For a moment, everyone present stared at him in shock.
No one could have expected that this former Round Table knight who defected from France would dare to seek a marriage blessing from the Primordial Mother Goddess for his daughter!
Rin Tohsaka was momentarily stunned, completely unprepared for this move.
Meanwhile.
In her mind, Ishtar nearly lost control: "How dare he? Damn it, I refuse this marriage! I was here first!"
Back over 4,600 years ago when she first met Nameless, she had wanted to claim him as her own beloved.
The only slight regret was that the guy had been too insolent, actually daring to call her a monkey.
Saying nonsense like "humans and monkeys can't marry" or "it would affect the children's IQ" - did he really think she was some kind of idiot goddess?
So infuriating!
From then on, Ishtar had sworn to tie him up and drag him away, stepping on him until he had no choice but to submit.
You dare question this goddess's intelligence?
Once I've caught you for good, we're having a dozen smart, adorable children!
I'll drain you dry!
Ereshkigal felt complicated emotions.
Perhaps this was what paternal love looked like.
Daring to fight for his daughter's happiness even against the invincible Beast of Humanity.
How enviable.
But she wasn't too worried.
After all, she'd always lived in the lifeless underworld. Just having him visit occasionally would be more than enough.
As for Mash, the person most directly involved, she was completely flustered.
This cheap father of hers actually dared say such things to the Beast of Humanity?
Good heavens, how utterly fearless could one man be?
When facing King Arthur before, she was at least a Heroic Spirit like Lancelot who served France - for the sake of relations between nations, she wouldn't go for the kill.
But this was the renowned Primordial Mother Goddess, before whom all human affairs seemed insignificant.
What if... it actually worked?
A faint blush appeared on Mash's cheeks.
She had always regarded her senpai as the most important person in her life.
Without exception.
From the very beginning to life-and-death companionship all the way to the Throne of Heroes, they had already forged a bond that transcended life and death.
For her senpai, she even dared to stand against the Evils of Humanity!
After inheriting Galahad's legacy, she had nominally become the daughter of the Knight of the Lake, Lancelot.
And in the eyes of the Primordial Mother Goddess, senpai was also the most beloved child.
If they were truly granted marriage by the Mother Goddess, it would be absolutely legitimate.
Meeting, understanding, bonding, life-and-death companionship... until donning pure white wedding dresses, stepping into the wedding hall, and growing old together side by side.
In the blink of an eye, countless related scenes flashed through her mind, her cheeks instantly burning as if on fire.
When that time comes, she would become the happiest girl in the world!
Having a father... doesn't seem so bad after all?
Mashu watched the tall, straight-backed figure wearing a black hood, black armor, and black-and-red cape, feeling so moved that tears nearly welled up in her eyes.
Even his previously strange outfit now seemed inexplicably pleasing to the eye.
How wonderful!
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Under her gaze.
Lancelot wore a face full of smiles: "Wise as you are, devoted as you are, mighty as you are, loving as you are... Your entire life embodies these praises. Might I humbly ask if you could grant this small request from me and my daughter?"
Gilgamesh, watching from the sidelines, looked at him in astonishment.
As if seeing a complete stranger.
Where did this guy learn such flattery skills?
This was the very culprit who stole Queen Guinevere, leading to the disintegration of the Round Table Knights.
When he first manifested in this world, he had appeared in the form of a maddened Berserker.
By chance, he encountered Jeanne d'Arc who had also manifested in her Dark Saint form, and only under her suppression and control did he gradually regain his sanity.
Gilgamesh recalled his frenzied appearance back then, then looked at the elegant flatterer before him now.
They didn't match at all!
Could becoming a father really change someone this much?
Gilgamesh fell into deep thought.
Perhaps he should have a daughter to play with too—but the question was, with whom?
After being the King of Heroes for so many years, he had never experienced anything like this.
Might as well drown that damn best friend of his in the river!
As the King of Heroes was lost in thought, the one being questioned—the Primordial Mother Goddess Tiamat—frowned slightly at him. "Marriage? Let that child be with her?"
Despite being a Beast of Humanity, she appeared surprisingly approachable at this moment.
Like a gentle woman chatting casually with you.
"Ah, yes, yes! Exactly!"
Lancelot grew slightly nervous.
Before him stood the Primordial Mother Goddess who had effortlessly crushed the Lion King, a divine being. Anyone in her presence would instinctively become more refined and eloquent.
But for his daughter, he would even dare to challenge the Lion King!
Not to mention that now, there was no need for battle—just a few words might be enough to persuade her.
The thought of his sweet, gentle daughter being taken away by that brat always made Lancelot feel like a precious treasure had been trampled by a pig.
The problem was, his daughter barely even acknowledged him now.
If he could secure Tiamat's approval, his daughter could walk hand-in-hand with Nameless into the halls of matrimony. She would surely be endlessly grateful and regard him as the most respected father.
Lancelot could already picture the scene—his daughter calling him "Dad" in that sweet voice of hers. Just the thought made him giddy with excitement.
"Honorable Primordial Mother Goddess, my daughter Mash has stood by Nameless's side through battle after battle, one Singularity after another. They are the perfect match!"
Suppressing his excitement, he forced a composed smile and continued, "Please, bestow your blessing upon them. Let them enter the halls of marriage and stay together forever!"
"Stay together… forever?" Tiamat murmured the words, recalling her first meeting with that child.
Why did she care so much about him?
Back then, the world had already been formed, and all things existed upon the earth. She, the Primordial Mother Womb, was destined to be cast aside.
Left to live alone in the void of the Imaginary Number Space.
Not a single one of the creatures she had birthed could she see.
No time, no space, no life—nothing at all.
Return!
She longed desperately to return!
She would rather be used by that upstart Demon God King than remain exiled from the world of man.
She yearned to return to her children, to be understood by all.
Yet—
No one understood her.
Humanity had grown up. Civilization had flourished. They no longer needed the care of a "mother."
They needed to cast her aside completely.
To them, she was the most terrifying "evil," the one who must be defeated.
Her very existence was a sin!
She struggled, knowing full well that her return would bring destruction.
And so, she chose [Self-Sealing], binding the vast majority of her power.
Until she met that child.
From beginning to end, he never showed her any hostility—only deep remorse.
Someone who could understand her, listen to her words, and truly revere her as the Primordial Mother Goddess.
Even when standing before her, he was willing to reach out and embrace her.
Not a trace of fear, not a hint of disdain for her identity as a Beast of Humanity.
And when they parted, he even said—
["After I fight my last battle, I should probably come to the Imaginary Number Space to keep you company. Or… you could come find me."]