And immediately, panic, filled the guard that had arrived to give the warning afraid of being smitten he ran away. And Siduri began to kneel and pray in response to Ishtar's presence.

"Funny meeting you here, Mighty Ishtar," Andy said, outwardly calm but inwardly panicking about as much as the guard who ran, taking the time to use Stat-o-Vision on the Pseudo-Goddess while she was focused on the Demi-God (and God, that was too many gods for Andy's taste) as well as on Merlin to quickly check his actual abilities, Ana because Andy legitimately kept forgetting she was a Servant, and Gilgamesh just in case.

[spoilers=Ishtar's Stat Sheet]

True Name: Ishtar

Class: Archer

Master: -

Parameters:

Strength: B

Endurance: B

Agility: B

Mana: EX

Luck: A

Noble Phantasm: A++

Skills:

Magic Resistance: A

Independent Action: A

Divine Core of the Goddess: B

Shining Great Crown: A

Mana Burst(Gem): A+

Manifestation of Beauty: EX - B

Noble Phantasm:

An Gal Tā Kigal Shē: Mountain Range-Shaking Firewood of Venus(Anti-Mountain): A++

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Merlin's Stat Sheet]

True Name: Merlin

Class: Caster

Master: Gilgamesh

Parameters:

Territory Creation: C

High-Speed Incantation: C

Item Construction: C

Mixed-Blood: EX

Independant Manifestation: A

Dreamlike Charisma: A

Illusionism: A

Hero Creation: EX

Noble Phantasm:

Garden of Avalon: The Forever-Sealed Utopia(Anti-Unit): C

[/spoiler]

[Spoiler=Ana's Stat Sheet]

True Name: ?

Class: ?

Master: -

Parameters:

Strength: C

Endurance: D

Agility: A

Mana: E

Luck: C

Noble Phantasm: ?

[/spoiler]

Andy quickly went over the stat sheets, and as expected due to not knowing Ana's true name he only got little information. Heck, he didn't even know what her class actually was yet, though that would probably take a simple question later. As for Gil, he did not have one as expected, he was not a Servant. Though Andy wasn't sure what to actually make of the actual stats at the moment beyond knowing what words Ishtar saying would mean they were fucked.

"More surprised about you being here, this is my city," She replied. "Now take those words back!" She shouted at Gilgamesh, who was making a shoo-shoo motion at her with a genuine 'I am annoyed face.'

"Why should I? You're as if a locust and a sandstorm fused together to be extra irritating, you're the whiner that destroys everything she touches, and when it happens, you go complaining to your father to fix it. But he is not here to help you anymore, having left already for the reverse and your mother still in the heavens has also given up on you. So there is none but me left to deal with your insistent bitching," He replied.

"You're the one acting like a brat! I have had enough of you insulting me behind my back, now you die you jackass!" Ishtar shouted as she drew back her bow. "You're just the worst!"

"You're calling me the WORST, well if that is the case I should perhaps think back on my life and reflect a bit… And done, no, you're still infinitely worse than me," Gilgamesh replied, and in response, Ishtar fired, and Gil just moved his head to the side, the shot missing its mark. "I guess we're fighting now, Chaldeans join me in slaying this pissy and crying daddy's girl of a goddess."

"Well don't say it like that, you're gonna make me feel bad about it," Andy said.

"So you're on his side now, guess I have time to kill all of you right here right now," She said.

"Honestly with how little brain she has, I am beginning to think her unimpressive chest should be bigger because that mass should have gone somewhere," Ritsuka said.

"Ha, Siduri write that one down! Fwhahahahaha!" Gilgamesh laughed.

"Your majesty now is not the time!"

"Okay, with that you die!" She shouted.

"Wait!" Andy yelled out suddenly.

"WHAT! WHY ARE YOU INTERRUPTING MY MURDER OF YOU!" She shouted back.

"I would like to make an offering!" Andy said, holding up a number of blue gemstones in his cupped hands. "To make up for the mistreatment you've been suffering today."

And Andy was pretty sure he just heard the cha-ching sound effect. "Gems!" She shouted as she rushed over and picked them from his hands. "Yes, quality is excellent, it will be perfect for my craft. I… who is the little girl in the hood?"

"I don't actually know yet, but she goes by Ana. Why? Do you know her?" Andy asked, taking the moment to mine for information while she was pacified.

"...So that is what is going on, man the situation is getting more complicated," Ishtar said, completely ignoring Andy. "I've changed my mind I'm not going to kill you all today, I just came by to retrieve my pillow for my bed chambers in Eanna." But she still took the gems as she went back onto Maanna.

"Hey, are you actually part of the Goddess Alliance or what? I keep getting conflicting information about this!" Andy asked quickly upon seeing she was leaving.

"You think I, Ishtar could not be a part of it, that I am not worthy of it and here I thought you were respectful of me," She said as she flew away.

"Aight bitch." Andy said, pressing a small button on a stick thingy-detonator, that was the word- he'd palmed in the other hand, causing the ice runestones Ishtar had gleefully taken to all explode at once.

"WHAAA!" Ishtar shouted as she was frozen in mid-air and then she and Manna fell to the ground with a giant thud. "You tricked me!" She shouted. And Andy could hear Gilgamesh dying in the background of laughter that is.

"Guess we have no need for the Anti-Ishtar net after all," He said as tears fell from his eyes.

"Uh, Ritsuka, your Servants. That was the cue."

"Uh, why? She is not an enemy?" He asked.

"What do you mean she's not an enemy? She just admitted she's part of the Alliance!" Andy rebutted, confused.

"But she didn't, she was just being offended at your suggestion that she was not worthy of being a part of it, not that she was. Isn't that right angry Tsundere Goddess?"

"You are? Now let me go!" She shouted as the ice began to crack.

"Well, I believe that's some valuable information right there regardless," Andy said before focusing on the King. "So, King Gilgamesh, it's your court. Should I renew the ice or let her go?" He asked, palming another ice runestone to do just that.

"Let her go, she is an annoyance, but not detrimental to our cause, if she was I would have slain her already," He replied as he leaned against his chair.

"Alright," Andy said, storing the Runestone back away and instead deploying one of the gauntlets from Tenfold Shields as he approached the frozen Goddess. "So, Mighty Ishtar, would you like for me to warm you up while I free you?" He asked, shooting a brief burst of flame into the air to demonstrate the flamethrowers they had never really removed.

And what he got in response was Ishtar's twitching eye, she took hold of Maana once more and flew out after breaking the ice herself. "See you oh shirtless king of Uruk, have fun with the beasts," Were her parting words. "And Siduri when Gilgamesh dies, just wave a white flag." Though the woman looked confused at the words.

[COLOR=Clear]Ishtar will remember this.[/COLOR]

"...Why do I feel like I've just made a horrible mistake?" Andy asked as he stored the gauntlet back away.

"I am not going to answer that question, Senpai," Mash said.

"I will follow Mash's idea on that," Ritsuka commented.

"Come on, I thought she was an enemy! It was a good plan if she was." Andy defended himself. "And I even had some real gems to apologize with, but she flew off before I could even say sorry!"

"Does not matter," Gilgamesh said. "Anyway work had been delayed for long enough," The King said and at that, the people began to enter the throne room once more.

"Wow they just continued on like normal," Mash said in an astonished voice.

"Yes, Ishtar's spats with Gilgamesh is almost a daily thing to the point people can set their schedule around it. Anyway, we should leave, for now, his Majesty is in a sour mood, perhaps he will be more agreeable tomorrow," Merlin said.

"I will not, I have no time to be dealing with their little field trip to Uruk," He replied.

"But you're majesty they are experts at overturning history and have dealt with several Singularities, surely their expertise will be of use?" Merlin said.

"The crisis that is happening in this Era will be dealt with by the people living in it. I have no need for them, and if there comes, a point where they will be required, I will call upon them. And you need to remember Merlin, I was the one that summoned you. So you work for me, not them. Though if I reject you, you will just go off on your own causing trouble like you did in the other six singularities which you did well in dealing with," He said.

"Did he just compliment us?" Ritsuka asked.

"I think he did, yeah," Andy said.

"So if you wish to assist me, you will have to work your way up the ladder. Siduri I am putting you in charge of these fools for the foreseeable future. Take good care of them, and show them Uruk," He said. "And Bunyan, stay, I wish for you to give your report about your progress in Cedar."

"Yes your majesty," She replied as she gave Gilgamesh a bow. "Come with me, I will show you the place you will be staying."

"Alright." Andy agreed easily, since Gilgamesh had basically just argued himself into accepting their help, even if it was in a roundabout way.

"Now for proper introductions, my name is Siduri, I assist the king as well as managing the Ritual Sect," She told them as they began to leave the Ziggurat.

"Oh well, in that case, I'm Andy, Chaldean Master obviously, and these are my Partners, Mash and Astolfo," Andy said, grabbing a hand of each to indicate them as he did.

"Nice to meet you," She replied.

"I am Ritsuka, and these are Nobunaga and Raikou, they are summoned Servants like Merlin," Ritsuka said. "And by the way waving a white flag means to surrender, cause you looked confused when Ishtar said those words.

"Ah, thank you. To wave a flag to surrender, what an interesting idea. Also are you from the same nation as the girl who has become Lady Ishtar's vessel?" She asked.

"I think so," He replied. "Anyway what are we to do now?"

"You heard his Majesty, you're to work to get his attention. While he called you not needed, he did not call you worthless or meaningless. So all you need is to do stuff for him. But since Uruk and its people are synonymous with the King, doing stuff for them is doing stuff for him. So I will, starting tomorrow bring you various tasks to accomplish until the King deems you worthy of an audience," She told them.

"Alright, I think I understand," Andy said with a nod. "I mean, that is kind of what I offered at the start, so it makes sense." Andy was still very happy he'd briefly asked his own Gils how to best introduce himself before they'd entered.

"I see you have to seem to have a fine understanding of the King's mentality, now let me show you where you will live," Siduri said.

Xxx

"This will be your place during your stay in Uruk," Siduri said as they entered the dusty house. "You will have to clean it up yourself, but do not worry about food for dinner. I will be bringing it to you when you're done."

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Miss Siduri," Andy said gratefully at the mention of free food as he eyed up the building and tried to figure out the best way to clean it quickly, thanking his sister for having been such a clean freak he'd learned how to do this properly.

"It is no big deal, then I will be off for now. I will see you in a few hours," She said as she left. Leaving the Chaldeans alongside Ana and Merlin to deal with the house they had been given.

"Alright!" Andy said with a clap to get everyone's attention as he started taking cleaning supplies out of storage. "Let's get this place in tip-top shape so we can get that bread-food, whatever, mixing metaphors. Ritsuka, do you think you and yours can handle the upstairs while I handle down here?"

"I can, you two ready to help?" He asked his Servants while Raikou nodded, Nobu just let out a sigh of frustration.

"Wow, Senpai this is like an Embassy… Can we call it the Chaldean Embassy?" Mash asked.

"Oh, that's brilliant, of course, we can," Andy said with a goofy grin as he agreed. "We'll make a flag-sign? whatever- after we've cleaned up so we can make that official."

"That sounds like fun," Mash replied.

"And sorry to interrupt," Came Roman's scratchy and glitchy voice. "There is a Leyline Terminal you can access inside to stabilize the connection, and summon Servants, Srch!"

"Oh well, that's just actually perfect then huh?" Andy said, going from a great mood to a stupendous one. "Let's get to work everyone! We can summon in the morning, so we don't need as much food now."

"...Yeah that sounds like a good idea," Ritsuka said. "Now it's cleaning time, and you're helping Merlin."

"Awww," He said with a groan in response.

Xxx

"Wow, this place is almost shining," Siduri said as she looked at the house's interior. "You can't even tell this used to be a tavern anymore."

"Thanks! I learned from the best." Andy said proudly at their handiwork. Turns out, you can get a lot done in a few hours with 6 and a half Servants plus a Stand user. And about 10 Stuffys. "Though this is just the first step to turning this place into a proper Chaldean Embassy."

"It is yours to do with as you please, now are you hungry?" She asked as it was getting late now, the sun having already set.

"Yes, absolutely." Andy agreed for everyone. "I even made sure to prepare the kitchen just in case."

"Some of the meat could need to be reheated, now where are they, they were right behind me?" Siduri asked as she turned around to face the door.

"Ah, sorry Lady Siduri but Benkei had to be punished for almost dropping the ale," Ushiwakamaru said as she entered the Embassy alongside Benkei, Leonidas, and Semiramis.

"So these are the Chaldeans?" The Assyrian queen asked as she entered the room carrying a basket filled with bread.

"Ah, forgot to mention these are the other Servants summoned by his majesty beside myself," Merlin said.

"And Merlin is here as well, and here I thought I could be free of you for the time being," Semiramis grumbled, as she looked at the wizard.

"Ah, don't be like Semi."

"No, hostilities please, we are here to eat," Siduri said.

"Y-yes, welcome to our h-humble abode," Andy said shakily at the fact that Semiramis was right there and his body was made using the techniques he'd tortured out of the leader of the Order of Semiramis. "We, uh, have plenty of seats, so p-please just choose one."

"I will do so," She replied as she took her seat.

"...So, food, yes?" Andy said after a moment of awkward silence.

"That sounds great… And honoured ancestor!" Ushiwakamaru shouted as she took notice of Raikou.

"Hello Yoshitsune, I will be taking these," Raikou said as she took the basket that was containing the food.

"Of course Sir," She quickly replied as she handed it over.

"Andy, can you help me prepare it?"

"Yeah of course," Andy said, eager to not in any way incriminate himself for the Assassin in their new temporary home.

Xxx

"So are you the only Servants King Gilgamesh summoned?" Mash asked as they ate the now fully finished dinner.

"Yeah, I've been wondering the same thing, since it looks like most of a Grail War is here when before I thought it was just the Dick Wizard."

"Yeah, I was the first one he summoned, and stop, calling me that. He had almost drained himself dry of magical energy to do it, and after I arrived I told him a bit about the Holy Grail War, he was like huh so seven are to be summoned, and then was like, watch this and summoned seven more," Merlin said. "He hasn't actually fully recovered from that even six months later."

"...So you drained him dry of every last drop and then tricked him into going even further? You really are an incubus, you Slut Wizard." Andy said.

Which caused Semiramiss to giggle. "Though we have sadly lost three of our members, well two, one ran away."

"Ran away? What Heroic Spirit would be cowardly enough to do that?"

"Ibaraki-Douji didn't want to listen and ran off to the mountains to lead bandits, though that was apparently a part of his majesties plan, as in doing that she took care of a zombified Humbaba," Semiramis explained.

"I-I see," Andy said, unsure on how to react to that sentence. "And, if you don't mind me asking, who were the two that fell?"

"Amakusa was defeated by the Goddess that rules the area converted into a jungle, when he went to investigate the identity of her. The second was Tomoe Gozen who lost her life, defeating one of the Generals of Demonic Beasts that coordinated their efforts due to its human-like intelligence," She answered.

"Which we're all thankful for as it brought us many more months, and now without Girtablilu to lead them they are much more aimless," Ushiwakamaru said.

"I see, I see," Andy said, noting that all down mentally. "To be clear, Girtablilu is the scorpion-man-thing right? I like to think I know a lot of monsters, but that's all I got for that one."

"Yes, he is intelligent unlike the many other children of Tiamat that have flooded the north," Merlin said.

"Eh?" Andy squeaked. "What? Come again?"

"What is it, Lord Andy?" Leonidas asked.

"I thought the Goddess of Demonic Beasts was explicitly not Tiamat?" Andy said, voice still squeakily high.

"She is not," Siduri said. "That Goddess of Demonic Beasts according to his majesty has merely managed to steal the great mother's Authority to create life, and remaking the children it birthed when she went to war with the gods," Siduri explained.

"Oh okay," Andy said with a sigh of relief. "Everyone keeps trying to give me heart attacks and think I have to fight a Primordial in her home turf, and I know I have a good demonic heart-" Technically, he had two, but he wasn't saying that out loud. "-but there's only so much I can take."

"Yes, such a thing would be frightening, though instead of that we have three Goddess and an enemy Enkidu to contend with," Benkei stated.

Which caused Siduri to let out a small choked cry.

"You mean the fake Enkidu clone and/or bodysnatcher who will be exorcised." Andy corrected. "And also forgot about the rogue super tsundere goddess who isn't part of the Alliance who we may be able to turn against them if I haven't messed that up beyond all repair."

"We know that he is fake, but it is still hard to see the face belonging to the one all of Uruk loves, causing so much harm," Siduri replied. "And hopefully Lady Ishtar will come to our assistance when the time comes."

"Hopefully," Andy said. "But, speaking of same faces, Ushiwakamaru. I feel it's only right to warn you that I have also summoned a copy of yourself to Chaldea over a year ago, so I am apologizing in advance if I say or do anything overly familiar towards you. Namely, headpats, as that is the purview of your actual Master."

"That is understandable, and such an act would not be unwelcome," She replied as she took a swig of ale.

"Alright, understood, just getting that out of the way," Andy said. "So, anyway, while I have you all here: what do we know about the Goddess Alliance so far? Appearances, weapons, fighting styles, classes, names, anything?"

"Nothing," Was the collective response.

"Well, that's a damn shame," Andy said. "I suppose that means I'll call the two who no-one has given me a moniker for yet 'Jungle Goddess' and 'Surprise! Goddess' until we can get more info."

"Got no problem with that," Was the general response from all parties involved.

And so soon after the feast came to an end with the dessert being an Uruk Buttercake. Which both Ana and Fou had eaten with glee.

Xxx

November 21

"Good morning, are you ready for your second day in Uruk?" Asked the holographic image of Roman which could now be projected due to the connection that had been made with the Leyline Terminal.

"We're ready as can be Doctor, we're just waiting for Siduri to give us the work she wants us to do, though before that Senpai and Ritsuka were going to summon another Servant were you not?" Mash asked as they cleaned up their breakfast.

"Correctamundo Kouhairindo," Andy said, doing (now her) best Ned Flanders voice for some reason.

"I think that counts as verbal murder in the major, third degree," Ritsuka commented. "Honestly I am kinda excited."

"Same dude, same." Andy agreed. "Also, fuckerino youdiddliino."

"Like I said, verbal murder, so Bossman you've got anything else to tell us before we summon?"

"Well, with the connection we're able to map out the current area, and the information we know so far fits with what we're detecting. Got two large sources of Divinity, one in the Cedar Forest and one down near Eridu," Roman said as he pulled up a map of Mesopotamia.

"Cedar is probably the Goddess of Demonic Beasts, and Eridu is probably Jungle Goddess going off what we were told before, got it," Andy noted.

"Yeah, had a talk with Artemis about it, what we're probably detecting are temples created to allow them access to their divine power outside of the Texture they originate from. And as for the Goddess of Demonic Beasts, she says it is not Echidna or any other Earth Mother Goddess, as they would have no reason to usurp Tiamat's Authority to create monsters as they would just make their own, with their own Authority," He handed over the information.

"I think that's good news then, since it means it's likely some other goddess entirely I'm just not thinking of, but on the other hand that means all three are total unknowns beyond that one being Greek." Andy sighed. "Doesn't change much for right now. If there isn't anything else, we should probably get to summoning."

"I don't have any more, except that this is probably going to be a bit of a long stay, but don't concern yourself with the time limit, Andy, we will win," Roman said as he peaced out.

"Alright, so. Summoning. Now the only question is, should I use a catalyst-" Andy tapped the Tower of Babylon fragment around her neck. "-or let the fates decide?"

"I am going to go without one," Ritsuka said as he went over to the prepped Round Table Shield. "I summon while you think over it, Okay give me an SSR."

And a second later a new Servant was summoned. "Servant. Lancer. Nezha. I will act as your weapon," The Chinese woman with the thickest of thighs introduced herself.

"Hello, Nezha I am glad to have, and I am sure you will have some good fights here in Mesopotamia," Ritsuka said.

"Yes, the one calling itself Enkidu would be a worthy opponent. Hope he is. As strong as. The Monkey," She spoke in a stilted tone of voice. Like she was trying to speak in a rhythmic manner, but it wasn't translating well to English.

"Speaking of Monkeys, hi, real quick, you don't remember me, right?" Andy asked, herself, not remembering much about Nezha beyond 'enemy who didn't like me' as it were.

"No."

"Good, good," Andy said with a sigh of relief. "All right, my turn." She said, going up and summoning her own new Servant as soon as Nezha was out of the circle.

"Hello there, my name is Parvarti, and I have manifested as a Lancer Class Pseudo-Servant using this girl's body and my husband Shiva's weapon," The possessed Sakura said.

"..." Andy's brain had...not quite crashed, but definitely was lagging, and in an attempt to reboot she used Stat-o-Vision on the actual Indian Goddess Pseudo she'd summoned.

[Spoiler=Parvarti's Stat Sheet]

True Name: Parvarti

Class: Lancer

Master: Andy Murphy

Parameters:

Strength: D

Endurance: C

Agility: D

Mana: B

Luck: B

Noble Phantasm: EX

Skills:

Magic Resistance: A

Divine Core of the Goddess: B

Imaginary Around: EX

Ash of Kama: EX

Blessing of the Goddess: A+

Noble Phantasm:

Trishula Shakti: Knowing What is Love and Refusing to Love(Anti-Army): EX

[/spoiler]

"Thank you for answering the call, Parvati," Andy said a bit on autopilot. "Right now, having another goddess on our side right now is probably a really good thing right now." She said repetitively as her brain repeatedly skipped a beat.-

"Yes, the Fate system has informed me of the situation, Miss Andy, what terrible thing for them to do. They all need a hard spank of thunder," She said with a mean resting bitch-face.

"Ah, yes, a fellow biribiri," Andy said, sparking a bit in commiseration. "I feel like we'll get along well."

"Of course we will, for you're the one that saved a version of my host, and I thank you for that," Parvati said in the kindest tone of voice.

"Oh. Yeah. Of course. I couldn't just leave her be." Andy said softly.

"Such a good kid you are now, what can we do to help the city of Uruk?" She asked.

"Not quite sure yet, we're still waiting on Siduri to come and tell us exactly that," Andy said.

"Ah, okay, I don't know who that is, but that is good to hear," She replied.

"Siduri would be me," The just spoken about woman said as she entered the Embassy. "Glad to see you all awake, and I see two new figures have joined you."

"Good morning Miss Siduri, and yeah we summoned two new additions to the team to fill out our ranks a bit once we were settled." Andy greeted and explained in the same breath.

"Ah, I see more help is appreciated, now I have today's job for you, you're to assist the shepherds in shearing the sheep, and help make it into proper wool,"

"Shearing sheep? Baa'allright." Andy said with a nod. "Where at?"

"Just follow me, and I will take you there," Siduri said.

And they arrived outside and entered the fields of Uruk, Mash only had one thing to say.

"Oh my god, they are so fluffy!"

Xxx

December 7

And so sixteen days went by, which consisted of helping the people of Uruk with various tasks, though as the days passed by. Andy was starting to get a bit more worried as the deadline kept closer. But Roman kept telling her that she should not worry and not be concerned.

And as for today, they had a free day to themselves.

"Miss Andy?" Ana asked as she came up to her, Mash, Astolfo and Parvarti while they were in the middle of playing an Uruk board game.

"Hmm? What's up, sweetie?" Andy asked, pulled from the game to focus on Ana, who had spoken in a tone her brain told her meant 'babey need u'.

"I know that you have a free day today, but I would like to hire you for a job, I've got seven King's silver to give," Ana said as she placed the currency that Uruk had invented a few months ago.

"We'd do it for free Ana," Andy said as she turned to fully face her. "And we're always willing to help. What's the job?"

"Okay, if you say so. We will be fighting some Gallu Spirits that have been harassing some of the elderly," She told them.

"Alrighty then, ghost bustin' time. Where to, o precious scythe-child?"

"There is a cave underneath Uruk, the entrance is near the west gate," She replied.

"Mkay. And are you also fighting or just giving the job?" Andy asked as she stretched her back, having been sitting for a while.

"I will be fighting too, I want to make sure that not a single one escapes," Ana replied.

"Alright, lead the way."

Ana nodded, and the group quickly followed the scythe wielder towards the location of their job.

"Yes, these are Gallu Spirits indeed, the grim reapers of the Mesopotamian Underworld," Paravati said after they had entered the cave where they were currently floating about as they waited for night to fall. As they could not be out in the sunlight.

"Hey, any chance y'all can leave peacefully?" Andy asked in the hopes that they might just...leave.

"Souls, souls fresh souls for the Queen of Kur!" They shouted as Andy's words brought their attention to them.

"Well, it was a nice try dear," Astolfo said in comfort. "Well, I guess now this is a good time to try this out. Astolfo, mode change!" He shouted as his body lit up, and soon after he was in another outfit. "Saber Mode engaged!"

Andy did a triple take at her bf at that. "Is this an early Christmas gift?" She asked eagerly, since the outfit was...most definitely suited to her tastes.

"It can be if you want, I got Scathach to do this for me before we left, just didn't have a good spot to try it out," He responded as he swung his sword and it separated into various links becoming a chain sword that ripped through several of the grim reapers.

"I'll have to give her something nice as a thank you then," Andy said as she casually cut a Gallu in two with Shatterthorn. "Actually, that's got me thinking now, Mash, do you think she could do the same for you? Make the you-know-what easier to use?"

"I do not think so Senpai," She replied. "My Spirit Origin is much sturdier and not as malleable due to the fact I am not a spiritual being."

"Hey, you know me," Andy said as she cut down another Gallu that had attempted to sneak up on her Kouhai. "If there's even a chance at getting something good, I gotta at least ask."

"I know Senpai," She replied, as she smashed another one.

Xxx

"So what have you three been up to, today," Ritsuka asked as he had run into them after they had helped Ana kill the Gallu Spirits. And also got a little lesson in how the afterlife worked during the Age of Gods. That Physical Death and Spiritual Death was not quite the same, that if you preserved the body well enough, you could retrieve the soul and just have the dead person wake back up.

And after that, she and Parvati had parted ways with Andy, Mash, and Astolfo as Ana had wanted the Indian Goddess to help her with some other thing.

"Killed some ghosts with Ana, and Azzy pulled out a Class Change," Andy said succinctly. "Otherwise, not much. You?"

"Eh, finally got the time to explore the nook and crannies of Uruk, like to do the same back home, cause even after living there for sixteen years, Shinjuku and the greater metropolis always had someplace hidden away," He responded.

"Noice. The way you talk about Shinjuku, I'd love to go there sometime once we've saved the world."

"Yeah it's awesome, just don't run afoul of the Yakuza, man it's already getting dark," He said as he looked up at the sun that was setting.

"Wheel in the sky keeps on turning and whatnot. Time is time is time." Andy said as if she were saying sagely advice and not nonsense.

Though before any of them could say anything to her words, Fou spoke up and pulled their attention towards something he was shouting at. "Fou, Fou!"

"What is it, Fou?" Mash asked as she turned her head towards the place the cat was looking. With Andy following, and in between the buildings, in a small alleyway, they saw an old man with legs that looked emancipated, a wooden cane was placed up against his shoulder. "Is he a beggar?"

"Well, time to do the good deed for the day," Andy heard Ritsuka say as he began to walk towards the old man.

As Ritsuka passed Andy, she handed him one of the silver coins she'd been collecting herself. "Add that to whatever you're giving him." She said quietly as he passed, letting Ritsuka do this himself to level up his Social skill.

"Thanks," He said as he took the money and went over to the old man. "This might be a bit presumptuous, but this is for you Sir," he said as he handed over the money and a piece of bread he had not managed to eat.

"Compassion without reason is an evil. Feeling shame is another, so to can pity be a crime onto itself. However, I do appreciate such kindness," The Old Man's very deep voice responded as he took the offered food. "I shall give you, and your companions something in recompense," He said as he stood up.

"There is no reason for that, Sir," Ritsuka replied.

"Heed me, children. Three storms will soon sweep over Uruk. Empathize not with the hateful one. Celebrate not with the joyous one. And extol not the pained one. Remember always, 'tis a fool's task to speak of man's ways to a god," He finished, and at that, a massive gust of wind blew through the area, and a second later the old man was gone.

"Okay, that just happened. Didn't expect a magic old man," Ritsuka commented.

"...Y'know, now that I'm actually thinking about it, that guy looked more like a dark wizard than a beggar," Andy noted as Ritsuka joined them. "Also, Tsuks, do what I do and assume literally everyone around you could secretly be a god or otherwise fight like one and you won't be surprised by this kind of thing."

"Yeah he did just give a it's dangerous to go alone take this speech, and that sounds like paranoia," He said in response.

"It's not paranoia if it's literally prevented me from dying three or more times, and at my current count I'm at, at least, five times it's helped." Andy defended herself.

"Senpai, that is still paranoia," Mash commented.

"It's not paranoia if they're actually out to get you!"