Rovi: I Will Take the Initiative

"Mr. Rovi, that's very unfair." Sajyou Manaka didn't react at all to Rovi's laughter.

I don't feel ashamed, nor do I feel angry.

I'm just a little annoyed that I didn't achieve the results I hoped for...

She silently let go of his hand.

"Isn't it you who's being unfair?" Rovi sighed.

"Aren't you going to play games? By the way, what kind of game is it?" Abi tilted his head, still looking puzzled.

"Big sisters, are you here to play games too?"

"No, I'm here to call the police." Ishtar said seriously, though she didn't actually have a communication device in her hand.

"Let's play the game another time!" Rovi leaned down slightly and rubbed Abigail's head, then looked at Aika.

"Another different woman. Mr. Rovi certainly has a lot of women around him..."

Aika's words were abruptly cut off by Rovi: "Don't try to trap me. Social death doesn't count as death."

"Isn't it interesting?" Aika's smile was genuine; she found spending time with Rovi quite enjoyable.

Even occasional interactions revealed emotional fluctuations in her that she had never experienced before.

"You guys... Aika, why don't you take Abibi to play around nearby first?" Rovi thought for a moment.

If I were to meet an old friend, it wouldn't be right to leave two little girls behind...

"What's so fun about this... Oh well, let's just keep playing with it!"

Aika paused in her refusal the moment she saw Abi looking over, and swallowed hard.

As the only person who gives Aika a sense of 'reality' about the world, Rovi's existence is extremely important to her.

The same applies.

The ' Old Ones ' represented by Abigail are also shrouded in mystery in the eyes of the princess who connects to the Root.

A realistic experience that allows her to feel emotional fluctuations.

Someone who can make her interested.

To prevent the former from getting angry, Aika doesn't mind traveling with the latter.

"I can play with you, okay? Your name is ' Abigail,' right?"

Sajyou Manaka took Abigail's hand, her face gentle, and quickly assumed the role of 'older sister'.

Just like before, when she was seriously playing games, and when she faced ' Sajyou Ayaka' —even though she was actually more slender and petite than Abi.

"Yes, my name is Abigail Williams, you can just call me 'Abigail'!"

"Abby, my name is ' Sajyou Manaka ', shall I take you to the amusement park?"

"Okay, thank you, Aika!"

The childish words gradually faded into the distance. Unlike Aika, Abigail was only twelve or thirteen years old when she 'died'. Under normal circumstances, Abigail's mental age was not much older than her appearance, and she was living in an era hundreds of years ago.

It is only natural to be curious about everything in the world.

"Two adorable kids..." Ereshkigal watched the departing figures of the two children.

"Ereshkigal, thank you for getting me out of that situation." If it weren't for Ereshkigal's words, Aika would probably have been even more smug.

"To help you out? But I'm telling the truth." Ereshkigal looked puzzled. "Is that child... not very bright?"

"..."

I thought it was a black thing when you cut it open.

It turns out it was 'darkness before dawn'.

Looking at Ereshkigal's serious expression, Rovi couldn't help but smile.

Ereshkigal and Ishtar arrived suddenly, but in fact, Rovi had already made preparations.

After all, when facing those countless Old Ones, Rovi no longer concealed his presence, and the Heroic Spirit and goddesses could sense his existence.

The first one to arrive was Ereshkigal, which surprised and delighted Luo Rovi.

after all...

"If it's you, then there's nothing to worry about." Given Ereshkigal's personality, Rovi wouldn't be in an overly awkward situation.

Ereshkigal tilted her head and looked at Rovi in front of her. "Hmm... it's been a long time, Rovi."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't ignore me!" Ishtar shouted from the side, clearly very dissatisfied.

Rovi glanced sideways. "Oh? It's you. So you're still alive?"

"What do you mean I'm still alive?" Ishtar grinned, "You haven't paid me back for what you owed me yet!"

"Yours?" Rovi asked, looking puzzled.

He looked at Venus Goddess in a pink coat, and reached out his hand. "Hurry up and give me the reward you promised!"

"Oh..." Rovi looked enlightened. "You mean that one!"

"That's right, that's it!"

Which one is that?

"..."

"After all these years, your intelligence hasn't faded at all!" Rovi laughed.

This statement, though seemingly a Ishtar, was clearly a veiled criticism of his lack of progress over the years.

"You're still beating me up like before!"

"You can't beat me anyway!"

Ishtar Rin choked up.

Ereshkigal turned her crimson eyes, looked at Rovi, then at Ishtar, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Rovi hasn't changed much," she couldn't help but say.

"Aren't you the same?" Rovi glanced at Ereshkigal and then at Ishtar.

"Hmph, don't underestimate me. I've changed a lot. I can beat you to a pulp now!" Ishtar Rin waved her fist, still as fiery and restless as ever.

Ereshkigal smiled wryly, her cheeks slightly flushed. "In order for Rovi to recognize me, and in order for Rovi to be able to find that old feeling when he returns, I certainly can't change—"

Ishtar Rin was stunned when she heard these words.

Her 'sister'...

When did you become so eloquent?

"When you were unaware of your own limitations, did you think everyone was as unambitious as you? My Ereshkigal is a very hardworking person!"

"What do you mean by 'your family's Ereshkigal '?" Ishtar Rin was taken aback, then puffed out her cheeks slightly.

Then they discovered that Rovi had taken Ereshkigal's hand.

Ereshkigal's face flushed, but she didn't pull away. Instead, she intertwined her fingers with his, and they gazed at each other deeply into each other's eyes...

Ishtar Rin was even more annoyed. "Can you please not be so blatant about it?"

She couldn't quite put her finger on whether she was annoyed by Rovi or by Ereshkigal, but she was just extremely annoyed.

He was unhappy that he was being ignored, unhappy that the way Rovi looked at him seemed unchanged from long ago, and unhappy that the expression he had when he greeted the Tiamat attack on the Mesopotamian coast thousands of years ago seemed difficult to recreate.

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's find a place to sit down and grab something to eat!"

"I'll listen to Rovi Wei."

"Tch, huh? He calls himself strong? He actually needs to eat..."

"You can also choose not to come along!"

"How could I not want it? You've begged me so much, I'm going to eat you out of house and home!"

On the streets of Shibuya Ward in Tokyo, although they had just experienced a disaster caused by an invasion of an alien god, for most people it was just like a dream.

The place quickly returned to its former prosperity, and the damage caused by the Old Ones had long been restored to its original state by the magic of the mysterious managers of the Spiral Pavilion's Eastern Japan branch.

The disaster did not cause any casualties, and several mentally sound individuals had their memories of the incident quickly erased, eliminating any possibility of madness.

This time it was easier than every time before.

Despite the fact that the disaster came extremely quickly and suddenly, Wuzhiqi, the sage of the Spiral Pavilion who had just come from Subordinate God and was appointed to guard Japan, seemed somewhat troubled.

I'm puzzled about what happened to those Spiral Pavilion members who inexplicably fainted after just entering the fog.

They were unharmed, except for their memories.

This was definitely not done by that group of ' Six Heavens Old Ghost '.

What exactly did they go through?

What did you see?

That's why their memories were erased?

The top of the Tokyo Tower, despite offering panoramic views of Tokyo and even the entire Japanese peninsula, exists as a secluded spot inaccessible to anyone.

—The location of ' Spiral Pavilion's Japan branch'.

Wuzhiqi, with her long, pale hair flowing freely, stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling mirror. The sunlight streaming in from the window illuminated her white halter-neck dress, and her face, half-hidden by her hair, revealed an extremely solemn expression.

Her tall figure was clasped in the arms, her legs, supported by the hem of her dress, were graceful and slender.

"You seem to be very troubled, Wuzhiqi."

A clear, almost mechanical female voice came from beside me. "Are you troubled by the plight of those people?"

"Hmm." Wuzhiqi sighed. "When I came from Subordinate God, 'Yu' told me that Lord Rovi might still be here."

"Lord Rovi? His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor?" The newcomer paused, then asked, "You suspect this group has encountered the Heavenly Emperor?"

"It seems you haven't forgotten this name, Nezha."

"It's impossible for me to forget." The voice of the person speaking still carried an unavoidable mechanical quality, but I was already showing emotional fluctuations.

This being appeared in the form of a woman, with long, flowing reddish-brown hair and wearing a long robe embroidered with deep red patterns. Her slender neck meandered downwards, and her fair skin was revealed at the slightly open front of her chest. Her figure did not appear undulating, but rather quite athletic. Her hands, hanging down, were as white as jade, and her rounded hips outlined delicate curves under the fabric. Her thighs were plump and fleshy, squeezing and overflowing under the silk netting, yet restrained by long boots embroidered with flame circuits.

Healthy, heroic, and charming, this is the first impression anyone gets when they see her.

His identity is that of a 'young Divine General ' with a great reputation in East Asia, namely the Central Altar General, the Grand Tutor Tongtian, the Great General Weiling Xianhe, and the Great God of the Three Altars, Nezha.

At the same time, he was also Divine Land Immortal stationed in Japan before Wuzhiqi.

It is not the original entity.

is 'body',

Just like Wuzhiqi standing here right now, his body is like a statue.

Thinking about this, Nezha couldn't help but ask Wuzhiqi again, "Aren't you going to bring your true form out into the world?"

"That monkey is still here!" Wuzhiqi said with a helpless expression.

"That's true..." Nezha nodded in deep agreement.

The monkey from back then still roams the Divine Land. After experiencing a series of trials such as "Heavenly Palace in Heaven" and "Journey to the West", Wukong has long since attained enlightenment and is now known as the "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" and the "Victorious Fighting Buddha". He possesses almost the original standard and is "on par with the heavens" in a certain degree.

This is far superior to Wuzhiqi, a Great Sage of the Monster Race... In recent years, although Sun Wukong has rarely paid attention to Wuzhiqi, Wuzhiqi dares not gamble.

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Wuzhiqi shook his head, shaking the monkey out of his mind. "Are you planning to kill it?"

"No—since the Heavenly Emperor is here, I think I should still pay my respects." Nezha thought for a moment.

"Do you know where he is?" Wuzhiqi's eyes lit up. She really wanted to find Rovi, because finding Rovi would allow her to subdue that monkey.

She was then able to safely free her main body.

"I don't know, as long as he's still in Japan, we can always find him, right?" Nezha without any worry.

"That's true. How big is Japan?" Wuzhiqi nodded in agreement.

What neither she nor Nezha knew was that at this very moment, Rovi was actually right under their gaze.

In the star-rated hotel in front of the Tokyo Tower, soft lights illuminated the spacious and quiet private room. As the waiters brought in dish after dish of food, Ishtar Rin, who had come here with Rovi and Ereshkigal, couldn't help but swallow hard as she looked at the feast.

"Ereshkigal, here, have this!"

"Yes, Rovi, you should eat something too."

"I will. Human cuisine is absolutely superb."

Don't ignore me... And what about my share?

Ishtar Rin was in a frenzy.

"Are you hungry?" Rovi finally looked at Ishtar.

"If you beg, I might be able to eat a little..."

"Then you can go hungry!"

"..."

While he was teasing her, Rovi wasn't about to deny Ishtar Rin a taste of modern human cuisine... Soon, the waiter brought over a new serving.

Since he is in human form, he should live like a human being. This is Rovi's principle. Therefore, he has never thought that he should be detached from worldly affairs just because he is Star-making God. He also enjoys eating delicious food.

This is also what he himself lacks... Theoretically speaking, even if Rovi has no talent, over such a long period of time, he should have mastered all the life skills.

In fact, he never really understood 'cooking skills'.

At first, it was really because I lacked talent.

Later, it was the existence of the 'Chaos Core' that made his cooking somewhat chaotic... It was fine for him to eat, but if he took it out, probably no one could stand it.

Seeing Ishtar Rin and Ereshkigal enjoying their meal, Rovi smiled.

He told Ereshkigal about what happened after he left the Great Qin Dynasty.

They also mocked Ishtar.

He didn't hide anything about what happened before and after the incident, including the Heroic Spirit spirits and gods who were involved with him.

"What a womanizer..." Ishtar mocked mercilessly.

Ereshkigal simply smiled and said, "The person I love is just that outstanding."

"..."

Ishtar always felt somewhat out of place.

But Ereshkigal also knew that Rovi was essentially a very greedy person. He would not give up on anyone he had a connection with, and he would not irresponsibly abandon them.

Even if it's facing an abyss, a purgatory.

Rovi would also like to bring happiness to everyone.

It was precisely because of this selfless "gentleness" that I fell in love with Rovi back then.

So how could we possibly reject his ideas now?

"Is that so... whatever you want!"

Ishtar was helpless, but she agreed with Ereshkigal's words.

After a few rounds of dishes, Rovi put down his chopsticks and said, "You guys eat, I'm going to wash my hands."

Couldn't a little magic clean it up?

Ishtar was about to say that when she looked up, she found that Rovi had disappeared.

She glanced at Ereshkigal, who was still engrossed in her food, thought for a moment, then stood up and walked out...

The hotel was extremely quiet.

Ishtar walked along the long corridor on the soft red carpet, following in the direction of Rovi.

Toilet.

The tap was turned on, and gushing cool water poured onto my hands.

Rovi rubbed his hands together, his every move perfectly normal, showing no sign of someone capable of destroying the world at any moment...

However, he had just turned around.

The figure approaching him suddenly pushed him into the cubicle of the restroom.

Rovi sat directly on the toilet.

And in front of him...

"I've got my chance, haven't I!?"

A girl's clear, triumphant voice echoed.

"What are you trying to do now, you crazy woman... This is the men's restroom." Rovi tapped the door panel, somewhat helplessly.

The person pinning him to the toilet became even more smug. "Do you think I care about these things!?"

Ishtar Rin, who had followed closely behind, tossed her long black hair and stared at Rovi with her crimson eyes.

"That debt, now, you'd better pay it back properly!"

Rovi was about to say something.

But then he found Ishtar Rin kissing him instantly, silencing him with a kiss.

Yes, this is the 'repayment' Ishtar Rin wanted from Rovi.

It wasn't the reward he promised Rovi for fighting against the gods.

It is not the treasure in the royal treasury.

Instead...

More than four thousand years ago, on the coast, she experienced that fleeting moment of infatuation.

Ishtar Rin remembered that feeling for over four thousand years.

What she wants him to repay is over four thousand years of waiting!

In the instant of the kiss, Ishtar's clothes were removed, her red coat vanished, and she returned to her original attire. Her naked, slender body straddled Rovi, her slightly open legs straddling him.

In the narrow, enclosed space of the handwashing stalls, their breaths mingled, and Rovi instinctively wanted to struggle...

"Rovi, Ishtar?"

Just then, a voice calling came from outside the restroom.

That was Ereshkigal, who had come out to search for them after discovering they had disappeared.

Rovi stopped moving.

"Be honest and repay what you owed!"

Ishtar Rin released her mouth, beaming with pride, her earlier annoyance instantly relieved.

"I am still a pure and innocent woman. Be grateful, for you will become the first and only man to be the most beautiful goddess of Mesopotamia!"

"If I'm not mistaken... this is your first time too, right?"

This is something you can only feel after skin-to-skin contact.

In the moment of skin-to-skin contact, one can feel the purity of the other, but if one could make them tainted with one's own color... Ishtar Rin felt this in that instant, and thus became even more excited.

But what Ishtar didn't know was that she simply hadn't been looking for other colors in the "vast ocean".

What she didn't know was that after this incident, she could sense her own "color" from Rovi, while others couldn't.

Although I've said it many times, Rovi still want to say it...

Poseidon.

You definitely did this on purpose, didn't you!?

Everything has been taken into consideration!

After searching for a long time without finding Rovi and Ishtar Rin Ereshkigal looked at the long, narrow hotel corridor in front of her, tilted her head, and turned back into the private room, filled with confusion.

But she found that Rovi was already sitting inside waiting for her.

"Rovi, you're back? I thought you'd gone somewhere again..."

While relieved, Ereshkigal was still somewhat confused. "Have you seen Ishtar?"

"No--"

"No."

Rovi shook his head. "Maybe he went to wash his hands too?"

"Is that so...?"

Ereshkigal was filled with confusion, but she did not hear Ishtar Rin's cry for help from within the imaginary layer.

Although she succeeded in the bathroom, Ishtar Rin was immediately locked in the Imaginary Number mezzanine by Rovi with a backhand.

The Star-making God, with the original power to create planets, could easily create a short-lived imaginary space.

Thus, Ishtar Rin was imprisoned inside, yet she could still see Rovi and Ereshkigal through the open crack.

But all I saw was...

"Don't worry, sit down!"

"Um."

Ereshkigal sat down.

Instead of sitting in his original seat opposite Rovi, he sat down next to him.

"It's more comfortable here."

Ereshkigal smiled, "Rovi's scent is still so warm."

Then, when she looked up and noticed Rovi's gaze, her face flushed slightly.

But they didn't dodge.

Rovi gently embraced Ereshkigal and kissed her.

"Rovi, is this your first time?" After a moment, Ereshkigal whispered in Rovi's ear, "Is it because of your status as a ' Servant '?"

I always feel...

She got excited too?

Rovi remained silent and took the initiative to press Ereshkigal down beneath him. Having been intimate with her in the Highest Heaven before, doing it again now was naturally a piece of cake.

The private rooms are very well soundproofed.

I'm not afraid of anything being leaked...

Can you please consider my feelings?

Ishtar Rin, trapped in the crevice of imaginary space, was on the verge of tears.

But she soon discovered...

She can actually escape the imaginary space.

I couldn't do it before.

But now, as the twin sister of ' Lord of Mount Tai ' and ' Houtu ', she is actually capable of doing so.

The Lord of Mount Tai governs Yin and Yang.

Yin and Yang are both death and existence, yet also nothingness and being.

The boundary between the Sea of Imaginary Numbers and the real world.

It is precisely the interplay of existence and non-existence!

As the sunlight fades outside the window, the long night begins after sunset, punctuated by scattered starlight.

Rovi stood by the window of the private room, gazing at the night view of the modern city.

"It seems that Rovi-senpai is having a very fulfilling night?"

He heard a clear, crisp voice.

This is the connection that Sajyou Manaka established with him through ' Magecraft '.

Rovi glanced sideways at what was behind him.

It was supposed to be a private room,

But for some reason, there was a bed in this rather spacious space.

Ereshkigal and Ishtar Rin were resting in bed, their bodies and bedding a mess.

Another frenzy ensued.

But Rovi wasn't opposed to it...

"I suppose it's an experiment!"

Rovi let out a sigh of relief.

He had been avoiding it, but no matter how he avoided it or explained it, the Heroic Spirit and deities associated with him kept flocking to him.

That's how it was before.

Now, his whereabouts have been exposed once again.

It will be like this in the future.

Retreating is useless, so we might as well take the initiative!

He turned and covered Ereshkigal and Ishtar with the blankets, then turned and left.

Do you dare to face the abyss?

What reason is there not to face the battlefield?!

"An attempt...?"

"My Prince is indeed very popular."

In Tokyo, the amusement park lights shimmered in the night. Sitting on a bench, Sajyou Manaka tilted her head, gazing at the vast darkness. "I wonder... will I ever have a chance?"

Her blonde hair fluttered, her slender blue dress billowed, and she smiled sweetly at Abigail was happily eating ice cream.

As the evening breeze gently blows.

It also brought the sound of countless heavyweight news broadcasts.

"King Arthur of Britannia has boarded a plane to Japan!"

"The famous Greek hero ' Atalanta ' has been spotted at a Greek airport, with his flight bound for Tokyo!"

"The Roman Emperor Nero Claudius announced the signing of a strategic alliance agreement with China and accepted the invitation of Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, to travel together to the Eastern Seas."