Chapter 495

"Haven't they arrived yet?"

Earlier, when she separated from Erice's Alice remained as expressionless as ever. She was sitting in a chair, gazing at the calm sea in the darkness, quietly waiting for the Servant and Master who might log in, so that she could expel them.

However, the hot Black Tea touched her tongue, quenching the thirst of the Witch who had been waiting for so long.

Suddenly, her black nun's robes fluttered in the sea breeze, and her short hair flowed freely in the wind.

"You're here."

Alice stood up, shrugged, and walked towards the strange place.

When she arrived, she immediately saw a terrified little girl with blue hair pushing the person next to her.

It must be Master Servant, Alice thought.

However, when the Witch focused her gaze on the silver-haired man, she suddenly noticed that the Command Spell on the back of her hand were glowing.

"... Huh?"

That's why Aoko Aozaki's usually indifferent eyes had probably never been so wide open before.

"Demon King?"

Chapter 511 However, these were all just misunderstandings on her part.

Long, long ago, when the Ocean Planet was still in a state of Chaos.

In the Mesopotamia region, on the ocean known as the Sea of Chaos, there exists a life form that takes on a human-like appearance.

Her hair was a beautiful Cyan.

His eyes were clear and pure, with a crimson Cross on them.

She was the first life on this Planet in a region called Mesopotamia, created by the Planet after assessing the necessity of its own continued development, to ensure life in the soil that 'nurtures life and designs Ecosystem '.

As for her appearance, it's unclear whether she always looked like this or gradually developed this way.

All she knew was that she was born 'soil'. Although the world was a Chaos, devoid of heaven and earth, there was a lake right beside her, an endless expanse that reached her ankles. Of course, she only tried to stand up once.

Everything in the world is born from the ocean.

The words she heard were a wish for her to envelop this cold Planet in warm seawater and prolong life.

Who exactly said that?

Those were the words the Planet spoke to her when she was born, along with a quiz. One of the questions was, "Please write down any good ideas you have." She remembered that it didn't have any profound meaning. The other questions were the same, such as, "Can you disappear after everything stabilizes?" or "Write down the place you want to go," and so on.

However, what really bothered her about that Q&A was that she felt the 'contact information' in the first question was somewhat different from the later questions. If she had to put it in perspective, it was like comparing a copied flyer to handwritten content.

In short, she remained alone in this world filled only with the sound of ocean waves. Sometimes, she would have sudden realizations, wondering what she was really meant to do. Was this all there was to it? Could this really create life and a stable ecosystem? But these were always just assumptions, and they never provided her with Answer.

She stood in the endless sea, gazing up at the nothingness of the Chaos.

When will the children finally appear? And what will they be like? I'm so curious.

It's rare to see such a beautiful ocean depicted.

If in the end no children come to appreciate it, then all that effort will have been for nothing.

Then one day...

The sound of something breaking through the Planet's atmosphere woke her up. She then remembered that when she was born, the questions and answers the Planet gave her first drifted down from Universe to her, and then the Planet took them to look at them before giving them to her.

When she regained consciousness, she was startled to see something moving on the Sea of Chaos.

Those are silver organisms with a similar shape to themselves.

She was amazed by what she saw, and at the same time, she was filled with excitement at facing the unknown.

This Planet has new life! It must have been born of itself! How wonderful! It's my first child! The Planet will be happy too!

"Wait a minute, that's not right! If he's my child, why would he come from Planet? Shouldn't he have come from the ocean too?!"

However, these were all just misunderstandings on her part.

On a night in Akihabara, Novia lay sprawled on the concrete ground of the harbor, coughing repeatedly and spitting out water.

Tiamat knelt beside Novia and gently patted his back.

"Don't move. I'm going to... just pat you gently, just once."

Novia originally intended to fulfill his promise to Rasputin, but after sensing something amiss in Tunguska before he could carry it out, he had no choice but to entrust the task to Scathach. He himself took Erice and Tiamat to Tunguska, and as expected, observed the anomaly in the Sanctuary of Tunguska before successfully returning.

"Ah—are you awake? Are you fully awake now?"

Aoko Aozaki next to Tiamat, leaned closer and stared at Novia expressionlessly. Then, without hesitation, she got up, sat down in a chair, and opened a thick book, even though it was strange to do so in the port in the middle of the night.

"It Alice."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just feel like it's been a long time since I've seen you."

Alice's voice remained as emotionless as ever.

"Indeed, it's been five years since we last met."

"... Speaking of Erice here?"

Looking around, Novia, noticing only Tiamat and the Alice, raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"She's not here. Erice should be with us, but she's not. She really isn't."

She's on the other end—

Alice and Tiamat spoke in unison, but before Alice could finish speaking, she touched her hair with her fingertips and activated her communication.

"... Your work should be finished by now, Kuonji."

"Um."

After the brief conversation, Alice finally took another look at the two people in front of her.

Absolutely right, this man is the Demon King. The Command Spell on the back of his hand clearly state this. The Class blue-haired girl beside him just claimed to be Tiamat... the Mother of Creation of Mesopotamia? As Servant? How strange. Where is the Master? Could she be an unmastered Servant? Is this how things are developing?

Although Alice really wanted to ask where the Demon King had gone for the past five years, and why he had these physical problems.

But when she saw Tiamat's concerned face, although she was greatly disappointed, she also felt that it was indeed the case, and she couldn't help but suppress her joy.

She came back with nothing but trouble, and it was all so obvious... It'll be even more troublesome with Erice later.

Thinking about Erice's condition over the past few years, Alice felt complicated. She naturally understood the reason, but as for comforting her, she felt that she was not qualified with her status and the 'Command Spell'. Besides, it wasn't that Chitose hadn't visited her, but she ended up arguing with Erice. Of course, it was only one-sided; Chitose just listened silently, then sighed and left.

Wait, what if the Demon King can't possess someone right now...?

Suddenly, looking at the silver-haired youth who had stood up, Alice had an idea.

If we meet in person, Erice probably won't recognize me, right?... Huh? Why am I thinking that?

Alice always felt that her thoughts were a bit strange. Although she couldn't put them into words, she had a peculiar feeling about them.

"Then let's go home first."

The Witch's eyes darted around, looking very suspicious.

"The living room is this way, you should know that."

The Kuonji Estate has remained unchanged for five years; in fact, it's more accurate to say that it's impossible for it to change in this New Era.

"That's the living room, and inside is the kitchen. We can cook simple meals there. Next to the living room is a sunroom. Oh, I see, I see. Mom, I've almost memorized it all..."

Despite it being her first meeting with Tiamat, Alice immediately felt a sense of goodwill towards her, and she knew why—it was probably because of the Mother of Creation.

"I can show you around tomorrow."

After saying that, Alice placed her hand on a door in the dimly lit corridor and turned the doorknob the instant she did so.

The Witch gave Novia a meaningful look, which quickly disappeared.

Without any delay, the doorknob was turned.

"... Were you waiting for me, Erice?"

Alice entered the living room and struck up a conversation with Erice, who was still there. Although she had told Erice to go and rest first, she understood that she might have to wait for her.

Following closely behind were Novia and Tiamat, Aoko sat on the Sofa opposite the two. Tiamat looked at Erice with curiosity, while Novia seemed to realize something when she saw that Erice still had black hair, so she didn't say anything.

"I can't sleep."

When asked by Alice, Erice said this, but even if it were true, she couldn't bring herself to say it.

Novia could sense it.

"... That's true."

Upon hearing this, Alice's dark eyes swept over Novia, along with her tone of voice, which was as flat as her gaze.

"By the way, are these two your friends? Or perhaps...?"

Erice casually adjusted her Baseball Cap. "You 'let it go'?"

"Novia and his Servant Tiamat."

Erice had originally decided to remain a complete bystander, also became interested upon hearing this name.

After all, one shared the same name as the First Pope, and the other was the Mother of Creation of Mesopotamia. If she hadn't learned from Lucius that the First Pope was truly dead, she probably would have thought that Novia, like the wandering Jews, had never died and was still alive.

She roused herself and carefully examined the young man and girl from head to toe again.

Although she is the Mother of Creation, she looks to be only a teenager. Could it be that Mesopotamia are lk? However, Servant are a mixture of concepts and genes, so Servant physical form is often meaningless.

As for humans who can summon the Mother of Creation...

Erice thought about the rules of the Holy Grail Summoning: either it's the most suitable, or it's based on one's wishes.

So, this Novia is an Llk? Is that why the Holy Grail allowed Tiamat to appear in this form? Ew... Using the Holy Grail System like this, really. But it might not be that simple. Maybe it's just an accident, Tiamat really is like this.

"So, they'll be living here from now on?"

As expected, Erice couldn't recognize the Demon King.

Alice glanced at the silent Novia again, then nodded expressionlessly.

Erice was originally planning to say, "Oh, I'm going to sleep now," and leave, but as she observed him closely, the silver-haired youth's light blue eyes kept looking back at her, which suddenly aroused a sense of curiosity in Erice, and she blurted out.

"... Hey, where did you live before? Which City?"

Novia gently raised one arm and pointed northeast.

Beijing? Moscow? Paris?

No matter what Erice guessed, Novia just shook her head.

"I'd say it's Siberia."

Erice stopped asking questions instantly, and raised one hand. "... Oh, I see. Then I'm going to sleep."

She hated Siberia; every time she heard those four words, she felt terrible.

And so, watching Erice as she walked out the door, Tiamat, who had been listening silently the whole time, whispered something to Novia.

"Erice has become so strange. Her hair has turned black, and her personality has changed completely."

Upon hearing this, Novia breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something when Yuzhu turned Alice head and glanced indifferently at the two people pressed together. The owner of the Western-Style Mansion said in an even colder voice, "Go take a bath, change your clothes, and then go to sleep."

The Kuonji family's Bathroom was already beautifully decorated when Novia and Erice had just moved in.

The Bathroom is decorated in France Style and is spacious enough for two people to bathe together. The most eye-catching feature of the Bathroom is, of course, the shallow Cast-Iron Enamel bathtub that is often seen in foreign movies.

This style is completely out of place with the Kuonji family and Aoko Aozaki, so Erice even thinks that Alice is the kind of person who secretly has the mind of a little girl. However, Novia knows that this place was probably set up by Aoko Aozaki, a former resident of the Kuonji family.

He had never come in to bathe before, since he could only possess other beings before, and he couldn't bring himself to do something like possessing Erice's body to take a bath.

But now this has happened.

"Huh? Why don't you let Mom take a shower too, Alice?"

Alice was blocking Tiamat's way, watched the blue-haired girl leading Novia by the hand towards the Dressing Room.