It seems that past all the vigour and fire, his Master is still a girl. Interesting.
And THAT is the moment when Ritsuka decided to send Lancer on a lot more suicide missions. ALL THE SUICIDE MISSIONS.
"Fuhahaha!" Gilgamesh laughs. "Our Master is intimidated by the mettle of a King!"
...well, it's not the weirdest nickname I've seen someone give their junk, Gil.
Cu grabs his shoulder pauldron with his free hand and rips his bodysuit off.
....
"Welcome to Chaldea! We're saving all of humanity, one clothing optional hero at a time!"
Kana curls up into a ball and covers her fully-red face with her legs,
(Which would put her face... right at waist level. Just pointing that out.)
Ritsuka stands over her with his ears covered and his face dead.
"Why this," his male Master whispers.
Shhh, shhhh, shhhh, just go with the flow, Ritsuka. M-maybe get a few pictures. For... blackmail. I'll... I'll hold onto them for you.
"Man to man, with nothing to be shameful of! THIS is how contests ought to be!"
Naked. And in public.
"Now COME, hound! We shall settle our enmity as MEN do!"
Naked. And in public. While your Masters watch.
Wow. We're just learning ALL KINDS of things about Gilgamesh in this chapter.
Gilgamesh dodges and slams his head against Cu's.
*opens mouth*
*pauses*
I-is this where I make some sort of comment noting that they're both naked and that Swordo didn't specify WHICH he- no, no. Down that path lies a Kana dead through blood loss.
The battle of men commences, bare as the day they were born, before their Masters' very eyes.
*sniffles*
*wipes away tears of joy*
I... I can never repay Swordo enough for getting me to read this. Never, ever. Ever ever ever.
Kana whimpers, for she is weak.
Le Chevalier d'Eon films, for they are smart.
"At least they aren't killing each other," he says hopefully.
*puerile giggle* Oh, I'm sure at least a little bit of death will be involved at some point. They REALLY like wrestling.
Today, Ritsuka Tohsaka learned something. Well, actually he learned a lot of things.
Do any of them revolve around Gilgamesh's naked body and how you could bounce yogurt off his abs?
...stop looking at me like that.
that Cu is easily baited by naked wrestling,
<obvious joke RE: "that's called 'being a dude'">
and that his sister still isn't over her personal hang-ups about things like nudity and anything vaguely lewd.
Making Ritsuka VERY happy because she's his SISTER and thusly off limits for any datings or anything.
...from anyone else.
Dumb idiot would be lost without him.
I'm not saying I'm writing things on The Chart, Ritsuka. I'm just saying that things are being written and The Chart is in the general vicinity of them. Also, the specific vicinity. Also, I'm writing on The Chart.
There is rumbling in the ground, in the walls, in the distance. Ritsuka isn't sure if anyone is still on deployment right now.
Hmmmm... I'm betting: Impact in 3....
The rumbling is louder now. Ritsuka swears he's not imagining things.
2....
Kana is still on the ground, trying to get the imagery out of her head.
Kana is a WIMP. Don't do that, Kana! That imagery will be useful for... later. I would explain exactly HOW, but I'm still not 100% certain that Ritsuka can't reach through the screen and crush my skull through sheer rage, so....
"Ho?" Cu smiles wolfishly. "You're complimenting me now, Gold Archer?"
I've shipped weirder!
Before Gilgamesh can explain himself, the wall nearest to him comes apart.
1....
A gigantic obsidian arm, thick like a tree trunk, rips through the stone like paper and slings Gilgamesh in the neck. The King of Heroes, clotheslined through a wall, is ripped through the concrete to the sound of distant beastial roaring.
IMPACT! And Herakles makes the scene!
Also, now seems like a great time to link one of my favorite shorty AMVs:
It doesn't even shock him with suddenness. Ritsuka closes his eyes irritably as the dust settles.
Ritsuka starts pouring another layer of salt on the fields in which his fucks are grown. Just in case the first three layers and the roundup and the nuke didn't do the trick.
Still, he should check on them. Just to make sure no one dies. Or is further scandalised by male nudity.
Why... did you have to specify MALE nudity in that, Ritsuka? You sexist pig. I
demand you prove you're not sexist by showing that people can be scandalized by female nudity, too! I'll let you pick who you'd like to convince to prove that for you.
Though stronger and faster than Gilgamesh, the smaller man retains his mind, and successfully holds his own with technique and mathematical principles.
Oh, my god! Gilgamesh knows EGYPTIAN XENO-MATH!
So in essence it's a stalemate and no one is going to win.
Um. *raises hand* I... I feel like I'm winning, if that matters to you at all?
He does notice Mashu on the far side, though, looking at the duel, covering her eyes but peeking through her fingers at the same time. Her face is fully red again, but again what is new?
And apparently so is Mashu!
She tries to form words but nothing coherent comes out.
(Only lustful growls!)
Meeting her at all is the highlight of his day, actually. It's a shame that he can't ask her out, because neither of them can commit to a relationship right now, and she deserves better.
i swear to go i'm going to slap both of them until their faces fall off
...Also, he needs, uh. Time. To prepare himself. In case he's rejected again. If it happens again without prior warning he might do something foolish.
...like suggest to d'Eon that the only way the relationship is happening is if the threesome comes FIRST? At that point, I'd give it... a week, tops. Le Chevalier d'Eon Gets Shit Done.
"So you've been watching them this entire time?"
Mashu nods. "Yes. In case they go anywhere and cause more damage."
It occurs to Ritsuka that Mashu Kyrielight might just be one of the best liars he knows.
*laughter* Glorious. Well done, Swordo.
"Why would I?" Gilgamesh shouts. "This is a good day! A true challenge in the pit, between MEN!"
Look, there's a LOT of jokes I could make here about Gil enjoying challenging men in his pit, but they're not even a challenge, so.... (Just like Gil's pit! BAM!)
Another golden portal laps over Gilgamesh's lower body, cladding him in his lower armor.
And screams of anguish sound from every girl in Chaldea... and a few of the guys. ...a lot of the guys. ...look, we've already covered Gilgamesh being a gimme on the "Free Five" list, okay?
"Ho?" The Archer smirks. "You speak with the mad? Well, I suppose it is a useful skill."
*slowly looks at Gil*
He... he doesn't even realize the irony, does he.
Ritsuka already a Fes despite his young age,
"I'm a Fes. Fes are cool now."
"...you're no longer allowed to watch that show."
Waver looks evenly at the King of Heroes, but internally he is screaming the song that will end the world.
*snicker* It sounds a lot like: "
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-" and so on.
Curse that boy, and the girl too, for summoning this man.
Would... would it be better if Gil was a woman? I'm informed there's a pretty good chance Gil can make that happen, if so.
Leonardo chuckles. "Oh stop, that's impossible! I'm a genius, after all, it's only natural that I stand head and shoulders above other people!"
It's good to see humble people like Gilgamesh meet up with other humble people, you know?
"That said, I have no plans of doing such even after the Grand Order. Mankind is so worthless I cannot be bothered to enact such a cull myself. You lot will manage yourselves. Find the stars or die trying, it matters not."
And once more, apathy saves humanity! I'd cheer, but... meh.
"By the way Master... beware."
"Beware wha—ohgod," Ritsuka gasps, as he is bearhugged and suplexed by a half-naked Demigod once more.
Gilgamesh REALLY likes grappling with attractive men. Just... pointing that out. (You should probably never let him see you in a dress, Ritsuka.)