Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"Senior, Mr. Merlin, we succeeded!"

"This is a task personally assigned by King Gilgamesh!"

Gudao echoed happily:

"Yes, we're finally starting to move forward!"

"Fujimaru-dono——!"

Just then, a warm call came from the side. The group looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ushiwakamaru walking towards them with a smile on her face. Musashibo Benkei and Fujimaru Ritsuka were also by her side.

"Ushiwaka, Musashibo, Gudako-san!"

Ushiwakamaru approached them and smiled:

"We heard from Miss Sidury! You are about to set off for war, that's wonderful news!"

"My feelings are just like when I received the official position from Emperor Go-Shirakawa!"

"Yes, that's true!"

Musashibo Benkei nodded in agreement, while kindly reminding him:

"But Lord Ushiwakamaru, isn't this analogy a bit inappropriate?"

"thank you all."

Gudao chuckled in response, then asked the three of them with some curiosity:

"It's rare for everyone to get together like this... Did they all get some work assignments?"

"Yes."

Ushiwakamaru replied:

"Although the current battle situation is very good, Lord Leonidas at the front reported that there seems to be some unusual activity on the monster front. Just in case, King Gilgamesh has ordered us to go to the front to garrison as well."

"That's it."

Upon hearing this, Gudao nodded knowingly, then looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and asked with concern:

"Is Gudako-san going too?"

To be honest, he really wanted to invite Gudako to join them.

The other party was the first unaffiliated servant they encountered in this singularity, and was very willing to help them. Even when they first confronted King Gilgamesh, the other party took the initiative to stand on their side.

Moreover, although Gudako is a Servant, she is a magus from the modern world just like them, which makes him feel very close to her.

Considering all the above factors, if we were to say which Servant he trusts the most in this singularity besides Mash, it would probably be Gudako.

in addition,

Seeing that Fujimaru Ritsuka was now being ordered around by King Gilgamesh and might not even be able to act with them, Gudao felt a mix of indescribable emotions.

It was obviously me who came first...

"me?"

On the other side, upon hearing Gudao's question, Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her head and said:

"I haven't heard Siduri mention this. I just happened to run into Ushiwakamaru and the others on the way, and we came together."

Then she continued:

"You're planning to go to Ur to investigate the jungle there, right?"

The city of Ur, located south of Uruk, fell swiftly after the arrival of the Three Goddess Alliance, and no information about the enemy, their methods of attack, or the situation within the city was transmitted out.

Gilgamesh sent soldiers to investigate several times, but without exception, they all never returned.

Even in the end, Gilgamesh sent out an investigation team consisting of two Servants—Fuma Kotaro and Amakusa Shirou—but they completely lost contact after heading to Ur.

Therefore, this is actually a rather dangerous investigative task.

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"I came here specifically for this matter."

"So--!"

Gudao's eyes lit up, thinking the other party wanted to join them, but before he could speak, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"There's no need to go out and investigate. Actually, I happen to know some information about that side, including the Three Goddess Alliance."

“…Eh?” ×n——

Inside the divine tower, on the throne.

"Having such crucial intelligence, you've been lurking right under my nose for so long, only revealing it now..."

Due to his tireless work day and night, King Gilgamesh, whose complexion was already poor, turned even more ashen, with veins bulging on his forehead as he struggled to suppress his inner rage.

"boom!"

However, in the end, he could not suppress his anger. His left hand slammed heavily on the throne, and his slightly trembling right hand pointed directly at Fujimaru Ritsuka, angrily rebuking her:

"Such important intelligence should have been shared immediately, you idiot—!"

"Are you trying to drive me to my death?!"

It seemed like it had been a long time since they had seen the king so enraged. Everyone inside the divine tower fell silent, heads bowed, afraid of being caught in the crossfire of his fury.

Even Gudao and Mashu, who were used to being with Gilgamesh, swallowed nervously and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with concern.

Upon seeing this, Merlin couldn't help but smile and exclaim in amazement:

"To think that you could anger the king to this extent, that's truly impressive!"

Upon hearing his voice, Gilgamesh glanced at him coldly, and Merlin immediately shut his mouth and raised his hands in surrender.

Gilgamesh ignored him and turned his attention back to Fujimaru Ritsuka in front of the throne. Seeing the innocent expression on her face, he was even more furious, but also somewhat helpless.

—Where on earth did this unfortunate minister come from? Is my other self blind?!

"Your Majesty, please let me explain."

Just then, Fujimaru Ritsuka, standing before the throne, finally spoke. She glanced almost imperceptibly at Gudao and Mashu, then helplessly spread her hands:

"Although it was wrong of me to conceal the information until now, even if I had known beforehand, it wouldn't have made any difference, would it?"

"..."

Noticing Fujimaru Ritsuka's subtle movements, Gilgamesh instantly understood her implication and fell silent.

indeed so.

When he first met the Chaldean group, he dismissively said that they were completely useless, but that was not the case.

In reality, due to the loss of two Servants during the investigation of Ur, their forces were severely weakened, making it difficult for Uruk to spare any more manpower to investigate the "Three Goddess Alliance".

Therefore, the arrival of the Chaldea group is actually a very rare and valuable aid for Uruk at this time.

However, just as he said at the beginning, Uruk does not need outside help, and he would not take the initiative to ask Gudafu and others for help without his approval.

So, just as Fujimaru Ritsuka said, even if they had obtained this information from the beginning, it wouldn't have helped the situation at all.

Because there are only two options:

First, he contradicted himself and swallowed his pride to ask the Chaldea group to carry out the operation;

Second, once Gudao and the others have demonstrated achievements worthy of his approval, he will entrust them with important responsibilities.

The results speak for themselves.

"……snort."

After quickly understanding the reasoning behind it, Gilgamesh calmed down and returned to rationality. In the end, he gave a light hum, indicating his attitude and choosing not to pursue the matter any further.

"Humph."

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her head slightly, her expression somewhat smug.

Gilgamesh was getting angry again, but he couldn't argue with her, so he could only forcefully turn his head away and then rebuke Merlin without any politeness:

"Merlin, stop slacking off!"

"As a court magician, is your duty simply to stand there and stand there in a daze?!"

Merlin: "?"

Why am I always the one who's hurt?

Come spicy!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 428 The Queen of Information, Miss Gudako

"Cough cough."

"In short, let me summarize the current situation."

Despite the apparent targeting of him, Merlin stepped forward without hesitation to take charge of the hosting duties.

Before Fujimaru Ritsuka provided the information, Uruk was completely unaware of the situation regarding the "Three Goddess Alliance".

However, due to the constant mischief caused by the goddess Ishtar and the countless hordes of monsters the soldiers faced, it was vaguely speculated that two of the three goddesses in the "Alliance of the Three Goddesses" might be Ishtar and Tiamat.

As for the third one, the goddess who occupied Ur, there was absolutely no information about her.

"However, according to the information provided by Miss Gudako, the 'Three Goddess Alliance' should actually refer to: Ereshkigal, Quetzalcoatl, and Medusa, who has acquired some of Tiamat's characteristics."

As he spoke, Merlin raised an eyebrow slightly and said:

"Well, it's quite an unexpected combination, in every sense of the word."

Ereshkigal, needless to say, is the god of the underworld in Sumerian mythology. Like Ishtar, she is an indigenous goddess and Ishtar's sister goddess.

"Ereshkigal... that gloomy fellow actually has thoughts of destroying humanity?"

Gilgamesh was no stranger to this goddess; in fact, he was quite familiar with her, as they had crossed paths before.

He rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat irritated.

"Ishtar too, Ereshkigal too... What are these Mesopotamian gods up to!"