Moon World Girlfriend Comes Knocking

Lan Ze paused, then shook his head and said, "Let's forget it this time. I want to go home first. Next time for sure."

Ritsuka was clearly a little disappointed but didn't show it. Holding the Holy Grail in her hands, she lowered her head slightly again, "I've troubled you quite a bit this time."

"It's also thanks to you. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to reach the Sea of Life and bring Mother back smoothly," Lan Ze said with a smile, shaking his head.

After chatting with Ritsuka and Mashu for a few more sentences, Lan Ze returned to the room where he had stayed the night before.

Considering the time, the two people inside should have already woken up. If he didn't go back to check, Lan Ze was a little worried about another Human Order crisis erupting.

He opened the door. The two inside were indeed awake, but they weren't arguing as Lan Ze had imagined. Tiamat was sitting on a chair, grooming her hair, while Sajyou Manaka sat on the edge of the bed, swinging her feet, looking rather bored.

Seeing Lan Ze, she lightly jumped off the bed, walked up to him with her hands behind her back, and narrowed her eyes with a smile, "Where did you go?"

"I was handling some matters. Gilgamesh had something to see me about this morning," Lan Ze explained, then looked doubtfully at the elegant, princess-like smile on Sajyou Manaka's face.

"You seem to be in a very good mood... smiling so happily?" he asked.

"Eh... really?" Sajyou Manaka touched her fair, smooth cheek, then gently patted it. She looked up and smiled softly, "Yes, I'm actually in a pretty good mood. The weather's nice today, after all."

Sajyou Manaka's good mood naturally had its reasons.

She had been quite angry last night seeing how intimate Lan Ze and Tiamat were.

But now... it didn't matter anymore.

After today, Lan Ze would only have her by his side again.

It was perfectly normal to be happy right now.

"When are you planning to leave?" Lan Ze then asked.

Sajyou Manaka blinked, placed her index finger on her lips, thought for a moment, and asked, "What about you?"

"I can go back anytime," Lan Ze said. Seeing the girl's radiant smile, he couldn't help but hesitate.

Should I tell Aika clearly now... that I'm planning to bring Mother of All back?

Just as Lan Ze was hesitating, Sajyou Manaka clapped her hands lightly, a look of sudden realization on her face, "Oh, right. You can go back to the real world just by exiting the game, can't you? In that case, I need to hurry back, or I'll miss making lunch today."

After she finished speaking, she glanced back at Tiamat, who was sitting upright behind her after finishing her hair and looking in their direction. Her hair, previously unbound, was naturally beautiful, but today, styled into twin tails tied behind her head, her smooth, cyan long hair looked equally cute.

Elegant, beautiful, and exuding youthful energy, she looked a bit like a high school girl from school, a refreshing sight... especially since high school girls generally didn't have such ample cleavage.

Tiamat clearly knew that she was planning to head into the city today and would be able to be by her child's side every day from now on. That's why she wasn't flustered at all when she woke up this morning and didn't see Lan Ze, because she knew her child wouldn't abandon her.

"Mmm... very pretty," Sajyou Manaka said, not sparing her praise, and nodded slightly.

"But I have to go back and prepare lunch. Bye-bye~"

She waved at Tiamat. As if to emphasize her victory, she raised her hand and snapped her fingers, causing a brilliant firework to explode above Tiamat's head.

This was Divine Era Magic, containing the aura of the Root, yet she was using it as a means to celebrate her victory.

Since it was Tiamat's last day anyway, what was the harm in being generous?

After speaking, she glanced at Lan Ze, "Come back early."

Then, the Princess of the Root left the room leisurely, hands behind her back.

Lan Ze opened his mouth several times, wanting to explain the truth, but Sajyou Manaka didn't give him a chance to speak at all.

"Forget it... I'll explain it clearly to her when I get back," Lan Ze sighed helplessly.

At this moment, a box popped up before his eyes:

[Teach Tiamat how to exit the game and assist her in exiting the game successfully.]

"Aaa?"

When Lan Ze walked behind Tiamat, the woman had just finished grooming her hair. She turned to look at Lan Ze and asked in confusion, "Aaa?"

"Everything here has been handled. Now I'm going to teach you how to leave this place," Lan Ze explained.

"How do I do it?" Tiamat tilted her head and asked.

"It's simple... try to open the system interface now," Lan Ze said.

Actually, he wasn't very confident. If the system's previous message was anything to go by, Mother of All should now have permission to leave.

But he didn't know how Ereshkigal had exited the game last time. He was still exploring it himself.

"System interface?" Tiamat's eyes were filled with confusion.

"...Follow my movements. Try raising your hand like this," Lan Ze raised his hand, signaling Tiamat to imitate his action.

"Raise my hand..." Tiamat muttered to herself, then raised her hand as Lan Ze instructed.

As she raised her hand, a system interface popped up before her eyes.

"Very good, very good... Now look for the exit game button," Lan Ze said, patting Tiamat's head to encourage her.

Tiamat scanned the system interface for a while, then turned to look at Lan Ze, her eyes filled with sadness and grievance as she said, "Aaa (I don't understand)."

Lan Ze: "..."

"Didn't you understand the general meaning when you watched that anime last time?"

Tiamat shook her head gently, "I only vaguely knew the plot."

Lan Ze only then realized that although Mother of All could understand the plot when watching anime before, she actually couldn't recognize most of the text... While her learning ability was indeed strong, it still required a certain amount of time to learn.

Thinking this, Lan Ze couldn't help but glance at Tiamat again. The woman clasped her hands together, lowered her head, and looked at the system interface, appearing quite wronged.

"Jeanne d'Arc would probably have a lot to talk about if she saw you," Lan Ze said, unable to help but chuckle despite his sympathy.

Tiamat glanced at Lan Ze, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly. She pouted unhappily and gently pinched Lan Ze's face.

Although she didn't understand what Lan Ze was saying, she sensed it wasn't anything good.

"Sorry... I was wrong, I was just joking. I won't joke with you anymore," Lan Ze apologized quickly, his words muffled because his mouth was being pinched.

Tiamat then released her hand and stared blankly at the system interface again.

Lan Ze walked to her side and glanced at the system interface in front of them.

"It's this one. After clicking this, you can leave here," he said, pointing to a "Log Out" button on the system interface.

Tiamat looked at Lan Ze, then back at the "Log Out" button.

She clicked to exit the game and saw options for a "√" and an "×".

Just as she was about to click the "√" option, Lan Ze suddenly remembered something. "Right, wait a moment. After you log out, let's agree on a meeting spot--"

He suddenly recalled that the last time Ereshkigal logged out on her own, she appeared in a certain area of Tokyo, and he only found out about it through news reports.

Now, if Tiamat logged out, where would she appear?

If she appeared in some corner of the world, how would he find Tiamat?

However, the moment Lan Ze said this, Tiamat had already clicked the log out button.

Then, in the next moment, the woman vanished from his sight.

"Holy crap..."

Lan Ze's heart skipped a beat, and he muttered, "It's over..."

Mother of All left the game just like that. Where was he supposed to find her?

However, upon closer thought, even if he had made arrangements with Tiamat in the game, it would have been useless. Tiamat didn't know any real-world locations, and even if he told her the detailed address, she wouldn't be able to find it.

"At this point, I can only rely on the ever-capable Miss Sajyou Manaka..."

Lan Ze muttered to himself, but the thought of the girl's reaction when she found out made him rub his temples with a headache.

In any case, he should log out of the game as soon as possible.

In a relatively quiet apartment in Tokyo, Lan Ze slowly opened his eyes.

After taking off the VR headset, he saw the familiar ceiling.

He rubbed his eyes and stretched his body slightly, feeling an unprecedented surge of energy.

This was very unusual. Ever since high school, Lan Ze's stamina had been very, very poor. Every morning he woke up felt like he had a weakness buff.

But now he felt his physical condition was quite strong, as if he could smash the wall next to him with one punch.

Lan Ze got out of bed and walked out of the room in his slippers, the sound echoing.

The faint sound of stir-frying could be heard from the kitchen. The aroma of the food made Lan Ze swallow subconsciously as he walked into the kitchen.

A petite, loli-like figure was stir-frying in front of the stove. She looked back at Lan Ze and smiled.

"You're awake? Wait a moment, lunch will be ready soon."

As if in a very good mood, Sajyou Manaka hummed a tune while cooking. After a moment, she placed a mouth-watering dish on the table.

"Let me help you," Lan Ze said, reaching out to pick up a plate and walking to the dining area.

"Thank you," Sajyou Manaka smiled politely.

"You're welcome..." Lan Ze thought to himself that he still had something to ask of her later...

"Is there anything else you need my help with?" Lan Ze asked.

"No, you're the savior of Humanity's Order. This is just my way of treating you to a hearty lunch," Sajyou Manaka shook her head and smiled.

"It's fine, I want to help. Let me help you..."

"Hmm... Alright then, chop the vegetables over there," Sajyou Manaka pointed to a large Chinese cabbage.

"Okay..."

Thump thump thump...

Lan Ze skillfully chopped the vegetables into pieces, then turned his head and asked, "Is there anything else I can help with?"

"No more... By the way, why are you so enthusiastic today?" Sajyou Manaka stared at Lan Ze suspiciously. "You never used to offer to help before, did you?"

She clearly remembered Lan Ze saying something like "I lose when it comes to cooking," but now he was so proactive, it was truly baffling.

"I just thought you've been working too hard lately, so I wanted to help," Lan Ze said with a smile, shaking his head.

"Hmm... Suspicious," Sajyou Manaka didn't believe him, staring at his smile.

After a long look, she muttered "Forget it" and pointed to the beef they had bought. "Help me with that too."

Perhaps she's just too suspicious. Isn't Lan Ze's help a good thing?

With that thought, Sajyou Manaka happily cooked, squinting her eyes as she gazed at the clear blue sky outside the window.

"What a beautiful day today~" she thought cheerfully.

Once the dining table was filled with all sorts of lunches, Sajyou Manaka sat down in the chair opposite Lan Ze, humming a happy tune.

She noticed Lan Ze's gaze fixed on her and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you staring at me?"

"No... it's just that you seem to be in a really good mood," Lan Ze said. "Did something good happen?"

"Is that so?" Sajyou Manaka tilted her head and smiled innocently. "I don't know, I just feel good."

"On the other hand, you seem really strange today. Why do you keep staring at me?" she noticed Lan Ze's gaze still hadn't moved from her.

"No matter how delicious a girl looks, she can't compare to actual food," she said in a soft voice.

"Um... Aika, I have something to tell you," Lan Ze said after hesitating for a moment, finally making up his mind.

"What is it?" Sajyou Manaka looked up, her face full of smiles.

"Tiamat... that beast you saw last time wants to stay with me."

"..."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Sajyou Manaka smiled again. "What?"

She looked like she absolutely refused to admit the truth.

"She's the Mother of Creation, the Beast of Regression. You should be grateful she didn't return to the Imaginary Number World. How could she possibly come to modern-day Tokyo with us from Uruk?"