Consecutive Reversals of Scheme

Is he trying to call me "Dad"? Roselle, where's your integrity? Have you no shame left after being contaminated?

And even if Mr. Surrey didn't die from the Delian or Fless family's conspiracies, he'd likely be replaced by his own ancestor... To scheme against his own descendants like this, this person truly isn't Roselle anymore!

The Roselle I know is someone who would challenge a deity because his youngest son lacked humanity!

But this later design of his is truly insidious... Thinking about it carefully, if I later help Fanny get her revenge in Trier, she might indeed reward me in some special way... And I might not be able to resist the temptation... That would be falling into this person's trap.

Fortunately, thanks to the arrangements of multiple deities, I came early...

Ebner looked at the young Roselle before him with an unpleased expression, then heard the other party continue:

"The best way to resurrect is still to have Zaratul and his historical projection meet. This way, I can directly steal his resurrection miracle without needing 'distortion' from my main body, maximizing concealment from that entity.

"At that time, whether as an 'Astronomer,' making a 'sacrifice' bear the 'contamination,' or becoming your child, having you resolve the contamination would be easier and more readily accepted by the gods.

"And once I here resurrect, the one in the 'Black Emperor's' mausoleum will no longer be important... Then the God of Knowledge can disregard your feelings and support His chosen candidate for 'Black Emperor'... This was the basis of my cooperation with Him back then...

"But it seems now, He failed to uphold His agreement with me... even tampering with many arrangements..."

That's because you lack self-awareness! If I were to approve of your resurrection like this, that would be truly demonic! If the second-fifth dragon really considered my feelings, he definitely wouldn't let you succeed!

However, what he implies is that the God of Knowledge values me so much that He needs to consider my feelings even when supporting a "Black Emperor" candidate?

Of course, this could also be false information released by the God of Knowledge to deceive Roselle.

With thoughts swirling, Ebner stared at Roselle for a while, then glanced at Zaratul deep within the palace, and spoke again:

"Stealing Zaratul's resurrection fate might be possible, but having a so-called 'sacrificer' bear your contamination, even Amon's main body probably couldn't do that, could he?

"How exactly do you plan to solve this problem? If there are truly no hidden dangers, I don't mind 'making a wish' once."

The young Roselle's breathing stopped for a moment after hearing this, then resumed. His eyes remained vacant, and he said slowly:

"This primarily relies on a 'Mystical Reproduction'...

"I heard a legend that the Ancient Sun God made His vice-king, the Dark Angel of the 'Hanged Man' pathway, bear the contamination.

"I relied on this 'mystery' to have the 'Men in Black' similarly search for a Demigod of the 'Hanged Man' pathway as a sacrifice.

"Furthermore, Amon truly cannot 'transfer' this fate, but I can use 'Zaratul' and the 'silver plate' that brought me here as a bridge, utilizing Amon's clone to 'steal' the power of Sefirah Castle to accomplish this step.

"And now is when that entity's power over me is weakest. 'Making a wish' now would have a high success rate of resurrection without contamination."

"What a grand scheme!" Ebner applauded upon hearing this.

The young Roselle, however, seemed to have fallen asleep and did not reply.

Ebner suddenly asked, "Do you know about the 'Calamity Seal'?"

"I know... Although I've lost many memories, I remember that many of my schemes were actually built upon its arrangements," Roselle replied blankly.

"Your knowledge about me, and about Sefirah Castle, also came from it, didn't it? Then do you think there's a possibility that you were also manipulated by it? That all your subsequent actions were within its and the deities' expectations." Ebner said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Roselle's vacant eyes instantly sharpened. He asked in a low voice, "What are you trying to say?"

"No longer pretending? Heh, then let me ask another question. You, who awakened long ago, why are you so diligently answering my questions?" Ebner stared directly into the young Roselle's eyes, pressing him.

Roselle's expression changed abruptly, at times bewildered, at times furious, at times joyful, at times sorrowful. Finally, an anxious voice took over, shouting, "Quick, kill me! Kill the current me! Completely cut off any possibility of my resurrection!

"I don't care at all if I'm contaminated after resurrection. Grabbing Amon's clone isn't to 'steal' contamination, but to trade information I learned from the 'Calamity Seal' with Amon, to assist him in ascending to godhood and seizing Sefirah Castle, ultimately hoping he'll swap my fate with my main body, so I can become the 'Black Emperor'!

"That's a disaster for humanity; you must stop me! Kill me!"

Ebner, however, was unmoved by his desperate shouts. He sneered,

"A new tactic, is it?

"Killing you, wouldn't that just free you from the palace's seal?

"Or perhaps, this is also a different kind of 'wish,' a wish to destroy you, which you can still exploit."

As Ebner's words fell, the urgent voice of the young Roselle gradually faded. He gave Ebner a cold glance and said,

"You are indeed very clever... But do you think the matter of wishing is up to you?"

Ebner clutched the Magic Mirror in his palm, simultaneously glancing at "Silent Winter," and narrowed his eyes, asking, "What do you mean?"

"Heh heh, do you really think the descent of the 'Unique Red Moon' would be without defenses?

"In fact, even though It couldn't be bothered with the laughable schemes of the gods on this planet, It had long anticipated the possibility of an ambush and prepared contingencies sufficient to subdue Lilith! Regardless of whether Lilith secretly advanced to Sequence 1.

"This place is also a trap for Lilith!

"Although only a projection of Lilith came here, as long as It can be subdued, contaminating Lilith's main body through the connection isn't difficult, and it's very subtle, so the gods won't discover it.

"Heh heh, It was Its greed that buried It!

"As for you... once the 'Red Moon' takes down Lilith and seduces the owner of Sefirah Castle, you naturally won't escape either!"

He spoke fiercely, but Ebner showed no worry at all, because Lilith had mentioned this possibility when she whispered in his ear, confidently telling him not to worry.

"What... you don't believe me?" The young "Roselle's" face suddenly twisted, appearing extremely sinister and terrifying.

"I believe you!" Ebner nodded slightly, then smirked and continued,

"But I believe Lilith more!"

.....

In mid-air, Lilith, with illusory wings on her back and silver hair and eyes, pointed her lace parasol downwards. The mountain-like mass of flesh was tightly entangled by the "black mud," binding it ever tighter, making it unable to move.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The fleshy mountain had no mouth or nose, but it still let out cries of agony.

The parasol was essentially a "Cursed Item," and its true form was the "Chained God," a "projection" of the 'Chained' pathway's Uniqueness.

The root of its curse was the "Chained God's" millennium-long bondage by the Mother Tree of Desire.

If Emlyn were here, he would immediately recognize that the umbrella was a matching accessory for one of his stolen life-sized dolls...

When Lilith ascended in the catacombs of the Harvest Church, she deliberately held this "Cursed Item," so when Ebner pulled out the "historical projection," he pulled it out as well.

Just as Lilith descended, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the immobilized "fleshy mountain," the fleshy mountain suddenly split open. Immediately after, a red moon rose from the opening, and with an unstoppable momentum, it enveloped the beautiful woman in mid-air.

Facing this sudden situation, Lilith merely smiled, her beauty eclipsing the heavens and earth. Then, unhurriedly, she put away her parasol, and her silver eyes instantly became vacant, as if connected to some unknown existence.

With her movement, the red moon's encroaching light suddenly solidified. It struggled violently for a moment, then became motionless.

Seeing this, Lilith waved her hand, and the opponent, like a bird returning to its nest, flew into her palm.

Playing with the gem condensed from the "red moon" in her hand, Lilith curled her lips, thinking with a hint of triumph:

"You learned a lot about 'Him' from Roselle, didn't you?

"But the more you know without His permission, the more severe the 'contamination' will be! And it's very subtle, hard-to-detect contamination!

"That contamination might have limited effect on your main body, but it's irresistible to this 'Primordial Moon' incarnated as the 'Beauty Goddess'!

"Especially in front of me, who has partial authority over 'unknown' aspects.

"Stopping him from seeing you in Backlund back then was to prevent you from detecting it early, not to save him!

"Heh, you think Roselle really couldn't stop himself from going to the moon back then?

"After all, that was the true beginning of the 'Silver Moon Project.'"

Third update late tonight