My mother's love song

As a result, at the very beginning of this well-prepared large-scale singularity attack, they failed as usual and lost contact with Chaldea as soon as they landed.

After receiving technical support from a girl named Shion, the new Chaldea's facilities were already complete, and such a low-level mistake should not have occurred.

Obviously, it was hindered by the spirit particle.

"… Was it Caster Limbo's doing?"

Regardless of whether it was that man who did it, it is not advisable to stay here for long.

After discussion, the two men, who lacked support from the rear, decided to set off for the capital immediately. After all, they didn't know what kind of monsters they would encounter on a peaceful night.

"Ohhhh... we can already see Rashomon. Master, we're about to enter Kyoto."

Tomoe Gozen pointed to a place not far away with great joy.

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked over and saw a towering black shadow standing under the starry sky.

"That is the gateway to Kyoto [Rashomon]... It's different from the fake one made by Ibaraki Douji, it's the real Rashomon!"

When the girl thought about not having to sleep outdoors tonight, she immediately showed a happy expression and the soreness in her legs seemed to disappear.

Soon, they entered the gate of Rashomon.

"...Please wait, Master!"

When they were one step away from the city gate, Tomoe Gozen suddenly stopped and stretched out her hand to stop Ritsuka behind her.

"What's wrong?"

"Something's wrong."

Tomoe Gozen frowned slightly and looked around.

"Eh? I don't feel anything?"

"No, it's not the fluctuation of magic power... it's something more abstract, um... should I say murderous aura?"

Tomoe Gozen said as he drew the sword from his waist and used his body to block the magician.

At this moment, the earth shook!

A shadow leapt up from the darkness and rushed towards them.

"Ms. Tomoe! Get ready for battle!"

"Yes!"

Tomoe Gozen took a step forward and engaged in a fierce battle with the ugly monster that suddenly attacked from the darkness.

Tomoe Gozen had heard of the strange name that appeared before him.

A dark monster that seemed to be made of resentment itself, a soil spider.

It is said that it was the embodiment of the cry of the barbarians who did not obey the court's discipline.

"I didn't expect... that it would be such a powerful monster."

Tomoe Gozen lived about 100 years after the current time point. Although it was only a short century apart, the level of weirdness on the Japanese island was completely different.

Its huge body combines strength and speed, and its fighting style when attacking humans is cruel but full of wisdom.

Is this the weirdness from the heyday of the Heian period? It can be compared with the monster from the seventh singularity!

By the end of the Heian period when Tomoe Gozen was born, monsters had gradually moved away from areas where humans lived, and there were almost no famous major monsters in the whole of Japan.

Even the battle-hardened Tomoe Gozen had never encountered a monster as powerful as this earth spider in his lifetime.

Ordinary soldiers would be killed easily.

Even a warrior who is proficient in martial arts can be torn apart, bitten, and swallowed in an instant.

But

Tomoe Gozen herself is also a descendant of the demon with strange blood flowing in her body. A mere earth spider cannot hurt her at all.

"Drink!"

After just a few rounds of fighting, Tomoe Gozen easily cut the giant earth spider in half with one sword.

"Ohhhhh... As expected of Ms. Tomoe! So powerful and handsome!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka stood behind the female general and clapped happily.

"Master, you are so stupid."

Tomoe Gozen sheathed his sword, put his hands on his hips and lectured the girl: "Even if the battle is over and the enemy has fallen, you must not let your guard down. Instead, you should remain alert, right? Oh, it's called Zanshin, isn't it?"

She thought of the guidance she had received from her lord in the past.

The so-called Zanshin is the core idea implemented in Japanese martial arts.

Literally, it means to keep some reserve; even if your enemy has fallen, you should still stay focused to prevent unexpected accidents.

Zanshin is not only the spirit of kendo, it is also applied in archery. For Tomoe Gozen, who uses sword, naginata and bow at the same time in battle, Zanshin is especially important.

That's what the man told her.

"Because I have been traveling all night, I am exhausted."

Is it because I have lost contact with everyone in Chaldea and even Mashu is not around?

Today, Fujimaru Ritsuka looks relaxed.

This won't work. Japan today is a demonic world where monsters run rampant.

Master, with this mentality, you will get into trouble sooner or later. I should give him a lecture here.

Tomoe Gozen looked at Ritsuka and was about to speak when she suddenly remembered the words that person had once entrusted to her.

My lord once said that he hoped I could stay in Chaldea to protect this child.

Fujimaru Ritsuka...rounding it off, he's the child of me and my lord!

Thinking of this, Tomoe Gozen couldn't help but soften his heart.

"...Woo."

"What's wrong, Ms. Ba? Your face is so red?"

“No, that’s not the case.”

Putting away her stern expression, she showed a loving smile: "That's right, Master, you must be very tired, so let's go into the city now."

"Okay~"

The two prepared to enter Rashomon.

Just then, a creepy growl came from beside them.

"Master!"

Tomoe Gozen's eyes widened.

A soil spider that was several times larger than the previous one suddenly appeared from the darkness and attacked Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"what……!"

Ritsuka Fujimaru flew out, and her vision was dyed red.

She sat up quickly after falling to the ground, but instead of checking her injuries, she looked in another direction.

"Ms. Ba!"

Tomoe Gozen knelt on one knee in front of Tsuchigumo, the ground around her splattered with blood.

Just before the Tsuchigumo's claws were about to swing down on the magician's head, Tomoe Gozen flew over and knocked Ritsuka down, but she herself was hit directly by the monster.

“I was careless…!”

Tomoe Gozen covered his abdomen and groaned.

"I'll heal you!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka took a step towards Tomoe Gozen, but the latter shouted loudly.

"No! Don't come over here! Master, run away first! Leave this to me!"

But it is already late.

There was more than one shadow emerging from the night.

There were ten giant earth spiders approaching them, forming a circle.

Ignoring the monsters around him, Fujimaru Ritsuka ran to Tomoe Gozen and began to heal her with magic.

"Really? Master, why didn't you run away alone?!"

"It's impossible to just leave Miss Ba alone, right?"

"Ugh...I should have been stricter with you earlier!"

It's no use saying more now.

The serious injury just now could not be completely healed by a few pieces of magic, but dozens of monsters at the level of gods appeared before him.

I didn't expect to encounter such a big crisis on the first night of arriving at the singularity.

Tomoe Gozen took out his bow to fight back, but it was difficult to stop the earth spiders from attacking him.

A truly unpleasant creature.

Normally they move so quickly, but once they gain an overwhelming advantage they slowly approach as if to torture their prey’s mind.

Just when Ritsuka and Tomoe Gozen were at the end of their rope, a strong aura seemed to flood into the entire space.

The atmosphere of the wilderness also changed.

"……what?"

Ritsuka blinked.

This is not an illusion.

Not only her, but even the colony of earth spiders seemed to sense that "something is coming" and became extremely restless.

"!!!"

Suddenly, a long sword flew down from above and pierced through the head of one of the earth spiders. The spider fell down while screaming miserably.

Finally sensing the source of that strong aura, Ritsuka and Tomoe Gozen raised their heads and looked towards the top of Rashomon. However, before that,

“GOOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”

The laughter resounded through the night sky.

Where the girls glanced, there appeared a golden shadow.

Standing proudly at the highest point of Rashomon, accompanied by the full moon, the man looking down at the earth from the sky was wearing a golden full body armor.

Li Xiang: "………………"

Tomoe Gozen: “………………”

The golden shadow standing on the Rashomon said in an unhappy tone: "Know your own identity, bastard. Who allowed you to look up to the king?"

He spoke with the same arrogance as the King of Heroes.

Wearing the same attire as the Hero King.

A man who has the same hobby as the King of Heroes, who likes to stand on a high place and look down on everything.

Tomoe Gozen covered her mouth, tears streaming down her cheeks, while Fujimaru Ritsuka happily called out the man's name

"Lord-kun!"

"No matter how you look at it, it's Gilgamesh!!!" Rhodes shouted.

"It's Rod-kun who is cosplaying as King Gilgamesh!" Ritsuka also shouted.

Even though they were nearly a hundred meters apart, even if he tried his best to deny it, there was no way the girl would make a mistake.

The person who appeared above Rashomon was not the hero king Gilgamesh.

He is a young man who has saved Chaldea from danger several times in the past, and is also the object of admiration of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu.

"…………"

On the other side, Rhodes, who was shivering in the cold night wind on the Rashomon, gnashed his teeth with hatred on his face.