Offer Up Your Heart (Continued)

"Yes, I'm fine, but if it were anyone else who had taken that barrage of attacks from you, they would probably have been pierced through by now, right?"

Rovey looked at Kingu and spoke.

After all, as someone who had personally experienced it, he had naturally felt Kingu's rage and attack. If he hadn't been there, with his own Sacred Right and close-combat abilities countering Kingu, even Gilgamesh might have suffered a great loss.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I was too impulsive and went against my mother's wishes."

"... Anyway, I'm sorry."

Realizing what he had done because of personal grudges and even ignored his mother's instructions, Kingu completely lost his usual temper and transformed into Siegfried, beginning to apologize for his actions.

Seeing this, Rovey did not pursue the matter further but continued to discuss the main topic with Kingu.

"If you've calmed down, then continue telling me about Tiamat's situation. I know exactly what you're after; you want to continue discussing how to save Tiamat, right?"

"Um."

Kingu nodded obediently.

"Then tell me what you know first. As Tiamat's child, you certainly know more about her situation than I do."

Although Rovey was unclear about the specific changes in Kingu's mindset, there was no doubt that this child of Tiamat was now a comrade on the same side as him.

"Actually, I don't know much about my mother, but I do know some information that is hard for you to know."

After a long silence, Kingu spoke up, "First of all, there is Mother's current state—Mother, although she was gradually devoured because she couldn't suppress the Beast, she definitely did not completely disappear."

"It didn't completely disappear...?"

Upon hearing this important information, Rovey raised an eyebrow slightly, then turned to Kingu and asked, "Why are you so sure?"

"Because I can still hear my mother's voice."

"Sound?"

"That's right, it's the sound."

"..."

Upon hearing Kingu's words, Rovey immediately thought of the [Voice of Heaven] that he had shut down. He had tried to turn it back on not long ago, but this time he could not connect with either Heaven or Tiamat's Imaginary Space.

"Unlike you and other humans, because I am a mother's child, I have a certain connection with my mother. I can faintly hear her voice. Long ago, I heard my mother crying in the darkness, but since you appeared, that voice, which was originally full of pain and sorrow, suddenly turned into a melodious tune, and it still exists to this day. Although it is extremely faint, it still exists."

At this point, Kingu's expression softened, and she clutched her chest as she continued.

"So I conclude that Mother still exists. She has not been completely assimilated by the Beast. She is resisting in her own way, in places unknown to anyone."

"If Tiamat's rational side still exists, then perhaps I can help her separate her beastly and rational sides, allowing her to be reborn in her own form and walk on the earth in her whole being."

Tell me about it.

Upon hearing that Rovey really had a solution, Kingu's eyes lit up, and Rovey also gave an answer related to this.

"I want to weaken Tiamat's divinity, to make her fall from the position of the supreme god, the Beast, into a fairy or elf, a weak god. That way, I can find a body large enough to contain her soul, and she can walk in the world again as a basic Servant."

Rovey's idea remained the same: to use the Fairy Transformation weaken Tiamat to the greatest extent possible, keeping her position within the minimum that a [Servant] state could accommodate.

If Tiamat's status is weakened, then some later-generation Magecraft and miracles can be used. The simplest way to do this is through Servants. What they need to do is to successfully weaken her status as a creator goddess and her Nega-Genesis.

"Although I don't know how you managed to weaken the Creator God's divinity, there are still big problems if you really intend to do so. In short, I need to remind you of one thing—once Mother manifests as the Beast, she will transform into the purest calamity and sweep across the land, and there's no way she will cooperate with you. Moreover, Mother's seal has been almost completely broken by the Demon God King. The power she used to create that amulet for you is the last bit of power Mother has left from her self-sealing aspect, which means..."

Kingu paused, then turned to look at Rovey and said with utmost seriousness:

"This time, Mother's self-sealing will be reduced from 90% to 20%. We will be facing Mother at 80% strength. It is absolutely impossible for you to weaken her in front of her. In fact, it can be said that even the gods of Sumerian suffered heavy losses to seal Mother when she was almost at full strength. So, it is extremely difficult for your plan to succeed."

"The seal has been reduced by almost five times..."

Upon hearing this, Rovey nodded, but at the same time, he frowned slightly. After all, he knew that the Tiamat he faced in Chapter Seven was not in its complete form, but rather Tiamat that had self-sealed 90% of itself, leaving only 10%.

However, just to defeat this 10% of Tiamat, Uruk's side sacrificed countless humans, Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm, wills, and lives.

Tiamat is currently at 80% health...

Rovey couldn't help but recall the enormous body of Tiamat that he had seen in the Imaginary Numbers World. Although Tiamat was completely sealed at the time and did not actively attack or reveal itself, the aura it exuded just by standing there was enough for him to understand how terrifying Tiamat's full power was.

If he absolutely had to describe it...

Rovey could only think of one person.

"Goetia..."

"So even if you do have a way, it's extremely difficult to accomplish with the power you currently possess."

As Rovey murmured to himself, Kingu suddenly spoke, then slowly placed her palm on her chest, and the Holy Grail, which had always been used as a power source, slowly revealed its light.

"Therefore, I will personally entrust the power I possess to you. Don't misunderstand, human. I simply want to protect Mother's smile and allow her to achieve true happiness."

"The Holy Grail..."

This is the fifth Holy Grail, and also the last Holy Grail for this Singularity.

This thing is extremely useful, but for Kingu, the Holy Grail is actually like her heart, and it is also the magical support that enables her to move.

"Although I don't know what you're going to do, this Holy Grail is definitely what you need. Since that's the case, then take it. The meaning of my birth in this world is to dedicate everything to Mother. If this is my destiny, I will naturally accept it gladly for Mother's sake. After all, from the very beginning, my connection with this world has only been Mother."

"Don't think about all that nonsense. If you die, Tiamat will definitely be sad even if she is saved."

"... Ugh!"

Rovey's casual remark caused Kingu, who was prepared to offer the Kingu Holy Grail to meet his death, to let out a strange sound, and his body trembled involuntarily.

"Hey, don't move! Didn't you say you'd hand over the Holy Grail to me? What's with these chains?"

Seeing Kingu's awkward expression, Rovey found it amusing, so he deliberately played a little joke on him.

"It's all because you suddenly said those things that I don't want to die anymore! If I die, Mother will definitely be heartbroken, won't she?"

Kingu retorted loudly, then pondered Rovey Wei's words, his expression turning somewhat forlorn.

"Of course she will, after all, you're her proudest child." Rovey nodded, then asked again, "So even so, do you still want to continue?"

"..."

Kingu gently raised her head, her eyes filled with a hint of melancholy, but she still looked at Rovey in the end, then a slight smile appeared on her lips as she slowly dipped her hand into her chest and took out the Holy Grail.

"Of course, I will not desert my post!"

"I see..."

Rovey nodded slightly and accepted the Holy Grail from Kingu's hand, facing her face.

At this point, all five Holy Grail have been retrieved.

At this moment, a relieved smile appeared on Kingu's face.

She looked at Rovey in front of her, then said solemnly, "Although I still don't like you, I know you are my mother's last hope. Compared to me, your hope is much greater, which is why I'm willing to give my life to believe in you. In short—"

"Please, no matter what, help me rescue my mother!"

"I will."

Rovey nodded in agreement.

"That's good."

Seeing that he had given her the answer she wanted, Kingu nodded slightly. After finishing everything, she prepared to turn around and leave, to find a deserted corner on the plains of Mesopotamia to bury herself.

After all, having lost the core of the Mana Furnace, she wouldn't last much longer, and she couldn't help much either. All she could do was pray, pray that her mother would be safe and sound.

But--

Just as Kingu was about to leave, Rovey, who was behind her, suddenly called out to her and asked.

"Where are you going, Kingu?"

"Of course, it's a place where I'll be buried."

Kingu said without turning his head, but then Rovey behind him asked again.

"Don't you want to come and save your mother yourself?"

"..."

Kingu stopped in his tracks, a bitter smile on his face, and replied, "Of course I want to, but what can I do right now...?!"

Before she could finish speaking, Kingu, who was about to leave, suddenly froze. She felt an unusually powerful magic gathering behind her. She turned around abruptly and saw a red halo beginning to condense in Rovey's palm.

"What, what, what is this?!"

Upon witnessing the crimson blood writhing in Rovey's palm, Kingu's eyes widened slightly, and his expression turned astonished.

"As compensation to you, just as I said, if you die, even if Tiamat is saved, she will not be happy. And the best answer is for you to go with me to save her, rather than me alone."

"She loves me, I love her, and you love each other too, so how could I possibly hurt you to save Tiamat? More importantly, if even you are to be sacrificed, what right do I have to talk about saving her? So—"

As he spoke, veins bulged on Rovey's forehead, and a golden Light Wheel appeared behind him. White smoke from the heat and pain condensed on the crimson liquid in his palm, causing it to spin continuously. Finally, a crimson shape resembling a pomegranate slowly emerged, which was the outline of a heart.

The Blood of the Son, sufficient magic, a portion of his own life force, and the miracles of Alchemy and Christianity, were combined and shaped through Magecraft such as equivalent substitution, material transformation, and Projection. Thus, without any Marble Phantasm, a powerful heart was formed from the blood of the Holy Son, creating a truly awe-inspiring miracle.

He manipulated magic to support the heart in his hand, then instantly appeared in front of Kingu. He pressed down directly on her chest, and Kingu's eyes widened. She felt her previously empty body come back to life, and a feeling completely different from the Holy Grail rippled through her chest.

Thump thump thump...

It was as if something was pulsating.

"This is..."

Kingu took a few steps back, clutching his chest, then looked up at Rovey and murmured, "My heart?"

She, as a doll, had never felt anything like this before; this sensation, as if her chest had come alive, surprised him...

Comfortable, even strange.

"Ah, it's a heart. I've sculpted a suitable heart for you. You can use this from now on."

"I just finished my heart reshaping surgery, "Rovey said slowly, raising his head.

"Anyway, thank you for the Holy Grail. Now I have everything I need, and I need to speed things up. As you said, this is no longer something I can handle alone, so I won't let a good helper like you get away. And Gilgamesh too. Anyway, now is not the time to slack off, let's work hard together."

"You bastard..."

Hearing what Rovey said, and glancing at him, who was somewhat weak due to the loss of too much blood and magic, Kingu also showed a complicated smile.

"You really are a mystery to me. But thank you so much this time. Don't worry, I won't waste your kindness. You can order me around as you please in the upcoming battle."

Kingu clutched his chest, then solemnly addressed Rovey Wei in front of him.

"Good."

Rovey nodded. "We have a few more days to think about Tiamat, but we have something more important to deal with right now."

After completely winning over Kingu, the girl who had always been at odds with him, Rovey, due to the urgency of the situation, brought up another extremely important matter with her without any unnecessary words.

"Goetia has already dealt with the matter of the Eleven Children, but traces of the Demon God can still be found in the south and north of Uruk. You should know very well who is behind this, right?"

Rovey asked Kingu without any hesitation.

"That's right, it's Gorgon. She's responsible for everything related to Demonic Beast in Mesopotamia. Originally, out of consideration for our past relationship, I rescued her from Quetzalcoatl and hoped that she would obey my mother's will and stop persecuting humans. However, for some unknown reason, Gorgon went Mad Enhancement. This Mad Enhancement was transmitted to my mother's consciousness through the connection and is constantly eroding my mother's will."

Upon hearing Rovey's question, Kingu readily told him everything he knew.

"As expected... is dealing with the Gorgon still the most pressing issue right now?"

"No, it's about helping her find relief. Although I'm very unwilling, she's truly beyond communication and goes against her mother's will. This is all I can do, to give her a release."

Kingu lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "However, don't be too happy this time. Originally, because Gorgon was the key to establishing a connection with Mother, Mother would return the moment she was destroyed. But now Mother has moved to a deeper place, and the self-seal has been broken to such a terrifying degree [80%] that she will not come out. Instead, she will prepare another round of attacks that you are familiar with the moment Gorgon dies, and then one after another, until she completely destroys humanity before she returns."

"Are you talking about... the Eleven Children?"

"Yes, it is them."

Kingu nodded, then his tone became somewhat melancholy.

"Those guys can no longer be called my brothers. They are just puppets filled with malice and rage, and they are messengers of the Beast. They will wipe everything out for the sake of the Beast's face. So, I advise you to prepare in advance. Last night's round of divine war against the Sumerian civilization was just a charade. The real natural disaster is coming soon. You must find a way to bring Mother from the Imaginary Space to reality, otherwise the beast tide will not stop."

"Don't worry, I'll handle this. But before that, you have to live well with the heart I made for you. Then we'll go together to welcome Tiamat's return."

"Do you even need to tell me?"

Kingu turned his head away, and Rovey smiled.

At this point, all the leaders of the opposing forces in the Absolute Demonic Front Singularity Babylonia, including Kingu Tiamat, have become traitors, except for the Gorgon who still want to destroy humanity. It's truly a cause for celebration.

However, now is not the time to be happy.

Or rather—

The real battle has only just begun.