My mother's love song

"Eh? My Lord, do you know King Gilgamesh?"

I know him, but he doesn't know me.

Rhodes smiled and said, "We knew each other right away."

“Then you led the citizens of Nippur across the northern wall and into Uruk.

After you finish this last task, you will stay by my side, Sister Ba. "

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"Hey, Rhode, did you and Archer who was defending the city fight off the monster army together?"

Ishtar blinked and looked at him with an expression that said, "Just you?"

Rhode understood. After all, he had never shown his strength in front of Ishtar, so it was understandable that she would look down on him...

"I see!"

Ishtar suddenly seemed to understand something.

She said excitedly: "How about it, Ma Anna is very powerful! After all, she is my strongest car in the Age of Gods~"

Rhodes: "..."

Ishtar patted Rod on the head while talking smartly.

"Really? Really? You used my Sky Boat to repel the monster army.

Although I am upset about your unauthorized act of helping humans, I will forgive you today.

How about it, did the people in Nippur see Maanna's bravery in slaying the beasts? Did they praise and sing the praises of the great goddess?"

"...Yes, yes." Rhodes said quickly.

"Now, what do the citizens say?"

Ishtar's eyes sparkled.

"Cough cough..."

Seeing this, Rhodes smiled bitterly and cleared his throat.

"When you are ignorant, you slander Ishtar. When you are wise, you understand Ishtar. When you are mature, you must become a believer in Inanna!"

"The more you understand Ishtar, the more you will regard her as a beacon guiding lost ships on the endless sea in the dark night, a gust of wind blowing in the scorching summer, and a bonfire burning in the freezing winter!

"Imen!"

Afterwards, Ishtar, in a good mood, took Rod to Uruk for dinner.

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The wilderness beyond the North Wall.

A familiar scene was playing out in the sky with the sun hanging high in the sky.

“…Aaaaaaaaaaaa!”

"Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

“…Waaaaaaaaaaa!”

There were two figures falling straight down from the sky to the ground.

"There are 7 seconds left until touchdown! Master, please give me instructions! What should I do!?"

“Mashu, please…!”

"...Fu, Fuuuu!"

"Yes, Mash Kyrielight will do her best! Master, please hold my hand!

Noble Phantasm, unfold...! Galahad-san, please lend me your power...!"

There was a chalky light in the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the earth shook and raised a huge cloud of dust.

It was exactly the same as the fall of Rhodes and Ishtar, but this time, although the two girls' landing was thrilling, they finally landed safely.

"…Senior, are you okay?"

"…It's OK. Thank you. Well done, Mashu."

The rising smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and the girl stood up with difficulty while responding to her companions.

She has bright orange-red hair.

His long limbs are very capable, and it can be seen that he works out regularly.

The pure white dress, which does not belong to this era, outlines her curvy figure while also revealing the identity of this girl.

She is the last Master of Humanity, the girl from 2017 AD, Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Although she is just an ordinary person from the perspective of magic, she and her companions have overcome countless dangers in the past six months.

The initial youthfulness in those golden pupils has long gone, and now they are filled with a glimmer of hope.

Behind Fujimaru Ritsuka stood another dignified purple girl knight.

A girl with short pink hair and bangs covering one eye. Her petite figure holds up a large shield that is taller than her.

The shield maiden who protects the magician is named Mash Kyrielight.

Like Fujimaru Ritsuka, he is a member of the Chaldea Observatory, the Human Rights Continuity Assurance Agency.

"No, I should be the one to thank you. It happened so suddenly that my mind went blank."

The girl felt very embarrassed about her panicky behavior in the sky just now.

After conquering six singularities, she thought she had become a capable servant, but it turned out she was still not able to do it.

“Fuwu… Fufu, Fu~!”

The small furry white animal that fell with them jumped onto Mashu's shoulder.

It stretched out its little white paws and pressed the girl's face, as if it was comforting her with its paws.

"Fu Fu...you really are an intelligent guy...!" Fujimaru Ritsuka muttered, stroking his chin.

"Are you both okay? That's great. I didn't know what was going to happen for a moment!"

Along with the young man's voice, stereoscopic images appear in the wilderness.

Two figures, a man and a woman, appeared in the image.

The man who was speaking was Romani, the acting director of the Chaldea Observatory, and standing next to him was Caster Da Vinci, a Servant who also belonged to Chaldea like Mash.

Mashu nodded seriously.

"Yes. Although I free fell from a height of 200 meters, I was saved thanks to the Master's quick reaction.

Although we have encountered many unexpected situations so far, we have never experienced being dropped into the sky.

Doctor, what happened...?"

"Because... the transfer of soul particles seems to have been deliberately obstructed."

Romani said as he looked at the monitor screen.

“We set our sights on the biggest metropolis of our time, and succeeded.

But after the soul transfer was established, you were immediately forced to eject from the location."

"...Is that true? Could it be that the Magic King is interfering?"

"Let me interrupt, Romani, the results are out. Ritsuka and the others were forced to retreat by the barrier just now.

The city of Uruk seemed to have set up a very strong defensive barrier, probably to defend against attacks.

Moreover, this defensive barrier will adjust its output according to the specifications of the invader.

Just like Ritsuka and Mashu were launched 1000 meters into the air, if it was a more powerful invader, it is not impossible that they would be launched several thousand meters."

Fujimaru Ritsuka blinked in surprise.

"Is it such a strict defense? If it weren't for Mashu's defensive Noble Phantasm, we would have been in great danger just now."

"Yeah, that's right... It can't be helped, but it would be lame if someone really died from the fall."

"The oldest failed skydiving case in human history?"

"Haha."

"Hahaha."

There was laughter in the hall of Chaldea, mocking Beast who fell to his death here a week ago.

"■■■■■■■■■!"

Just then, an ominous roar was heard from a distance.

"There is a huge magical reaction... this is it."

The dark shadows of monsters appeared from afar, and the girls looked at each other tacitly.

"I've been wanting to complain for a long time... Why is it that every time we have a good chat, we end up in a battle of wits?"

"Senior! Please get back behind me!"

Mashu raised a large shield, and Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded to her with a serious expression.

"Got it! Go ahead, Mashu!"

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It can be called a crushing battle.

The crushing party was not the numerous terrifying monsters, but the handsome Shield Son and the Master.

The large purple shield danced like a dance, continuously knocking back the attacking monsters.

The curse bullets shot by Ritsuka Fujimaru also assisted Mashu's attack very well.

Babylonia is the last barrier to saving humanity, and their strength is no longer what it used to be.

Three minutes passed, and several corpses of Uridium fell beside the girls.

So far, Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu have not suffered any scratches from the monsters.

However, even though they could not gain any advantage, these monsters did not retreat in the slightest.

They are designed to be killing machines and have no emotion like fear that only living creatures have.

The only emotion that monsters have is hatred for the living.

"He's really strong... He's not on the same level as the small fry I encountered before."

Romani frowned, and...the quantities didn't seem to be on the same level.

After defeating ten Uridiums, the number of surrounding monsters did not decrease at all, and the roars in the distance seemed to increase.

Twenty... no, more than thirty Uridium horses surrounded the two of them in a circle.

The situation was not good, and Romani immediately sent instructions from the command room.

"In this case, we can only break out from a single point! Ritsuka, go to the east with Mashu! The distribution of monsters there is relatively weakest!"

"Understood. Let's aim for the city wall ruins visible to the naked eye on the east side...! Sprint with all your might, Senior!"

"■■■■■■!"

The girls rushed into the herd, suddenly.

The ground ahead of the road suddenly burst into a golden glow.

Swords, spears, swords, halberds... countless sharp weapons shot out from the "golden lake" overflowing with magic power, ripping open more than a dozen monsters from bottom to top.

"Want to compete in numbers? Great. I think I can be of use then."