After leaving the underground base Richard and the rest of his group used the Goddess’ teleportation to return.

The Goddess didn’t need to manifest herself to do so and the other times she did was just to show off.

Because of that, another note was created under Richard’s profile but that was exactly what he wanted.

Hiding your strength and ability is cool and all but showing off also has its merits. Moreover, the way they teleported was not easily seen through- unless the FMC or Nova Munda had their own personal God.

By revealing their access to teleportation, Richard was basically threatening the FMC that he could "visit" them whenever and if he did, they wouldn’t panic.

Maybe they are right now but Richard didn’t want to think about that.

The moment they arrived back at the house that was positioned in the American Countryside, Richard didn’t bother to talk to Cindy, Hana or Ragnar.

Instead, he left the house and made his way directly to the spot where he spent most of his time ever since that night.

It was a small open space near his workshop, at the center of the space was a single grave.

[Obsession is what led many to their downfall, Robert was obsessed with overcoming you and your enemies are likely to be those obsessed with taking revenge on Merlin. Remember their actions, what would you end up doing if you continue down this path?]

The goddess asked Richard but he wasn’t disturbed nor did he show any extreme reaction. He maintained his calm as he spoke aloud-

"God’s... they don’t reincarnate normally do they?"

[...]

Of the many things Richard experienced, those that he experienced himself through his own body gave him a good grasp of some laws.

His understanding of them was vague but it gave him a faint idea.

"Andrea didn’t awaken to her "true nature" while we were together, did she?"

[I don’t know]

"Well I do, if she already awakened at that point then she would have left me or acted to make me "awaken". I’m not sure how this magical inheritance works, but I am sure that Andrea’s awakening happened that night, not before or after her capture but on that night itself, you noticed that didn’t you? The sudden change in her nature, that’s why you realized it late"

Richard didn’t believe the goddess’ words but he did believe on the things he saw and heard personally.

Andrea’s parting gave him a good idea on when she awakened to her godly roots but that awakening itself gave him an idea.

What if the Goddess could awaken her descendants?

If Andrea was a descendant of a certain goddess aiming to marry Merlin’s descendant...

Among the information that Adrian told him, one thing he found worthy of note was the fact that Andrea’s background was erased.

Even now, Richard couldn’t remember her last name.

Publicly, she was given a false last name but in reality, her last name, her family... all of it was gone.

[Your memories were tampered with, but that does not mean that your plans are any better than them]

The goddess already confirmed that his memories were altered, not sealed, altered.

It had been done before he even met the Goddess and what’s broken could not be remade.

Especially something done using power that could rival a Goddess.

While the Goddess could have fixed his memories if he was immediately treated, the memory alteration done on Richard had occurred years before.

He was still curious as to why he wasn’t fully dealt with but such answers would come to him eventually.

For now, his focus was on resolving the matter that was weighing down on his heart.

"Have you found anything yet?"

[One in Japan, another in Europe and the last on is in South America]

"A Japanese babe, a Euro chick or a hot Latina huh?"

[They may not be women]

"Well are they?"

[... they are]

Richard kneeled before the gravestone, the name of his lover was left blank.

Andrea was a name that his beloved had likely started to forget. Maybe she even wants it to be erased.

If not, why would she not want to stay with him? Why would she wait for her next life?

Andrea- she awakened to her memories but still treated him as Damien, not Merlin or "Merlin’s descendant" but Damien.

Yet she also recalled some of her past and her true nature, that much was obvious from her words.

[At least this won’t make you a cradle robber]

"If she’s young then I would give up, all I could do is try to help her live a fulfilling life and move on to the next one"

[Fortunately for you, all the women are in their 20’s]

"20’s huh... there’s still hope" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Richard let out a sigh, he gave one last look at the grave with no name before turning around to leave.

[Where?]

"Japan"

Tokyo, in a small apartment building, a 20 year old woman was animatedly talking in front of a computer.

She had multiple monitors and what she was doing was obvious, anyone familiar with the internet would immediately recognize what she was doing but-

"Otsuuuuu~ TENSHI! Bye bye!"

She declared before clicking on the button to end her stream.

The woman looked at the second monitor to her left, the "model" of an angelic young girl was reflected in her eyes.

Karen Tamashiro is her name but her online persona was an angel called "Amagi Shio", of course, her "online persona" was what many would call a "VTuber".

Her angel "model" had black hair with blue highlights and crystal blue eyes.

Karen, her features were close, while she had to use some hair products to give herself the blue highlights, her blue eyes were a product of genetics.

Her mother was a blonde beauty and her father was a rather wealthy Japanese businessman.

Unfortunately, her mother had been born and raised in America, she was too until her mother cheated on her dad with a six foot tall dark skinned athlete.

She doesn’t know what happened to her mom but her dad was able to gain custody of her because her mother didn’t want to deal with her as baggage.

Moreover, they weren’t truly married yet as dealing with immigration and marriage laws was quite difficult even when the spouse was a Japanese citizen.

In the end, Karen ended up with her dad who took care of her until she grew older.

While she had many japanese features, the resemblance she had with her mom put some sort of "pressure" on her dad. This made her dad push Karen to study far from home, she was given a monthly allowance and made to stay alone in an apartment in the big city where she studied.

Now, Karen was a university student taking on a business degree at a local college.

But that was just a path she followed to satisfy her father who wanted her to inherit his business.

While following the path laid out for her would give her an easy path in life, Karen, much like most of the younger generation her age wanted to follow their own path.

For her, that path was becoming a Diva.

Not an Idol like many others dream of in Japan but a world renowned Diva like Adele and Beyonce.

She wanted people all over the world to remember her songs and her artistry, she wanted people to remember her songs and sing them long after she passed.

She wanted to become an international legend, not a simple idol who might even find herself being abused by executives and taken advantage of by entertainment moguls.

To Karen, the path of international stardom was the path of entertainment that, while hard, gave her a better life than anything she could achieve as a local celebrity.

Unfortunately for Karen, being raced in Japan made it hard for her to do the same things as many overseas entertainers do-

Show their face in public.

Fortunately for her, the Vtuber industry was on the rise and through her own voice and hard work, she was able to get a decent following.

She even made deals with famous artists recently and was going to meet with them soon!

Karen was well on her way to the path of stardom- at least, that’s what she believed.

*knock* *knock*

There was a knocking on her door, weird, there was a doorbell after all.

She immediately moved to check, the small apartment made it quick for her to leave her room and head for the door.

Of course, Karen was not stupid enough to open the door to strangers. That’s what peepholes are for!

Although the apartment was cheap, it still had decent security measure but-

*BANG*

"KYA-"

The moment she reached the entryway, before she could even step onto the lower floor where the outside shoes were left, the door opened.

Karen reacted with a scream but her voice was cut off as a dark shadow enveloped her.

A strong wind blew through her apartment as a dark smoke filled it up for a few seconds before retreating back out of the apartment.

As the black smoke left, it also closed and even locked the door but as it vanished into the night, Karen also disappeared from her apartment.

Minutes later, a young man appeared in front of the apartment door and rang the doorbell.

"It’s not strange for a recruiter to appear in the middle of the night right?"

[It is and... it seems we were too late]

"Huh?"

[It’s faint but the power of a mystical creature... something similar to a Fae appeared here quite recently]

"So she’s already awakened?"

[No]

"..."