How come the Ace of Cups isn't considered the Holy Grail?

Yuwatari didn't mince words and directly recounted his experiences to his current Master, Fujimaru Ritsuka.

When she heard that he had also fallen from the sky after coming into this world, Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes lit up, and she immediately felt much closer to him.

This is practically my half-brother!

If it weren't for the fact that it was already late and she was exhausted from walking all day, Fujimaru Ritsuka would definitely have had a good chat with Yuuto.

"Alright, we're still quite a distance from Uruk. Let's rest here for the night!"

After clearing a clearing in the cedar forest, Merlin used magic to light a fire and warmly invited everyone to sit down, using fallen tree trunks as chairs.

Is there anywhere around here where we can get food?

You Du glanced at the empty fire but did not choose to sit down. Instead, he asked Merlin.

"We're one thing, but Master is still a human. We can't expect her to starve with us, can we?"

When Fujimaru Ritsuka heard this, although she said on the surface that it was not necessary to go through so much trouble for her alone, she actually looked at Merlin with an expectant light in her eyes.

She was indeed hungry. She had only eaten an apple on the way with Enki, which had long since been digested, and now her stomach was empty.

"Hmm... I remember there's a river nearby, so we should be able to catch some fish to grill, and we can also look for fruit trees along the riverbank..."

However, grilled fish without any seasoning is only good for filling your stomach. The fruit is nice, but the temperature here is not high at night. If possible, it is better to eat something warm rather than cold fruit.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, on the other hand, didn't mind at all; as long as she had something to eat, that was enough for her.

But Yudo doesn't want to eat!

He had no doubt that with the abilities of the people present, if they were to actually fish, the number of fish would be considerable, and given Fujimaru Ritsuka's personality, she would definitely invite them to share the grilled fish.

Yuto admits that he can't possibly smile and praise a tasteless grilled fish as delicious.

Rather than saying it's delicious while your face contorts in pain, it's better to just eat something delicious from the start.

"How far is Uruk from here?"

Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka was pondering whether catching fish or picking fruit was easier, she suddenly heard Yuuto ask Merlin such an unrelated question.

"Huh? Hmm... If we set off at dawn tomorrow, we should be able to reach Uruk around noon or afternoon, right? What's wrong?"

"About half a day's journey..."

After quickly calculating his speed on the D-wheel in his mind, Youdu made a decision.

"Alright, since that's the case, let's not delay any longer! I'll take Master directly to Uruk!"

"Ah I?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't understand how the topic suddenly jumped to traveling through the night. She just felt that traveling through the night when she was tired and hungry would definitely be a very painful experience.

"Well... how about we travel through the night—"

Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka was thinking about how to politely decline Yutaka's suggestion, he saw Yutaka reach out and a vehicle resembling a motorcycle appear out of nowhere next to him.

Ah... so we weren't traveling on foot after all...

Fujimaru Ritsuka's resistance vanished instantly.

"With the speed of the D-Wheel, we should be able to finish that half-day's journey quickly, saving us from having to camp in the wild. By the way, Master, did you say anything just now?"

"No, I didn't say anything. Traveling at night is fantastic! I love traveling at night!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka found it hard to describe the joy she felt upon seeing a motorcycle-like vehicle within the singularity. She only knew one thing: from this moment on, her favorite class would likely have to change from Shieldbearer to Cavalry.

Sorry, Mashu, but he has a motorcycle!

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had to measure the land on her own two legs at almost every singularity, couldn't wait to sit behind Yuwatari.

The space on the D-wheel isn't very large, since it's designed for single riders. It would be a bit cramped for two people, but they could still fit.

Seeing this, Fufu jumped onto Fujimaru Ritsuka's shoulder, intending to hitch a ride.

"Then I'll go and take Master to Uruk first, and then come back to pick you up!"

With that, Yuto turned the throttle, lifted the front of the car, and created an upward path of light out of thin air, leaping out of the cedar forest with Fujimaru Ritsuka's scream.

The crowd that remained on the ground sat around the fire that Merlin had magically lit, looking at each other in silence.

Chapter Sixty-Two: Meeting an Acquaintance

Inside the tower of Uruk, also known as the temple, the personnel who had come to deliver a new batch of intelligence and Siduri were quietly waiting for Gilgamesh to issue new orders.

Having shed his tyrannical demeanor from the Fourth and Fifth World Wars, Gilgamesh, now a wise king after returning from his quest for the herb of immortality, is leaning against the armrest of his throne, gazing at the clay tablet in his hand.

Before the advent of papermaking technology, the Sumerians would have preferred to use clay to make such tablets, and then carve the messages they wanted to convey onto them.

However, this peaceful atmosphere was soon broken by a hurried voice.

"King Gilgamesh!"

The soldier hurriedly ran into the hall, stopped at the foot of the throne steps, and bowed.

Siduri, who was standing to the side, was about to reprimand the soldier for his act of ramming the throne when Gilgamesh raised his hand to stop her. He put down the clay tablet in his hand, and his scarlet eyes moved to the soldier.

"Speak, what's the matter that's so urgent?"

"Yes! The soldiers at the city gate spotted a bright, unidentified object in the distant sky, which is approaching Uruk at an extremely fast speed."

Feeling Gilgamesh's gaze, the soldier instinctively felt immense pressure, but still quickly and clearly reported what he had discovered to Gilgamesh.

"A bright object?"

Although Siduri didn't know what the soldier was talking about, the keywords "bright" and "flying" reminded her of a guardian deity of Uruk.

"My lord, do you think the soldiers might have seen Lady Ishtar?"

She approached Gilgamesh's throne and whispered her guess to him.

As for the brightness... if it's not some kind of magical effect, then it could be the reflection of the gems that Ishtar is holding or surrounding her body.

After hearing Siduri's guess, Gilgamesh thought about Ishtar's wicked personality.

If it were her, she might very well come to him and show off after somehow acquiring a huge pile of gems, but...

How could that useless goddess, who has no affinity for the Golden Rule and looks like she's poor, possibly get so many gems?

Gilgamesh let out a sneer to show his disdain for Ishtar.

"Very well, I've been busy with state affairs lately, it's time for me to get up and stretch! Siduri, you and the others can leave now!"

After dismissing the rest of the people in the tower, Gilgamesh stood up from his throne, a stone book appearing in his hand. He looked through the tower's window at the path of light that had appeared above Uruk.

"Let me see who has the audacity to directly challenge my throne!"

Under Gilgamesh's gaze, the bright, luminous object descended upon the entrance of the tower, accompanied by a path of light.

Boom!

squeak--

First came a muffled thud as an object hit the ground, followed by the screeching sound of tires being forced to stop rotating by the brakes and rubbing against the stone slabs on the ground.

Even after stepping off the D-wheel of the ferry and her feet touched the ground again, Fujimaru Ritsuka still felt as if she were walking on soft, fluffy clouds, experiencing a light, unreal sensation.

How do you describe the feeling of soaring through the air on a D-wheel?

fantastic.

The D-Wheel didn't fly in the sky as she imagined, but rather sped through the sky in a way she couldn't comprehend.

Having previously experienced falling from a great height without a parachute, Fujimaru Ritsuka believed she was quite familiar with the feeling of being in the sky.

That feeling of weightlessness, that sense of being lost with no point of support around your body, is completely absent when riding the D-class ferry.

On the contrary, as she flew here, even though it seemed like there was nothing beneath her feet, it felt strangely solid, as if she were standing on solid ground.

Even after she got off the D-wheel and actually stepped onto the ground, she still couldn't quite tell which side was the real ground.

"What a strange experience..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka, with a Fou perched on her shoulder, stomped her foot and stood beside Yuwatari, who had removed his helmet. She looked at the blond man sitting on the throne, resting his chin on one hand on the armrest.

Is this King Gilgamesh?

Indeed, after seeing that the unidentified flying object that had landed was actually Yuwatari and Fujimaru Ritsuka piloting the D-Wheel, and not some kind of monster or useless goddess, Gilgamesh somewhat lost interest and sat back down.

Want to get some exercise?

And that guy Archer?

Forget it, he doesn't want to pull out EA just for this kind of purpose...

"I thought some fool dared to challenge my throne, but I didn't expect you to be summoned as well? Archer? And..."

Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow as his gaze shifted to Fujimaru Ritsuka standing next to Yuuto.

"The magician at the observatory? She's your Master this time?"

He didn't think that Yuuto, who could defeat his younger self, would be a fool who couldn't even tell the truth about the other party's identity, so he didn't need to verify Fujimaru Ritsuka's identity anymore.

"So you do remember, Gilgamesh... But that makes things easier!"

Since Gilgamesh was a friendly unit this time, Yuuto stopped calling him "Golden Flash" and addressed him by his normal name.

"If there's anything else, let's talk about it tomorrow. Please have someone find a larger room that I can move into immediately, and also prepare some food for my Master. I still need to go and pick up Merlin and the others!"

"Oh, and besides, you should call me Rider now!"

Before putting on his helmet, Yuuto corrected Gilgamesh's way of addressing him and then set off again on the path of light leading to the heavens.

Inside the tower, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was left behind, stared at Gilgamesh with some awkwardness.

One didn't know what to talk about with Wang, while the other felt they had nothing to talk about, resulting in neither of them initiating a conversation.

Fortunately, Siduri, who hadn't heard any fighting sounds inside the tower after seeing the unidentified flying object leave, broke the tense atmosphere when she entered.

She saw Fujimaru Ritsuka standing below the steps of the throne, and her unfamiliar hair color and attire immediately surprised her, prompting her to ask a question.

"Your Majesty, could this be the stranger you once mentioned?"

"Ah, after all, becoming that guy's Master shouldn't be a mistake."

Gilgamesh nodded almost imperceptibly and casually picked up the clay tablet he hadn't finished looking at.

"But you've come at the right time, Siduri. Go and prepare a large room for them, big enough to accommodate four or five people, and then send them some food..."

"As you command, King."

Upon hearing this, Siduri, holding the mud tablet in her arms, lifted her skirt with one hand and bowed. Then, facing the still somewhat reserved Fujimaru Ritsuka, she made a gesture to lead the way.

"Then please follow me, guest from a foreign land."

Chapter 63 Merlin: Please be gentler next time~

Fujimaru Ritsuka sat alone, feeling somewhat uneasy, in the large house that Siduri had arranged for her.

Forced to face a whole table of roasted lamb chops, fried fish fillets, freshly baked pancakes, vegetable soup, fruit, and a whole butter cake as dessert, I anxiously suppressed my hunger, wanting to wait for everyone to come over so we could enjoy it together.

Merlin was being chained to the back of the D-wheel by Anna, swinging up and down in mid-air as the boat moved forward, swallowing a bellyful of cold wind.

To save time, and also because he was too lazy to make another trip, Yuuto simply put Anna in front of D-Wheel after picking up Mashu, planning to take everyone over on this trip.

However, while the petite Anna could squeeze in, it was far too difficult for someone as tall as Merlin to fit in.

Fortunately, Anna, who never considered Merlin a human being, solved the problem from another angle. She used the iron chain of her sickle to bind Merlin and tied him to the back of the D-Wheel like a piece of cargo, successfully allowing Yudo to bring everyone back in just two trips.

With Gilgamesh's instructions, the soldiers guarding the city knew that the bright object flying towards the tower was one of their own, so they did not rush to report it.

When Youdu and the others landed at the entrance of the Divine Tower, Merlin, the Nightmare Demon, had been blown about by the wind and was in a disheveled state.

"Haha, if possible, I hope you can treat Merlin a little more gently next time~"

After quickly combing his hair, Merlin took the lead and strode into the newly reopened Divine Tower.

"Oh! King Gilgamesh, the magician Merlin has brought you back some guests! But you should have already met one of them, right?"

Gilgamesh ignored him, and in his place, Siduri, who was beside the throne, took over Merlin's words and gave him a formal greeting.

"You're back, Magician Merlin. You've worked hard. I'm very happy."

The people behind Merlin looked at Gilgamesh's indifferent expression, which hadn't changed even by a single pixel, and then at Siduri, whose face was half-covered by a veil, and suspected that she was lying through her teeth.

However, Siduli, with her good attitude, was not embarrassed by these looks. Her gaze swept over the clothes on Youdu and the others.

"Excuse me, are you all companions of Ms. Fujimaru from before?"

"Ah, yes! May I ask where you are now, senior?"