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

"Where did they go?!"

Goetia's eyes widened, and she felt a sudden, instinctive shock.

"I am here."

The next moment, a voice finally put an end to his anxiety.

Along with that sound, the warmth of a hand quietly landed on his shoulder. The next instant, he felt a force acting on him. Goetia gritted his teeth, wanting to use his last bit of strength for a desperate fight, but the precise sweeping leg and perfect force ultimately caused him to lose his balance, and his entire body crashed heavily in the designated direction.

This time, he fell straight out of the circle.

The outcome is decided.

"That, that is..."

The last group of people who had just arrived here, including Rafe and the Demon Pillars, as well as the Heroic Spirits including Jeanne d'Arc, also witnessed this scene.

Joan of Arc, in particular, was astonished upon seeing this scene. "Jacob's brother... it's really Jacob's brother! It really is him?!"

What surprised Joan of Arc even more was that Jacob's limbs were so skillful and so adeptly used, far surpassing any she had ever seen.

The fallen Goetia knew he had lost. With difficulty, he raised his head and looked at the figure slowly walking towards him with the most resentful eyes, as if he wanted to imprint him in his mind forever.

At that moment, Lowe slowly extended his hand, bent down, and asked him, "Are you alright, Getia?"

Chapter 312 Trying to Fall in Love with Humans

"Are you alright, Goetia?"

A calm voice rang in Goetia's ears. Though it sounded gentle and soothing, it was grating to his ears, almost like a sarcastic remark. But at that moment, he had completely lost the strength to even clench his fist and punch that face he loathed. He could only sit helplessly on the ground, looking at his trembling hands, painfully closing his eyes and accepting his crushing defeat.

Those around them looked on incredulously at the outcome.

After all, it's hard to imagine that the legendary evil of humanity would actually show such an expression.

This also signifies the end.

everything is over.

The invincible Demon King Goetia, the culprit behind the burning of humanity who had displayed overwhelming power from the very first meeting, was defeated so easily. There was no earth-shattering battle between them, no expected shouts or clashes; it was as if it were child's play. Before many could even anticipate this Demon King's defeat, he was simply vanquished.

Above the Temple of Time, the halo overhead continued to spin, its terrifying power undiminished. The surrounding temples remained standing silently, and apart from the circle formed when the two wrestled, the other buildings were undamaged. This peaceful scene was nothing like the end of the world, which made Fujimaru Ritsuka look tense, fearing that some strange background music would suddenly play again and some hidden big boss would appear once more. But right now, there was indeed only Goetia.

This also means that the culprit behind the burning of humanity has truly been dealt with, and their journey so far has reached its expected end.

For this ending, they endured so much hardship and made so many sacrifices along the way, and now they've come to this conclusion so easily. This leaves Ritsuka, Mashu, and many others in Chaldea unsure how to react.

"My King—!!"

At that moment, accompanied by a loud shout and a "thud!" sound, a green figure suddenly emerged from the distance and landed firmly in front of Luo Wei with a tiger-like landing motion.

"Ok?"

This sudden scene made everyone perk up, and they frowned.

"Are there still enemies?"

Gilgamesh, wielding his giant axe, stepped forward to examine the body. He saw Lev, without even looking up, run towards Solomon's remains, then pick him up again and cry out, "—My King!"

This time, everyone heard the voice clearly.

"Demon Pillar?"

"Professor Rafe!"

Gilgamesh frowned when he saw that it was Lev who had come with the Heroic Spirits. He then looked back and saw that the Chaldea reinforcements and the Demon Pillars they had encountered along the way were all present.

Knowing the story between these demon pillars and understanding that Solomon had returned everything to Lovi, Gilgamesh did not intend to take advantage of their misfortune and settle scores with the demon pillars for burning humanity. Instead, he took a few steps back and raised his giant axe to block some people who did not understand the situation and were preparing to continue fighting.

"As expected of my best friend! Your wrestling skills just now were almost on par with Moses! Back in the day, Moses used to wrestle me like that! Just watching it makes my body ache, hehehehe—!!"

The most excited and thrilled of them all was Ramses II, his closest friend. Upon arriving, he witnessed the scene of Lovi throwing human evil away, and he was immediately in a state of euphoria, unable to help but shout in his heart.

'As expected of my best friend, he actually managed to defeat the evil human in close combat!!'

"Hehehe...cough cough cough..."

The paralyzed Getia was half-dead. He looked at Rowe's outstretched hand with disgust and weakly spoke.

"You actually managed to beat me... Even if we both gave up everything related to Solomon, you still managed to beat me... Is this what you call humanity... Humanity, ha, what a laughable thing..."

"Even when you're about to die, you still dare to act so arrogantly, you defeated opponent! Die—!"

Upon hearing Goetia's feeble cries for life, Ramses II, who already harbored a deep grudge against him, was immediately enraged. With a sudden twist of his wrist, an Egyptian-style scepter appeared in his hand, which he was about to use to strike Goetia's neck. However, at that moment, a hand suddenly grabbed his scepter with even greater speed.

Ramses II turned around and saw that Black Spear was gripping his scepter tightly, with such force that he couldn't budge it an inch.

"The Lion King...?"

As rivals, Ramses II recognized the Lion King at a glance upon seeing him again. He also knew that the Lion King's strength was beyond his ability to break free. So he frowned and said in a deep voice, "I never expected that you hadn't disappeared and had become like this. You're even more beautiful than you were in the Sixth Singularity. But—what do you mean by this? Are you trying to stop me?"

“I don’t care whether Goetia lives or dies, but now is not the time for you to interfere,” Black Gun said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Ramses II frowned, about to say something.

But a familiar voice appeared in his ears.

"Sun King, please stop. Please leave the rest to Lord Lowe."

"Is this... Nito?"

Upon hearing this voice, Ramses II's tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed. He turned around and saw Nitocris with white hair.

Upon seeing that not only the Lion King, but also his ancestor was unharmed and had arrived safely, despite some changes, Ramses II's initial impulse to kill Goetia diminished considerably. After all, nothing is better than seeing one's family and friends safe and sound.

His hatred for Goetia stemmed from the fact that Goetia had hurt the most important person to him in the Sixth Singularity. Now that he saw everyone was alright, he no longer held a grudge.

"Really? It seems you're living a very happy life..."

Ramses II glanced at Nitocris, whose aura had undergone a dramatic transformation after merging with Anubis, a smile playing on his lips. He nodded, sheathing his weapon and dispelling his killing intent. He looked at the figure standing before Goetia not far away, his eyes now filled with a calm and expectant light, and finally, quite naturally, entrusted everything to his friend.

At this moment, Lowe addressed the crowd, saying, "It's been a long time, Ramses II, and everyone else. Although I still have a lot to say to each of you, please allow me to speak with Goetia alone, is that alright?"

Please make yourself at home.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Thank you."

After thanking the many heroic spirits, Lovi glanced at Gilgamesh and said, "Thank you, King Gilgamesh, for helping me so much this time."

"Hmph, no need to thank me. If anyone should be thanking someone, it should be me thanking you. Although you've caused a lot of trouble by ending things this way, I have to admit that you did your best. While helping the Mother Goddess, you also dealt with the Human Reason Official at the same time, making the Temple of Time, which was supposed to be a tough battle, end up like this. This is something I never imagined. More importantly... because of your recklessness, the fire of Uruk has continued to spread. I will repay this favor to you sooner or later."

Gilgamesh crossed his arms and spoke calmly, then turned and left with an air of arrogance, not intending to disturb them any further.

"Please be careful, Lord Lowe."

Black Gunner and Nitocris nodded to Lovi at this moment, and then voluntarily gave up the space.

They also knew that it was best to leave the situation alone, as it was inconvenient for them to get involved.

The remaining heroic spirits also wisely left, leaving only the somewhat bewildered Demon Pillar and the dying Goetia on the scene.

After everyone left.

"Heh heh heh... Are you here to laugh at me, Solomon?"

Seeing that Loewy had evacuated the others, Goetia weakly laughed and said, "You really are that incompetent king. Your fists, your eyes, and that disgusting behavior—you deliberately left me alive, did you want the Demon Pillars to watch how you humiliated me? You're such a piece of trash..."

"You bastard, how dare you insult the King! Goetia!!"

Despite Goetia's words, Lovi remained unmoved; it was Leif and the other Demon Pillars who were the first to become agitated.

Although they had very mixed feelings seeing Goetia in such a state, they couldn't hold back any longer when they heard that Goetia, even in this state, still had the energy to insult the king.

Rafe, who had the most grudge against Goetia, wanted to beat him up first and then lie on the ground and put on a jealous face like, "I want to see you like that," but was stopped by Rowe.

"Goetia, don't worry. I won't humiliate you, nor have I ever thought of doing so, because we agreed to just settle the final score, there's no need to end it like this. After all, during the battle, I also felt your sadness, your initial mercy, and that tiny bit of kindness hidden in the corner of your heart, which you probably didn't even realize yourself."

Lowe sat down in front of him with complete composure and said this.

"Hahaha... A tiny bit of kindness, something worthless, that's what led me down this path. I could have killed you when I met you in the Sixth Singularity, or launched the final Humanity Cannon before the Demon Pillars took the Ten Commandments, or even ignored your affairs and enjoyed eternal peace in the Temple of Time. But because of that insignificant bit of kindness you mentioned, I've ended up like this."

Upon hearing this, Goetia couldn't help but laugh loudly: "Foolish, utterly foolish! I, who claimed to be omnipotent, ultimately perished because of foolishness and emotions, hahaha—! Solomon, you won, but stop pretending! Was all of this your scheme? My obsession with you led me down one wrong step after another, conspiring with the Demon Pillars to rebel and eliminate them—was all your doing? I truly lost to you, hahahaha! The King of Magic, the King of Wisdom, indeed you..."

"No, I never actually plotted against you. It was all just the guidance of fate. To be honest, I never thought of fighting you to the death. All I prayed for was to obtain my own peace and happiness. I am not even Solomon. The rebellion of the Demon Pillars was just their own spontaneous act."

Lowe shook his head and said, "This is what you've never understood, Getia."

"You're still denying it now? Do you despise everything about being Solomon that much?"

Goetia gritted his teeth.

"I've already said I'm not..."

Although it was the truth, seeing Goetia's gritted teeth and the Demon Pillars' unwavering devotion, Rowe shook his head. He knew that no matter what he said now, they wouldn't believe him. Even if Romani really came back and said that he was right, the Demon Pillars would definitely think that this was an arrangement Rowe had made to deceive them.

"Okay, if you think I am, then I am."

Thinking about all this, Luo Wei said with a helpless expression.

"So it really was you!"

"..."

Seeing that Getia's mind was not quite clear, Rowe could only skip the topic and instead fulfill his promise, conveying everything that Romani wanted to tell Getia.

“Do you know, Goetia… that insignificant kindness you despise was actually the seed that led to all of this. Why did Solomon choose that ending, and why did he step forward again? It was all because of that tiny bit of kindness, and that nihilistic yearning for humanity. Even your encounter with me, and your current failure, are all because of that… miracle. And this is what you've never understood: the beauty of humanity.”

"Impossible...no, this is impossible—!!!"

After hearing Lowell's account of Getia's狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) expression, he couldn't accept this answer.

What is this?

He could accept losing to Solomon, losing to the Restraint Force, but how could he possibly accept defeat, defeat to that insignificant kindness, that human miracle?

Anger, sadness, absurdity, helplessness, self-mockery.

His heart was burning with a mix of resentment and unwillingness.

His failure was so ridiculous!

It was actually defeated by the very thing he had always looked down upon, the cheapest, the least valued, and the kindness of humankind.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Goetia was filled with grief and indignation. He fiercely questioned, "What... what is this emotion?! What is it?! It's utterly worthless! How could I possibly lose because of something like this!"