One-way traffic

Legend has it that the sword used by the hero Perseus to kill Medusa possessed the power to kill even the undead.

With this weapon, Gorgon's immortality can be completely erased and he can be killed.

As for the timing, now is the time.

…Beside him, countless snake heads released by Gorgon were attacking him. If he were bitten, he would be the one to die.

it's fine.

Before it dies, the tip of the scythe will pierce into the Gorgon's body, completely erasing all its power and returning it to death.

That's why I'm alive in this world.

…No.

In order for the people of Uruk to live happier lives, I suppose that someone like myself, an outcast, is destined to disappear along with the Gorgon.

This is my destiny.

It cannot be changed, nor does it need to be changed.

The girl smiled, unconcerned about her fate or the calls from those behind her.

"...You're just indulging in self-admiration and making sacrifices. You don't actually think you're cool right now, do you?"

BOOM—! BOOM! BOOM!

before that.

Suddenly, a white figure appeared between him and Gorgon, stopping everything from happening.

He raised one hand, and the endless gale crushed all the snake heads of Gorgon.

Accelerator.

The person who had been visiting me every night to hear stories of his experiences in various worlds... had actually appeared here.

"If you're going to win, then grin and enjoy the victory! What kind of boring tragedy is this self-sacrifice? Bullshit! Let me tell you, those thoughts are utterly worthless in my eyes!"

In that critical moment, Accelerator stared directly at himself, at his own utter astonishment.

He said these words.

"I don't care about your nonsense about status! If you want to win, then fight with the determination to survive, not this kind of bullshit self-sacrifice!"

"Did you understand, you brat?!"

what--

In that instant, everything that had happened over the countless nights until now, as well as what the other person had said to me yesterday, came flooding back.

Anna's heart was completely shaken.

She no longer hesitated, no longer existed here with the idea that she should have sacrificed herself.

She just smiled softly, shouting loudly with tears streaming down her face.

"--Yes!!"

Bang! ! !

The fatal blow penetrated completely into Gorgon's body.

"Guh... Uwaa ...

The goddess roared, emitting a ferocious sound like a monster, and unimaginable cracks spread all over her body.

Faced with such a Gorgon.

Anna simply and quietly pulled the scythe from the inside of her hand.

Goodbye... to my other self.

“I will not end up like you, yes… I will no longer fight with thoughts of self-destruction.”

"I... will fight to survive! I will fight so that I can continue to live and continue to protect the people of Uruk!!"

finally.

The surging, spreading cracks completely engulfed Gorgon's body.

"Well--!"

Jingu, who had already sensed something was wrong, arrived just in time.

He stared at Gorgon's disappearance, frozen in place.

everything is over.

Quetzal and Ereshkigal have broken away from the alliance, the Gorgon have been destroyed, and the "Alliance of the Three Goddesses" has been completely disintegrated.

…Yes.

"Have all the preparations for Mother's awakening... been completely finished?"

Chapter 628 The Sea of ​​Origin - Mother of Life

Gorgon was defeated.

Meanwhile, the monsters in the northern area seemed to have lost their sense of direction and became completely disorganized.

With Hatsune Miku, Quetzalcoatl, the Jaguar Man, and the soldiers of Uruk, led by King Leonidas, the tide of battle turned completely against them.

The monster army was quickly wiped out, and Gorgon himself, who was manipulating everything, was also killed, thus completely disintegrating the "Alliance of the Three Goddesses".

In this Age of Gods, which serves as a singularity, all anomalies have been erased, and everything has come to a complete end.

It's all over.

"Jingu...?"

After withstanding the onslaught of the Gorgon, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Matthew stood once again before the destroyed temple.

Their goal in coming here is to repair this distorted era.

"The distortion point of this era has been eliminated, and the 'Three Goddess Alliance' has also collapsed..."

“Senior is right, Jingu… You should have no reason to continue fighting now.”

Jingu always regarded Gorgon as his mother, and now that Gorgon has been destroyed, everything should return to its original state.

"what."

However, the green figure that appeared before them shook his head indifferently.

"I have no reason to fight anymore?"

"...Isn't that right?"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned and stood there in surprise.

“Gorgon does indeed have her own desires; she was not merely born into this world as a pawn.”

"I was originally thinking of granting her a small wish, but she was already killed by you before that..."

hum-

That kind of reaction then appeared on Jingu's body.

"—The Holy Grail?!"

Not only Fujimaru Ritsuka, but even Romani Archaman, who was far away in Chaldea, was shocked.

"So that means Gorgon didn't have the Holy Grail on him just now!"

Unlike these people, Accelerator simply remained silent.

But he was also watching Jingu.

"Humph…"

The plan should have already failed.

Gorgon, as the last pawn, should have been dead.

But the expression on Jingu's face was one of pure joy.

"Well, it's about time... you started to experience the actual feeling, right?"

"A cunning nightmare."

then.

Merlin, who had been standing there without any problems, suddenly...

A torrent of blood gushed from his mouth.

"—Puwaaaaa!!"

"Mei, Merlin?!"

Merlin, coughing up blood, collapsed to the ground. Fujimaru Ritsuka and Matthew, who were closest to him, were both astonished by the situation.

Because no reason could be found.

Merlin had been standing here the whole time, and hadn't even participated in the battle just now. Jingu hadn't launched a sneak attack either, so he shouldn't have been injured.

There shouldn't have been any factors that could have caused his injury, so why did it turn out like this?!

"This is bad...".

Merlin, who was spitting blood, was still experiencing worsening symptoms.

But at this moment, his priority was not his physical condition.

"This is bad... Fujimaru, and Matthew...! You're about to... encounter someone who's countless times more terrifying than these goddesses like Gorgon."

"You deliberately created a dream for your mother, delaying her awakening for a long time."

Kingu was not at all surprised by Merlin's current injury.

He slowly approached the group, and Matthew and Anna, who were standing beside him, immediately faced him with vigilance.

"I've been struggling with how to wake my mother up, and then..."

"If we can't wake her up while she's alive, then let's just wake her up while she's dead, shall we?"

What Kingu said was something that Fujimaru Ritsuka and Matthew could not understand at all.

They didn't know what Jingu had done, nor what had caused Merlin to become like this.

Only one person noticed something.

"Could it be... that the mother you're talking about is actually—!!"

As the goddess of Venus, Ishtar is quite knowledgeable about the relationships among goddesses.

Indeed, if we consider the name Jingu, his mention of his mother, and the entire Mesopotamian mythology system, then...

So who exactly was Jingu's mother?

——Boom.

The entire earth suddenly began to tremble violently.

It wasn't a localized earthquake; it was more like something inside the Earth itself was gradually peeling away everything around it.

"W-what happened?! What on earth happened?!"

Unable to figure out what had happened, Matthew could only do his best to protect Fujimaru Ritsuka beside him.

But Jingu scoffed at this.

"What a pointless plan... Old humans, even if you defend or run away, you absolutely cannot withstand what is about to happen."

"Because that will be a massive blood transfusion by Mother for all the old humans on this planet... the first step in the birth of our new humankind!"

Bang! ! !

In that instant, Merlin's body completely collapsed.

Meanwhile, the first to notice the anomaly was the number one in Academy City.

He frowned and turned his gaze directly to the distant horizon.

There.

The area above Uruk was marked by entirely black dots.