I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

Artoria's answer was that she hoped to return to the time of the King's Election to prevent her past self from pulling out the Sword of the King, and instead let someone else pull out the Sword of the King, thus leading Britain to a different ending.

This answer is a denial of the history she herself created.

This is something that many kings cannot accept.

Iskandar, the Conqueror, even directly referred to Artoria as "the innocent little girl."

History is not changed by just one person—even if Britain had not fallen under Artoria's rule, it would have fallen under the rule of his successors.

History is a torrent, and an era is nothing more than a stone in the torrent. No matter how hard you are, you will eventually be washed away by the long-term impact of the torrent.

Ancient China is the best example. No matter how many dynasties there were, if appropriate changes were not made, once internal corruption occurred, they would be unable to resist external enemies or suffer from internal strife...

It will perish.

Therefore, neither Gilgamesh nor Iskandar could find this answer laughable.

I don't know what answer King Arthur would give.

“I…I wish to go back to the time when I drew the Sword of the King…” Arthur said, “to draw the Sword of the King once more, and then, I will personally save Britain!”

Arthur's answer surprised Jill.

"Aren't you afraid that Britain will perish again in your own hands?" Jill asked, somewhat puzzled.

“I already know what I’m going to go through—so I’ll do everything I can to change it—” Arthur replied with unwavering conviction.

"...Hahahahahahahahahahaha...Arthur, you're really something—well, do you still feel like continuing this fight?" Gilles propped one side of his hair up with one hand. "Your Master will definitely go on a killing spree to help you fulfill your wish..."

"Both the Holy Grail and this Holy Grail War are insane. Whoever gets involved in this war will either be lucky or die or be seriously injured..."

Jill laughed heartily, then recited a passage: “Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, with two horns like a lamb and speaking like a dragon.”

He exercised all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose dead wounds were healed. He also performed great wonders, even causing fire to fall from heaven onto the earth in the sight of men.

Because he gave him authority to perform signs in the sight of the beast, he deceived the people who dwell on the earth, saying, “Make an image of the beast that is wounded by the sword and yet lives.” He also gave him authority to breathe life into the image of the beast and to make it speak, and to kill all who do not worship the image of the beast. He also commanded that all people, whether great or small, rich or poor, free or slave, should receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead. No one should buy or sell except those who have the mark, who have the name of the beast, or the number of its name. Here is wisdom. Let everyone who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of man, and his number is—”

Jill's voice suddenly dropped to a low pitch, "—666."

"What are you talking about?" Arthur asked, startled.

“Beast—the Beast I’m referring to is Beast VI.” Jill turned around with a slight smile. “Why did I specifically use this space to isolate the world? The reason is simple.”

Jill slowly stretched out her hand and pointed at Arthur, "Because this space can isolate you from your Master's senses, so your Master won't act rashly. At the same time, I can also talk to you."

"Your Master, Ayaka Sajou, has already touched that."

The moment Jill finished speaking, a shadow even flashed across Arthur's eyes.

"...Hey...you're not kidding, are you, King of Heroes...?"

Arthur looked at Jill and asked.

“…I don’t like joking about serious topics unless it’s necessary.” Jill looked at Arthur. “We’re in a singularity right now, and this time it’s filled with beings of ‘human evil’ that can destroy humanity. Do you think I would joke in this situation?”

"...You mean...Aika...came into contact with human evil...?"

“Yes.” Jill nodded.

“Ugh…” Arthur’s grip on the sword tightened. “So that means…”

“Yes…that’s right. The Beast that Ayaka Sajou came into contact with…is Beast VI, the 666 beast…” Gil nodded, as if trying to shatter Arthur’s emotions, and uttered his last words.

……

Outside, Ayaka Sajou nervously watched the street in front of her.

She originally intended to deal with another Saber's Master, but halfway there, she suddenly felt that her contractual connection with Saber had been severed.

So she came here immediately. She had considered taking action against Kusanagi Gakuen to deprive Gil of his mana supply, but she was afraid that the other party might have some backup plan, so she had to be cautious.

Several minutes later, the world returned to normal, and Arthur and Jill appeared at the same time not far away.

Sajō Aika did not step forward; Arthur was locked in combat with Gil, and it looked like a tough battle.

Bang—boom—!

An explosion rang out, and Gil and Arthur simultaneously unleashed a magical attack before retreating to opposite sides.

"Saber, retreat immediately!" Ayaka Sajou ordered immediately upon seeing the bloodstains and wounds on Arthur's arm.

“...Yes,” Arthur replied.

Then, his body disintegrated and disappeared.

"...I will kill you." The fairy-like girl said to Gil with an expression she had never shown before.

Was that—an expression of anger?

Even though their feelings for each other had faded, why were they still angry because of Arthur...?

Jill looked at the fairy-like beautiful girl in front of her and grinned.

"...I'm really looking forward to it, girl—"

Chapter 354 Providing Reasons Sufficient to Convince This King

After watching Arthur and Sajou Aika leave, Gil let out a heavy sigh of relief.

He staggered slightly, "Tsk... Damn it..."

He stretched out his hand, revealing several scars on his arm.

"That was ruthless," Jill clicked her tongue. "Now we're even, both of us."

After all, he had slashed the other person's arm a few times.

He was also slashed a few times; after all, acting requires a full performance.

At that moment, Jill sensed that someone was watching her.

It's just that we're quite far apart.

"Archer?" Gilles' eyes slowly lit up, and he also used his Clairvoyance to look in that direction.

He was a rather strong-looking young man with short black hair, wearing a blue shirt, and holding a red longbow in his hand.

After realizing that Jill was also watching him, the other person did not leave, but instead smiled.

A friendly smile?

If you give a peach and receive a plum in return, and the other party has no hostility, then the rest doesn't matter.

Jill glanced in that direction and then withdrew her clairvoyance.

"Let's see how things develop next."

"I'm really looking forward to everything that's coming next."

……

“It seems they don’t intend to be our enemy…Master, is that alright?” the young man said to the orange-haired girl behind him.

"...No problem, but Arash, your previous Master was really decisive."

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the young man and said.

Arash—a great hero in ancient Persian legend, a warrior of Manuchiher, hailed as the last king of the Western Asian pantheon, who ended the sixty-year war between Persia and Turku, bringing peace and tranquility to the people of both countries.

In fact, Gilles possesses a Noble Phantasm that has a deep connection with this great hero—

Who remembers that Jill pulled out a bunch of self-destruct equipment (lol)?

Well, anyway, this great hero is actually quite formidable; sniping you from thousands of meters away with an arrow is definitely not a problem for him.

His predecessor, Elsa Saijo, was captured by Ayaka Sajou. In order to prevent her servant from being used to death, she chose to commit suicide. Arash happened to meet Fujimaru Ritsuka, and the two formed a temporary contract.

“…Indeed.” Arash nodded. “Ah, let’s not talk about that now, Master. That king from before didn’t seem as difficult to communicate with as I had imagined?”

Following the advice of the King of Heroes, finding Arash first and then Ozymandias was definitely the right thing to do...

The corners of Fujimaru Ritsuka's mouth twitched.

After all, it's best to keep the fact that Pharaoh was Arash's biggest fanboy to yourself. You've seen it before, but you never expected it to be like this in this world...

Speaking of which, that King of Heroes calls himself Saber...

I remember a certain hero king from Chaldea who shouted something like "I am Saber" but ended up being Archer, right?

23333... I'd better not think about it.

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked into the distance. "Arash—can we persuade him?"

"...I don't know. It's very difficult to judge. Few people who become kings are too pure; most kings are unpredictable." Arash said this. "Master, why don't you go to him yourself? He'll definitely listen to your reasons."

“…Alright, then, Mash, Arash, let’s go!” Fujimaru Ritsuka clapped her hands. “We’re going to find him—”

……

Jill sat on the sofa, playing games with a happy expression.

Of course, it's just a single-player Contra game, but it's also one of the few truly interesting games available today.

"...The King of Heroes actually likes our modern gadgets?" Kusanagi asked while playing.

"It's just a game, what's there to not know? Oh, be careful, there's that boss ahead..."

"boom."

The character Kusanagi has fallen to the ground.

“…You’re so bad.” Gil turned around and said seriously to Kusanagi.

“…!” Kusanagi was stunned for a moment, then realized something.

I was actually mocked by ancient humans from before Christ for being bad at playing games!

And he couldn't refute it at all—

Mom...this is so scary.

Kusanagi felt he had been dealt a severe blow.

Enkidu looked at Kusanagi, whose entire body had turned ashen, and his lips twitched.

Jill is this good at games too...