In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

Black Gunner didn't hide it either.

He recounted how Ishtar had caused trouble for him and prevented her from bringing so many refugees down the mountain.

Because their battle was of godlike proportions, and fearing it might harm mortals, Black Lancer took them to the mountaintop and dismantled all usable materials from the Ishtar Palace to build temporary shelters for the refugees. Although the temple was full of useless gems and gold, it was still enough to build houses with a little work.

One can imagine what Ishtar must have felt when she flew up and saw her jewels and temple being dismantled into building materials.

She is no longer the goddess of wealth; she has become, in Barbatos's words, the goddess of poverty.

While observing a moment of silence, Luo Wei couldn't help but give Black Gun Daddy a thumbs up.

"Well done! Lily, you not only protected so many humans, but also taught that guy an unforgettable lesson. I'm sure she'll work hard from now on to earn back the lost wealth."

Black Gun Daemon responded with a smile.

"She brought this on herself."

-

A deathly silence enveloped this inaccessible world.

On the calm sea of ​​life, the deep outline of the dark world is reflected.

Suddenly, the void flashed with dazzling light, and a golden streak of light pierced the sky and landed on a piece of ground in the imaginary world.

The golden light then vanished, revealing the scene within.

It was a golden-bodied, burly humanoid monster.

It was no stranger.

He is the distortion and manifestation of the human-rational correction, the Goetia who has just left the Temple of Time in anger.

"The sealed land, I've finally found it..."

Having just arrived at the Uruk Singularity, he didn't rush to find those two traitors, Lev and Barbatos. Instead, he set his sights on the Sea of ​​Gods in the Imaginary World. After expending considerable effort, he finally succeeded in reaching it.

"The original mother".

Upon arriving at the Sea of ​​Life, Geitia raised her head slightly and looked at the enormous figure in the center of the Sea of ​​Life, bound by chains. After thinking for a moment, she slowly walked towards Tiamat.

"Now is not the time to sleep. It's time for you to get up properly, Tiamat..."

Goetia stretched out his hand and muttered to himself, "If it were you facing me, that incompetent king would realize his insignificance at this moment, and in the end he would definitely come to me begging for mercy!"

Chapter 242 I Have a Plan!

In a pitch-black space, separate from the rest of the world.

The vast ocean of imaginary numbers is constantly eroding the barriers outside this space, burying them in the deepest part of the endless turbulence until they are completely silent.

call out--!!

However, as a blinding golden light ripped through the sky, the silence that should have belonged to this world was completely shattered at this moment.

"Almost there, almost there! Once this is done, everything will be a success...!!"

A whisper echoed in the darkness, carrying a hint of excitement.

"I can't wait to see that incompetent king kneel before me, begging to be one with me again! When that time comes, I will make those blind seventy-two demon pillars know who the true savior is! Who the true leader is! After that, I will make Solomon throw you away like rags!!"

“A bunch of good-for-nothings who are good for nothing but causing trouble, I, Getia, will make you understand who the real leader is.”

Indeed, the enormous demonic figure walking on the black reef was Goetia.

Realizing things were going awry, and after being betrayed by the Demon Pillars, Goetia understood that if he didn't act soon and continued to wait for his doom, he would be forced to abdicate by the Demon Pillars and the King.

When that time comes, having lost all ten rings and the seventy-two demons, he won't even be able to resist. He might as well find a crooked tree in the Temple of Time, hang himself with a three-foot-long white silk ribbon, and at least that way he can leave with some dignity, instead of being whipped to death by the demon pillars.

Of course, that's the worst-case scenario. An ordinary king, betrayed by all his subordinates and even with his palace locked from the inside, would certainly choose to do the same. But who is Goetia? He is an omnipotent king, surpassing Solomon, born under the guidance of destiny, combining the wisdom and power of Solomon and the seventy-two demon pillars. How could he so rashly choose to sit and wait for his doom?

Faced with such a disastrous situation, his only thought was self-preservation, he had to save himself! If he didn't save himself, given the actions of these demonic pillars, they could really pin all the blame on him.

While it is indeed true that he proposed completing the unfinished task of the Magic King, using the "Human Order Incineration" to create a new world and move towards a new future, who could have imagined that Solomon's past silence was not due to indifference or aloofness, but simply because he was a man who didn't like to talk?

Because we were on different wavelengths, I completely misunderstood that guy's true intentions, leading to all this mess. So shouldn't you, Solomon, take some responsibility for this? And those damned Demon Pillars are even more shameless. When they were burning human history, they shouted slogans, saying they had found what they were meant to do. But when Solomon returned, the traitors all jumped the loyalist card, abandoning him. So he was just a necessary evil, a villain used to whitewash their image?

There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world!

Damn it, don't they all like to play the role of a loyal subject?

Aren't they all eyeing Solomon's position as the first demon god?

Alright, alright, if that's the case, then none of you should be the number one demon god!

Since the burning of human reason was no longer an option, he had no desire to argue with Solomon about it anymore.

Since that's the case, then let's go all out to get revenge on those damned Demon Pillars and become the first Demon God before them. Then we can use our position to deal with them!

Since the plan has completely fallen apart, they can only settle for second best now. After all, Solomon is already strong, and now that he has retrieved the Ten Commandments, plus Barbatos and Floros as his lackeys, Gorgon is nothing but a roadside nuisance. The returning king can easily kill her with a single kick, and the other three goddess alliances are not much of a sight to behold; at most, they'll get kicked a couple more times.

If you want to create a crisis, you have to choose your opponent yourself.

Therefore, Goetia used his EX-level clairvoyance, along with the Great Aura as his energy source, and after overcoming numerous hardships, finally succeeded in arriving at the sealed land in the Imaginary World, preparing to release the Mother of Creation of this world. Only human evil could bring Solomon an insurmountable sense of disparity.

Without a Grand Spirit Origin, even Solomon would not be able to defeat the absolutely immortal Tiamat.

Then, when he is completely out of options and in despair, he will realize just how incompetent those seventy-two useless people really are. At that point, he can suddenly appear and become his last lifeline. Then everything will be accomplished, and he can take the opportunity to make his demands.

Since he can't accept the burning of humanity, it's not too much to ask him to become the first demon god, the second-in-command of the Temple of Time, and rise to power by stepping on the faces of the seventy-two demon gods, right?

After all, in terms of both strength and connections, he was far superior to those seventy-two useless individuals. Furthermore, while the Human Order Burning seemed devastating, once the attack was quelled, it would at most cause humanity to lose two years of memories, resulting in zero casualties—there was absolutely no reason to hold a grudge. Besides, his contribution in defeating Tiamat was so significant that he could easily move on from the past.

When that time comes, the layout of their Temple of Time will be such that at the top is the Magic King, then there will be an additional Demon King, and below that are still the seventy-two Demons.

If this plan succeeds, not only will I be exonerated and everyone will live in peace, but I will also naturally join the big family, making those demon pillars envious and jealous. This is truly wonderful.

Just thinking about their envious glances made Goetia feel a little excited, not because she was happy to be back by Solomon's side.

Anyway-

'A demon king second only to Solomon... I can't wait any longer.'

"—Hahahahahahahaha! We won! We finally won! As expected, the great victory still belongs to Goetia in the end!!"

Imagining that wonderful future, even the aloof Goetia couldn't help but smile. He quickened his pace, eager to get closer to Tiamat in the center, to personally remove all the chains binding her and let her out to play the villain.

However, just as he stepped closer to the Sea of ​​Life ahead, intending to approach Tiamat, a thin mist suddenly rose from the dark sea surface.

“Aaaaaaaaa——”

A beautiful sound, like a fairy's melody, suddenly came from the boundless, dark ocean.

Then, amidst the lingering mist, the graceful silhouette of a goddess swayed gently.

"How is this possible?"

Sensing something amiss, Goetia stopped in his tracks, staring in astonishment at the shadow in the mist that was about the size of a normal human. He couldn't fathom how Tiamat had managed to create a human avatar and store rationality within it, successfully suppressing her beastly side.

As a human being prone to evil, shouldn't her return be paramount? How could such a bizarre thing happen?

'No wonder there was no movement before; you actually managed to do something like this... I really underestimated you, Tiamat.'

Goetia muttered to himself, finally understanding why Tiamat showed no signs of returning after witnessing this scene.

After all, it's not hard to tell from her current appearance that as long as there is no external interference, Tiamat can suppress her beastly side for at least several hundred years, which can be considered an extremely long period of self-sealing.

Although she didn't know how she did it, Goetia frowned.

'That won't do... If you don't play the villain, how am I supposed to clear my name? How am I supposed to get Solomon to beg me for forgiveness again?'

'This farce requires a necessary evil that someone needs to play.'

“No need to show any killing intent.” Looking at the figure in the mist, Goetia was silent for a moment, then said, “Tiamat, I’m not here to cause you trouble. I’m here to check on your current condition.”

"Aaaaa?"

"Who am I? Indeed, you and I have not officially met yet, but I can tell you that I am the demon god who summoned you back and gave you the opportunity for revenge."

In response to Tiamat's question, Goetia replied with great pride, "Tiamat, I've come here to completely release you, so you can once again exact revenge on the humans of this land!"

"Aaaaaaa——!!"

That beautiful sound, like a magnificent musical movement, began to play again.

Instead of evoking any gratitude from Tiamat, Geitia's words filled Tiamat's voice with pure anger—the rage of a mother.

next moment--

With a whoosh, a beam of magical starlight shot out from the mist and hurtled toward Goetia. The terrifying impact sent him flying an unknown distance.

"what?!"

Faced with this terrifying beam of light, Geitia, who had retreated and landed on the edge of the cliff, was stunned. He couldn't understand why Tiamat had suddenly attacked him.

"Aaaaa!!"

But there was no time to think; the next beam of starlight shot towards them at breakneck speed. The anger stemming from his mother was not something that could be easily quelled.

She finally found the bastard who dared to tempt her to hurt the children.

Today, Tiamat is determined to fulfill her responsibility as a mother and utterly crush the instigator of it all, Goetia.

-

Nighttime, the summit of Mount Ebif.

Because Ishtar's incredibly rustic palace is no longer there, the place feels much more spacious than it appears.

At this moment, Black Gun was conflicted. She didn't know how many times she had paced in front of Luo Wei's tent, and even the sand on the ground seemed messy because of her disordered footsteps.

Although she is Artoria's Alter form, and compared to a certain French country girl Alter known for her tsundere and loser persona, she is undoubtedly much more assertive, she still struggles to muster the courage or let go of her pride when faced with certain situations.

There's no doubt that she really liked Lo Wei, even deeply loved him. After all, back in The Lion King, they had already exchanged feelings for each other. She knew everything about Lo Wei, and her feelings for him were already firmly established. The atmosphere was right, and they naturally skipped many steps to get to the final stage.

However, the reason she was able to do that was because she had just been contaminated by the black mud, and since the other two had already gotten A grades, she was afraid of being eliminated if she didn't try harder. She was actually very afraid of being left behind.

So, when she was alone, she was still a little reserved. She began to reflect on why she hadn't spent more time with him back then? Why hadn't the Lion King properly nurtured her? Otherwise, things wouldn't have become so complicated. Because she and the Lion King were the same person, her prototype, Black Lancer Artoria unceremoniously shifted the blame to her Goddess-era self—it was definitely her fault.

"That's right! That's exactly it. It's all the fault of that goddess. It has nothing to do with me." Black Gunner started talking to himself.

"You've already brought Camelot into your life, even proposing to be soulmates, but instead of thinking about how to seduce him right away, you hesitate even when inviting him to your bedchamber. What kind of talk is that? In the end, you have to make the move yourself, otherwise you won't even get a ticket."

Despite normally hating being compared to the Lion King, Black Gun Saber naturally shifted the blame onto the Lion King at this moment.

However, since they were already married, Black Gun finally made up her mind. The deed was done, so what was there to be afraid of? She was the Alter version of the Lion King, a completely different and unique being from the coy goddess of the Lion King, so she naturally had to be bolder and more unrestrained! And feelings would develop eventually; they had exchanged feelings before.