"No need to apologize. You are my daughters. No matter what happens in the future, I will stand by your side."
Higashino Kanade smiled warmly, his gaze filled with paternal affection.
"Okay, okay! Let's end this touching father-daughter scene here!"
Ishtar clapped her hands without a shred of tact, then turned to Higashino Kanade and said anxiously:
"The top priority is stopping my mother goddess's return. Let me warn you, my mother goddess Tiamat is insanely powerful, and she possesses the highest level of Immortality. Even if all the gods of Mesopotamia joined forces, they could not kill her. They could only seal her away."
"Higashino Kanade, can't you see the lines of death in all things? Hurry up and use those invincible Mystic Eyes of yours to think of something!"
"Tch—"
Higashino Kanade made a disdainful sound and looked at Ishtar with utter contempt.
"What a filial daughter. For Tiamat to have a child like you, she must have had terrible luck for eight lifetimes. Ritsuka, Ayako, you two must never learn from her."
Ritsuka and Ayako nodded together and moved farther away from Ishtar to make their stance clear.
"Hey—" Ishtar looked stunned. Realizing that she had been rejected again, she immediately shouted angrily, "It's different! My mother goddess being driven off this planet was the inevitable trend of events. The reasons behind it are very complicated. If you don't understand, don't spout nonsense!"
"Alright, alright, filial daughter. I get what you mean. I'm thinking of a way to stop Tiamat."
Higashino Kanade waved his hand and impatiently cut Ishtar off. Then he sighed helplessly.
"Chaldea is researching ways to deal with Tiamat. Actually, I took a moment to look at Tiamat just now. As expected—there were absolutely no lines of death."
Higashino Kanade smiled ruefully. Once again,