After teasing Ereshkigal for a while, Emiya Shirou left the goddess-who had been completely bluffed by him-and slipped out of the room.
The moment he stepped outside, a pitch-black sea of skeletons filled his vision.
"Tsk. If something like this appeared in the future Type-Moon world, it would be a major incident that would shock the Clock Tower."
"But in the Age of Gods, it doesn't even qualify to be noticed by magical energy detection."
He clicked his tongue lightly.
"After all, the Greater Source in this era is simply too abundant."
Unlike the future world, where the Greater Source had long since dried up and magi could only refine their own life force into magical energy.
The magi of this age directly used the magical energy that permeated heaven and earth.
The Greater Source itself.
Because of that, mere fluctuations caused by corpses crawling out of the ground were nowhere near enough to disturb the surrounding magical energy.
Naturally, Chaldea's detection systems couldn't pick it up.
That was also why Roman had been so shocked earlier.
"Escaping is easy enough."
"But at the very least, the aftermath needs to be handled properly."
Emiya Shirou looked toward the distant rooftop where Merlin stood with Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others.
Out of the corner of his eye, he also glanced at Ereshkigal.
She was hiding inside the house, peeking out at him, clearly too embarrassed to meet his gaze.
"Although she's been bluffed for now, she'll inevitably react once she calms down."
"At that point, persuading her to surrender later will only become more troublesome."
"So I need to show her something."
"Enough strength to make it clear that I wasn't joking."
Recalling his brief interaction with Ereshkigal, Emiya Shirou already knew what kind of power he needed to display.
"She's already seen my physical strength and Divinity."
"She's also witnessed the perfection of Projection Magecraft."
"Among the Ten Incarnations, that leaves only the remaining Authorities."
"And among those..."
"There's one that's clearly the most intimidating."
Emiya Shirou leapt upward, his figure rising into midair.
"Merlin."
"Take Ritsuka and the others and get away. Quickly."
"I'm about to use my ultimate move."
"What?"
Merlin's expression changed instantly.
Without hesitation, he grabbed Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Ana, transferring all four of them out of Cuthah in a flash.
Seeing that they were safely clear, Emiya Shirou raised his palm toward the sky.
Magical energy surged through his body.
The incantation of the White Horse flowed from his lips.
"To achieve victory, come before me at once."
"Immortal Sun, grant me a shining steed."
"Spiritual horse of fleet foot, bring forth the halo that marks thy master."
This was the Authority among the Ten Incarnations that could be called the strongest in terms of raw output.
The White Horse.
Under normal circumstances, its activation conditions were extremely strict.
The enemy had to be a great villain.
It could only be used in wars of justice.
Conditions harsh enough that most people would never be able to use it freely.
But those restrictions applied to others.
Not to Emiya Shirou.
As for why?
Because he was the Hero of Salvation.
And his enemies-
Were all evil.
That was the privilege of a Hero.
At Emiya Shirou's call, a sun rose in the pitch-black sky.
A blazing sphere of light forcibly turned the land of night into day.
"That is-?"
Ereshkigal's eyes widened.
She immediately flew out from the house.
If she stayed hidden, she would unquestionably be caught in it.
The moment she escaped Cuthah, the sun overhead transformed.
Its blazing form condensed, reshaping itself into a steed.
And then-
It descended.
A colossal fireball erupted the instant it struck the ground.
Light and heat rampaged freely across the land, swallowing everything in their path.
As the storm of destruction surged outward, Emiya Shirou quietly appeared beside Ereshkigal.
His voice was low.
Almost gentle.
"I'm not in the right state right now."
"Please wait for me in the Underworld."
"Beautiful Mistress of the Underworld."
He casually took a fresh flower he had picked earlier and tucked it beside her ear.
Before Ereshkigal could react, his figure vanished without a trace.
Only the goddess remained.
Squatting on the ground.
Her face burning red.
Both hands pressed tightly against her cheeks, too ashamed to face anyone.
This round-
Belonged entirely to Emiya Shirou.
...
"Alright. That should take care of it."
"That goddess probably won't come looking for trouble on her own anymore."
Emiya Shirou descended from the sky and landed beside Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash, speaking with a relaxed grin.
"That was way too exaggerated, Senpai Shirou!"
Contrary to what Emiya Shirou expected, no one paid much attention to the goddess anymore.
Instead, all eyes were fixed on him.
More precisely-
On the attack he had just unleashed.
And honestly, that was only natural.
No matter how you looked at it, that kind of power wasn't something a normal person could release.
"I thought I'd already overestimated you."
Merlin shook his head.
"But it turns out I was still underestimating you."
"An attack completely beyond ordinary imagination."
Even Merlin stepped forward to voice his admiration.
After all, the spectacle was undeniable.
Compared to the lightning strike from before, which had also been powerful, this was on a completely different level.
Explosions had a way of capturing the soul.
"Alright, enough praising."
Emiya Shirou smiled and lightly knocked Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash on the head with his fingers.
"Even though I really am strong, that's obviously not the key issue right now."
He raised his gaze toward the sky, his expression turning serious.
"It's almost dawn."
"We need to leave."
"Before we get entangled again by that goddess."
"Eh? Entangled?"
Mash tilted her head, confusion written all over her face.
"But didn't Senpai Shirou say Goddess Ishtar wouldn't come to trouble us anymore?"
"I didn't."
Emiya Shirou spread his hands, grinning.
"When did I ever say Ishtar wouldn't come looking for us?"
Mash froze.
Then panicked.
"You clearly said it just now!"
Seeing her flustered expression, Emiya Shirou and Merlin-who both knew the truth-couldn't help but laugh.
"So cute, Mash."
"Eh!? Senpai Shirou!"
Mash's face turned bright red.
Far away in Chaldea, Roman watched the scene and felt an inexplicable sense of loss.
Like his own cabbage was being snatched away by a pig.
But this was clearly not the time to dwell on that.
He had already heard the conversation between Emiya Shirou and Merlin earlier through Fujimaru Ritsuka.
So he quickly stepped in to explain.
"Mash, the goddess you bound earlier is probably not Ishtar."
"She should be Ereshkigal-the Mistress of the Underworld."
"She and Ishtar are two sides of the same coin."
"They're sisters."
"One rules the heavens."
"The other rules the underworld."
"But their Divinity is actually identical."
"In other words, when Ishtar was summoned to this era, Ereshkigal was also summoned."
"She just can't leave the Underworld."
"So she can only act at night by using Ishtar's body."
"That's likely how it works."
"Correct."
Emiya Shirou clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
Then he summarized calmly.
"In short, Ereshkigal won't bother us for the time being."
"But once dawn arrives, Ishtar definitely will."
"So-"
"Let's retreat. Now."
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