Ishtar: Could this world be any better?

　　After opening his eyes, Ryota saw a familiar safe house.

　　He looked around for the first time, and the figures of his teammates came into view.

　　If guild members participating in the adventure are matched to the same safe house, they will be transported to the same point in time.

　　So there was no order of arrival and now there are only 8 of them in the safe house...

　　It seems that none of the other members are taking part in this adventure. For a while, Ryota felt a little regretful.

　　Originally, he wanted to recruit some stronger members for his team.

　 (Forget it, let's talk about it some other time.)

　　Ryota didn't think about this problem anymore.

　　After calling the system light screen, he turned his gaze there, and he saw that the information related to the adventure had been updated.

　　[World of Adventure: Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia]

　　[Main quest: Defend Uruk for 1 day after Lahmu appears]

　　[Quest reward: 30,000 points]

　　[Optional side quest 1: Kill Your God]

　　[Quest reward: 10 Lahmu/1 point]

　　[Optional side quest 2: Kill Tiamat]

　　[Quest reward: 100,000 points]

　　[Warning: Do not reveal the adventure guild's existence to non-guild members]

　　Ryota: "..."

　　This adventure world turned out to be Ishtar's old lair?

　　As soon as he finished complaining about this sentence in his heart, Ishtar's complaint went:

　　"What's wrong! I've been out, why did you let me back in? I am definitely looking forward to the new world!"

　　"Uh... The world we are going to this time is Ishtar's world?"

　　After Mine heard Ishtar's words, surprise appeared on her small face.

　　"Given the appearance, it should be so."

　　Hayasaka looked at Ishtar and nodded.

　　For a moment, everyone's gazes were mixed with curiosity and surprise, fixed on Ishtar.

　　"You guessed right, that is indeed my side," Ishtar sighed languidly, "I was forced to return after I left… Tsk! Too bad."

　　At this time, Misaki suddenly frowned and said: "We're in trouble this time."

　　"What do you mean?" asked Hayasaka.

　　"Shiro-chan said before that he couldn't solve the dangers of Ishtar World."

　　There was a hint of seriousness on Misaki's face: "Based on this premise, the danger we will face this time may be much greater than before!"

　　"Is it true?" Mine asked in surprise, "Isn't that terrible?"

　　No, the level of danger we will face must match our strength. Inaho put forward a different point of view: "But if there are problems in the world of Ishtar that Shiro can't solve, then the probability of us suddenly encountering danger beyond the levels has undoubtedly increased by a lot, and everything else is almost the same as before."

　　Everyone averted their eyes from Ishtar and looked at Ryota.

　　Ishtar herself also averted her eyes.

　　"You don't need to worry too much," said Ryota, "The real danger in the world of Ishtar requires some stimulation to wake up. Before that, when we cleared quests, we basically wouldn't encounter any danger outside of the level, except..."

　　"Except what?" asked Inaho.

　　Ryota replied: "Except I specifically tricked teammates."

　　"Seriously," Mine rolled her eyes, "We were discussing business."

　　"I'm not kidding you," Ryota said quite seriously, "As long as I don't trick you and blow up a real crisis beforehand, you'll be safe."

　　"Okay," He waved his hand and said, "Let's get down to business, what's your quest?"

　　"Main quest is survival quest, rewards 4000 points, and branch quest is to kill Demon Beasts, 10 points for killing one." Mine answered first.

　　"Oh?" Misaki said in surprise "It's the same as mine."

　　It seemed that the guild put its strength on the same level as Mine's. But Mine was clearly powerless before her.

　　What a strange criterion.

　　"It's the same for me."

　　Hayasaka took advantage of the situation and said: "It seems that our strength is on one level."

　　"Hehehe..." Misaki smiled lightly.

　　The irony is obvious.

　　Unfortunately this level of provocation could not displease Hayasaka.

　　She ignores her shameless love rival who likes to abuse her ability to pry into other people's secrets.

　　Next, Inaho, Shinobu, and Kiritsugu reported on the Quest they needed to complete.

　　It was also the main quest to survive, and the offshoot quest to slay the Demon Beasts.

　　The only difference is the length of life.

　　It seemed that their comprehensive strength ranking shouldn't be far apart.

　　Ryota thought the same was true of Ishtar.

　　In the end, when it was Ishtar's turn to be asked...

　　"My quest?"

　　Ishtar suddenly brushed her hair aside lightly, and said with a bit of pride and satisfaction: "The main quest is to kill the Gorgon, and the reward is 10,000 points. The side quests are to kill Lahmu, and 1 point each."

　　"...Then what are you proud of?" Ryota said speechlessly: "Your difficulty has increased many times in an instant, you know?"

　　"This is the guild's acknowledgment of this goddess' power." Ishtar glanced at Kiritsugu and the others: "This proves that my strength isn't at the level of beginners… Ouch! Why hit my head!?"

　　"Among teammates, keep harmony."

　　After Ryota withdrew his right hand from hitting Ishtar's forehead, he said: "And why are you so arrogant? Inaho and the others can get 10 points for killing Demon Beasts, and you can get 1 point for killing Lahmu. Isn't it worth showing off?"

　　Ishtar: "..."

　　After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly roared: "I don't accept it! Why do I only get 1 point for killing one? This is not fair!"

　　"How can it be unfair?" Ryota shook his head and said, "This is because the guild has given different numerical standards based on each of our strengths. I think that's quite reasonable."

　　"Which makes sense? I am ten times worse than them!"

　　Dissatisfaction was written on Ishtar's face. Suddenly, she thought of something and asked quickly:

　　"Is it true that Lahmu is much weaker than Demon Beasts, so there is no use?"

　　"As expected of you, Ishtar, you can guess a completely opposite answer."

　　Ryota suppressed the urge to laugh, and reminded: "Lahmu is a child created by Goddess Tiamat herself. You should know this. They were much stronger than Demon Beasts. The basic qualities of each are at Servant level."

　　"..."

　　Ishtar felt very wronged: "Wait a minute, this is too unfair! I killed the stronger Demon Beasts, but got the least reward?"

"Just be satisfied! See mine. I killed the same Demon Beast as you. I can only get 1 point by killing 10 Demon Beasts. If you do the math, it's only 0.1 points per Demon Beast."

　　Ryota pouted: "Did you see me complaining?"

　　"It turns out 0.1..."

　　Ishtar was stunned. Suddenly, she felt much more balanced in her heart. But soon she caught a new key:

　　"Wait, did the guild decide that you are ten times stronger than me? How could it be."

　　"This is absolutely impossible," Ryota nodded, "It must be a mistake."

　　"Do you think so too?" Ishtar complained, "There really is a problem with the guild's judging criteria!"

　　"Yeah, that's a big deal!"

　　Ryota sighed and said: "No matter what, I won't just be 10 times stronger than you, isn't that cute?"

　　Ishtar: "..."

　　"How dare you say that! Shiro!" Ishtar sneered.

　　Ryota looked at her quietly: "Then you want to try?"

　　"...Hmph, I'll let you go this time!"

　　Ishtar snorted softly.

　　Ryota fights like a mad dog, in case... She doesn't have the knowledge of a mad dog.

　　At this time, Misaki asked loudly: "What is the quest, Shiro-chan? Is it just to kill Lahmu?"

　　"Killing Lahmu is one of the side quests. I have a total of two optional side quests, and the rest is eliminating Goddess Tiamat." Ryota replied.

　　"Tiamat..." Inaho answered the question and asked, "Isn't that the danger you mentioned, the danger you can't handle?"

　　"That's right." Ryota nodded and continued: "For the main Quest is not difficult, just defending the city for a day under Demon Beast attacks."

　　"Difficult?" Hayasaka interrupted, and she frowned: "In order to defend a city with such a large area, you yourself..."

　　"Hayasaka, how big do you think the city was in ancient Babylon?"

　　Ryota smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, it's not too hard to protect the town for a day with my abilities."

　　Here he withholds some information a bit.

　　Knowing that the world he was about to face was [Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia], Ryota's heart became heavy.

　　After Lahmu appears, defend Uruk for a day – The main quest is definitely not "not difficult".

　　Because once Lahmu appears, it means that the real Tiamat has awakened.

　　No matter how slow Tiamat moves, she will reach Uruk in one day and destroy all humans.

　　In other words, what Ryota has to face is not Lahmu, but fights Tiamat directly.

　　Danger!

　　Very dangerous!

　　Of course, this Quest is not impossible.

　　As long as Tiamat moved forward, Ryota could find a way to continuously hinder and distract her, then when she arrived at Uruk, more than half a day would have passed.

　　He just needed to hang on to defend Uruk for the rest of the time.

　　It's not Quest impossible.

　　On the other hand, the probability of success is quite high.

　　But...

　　The problem is what to do after that!

　　He left as soon as he completed his Quest, and if he didn't care about it, Ishtar would surely be easily crushed by Tiamat.

　　As the captain, of course he couldn't turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.

　　This is where the problem starts.

　　Because he couldn't beat Tiamat.

　　Even though Ryota is confident that he can protect himself, if he can't beat the opponent, it means nothing.

　　(Problem...)

　　Ryota thinks of countermeasures.

　　(The best way right now is to wait for Chaldea to arrive. Gudako will summon First Hassan. His strength is indispensable. With his help, using the methods of the original trajectory, they should be able to defeat Tiamat. As for Inaho and the others... the people in the initial trajectory are almost If they die, it's too dangerous, they're not fit to participate, so... don't reveal this information to them for now.)

　　Considering the safety of his teammates, Ryota decides to hide it.

　　After all, their current strength is too weak. Even if they participate, it will not help much, but will only increase the risk of their own death.

　　At this time, Ryota was very happy that he didn't introduce Ishtar's detailed situation to everyone earlier.

　　"Is there no problem with the main quest..." Inaho then asked: "What about the branch quest, what are you going to do?"

　　"Lahmu can kill, but if you destroy Tiamat... just give up."

　　Ryota shook his head and said: "Although 100,000 points is very tempting, you have to earn it with your life. When I have enough strength, I will consider dealing with Tiamat's matter."

　　"I suggest you do the same." Inaho nodded.

　　"Hah? Wait."

　　Ishtar suddenly looked at Ryota with a strange expression on her face.

　　What do you mean... In mythology, Lahmu was the son of Goddess Tiamat.

　　As soon as Lahmu appears, it means that Tiamat has awakened and will immediately execute her instincts to destroy the world. However, Ryota said that we'll deal with Tiamat later... After the world is destroyed, how should we face it?

　　She was a little confused.

　　Ishtar said: "Lahmu not..."

　　"By the way, Ishtar."

　　Before the idiot goddess could say anything, Ryota grabbed her shoulder and asked: "Your main quest to kill the Gorgon Goddess shouldn't have a time limit requirement?"

　　"Deadline? Let me see."

　　Ishtar glanced at her system's light screen, then replied: "Yes, I will complete it in one month's time."

　　"..."

　　Ryota frowned.

　　He knew it wasn't that simple!

　　If the time limit was set, his plan of "wait for Chaldea to come and fight the boss together" might not be carried out.

　　Because there is a problem can not catch up with time. Now he could only pray that Chaldea would come within a month.

　　Otherwise, it will be troublesome!

　　If things didn't go his way, he could only use his extremely risky trump card...

　　"What is it? Is there any problem?"

　　Seeing Ryota's serious expression, Ishtar asked doubtfully.

　　Misaki and the others also turned their heads, half curious, and the other half nervous.

　　Ryota rarely shows such a serious expression.

　　The other side.

　　Facing everyone's eyes, Ryota calmed down a bit, then said to Ishtar:

　　"It's fine, I'm just feeling a bit confused... Why did the guild let you destroy the Gorgon Goddess?"

　　"Uh… are there any restrictions?"

　　Ishtar froze for a moment.

　　"No restrictions, just..."

　　After a pause, Ryota said in a slightly invincible tone: "It's impossible for the guild to issue a Quest that we can't complete, but your main quest is to eliminate the Gorgon... How strange, you're not the snake goddess' opponent at all, how are you going to eliminate her?"

　　Ishtar: "..."

　　She almost exploded from anger.

　　She really thought something was wrong.

　　In the end, Ryota created a dignified atmosphere just to embarrass her?

　　"What did you say!" Ishtar roared, "You said I couldn't beat her!"

　　"Why are you screaming so loudly?" Ryota glanced at her "I'm not wrong, you lost your bull, and your current strength is only on par with the stronger among the Servants, right?"

　　"Stop belittling gods!" Ishtar snorted loudly, "Once this goddess gets serious, the so-called snake goddess will be vulnerable!"

　　"Come on, what are you proud of in front of me?"

　　Ryota pouted: "I guess the guild should recommend you to find a helper."

　　"I don't need that kind of thing!"

　　Ishtar slapped her chest angrily, as if trying to quell her anger.

　　Seeing this, Ryota was a little relieved.

　　His plan was almost thwarted by this stupid goddess!

Luckily, he made this goddess temporarily forget about Tiamat by changing the subject