"We're back in Uruk, Senior!"
Seeing the familiar city walls, Mash shouted with unconcealed excitent.
"As expected of Vimana, its speed really is incredible. At this rate, King Gilgash probably only woke up a little while ago!"
"Most likely."
Emiya Shirou nodded.
"A soul like his doesn't need to take detours through the Underworld the way we do."
Indeed, before Shirou's group had even finished their return journey, Gilgash had already resurfaced and resurrected with Ereshkigal's permission.
anwhile, Shirou and the others still had to walk the long path back.
"Speaking of which..."
Shirou glanced around.
"Without Ana this ti, it feels like sothing's missing."
Hearing that, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and rlin all nodded in agreent.
After all, Ana had accompanied them on every operation until now.
"Everyone!"
As if responding to their thoughts, a familiar figure rushed toward them.
"You ca back so quickly!"
Ana appeared before them, moving lightly.
Unlike before, she wasn't wearing her hood.
Her face was fully visible.
Running up to them, she spoke cheerfully.
"I only just received King Gilgash's order to co welco you, and you were already here."
"Sorry, Ana."
Ritsuka spoke apologetically.
"We left you behind earlier."
"No."
Ana shook her head.
"I'm the one who should apologize. At such an important ti, I didn't help at all."
"I really feel ashad."
"It wasn't your fault."
Shirou smiled.
"Ti was tight."
"By the way..."
He glanced at her face.
"You took off your hood. Are you sure that's okay?"
Ana nodded.
"The people of Uruk have been very kind to ."
"I felt I shouldn't keep hiding my face."
"And they said it would be better to show it, so..."
"I decided to take it off."
"It's just as beautiful as I imagined."
Ritsuka said honestly.
"...Thank you."
Ana lowered her head slightly.
"Since you're back, you should hurry to the Ziggurat."
"King Gilgash is already waiting."
"And you, Ana?"
"I'll go help the other residents."
Watching her run off, Shirou and rlin both smiled.
"She's changed a lot."
rlin spoke lightly.
"And for the better."
"Yes."
Shirou nodded.
"Seeing her like this makes happy too."
"After all, she's adorable."
"You can't help but want to treat her like a daughter."
"That really does feel accurate."
Talking casually, the two headed toward the Ziggurat.
...
"Welco back."
As soon as they entered, Gilgash's voice rang out.
"Now then, we will begin the Gorgon Counter-Offensive Strategy eting."
The mont those words were spoken, the atmosphere tightened.
Everyone straightened.
"Allow to brief everyone on the current situation."
Siduri stepped forward and placed several markers on the map laid out on the table.
She explained the recent developnts in detail.
"To counter Gorgon's main forces, all of Uruk's military power has been deployed to the Northern Wall."
"Fortunately, with Lord Leonidas and Miss Shuna stationed there, the situation is currently stable."
At present, Leonidas and Shuna were the core of the Northern Wall's defense.
Leonidas commanded the entire army, coordinating the troops to block the demonic beasts' advance.
Shuna strengthened the soldiers and treated the wounded, minimizing casualties.
Because she repeatedly pulled soldiers back from the brink of death, morale at the Northern Wall was extrely high.
The soldiers fought without fear.
"anwhile," Siduri continued, "over one hundred thousand demonic beasts are gathered in the cedar forest behind them."
"That number is ten tis our own forces."
"If the enemy launches a full-scale assault, the Northern Wall can hold for at most three days."
"And if Gorgon's divine body appears personally..."
"The wall itself will beco aningless."
"Once the wall falls, retreat will be impossible."
"The soldiers will likely be swallowed by the demonic beasts in an instant."
Silence fell.
The weight of the situation pressed heavily on everyone.
"So her numbers have increased this much..."
Quetzalcoatl spoke thoughtfully.
"She must have been producing demonic beasts nonstop until victory was guaranteed."
"Though she calls herself an Avenger,"
"She fights very much like a human."
"She understands that overwhelming numbers are her path to absolute victory."
"Exactly."
Gilgash nodded.
"Humans are inferior in both quantity and quality."
"If we rely purely on defense, we have no chance."
"Once the assault begins, the wall won't last long."
"In that case..."
Mash spoke up.
"We have no choice but to strike at the enemy's headquarters."
Gilgash stepped forward.
"That is correct."
"While the Northern Wall holds with everything it has, you must launch a full assault on Gorgon's base."
"The Blood Temple."
"It lies beneath the underground lake deep within the Cedar Forest."
"Just like when we destroyed Quetzalcoatl's Sun Temple..."
Mash's eyes lit up.
"If we destroy the Blood Temple, Gorgon's Authority will weaken, right?"
"Correct."
"But..."
Ishtar frowned.
"Will it really go that smoothly?"
"How do we even destroy it?"
"A place like that doesn't look accessible to humans."
"I've personally scouted it several tis."
Gilgash replied calmly.
"Rather than a temple, it's more like a fortified mountain."
"Barriers are set everywhere."
"Humans cannot enter."
"Then..."
Gilgash's eyes glead.
"We'll use the Axe of Marduk to split it open."
"That weapon has already been brought over by Jaguar Man on a wyvern."
Quetzalcoatl considered this carefully.
"Marduk's hand-axe can indeed break the Blood Temple."
"But it's far too heavy to transport."
"And if we escort it by wyvern, it'll be far too conspicuous."
"It would be shot down by demonic beasts before it even arrives."
"Then don't escort it."
Gilgash waved his hand.
"Just throw it."
"You can do that, can't you?"
"Goddess of South Arica."
"...."
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash both stared in shock.
"Isn't that a bit unreasonable?!"
Quetzalcoatl thought for a mont.
"From the Northern Wall to the Blood Temple..."
"About thirty kiloters."
"At that distance..."
"...It's possible."
"It is?!"
Ritsuka and Mash were stunned again.
Shirou, however, showed no surprise.
After all, he was the man who had once thrown Gorgon herself from Nippur all the way to the Northern Wall.
"That said..."
Quetzalcoatl shook her head.
"I cannot personally attack Gorgon's Blood Temple."
"Under the Three Goddess Alliance's contract, violating it would an annihilation."
"Even for a goddess."
"So stingy!"
Gilgash laughed loudly.
"Don't you even have the manliness of-"
"'Even if the vow is absolute, I'll just break it and die!'?"
Just as Quetzalcoatl was about to retort-
A calm voice cut in.
"Everyone."
Emiya Shirou, who had been silent until now, spoke.
"Leave the subjugation of Gorgon to ."
The room fell silent at once.
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