[Comprehensive] King's Best Friend
Chapter 59
Fujimaru Tachika was exhausted again, and finally opened a gap connecting the outside world in the imaginary number space.
The outside skylight rushed in through the gap immediately, illuminating the dark imaginary space.
Although the range is only a little bit, it also gave Fujimaru Tachika hope.
"Okay, let's slowly expand the channel like this...Wow!"
Sooner or later, more than one ray of golden light suddenly shot in from the outside world, simply and rudely expanding the small gap to the size of a person in a blink of an eye.
Fujimaru Tachika, who was almost poked in the opposite direction, patted his chest, still in shock: "This is——"
"The King's Treasure...Hmph, I'll just say it, Kim Pika came really fast."
Ishtar curled his lips as expected, and stared at the gap made by Wang Cai.
Sure enough, the next second, the King of Gold walked in from the outside world.
Saw the two girls squatting at the entrance, Gilgamesh ignored them indifferently, and after a rough scan, he found that only the silver-haired hero was missing. The Oldest King immediately frowned and asked: "Where's my friend?"
Ishtar: "What kind of Solomon is still involved in the back?"
Gilgamesh: "... Solomon?"
"It's a long story, let's leave the imaginary number space now." Roman interrupted the follow-up explanation, turned his head and hurriedly said to Fujimaru Tachika: "Lixiang, you contact Mayne and tell us that there is no problem here. Let him retreat as well."
"okay."
Fujimaru Tachika lowered her head in response, shook the golden chain that was still around her side, and talked to the heroic spirit at the other end who should have felt something: "Mayne, the gate has been reopened, hurry up and join us."
The golden chain flickered upon hearing the words, as if to express "understand".
Gilgamesh seemed to understand part of the situation, so it's rare that he didn't make trouble.He folded his arms around his chest and stayed where he was, throwing a batch of royal money from time to time to help Fujimaru Tachika, who was showing signs of exhaustion, maintain the entrance.
After a while, without knowing what method was used, Mayne actually got rid of Getia quickly and successfully appeared in everyone's sight.
"It's Mayne!"
Sensing the familiar power, Fujimaru Tatsuka said in surprise.
"Master."
The flying silver-haired heroic spirit nodded gently in response, and then saw the golden figure beside him.
At that time, the king who had been waiting for a long time, although he still looked cold on the surface, Mayne, who was familiar with him, keenly noticed the restlessness of the other party, just like the golden retriever who had been squatting at the door waiting for a day. It started flicking its tail back and forth frantically and grinding its teeth.
"Huh? Jill, are you here?"
Mayne, who was well versed in smoothing routines, descended from the air, put away the floating sky locks around him, and asked very naturally: "Have you finished dealing with the outside affairs, are the soldiers still on the front line okay?"
"Of course it's over. The existence of this king is a victory. Under the leadership of the king, the subjects should get twice the result with half the effort."
Seeing that his best friend was safe and sound, Gilgamesh's originally stern expression softened slightly, and he involuntarily raised the corners of his lips, returning to his usual arrogant appearance.
"Okay, Kim Pika, I know you're amazing, you can go now."
Everyone has arrived, thinking about running away, Ishtar said immediately.
Naturally, everyone had no objection. After looking at each other tacitly, they turned their heads and flew out together.
In the second after they left, the gate of the imaginary space was stuck closed, and disappeared as if it had never existed.
At the same time, in the distant Temple of Time, after finally getting rid of the illusion left by Mayne—"72 Demon God Pillar Fancy Cooking Scene", Gaitia woke up in a cold sweat and looked at the shrunken man with horror. Barbatos in the corner.
"They've all gone?"
"Yes, King."
Barbatos didn't mention the fact that he didn't dare to intercept Mayne, and asked solemnly: "Do you need to pursue it?"
Getia's face turned cold and he was about to speak, but the next moment, as if he suddenly realized something, he slowly raised his hand to stroke his forehead.
"...why am I hurt?"
Looking at the little blood stains on his fingertips, Getia's mood suddenly fell to the bottom: "Those lowly ants have the ability to hurt me?!"
This injury poses no threat to him, but it greatly challenges his pride and dignity.
If he thinks about it carefully, he remembers that Mayne was the first to cover the escape of the two women, and stayed alone to confront him. Finally, when Mayne retreated, he left behind a set of illusions... Could it be that it was because of him? When falling into the illusion, was it injured by Mayne?
If...if it's Mayne...
Then he will endure the jumping of the bugs for the time being, and save this wound as a lesson... Cough, it's not impossible to keep it as a lesson.
"No, no, king, those ants naturally have no ability to hurt you. I bit the wound."
Barbatos suddenly interrupted the Demon God King's thoughts, and proudly puffed out his chest as if he was afraid that the other party would not believe him.
"I originally wanted to use the sense of pain to pull you out of the illusion, so I just took a bite... I mean, I took a small bite. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to have any effect, and you still didn't wake up."
Getia: "..."
Unaware of the expressionless face of the Demon God King, Barbatos continued to boast excitedly: "But now it seems that even without me, the king still broke free with his own consciousness."
"As expected of what we believe in... Hey, why did you hit me—oh!"
Since then, there has been an additional dish called Barbatos in this world, taught by Mayne Mirage, and Demon God King Getia personally cooks it.
Solomon next door said he was crying.
Returning from the imaginary space to the real world, he crossed a dimension, went through a big battle, and met the final boss.
Set foot on the land of Uruk again, with the clear blue sky of the Age of Gods above your head, and fresh air in your nostrils.
In the distance, the damaged city wall being gradually repaired can be seen faintly, and under the wall are the figures of soldiers rushing back and forth, busy cleaning the battlefield.
"ended."
Fujimaru Tachika breathed a sigh of relief: "In this case, the singularity is considered to be repaired!"
"The hardest work is indeed over."
Not wanting to spoil the happy atmosphere at the moment, Roman said euphemistically in a brisk tone: "As long as you recover the Holy Grail, you can return to Chaldea."
"The Holy Grail...ah, yes, and the Holy Grail."
Fujimaru Tachika frowned a bit tangled: "Where should I go to find it? It seems that I have never heard of it, about the Holy Grail or something."
"I know, that thing is in the hands of the arrogant king."
Probably finally able to take a real breath, Ishtar was obviously in a good mood, and he simply shared the information generously.
After speaking, the goddess of Venus turned her attention to Gilgamesh and Mayne.
After wandering around for a few times, her gaze finally fell on the silver-haired hero, and she curled her lips resentfully: "Here, let him take it. As long as he asks it, the arrogant king will definitely give it—easy and easy. "
Mayne stared at Ishtar without comment, but Gilgamesh snorted, and wrote clearly between his brows-"Isn't this a matter of course?"
Ishtar looked at these two people, one was calm and the other was proud. Obviously they didn't express anything else, but they gave people a sense of tacit understanding, which made Ishtar feel that he was meddling.
"Ah, I'm so annoying, I really can't get along with you!"
The inexplicable Venus Goddess caught up with Maanna, and jumped into the sky in two or three strokes.
"Ishtar, where are you going?"
Fujimaru Tachika was puzzled by the sudden behavior of the goddess, wasn't she fine just now?
Ishtar floated in the sky, and snorted: "Anyway, the matter is over, and of course I have to do my own thing next. After all, I am different from you. I am the mistress of the sky, the son of Uruk." Patronus, I'm busy every day."
"It's an honor to have worked with me for so long. Even if I'm so excited to write a hymn for me later, I can't condescend to read it."
As if he had made up his mind to leave, Ishtar showed an air of arrogance and embarrassment, and said goodbye condescendingly.
"Is this going to go..."
Fujimaru Tachika didn't care about the textbook-style arrogance of the other party, and simply felt a little lost. After all, Ishtar is one of her few female friends. After this breakup, she might never see her again. It's a bit sad to think about it.
Mayne saw his master's expression in his eyes, and after thinking for three seconds, he decisively threw out the sky lock and tied Ishtar tightly.
"...???" Ishtar stared, "Why did you tie me up?!"
"Because I thought it was a wrong decision to let you go."
Mayne said succinctly: "Leaving aside the master's wishes for the time being, Uruk is waiting to be done, and it is not the time for you to cause trouble everywhere."
"Who, who caused trouble?"
Thinking of what he did on a daily basis, Ishtar felt a little guilty, but he still tried his best to say: "I am a qualified goddess who is dedicated to my duties, and I have never done anything like destroying farmland, shooting livestock and disposing of treasures... I have never No."
Mayne: Huh.
What should I do in the face of a disobedient goddess?
old rules -
Hang the bow.
"...No, you can't do that!"
Ishtar noticed the familiar movement of Sky Lock, and immediately screamed: "No, I won't allow it!!!"
Forget it the first time, after all, no one saw it, but this time, Kim Pika and Fujimaru Tachika are both there!
Oh, and that pink hair secretly rubbing the screen... Don't think I don't know, you've been paying attention to this place!
—Public punishment.
"Ishtar, are you okay?"
Fujimaru Tachika was taken by Meen to fly into the sky. As the only conscience of the team, the girl looked at the Tianzhou flying parallel to her side and the goddess hanging on the head of the Tianzhou, with a troubled expression on her face.
"Huhahahahahaha, isn't this posture super suitable for her?"
Gilgamesh had been laughing for a long time just now, laughing without a break for most of the day, but he didn't expect it to start again now.
The king could never forget that the departure of his best friend came from this goddess.
Although the opponent's performance during this period has indeed improved a lot compared to what he remembers, Gilgamesh's unfriendliness has not diminished at all. He will never be soft when he can kill, and he must join in the fun when he can step on it.
"You should really let your believers see it. I think it's better to make a sculpture for you in this way and put it in your temple. What do you think of miscellaneous cultivation?"
"Shut up Jinpika, if you dare to do this, I will blow up your royal city!"
"Look, Master, this good-for-nothing goddess is essentially such a troublemaker, your sympathy is unnecessary."
"...Hey, I heard everything over there! Damn it, Enkidu, you dare to speak ill of me, just wait!"
"It's nothing to do with my friend. Isn't your stupidity and incompetence recognized? If you want to attack this king's royal city, there must be a limit to your overestimation, bastard!"
"Ha, don't you know Kim Pika, in order to let me make a move this time, the King of Pride promised to give me a part of the treasure as a commission." Ishtar looked at Gilgamesh's sudden change of face, and said happily : "Who is the one who is overconfident?"
"That guy actually...!"
"I will compromise for a little bit of benefit, and I have no insistence on my own position. The standard negative teaching material-Master, you must never learn from her in the future."
"...I can hear you all, Enkidu!"
……
The scene was very chaotic.
Fujimaru Tachika and Roman looked at the mess in front of them——
Behold, Gilgamesh yelled at Ishtar, and Ishtar yelled back.
Mayne joins the battlefield, and Ishtar loses to the enemy and shows signs of decline... Turning point!Ishtar seems to have poked Gilgamesh's sore foot... Gilgamesh's hatred has shifted, and Gilgamesh has started to hate the wise king! ...
"I, what am I going to do now, doctor?"
"I'm so envious... being ridiculed by Mayne, I want to join too..."
"???" Fujimaru Tachika suspected that she had heard it wrong: "Doctor Roman?!"
"Eh? Ah, no, I didn't say anything just now... Cough cough cough, in short, your direction of travel has not deviated from Uruk. If you continue like this, you will be able to reach the royal city of Uruk in about an hour. In addition, I think there's nothing wrong with being lively on the road."
"Yeah, that's really nice."
Fujimaru Tachika was relieved when she heard that she would reach her destination soon, and turned her head to tell everyone the good news.
However, before Fujimaru Tachika could speak, the smile on his face was swallowed by the light released by the treasure.
"Boom!"
The beautiful mushroom cloud bloomed in the sky, and the ground shook under the prestige, and two holes pierced the ground in the clouds.
Fujimaru Tachika, who was taken out of the range of the explosion by Mayne in time, was stunned: "It was fine just now, but when I turned my head...then the fight started?"
The silver-haired heroic spirit replied calmly: "The tradition of the Age of Gods."
The author has something to say: The painting style of the Uruk group is to pull each other's legs back, daily internal strife and mutual hatred, it is only true that friendship is only temporary at the expense of others.
At this point, the round table forces acting as god assists won the victory.
Old Sword: Alright, I'm making a speech today.
The outside skylight rushed in through the gap immediately, illuminating the dark imaginary space.
Although the range is only a little bit, it also gave Fujimaru Tachika hope.
"Okay, let's slowly expand the channel like this...Wow!"
Sooner or later, more than one ray of golden light suddenly shot in from the outside world, simply and rudely expanding the small gap to the size of a person in a blink of an eye.
Fujimaru Tachika, who was almost poked in the opposite direction, patted his chest, still in shock: "This is——"
"The King's Treasure...Hmph, I'll just say it, Kim Pika came really fast."
Ishtar curled his lips as expected, and stared at the gap made by Wang Cai.
Sure enough, the next second, the King of Gold walked in from the outside world.
Saw the two girls squatting at the entrance, Gilgamesh ignored them indifferently, and after a rough scan, he found that only the silver-haired hero was missing. The Oldest King immediately frowned and asked: "Where's my friend?"
Ishtar: "What kind of Solomon is still involved in the back?"
Gilgamesh: "... Solomon?"
"It's a long story, let's leave the imaginary number space now." Roman interrupted the follow-up explanation, turned his head and hurriedly said to Fujimaru Tachika: "Lixiang, you contact Mayne and tell us that there is no problem here. Let him retreat as well."
"okay."
Fujimaru Tachika lowered her head in response, shook the golden chain that was still around her side, and talked to the heroic spirit at the other end who should have felt something: "Mayne, the gate has been reopened, hurry up and join us."
The golden chain flickered upon hearing the words, as if to express "understand".
Gilgamesh seemed to understand part of the situation, so it's rare that he didn't make trouble.He folded his arms around his chest and stayed where he was, throwing a batch of royal money from time to time to help Fujimaru Tachika, who was showing signs of exhaustion, maintain the entrance.
After a while, without knowing what method was used, Mayne actually got rid of Getia quickly and successfully appeared in everyone's sight.
"It's Mayne!"
Sensing the familiar power, Fujimaru Tatsuka said in surprise.
"Master."
The flying silver-haired heroic spirit nodded gently in response, and then saw the golden figure beside him.
At that time, the king who had been waiting for a long time, although he still looked cold on the surface, Mayne, who was familiar with him, keenly noticed the restlessness of the other party, just like the golden retriever who had been squatting at the door waiting for a day. It started flicking its tail back and forth frantically and grinding its teeth.
"Huh? Jill, are you here?"
Mayne, who was well versed in smoothing routines, descended from the air, put away the floating sky locks around him, and asked very naturally: "Have you finished dealing with the outside affairs, are the soldiers still on the front line okay?"
"Of course it's over. The existence of this king is a victory. Under the leadership of the king, the subjects should get twice the result with half the effort."
Seeing that his best friend was safe and sound, Gilgamesh's originally stern expression softened slightly, and he involuntarily raised the corners of his lips, returning to his usual arrogant appearance.
"Okay, Kim Pika, I know you're amazing, you can go now."
Everyone has arrived, thinking about running away, Ishtar said immediately.
Naturally, everyone had no objection. After looking at each other tacitly, they turned their heads and flew out together.
In the second after they left, the gate of the imaginary space was stuck closed, and disappeared as if it had never existed.
At the same time, in the distant Temple of Time, after finally getting rid of the illusion left by Mayne—"72 Demon God Pillar Fancy Cooking Scene", Gaitia woke up in a cold sweat and looked at the shrunken man with horror. Barbatos in the corner.
"They've all gone?"
"Yes, King."
Barbatos didn't mention the fact that he didn't dare to intercept Mayne, and asked solemnly: "Do you need to pursue it?"
Getia's face turned cold and he was about to speak, but the next moment, as if he suddenly realized something, he slowly raised his hand to stroke his forehead.
"...why am I hurt?"
Looking at the little blood stains on his fingertips, Getia's mood suddenly fell to the bottom: "Those lowly ants have the ability to hurt me?!"
This injury poses no threat to him, but it greatly challenges his pride and dignity.
If he thinks about it carefully, he remembers that Mayne was the first to cover the escape of the two women, and stayed alone to confront him. Finally, when Mayne retreated, he left behind a set of illusions... Could it be that it was because of him? When falling into the illusion, was it injured by Mayne?
If...if it's Mayne...
Then he will endure the jumping of the bugs for the time being, and save this wound as a lesson... Cough, it's not impossible to keep it as a lesson.
"No, no, king, those ants naturally have no ability to hurt you. I bit the wound."
Barbatos suddenly interrupted the Demon God King's thoughts, and proudly puffed out his chest as if he was afraid that the other party would not believe him.
"I originally wanted to use the sense of pain to pull you out of the illusion, so I just took a bite... I mean, I took a small bite. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to have any effect, and you still didn't wake up."
Getia: "..."
Unaware of the expressionless face of the Demon God King, Barbatos continued to boast excitedly: "But now it seems that even without me, the king still broke free with his own consciousness."
"As expected of what we believe in... Hey, why did you hit me—oh!"
Since then, there has been an additional dish called Barbatos in this world, taught by Mayne Mirage, and Demon God King Getia personally cooks it.
Solomon next door said he was crying.
Returning from the imaginary space to the real world, he crossed a dimension, went through a big battle, and met the final boss.
Set foot on the land of Uruk again, with the clear blue sky of the Age of Gods above your head, and fresh air in your nostrils.
In the distance, the damaged city wall being gradually repaired can be seen faintly, and under the wall are the figures of soldiers rushing back and forth, busy cleaning the battlefield.
"ended."
Fujimaru Tachika breathed a sigh of relief: "In this case, the singularity is considered to be repaired!"
"The hardest work is indeed over."
Not wanting to spoil the happy atmosphere at the moment, Roman said euphemistically in a brisk tone: "As long as you recover the Holy Grail, you can return to Chaldea."
"The Holy Grail...ah, yes, and the Holy Grail."
Fujimaru Tachika frowned a bit tangled: "Where should I go to find it? It seems that I have never heard of it, about the Holy Grail or something."
"I know, that thing is in the hands of the arrogant king."
Probably finally able to take a real breath, Ishtar was obviously in a good mood, and he simply shared the information generously.
After speaking, the goddess of Venus turned her attention to Gilgamesh and Mayne.
After wandering around for a few times, her gaze finally fell on the silver-haired hero, and she curled her lips resentfully: "Here, let him take it. As long as he asks it, the arrogant king will definitely give it—easy and easy. "
Mayne stared at Ishtar without comment, but Gilgamesh snorted, and wrote clearly between his brows-"Isn't this a matter of course?"
Ishtar looked at these two people, one was calm and the other was proud. Obviously they didn't express anything else, but they gave people a sense of tacit understanding, which made Ishtar feel that he was meddling.
"Ah, I'm so annoying, I really can't get along with you!"
The inexplicable Venus Goddess caught up with Maanna, and jumped into the sky in two or three strokes.
"Ishtar, where are you going?"
Fujimaru Tachika was puzzled by the sudden behavior of the goddess, wasn't she fine just now?
Ishtar floated in the sky, and snorted: "Anyway, the matter is over, and of course I have to do my own thing next. After all, I am different from you. I am the mistress of the sky, the son of Uruk." Patronus, I'm busy every day."
"It's an honor to have worked with me for so long. Even if I'm so excited to write a hymn for me later, I can't condescend to read it."
As if he had made up his mind to leave, Ishtar showed an air of arrogance and embarrassment, and said goodbye condescendingly.
"Is this going to go..."
Fujimaru Tachika didn't care about the textbook-style arrogance of the other party, and simply felt a little lost. After all, Ishtar is one of her few female friends. After this breakup, she might never see her again. It's a bit sad to think about it.
Mayne saw his master's expression in his eyes, and after thinking for three seconds, he decisively threw out the sky lock and tied Ishtar tightly.
"...???" Ishtar stared, "Why did you tie me up?!"
"Because I thought it was a wrong decision to let you go."
Mayne said succinctly: "Leaving aside the master's wishes for the time being, Uruk is waiting to be done, and it is not the time for you to cause trouble everywhere."
"Who, who caused trouble?"
Thinking of what he did on a daily basis, Ishtar felt a little guilty, but he still tried his best to say: "I am a qualified goddess who is dedicated to my duties, and I have never done anything like destroying farmland, shooting livestock and disposing of treasures... I have never No."
Mayne: Huh.
What should I do in the face of a disobedient goddess?
old rules -
Hang the bow.
"...No, you can't do that!"
Ishtar noticed the familiar movement of Sky Lock, and immediately screamed: "No, I won't allow it!!!"
Forget it the first time, after all, no one saw it, but this time, Kim Pika and Fujimaru Tachika are both there!
Oh, and that pink hair secretly rubbing the screen... Don't think I don't know, you've been paying attention to this place!
—Public punishment.
"Ishtar, are you okay?"
Fujimaru Tachika was taken by Meen to fly into the sky. As the only conscience of the team, the girl looked at the Tianzhou flying parallel to her side and the goddess hanging on the head of the Tianzhou, with a troubled expression on her face.
"Huhahahahahaha, isn't this posture super suitable for her?"
Gilgamesh had been laughing for a long time just now, laughing without a break for most of the day, but he didn't expect it to start again now.
The king could never forget that the departure of his best friend came from this goddess.
Although the opponent's performance during this period has indeed improved a lot compared to what he remembers, Gilgamesh's unfriendliness has not diminished at all. He will never be soft when he can kill, and he must join in the fun when he can step on it.
"You should really let your believers see it. I think it's better to make a sculpture for you in this way and put it in your temple. What do you think of miscellaneous cultivation?"
"Shut up Jinpika, if you dare to do this, I will blow up your royal city!"
"Look, Master, this good-for-nothing goddess is essentially such a troublemaker, your sympathy is unnecessary."
"...Hey, I heard everything over there! Damn it, Enkidu, you dare to speak ill of me, just wait!"
"It's nothing to do with my friend. Isn't your stupidity and incompetence recognized? If you want to attack this king's royal city, there must be a limit to your overestimation, bastard!"
"Ha, don't you know Kim Pika, in order to let me make a move this time, the King of Pride promised to give me a part of the treasure as a commission." Ishtar looked at Gilgamesh's sudden change of face, and said happily : "Who is the one who is overconfident?"
"That guy actually...!"
"I will compromise for a little bit of benefit, and I have no insistence on my own position. The standard negative teaching material-Master, you must never learn from her in the future."
"...I can hear you all, Enkidu!"
……
The scene was very chaotic.
Fujimaru Tachika and Roman looked at the mess in front of them——
Behold, Gilgamesh yelled at Ishtar, and Ishtar yelled back.
Mayne joins the battlefield, and Ishtar loses to the enemy and shows signs of decline... Turning point!Ishtar seems to have poked Gilgamesh's sore foot... Gilgamesh's hatred has shifted, and Gilgamesh has started to hate the wise king! ...
"I, what am I going to do now, doctor?"
"I'm so envious... being ridiculed by Mayne, I want to join too..."
"???" Fujimaru Tachika suspected that she had heard it wrong: "Doctor Roman?!"
"Eh? Ah, no, I didn't say anything just now... Cough cough cough, in short, your direction of travel has not deviated from Uruk. If you continue like this, you will be able to reach the royal city of Uruk in about an hour. In addition, I think there's nothing wrong with being lively on the road."
"Yeah, that's really nice."
Fujimaru Tachika was relieved when she heard that she would reach her destination soon, and turned her head to tell everyone the good news.
However, before Fujimaru Tachika could speak, the smile on his face was swallowed by the light released by the treasure.
"Boom!"
The beautiful mushroom cloud bloomed in the sky, and the ground shook under the prestige, and two holes pierced the ground in the clouds.
Fujimaru Tachika, who was taken out of the range of the explosion by Mayne in time, was stunned: "It was fine just now, but when I turned my head...then the fight started?"
The silver-haired heroic spirit replied calmly: "The tradition of the Age of Gods."
The author has something to say: The painting style of the Uruk group is to pull each other's legs back, daily internal strife and mutual hatred, it is only true that friendship is only temporary at the expense of others.
At this point, the round table forces acting as god assists won the victory.
Old Sword: Alright, I'm making a speech today.
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