Davidian's Holy Grail War

Quetzal asked the crowd a question, while Ritsuka calmly introduced herself.

No matter how many times, Davidian admired Ritsuka's calmness and composure during her self-introduction; he felt she was really impressive.

No matter what kind of being they are facing, they can stand tall and calmly state their names.

"Although it's a bit late now, we still need to confirm whether you are one of the pillars of the Three Goddesses Alliance, Quetzalcoatl?"

Merlin asked the goddess before him, and Quetzal confirmed it.

As she swayed with the grace of a South American dance, she excitedly announced to the crowd, "That's right~ I am a deity from faraway South America, here to slightly destroy the feathered serpent goddess of Uruk!"

Quetzal's words made Ritsuka's forehead twitch. The words that were on his mind immediately escaped his lips: "What do you mean, 'slightly destroy'?! Why would you do something like that?!"

His powerful and courageous words startled everyone present, but they quickly came to accept them as perfectly natural. As expected of Fujimaru Ritsuka, he could effortlessly utter words that even they couldn't bring themselves to say.

This sudden turn of events left Quetzalcoatl completely bewildered, and her swaying dance came to a halt. No one understood why she had suddenly fallen silent; the answer wasn't difficult.

"Oh dear, Master-chan! I'm so surprised because you're just so to my liking."

So righteous, so kind, and so hardworking! She completely won me over!

If you're willing to marry me, I might even switch sides and join your side!

After saying that, she covered her face with her hands, refusing to look at the reactions of the people in front of her.

Merlin and Roman were so shocked their jaws almost dropped, and even David couldn't help but look at Ritsuka's face.

Goodness, I don't see any signs of distress about this woman!

"Haha~ This goddess is an unexpected oddball too! Things are getting more and more complicated now!"

Merlin's voice trembled; this time, he'd truly encountered a freak. What a troublesome opponent! How was he going to handle this?

The other female Servants shook their heads rapidly, completely unwilling to accept such a thing; no matter how you looked at it, it sounded very strange!

Quetzal calmed down, and her current aura was more like that of a true goddess at the pinnacle.

So she calmly said to everyone, "But let's not do that. It would be too un-adultish. Although it would make me seem like a reckless goddess."

Alright, since you asked me why I wanted to destroy Uruk, then I'll answer that question.

She then explained her reason: she had been summoned here by her mother to kill humans.

This premise will not change, so both she and the other two goddesses will take this matter seriously.

However, how to do it is up to the individual; simply burning the earth's surface with the sun's flames would be quite boring.

Quetzal simply enjoys the battle; fighting with hatred in mind is not her style.

Therefore, she decided that no matter what kind of opponent she faced, she would carefully kill them one by one.

That's all she did to exterminate humanity.

"Using hand-to-hand combat one by one?" Ritsuka was quite shocked. This couldn't be called strange; it was simply outrageous.

"Of course! That's why I won't use the goddess's powers, because that would be too tiring."

Everyone thought her words were utter nonsense, as she didn't seem to be struggling at all.

Mashu's reaction was the most intense, perhaps because Quetzalcoatl's earlier idea of ​​marrying Ritsuka had provoked her; she spoke fiercely at this moment:

"Out! Out! Goddess Quetzalcoatl! I am reporting you for using your powers in the battle just now."

"Alright, Mash, stop being so stubborn. That wasn't Quetzal consciously using her powers; it was simply a passive effect of her being the pinnacle of goodness. We good people can't harm her."

Davidian pointed out Mashu's mistake without caring and also explained the current situation.

How can good harm the pinnacle of goodness? The other person just finds you cute.

Chapter 257 But I still have to go.

"Wow, this young man grasps the situation very quickly. No wonder he's the lord of Camelot; he's a standout among humans."

Quetzal praised Davian, and everyone couldn't help but turn to look at Davian because of Quetzal's words.

Young man? Where is he small? He looks like a standard adult no matter how you look at him.

But Davidian said nothing; instead, he politely bowed his head to acknowledge Quetzal's praise.

Not everyone can earn the praise of the person in front of them, but Davidian is one of them.

"But you need to be tested to this extent. If you're always spoiled, you'll never grow up. You can only make up for it with your own courage and wisdom. That's what humans are, right?"

Quetzal's words put the group in a difficult position, but for some reason Ritsuka felt that she was right. If they didn't stand up and prove that they could, how could they be called an independent race?

[Is she trying to find her weakness in battle? But that level of divinity is just too much...] Dr. Roman felt a headache coming on; this kind of opponent was simply too difficult to deal with.

"That's all for today. It's about time I head back too~ I only fight one hundred people a day, because if I fight more than that, I won't remember them. Well then, goodbye~ I'll be back tomorrow~"

She waved goodbye to everyone with the casual attitude of someone going to the supermarket, but it seemed that today was indeed over.

Then she whistled, and a huge pterosaur flew down from the sky and caught Quetzal as he leaped high into the air.

They flew towards Eridu at an extremely high speed, and Davidian was unable to stop them.

It's more accurate to say that Quetzalcoatl is already being incredibly kind to be able to stand here safely.

Let's leave aside the fact that the leopard-woman took away the soldiers' corpses and such after that, not because Davidian didn't want to stop her.

David felt there was no point in stopping her; he could clearly sense that the soldiers were slowly regaining their breathing.

It seems that Quetzal didn't actually kill them; he probably used some power he didn't even know about.

Moreover, he always felt that Quetzal didn't really want to destroy this land. Rather, even if the highest level of the benevolent gods had a different perspective, they wouldn't want to do anything to destroy humanity or burn down the history of humankind.

There must be some reason for this, and finding out that reason is their current task.

So they've all gathered in this divine tower once again, Gilgamesh stamping his foot in dissatisfaction. What is all this nonsense? It feels like Davian is slacking off.

He could clearly push that Gorgon to his limit, but now he's saying he can't fight Quetzalcoatl. Is this guy playing favorites?

"Well, this is quite a serious matter after all. We didn't expect Quetzalcoatl to come knocking on our door himself. This was completely unexpected."

Merlin looked distressed and was also feeling the pressure of the situation, but no one knew what he was really thinking.

"That's enough! If she comes back like this tomorrow, it will definitely affect the morale of the monster battle front!"

Gilgamesh was speechless with anger. He hadn't been joking when he praised her as the most perfect goddess.

Unexpectedly, they came knocking at this crucial moment, truly catching Uruk off guard.

Siduri added a report, stating that the artisans and soldiers had now left the southern market where Quetzal had previously caused such a ruckus. If this continued, then the king's prized secret project would…

"A secret project? King Gilgamesh, what are you building?"

Mash, being the outspoken one, was the first to ask the question, while Gilgamesh remained silent for a moment before replying – no.

"Not even bothering to put on an act?!"

Everyone couldn't hold back any longer; it was obvious that Gilgamesh was preparing something big. Yet he was keeping it so secret, refusing to tell anyone what he was planning.

Gilgamesh promptly changed the subject and began to challenge the silent Ishtar:

"Damn it! It's all that inexplicable goddess's fault! Ishtar, isn't that one of your kind? Go and think of something!"

"That guy is hardly my companion! Our cultures and styles are completely different!"

Ishtar first vehemently refuted Gilgamesh, then sighed helplessly:

"However, that girl really knows how to cause trouble. She said she'd fight each human one by one, and that she'd be coming again tomorrow. Does she really intend to kill a hundred people every day?"

Everyone had seen Siduri's tally beforehand; it was indeed one hundred. And because the bodies had all been moved, they couldn't even hold a proper funeral…

However, Davidian was still mentally chuckling to himself, "Why bother with a funeral? Ishtar, really... couldn't you have been more observant of the situation back then?"

Those people are probably back to their old selves in Ur or Eri by now. Sigh... that's why these kinds of girls are so unreliable.

"In any case, let's go to Ur and Eridu again. After all, Quetzal is not a god of the native pantheon."

The fact that she can maintain such a high level of divinity here must mean there's a temple dedicated to her. It's best to see how things unfold once we get there.

David was also helpless; it seemed that he had no choice but to go this time.

Indeed, she must have such great power, just as Davidian said.

Since a temple was built to worship her, there must have been a symbol. Legend has it that Quetzalcoatl possessed the treasure of the Emerald Sword Macana or the Sunstone that traverses the Sun.

One of them must be kept in the temple as a symbol, if it could be destroyed.

"Destroying the symbols, stopping the temple's operation, and diminishing Quetzalcoatl's divinity—is that what you mean?"

Anna understood what he meant; although it was difficult, she still had to try her best.

"You're right, Anna. If we can do that, we'll have a fighting chance against Quetzalcoatl. If Ishtar is willing to help us, our chances will be even higher."

"Oh? You want to rely on me? It's not impossible. If it's Ritsuka's request, I'd certainly be willing. But if some useless king comes to me for help, I'll definitely refuse him firmly and laugh at him to the best of my ability!"

Ishtar, with her exceptionally keen hearing, was already energized. She hadn't participated in the previous battle, but if needed, she certainly wouldn't mind lending a hand.

Gilgamesh gave a disdainful smile, but then immediately straightened his expression and said:

"That's settled then! Fujimaru Ritsuka! I hereby entrust you with a new mission! I grant you permission to conduct the second round of the Goddess Extermination Operation, to cross the dense forest and head to Eridu!"

"Defeat Quetzalcoatl on that land, and while you're at it, retrieve the divine weapon Marduk's Axe, which is kept in Eridu!"