"A flower of hope that stands with Humanity! —Chaldeas, Sheba, Trismegistus! Pseudo-Deployment!"
The ultimate reach of a magus—!
"'Chaldeas Animusphere: The Hopeful Flower That Embraces Human Order'!!"
Ereshkigal and the Chaldean party were enveloped by Olga Marie's Reality Marble. A grand magecraft that rewrote the world itself.
"Wh-Where am I...?!"
A world of dark clouds and lonely, whistling blizzards. This was the landscape of Olga Marie's heart.
"How... how wonderful... what a lovely place!"
Ereshkigal, caught in the middle of it, let out a voice of genuine wonder.
"Th-Thank you... I mean, it's a bit barren, so it's embarrassing, but..."
"Fu-haha! You are far too relaxed! —Look at yourself. Your Divine Authority... 'has it not fallen into a sorry state?'"
"Eh? ...AAHH?!"
Just as the King of Heroes pointed out—the gargantuan Galula Spirit of Ereshkigal had shriveled to less than half its size. Its majesty was gone.
"Ah! I get it! This is that Olga Marie girl's mental landscape! It's grand magecraft that rewrites the world, so this isn't the Underworld anymore—it's her world!"
"I explained that already. Are you hard of hearing?"
"Shut up! Look, Ereshkigal's divinity has plummeted! Ohoho! Serves you right! You look absolutely pathetic right now!"
Ishtar pointed and laughed. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
"Awa... awa... awawawa...!"
"Fu-hahahaha!! I suppose this is a forced outing for the Mistress of the Underworld! You fool! Suffer the penalty for plotting an assassination!"
"What have you even been talking about this whole time?!"
"Now, she is no longer a threat. With one strike—no, with a 'single blade,' cut her down, Master!!"
[Right!! —Come to me!]
The crimson Command Seals on Rikka's body glowed with light.
[—'Musashi-chan'!]
Through her bonds, she summoned Japan's greatest swordsman from Chaldea: Miyamoto Musashi!
"Right! —If invited to the Netherworld, I'll slice through the restless dead; if I storm the heavens, I'll cut down the gods! Shinmen Musashi, here I am! Let us proceed with due haste!"
"Wait, no way—you're alive—?!"
Confused by Musashi's "invasion" as a living being—
"How—how do I get back?! Let me go! I want to go back to the Underworld—!!"
Poor Ereshkigal fell into a homesick panic.
"The enemy is in distress! —The chance is now!!"
Determined to settle it, Musashi swiftly sheathed her blade—
"Namu, Tenman Dai, Jizai Tenjin—"
"This is bad, I'm retreating! I'm leaving! There's no way I can win outside the Underworld—"
[Don't let her get away, Double Kings! All-out barrage—!!]
"Fu-hahahaha! Give it up! Your time is up, Ereshkigal!!"
(Mind if I tie her up too, Gil?)
"You're quite motivated, my friend."
(Well, you know—gods really ought to be bound, shouldn't they? Given my name?)
—Treasury loaded! Target: Ereshkigal! Omnidirectional barrage, lock on!
Chains, treasures, and magic staves were unleashed upon Ereshkigal, completely sealing her escape and her freedom.
"'Nioh Kurikara: Seinten-sho'!!"
The Fudo Myo-o, manifested through Musashi's sword intent, imbued her blade with the spirit of the Five Rings and struck—!!
[FIRE]
A strike like a raging inferno.
"Kyauu?!"
[EARTH]
A downward swing that shook the foundations of reality.
"Hyaii?!"
[WATER]
A fluid, elegant sword-path.
"Chibeta—?!" (Cold!)
[WIND]
A sweeping cut like a gale.
"Hyaaa!!"
"My blade has yet to reach the Void. Yet this single strike shall sever the path of worldly desires!!"
She drew her final blade into the Hasso stance, a purple aura of sword intent rising toward the sky—toward the [VOID].
"This—This is total overkill—!"
[Go! Musashi-chan!!]
"You bet!! —ISHANA!!"
She swung it down in a straight line—
"DAI! TEN! SHOOONNNN—!!!!"
With the eyes of Heaven, she cleaved through the infinite restless dead and the pruning of history in a single blow!
"THIS IS TOO MUCH OVERKILL—!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHH—!!"
Pierced by treasures, blasted by staves, bound by chains—
In a world that was not the Underworld, Ereshkigal was defeated.
Inside the Reality Marble
"Ugh... ah..."
As Ereshkigal was incapacitated, Ishtar's body returned to its original divine output.
"Alright, I'm back! It's Rikka's total victory!"
(Not that I care.)
"And it seems my restraint has been lifted as well!"
—Yay! Good work, everyone!
"Fu-haha! To not forget your gratitude—what a charming creature you are! We must return to Uruk at once, but—"
—That's right. There is still the ceremony to bond the Master and Ereshkigal together—
"...That's right. The job of taking the head of the defeated goddess remains. To finish off the goddess who listened to the King of Mages' sweet talk and tried to rule Uruk."
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