Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

The only person standing below was Queen of Magic Nitocris, who had completed his orders, deployed all the defensive magecraft, and returned.

At that moment, the purple-haired girl's face was filled with conflicted emotions.

"Pharaoh, will that 'doll' truly launch such a treasonous attack on this temple?"

Nito asked hesitantly.

Naturally, she believed the Pharaoh King's words. Yet at the thought of fighting Xiu Er, an inexplicable "fear" rapidly spread through her heart.

"You are afraid?"

"Ah! No, I-I-I!!"

With Ramesses II exposing her in a single sentence, Nito's face immediately flushed crimson.

She incoherently tried to salvage her image in the Pharaoh's eyes, but the more she did so, the less able she was to speak properly.

"Kuahahahaha—!!!"

Seeing this, Ramesses II burst into loud laughter.

"Nitocris, I never expected to see this side of you. It truly delights me."

Fortunately, the Pharaoh King was not mocking her. He had merely been amused by Nito's expression. As his laughter gradually subsided, he casually wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes.

Then he returned to his usual seriousness.

"All right, the joke ends here."

With that, Ramesses II immediately rose to his feet and descended from the throne to Nito's side.

"Eh, Pharaoh?"

"Prepare yourself."

"Eh?"

Ramesses II's tone was incomparably grave, leaving Nito stunned.

"He is here."

As his words fell, a golden vortex suddenly appeared in the center of the temple, before the two Pharaohs.

Ramesses II

Buzz—

A golden vortex suddenly appeared within the magnificent palace hall of the temple.

"This is!?"

Naturally, Nitocris recognized it, because not long ago, she had personally witnessed its "master."

That familiar cyan figure—the one she never wanted to see again—stepped out of the Space Gate.

Xiu Er emerged from the gate, his golden eyes passing over