Crossover Anime: I, Shirou Kotomine, King of Uruk

Chapter 227 Internal and External Troubles? The Arrival of Quetzalcoatl and His Journey to the Under

Chapter 228 Internal and External Troubles? The Arrival of Quetzalcoatl and His Journey to the Underworld!

"The king is dead? How can that be!"

Inside the Divine Tower, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had just returned, shouted incredulously.

She simply cannot accept this.

Gilgamesh was perfectly healthy before they left.

Although he was exhausted from the constant work, he was a demigod.

The idea of ​​someone dying from overwork is utterly ridiculous; no one would believe it if you told them.

And now, it has actually happened.

Inside the main hall, apart from Fujimaru Ritsuka, who looked incredulous, the others had varying expressions.

Merlin, who knew about this even before Kotomine Shirou and the others, had a gloomy face at this moment.

Siduri and Mashu, on the other hand, had faces full of sorrow.

Ishtar also looked surprised.

Only Shirou Kotomine's expression remained calm and indifferent.

Shirou Kotomine knows exactly how Gilgamesh died, and he also knows how to bring him back to life.

That's why his expression was so calm.

To his surprise, Gilgamesh had died so early.

In the original timeline, this event was to take place after the group recruited Quetzalcoatl, but at that time, none of them had yet seen Quetzalcoatl's true appearance.

This happened too soon.

But Shirou Kotomine was both surprised and unsurprised.

Compared to the original trajectory, Gilgamesh is now busier in the current trajectory due to Shirou Kotomine's gains in the other world.

Perhaps it was because of this incident that he was killed by Ereshkigal prematurely.

"This is really troublesome!"

Turning to look in the direction of the Uruk city gate, Shirou Kotomine couldn't help but sigh.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

Siduri, who had been secretly watching Shirou Kotomine, asked.

Because of Gilgamesh's prior arrangements, Shirou Kotomine was indeed his successor.

Therefore, now that Gilgamesh is dead, Shirou Kotomine will succeed as the next king of Uruk.

After all, Gilgamesh had no other successors besides Shirou Kotomine.

Moreover, Gilgamesh held considerable authority in Uruk.

No one dared to disobey him.

Moreover, those who remained in Uruk, willing to fight alongside Gilgamesh to the very end, were all his admirers, so no one would dare to object to his decision.

Therefore, even though Shirou Kotomine has not yet experienced the coronation ceremony, the title of King of Uruk has already been placed on his head.

"Internal and external troubles have arisen at the same time."

Kotomine Shirou shook his head helplessly.

Not far outside Uruk, a lithe figure was flying towards Uruk atop the back of a pterosaur.

The newcomer was none other than Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god.

Having spent so long in the dense forests of the south without ever launching an attack on Uruk, she is now heading towards Uruk.

When Shirou Kotomine saw her through his spatial magic eye, she also saw Shirou Kotomine.

The goddesses are always quick to detect abilities similar to clairvoyance.

However, Shirou Kotomine's actions were not spying.

After all, Quetzalcoatl had already entered his territory, so it wouldn't matter if Shirou Kotomine used his Clairvoyance to see the goddess under these circumstances.

She even waved at Shirou Kotomine.

Her smile was very gentle.

But Shirou Kotomine couldn't sense the slightest bit of that quality in her.

In Kotomine Juro's memory, the most powerful of the three goddesses was this sun goddess, whether it was the "Sun Stone Calendar" that instantly evaporated Tiamat's Chaos Tide, or the flying kick that fell from outside the planet.

These experiences left a deep impression on Shirou Kotomine.

This is a truly formidable opponent.

"Internal and external troubles? Who's coming?"

Upon hearing Kotomine Shirou's remark, the crowd, who had been loudly debating Gilgamesh's death, quickly fell silent and looked at Kotomine Shirou.

"The goddess of the southern forest is on her way."

Without any attempt to conceal anything, Shirou Kotomine spoke directly.

"The Goddess of the Forest? She actually came in person!"

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka shuddered, the failures she had experienced in the city deep in the forest flooding back into her mind.

The battle ended with their escape.

Faced with the ferocious Leopard God, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were utterly powerless and suffered a miserable defeat.

"What should we do?"

Involuntarily, everyone's eyes turned to Kotomine Juro.

At the moment of Gilgamesh's death and Shirou Kotomine's ascension to the throne of Uruk, he quickly became the center of attention.

"Let's split into two groups."

After exchanging a glance with Merlin beside him and nodding slightly, Shirou Kotomine made his decision.

"Splitting the troops into two groups?"

Although they had complete trust in Shirou Kotomine, few of them could truly understand what he meant.

Seeing this, Shirou Kotomine explained, "Besides the feathered serpent god outside Uruk, we are actually facing the threat of another god, Ereshkigal, the mistress of the underworld."

"We already knew of her existence, and that she was in the underworld reaping the lives of the weary from the mortal realm through the power of death."

"Clearly, King Gilgamesh also lost his life to her, so we need to go to the Underworld as soon as possible to defeat that goddess of the Underworld and reclaim King Gilgamesh."

"Can it really be done, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing Shirou's words that Gilgamesh still had a chance of survival, Siduri quickly inquired.

"Of course I can do it, so please don't call me 'King' yet; it's not the right time."

Shirou Kotomine gently comforted Siduri by patting her on the shoulder.

"Yes, Your Majesty... no, Your Highness!"

Siduri stammered.

"That's good."

Nodding slightly, Shirou Kotomine looked around at everyone present and then gave instructions: "I will go to the Underworld alone. Ritsuka, you and Merlin will take Mash, Anna, and Ishtar to deal with the Forest Goddess."

"Leonidas, you quickly return to the North Wall to continue guarding against the Beast Goddess. Ushiwakamaru and Benkei, you two guard Uruk."

"Everyone, let's join hands and deal with this crisis together."

"yes!"

After receiving the order, Leonidas quickly left Uruk.

Ushiwakamaru and Benkei then went to lead the army in Uruk.

Only Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others remained standing beside Kotomine Shirou.

"Shirou, are you sure you can go to the Underworld alone?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka's face showed worry.

After all, that's the underworld.

As the mistress of the underworld, Ereshkigal has absolute control over it.

Even Ishtar at her peak suffered a crushing defeat against her, and was even killed by her.

With the existence of the underworld, even though Ereshkigal only descended in the form of a Servant, her true strength was not actually weakened.

After all, her greatest strength lies in her control over the underworld.

As for her own strength?

That kind of thing is completely unimportant.

"That's precisely why we don't need so many people. The Underworld only needs the most crucial people. This isn't a battle of brute force."

"Actually, without your knowledge, I had already had a conversation with this Ereshkigal, and I think she is someone who can be persuaded."

"On the other hand, if you don't bring enough fighting power to face that Forest Goddess, you might not even get to see her. After all, the Leopard God isn't one to be jealous!"

"I said seriously."

"That's right, just as Shirou said."

Merlin, who had been silent until now, stepped forward and said, "We cannot afford to be weak in our fighting strength when facing that Forest Goddess!"

After listening to what Shirou Kotomine and Merlin had to say, Ritsuka Fujimaru had nothing more to add.

After all, these two are the brains and the fighters of their camp. If they both agree on something, then it's something that should be done next.

"Shirou, how do you plan to go to the Underworld? Do you need Ishtar to guide you?"

Merlin glanced at Ishtar and then asked Shirou Kotomine for his opinion.

"Me?"

When the topic turned to her, Ishtar immediately pointed at herself and looked at Merlin.

Based on the conversation between Shirou Kotomine and Merlin, Ishtar already knows that Ereshkigal also came to this world with her.

When faced with his former rival, Ishtar immediately looked troubled.

She both wanted to go to Ishtar, the underworld, and didn't want to.

She wanted to go because she wanted to meet Ereshkigal.

But she didn't want to go because she remembered being killed by Ereshkigal in the underworld.

That's not a pleasant memory.

She hesitated because of this.

But before she could make up her mind, Shirou Kotomine waved his hand.

"No need, I have my own way to get there."

For Shirou Kotomine, who has the ability to teleport, going to the Underworld would be quite easy, since the Underworld is right beneath their feet.

All he needs to do is see the underworld through his spatial magic eye and then activate spatial teleportation.

However, there are some risks involved in doing this.

That means Ereshkigal is in the underworld.

If Shirou Kotomine were to accidentally see Ereshkigal through his Space Mystic Eyes, he might be attacked by her.

After all, she was in her own home, which was the underworld.

Instead of being on its way to attack here like Quetzalcoatl.

However, Shirou Kotomine thought about Ereshkigal's personality and figured she probably wouldn't attack him.

Moreover, the two had once talked freely all night long, and having had such an experience, they could be considered friends.

With this in mind, Shirou Kotomine decided to travel to the Underworld alone.

After all, Quetzalcoatl is not someone who can be easily defeated.

In the original timeline, it was the five of them who went together to defeat Quetzalcoatl and recruit him into their camp.

Therefore, since Shirou Kotomine was unable to intervene, he naturally would not reduce their strength further to prevent them from being defeated.

"Ishtar should stay with you. After all, didn't the four of you get driven out by the Panther God when you went exploring the dense forest last time?"

"Without Ishtar's help, how would this be any different from the last time?"

Kotomine Shirou asked Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu lowered their heads.

Merlin, however, wore an expression that suggested he wasn't talking about himself.

Anna, who was usually very quiet, said firmly, "This time I'm going to kill that guy!"

Anna was referring to the Leopard God.

She suffered quite a bit at the hands of the Leopard God last time.

This made her very unwilling.

"Don't worry, Anna, this time you'll have your chance to fight back."

Shirou Kotomine comforted Anna.

Anna nodded slightly.

"Without further ado, I'm setting off for the Underworld now. You all better be careful!"

Looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, Kotomine Shirou gave them some instructions.

"Go in peace, Shirou!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka responded.

"Then I'll be leaving. Uruk is in your hands until I return, Siduri."

"Yes, I await your victorious return."

Siduri prayed.

Kotomine Shirou smiled, and the next moment his figure disappeared from everyone's sight.

"I hope Shirou returns safely!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but sigh.

Compared to their superior numbers, Kotomine Shirou, alone, is a cause for great concern.

"yes!"

Mashu was also very worried about Shirou Kotomine's safety.

Before they could think any further, a loud noise suddenly came from the direction of the Uruk gate, and a lithe figure pierced through the dust and entered Uruk.

"Looks like we don't have time to worry about Shirou!"

Merlin smiled.

"Our opponent has arrived."

"Where am I?"

Looking at the desolate and unfamiliar surroundings, Shirou Kotomine couldn't help but scratch his head.

Because he had been there before, Kotomine Shirou easily returned to the Underworld, the same place he had visited with Fujimaru Ritsuka last time.

Then he began to use his spatial magic eye to search for Gilgamesh's whereabouts layer by layer from the outside in.

This is, after all, Ereshkigal's territory.

Kotomine Shirou was also hesitant to look around carelessly here.

With careful searching, Shirou Kotomine quickly found Gilgamesh.

Just as he was about to teleport directly to Gilgamesh, his teleportation point was distorted by an external force.

Then he appeared here.

This is a narrow stone path, surrounded by a desolate world, with an endless abyss below.

There is no other way to go besides this stone path.

Ahead of this road, a stone gate blocked Kotomine Shirou's way, with various strange patterns painted on it.

"This place feels somewhat familiar."

Kotomine Shirou couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

He had already remembered where he was.

In the original trajectory, Ishtar lost face in front of this very door, constantly being toyed with by Ereshkigal.

"So it really was Ereshkigal who dumped me here. After all, no one but her, who has absolute control over the underworld, could do something like this."

"But what is the purpose?"

"You can't expect me to answer that, can you?"

Just as Kotomine Shirou was pondering, the stone door in front of him suddenly lit up, and a voice came from it.

This is the voice of Ereshkigal that Shirou Kotomine is very familiar with.

"Answer, answer, you living beings who have entered the underworld, answer the question of how your souls exist."

"While the standards of beauty vary widely, they remain absolute."

"Black can overcome white, and earth can overcome heaven."

"So, which one is more beautiful, Ereshkigal or Ishtar?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice asking the question, Shirou Kotomine's eyes twitched involuntarily.

That really is a problem.

"Answer me! Answer me!"

Seeing that Shirou Kotomine had fallen silent, Ereshkigal urged him on.

"Ereshkigal!"

Kotomine Shirou answered truthfully.