Lady Avalon (Continued)

This time, the Voice of Heaven, which had originally established a connection with Tiamat, did not connect with the Mother Goddess, but instead successfully communicated with the Celestial Realm.

[YHNH.]

What I heard was not the sound of the Imaginary Number Space, but the sound of praise from Heaven.

"I couldn't get in touch with you before, but then I did at this moment. Are you sure you're not deliberately messing with me?!"

The series of misfortunes truly broke Rovey's resolve. He had always been determined to handle any situation properly, and he was now completely overwhelmed. He tried to ask the guy above what he meant, but he still didn't get any response.

Having been tricked time and again, he finally lost his temper and angrily shouted at the voice in the sky, "Give me a hint! Since you're the Voice of Heaven, you should at least be of some use, right? Even if it's a test, it's still one of my abilities!!"

[—A Valley of Shadows.]

Rovey kept calling out towards the sky, and after a long time, he finally received a response.

"Valley of Shadows?"

Upon hearing this word, Rovey Wei was slightly taken aback, but before he could ask any further questions, the voice completely disappeared from his ears, as if it had never existed.

It seems that for that person, giving these reminders was already a huge concession.

After all, God will not interfere in the world.

"Oh my, oh my, I've been waiting outside for so long, you're finally out."

"But you're really amazing. You managed to awaken Tiamat's last bit of rationality ahead of time, and even made her willingly enter a higher level of self-sealing. You're truly worthy of your reputation. And thanks to you, my workload seems to have been reduced quite a bit lately."

Two flirtatious voices, one male and one female, rang out from afar, followed by a shower of petals falling around Rovey.

The figure walking towards them seemed intent on teasing Rovey, so it manipulated the flower petals to flutter haphazardly around Rovey, quickly enveloping Rovey.

"Is it going to be the same old drama again?"

The familiar petals kept scattering before his eyes, and Rovey even felt the spatial axis shifting beneath his feet. However, because he was so familiar with this illusion technique, he was naturally not fooled by it.

Almost at the same moment the petals enveloped him, a third red hand, hidden in its position, suddenly emerged from Rovey's right arm and struck directly at the rain of petals, accompanied by—

Click!

A crisp sound, like something being shattered, rang out in mid-air, instantly breaking the illusion and revealing an unfamiliar forest, and two beautiful silver-haired Magus, a man and a woman.

"Wow! This is too unfair! This sacred right hand can actually target Magecraft as its primary objective?! Forcefully break through?!"

Merlin, who didn't believe in superstition and wanted to play a prank on Rovey, was stunned when his signature illusion was shattered with a single slap.

"I already told you, illusions and mental Magecraft cannot affect him, not even Magecraft of god-like status. Moreover, his crimson hand is the absolute symbol of a god-like being, and he is the savior I personally nurtured, so of course he is extraordinary."

Seeing Merlin's humiliation, the silver-haired beauty who appeared beside him smiled slightly, her tone seemingly tinged with pride. Then, looking at Rovey, who had finally emerged unharmed from the Imaginary Space, she breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and said, "It's so good to see you alright, my dear."

After a long time, Merry stuck out her tongue at Rovey in a cute way.

"—Huh?!" Merlin, who had felt somewhat embarrassed by having his Magecraft shattered by Rovey earlier, immediately showed a look of disdain on his face. He looked at Merry beside him as if she were a caterpillar, and said with a somewhat distorted expression, "Um—could you please not make such strange movements in front of me? Even though we are two beings from different worlds, seeing my other self make such movements, especially considering that you changed from a male to a female body, still makes me feel very awkward, very strange, and even... disgusted."

"What do you mean by disgusting?"

Merry said with dissatisfaction, "I am as beautiful as the flowers in Avalon. This is just my normal behavior. And you have the nerve to say that? Back in Britannia Merlin, you often disguised yourself as a noblewoman to infiltrate noblewomen's homes and commit crimes."

"... Cough cough!!"

As expected, only he himself knew himself best. When Merlin was directly exposed by Merry for what he had done in the past, Merlin coughed violently.

At the time, he ruined his reputation by forming a trio of married women with Lancelot and Tristan. He then impersonated Kay and Gawain. After being hunted down and no longer able to use his impersonation skills, he started impersonating women and infiltrating his group of girlfriends to commit crimes against the wind.

He was so good at the time that he even became a famous lady in Camelot, with many knights and lords proposing to him. However, because he was so good at the role, Artoria was unaware of it. Now that his counterpart from another world has revealed it, Merlin can't help but feel a little embarrassed.

After all, he did indeed cross-dress as a man.

"..."

Looking at the two people in front of him who had begun to dislike each other, Rovey's gaze became even more contemptuous.

Whether it's Merlin or Merry, these two are unparalleled in their achievements on the path of perversion, especially in disgusting themselves; they have a real knack for it.

At this moment, Rovey silently got up, preparing to leave, not really wanting to play with these two perverts.

"You two keep playing, I have something to do so I'll be leaving now."

"Huh?"

Merry, who was pulling each other's hair and pretending to Merlin in the forest, saw Rovey turn to leave and hurriedly raised his hand to call out, "Don't pretend you don't know me! We are excellent companions who have formed a deep friendship even though we have never met! Have you forgotten all those wonderful memories?"

"How can you forget a memory that never existed?" Without hesitation, Rovey answered, "My mom won't let me play with perverts."

"Perverted? Where's the pervert?!"

Merlin cautiously began to look around.

Rovey: "..."

Speechless, he suddenly quickened his pace.

"Um?"

However, at that moment, Rovey suddenly felt that his legs were much heavier than before.

He looked down and saw that Merry, who had been playfully fighting with Merlin, had somehow crawled over to him on the ground and hugged his leg. Then, taking advantage of her weight, she jumped up and used her slender arms to support his body.

"Hehe, didn't expect that, did you! That was all just bait, darling, this is my ultimate goal!!"

Just now, taking advantage of the moment when Rovey was off guard and distracted, Merry, who had stopped fooling around with Merlin, started rubbing against him like a caterpillar. Her lewd eyes, her obscene smile, and her disgusting actions made it clear that she was the epitome of a pervert.

Seeing this pervert start to go crazy again, Rovey raised his eyebrows slightly. He was about to use his magic to throw her off when he frowned slightly. Rovey realized that his magic seemed to be locked by Merry.

"You know this kind of Magecraft?"

"Love's Rovey is locked away," he asked, somewhat surprised.

"Hehe! After realizing I couldn't win in a dream, do you think I put in a lot of effort to get you on the bed in the real world?! This is my carefully honed, unique technique! I'm sure it will bring you unimaginable surprises!!"

"—Prepare to receive this, Magnetic Field Heavenly Lock!"

"—!!"

"Their way of getting along is really interesting. If I teased Lily like that, I'd definitely get chopped to death with a sword."

Merlin, watching his counterpart in another world go mad and use the grand Magecraft he had meticulously devised in such a situation, couldn't help but feel—

This is so much fun!!

Merlin pulled out a bag of sunflower seeds from somewhere and started eating them while watching Merry rubbing against Rovey, eagerly anticipating the start of the paid show.

But the result was—

"Merry, have you had enough?"

Just as Merry was celebrating her victory, the third crimson hand that had just disappeared extended from Rovey's right arm. This hand, belonging to the godlike being, with the power of the Sacred Right, grabbed Merry's head and lifted her high above her head like a claw machine.

"Hey, hey, that's impossible! It doesn't make sense! How can you still use Magecraft?!"

As she was being held captive, Merry struggled and began to scream.

"Because this isn't Magecraft, it's divine power. So now, are you ready to accept your punishment?"

Rovey gave a brief answer, and then prepared to tie up this pervert and whip him like a spinning top.

"Shh, can we make peace?"

"Can't."

"Waaaaaahh..."

Rovey's forehead creased into a large "well" shape. He turned around, dragged Merry behind a deserted rock, and with a series of knocking sounds, Rovey expressionlessly grabbed Merry by the back of her collar, pulled her out, and threw her forward.

"Alright, this useless nonsense should end now. I know you're here to collect the clay tablets, right? Then please return this to Gilgamesh as well."

After watching the farce, Rovey sighed, then took out the Tablet of Destiny and handed it to Merry, saying the following.

"Huh? Aren't you going to play anymore? The paid part hasn't even started yet, has it?"

"You pervert—! Forget it, I don't have time to talk about other things with you... I have more important things to do."

Upon hearing this, Merry, who had been rolling on the ground clutching her stomach, sprang to her feet with a swift movement. Her previous eccentric and playful demeanor vanished, replaced by an intensely serious expression. "Darling," she said, "You've already tried it once, haven't you realized yet? If you rely solely on yourself, you absolutely cannot find Tiamat. Even with Merlin's and my Clairvoyance, we can't see her exact coordinates anymore. Searching for her alone is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"Even you can't find it?"

"Yes, we originally planned to come here together to guide her into a dream and try to postpone her awakening. My friend, thanks to you, Tiamat has now entered a deeper level of slumber, and it seems that the Demonic Beast outside have quieted down a lot. But because of your actions, the two of us can no longer find Tiamat's location, and we are even more unable to control the situation afterward."

Seeing that the two had finished catching up and joking around, Merlin, who had been sitting to the side watching the show, walked over with his staff and explained to Rovey, "Because of this incident, the time and opportunity left for Mesopotamia have become unknown. We have completely lost track of Tiamat's movements, and the resurrection time of the Beast II has become completely unpredictable. As for when the final battle will take place, we can only leave it to fate now."

As he spoke, Merlin shrugged helplessly, expressing his deep frustration with the current outcome.

Originally, the illusion that he and Merry had cast together, along with Tiamat's cooperation, would have easily guided her into a deeper dream, thus buying them a lot of time. However, Rovey's contact with Tiamat in the sealed prison disrupted the plan.

At this moment, Tiamat's rationality and bestiality were completely separated. Her rationality sealed her bestiality even more tightly and then actively concealed the sealed prison, completely cutting off any possibility of others continuing to tamper with things. In other words, the amount of time humans have to prepare now depends entirely on that mother's love.

Merlin, however, was unable to judge the outcome at this moment whether it was good or bad.

Unlike Merry, who was emotionally charged and genuinely wanted to seduce Rovey, not just for fun, his emotions were not deep. Even seeing Black Lancer Artoria and Bedivere both have happy endings only touched him to some extent, and he couldn't really judge right or wrong.

'After all, neither the Lion King nor the Black Lancer Artoria is the original Artoria...'

Thinking this, Merlin glanced at Merry, who was still oblivious to the lessons she had learned and was still clinging to Rovey, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes.

'What pure and passionate emotions...'

"Is that so..."

After hearing Merlin's words, Rovey remained silent.

"Hey, let me explain. Darling, because of your efforts all this time, Tiamat might not wake up for decades, but at the same time, Tiamat might wake up in the next moment."

Compared to the pessimistic Merlin, Merry was in a much better mood at the moment. Under her persistent pestering, Rovey, who really had no mood to play with her, could only disdainfully let her gently take his arm and then continue their conversation.

At this moment, Merry still felt a great deal of anticipation for Tiamat's transformation.

Love is the most powerful driving force.

Although this method is full of uncertainties compared to the restriction of illusions, uncertainty is not necessarily a bad thing, is it?

Merry, on the other hand, found this development more interesting and preferred to see such a different future.

As for the risks this world bears?

What does that have to do with her?

We can always just run away!

Lily has the Tower of the End, Rovey has the Sacred Right. She is just a "Pretender." Everyone has a bright future, right?

Her emotions are intense but few; she can only give them to those she cares about. Ordinary people in this world should just pray for their own good fortune.

Of course, if she really revealed her thoughts, Merry would definitely be launched into outer space by Rovey like a firework today.

"She won't wake up..." Upon hearing this, Rovey shook his head, the image of the figure with long, azure hair appearing in his mind. He said, "She has entered a deeper state of self-sealing and is currently fighting against the beast side. She will never give up easily, and I believe in her."

"... I see. You really are the same as always."

Seeing this, Merry gently patted Rovey's shoulder and said something.

"But since it's your judgment, I'll trust you unconditionally. So what are your thoughts now? Or rather—are you really capable of taking action against Tiamat right now?"

"Should we make a move...?"

Upon hearing this question, Rovey fell silent.

He did not deny that he naturally possessed the determination to stop Tiamat, but if it was the will to destroy Tiamat, he did not know how to answer.

Upon hearing this, Rovey clenched his fists and then said, "I will stop her and do everything in my power to save her. I will never let her fall into the abyss. If things really come to an irreversible point, I will personally give her a way out!"

"Very good, you are still yourself after all."

Hearing Rovey's reply, which, though painful, showed no sign of confusion, Merry smiled happily.

Yes, this is the savior she wanted to see, this is the person she chose, this is the attitude and spirit that should be there.

If Rovey hesitates here, she'll be disappointed today. Fortunately, no one has changed their minds.

"This human..."

Seeing Rovey's answer, Merlin couldn't help but be a little surprised.

I was out of confusion in an instant.

What kind of determination and will is this?

"Okay, things might not be so bad."

Just as the conversation was getting a little heavy, Merry patted Rovey on the head, as if to comfort him.