Miss Surtr will ignite the world

"What an efficient conversation. I thought it would take a lot more talk."

"After all, our goals are basically the same, and having another companion is not a bad thing."

"Then it's decided. Let's rest for one night and set off for Uruk tomorrow."

The next day.

The sun climbed over the hills, and golden morning light pierced through the churning clouds, illuminating the vast plains that had been silent all night.

A thin mist rose from the woods, and the clear chirping of birds echoed among the trees.

The three walked along the narrow animal trail, the magician at the front his gaze darting left and right, as if searching for something.

It continued until nearly noon.

"As expected, there wasn't any."

Merlin sighed regretfully.

He naturally hadn't forgotten Gilgamesh's other commission: to find the Tablet of Destiny, so he made a special trip to the forest before leaving.

Surtr knew that the thing was in the underworld, but it was just a game plot, and who knew if it was real? So he simply searched the vicinity with the other party.

The result, naturally, was nothing.

However, since Surtr had already given Roman and the others spoilers, the role of the Tablet of Destiny seemed less important.

"Since there's nothing we can do, let's go back."

Merlin gave up without finding the item he wanted, since Gilgamesh had only said "maybe" anyway.

He has brought Surtr back, and the main objective has been achieved.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

In a ruin on the plain.

"A hundred, Fujimaru, the number of magical beasts in your vicinity has exceeded one hundred, and they are species I've never seen before!"

A notification came from the orange-haired girl's bracelet.

"Ugh! Seriously, why does this have to happen right away! Mashu, let's break out to the east, there don't seem to be as many monsters there!"

"Understood, senior."

Absolute Demonic Front: Chapter Eleven - Overhaul

"Ha, ha, ha, what's going on with this singularity? It's full of those monsters. Is life really that hard for people in this era?!"

On the desolate ground, Ritsuka, panting, rested her hands on her knees and complained.

We haven't gone very far since arriving at this singularity, but we've already seen several waves of monsters. Are these things so rampant in the Age of Gods?

"No, before we tackled the singularity, we collected information on all the fantasy species and magical beasts of that era, but what we just encountered did not match any of them. Perhaps this is one of the anomalies of this singularity."

Roman speculated.

"Ha, to encounter such a situation right from the start, I've already given up hope of easily exploring the singularity from here on out."

Ritsuka sighed.

"Senior, isn't it said that luck is conserved? Being unlucky now means things will be easier later."

Mashu comforted her.

"Yeah, hopefully things will be easier from now on."

Ritsuka prayed, she didn't want to experience the feeling of being killed by the aftershocks at any moment again.

"I hope so."

Roman said, although both sides felt that the possibility of this was not very high.

The roaming monsters, the ruins of the city, and the barrier erected by Uruk all indicate that this singularity is in an extremely dangerous state.

What kind of crisis could make that Hero King choose such a defensive stance? It's truly unsettling.

"Alright, let's put these unpleasant things aside for now. At this pace, if we continue eastward, we should be able to reach Uruk before the afternoon. We might be able to obtain more specific information there."

“Yes, let’s go, Mashu.”

"Yes, senior. By the way, did you hear anything?"

"sound?"

Ritsuka was puzzled.

"Yeah, it's that kind of scream, 'Ah!!!'"

"what!!!"

"Yes, that's it! Senior, your imitation is so good. Could it be that you also have the talent to be an artist?"

"No, I wasn't imitating, and... well, I heard you."

As she spoke, Ritsuka looked up, and in her vision, a camel-colored unidentified flying object was getting bigger and bigger until it finally appeared.

boom!

The moment Ritsuka's face touched the other person, she understood a fact.

Even the softest butt will hurt a lot if it bumps into someone while moving at high speed.

Another amount of useless knowledge has been added.

Sparks and lightning streaked all the way, and Ritsuka was forced to roll around on the ground several times before finally stopping.

"Senior! Are you alright?"

Lying on the ground, Mashu's shouts drew closer, and Roman's voice seemed to echo from her bracelet. Above them, a disheveled, black-haired woman was touching her head, speaking through gritted teeth.

"Damn, that guy actually went for it! I'm going to catch her and feed her to the cattle!"

"Hey, Merlin, did I hit someone?"

In the distance, Surtr lowered his hand and squinted, unable to see the direction the other was flying due to the angle.

"Hmm... it should be fine, I'm tough enough anyway."

Merlin pinched his chin.

“I wasn’t asking Ishtar.”

Surtr was helpless.

"Let's go over there and see. If someone is injured, let Ishtar the Gem come out and compensate us."

"I think she might fight you to the death."

"Senior, senior, are you alright? Please get off me!"

Mashu jogged over to Ritsuka's side, squatted down, and breathed a slight sigh of relief after seeing that the other's complexion was not seriously injured.

"I didn't do anything wrong, it's all that red-clad girl's fault. If she hadn't thrown me..."

Ishtar stood up and immediately began to deflect blame, but stopped herself just before she was about to let something slip.

"leave?"

Mashu was puzzled.

"Ahem, anyway, all you need to know is that the red guy is fully responsible for this accident, and it has nothing to do with me! In fact, you're already being treated like a cushion by me, so feel honored and then give me all your wealth."

As she spoke, she waved to Ritsuka.

What utterly unreasonable nonsense!

"Senior, I suspect that this young lady's thought process may have malfunctioned due to the impact. Although we were the ones who were hit, shouldn't we leave the scene as soon as possible before the police arrive?"

Mashu helped Ritsuka up and whispered in her ear.

Hit-and-run? I never expected Mashu to be like this.

Ms. Ritsuka looked at the other person in shock.

"I can hear you! Who are you calling mentally unstable? Looks like they're planning to face divine punishment!"

Ishtar's face showed displeasure. She summoned the Sky Boat and pointed its cannons at the two men.

"For some reason, the woman in front of me has completely entered a battle stance!"

Mashu raised her shield, ready to meet the attack.

"No, Mashu, I don't think the reason is that hard to guess."

Ritsuka muttered under her breath, mobilizing her magic to prepare for support.

A cool wind swept across the land, and the muzzle of Ma'anna's cannon gleamed with a magical light.

But the conflict ended just a moment before it began.

A burst of mocking laughter broke into the tense atmosphere.

"Heh, Ishtar, they're just telling the truth, okay? I also think you really should go back to the factory for a major overhaul."

Surtr emerged from the ramp behind him, speaking from the bottom of his heart.

Why?

Just a little while earlier.

Surtr and his two apprentices hummed songs as they walked happily toward the Western Paradise... toward Uruk, bathed in the rising sun.

Suddenly, a fierce-looking goddess, dressed haphazardly, appeared out of nowhere and flew down from the sky.

They were saying something.

"What bad luck! I woke up feeling weak all over, and then I ran into this annoying guy while just going for a walk. It's your bad luck that you're in my sight. I'll just make you my first target for today. Take it with gratitude."

He kept talking to himself about things that were completely incomprehensible, and then he fired a shot at us without thinking.

Anyone with even a slightly normal function wouldn't do something like this.

Compared to this, Ereshkigal, who asks about factions before battle, is much cuter.

As a result, no harm was caused at all.

But as a true advocate of gender equality, Miss Surtr couldn't tolerate even a goddess like her. She immediately took out her Heavenly Fire and blasted it back with her hand cannon.

Then, a goddess, enraged, launched an attack on Surtr.

And then, that was it. This mere minor goddess was no match for Miss Surtr.

I never expected that this guy would come here to extort money from children after being knocked away.

It's truly unbearable to look at.

"Damn it, how can an outsider be so arrogant?"

As she gritted her teeth and spoke, Ishtar took off, creating distance between herself and her opponent.

It seems they've already learned their lesson.

"What you said reminds me of discrimination in certain regions."

Surtr was exasperated. It was clear that the other party had attacked her first, so why did they act as if she had been bullied?

I don't understand.

I wonder if this kind of thing also exists among pantheons.

Is it a case of the "great god" faction discriminating against the "lesser god" faction?

Then Northern Europe must be full of big cities.

Absolute Demonic Front: Chapter 12 Arrival in Uruk

"Hmph, considering you are guests from a foreign land, I'll let you off this time."

Realizing that the situation was unfavorable to her, Ishtar decided to take action.

"Once I find... cough cough, once I'm ready, I'll definitely come back for revenge! Just you wait and see."

The celestial vessel carried Ishtar away from the spot, and that last sentence was clearly addressed to Surtr.

Wasn't that guy just about to say that he'd find the cow?

Then you should probably forget about it.