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

The person who arrived was Ishtar, who, riding her Maana, caught Lovi and prepared to take him to the battlefield that truly belonged to him.

Ereshkigal had originally intended to grant Lovi a special Netherworld protection, allowing him to fly within the Netherworld and making combat less cumbersome. However, Lovi immediately rejected her suggestion.

Because Lovi was well aware that Ereshkigal, as the ruler of the underworld, was the embodiment of the rules of the underworld, and her purpose was to uphold those rules. Even Hades himself had to abide by them. If she arbitrarily gave the living a free pass to the underworld and disregarded the fairness of the underworld's rules, she would suffer a severe backlash.

Although this would make things much easier for Lovi, he wouldn't use other people's souls or lives to pave the way for himself; that would be irresponsible. The upcoming battles no longer required any more sacrifices, which is why he entrusted Ishtar to take him down.

"Sigh, you actually refused that guy's help? Were you worried about hurting her? Hmm, although I still don't think much of you, you're not exactly a man..."

In mid-air, Ishtar, while piloting Maana, whispered to Rowe, who was holding onto Maana from behind, "Although it has nothing to do with me, thank you anyway."

"Huh? Thank you? What are you saying? Are you thanking me, Ishtar?"

When Lovi heard the "thank you" from this guy, he was slightly taken aback. He then looked at Ishtar with an incredulous yet teasing expression, which made Ishtar's face instantly turn red. Ishtar waved her hand and said indignantly, "Hey! Don't look at me like that, 'Ishtar would actually say something like that!' I may be a bit willful, but it's not enough for you to look at me like that!"

"Um……"

Luo Wei nodded, as if confirming something.

Ishtar thought this meant the guy had come to understand her again, but in reality—

"Ereshkigal, hurry up and show your true colors! Pretending to be Ishtar isn't a good habit. My favorite thing to do is torment Ishtar; I can't stand a day without it. If you keep going, I might..."

Luo Wei tugged at her hair to see if it had secretly changed color.

Hey!

Ishtar responded to Lovi's words with a light, airy fist.

"Hey, stop teasing me! You should show some respect to the gods! And seriously, even at a time like this, how come you still don't feel any sense of vigilance?"

Ishtar was amused by Rowe's unexpected remark. Suddenly, she felt her previously tense heart relax considerably. She understood that Rowe had sensed her nervousness and wanted to tease her at the last minute. She sighed helplessly and continued:

"I'm really impressed with you. The reason I thanked you is actually because..."

"It's because of Ereshkigal, right?"

Luo Wei smiled, then spoke first.

"Ah, ah! What are you saying? How could it be because of that guy? She's just an autistic, gloomy older sister who always bullies me. I wouldn't..."

Ishtar's expression suddenly turned somewhat flustered after her secret thoughts were exposed.

"Yes, because you like your older sister very much too, don't you?"

Before she could finish speaking, Luo Wei patted her shoulder and said, "Although you sisters were forced to separate because of your personalities and fates, and your relationship was like fire and water, you actually still care about each other, it's just not obvious."

"I know your story. Although I don't know it clearly as an outsider, I can roughly guess what your purpose was. Bringing magnificent treasures into the underworld was probably just to show her how beautiful things exist outside. Your yelling at her to give up being the god of the underworld wasn't to covet her position. You just hoped she could be a little more willful, right?"

"I……"

Ishtar didn't speak. At this moment, Maana had slowly descended to the bottom of the abyss. Lovi grabbed her and hung in mid-air, looking down at the abyss below. He knew he was almost at the end. He gave Ishtar his final advice.

"There's no need to deny it or rush to answer. Just ask your heart. I don't mean to expose or accuse you. I just want to tell you that you sisters are not mortal enemies. You are family after all. Although many things have made you unhappy and your personalities have caused so many misunderstandings, now that you have this rare opportunity to communicate normally because of Rin Tohsaka's body, seize this rare opportunity. In short, don't do anything you'll regret."

"You bastard..."

Ishtar paused for a moment after hearing what Rovi said, then turned her head slightly, her eyes becoming somewhat complicated.

"Ha, why does this sound like Grandpa Enki? He's clearly a heretic god, yet he claims to be a follower of the Church. Do I need you to teach me this? It's none of your business!"

She grabbed Luo Wei by the neck, suddenly moved closer, and then said in feigned anger.

Although Ishtar appeared very angry, Rowe could tell that she was just joking or trying to hide her true feelings, so he smiled.

"Alright, that's enough for now. It's up to you now. Just don't die, you annoying guy. You still owe me a lot of treasure."

Maanna was suspended in mid-air when Ishtar spoke.

Lovi looked down and saw Tiamat's enormous dragon body struggling violently in the deeper abyss of the underworld; this was the final battlefield.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I never renege on my debts."

He nodded slightly, then gave Ishtar a no-questions-asked gesture, indicating that he had already made his decision.

But just then, another voice rang in his ears.

"Now that you understand, let's stop wasting time and get to work on the plan. I'll help you fend off your mother's final counterattack."

As expected, the person who arrived was Jingu. She gently landed beside Luo Wei, her amethyst-like eyes looking sadly at Tiamat, who was still struggling violently below.

"Ah."

Upon seeing that Kingu had also arrived, Lovi leaped from Maana in Ishtar when he reached a suitable height and stood with Kingu on the pre-arranged platform, looking down at Tiamat, ready for the final battle.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side—

"Oh, so there's a story like this between you sisters?"

"Even though you're like enemies, don't you still care about each other?"

After completing the final arrangements at the gates of the Land of Shadows, Scáthach jokingly addressed Ereshkigal, who had been eavesdropping the entire time. Ereshkigal's expression grew increasingly complex in response. Although Lovi and Ishtar's conversation was conducted at a distance, Ereshkigal was, after all, the ruler of the underworld here; no one could escape her surveillance and detection.

"Tell me, how are you feeling right now?"

"No, actually... I didn't know that Ishtar had always felt this way."

Scáthach awaited her reply with great interest, but this time, instead of Ereshkigal's usual soft and sweet words, or her arrogant denial, her response revealed a sense of sadness and self-reproach.

Scáthach turned around unexpectedly and saw that Ereshkigal's face did indeed show some sadness and self-blame.

Yes, it's self-blame.

Ereshkigal took in Ishtar's actions and Rovi's words.

This was also the first time she clearly understood Ishtar's views and feelings towards her.

From the very beginning, she harbored prejudice against Ishtar because of jealousy—jealous that Ishtar could be free on the surface while she herself was confined to the dark underworld.

Well, it's not prejudice.

That guy himself was extremely unreasonable.

However, it is undeniable that Ereshkigal harbored resentment towards Ishtar even before she had ever met her.

This led to Ishtar, due to her pride, being unwilling to reveal her intentions. Instead, she flaunted the treasures in an attempt to arouse Ereshkigal's longing and desire for beauty, thus leading Ereshkigal to escape from the Underworld together.

Ereshkigal, however, was prejudiced and saw Ishtar as someone to show off and humiliate him. As a result, he lost his sense of propriety from the very beginning and killed Ishtar, thus creating an irreconcilable enmity between the two.

Ultimately, the cause of this tragedy is quite simple.

One is Ishtar's arrogance, the other is Ereshkigal's impulsiveness.

What could have been resolved simply by clarifying things had escalated to that point because of the two of them.

This led to Ereshkigal hating Ishtar for thousands of years, only to learn all this now. So, of course, she felt somewhat guilty. She blamed herself for being so impulsive, thinking that if she had asked again, things might not have turned out this way.

She was also grateful to Lo Wei for letting her know about it.

Despite being an outsider and having barely met her, the other person seemed to possess a magical power that allowed them to easily see through her, this goddess.

The flower garden in the underworld was created by him.

He is the one who revealed the truth.

This made Ereshkigal curious, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a subtle fondness for him.

The thought of how much the other person had done for him, and how he had initially tried to hurt her against his will, filled Ereshkigal with shame. Now, to protect himself from further harm, he was even refusing any more of her help. What a person he was…

Kindness.

Just as Ereshkigal was once again caught in self-anxiety or internal strife due to his own personality, Scáthach finally couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up.

"Although I really don't want to interrupt your daydreaming, we should make our move. If this continues, Tiamat will escape."

She spoke up to remind him.

These words brought Ereshkigal back to his senses.

The two agreed to mobilize the world's power together, and the goddess of the underworld, who had been using the underworld to punish and restrict Tiamat, turned her gaze back to the empty area in the distance of the underworld.

Inside the deep pit at this moment.

The platform originally built for Tiamat created a huge crater due to her fall, and Tiamat's location was precisely the calculated point: the border between the Mesopotamian underworld and the Land of Shadows.

At this very moment, shadows originating from the Land of Shadows and scorching lightning from the Mesopotamian underworld were relentlessly striking her body, unleashing terrifying energy and sending dark red lightning raging wildly.

Originating from the convergence of two underworlds and the supreme suppression of both, even the legendary goddess Tiamat could not easily break free. Her enormous body could only struggle under the suppression of these two forces, emitting piercing screams.

"—Aaaaaaaa!!!"

But the resistance did not stop there. Just as Tiamat's body was temporarily fixed in the deep pit, an unusual energy burst forth, followed by countless streams of black mud that surged forth, instantly creating a black wave.

Above the black waves, a black mist swirls, from which one after another, Rahmu emerge, being born at an incredibly rapid and terrifying speed.

Within the vast expanse of black mud, an extremely terrifying number of enemies swarmed like an insect nest, a truly horrifying sight.

However, it is worth mentioning that...

When Tiamat fell to the underworld, her first layer of immortality and power were successfully suppressed by the will of the underworld, weakening her.

In that case, these Rahmu issues are naturally minor problems.

With the Corrosion Golden Blade in his left hand and golden electricity crackling around his right, Luo Wei charged into the dense swarm of Rahmu worms.

The biting wind whipped his black, tousled hair like knives, and his red eyes gleamed with unwavering determination.

“&@%&@%@&%——!!”

The countless Rahmu figures howled, thousands upon thousands of Rahmu figures howled.

The land surrounding the entire underworld was polluted.

Thousands upon thousands of black creatures, like a well-trained army, charged toward Rowe, trying to stop him from touching his mother.

The black sky shattered, and the earth beneath their feet trembled.

"You keep going! I'll handle these guys!"

Jingu raised his arm and unleashed as many golden chains as possible with all his might, piercing through Rahmu one after another and crushing locust after locust, which symbolized destruction.

Under her cover, Luo Wei teleported directly through the dense swarm of insects, carving a path through the enemy lines and heading straight for Tiamat's main body.

It'll be soon!

It's almost within reach!