire planet at supersonic speeds.

But he didn't do that, and he didn't even mention it.

He simply followed behind the group without saying a word.

"We're almost there. If we keep going this way, we should be able to reach Uruk before sunset, right?"

It is located in the forest to the west.

The surrounding area was piled with weeds, and huge trees covered everything around it. It seemed that the trees here were very old.

The setting sun cast its rays through the trees, and Enkidu led the group straight ahead through the woods.

"If we continue forward, as I mentioned before, there's a dock ahead. If we take a boat from the dock downstream—"

That would allow them to reach Uruk before sunset, which was exactly what Enkidu had intended to say.

then.

"—If by dock you mean that kind of energy response that gives people a completely unpleasant feeling."