Slay the False Emperor!

"Although my prejudice against you hasn't completely disappeared yet, and my feelings for you have only reached the level of friendship, I still want to say to you from the bottom of my heart—thank you, Merry, meeting you is also my good fortune."

"Huh?!?!"

As Rovey narrated softly, Merry, who had been in a playful mood, suddenly froze, and something in her chest seemed to pound violently.

"Are you... serious? Do you really consider me a friend?"

She held Rovey's face and asked incredulously.

"Of course, I never lie. As long as we can lend a helping hand in times of crisis and care about each other, we are friends."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Merry was stunned and remained speechless for a long time.

Seeing this, Rovey hesitated for a moment, "What's wrong with you now?"

"It's nothing, just thank you, Rovey."

As he heard Merry's gentle voice, Rovey looked up and saw a face filled with emotion.

Rovey: "???"

Is this guy sick?

Why did she make that expression when it was just a perfectly normal remark? What is she plotting now?

"Don't be surprised. Although I am cynical and have a bad temper, I will never be disrespectful to you."

"..."

This time, however, Merry didn't act silly. She held Rovey's head, looked at the moon together, and then said with a smile, "Speaking of which, the moonlight is really beautiful tonight..."

"Hmm, the wind is quite noisy today."

Merry: "..."

"You idiot, can't you say something romantic? The atmosphere's already this good, can't you just make an effort to win me over?"

Just as Merry couldn't help but complain about Rovey's words, she suddenly heard a steady breathing sound coming from her arms.

She sighed as she looked at Rovey's sleeping face, and could only sit quietly in the moonlight watching him. This time, Merry didn't act silly as usual, but just quietly kept him company.

For Nightmare demon like her who loves change and mischief, this should have been a very boring thing, but for some reason, she felt a joy she had never felt before.

"Oh dear, what a nemesis! I've been shrewd all my life, yet I've fallen for your tricks."

She pressed her forehead against Rovey's, and then they gently closed their jewel-like eyes together.

"However, you will always be mine..."

"No matter what happens to the world, even if it's destroyed, I will have you."

My mind is filled with countless thoughts, yet the moon sets as usual and the sun rises as usual.

A new day has begun as usual.

Rovey and Merry slept on the rooftop all night, and Lowe didn't open his eyes until dawn, when he received a message from Merry.

Good morning, darling.

"Good morning, Merry."

After realizing it was dawn, he and Merry went downstairs together. However, because of what they had said to each other the night before, Merry had become more unbounded than before. She insisted that Rovey carry her downstairs, saying that her legs were numb from being used as a pillow and she couldn't get downstairs without being carried.

There was nothing Rovey could do about it, so he could only carry her downstairs to repay the favor of having her as his lap pillow for half the night.

When they came downstairs, Ushiwakamaru, Leonidas, and the others who had been drinking heavily there the night before had already left.

Clearly, those summoned by Gilgamesh to serve as the bulwark of this era would not easily abandon their posts.

Anna tidied the table, and then she saw a scene that would shock her for a hundred years: Rovey was holding Merry, so much so that she rubbed her eyes as if she hadn't woken up yet.

"Envious, Anna? I told you, taking down Rovey was a piece of cake under my fierce offensive." Merry blinked, as if showing off her victory.

Anna: "You big idiot."

"Alright. You can get down now."

Rovey Wei expressionlessly placed her directly on the chair, then prepared to go out to find something to eat. Just then, another person appeared at the door.

"Oh? It seems that Ushiwakamaru and Leonidas were already here last night. And you were so thirsty that you even went after Nightmare? You really don't discriminate between meat and vegetables, you mongrel."

His voice was arrogant and high-pitched, like a big monkey carrying a pineapple on its head. You could tell at a glance that King Gilgamesh had escaped from the set of "Boonie Bears".

Rovey turned around and looked towards the doorway, where he saw Gilgamesh standing with his arms crossed, looking at him.

"Hey, Gilgamesh, what brings you here?" Merry turned her head and looked at him with some surprise.

"Isn't this only natural? Dealing with politics is also about dealing with Evils of Humanity, and solving Evils of Humanity is the ultimate goal. I, the king, am not as useless as some guy who can't even fix a roof properly," Gilgamesh snorted.

Rovey: "Are you looking for a beating again, King Gilgamesh? If you're just here to cause trouble, I'll definitely give you what you want today. But now's not the time to beat you up. What kind of plan have you found? And have you finished the things I entrusted to you?"

"Hmph, in the end, won't you still have to come begging to me like a scoundrel? I'm too lazy to argue with you. Your three lovers are already settled, and as for how to deal with those two Evils of Humanity, after a night of deep thought, the answer is now within reach. My plan is—"

Gilgamesh narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked at Rovey and said, "—We must use Evils of Humanity to defeat Evils of Humanity!!"

Chapter 237 Slaying the False Emperor!

"You mean—use Evils of Humanity to defeat Evils of Humanity?"

Upon hearing that Gilgamesh had spent an entire night devising a solution that left everyone bewildered, Rovey frowned. Hearing this, he instinctively recalled the classic saying of a famous archmage from another world, a righteous wizard—"Use True Magic to defeat True Magic."

But when others said this, it all sounded perfectly reasonable, and something about the current situation just felt off. So he looked at Gilgamesh suspiciously and asked, "You don't mean that Goetia will also come to this Singularity to launch an attack, so we need to borrow Tiamat's power to deal with him, and have a battle between the Beast of Return and the Beast of Mercy above Mesopotamia?"

"——"

Gilgamesh remained silent, only nodding slightly.

"If that's the case, then Goetia's involvement is indeed a headache. Although without the Temple of Time, Goetia's immortality won't be absolute, the output of the Beast of Mercy is still a problem. After all, you know about the light band above your head..." Rovey pointed to the huge arc of light that could be clearly seen in the sky above each Singularity and said calmly, "I don't think Tiamat can fight Goetia head-on."

Although he was also puzzled, why was Goetia here at this crucial moment instead of preparing for the Humanity Incineration at the Temple of Time or waiting for Chaldea to pass away? Even if he had indeed fooled Goetia before, would he really abandon his great cause of a thousand years just to come and find him?

Or is it...?

Is there infighting among the Demon God Pillars? Disagreements have caused the Humanity Incineration go awry?

Rovey began to seriously consider it, but quickly dismissed the idea. After all, those Demon God Pillars had been villains from the start, and given their behavior and thousands of years of friendship, it seemed unlikely they would have internal strife.

So, did Goetia come in person this time because he has become cautious and is prepared to completely eliminate the hidden risks?

Where exactly did this cautious Goetia come from?

How can he be even more of a phantom god than the serious King Gilgamesh during the Fourth World War?

If anyone else had said this, Rovey certainly wouldn't have believed it today, but since King Gilgamesh, who has the ability to see Clairvoyance, was so certain, he naturally had no reason to deny it.

With Goetia coming, this Singularity has gone from having one beast to having two, and the difficulty involved can no longer be described simply as skyrocketing.

Let's set aside the almost impossible question of whether Tiamat can help fight Goetia. Even if they were to fight, and even if Goetia couldn't break Tiamat's immortality, the celestial bands of light were no pushovers, and Tiamat was currently in a self-sealed state. Therefore, Rovey remained skeptical of this conclusion.

"You seem to have far too little faith in our Sumerian civilization's Mother of Creation, the master of the Origin Sea, don't you? You mongrel! Hmph, in the end, with your meager wisdom, you can only make such a guess. Foolish!" Gilgamesh crossed his arms and looked at Rovey with disdain. For him, such an opportunity to belittle Rovey was not to be easily let go.

"You really deserve a beating..." Hearing this, although Rovey felt he deserved a beating, he wasn't angry. Instead, he looked at Gilgamesh and asked, "So, what good ideas do you have? Tell me specifically what to do?"

"Is there even a question? Of course, it's about completely removing the seal on the Primal Mother, allowing her to fight the Beast of Mercy in her full form," Gilgamesh said without batting an eye.

Rovey was taken aback by his suggestion, staring blankly at Gilgamesh before asking, "You mean to completely remove Tiamat's seal, allowing her to return to the earth in her 100% condition?"

"That's right, exactly! If the Mother of Creation had sealed herself away to only a small portion of her power, it would indeed be difficult for her to withstand the culprit who caused this disaster. However, if Tiamat could return in her full form, dealing with Beast of Mercy that would be greatly weakened if she left the Temple of Time would not be entirely impossible. So what we need to do is to completely release Tiamat and let her help us fight Goetia!"

Gilgamesh confidently stated that this plan was the result of his careful consideration. While there were indeed risks involved, compared to waiting to die, such risks were within the acceptable range for humanity and him. A plan with absolute certainty is impossible; humanity is currently gambling, and gambling with the future of Human Order itself.

"King Gilgamesh, are you thinking straight...?"

After listening to his words, Rovey frowned and said, "But have you thought about how to help Tiamat completely break the seal? And after she is completely broken, will she really not be controlled by her own impulse to 'return' and then destroy the entire world with Goetia?"

"Hmph, you are truly foolish! I am not that incompetent fool Ishtar. How could such a crucial plan have such a flaw? Based on my continuous research on Tiamat, I can now confirm that the only thing needed to unseal Tiamat is a sufficiently large amount of magic power to release her seal. And the magic power source that meets this requirement happens to exist in this Singularity. For example, I happen to have one on hand."

"Kid, catch this."

As he spoke, Gilgamesh reached into the golden ripples behind him and pulled out a golden cup, which he then tossed to Rovey, who caught it steadily.

"The Holy Grail..."

Upon seeing this familiar shape, Rovey immediately understood what it was and also grasped Gilgamesh's plan.

The essence of this plan is very simple—feed Tiamat the Holy Grail.

Is the principle that she is to use external magic to inject into her body to completely break her seal and achieve a 100% descent?

While it sounds feasible, one Holy Grail isn't enough, so...

"... Kingu".

Rovey immediately thought of the green figure he had once beaten to tears; she also possessed a Holy Grail.

However, there were only two Holy Grail, which were still not enough to fill Tiamat's enormous body.

"I know what you're thinking. One or two Holy Grail are indeed a drop in the ocean for Tiamat. To completely break the seal on her and the shackles placed on her by the Sumerian gods, we need many more Holy Grail. I was also very troubled by this before, after all, the Holy Grail are not some roadside weeds. Even if I had a way to produce them, it's definitely too late now. But thanks to someone, the Demon God King has unexpectedly paid attention to this Singularity, resulting in an absurdly large number of Holy Grail in this Singularity. This has given us an important opportunity to realize this plan."

As he explained, Gilgamesh raised four fingers and said loudly, "The Beast Goddess has one, that imposter who possessed Enkidu's body; the Goddess of Death has one; the Sun Goddess also has one; and finally, that good-for-nothing Ishtar has a Demon God King's Holy Grail in her hand; plus my Uruk Holy Grail, that makes a total of five Holy Grail, just enough to meet the requirements for completing the goal."

"I will throw all five Holy Grail into the water at the same time, using them to undo all the evil spirits on her body and as a source of magic to restore her to her peak. Then, with Marduk's battle axe tearing open the Ea to the Imaginary Space, and finally destroying the entire space with my Ea Tiamat will be able to achieve 100% realization."

"I see..."

Rovey nodded. If there were five Holy Grail, plus Marduk's Axe tearing through space, then Tiamat's complete return was indeed not impossible.

Only--

"So how do you plan to solve the problem of Tiamat not attacking the earth?"

After hearing Gilgamesh's plan to liberate Tiamat, this became his biggest question.

It would be ideal if they could fight alongside Tiamat, but the question is how they could achieve that ideal situation.

Tiamat is Tiamat, and the Beast of Return is the Beast of Return; the two should never be confused.

"Well, don't worry, I have my own way... and I already know that you refused to kill Tiamat and wanted to save her. For you, this may indeed be a rare opportunity."

"Do you have a way to help Tiamat?"

Upon hearing Gilgamesh's words, a hint of surprise flashed in Rovey's eyes.

"Of course... you'll understand when the time comes."

Gilgamesh gave Rovey a meaningful look, then glanced at Merry behind him. He didn't reveal his full plan, keeping it a secret, and then told Rovey to follow his instructions.

Knowing that King Gilgamesh was a god of war in unfavorable situations, and that he would never joke about such a thing, Rovey nodded and stopped asking questions. In any case, King Gilgamesh would explain things clearly in due time.

He still has great faith in King Gilgamesh's reliability.

"I understand, King Gilgamesh." Rovey nodded and then said, "Then, I will follow your command this time."

"Hahahaha! You mongrel, have you finally submitted to my wisdom? You understand the difference between us now, don't you? In that case, why don't you bow your head and thank me!?"

Rovey: "..."

Considering that he had indeed been a great help, Rovey didn't hold it against him this time, allowing King Gilgamesh to be arrogant for a while. Gilgamesh, not hearing that extremely familiar bickering voice, felt inexplicably awkward, and couldn't help but tilt his head and snort coldly, then said, "Boring."

"You're the one who's more boring, aren't you..."

Rovey ignored him. Rather than continuing to bicker with King Gilgamesh, he was more interested in resolving the immediate problem and going home. So he asked, "So, what's the plan? What exactly do I need to do?"

"Is there any need to think about that? The next priority is collecting items; getting all five Holy Grail together as quickly as possible is the most important thing. Similarly, you've already witnessed the power of Goetia, Beast of Mercy, haven't you?" Gilgamesh asked.

"I've already experienced it."

Rovey nodded and said, "Even if Rameses II and Arash did their best, they couldn't do any effective damage to him. Even as living beings, Black Lancer Artoria and Lily couldn't do much damage to him. The difference in their levels is just too great."

"You're right. After all, facing a fully-fledged Evils of Humanity requires the combined might of all seven Grand Rank. It's understandable that you alone cannot contend with it. However, since you've encountered me here, it's Evils of Humanity's misfortune, hahaha..."

When the current situation was mentioned, Gilgamesh's tone couldn't help but become somewhat somber, but in order to stabilize morale or boost spirits, he still mustered his energy and raised his voice, regaining his usual high-handed demeanor as he spoke.

"Alright! The plan is now finalized. You should understand the situation of this Singularity without me having to explain further. Due to the special circumstances, a hidden boss, Goetia, has been added to the original final boss, Tiamat. The guardian monsters along the way are the Three Goddess Alliance. Therefore, in order to start the final battle, we must now obtain the Holy Grail from them as the key to unlock the boss battle. So, be on your guard."

Rovey nodded.

From any perspective, the plan to win over the Three Goddesses ahead of time is perfectly justifiable. After all, they not only need to seize the Holy Grail from them, but also try to win over those traitors with ulterior motives. Otherwise, many things will not be accomplished. Moreover, apart from Gorgon, the other members of the Three Goddess Alliance are all top-tier god-level Servant; none of them are weak and can play a significant role in high-level battles.

Even Ishtar, who is most likely to falter in this Singularity, is no less powerful than Gilgamesh, let alone the others.

So the goal and plan are clear: first, defeat the Three Goddess Alliance one by one, retrieve all the Holy Grail, then prepare to completely resurrect Tiamat, and finally wait for Goetia to appear so that the Primal Mother can be completely released from the Imaginary Numbers World and stage a battle between Tiamat and Goetia. He didn't even dare to think about it, but witnessing it would probably be worth dying for.