Uncle Huang

To Emperor Roselle, Neph's words were quite impolite, but realizing that his diary had been thoroughly read by the girl in front of him, and that he had even seen the images, Emperor Roselle no longer felt any extra emotion about it.

Ultimately, they were complete strangers, and what Emperor Roselle was most worried about was that his daughter would find out about this.

Moreover, if he is sealed away and unable to leave the Mausoleum, they will likely never have another chance to meet, or even see each other again.

Thinking of this, Emperor Roselle's mood suddenly darkened, and the joy of seeing a fellow countryman vanished for the moment. He asked intently, "You seem to know a lot about the Outer Deity? Hmm, that's not surprising, after all, your Pathway comes from the Outer Deity —in that case, you should already know the truth about the Apocalypse, right?"

Neph nodded, then added, "That's information that even Angel can't know, so I didn't tell Ke—I told Zhou Mingrui."

Emperor Roselle didn't ask about the name Neph had swallowed; a localized name was necessary, which didn't surprise him. He simply continued, "So you also know this is Earth?"

Neph nodded.

Upon hearing this, Roselle chuckled self-deprecatingly, "You knew so early on? I didn't dare to confirm it until I went to the Moon and saw the true appearance of this planet from above."

This wasn't a pleasant topic for class. Neph shook her head and sighed, "What if I told you that I knew the truth about the Apocalypse when I first woke up?"

"What?" Emperor Roselle looked at her in astonishment.

"I awoke in this Great Old One divine realm," Neph shrugged. "The reason behind this is complicated to explain, but basically you just need to know that he committed suicide to enter Earth, hoping to be resurrected within the barrier. However, the resurrection process went awry—I was resurrected in his place."

"----?" Emperor Roselle looked at Neph, puzzled. "Are you sure you're telling the truth?"

Neph shrugged.

Emperor Roselle fell silent, his expression a mixture of envy, shock, and doubt. All his emotions boiled down to one sentence. "----How fortunate."

"At least they're much luckier than me."

Neph remained silent, feeling that anything she said at this moment would be inappropriate. Fortunately, Emperor Roselle only remained silent for a moment before ralliing his spirits and asking, "How is Bornova now?"

Neph thought for a moment and replied, "Apart from not having much affection for you as his father, he's doing very well."

Emperor Roselle shook his head, a hint of relief in his voice. "I used to care deeply about this, even breaking with Steam for it, but after many years, I've come to understand. He probably meant well, but alas—"

"My feelings for Bornova are complicated—a mixture of indifference, disappointment, and resentment, yet also a secret concern—you would never understand the complex emotions a father feels for his child."

"But now that I've come to this point myself, as long as he's doing well—"

"There's still hope for you," Neph interrupted him, "But it might be a bit troublesome—well, anyway, as long as you persevere, there should be hope."

Emperor Roselle's voice trailed off. He looked at Neph, Neph thought for a moment and explained, "The Outer Deity who corrupted you, the Primordial Moon, whom we call the Mother Goddess of Depravity, is one of the Three Pillar and is also known as the Mother of All Things."

"For many years, he used the pseudonym 'Primordial Moon ' to corrupt many people, such as you, and Mr. 'Door'."

Compared to Mr. Door, you're probably lucky, because I think Mr. Door is probably beyond saving, while you—

"If a complete Pillar appears, you should still be able to be saved."

"Pillar— " Roselle repeated the recurring word, "How is this any different from the ordinary Great Old One?"

"I'm not so sure," Neph shook her head. "It's roughly the literal meaning; they are the foundation of the world, possessing some special symbolism, like the Mother Goddess of Depravity, like God Almighty, or like the Lord of the Mysteries— "

After a brief pause, she continued, "Normally, only these three Pillar can be born. The Mother Goddess of Depravity comes from outside the Earth, while the Lord of the Mysteries and God Almighty are dead, their Sefirah remaining within the Earth."

"The Sefirah Castle you know about" is the Sefirah left behind by the "Lord of the Mysteries".

"You seem to have a very good understanding of the Great Old One levels?" Emperor Roselle said thoughtfully.

"I think you've met Adam before?" Neph smiled.

Roselle paused, glancing instinctively at the dome, but was interrupted by Neph: "You don't need to worry too much."

"Although calling my My Lord by His name is not something a devout believer should do, I have done similar things countless times before. Moreover, I have even questioned Him to His face why He did not become Demoness, and even wondered—cough, you know what you wrote in your diary."

"----?" Emperor Roselle did not speak; he seemed unsure of what to say.

"You—" he began hesitantly, "You follow Him?"

Neph nodded, then shook her head, before explaining, "I don't follow the current Him."

"I follow Him of the past, and Him of the future."

"----?" Emperor Roselle was even more puzzled, "Does your Pathway possess Authority over Fate?"

"Good question," Neph nodded seriously, "It seems like there is, but it also seems like there isn't."

"Judging from the way you speak," Roselle glanced at her, "I think there must be."

Neph blinked, and Roselle asked again, "You seem to know the truth about Him? I must say, even when I was still alive, I thought He was not simple, perhaps not just at the Sequence 0 level, and had an understanding of the Outer Deity beyond my imagination."

"Unfortunately, I never had the chance to verify this, because I had already gone mad at the time and went against the tide of the times."

Neph didn't speak; she raised her hand and drew an Inverted Cross on her chest.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you," she replied, "Adam is merely a King of Angel; the one who transcends Sequence 0 is my My Lord."

"What do you mean?" Roselle was taken aback.

"You know He is Adam, but don't you know where He came from?" Neph retorted.

"Son of the Creator— " Roselle slowly uttered a name, "The Angel of Imagination, Adam."

Neph gently raised her hand and made an Inverted Cross on her chest.

"Bernadette just called you 'Miss Pure White '?" Emperor Roselle suddenly realized. "Why did she call you that?"

Neph blinked and chuckled, "My Lord told me that the Pure White in history 'impersonated me and ultimately betrayed Him.'"

Emperor Roselle seemed to finally understand everything, and he exclaimed, "You are following the Creator of the Second Epoch, the Sun God? The father of Adam?"

Neph nodded.

"But what do you mean by 'His past' and 'His future'?" Roselle frowned.

This wasn't hard to guess; Neph's previous words had almost been explicit. Just as he was about to ponder it, Neph raised her hand and stopped him.

"Shh." She shook her head.

Emperor Roselle understood. He said nothing more, but asked, "Since you have seen Bernadette and Bornova, perhaps you have also seen my other child? He is probably dead. However, perhaps he still has descendants?"

"Ciel— " Neph uttered the name, "He is indeed dead, but after so many generations of descendants, do you really still care?"

Emperor Roselle shook his head and continued, "My wife has long since passed away, and all the mistresses I once had have surely met their fates. I am sorry to them; I never truly loved them, I only coveted their beauty and enjoyed that Pleasure— "

"I have no illegitimate children. An Beyonder like me has a lot to say about this. As for before becoming Beyonder, I think those ladies were probably like me, simply indulging in the Pleasure of youthful looks and bodies, without leaving themselves any trouble—"

"You already know and are familiar with my three children. Of them, I am most worried about Bernadette —I am not sure what grounds I have to make this request to you, after all, I have never helped you, we don't know each other before, at most we are from the same era and have some hometown ties—"

Strictly speaking, we're not even from the same hometown— Neph shook her head slightly and promised, "Bernadette is at least one of my benefactors, I will take care of her."

"However, don't count on me for your other two children and their offspring."

The answer was sincere, and Emperor Roselle smiled upon hearing it. He shook his head and said, "They have no use for you."

"In any case, Bornova is the Angel of Steam, and I suppose Steam will protect him. As for Ciel, as you said, he's a descendant of such a long time, so I haven't paid him much attention."

Neph shrugged and chuckled, "I was going to say that your diary has been a great help to me, but after thinking about it, I realized you probably wouldn't believe me. After all, I know less about what's in your diary than I do about my My Lord."

"But then again, I'm very interested in your 'Card of Blasphemy' —well, could you tell me exactly where the Demoness Card is located?"

Emperor Roselle fell silent, seemingly recalling once again the character of his fellow countryman, his tone becoming somewhat somber. "If this were modern times, and I encountered a junior like you, I would definitely advise your parents to give you a good scolding."

"After all, I'm so much older than you, and you've never even called me 'Uncle '."

"Okay," Neph shrugged, "Uncle Huang."

She shook her head and told Roselle, "But I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. Well, there's probably no one suitable to lecture me."

"You know, I am a posthumous child. My mother died before I was born, and an existence like the Great Old One could not possibly give me a father. The Original Creator could probably be considered my father, but that doesn't matter."

"My Lord is probably my elder, but I don't think he'll teach me a lesson on your behalf. As for the other one—ah, the other Uncle Zhou —he can't beat me right now."

"Besides that, I also have a Twin Sister ----"

"I've suddenly realized that you have some powerful backing?" Emperor Roselle asked in surprise.

Neph shrugged innocently.

"However, it's good to have my sister with me in a place like this," Roselle wisely avoided mentioning Neph's real "parents" and went along with her words, "It's better than being alone."

"Oh no," Neph shook her head, "I think the reason we're Twin is a little different from what you think."

"What do you mean?" asked Emperor Roselle.

Neph replied matter-of-factly, "We are both manifestations of the Creator's eyes, how can we not be sisters?"

"So you're sisters from mythology," Emperor Roselle realized. "So you're not actually related by blood?"

"It would be strange if a Europe and an Asian were related by blood—" Neph rolled her eyes. "I don't think I'm mixed race, and He—I haven't confirmed it, but he probably isn't either."

"----He was also a time traveler?" Emperor Roselle sensed something amiss.

"There are more people left over from that era than you think," Neph reminded him. "You've never been to ' Sefirah Castle,' so you probably don't know—well, there's a Public Dormitory there."

"This—" Emperor Roselle froze.

Neph turned her head and chuckled, "Is there anything else you want to ask, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Roselle fell silent, and after a long pause, he sighed, "What can I say to you?"

"Whether you look at me or actually get to know me, you don't seem like the kind of person who could sit down and reminisce about the past with me. Even if you could, this isn't a suitable place for nostalgia."

"You have already met my three children and have your own opinions about them."

"And in terms of understanding the Outer Deity, I am not even as good as you, let alone the one you follow."

After much thought, I realize there's only one thing I can tell you.

He exhaled, looked at Neph, and his voice suddenly became solemn. "I think I don't need to remind you to try to save me. Judging from your words, if a complete Pillar is born, you will definitely try your best to do it—frankly, I am grateful."

But I must remind you----

"The contamination on my body is extremely dangerous and stubborn. Once you get it, there is almost no chance of getting rid of it. If you are not at a high enough level, you should not try it lightly."

"Furthermore, if in the end you confirm that you cannot resolve the problems with me, please cultivate a new Black Emperor," so that I have no chance of resurrection.