Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"To have managed to escape unscathed and bring back important intelligence when both the Goddess of the Beasts and Kingu appeared at the same time, I must admit that you have done well."

Siduri, standing to the side, nodded gently, offering words of comfort:

"Just as Wang said, no one could have predicted the situation in Nippur. Please don't blame yourselves too much."

“My lord, Miss Siduri…”

Gudao was taken aback by Gilgamesh's reaction and was at a loss for what to do.

"Then let's leave it at that."

"Let's get down to business now."

However, Gilgamesh did not give him time to recover and immediately said:

"First, let's talk about the condition of the Goddess of Warcraft."

Even before this, Fujimaru Ritsuka had already revealed the other party's true colors, so they weren't too surprised by the situation of the Beast Goddess Gorgon.

Medusa, one of the three Gorgon sisters, lost her rationality due to human persecution and too much killing, turning into a true monster. In her madness, she absorbed her eldest and second eldest sisters, eventually transforming into a primordial goddess possessing the divinity of the three sisters. She was an extremely powerful being in herself.

In this singularity, she is empowered by the Holy Grail and gains the authority of the creator goddess Tiamat, making her even more formidable—a fact that Ishtar, who has fought against her, knows all too well.

What makes things even more complicated is that Jingu is also by her side.

"And now, the Goddess of Warcraft is incubating the second generation of warcraft, which will be used for actual combat and is expected to be born in ten days."

"And judging from the current situation, it seems that, as the other side said, Uruk will probably have a hard time resisting the attack of the second generation of monsters."

"..."

After reviewing the current situation, a slight silence fell over the hall, as the situation was indeed far from optimistic.

At this point, Gilgamesh continued:

"But in reality, for us, at least until the second generation of monsters is born, not much has changed in what we have to do."

"Things to be done..."

Upon hearing this, Gudao thoughtfully spoke up:

"Does the king mean the goddess of the forest?"

"That's right!"

Gilgamesh affirmed:

“From the goddess Ereshkigal, we already know that the Alliance of the Three Goddesses is not an alliance and cooperation as we initially understood it, but a relationship of mutual competition and checks and balances.”

The three goddesses will not attack each other. Whoever breaks through the gates of Uruk, wipes out humanity, and successfully seizes the Holy Grail from Gilgamesh will be automatically considered the victor, and the other two goddesses will automatically leave this singularity.

This is the core agreement of the "Three Goddess Alliance".

"However, it doesn't matter which goddess wins, the result is the same for us."

Gilgamesh said:

"At present, the Goddess of Warcraft is the most powerful. That is why we must eliminate any unnecessary threats so that we can deal with her with all our might."

"In other words, Fujimaru, before the Goddess of the Beasts launches her all-out attack, you must find a way to conquer the Goddess of the Forest first!"

"This is your next task. Do you understand?"

After a moment of silence, Gudao looked firmly at Gilgamesh and nodded vigorously:

"……Yes!"

……

...

Gudao and the others left the Divine Tower.

Their next task was clear, but Gilgamesh ordered them to rest for a day and get ready before officially setting off on their mission the next day.

Not only them, but also Leonidas I and Ushiwakamaru were given a holiday.

Therefore, it's easy to imagine that the Chaldea embassy will be quite lively again tonight.

As soon as Gudao stepped out of the tower and felt the dazzling sunlight, he subconsciously shielded his eyes with his hand, realizing that it was only just past noon.

Normally, he would probably invite Mash to wander around Uruk, but the battle that morning had left him exhausted, and all he wanted to do now was go back to his room and rest.

The same applies to Mash and Ishtar.

For Ishtar in particular, today was an absolutely terrible day. As soon as she left the temple, she listlessly piloted the Skyship Maana back to her room.

"I'm going back now. Don't call me for dinner. I need to rest and recover my physical and mental injuries."

"Goodbye, Miss Ishtar. Please get some rest."

"In that case, let's meet again tonight. I'm going to do my own thing now."

"Ah, see you tonight, Mr. Merlin."

After Ishtar left, Merlin smiled and waved goodbye to everyone, looking as relaxed as ever.

However, watching the other person's departing figure, Gudao and Mashu still couldn't quite figure out what the other person meant by 'their own business'.

"It seems like I just had a simple breakfast today."

Fujimaru Ritsuka slumped her face and touched her somewhat emaciated belly. She hadn't felt it when she was busy, but now she suddenly felt a strong sense of hunger.

very hungry……

So, she decided to find a place to eat first, and asked Gudao and the others:

"Would you like to have dinner together?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 456 Rest, Dialogue, Banquet, Death?

"If that's the case, then yes..."

Gudao and Mashu, upon hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's words, instantly felt intense hunger and readily agreed.

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"Let's all go eat together."

"Fu~!"

Seeing this, Anna didn't say anything, but silently followed.

The four arrived at a restaurant. Gudao and the others had completed a task for the restaurant owner before and were very familiar with the place. As soon as they entered, they were warmly welcomed by the owner.

"Oh, it's Fujimaru and you guys! Please come in! I'll give you a 10% discount, haha!"

Upon hearing this, Gudao happily responded:

"thank you boss!"

This warm hospitality finally gave them a sense of temporary peace.

The food was served quickly, and the hungry group completely forgot about chatting and began to devour it ravenously, as if it were a whirlwind.

Having finally filled her stomach, Fujimaru Ritsuka placed her hands on the table, squinted slightly, and let out a satisfied sigh:

“Alive—!”

Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka's appearance, Gudao and Mashu couldn't help but smile at each other.

Then, Mashu seemed to have thought of something and asked with some curiosity:

"Speaking of which, it was Gudako who helped us escape safely, right?"

"Of course, what is the situation?"

"This..."

Upon hearing Mashu's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and briefly recounted the situation at the time.

Then, unsurprisingly, Gudao and Mashu became curious about the secret weapon she used against the Gorgons.

"Secret weapon..."

However, seeing that she had no intention of explaining herself, Gudao and Mashu did not delve any further, but simply kept their curiosity to themselves.

After all, there are already enough unsolved mysteries surrounding Gudako, so one more won't make a difference.

After finishing their meal, the four left the restaurant, preparing to return to the Chaldea embassy. However, at that moment, Anna, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke to Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Um... Miss Gudako, can I talk to you?"

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka was slightly surprised, but quickly recovered and nodded with a smile:

"of course."

Anna then nodded slightly to Gudao and Mashu, and led Fujimaru Ritsuka in another direction.

"Um, senior,"

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Mashu asked Gudao:

"Has Miss Anna been acting a little strange since she came back? She seems to care a lot about Miss Gudako?"

This is already a rather euphemistic way of putting it.

In fact, during the time they were working together, Anna's gaze toward Fujimaru Ritsuka could only be described as 'frequent', and the emotions in her eyes were quite complex.

This made Mashu curious, wondering what had happened between the two of them during this time.

"Perhaps it's because Miss Gudako saved the other party?"

Gudao tried to make a guess, but he didn't know much about it either.

However, more than curiosity, he felt a sense of regret.

Because he actually wanted to talk to Fujimaru Ritsuka, but he didn't expect Anna to beat him to it.

"In that case, let's go back first."

"Ah."