The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

He knew that the current situation was quite unfavorable for him.

The reason is also very simple.

Abigail had been severely injured, and Okita Souji had almost burned everything in front of her.

"Who are you... who are you——"

"who I am……?"

When asked this question, she put her finger on her chin.

"Hmm...Have the kids nowadays degenerated to the point where they can't even recognize me?"

"But it doesn't matter—"

"I forgive you for everything you have done."

As he said this, the other party walked forward step by step under Ian's gaze.

The man wanted to move, but found that he seemed to have been affected by her invisibly, and his body was in a state of extreme fatigue.

"Tiamat."

"your mother."

Calling herself by this name, Tiamat stretched out her hand and stroked Ian's cheek.

"You, are you here to save me?"

"..."

Feeling the warmth from Tiamat's palm on his cheek, Ian realized that she seemed to have misunderstood something.

“Are you kidding me…?”

"How could I be joking?"

"It's you--"

Tiamat looked up and around the underworld.

There seemed to be a hint of unspeakable anger in her eyes.

"You freed me from this prison, didn't you?"

"..."

Ian gasped.

He now understood what Tiamat meant.

The restraints Abigail had placed under the will of Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, were disrupted by the intrusion of herself and Okita Souji.

and so--

This caused Tiamat to misunderstand.

She thought he was the one who came to rescue her, so her attitude was so gentle.

"Is this a prison...?"

"Why isn't it a prison?"

Tiamat said this, then bit her lip.

That was a look that was different from her appearance, almost angry.

"I am everyone's mother, but at this moment, that little girl used her own strength to block me here."

"Oh--"

Tiamat noticed Abigail on Ian's back.

"It seems you've captured her, which really makes me even more surprised."

"But why not just get rid of it?"

"..."

Realizing that Tiamat in front of him had completely regarded him as an ally, Ian pondered for a moment and decided to "compromise" temporarily.

"Because it's a very difficult 'enemy', I want to bring it back and figure out a little bit about what's going on."

"I see."

Tiamat nodded thoughtfully, and then actually touched Ian's head and spoke quite gently;

"What a good kid you are! Completely different from those who want to rebel against me."

"..."

Although he felt an inexplicable sense of disharmony in his heart, Ian still endured it all.

He knew now was not the time to speak his mind—he had to understand what Tiamat was doing.

"So, now, 'Mother', you are going to..."

"..."

When Tiamat heard Ian calling her mother, her face actually turned slightly red.

If it weren't for the two horns on her head that were so conspicuous that they could not be ignored, and the magical aura emanating from her whole body, Ian would probably think that she was really an excellent mother.

"I'm so touched... to hear someone call me that."

As Tiamat said this, it was obvious that she had completely regarded Ian as a "friendly soldier" on her side.

"Then it's time to tell you the real purpose."

"Come out, my children—"

Tiamat raised her hand, and then more than ten Lahmu appeared, almost identical to the previous ones.

However, if you look closely, you will find that this alien-like creature still has quite a few differences in its body.

It's just that all my energy was focused on the battle just now, so I didn't notice this.

And it seemed that they were also influenced by Tiamat. The Lahms, who were originally full of hostility towards Ian, have now become quiet.

They looked at their "friend" with a gaze that could not be called a gaze, but could only make sounds that were completely incomprehensible.

But Tiamat seemed to care nothing for such things.

She just continued to gather her strength.

Gulu gulu——

Gulu gulu——

Ian heard the sound of liquid flowing.

It seemed as if something was surging up from deeper within the underworld like a rising tide.

No.

If it were just the tide, it would probably not be enough to describe what the man saw at this moment.

A more accurate expression would be that an inexplicable sea appeared.

Completely different from ordinary oceans, this ocean, which appeared in response to Tiamat's call, was completely dark, as if anything caught in it would be turned into powder in an instant.

"Ocean, I have returned."

Tiamat said this, then turned around and grasped something.

Gollum—

Gollum—

The ocean began to boil at that moment, and ripples began to emit streams of steam.

Seeing this scene, Tiamat's eyes revealed an excitement that ordinary people could never understand.

Yes.

She was very happy.

And for such a scene, one can vaguely feel the excitement.

"This land has harbored filth for too long."

"My child—"

Tiamat looked back at Lahmu and Ian, and then said slightly crazily.

"It's time to let everything return to the embrace of the ocean."

"In that case—"

"No more dirty things will be able to survive in this world."

"Drown, drown everything."

As Tiamat's words became more passionate, Ian also saw the ocean becoming more violent.

Having said that, when faced with such a scene, what Ian felt was not horror or fear.

He only felt the breath inside constantly expanding and then contracting, repeating this step tens of thousands of times in one second.

That is--

Life is breathing.

That's right.

This is the ocean that belongs to Tiamat, and it is also the ocean that gives birth to countless lives.

"Flood it—"

"Let's start with this piece of land—"

As Tiamat said this, she did something that made Ian even more astonished.

She picked up the Holy Grail that she had been holding, with a complicated look in her eyes.

"Hmm...it's really a magical thing."

"But to me, it seems to be just food."

Having said this, Tiamat opened her mouth.

Ian had a bad feeling—

She wouldn't want to...

And this premonition soon turned into reality.

As the man watched, Tiamat bit the edge of the Holy Grail and began to devour it.

It was an extremely natural movement, as if there was no hesitation at all, as if she was born to do it without any hesitation.

Click——

Click——

Click——

The Holy Grail was broken into pieces by Tiamat, and then swallowed by her.

Gulu.

Tiamat's throat moved slightly.

Along with this, there was also the action of licking the corners of her mouth.

"It really doesn't taste like anything - but... I'm very full. If I could eat this full every time, it wouldn't be unacceptable."

"All right."

Tiamat turned around and looked at Ian and Lahmu.

Although the two certainly cannot be regarded as the same in appearance, she does not seem to mind this at all - just like a mother does not mind that her children have different appearances.

"Everything has already begun."

"So--"

"It's time to do what we have to do."