Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

……

"Not here yet?"

Earlier, when she separated from Eri, Yuzu's face was still expressionless as usual. She was sitting in a chair, gazing at the calm sea in the darkness, quietly waiting for the Servants and Masters who might log in, so that she could expel them.

However, the hot black tea touched her tongue, quenching the thirst of the witch who had been waiting for so long.

Suddenly, her black nun's robes fluttered in the sea breeze, and her short hair flowed freely in the wind.

"Here he comes."

Yuzhu stood up, shrugged, and walked toward the strange place.

When she arrived, she immediately saw a terrified little girl with blue hair pushing the person next to her.

It must be Master and Servant, Yuzu thought.

However, when the witch focused her gaze on the silver-haired man, she suddenly noticed that the Command Seals on the back of her hand were glowing.

"……what?"

That is why Kuonji Aratsu's usually indifferent eyes may never have opened so wide.

"Demon King?"

Chapter 511 However, these were all just misunderstandings on her part.

Long, long ago, when the planet Ocean was still in a state of chaos.

In the Mesopotamian region, on the ocean known as the Sea of ​​Chaos, there exists a life form that takes on a human-like appearance.

Her hair was a beautiful blue-green.

His eyes were clear and pure, with a crimson cross on them.

She was the first life on this planet in a region called Mesopotamia, created by the planet after assessing the necessity of its own continued progress, to ensure the 'soil for nurturing life and designing ecosystems'.

As for her appearance, it's unclear whether she was always like this or gradually developed this way.

All she knew was that she was born 'soil'. Although the world was a chaotic void, without heaven and earth, there was a lake that reached her ankles and stretched to the horizon right beside her. Of course, she only tried to stand up once.

Everything in the world is born from the ocean.

The words she heard were a wish for her to envelop this cold planet in warm seawater and prolong life.

Who exactly said that?

Those were the words the planet spoke to her when she was born, and it also sent her a question-and-answer session, one of which was "Please write down a good method." She remembered that it didn't have any deep meaning. The other questions were the same, such as "Can you disappear after everything stabilizes?" or "Write down the place you want to go," and so on.

However, what really bothered her about that Q&A was that she felt the 'contact information' in the first question was somewhat different from the later questions. If she had to put it in perspective, it was like comparing a copied flyer to handwritten content.

In short, she remained alone in this world filled only with the sound of ocean waves. Sometimes, she would have sudden realizations, wondering what she was really meant to do. Was this all there was to it? Could this really create life and a stable ecosystem? But these were always just assumptions, and they never provided her with any answers.

She stood in the endless sea, gazing up at the nothingness of the chaos.

When will the children finally appear? And what will they be like? I'm so curious.

It's rare to see such a beautiful ocean created.

If in the end no children come to appreciate it, then all that effort will have been in vain.

Then one day...

The sound of something breaking through the planet's atmosphere woke her up. She then remembered that when she was born, the questions and answers the planet gave her first drifted down from the universe to her, and then the planet took them away to look at them before giving them to her.

When she regained consciousness, she was startled to see something moving on the sea of ​​chaos.

Those are silver organisms with a similar form to themselves.

She was amazed by what she saw, and at the same time, she was filled with excitement at facing the unknown.

This planet has new life! It must have given birth to it itself! How wonderful! It's my first child! The planet will be happy too!

"Wait a minute, that's not right. If he's my child, why would he come from another planet? Shouldn't he have come from the ocean too?!"

However, these were all just misunderstandings on her part.

……

On a night in Akihabara, Novia lay sprawled on the concrete ground of the harbor, coughing and spitting out water.

Tiamat knelt beside Novia and gently patted his back.

"Don't move. I'm going to... pat you gently, just once."

Novia originally intended to fulfill his promise to Rasputin, but after sensing something amiss in Tunguska before he could carry it out, he had no choice but to entrust the task to Scaya. He then took Eri and Tiamat to Tunguska, and as expected, observed the anomaly in the Sanctuary of Tunguska before successfully returning.

"Ah—are you awake? You're fully awake now, aren't you?"

Kuonji Yuzu, standing next to Tiamat, leaned closer and stared at Novia expressionlessly. Then, without hesitation, she got up and sat down in a chair, opening a thick book, even though it was strange to do so in the port in the middle of the night.

"Yes, it contains pearls."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just feel like it's been a long time since I've seen you."

Yu-zhu's voice remained as emotionless as ever.

"Indeed, it's been five years since we last met."

"...Speaking of which, isn't Eri Se here?"

Looking around, Novia, noticing only Tiamat and Pearl, raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"She's not here. Erise should be with us, but she's not. It's true."

"She's on the other side—"

Yuju and Tiamat spoke in unison, but before Yuju could finish speaking, she touched her hair with her fingertips and activated the communication.

"...Your work should be finished by now, Kuonji."

"Ah."

After the brief conversation, Yuzhu took another look at the two people in front of her.

Absolutely right, this man is the Demon King. The Command Seals on the back of his hand clearly state this. The strange blue-haired girl beside him just claimed to be Tiamat… the creator mother of Mesopotamia? As a Servant? How strange, where is the Master? Could he be an unmastered Servant? So, is this how things are developing?

Although Yuzhu really wanted to ask where the Demon King had gone for the past five years, and why he had these physical problems.

But when she saw Tiamat's concerned face, although she was greatly disappointed, she also felt that it was indeed the case, and she couldn't help but suppress her joy.

She came back with nothing but trouble, and it was all so obvious... It'll be even more troublesome with Eri Se later.

Thinking about Erise's condition over the past few years, Yuzu felt complicated. She naturally understood the reasons, but as for offering comfort, she felt that with her status and the 'Command Seals,' she wasn't qualified. Besides, Chitose had visited her before, only to end up arguing with Erise. Of course, it was only one-sided; Chitose listened silently, then sighed and left.

Wait, what if the Demon King can't possess someone right now...?

Suddenly, looking at the silver-haired youth who had stood up, Yuzhu had an idea.

If we met in person, Eri wouldn't recognize me, would she? ...Huh? Why am I thinking that?

Yuzhu always felt that her thoughts were a bit strange. Although she couldn't express them in words, she had a strange feeling about them.

"Then let's go home first."

The witch's eyes darted around, looking very suspicious.

……

"The living room is this way, you should know that."

The Kuonji Temple residence has remained unchanged for five years, or rather, it is impossible for it to change in this new era.

"That's the living room, and inside is the kitchen. You can cook some simple meals there. There's a sunroom next to the living room. Oh, I see, I see. Mom, I've almost memorized it all..."

Despite it being her first meeting with Tiamat, Yuju immediately felt a sense of goodwill towards her, and she knew the reason was probably because of the Mother of Creation.

"I can take you on a tour myself tomorrow."

After saying that, Yuzhu placed her hand on a door in the dimly lit corridor and turned the doorknob the instant she did so.

The witch gave Novia a meaningful look, which quickly disappeared.

Without any delay, the doorknob was turned.

"...Were you waiting for me, Eri?"

Yuzhu entered the living room and struck up a conversation with Erise, who was still there. Although she had told Erise to go and rest first, she understood that she might have to wait for her.

Following closely behind, Novia and Tiamat sat on the sofa opposite the two. Tiamat looked at Eri with curiosity, while Novia seemed to realize something when she saw that Eri still had black hair, so she didn't say anything.

"Can't sleep."

When asked by Ari, Eri said this, but even if it were true, she couldn't bring herself to say it.

Novia could sense it.

"...Same."

Upon hearing this, Youzhu's dark eyes swept over Novia, along with her tone of voice, which was as flat as her gaze.

"Speaking of which, are these two your friends? Or..."

Eri casually adjusted her baseball cap. "You 'let it go'?"

"Novia and his servant Tiamat."

Eri, who had originally decided to remain a complete bystander, became interested upon hearing the name.

After all, one shared the same name as the first pope, and the other was the creator mother of Mesopotamia. If she hadn't learned from Lucius that the first pope was really dead, she probably would have thought that Novia, like the wandering Jews, had never died and was still alive.

She roused herself and carefully examined the young man and girl from head to toe again.

Although she is the mother of creation, she looks to be only a teenager. Could it be that all the people of Mesopotamia are lk? However, Servants are a mixture of concepts and genes, so their physical form is often meaningless.

As for humans who can summon the Mother of Creation...

Eri thought about the rules of the Holy Grail Summoning: either it's the most suitable, or it's based on one's wishes.

So, this Novia is an Llk? Is that why the Holy Grail allowed Tiamat to appear in this form? Hmm... Using the Holy Grail system like this, really. But it might not be that simple. Maybe it's just an accident, and Tiamat really is like this.

"So, will they be living here from now on?"

As expected, Eri Se couldn't recognize the Demon King.

Yuzhu glanced at the silent Novia again, then nodded expressionlessly.

Eri was originally planning to say, "Oh, I'm going to sleep now," and leave, but as she observed him closely, the silver-haired youth's light blue eyes kept looking back at her, which suddenly aroused a sense of curiosity in Eri, and she blurted out.

"...Hey, where did you live before? Which city?"

Novia gently raised one arm and pointed northeast.

Beijing? Moscow? Paris?

No matter what Erise guessed, Novia just shook her head.

"I'd say Siberia."

Eri stopped asking questions immediately and raised one hand: "...I see. Then I'm going to sleep."

She hated Siberia; every time she heard those four words, she felt terrible.

And so, watching Erise walk out the door, Tiamat, who had been listening silently the whole time, whispered to Novia.

"Erise has become so strange. Her hair has turned black, and her personality has changed drastically."

Upon hearing this, Novia breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something when Yuzhu turned her head and glanced indifferently at the two people who were pressed together. The owner of the mansion said in a voice that was even colder than before, "Go take a bath, change your clothes, and then go to sleep."

……

The Kuonji family's bathroom was already beautifully decorated when Novia and Eri moved in.

The bathroom is decorated in a French style and is spacious enough for two people to bathe together. The most eye-catching feature in the bathroom is the shallow bathtub made of cast iron enamel, which is often seen in foreign movies.

This style is completely out of place with the Kuonji family and Kuonji Yuzu, so Eri thought that Yuzu was the kind of person who secretly had the mind of a little girl. However, Novia knew that this place was probably set up by Aozaki Aoko, a former resident of the Kuonji family.

He had never come in to bathe before, since he could only possess other beings before, and he couldn't bring himself to do something like possessing Erise's body to take a bath.

But now this has happened.

"Huh? Why don't you let Mom take a bath too, Arisu?"

Yuzu, who was standing in front of Tiamat, watched the blue-haired girl who was holding Novia's hand and walking towards the locker room.