Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"A huge building has been spotted ahead; that's a temple, but not the temple in Uruk—!"

"Not only that, but there are also a lot of hostile reactions all over Eridu. It's pterosaurs! We can't waste our energy on places like this. Let's break through in one go!"

"I happen to know a shortcut, let's go this way, meow!"

"Yes!"

Guided by the leopard-man and advised by Dr. Roman, the group quickly traversed the dense forest around Eridu and finally arrived at a relatively flat and open area.

Before them stood a massive, pyramid-like, stepped structure, and at the top of it was a huge stone disc engraved with intricate patterns.

That was the temple built by Quetzalcoatl.

Suddenly noticing something unusual beside the temple, Mash exclaimed in surprise:

"Senior, look over there, behind the temple—!"

"I saw!"

In fact, even without Mashu's reminder, Gudao had already seen it clearly, after all, that thing was just too conspicuous.

Upon seeing this, Dr. Roman exclaimed in shock:

"Hey, hey, hey, what's with that ridiculously large size?!"

Right behind the temple stood an axe, even larger than the temple itself. The axe itself was as tall as the temple, and its handle pointed straight into the sky!

"That's Marduk's hand axe?!"

Ishtar said in surprise:

"Hey, don't you guys know? That's a weapon used to deal with Mother, so it's bound to be big."

"That's true, but how am I supposed to get it back?!"

Before even encountering a real enemy, an unexpected event occurred that left Dr. Roman feeling somewhat bewildered.

At this moment, Merlin spoke:

"Let's talk about the hand axe later, the enemy is already in front of us, you know?"

On the platform atop the temple, the figure of a tall woman came into clear view.

The other person had long, wavy golden hair and was dressed in exotic clothes and accessories. He held a chainsaw-like sword on the ground with both hands and looked down at them with a smile.

That is their target today: the Forest Goddess, one of the Three Goddesses Alliance, and the feathered serpent god from South American mythology—

Quetzal Koyatl.

Quetzal doesn't seem to have changed much.

Fujimaru Ritsuka stood silently at the back, observing Quetzalcoatl, whom she was watching. But then, he seemed to notice her gaze and looked back at her as well.

"?!"

The moment their eyes met, a hint of surprise flashed across Quetzalcoatl's face, along with a touch of doubt.

At this moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka also suddenly realized that Quetzalcoatl, as the supreme god of a pantheon, had quite a high level of authority in certain aspects and would be more likely to know or perceive some secrets.

So she smiled at the other person and subtly made a pleading gesture, hoping that the other person would not immediately expose her identity.

Although she didn't know exactly what the other person had noticed.

Seeing this, Quetzalcoatl looked thoughtful, but quickly composed himself, as if nothing had happened.

Once they had finally stood still beneath the temple, she smiled and spoke:

"Welcome to my Temple of the Sun, everyone from Chaldea~."

"I was planning to visit you all in Uruk in the next couple of days, but I never expected you to come to my door so readily. You have such courage! And to come straight here like this is just too charming!"

"Very good, very good! I really admire that kind of courage!"

As they spoke, the other person slowly walked down towards them.

Despite the warm and friendly tone of their words, the overwhelming divine aura emanating from them instantly put everyone on high alert, putting them into battle mode.

This is the supreme god of a pantheon...!

Fortunately, Dr. Roman of Chaldea was unaffected. Based on the information provided by the leopard man, he immediately explained:

"The disc at the top of the Temple of the Sun, if nothing unexpected happens, is the opponent's second Noble Phantasm, the Sun Traversal [Aztec Calendar Stone], a megalith used by the ancient Aztecs to display the past, present, and future of the world."

"If that is destroyed, her divinity should be greatly reduced!"

"Oh, you guys noticed that too?"

Although he hadn't gotten close yet, Quetzalcoatl clearly heard Dr. Roman's words, but continued to laugh without a care:

"Of course! I'll accept any challenge, because I enjoy it!"

"Humans are creatures that are worth bullying from beginning to end. They can be killed. They can be spared. They can be threatened. They can be sheltered."

"Although I no longer have memories of the first generation (the Cretaceous period), the accumulated seeds of information from generation to generation tell me this—"

"I love humanity, and I want to coexist with humanity!"

"This kind of life form is what gives us our value in life!"

"Human beings...are their value in survival...?"

The current situation is somewhat beyond their expectations. They had only just met, but before they could even try to negotiate, the other party had already said a lot of things.

Moreover, the various ideas expressed in his words are perplexing and contradictory.

This conclusion is invalid!

Just then, Gudao suddenly spoke up:

"If humanity is your reason for living, then why would you join the Three Goddess Alliance and try to destroy your own reason for living?!"

"Hey, hehehe... Being scolded like this to my face is really something to be itchy for."

Quetzal Koyatl blushed slightly, then laughed heartily:

"However, this is not unfounded, is it? The so-called survival value does not refer to interest, but to the direction of being unable to survive without doing so."

"I cannot survive without manipulating humanity; that is my divinity. Therefore, humanity will not be completely wiped out under my control, but will be stretched and cut off in order to help them adapt to the environment."

"Do you understand? The only thing I can guarantee is freedom, which means you can freely escape from this threat of mine!"

After listening to Quetzalcoatl's speech, Ishtar couldn't help but feel ashamed and said:

"Fujimaru, you heard that too, right? Continuing to say anything more is a waste of time."

"Although there are all sorts of gods in this land, this guy's way of expressing love is the most twisted I've ever seen; it just doesn't make sense!"

"..."

Gudako did not respond to Ishtar's statement, but continued to ponder.

Quetzalcoatl is undoubtedly a benevolent goddess... In legend, she opposes human sacrifice... Although a deity, she is willing to become the queen of mankind...

Wanting to coexist with humans... taking the manipulation of humans as a means of survival...

...Even God can lie...

Just then, Quetzalcoatl laughed:

"Alright. Your goal is the sunstone, right?"

"The longer they can stop me, the more opportunities Master will have. Alright, let's have the competition in this format!"

"Then, Chaldea Masters, please fight with joy! I fight because I love it, and humans fight because they love it too, right?!"

"So, you should also enjoy this kind of crisis, okay?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 463 The Trial of Quetzalcoatl, End

Quetzal Coyatt is undoubtedly a benevolent god;

However, now, she, as a benevolent goddess, has joined the "Three Goddess Alliance," which aims to destroy human reason.

According to legend, she vehemently opposed the practice of human sacrifice.

However, now, she, who vehemently opposes the ritual of human sacrifice, demands that each city under her command sacrifice an adult male to her every day;

She was not only a goddess, but also once lived as the "King of Men," so she understood what humans were like.

However, now that she understands what humans are, she says she hopes to coexist with humans, but at the same time she says that manipulating humans is her purpose in life and she wants to keep humans in captivity.

She acknowledged that "some people can fight and some cannot, and this breadth of tolerance is a unique characteristic of human society."

However, now that she allows humans who cannot fight, she says she hopes we can also fight with her joy and enjoy it...

Given all these contradictory characteristics, which one is the real her?

In addition-

Even gods can lie, so you can't believe everything someone says.

……

...

From the beginning to the present, all the relevant information collected has been rapidly processed in Gudaofu's mind, filtered, combined, and pieced together, gradually drawing out a clear picture.

The other party understands what is right and wrong, and has personally walked the right path; but now, the other party is doing the opposite and saying the opposite.

Is this because the other person has changed their mind and rejected their past self?

He thought it probably wasn't.

Because Quetzalcoatl was a benevolent god from beginning to end, and dwelt at the pinnacle of goodness.

If that's the case, then there's only one possibility:

The other party did this on purpose.

Whether this was a test or something else entirely, Gudao still had no idea.

But he already understood what kind of answer he should give.

One should not express agreement with someone who is in a state of joy.