Chapter 444

The moment Novia uttered those words, the Lion King's eyes turned terrifying:

"That's a good question."

"... In the Babylon pantheon, there is a story of Goddess named Inanna descending to the Underworld."

Inanna, also known as Ishtar, Astarte, and Venus, is a "Saintess" and "Mistress of Heaven" in Sumer mythology. There are many versions of the story of her descending to the Underworld. In the Sumerian version, she is there to cause trouble for Ereshkigal, while in the Babylon version, she is there to follow her dead husband.

As for Inanna, since the name Inanna is the feminine form of Anu, the first god of the Mesopotamia mythology, there are two interpretations of the relationship: daughter and partner. Of course, in the Nasuverse, she is the daughter.

"You mean to say that the 'mother' I believe in also has similar deeds?"

The Lion King smiled slightly, not directly answering Novia's question, but continuing to speak to himself:

"There is a place called Ataroth-Addar, which means 'Astarte-Karnaim, also known as' Astarte with two horns'."

Ataroth-Addar is a place name in the Bible, and Atrium means Astarte.

Astarte was the Goddess of fertility and love worshipped by the Phoenicians and others, and was considered the same Goddess Ishtar.

"Is this the image? The two-horned god?"

The Lion King remained silent in the face of Novia's question, simply repeating to himself, "Kodesh in the Holy Spirit (RuachHa-Kodesh) --"

"Alright, after all that, why don't you just tell me her name? Oh no, I should say: I hope you can tell me her name."

Because the Lion King's answers were so mysterious, Novia's already strong desire to see Him intensified. She felt like every extra minute was unbearable, so her tone became somewhat perfunctory.

The Lion King, seemingly unconcerned, replied, "I don't know—is that an acceptable answer?"

"If that's true."

"In that case, how can you know that I'm not hiding anything?"

"I have no idea."

"..."

The Lion King's expression remained as indifferent as ever, but a slight change was evident. After staring at each other for several minutes, she finally spoke slowly, "That is an existence that has never been anticipated in the long history of the Universe, from its very beginning to the present day. I also did not anticipate it, and that is the truth."

"However, His image is present in my covenant with Abraham, and in Christ's covenant with mankind, and that is why He appears in your memory in this form, and was born—"

At this point, the Lion King tapped his finger on the Throne.

"You destroyed His dwelling place, and His presence is not in your covenant; therefore He is born of you, just as you know that you are born of her."

"Wait a minute, so the reason you don't know is simply because I failed to name her?"

"More or less."

The Lion King raised a slightly gentle look in her eyes, then it vanished in an instant. The next moment, she revealed a distant, cold smile. "Therefore, if you want to get rid of her, you must ascend to the throne, because she was born from your Virginity, and she should be completely eliminated by your Virginity. Otherwise, having lost her home, she will continue to conceive for you."

"I am born of myself, and I die of myself, so I must give birth to her before I ascend to the Ascension to Spirit —is that right?"

"That's right, it was your decision, so of course you have to bear the consequences and move forward."

For some reason, Novia always felt that the reason the Lion King was so carefree was because he had grasped this point.

Ah, why not just say your name and location? Why all the mystical stuff? This guy is such a pain...

After mentally criticizing this Lion King, Novia could only take another breath and ask again seriously:

"So, is that why you've come?"

"I was just taking a stroll because I had nothing else to do. I didn't come specifically for you. You should remember that."

The Lion King rested his chin on his hand. "Although I know that with your personality and abilities, you wouldn't be so easily fooled as to actually acknowledge the creature you gave birth to as your mother, you would probably be confused for a while. But even a moment would be too embarrassing, so once you understand, you shouldn't do anything so shameful, right?"

"... If that's the case, then where is she now?"

"Oh, this is the second problem. It comes at a price, but you can't afford to pay it right now, so I won't answer you. That's all."

Upon hearing this, Novia felt a certain emotion welling up inside her, but she held it back.

"... I understand. I will find this 'mother' in my own way."

Having said this, Novia turned and walked towards the Temple's exit. His steps seemed to tread at the crossroads of the past and the Future, receding further and further from the Lion King seated on his Throne, finally disappearing into endless radiance.

"Oh, right, there's something else I want to ask."

Just as the Lion King's expression grew increasingly grim, Novia suddenly turned around and met his gaze from afar, where she sat high on her Throne, her expression indifferent.

"Ha, you can't push your luck."

The Lion King gave a cold laugh, but she seemed somewhat pleased, giving the illusion that if she went along with things, her promise would be granted.

"However, I'll still listen to what you have to say."

About you--

"I?"

The Lion King frowned slightly. "Very well, what's wrong? And what does this have to do with you?"

"No, I wanted to ask if the knight returned the Holy Sword to her?"

Now that the Lion King has appeared, Bedivere should also appear and return the Holy Sword to him, even though he may have been transformed by Jerusalem.

The unexpected question caused the Lion King to lean forward slightly, revealing a cold face tinged with displeasure for some reason.

"... That's natural; human emotions are certainly commendable. But do you think I'm too domineering?"

Novia smiled, and like the Lion King before her, did not give a direct answer.

"That's good."

Thus, the silver-haired youth disappeared from the Third Temple in Jerusalem, leaving only the indifferent Lion King, whose tone clearly showed slight displeasure. "Tsk."

Originally, the Lion King had only reluctantly told Novia the location as a price, since Novia had actually dared to turn around and look at him. But if Novia didn't want to ask, then he could find it himself; it was his business, not his.

Initially, He was furious at the attitude of this 'mother,' but He quickly realized that this was also a good opportunity. After all, if Novia wanted to resolve this, she would have to become Virginity... and the only way to do that was to ascend to the Spirit realm, as long as no one else interfered, especially not Buddha...

He naturally knew about this 'mother,' since traces of her were left in both the Old and New Old Testament, but those were baseless and unfounded things, and no matter how you looked at it, they seemed impossible to exist. He was now surprised that she had actually been born into Novia.

In the Christ covenant, the eternal femininity, the eternal soul, and all of humanity—those who have lived, are living, and will live in the Future —form a unified divine-human organism, the beginning of humankind, the ideal, perfect human being.

Sophia.

The Wisdom of Solomon in the Post- New Testament praises it as follows:

Wisdom shines with a bright light that never dims; it has only one essence, yet many forms of expression; it is not composed of any concrete matter, and is therefore unobstructed, pure, and confident; it cannot be harmed; it is the pure and radiant stream of glory from the Almighty.

In the Abraham Covenant, the spirit that descended from its original dwelling place to earth and resided in the Ark of the Covenant of the Covenant to shelter the wandering souls is the waters both above and below the heavens, the Virginity bride of the Sabbath, and one of the Prototype of the pregnant woman in Book of Revelation. The Mandaeans, which venerates John the Baptist the Baptist, considers this Holy Spirit to be the source of worldly Desire, that is, the evil Holy Spirit.

Queen of Heaven Shekinah.

Book of Jeremiah 44:18 in the Old Testament Bible states:

Since we stopped burning incense and offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven, we have lacked everything and have been wiped out by swords and famine.

Both are one entity; it's just that people understand them differently in different agreements.

"Regardless, this was your own choice, Novia."

The statement made by the One God is based on fact.

It was because Novia did not ascend to the throne that 'Wisdom', who had lost its dwelling place and could not return to its new one, fell to the Underworld like Inanna, that is, came to the human world to seek him. In Gnosticism, such a being is like the One God in the Old Testament, who is regarded as the great Evil God of the heavens in Demiurge.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the Lion King felt that if Novia wanted to resolve the issue of Shekinah, who was born out of him, she would have to ascend to the Virginity and regain her virginity. Even the incredibly 'pure' Human Order Incineration Formula, who wanted to recreate his legacy, seemed much more pleasing to the eye.

After all, while Goetia's plans and strength were decent, he showed a severe lack of Wisdom after losing Solomon. His attempt to surpass Planet scale by Reverse the Canals was utterly foolish. Even humans know that beings not born from eggs cannot achieve Celestial Conception no matter how much power they possess or how much Fate they gather. Yet this guy relentlessly pushed forward in that direction, and who knows how many times the gods of this Planet have secretly mocked him...

Without Solomon, he could only deliver a negligible performance at best, ultimately leading to nothing but failure.

Of course, He found it very interesting that Novia, who also ended up becoming a spirit as she had imagined, would also meet the same fate.

The reason is actually quite simple. Besides the fact that He hadn't expected Shekinah to openly provoke Him and let everyone know after her birth, He also found it very interesting to think about Novia's expression when she became Queen of the Souls.

Before the Lion King vanished, his Golden Eyes shone brightly, as if reflecting the still-existing 'door' beside the moon.

"Since you already have Abigail, does that mean you've already given up?"

Chapter 465 The Birth of the Demon King.

Da Vinci, his Little Da Vinci, Ritsuka, Dr. Roman are gathered around a table in Da Vinci's Workshop.

This happened after the Sixth Singularity. Da Vinci suggested that, perhaps out of concern for Ritsuka had just finished her medical check-up, they should give a report while having tea. As for Mash, she was still in the control room trying to understand that the Servant possessing her was Galahad.

Although Ritsuka and Mash basically relied on Novia during their time in the Singularity, this report naturally focuses on Novia. However, I declined the offer after submitting a report, citing that I was quite busy.

While looking at Novia's report, Da Vinci brewed Black Tea using a tea set that Little Gran had specially made and kept for his own use.

"In the end, things went fairly smoothly. Although there was an Evil God involved, we, the Chaldea, managed to take it down with our combined efforts. I didn't expect Ritsuka to have obtained the power of that Sun Wukong; now she's not just Summoner anymore, she's a powerful melee mage!"

Upon hearing this, Ritsuka picked up Little Da Vinci Macaron, which was served as a dessert, and her face was so full that it looked rather cute.

Da Vinci didn't even notice how much Little Da Vinci son was practically threatening to kill him, yet he was so leisurely sipping his tea...

The Little Da Vinci, who was serving tea and water to everyone, looked unhappy, probably because his Da Vinci had secretly taken his privately made tea set to drink tea.

Romani, who had been silently listening to Da Vinci, pressed his lips to the silver cup, took a sip without making a sound, and then placed the cup back on the saucer. "But the report from the Novia Consultant mentions Kama, the Love God, who appeared in the Fourth Singularity, right? She seems to be one of the accomplices this time?"

"He's a deity in Indian Mythology, after all. It's quite normal for him to help out in a different way."

"No, I mean, Consultant Novia isn't... how should I put it..."

Dr. Roman hesitated, then turned to Ritsuka for help.

After all, he remembered that the 'shadow' of Kama's Love God was also inside Novia, right? He felt that many things must have happened in the Sixth Singularity that were omitted, but Dr. Roman also remembered learning from Ritsuka that she and the Consultant's daughter were High School classmates...

The girl lowered her head, her hands clutching the teacup, when Romani looked at her.

She certainly remembered that in the final moments of the Sixth Singularity, Novia's reappearance naturally carried the intention of bringing with her the Love God, Kama.

"... Durga!"

As a result, the Love God was suddenly grabbed by eight hands, and at the same time, she shouted out this name while her face was full of Wrath.

This reminded Ritsuka of what Parvati said during the Fourth Singularity: that Kama ran away because her mother Durga had something to do. Now that Durga has returned after the Fifth Singularity, it's only natural that she would specifically capture the 'escaped' Kama.

Of course, Ritsuka did specifically ask Novia about her thoughts at the time.

Novia's reply was, "There's nothing we can do about it."

Regardless, Ritsuka was relieved, because having another Kama would have been far too troublesome...

Back to the present, Ritsuka, who had been looking down for a long time, ate another Macaron, then looked up and met the gaze of Dr. Roman, who was on the verge of tears, and continued, "Nothing happened. At least I didn't see anything. It's all normal, just an ordinary relationship between Servant and Servant."

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Little Da Vinci's eyes. He crossed his fingers on the table and calmly stated a certain conjecture:

"Teacher probably wouldn't steal food like the foolish Prototype."

"Oh dear, how could you call your all-powerful mother stupid!"

Da Vinci touched her ample bosom with a hint of disappointment. "Is it because the child didn't go through a normal upbringing process? This is such an undeserved disaster! I'm almost in tears."

"Then you'd better install this accessory for me!"

"This is a scarce resource."

I don't believe it!

Watching the two women, who appeared to be mother and daughter, continue their antics as usual, Ritsuka picked up the teapot, poured fresh Black Tea into their empty cups, and then slowly drank it down.

So, during the time Novia disappeared, who did she meet, or what did she do?

At a time like this, everyone should be involved in the discussion, but they didn't show up... Hmm, they seemed a bit indifferent, which shouldn't be the case.

Or, how about I ask Novia to help me with my physical training later? Anyway, Azathoth said he entrusted me with it, so isn't this a normal development? Yes, that's a pleasant decision.

Thinking of this, Ritsuka Fujimaru had just finished drinking her Black Tea, licked her lips, looking as if she wanted more.

At the same time, in Novia's room in Chaldea.

The wind was blowing quietly, and a chill was in the air.

Novia was watching the newly set-up Magecraft Bounded Field centered on a Cross, hoping to see if she could receive or sense the aura of the 'Mother'. After all, she had told the One God that she would rely on her own strength to find it, so she naturally had to concentrate.

But the Answer is obvious: nothing was gained. This is to be expected, since even if the 'mother' had provoked the Dove, perhaps He wouldn't have known immediately. Therefore, this is especially true for Novia.

However, since the words of the One God revealed some clues—after all, if there are both Old and New Old Testament, and it is the dwelling place that He Himself destroyed—doesn't that refer to the Old Testament of those who lived in Jerusalem? So Novia searched further and finally found a possible connection.

That is one of the many names of God in the Old Testament —Shekina, meaning the manifestation of God, who usually dwells in the world, but also dwells especially among the sanctuaries.

Jewish rabbis replaced "God is among the people" with "Shejina is among the people".

"This is one direction; let's keep it in mind."