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

It was a passageway filled with enormous skeletons and spheres that resembled hatching eggs, with a network of varying thicknesses beneath your feet, like veins.

Arriving at the deepest part of the Blood Temple, standing on the edge of a place that resembled a lake, Kingu looked at Gorgon's enormous body in the center of the lake.

"What happened? Mother?"

Gorgon slowly opened his eyes, and the huge golden wings that had been gathered at his waist and in front of him unfolded, instantly blocking out the sun inside the temple and giving people a strong sense of awe.

She was asleep, but in her dream, she saw a vision of 'herself' dying.

The man with the strange device on his arm used a card to summon a white humanoid familiar, which severely injured 'himself' with a single punch.

Even after she woke up from her dream, she could still faintly feel the pain caused by the injury.

The sudden appearance of this dream gave her a bad feeling, so she quickly called Jin Gu back and gave him a warning.

“Jingu…my child…”

Due to his enormous size, even though Gorgon thought he was speaking in a dreamlike voice, the volume was loud enough to create an echo within the vast temple.

“I saw it…that unsettling presence…be careful of those cards…and the white familiar…”

Cards and... a white familiar?

Based on these two keywords, Jingu recalled them and focused his attention on the 'Merlin'.

The opponent did indeed use a card-type Noble Phantasm. As for the white familiar... does it refer to that dragon?

He recalled the white dragon that had single-handedly wiped out most of the monsters during the monster horde.

That's his trump card?

“I understand, Mother. I will be more careful with that guy.”

Jingu nodded in agreement. In any case, calming Gorgon down was the most important thing right now.

With his reassurance, Gorgon calmed down and returned to sleep.

……

The group of travelers returned to Uruk and headed to the Divine Tower, but on the way, they saw something fall from the sky and smash through the ceiling of the tower.

"What's going on? Could it be that the Divine Tower has also been attacked?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash were startled and quickly ran towards the interior of the tower. Yuuto, who knew that the hole was made by Ishtar, couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Strange, he thought Ishtar would come to find Gilgamesh in the afternoon, but it turned out to be at night.

When Yudu entered the tower, he happened to arrive just as Ishtar, enraged by Gilgamesh, fired a powerful magic bullet.

Seeing that Gilgamesh was being attacked, Mash rushed forward with her large shield to try to block the attack for him, but it was clear that the distance between them and Gilgamesh, who had just entered the tower, was not something that could be crossed in a step or two.

Gilgamesh himself ultimately blocked Ishtar's magic bullet.

Gilgamesh used a wand he randomly took from the Royal Treasury to fire a beam of magic that scattered Ishtar's magic projectiles. After scattering the projectiles, the beam continued its momentum and shot directly toward Ishtar.

Just then, Mash arrived beside Ishtar with her great shield. She swept the shield across her face, but Ishtar flipped over and dodged the beam of light that was shot at her.

"Hmm? Oh, it's you guys."

After dodging Mash's sudden attack, Ishtar stood still and took a clear look at the people.

She waved her hand casually, as if shooing away a small animal, and said it in a relaxed tone.

"I'll give you one chance. Get out of here now. The only person I'm looking for is that golden-haired guy. This is a mercy from the goddess Ishtar; there won't be a second time."

"Goddess Ishtar... Could she be one of the Three Goddesses Alliance members?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka stared at Ishtar in disbelief. She couldn't believe that the girl she had met by chance on the roadside and who had even become her cushion was actually one of the pillars of the Three Goddesses Alliance...

Even though she and Mash knew about this, they had no intention of leaving. Yuuto was counting his cards, thinking about how to subdue Ishtar without destroying the tower.

Seeing that Fujimaru Ritsuka and Yuuto, two humans whom she rarely found pleasing to the eye, had chosen to stand on Gilgamesh's side, Ishtar looked at Gilgamesh's mocking smile and felt as if the veins on her forehead were about to burst.

"Is that so? In that case, you'll all be blasted into the sky together!"

Angrily, she pulled out several gems from somewhere and held them between her fingers. Just as she was about to infuse them with a large amount of magic to turn them into powerful bombs, she was interrupted by a voice coming from outside the tower.

"Report! Urgent report from the south gate of Uruk!"

Soldiers carrying spears and shields rushed into the hall and hurriedly reported loudly.

"The south gate has been breached! A woman calling herself Quetzal Koyatl smashed the city wall with her bare hands!"

Chapter 68 Fujimaru Ritsuka: Huh? I'm fighting the main god?

"Quetzalcoatl?"

Upon hearing the soldier's report, Ishtar, who was about to blow up the divine tower, frowned and stopped what she was doing.

"What's that guy doing in Uruk?"

Who is Quetzalcoatl?

If Ishtar were to answer this question, she would say that the guy is a pillar of the Three Goddesses Alliance, the goddess "Feathered Serpent" who resides in the south of Uruk.

Not only is she also a goddess of Venus, but she is also the great bird of the sun, known as the wind of South America. This is Quetzal Coyatter.

Not only Ishtar, but also Merlin and Roman, who was far away in Chaldea and was communicating with her in real time through the bracelet on Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand, had heard of this goddess's name.

"Quetzal-Koyatl...the Mayan conqueror, the Toltec sun god?"

Compared to Merlin, who merely seemed somewhat surprised, Roman's reaction was much stronger; he was so startled by the name that he accidentally spilled the coffee he was holding.

"Isn't that a being at the level of a supreme god?!"

He practically brought his face close to the screen and spoke in an incredulous tone.

"This guy might be the highest-ranking member of the entire Three Goddess Alliance, right?!"

Gilgamesh already knew that Fujimaru Ritsuka had established stable communication with Chaldea, so he wasn't surprised by Roman's sudden appearance. He pondered for a moment, then repeated the goddess's name in a low voice, clicking his tongue in annoyance.

"Quetzal Koyatl...tsk, now that humanity has been burned down and there's no future in that region called South America, but if she keeps causing trouble like this, the morale of the monster front will be affected..."

As for who could possibly defeat that goddess...

With a frown, Gilgamesh glanced at Yutari, who was slacking off at the back of the crowd, and sighed as if he had made up his mind.

no solution anymore……

"Hey, Fujimaru Ritsuka, go and take care of that troublemaking goddess for me. Whether you drive her away or whatever, it's up to you."

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was suddenly called upon and given an important task, pointed to herself somewhat blankly.

what?

me?

You want me to fight that goddess who's at the level of a main god?

real or fake?

Seeing the innocent foolishness in her eyes, Gilgamesh's eyes twitched involuntarily. He felt a sense of helplessness, as if he were talking to a naive child, and put one hand to his forehead.

"Ha... and you call yourself this guy's Master, yet you don't even know the situation of your own Servant?"

'This guy' refers to... Mash?

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the equally bewildered Mash exchanged a glance, then immediately ruled each other out.

After all, how could she not know about Mashu's situation?

They even found the true name of Mashu's Noble Phantasm together. She knew Mashu's capabilities better than anyone. She could easily hold her own against other Servants, but asking her to fight against the Supreme God...

That's asking too much of a question.

Currently, there are only two Servants who have signed contracts with her in this singularity, if not Mash...

The people present all turned their gazes to You Du, who was standing at the back.

Youdu: ?

yeah?

It seems he never actually told Fujimaru Ritsuka about his Noble Phantasm.

But what's going on with all these Masters now?

Whether it's Rin Tohsaka or Ritsuka Fujimaru, do they not even glance at their character panels after signing contracts with Servants?

While inwardly complaining, Yuuto outwardly introduced his Noble Phantasm to Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others without revealing his true feelings.

Why is it that Ishtar was able to join in so naturally and listen together even though she hadn't said she wanted to?

……

The south gate of Uruk, once a tall and sturdy city gate, is now...

"One (Uno), two (Dos), three (Tres)..."

Counting in Spanish, the blonde woman in strange clothes used superhuman strength to toss several soldiers into the air like tug-of-war balls, catching them in turn, thus creating a cycle.

This unusual situation made the surrounding soldiers hesitate to attack her for a moment; their spears trembled slightly, and a hint of fear appeared on their faces.

"Hmm... I'm getting a little bored..."

Suddenly, as if he had gotten tired of it, Quetzalcoatl casually threw the three soldiers who had been 'dead' for a long time aside, causing them to collapse the houses on the street.

"I said, could you please move aside for me, big sister?"

She smiled and spoke in a friendly tone, as if she were discussing something with the other soldiers, yet the murderous aura emanating from her was undeniably real.

"That way, you won't get hurt, and I can find what I'm looking for. Wouldn't it be a win-win situation for everyone?"

However, even though the soldiers surrounding her showed obvious fear on their faces, not one of them chose to make way for her.

Seeing this, Quetzalcoatl's smile did not fade; in fact, it deepened, becoming somewhat ferocious and crooked.

"Is that so? Is this your choice? Hmm... quite courageous indeed!"

After confirming the choices made by the soldiers, Quetzalcoatl leaped from the ground, limbs outstretched, and crashed down from the air in a gesture as if to embrace them.

"Ah ha ha ha ha..."

The shrill laughter, carrying with it the fear of impending death, reached the ears of the soldiers on the ground.

They finally couldn't take it anymore. Some of them collapsed to the ground, their legs giving way, weapons slipping from their hands. They stood there, frozen, uttering incomprehensible sounds, watching helplessly as Quetzalcoatl hurtled towards them—

Then Quetzal Koyatl was blasted away by a bright red D-wheel.

Soldier:? ? ?

Boom!

Quetzal Koyatl was thrown far away, crashing through the walls of several houses before coming to a stop, the billowing dust obscuring her figure.

"Is it okay!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash, who were in charge of the rescue, quickly helped up the soldier who had collapsed to the ground and took him to where Merlin and the others were in the rear, leaving the battlefield entirely to Yuuto and Quetzalcoatl.

"Senior, can Mr. Yuwatari's Noble Phantasm really work on that goddess?"

As Mash watched Yutari disembark from the D-Wheel, she gripped her shield with a sense of unease.

Judging from the reactions of Chaldea's doctor, Leonardo da Vinci, Merlin, and Ishtar after hearing Mr. Yuwatari's brief introduction of his Noble Phantasm, it's clear that Mr. Yuwatari's Noble Phantasm is quite powerful.

But can this Noble Phantasm really work on a goddess of the highest rank?

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't know the answer to that question either, but she believed that Yuuto would definitely not disappoint.

Believe it, just believe it now!

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Mounted Duel

Kara -

The sound of rubble rolling down came from the dust, and Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash immediately looked warily in the direction where Quetzalcoatl had been thrown.

A dark shadow could be vaguely seen through the dust.

"Yeah~ What a warm welcome! I don't dislike this kind of thing at all~"

The wind dispersed the drifting dust, and Quetzalcoatl stretched, appearing unharmed before everyone. She winked at Yuuto, who was standing next to the D-Wheel.

"However, since you used a prop, I can only give you 20 points~"

"Is the maximum score 20 out of 10? That sounds pretty good?"

"No, no~ I'm sorry, the rating is out of 100~"