I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

“Okay.” Jill nodded.

But this mess... ah... don't let me catch that bastard who caused the anomaly, or I'll chop him up!

……

Gilles and Enkidu went out immediately, and just a few minutes later, Gilles found the little sword that Esther had transformed into.

"Girl, you're really lucky." Jill looked helplessly at Esther, who was still fast asleep and in the form of a small sword.

However, the reason I couldn't sense Jill just now was because I was too far away and the space was unstable.

However, the silver sword that Esther had transformed into just lay quietly by the roadside, and no one picked it up... This was probably... well, a kind of luck.

Enkidu breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you're alright."

Enkidu and Esther had some connection after all, and seeing that Esther was alright, Enkidu was somewhat relieved.

“But, is Esther asleep all day? That shouldn’t be the case. My magic power and divine power supply have been continuous, and there shouldn’t be any problems with the contract.” Gil frowned, examining the contract. “This is really strange.”

“…Look, maybe Esther will wake up in a couple of days.” Enkidu was also puzzled.

She and Jill also have that so-called contractual link, and she's fine, so what happened to Esther?

Jill decides to try to wake Esther.

He transformed his magic into divine power and began channeling it into the short sword in his hand.

However, the short sword in his hand did not react.

“…Strange.” Jill decided to use the Omniscient Star.

……

"That little sword spirit girl...it seems she's been mentally attacked." The wise king narrowed his eyes.

"The attackers will show up soon... then you can deal with them all at once."

……

“…You damned bastard…” Jill’s face darkened.

The people in this world seem to be very bold, don't they?

The last attack on Enkidu seems to have only killed two people; it had no warning effect whatsoever...

Actually, if it weren't for dealing with Enkidu, Gil would have written something like, "This is what happens when you mess with me!" after he killed that orc and vampire last time.

That would be visually impactful enough! It would tell them that the world's number one champion, even if he commits a crime, will have no evidence against him!

If you're so capable, why don't you bring Charlotte Holmes over here?

Hmph, but that's impossible.

So Jill took the little sword that Esther had transformed into and put it into the Gate of Babylon. The current Gate of Babylon has restorative properties, and it is hoped that it can also restore Esther's spirit.

"Enkidu, I'm so annoyed. Can I use the End Sword Enki to wipe out this world?" Gilles asked Enkidu beside him, his face clearly showing his displeasure.

"Calm down... Gil, didn't you notice Nero is missing today?" Enkidu reminded him.

"They've probably been caught up in the spatial turbulence too," Jill said, a troubled look on her face.

"By the way, speaking of which, why did Nero descend upon this place?" Enkidu asked, remembering this question.

“I know a little bit… Although the power systems and patterns are different, they still have commonalities…”

Enkidu successfully changed the subject.

“You mean…” Enkidu understood what Gil was going to say, “…summoned?”

“Summoning spirits,” Gilles said, then activated the Omniscient Star to head home. “Before this… this incident has been huge enough… Let’s go home and rest today. Nero will be fine.”

After all... she should regain her memories soon, right? Probably.

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, Jill prepared to get up according to her usual routine.

However, just as he was about to get up, he discovered that Esther was sleeping soundly, hugging him.

Although her outfit was still terrible, Jill wasn't planning on waking Esther up anytime soon today.

Jill felt a little guilty because of his slight carelessness yesterday, which led to the girl being attacked.

So today, Jill let Esther hold her and sleep a little longer.

He reached out his hand, and a book fell into his grasp.

Actually, it wasn't a book, but a traveler's notebook.

Jill opened her traveler's notebook, which contained quite interesting stories from various worlds. She used it as reading material to pass the time.

At that moment, Jill saw the page above, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

……

Date: [Date]

Today marks my tenth year in this world.

Well... I deserved to be so badly injured in the last world.

However, that girl Elodie... ha, actually, I didn't come up with that name, but another kid did.

But... I still feel a little uneasy. After all, seeing Elodie, who looks like my own daughter, being treated like this...

No, this is so annoying. If I keep thinking about this, I'm afraid I'll go out and chop up the guy who deceived my lovely daughter.

The divine spring of this world... is truly amazing... it actually restored my body, which had been somewhat broken down due to the overuse of Honkai energy over the years, to its optimal state.

The Fountain of Life can remove curses... but that project is about to begin soon...

My responsibility is to oversee the shops within them...

Hmm... I wonder if this person will even see the gift I prepared for him?

Well, let's raise that setting a bit higher then...

……

“…What does this mean…” Jill stared at the text, lost in thought.

Chapter 313 Akira Kojou's Body Was Swapped

“Hmm… could it be…” A thought flashed through Jill’s mind, and she realized a possibility.

However, he didn't dwell on it, because it seemed unlikely... only a slight possibility...

He exhaled, and the Omniscient and Omnipotent Star unfolded.

The surrounding space has become much more stable, probably due to the space repairing itself.

However, Jill felt things weren't that simple.

Because only spatial manipulation techniques can create such chaos in space.

Spatial manipulation techniques are classified as highly complex magic. Only highly skilled high-ranking mages or great witches can wield them with ease. Furthermore, techniques capable of affecting the entire artificial island cannot be considered the work of an ordinary person.

Jill picked up her phone and focused her gaze on a file that had just been sent to her.

That file was sent by Asagi Aiba.

Jill still had a lot of faith in this programmer student's abilities.

So he opened the file and saw a document that had been sealed away for ten years.

The oath incident.

……

The room on the other side.

Xiao Gucheng woke up in bed.

Before me was my own room, which I had long been accustomed to.

It was 8 a.m. Although I was still a little sleepy, I felt much more refreshed than usual, probably due to the excitement before the festival.

Then he decided to get up; today was an important festival.

Then, Akiko's slender feet emerged from under the short hem of her skirt.

It's common knowledge that a man's feet can never be described as slender—except for cross-dressers.

Furthermore, a normal boy would never wear a skirt—unless he's a cross-dresser or forced to.

"Varied……?"

Why was he wearing women's clothes? Akatsuki was shaken. The dress, woven into a black base, must have been what his old friend had worn the night before.

His old friend, his childhood sweetheart, came to Itogami Island for a visit yesterday...

However, Kojou Akatsuki eventually discovered that it wasn't just his clothes that had been changed.

The outstretched hands and fingers were surprisingly slender, obscuring the view downwards, and there was an unexpected bulge near the chest. The skin on the bare feet was as smooth as a baby's, without a trace of unsightly leg hair. She also seemed about ten centimeters shorter.

"Varied……"

Xiao Gucheng rushed into the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror.

What I saw before me was a pretty girl with short hair that was sticking up a bit from sleeping.

The eyes were wide with surprise, long eyelashes, and a delicate nose – the face of an old friend who still bore traces of her childhood.

then……

Kojou Akatsuki silently made another movement, confirming that her body was moving according to his will. There was no room for doubt now. Kojou Akatsuki's spirit had entered the body of his old friend.

Akira Kojo and his old friend have swapped bodies.

Moreover, Kojou Akatsuki's own body and his old friend's consciousness both disappeared.

"What the hell is going on?!"

The voice that came from Akatsuki Kojou's screaming mouth was that of a clear, high-pitched girl.