"Our mission remains unchanged: if we don't recover my power and make me strong enough to hunt Great Ones at will, knowing more is useless—as for the madness problem, if we meet a Great One who is easy to talk to, helping them is fine; if we meet one who is inherently evil, then we'll kill them together."
In other words, if they were beautiful and kind immortal sisters like Sister Nian and Sister Xi, he would save them and make them his wives; if they were male gods, he would just help them casually—he was just a looks-first, women-over-men kind of person, so what!
Nodding, Goki took out his summoning bell from his Huaizhong.
"As for you… just rest well for now—you don't think all your followers have disappeared, leaving only those madmen like Collins, do you? Please, whether the stars are real or fake, humanity's desire for exploration will never disappear."
Now, the bell was dotted with starlight, and soon, a translucent human figure emerged, seemingly in a quiet slumber.
Her appearance was clearly that of the Star God who had been attacked and dissipated by "Skadi" earlier.
No, she was no longer a god.
No matter how weak a god was, she was still a supreme Great One; with Goki's current strength, trying to revive a dissipated god was wishful thinking.
But... if it was just protecting the Soul of a Mortal, Goki could still do it.
From today onwards, the Star God's divine position was completely vacant—but a curious and exploratory stargazer from over a thousand years ago, during the reign of a Gods People, was now protected.
"Take good care of her; it's not easy for anyone. At least before she went mad, she was much kinder than Director Kal'tsit—come to think of it, she might even have some connection with Astesia."
Cradling the weak, unconscious Soul in his arms, Goki handed her to Nona Doll.
"Hmph, you just have a crush on her."
Nona Doll snorted, but carefully took the weak Soul—the gods of Yharnam were all difficult to communicate with, so she was very surprised to find such an approachable god.
"Well, I won't deny it; who doesn't like pretty girls?"
Grinning and making a face at Nona Doll, Goki pulled his Holy Sword from the ground.
"Oh, right, get ready, Nona Doll; I'm planning to make some time soon for you and Skadi to meet, after all—you're both my wives!"
The next second, Goki's figure completely vanished from the dream.
"Who's your wife, you idiot Hunter!"
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And so, Goki woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a white-haired, red-eyed girl sitting beside him, looking at him with some excitement.
It was still that simple and innocent expression, which made one happy just by looking at it, completely devoid of the seductive allure of the "Skadi" from earlier.
Goki felt that Skadi surely wouldn't have such a sister; that was merely a facade used by the power of the Seaborn to confuse Goki.
"Ah, Goki is awake! I knew he was fine; for him, there's no problem a tube of blood can't solve."
Although she said that, there was still some tension in Skadi's tone, the most obvious evidence being—his thighs were already densely covered with ten needles, inserted with such force that they had pierced through Goki's bones and into the bone marrow.
No need to ask, Kal'tsit's blood pressure was about to rise again.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, just a little tired and need some rest."
Sitting up, Goki opened his arms and embraced Skadi, giving her a big hug.
"Don't forget me, Master~~"
Soon, Gravel's voice also came from behind; she made a reassuring gesture to a somewhat wary Skadi, silently watching the two embrace.
"Wow, wow, Brother Goki, you're covered in needles!"
"Haha, I've never seen anyone get a blood transfusion like this..."
"Brother Goki, are you okay? You've been unconscious ever since we rushed over—Miss Shining, Miss Nightingale!"
Soon, at the urging of Old Man Marse, the three little horses of the Nearl family also eagerly ran towards Goki; Maria patted her chest in relief, Zofia also relaxed seeing the energetic Goki, and Margaret immediately began patting Goki's body to check if he had any injuries.
"It's nothing, nothing, he's perfectly healthy; Goki is much stronger than any of us—ah, you've gotten even stronger."
Beside him, Nightingale had already woken up; although still weak, she could now chat and laugh.
A glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, and her expression towards Goki held a subtle new nuance, while Shining, beside her, had already sheathed her sword and bowed respectfully to him.
"Indeed, you completed the hunt, which saved millions in Kazimierz... you are worthy of respect, Mr. Goki."
The former Confessarius knew that her journey of escape had led her to a person capable of changing Terra's destiny.
"Hmph, you were the only one lying here the whole time, what respect? —Thanks for your business, one hundred fifty thousand Columbia gold notes, remember to pay in cash, don't even think about welshing, here's your gun back, it was quite useful."
Beside him, Platinum, who had been anxiously watching Goki, now put on a nonchalant act and handed the Hunter Pistol back to him.
"Haha, no need, just keep it, I have more of the same model, consider it a gift."
Goki pulled out the needles from his leg, stood up, and looked with his companions towards the distant giant god.
Not far away, the Star God's massive body was gradually weathering away, turning into fragile fragments and dissipating into the air.
The obsession, hatred, and madness of nearly a thousand years, and the sins committed over centuries due to the sacrifices of ordinary people—regardless of whether it was the Star God's fault—had all completely vanished with the god's demise.
And not far away, the Silverlance Pegasus knights were treating the wounded; thanks to Goki, his companions, and Old Man Marse for blocking those deadly rays, and because these heavily armored knights were as tough as Ursus Shieldguards, although many were seriously injured, no one ultimately died—the cost of training these precious elites was very high.
In a place unnoticed by anyone, a heavily armored knight, whose face could not be seen, nodded slightly towards Goki, performing a solemn knight's salute.
"The rest of the matters, let the knights handle them; our mission is complete."
Looking at the Holy Sword in his hand, which had lost its luster and returned to its original appearance, Goki sighed, watched the Knight King's figure gradually disappear, then turned to look at Margaret.
"This time, we should all be free, right—Champion Nona, do you still have strength? If you do, it's time for us to have a celebration feast!"
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