Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

The moment Novia uttered those words, the Lion King's eyes turned terrifying:

"That's a good question."

"...In the Babylonian pantheon, there is a story of a goddess named Inanna descending into the underworld."

Inanna, also known as Ishtar, Astarte, and Venus, is a "saint" and "mistress of the heavens" in Sumerian mythology. There are many versions of the story of her descending to the underworld. In the Sumerian version, she is there to cause trouble for Ereshkigal, while in the Babylonian version, she is there to follow her dead husband.

As for Inanna, since the name Inanna is the feminine form of Anu, the first god of the Mesopotamian mythology, there are two interpretations of the relationship: daughter and partner. Of course, in the Type-Moon universe, she is the daughter.

"You mean that the 'mother' I believe in also has similar deeds?"

The Lion King smiled slightly, not directly answering Novia's question, but continuing to speak to himself:

“There is a place called Atriumanin, which means ‘Astatiganin’, meaning ‘also Astati with two horns’.”

Atrium is a place name in the Bible, and Atrium means Astarte.

Astartes was the goddess of fertility and love worshipped by the Phoenicians and others, and was considered the same goddess as Ishtar.

"Is this an image? The two-horned god?"

The Lion King remained silent in the face of Novia's question, only muttering to himself, "Kodesh in the Holy Spirit (RuachHa-Kodesh)—"

"Alright, after saying so much, why don't you just tell me her name? Oh no, I should say: I hope you can tell me her name."

Because the Lion King's answers were so mysterious, Novia's already strong desire to see Him intensified. She felt like every extra minute was unbearable, so her tone became somewhat perfunctory.

The Lion King responded nonchalantly, "I don't know—is that an acceptable answer?"

"If that's true."

"In that case, how can you know that I'm not hiding anything?"

"I do not know."

"..."

Although the Lion King's expression remained as indifferent as ever, there was a slight change in it. After the two stared at each other for several minutes, she slowly spoke, "That is an existence that has never been anticipated since the birth of the universe until now. I also did not anticipate it. That is the truth."

"However, His image is present in my covenant with Abraham, and in Christ's covenant with mankind, and that is why He appears in your memory in this form, and was born—"

At this point, the Lion King tapped his finger on the throne.

“You destroyed His dwelling place, and His presence is not in your covenant. Therefore He was born of you, just as you know that you were born of her.”

"Wait a minute, so you're saying the reason you don't know is simply because I failed to name her?"

"more or less."

The Lion King raised her gentle eyes slightly, then they vanished in an instant. The next moment, she revealed a distant and indifferent smile. "Therefore, if you want to get rid of her, you must ascend to the throne, because she was born from your virginity and should be completely eliminated by your virginity. Otherwise, having lost her home, she will continue to be born for you."

“I am born of myself, and I die of myself, so I must give birth to her before I ascend to the Spirit Realm—is that right?”

"That's right, it was your decision, so of course you have to bear the consequences and move forward."

For some reason, Novia always felt that the reason the Lion King was so carefree was because he had grasped this point.

Ah, why not just say your name and location? Why all the mystical stuff? This guy is so troublesome…

After mentally criticizing the Lion King, Novia could only take another breath and ask again seriously:

"So, is that why you've come?"

"I was just taking a casual stroll because I had nothing else to do. I didn't come here specifically for you. You should remember that."

The Lion King rested his chin on his hand. "Although I know that with your personality and abilities, you wouldn't be so easily fooled as to actually recognize the creature you gave birth to as your mother, you would probably be confused for a while. But even a moment would be too embarrassing, so once you understand, you shouldn't do anything so shameful."

"...If that's the case, then where is she now?"

"Oh, this is the second problem. It comes at a price, but you can't afford to pay it right now, so I won't answer you. That's all."

Upon hearing this, Novia felt a certain emotion welling up inside her, but she held it back.

“…I understand, I will find this ‘mother’ in my own way.”

Having said that, Novia turned and walked towards the temple's exit. His steps seemed to tread at the crossroads of the past and the future, receding further and further from the Lion King seated on his throne, finally disappearing into endless radiance—

"Oh, right, there's something else I want to ask."

Just as the Lion King's expression grew increasingly grim, Novia suddenly turned around and met his gaze from afar, where he sat high on his throne, his expression indifferent.

"Ha, you can't push your luck."

The Lion King gave a cold laugh, but she seemed somewhat pleased, giving the illusion that if she went along with things, her promise would be granted.

"However, I'll still listen to what you have to say."

"About you—"

"I?"

The Lion King frowned slightly. "Very well, what's wrong? And what does this have to do with you?"

"No, I wanted to ask if the knight returned the holy sword to her?"

Now that the Lion King has appeared, Bedivere should also appear and return the holy sword to the king, even though he may have been transformed by Jerusalem.

The unexpected question caused the Lion King to lean forward slightly, revealing a cold face that was tinged with displeasure for some reason.

"...That's natural, and human emotions are certainly commendable, but do you think I'm too domineering?"

Novia smiled, and like the Lion King before her, did not give a direct answer.

"That's good."

Thus, the silver-haired youth disappeared from the Third Temple in Jerusalem, leaving only the indifferent Lion King, whose tone clearly showed slight dissatisfaction: "Tsk."

Originally, the Lion King reluctantly told Novia the location as a price, since Novia actually dared to turn around and look at him. But if Novia didn't want to ask, he could find it himself; it was his business, not his.

Initially, He was furious at the attitude of this 'Mother,' but He quickly realized that this was also a good opportunity. After all, if Novia wanted to resolve this, she would have to become a virgin... and the only way to do that was to ascend to the Spirit realm, as long as no one else interfered, especially not Buddha...

He naturally knew about this 'mother,' since traces of her were left in both the Old and New Testaments, but those were baseless and unfounded things, and no matter how you looked at it, they seemed impossible to exist. He was now surprised that she had actually been born into Novia.

In the Christian covenant, the eternal feminine, the eternal soul, and all of humanity—those who have lived, are living, and will live in the future—form a unified divine-human organism, the beginning of humankind, the ideal, perfect human being.

Smart Sofia.

The Wisdom of Solomon in the Post-New Testament praises it as follows:

Wisdom shines with a bright light that never dims; it has only one essence but many manifestations; it is not composed of any concrete matter, and is therefore unobstructed, pure, and confident; it cannot be harmed; it is the pure and radiant stream of glory from the Almighty.

In the Abrahamic Covenant, the spirit that descended from its original dwelling place to the world and resided in the Ark of the Covenant to shelter the wanderers is the waters both above and below the heavens, the virgin bride of the Sabbath, and one of the archetypes of the pregnant woman in Revelation. The Mandean school, which venerates John the Baptist, considers this Holy Spirit to be the source of worldly desires, that is, the evil Holy Spirit.

Queen Shekina.

Jeremiah 44:18 in the Old Testament states:

Since we stopped burning incense and offering sacrifices to the Goddess of Mercy, we have lacked everything and have been wiped out by swords and famine.

Both are one entity; it's just that people understand them differently in different agreements.

"No matter what, you made this choice yourself, Novia."

The statement made by the One God is based on fact.

It was because Novia did not ascend to the throne that 'wisdom', who had lost his dwelling and could not return to his new one, fell to the underworld like Inanna, that is, came to the human world to seek him. In Gnostic doctrine, such a being is like the only God in the Old Testament, who is regarded as the great evil god of the heavens in Demosis.

However, no matter what, the Lion King felt that if Novia wanted to resolve the issue of Shekina, who was born because of him, she would have to ascend to the throne and regain her virginity. Even the incredibly 'pure' Humanity Burning Style, which wanted to reproduce his own deeds, seemed much more pleasing to the eye.

After all, while Goetia's plans and strength were decent, he showed a severe lack of wisdom after losing Solomon. His attempt to surpass planetary scale by reversing the canal was utterly foolish. Even humans know that beings that are not born from eggs cannot achieve celestial conception no matter how much power they possess or how much destiny they gather. Yet this guy relentlessly pushed forward in that direction, and who knows how many times the gods of this planet have secretly mocked him...

Without Solomon, he could only deliver a negligible performance at best, as the outcome would inevitably be failure.

Of course, He found it very interesting that Novia, who also ended up becoming a spirit as she had imagined, would also meet the same fate.

The reason is actually quite simple. Besides the fact that He had not expected that Shejina would openly provoke Him and let everyone know after her birth, He also found it very interesting to think about Novia's expression when she became Queen of the Spirits.

Before the Lion King vanished, his golden eyes shone brightly, as if reflecting the still-existing 'door' beside the moon.

"Since you already have Abigail, does that mean you've already given up?"

Chapter 465 The Demon King's Birth.

Leonardo da Vinci and his son, Ritsuka, and Dr. Roman are gathered around the table in Leonardo da Vinci's workshop.

This happened after the Sixth Singularity. Da Vinci suggested that, perhaps out of concern for Ritsuka who had just finished her medical check-up, they should give a report while having tea. As for Mash, she was still in the control room trying to understand that the Servant possessing her was Galahad.

Although Ritsuka and Mash basically relied on Novia during their time in the Singularity, this report naturally focuses on Novia. However, I declined the report after giving her a copy, citing that I was too busy.

While looking at Novia's report, Leonardo da Vinci brewed black tea using a tea set that Little Grant had specially made and kept for his private collection.

"In the end, things went fairly smoothly. Although there was an evil god, it was ultimately dealt with by our Chaldea team. I didn't expect Ritsuka to have obtained the power of that Sun Wukong. Now she's not just a summoner anymore, she's a powerful melee mage!"

Upon hearing this, Ritsuka picked up a small Da Vinci macaron, which was served as a pastry, and her face was so full that it looked rather cute.

Leonardo da Vinci didn't even notice how much his son was practically threatening to kill him, yet he was so leisurely sipping his tea...

The young Leonardo da Vinci, who was serving tea and water to everyone, looked unhappy, probably because his mother had secretly taken his privately made tea set to drink tea.

Roman, who had been silently listening to Leonardo da Vinci, pressed his lips to the silver cup, took a sip without making a sound, and then put the cup back on the saucer: "But the report from the Novia advisors mentions Kama, the goddess of love who appeared in the Fourth Singularity, right? She seems to be one of the accomplices this time?"

"He is, after all, a deity in Hindu mythology. It's quite normal for him to help out in a different way."

"No, I mean, Consultant Novia isn't... how should I put it..."

Dr. Roman hesitated, then turned to Ritsuka for help.

After all, he remembered that the 'shadow' of Kama's lover was also inside Novia, right? He felt that many things must have happened in the Sixth Singularity that were omitted, but Dr. Roman also remembered learning from Ritsuka that she and the consultant's daughter were high school classmates...

The girl lowered her head, her hands clutching the teacup, when Roman looked at her.

She certainly remembered that in the final moments of the Sixth Singularity, Novia's reappearance naturally included the idea of ​​bringing with her the goddess of love, Kama—

"...Durga!"

As a result, the goddess of love was suddenly grabbed by eight hands, and at the same time, she shouted out her name while her face was full of anger.

This reminded Ritsuka of what Parvati said during the Fourth Singularity: that Kama ran away because her mother Durga had something to do. Now that Durga has returned after the Fifth Singularity, it is only natural that she would specifically capture the 'escaped' Kama.

Of course, Ritsuka did specifically ask Novia about her thoughts at the time.

Novia's reply was: "There's nothing we can do about it."

Regardless, Ritsuka was relieved, because having another Kama would have been too troublesome...

Back to the present, Ritsuka, who had been looking down for a long time, ate another macaron, then looked up and met the gaze of Dr. Roman, who was about to cry, and continued, "Nothing happened. At least I didn't see anything. In short, it's all normal, just an ordinary relationship between a Servant and a Servant."

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in young Leonardo da Vinci's eyes. He crossed his fingers on the table and calmly stated a certain conjecture:

"Teachers probably wouldn't steal food like the foolish prototype."

"Oh dear, how could you call your all-powerful mother stupid!"

Da Vinci touched his full breasts with some disappointment. "Is it because the child didn't go through a normal upbringing process? This is such an undeserved disaster. I'm about to cry."

"Then you'd better install this accessory for me!"

"This is a scarce resource."

"I do not believe!"

Watching the two seemingly inseparable mother and daughter continue their antics as always, Ritsuka picked up the teapot, poured fresh black tea into their empty cups, and then slowly drank it down.

So, during the time Novia disappeared, who did she meet? Or what did she do?

At a time like this, everyone should be involved in the discussion, but no one showed up... Hmm, they seemed a bit indifferent, which shouldn't be the case.

Or should I ask Novia to help me with my physical training later? Anyway, didn't Azathoth say he entrusted me with this? This isn't a bad development. Yes, that's a pleasant decision.

Thinking of this, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had just finished drinking black tea, licked her lips, looking as if she hadn't had enough.

At the same time, in Novia's room in Chaldea.

The wind was blowing quietly, and a chill was blowing in my face.

Novia was watching the newly set-up magical barrier centered on a cross, hoping to see if she could receive or sense the aura of the 'Mother'. After all, she had told the One God that she would rely on her own strength to find it, so she naturally had to concentrate.

But the answer is obvious: nothing was gained. This is to be expected, since even if the 'mother' had provoked the pigeon, perhaps He wouldn't have known immediately. Therefore, this is especially true for Novia.

However, since the words of the one true God revealed some clues—after all, if there are both Old and New Testaments, and it is the dwelling place that He Himself destroyed—doesn't that refer to the Old Testament of those people in Jerusalem? So Novia searched further and finally found a possible connection.

That is one of the many names of God in the Old Testament—Shekina, meaning the manifestation of God, who usually stays in the world, but also dwells especially among the sanctuaries.

Jewish rabbis replaced 'God is among the people' with 'Shekina is among the people'.

"This is one direction; let's keep it in mind for now."