Kingu: I Have a Father Now?

But what exactly constitutes salvation?

As Rovey continued to resonate with Tiamat, he also began to carefully consider the answer to this question.

Perhaps because of the heart-to-heart communication, during the process of emotional resonance, Tiamat no longer took the initiative to make a sound, but instead earnestly experienced Rovey's memories and emotions.

Time passed, I don't know how much time...

So long that even Rovey couldn't remember how long he had been wandering around here. Although he still hadn't figured out the real answer the Holy Spirit had given him this time, he understood that the Sea of Life had indeed changed because of his blood flowing and his actions of conveying emotions. He was also getting deeper and deeper into Tiamat's inner feelings, and the same was true for her.

Finally, Rovey swam to an unknown distance from the shore in the Sea of Life. As he pondered and resonated, he had long forgotten about time, although there was no concept of the passage of time here either; everything was frozen in time.

But the sea eventually has an end, even the Sea of Life. Somewhere in the black ocean, he suddenly noticed something unusual.

Tiamat, who had been waiting for him as if in a deep sleep, had opened her eyes and was now tilting her head and staring straight at him, as if she were observing him.

Her hands, bound by chains, were placed in front of her chest, her legs were together, and she floated on the Sea of Life. Her pupils, marked with a cross, stared blankly at herself, and her long hair, the color of the ocean, hung down in disarray.

"... Has it reached the end?"

Before he knew it, he had reached the finish line. Because he was so engrossed in the emotions and the exchange of memories, Rovey didn't notice it until he was less than a kilometer away.

At this moment, Tiamat, who had been waiting for her for a long time and whose eyes were filled with curiosity, was quietly watching the only human who had come close to her in the long years, a child whom the gods of a foreign land called salvation.

After noticing this, Rovey used his third red hand to redirect the target back to the ocean, helping himself to stand on the black sea again and meet the gaze of those huge starry eyes.

"...Well."

Although I already knew Tiamat's exact appearance, I was still shocked when I saw her in person, after all...

"This is way too big!"

His gaze involuntarily fell upon Tiamat's enormous heart, which was absolutely of a different level, perhaps the only one of its kind in the world. Even the well-informed Rovey couldn't help but be shocked by it.

It wasn't that he deliberately wanted to see it; it was mainly because he... had never seen such a scene before.

Rovey: "..."

Tiamat: [——]

However, despite having communicated beforehand, when they met in person, they still didn't know what to say and could only stare at each other.

So--

Should I say something to get their attention in this situation? Or maybe call Tiamat or something...?

Although she wasn't his mother in the strict sense, she was definitely much better than his father, at least in terms of looks, wasn't she?

However, just as Lovi was Rovey how to start a conversation, Tiamat, standing on the ocean of life, slightly opened her mouth.

'This is...'

"--not good!!"

Upon seeing this, Rovey's expression changed drastically, and his body began to tremble at that moment.

However, there was no time to stop it; the sound waves, comparable to the breath of a dragon king, had already echoed across the entire dark ocean of life.

"Aaaaaaaaaa——!!!"

And this time, it wasn't through the Voice of Heaven, but a direct sonic shock at the physical level. Rovey's tiny body was immediately thrown away by the sound waves and sank into the Sea of Life, some distance away.

When a woman sings, a man collapses.

However, at the last moment, Rovey didn't feel that much pain, since he could accept anything as long as it wasn't performed on a spiritual level, and besides...

"Tiamat sings quite well, and it's confirmed, it seems to be... Yuuki Aoi voiced the character?"

Glug glug glug...

Before drinking countless amounts of black seawater, Rovey thought to himself.

Then--

"Mom, we're family, don't say anything, listen to me first!!"

On the other side—

Not long ago, in faraway Uruk.

Because he maintained his energy by taking drugs, he completed the unparalleled feat of working continuously for 996 hours, and thus fainted directly above the throne. Gilgamesh, who had just finished dancing in front of the goddess of the Underworld, slowly opened his eyes.

Although his red eyes were filled with weariness, they still seemed to see through time and space. He whispered, "So it has finally come, the one foretold."

"It seems that the younger version of me from another world still knows how to do things that make me happy, haha ..."

As if he had witnessed something good that hadn't happened in a long time, Gilgamesh hadn't been so happy in a long time due to the immense pressure on the front lines, burst into laughter. His loud laughter immediately echoed throughout the Uruk palace, attracting the attention of some of his assistants who were working outside.

"That's the king's laughter! It's been so long since I've heard the king laugh so heartily..."

"Yes, after all, the burden on the king's shoulders is too heavy. Since Enkidu passed away, he has never laughed so freely again."

Two older guards who had watched Gilgamesh grow up began to talk outside the palace, both curious about the changes in Gilgamesh today.

"However, it seems the King of Heroes is quite alert today!!"

One of the guards remarked, and the other immediately responded, "Yes."

"That's amazing! To still have so much energy after working non-stop for over a month, he's practically a superman!!"

"Lord Siduri."

Just as the two began chatting and discussing things at the door, they heard Gilgamesh's loud laughter and a woman dressed in green priestly robes walked in from outside. The two guards immediately responded politely.

"Yes, you've worked hard. Keep up the good work."

"Yes!"

"Yes, sir!"

After giving instructions to the two guards Siduri did not linger but went directly into the palace and looked up at Gilgamesh looked particularly alert today, above the throne.

"Your Majesty, what good news has happened? You're smiling so happily..."

"Oh, it's Siduri."

Upon seeing the woman enter, Gilgamesh on the throne stopped his unrestrained laughter and picked up the piled-up clay tablets again to resume his work.

"Indeed, some good things have happened, and they were even unexpected," Gilgamesh replied casually.

"Could it be that Merlin has found the lost Tablet of Destiny?"

Siduri immediately thought of this when she heard that something good was going to happen.

"Pretty much. The clay tablet has indeed been found, but something even more interesting happened... Well, you don't need to know too much about the specifics. Without the ability to see Clairvoyance, you wouldn't be able to understand what I saw."

Gilgamesh answered calmly.

"Merlin and his female counterpart have already gone to retrieve the clay tablets, and they've headed in that direction now. They should be able to bring him back soon, but..."

But Gilgamesh didn't know how to comment when he thought of Rovey's outrageous behavior.

This was completely unexpected; we've actually entered Tiamat's sealed territory and even established some strange connection...

Whether this is good or bad, even he cannot guarantee it at this point.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

Seeing Gilgamesh hesitate to speak, Siduri couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"It's nothing, it's just that things have taken an interesting turn. Perhaps it will really produce results that I didn't expect. Hmph, what an interesting monstrous cultivator."

Gilgamesh muttered a few words to himself, then prepared to send Siduri away.

"Alright, Siduri, let's go back quickly. Things are about to get chaotic here. If you stay any longer, you'll soon have a headache again."

"Eh? Yes, Your Majesty."

Siduri was somewhat puzzled, but since it was Gilgamesh's order, she naturally wouldn't disobey. She gave a slight bow and then prepared to leave the palace.

However, Gilgamesh's reminder came later than expected.

Or rather, the other party arrived far too quickly.

All I heard was—

Bang!!

A deafening roar erupted overhead, followed by a spectacular scene reminiscent of a falling meteor. A meteor, radiating golden light, smashed a massive hole in the palace roof, revealing a scantily clad, black-haired goddess riding a blue electric scooter amidst the billowing dust and debris.

Although there are still some differences, if it were Rovey or Sakura here, they would definitely recognize that this is the goddess Ishtar who possesses Rin Tohsaka.

Seeing this guy barge in again, even Gilgamesh, who had foreseen the future, couldn't help but roar in anger, "Ishtar! You worthless goddess, can't you use the main entrance?! And what are you doing here instead of staying in your palace built of garbage?!"

"You bastard, Gilgamesh! You dare to openly insult me in my own tower again! And you even turned my tower into your palace! Are you looking for death?!"

Compared to Gilgamesh, Ishtar was also in a fit of anger at this moment, and she retorted without any politeness.

"You useless, worthless goddess, instead of searching for gems in some mine in Mesopotamia, what brings you here to me?!"

"What do I want to do now?! You damned Gilgamesh, you really dare to talk back, cursing me in my God Tower! You're the one who should get out!!"

Gilgamesh's words thoroughly enraged Ishtar. This building wasn't the original royal palace of Uruk; it was her residence in Uruk! It was her temple in Uruk. In other words, this Gilgamesh had occupied her home and was now insulting her in front of her—had he no regard for the law?

Although he seems to be the king here.

"Hmph, your divine tower? Don't make me laugh, hahaha. Uruk is overflowing with wounded, and the Demonic Beast Front needs materials to repair. Even my palace has been dismantled for building materials. Right now, this building under your feet is the largest, and it's more suitable to be my palace than to be left idle as your divine tower. In other words, you, Ishtar, have been expelled from Uruk by me. Go cool off wherever you want!"

Gilgamesh snorted coldly and pointed at Ishtar's nose without any mercy, delivering his mocking remark.

"Not to mention that you, this useless goddess, can't help at all at a time like this, yet you have the audacity to ask me, the King, to support you? Uruk doesn't support idlers, so where would I find the time to continue supporting you? Moreover..."

At this point, Gilgamesh seemed to have thought of something, and a malicious smile appeared on his lips as he spoke.

"Given your habit of flying around everywhere and never going home, you probably don't know this. So, instead of this sacred tower, I suggest you go home and take a look, otherwise your temple on Mount Ebih might very well be taken over by other foreign goddesses~"

"Ha?"

Ishtar frowned, somewhat confused by Gilgamesh's meaning.

"Idiot! It means..."

Seeing that she didn't understand, Gilgamesh loudly without any politeness. " —Ishtar, your family is gone!!"

"Huhahahahahahahahahahaha-!!!"

With a triumphant shout, Gilgamesh's loud laughter once again echoed throughout the palace.

Chapter 229 Kingu: I have a father now?

"Hey Mom, they're family, don't say anything yet!!"

"Aaaaa, Aaaaaaa——"

"Gurgle, gurgle... cough cough!!"

"Aaaaaaaaaa...?"

Swimming quickly to approach, trying to communicate with it, only to be thrown more than a hundred meters away by the waves stirred up by Tiamat's sound waves. This has happened countless times.

Although the "Voice of Heaven," the previous emotional exchange, and the sharing of memories have created a bridge for communication between them, allowing Rovey Wei to awaken part of Tiamat's dormant consciousness and swim to her, they have not yet been able to communicate effectively.

Tiamat seemed to be too excited and happy, so when she saw that her child had actually come to visit her Tiamat, she was like an empty nest mother who had been forgotten by her child who was working in another city for a long time. When she saw that Rovey had really come to find her, the joy she exuded was uncontrollable. No matter what Rovey wanted to say, it was always covered up by Tiamat's various "Aaaaa!!" in different tones, and then she was directly bounced away to who knows how far away.

Although his voice was quite pleasant and Rovey could endure swimming in the ocean for so long, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable or awkward after swallowing so much water from the Sea of Life.

He used his own flesh to feed the eagle, like cutting off his own flesh, to fill the Sea of Life with his own life and blood, and to purify the other's impulse to "return".

While it has indeed brought out much more humanity in Tiamat, and her original maternal love has been gradually awakened, communication remains difficult due to her enthusiasm. Rovey Wei vaguely understands what she's saying, but the meaning is roughly the same—

"Kid, you're here!"

"Son, have you eaten?"

"Son, you've lost weight."

"My child, come to Mommy quickly..."

Strange words like these, full of maternal love.

I'm definitely coming; you wouldn't allow me to leave even if I didn't come.