Moon World Girlfriend Comes Knocking

If the problem can't be solved, the person causing the problem can be solved.

In reality, even though he was mentally prepared, Lan Ze was still a bit surprised. Tiamat was the earliest deity to appear in Mesopotamia, yet she knew almost nothing about this land... In fact, she knew less than he, an outsider.

But after thinking about it, Lan Ze understood why.

Long before the land was created, Tiamat had already been exiled to the Imaginary Number World. As a useless entity on this planet, she had been in a perpetual slumber. Having always been in that nothingness of the Imaginary Number World, how could she possibly know about the changes in the outside world?

However... all of this would soon come to an end.

"What was that just now?" Tiamat asked, walking beside Lan Ze, still bothered by the Leopard Person.

"That was a Leopard Person... It looked like it was wearing a costume, but it was a genuine Leopard Person," Lan Ze explained.

Tiamat looked half-confused, half-understanding.

They later went to a nearby village. The local residents, unaware of Tiamat's identity, warmly welcomed them. After getting a free dinner there, they left.

The next day, Lan Ze took Tiamat to the Persian Gulf, which was nearly eight hundred kilometers away from Uruk. It was here that he had previously accidentally entered Tiamat's dream.

They walked along the beach. Lan Ze thought that if he confessed his feelings in this atmosphere, he would surely win her over, and he did try. However, something rather awkward happened.

...Tiamat, gazing out at the lone ships under the sunset at the beach, was lost in thought and didn't hear what Lan Ze said.

He could have confessed again, of course, but Lan Ze thought about it later and realized that perhaps a confession wasn't strictly necessary.

Mother is mother, girlfriend is girlfriend... It was probably for the best that they were separate.

On the third day, in the early morning, Lan Ze was holding the just-awakened Tiamat when he heard hurried footsteps outside the door. Opening it, he saw Ishtar standing there. She said, "That Golden Flash wants you to go to the King's Hall immediately!"

King's Hall.

At this moment, everyone had gathered here. The Magic Array to sever Tiamat's connection with Gorgon had been constructed. Ishtar and the Feathered Serpent God stood to the side. This important ritual could not afford any deviation; the consequences of failure would be unimaginable.

Tiamat was currently still trapped in a dream. If the magic faltered, she would awaken from her nightmare, and at that point... no one would be able to stop her.

"Prepare to begin the ritual!"

Gilgamesh held the King's Scepter, his gaze falling on Merlin.

The scene looked incredibly historic. Two of the three Clairvoyance users were gathered here, with several Heroic Spirits and two goddesses standing by to guard. They could react promptly if any enemies invaded.

However, with the League of the Three Goddesses now dissolved and the final BOSS within the King's Hall, there were ultimately no enemies left.

Tiamat stood in a corner of the King's Hall, gently holding one of Lan Ze's arms. Her gaze was fixed on the gradually activating Magic Array and on Gorgon within it.

Her expression was as gentle as ever as she quietly watched the scene unfold.

"What's wrong? Are you thinking about something?" Lan Ze turned his head slightly, looking into Tiamat's bright, beautiful eyes, and asked softly.

Tiamat shook her head gently. She leaned close to Lan Ze's ear and whispered, "Thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Lan Ze sounded a little confused.

"For the date, and for everyone," Tiamat said softly.

"You don't need to thank me for such small things. If you want to go on a date later, I can take you out again," Lan Ze replied in a low voice as well.

Tiamat smiled silently. She stared intently at Lan Ze, as if wanting to imprint his face in her mind, to hide it deep within her memories.

This world was completely different from the one she had known long, long ago. But she didn't feel lonely at all now.

There were many beautiful things in this world. Although the age of gods had ended, humanity had led the world into an era of greater prosperity.

Humans could reproduce on their own. In such a beautiful world, there was indeed no need for the Creation Mother Goddess to create those strange and bizarre "children."

"After this, I will go back on my own," she suddenly said in a low voice.

Lan Ze froze for a moment, seemingly not understanding her words.

"If I stay here, I will cause trouble for everyone later," Tiamat continued.

"Once I return to that world, everyone won't have to worry anymore."

Her eyes were gentler and calmer than usual, but Lan Ze was taken aback.

So, this Creation Mother Goddess wasn't as naive as she seemed. So, she had also thought a lot about things.

She understood her own condition better than anyone. Once the seal on her Spirit Core ended, if she didn't return to the Imaginary Number World to slumber, this world would be destroyed by her, the Beast of Regression.

Humans could reproduce on their own. The strange "children" she had created were no longer needed by this planet.

She had nothing left to give her children now. The established ecosystem didn't need this Creation Mother Goddess. The last thing she could do was to leave.

Once she returned to the Imaginary Number World, the world would be at peace, and Humanity's Order would be saved.

It was truly simple. The Creation Mother Goddess didn't need to do anything; she herself was the biggest obstacle. So, as long as she removed herself, Humanity's Order would be saved.

It was quite ironic... The Creation Mother Goddess who created everything ultimately needed to do was not to create, but to destroy herself.

"When you go back, I might not be able to see you again," Lan Ze suddenly said.

"And if you leave like this, everyone will forget you later."

Tiamat blinked slightly, clearly a little lost, seemingly unable to understand why this usually gentle child had suddenly become so fierce.

"No..." she whispered after a long pause, but she sounded clearly uneasy.

"Yes," Lan Ze interrupted her. "Humans are forgetful creatures. Perhaps after you leave, everyone will miss you at first, but after that, they won't have you in their lives anymore. They won't be able to remember you often. Maybe one day, a very, very long time from now, they'll suddenly recall: Ah, I think I knew a Creation Mother once."

Lan Ze continued, "It doesn't matter who this world loses, because the Earth will keep spinning."

Tiamat stared blankly at Lan Ze, her mouth opening and closing several times, but for a moment, she didn't know what to say.

Suddenly, a strong bitterness welled up in her nasal cavity, and her eyes felt like they were about to shed warm liquid.

"So you're staying," Lan Ze said again.

"I'll take you away from here," he gently stroked Tiamat's cheek. "I'll take you to the apartment I live in. You can live there for as long as you want... There's a young landlady there, she doesn't let me have other people stay at my place, but I'll explain it to her, and she'll agree."

"Then we can even go on dates in worlds with tall buildings and watch movies, just like in the anime you used to watch," Lan Ze said softly. "We can also go eat barbecue, go to amusement parks, and do all the plotlines from the anime you've seen."

After a long period of confusion, Tiamat finally slowly raised her head. Her eyes sparkled slightly, as if with hope for a beautiful future, but she still seemed a little timid, "Can we really?"

Can beasts, things that obstruct Humanity's Order, remain in this world?

"Of course. I'll come pick you up after you leave Uruk," Lan Ze said with a smile.

Once Tiamat exited the game, her Beast Spirit Core would be sealed. As long as she willed it, she would never have to use her Spirit Core.

"After we leave, where can I find you?"

Lan Ze thought for a moment and smiled, "Trust me, we'll meet again soon. I'll come find you."

The sunlight outside seemed to shift slowly. Not far in front of them, two Caster-class candidates were working together to sever the connection between the Beast Goddess and the Creation Mother Goddess.

Bright sunlight fell on Tiamat's cheeks, casting a warm glow on her pale face. When she looked up, her eyes were filled with hope and light for a beautiful future. She gazed at her child.

No... at this moment, she didn't just see him as a child. Those gentle eyes seemed to hold a glimmer of joy.

Her lips parted slightly, as if she were about to say something.

The silent halo in the sky above unfolded without a sound, slowly rotating. A beam of light, carrying an aura of destruction, descended from the sky.

A trickle of blood bloomed before Tiamat's eyes, and hot, crimson blood splattered on her face.

The dazzling halo rotated slowly. The King of Magecraft, or rather, the Beast wearing the King of Magecraft's shell, hovered in mid-air. His indifferent eyes swept over the people on the ground.

His target was not Tiamat, nor Lan Ze, but—

Gorgon!

Within the magic circle, Gorgon's pupils widened sharply. He slowly looked down at the bloody hole in his chest.

A second, and then a third and fourth, terrifying beams of light descended from the sky, blasting open the ceiling of the King's Hall. The beams continuously pierced Gorgon's chest, and scarlet blood splattered on the ground.

At this moment, it felt as if the entire world had fallen silent. The man in mid-air looked down at the crowd below with indifference, his cold eyes filled with pity:

"Fulfill your mission properly, Beast of Regression."

No one had expected this sudden turn of events. Merlin's expression shifted slightly, and he abruptly looked up at the man in mid-air. Gilgamesh's face was also extremely grim as he stared intently at the figure of the King of Magecraft in the sky.

Ishtar, after a brief moment of stunned silence, immediately came to her senses. Riding Ma'anna, she shot up from the ground, her emerald green eyes filled with unquenchable rage.

"Bastard—"

But the King of Magecraft seemed prepared. As soon as Ishtar rode Ma'anna into the air, the King of Magecraft had vanished from sight. Only the halo suspended in mid-air rotated slowly in the sunlight, emitting a radiance as dazzling as the sun.

Rumble!

Just then, the ground began to tremble faintly. Everyone felt the vibration.

"Mother, calm down! Mother!"

Everyone in the King's Hall heard Lan Ze's urgent cry. They abruptly turned to look at the woman who had been silently standing in the corner.

Lan Ze gripped Tiamat's shoulders tightly, but the once gentle woman slowly hugged her head. Her skin was gradually being covered by dark green scales, and her once gentle face became increasingly terrifying and grotesque.

"Aaaaaaa!!!!"

Tiamat closed her eyes tightly and let out an angry song.

At the same time, a piercing alarm echoed through Chaldea.

"Detecting an extremely massive amount of magic... it's coming from Tiamat! Mash, Ritsuka, evacuate the King's Hall quickly!" Roman gripped the edge of his desk, his eyes fixed on the screen in front of him.

At this moment, Tiamat suddenly opened her beastly eyes, devoid of any emotion. Her body was covered in black scales, and a pair of steel-like wings quietly unfurled on her back. Her skin displayed complex black and red patterns.

At this moment, she was no longer the gentle Creation Mother Goddess, but a Beast.

Beast II, the Beast that symbolizes the Principle of Regression... the Beast that destroys Humanity's Order!

"Get out of here, quickly!"

Ishtar finally snapped back to reality. She cried out and pulled Lan Ze away from Tiamat. The entire hall descended into chaos. Gilgamesh, who had quietly clenched the King's Scepter, and the many Heroic Spirits who warily watched Tiamat, even the usually flippant Merlin, all wore expressions of extreme seriousness.

The ground trembled even more violently. Tiamat's cold beastly eyes looked at Lan Ze. She let out a very, very soft roar, and as her body continued to expand, in the next moment, she spread her wings and flew up from the King's Hall, which had already become a ruin, disappearing from sight.

"King! A large number of demonic beasts have been discovered outside the city gates!"

Giving everyone barely any time to breathe, a soldier from Uruk rushed into the hall. After reporting the situation outside the city, he noticed that the atmosphere within the hall had become as cold as ice.

"Now that things have come to this, we can only try to stop Mother," Merlin's low voice finally broke the silence after a long while.

Originally, when he saw Lan Ze, he had thought that the future he foresaw would change. But now, it seemed that the so-called rewriting of the future only changed the process, but the final outcome had not changed from the beginning.

Their actions, their efforts for the future, were merely a branching point, and the final outcome of this branching point was the same.

...Just like that girl, the king whom the people called heartless. From the moment she pulled the sword from the stone, tragedy was already destined.

Merlin took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

This nightmare was the second time he had felt such oppression since the fall of Britain.

RUMBLE!

The brilliant and warm sunlight had now turned into dark, heavy clouds. The ground cracked to varying degrees, and the divine tower looked as if it were about to collapse.

"We need to get out of here first!" Ishtar urged.

Gilgamesh spoke, "Everyone, evacuate the divine tower first!"

The priests and everyone else inside the divine tower evacuated one after another. Lan Ze was pulled along by Ishtar as they left the tower.

Not long after they left, the divine tower finally collapsed with a roar.

"--Aaaaaaaa--"

Tiamat's chilling song could be faintly heard from afar. The ground vibrated more intensely, and everyone looked up at the vaguely visible giant figure in the distance.

That was the true form of the Mother of Creation, a Beast, the beast symbolizing the Principle of Regression!

Then, they heard the cheers of the monstrous beasts... No, those weren't monstrous beasts, but Lahmu, Tiamat's mass-produced "children."

Lan Ze stared blankly at the giant figure in the distance. He felt as if he were standing alone in a silent world. For a moment, he seemed to regain consciousness, and countless noisy sounds poured into his ears while fleeting images flashed before his eyes.

The uneasy whispers of the people, Gilgamesh's flawless commands, Ishtar's anxious shouts, the cheers of the Lahmu, and the Heroic Spirits who had volunteered to delay Tiamat's advance.

No one had expected this sudden turn of events, but they all suppressed their inner anxieties. Failure was failure. For Humanity's Order, they could only start over and stop Tiamat.

Just then, a box popped up before Lan Ze's eyes.