Chapter 98

"Just like that, they can tell who I got my magic from?!" A storm raged in the young Ze's heart. He was about to speak when he suddenly felt that his body was completely paralyzed.

Sajyou Manaka stared blankly at the boy in front of her and said softly, "It's quicker for me to check it myself than for you to explain."

As she spoke, she pressed the young Ze down onto the bed, then leaned down slightly, staring at the boy beneath her. Seeing the slight panic in his eyes, a captivatingly sweet smile appeared on the girl's face.

"Don't be afraid, I won't do anything bad to you."

"I just want to see how many women you've had intimate contact with during this time."

Whenever magic is changed, there will always be a trace of magic remaining in Lan Ze's body. If Sajyou Manaka is willing, she can take the time to check the magic composition in Lan Ze's body.

Of course, even for Sajyou Manaka, it would require Lan Ze's blood or other bodily substances to detect the cause.

"Considering you must be very afraid of pain, I won't draw your blood," Sajyou Manaka said softly.

"Let's try a different testing method."

Should we try a different testing method?

What should she do?

Lan Ze's mind was filled with a multitude of thoughts, a jumble of random ideas flashing through his mind.

At that moment, Sajyou Manaka suddenly lowered her head gently, looking down at the boy in front of her. Then, she slowly leaned down, a strand of pale golden hair gently brushing against Aizawa's face, carrying the scent of shampoo. She gently kissed Lan Ze.

Then, they began to kiss passionately. A flash of lightning outside illuminated Sajyou Manaka's delicate face. She kicked off her other uniform shoe, then straddled him, gently wrapping her arms around Lan Ze's neck.

As they kissed, Sajyou Manaka's eyes closed slightly, savoring the kiss she had fantasized about before coming to Britain.

At the same time, her brain was working at high speed like a sophisticated computer, with countless numbers seemingly jumping around in her mind. Finally, when those numbers completely faded away, the girl slowly opened her eyes.

Those eyes were calmer than ever before, yet they resembled the stillness before a storm.

She raised her hand expressionlessly and snapped her fingers. Lan Ze suddenly felt as if he could move his body freely again.

But before he could react, he heard the soft voice of the girl on his body. "Tiamat, Kishinami Hakuno, the Goddess of the Underworld, even the Goddess of Heaven possess magic power, yet your Spirit Origin lacks your own... May I ask you..."

How did you manage to do that, Lan Ze- kun?

Lan Ze's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked at Sajyou Manaka. After lingering in the girl's dark eyes for a moment, he felt a chill creep over him for no reason.

"That was something I did when I grew up... it has nothing to do with me," the young Ze immediately retorted, but his explanation seemed rather weak in the face of irrefutable evidence.

"Even if you were trying to fool Tiamat with this kind of sophistry, she wouldn't believe it," Sajyou Manaka said softly.

She was starting to lose her composure.

Tiamat was one thing, but even Ereshkigal, Ereshkigal about the same size as him, had already...

It's sad that I haven't seen Ereshkigal at night for a long time. No wonder she rides her Ma'anna back to her room early every morning.

At first, she thought Ereshkigal had gone to develop her own Underworld, but now it seems that the goddess clearly went to Lan Ze's room late at night!

And Tiamat, isn't Lan Ze her child? Why would she be with her own child...?

Or perhaps, the familial and friendly bonds in Uruk are expressed in a rather peculiar way?

Sajyou Manaka gently unbuttoned the first button on her collar, revealing a glimpse of fair skin and delicate collarbones that were hard to look away from.

Noticing Lan Ze's surprised gaze, she tilted her head slightly, looked down at Lan Ze's eyes expressionlessly, her pupils suddenly darkening, and said softly, "Since it's something everyone can do, then I should be able to do it too, right?"

"Don't be nervous... I'm just going to replace all your magic; it won't hurt."

"Besides,"

Sajyou Manaka paused, then slowly lowered her head, bringing her soft lips close to Lan Ze's ear, and whispered in a gentle and sweet voice:

"Compared to the Beast's magic, the magic from the Root is definitely more useful, isn't it?"

Kishinami Hakuno stood on the high platform of the palace, sheltering under the eaves, watching the torrential rain outside.

Tiamat stood not far behind her; she seemed to be lost in thought, or perhaps pondering something.

This woman is sometimes like this. Back in the Imaginary Number World, she had no concept of time and was in a deep sleep for many years. Sometimes she would wake up, look around at the completely lifeless Imaginary Number World, stare blankly for a while, and then go back to sleep.

If I had to say, we really owe a lot to Goetia.

If it weren't for Goetia's desire to burn away Humanity's Order, Tiamat might still be sleeping in the Imaginary Number World and would never have met her child.

Since meeting Lan Ze, she's never bored again... Even if she really gets bored, she can watch some dramas or something.

Tiamat yawned again, tears welling up in her eyes.

"If you're really that tired, why don't you go back and rest?" Kishinami Hakuno turned around and looked at Tiamat with a smile.

"Aaa," Tiamat said.

"If possible, could you communicate with me in human language?" Kishinami Hakuno asked somewhat awkwardly, "Not everyone is like your child, able to understand what you're saying."

"I'm going to keep an eye on you from here," Tiamat spoke again, this time in human language.

Kishinami Hakuno smiled helplessly, "It seems you don't quite trust me."

Tiamat nodded slightly, without any hesitation.

It's understandable that Tiamat would be so wary of Kishinami, after all, she had just witnessed a scene that was utterly horrific to her— Kishinami Hakuno riding on top of Lan Ze.

Although this Creation Mother Goddess is simple, she can sense the level of danger a person is in.

On the day Tiamat left the game, Lan Ze worried about whether Tiamat would be able to live a good life in Tokyo if she wasn't found, whether she would encounter bad people, or whether she would be deceived.

But this is actually a completely unnecessary worry. As a beast, Tiamat is able to distinguish between good and evil, and can easily detect whether someone has good intentions or malice towards her. However, in most cases, she doesn't care.

But once she determines that the other party is an enemy, she will not show any mercy.

Kishinami Hakuno was neither an enemy nor an ally to her, so just in case, she decided to keep a close eye on Kishinami Hakuno as she was doing now, to prevent her from doing anything bad to her child again.

Kishinami Hakuno pursed her lips and said softly, "You should also know that I have no ill intentions towards Lan Ze, right?"

"But you'll bully him," Tiamat whispered, her cheeks slightly flushed.

The bullying she was referring to wasn't bullying in the literal sense, but rather bullying in a different sense.

"That can't really be considered bullying, can it?" Kishinami Hakuno smiled slightly. "I think that child actually quite enjoys being treated that way."

"And also, you don't trust me, but you trust the Princess of the Root very much?" Kishinami suddenly asked.

Her voice was soft, sounding like she was asking a question, but her gaze was fixed on Tiamat's eyes, as if trying to see something in them.

From the moment Sajyou Manaka appeared, Kishinami Hakuno sensed something was off.

Without a doubt, the other magic that Lan Ze possessed at that time was left behind by Sajyou Manaka.

But this is a very strange thing.

Logically speaking, the various beasts shouldn't have any connection... at least not without shared interests; they wouldn't be able to reach a cooperation agreement without it. But Tiamat and Sajyou Manaka seem to have a pretty good relationship?

"Are you on good terms with that Princess of the Root?" Kishinami Hakuno asked again.

However, Kishinami Hakuno couldn't see anything in Tiamat's eyes, only her innocent and adorable gaze.

"Aika needs to break free from the Holy Lance's corruption, so she needs to be alone with him," Tiamat explained.

"Do you think she can break free from the Holy Lance's corruption so quickly and restore the child to normal?" Kishinami Hakuno asked.

Tiamat raised her head, thought for a moment, and gently shook her head.

Actually, she also thought it was unlikely, but Sajyou Manaka's tone was so certain that it made people believe it without a doubt.

Now that Kishinami Hakuno had brought this up, she suddenly felt something was amiss?

At that moment, Kishinami Hakuno suddenly chuckled, a meaningful smile appearing on her face, which involuntarily drew Tiamat's attention.

"What are you laughing at?" Tiamat asked, puzzled.

"I'm wondering if that Princess of the Root might do something to Mr. Lan Ze that we've done before?"

Kishinami Hakuno slowly walked up to Tiamat, her two large fruits pressing down on Tiamat's chest. With the slight pressure, a bewitching smile appeared on Kishinami Hakuno's lips.

For example...

She whispered something that made Tiamat's eyes slowly widen.

What will Sajyou Manaka do to Lan Ze?

Tiamat briefly imagined the scene in her mind, then immediately shook her head.

"No, it won't," she said softly.

"Princess of the Root is a good child."

"Good boy..." Kishinami Hakuno gave a meaningful smile.

Her Beast's Clairvoyance can tell whether a person is lying and what their desires are.

However, what Sajyou Manaka said in the room at the time... contained elements of lying.

She just didn't expose it.

There's no need to offend Princess of the Root over such a trivial matter.

Kishinami Hakuno temporarily put aside her thoughts, turned around, and walked to the eaves of the high platform. Slowly, a huge hand quietly appeared beneath her feet, supporting her and making the woman float gently in mid-air.

"Where are you going?" Tiamat asked, realizing the woman was about to leave.

"Although it wasn't my intention, since I've already promised the First Beast, I'll still complete this task." Kishinami Hakuno revealed a charming and sweet smile, the Holy Grail subtly appearing in her hand.

"Take this Holy Grail into that cave."

Kishinami

Lan Ze has gone to the Root.

He didn't know if the description was accurate, but in any case, he experienced a feeling he had never felt before.

Unlike Tiamat or even Kishinami Hakuno, this time it felt even fresher than before... because both Kishinami and Tiamat carry some weight for Lan Ze right now, but Sajyou Manaka is different.

The girl was so light that he even felt he was slightly heavier than Sajyou Manaka in his current state.

But this seemingly delicate girl was surprisingly proactive at that moment.

After an unknown amount of time, Lan Ze suddenly felt his magic power rapidly dissipating. Then, before he could even feel the loss of magic power, he was immediately replenished.

Upon feeling the surge of magic, Lan Ze immediately exclaimed in surprise, "This magic... is truly special."

Lan Ze didn't know how to describe this feeling. The magic that Sajyou Manaka had just given back was somewhat like the most primal magic; it was "nothingness," emptiness.

Is this the feeling of the Root? It's truly a wonderful magic... Lan Ze couldn't help but think.

"See, I told you I was right?"

As if guessing what Lan Ze was thinking, Sajyou Manaka narrowed her eyes, gazing tenderly into the boy's eyes, and whispered, "Compared to Beast's magic, isn't my magic here better?"

Her tone was gentle and sweet, and even now, she still suppressed her voice, maintaining the elegance befitting Imperial Princess.

Well, Sajyou Manaka just suppressing her voice because she didn't want others to hear... She didn't know if Tiamat and the others were waiting outside. Originally, she had the luxury of checking if anyone was approaching the room to disturb her, but now she couldn't concentrate at all and could only focus on dealing with the boy's onslaught.

"From now on, if you want magic power, I will give you as much as you want. In return, you should give me all your magic power... Whether it's Tiamat's, Kishinami Hakuno's, or the magic power of the Goddess of the Underworld, give it all to me."

"You only need my magic, okay?"

As Sajyou Manaka whispered something, she pressed her lips back to Lan Ze's lips, then wrapped her arms tightly around his neck.

A series of creaking sounds came from the headboard. At some point, Lan Ze changed his tactics and gently pressed the girl against the headboard, his hands lightly pressing down on Sajyou Manaka's slender white hands.

The girl's short, light blonde hair was slightly messy. She gazed softly into Lan Ze 'Lan Ze eyes and smiled as she raised her hand to stroke his face.

"Do you still want to go back to the Root, Lan Ze- kun~" Despite her adorable blush, Sajyou Manaka asked again, staring intently at him.

After seeing him nod slightly, Sajyou Manaka finally smiled with satisfaction.

"Hmm... let's do it again then. Compared to risking entering that void 'hole,' it's definitely more convenient to experience the feeling of the Root here, right?"

Before we knew it, the sky had already begun to lighten with a gray hue.

Tiamat descended from the platform and walked straight down the corridor to the doorway.

According to what Sajyou Manaka originally said, it would only take three hours to break the corruption of the Holy Lance, and three hours have now passed.

"Aaa."