Alvin could not help but freeze for a moment.
He stared in shock at the woman's face so close to his own.
He had already prepared himself to explain things for quite a while, 'Yet why does it feel like Mama Tiamat does not really care about things like first kisses at all?'
No, to be precise, it was not that she did not care, but rather that Tiamat simply did not have a concept of "romantic love" to begin with.
But Alvin was different. When he met Tiamat, he had regarded her with reverence as a "mother." After all, she was the primordial mother goddess.
But now…
'Why does it feel like that maternal love has kind of gone off track,' Alvin complained inwardly.
As lips and teeth touched, magical energy also flowed between them.
While forming a contract with Tiamat, it was not only Alvin's magical energy that flowed into Tiamat's body. At the same time, a small portion of the primordial mother goddess's magical energy also entered Alvin's body.
At the same moment, a notification window quietly appeared.
[You have exchanged a small portion of magical energy with the primordial mother goddess]
[After absorbing Tiamat's magical energy, the structure of your magic circuits has undergone slight changes. If you can continue to obtain this magical energy in the future, the White Dragon Core may undergo unexpected transformations.]
———
Merlin sat in the tower of Avalon, propping his chin up with one hand, his face full of worry.
Three days had already passed since Alvin disappeared.
During these three days, after repeated negotiations, cooperation between the upper ranks of the transmigrators and Britain had gradually gotten on track.
However, if Alvin still did not come back, Merlin felt that he probably would not get to see Britain's future at all.
Morgan and Artoria would probably chase him all the way to Avalon and drag him out.
In any place in the real world, Merlin's Clairvoyance could take effect.
But the Imaginary World alone was beyond the observation of Clairvoyance.
So how exactly was he supposed to find him. Merlin sighed softly to himself.
At that moment, a faint vibration suddenly echoed in his mind with a buzz.
'A voice from another world?'
'Alvin has actually found his own way back?'
Realizing this, Merlin's eyes suddenly lit up, and a faint smile quickly appeared on his face.
'As expected of Alvin, after entering the Imaginary World, he actually managed to find his own way back in less than three days?'
Clairvoyance quietly activated. Smiling broadly, Merlin's gaze followed the direction where the exit of the Imaginary World had just opened.
"Huh? Why is there another woman next to him?"
Merlin stared intently, confusion flashing across his face.
And the flow of magical energy also seemed a bit unusual.
After a brief moment of confusion, Merlin soon let out a light laugh.
"Well then, let me take a closer look at who it is."
In an instant, Merlin's Clairvoyance became even deeper. At the same time, the magical energy on the woman's body came ever more clearly into his view.
"..."
"..."
After staring closely for a long while, the smile on the white-haired mage's face slowly faded, and cold sweat unknowingly seeped onto his forehead.
"T-Tiamat?"
"Am I seeing things?"
Merlin rubbed his eyes hard, seemingly unable to believe it, his expression filled with shock.
Although his Clairvoyance was meant to observe the present, if Merlin wished, he could even glimpse fragments of the past or the future.
Because of this, the court mage knew very well what the "future" would bring.
The Seven Beasts were existences that hindered the progress of human order, and among them, Tiamat was the most troublesome of all.
At the very least, to this day, Merlin still did not know whether human order could continue after Tiamat appeared.
Originally, Alvin, who could not be observed by Clairvoyance, was already troublesome enough. Now another heavyweight had joined in.
And the most terrifying part was that these two had actually run into each other, and were now both in Britain.
On top of that, there was also the time bomb named Sajyou Manaka.
Even the court mage was sweating bullets at this moment.
He had accidentally sent Alvin into the Imaginary World, yet in less than three days, Alvin not only swaggered out of it, but also somehow managed to abduct Tiamat along the way.
"No, I can't just let these two run free. I need to think of something."
Merlin quickly reached this conclusion.
However, just as he was looking at Tiamat, the woman seemed to sense something. She suddenly raised her head and looked toward Merlin's direction in confusion.
Their eyes met.
If it were Alvin, he would probably blurt out something like, what the hell are you looking at?
But Tiamat would not. She simply disliked being secretly watched. So she tilted her head and let out a puzzled sound.
"Aaa?"
The moment the sound fell, Merlin felt as if an unimaginably massive monster was looming over him from behind.
BOOM!
That instant of pressure made him immediately cut off his Clairvoyance. He collapsed onto the ground, muttering to himself,
"Why… why on earth would she appear in Britain?"
The primordial mother goddess who was supposed to appear in the future within Mesopotamian mythology had now become a transmigrator, and had even followed the white dragon onto British soil?
Thankfully, the white dragon was Alvin and not Vortigern. Otherwise, if those two "monsters" joined forces, Britain's history would truly be completely overturned.
Just thinking about it made Merlin feel lingering fear.
And while Merlin was secretly feeling relieved, on the other side, Tiamat had already withdrawn her gaze.
She frowned slightly and puffed out her cheeks, looking rather unhappy.
"He's annoying, isn't he?", Alvin asked with a smile.
Tiamat nodded gently and wrote in her small notebook, [I don't like being watched.]
Soon after, Tiamat belatedly thought of something and continued to ask, [Do you know him?]
"Not really. He's just a mage who knows a bit of magecraft and swordsmanship."
Alvin continued, "His name is Merlin. Just now, he was probably peeping at you from inside Avalon."
"If you want to teach him a little lesson, I can find a way to trick him out later."
Tiamat froze slightly and looked at Alvin.
"Aaaaaa? (Would that affect your relationship?)"
"It's fine. If it can make you a bit happier, I don't mind my relationship with him getting worse," Alvin said.
Anyway, his relationship with Merlin had never been good to begin with. And honestly, even if he were targeted, Merlin would not have much of an emotional reaction.
After all, he was an emotionless incubus.
"Aaa," Tiamat nodded thoughtfully, seeming to consider Alvin's suggestion.
As the two talked, they had unknowingly already entered near the center of Britain. In the distance, they could vaguely see a white, European-style building standing between heaven and earth.
———
[Camelot]
Tiamat suddenly remembered something and asked, "Aaaaa? (Where are we going now?)"
Actually, it was not that Tiamat could not speak. On one hand, she had slept for far too long, and during that time, human languages had changed countless times.
On the other hand, Tiamat's magical energy and authority were simply too powerful. Even the words she spoke aloud could cause strong negative emotional effects on others, even driving them into "corruption."
Most of the time, she conveyed her words to others through song.
"I'll take you out to relax for a bit, and also let you see what Ancient Britain looks like."
As Alvin spoke, he smiled and looked up toward a manor nestled against mountains and water not far to his side.
"(Is this where you live?)",Tiamat asked.
"No," Alvin shook his head, "It's where an 'old friend' lives. I can take you to have a look."
"(Will it cause you trouble?)", Tiamat asked with some concern.
The identity of a Beast was far too special. No matter where she went, she would basically be viewed with strange or even fearful eyes.
Honestly, the fact that Alvin did not feel fear toward her at all was already something Tiamat had not expected.
"It won't. The great nobles of Britain are basically warm and hospitable, and they speak nicely too. You'll know soon enough."
After speaking, Alvin looked ahead at the grand manor belonging to King Marco, and a faint smile quickly appeared on his face.
Actually, when he brought Tiamat's spiritual body out of the Imaginary World, Alvin had also thought about whether he should just take her straight back to the royal palace.
But when he thought about how the matters between Morgan and Artoria had not yet been resolved, and that bringing a strange woman back to the palace right now, Alvin felt that he would probably explode on the spot.
For now, better to take it one step at a time.
With a soft sigh in his heart, Alvin held Tiamat's hand and walked straight toward the manor's entrance.
———
Outside King Marco's manor, at this very moment, many knights clad in armor were patrolling the area. Each knight faintly carried a killing aura, and beneath their steel masks, one could vaguely sense pairs of extremely sharp eyes.
As they moved, their armor clashed with heavy sounds.
When they reached the manor, Alvin held Tiamat's hand, leapt toward the tall wall, and lightly landed in a corner of the manor.
"Aaaaa? (Why are we sneaking in?)"
"King Marco is a rather warm and hospitable great noble. I'm worried you might not adapt to that enthusiasm right away," Alvin said gently.
Tiamat had already been filled with distrust and disappointment toward the living beings of this world. If she came out only to find everyone so "unfriendly," who knew if she would go back, reflect deeply, and then say something like, this world full of schemes and deceit should just be destroyed completely.
The woman did not think much of it. She simply followed silently behind Alvin, her gaze curiously scanning the surrounding layout.
And as the two walked within the manor, on a crooked tree in the distance, a red-haired knight sat quietly, staring solemnly at the uninvited guests who had just entered.
Alvin seemed to sense something and looked up, soon smiling as he greeted him first, "Tristan, what are you doing up in the tree?"
Tristan leapt down from the tree and quietly came before Alvin.
His tone was extremely low as he said, "Do you know that these past few days, Lady Morgan and the King have been looking for you everywhere?"
"I don't know, but I can guess."
Alvin pondered for a moment, then continued, "Don't worry. I'll be back soon."
"After all… if I go back right now, it doesn't seem very appropriate, does it?"
Tristan froze for a moment, and only then did he notice the blue-haired woman standing beside Alvin.
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