"Performing talents, performing talents... what kind of talent does this king have to display?"
Inside the Einzbern Castle, after learning the second round's theme was to showcase wifely talents for Ryuya, the girls quickly sprang into action.
For example, Morgan and Artoria prepared to play music.
Merlin and Irisviel contemplated how to create the most impressive effect with magecraft.
Souji selected suitable music to showcase herself through the traditional sword dance, and so on.
Among them, the most troubled were the Female Gil, Enkidu, and Ishtar.
The three gathered together, unusually beginning to ponder how to face this competition.
"Gil, Enkidu, I think we could sing."
Ishtar was the first to suggest, believing singing would work.
"Do you know how to sing, Ishtar?" Enkidu asked.
"No!" Ishtar answered righteously, earning her a punch from the Chain of Heaven.
"Idiot!"
Sighing, looking at the unreliable Ishtar and Gilgamesh, Enkidu decided to rely on herself.
Seriously researching various performances girls could do, after much thought, she proposed a combination of dance and costume change to Female Gil and Ishtar.
"Dance?" That was Female Gil.
"Costume change?" That was Ishtar.
Finally, combining their questions, they looked at Enkidu and asked, "Dance costume change?"
"Right, it's combining dance and clothing."
Flipping through videos on her device, Enkidu explained to Gilgamesh what she had seen. After a while, Female Gil pounded her chest, guaranteeing she would handle everything!
Thus, the three young ladies of Uruk formed an alliance once more.
They decided Ishtar would stay home to learn dance from selected videos, while Gilgamesh and Enkidu went out to pick clothes.
Without telling Ryuya, they wanted to surprise their husband.
Traveling together, Enkidu and Female Gil spent the whole day shopping and finally found clothes they both liked.
On their way home, passing by the docks...
"Enkidu? Is that you, my friend? Is this king dreaming?"
Similarly, due to absolute pride, the Golden Gil also chose to wander around aimlessly, as he wasn't the type to obediently stay with Tokiomi either.
Never expecting to see Enkidu on the street, he was instantly captivated by the familiar face.
"Gil?"
Also seeing the Golden Gil, Enkidu was somewhat puzzled, 'This guy looked familiar... was it Gilgamesh?'
But... looking at the Female Gil beside her, Enkidu's mind couldn't quite process it.
"You! What do you think you're doing to Enkidu?"
Seeing the Golden Gil too, Female Gil's first reaction was, 'Who is this bastard?'
After a moment's pause, she suddenly remembered this world wasn't her Uruk. The perpetual empire of Babylon had become a Lostbelt, so this guy before her...
"So that's it. You are this world's version of this king. Look clearly, this isn't your Enkidu."
Realizing the Golden Gil had mistaken her, Female Gil didn't hold back, immediately lashing out even at her alternate self from another world.
Completely ignoring the Golden Gil's presence, she could tell the other was male, unlike her, a pure, beautiful, and kind-hearted great beauty.
"Not Enkidu? Don't joke around. How could this king mistake his best friend? She is definitely... definitely..."
His words trailed off as he couldn't continue, because the Golden Gil had realized this Enkidu was female. Although the long dress concealed her figure well, distinguishing male from female was still obvious.
His brain short-circuited for a moment. He then looked at Female Gil, "You... this king absolutely cannot tolerate this."
Through brief contact, the Golden Gil understood that the Female Gil and Enkidu before him were different from the history he knew… they were likely from another world.
Sighing internally at not meeting his own Enkidu, he didn't mind much. After all, he had finally found something interesting from this boring Holy Grail War.
A smirk forming, and he was about to chat with Enkidu when he noticed Female Gil's overbearing declaration of sovereignty beside him.
"You are this king? Impossible. Absolutely impossible."
Taking a deep breath, how could the proud Golden Gil allow anyone else in this world besides Enkidu? Especially a female version of himself… that was even more intolerable.
Killing intent surged instantly. Behind him, the Gate of Babylon manifested, its treasures beginning to emerge.
"Ridiculous! Who do you think you are? Does this king need your acknowledgment?"
Standing opposite the Golden Gil, Female Gil gestured for Enkidu to stay out of it… this was her fight against herself.
Simultaneously summoning her own Gate of Babylon, neither willing to show weakness, the two tacitly began their Noble Phantasm barrage.
Boom!
The sound of magical explosions rang.
Crackle!
The roar of lightning erupted.
Thud!
The sound of weapons clashing and embedding into the concrete ground rang continuously.
With absolute offensive power, gathering countless Noble Phantasms, the sky-full of golden starlight made the night sky brighter than day. The battle between the two oldest Kings was both simple and pure.
From a magus's perspective... no, even from the perspective of the Age of Gods or other worlds, this was undoubtedly an astonishing battle.
It was a contest of Noble Phantasm barrages, a game of magical energy consumption.
A true… world-shaking battle!
However...
Although not inferior in combat power to the Golden Gil, the Master situation was different.
The Golden Gil had Tokiomi supplying magical energy, while Female Gil's Master was Yukino… a decisive gap.
As time passed, Female Gil felt her magical energy depleting. A momentary lapse caused her to launch two fewer weapons, resulting in the destruction of the formal dress she and Enkidu had spent the whole day carefully selecting for tonight's practice and showcase.
"This is... the dress this king and Enkidu painstakingly chose and loved after a whole day of searching... You mongrel... How dare you... How dare you..."
The killing intent in her eyes far surpassed before. Female Gil was clearly angry.
With a wave of the girl's slender hand, the strongest weapon, Ea, manifested once again.
"You destroyed this king's dress, you impostor. Prepare to die."
When it came to fighting, she was utterly straightforward. With the activation of the Star of Creation that Split Heaven and Earth, Female Gil declared that the Golden Gil, who destroyed the sincere feelings she shared with Enkidu, would absolutely not be forgiven!