Moon World Girlfriend Comes Knocking

"Because you smell a bit strange." Sajyou Manaka frowned, but a sweet smile quickly returned to her face: "Maybe it's because you haven't bathed in too long."

"How is that possible? I take at least one shower every day!" Lan Ze said loudly.

He felt that Sajyou Manaka's reaction today was very strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

Could it be that I really have a weird smell on me?

Lan Ze lowered his head and sniffed his own arm, but he didn't smell anything at all.

Whatever, I'll just go take a shower in a bit.

After finishing his meal, Lan Ze placed his bowl and chopsticks into the dish rack.

"Don't forget to wash the dishes later!" Sajyou Manaka shouted from behind him.

"I know, I'll wash them later," Lan Ze replied lazily, waving his hand as he turned to head back to his room.

I wonder if Mother of All will notice anything if I drag this out too long; if possible, it's better to return to the game as soon as possible.

But the moment Lan Ze turned around, his chest bumped into Sajyou Manaka's forehead. The girl clutched her head, tears welling up in her eyes from the pain.

"Sorry, sorry! You should've said something when you were standing behind me; I didn't notice you." Lan Ze apologized hurriedly.

"I called you several times already, you just didn't hear me," Sajyou Manaka stared at Lan Ze gloomily while holding her slightly reddened forehead.

"I'll go get an ice pack for you."

"No need, just go do what you need to do. This little bit of swelling will go away in a moment," Sajyou Manaka said in a crisp voice. Although her tone was gloomy, she wasn't actually angry.

Lan Ze could only nod: "Call me if you need anything."

"Mm, go ahead."

The girl smiled faintly, and it wasn't until Lan Ze's figure stepped into the room that her smile faded slightly.

She clutched her forehead, her gaze flickering, her face full of confusion.

"...How did even the protective magecraft I cast on him disappear?"

If Lan Ze hadn't been running around everywhere today, then it must be... that someone had snuck into this room?

But there was no sign of anyone intruding...

And that fragrance on him, it really was impossible to feel at ease about.

Sajyou Manaka frowned inadvertently.

What on earth is going on...

The girl looked up at the sky outside the window, murmuring softly in her heart.

Three days later.

In this world where one could only see the endless ocean as far as the eye could reach, Lan Ze was, for the first time, allowed to leave Mother of All's embrace with her tacit consent.

Three days, three whole days!

This was the first time Lan Ze could sit freely on the beach and feel the sea breeze.

If this were any other game that made him stay in the same place for three days, staring at the unchanging scenery in a daze, Lan Ze would have long since quit the game, snapped the disc in half, and thrown it into the trash.

But this game was an exception.

The reason isn't actually hard to understand; on one hand, it's because Mother of All is just too cute, and on the other, it's because Mother of All is truly just too cute.

Being able to sleep in the "cradle" woven by Mother of All and listen to beautiful singing—why wouldn't he want that?

"Aaaa~~"

Standing in the distance, Tiamat's small mouth opened slightly, her beautiful singing voice seeming to pass through his eardrums and reach his very soul.

Lan Ze stood up and turned to walk toward Tiamat.

The singing just now was Mother of All calling her child back to sleep.

Lan Ze arrived in front of Tiamat and found her sitting sideways on the edge of the beach, her soft, blue hair draped naturally over her shoulders. She was staring at Lan Ze without blinking.

In reality, this was also the first time Lan Ze had truly seen the woman's appearance clearly.

His gaze traveled from Tiamat's flawless, white cheeks to the cherry lips he had kissed a few days ago, and then to that massive heart... that scale was something that even seven or eight Sajyou Manakas, plus Ereshkigal and Ishtar, would find hard to rival.

In a sense, Tiamat had achieved a suppressive effect in both heart and strength.

"Aaaa~" Tiamat opened her arms and pressed Lan Ze's face into her softness, making his breathing somewhat difficult.

"Too enthusiastic, loosen up just a little..." Lan Ze said in a muffled voice.

Even though they had been together for more than three days, Tiamat was still this enthusiastic—so enthusiastic that Lan Ze was about to suffocate.

Tiamat seemed to realize that her child's breathing had become a bit rapid, so she loosened her grip slightly, giving Lan Ze some room to move.

However, she still had no intention of letting go, as if she were afraid that Lan Ze would escape from her side.

After the passionate intimacy, she held Lan Ze in her arms like a body pillow and watched the sea quietly.

"Mother, may I ask you something?" Lan Ze suddenly spoke up.

He felt it was time to probe Mother of All's thoughts. If the plot continued to progress, the final outcome would be Humanity's Order defeating the Beast, and Tiamat, who symbolized the law of "Return," would disappear from this world.

He did not want this outcome; he wanted to rewrite it all.

Watching Tiamat gently nod her head, Lan Ze tentatively asked, "How do you view those people in the outside world...?"

"I mean, the residents living in Mesopotamia, how do you see them?"

Tiamat looked out at the sea, as if lost in thought, or perhaps simply staring blankly.

After a moment, she leaned toward Lan Ze's ear and whispered, "Aaaa."

Tiamat's voice was extremely soft, but as that beautiful song reached Lan Ze's ears, he immediately understood what this "Mother" meant.

She was saying: They are all, aliens.

"Aliens...?" Lan Ze repeated, feeling deeply confused.

Tiamat nodded gently: "Aaaa (If I don't drive them away, I will be killed)."

"Who told you that?" Lan Ze asked, bewildered.

Tiamat fell silent. She looked up at the sea, and after a long silence, her small mouth parted slightly.

"--Aaaaa--"

That beautiful song drifted toward the end of the sea, filled with sorrow, sadness, and anger.

Lan Ze suddenly understood what the Mother of All was thinking.

To humanity, Tiamat was a terrifying invader, much like the monsters from the Ultraman shows he used to watch; humans naturally felt fear the moment they saw a Beast.

But to Tiamat, humans... were equally terrifying invaders.

The planet's ecosystem had already been established, and this Creation Mother Goddess had become completely out of sync with the era; the planet no longer needed her to randomly design life.

Things that no longer had any use were naturally discarded.

It was not a difficult choice for a planet to make: on one side was a Beast that no longer had any value, and on the other were countless humans. Thus, the scales of value naturally tipped toward humanity.

Moreover, as someone who had watched the animation, Lan Ze vaguely remembered what the life forms Tiamat created looked like.

Especially the Lahmu... that horrific appearance had given Lan Ze goosebumps the very first time he saw it.

It was truly a form of mental pollution.

"Mother... since you think humans are all aliens, why aren't you afraid of me?" Lan Ze asked, puzzled.

Tiamat looked down at him and said very, very earnestly: "You are not human."

Lan Ze: "..."

It seemed that Tiamat truly did not view him as a human, which was why she acted so affectionately and felt no fear toward him.

"AAaaa," Tiamat suddenly said.

"You feel it's too lonely here and want to create some children?" Lan Ze understood.

Tiamat nodded. She cradled the back of Lan Ze's head with one hand and raised her other hand, pointing her index finger.

Under Lan Ze's incredulous gaze, the sand on the beach coalesced. Then, in the blink of an eye, the sand gathered into a pitch-black creature.

The creature didn't even have eyes, revealing a set of neat, white teeth... but its appearance was utterly terrifying.

It was exactly the creature with the highest "disgust factor" that Lan Ze had seen in the animation: a Lahmu.

"Aaa." Tiamat looked down at Lan Ze, her eyes glowing slightly, as if asking for his evaluation of her work, wanting him to praise her.

"It's too ugly." Lan Ze frowned.

It wasn't just ugly; it was ugly beyond all comprehension.

Tiamat pouted slightly. She waved her hand to dispel the "child" she had just created, then lowered her head to stroke Lan Ze's hair.

"You come, create children with me," she said, imitating human language in a slightly stiff yet crisp and pleasant voice.

Lan Ze was completely stunned.

"Cre, create children?!"

Tiamat nodded very seriously.

At this moment, several options popped up before Lan Ze's eyes.

Task 1: Tell Tiamat: Creating children is fine, but I want to create children that belong to both of us through intimate, negative-distance contact.

Task 2: Reject Tiamat and tell her: You are a Beast, and I am on the side of Humanity's Order; I will have to leave here sooner or later.

Task 3: Accept Tiamat's invitation, but do not create "children." Find a way to tell her tactfully: You are my mother alone, and I don't want to share you with anyone.

Lan Ze fell silent.

The first option was definitely out, and the second could basically be ruled out as well...

That left only the third...

But the problem was, the third option seemed to have some major issues too?!

Wouldn't saying that be no different from a confession?!

"System, what happens if I abandon the task?"

After thinking for a long time, Lan Ze decided to confirm the consequences of abandoning the mission before making any further considerations.

All three options were a bit inhumane; although the first option was quite tempting, he knew it wasn't very realistic. If he were to actually speak to Mother of All according to the first option, he didn't know if she would suddenly turn dark and say with a look of disappointment: My child, Mother is very disappointed in you.

Then, she would casually pinch out thousands of Lahmu to destroy Humanity's Order.

[Voluntarily abandon this mission and accept the game penalty: Luck stat will drop to E (the level where you get into a car accident the moment you step outside) for half a month. Accept/Reject]

Seeing the interface pop up before him, Lan Ze sighed in his heart and clicked Reject.

So there really is a penalty for abandoning the mission... and the impact on his luck likely wouldn't be limited to just the game.

Isn't this a situation where he has absolutely no choice?

"Aaa?"

Tiamat's singing pulled Lan Ze back to reality. Under the woman's gentle gaze, he looked up and stared into her eyes: "Mother, I am willing to create children with you."

Tiamat was in an excellent mood and began to sing a joyful song softly.

Then, she began to lick Lan Ze's face with her soft little tongue. The slightly damp sensation made Lan Ze feel a bit uncomfortable, and he avoided it, feeling very embarrassed.

Under Tiamat's puzzled gaze, Lan Ze explained: "It feels a bit uncomfortable like this."

After a slight pause, he continued to ask: "By the way, why do you keep licking my face?"

"You have a very fragrant scent on you," Tiamat said.

On Lan Ze, she smelled an aura infinitely close to the Root. But that was not actually the Root; it was magecraft. She did not know who had cast this magecraft on her child.

Tiamat's previous actions had been to lick the magecraft off Lan Ze, changing the scent he originally carried into a scent that belonged to her.