I'll kill you after I finish this game!

The scale and scale of the last gold-forging operation, as well as the number of casualties, far surpassed that of the Suwahara Castle operation.

However, the success or failure of this gold alchemy array will also determine the future fate of the world.

Yzak became the heart of Reinhardt's Demon Castle, permanently fixing the [Creation] which could not unfold forever, forming an alternate dimension that was infinitely close to [Outflow].

But that wasn't enough; Yitzhak longed to devour everything and find the meaning of his existence.

Similarly, Reinhardt will not stop there.

They also need a Sun Child as a sacrifice to completely overwrite the entire world with Reinhardt's world.

Therefore, Yitzhak also prayed for this—

【Born into the world, my heir… You will become the mother from whom Father, I, and Mother, who melted into the altar of life, flowed.】

Where does one's true home lie...? Ask me, my dear son.

Now that I have devoured my mother, I will go and consume this place designated as paradise.

[Let me swallow my mother whole before I ask.]

Where is my true home?

The incantation etched into their bloodline resounded, telling its story.

"Where...?"

Yitzhak murmured to himself, his heart filled with uncertainty and confusion.

But now that things have come to this, there's no need to say more...

"------!"

All clear vision vanished like flowers in a mirror, and Himuro Reia awoke with a start from the overwhelmingly vivid dreamlike fantasy.

"I......"

Himuro Rei rubbed her forehead, her brows furrowed. She was sitting at one of the thirteen seats at the large round table.

There was no one around except himself.

What exactly happened just now...? Unable to understand, she looked up, but the scene before her was not much different from that in her dream.

This is a primary reality.

If it was somewhat bizarre to see humanoid beasts and shadow figures in the enormous castle before us, then the current situation was completely detached from reality.

"Are you awake?"

Suddenly, a voice of concern came from the seat next to her, which she had no idea was empty. Himuro Reia trembled and immediately turned her head to look.

Elunere, with half her face burned and dark red hair, appeared in the previously empty seat.

The other person's figure was solidifying from illusion into reality. Smoking a cigarette, they turned to look at Himuro Reia, smiled calmly, and said:

"how do you feel?"

"Well......"

Himuro Rei suddenly clutched her lower abdomen, her brows furrowing tightly.

The sixth seat at the black round table, whether it's the person sitting there or the one who just spoke to me.

Just as she was about to say something reflexively, a sharp pain swept through her body, causing Ling'ai to curl up into a ball.

"You'd better not push yourself. Last night you opened three Life Offering Altars in one go. That must have been a huge burden for you, My Lord."

Elunere exhaled a cigarette, looking at Himuro Reia curled up in a ball with a calm and indifferent tone, and said, "I am a woman too, and it's not that I can't feel your pain."

Each time a transmutation circle is opened, Himuro Reia, as the Princess of the Sun, feels the same pains as a woman giving birth.

Elunere understood this very well, and this kind of pain, this feeling of lethargy, was something men would never understand.

Although this was the first time Himuro Reia had experienced this feeling, she could instinctively understand what it was.

I think this applies to women as well.

"You are......"

Just by looking at the other person's attire, one could tell they were from the Black Round Table, but this was the first time Himuro Reia had met them.

"Ah, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Elunere suddenly shrugged and smiled slightly. "Elunere von Wittenberg, that's my name. My real self is currently engaged in a fierce battle. What's in front of you is a projection, or you could say a clone. Brenner and I are old friends, so relax."

Yes, any member of the Black Round Table, even if their physical body is not here, can project their mind to the location through the link to their seat, facilitating communication between members.

Although the main body of Eluneore is fighting, it is not considered a distraction. After all, superhuman demons can achieve the level of multitasking, so what is a little mental projection?

Himuro Reia, as the Princess of the Sun, is very important, as it concerns whether the lord Elunere serves can return safely.

She also needed to do some work, and Schreiber and Makina were obviously not up to the task, so she was the only option.

"It is my honor to meet you. If you don't mind, this can also be seen as a sign that our relationship is getting closer."

Elunere harbored no ill will towards Himuro Reia, as long as the latter fulfilled her mission. Moreover, aside from Brenner, Himuro's bloodline origin was one that she could treat gently. Therefore, looking at the reserved Himuro Reia, she chuckled:

"Let's talk."

"..."

According to Himuro Reia, Elunere was sitting on the left-hand seat with some empty space, smiling.

Although she was smiling, she was tense as she smoked a thin cigar, squinting as she inhaled the smoke.

The pungent smell hit her face, causing Ling'ai to cough involuntarily.

"My apologies. It seems I didn't think this through. This is just my habit, and I meant no harm. So I apologize to you."

A polite apology was offered to Himuro Reia. Elunere then stubbed out her cigar, perhaps lost in memories of the war. Gazing gently at the rising smoke, she spoke to herself:

"I'm a natural smoker, and I like cigarettes. Watching, inhaling, and smelling the smoke from a cigarette calms me down. I can't explain why, but that's probably how you define a habit, right?"

You just like something; sometimes you don't need a reason to explain it.

Himuro Reia had no interest in exploring Elunere's hobbies; she was simply organizing her own memories.

Is that so? After that... I was caught up in the carnage in the chapel and fainted. Was I brought here by Eluneore?

Compared to the albino Schreiber, she was a communicative person, so she wouldn't feel dangerous in person.

The other party's suggestion to chat with Ling Ai probably didn't mean anything by it.

After all, that's how you do the work of guiding and mediating.

Moreover, the other party said that the main body is not here, which means that the battle is still ongoing.

Or rather... there's no longer any time to rest and pause.

But......

"In short, it's good that you're alright. Although you were treated rudely by some impolite people, comforting you is the captain of the Imperial Guard's top priority. We will never let you suffer the same kind of harm again."

With his powerful eyesight, Elunere's face and eyes turned cold as he looked at the bruises on Himuro Rei's body. However, this did not make Himuro Rei feel uncomfortable, since it was not directed at her, but at the guy who treated the Sun Prince so rudely.

Having said that, she looked at Himuro Reia and said:

"So please rest assured, I am on your side, Theresa."

"Jade body...?"

Himuro Rei did not feel at ease upon hearing this, and she could not accept the other party's seemingly friendly words.

The other party's words had a hidden meaning; neither their friendly attitude nor their hard work was directed at 'Himuro Reia' personally.

The pain in my lower abdomen hasn't subsided. Like a woman about to give birth, my body feels heavy and sluggish, and I can't even stand up on my own…

Oh right, the jade body that Elunere mentioned earlier was referring to, wasn't it?

"...The most important thing you mentioned is the being that will soon emerge from here, isn't it?"

Himuro Reia, clutching her lower abdomen, realized that when Elunere said she cared about her, it was more accurate to say that it was about the child she was carrying.

Before she, the mother, has completed her mission, she certainly cannot be allowed to die.

Himuro Reia's body will soon give birth to Him, and as the important vessel to contain Him, it must be treated with utmost care.

The being born from biting through the mother's womb is the true jade body that Eluneore speaks of.

Seeing Himuro Reia glaring at her while enduring excruciating pain, Elune laughed.

"I see. Very imposing. You've inherited both your face and your heart from Ytzhak. It seems you've been thoroughly disliked by women and children since the beginning. He doesn't get close to me either. Do you dislike me too?"

"..."

"But it doesn't matter. Those who are liked by this kind of person are either procreative or stupid. The market has always been the same. Valyria and Brenner are good examples."

Before Himuro Rei could say anything, Eluneore's amused face suddenly turned into a cold, disdainful sneer, and she stared into Rei's eyes, asking with a sneer:

"I'm jokingly asking you, are they a good mother and a good father? What are you listening to, what do you know, and what are you thinking to prepare for this moment?"

Himuro Rei remained silent in the face of this sharp and unforgiving question, not because she was unable to answer it.

If you ask Valeria Trifa and Lisa Brenner what they asked her, she will only say that she didn't hear anything.

Neither of those two people told Ling that they loved her.

Although everyone's intentions were different, she never said a word related to today.

However, it wouldn't be accurate to say that I know nothing at all.

because......

Elune looked at Himuro Reia and said with a light laugh, "They haven't aged. Living with people like that for over a decade, it's impossible for a child not to have any questions, not to mention..."

Abnormalities are things that cannot be described or controlled.

Children are more sensitive to these things.

It's impossible for someone you see every day not to notice something unusual.

Because Himuro Reia had attended school, anyone with a normal sense of perception would notice that the people in the church were different from her, which is to be expected.

"You've had contact with Lord Grey, haven't you? I remember he said that he watched you grow up in Suwahara, so you must have heard something or sensed something from him."

When Elunere mentioned a certain peculiar person whom she neither disliked nor could dislike, a smile that was hard to describe as positive or negative appeared on her face as she looked at Himuro Reia and said:

"You've never been sick since you were a child, right? That guy is really good at taking care of children. Maybe he secretly gave you a blessing or something. If you can't even notice that, then at least you'll have avoided Bey and the witch."