"You've been down there for so long, the people upstairs must be getting impatient. Let's send you back first! How should I put it... although I'm very reluctant to part with you, you have such a beautiful and peaceful sleeping face."

After giving a slightly playful smile, Ai Lei turned her head away, and Shen Qiu's figure gradually became transparent.

"Wait a minute, Ereshkigal!"

"You did that..."

Before Shen Qiu could finish speaking, his figure had already vanished without a trace.

The moment the young mage left, Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld, lost control and collapsed to the ground, her body convulsing uncontrollably.

"Even if it breaks the rules, it's worth it!"

"Mr. Magician, I look forward to seeing you again."

"Arei!"

With a shout, Shen Qiu suddenly sat up in bed. His upper body was naked, and beads of sweat kept streaming down his forehead. He couldn't say what he wanted to say.

"My body... has almost fully recovered..."

Just as Shen Qiu was checking on his body's recovery, he suddenly froze.

Because he wasn't the only one sleeping in the bed.

There was also a petite girl.

She had her back turned, but her long purple ponytail made him recognize the person sleeping next to him at a glance.

It's Anna.

The boy stared blankly at the girl sleeping beside him, his mind racing as he tried to recall what had happened. But sadly, his last memory ended with the moment his body collapsed and he fell off the north wall.

All memories after that are zero.

But given the current situation... well, what happened is probably pretty much what he guessed. In order to save him, Anna chose to replenish his mana.

Moreover, it's the most thorough kind of mana replenishment.

Seemingly due to exhaustion, Shen Qiu's shout did not wake the sleeping girl beside him. He touched his head and then let out a long sigh.

"Master, this was my own choice, and I don't regret it at all. On the contrary, I feel very happy and joyful to be able to help you at this time. It's truly wonderful... 583..."

After realizing that Shen Qiu had woken up, Anna opened her sleepy eyes and gave him a bright smile.

"All the magic circuits in his body shattered, the magic core within his body dried up, and all the meridians from his forehead to his feet went berserk. Although the Holy Grail handed to him by Miss Souji temporarily kept Master's life hanging by a thread, it was far from enough..."

As Anna spoke, tears began to well up in her eyes.

“Master, you became like this because of us, because of me, so no matter what, I should stand up and help you at this time.”

“Master told me before that he hoped I could live for the way I wanted and that I could make my own choice. I think this is my answer, so Master doesn’t need to be sad. This is my choice, and I don’t regret it at all. On the contrary, I’m very happy. Really, really very happy.”

The two, sharing the same bed, stared at each other in silence. After a long silence, Shen Qiu raised his right hand and gently stroked Anna's soft hair.

"Thank you so much, Anna."

P.S.: I wonder if this chapter will be locked... I suddenly realized it's been a long time since I wrote anything like that. Also, readers who like this book can click on the auto-subscribe button; that's the biggest support you can give the author!

Chapter 412: Publicizing the Relationship and the Crackdown Meeting (Please Subscribe)

"Hey, you're awake, hero."

Gilgamesh looked at Shen Qiu, whose complexion had improved, and smiled faintly.

When Shen Qiu pushed open the door and stepped outside, he was met with an unexpected scene.

Besides the bright, sunny weather, there was a huge, throng of people: King Gilgamesh, Siduri, Ishtar, the older sister, Mr. Leonidas, Ushiwakamaru, Hitachibo, the tiger...

There were countless people from Uruk, all crowding outside their houses, filling the streets to the point that they couldn't see the end of the street.

"Excuse me! Please wait a moment!"

Upon seeing this, Shen Qiu immediately turned around, went inside, and locked the door.

"what happened?"

Anna, who was braiding her hair in front of the mirror, looked at A Qiu, who looked flustered, and seemed a little confused. Why did she run back as soon as she went out?

"Outside...outside, there are so many people, everyone, they're all outside. If we go out now..."

"Huh, huh, huh?"

Hearing this, Anna blushed instantly, completely forgetting how she had defied everyone's objections and forcibly dragged the boy into her room the night before.

Although it's hot... Although...

Everything that was going to happen between the two of them has already happened, but it's really too hasty to go public in front of everyone. They weren't prepared at all!

"What is he doing?"

Ishtar, standing outside the house, looked at the boy who had just left and then ran back inside with a puzzled expression. Everyone was preparing to welcome the hero who had saved Uruk with the highest honors.

"Baka, are you an idiot?"

Gilgamesh would not miss any opportunity to mock Ishtar, and his words immediately made the goddess of Venus blush with anger.

"You, you, you! Who are you calling an idiot!"

"You can tell you've never been in a relationship, what a pathetic goddess."

"Wh-what! That kind of thing..."

Gilgamesh's sharp words immediately shut up the goddess's words, and Ishtar's expression instantly turned flustered.

After all... she's never actually been in a relationship before. And you have to understand, she's a goddess, a goddess!

"Mr. Shen Qiu and Miss Anna's words—"

Mashu watched Gilgamesh and Ishtar bickering wildly, then looked at the unremarkable house in front of her. This was where Anna lived.

"Just like Mash and me."

For some reason, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly chimed in with that remark.

"Please, please, please don't joke around, senior! We... we're not old enough to do that kind of thing..."

"To be honest, even now, it still feels like a dream."

Anna, who had already braided her hair, turned around and looked at the handsome young man in front of her, who was half a head taller than her, and said in a low voice.

"The moment I was born into this world, I understood what my responsibility was. Although Merlin was annoying, he was right."

Anna gently rubbed her ponytail while staring blankly at the boy in front of her.

She is really good-looking, nearly 1.8 meters tall, with wispy bangs and a combination of light blue and black hair.

Her skin was also very good, as white as milk, and her face was quite delicate. To put it bluntly, it was a face that would make even girls jealous.

Not only that, but he also has an unexpectedly good temper.

More importantly, her attitude towards herself was so...gentle, inexplicably kind. All of this took root and sprouted in the girl's heart.

"To meet the Mage, to fight alongside you, to be able to help you, I'm really... really happy." Anna said this as she gently took Shen Qiu's hand.

This time, she didn't wear a hood.

Shen Qiu held Anna's soft little hand in his own, took a deep breath, and could already feel Anna's determination.

Then he pushed open the door.

"I'm back, everyone!"

"Welcome back!"

"Ugh!!!!!"

The moment they saw Shen Qiu, the shouts of the Uruk residents echoed throughout the entire capital, the highest form of respect for a hero's return!

royal palace.

Mashu's cross shield was placed in the center, projecting the scene of Chaldea. Although everyone was excited about Shen Qiu's return, time was of the essence, and every bit of time he had worked so hard to earn had to be used to its fullest potential.

"Romani, tell me about the intelligence on your side."

Gilgamesh sat on the throne. The current situation was completely different from what he had seen when he used his clairvoyance. Originally, Tiamat should have fully awakened today and begun to ravage the land of Uruk.

However, due to Shen Qiu's strong intervention, the situation can be described as very good. Not only is the number of survivors far beyond his expectations, but Tiamat has still not officially awakened.

Leonidas, Ushiwakamaru, and Hitachibana, the three Servants he summoned, are still alive, so Uruk can be described as having a strong and well-equipped army.

Although the day Tiamat awakens may not be far off.

"Yes, after Tiamat's spirit origin exhausted all her stored magic power yesterday, she fell into a deep sleep. The water in the Black Sea has also returned to its original color. It can be inferred that she is currently in a dormant state."

"Isn't that the perfect opportunity to strike first? While Mother is still asleep, let's launch a collective attack, use our strongest moves to send her on her way, and end her dream of returning to the world right here in the Persian Gulf."

Ishtar was the first to speak, and everyone agreed that her words were perfectly reasonable. Even King Gilgamesh and Leonardo da Vinci nodded in agreement. As she said, now was indeed the best time to take the initiative.

"...But...will it really be that easy? As the creator goddess and the mother of all things, will Tiamat be defeated so easily?"

Quetzal Koyatl pursed her lips and offered a different opinion. As one of the main gods of South America, she didn't know exactly how powerful the creator god in Mesopotamian mythology was, but her intuition told her that it wouldn't be that simple.

"That's not Tiamat's true form, it's just the spirit origin of her head."

Just then, Shen Qiu stepped forward, his words a wake-up call.

"Tiamat's true form is still hidden in the Black Sea, thousands of meters below the surface, secretly accumulating magical power. If we destroy her head spirit core, it will prematurely awaken her."

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