It Clearly Tastes Like Mom (Continued)

"No, Anna, you can wait for me here."

After gently shaking his head to decline Anna's suggestion, Rovey and Kingu walked happily into the woods on the other side, both smiling at each other.

Although this development was somewhat unexpected, if we really get to her base, then we'll probably have to go into the boss battle today.

So even though he was incredibly conflicted, Rovey decided to have a serious talk with this guy. After all, Tiamat said she had told her children not to continue harming humans, Kingu was a well-known good boy, so Rovey thought she might be able to cooperate. Even if she didn't cooperate, it wouldn't cause too much trouble. After all, while he couldn't really deal with Tiamat, Kingu alone wouldn't cause much of a stir.

As for Anna...

Her mission is to destroy the Gorgon. If she knew that destroying the Gorgon would bring about an even more terrifying calamity in the world, she might be caught in a dilemma and suffer. So it's better not to let her know.

Before leaving, Rovey conveyed some information to Anna with his hands behind his back.

[You wait for me here, and on the way, wait for Merlin, and those two good-for-nothings, Merry. They can come find me when they arrive.]

After exchanging some information, the two believed that the other fully understood their intentions and nodded in tacit agreement.

Meanwhile, Anna stared in the direction of Rovey, activating her senses to the maximum, and began to listen intently to what was happening on Rovey's side.

After that, Rovey followed behind Kingu without exchanging a single word, then suddenly—

Splash!

"Um?!"

Seemingly certain that this place could block Anna's detection, Kingu raised his right hand without warning. Chains suddenly appeared from beneath his feet and from his sleeves, instantly binding Rovey to the tree trunk. There was no time for him to dodge or resist. The Chains of Heaven emitted a blinding light.

"You do indeed possess a considerable amount of divinity, but it is different from what I expected—you clearly carry the scent of your mother."

Upon arriving here, Kingu completely abandoned Enkidu's disguise, his original green eyes turning purple as he stared intently at Rovey, who was trapped in the tree.

"Are you not even going to keep up the act anymore? I was even thinking about how to continue playing along with you... I thought you would keep it a secret until the very end."

Rovey showed no panic, but Kingu in front of him, and then spoke.

"What are you hiding? What happened just now was just a game I played for fun. Or rather, I knew it was all meaningless the moment I saw you. Master from Chaldea? I'm pretty sure you're not Master from Chaldea."

"Aren't you curious why I keep playing role-playing games with you?"

Rovey looked into Kingu's purple eyes and asked a question, completely disregarding the fact that his body was now bound by chains and completely unable to move.

Because of being in the state of a godlike being, weapons like the Chains of Heaven are quite troublesome to deal with.

So divinity really is a debuff?

"Interest? Fun? Fooling? I don't care about those boring trifles. Now tell me—why do you smell like your mother?!"

"The scent of mother, you really mean the scent of Ancient Dragon Perfume?" Rovey for a moment, then said with a straight face, "I knew you and I had similar tastes."

Tiamat is the oldest dragon mother, and as Dragon Kind, she is even more ancient and powerful Albion. The scent on her body must be that of an ancient dragon. However, Kingu thought that this statement was just Rovey making fun of her.

"Don't change the subject, tell me right now, who exactly are you—!?"

Buzz—!

Seeing Rovey's completely oblivious behavior, Kingu's face turned extremely gloomy. Then, one of her outstretched hands was bound by chains, which quickly transformed into a huge golden drill, which she plunged towards Rovey's waist without hesitation.

From this alone, Rovey could sense that there was a lot of personal grudge involved.

But in the next instant, a crimson third hand, which had always been hidden in the unknown area, suddenly emerged from the right arm, firmly grasped the Kingu drill bit that Jingu had brought over, and emitted bursts of magical energy colliding and then disappearing in the ear.

"This magic! You were the one who slaughtered the Demonic Beast before! You're definitely not as simple as you seem—!"

Kingu looked at Rovey, who was still able to unleash such power even though he was bound to the tree by the Chains of Heaven, and her eyes were extremely gloomy. After learning that this guy was not only related to her mother, but also had disrupted her plans, the anger in her eyes intensified.

All the changes that have happened so far are indeed because of this guy in front of us.

"What exactly are you? A child of the mother? A creation of the mother? Or a part of the mother?!"

Kingu stared at Rovey and roared.

The mother she was referring to was naturally Tiamat.

If it were Rovey who had been touched by Tiamat's aura, she wouldn't have been so agitated, thinking that the other party was nothing more than a mother's new creation, a new child, that is, her own brother.

But, but, but—

"From the moment we met, I sensed your strong maternal aura, but that's not what angers me the most. The main point is—why does my mother also have your aura? What did you do to my mother without my knowledge?!"

As Kingu roared and shouted, she increased her magical output, and the few golden lights gathered in her hand became even stronger. However, at the same time, her holy crimson right hand also increased its power, preventing her attack from advancing an inch.

'After all, the Chains of Heaven bind those who resemble gods; what does that have to do with my Sacred Right?'

"Are you a child who lacks love? You keep calling her 'mother,' just how much do you crave maternal love?!"

Even Rovey was getting angry as she continued her erratic behavior.

"You don't understand at all! I am my mother's child, I am her most perfect creation, I am her most proud child! I must wipe out all the inferior humans on this earth for her sake! I must atone for her sins against all the gods and humans who have betrayed her!"

Kingu continued his hysterical roar, his fury so intense that even his spittle flew directly onto Rovey's face.

At this moment, Rovey knew that it was almost impossible to have a proper conversation with this guy. This guy was too obsessed, to the point that he couldn't listen to human speech.

"As her child, do you really understand Tiamat?"

Seeing Kingu's angry expression, Rovey couldn't help but ask a question.

"Of course! No one in this world understands Mother better than I do! She is a deity more noble, more cruel, and more merciful than any other life in this world. She is the origin of everything, she is the mother of all things, and she should rightfully rule over everything on earth—but why? Why does she regard those inferior humans as her children? Why does she stop me from harming those humans? Why is she even more unwilling to eliminate your aura! What have you done to Mother!?"

"The answer is simple. Because you don't understand Tiamat at all, you just blindly worship her, just like some fallen people who blindly worship the Holy Spirit. What you worship is never the person herself, but the image in your hearts."

Rovey replied coldly, "Do you really Tiamat?"

"Stop joking! You newcomer, you who deceived and misled Mother, what right do you have to say that? Mother is high above and lonely. I am enough for her. She doesn't need an outsider like you to rely on!"

Kingu roared in fury, "I was ready to give everything I had to Mother Earth, but because of you, everything has gone completely wrong! You, this foreign scum, should never have been in our world!!"

"Oh, I see... It's because he's jealous that he got angry out of embarrassment."

Bound up, Rovey looked at the impotent and furious Kingu with a mocking expression.

Even though she kept increasing her magic power, her current level was not something that the fake Chains of Heaven could easily touch.

With godlike qualities, the Sacred Right, and the accumulation of over 100,000 grimoires, each of these could create a top-tier Servant. At this moment, he had already pushed his strength to the level of a main god in some pantheons.

So even though he was bound by the Chains of Heaven, it seems that Kingu is at a disadvantage today.

However, after hearing Kingu's words, Rovey smiled.

She had indeed not forgotten herself, and was still fighting hard in her own way, unseen by anyone.

Since that's the case—

I can't let her down...

'Please be patient, Tiamat, I will definitely find a way to save you.'

"It's normal that you don't understand, after all, you're just like Merlin, only a non-human."

Having understood the situation to a certain extent, Rovey lost interest in continuing to play bondage with this love-starved child.

Although his body and arms are firmly bound by the Chains of Heaven, making it difficult to use magic and Magecraft, miracles cannot be restricted.

He slightly opened his palm, and after completely dismantling the Chains of Heaven on his body, a red cross-shaped light sword suddenly extended from his palm, severing all the chains on his body through the gaps.

In the next instant, the offense and defense were completely reversed.

"What—how could someone with divine powers break free from the chains of Chains of Heaven?!"

Kingu stared in disbelief at Rovey, who had destroyed the Chains of Heaven.

"Because I will always be human."

Without much talk, Rovey Wei untied Kingu and punched her in the face. Taking advantage of her panic, he followed her.

When Kingu saw that Rovey had successfully escaped, he became somewhat flustered. He hurriedly pulled back the hand that was clashing with the Sacred Right, and his feet moved backward in a radiant manner, intending to create distance first.

But trying to escape? It's too late—

"This is?!"

As she was being pushed backward, Kingu hurriedly looked up and saw a crimson hand slamming towards her from above. A peculiar force made it impossible for her to dodge, so she could only forcefully raise her arm and release hundreds of golden chains to weave a giant net and confront it head-on.

However, while she was resisting the Sacred Right, the original body of Rovey, who had already broken free, would not stand idly by. He grabbed Kingu's hands and slammed her body against a large tree behind them, causing them to fall backward together.

Judging solely from the data on paper, specifically in terms of physical strength, it would be difficult for Rovey to directly suppress Kingu.

After all, Enkidu's stats are top-notch; he can fill in all the data himself and get A or higher. But this guy is like a child who lacks love, and his mentality is nothing compared to Enkidu's calm and gentle nature.

Kingu's mental state was extremely unstable. The [A++] value she had adjusted was slapped awake by the falling Sacred Right. Even her previously furious eyes suddenly became much clearer. Taking advantage of her confused state of mind and her need to concentrate on fighting the Sacred Right, Rovey reached out and grabbed her arm, then used his strength to push her backward. In the end, she had to lean against a big tree and was pressed down by his own body. Then, their eyes locked.

Rovey could clearly see the panic on Kingu's face at that moment. She told me that she had obviously not expected to encounter such a situation.

"Ugh! Cunning humans!"

"Behave yourself, now it's my turn to ask you questions."

Rovey grabbed her arm, refrained from launching another attack, and spoke with a serious expression.

In a sense, he and Kingu actually share the same goal, since they are both acting for Tiamat.

The only difference is that Kingu wanted to release, while he wanted to save.

Kingu's sole purpose from beginning to end was to awaken Tiamat, bring her back to earth, and destroy her children who had betrayed her.

Rovey's goal is to help Tiamat walk among humans again, to rid herself of her beastly side, so that she can live happily, and he is working towards that goal.

Although they were both working for the same person, their choices and actions were completely opposite.

"You bastard—you could never kill me, because I am a mother's child!!"

Kingu angrily tried to raise her hands and use the Chains of Heaven to retaliate, but Rovey directly lifted both of her palms and pressed them against the tree, with the Sacred Right landing just centimeters away from Kingu's forehead.

"..."

Their pupils reflected each other's silhouettes and their complex emotions.

In Rovey's eyes, the "doll" in front of him was not only chillingly cold, but her eyes also lacked any desire or warmth.

She was like a tool, a machine, only acting according to pre-set goals.

Rovey remembered Kingu's final fate very clearly.

He initially existed as Tiamat's son, fighting alongside the main characters, but was later betrayed by the new humans created by the Beast of Calamity, ending up in a tragic state.

Then, in her utter despair and confusion, she was saved by Siduri and enlightened by Gilgamesh. She resonated with the voice in her heart, that is, (Enkidu), and resolutely stood on the side of humanity. In the end, she released the Chains of Heaven and completely dissipated into fragments.

Her life was tragic; she lived entirely as a tool, first deceived by Goetia, then by Lahmu. But she was also fortunate, ultimately finding her own redemption.

Kingu was indeed a child, a child who longed for love, a child who only knew how to act stubbornly.

In this respect, she is indeed very regrettable and pitiful.

Now, even her original goal of eliminating humanity has been rejected. Faced with Tiamat's words telling her to stop, she chose to comply and no longer interfere with the affairs of the Gorgon and the humans on Earth. However, she finds it hard to accept this, which is why she is so angry and in pain.

For her, a child who had longed for her mother's care and to return to her mother's side for countless years but had always been unable to reach Rovey, the man in front of her, who was able to contact her mother and was regarded as her soulmate, felt genuine jealousy. She even thought that the Rovey was the bad father who made her mother deny her goals.

"..."

Looking at Kingu's angry yet aggrieved eyes, Rovey was not quite sure what he saw in her eyes, but it was undoubtedly an extremely complex emotion.

Just as he was about to ask Kingu if he knew Tiamat's current situation and whether she had any important clues, a commotion suddenly broke out behind them.

Anna: "Rovey! Are you alright? I can feel the magic emanating from your area..."

"Oh dear, this forest has set up a Magecraft circle to hide and spy on people. How annoying! Luckily, I still have the method of throwing tree branches to guide the way."

"I'm starting to wonder just how much suffering Lily has gone through on your end. Why am I, in my male form, so unreliable? This is making the sage title I'm supposed to be wearing cry!"

"Haha, calm down~ After all, we're all the same. I remember you're calling yourself Lady Avalon now."

"That's right! A mysterious lady from Avalon! A beautiful woman thousands of years old who's determined to steal Lily's heart! She's also Lily's best friend. By the way, what about yours?"

Merlin: "True Magic Merry".

"You really have a good life..."

Now appearing directly in front of Rovey Wei are Mei Liangxin and Mei Daode, a duo who, despite possessing two pairs of Clairvoyance, have always been lost and have finally found their way here.

Directly behind Rovey was Miss Anna, who was at a loss for what to do after witnessing such a bizarre scene.

Directly below Rovey was Jingu, who was pinned against a tree by him, clutching his arms with both hands and looking Kingu, in a situation resembling a wall slam in some movies or TV dramas.

As for the sky above, it is said that "there are gods watching from three feet above your head."

If Rovey could reach out and lift Kingu's chin, saying, "Woman, you've caught my attention," it would be even more vivid.

"That..."