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After that small episode of forced adoption, Tiamat's attitude toward Ymir changed significantly; she now treats her like us, but with slightly more attention, mainly because, in her eyes, Ymir was still a toddler.
As the new youngest, a mother's instinct was to take care of them with more attention than the older ones.
Morgan was also paying more attention to Ymir, while not hiding her intention to study her newly acquired physique.
But Emiya didn't allow her to touch Ymir in any way possible; right now, he was on high alert because his 'daughter' had just undergone a drastic change, and he couldn't even do anything about it.
The second best thing he would do is see if she could remain healthy; she would be under his watch for the next few days in case something went wrong with the fusion.
See if there were any negative effects; after all, he just couldn't trust Tiamat's blood efficiency.
Emiya cared not for the benefits that Ymir was given through bloodline fusion; all he cared about was her health above anything else.
I was looking at this amused; unlike Emiya, who couldn't see as much as I do, the bloodline fusion mixed well with Ymir; there was nothing wrong with her.
Ymir was healthy; however, the only 'side-effect', which I refused to call such, is that her aging has slowed down.
She would need at least a hundred years before she could reach adulthood.
But that itself isn't a problem because she has an innate skill of freely being able to change her body mass.
Whether her true body becomes an adult after a hundred years matters not.
Either way, it's time for me to leave, as I am now satisfied with my progress; also, I didn't forget to buy an aura suppressor in the form of a ring on my middle finger.
Because of this, Morgan and Emiya repeatedly reminded him that his prana was too much for them to handle, not to mention that an ordinary person is within the range of his aura, even if they can't sense it like people from the moonlit world.
Their bodies' instincts would react to this unseen danger and would also tense up, even if they don't know the source.
Not to mention, a long-lasting effect could harm them, and the worst case was their bodies shutting down, unknowingly paralyzing them forever while their own consciousness is still active.
I don't want to cause that kind of incident, so I bought this ring.
Honestly, I truly can't feel it.
But I trusted their judgment; after wearing the ring, they said that they can't sense that overbearing prana anymore.
Now I'm ready to go. When I mentioned my intent to leave, Morgan decided to leave with me.
But of course, I didn't dare mention any of this to Tiamat because I know damn well she won't let us go, so I prayed for Emiya's sanity after we leave because he's going to be the one dealing with the aftermath of us leaving.
Next time I come back, I'll surely reward him for his sacrifice.
With that, I leave the shop alongside Morgan.
And as soon as we stepped outside.
The world changed.
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Inside the deepest part of the 'root ', it was not a physical plane of existence but rather a secret imaginary space that no one could enter unless given permission.
A girl with short black hair, wearing a traditional white kimono with a blue patterned obi.
Slowly, she opened her eyes, revealing glowing, ethereal blue eyes.
She felt it; the great change was about to begin.
"It has begun." The avatar of root knew this day would happen.
The great catalyst of the entire universe, at the beginning, only affected one universe, but after HE ascended, the entire universe that was within the root's reach was rapidly being influenced by HIM.
To others, this was an incomprehensible danger; an unknown system had invaded their universe.
Naturally, those beings as old as time would be wary; however, to her, this change wasn't a threat; it wasn't unknown but rather an opportunity to grow.
That's why when HE met her, she immediately gave HIM access within the root, not because of anything sentimental but because HE deserved it for what HE would bring her in the future.
She has seen it: a future where she was no longer a 'root' but a very beautiful 'tree '; she who was always stagnant, unchanging and the 'future' was predestined.
But after HIS birth, that wasn't the case because of HIM; she would have a chance to ascend to a higher lifeform.
Still, it won't be long until their reunion.
But for now, she would watch HIM.
Then she remembered something, not particularly important. "If I recall, that big spider would soon wake up thanks to the changes HE brought to the universe."
Shiki wasn't particularly worried about HIS safety because at this stage hardly anyone could challenge HIM.
The awakening of ORT was because Gaia felt threatened by this new source of power.
Imaginary energy.
An infinite source of energy.
ORT, which was supposed to awaken hundreds of years from now, would soon wake within a month or so.
By now, major powers of Earth felt the great change, and all of them felt anxious about this unknown.
Fools, all of them. This was not a threat but a massive opportunity, and those who refused to change would be swept away by the new era.
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The first one to appear right in front of me was no other than D, who was looking at me in pure astonishment.
"What the hell did you do? Your power suddenly increased so much that I felt threatened."
She was circling me, analyzing the changes from head to toe.
"How strange, you're clearly no longer human, yet you retain your humanoid form and that energy…what exactly is it? It's not prana but rather a type of spiritual energy…?"
As a being with as much power as a main god, she sees more than others; that's why she could accurately see the fascinating changes in my body.
"I could feel the concept of victory spreading through your very being, so you're tired of the concept now? Also, why do I feel like you're incomplete? I can't tell what's missing, but I know this isn't your limit, but merely the beginning."
The things I wanted to say to her suddenly stuck in my throat because of how accurate her analysis was.
However, unlike the two of us who interacted normally, I forgot about Morgan, who hasn't met D yet.
Morgan, like any other heroic spirit, could at least perceive what an evil thing this creature was in front of her and knew that she was not a match for this horrible being.
She tried to calm her trembling body, but she couldn't because being near this thing caused her to feel very uncomfortable, making her want to vomit at its sheer presence.
D finally noticed her existence and let out exaggerated gasps. "Ah! How cruel of you, dear, you're with another woman without telling me?! H-how could you do this to me, to us?!"
Then started crying as if she meant it, but I wasn't buying it and directly flicked her forehead using an ungodly amount of energy, enough to blow a planet's crust.
Yet, it only made her cry in pain.
"Ouch! What the heck! It actually hurt!" D stopped her crying and was surprised to find out that I could now harm her.
Normally this would be a threat to her existence, but who was the man in front of her?
It's her lover!
Instead of feeling danger, she became excited because when they're in a private setting, she would feel true pain from my slaps!
Just thinking of it made her wet below; she was looking at me with a different kind of hunger on her face.
Then, in the blink of an eye, she linked her arms with mine and gave me an alluring look and said, "Babe, honey, my husband, please heed my request."
Completely ignoring Morgan, who was behind them.
My eyes twitched, feeling that I knew what she was about to say. "What is it?"
"You know, it's been a while since we did the deed; wanna do it later? Please..!" The look on her face wasn't the one that was pleading, but rather a hungry beast that was going to devour me regardless of whether I accepted or not.
It seems that today is going to be a day I will prove my skills once again, then I gave Morgan an apologetic expression. "Sorry, it seems I'm going to be a bit busy for a while. You should go home first; I'll be back soon."
With that obvious signal, D's smile widened and immediately teleported us to a private place so that no one could interfere.
Leaving Morgan on the road, feeling like she got cucked live in front of her face.
And this confirmed it: that creature is truly evil!
She gritted her teeth in anger. She noticed something falling above; unconsciously, she grabbed it and saw that it was a bright green hat.
"Where did this come from?"
She wouldn't know about its origin until D revealed it in the future.
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A/N: D is so evil for that.
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