Moon World Girlfriend Comes Knocking

Then, he saw that a goddess was sitting in front of him, though he didn't know when she had arrived.

"How is it? Surprised, aren't you? You didn't expect me to risk coming to see you, did you? Aren't you touched, my Divine Messenger?" Ishtar's triumphant voice echoed in the dark room, her bright red eyes gazing at him.

"..."

Lan Ze silently closed his eyes, chanting to himself: I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming.

Then, when he opened his eyes again, Ishtar's face was clearly reflected in his vision. She was leaning over him, poking his face with her finger. "Why did you suddenly go quiet, and why are you closing your eyes? That's disrespect to a goddess!"

"Why did you come here... Goddess?" Lan Ze asked helplessly.

"Because after I went back, I kept thinking something was wrong," Ishtar said displeasantly. "You're my Divine Messenger, yet women keep getting there before me."

Yes, when Ishtar had just arrived at the doorway and was peeking into the room, she suddenly remembered this.

She was the one who had signed the contract with the Divine Messenger first, but not only was she intercepted by Mother, but then a Princess of the Root even showed up... The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she became. As a goddess favored by the gods, Ishtar had never felt so wronged.

Thus, she had a bold idea—

"I've decided! Whether it's Mother or the other beast, I'm going to have him first!"

Ishtar's determined voice delivered a shocking declaration.

Seeing Lan Ze's bewildered expression, she nodded with satisfaction. "Surprised, aren't you? Unexpected, right? But this is my style. Come with me obediently tonight. Don't worry, I'll bring you back before dawn, and no one will notice."

Lan Ze listened to Ishtar's confident words and felt utterly helpless.

"Why are you suddenly quiet?" Ishtar asked. "Let me tell you, even if you refuse, I'll still take you to my temple—"

Just as she said this, she suddenly heard a soft whimper from the sleeping Tiamat.

Ishtar's body stiffened, and she quickly jumped off the bed, shrinking into a corner, motionless.

Even though she had made up her mind, when she saw Tiamat waking up, she couldn't help but feel a little scared for no reason.

That foolish goddess... Lan Ze thought helplessly. Seeing Tiamat open her bright eyes and stare at him, he could only say:

"Mother, why are you awake so soon?"

"I dreamed someone was going to take you away," Tiamat said softly.

Lan Ze's heart skipped a beat, feeling a little guilty. He shook his head and chuckled, "It's just your imagination. I'm not going anywhere, I'll stay here with you."

"Alright, let's go back to sleep quickly," he whispered, soothing Tiamat.

Tiamat nodded gently, but she didn't close her eyes. Instead, she got out of bed.

Lan Ze's heart leaped, sensing something was wrong. He subconsciously asked, "Where are you going...?"

Just as he asked, he saw Tiamat walk to the corner of the room and stare at Ishtar, who was hiding in the darkness.

"M-Mother... why are you awake?" Ishtar trembled.jpg.

She froze, unable to move or stay still, and could only look at Tiamat pitifully.

Just a moment ago, she had been full of confidence, vowing to take Lan Ze back to her temple. But when Tiamat crouched in front of her, the fearless Goddess of Beauty cowered, tucking her head in, her face clearly showing "cowardice."

"Don't touch my child," Tiamat said softly.

Ishtar's heart chilled, but thinking that her Divine Messenger was still watching, she mustered her courage. "But Mother, he signed a contract with me before he met you—"

"This is my child." Tiamat stared at Ishtar, as if emitting a "--stare" sound.

"But—" Ishtar wanted to say more. She didn't want to have come here tonight for nothing.

However, she vaguely heard the "--stare" sound again. Tiamat's gentle eyes glowed with a faint green light.

Under Tiamat's protective gaze, Ishtar's body seemed to shrink smaller and smaller until, finally, she dejectedly buried her face.

She sighed, "...Alright, alright, I get it. You, you go ahead..."

"You enjoy yourself first..."

As she spoke, she sighed in frustration and slunk out of the room.

The next morning.

Nothing else happened to startle Lan Ze's heart, like the thought that suddenly crossed his mind while he was sleeping last night: Would Goetia revive from the Temple of Time and come back to kill me again?

But now that he thought about it, he seemed to have been overthinking.

With two beasts here, even Goetia would have to consider whether he stood a chance against them.

Even if the Temple of Time could revive him, psychological trauma would still exist.

Lan Ze rubbed his eyes, finally shaking off the grogginess of just waking up.

He glanced at Tiamat, who was sleeping soundly beside him. Her eyes were closed, a few buttons on her clothes undone. In the morning light, her fair, delicate skin had a translucent beauty.

She's sleeping so soundly, without a care in the world... Lan Ze muttered to himself.

The Mother of Creation, it seemed, was still not worried about being ambushed after experiencing one, showing no signs of caution, and was sleeping in an extremely comfortable position.

Yet, such a gentle woman had firmly rejected Ishtar last night, resolutely refusing to let anyone touch her cub, and even drove away the arrogant goddess of the heavens without any temper.

Thinking of this, Lan Ze couldn't help but smile. He looked at Tiamat's sleeping face, then glanced at Sajyou Manaka, who was also sleeping soundly on the other side. He gently pulled the blanket and quietly got up and left the house.

Construction had already begun outside the city early in the morning. Not long after Lan Ze left the house, he saw Gilgamesh not far away.

He seemed to notice Lan Ze's gaze and looked back at him before speaking, "It's you. How was your rest last night?"

"Quite comfortable, very warm," Lan Ze nodded slightly. After all, he was in Tiamat's soft embrace, so how could it not be warm?

Gilgamesh nodded slightly, then raised his hand.

At this moment, a golden ripple spread from behind him, and the Gate of Babylon suddenly lit up beside Gilgamesh. Within the Gate of Babylon, a golden Holy Grail revealed its true form, shimmering with captivating radiance in the golden ripples.

"This is...?" Lan Ze was slightly surprised.

"That person sent it over last night," Gilgamesh's voice held little emotion, but Lan Ze still saw a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.

That person?

Lan Ze was stunned for a moment, then seemed to recall something and fell silent.

Did Kingu give it to Gilgamesh...

Lan Ze had spent over half a month in Tiamat's dream. He wasn't sure how much had happened in the outside world during that time, but he assumed Gilgamesh and Kingu must have gone through quite a bit as well.

Just as Lan Ze thought this, he suddenly saw Gilgamesh take out the Holy Grail from the Gate of Babylon.

Then, he slightly raised his hand, letting the Holy Grail float gently to Lan Ze's front and stop.

"King... What does this mean?" Lan Ze asked, looking up.

"The people from Chaldea are leaving today. Give this to them," Gilgamesh said.

Lan Ze froze, glanced at Gilgamesh, and found the other man gazing back at him.

He subconsciously took the Holy Grail, thinking, Why don't you give it to them yourself?

Truly the most ancient tsundere...

"Also, do you have any rewards you desire?" Gilgamesh withdrew his gaze. He stood tall, arms crossed, gazing at the distant scenery, the peaceful Uruk after a great battle, and the warm sunlight that had just risen.

"You are the greatest contributor to this singularity. I, as King, should give you a corresponding reward."

Lan Ze shook his head, "If not for your decision, I might not have reached the Sea of Life back then."

"In terms of merit, King Gilgamesh, you are the greatest."

"If you hadn't ventured alone into the heart of the battlefield filled with Lahmu, I wouldn't have made that decision later. You are the bravest pioneer," Gilgamesh said calmly.

"Not at all, Your Majesty is far-sighted, brave, and decisive. Compared to you, I'm still a little lacking," Lan Ze said humbly.

Brave, decisive, far-sighted... Hearing this, Gilgamesh's brows relaxed slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched, but he didn't show it, saying calmly, "You don't need to belittle yourself. In terms of courage and strategy, you are not inferior to me."

"Compared to Your Majesty, I'm still a little inferior, a little inferior," Lan Ze said humbly again.

Then, both of them nodded in satisfaction, this round of mutual flattery left them both in a very good mood.

As the sun gradually rose, casting its light upon Gilgamesh, the Golden King of Uruk spoke again, "Do you really have nothing you want, Lan Ze?"

"...I probably don't have anything special I want?" Lan Ze wasn't too sure, thinking, If you're going to give me something, why don't you just give me whatever you think is best?

He truly didn't have anything special he wanted. After all, when playing games, you usually just take whatever the system gives you. If it were a mobile or online game, and the reward for completing an important quest was too lousy, Lan Ze might even join the trend and criticize the developers along with everyone else.

"You don't have anything you want?" Gilgamesh frowned.

Lan Ze had made a great contribution this time. As the King of Uruk, Gilgamesh naturally wished to reward him accordingly.

But upon closer thought, Lan Ze didn't seem to lack anything.

Or rather, he didn't know what Lan Ze wanted.

"Actually, if I had to say..." Lan Ze chose his words carefully, "I've already gotten what I wanted."

Come to think of it, hadn't he already received the greatest reward this time?

To be precise, it wasn't a reward, but a person.

"You already have it...?" Gilgamesh's brows twitched slightly, seemingly unable to understand.

Then, he glanced at Lan Ze, saw the meaningful smile on his face, was suddenly taken aback, and then silently put his hand to his forehead, "You're not talking about... Mother, are you?"

Lan Ze smiled without speaking.

Gilgamesh let out a rare sigh, "Your thoughts are truly different from normal people, Lan Ze."

Of course, I'm a pervert... Lan Ze shook his head, "Everyone pursues different things. I'm fine as long as I have Mother."

"So, you don't even care about my Gate of Babylon?" Gilgamesh's voice suddenly rang out, making Lan Ze pause in surprise.

"You are a hero who protected Humanity's Order. I shall grant you the usage rights of one-quarter of the Gate of Babylon as a reward," Gilgamesh said slowly. "Or is such a reward also uninteresting to you?"

[Gilgamesh grants one-quarter of the Gate of Babylon. Accept/Reject]

As the system options popped up, Lan Ze was still in a daze.

Then, he immediately chose to accept.

This reward was basically equivalent to him possessing the Gate of Babylon. After all, the Noble Phantasms within the Gate of Babylon were practically infinite. One-quarter of infinity was still infinity, wasn't it?

Truly worthy of the King of Heroes, so generous...

"Alright, take this Holy Grail as a reward and give it to the people from Chaldea," Gilgamesh continued, looking towards the sky.

Lan Ze nodded silently.

"Oh, right, have you seen Ishtar today?"

Lan Ze suddenly remembered this. After Ishtar left last night, he hadn't seen her since, and he didn't know where she had gone.

"I saw that woman in the temple today, acting like she was sulking," Gilgamesh glanced at Lan Ze. "Do you know something?"

"She came to my room last night and Mother found out," Lan Ze explained.

Gilgamesh froze for a moment, looking at Lan Ze with surprise. After seeing him nod affirmatively, he finally snapped out of his daze and burst into hearty laughter:

"Ho ho ho ho, so that's it. No wonder that goddess has been so well-behaved today. She got lectured by Mother, did she? Excellent! As expected, it all brings this King joy in the end!"

After laughing for a long time, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He turned his head, looked at Lan Ze, and suddenly said, "Oh, right, there's one more thing this King forgot to say."

"What?" Lan Ze asked instinctively.

"Thank you very much," he said softly.

"This is the Holy Grail. You can take it back."

When Lan Ze handed the Holy Grail to Ritsuka and Mashu, he could see that both girls had expressions of immense joy. However, amidst that joy, there seemed to be a lingering shadow.

The King of Magecraft, their enemy thus far, the culprit who intended to burn Humanity's Order, his true identity was actually the First Beast... Goetia.

This news was almost despair-inducing.

In this Singularity, they couldn't defeat him even with everyone's combined efforts. In the end, it was only thanks to the Old Man of the Mountain, Tiamat, and finally Sajyou Manaka's intervention that Goetia was repelled.

However, he had not died and had instead resurrected in the Temple of Time.

Even if they found the coordinates of the Temple of Time, could they really defeat Goetia?

Ritsuka suddenly looked up and said, "Senpai, if you don't mind, would you like to come to Chaldea with us to rest for two days before leaving?"